HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06/06/1994June 6, 1994
Vol. 28, Page 221
1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
2 PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL
3 MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1994
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5 Present: Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea,
6 Absent: (Nelson resigned April 4, 1994)
ROLL CALL 3:00 q.rn.
Vice Mayor Read, Mayor Hilligoss
7 PUBLIC COMMENT
8 John Balshaw, 1680 Kearny Court -complimented the Council on the bicycle patrolmen that
9 he has seen downtown.
to - He continues to have concern for bicyclists and pedestrians at the point where they would
11 be exiting Prince Park onto East Washington Street. The speed limit on East Washington is
12 higher than is safe along Prince Park should there have to be a sudden stop for either a
13' bicyclist or pedestrian. Furthermore, there is no warning sign alongside of the street that
14 there is a bicycle path or pedestrian path exiting onto East Washington.
15 -Regarding the City's Gateways - in the last 3 or 4 years he has called about the untidy
16 manner in which the landscaping is not being addressed at the old ice house at Lakeville and
17 D Streets and at the closed sea food restaurant at Lakeville and East Washington Street.
18 MINUTES
19 The May 16 minutes were approved as submitted.
20 CONSENT CALENDAR
21 The following items which are noncontroversial and have been reviewed by the City Council
22 and .staff were enacted by one motion which was introduced by Jane Hamilton and seconded
23 by Lori Shea.
24 AYES: Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor Hilligoss
25 NOES: None
26 ABSENT: None (Nelson resigned April 4, 1994)
27 RESO. 94-128 NCS
28 CLAIMS AND BILLS
29 Resolution 94-128 NCS approving Claims and Bills #36246 through #36616.
30 RESO. 94-129 NCS
31 UTILITY AERIAL BUCKET TRUCK.. REPAIR
32 Resolution 94-129 NCS authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with
33 Utility Aerial of El Sobrante for repair and recertification of the City's high-lift bucket truck.
34 RESO.94-130 NCS
35 BAN ALCOAOL FOURTFI OF JULY AT LUCCI~ESI PARK
36 Resolution 94-130 NCS imposing a ban on fireworks and alcohol in Lucchesi Park on July 4,
37 1994, between the hours of 1:00 a.tn. on July 4 to 8:00 a.m. July 5.
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1 RESO.94-131 NCS
2 MUTUAL AID -WATER - II WARN
3 Resolution 94-131 NCS approving execution of the Water Agency Response Network (II-
4 WARN) 1994 Omnibus Mutual Aid Agreement. This supercedes the April, 1993, Omnibus
5 Mutual Aid Agreement.
6 RE50.94-133 NCS
7 ANNUAL WATER DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES
s Resolution 94-132 NCS approving award of bid for Water Department annual purchases of
9 materials and ,supplies. This is a great variety of supplies such as cement, bolts, pipes, brass
to and many other items. $15,379.39 from Vintage Water Works Supply and $13,870.10 from
11 P. E. O'Hare Company are the contract amounts.
12 RESO. 94-132 NCS
13 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGN MATERIAL
14 Resolution 94-133 NCS authorizing the purchase of traffic control sign material (1) from
15 Interstate Sales for $1.8,360.57, (2) from Unistrut for $14,326.52 and (3) from ZAP
16 Manufacturing for $6,288..75.
17 RESO.94-134 NCS
18 MOUNTAIN VALLEY VILLAS PRASE 2 FINAL MAP
19 Resolution 94-134 NCS approving final map of Mountain Valley Villas Phase 2A
20 Subdivision. The subdivision location is off of Rainier Circle and Bristol Street.
21 RESO. 94-135 NCS
22 GRADING -AMERICANA SUBDIVISION
23 Resolution 94-135 NCS approving grading prior to .final. map approval for Americana
24 Subdivision. The subdivision is located norfh of the intersection of Sonoma Mountain
25 Parkway and Ely Road.
26 RESO. 94-136 NCS
27 DRILLIlVG TWO WELLS -PRINCE PARK - FRATES/ELY ROAD
28 Resolution 94-136 NCS authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with A & K.Drilling,
29 Inc., for the drilling, casing and testing of two municipal water wells. One well'. is planned
3o for the Prince Park area and the other is planned for the Ely Road and Frates Road pump
31 loca±ion. Their bid was $59,356.00.
