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1VIINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING
PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL
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NOVATO `CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday,. Apri130, 1991
TJ'S ON THE BOULEVARD
7110 Redwood Boulevard, Novato
7:00 p.m.
Present:
Novato
Councilmembers:
Mayor Harry Moore
Bill Cope
Ernie Gray
Christine Knight
Hugh Turner
Staff:
Phil Brown, City Manager
Vi Grinsteiner, Planning
Mark Westfall, Planning
Public:
Dennis Fishwick
Topics Discussed:
Petaluma
Vol. 26, Page 213
Councilmembers:
Brian Sobel
Bonnie Nelson
Nancy Read
Staff:
John Scharer, City Manager
Gene Beatty, Asst, City Mgr.
Warren Salmons, Planning
Pat Bernard, City Clerk
Press:
Richard Bammer, Argus Courier
Public:
Marion Hodge,
Supervisor Harberson's Aide
David Keller
Peter Rodda
31 1. Open Space Policy and Informational Referrals Between the Cities
32 A. Buck Foundation Project -Between Novato and Petaluma
33 B. Gnoss Field -Between Novato and Petaluma
34 C. U. S. Highway 101 Corridor -Between Novato and Petaluma
35 D. Redwood Landfill -Between Novato and Petaluma
36 E. Referrals Between Cities
37 2. Petaluma River
38 A. Petaluma River - Paddlewheeler
39 B. Petaluma River -Planning for the River from Petaluma to the Bay
4o C. Petaluma River -Planning Grant
41 D. Petaluma River -Port Sonoma
42 3. Redevelopment
43 A. Downtown -Petaluma Generally
44 B. Parking -Petaluma Downtown
45 C. Redevelopment Fund Use -Petaluma
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April 30, 1991
1 4. Development.
2 A. Commercial Land -Petaluma ~-
3 B. Factory Outlet -Petaluma
4 C. Hahn Center -Rowland Plaza -"Novato
5 D. Hamilton Field -Novato
6 5. Regional Planning ., ,
7 6. Schools. -Petaluma - .
s 7. Wrap-Up . , ~.
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1o MINUTES
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12 1. Open Space Policy and Informational Referrals Between the~Cites:
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Staff distributed copies of City of Petaluma Resolutions 7056 NCS and 7592
14 NCS concurring with cooperative planning; efforts for the open space along the
~5 U. S. Highway 101- Corridor between the two entities. Also distributed was a
16 Memorandum, o_f .Understanding; adopted by the City of Novato; which
17 endorses cooperative planning efforts- between Marin and Sonoma Counties
i8 and between Novato. and Petaluma, North Marin Water; Marin Sanitary #6,
19 Marin Open, Space; Marin .Flood Control and Novato Fire:, Districts. , It -was
20 suggested the Councils reconsider the documents to determine whether or not
21 they wish to modify the specifics of these cooperative planning policies.
22 Buck Foundation .Project
23 The Novato Council described the. proposed. Buck Foundation
24 development which will be situated on the westerly side of the hills
25 along the. U. S. Highway 10.1 Corridor between Novato .and Petaluma.
26 More information wrll. be made available to the City of Petaluma on this
27 development.
28 Gnoss-Field
29 The Novato Council .noted there is a proposal .for expansion of Gnoss
3o Field to include across-wind flight line.
31 U. S. Highway 101 Corridor
32 The Highway 1q1 Corridor Committee. continues to meet. It was noted
33 that, few Sonoma. cities are. participating: in this planning, process; and it
34 was suggested that it may be difficult to reach consensus; if there
35 continues to be limited ~artieipation by Sonoma cities. There. was some
36 discussion about the ratio of Cityrepresentatron on the committee.
37 Redwood :Landfill
3s It was noted this is one of the few areas in the state that will receive
39 sewer sludge.
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1 Referrals. Between Cities
2 The Planning staffs routinely make informational referrals between the cities.
3 The elected. officials present suggested the respective City Councils be included
4 in that informational loop.
5 2. Petaluma River:
6 Paddle-wheeler
7 A two-story, 100-foot, stern-wheel, shallow draft dinner and excursion boat is
s under construction in Ft.' Bragg. It will sail down the coast later this year. The
9 vessel will ~be berthed iri the Turning Basin at Petaluma. The current plan is to
1o have dinner cruises which will run between the Turning Basin and the mouth of
11 the Petaluma River.
12 Planning Grant
13 A Coastal. Conservancy .Planning Grant has been received by the City of
14 Petaluma. This will result in a master ;plan for five miles of river between the
15 U. S. Highway 10.1 bridge-and the.point that Old Redwood Highway crosses the
16 river..It'is anticipated that private enterprise will be asked to participate in the
17 cost of river improvements.
18 Planning for area_south of Town
19 Warren `Salmons reviewed the proposed specific planning efforts for the areas
20 immediately south of Petaluma.
21 Sheraton Motel.
22 The .proposed 192 room Sheraton Hotel and office complex planned for the
23 Petaluma Marina are in the early planning phases. A local innkeeper has been
24 granted the Sheraton franchise.
25 Port Sonoma
26 Marion Hodge, aide for Sonoma County Supervisor Harberson, advised the use
27 permit for .Port Sonoma is very limited. She will furnish a copy of that
28 document to the two Councils for their information.
29 3. Redevelopment
3o Downtown.-.Petaluma Generally
31 It was noted the non-local M¢Near descendents and absentee landlords have
32 been. the majority landowners in downtoan Petaluma until fairly recently. Both
33 local ownership. and: the national Main :Street. program have sparked renewed
34 interest and energy to generate a more viable retail area in the downtown.
35 Parking -Petaluma Downtown
'36 It was suggested that Novato• investigate the successful downtown parking
37 system which was created in Petalurna's core redevelopment area.
„38 Redevelopment Fund Use
39 ~ The Novato Council asked for information on the City of Petaluma use of
40 redevelopment .funds. It was noted that actual construction costs of
41 ~ improvements tin the redevelopment areas are borne by private interests, not
42 the redevelopment agency. The redevelopment agency has installed a
43 pedestrian bridge at the head of navigation in the downtown area. Basically, .
44 the :City is utilizing redevelopment to encourage the private sector to do
45 improvements.
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1 4. Development
2 Commercial Land-
3 In. response to inquiry, staff advised that. Petaluma :has 400 acres of
a undeveloped commercial land.
5 Factory Outlet -Petaluma
6 The proposed River Oaks factory. outlet project was .discussed briefly,... The
7 factory outlet has many conditions placed. on-it to ensure cooperation.with the
8 downtown retailers: Included are joint advertising-requirements and some sort
9 of transportation link. .
1o Hahn Center -Rowland Plaza
it There was some d'cbate as `to how much effect the :City of Petaluma will .see
12 from the Hahn retail complex being. built at the easterly terminus of Rowland
13 Blvd.
14 Hamilton Field
15 Title remains with the .Federal. government. Current wisdom is there will. be no
16 serious development proposal until the Novato citizenry shows support for any
17 Hamilton Field development. There :is a potential. major cost ;to any developer
is who. will' be. required to correct the hazardous rnateral_s condition of the soils at
i9 the old`Air Force Base. Also the buildings are in great .need of repair. There is
20 rumor that Autodeskwould like to move to Hamilton.
21 5. Re~ionaL Plannin
22 The joint meetings between the 1Vovato and 'Petaluma City Councils appear to be a
23 unique effort for municipalities -in Marin and Sonoma Counties. With the current
24 State Legislature's apparent desire to create a strong regional layer of`government, it
25 was noted these joint meetings can be a; .model, and a catalyst .for other cities. to
26 emulate.. This may create a reasonable method of reaching, a regional consensus on
27 issues of .mutual 'concern and avoid State iritervent-ion on local processes..
28 6. Schools - Peta-uma
29 The~various Petaluma School District expansion plans were reviewed.
30 7. Wrap Up:
31 Mayor 1Vloore. ummarized 'the .discussions:. as follows: .
32 -We talked about the open space, policies. We should take this -back to our Councils
33 and. make suggestions for rewording~the documents; if desired.
34 -We hear what Petaluma is.doing.withthe river: We should do:more research on:Port.
35 Sonoma and calk about it at the next meeting.
36 -We need to get together on a common project.. '
37 Individual'Attendee's Comments ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~~
38 We have a lot.in eommon, more than with San Rafael- and more~~than with `R~ohnert
39 Park. The County line should not keep us from_maintainung a~ dialogue.
4o Sharing information will help us not to spend, time. reinventing the wheel.
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1 We have clear direction on putting together a joint project between our two agencies.
2 This sharing of information is very beneficial.
3 The media tends to pit controversies between cities. This shows that is not real. It
4 shows we can. work together.
5 It is interesting to see we all have the same concerns and same interests. This should
6 be continued, and the idea of expanding this process is excellent.
7 Glad to see this dialogue. I hope you do more of it.
s This is a good example for the other cities in the region.
9 It is important to hear and learn what is happening in the other locations.
io I will make a copy of the use permit for Port Sonoma available.
it Will plagiarize some of your good work.
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12 Want to do more talking to you about what we are doing.
13 Thinks we have a good 50:50 relationship going between our cities.
14 It would be nice if a117 of Petaluma's elected officials could join these meetings.
is Downtown revitalization is big problem in Novato. We would like to use your
16 experience.
17 We would like to make you as proud as we are of the Buck Center.
18 This session tonight has been the most productive of the three joint meetings. It is
19 starting to come together. We need to have the two Mayors get together to formulate
20 the agenda of issues to put on the table for the next meeting.
21 We need to define a joint project.
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M. Patricia Hilligoss, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patricia B. Bernard, City Clerk