HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 01/03/1994January 3, 1994
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1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
2 PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL
3 MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1994
a ROLL CALL 3:05 p.m.
s PRESENT: Nelson, Sobel*, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor
6 Hilligoss
7 ABSENT: None
8 * - amved at 3:20 p.m.
9 PUBLIC COMMENT
to Jack Balshaw, 1680 Kearny Court - he would like to emphasize to the Council how long
11 it takes to accomplish what they wish to do. He noted that needs to be kept in mind. For
12 instance, one would have to start in October in order to get something on the ballot in
13 June.
14
1VIINUTES
is The minutes for December 13 were approved as submitted. Carole Barlas was
16 complimented for her role as ~~
17 The minutes for December 20 were approv~ as amended:
is Page 112, Line 9 -Change "teen center" to "teen program ";
19 Page 113, Line 20 -Correct spelling of man's name to "Stegeman"
20 CONSENT CALENDAR
21 The following items which are noncontroversial and have been reviewed by the City
22 Council and staff were enacted by one motion which was introduced by Jane Hamilton
23 and seconded by Vice Mayor Read.
24 AYES: Nelson, Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor
2s Hilligoss
26 NOES: None
27 ABSENT: None
2s RESO. 94-O1 NCS
29 CLAIlVIS AND BILLS
3o Resolution 94-01 NCS approving Claims and Bills #33248 through #33578.
31 RESO. 94-02 NCS
32 SONOMA GLEN 5 FINAL MAP
33 (CALIFORNIA COUNTRYSIDE II)
34 Resolution 94-02 NCS approving the final map for Sonoma Glen 5, otherwise known as
3s California Countryside II.
36 RESO. 94-03 NCS
37 SONOMA MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION FINAL MAP
3s Resolution. 94-03 NCS approving the final map for Sonoma Mountain Subdivision.
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i RESO. 94-04 NCS
2 WASTEWATER COMMITTEE_RESIGNATION - NED ORRETT
Resolution 94-04 NCS accepting the resignation of Ned Orrett from the Wastewater
Committee. The Council asked staff to report back on the resolution appointing° the
Wastewater Committee to determine what the finale of the committee is. Councilman
Sobel arrived at 3:20 p. m.
~ RESO. 94-OS NCS
s SURPLUS OI,D VEHICLES
9 Resolution 94-OS NCS' authorizing surplus of two Police vehicles and authorize the
io Manager to dispose of same. These area 1965 Chevrolet Van (Unit 23) and a 1971
~ ~ Chevrolet Pick-up (Unit 25). These were drug seizure vehicles.
12 RE50. 94-06 NCS
13 CONSENT `T® COMMON USE - PG&E
is Resolution 94=06 NCS approving execution of a Consent to Common Use .agreement with
is PG&E for .Prince Park.
i6 * * * * * End of Consent Calendar
i~ RESO. 94-07 NCS
is PALM SUBDIVISION Oi7ITCLAIM & NEW DEED
19 Resolution 94-07 NCS approving quitclaim of a grant deed .which covered the anticipated
20 corner of Clary `?Vay and Acadia Drive. There was an error in description of the original
21 street corner rounding. These-actions will correct the error. Introduced by Vice Mayor
22 Read, seconded by Lori Shea.
23 AYES: Nelson, Sobel,. Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor
24 Hilligoss
25 NOES: None
25 ABSENT: None
2~ PETALUMA VISITORS PROGRAM
zs APPOINTMENT OF BONNIE NELSON
29 The Council unanimously agreed to the appointment of Bonnie Nelson as Council
3o representative to the Petaluma Visitors Program Committee 'for 1 calendar year. The
31 Petaluma Visitors Program Committee is a 20 member' committee that is an arm of the
32 Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce. (See:Resolution 93-295 NCS on pages 75 and 76
33 of the T993 minutes.,) The Chamber nominating committee will be meeting, soon.
34 Petaluma City Council members of that nominating. committee are Vice Mayor Read,
3s Jane Hamilton and Brian Sobel.
36 TEEN PROGRAM DISCUSSION
37 Parks and Recreation Director Jim Carr reviewed the past attempts to develop teen
3s programs in the City of Petaluma. He .noted that the programs have failed due to the fact
39 . that the teens become bored with any program after time. When this has occurred, the
ao teen programs were not revitalized and updated. He reviewed the many programs that
ai are currently being utilized.