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33 RESO. 94-137 NCS
34 LETTER TO CONGRESSWOMAN WOOLSEY
35 REGARDING MAKAAMO POMO INDIAN RESERVATION PROPOSAL
36 Letter to Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey reduesting her assistance in opposing the
37 application for reservation status of the Makahmo Pomo Indians on the lands of Ford south
38 of Petaluma.
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Resolution 94-1.37 NCS opposing the application for reservation status of the tribe was
introduced by Brian Sobel, seconded by Jane Hamilton.
AYES: Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: None
ABSENT: None (Nelson resigned Apri14, 1994)
TEEN PROGRAMS
7 Recreation Director Jim Carr advised the Council the teen programs at the Boys and Girls
8 Clubs will be available on certain weeknights and alternating the location between the east
9 side and west side club sites. The Municipal Swimming Pool will be open extra hours when
to the weather gets warmer. There are at least twelve teens who regularly participate in the
11 Teen Action Group meetings. Regarding the location of the skateboard park, staff is still
12 looking for the "ideal" site. Several Councilmembers do not support placing it on
13 Kenilworth Park lands adjacent to the County Library.
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RESO.94-138 NCS
PARATRANSIT -CONTRACT WITII PPSC
16 Resolution 94-138 NCS approving execution of a one-year contract with the Petaluma
17 People Services Center (PPS'C) for Paratransit "Dial-A-Ride" service. This service contract
18 to transport individuals who have an ambulatory disability has been awarded to the PPSC for
19 a number of years. Because the cost of the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements to
20 make the paratransit hours equal to the regular transit hours is unknown, the agreement has
21 been written for only one year. The term of this contract is July 1, 1994, through June 30,
22 1995. Introduced by Lori Shea, seconded by Carole Barlas.
23 AYES: Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor Hilligoss
24 NOES: None
25 ABSENT: None (Nelson resigned April 4, 1994)
26 RESO. 94-139 NCS
27 TWIN CREEKS S>FiARE OF AFFORDABLE ROUSING.
28 The developer of Twin Creeks Subdivision (H-Y-H Corporation) has asked for City
29 approval to build the required affordable housing within the subdivision rather than paying
3o into the affordable housing fund, also called "in lieu" fund. This action requires Council
31 approval. Staff recommended the City accept cash in lieu of the actual housing. Resolution
32 94-139 NCS approving the application of the Twin Creeks Developer, H-Y-H Corporation,
33 to fulfill his affordable housing obligation though the inclusion of five units within the Twin
34 Creeks Subdivision. The Council agreed that the deeds for these affordable houses should
35 have athirty-year resale restriction to keep them in the median income level; anon-profit
36 organization, Burbank Housing, is to be the intermediary between the City and the property
37 owner to assure the housing price is kept on track; the exterior view of these moderate
38 income housing units will be absolutely identical, to the other units in the subdivision; the
39 number of bedrooms and rooms sizes of these five units are to be revised through meetings
40 of the developer and staffto assure concurrence with Council direction. (There was concern
41 expressed by the Council about these units being only 2-bedrooms with only 841 square
42 feet). Also, there was a question as to whether or not low-income housing on-stte was to the
43 origtnal plan. Speakers included Irv Piotrkowsky, attorney for the developer, and Craig
44 Meltzner. Introduced by Jane Hamilton, seconded by Carole Barlas.
45 AYES: Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Mayor Hilligoss
46 NOES: Vice Mayor Read*
47 ABSENT: None (Nelson resigned April 4, 1994)
48 * -This is a change from the project at the Planning Commission level.
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1 RESO. 94-140 NCS
2 COUNTY OPEN SPACE POLICY
3 Resolution 94-140 NCS supporting the proposed Agricultural Preservation and Open Space
4 District Policy on uses of recreational. facilities. The .proposed policy would allow low
5 impacting uses of open space lands such as .hiking, horseback riding,. non-motorized
6 bicycling, grass picnicking, photography and nature study. Other uses .may be found to be in
7 conformance of the foregoing., Vasco Brazil. spoke in opposition to the Open Space District
8 policy statement.. Introduced by'Lori Shea, seconded by Brian Sobel.
