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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/21/1988~Pprcdeal~ ns skbm~+-4ed 141$9 Page 236 Vol. 24 NOVEMBER 21, 1988 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 21, 1988 ROLL CALL: 7:30 PRESENT: Cavanagh, Tencer, Sobel, Woolsey, Balshaw, Vice Mayor Davis, Mayor Hilligoss INVOCATION: The Invocation was led by Rev. Richard. McMillan from the Hospital Chaplain PLEDGE. OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance. was led by Joan Peaslee PUBLIC COMMENT Joan Peaslee President of the Board of Directors for the Petaluma Peoples Service Center presented the Council with the Centers first Annual Report. A video tape was also presented for viewing during Council break. On behalf of the Petaluma Peoples Service Center Joan Peaslee thanked the City Council and Manager for their constant and continued support for the agency which is the only human service agency for South Sonoma County. CITY C®i1NCIL COlVI1VIENTS Lynn Woolsey stated that she would like to see the subject of the proposed Riverfront Zoning District agendized and discuss all the alternatives that would prevent us from having to have an election regarding the zoning. Councilwoman Woolsey showed concern that Metcalfe Machine Shop had moved the auto parts sales into the new building without having the results of the auditors report. Warren Salmons, Director of Planning, stated that the Metcalfes were under no obligation to report their move to the Planning Deparment due to the fact that it is a permitted business. If they want to do something structurally or with the electrical they would have to get a building permit. Councilman Balshaw referring to the Metcalfe machine shop feels that if we spend a lot of time with an applicant and the applicant decides not to go along with Council's recommendation, he feels the applicant should. tell Council rather than come back in two years and bring the same issue before the Council as if it were a new item. As far as Councilman Balshaw is concerned the Metcalfe's .are still operating under the 50% agreement. Councilman. Tencer feels that as long as he is on the Council under the circumstances. if Metcalfe came back in a year or two or three for a machine shop he would view that as trying to circumvent the use permit process and would not vote favorably for it. NOVEMBER 21, 1988 Vol. 24 Page 237 Councilman Balshaw commented on the appearance of the City. It just does not seem to look as pretty .as it -can. Regarding landscaping etc. He feels Council should explore talking with some of the service- clubs about getting involved and taking over certain areas of the community. Maybe a Garden Club would like to do flowers at Lucchesi Center, maybe one of the service clubs would like to adopt a particular park for the amenities. There just seems to be a basic minimum standard ~on everything. Balshaw would like to find ways to do more to beautify the city and also realizes the constraints with money and personnel. Councilman Davis asked the City Attorney for his interpretation of Measure G. City Attorney Joe Forest, stated that Measure G does not prevent the people by initiative from adopting a utility tax. By making .Measure G a Charter Amendment means that the City/City Council cannot either impose, levy or collect a utility tax. Unless the Charter was amended to say that the city can collect even if people by an initiative imposed a utility tax the city couldn't collect it because Measure G is a Charter Amendment. Whereas, Measure H that was on the ballot in June stated if the people had gone out and imposed by initiative a utility tax, the city still could have collected it. Measure H did not bar the city from collecting. Question was then brought up as to whether the people could still pass a utility tax tomorrow. City Attorney Forest stated "yes they could". City Attorney Forest advised Council if the Council proposed a utility tax and it was passed by the people, the city could not collect the tax without a Charter Amendment, but it could be collected by a utility company, any group, organization or company. After collection it could then be turned over to the city. Mayor Hilligoss read a Proclamation declaring the week of November 21, thru the 27, 1988 as 1988 Petaluma Family Week. MINUTES The Minutes of November 7, 1988 were corrected to read(TR.AFFIC PATTERNS ADJACENT TO COMMUNITY CENTER) MINUTES The Minutes of November 14, 1988 were corrected to read (GENERAL PLAN POLICY BUILDING DENSITY) There appeared to be consensus anion the Council that if a re uest is received for reducin a project's density y a significant change there should' b'e a city review of that change. Page 238 Vol. 24 NOVEMBER 21, 1988 CONSENT CALENDAR The following "items were approved by a single motion which'was introduced by John:Balshaw and.seconded by Lynn Woolsey. AYES: Cavanagh, Tenter; .Sobel, Woolsey, Balshaw, Vice Mayor Davis, Mayor Hilligoss RESO. 88-375 NCS CLAIMS AND BILLS Resolution No. 88-375 NCS approving Claims and Bills #86416 to #86862 ORD: 1742 NCS AUTHORIZE SALE OF ,PORTION OF WELL SITE MEADOW PARK SUBDIVISION Adopt: Ord. 1742 NCS autHorize sale of an unneeded portion of the City Well Site in .connection with, Meadow Park Subdivision. Offer of $8,000.00 by NlcBail Company was accepted. ORD: 1473 NCS CINNABAR.. SCHOOL FEE COLLECTION Adopt Ord. 1473 NCS amending the school fee collection process for Cinnabar School. RESO.88-376 NCS RELINQUISHING RESERVATION .FOR INTERIM SCHOOL FACILITIES.ON BOND'SUB'DIVISION Reso. 88-376 NCS Council to relinquish .reservation on the site for school. use and :approve Title Company to give clear Title for sale of Bond Subdivision. RESO. 88-377 NCS CHAINI,INK FENCE.SWIM CENTER Reso. 88=377 NCS award contract to Able Fence Company, Inc: for replacement of chain link fence at the Petaluma Swim Center. ORD. 1744. NCS ROOFING MATERIAL Introduce .Ord. 1744 NCS amending Uniform Fire Code and Uniform Building Code to require all wood, materials used as roof: covering or exterior wall covering to have a fire rating of Class "B" or better. * * * * * End of Consent Calendar CLOSED BUSINESSES & NEIGHBORHOOD APPEARANCES Mike Moore, Principal Planner asked for Council direction on three potential ordinance additions that could either be part of the Municipal Code or part of the Zoning Ordinance depending on Council preference. Thes"e items deal with Neighborhood Appearance, Closed Businesses and Xeriscape (low water usage landscape). NOVEMBER 21, 1988 Vol. 24 Page 239 Essentially a neighborhood appearance would govern appearance in the public view that could be applied to the whole City or parts of the City. A copy of San Leandro's Neighborhood Appearance Ordinance was included for Council review to be considered the model for the Bay Area community. This ordinance shows the process of a typical abatement if it were to reach- Council level. The ordinance refers to the appearance of property in the public view such as driveways and front yards. The question of staffing and the City's philosophy of abatements need to be considered carefully by the Council as does the question of whether the City wants to include neighborhood involvement not. only in the designing of the ordinance but also to use San Leandro again as an example having a Neighborhood Appearance Committee where people would come with their concerns at which time the committee would then determine if a recommendation should be made to the Council. After a lengthy discussion it was the consensus of the Council for staff to develop a Closed Business Ordinance and include those things that staff thinks are important, then if Council wants to add or delete to that list .rather than go through a survey it would be brought back to the Council within a 30 day period.. It was, also the .consensus of the Council to encourage the community to het involved in creating guidelines, and standards for a City wide Neighborhood Appearance Ordinance by forming a committee to work with staff. The Xeriscape ordinance came as a result of discussion at the Site Plan Architectural Review Committee level when a presentation was . done by a consultant for the Sonoma County Water Agency. Mike Moore, Principal Planner asked. Council if they would like to see the same.~resentation. The 1Vlayor agreed that Council should see the presentation. City Manager .John Scharer advised the Council that the Sonoma County Water contractors will put in funds to employ a xeriscape consultant who has worked up plans for the entire county which includes education,, material etc. Break: Page 240 Vol. 24 NOVEMBER 21, 1988 APPOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Brian Sobel. and -Mayor I=Iillgoss will work together. 1988-89 ALLOTMENTS After agreat-deal of discussion it was the consensus of the Council to bring thrs .item back for discussion on December 5, 1988. RESO.88-378 N:CS ABAG HOUSING PROJECTIONS Reso. 88-378 NCS acknowledging ABAG ~ Housing Projections through 1995. The total projections through 1Q95 for Petaluma's housing; is 2,774 units. 694 are projected to be very low income, 472 should be for.household of low income, 610 for moderate income and 998 for above .moderate income. Concerns were shown regarding other Counties needs in determining growth. Solano County is the only other County shown to have any significant growth in resrdential units over the next 7 years. Percentage wise compared to the population in that County, it is greater than Sonoma County. The difference being, Solano County .has Highway I-80 and that is an interstate route that is receiving federal funds: Our Highway 101 Corridor is not even on the "SIP. list for state. funds -for the next five (5) yearn. This is what. is wrong with the type of projections that go on to 'say we want to encourage- more building and yet we will not have the irifustructure, at least the transportation portion to support it. Reso. 88-378 acknowledging ABAG',s housing .projections through 1995 was introduced by Brian Sobel and seconded by Larry Tencer. „AYES: Cavanagh, Tencer, Sobel, Woolsey, Balshaw, Vice ` 1Vlayor Davis; Mayor Hilligoss NOES: 0 ABSENT: 0 TELEVISING PLANNING COMMISSION Motion was made by Councilman Sobel and seconded ~by Vice Mayor -Davis to have the Planning Commission meetings' televised. AYES: Cavanagh, Tencer, Sobel, Woolsey, Balshaw, Vice . Mayor Davis, .Mayor Hilligoss HIGHWAY 101 . Councilman Tencer reported the following summary of the last meeting of the Sonoma.. County representatives and staff. He also proposes that Council send a letter to Supervisor Rudee who is the Vice Chairmari of the Highway 101 Action Committee supporting the. consensus, -i NOVEMBER 21, 1988 Vol. 24 Page 241 L` Support the widening of Highway 101. from 4 to 6 mixed flow lanes . from Petaluma to Windsor. :. . 2. Upgrade Highway 101 to freeway and add 'two high occupancy vehicle lanes between Novato and Petaluma if -the jurisdiction in Marin County revise their Land Use Plans to provide additional `housing to go along with the new conunercal and office development . in the County. `~'3: "Preserve the Northwestern Pacific right-of-way in Sonoma County for possible future transit use after .the year 2005 including the possible extension. of passanger rail service from Marin County to Santa Rosa or Healdsburg after the year 2005. ~.~ , ;.,: ;~. Councilman `I'eneer would .like to see thi's agendized for the first meeting in January for further discussion. TRAFFIC. ENGINEERING City Manager John Scharer, reported on. Traffic Status Report. The Traffic 'Engineer will spend 75'% of his time updating the model from the data base in 1985 to reflect the land use decisions Ghat have been made since then and the developments that have ggone in. When that is complete his work ,.program will be such. that he will be spending 40% of his work week on traffic modeling work that maybe necessary. If there is no work to be done he vial. be spending:. it on other things related to traffic and engineering. The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m. ~. M. Patricia Hillieoss. Mavor AT'T'EST: Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerk,