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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/01/1997December 1, 1997 Vo1.31, Page 183 1 MINiT'TE5 2 OF A ~GIJI,A~t MEE~'IlVG s PETAL~JMA CI'~'~' CO~JIVCII. a 1VIONI)AY, I)EC~NYBElt 1, 1997 S 1t~JI.L CAI.I~ 3:00 p.m. 6 Present: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton*, Mayor Hilligoss ~ Absent: None #-JH arrived at 4:00 g P~JBLIC COlVIMEN'T 9 COUIVCIL COMIVIENT lo MINLT~'ES i i The minutes of the November 17 meeting were approved as amencj.~ i2 Page 167, Line 21 - before the word "J~int" add "Rail" / i3 Page 175, Line 1- delete ", as well" ~ ia Page 176, Line 16 - add a sentence,''~She would like the Planning Department to is respond to the question raised by the neighbors regarding the Department of Conservation's i6 letter." / ~~ Page 179, Line 40, change "mans" to "means" / ia The minutes of the November 22 meeting were approved as amen~ded: i9 The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m. not 7:30 p.m. L/ zo CONSEN~' CALENIDAR zi The following items which are noncontroversial and which have been reviewed by the City za Council and staff were enacted by one motion which was introduced by MM and seconded by 23 DK. 2a Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 2s Nces: None 26 Absent: Vice Mayor Hamilton z~ ~SO. 97- 319 NCS za CI.Al1VIS A1VI) ~II~I.S 29 Resolution 97-319 NCS approving Claims and Bills #69221 to #69522. 30 ~SO. 97-3201VCS 3i fl996-97 WATEat 1VIAIN ~PI,ACEMEN~' 3z Resolution 97-320 NC5 accepting completion of the 1996-97 Water Main replacement 33 project. Tri-Ad Constructors of Benicia did the construction work. Key to abbreviations: JH-i~ice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-MayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncilmemberMaryStompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire Page 184, Vol. 31 December 1, 1997 1 ~SO. 97-321 NCS z WAT~gt WELI. BUII,DINGS 3 Resolution 97 f water well buipldings a Rooster Run Golf Coursenand at~Lu~ches Park for the a constructton o g s ORI2. 2062 NCS 6 CUPA O~INANCE ~ Reintroduce Ordinance 2062 NCS adding Chapter 17.21 to the Municipal Code relating to a s Certified Unified Program Agency and amending various other sections of Chapter 17.20 of 9 the Municipal Code relating to Hazardous Matenals. There was a public hearing on October io 20. Ordinance 2062 NCS was introduced by DK, seconded by :TH on November 17. * * * * * End of Consent Calendar * * * * * ~~ 12 ORI2. 2064 NCS ~3 ~tOOSTER ~tUN GOLF CLUB LEASE ia lntroduce Ordinance 2064 NCS authorizing an amendment to a lease of real property called is Rooster Run Golf Club, formerly Cottonwood Golf Club. The law firm of Abbey, 16 \JVeitzenberg, Kelly, Nadler, Hoffman and Emery has submitted a proposed Lender's 1~ Agreement and the Third Lease Amendment to the City requesting that this be approved by is the City Council. The bank says the basis of this Lender's Agreement is the form of ~9 agreement that the Exchange Bank customarily requires in con~unction with lease-hold zo financing. The law firm says the agreement contains the protections that any lender would 21 require if it was lending solely upon the collateral of the lessee's interest in the lease-hold. 22 The document, they say, provtdes certain of the protections the City has requested and the Zs agreement contains the rrurumum acceptable requirements that any financial institution would za accept. The adoption of the agreement is a condition precedent to the law firm's client 2s advancing funds to the lessee on the security of the lease-hold. This all relates to the City and 26 the bank being protected in case of default. z~ ~tichard Coombs was present to answer questions. He offered to meet with the Council to 2s discuss the Marina Office Park at any time. 