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Monday, March 4, 19~6 Vol. 29, Page 355
~ MINUTES
~ OF A REGULAI~ M]EETING
3 PETALUMA CITY CO~JNCIL
a MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1996
s 1tOLL CALI, 3:00 p.m.
~ Present: Hamilton, Stoinpe, Maguire, Vice Mayor Barlas, Mayor Hilligoss> Read
~ Absent: Shea
8 CO~JNCII~ CONIlVI~NT
~ Mary Stompe wants to continue to explore having restrooms being open in the
~o downtown area (PCDC) 7 days a week, rather than closing them on Monday.
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MINU~ES
~? The minutes of February 5, 1996, were continued to the next meeting.
13 CONSENT CALENDAR
ia 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 Mary
~~ Stompe and seconded by Matt Maguire.
t~ Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Vice Mayor Barlas, Mayor Hilligoss
is Noes: None
~~ Abseut: Sliea
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~~ Resolution 96-61 NCS approving Claims and Bills #52980 to #53532.
RESO. 96-61 NCS
CLAIMS AND BILY,S
?3 ItES0.96-62 NCS
?a DECLARE WEEDS NUISANCE - HEARING APRIL 1
zs Resolution 96-62 NCS declaring weeds a nuisance and setting a hearing for April 1 at
~~ 7:00 p.m.
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RESO. 96-63 NCS
SURPLUS FIRE TRUCK
~~ Resolution 96-63 NCS declaring 1975 Howe Fire Engine surplus and authorizing
so disposal of vehicle.
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RESO. 96-64 NCS
IN'I'ENTION TO AMEND PERS CONTRACT
33 Resolution 96-64 NCS of intention to approve an amendment to a contract between the
3a Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and the
3s City of Petaluma to provide Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits for Police
s6 Officers.
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~ ORD. 2007 NCS
z PERS AMENI)MEN'~
3 Introduce Ordinance 2007 NCS authorizing amendment to Public Employees
a Retirement System contract pursuant to Mernorandum Understanding for Unit 6,
s Petaluma Police Ofticers Association.
6 ORD. 2006 NCS ,
~ WASTEWA~'ER REGULATIONS
s Adopt Ordinance 2006 NCS amending the Wastewater Regulations that are contained in
9 Title 15 of the Municipal Code.
io RESO. 96-65 NCS
ii WASTEWA~'ER CHARGES AND FINES
~z Resolution 96-65 NCS establishing charges and fines for the operation and maintenance
~3 of the Wastewater Disposal System.
ia RESO. 96-66 NCS
is COMPLETION OF LUCC~-IESI PARK SIDEWALK
i~ Resolution 96-66.NCS accepting completion of the Lucchesi Park Bike and Pedestrian
~~ Sidewalk.
~s RESO. 96-67 NCS
~~ EXTEND ALLOCATIONS
~o Resolution 96-67 NCS authorizing a 60-day extension of allocations for the West View
~~ Estates and Maxwell Subdivisions. This will extend the date to May 31, 1996.
zz * * * * * End of Consent Calendar * * * * *
z3 NUCLEAR FUEI, SHIPMENTS OPPOSED
The City of Concord has asked the Petaluma City Council to join them in expressing
concern about the potential danger that may result from the United States Department
of Energy proposal to transport spent nuclear fuel from Poreign countries to the Idaho
National Laboratory by way of the Concord Naval Weapons Station. It was noted the
Environmental Impact Statement is in the process of being tinalized at this time. Beth
Grimes, 1629 St. Anne Way, Petalu-na, spoke on behalf of the City of Concord's
position. It was moved by Matt 'Maguire and seconded by Jane Ha~nilton to send
letters of opposition to both the Department of Energy and the City of Concord.
