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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08/05/1996August 5, 1996 Vol. 29, Page 45 i Ii~IIlV~JTES z OF .~ ItEG~TI.AI~ 1VIEETING O~~ s ~ETAI.UIVIA CI'~Y COUNCII, a MONI)AY, AUGLTST 5, 1996 s ItOI.I~ CAI.I. 3:00 p.ffi. 6 Present: Maguire, Hamilton, Itead, Sl~ea, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss ~ Absent: Barlas s PLT~I.IC CO1~IN~NN'~ 9 Jack Balshaw - spoke about the I~SA lease and the possibility the softball field lights io may cause problems for pilots. Regarding the Petaluma Valley Hospital contract with ii Santa Rosa's Memorial Hospital, there is currently no guarantee that there will always i2 be an"Emergency Room" facility at the hospital in Petaluma. He suggested the i3 hospital be sent an official letter from the City requesting that there be a provision in ia the contract with Memorial Hospital that the City of Petaluma will always have an is emergency room. i6 COiJNCIL COMI~~N'r i~ Lori Shea - asked about the Park and Ride lot at the Fairgrounds. It appears right now as that there will be no landscaping within the parking lot. She thought there were i9 plantings in the design and would like staff to check into that. She agrees that there Zo should be an emergency room at the Petaluma Valley Hospital and supports sending a ai communication from the City requesting that be made a part of the final contract. 22 Nancy Read - when is the Council going to consider the executive recruitment firm, z~ The Mayor noted it is scheduled for the afternoon of August 19. za Mary Stompe - she supports sending a letter to the Petaluma Valley I-~ospital Board zs regarding the "emergency room". She will be present at the ~Iospital Board meeting 26 on Thursday night to present the letter to them. 2~ 1VYINLJTES a~ The minutes of the July 15 meeting were approved as amended: a9 Page 15, Line 5- finish the sentence with the word "..Administration grant"/ so Page 17, Line 7- add "Police Captain Pat Parks..." ~ s~ Page 26, Line 3- the first word should be "Dr."/~ sz Page 26, Line 18 - should read "..for the change in HOV lane hours." ~ 33 The minutes of the July 22 meeting were approved as o ~ sa Page , Line 8- at the beginning add -"Jane Hamilton" 3s Page 29, Line 19 - at the beginning add -"Mary Stompe"~/ 36 Page 29, Line 31 - at the beginning add -"Matt Maguire"'~ s~ Page 29, Line 35 - at the beginning add -"1Vlayor Hilligoss" Page 46, Vol. 29 August 5, 1996 i CONSENT CAI.EENDAit 2 The following items which are noncontroversial and which have been reviewed by the s City Council and staff were enacted by one motion which was introduced by Naney Read a and seconded by 1Vlatt Nlaguire. s Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, Vnce lvlayor Stomp~, Mayor Hilligoss 6 Noes: None 7 Absent: Barlas 8 ~tESOe 96-230 NCS 9 CI.AIl~IS Al~ BILI.S io Resolution 96-230 NCS approving Claims and Bills #56608 ~o #57365. ii ItES0.96-2311~TCS i2 COlVIP~,E~"IOIV WII~IINGTON SEVVER PUI~IP S~A~O1V is Resolution 96-231 NCS accepting completion of the Wilmington Sanitary Sewer ia Rehabilitation project. The contractor was Clyde C~. Steagall, Inc., of Loomis. 'The is project cost was $566,544.51 i6 ~SO. 96-232 NCS ~~ COMPLETION 11~ARS~i ENHANC~MEN'~ PI.Al~ is Resolution 96-232 NCS accepting completion of the Petaluma Marsh Enhancement Plan i9 Phase I which was contracted to North ~ay Construction, Inc. , of Petaluma for Zo $970,111.32. This project involved combining three projects: Shollenberger Park 2~ Project, Lakeville Mitigation Project, and the City Landfill Closure Project. Zz ItESO. 96-233 NCS z~ VISION PI.AI~ ADIVIIlVISTI~A7'IO1~I Za Resolution 96-233 NCS establishing a Vision Plan Administration Trust Account. The u vision plan is administered by Medical Eye Services, Inc. The trust account will be Zs carried by Union Bank. 2~ OItD.20231~TCS ~s PRO~EI~TY TAX FOR IDEBT SEItVICE 29 Introduce and adopt Ordinance 2023- I+1CS levying the rate of ta3cation upon assessed so valuation of the~property in the City of Petaluma for the fiscal year July 1, 1996, to June si 30, 1997, and declaring its urgency to take effect immediately. '~he debt service tax sz amount is $0.00650. The 1995-96 property tax rate for debt service was $0.009381; and 33 the 1994-95 tax rate for debt service was $0.00887. .. . _ :z;, .rv(f..