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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/18/1995September 18, 1995 i i 1VIINiJTES a OF A REGUI.AR 1VIEE~'ING 3 PE'I'AI.UMA CITY COUNCIL a 1VIONI)A~', SEPTEMBER 18, 1995 Vol. 29, Page 203 s I ROI,L CAI,I. 3:15 p.m. 6 Present: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss ~ Absent: None 8 ~ P~JB~IC CONYM~NT 9 John Piaszk said he still doesn't believe 5 hours a day, 10 hours a weekend, is fair to the ~o residents for music in McNear Park. The Council removed the ordinance on music in ii parks from jthe Consent Calendar and said they would discuss it along with the park policy ~z later in the afternoon. I ~3 MINUTES ia The minute~s of the September 5 meeting were pproved as amended: is Page 187, Line 4, change day to TUESDAY ~ i6 Pa e 189 Line 36 chan e Vice Ma or to Shea J g ,. g Y i~ Page 191, iLine 2~ add and Orange County. The TDA money wasn't used for the' ia financial bailout. ~~ ~9 Page 194, Line 39 add The Council discussed how many tours there had been already. ao CONS~NT CALENDAR zi The following items which are noncontroversial and which have been reviewed by the City 22 Council anci staff were enacted by one motion which was introduced by Nancy Read and z3 seconded by Vice Mayor Shea. 2a Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss 2s ~ Noes: None 26 I Absent: None 2~ ~ 1tES0. 95- 244 NCS 2s ~ CLAIIVIS ANI) ~ILI,S a9 Resolution i95-244 NCS approving Claims and Bills #49079 to #49383. so i ~SO. 95-245 NCS 3i FINAL MAP 1VIAGNOLIA TEItRACE sz Resolution 95-245 NCS approving final map for Magnolia Terrace Subdivision. Magnolia 3s Terrace is 1'ocated off of Magnolia Avenue just east of Antone Street. Page 204, Vol. 29 i ORD. 1992 NCS September 18, 1995 3 Adopt Ordinance 1992 NCS amending Zoning Ordinance 1972 NCS to allow `trailblazer 4 signs." TrailblazTer signs tell people where parts of the town may be such as s "Downtown" or "Outlets" and the like_ 6 RESO. 95-246 NCS i , ~ ANTIQ~JE STR~ET FAIRE a Resolution 95-24'S NCS approving closure of Kentucky and Eourth Streets between 9 Washington and B Streets as well as Mary Street for the Antique Street Faire on Sunday, io September 24. ~ ~ I *** End of Consent Calendar *** i2 RESO. 95-247 NCS i i3 FOURTHDISTi2ICT AGRICULT'URAI. ASSOCIATION ~ ia l.EASE AGREEMENT FOR SKATEBOARD PARK is Resolution 95-247+NCS approving a lease agreement with the Fourth District Agricultural ~6 Association Fair Board for use of an area behind the Murucipal Swimming Pool for a i~ skateboard park. ~ This is land owned by the City and leased to the Fourth District is Agricultural Association. i9 The City Council had some concern about the Fair Board uharges. This is the first year ao the City has given tlie Fair some Transient Occupancy Tax funds in the amount of 2i $10,000. a2 Due to the location of the proposed skateboard park, there will be a minor loss of parking z3 spaces during the time of the Sonoma - Marin Eair for 5 days in June of each year. The za Fair Board is asking the City to pay them an annual amount r~vhich represents revenues lost 2s to the fair from tfie installation of a skateboard park. _ This amount was established at z6 $2,400 by the Fair Board for the 42 spaces `lost" The number of parking spaces `lost" is 2~ not specified in th~e- agreement, and the Council feels it should be specified. The Fair 2a Board also has a stiipulation that this `~arking fee"will be increased, when the Fair Board 29 increases its parking fees at fair time. This was not supported by the Council. It was felt so the agreement should come back to the City if the Fair Board was thinking of increasing s i that parking charg i. i s2 Another matter of~ concern by the Council was that there appears to be a restriction on 33 organized or promoted events and competitions in the skateboard park without further 34 approval of the Fo i rth District Agricultural Association. 