Ayes: Hamiltou, Maguire, Vice Mayor Barlas, Mayor Hilligoss
Noes: Read ~,
Absent: Shea
Abstain: Stompe
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Monday, March 4, 19f~6 Vol. 29, Page 357
~ OPPORTLTNITY CENTER STATUS REPORT
? AT ELLWOOD CENTER - PAYRAN & D S~`REETS
3 Staff advised that the Neighborhood Advisory Committee is in the initial stages of
a formation. The site plans are being reviewed by the Planning Department. A new
s lease is being developed for the St. Vincent de Paul Society use of the site for the
~"Kitchen," a place where free meals are available once a day. A lease with COTS is
~ also being developed. Currently "rules of decorum" are being developed which will
a outline the most appropriate behavior at the facilities in the area; i.e. Library and
9 environs, Kenilworth Community Center and environs; and Ellwood Community
io Center and environs. It is hoped this will assist both the members of COTS, who will
~ ~ do some monitoring in the area, and the homeless, who congregate in the area because
~z of the Kitchen and because there is a winter homeless shelter at the Veterans' Building
~3 nearby.
ia RESO. 96-68 NCS
is TOT ALLOCATION
i~ Resolution 96-68 NCS allocating funds to the Petaluma Visitors Bureau for the 1996-97
» tiscal year. They requested $181,100 wllich is $11,100 or 6.5% over the current
is allocation. There was Council concern about the timing of this particular allocation
i~ and its separation from the decision on distribution of the remaining TOT funds for the
Zo 1996-97 tiscal year. The Council expressed the need to establish criteria for use in
~~ determining the degree of success ot: Petalu-na Visitors Bureau programs. Although the
~~ PVP had noted there are increases in their advertising and paper costs, it was noted by
23 the Council that all users of TOT funds experience those same additional costs.
?a Speakers were Oneta Pellegrini, Petaluma Area Cha~nber of Commerce - due to the
zs timing of their expenditures and budgeting, it would be difticult for them to wait until
~~ the City considers all the Transient Occupancy Tax allocations in June along with the
~~ City budget.
~s Jessica van Gardner, Petaluma Visitors Bureau - she brieYly reviewed their budget items
~~ and thanked the Council for their continuing support.
3o Ray Farris, Cavanagh Inn, 10 Keller Street - spoke in support of the Petaluma Visitor
3i Bureau TOT request.
sz Annette Golterman - an innkeeper located outside the City limits - urged the Council to
33 support the TOT request.
sa Sylvia Puccioni, Petaluma Factory Outlet, 2200 Petaluma Blvd. North - spoke in
ss support of the Petaluma Visitors Center request for TOT money.
36 Sheila Bride, Petaluma Coffee Company, 189 H Street - spoke in support of the request
3~ It was moved by Jane Hamilton. seconded by Vice Mayor Barlas, to approve a 1996-97
3s Transient Occupancy Tax allocation of $181,100 to the Petaluma Visitors Bureau, to
3~ look at further TOT requests at budget time (June, 1996) and to look at all the TOT
ao applications for 1997-98 at the sa~ne time.
ai Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Vice Mayor Barlas, Mayor Hilligoss
a2 Noes: No«e ~
as Absent: Shea
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~ RESO. 96-69 NCS
2 PURRIN~TON ROAI) SEWER AND ROAD AGREEMENT
Resolution 96-69 NCS approving a sewer and road design payback agreement for Mr.
and Mrs. Fox of 112 Purrington Road, who have constructed a sanitary sewer main in
a portion of I Street and Purrington Road as a condition of their outside sewer
connection and they have prepared a design for the improvement of Purrington Road.
Pursuant to Resolution 94-119 NCS adopted by the City declaring intent to enter into
such a sewer payback agreement and a road design payback agreement. Total costs
were $54,692 for the sewer and $13,499.79 for the road design. The sewer could
possibly benetit 18 properties and the road improvement design could benefit 15
properties. Introduced by Nancy Read, seconded by Matt Maguire.
Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Vice Mayor Barlas, Mayor Hilligoss
Noes: None
Absent: Shea
is FAYRGROiJNI)S - COFFEE KIOSK & PARK AND RIDE SZ'ATUS REPOR~
~~ Staff reported the Park and Ride facility that is being planned for the Fairgrounds area
~~ is currently in a state of design tlux; there is progress on the project. If the skateboard
~s park should ever be discontinued, the Fourth District Agricultural Association
~~ (Fairgounds) would tike to have the skateboard portion of land be reinstated into the
2o ground lease. Currently, the City is rec~uesting that the skateboard park be removed
21 from the Fairgounds lease.
zz Regarding the "coffee dispensing kiosk being planned as a drive through facility,"
~s plans are in progress. The parking in the fairgrounds park and ride area will be
za planned with the coffee facility in mind.
zs LIAISON REPORTS
z~ Goals - The Council requested that there be Performance Based Goal Setting this year.