~ 'jq.'-: ~ ' .. August 5, 1996 r Vol. 29, Page 47 ~SO. 96-2341VCS 2 RIVEYt ~S~"IVAI. 3 ~I,OSLJIZE ~'VA~'EEgt ST1tEET/WES1'EItN a Itesolution 96-2,34 NCS approving closure of Water Street and a small portion of Western s Avenue for the Petaluma River Festival on Saturday, August 17, 1996, between 5:00 a. m. 6 and 8:00 p. m. ~ ~SO. 96-235 NCS s ASSESSMEN'r DIS~CT ADMIlVISI'IZATIVE COS~S 9 Resolution 96-235 NCS setting the annual assessment for administrative costs for io assessment districts at $14,026 for Assessment District 21 Corona - Eiy area for ~i construction of Sonoma Mountain Parkway; $12,873.50 for Refunding Assessment iz District 1996-1; and $5,726.00 for l~ssessment District #24-Lakeville Highway ~3 Improvements. There are 307 assessed parcels in AD #21, 211 assessed parcels in ia Refunding Assessment District 1966-1, and 61 assessed parcels in AD #24. is O~. 20B41VCS ib I.EASE 27 ~OWA~ STItEET i~ Introduce Ordinance 2924 NCS authorizing extension of lease of real property located at is 27 Howard Street to Burbank Housing Development Corporation and authonz~ng the City i9 1Vlanager to execute the document. z,o ~ ~ ~ -- ~ ~ -- ~ End of Consent Calendar ~ -- -- ~ -- ~ ai ~POItT ~OI~ Z'REE AI)VISOItY GOIVIMIT~"EE aa The Tree Committee annual report noted that 55 trees were planted by community a~ volunteers in the downtown area. A conceptual planting plan was developed for za installation of street trees along East Washington between the Swim Center and the River. ~s The Committee has worked towards strengthening their coordination with other w commissions and committees. The Cornmittee evaluated the tree population at a~ Wickersham and at Hill Plaza parks. They also performed an evaluation of the Westridge Zs Open Space area. In the Westridge area, they found that some of the original tree a9 plantings have outgrown their space and property owners have requested removal of some 3o trees. 'The committee recommended the Council consider creating a Ciry Arborist si position. The Council supported the idea of having an employee who had a good working 32 knowledge of arboriculture. 33 Don Waxman and Ross Parkerson, committee members, addressed the Council and 34 thanked them for their support of the '~ree Committee. ' There was discussion about the 35 desirability of having an urban forester on the City payroll. The City keeps approving 36 projects which require tree plantings he said, but they are short of staff and thus have s~ difficulty in maintaining them as well as possible. Currently the maintenance is done on ss a reactive basis. Staff noted that the vacant position of Parks Supervisor will be filled 39 with someone who is not necessarily a tree specialist or a city forester. The Council ao suggested that perhaps the Tree Committee could develop some creative financing ai program for tree maintenance. The Council also recommended the City look for arborist a2 skills in that Parks Supervisor position. There was a feeling by the Council that tree 43 planting and tree mairitenance are a high priority. Page ~8, Vol. 29 August 5, 1996 i ItES0.96-2361VCS a PETAI.gJNYA ~SY'~OItS PItOrG1~AI~ s Itesolution 96-236 NCS resainding Resolution 93-295 IVCS and modifying the make-up of a the Program committee. The Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce had asked the Ciry to s authorize adding two members-at-large to allow the greatest g~ossible flexibility and benefit 6 to that committee. Introduced by Jane Hamilton, seconded by Matt Maguire. ~ Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss s Noes: None 9 Absent: ~arlas io O~. 2025 NCS ii ~SA LEASE i2 Introduce Ordinance 2025 NCS authorizing amendment to the Redwood Empire Sports is Associates (RESA) lease. This coincides with the lease am~ndment approved by the Ciry ia Council for Cottonwood Golf Club, Inc. Some of the area that was going to be used by is ItESA was close to Kingsmill Subdivision. It was agreed that the golf course and RESA i6 would exchange lands so the RESA land use for softball would not conflict with the i~ residential area. ~ntroduced by Matt Maguire, seconded by Jane ~Iamilton. fl~ ~yes: ~Iaguire, Hamilton, I2ead, Shea, Vice IVYayor Stoynpe, l~iayor I-~illigoss 19 A1oes: None 2o Absent: Barlas Zi ItESO. 96-B37I~1C5 Za ~NO~AT'~ & CO1~tS~UCT ~LAYGItOiJNDS ~ Resolution 96-237 NCS awarding contract for $338,000 to ][toss Recreation Co., Inc., to Za supply and install playground equipment at Eagle, I~enilworth, La Tercera, McI~owell as Parks and Westridge Open Space. Lor~ Shea asked for a rnonthly report on the skateboard a~ park. Introduced by Jane Hamilton, seconded by Lori Shea. 2~ Ayes: l~laguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Stompe, 1dlayor Hilligoss 2s Noes: None z9 Absent: Barlas so ~tESO. 96-838 NCS si CE1~1~tAI. PETAI,iJ1VIt~ SPECII~C PI.A1~T sz ~tesolution 96-238 NCS approving an interim policy for conceptual re~iew of development 33 applications within the Central PetaYuma Specific Plan area. This specific plan covers an 34 area along I,akeville Street between the Petaluma River (northerly of Washington Street) 3s and the LJ. S. Highway 101 overpass to the south. Introduced by Vice Mayor Stompe and 36 seconded by Jane Hamilton. ~ 3~ Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, Vice lvlayor Stompey Mayor Hilligoss 3s Noes: None 39 Absent: BarYas ~~ ~;= i~ ~~ , ~.: . «; ~. , _ . . August 5, 1996 Vol. 29, Page 49 ~ ItESO. 96-239 NCS z STA~ I,OAN - A~ORT s Resolution 96-239 NCS authorizing the City Nlanager or Mayor to apply for and accept a a loan of $975,000 from the State of California Aeronautical Program Loan Fund for s building hangars and installing a self-serve fuel system at the Petaluma Municipal Airport. 6 Introduced by Nancy Read, seconded by Lori Shea. ~ Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss s Noes: None 9 Absent: Barlas io CI.OSED SES5IOI~T ii The Council adjourned to Closed Session for a conference with the labor negotiator i2 pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 - City negotiating team of Michael Acome and is Gene Beatty - Unit 10 Police. la AI3JOIJI~N is At 5:00 p.m., the Council adjourned to dinner at Dempsey's in the Golden Eagle i6 Shopping Center. 17 ~CONVEIVE 7:00 p.ffi. ts Present: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Stomp e, Mayor Hilligoss i9 Absent: Barlas Zo PI.EDGE OF ALg,EGIAlVCE Zi Bonnie Bard led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. zz 1VI011~NT OF SILENCE z~ ~iY.T~I,IC CON~N~NN"~ aa Suzi Ernst, 200 G Street - invited everyone to see the Second Annual Petaluma Quilt u Show on August 10. Zs Vince Landof, 12 Cordelia Drive - back in 1982 to 1984 at Lucy Webb's office, there z,~ were back room meetings with Larry Tencer that he attended, he said. He expressed Zs displeasure at the Council passing over Pamela Torliatt for the Planning Commission z9 appointment. You are playing a game. This is just to groorn Don Bennett for Council 3o candidate or Mayor in two years. It would be best to go to the ballot on Lafferty. si Janice Cader Thompson, 732 Carlsbad Court - she would like to be on the Lafferty 3z Committee. 33 ~~t~~y~. (.~~~ sa Jane Hamilton - For the River Festival she would like to have the City sponsor a 35 covered booth so that people can be made aware of the various projects that are being 36 developed and constructed. -;~ . , „ ... Page 50, Vol. 29 August 5, 1996 i People want to know how to obtain the Public Access Chan~el on their television sets. It 2 was suggested that an article be placed in the newspaper. Being a quilter, she is very 3 supportive of the Quilt Show and hopes the community enjoys the benefits the show will a bring. s 1Viatt Nlaguire - invite Supervasor I~arberson to the August 19 meeting to address the issue 6 of a regional parlc. , ~ Mary Stompe - would like to know what suggestions have resulted from the Employees' ~ Suggestion Program. 9 PROCLAIi~ATIONS io Mayor Hilligoss proclaimed August 9 and 10 Buddy Poppy ~ays and urged the citizens to ii support the American Legion in their sales of Poppies. i2 OPPORZ'IJ1V~T~' CE1~ITEI~ ~3 The neighborhood committee continues to meet monthly. She is going to see the partially ~a completed manufactured building this week. The homeless persons' Rules of Decorurn ~s are nearly completed and the City Attorney will be reviewing them. is 0~.20221VCS i~ I,A~'EItTY I~ANCIi ~s Adopt Ordinance, 2022 NCS amending Title 13 (Streets and Other Public Places) of the i9 lVlunicipal Code by adding Chapter 13.45 - Preservation axld Public Access to I.afferty Zo 1Zar-ch. 