'The Golf Course is already seeded. They hope 29 to pour concrete this week for the building construction. It is anticipated the golf course will 30* be operating late Spring of 1998. The lease history was revaewed. The domestic water and 31 irrigation water and pumping are paid for by Mr. Coombs. He also pays the PG&E. It was 32 noted well water is being used for the golf course. No water is being purchased from the 3s Russian River Aqueduct. The price being paid by the Golf Course does not cover the cost of 34 maintenance of the pumps. Mr. Coombs will come baclc with the proposed green fees when 35 it is closer to opening of the golf course. Mr. Dick Abbey, attorney for the bank, and 7im 36 Frasetto, attorney for Mr. Coombs, were also available to answer questions. There was a 3~ question about the amount of umbrella insurance. The lease suggests $1 Million and PT 3s wanted $2 Million, Regarding using treated wastewater on the golf course, the City Engineer 39 noted that this is in the prehmmary stages of study. 'The Vice Mayor 7H arrived at 4:00 p.m. ao Mr. Coombs noted there will be a discount to residents, seniors and to youth. Mr. Coombs ai noted they are spending about $6 Million on this project. Key to abbreviations: * ~~C ,, (~P/ ~J ~ ~ a JH-T~ice Mayor Jane Hamilton, PH-MayorM. Patricia Hilligoss, DK- Councilmember David Keller, MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire NR-Councilmember Nancy Read MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt December 1, 1997 Vo1.31, Page 185 i In recent years, financing for golf courses has not been easy to find. There was an agreed 2 upon amendment to the lease relating to Section 5- Termination: Rights of Lender and 3 Lessee and Successors - the days referred to shall be changed from `30 days' to `60 days.' a~JPT said it is extremely unfair that the City gets 20% of the average green fees; and she feels s the citizens are paying for water. DK feels that the City paying for the audit of the books is 6 not right. Staff noted that there is control over the use of pesticides and herbicides on this ~ land. DK also wants the staff to work up the costs for water. Regarding the Senior play and s Junior play times, he hopes that they are not relegated to an undesirable starting time. 9 Introduced by MM, seconded by MS, and ordered published. io Ayes: Read, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss i i Noes: Keller t2 Absent: None 13 ~SO. 97-322 lrTCS ia SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN is The public was heard at the Council meeting on November 17 (see pages 173 and 174 of the i6 minutes). Resolution 97-322 NCS approving the Petaluma Transit Short Range Transit Plan i~ as presented by Ann Muzzini from Crain & Associates who prepared the Short Range Transit is Plan. The proposed route modifications were reviewed. It was noted that all buses are in i9 service, and if there is a bus breakdown, there is no back-up vehicle. zo The City's population is now 48,994. As soon as the population reaches 50,000 (with a five 2i year grace penod), the revenue available from the Federal Government will increase as will ~z the fare box return requirement increase to 20% from the current requirement of 10%. The zs City exceeded yearly fare box recovery last fiscal year by taking in 14.9% of the transit za system cost in fares. The transit system carried 200,900 people last fiscal year. The City has zs had over 20,000 riders in October, and on November 3 the system carried 1,200 passengers ~6 for the single day. All the foregoing numbers are Petaluma Transit system records. The z~ Council authorized the staff to do a marketing study to be funded by the Metropolitan ~s Transportation Commission. ~'he goal of the study will be to determine methods of a9 increasing ridership. ~The Council suggested using the Internet and the Cable Access so television channels for bus route information. Introduced by PT, seconded by MM. si Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 32 Nces: None 33 Absent: None 34 35 ORD. 2063 NCS NOWAK SUBDIVISION PREZONING 36 Adopt Ordinance 2063 NCS prezoning a 2-acre parcel located on the west side of Bantam 3~ Way and North of Bodega Avenue. This was introduced by MM, seconded by MS on sg November 17. Introduced by PT, seconded by MS. 39 Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss ao Noes: None ai Absent: None ?~ ~5e~~ o~' ~ Key to abbreviations: JH-vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, PH-MayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, DK- Councilmember David Keller, MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire NR-Councilmember Nancy Read MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt Page 186, Vol. 31 December 1, 1997 i RESO. 97-323 NCS 2 NOWAK SU~DIVISION MITIGA'T~D NEG. DEC. 3 Resolution 97-323 NCS adopting a mitigated negative declaration of environmental impact a for the Nowak Subdivision. Introduced by PT, seconded by MS. s Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 6 Noes: None 7 Absent: None s ~tESO. 97-324 NCS - 9 NOWAK SUBDIVISION APPLY FOR ANNEXATION io Resolution 97-324 NCS making application to the Local Agency Formation Commission i i (LAFCO) to initiate proceedings for reorganization of a 2-acre parcel, which is a portion of ~2 the Nowak Parcel Map. The property is located on Bantam Way immediately adjacent to the i3 City Limits. Introduced by PT, seconded by MS. ia Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss is Noes: None t6 Absent: None i~ ~SO. 97-325 NCS ia NOWAK SUBDIVISION PRE-TEN'TATIVE MAP i9 Resolution 97-325 NCS approving a pre-tentative parcel map for the Nowak project located Zo west of Bantam Way and North of Bodega Avenue. Introduced by PT, seconded by MS. 2i Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 22 Noes: None 2s Absent: None Za ItESO. 97-326 NCS 2s COTS PLAYGROUND GRAN'I' APPLICATION z6 Resolution 97-326 NCS authorizing staff to apply for a grant from the California lntegrated z~ Waste Management Board for Tire Recycling "playground cover" for the COTS Playground Za project at 1500 Petaluma Blvd. South. Applicants may apply for up to $25,000 with a match z9 of 50% required. The playground will be built behind the COTS building at the Human so Services Center, 1500 Petaluma Blvd. South. Staff noted there is a remote chance to obtain 3i this grant. Introduced by MM, seconded by MS. 32 Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 33 Noes: None 34 Absent: None 3s USE OF LUCCAESI FACILITY BY OADS 36 The question arose at Public Comment on November 17 as to whether or not the City should 3~ charge a fee for the use of Lucchesi Community Center by the developmentally disabled. 3s Staff has been trying to reduce shortfalls from uses of the facility by charging a minimum of 39 actual costs of use of the building for groups such as this. Key to abbreviations: JH-vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Cou~lcilmember Pamelq Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire December 1, 1997 Vo1.31, Page 187 i The City Council agreed with the Recreation Director. It was moved by MS and seconded z by MM to support the staff recommendation to charge the costs to the City for use of the 3 City's facilities by groups such as OADS. "OADS" stands for Old Adobe Developmental a Services. s Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 6 Noes: None 7 Absent: None g CI.OSEI- SESSYON 9 The City Council recessed to Closed Session for a Conference with Legal Counsel on io initiation of litigation - pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 - 1 case, and, for further ii deliberations regarding City Manager employment pursuant to Government Code §54957. 12 ADJOITItN is The Council adjourned to dinner at I.a Familia Restaurant. la ~COIVV~NE 7:00 u.m. i s Present: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss i6 Absent: None 1~ PI.EI)GE OF ALI.EGIANCE ie Boy Scout Mike Fergus led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 19 iViONI~NT OF SII.ENCE Zo PLTBL,IC CONYIVIENT' zi John Hanania, 1291 Marian Way - Regarding Putnam Plaza - I fully support the City z2 stopping the illegal activities at Putnam Plaza, but I don't think we should cite people left and z3 right. Regarding the curFew, he read portions of the Marin, Napa, and Solano curfew Za regulations, and he noted, if there is a letter from the parents, that would override the curfew. Zs But, a kid sitting on his bike has received a citation. Where is the sidewalk in Putnam Plaza? z6 He urged the Council to give staff strict direction relating to Putnam Plaza. 2~ Wesley Sutliff, 1658 Sequoia Drive - regarding the youth who like to be in Putnam Plaza - Zs for the most part, it is a nice place to hang out with your friends. A lot of adults give us a a9 label as drug addicts and just bad people. He hopes this can be changed. 