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i TEEN PI~OGRAIVI DISCiJSSION contod.
z Mr. Carr went on to say that Dodge City, a video game arcade, is currently a popular
3 location. The management takes care that individuals leave their establishment with an
a appropriate adult. There is also the Boys and Girls Club which has two locations in
s Petaluma, one is on H Street and the other is in Lucchesi Park.
6 It has been his experience that this age_ group wants to spend time on activities that are
~ challenging, that are changing, and over which they feel some ownership.
s There is a Federal funding program which takes teen programs into their approval list.
9 He noted that at this time there is no current program for teens that occurs on a weekly
io basis. During the summer there are jobs available at the City swimming pool. Last
i i summer some teenagers helped at Oak Hill Park.
~z It was suggested that the various age groups do not intermingle very well. Because of
13 that, perhaps some of the facilities could stay open later in the evening for the older
is teens. The ages of this group are between 12 and 15. Transportation would have to be
is looked at for this group. Those with the opportunity to drive automobiles (age 16 and
ib older) would not be quite as interested in these programs. The cliques tend to move
i~ around. A flier listing all the activities that are available should be distributed to all the
is schools. This should be a cooperative, community effort with parents, volunteers,
19 schools, service clubs, and other appropriate parties sharing the opportunities with the
zo teens. This should be a smorgasbord; that is the only way it will work. There is money,
zi assistance, and counselling available from the program called "Healthy City". The gang
zz presence in this community could be tied into this program. It is important for this age
z3 group to have something they can call their own. We are talking about a complex
za problem and about a age group that has a known short mind span. They have various
zs interests. The Council is elected to lead. We need to put some ideas out there. It is
z6 going to take the City to go to a theatre and set a night for a discount program. This
z~ needs to be referred to the committee which was created at the joint meeting the Council
zs had with the schools. City Manager Scharer advised the committee is now 26 strong.
z9 We want the whole community behind this.. If the Council wants to do this, it is up to us
3o to move ahead. We could put this on the Council agenda every meeting until something
31 is decided. The goals are January 31, and this should be the first goal. When we
3z approach the schools, maybe some interns from Sonoma State could be of valuable
33 assistance in development of the programs:
3a Kathy O'Neill of the Parent Teachers Association at Bernard Eldridge expressed
3s appreciation for the City's efforts. She noted the cliques are very powerful. They don't
36 want to be in the same place as other similar groups are. The teens have likes and
37 dislikes that change with the wind. She suggested establishing a place for homework to
3s be done, with volunteer parents on hand to answer questions. It would be nice to have
39 something in place for the teens by summer.
ao Jack Balshaw, 1680 Kearny Court -there is a tendency by adult groups to sit still until
ai someone else does something first, then they will participate. Regarding summer, we
az should. ask the teens what they want. They should participate in the process. There needs
43 to be a commitment for funding. Perhaps you could put on the ballot a 2 cents a day
as measure. That would generate $120,000 a year. He urged the Council to act and not to
as wait until someone brings an idea to them.
a6 City Manager John Scharer said this will be on the agenda every meeting. Public bodies
a~ should be invited in to assist with this. We should look towards the public for funding.
as The smorgasbord has to come from the teens.
a9 CLOSED SESSION
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~ At 4:15 p. m., the meeting was recessed to a Closed Session to discuss significant
a exposure to litigation.
3 ADTOURN
a The City Council adjourned to dinner at Giacomo's Restaurant.
s RECONVENE & ROLL CALL
6 PRESENT: Nelson, Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor
7 Hilligoss
a ABSENT: None
9 PLEDGE. OF' ALLEGIANCE
io City Attorney Richard Rudnansky led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag,
~ i COUNCIL. COMI~~NT
iz Jane Hamilton -noted the Goal Setting= session is scheduled for Monday, January 31.
13 She asked the- press to notify the public: ~of this important session and asked the
14 community for their input. City Manager John Scharer said the .meeting will begin at
is 3:00 p.m. at Lucchesi Community Center.
i6 POLLY KLAAS
i~ RENAMING 5 CORNERS. COMMUNITY CENTER
is Councilman Sobel noted that it would be appropriate to name the Five Corners
r9 Community Center to the Polly Hannah Klass Performing Arts Center. At a time in the
Zo future when the Performing Arts building is constructed in Lucchesi Park, it would then
2i be .appropriate to move the Polly Hannah Klass Performing Arts Center to the new
2a building. It was noted this date would have been her 13th birthday: The Council
i3 concurred and the confirming action will be on the next agenda.
24 RESO. 94-09 N.CS
as INTENT RE: PUBLIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT
z6 Resolution 94-09 NCS stating the Council's intent to fund Public Safety.. The Fire and
z~ Police Chiefs have made the following recommendations on additional needs which the
2s Council hereby states its. intent to fund in the 1994-95 fiscal year and thereafter if the new
z9 revenues from the Fire and Police assessment become available.
3o Fire
31 Fire Equipment Replacement
32 Annual allocation to finance the
33 immediate needs of: 100,000.
34 (Aerial Pumper $476,000..)
3s (Pumper 278,300.)
36 (Command Van 38,500.)
37 (Utility Pick-up 23,200.)
3s (Brush Truck 45,000.)
39 Other Fire Safety Equipment 50,000.
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January 3, 1994
i Police ,
z 6 Additional Police Officers
3 Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
a 1 Additional Police Records Assistant
s Support Services for 6 new Police officers
6 7 Police Patrol vehicles
~ (6 replacement, 1 new, plus
s additional equipment for the Police Department)
9 Sub-total
io Maintenance Level of Current Services
u Estimated Total Public Safety Costs
$360,000.
120,000.
35,000.
10,000.
120,000.
413,100.
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$795,000.
$1,208,100.
iz The intent. of this resolution. is to publicly state that it is your intent to have the $1.2
13 Million additive to the current budget of $9.5 Million. So, if the funds were to become
is available, your Public Safety budget would be approximately $10.7 Million for 1994-95.
is And, that would be the base for the years thereafter, subject to the caveat that the State
i6 in their budget wisdom doesn't continue to take- additional funds away from us or that
i~ there is not further downturns in the California economy. It is hoped that by 1996
is California's economy will be somewhat recovered, and even starting to prosper again.
19 With enactment of the assessment, the budget for these two departments will be increased
zo by $1,208,100. Fire and Police would be the only things the assessment funds could be
u used for.
zz City Manager John Scharer noted that the State has taken $1.2 Million from the City.
z3 The $1.2 Million that the State has either diverted or passed legislation that has cost us
za direct dollars in the last four years which is now an annual figure of $1.2 has primarily
zs been taken out of all other departments., other than public safety. We have already
z6 addressed the majority of that $1.2 Million through reducing the work force by 15
z~ positions, through the reduce of use of part time positions, restructuring the Police
zs Department functions, deferred salary adjustments the last two years for all management
z9 and non-represented employees. We have deferred all our capital equipment purchases.
3o We have eliminated the contract Public Information position. We have conducted
31 internal audits and reduced all of our telephone costs. We have instituted a voluntary
3z leave program for the employees. We have reduced travel and education expenses by
33 over 50%. We have modified how we do business at the Building Division's public
34 counter. We have modified our purchasing processes to take more .advantage of quantity
3s purchasing and the use of outside purchasing contracts where we can. We have
36 conducted department evaluation of essential services provided to the public and reduced
37 non-essential services. We have conducted energy use audits and implemented the energy
3s saving measure. Those were how we addressed the $1.2 Million on the expense side of
39 the ledger. On the revenue side we have had for this year used the one time State
ao revenue from Transportation Planning Development that they allocated at one time to the
ai cities. We used the one time delinquent property tax payment from the County under the
az Teiter Bill. We have reviewed and increased all fees. We have increased the business
a3 license tax by '100%. We are in the second of the three year period of doing that. We
as have increased the use of transient Occupancy Tax Funds for General Fund purposes.
as We have increased the Real Property Transfer Tax for general purposes. Those, in
a6 combination, have addressed most of the $1.2 Million the State has siphoned off from us.
a~ Mayor Hilligoss noted that if the sales taxes go up when our different things come in,
as and, if the State does not take any funds away from us again, when this comes before us
a9 each year we could either reduce the assessment or remove it entirely. The assessment
so will come before us each year.
