HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06/27/1994June 27, 1994 Vol. 28, Page 251 ,
1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNEID MEETING
2 PETALUMA CITE' COUNCIL
3 MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1994
4 ROLL CALL 3:00 m.m.
5 Present: Parkerson, Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Vice Mayor Read
6 Absent: Shea, Mayor Hilligoss '
7 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
8 Planning Director Pamela Tuft led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9 MOMENT OF SI~EI`TCE
to COUNCIL COMMENT
11 Brian Sobel -asked that a letter be sent to the Open Space District regarding Haystack
12 Landing. In that letter reference should be made to the merits of the County Open Space
13 District purchasing Haystack Landing, because it would help maintain the historical area for
14 open space, rather than the area going to a more heavily populated residential and/or
15 commercial use. He also asked how far along the Indian Reservation application is.
16 Ross Parkerson - he asked the Council to reschedule the appointment interviews to a day
17 other than August 1 because he will not be able to attend that meeting. August 8 was
18 suggested.
19 Jane Hamilton -would like the next meeting between the Council and the Budget Committee
20 to be scheduled on an available Wednesday soon. She also asked the Council to make a
21 determination on the terms of Planning Commissioner Don Bennett and the Parks and
22 Recreation representative to the River Committee. The River Committee work is nearly
23 complete and she would like to see the committee stay intact until it reaches completion of
24 its tasks.
25 Carole Barlas -took the local newspaper to task for writing articles without checking the
26 facts and their assumptions. She encouraged them to do more investigation before writing
27 their editorials and articles.
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29 The June 20 minutes were approved with the following correction:
30 Page 248, Line 3 -Add the name of "Dan Libarle" to the list of members of the Citizens
31 Committee.
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LETTER FROM VICTOR THUESEN
REGULATION OF NIGHTCLUBS DOWNTOWN
34 Planning Director Pamela Tuft noted that Mr. Thuesen's June 22 letter regarding the subject
35 was before the Council but that no action could be taken at this time due to regulations of
36 the Brown Act. The following five suggestions were made by Mr. Thuesen:
37 (1) -Charge bars for excessive Police calls and for DUI arrests attributable to them.
38 (2) -Either update the noise ordinance and enforce it, or repeal it.
39 (3) -Update the zoning ordinance so the nightclubs with amplified music are no longer pertnitted
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~ (4) -Modify the zoning ordinance so a conditional use permit is required to operate a bar or
2 nightclub within 200 feet of a residential neighborhood.
3 (5) -Modify the zoning ordinance so that further concentration of bars and nightclubs is
4 avoided.
5 Mrs. Tuft noted that the Planning Commission is going to consider the subject. shortly.
6 Among the proposed amendments is placement of bars under the conditional use permit
7 regulations which will give more opportunity for the City to .regulate the operations and
8 minimize the neighborhood impacts. Current. establishments would not be grandfathered in
9 because there is no such clause 'in their use permit. Police Chief Dennis DeWitt also spoke
to to the Council. This noise problem has an erratic nature. He looks towards the Alcoholic
11 Beverage Control arm of the state for assistance; the conditional use. permit will be helpful;
12 and they are working on an ordinance to charge businesses with too many police calls.
13 Other speakers were Mike Healy, 304 Kentucky -noted the prior noise test was no surprise
14 because everyone knew when it would occur, including the owner of Kickers: He suggested
15 the staff interpretations of various. bar and nightclub definitions as listed in the .zoning
16 ordinance are questionable and should be looked. at one more time.
17 John Eliassen, 100 Prospect -passed out a letter which outlined some: of the' problems he
18 saw coming from the Kickers operation. He also referred to the noise coming from
19 Guadalajara Restaurant .,and the people going to and from the lunch wagons that park on
20 Martha Street late in the evenings.
21 Lawrence Longenbauch, 225 Kentucky Street -also talked about Guadalajara related noise,
22 and Kickers lack of parking.
23 Victor Thuesen, wanted Council action this date or a reason why not and when the action
24 would occur. He spoke to the letter he had submitted. to the City.
25 Wayne Vieler, 256 Petaluma Blvd. North, Kodiak Jack's Honky Tonk owner - he has
26 purchased the business from Kickers and plans to have a country western music and dance
27 establishment. He said he understands the problem the neighbors have with the sound
2s transfer of the bass notes. He noted that country western music does not utilize the low bass
29 amplification equipment like the previous business did, The average age of country western
3o music lovers is about 35, not .the younger group of his predecessor who were the type to
31 drink numerous kamikazes. His view of a "honky tonk" is not one that is loud and obtrusive
32 to the neighborhood. He is working on the building now. The opening is .planned for this
33 week. While he was working on the building the other night he found out the: building was
34 being egged by persons sitting in the park across the street next to the food wagons. So
35 some of those neighborhood problems were not from the previous establishment: He
36 worked for Steamer Gold for several years and has been a disc jockey for about 20 years.
37 He has. an agreement with the owner of the parking lot next door for 63 parking. spaces. He
3s plans to have a doorman who will prevent undesirable behavior that the neighbors have
39 endured.
40 Barrett Riggins, bar manager for Kodiak Jacks -the sound level will be a lot lower than it
41 was with Kickers. Crowd control will be worked on. T'li~ey will put the people inside the
42 door as quickly as possible.
43 City Attorney Richard Rudnansky noted that no action can be taken today because of Brown
44 Act provisions.
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1 The Council asked staff if Guadalajara has the appropriate planning approvals.
2 At 5:00 the matter was continued to July 5 in the afternoon. City Attorney noted that all
3 uses must be treated equally according to the historic method of treating this type of
4 application.
5 Council noted they are willing to believe that Kodiak Jack's will not be intrusive. Staff was ~
6 asked to advise the Council what they can do that would have more "teeth" in the
7 regulations.
8 At 5:05 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to a closed session with the labor negotiator -John
9 Scharer: City of Petaluma Employees Association, Police Officers Association, International
to Fire Fighters Association 1415, Miscellaneous Employee Benef s.
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11 `Nancy Read, Vice Mayor
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