3s The Fair Board st~pulated that they be given use of the City soccer field, Carter Field, for 36 fair time parking, in addition to the $2,400 parking fee to replace 42 parking spaces `lost" 3~ by the fair due to the skateboard park.. September 18; 1995 Vol. 29, Page 205 i It was note~d there is a rumor that a drive-in coffee booth is going in near the fairgrounds 2 flower booth on Washington Street. s Recreation ~Director Jim Carr noted that this lease was established at 27 years, because a that is the duration the Fairgrounds Lease has to go until termination. The Council would s prefer looking at this lease at the end of five years, rather than 27 years. They said there 6 may not be enough skateboarders who desire to continue to have a skateboard park in 27 ~ years. s The City Attorney has not yet approved the proposed lease. That was of concern to the 9 Council, as well. ~o The resolution was introduced by Matt Maguire and seconded by 7ane Hamilton with the i i changes as suggested above. i2 Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss is Noes: None ia Absent: None is , PRESENTATIONS i i6 Mayor Hilligoss and City Manager Scharer presented a 15 year pin to Phil Sutsos of the i~ Fire Departiment. ia l TEEN PROGRAMS i9 Recreation ~Director Jim Carr reported that there are new personnel at Kenilworth Center zo to work with the Teens. They are seeing 80 to 100 youth there on weekends. The zi Council complimented Mr. Carr on his work. 22 ~ RESO. 95-213 NC5 ~3 ~ CABLE TELEVISION COMMUNITY ACCESS FEE REAFFIRMED za Resolution ~95-213 NCS reaffirming a resolution adopted on August 21 establishing a base 2s level Community Access Fee of $0.50 per cable subscriber. At an earlier time, the intent 26 was to have this fee be voluntary so that the if a subscriber opposed the use, he could elect a~ not to pay the fee; however, the City has since learned that a requirement to have a Zs customer delete a portion from a total bill is known as `hegative billing" and is prohibited a9 by law. This funding is essential for the success of the proposed new local cable television 3o facilities that are intended to be established at Casa Grande High School. The non profit 3~ entity known as `Petaluma Community Access, Inc." is undergoing legal incorporation at 32 this time. This will be the group who will have control of the new cable facility. 33 The Council discussed raising the Community Access Fee to $1.00. There was a concern 3a that this could be a problem for people. Others felt that $12 a year is not much. Staff was 3s asked if the people under the low income (SSI recipients) could be relieved from this fee. 36 Board Members of the Petaluma Community Access group told the Council they 3~ developed their budget on a$0.50 access fee. Some thought a$0.75 fee would be 3s appropriatei The possibility of establishing a fee with a sunset clause was discussed ~s9 briefly. The, council was advised the rates can be adjusted as often as they feel it politically ao wise to adjust them. Page 206, Vol. 29 September 18, 1995 i Gary Barr, Superintendent of Cinnabar School, noted the planning group has been meeting z since August and ithey wish to move ahead with the cable vision opportunity at Casa s Grande High School. It is estimated that construction on the facility will begin at the close 4 of school next summer. s Staff was asked to' develop adequate wording describing th~ Community Access Fee for 6 the cable television bills; to inquire whether or not Viacom would entertain a tiered public ~ access fee; to inquire from the Community Access Board what the benefit of a$1.00 fee s over a$0.50 fee would be, that is to say -what would th~ City get for $0.50 and how 9 much more and wliat would the City get for a$1.00 fee. i io It was moved by Uice Mayor Shea, seconded by Matt Maguire, to reaffirm the $0.50 ~i mandatory community access fee adopted by Resolution 95-213 NCS and to ask stafffor ~2 a status report on the amount of fee collected and the use of the fee in six months from the is date that Viacom biegins collecting the Community Aecess Fee. ia Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss is Noes: None , i6 Absent: None i~ ~SO. 95-248 NCS j ls PUBLIC SAFE~'Y COIVIMUNICATION STUDY - WARNER G i9 Resolution 95-248 NCS awarding public safety communication study contract to the zo Warner Group. Th1s study would determine the current and future communication needs Zi of Fire, Police (an~d Transit and Public Works as they relate to emergency operations). 