'I'he City Attorney reviewed the few wording amendmients to the ordinance for the Zi audience. The vote to adopt Ordinance 2022 NCS, whach vvas introduced on July 29 by ~ Matt Maguire and seconded by Lori Shea, was as follows: 23 Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, dice 1V~ayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss 24 Noesc None 2s Absent: Barlas Zs ~A~ER~'~' ~AI.I,OT 1V~~ASZJRE z~ The following persons spoke and asked t.hat the matter go on the ballot: Zs ~-Iank Zucker, 15 Live Oa-c Court 29 Wayne Vieler,, 286 Douglas Street 3o Michele Ahnberg. 2- i~Vallace Court si Vince Landof, 12 Cordelia Drive sz It was moved by Matt 1Vlaguire, seconded by Jane ~Iamilton, to place the measure on the 33 ballot. , 34 Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, ss Noes: Read, Shea, Vice lvlayor Stompe, A~Iayor Hilligoss 36 Absent: Barlas August 5, 1996 Vol. 29, Page 51 1 ~SOe 96-3401vCS a CI~OSS C~EK GE1VE~tAI, PLAN A1V~ND1I~NT 3 Resolution 96-340 NCS approving a General Plan amendment for Cross Creek which is a located at Casa Grande Road and Ely Blvd. South. The City Council discussed this item s at their July 1 City Council meeting. This C~eneral Plan amendment redesignates 1Q.7 6 acres (of the existing 13.9 acre Urban Separator) to LTrban Standard, and the easterly 46 ~ acres of the project to Open Space: Forty-six (46) acres of unincorporated property east s of the Urban Limit Line to be designated Open Space will not be annexed. The request to 9 relocate the Urban Limit Line from its present location at the northeasterly boundary of io the property was denied. The City Council asked staff to request the County to amend its ii land use designation of the 46 unincorporated acres to Open Space, also. Introduced by ~2 Lori Shea, seconded by Nancy Read. i3 Ayes: Maguire, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss ia Noes: Hamilton ts Absent: Barlas ~20„2~Q 16 ' ORI). ~9-NCS 1~ PI2EZONE CROSS CIt~~K ia lntroduce Ordinance 2023 NCS prezoning Cross Creek to PUD and Agricultural. i9 Introduced by I.ori Shea, seconded by Nancy Read. 2o Ayes: Maguire, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss 21 Noes: Hamilton 22 Absent: Barlas z~ ~SO. 96-241 1~TCS aa WEED A~A~'E1~N"~ as Resolution 96-241 NCS confirming the cost of weed abatement pursuant to Resolution 96- z6 104 NCS. There were 111 parcels of the possible 875 parcels of property on which the z~ ciry abated weeds. The billing cost was $21,635.40 to private property owners and ~s $4,527 for City properties. The hearing was opened. No one wished to speak and the 29 hearing was closed. Introduced by Vice Mayor Stompe, seconded by Matt Maguire. 3o Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss 31 NOes: Ivon~ 32 Absent: Barlas 33 ~SOe 96-242 NCS 34 T.L~~ L~~Jf~l. E~.SS~.~S~~S 35 Resolution 96-242 NCS ordering improvements and confirming the diagrams and annual 36 assessments for the City's Landscape Assessment Districts for the fiscal year 1996-97. 3~ The Finance Director advised there are nearly 3,000 parceis in the City which are inside ss landscape assessment districts. There were no increases in assessment for the fiscal year. 39 The hearing was opened. There was no one wishing to spealc, so the hearing was closed. ao Introduced by Vice Mayor Stompe, seconded by Matt Maguire. ai Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss a2 Noes: None 43 Absent: Barlas Page 52, Vol. 29 August 5, 1996 i C~I) CAItE FEES z There was a discussion about the difficulty for child care providers to find the necessary 3 funds in order to increase from a six=child facility. The State prohibits local jurisdictions a from controlling facilities which provide for family child care for six or less children in a s home. Over that amount, the City has been charging a fe~; of $425. That fee schedule 6 broken down represents $245 for the conditional use permit, $150 for the public notice ~ deposit - the dollar amount that is not used for the noticin~; is supposed to be refunded, s and a$30 environmental exemption fee. Staff noted there are limited numbers of child 9 care facilities that have 7 or more children. io 'fhe Council felt that the reason there is a limited number of child care facilities for 7 or ii more youngsters is the amount of the fee. 