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March 14, 1988 V. ?4 P. 43
MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJDURNED MEETING
PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1988
ROLL CALL 7:00 P.M.
P.RESE„N,T.; 5obe1, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor
Hilligoss
ABSENT: None
PLEDGE_OF _ALLEGI,ANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dorothy Morris,
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Chairperson of the Recreation, Music and Parks Commission.
PUBLIC.__COMME:NT,: Margaret White, 318 Western Avenue, _read of a list of name=_
of businesses that she said were no;t included in the Finance Director's
count of businesses in the Parking mnd Business Improvement Area.
. Jeannie ~G;uest_~_sp,o.k~e^.in..oppo5i_tipn ,to, the current availability of toy
guns that look identical to the r~ea.l counterparts.
Ken Bradley, 114 Petaluma Blvd. North, asked why his business license
was not issued and spoke in opposit"ion to the Main Street Association
and said he feels it is not a legal action of the City.
Glenn Head, 402 Hayes Lane, suggested that this is the time for
compromise among the downtown merchants groups.
COUNCIL CDMMENT5:
Jack Cavanagh, asked that some of the foregoing questions be answered on
a future agenda.
Vice Mayor Lynn Woolsey reminded that there will be a Hazardous
Materials presentation to the community Thursday, March 17, in the
Council Chambers at City Hall.
Mayor Hilligoss noted the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has reinstated
the Petaluma River Dredging, 1988, into their project list for the year.
PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPRDVEMENT
AREA REPDRT - CITY ATTDRNEY
Regarding the ongoing allegations. by a segment of the downtown
businesses that the Parking and Business Improvement Area is not binding
City Attorney Joe (ores advised the Council that the Streets and
Highways Code authorizes the Council to adopt. a. resolution of intention
to establish a parking ahd business improvement area at any time and
under any circumstances.. And, to interpret the law any other way would
be to deny the Council its legislative authority to act on behalf of the
citizens of Petaluma, who have elected the Councilmembers to perform
legislative functions.
PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREA REPDRT - PAYMENT STATUS
Finance. Director David Spilman advised the Council that ?7 Retail, 14
Professional, 9 Financial and 21 Other businesses in the Parking and
Business Improvement Area have not paid their Downtown Parking and
Business Improvemeht Area -arse sments, The City Council authorized
staff to proceed with collection processes as they have done in the past
with delinquent business licenses.
P. 44 V.•~24 March 14, 1988
At 7:25 p.m., the City Council recessed to a Study Session to discuss child
care.
CHILD CARE STUDY SESSIDN TOPIC
The Council heard from child care providers
consultants who prepared the Child Care •study.
among the Council that the City not qet involved
cost the City an ongoing program where there is
of fun"ds td pay for that program. The City Counc
idea of the City itself providing child care.
as well as from the
There was .consensus
in anything that would
n o i d en,t i-f f a b l e s.ou rc e
it does hot support the
It was also Council consensus to proceed with various actions that would
allow the private sector to provide more child .car`e service. Some
specific aeti,o.ns identified were to revise theapproval process for
ch'iid care facilities for more thah six chihdren;, to establish a no fee
permit for facilities serving six or less children in•order 'to identify
availability of such facilities, to create a d,o.cument for potential
child care providers ahich ,would .outline the. permit prose. s, to
entourage facilities for persons who requ-ire child care for hours in
addition to the usual daytim~g working hours. U..de,r +~e Pa,;ks a..a eecrea~•'~on
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BICYCLE PATHS 5TUDY SESSIDN TDPIC
Engineering staff member Jim kyan presented the Bicycle Path study he
recently completed in concert with the kerreation, Music and Parks
Commission. The Council discouraged C as 1 bicycle paths that will
interface with do and off ramps which are situated behind the street
"Stop Line" at intersections due to the potential of .conflict between
automobile turning movements and bicyclists. •
Consensus .was reached on these specific items:
- Class 1 Bicycle Lanes: there should be no Class 1 bicycle lanes on the
other side of the sidewalk from the street.
- G1 ass 2 Bi cycl a Lanes: thi s i s the preferente• of th'e C-ounci 1 . - Where
there is a bicycle path noa and insufficient street width far bicvcle
lanes as well as vehicle travel lanes, the bicycle path should be
rerouted.
- Rainier Overcrossing: there shall be a two=aay hike path on one side
of the overcrossing anal a sideaalk on the other side.
- No Class 1 bicycle path shall be created where it aould conflict with
automobile movement on freeway on and off ramps.
- The future Petaluma Campus o,f the Santa Rosa Junior College (Ely Blvd.
Northl should be part of the City's bicycle path network.
- The East Washington hike path should be rerouted to Caulfield Lane
over crossing.
March 14, 1988 V. ?4 F. 45
BICYCLE. PATHS contd.
City Engineer Tom Hargis noted the cu"rb anchor standard has been revised
to reflect a five-foot gutter pan which will eliminate the potential of
surface irregularities at the convergence of pavement and gutter pan,
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
Mayor M. Patricia Hillig~ss
ATTEST;
City Clerk Patricia E. Bernard