3o Ann Townsend, 1001 Marylyn Circle - she doesn't like to be tagged as a social deviate. She 3i received a ticket for obstructing the walkway. People could get by. People think we are s2 threatening. We are the future. She understands the merchants' anger. Let us work 33 together. 3a Heather Baker, 333 Palm, Penngrove - has been harassed in Putnam Plaza. She was sitting ss on top of a bench. Her boyfriend was accused of drug dealing. She asked that the Police 36 treat this more lightly. Key to abbreviations: JH-Vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Cou»cilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire Page 188, Vol. 31 '.A: :41~ . .. . .i - - f , .. . ` . ~AG:V:r. . December 1, 1997 i Donald Zachary Mart, 2082 Marina Way - Age 25 - works at Mary's Pizza for lunches and ~ dinner, but he has 2 hours off in the afternoon. He has received 2 tickets for skateboarding 3 and spitting. This is a bit much. He moved here last month and is willing to be helpful. It is a a bit much to get 2 tickets. s Amy Dolan, 10 Rain Tree Court - Re Pumam Plaza - the local teens are being harassed by the 6 Police who torment and punish us. She saw teens harassed far having feet in the walkway. ~ Th-s treatment is not fair. a Thom Knudson, 410 Suru~ysiope Avenue - representing the Petaluma Area Chamber of 9 Commerce - they have adopted a resolution supporting widening U. S. Highway 101 from io Windsor to Novato and funding should be sought, including local sales tax. He urged the i i Council to support this also. JH invited the Chamber of Commerce to come to speak with i2 the City Council. ~3 Rachel Sousa, 199 Ely Road - Regarding Putnam Plaza, a home away from home. She got a ia ticket for sitting on a bench obstructing the traffic flow. She said she wasn't obstructing the is Yraffic flow. r6 Catherine Sutton, 1705 Wynochee Way - Regarding ~Putnam Plaza - she has been i~ discriminated against. The cops ticketed her for sitting on the sidewalk, and she got a ticket ~a for smoking. She will be 18 in a week. This is constant harassment. There are i9 troublemakers in every group. zo PT would like to see this worked out between the Police, the teens and the merchants. Only 2i a small amount of people are causing the problem. She would love to see this worked out. 22 ~ MS asked that this come back on December 15. JH said the request for public ash trays 23 should be responded to by staf~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~,~ 2a COUNCIL CO1VIlVIEN~ zs NR - the transportation study the Chamber referred to should be agendized for Council 26 diseussion. 2~ DK thanked the folks who came to talk about Putnam Plaza. Working together we can get zs there. The local community, teens, young adults, merchants, school districts; and health care a9 groups can all work together to help solve the problerns. There are activities that are over so the line, and they need to be addressed. Regarding the Chamber of Commerce poll, he would 3i like to know how participants were chosen. He is sorry the poll was not done in concert with 32 us. He questions the validity of the poll questions. 33 MS has the same thoughts on the Chamber of Commerce poll. The citizens want us to look 34 at the area between Santa Rosa and Novato. She showed a short portion of her early 3s mortung commute to San Francisco which reflected the `slow' to `no' movement of the 36 commute traffic on U. S. Highway 101 just south of the Washington Street overpass. The s~ first class of Petalumans have just finished their course at the Police Academy. There will be 3s another class in the Spring. Key to abbreviations: JH-Vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-MayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncilmemberMaryStompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Cou~rcilrnember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire December 1, 1997 Vo1.31, Page 189 i JH regarding the study session with the City of Novato and discussions of widening U. S. ~ z Highway 101 - how do we want to do it, how do we want to pay for it. Phil Erickson of s Calthorpe should come to the joint meeting with Novato to talk