22 The Warner Group has worked with a number of juriadictions recently on studies z3 somewhat similar to this one. The results of the study will include recommendations for za the best avenue that the City should take in imprc-vement of these particular 2s communications services to the community. Assistant City, Manager Beatty warned the z6 Council that the result of the study may very well be a recommendation of a large z~ investment of cominunication equipment in the next fiscal year's budget. Staff, including zs dispatchers, will be interviewed as part of the study. The study is estimated to conbinue z9 for three months. ~The Warner Group will do a comparison wrth cities about the size of 3o Petaluma. A report will be made to the Council in several months. Introduced by Nancy 3~ Read, seconded bylMatt Maguire. 32 Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss ~3 Noes: None 34 Absent: None ss RESO. 95-249 NCS I 36 ~CHARI) ~EAPS EY.ECTRICAI. 3~ ~'RAFFIC SIGIVALS: PETAI.~JIVIA B'LVD. SOU'I"B[ A'T ~ S'T12E~'~' ss PETAI,UMA BLVD. NORT~ A~' WESTERN AVENUE 39 STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS I'ETALI7MA BLVl~. FR~M B S'T. 'Tn WEST~ ao Resolution 95-249~ NCS awarding a contract for traffic signal installations at Petaluma ai Blvd. South at B Street, traffic signal modifications at Petaluma Blvd. North at Western aa Avenue and for storm drain improvements on Petaluma Blvd. From B Street to Western 43 Avenue. l ~ September 18; 1995 Vol. 29, Page 207 ~~o~~r i Richard Heaps Electrical, 8909 ~lorin Road, Sacramento CA 95829 was the low bidder at z$207,665. ~ It is stai~s intention that this construction work be completed prior to 3 Thanksgiving weekend, which is the beginning of Holiday Shopping. Introduced by Jane a Hamilton, seconded by Vice Mayor Shea. s Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss 6 Noes: None ~ Absent: None 1~50. 95-250 NCS AIP-10 AII2PORT GRANT ~i ; ih ~q ~ is ~SO. 95-251 NCS i9 I I'OLIC~' - G~20UND RULE5 McNEAR PARK zo Resolution 95-251 NCS formalizing the use policy and athletic field ground rules for 2i McNear Park. These ground rules include topics such as watering prior to dragging; z2 fence and backstop darnage is responsibility of users; noise regulation, no pitching machine zs or generator use; no alcohol or glass containers; earliest game time is 9:00 a.m. and za earliest field prep time is 8:00 a.m.; mowing to be done by City maintenance personnel; zs dugouts arid stadium should be locked when not in use; hardball activities shall be 26 confined to a specific area; softball tournament schedules showing location and number of z~ games must be submitted and approved; and all park users should be considerate in their 2s activities off the field. io Resolution ~95-250 NCS accepting a$700,000 grant offer DTFA08-95-C-3074, Project 3- ii 06-0186-10 for Airport improvements as follows: Over.lay runway 11-29, overlay parallel iz taa~iway, stabilize runway and taxiway shoulders with dry-weather irrigation system, i3 extend ta~way, and acquire approach protection land. Introduced by Matt Maguire, ia seconded by Nancy Read. is ~ Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss i6 I Noes: None i~ Absent: None z9 After Recreation Director Jim Carr reviewed the proposed policies, neighbor John Piaszk 3o said the noise has to be brought down. He said he has no problem with music, but he 3~ doses have~ a problem with loud music. Although Mr. Piaszk does not like the mariachi 3a music at M'cNear Park, other residents have written to the Recreation Commission saying 33 they enjoy the music. There was the feeling that the noise could be more fully addressed 3a when the no~se ordinance has been brought up to date by the Planning Department. The ss Council was `~villing to go ahead, and if there are problems this will be looked at in a 36 year." Introduced by Vice Mayor Shea, seconded by Carole Barlas. s~ Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Re~d, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss ~ sa Noes: None ~ 39 ~ Absent: None ao I O~D. 1990 NCS ai ~ REGULAT~N~ MUSIC AZ' PARKS - MC NEAR a2 Adopt Ordinance 1990 NCS regulating music in parks and limiting