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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 03/06/1989A pprc~cd cas CorYC~i~ed 3~ZO~89 March 6, 1989 Vol. Z5, Page 1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING PETALUMA CITY' COUNCIL MONDAY; MARCH 6, 1989 ROLL CALL 3:00 P.M. ~~ PRESENT: Cavanagh,. Tencer, Sobel, Woolsey, Balshaw, Vice Mayor Davis, Mayor ' , Hilligoss $ ' ABSENT: None PUBLIC COMMENT There was none. MINUTES February 21, 1989 -Thee. minutes of February 21, 1989, were amended Volume 24, Page .283, Viacom Cable Television -From this point on, the annual report from Viacom should be scheduled after the City's receipt of the year-end financial information. CONSENT CALENDAR The following items from the Consent Calendar were approved by adoption of a single motion which was introduced by Vice Mayor Davis and seconded by Brian Sobel. AYES: Cavanagh, Tencer, Sobel,. Woolsey, Balshaw, Vice. Mayor Davis, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None. ABSENT: None RESO.89-64 NCS CLAIMS AND BILLS Resolution 89-64 NCS approving Claims and Bills #88480 through #8899:6. RESO.89-GS NCS . SUMMIT ABOVE PETALUMA • ~ •~ 'aka VICTORIA SUBDIVISION Resolution 89-65 NCS approving Summit Above Petaluma (aka Victoria Subdivision Phase II final map.) RESO.89=6G ..NCS STREET CLOSURE... Resolution 89-66 NCS approving street closure~from 4 to 7 p.m. on March 18, 1989 (one way street west of Center Park) for Museum event commemorating the 1939 World's Fair. * * * * * End of Consent Calendar FARMERS MARKET 'A' STREET PARKING LOT The City Council considered the request from Jeff Harriman & Sherry Winkler requesting that the Farmer's Market be moved back to the "A" Street parking lot and the day and time be changed to Saturday .from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The market will be open from June 3 to October 28. ~ -- MAR 6 y98~ It was moved by Lynn, Woolsey; seconded by John Balshaw .to approve Farmers Market day and time. as 2:00 to 5:0.0 p.m: on Saturdays, from. June 3 to October 2'8, 1.989, in the "A'' Street Parking Lot. AYES:; .;NOES: None ABSENT.,: None a. :.3D ~e.r s~tua~e e'f, RESO.89-67 NCS OUTSIDE WATER.POLICY e cenlt Cou 89 actin sand iri lud aside water- polite: The changes reflect he following: specifics: =Non-residential. uses are dealt with. onaa ease-by-case bases -The Western .Avenue area is excluded from further outside service until the - man;is upgraded -The. policy relates to both residential and commercial requests -The, policy separates requests that relate. to "Inside :the Sphere of Influence" as well as "Outside the Sphere of Influence" . The. resolution was introduced ,by Larry Tencer and seconded. by Brian'Sobel. AYES': _ Cavanagh, `Tencer, Sobel; Woolsey, Balshaw,. Vice Mayor Davis; -Mayor Hilligoss NOES: ~ None . ABSENT; .:None. - , - . Tencer; 5obei, Wool Mayor Davis; Mayor CANT'®N DRIVE SURPLUS LAND. 'The City Council. consensuswas to accept the .offer-from L. and R. Carlson to .,purchase unused Cityproperty (small corner piece: Canyon.. Dr. at Mt. View equalling approximately 3,OOU.'square. feet). Staff will prepare the necessary o~rd~nance for. Counc~ consideration. Tl,e p;-,~~i ~ +he, p~-~~.1 w0.s es+~bl~she~ RE'SO.; 89=:68 NCS' .OUTSIDE-SEWER POLICY ' Resolution. 89=68 NCS establishing a policy'for :extension of sewer' service for use- outside of the corporate lirriits' of the City for areas both inside and - -outside the ~ City's adopted Sphere of ,Influence; Any building that. doesn't exist or- haves a building permit as of this date: doesn't get a sewer permit without annexation. The resolution was introduced by Larry Tencer and seconded by Lynn Woolsey: AYES: Cavanagh; Tencer"; Sobel; Woolsey, Balshaw, Vice Mayor Davis; Mayor HilTigoss NOES: None ABSENT: None RECESS -TO STUI)Y'SESSION At 3:_45 pm., the Council recess"ed to a Study Session to discuss Affordable Housing Policies & Shelterless 'assistance. .Points' discussed include the following: We:could~encourage construction of smaller units; -We should exclude this type-of unit-from the "growth numbers". Affordable.HousingPolicies & Shelterless -'s_'- Mach 6,1989. Vol. 25, Page 3 -Development of methods to maintain housing stock as lower cost housing ;:rather than ,allowing the units to transfer ownership at "market" housing prices ~ .~ -Cul-de-sac lots could be allowed to develop with granny units and those granny units would be credited to the developer as low cost housing -Corner lots could be developed with well-designed attached units -The developers should construct a minimum of one-half of their low cost housing obligation -We should challenge the developrent community to help us to solve the dilemma -We need to be mindful of potential problems .emanating from altering the revenue streams of.the development community -Can we look at a different project processing mechanism to reduce cost -Should we change :the minimum size and related standards to accomplish this, (i.e. - 1 car garage) -There are a lot of deep lots in this town that could be converted to flag lots -We should look into resale controls -It would be nice if the developer asked somebody like Burbank Housing to assist- them in providing. this type of housing -We want to do everything we can with developers to develop within their own subdivisions for affordable housing -We are talking, about how some of our money for second mortgages to go into partnership with somebody to purchase .housing where the City would have equity Staff was asked to come back with suggestions as to how the City could provide more units, with suggestions for in-lieu fees to .reflect current conditions, with suggestions for some sort of developer incentive to help the process, how the City might, meet the housing needs at various levels of need and identify the several levels of need (i.e., single parent, first time buyers, et cetera). Also, the development community, including lenders, should be included in the process so they may develop goals they wish to get out of such a program. AD.TOURN TO DINNER - At 5:10 p.m., the Council adjourned to dinner at Der Schmire. RECONVENE 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Cavanagh, Tencer, Sobel, Woolsey, Balshaw, Vice -Mayor Davis, Mayor Hilligoss ABSENT: None INVOCATION Rabbi Mare Rubenstein, Cong. B'nai was not able to attend the meeting. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Vince Landof led the Pledge of Allegiance. PTJBLIC COMMENT Vince L,andof, Cordelia, when the guns are outlawed, only he outlaws will have guns. PilBLIC COMMENT 4 ~ ~;r~ MAR ` 6 "989 Tim Conner, 302 9th Street..- requested the Gity° control drnkng;•in parks: The residents-near McNear~Park are subjected to problems as a, "restilt~ of the alcohol consumption by softball and. hardball players and observers.. Bonnie Nelson, 147 Ellis # 17 - 'The status. of women and children in Petaluma is lousy. The COTS (homeless shelter which, is closing for the season) needs land for placement of buildings., People are still living in .their cars during the- day and utilizing. the shelter at night; V. Mount, 900 FStreet -asked the City to give the McNear Park area .residents some relief from the problemsthey encounter .from the inebriated park users at softball and hardball ,games. Jon Morgan, 308 10th- Street -the people who 1!ive near McNear Park- feel beleaguered from the softball'players: S. Belluornini, 857 GStreet - enumerated the problems from inebriated .users of McNear Park. City Manager .John Scharer advised the Council and ppublic that the Recreation Music and Parks Commission will be discussing the 1VIcNear Park user/neighbor problems at their:next meeting. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Lynn Woolsey -she talked to State Senator :Barry Keene :regarding .Rainier overcrossing-and. learned that CALTRANS is waiting.. for a response from the City John :Balshaw =rioted the McNear Park .problems have not. ,come to the full Commission for disciissori, only a subcommittee. has discus"sed' the 'topic John- Balshaw - Qn Mardi. 10 the Armory will. close and the shelterless will no longer have that resource Brian Sobel -The Council subcommittee will be discussing homeless at their Wednesday meeting WOMEN'S HIISTORY MONTH Counclmember Lynn Woolseyread the Proclamation -Naming the Month of March Women's History Month. PETAL;ITMA REFUSE. ANNUAL REPORT Mr. Tom.. Walters. of Petaluma Refuse reviewed. the annual report covering their services to the City of Petaluma. Sortie statistics are included here:: The current number of residential customers is 11,394, up 6% from 1988 10,802. The current number of commercial customers is 831, up 7% from 1'.988 - 780. Recycling -The garbage company delivered approximately 10,000 sets of ..recycling containers 'mid=year 1988. The pa"rticipation rate in~ recycling is over 60%. Spring Cleanup -This is scheduled for ..April 17-24 with 2 days for household toxics°. collection on Apri1.22 and 23. Dump fees`for refuse, trucks - Mr.: Walters. noted that the cost for emptying the trucks has °-risen by 3'0% at the land-fill sites: They anticipate that cosf to continue to escalate. March 6, 1989 Vol. 25, Page 5 RESO.89-69 NCS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS -COUNTY Resolution 89-69 NCS in sup' ort of Sonoma County Board ~of Supervisors guiding - the preparation o~ the Sonoma County Hazardous Waste Management Plan.. Introduced.by Lynn Woolsey, sec"onded by John Balshaw. AYES: Cavanagh, Tencer, Sobel, Woolsey, Balshaw, N Vice 1VlayorDavis, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None , , ~ ~ r COUNTRY- CLUB .ESTATES Principal Planner Pamela Tuft reviewed Country Club Estates' Phase 2 conditions of approval with the City Council. 'City Engineer Tom Hargis noted their request to update the soils report. to.reflect ,changes in conditions in the tentative map.. The-soils report, as is, is adequate to support the proposal to build on that acreage. The erosion control. specifics of the report go into detail and require an expert to be on site during the grading to respond to changes,. between they report and unforeseen soil. situations that will be encounter"ed during that phase of construction. Staff will require. retaining walls for public improvements to be shown in greater detail. SPARC not to review single family residential It was the Council's consensus that the Site Plan Architectural Review Committee should not review single family homes. If a development does not comply with published specifics relating to design, the occupancy permits would be at risk. SPARC is to continue its review of commercial projects. Erosion Control It was Council consensus to authorize the City Engineer to shut down the project of there is an erosion problem. Street Lights Developer Leonard Jay requested permission to do more- research on high end residential street lights and work with staff on that aspect of the project. ORD. 1748 NCS COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES Introduce Ordinance 1748 NCS rezoning` Country Club. Estates Unit II to Planned Unit Development. The Resolution approving the PUD Development Plan and Resolution approving the tentative map will be considered at the March 20 meeting. Recess The meeting recessed from 8:30 to 8:45 p.m. TEMPORARY' CLOSURE PARK STREET OAK HILL PARK City Engineer Hargis. reviewed the costs for temporarily closing Park Street in Oak. Hill Park.. City Manager. John Scharer recommended approval of a temporary closure .and referral of the matter to the Recreation, Music and Parks Commission for review. MAR 6 1989 It was moved by.Jack Cavanagh;„seconded by Vice Mayor Davis, fo approve a temporary closure of Park Street in Oak Hill'Park and to refer the subject to the. ReacreatoM~ sic annd Pa ~'k~s k ommisson::for review . an recq e datio_ 4+ s~%e.~+~Cs re9ar~l~ng AYES:• ~ Cavanagh, T.eicer, ~Sobe1, Wool - Vice Mayor Davis;; Mayor NOES: None _ ' ABSENT: `None PUBLIC' HEARINGS,.. ;General'Flan Amendments DENNIS 1VIETCAI,F ,.PAULA LANE. '' Re~uest.= Change-th'e.land:use. designation on.AP 48=134.-16 from Suburban Residential. (up to 1 dwelling unit. per- acre) 'to Urban Standard Residential (up ao S dwelling:.unts p,er acrej: ~ Requested by Mr. Metcalf. Mr~. Metcalf has applied :for annexation on his one acre lot at the end of Paula Lane (1Vlagnol'ia access end).. His proposal is to split the acre into 3 lots: This would require; a zoning .change.. from R1 20,000~to R.1-.10,000. Staff is recommending against the ,"request. because ~f slope calculations aril neighboring land use designations. Staff also feels that the :Planning; Commission can make the necessary findings to approve his request without. General Plan and Zoning.amendments. Thee hearing was opened. Irv Fiotrkowski,, attorney,, represented. °the .applicant. There~was some. discussion about the fees.. that might .be generated by ..such action. The City Attorney advised there is no authonty for. the city to sell zoning or general planning: Mary Hobe,. 541 Acadia,; said they Council is worried about whether or not the client is ,going to make more money on this :is totally out. of,line, ,you should be protecting the general plan: Bonnie Model said this. is located at the end of a street with no turn around, and this project, would develop a hammer head turning facility which would benefit the `neighbors. The hearing was closed. 'The It was. moved.. by ';Brian Sobel; seconded. by John Balshaw to deny the application for' General :Plan change. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw; Mayor Hilligoss NOES: Cavanagh, `Tericer, Woolsey, Vice Mayor Davis ABSENT: Norte It was °moved by Vice Mayor Davis; seconded. by Lynn Woolsey to change `the General,Plan to Urban Standard. for this parcel at 5 dwelling units .per acre. AYES: Cavanagh,. Woolsey,. Vice ,Mayor Davis NOES: Tencer, Sobel, Balshaw, Mayor Hilligoss ABSENT;. None .. t:. ;~ Mach 6, 1989 Vol. 25, Page 7 During subsequent discussion, -some members of the Council expressed their desire to discuss the proposal in more depth prior to making a final decision. on the question of General Plan change. Re nest. - Consider an amendment to the residential land use designations that will prevent projects of significantly less density from being proposed in higher density designations. Requested by the City. The request has. resulted from a proposal from Young America Homes to develop a project at a density of 5.5 units per acre in an Urban High land use designation area ,(which is .up to 15 dwelling units per acre). At issue is reconciling the General Plan density range which theoretically allows projects from 0 up to 15 units per acre with the City's desire to encourage higher density development where appropriate. It is unique because the City seldom xeceives requests for lower .density Phan that which is permitted; but it is important because of the potential impact on other high density sites. There was considerable discussion about the impact this amendment may have in the future. The hearing was opened. Margie Gulan, 308Acadia, spoke against having the high density portion of Park Place built as such. The hearing was closed. It was the Council consensus to consider the general plan amendment after the Park Place project has been processed. The Council asked staff to recommend language toamend the general plan from the '0 to 15' units designation to a smaller spread of potential units per acre. PUBLIC ~dEAIYINGS General Plan Amendments MASELLI - BARELLA INDUS~'RIAL TO TIIOROUGIIEAIZE COMMERCIAL Re uest -Amend the General Plan Land Use Map on a portion of AP # 007-111-57 and 007-11.1-17 (Maselli Hardware) from Industrial to Thoroughfare Commercial. Requested by the City. This amendment would clean up a split designation of Industrial and Thoroughfare Commercial on the Maselli property leaving it entirely Thoroughfare Commercial. It would not affect the status or operation of the business and is consistent with Mr. Maselli's original request during the General :Plan • revision to have the Thoroughfare Commercial designation applied to hiss property. ' `The hearing was, opened. John Barella, 496. Jasmine spoke on behalf of the~~ project. The hearing was closed. It was -moved by Larry Tencer, seconded by • Vice Mayor Davis to approve the. general plan amendment on the Maselli and. -Barella property to change the designation to Thoroughfare . ,Commercial. GENERAL PLAN The remaining proposed general plan amendments were continued to May 1. ~~ 4. Keller/Western/Liberty: Office Commercial to Community Commercial 5. East Court: Industrial to Urban Diversified 6. Circulation Map: Bikeways ~;. ~ . M,4R ~ lggg 7. .Mixed User -Maximum Residential Deristy~/]~esidenfiial Only Uses $. Program 7, .Local Economy: Conversion of Mini-Storage.. 9. Urban High Density Residential; Limited Commercial Uses 1Q. Deletion of .Corona Road Interchange 11. Density Bonus Procedures 12. Housing;, ,Program 24 and 25 13. Growth Management Consistency RESO: 89-71.NCS RENTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Resolution.89-Z1 NCS revising the in-lieu.Renter Assistance Program. This resolution amends Reso. 88=51 NCS of February, 1988, by establishing the gross ;household :income for .rent and utilities to 75%. Introduced by,Larry Tenter; seconded by Brian. Sobel. AYES; Cavanagh, Tenter, Sobel, Woolsey, Balshaw, Vrce Mayor Davis, Mayor Hillgoss NOES: None ABSENT: None RESO.89-71.NCS . ECONOMIC DEVE>LOI'MENT ACTIVITY Resolution 89-71 NCS .supporting economic development .activity in Petaluma. This resolution is an update of one adapted a few years ago "and is' meant to be included in the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development packet -they distribute' to potential conunercal entities who are interested in moving to Petaluma. "Introduced' by Brian Sobel and seconded by Vice 1Vlayor.Davis. AYES: Cavanagh; Tenter, Sobel,, Woolsey,rBalshaw, Vice Mayor Davis, IVlayor Hilhgoss NOES:.None ABSENT: None TRANSPORTATION LLAISON .REPORTS The :Council discussed the various area. wide committees that are studying traffic congestion. mitigation ,proposals. It. was suggested that any traffic mitigation should be `incorporated with growth.. management on an area .wide basis', becauseif all~the communities just look after themselves, the problems of 'increased traffic will not be solved. ~~ AD:TOURN The meetiing'was adjourned at 10€30 pm. .- ,~ ,, ~. rrcia - i igoss, ayor