about the proposed a transportation improvements before the meeting. s PT we should put ashtrays in Putnam Plaza. Regarding the curfew issue, all schools should 6 give the City some feedback. She attended a fund raiser at McNears for the Police Officer ~ ~ and the COTS Playground. The Pigtones auctioned offthemselves for $1,000: s MM asked Onita Pelligrini to relay the kids message to Linda Buffo at the Downtown 9 Merchants Association. Maybe they can invite the kids to discuss the problems. When they io congregate in Putnam Plaza, it is intimidating. Regarding the Chamber's poll - there are ii other questions to ask. Global warnung can be reduced by getting out of our cars. We need iz to discuss how to resolve issues. We have a serious litter problem. We should get with the i3 new City Manager and have a City Clean-Up Day. ia PT - can we also notice the Putnam Plaza meeting in Putnam Plaza? is DK - when we talk about the U. S. Highway 101 issues, please ask the ghost supervisor to i6 come and talk to us. If he wants to lead the charge, he needs to get his butt here. i~ PH - reported out of Closed Session - regarding potential of initiating litigation, there was no is reportable action taken, they met and talked about the personnel matter of hiring a new City i9 Manager. Santa has arrived in Petaluma. ~o ANNUAY~ I~POY2T OF T~ TREE COIVIIVIITTEE ai Committee member Noelle Pellowski, of the Tree Committee, reported on their activities for 22 the year, which included Sunrise Parkway, Downtown area tree planting, and the funding for 23 the East Washington corridor has been set aside. Their goals are to create a Tree Master ~a Plan and to have a fund reserve for planting trees. They are looking into the benefit of a City zs Street Tree Pruning Permit. Tree Corrvnittee member Ross Parkerson thanked Noelle for all a6 her professional work on the committee. He also thanked Teryl Phillips, a recent retiree from a~ the Planning Department, for all her professional interest and support as the staff for the Tree Zs Committee. The Committee plans to team up with members of the Recreation Department to 29 work on all the parks. Also, they plan to hold another tree pruning workshop. Teryl Phillips so noted that their are plans in the works for the skateboard, exterior of the Park-N-Ride at the 3i Fairgrounds, and medians in that same area. The Council asked that information be sz disseminated widely about the tree trimming seminar they intend to sponsor. A fund has been 33 established for the Tree Committee with seed money from retiring Planner 'Teryl Phillips. 34 ZINFANDEL/COI,UIVg~ARi) ST~E'I' CI.OSU~ 3s Traffic Engineer Allan Tilton noted that the traffic survey was done on Wednesdays for the 36 area's streets. He used Wednesday because it is an average day without any particularly s~ unusual traffic pattern. The day's vehicle count on Colombard was 1,797; the street was 3s designed to carry 2,000 to 6,000 cars per day, therefore, its vehicle count is in the desirable 39 range. The daily vehicle count for Maria Drive was 1,765, and it, too, was designed for ao 2,000 to 6,000 vehicles per day, which indicates that street vehicle count is in the desirable ai range. Most streets have a vehicle count less than 1,000 cars per day. The Traffic Engineer az said the streets are functiorung witlun their design parameters. The staff has discussed traffic 43 calming devices for these streets. ,'~- S e~ a ~2 Key to abbreviations: JH-Vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember IVancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmem6er Mary Stompe DK Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire (~. . ~ . ~ ~ _ , . . ~ _ .. -N Page 190, Vol. 31 December 1, 1997 i The neighborhoods had advised the City they prefered to have a street closed rather than 2 using undulations. DK said the Council has no knowledge of what the traffic on Colombard s would have been, because it has always been closed. The most recent speed survey indicated a~/ that the `SSth percentile' figures would be as follows: ZinfandE;121 miles per hour and Maria s 25 miles per hour. The 85th percentile is significant because that is what the Courts will 6 accept as the safest speed