music in McNear Park 43 to 10:00 a~m. to 3:00 p.m. This was introduced at the September 5 meeting by Mary 44 Stompe, an~d seconded by Jane Hamilton. The vote to adopt the ordinance was: as ~ Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss a6 Noes: None a~ ~ Absent: None i,.rPr ~'„~,k. Page 208, Vol. 29 i ADJOURN 2 The Council 3 ~tECONVENE 7: September 18, 1995 4i;: , to dinner at Dragon's View Restaucant, 212 Western Avenue. a Present: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss s Absent: None 6 PI,EDGE OF AI.LEGIA~NCE ~ Police ChiefDeWitt led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. s MOMEN'T OF' SILENCE I 9 PRESEN'I'A'I'IONS io Susan MeGonagle~ Miss Petaluma presented Melody King who, in turn, presented the ii Mayor with a book from Mayor Katsada of the City of Sa~poro, Japan. She noted the ia City of Sapporo and the City of Petaluma are very similar in ~griculture and landscape. i3 PUBI,IC COMIVIENT i4 Eugene McGreary~ 6055 Lichau Road, Penngrove - told the Council the appraisal for ~s Lafferty should be about $1.5 Million because you can divide, that land into~cre parcels i6 for development with a 210 acre parcel to remain. }~n re~ ~p ~~ Robert Ramirez, 611 West Street - also passed around appraisals that he did. He asked if is the buildings on Moon Raneh had a building permit. Moon is viewed as a working dude i9 ranch. He says a i in-win purchase would be 250 Hardin Road at $1,100,000. Zo Will Stapp, 1b25 Springhill Road - he came because he cares about recreational access in ai South County. We want access to our mountain top for spiritual renewal. Marin County z2 owns a lot of open space and people can go up there. A ~olunteer organization could run zs Lafferty. ,Moon is not the only ranch that could be bought for a regional park. za Eileen Daly, 520 Virginia Drive - her 9 year old grandson enjoyed the trip to Lafferty. 2s The views are great. a6 Elaine Ramirez, 611 West Street - read a 1971 study written by her husband and others 2~ about going up to Lafferty with a school group. ~s Guy Gullion, 9 Eddie Court - psychiatrist at Haight Ashhury Free Clinic and Sonoma ~9 County Mental Health - staying healthy equals connection to the community. A lot of his 3o patients feel there~ would be retribution if they spoke out. We need readily accessible 3~ wilderness. sz COiJNCIi, COMMEN'd' 33 Mayor Hilligoss - tomorrow is a Spare the Air Day; so don't use aerosols, barbeques, gas 3a lawn mowers and the like. I ; September 18; 1995 Vol. 29, Page 211 i Joseph Orlikowski, 202 Simon Drive - he is opposed to those stop signs and wants 2 removal of ~them. The stop sign is annoying. That stop sign is in his front yard. He was 3 never notified of its proposed installation. Three hundred foot notice does not cover the a people at the end of Grevillia Drive, which is a dead end street. The process is flawed. s People do speed on that street. He asked for a speed limit sign, but because that is the 6 standard sp~eed in town, they would not install a 25 mile per hour sign. One time they put ~ up that speied trailer, but it came at 8:00 a.m., after the heavy morning traffic, and went s away before 5:00 p.m., before the heavy evening traffic came home. If a majority of the 9 residents want the stop sign, he will also agree to it. io Steve Odetto, 157 Grevillia Drive - handed in a petition with 47 more names supporting ~~ the stop sign. There is a traffic safety problem on Grevillia. It was his Neighborhood iz Watch group that contracted the Traffic Committee. They simply didn't believe anyone i3 would object to a traffic safety device. Grant School has a bus that picks up children there. ia Let the sigri remain is Rick Andresen, 162 Grevillia Drive - he has two small children and he has had three close i6 calls with that traffic. The sign is needed. Sixteen to eighteen year olds sometimes go i~ through the stop sign. is Caroline Hechim Albee, 114 Grevillia Drive - she has had four near misses. The sign is i9 working. There has been a bicycle/automobile accident which no one has mentioned. She zo said, "Keep' the Sign." ai Andy Gale, 153 Grevillia Drive - keep the sign up, the kids are safer. It has made a 22 difference. ~ 23 Dorothy Morgan, 171 Grevillia Drive - he has a third grader who has to get to the bus 2a stop. These children are little, and the sight distance for an adult is different when you are zs looking to avoid children. z6 Elizabeth and John Sheppard, 150 Grevillia - thank you for staying up so late. This is 2~ good for the neighborhood. Sometimes the sun is in your eyes going up Grevillia Drive, Zs and it is very difficult to see anything. Petaluma's wealth is rts children. Please keep the z9 stop sign. so Council and staff discussion: , ~o ~n q~ess o ~ ~resS si We never used to allow ~ea~-et~ streets; wha happened here? Staff advised the original 32 design had two ingress points. The neighbors objected. We should ask the Police s3 Department about checking to see about speed adherence. If nobody in this room was sa noticed of this meeting, maybe this wouldn't have come to this point if they had been 3s noticed. Another Councilmember said staff should be a lot more on top of noticing s6 people. Staff was asked if people are regularly noticed before stop signs are put in. It s~ Warren Sal'mons suggested that whenever staff puts in a stop sign at the very least, the ss immediate houses could be notified ahead of time. Mr. Brawn said neither he or his 39 neighbor was informed of the Traffic Committee meeting. Another Council comment was 4o made saying that almost whenever we have problems like this, it seems a lot of the ai problems come from notices not being done well. The majority of the people in the area a2 seem to feel the stop sign is doing what it's supposed to do 43 , 44 I as 46 47 48 i It was moved by Matt Maguire and seconded by Nancy Read to deny the request and keep the stop sign. Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss Noes: None Absent: None v:'r~ 1!S~e lA; ~'.4 , G: ~~,. '- . Page 212, Vol. 29 I September 18, 1995 i ORD. 1993 NCS a DISABLED PERSONS PARKING ENFORCEM~ s Introduce Ordinan~ce 1993 NCS establishing a Disabled F'ersons Parking Enforcement a Program to be faeilitated by Volunteer Disabled persons pursuant to Vehicle Code s §22507.9 and amending Murucipai Code §11.48.085. Currently there are 629 disabled 6 parking spaces in the community. The penalty for misuse of'these spaces is $275 for each ~ offense. The gentleman who will begm the program is a reserve Community Service a Officer. Several other cities have begun this program and have found it to be very 9 successful. The plan is to do a great deal of education with businesses and drivers before ~o they begin to wnte tickets for this offense. Introduced by Jane Hamilton, seconded by i~ several Councilmembers (Stompe, Maguire, Shea). i2 Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Ivlayor Hilligoss i3 Noes: None ia Absent: None rs ORD. 1994 NCS I i6 LOT ACCESS - ADD ALLOWAN i~ Introduce Ordinance 1994 NCS which amends Municipal Code §20.28.020 to include is provisions for accessing up to five lots by use of an access easement between the street ~g and the ffth lot. These are properties that do not all touch the main access street. One 2o has somplete street frontage and the remaining lots are one behind the other going away 2i from the street. The other variations of lot access are (1) lDevelop a public street which 2z would touch each lot and end with a bulb turn-around; (2) Use a private street with a z3 comrnon parcel for roadway purposes to be maintained by ~ Homeowners Association by 24 agreement; and (3)! develop flag lots, each with its own acce~s that is 1/3 the width needed 2s for a driveway access. The Engineering Department had written a letter in opposition to z6 this proposal because often the property owners do not assume the responsibility of 2~ upkeep of fhe driveway access area and they request that the City maintain the private za streets, It was rioted that the access driveway is private is part of the disclosure z9 documentation that is made available to new property owners at the time of land purchase. so The ordinance was± introduced by Mary Stompe, seconded by Carote Barlas. si Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Barlas, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss s2 Noes: None I 33 Absent: None 34 GARAGE SALE SIGN ss This discussion was placed on the agenda at the request c~f Lori Shea. The concern is 36 based on the fact that people do not .always remove garage sale signs after the garage sale sz and that they fasten them to utility poles which is not a legal signpost. I 3s Jann Nugent, 2341 I Street - the City needs some type of enforcement for this 39 proliferation of signs. Maybe we could have a committee of concerned citizens. She ao would be willing t i done her service for this cause. 