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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/06/1995March 6, 1995 i MINUTES 2 OF A ItEGULAR N~ETING 3 PETALUIVIA CITY COUNCII, a 1VIONDA~', 1VIARC~-I 6, 1995 s 6 ~ s 9 Vol. 29, Page 45 ROI.I, CAI,L 3:35 p.m. Present: Shea, Maguire, Stompe, , Vice Mayor Read, , Absent: Barlas*, Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss *- was attending a Sonoma County Transportation Authority meeting PU~I.IC CONINIENT io John Balshaw, 1680 Kearny Court - i i 1. - Public restrooms downtown - the request to put public restrooms downtown was iz made several years ago. This was for a permanent facility. In order to give staff time to i3 accomplish this, the Petaluma Community Development Commission approved placement ia of portable toilets in Putnam Plaza. The staff then developed other strategies that did not is result in a public restroom downtown. There is plumbing already installed in Putnam i6 Plaza for such a facility. Staff was asked to build a stand along restroom like the one i~ designed for Santa Rosa, that was also approved by the Police Department. is 2. He has just finished reading the book, Rein~entin~ Government, and he i9 recommends that each Councilmember should read it. The concepts are really applicable zo to a community this size. si 3. Lucchesi Pond with the debris and duck leavings is disgusting. Why can't we get zz the "community service" people who are working off drunk driving convictions to help zs clean that up? Za 4. Police lap top computers - if the purpose of this is to keep the police out in the 2s field, you should have the Police Chief say they won't use the office for their typing. 26 COUNCII, CONINIENT 2~ Matt Maguire - with the lap top proposal, there is mounting hardware so they will work Zs appropriately for the police. 29 Mary Stompe - I would like to keep apprised of the Budget Committee attendance. so Some people have told her they would like to be on that committee. With less than a 3i quorum coming to meetings, it would be appropriate to consider additional members. sz Vice Mayor 1Zead noted that she and Brian Sobel attended a renaming ceremony at the 33 former Five Corners Community Center, which is now the Polly Klaas Performing 34 Arts Center. Page 46, dol. 29 Ii~Iarch_ 6,1995 i I~iINUTES 2 The minutes of February 21, 1995, were approved as :amend d: 3 Page 33, Line 13 - change Internal Revenue to "taxation"~ / a Lines 23 & 24, change to say "she doesn't want the ep ople to be in denial about s the drug issue 6 Page 40, Lines 7& 9- change resolution number to Reso. n5-53 NCS ~ ~ Page 41-, Lines 9 and 11 - change resolution number to Reso. 95-54 NCS s Line 36, change "Councilmen" to "Gouncilmember.s Association" 9 CONS~NT CALENDAR io The following items which are noncontroversial and which have been reviewed by the City ii Council and staff were enacted by one motion which was introduced by Lori Shea and i2 seconded by Matt Maguire. ~3 Ayes: Shea, Maguire, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read ~a 1Voes: None ~s Absent: Barlas, Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss i6 I~SO. 95-551VCS i~ CI,AilVi5 ANID BILLS ~a Resolutyon 95-55 NCS approving Gaims and Bills #42610 to #42884. i9 ItESO. 95-56 NCS zo VOI.UN~'EER CENTER AGREEMENT - EIVIERGENCIES zi Resolution 95-56 NCS authorizing~ an agreement with the Sonoma County Volunteer zz Center for coocdination of volunteers in a disaster. The Volunteer Center of Pefaluma has s3 been coordinating the use of volunteers during a disaster since 1992. During the January, Za 1995, flood, they received 300 telephone calls and registered 154 volunteers. zs RESO. 95-57 NCS z6 DESTRUC'I'ION OBSOLETE POLICE RECORDS z~ Resolution 95-57 NCS authorizing destruction of Police ~ecords which have been kept 2~ beyond the statutory retention period. z9 ~2ES0. 95-581VCS 30 ~ARMEI2S MARI~ETS si Resolution 95-58 NCS approving establishment of Farmers Markets at Walnut Park on 3a Saturdays between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. from June 3 through November 25, and at the 33 north end of Lucchesi Park parking lof on Wednesday afternoons between 4:00 and 7:00 34 p.m. during the same time period. March 6, 1995 Vol. 29, Page 47 i ItESO. 95-59 NCS 2 CASA GRANI)E GRAD~JA~ION s Resolution 95-59 NCS approving the waiver of rental fees for the Petaluma Community a Center at Lucchesi Park for the 1995 Project Graduation Celebration for Casa Grande s High School for 7une 8- 10, 1995. The fees to be waived are Thursday afternoon to 6 Friday afternoon $1,390 plus fees Friday afternoon to Saturday morning at 20% discount ~ $1,112, for a total of $2,502. s * * * * * End of Consent Calendar * * * * * io ~SO. 95-60 NCS ii PFIONE CHARGES TO SANTA ItOSA iz Resolution 95-60 NCS supporting the efforts of the Public Utilities Commission to make is telephone chargers between Petaluma and Santa Rosa toll free. Arnold Kaye noted that ia the other cities in Sonoma County have around 38 prefixes they can telephone toll-free, is whereas, Petaluma has only 17 prefixes which can be reached toll-free. A Council i6 comment was that if they are not going to allow Petaluma to reach an equivalent number i~ of toll-free telephone prefixes; then they (the Public Utilities Commission and Pacific ia Telephone Company aka PacBell) should reconsider their thinking about increasing the i9 base charge for toll-free calls to Santa Rosa. Introduced by Mary Stompe, seconded by 2o Matt Maguire. 2i Ayes: Shea, Maguire, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read za Noes: None 23 Absent: Barlas, Hamilton, 1Vlayor Hilligoss Za I,ETT~1~ FROM PE'd'ALIJNYA VALLEX HOSPITAI, Zs The Petaluma Valley Hospital is coordinating a Healthy Community Project and is asking z6 that the Council send some representatives to meet with the Hospital and Petaluma School z~ Board representatives to develop the Healthy Community program. It was agreed that za Carole Barlas and Mary Stompe would represent the City Council on that board. One of 29 the topics the group may address is teen use of drugs and alcohol. (At the evening 3o meeting Lori Shea asked to be included in the representation.) 31 32 I~SO. 95-61 NCS I.E'I'TER FROM C~AMBER OF CO1VIlVIE~tCE 33 Resolution 95-61 NCS approving expenditure of $3,000 from the Transient Occupancy 34 Tax funds for the Chamber of Commerce 1995 Spring Outreach Campaign. The Chamber ss advises that through collaborative efforts of the Downtown Association, the Petaluma 36 Village Factory Outlets, the Argus-Courier and other local shopping areas, they have 3~ received $10,900 of private funds to be used towards various kinds of publicity. There sa was some concern expressed by the Council that the merchants should be able to come up 39 with more private funding. The City's contribution,, with the additional $3,000, is now ao $2,000 (part of the contribution to the Petaluma Visitors Program) is $5,000 for this ai promotional effort. Introduced by Mary Stompe, seconded by Vice Mayor Read. az Ayes: Shea, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read 43 Noes: Maguire aa Absent: Barlas, Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss ~,~ Page 48, Vol. 29 March 6, 1995 i RESO. 95-62 NCS 2 COUN'I'~'WIID~ NON-VYOY,ENCE DAY 3 ltesolution 95-62 NCS encouraging support for non-vi~lence in the community and a challenges Sonoma County and each city in the county to proclaim March 31 as the s Countywide Day of Non-violence. Introduced by Lori Shea, and seconded by Matt 6 Maguire. ~ ~ Ayes: Shea, 1Vlaguire, Stompe, Vice 1Vlayor Read s Noes: None 9 Absent: Barlas, Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss io 1~50. 95-63 N:CS i i PAR~'NERSAIP FOR ~'OiJ~ i2 Resolution 95-63 NCS approving the City of Petaluma's grant request proposal for the i3 County of Sonoma's Community Partnership for Youth program and authorizing the City ia Manager to execute all necessary documents. In the application, the City is the lead is agency for five projects with the required matching funds coming from the community i6 ~rouns outlined in the list~ Proposed Projects Re uest . O~vner Providin~ Matching Funds 1- Casa Grande High $15,000 Petaluma School District Casa Grande Booster Club School Athledc Field ~ Backsto s 2- Petaluma Junior $10,000 Petaluma School District Little League Hi h School 3- Miwok Atliletic Field $25,000 Old Adobe~ School District Girls SofibalULittle League and Youth.Soccer 4- Polly Hannah..Klaas $10,000 City of Petaluma Rising Star - Playhouse Performin Arts Center Com an i~ It was noted that to be eligible for this grant from the County, a facility must be open for is 20 years, or the grant monies must be returned. Introduced by Matt Maguire, seconded i9 by Lori Shea. zo Ayes: Shea, Maguire, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read 21 Noes: None 22 Absent: Barlas, Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 23 RESO. 95-64 NCS aa iTSED 1VIOTOI~ OII,1VIOiJ zs Resolution 95-64 NCS authorizing the City to enter into ari .agreement under the Sonoma 26 County Waste Management Agency (SCWMA) "Used IVlc~tor Qil Collection Program". 2~ ~ The SCWMA has received a grant Yo expand used oil collection efforts in Sonoma as County. As part of that grant, Petaluma has requested funds to iristall a used oil collection 29 tank to the Cify's corporation yard on Hopper Street. The program~ will make used oil so collection available to the public (at the corporation yarcl), also. Introduced by Mary si Stompe, seconded by Matt Maguire 32 Ayes: Shea, Maguire, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read 33 Noes: None - 34 Absent: Barlas, Hamilton, Mayor ~Iilligoss March 6, 1995 Vol. 29, Page 49 i RESO. 95-65 NCS z BENSON ESTA'I'ES s BODEGA VI5TA ASSOC. a Resolution 95-65 NCS extending subdivision performance time for Benson Estates to July s 25, 1995. The agreement is with Bodega Vista Associates. Due to the economy, there 6 will be additional final map subdivision agreement extensions. In the future, staff will ~ place them on the Consent Calendar. Introduced by Matt Maguire, seconded by Lori s Shea. 9 Ayes: Shea, Maguire, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read ~o Noes: None i~ Absent: Barlas, Hamilton, Mayor ~Iilligoss 12 COUNCIY~ ANID STAFF REP012'TS is March 8- will be a meeting with the School Board regarding the skateboard park. The ia meeting will be held at Lucchesi Community Center. is March 9- there will be a meeting to do the skateboard park mock-up. i6 March 27 - City Manager John Scharer advised the next Goals meeting will be between i~ the City Council and the City Manager on Monday, March 27. is A_pril 24 - The Community Meeting at Lucchesi Park will be Monday, April 24. ~ 19 _._.._ ADJOUI2N Zo At 4:45 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to dinner at Dempseys Ale House at 50 East ai Washington Street. ~~~ • 22 12~CONVENE AND ~20LL CALL 7:00 n.m. Zs Present: Shea, Maguire, Barlas, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read za Absent: Hamilton,lVlayor Hilligoss Zs PL~DGE OF AI,LEGIANCE z6 Captain Pat Parks led the Pledge of Allegiance. 2~ MOIVIENT OF SII.ENCE 2g COUNCIL COIVIMENT' s9 Matt Maguire has received a response from Assistant Manager Gene Beatty regarding the 3o free advertising paper distributed by the Press Democrat one day a week. He noted that a si memorandum has been sent to the City Attorney to determine whether or not Municipal 32 Code §18.04.040 is still supported by State statute. 33 ItE50. 95-66 NC5 34 CRIME BILL - MANAGEI~ AUTHORIZEI) TO SIGN ss Resolution 95-66 NCS authorizing the City Manager to proceed with a grant application 36 under the Federal Crime Bill. This action relates to two additional Community Service 3~ Officers and lap top computers for all the patrol cars. ,~ _ _'r , , ~~;~~. .~ .-, Page 50, Vol. 29 1VIarc6 6, Y995 i Captain Parks noted this is the second phase of the Fed~ral Crime Bill, and is named z "COPS Nlore". The second phase allows for funding of equipment and non-sworn 3 personnel for the purpose of redeployment of sworn pc~lice officers to "Community a Oriented Policing" duties. The City is required to provide matching funds of 25%. The s grant amount maximum is $25,000 per year per employee. The initial petsonnel reqwests 6 are for one year only: but extensions of up to two addition~l years are provided for under ~ this bill. There is no mdication what, if ariy, the maximum requests may be for equipment s in this second phase. 9 The police intend to expand the Community Service Of~icer program. These sworn io officers will be available for preventative patrol, Community Oriented policing, gang ii suppression and active neighborhood problem solving. Captain Parks went on to say that i2 this will require some change in organizationaT philosophy and policy. The 16 lap top is computers, one for each patrol vehicle, will include vehicle `mounting, California Penal and ia Vehicle Codes and a legal source book. The Police Department is estimating a$52,800 is capital cost with $39,600 being reimbursed by the grant. T}ie computers will remain in the i6 vehicles and the inforination will be stored on removable c~isks. It is anticipated that the i~ police reports will be typed into the computer while the officers are out of the Police ia station. It is the plan that `the software and the lap tops will be compatible with a i9 Computer Aided Dispatch computer system. Introduced by Mary Stompe and seconded 2o by Lori Shea. 2i Ayes: Shea, Maguire, Barlas, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read 22 Noes: None 23 Absent: Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss aa WASTEWATEit REPOR'T Zs Assistant City Manager i~Varren Salmons reviewed the status of the new wastewater plant 26 progress. Within the next couple of months the Council should ~see something coming z~ regarding sending out the Request for Proposals. The material that is available on the aa subject has been widely distributed. The Planning Comrrussion has held several public 29 hearings this year on the Environrnental Impact Report (EIR). They have gi~en staff so considerable direction for more research. Stai~ expects to be back to the Planning si Commission in June or July. The Wastewater Citizens Committee is going to the Planning s2 Commission on March 14 to tell thein more about the Citazens Committee's part of this 33 process. The staff and eonsultant are working on additional water quality, soils and 34 geology work. 3s The Public Utilities Commission review of the project has bE,en a topic of diseussion by the 36 Wastewater Citizens Committee. Of concern is how the process timetable can be s~ shortened. The application cannot be made to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) until 3s the finaT contractor has been selected. (The application will be asking the PUC to exempt 39 the City from being under the PUC control.) ao Mary Stompe asked that she be allowed to remain as t}~e City Council liaison to the ai Planning Commission until they are through evaluating the EIR. az Matt Maguire, as a member of the Citizens Committee, ask:ed for Council support of the a3 Wastewater Citizens Committee efforts to meet with a member of the P-ublic Utilities aa Commission to obtain their support for a expeditious response to the aforementioned as application; i.e. less than 120 days. He is not supportive of asking the S'tate Legislature to a~ adopt a new law which would exclude Petaluma from the need to apply to the PUC. March 6, 1995 Vol. 29, Page 51 i OIZID. 1977 NCS z PUBLIC IMPROVEIVI~N'T B~NEFIT DIS'I'RICTS s Introduce Ordinance 1977 NCS amending Chapter 13.34 of the Municipal Code relating a to the creation of benefit districts. This will allow the City to collect a"share of the cost" s of construction of various public improvements. Introduced by Carole Barlas, seconded 6 by IVlatt Maguire. ~ Ayes: Shea, Maguire, Barlas, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read g Noes: None 9 Absent: Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss io OIti9. 19761~TCS ii FIOUSiNG ADVISORY ANI) APPEALS ~OARD iz Introduce Ordinance 1976 NCS amending Chapters 2.24 and 17.08 of the Municipal Code is to redefine the "Board of Appeals to also include the "Housing Advisory and Appeals ia Board" in order to comply with the Uniform Building Code. Introduced by Matt Maguire is and seconded by Lori Shea. ~6 Ayes: Shea, Maguire, Barlas, Stompe, Vice Mayor Read i~ Noes: None ~s Absent: Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss i9 POLICE CAIEF REPOR'T ON DRIJGS IN SC~IOOLS zo Police Chief Dennis DeWitt noted that the Petaluma School Superintendent Chuck 2~ Cadman, and Police advisory personnel have been meeting during the school year to deal a2 with the various issues relating to drug use by youngsters in town. He noted the zs magnitude of drug use among the youth is significant and the commuruty needs to be made 2a aware of that. There was discussion about the "Healthy City" that was addressed earlier zs in the meeting. f'ouncilmember Shea asked to participate in the committee (hospital, ~ 26 schools and city). ~ 1 ~-f~-~~C I-~~o--~`-- 2~ .{.~- ~-~C~ zs 29 30 ~ ~~ 31 ~. ~-C'~['1 /~ j V L C.2... ~~ lrt~ ~ 32 33 ATTEST: 34 Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerk 35