for the street, and the Courts will hor~or traff~ic violations for streets ~ with such a traffic survey. a Trai~ic during the school year wouid be higher than when during vacation. Parents do much 9 of the speeding. JH is not in favor of closing Zinfandel anci wants another speed study. io Closure of Colombard is a past mistake. NIM opposes closing Zinfandel. DK feels all the ~i streets should be open in order to spread the traffic throughout. These private enclaves are ia paid for by City money. MS wants updated speed counts and she doesn't think closing is Zinfandel would support the greater needs of neighborhood. The following neighborhood ia representatives spoke: is Don Press, 1680 Madera Circle - opening Colombard would put children in harm's way. It i6 would add traffic and increase the chance of abductions. Meadow School is a National Blue i~ Ribbon school. The noise would affect the school. If Colombard were open, it would be a is strange intersection. He handed a petition, that had been circulated in May of 1996, with 97 i9 signatures against extending Colombard Road to Maria Drive t~ the City Clerk. ao Laura Pierce, 865 Maria Drive - the traffic is atrocious and she does not think the City has a Zi problem on Zinfandel. 2z Scott Henry, 849 1Vlaria Drive - had a cat that was run-over by a car. The children are on Zs sidewalks. He wishes the traffic would slow down. He doesn't allow children to play in the aa front yard: People drive too fast. It has reached epidemic proportions. He suggested Zs making residential speed an unpleasant risk. z6 Joyce Nelson, 861 Maria Drive - one thing should be considered, vehicles on Maria are high 2~ speed and reckless; they travel 45 to 50 miles per hour on Maria. It is an accident waiting to zs happen. Opening Colombard would increase traffic. ihle don't need a race track around the 29 school. 3o John Horton, 1640 Madera Circle - hopes everyone can agree to disagree but we'll take care 3i of all children. His main concern is safety of the neighborhood. His house was burglarized 3 32 times. There was only one way out. 33 Preston Sherwood, 13 Dupree Court - the #1 priority is pedestrian safety and park safety. 34 Don't extend Colombard. It creates a 5-way intersection, a blind pedestrian approach, kids 3s wouldn't see traffic. Some didn't get a notice of tl~us meeting. 36 Thomas Nave, 1669 Madeira Circle - the issue of ehildren going to school doesn't want s~ traffic going past the school. Speed is the issue. Let's deal with it. Close the issue of closing 3s Zinfandel. He is opposed to opening Colombard. ~ ~e- r~Ce. ~~- o2b~ Key to abbreviations: JH-Vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Reacl PH-Mayor M. Patricia Nilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire December 1, 1997 Vo1.31, Page 191 i Chris Gallo, 1601 Zinfandel - the issue has polarized the neighborhoods. The issue is safety. z That school was built to be on a corner. Look at the shape of Colombard; it's that way for a s reason. Make it the safest school. There is chaos on Colombard because it was closed. Cost a does need to be considered. Don't close Zinfandel. Speed is a big issue. He has seen a s motorcycle going 50 miles per hour down Maria Drive. Gated communities, he is not so sure 6 they are a good thing. One needs the ability to move around. Look to the experts to learn ~ what is safe and what makes the most sense. He thanked staff members for their time. We s need some closure to the issue.. 9 Paul Riley, 1602 Zinfandel - Zinfandel does not need to be closed. Colombard is a separate io issue. It has turned into a gated community. A sense of elitism is here that pits neighbors i i against neighbors. i2 Kenneth Nugent, 1763 Inverness - he is a soccer coach - there is a strip of land along Capri is Creek where the littlest soccer players play. Keep the traffic away from Inverness. ia Jacqueline Barrows, 1703 Inverness - represents the residents on Inverness Drive and is Lancaster. She was appalled about the request for closure of Zinfandel. Keep Colombard i6 closed. How much would it cost to purchase that home on Colombard in order to open the i~ street. One should check to see what is planned for the vacant lands when one looks at is buying a house. The inconsiderate drivers are our own neighbors. Perhaps a few more stop i9 signs on Maria and Zinfandel might help. Zo Steve de Brunner - please reconsider the street blockage. It would increase the traffic to our Zi neighborhood. There are 66 children in the area. The traf~'ic has increased due to the Santa z2 Rosa Junior College. Keep the roadways open. Zs Planning Director Pamela Tuft explained that in 1989, Ely Road was to be connected to Za Maria Drive by way of Colombard. In 1990, Sonoma Gateway included Colombard to Zs Maria, which was approved by the Planning Commission. The street was closed because of z6 neighborhood urging to the City Council. z~ Corky Caprara, 1634 Lancaster Drive - kids being kids chase balls into the street. Any zs increase in traffic, we would notice. Increased traffic would be bad because the kids dart into ~9 the street. Drop the Zinfandel issue. so Chris Marquardt-McCorkle, 1712 Inverness Drive - she is against the closure of Zinfandel. si There are 60 houses on Zinfandel. If Zinfandel were closed, you would risk hurting children 32 on Inverness and Lancaster. The streets are very narrow there. Leave the streets as they are. 33 We all would like to reduce the speeds on all streets. sa Karen Campbell, 1613 Zinfandel - most of all she cares about safety, circulation, speeding, 3s and the commercial site coming in. She is not necessarily supportive of the Zinfandel closure. 36 She would like opening of Colombard re-examined. 3~ Troy Bolton, 1618 Lancaster Drive - if you close down Zinfandel he doesn't know how much ss traffic would be sent their way. 39 Dina King, 914 Claret Court - she represents other residents on Claret Court - she walks the ao dog each day and the vehicle speed is a concern. Opening Colombard doesn't solve the ai Zinfandel problem. We have a speeding problem. She is against blocking Zinfandel. Keep az Colombard closed. 43 ~aljinder Claire, 1735 Inverness Drive - would like the Council to address the solution to the aa problem, it is speed. Don't shift one neighborhood's problem into another neighborhood. Key to abbreviations: JH-Vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-MayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncilmemberMaryStompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire Page 192, Vol. 31 s~a.~' .s?.:'~' . . 1,. . ~~> ?h~.. - ~~ 1t ..a ~ . J ,.:,~:. .i^. December 1, 1997 ~ Bret Joiner, 1740 Inverness Drive - he is in favor of opening Colombard and not closing z Zinfandel. 3 Laurie Kawamura, 1700 Inverness Drive - keep Zinfandel open a ------End of public testimony----- MS is not in favor of opening Colombard, nor is she in favor of closing Zinfandel. She is in favor of looking at the speeds on Zinfandel and Maria Drive. There should be increased Police presence. People should report the license numbers of speeders to the Police. PT - speed is an issue. The Police department should put that speed trailer in the neighborhoods. We will be back again with the shopping center when it comes in for approvals. DK - we need some one skilled in neighborhood mediation. We should do another speed survey and upgrade the computer modeling so we can have reasonably accurate predictions on traffic volumes. Doubling the fines in school zones would be helpful. He wants accident data, and he wants a comparison of prediction versus actual traffic counts for these streets. Congestion slows traffic and opening things up speeds traffic; that can be a dilemma. Regarding the Colombard closure, open them all up. The other neighborhoods have to take up the slack. I.ook at a single lane going into Colombard. He would like to open up Kohoutek Court, also. There are ways to deal with the actual speed problem. NR - we should separate the two issues, Zinfandel and Colombard. i9 NR moved and MS seconded, because of the public's comments, the speed study by staff, zo the signage, the Postmaster's request not to close Zinfandel, the anticipated increase in Zi enforcement by the Police, the potential for increased fines for violations in a school zone, z2 and the ability to use the speed trailer in the neighborhood, Zinfandel should not be closed. 