4~ The Council agreed with the suggestion of Ms. Nugent and said perhaps the Public Works a2 Department could help every now and then. It was suggested that there may be a 43 possibility of having one or two spots in town that could be used for garage sale notices. 44 Or; our newspaper could advertise garage sales as a public service. September 18; 1995 24 zs 26 a~ Vol. 29, Page 209 i Jane Hamilton - I want to agendize a discussion on appraisals of Lafferty and Moon 2 Ranches. No matter where you stand on the issue, it is important that we look at the 3 specifics. She wants the analysis to be on the next agenda. a Matt Magu'ire - agrees with Councilwoman Hamilton that the Council should discuss the s appraisals. 6 Carole Barlas - concurs with Jane Hamilton. Only just recently she heard about analysis ~ appraisal of Lafferty. We could be as much as $1 Million off. She asked staffto find out s if those buildings on Moon Ranch were permitted. We as a Council have been remiss in 9 the whole process. io Mary Stompe - wouldn't the discussion of the appraisals be part of the process on the ii 16th of October? She is in favor oflooking at it on the 16th. iz The Council discussed other dates when this might be discussed. The Mayor will not be i3 present on ~the 2nd of October and she wishes to hear and participate in the discussion. ia The Council agreed that there would be an adjourned meeting on September 25 to discuss is the appraisals. i6 Lori Shea ~ also wishes to discuss bringing back the awards dinner. Take some of the i~ $2,000 a year for travel and have a pot luek dinner. It is important to get together and ~s have some fun. i9 Mary Stompe - supports the discussion of an awards dinner. ao Jane Hamilton - wants to discuss an awards dinner. zi Nancy Read - the Califomia Constitution revisions are reaching a point of statewide zz discussion, I,and she would like to see the Council be active participants in the process. 23 i PROCI.AlVIATIONS Mayor Hilligoss read a proclamation about violenee and substance abuse - the Relay Challenge and Festival. It was noted this is part of the Healthy Community forum to help support this undertaking. zs ORI). 1991 NCS ItAINIEIt AVEN~JE PLAN LI1VE i 29 Introduce Ordinance 1991 NCS approving the Rainier Avenue Cross Town Connector 3o and Intercliange Precise Plan Line. Ass~stant City Engineer Michael Evert answered si questions and showed a drawing of the proposed height of the overcrossing. It would be 3z 23 feet above Highway 101, the same height as the Washington Street overpass is over the 33 highway. The overcrossing will be approximately 31 feet from e~sting ground level 3a where it c'rosses over the railroad tracks; and it will be 43 feet from the top of the 3s Petaluma River to the roadway. After staff review, the public hearing was opened and the 36 following p~erson spoke: s~ Janice Cader-Thompson, 732 Carlsbad Court - who will pay for this project? There are 3s no State or Federal Funds. There will be an impact on citizens who will pay for 39 soundwalls? Regarding the necessity of purchasing land, what is the cost and who is in ao the assessment district? The land is not zoned for the type of land uses you have been ai discussing. ' It is zoned Light Industrial and Study. Mr. ~Evert said he did not have a a2 breakdown~on the cost of the project. Regarding zoning of the area, the City Council has 43 approved the Corona Reach Specific Plan which will address the parcel zoning among aa other things. ,i.:,::}~ ~,at,'•` . ~i>,~,~.y~`'^~: Page 210, Vol. 29 ~ September 18, 1995 ~ The assessment district will be established when the City has a fairly good estimate of the a project design and costs, which will be in approximately tv~o