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MINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING
OF THE
PETALUMA COMMUNLTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
AND THE
PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL
Monday, August 8, 1988
ROLL CALL:
7:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Cavanagh, Tencer, Sobel, Woolsey, Vice Mayor Davis, Mayor Hilli~~~ss
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance recitation was led by Fire
Chief Terry Krout.
PUBLIC COMMENT Bob Martin, 171 Payran Street, read a letter to the Council
questioning the effectiveness of detention ponds, the flood control mitigation
measures and alleging the City is not in conformance with its general plan.
Vince Landof, 12 Cordelia Drive, agreed-with Mr. Martin's comments and said this
has been studied to death and the City is passing the buck to studies to stall for tune.
The City Manager noted the above questions would be addressed during the meetin~~.
MINUTES The Juiy 11, 19.88 were approved as submitted.
RESO.88-284 NCS
MOU FIREFIGHTERS
Resolution 88-284 NCS approving the Memorandum of Understanding «~ i t h
the Firefighters. Introduced by Vice Mayor Davis, seconded by Jack
Cavanagh,
AYES: Cavanagh, Tencer, Sobel, Woolsey,
Vice Mayor Davis, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: None
ABSENT: Balshaw
FLOOD CONTROL DISCUSSION
The .following items relating to flood control were discussed:
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- Current policies and mitigation .measures
Planning Director Warren Salmons reviewed the Zoning and General Plan
policies regulating, development in flood plain .zoned areas which regulations
are more stringent than. Federal mandate. He also reviewed the 'zero net fill'
requirement for construction projects which allows fill only if the amount of
fill balances with a like amount. of soil removed, and he reviewed the .storm
water runoff detention ponds. Also mentioned were the City's erosion control
regulations.
- Status of EIR and project~alternatives study
Planner Kurt.. Yeiter advised that Wesco (Western Ecological Services
Company). is studying the impacts identified in the Master Drainage ..Plan,
rechecking hydrology assumptions and doing. a cost benefit analysis to
determine the feasibility of suggested mitigation projects. The data gathering
phase is expected to be completed' in December. Property owners in the study
area have been contacted and a few have not authorized access to their land
for reasons such as `cattle control'.
- Status of U S Corps of Engineers reconnaissance report The U. S. Army Corps
of Engineers (ACE) has :dropped some of the proposed projects from their
study plan. The .ACE has said it would not work on their study in conjunction
with the City's study, they work singly. Currently it looks promising that. they
will be developing mitigation fora `50-year" event. (That refers to the
probability that -the severity of a given storm would be `occurring ~ one time
within a 50 year span of time'.) Regardng'the `benefit/cost' ratio, the ACE's
premise is there should be more proven benefit to the. community than the
project improvements would cost.. At the present time, it is estimated that
construction improvements to protect from a `40 year' event will cost
approximately $6 Million. That would include the ~ City itself replacing both
the Payran Street Bridge and the Lakeville Street Bridge. The ACE has
advised the City would be required to bear the additional, cost of any
mitigation project. to provide protection for anything more than a `40 year'
event. The ACE takes 9 to 18 months to do a feasibility report. If needed
appropriations are $5 Million or less, the .ACE approval. `is handled by their
district office. If the amount of greater than $5 1Viillion, the approval must go
through their Washington, D.C, office.. The City Engineer estimated the
process will take another three years at the minimum. The bridges would
represent more than one-half of the project cost, making the City's share a
little over $3 Million for the bridge- replacement. The ACE report is expected
in September. The first phase of the Payran ~ Bridge replacement is
replacement of the sewer pump station project which is scheduled for award in
September of this year. The ACE participation is close to $3 Million
including the railroad structure improvements. It was suggested the: City
pursue the suggestion of supporfiing: the Army Corps of Engineers hiring
outside consultants to hasten the process.
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- Report on State legislative efforts - AB 4400
_ Assemblyman Filante and State Senator Keene have sponsored a bill in the
State Legislature. The bill,. AB-4400, would identify the State `Resources
Agency' (which consists of the:.Departments of Conservation, Fish and Game,
Forestry; Boating and Waterways, Parks and Recreation, Water Resources,
California Conservation Corps, Colorado River Board, Coastal. Commission
State Coastal Conservancy and Bay Conservation and Development
Commission) as the Lead Agency in the State for flood control projects in
Petaluma.
- Discussion o financing mechanisms , - ~ ~ _
City Manager John Scharer noted the Army Corps of Engineer reconnaissance
report was ,supposed to be done in April. It was rescheduled for August, then
rescheduled again to September. Utilizing an assessment district would result
in assessments higher than the land value in some cases. Don VanDyke of
California Public Financing Services Corporation addressed the
Council./Commission and answered questions. He described how tax
allocation funding works through the redevelopment law.
STATUS REPORT ON RAINIER AVENUE
The City Engineer reported that CALTRANS' general rule for spacing
freeway interchanges is that they be separated by at least 1 mile. If such
structures are closer, certain. conditions need to be met. The distance between
the Washington Street interchange and the proposed Rainier interchange is
.85 mile. Environmental documentation must be completed prior to
CALTRANS consideration of other questions relating to interchange
approvals. Council asked that this be brought back on an agenda with
information to enable the Council to discuss the project utilizing
redevelopment funding along with discussion of flood mitigation and funding.
I-IIGIIVVAY 101 CORRIIDOR
Larry Tencer, liaison to the U.S. Highway 101 Corridor Committee, reported
that committee is looking at the bus/highway and rail/highway transportation
alternatives. It appears that a one cent sales tax in Marin County and a
one\half cent sales tax in Sonoma County may be sufficient to fund a viable
transportation alternative for the future improvement on the Highway 101
Corridor between Sonoma County and San Francisco.
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AD.TOIJRN The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
M. atricia Hilligoss, ay r
ATTEST: .
atricia E. `Bernard, City Clerk