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City Manager Scharer noted what the City is doing is putting into place an assessment. of
$1.2 Million so that you have a General Fund Public Safety budget of $10.7 .Million.
You are saying through this resolution that the increased $1.2 Million lists the things you
would like to see happen from the assessment revenues. Now, it all becomes at that point
one basket of dollars. So you can°t say specifically that the DARE program or the Fire
equipment is specifically out of that assessment. It is out of the total budget of $10.7
Million.
g In answer to a question that the sunset time for the assessment is twenty years, the capital
9 equipment for the .Fire Department will be funded. at $.1.00,000 a year equalling $2
~o Million. The equipment on the list only totals about $861,000. How do you explain. that
i i the expenditure of the remaining $1.1 Million to the public? 'Mr. Scharer went on to say
iz the purchase of the fire equipment comes from a ten. year, capital equipment replacement
13 program. At the end of that ten years there will be another capital equipment
is .replacement program, or the Council has the option of no longer funding. that. $100,000 at
is the end of that ten years.
i6 It was noted that the. City will be adding $1.2 Million dollars into the Public Safety area
i~ and buying what is on this list in addition to what is already budgeted for Police and Fire.
is Anew Council is not.. committed to this funding. It could be'reduced by them.
19 Regarding the funding for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, we
Zo have been talking .about the .school districts becoming a player in this program to .see flow
zi we could a funding package together with. DARE. City Manager Scharer will be meeting
22 next week with the school administrators to talk about funding of the program. You will
23 have a report on that.
Za John Records - is here as an individual, a father, and a husband.. I am disturbed by what
is I see happening in the community. My feeling is that we either pay now or we pay later.
26 I' m not .a tax and spend .kind of guy. But it does seem to me that more. taxes'. are better
a~ than more crimes and -less Public Safety. The cost now is relatively small, even though
28 we are talking in terms of millions of dollars. If ~we don't make the plunge now, if we
29 don't do everything we can whatever the_ nuances of it area then we may wind up with a.
3o City that we can't take back. That we may lose control of the streets, that we may have a
31 questionable: ability to respond to fires and other emergencies. I don't want to be taxed
3z more, but if that's what it takes, so be it.
33 Brian Hayes -Have you even known any tax in your life to go down? Mayor Hilligoss
34 said in this town taxes have been lowered way back in the 1970's when we were allowed.
3s to do that. That's why we're probably in' worse shape .than other cities, because we did.
36 keep the tax rate down. Calculate how much tax you are paying each month.
37 Mr. Hayes. went on to ay regarding the DARE ,program, a $60,000 police officer plus a
3s $25,000 .reservist. Do you know that . a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Berkeley
39 professor, a .genius in his field, doesn't even make $60,000. Maybe we can't have the
ao DARE program. Maybe we can utilize a Community Service Officer that is still linked
ai to the Police-rather than a Police officer. We .need. some kind of drug., awareness
a2 program. That's a reality of today. Do we need a $60,000 Police officer and a $25,000
a3 Reservist doing it? Or can we save the taxpayers $35,000 - $45,000 b.y puffing in a
as school teacher to teach drug awareness to the children. Regarding the Fire Department,
as we have seen other departments merging. .Has Petaluma considered that? How much
a6 money are we getting from these new subdivisions? Let's work together in order to save.
a~ Dennis DeWitt, Police Chief - I have asked Mr. Hayes tocome down to the Police
a8 Department and discuss some of these issues with him. The DARE program'originated in
a9 the Los Angeles Police Department, and the only way it can be taught. is by a Police
',}r
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i officer, or, we are not allowed to use -thee program. If you want to come up with another
a type of drug resistance program, then it can be taught by other people.
3 I repeat myself, the Police Department has looked at itself and has changed things, we
a have stopped doing some things. I don't really know what else we can do. If you say
s there are only a handful of gang members in our community, you need to go out on
6 Friday and Saturday night, because I am here to tell you that is absolutely not true. I am
~ telling you that we have exhausted all the possibilities.
s When Proposition 13 came along in 1978 and they cut out all the fat in some cities, this
9 city had none. I've been with this City for 27 years. There has never been any fat.
io There isn't any fat in this City now.
i i I' m not the kind of person to stand, up here and tell you that the sky is falling. The sky is
i2 very close to falling, folks. Since 1986 there has been no additions of officers or
13 equipment to the Petaluma Police Department. There are now 8,000 or 9,000 more
is people in this community. And when you go out there, and you look at the Junior
is College that's going to open soon; and you look at all the building that is going on over
16 there; and you read in the Sunday paper about the commercial development that is going
i~ into Petaluma on the north end and the south end and all around this community; and
is you're not going to add any Police officers, there is going to be some serious problems.