years. Staff plans to bring 3 the property owners into the design, well after starting the design process. Proposals a have been receive~d from five design consultants. It is hoped the design will begin s sometime around the end of the year. Regarding cost, last ~~ear the cost estimate was $26 6 Million including 3~% per year inflation, staff estimates the project cost to run around $29 ~ Million. Appro~mately 54% will be funded from special assessments, and 18% will be s funded from the redevelopment. agency. The PCDC amount is estimated to be $5.4 9 Million. There being no one wishing to speak, hearing was closed. io The ordinance wa's introduced by Mary Stompe, seconded by Vice Mayor Shea; and ~i ordered published. ~ iz Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Read, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss i3 Noes: Maguire, Barlas ia Absent: None is i6 The Council heard~ staff review a Traffic Committee decision to retain the stop signs on i~ Grevillia Drive at Simon Drive. The stop signs were installed in early April, on order of ia the Traffic Engineer, to address site distance limitations at: the intersection and improve i9 safety. The appellant, Mr. Richard Brawn, opposes the stop sign; however, other 2o residents in the area spoke in support of the stop sign at the Traffic Committee. Mr. zi Brawn feels the stop s~gn may cause a loss of value of his home. Mr. Brawn told the z2 Traffic Committee the sign is there against City policy and State guidelines and was 2s installed with no justification. There was some question about the public notice process 2a for this agenda item. zs ~'raffic Engineer Allan Tilton said the stop sign was erected at the time that occupation z6 was occumng at the new portion of Westridge. Staff had heard from Neighborhood 2~ Watch groups and from the Police Department about speeding and about some difficulty 2s in driveway egress. Staff says there is a sight distance probXem due to the fact that from I z9 Street, Grevillia Drive is an uphill road until it reaches the point where Simon Drive 3o intersects Grevillia~ 3i Mr. Brawn of 141 Grevillia Drive used the overhead proje~tor and the slide projector to 3z show where he lives (across from the intersection of Grevillia Drive and Simon Drive); 33 how the sight-distance works frorn his point of view, to show parking on the street, to sa show a portion of'the hilly part of Grevillia Drive and to emphasize that there is no need 3s for a Stop Sign at~ that intersection: He said the noise level at his home has increased 36 because of the erection of stop signs on Grevillia. He fe~ls the City should define the 3~ behaviors they are trying to control. There is almost no ~raffic between 9:Q0 `p:m. and 3s 6:00 a.m. During the day there are vehicles every 10 minutes on Grevill'-a and every 30 s9 minutes on Simoni Drive, He feels it would have been nice if there had been public ao participation from ~the neighborhood, rather than finding the Stop Sign one day as a fait ai accompli. a2 Kelli Williams, 154 Grevillia Drive - handed in petitions representing 48 people wfio 43 wished to retain the stop signs on Grevillia Drive. She said 98% of the drivers do stop at 44 that intersection. She disagrees with the amount of sight ciistance there is and feels it is 4s much less than Mr. Brawn indicated. September 18, 1995 Vol. 29, Page 213 i It was dec'i'ded that Vice Mayor Shea should work with staff to come up with ideas of z doing a win-win garage sale sign process and bring the suggestions back to the City 3 Council. Another suggestion was made about the people having to do community service a- perhaps tliey could participate in the sign removal. Assistant City Manager Gene Beatty s noted that the Sonoma County Volunteer Center is working on just such a project. 6 LIAISON ~tEPORTS ~ City Manager Scharer expressed his regrets with the resignation of Principal Planner Kurt s Yeiter who'will be moving to Eugene, Oregon, to work as Senior Planner. 9 ~ ADJOURN io The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. to next Monday, at 7:00 p.m. ii iz , i , . ' . 13 n ! 0~ ~l ~ ~ / ~ /~//i1 /,I.4.1~ ia is is ATTEST: i~ is 19 2o Patricia E. M. Patricia Hilligoss,