'The City Council asked staff to'come back with iz. legislation which would reduce the Child Care conditiona.~ use permit fee to zero and is leaving the $150 for public noticing and mailings. The anaount of the cost of noticing, ia staff noted, usually amounts to $100. The remainder of that $150 will continue to be is returned to the applicant. . is There was discussion about the Fire Marshall's $60 fee for his annual inspection of child ~~ care facilities. 'This fee is cost covering. 'I'he Fire Marshall will submit a report later in is the year on that topic. i9 Barbara Schwalb, 1541 Rainier Avenue is a child care provider. She told the Council that zo she would like to have a larger facility but cannot afford the fees. Please maintain the Zi Fire Marshal visits; this is very important for all child care facilities. 22 Bryon Daven, .125 Glacier Court - his wife is a day care provider. You need a to be a~ certified ;in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Everything mu~t be safe for the children. It za cost him, $7,000 to xehabilitate his back yard for th~ safety of the children. 'The fee u charged by the City is difficult for the larger facility child care providers to pay. 26 Meg Locati, 1351 Mt. 'View Avenue - safety for the children comes first. z.~ 'The Fire 1Vlarshal was asked to cease charging for that insp~;ction fee and he said he will Zs be amending his fee schedule in the Fall of this yearo z,9 ItESO. 96-24~ NCS so PAIVIEI.A PI.ACE II SLJBI)IVISIOI~ - NEGo DECo 3i Itesolution 96-243 NCS approving a mitigated negative declaration of environmental s2 ~mpace on Pamela Place II subdivision. L.ori Shea noted that she had to leave the meeting 33 early and before she left she commented that she is not in fawor of a landscape assessment , sa district for this subdivision. 3s Staff reviewed the Planning Commission recommendatio~s and noted the deyeloper 36 wished to_ offer some altematives particularly relating to the "turn-around" at the end of s~ the street and the rear -yard set backs on the side closest to Jonas Y.ane. Engineer Bonnie 3s I~iefendorf answered Council questions. August 5, 1996 Vol. 29, Page 53 i After some discussion, it was moved by Vice Mayor Stompe, seconded by Jane z Hamilton, to approve the mitigated negative declaration. The following specifics were s agreed to by the Council: 4 Cul-de-sac with sidewalk on each side, with sidewalks that "pull right into" s the cul-de-sac thereby, avoid cutting into the hillside. L,arge boulders and 6 rocks in the turn around, ten foot wide planter strips, very large trees, ~ eliminate landscape assessment district, rear yard set backs on Lots 1,2,3 of s 35 feet and Lot 4 30 feet, five foot sidewalks on private property with 9 public access easements. Allowing flexibility in the front set backs to io create houses that have front porches that relate to the sidewalk. Deed ii restrictions that require maintenance of the trees. Variable set backs that ia can be reduced as far down as ten or fifteen feet. i3 Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss 1a Noes: None ts Absent: Barlas, Shea 16 O~. 2024 NCS i~ PAIVIEI.A PI.ACE REZONE is Introduce Ordinance 2024 NCS rezoning Pamela Place II to Planned Unit Development. i9 Introduced by Matt Maguire, seconded by Nancy Read. 2o Ayes: Maguire, Hamilton, Read, Vice Mayor Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss 2i Noes: None 22 Absent: Barlas, Shea ~ CITY 1VIANAGER ItEPORTS Za City Manager John Scharer asked the Council to let him know what days they could be zs available to consider the 1996-97 budget. 2b 2~ At 9:50 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. as Ai)T~TTitllT 29 . ~ 30 ` ' 31 U d'~-' sa ~I. "ncia Hilligoss, Mayor , 33 ATTEST: 34 35 36 s~ Patricia E. ~ernard, City Clerk