~~ ADJOYJRN
z~ At 5:05 p.m. the Council adjourned to dinner at Romeo's Pizza & Pasta, 239 South
z9 McDowell Blvd.
3o RECONVENE 7:00 u.m.
3t Present: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Sl~ea, Vice Mayor Barlas, Mayor
32 Hilligoss
33 Absent: Nove
34 PLEDGE OF AI,LEGIANCE
3s Lori Shea led the Pledge of Allegiance to the tlag.
3~ MOMElV~ OF SILENCE
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1 PiJ~LIC COMIV~NT
z Scott Hess, 100 Union Street - asked if the Sorao~na County Independent was accurate
s in its "rumoring" about staff. The answer - the newspaper was inaccurate.
4 ~friu~ 5-fv~,~ ~o~¢.d. c~ a~ dv~ a d~ P- ~ou~v~a~, Co~~rr
s Lori hea read a letter about Counc~lmember acti ~ties.
~ Carole Barlas responded to Councilmember Shea.
~ Matt Maguire read a letter to the editor that was printed in the Argus Courier.
s G;~~~Q~(~"~^''~ ~ COUNCIL AGENDA PROCESS
~ There was discussion about the~ that of late, agendas have often been revised
~o between the time the agenda and City Council packet have been delivered to the Ciry
~~ Council (which is one week prior to each Council meeting) and the Friday before the
~2 Council meeting. In addition, the mix of topics scheduled for some of the recent
is Council meetings, have resulted in, what the Councilmembers have aptly called,
ia "overburdened agendas." It is the City Council's desire to avoid having to deal with
is agendas which result in the public sitting through and listening to Council discussions
i~ on several agenda items only to tind that the topic they were interested in was being
~~ continued to the next Council meeting because the it was already so late at night.
ia Councilmembers expressed their desire that agendas be planned in a manner so that
i~ seldom happens.
?o It was noted that the City Manager has been sending the City Council a list of potential
a~ agenda items with the suggested dates for consideration of each item. The City Clerk
2z will provide the Council members with the latest copy of the City Council Rules of
~3 Procedure. If there is something that comes up after the agenda is distributed to the
?a Council, and that matter is of such a signiticant nature that it would need to be
?s discussed at the very next Council meeting, there is State Law that sets forth a process
a~ to be utilized to add tl~e item to the agenda. That would be by adopting a motion of the
?~ Council stating their is a finding that the item is an emergency.
zs Madeline Asche - addressed the Council about her perception that the Council was
~9 unable to communicate with each other.
so In response to some Council discussion, Todd Manning said this a"democratic
s~ republic" under which we are operating. A"democracy" is when everybody votes on
3? every issue, and a democratic republic is the current situation where the public will
33 elect a Council who represents the populace and takes action in their behalf.
34 Robert Ra~nirez said whatever rules the Council uses, they should be applied
3s consistently and fairly.
36 After some discussion, it was moved by Mary Stompe and seconded by Nancy Read to
3~ request that Councilmembers place items on the agenda only during City Council
3s meetings. Before the vote was taken, it was suggested that staff should be guided by
39 the discussion and that they, also, should not add items to the agenda after the agenda
ao packet distribution to the Council a week before Council meetings.
ai Ayes: Stompe, Read, Shea, Mayor Hilligoss
a2 Noes: Hamilton, Maguire, Vice Mayor Barlas
43 Abseut: Nove
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~ RESO. 96-70 NCS
2 PROPAIVE - 926 LAKEVII,LE ST.
3 Resolution 96-70 NCS approving a mitigated negative declaration of environmental
a impact and approving a conditional use permit for establishment and operation of a
s commercial propane distribution facility on property located at 926 Lakeville Street.
6 Staff reviewed the application. The public hearing was opened.
~ Irv Piotrkowski, attorney for the Nagels who appealed the Planning Commission
s action, addressed their concerns. The CH Zoning District, they feel, is inappropriate.