19 The calls for service are up from like 38,000 to 49,000. That's a substantial increase
Zo since 1986. We are still doing it with the same number of officers we .had in 1986.
2i There is no capital budget this year. There is no money to replace Police cars. I have
22 Police cars that have 85,000 and 90,000 miles on them. Before we could ever begin to
23 get into the next budget year many of them will have 100,000 or more miles. Now some
2a people can say, "My car goes for 100,000 or 120,000 or 150,000," yes, but you don't
zs drive it 24-hours a day; you don't drive it at high .speeds; you don't drive it real fast then
i6 slam on the brakes,. make fast turns, do all the kinds of things that are required of Police
2~ cars a great deal.
zs Way back some years ago we used to buy used equipment from the phone company that
29 they told us would hold up. We wore it out in six months, because we used it so much.
3o We absolutely need this assessment.
31 I don't see any other way to do this. I know the City Manager has explored all kinds of
32 different options. And, I'm telling you, there is no fat here.
33 Terry Krout, Fire Chief - We are here to serve you: We have reached a critical point at
34 this time in the City. Over the last 10 years, we have had a 102 % raise in calls for
3s service in the Fire Department. The equipment we buy is expensive equipment, and we
36 run it until it literally has no life left in it. We are literally in a crisis mode in keeping
37 the equipment on the road, to serve the public. It is time we address this head on, and I
38 appreciate the .fact that you are willing to take this on.
39 We do consolidate anything we can with the surrounding departments, with cooperative
ao work agreements, with joint purchasing, and we have very carefully scrutinized what we
ai do in the department. It's been said time and time again, there is no fat in Petaluma. We
a2 are down to the muscle and the bone. And we are left pondering what we will do to
a3 serve you if this does not pass. Like the Police Chief, we have invited Brian Hayes down
as to the station, talked to him on a number of occasions, and, we are willing to entertain
as any suggestions he has. He also invited any member of the. audience to come down and
a6 take a look. You won't find a bunch of fat cats sitting around. You will find a very lean
a~ organization. You'll find a greyhound that has been on a Diet Center diet for many
as years.
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We are currently .running front line service with 1965 Crown fire apparatus. Luckily it
has been a wonderful piece of equipment. That's been one of the reasons it .has lasted all
those years. But, I'll tell you, it is a chore to keep it on the road, and, it is a chore to
keep it in top line service. And I'd hate to stand in front of .you trying to make excuses
for why it didn't make it out the door.
6 We have also entered into an enterprise working relationship with the ambulance so that
~ most of its financial support does .not come out of the General Fund. The paramedics
s work a dual role in Petaluma. 'They work as firefighter.. and as paramedic. So, the
9 staffing has remained as low as possible. We try to maintain a high service with.. as few
io personnel as possible.
~~ It was noted there may be some amendments to the proposal at the time of the hearings
to on January 18 and February 7.
13 The resolution was introduced by Carole Barlas, seconded by Jane Hamilton.
14 AYES: Nelson, Sobel, Hamilton, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor
15 Hilligoss
16 NOES: None
t7 ABSENT: None
is RECESS 7:52 to 8:00
t9 MOBILE HOME RENT STA~II,IZATION DISCUSSION
20 Assistant City Manager Gerie Beatty reviewed 'his January 3, 1994., staff report which
Zi included the Mobile Home Park .survey of November;. 1993., a draft ordinance, and the
z2 Santa Rosa rent ordinance. He also described the issues of vacancy control- (rent level
23 from one tenant to the subsequent tenant), pass through to the mobile home resident of
2a capital improvements., and the possibility of a rent roll back to a .certain date. The
2s proposed ordinance sunsets on .June 30, 1997. The following speakers were heard:
26 Cathy Stewardson, Leisure Lake -Living in a mobile home is an alternative to home
2~ ownership, because mobile homes cosf less than stick built homes; it is .difficult for
2s disability recipients when the rent continues to increase; in some cases the laws are
i9 enforced only when one has enough money to retain legal counsel; an ordinance will
3o protect the residents.