23 The stop sign discussions should be referred to the Traffic Committee. The Colombard issue Za will be dealt with at another time. All traffic issues that were brought up at this meeting are zs to be addressed and monitored. 26 Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 2~ Noes: None 2s Absent: None z9 ~CESS At 10:05 the Council recessed until 10:20 p.m. Vice Mayor ~iamilton left the 3o meeting. si RESO. 97-327 NCS 3z JERICO PItOI)UCTS NEG. DEC'e 33 Resolution 97-327 NCS adopting a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact. 34 Introduced by NIlVI and seconded by PT. ss Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 36 Noes: None s~ Absent: Vice Mayor Hamilton Key to abbreviations: JH-Vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PHMayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncihnernberMaryStompe DK Councilmember David Ke!/er, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire December 1, 1997 i Vo1.31, Page 193 ~SO. 97-328 NCS 2 JERICO PRODiJC'~'S GENERAI~ PLAN AMENDMENT 3 Resolution 97-328 NCS approving a General Plan Amendment for portions of lands of the a City of Petaluma and of Jerico Products, Inc., to change the Land Use Map from Park to s Mixed Use for 3.7 acres of land occupied by Jerico; and from Mixed Use to Park for a 1.1 6 acre portion of the City owned parcel; and from Industrial to Park for a 0.3 acre portion of ~ City owned property. Introduced by MNY and seconded by PT. s Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 9 Nces: None io Absent: Vice Mayor Hamilton 11 ORD. 2064 NCS 12 JERICO REZOI~TING i3 Introduce Ordinance 2064 NCS to rezone the Jerico Products side from Central Commercial ia to Riverfront Warehouse. Introduced by MNI and seconded by PT. is Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss i6 Noes: None 1~ Absent: Vice Mayor Hanulton 1g IN~'E1tIlVi WATER IZECLAMA'I'ION i9 The staff has been talking with the ranchers who have been using treated wastewater for 2o irrigation in order to reach agreement about their future use of the treated wastewater. In Zi answer to a Council question about reducing the amount of slope runoff from this use, Utility zz Engineer Michael Ban advised that the City would need to reduce the amount of irrigated a3 acreage by about 40 acres. The Council had received a presentation on the alternatives for Za uses of treated wastewater at the October 6 City Council meeting and took action at that time Zs by adopting Resolution 97-271 NCS approving the discharge options and alternatives for the 26 ef~luent management plan arid supplemental EIR for the new sewer plant. The plant will not z~ be in operation for at least four years. In the meantime, the Council and staff are looking at Zs the uses of treated wastewater which has received secondary treatment. There was a very a9 brief discussion of the proposed Alternate 3 which is reduced agricultural irrigation. This so would use approximately 1,688 acre-feet of reclaimed water; imgation of 675 acres of si agricultural land; return 153 acres to dry native range land, have a contract term of 4 years 32 with a scheduling and coordination manager. The other 3 alternatives were continuation of 33 the current Agricultural Irrigation Prograrn; Reclaimed Water Users Proposed Program with 34 two reservoirs and some user managed irrigation, and Minimum Agricultural Irrigation (480 ss acres imgated, 348 acres returned to dry native range land, usage of approximately 1,200 36 acre feet of reclaimed water). The hour was 11:00 p.m. and the Council felt it would be most 3~ appropriate to continue the discussion to an earlier time at a subsequent meeting. Key to abbreviations: JH-I~ice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmember Matt Maguire :. . . , _, , . . • . ~ - ' - "} : . ' ' ~"r. . ~n. Page 194, Vol. 31 Y~ecember 1, 1997 i ADJOURN 2 At 11:00 p.m. the meeting was adjourned 3 4 ~ , 5 , - - G~~ 6 , , , ~ - M. Patricia Hilligoss, Mayor s ATTEST: 9 10 11 / ~ i2 Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerk Key to abbreviations: JH-Vice Mayor Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councibnember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Councilmem6er Matt Maguire