~ There may be accidents. There was an explosion in Wisconsin recently. There was an
~o explosion in Yountville in the last year or so. Could you evacuate the Gateway Center
~~ if there wece a problem? If the Council decides to apprave the application, the Nagel
i2 family would like the following items considered: (1) no on-site traffic on the front 1/3
is of the property; (2) no sales on this property to other distributors; (3) limit to 12,000
~a gallon tank; (4) rezone to Industrial from the CH zone. This is a retail use. This the
~s wrong location. He handed a petition to the City Clerk with 35 signatures opposition
i6 the propane business at this location.
~~ The Council asked if the propane distribution at McPhail's, 1000 Lakevitle Street, was
~s as close to the rail line as this applicant. It was noted N1cPhail's tank is closer to the
~9 rail line than the applicant's tanks would be. Regarding the DeCarli propane tanks
zo located nearby at 423 Wilson Street, there was the question about their operation.
Zi Rich King, speaking for the application, said they have a 12,000 gallon storage tank at
22 this time, and it is not adequate. He said they are not in the retail propane business,
i3 and they are not selling to another supplier. A typical work day for their company
2a includes the loading and delivering of propane by two trucks, each of which dispense
as one load per day. Once about every ten days, depending on the time of year, they
26 receive a load of propane from their distributor. The gas valve controls they will be
2~ utilizing are the most modern that are available. He told the Council that the propane
~s explosion in Yountville was caused by a non-employee hot air balloon person tilling a
2~ tank. There is always the possibiliry of small amounts of this gas escaping from time
3o to time.
si The hearing was closed. Staff was asked to ascertain the degree of potential problem
sa that may exist in relation to a train derailment which might jeopardize the propane
33 tanks and then ascertain that the appropriate mitigation measures are in place for that
34 rype of event. It was moved by Nancy Read and seconder~ by Lori Shea to approve the
3s Planning Commission approval of the propane service at 926 Lakeville Street and to
3~ deny the Nagel appeal.
3~ Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Barlas, Mayor Hilligoss
3s Noes: None
39 Absent: Nove
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1 EMERGENCY PLAN
2 The City Council heard the Fire Chief review the new emergency operations plan
3 including t7oodplain management profile. The state recommendations were to hold a
a public hearing at one meeting and to adopt the Emergency Plan a minimum of two
s weeks later. The Council had no questions at this time. The public hearing was
~ opened and closed. There was no one who wished to make a comment. The Council
~ indicated it had unanimous approval of the document. This will be on the next agenda
s for adoption.
~ 12AINI~R CROSS-TOWN CONNECTOR & INTERCHANGE
io Staff requested authorization to negotiate a professional service agreement and fee
ii proposal with HDR Engineering of El Dorado Hills, California, to prepare the design
~~ plans, specifiications and engineer's estimate for the Rainier Cross-town Connector and
i3 Interchange. After a brief summary of the Engineering Department's review process
~a with 15 tirms, staff requested Council concurrence to negotiate a professional services
~s agreement with HDR Engineering to prepare design plans, specifications and the
i~ engineer's estimate for the Rainier Cross-town Connector and Interchange. The study
i~ will include the possibility of placing the cross-town connector beneath U. S. Highway
is 101.
~~ Janice Cader-Thompson requested that the study include not only placing the connector
zo beneath U. S. Highway 101 but also to cross the train tracks with a stop sign instead of
?i constructing the Rainier connector over the railroad tracks. It was noted that this is
~~ contrary to the oi-iginal plan to build the hospital (Petaluma Valley) on the east side of
?3 town, and along with the new hospital (Petaluma Valley Hospital) the City was going
?a to build the Rainier east/west cross-town connector which would avoid the current
?s situation of trains blocking the cross-town tratitic on Washington and imposing a
2~ potential time problem for urgent medical transportation to the hospital.
z~ It was moved by Mary Stompe and seconded by Lori Shea to authorize the Engineering
zs staff to negotiate with HDR Engineering to prepare the design pians, specifications and
~~ engineer's estimate for the Rainier Cross-town Connector and Interchange.
3o Ayes: Haviilton, Statupe, Maguire, Read, Sl~ea, Vice Mayor Barlas, Mayor Hilligoss
3i Noes: Noue
33 Absent: None
33 LIAISON
3a Nancy Read distributed copies of a Mayors and Councilmembers working group
35 treatise on the California State Constitution revisions.
36 It was requested the City Council discuss AB-2084 and AB-2159.
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i ADJOURN
z At 9:10 p.m., the meeting was adjourned.
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