3t Coleman Persily, Golden State .Mobile Owners League (GSMOL), he urged. the Council
32 to adopt the ordinance. He noted, some cities use Consumer Price Index (CPI) for rent
33 increase figure, some use CPI or Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) whichever is
3a lower, and some- use 60% of CPI. The. Supreme Court has made some decisions in this
3s regard.
36 Dick Silvers, 1313 Kresky Way, regarding Petaluma .Estates -his mother lives in
37 Petaluma.Estates and he is -happy to say the owner is giving his mother a subsidy.
3a Delos Smith, Candlewood -Our space rent is 27% lower then the average in the proposed
39 rent control ordinance. In our park, a survey in June of .1993 indicated 100 % of the
4o residents would prefer a lease than rent control. Only eight out of 97 of the recipients
41 knew anything about Petaluma Association Mobilehome Residents - (PAMR). This park
az is not being represented by these .people. The rent is higher in other towns in the County.
43 (For our park) what is being .fixed here?
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i Willis Henry, Leisure Lake -All these park owner suits are blackmail. The Supreme
z Court let the lower Court decision stand. A park owner can be a monopolist. With some
3 there is no limit to the rent increases. We pay $6.62 a .month on interest in our park.
a There is no regulation other than what you people may give us.
s John Lawless, Royal Oaks -supports adoption of an ordinance because no lease would
6 protect against unfair rate increases.
~ Phyllis Benson, representing Shirley Selberg who is ill -everything has been discussed,
8 you have all the information. There is no new development that should need further
9 discussion.
io Jackie Dudley -everything has been said.
i i Terry Rankin, Little Woods -the ordinance is acceptable as it is. He would rather have
iz 80 % of CPI as the rent base. Little Woods residents will see a rent increase because of
13 the ordinance. He thinks the sunset clause should be left out.
is Don Hoefs, Leisure Lake -when the Council makes a decision on this ordinance, who
is will enforce it?
i6 Paul Deffeback, Western Mobile Home Association -how much would the annual
i~ administration cost of this ordinance be? The answer was, at this time we see $24 per
is year per space. He says they don't view this as a compromise.
i9 David Young, Royal Oaks and Youngstown owner -says he has been charging less than
20 the 5 %. There is no support for vacancy control here. He will write a letter to the
ai Council regarding the subject.
22 Red Halem, Leisure Lake - we have a new owner, how can we be protected from unusual
z3 rent increases from the new owner.
Za Victor Chechanover -mobile home spaces are somewhat like affordable housing stock.
Zs He believes this is a fair ordinance with one exception, if the owner sends out a rent
z6 increase notice and 50% .must protest to have it rejected. Since this is an ongoing
2~ management function, what .happens if only two expire in a month and there is no general
za knowledge of a potential rent increase of only two people; therefore, there is no 50
29 protest?
3o Pamela Torliatt -this is a dollars and cents issue. How do you figure the rents? Are they
3 t compounded or not?
32 The Council discussion proceeded. The owner of Petaluma Estates was complimented for
33 his subsidy program. It was noted the model lease idea has not been supported uniformly
34 by the park owners. Regarding the $24/space estimated administrative cost for the first
3s year, it was figured that $12/space would be paid by the mobile home owners and
36 $12/space would be paid by the park owners. There was a consensus not to include a
37 roll-back provision on the current rents.
3s Assistant- City Manager Beatty warned that the ordinance is not the "ultimate" solution to
39 the mobile home residents' concerns. This will be vacancy control. Some of the people
ao in some of the parks could possible see rent increases. This is not going to be a "fix-all"
ai "end-all" ordinance.
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Staff was asked to make sure the ordinance states all residents will be notified when any
rent is increased. It was also asked that the City look at mobile `homes when there are
future discussions of housing subsidies. The Council asked that the arbitration language,
the administration fee be clarified. Staff noted that the reason for the sunset.. clause is the
County may no longer wish to process this for us beyond 1997, if the County does not
renew its own ordinance.
~ ADJOURN
s At 10:05 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
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i i Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerk