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MINUTES ®F A-:I~GUI.AR AIDJ®URNEI) li~dl,;E~'ING
PE'TALUMA CITY C®Ur1CIL
1VIOIVBAY, ~E 29,1988
ROLL CALL: 3:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor
Hilligoss
ABSENT: Sobel
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
COUNCIL COMMENT: John Balshaw asked if volunteers serving on boards. and
commissions are brought under our blanket insurance. (Yes)
DEPARTMENT BUDGETS contd.
AMBULANCE:
Level of .Service -the Council discussed maintenance of emergency service and the
possibility of discontinuing the transfer service. The Council concurred to for six
months, to .keep the two. man standby that. we currently have in place, and each cycle
the Battalion Chefs:.ask;;for, sign-ups for volunteers to .man the transfer ambulance
for six months. Chief ~Krout was authorized to develop this staffing through the
negotiation process. As long as there is enough of that volunteer labor force in the
department, there will be transfer service. Chief Krout recommended an increase in
ambulance rates. Collections - 47% of the ambulance fees are either Medicare or
Medical rate related, which equals 45% of the City's fee. This gives the City the
option of accepting the Medicare and Medical rate as assignment payment or the
option of collecting privately. The Council concurred. with the staff
recommendation to do a 6 month study on the demographics relating to ambulance
usage and to explore alternatives to improve the collection rate. The Chief
expressed concern about the 2,800. calls a year with the same number of staff the
Fire Department has had since 1980.
TOT REPORT FROM
COUNCIL, SUBCOMMITTEE
Mayor Hilli~oss read the subcommittee's recommendation:
Argus Conner 1,100
Channe122 4,000
Cinnabar 5,500
Miss Sonoma County 500
Chamber of Commerce 118,121
(last of the 3 ear commitment by the City -subcommittee wishes to meet with the
Chamber staf~
Museum 2,500
Jazz Festival 7,000
(this will be seed money, net profits up to that amount are to be returned to City )
Main Street 20,000
(subcommittee wishes to meet with Main Street)
Old Adobe Association
Peoples Service Center use different funds
River Festival 10,000
(this is seed money also- net profits to come to City to repay seed money)
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Swim Club. 2,150
Convention a:nd Visitors Bureau 30,000
Cultural Arts 4,000
Film Festivali5;AA4- t5oo
Wrist Wrestling 5,000 or' S0% of Sonoma County donation whichever is less
Visitors Center 15,000
(one time 4 month trial. -subcommittee to work with Chamber staff)
Economic Development Committee 75,000
Industrial Employment Survey did not discuss
Speakers:
Cinnabar Arts partial funding -Marvin Klebe, Cinnabar Arts Corporation, noted,
they are planning a:Summer :Festival for which they need public
relations/advertising funding. The $5,500 approved funding:is for regular
operations.
Sonoma County Convention and Visitors Bureau -Pat. Ross, Director of the Bureau,
thanked the Council for the. support.
Petaluma Peoples Service Center (PPSC). Frail Care -Revenue Sharing Funds were
recommended for this,-request for $9,500 plus the Citywould fund $2.00 for every
$1.00 they raised in the community up to $14,000 (' eees.of the $9,500); this
would be for the Senior Day Care program. Marye~xe~ Executive Director of
PPSC and Joan Peaslee, President, expressed appreciation for the support.
Visitor Center -Kirk Lok advised the Chamber ofCornmerce is~planning to place a
.modular building at the Fairgrounds for use as a Visitor Center on a 4-month trial.
The $82,800 TOT funds will be transferred to the General Fund and $140,251 TOT
funds remain available -for contingency purposes.
Industrial Employment Survey -Director of Community Development Warren
Salrnons~advised .this survey will establish a base level of employment: to determine
whether or not the City is achieving its General Plan goals related to employment.
The remaining department budgets were reviewed. The City Manager
recommended that the Seismic Safety ..Study should: be funded, and $2,300 carry-over
from the Zoning Ordinance. allocation were approved to be used for the
development of City-wide residential design standards.
The Council discussed the State mandate regarding identification of relationship
between fees structure and costs.
It was noted by the City Manager that there are many things the City should be
doing but are not in the budget recommendations because of the lack of funding at
this time.
The Council concurred with bringing on a lan checker one quarter earlier, which
would cost $7,400. The Seismic Study add~ion is $10,500.
The City Engineer .discussed undulations which are a new method of calling
attention to drivers to reduce speeds and he recommended placing them in the City
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on a test basis. He recommended that specific police actions relating mobile speed
display signs for vehicle speed reduction be implemented before the undulations are
given a try.
- Undulations - The'Councilmembers consensus was to include the
ement of construction undulations in the -streets for new subdivisions; that
-include any subdivision that has not yet graded., n~~a~~~-~~-eons-a~~a~-
It was Council consensus. that if staff finds funding for the mobile radar speed
display, the Coun](~`il will co cur with im leme~tation of it. ~~ ~~~~ ~ ~°~^~-~red
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Public Works Maintenance Worker -Director of Public Works Pat Miller requested
Council concurrence with two additional maintenance workers for a full dear
(Manager recommendation was for one-half year). There was no Council action.
Recreation Department -.Maintenance workers, Parks Superintendent Harold
Jones requested approval of his request for additional 3 parks and 1 facilities
maintenance workers. The Council also heard a request for consolidation of all the
parks equipment. The matter was referred to staff for further research.
ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. to July 11.
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