9 AYES: Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor Hilligoss
10 NOES: None
11 ABSENT: None (Nelson resigned April 4, 1994)
12 CLOSED SESSION
13 Pursuant to the Brown Act, the Council recessed to Closed Session to discuss the following:
14 (1) [Conference with Labor Negotiator ~- John Scharer] -City of Petaluma, Petaluma
15 Employees Association, Petaluma Police Officers Association, International Fire Fighters
16 Association 1'415, Miscellaneotts Employee Benefits
17 (2) [Conference with Real Property Negotiator -John. Scharer] -Manor Lane (old treatment
18 plant). A.P. 017-090-06, A.P. 017-090-07, A.P. 017-090-08, A.P. 136_160-10, (Uncertain
19 what instructions will be)
20 ADJOURN TO DeSchmire Restaurant,~304 Bodega Avenue
21 REC®NVENE & ROLL CALL
22 Present: Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor Hilligoss
23 Absent: None (Nelson resigned April 4, 1994)
24 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
25 Kevin Marks led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
26 MOMENT OF SILENCE
27 PUBLIC COMMENT
2s Joe Manthey representing the Men and Women for Gender Justice requested that the Purple
29 Berets be placed' on the June 20 evening agenda. The Council advised him that the Purple
3o Berets requested they be listed on the afternoon agenda.
31 COUNCIL COMMENT
32 Lori Shea -asked that on a future agenda there be an opportunity for discussion of how the
33 Council can better track. Council information requests. She has .made several requests and
34 does not know the status of those requests.
35 Mayor Hilligoss noted the appeal from the Gradys regarding housing being constructed on
36 Bassett Street has been. dropped.
37 Brian Sobel -called everyone's attention to the fact that Donna 1Vlackenzie Curtis is
38 resigning from the Recreation Commission and Robert Curtis is resigning from the. Personnel
39 Board. They are moving out of the state. He noted how hard they have worked for the
40 City. He noted how much they are going to be missed.
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1 Jane Hamilton -asked if the rest of the Council would like to discuss Charter amendments
2 soon. The Council agreed to do that. Specifically she wants to discuss .raising the minimum
3 bid limit, which is currently $3,000. This limit was established in 194'1. The Council agreed
4 to discuss this.
5 Carole Barlas - wants a report on the initiatives that are working (i.e., Mr. Friedman of
6 Washington Square has one on assessments for major projects such as Rainier Avenue, and
7 there is another on improvements to East Washington Street being completed before any
8 other cross town connector is considered). July 18 was mentioned at the target date.
9 Mayor Hilligoss noted that the Petaluma Pipe Band has won another trophy. This one was
1o at the Santa Rosa Rose Parade. She noted that the information put out by the folks
11 opposing Measure E is .not exactly accurate.
12 PRESENTATIONS
13 The Fire Chief presented a special coin minted by the owner of the Continental Coin and
14 Jewelry Corporation of Van Nuys for the members of the Mutual Aid response to the Fire
15 Storm of 1993 in the Topanga Canyon area near Los Angeles. Those from Petaluma who
16 went to Topanga Canyon area were Captain Bob Hickox, Firefighter Kevin Marks,
17 Firefighter Rich King, and Fire Engineer Dan Epperson.
18 1tES0. 94-141 NCS
19 COUNCIL APPOINTMENT
20 Jane Hamilton noted that she has a potential conflict in that she works for candidate David
21 Keller and said he would like to address the Council before the process began. Mr. Keller
22 addressed the Council and withdrew his name, because he feels that the Council needs to
23 have all six members voting on the appointment. Each remaining candidate addressed the
24 Council.
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Gary Broad -
Bill Brotman -
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1 Resolution 94-141 NCS appointing E. Ross Parkerson to the Council to replace Bonnie
2 Nelson. His term expires December 31, 1994. He will be sworn in on Wednesday, June 8,
3 1994. .
4 AYES: Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor Hilligoss
5 NOES: None
6 ABSENT: None
7 COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS
8 Staff was asked that there be an agenda item to discuss what the best manner may be to
9 obtain information on the "voice" of outside residents on particular issues.
1o ADJOURN
11 At 8:00 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to Wednesday, June 8, 1994, 7:00 p.m. at Lucchesi
12 Park Community Center to meet with the Budget Committee.
13 On Saturday, June 11, there will be tours to Lafferty Ranch and to Moon Ranch at 8:00 a.m.
14 and 11:00 a.m. from the Lucchesi Park Community Center. Thirty six. persons can be
15 accommodated on each tour. If there is enough demand, there will also be a 2:00 p.m. tour.
16 On Monday, June 13, 1994, the Council will meet 7:00 p.m. at Lucch i Community
17 Center to discuss Lafferty Ranch and Moon Ranch.
18 atricia Hilligoss, Mayor
19 ATTEST:
20 tricia E. Bernard, City Clerk