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1972/11/20 City Council MinutesROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 20, 1972 The Council of the City of Rohnert Park met this date in adjourned regular session commencing at 4:00 p.m. in the City Offices, 6750 Commerce Blvd., Rohnert Park, with Mayor Roberts presiding. Call to Order Mayor Roberts called the meeting of the regular session to order at approximately 4:00 p.m. and led the pledge of allegiance. Roll Call Present* (5) Councilmen Beary, Flores, Hopkins, Smith and Roberts Absent. (0)1 None Staff Present for all or part of the.:meet-Lng: City M anager Callinan and City Attorney Maxwell Approval of Minutes Upon motion of Councilman Hopkins, seconded by Councilman Smith and unanimouslyapproved, the minutes of October 30 and November 6 were approved as submitted. Approval of Bills Upon motion of Councilman Hopkins, seconded by Councilman Smith, and unanimously approved, -the bills presented per the attached list in the amount of $26,196.64 were approved. Communications Consideration of incoming communications was deferred until later in the meeting. Resolution.No. 72-152 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING QUITCLAIM DEED (Well No. 8) City Manager Callinan explained the resolution. Upon motion of Councilman Hopkins, seconded by Councilman Smithy and unanimously approved, the reading of Resolution No. 72-152 was waived and said resolution was adopted. Golden Gate Bridge, Mr. Bill Lucius,. Golden Gate Bridge District Director was Highway, and Trans- recognized. He introduced Mr. Dale,Luehring, Manager,, portation District who gave a slide presentation of the bridge, new ferries Representatives re and new buses, charts shoWina increases in bus and ferry Bus Service traffic and a decrease in - automobile traffic. During his comments he mentioned•that more buses will be added in December giving approximately 200,more seats and six more buses would be added in February which should.allow more bus service. in this area,land noted that bus traffic had increased faster than anticipated. Discussion followed. Councilman Smith asked if seats were empty on certain buses during the day, why not run more of those buses through Rohnert Park in order to pick up more passengers and possi- bly reduce some of the deficit. -Mr. Lucius and Mr. Luehring both agreed it was a good point and would refer the sugges" tion to Mr. White; General Manager for the transit system.. General discuss-ion followed. Page 2. November 20, 1972 ROHNERT PARK Mrs. Dale Garatti was recognized. On behalf of the WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION Rohnert Park Women's Association,.she presented a check to Mayor Roberts for $50.00 for park benches. EXTERNAL AUDIT Mr. Dan Stolson and Ray Berganti of Touche, Ross & Company 1971 -72 were recognized. They answered questions of the Council regarding recommendations.made in the 1971 -72 annual audit and generally discussed.the audit with the Council. Council. action on the audit was deferred to the next regular meeting. File No. 0160 City Manager Callinan advised that Rev. Buerer of the Berean Baptist Church Berean Baptist Church had requested an occupancy permit for the new church facility at the Expressway and future Count- ry Club Drive intersection. He advised he had discussed with the county a temporary access from the Expressway and that the church planned to use a generator for electrical service and a butane tank for gas until P.G. & E. is in a position to extend utilities down Country Club Drive. lie explained that delay in construction of Country Club Drive north of the Expressway was not the fault of the church. Discussion followed with Rev. Buerer participating. Upon motion of Councilman Hopkins, seconded by Councilman Beary, and unanimously approved, a temporary occupancy permit was authorized for the Berean Baptist Church until Country Club Drive is completed subject to conditions recommended by staff. File No. 0210 A brief discussion was held concerning Parkway Max-ii e and Parkway Marine remaining obligations to be fulfilled. City Manager Callinan advised that the firm had been given an occupancy permit with a commitment to complete remaining items in a specified time. Council indicated the items should be completed as soon as possible and directed staff to exert pressure on the owner to complete same. File No. 0124 Councilman Hopkins initiated a brief discussion concerning Home Appliance Co. the mobile home being used as living quarters by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Francisco and requested staff to check on the time limit imposed by the City Council for said use. File No. 0258 City Manager Callinan advised that consideration of Diversified Diversified Communities application far change in zoning Communities, had been deferred to the next regular meeting at the request of Jimmie Rogers, representative of Diversified Communities. Music for New Councilman Flores initiated discussion about music for the City Offices new City Offices, reviewed recent Council discussion and action on same and his reluctance to approve the music because of no picnic tables, benches, or barbecues in the parks which should take'priority but now understood that the equipment had been 'ordered and would be installed for use in the spring and therefore felt in a position to act favorably on the music. Page 3. November 20, 1972 Upon motion of Councilman Flores, seconded by Councilman Hopkins, and approved by the -following voice vote, the proposal by Muzak which provides for purchase of the equipment at $506 and a 5 year service fee of $19758 or a total of $2,264 was approved: AYES: (3) Councilmen Flores, Hopkins, and Smith NOES: (2) Councilmen Beary and Roberts Trailers Behind A brief discussion was held concerning the two trailers be- Forsyth Realty hind Forsyth Realty.' City Manager Callinan advised that he would check on the matter. Queen Diane Lancaster Mayor Roberts brought to the attention of the Council that Diane Lancaster,had been chosen Queen in the Oakland: Cosmetology Association's Annual Beauty Pageant and will be going to the state finals to be held in Los Angeles. He re ' quested that a letter be sent to Diane congratulating her. Upon motion of Councilman Flores, seconded by Councilman: Hopkins, and unanimously approved, staff was directed to send a congratulatory letter to Diane Lancaster. ABAG General Assembly. Councilman Hopkins gave a brief report on the ABAG General Assembly meeting advising that it had been voted to restr- ict growth to 1.8% per year but that this was not binding, only advisory, and he does not forsee any problem for Rohnert Park. Radar Unit Councilman Smith initiated a brief discussion concerning the new radar unit being utilized by the Department of Public Safety.and the lack of any signs posted at the.. entrances:to the city advising of said radar unit. 'Staff advised that signs had been ordered and would be installed upon receipt. Discussion was held on suggestions for wording on the signs. Councilman Smith also mentioned that an officer had made a 7VI turn on Commerce Blvd. in front of him which did not appear to be necessary and requested staff to check on same. Commerce Blvd. Councilman Smith initiated a brief discussion concerning Development the ARCO service station on Commerce Blvd. in Cotati and that he understood opening was being delayed due to Environmental Protection Agency regulations. Stadium Project Councilman Smith initiated a discussion concerning the Stadium project and the suggestion that $25. per single family unit be charged to finance same. He commented that assuming a debt service of $20,000 per year, 800 homes per year would be required and expressed concern that the Page Lt. November 20, 1972 city would be committing itself to growth in order to main- tain the debt service payments. He noted that the Petaluma School District had expressed a similar concern and asked that the matter be scheduled for the next regular meeting after,staff had prepared some recommendations submitted by him. Earlier Meeting Time Councilman Hopkinsi ,initiated a discussion regarding the 4:00 p.m, meeting time, thought it was.:a good idea and solicited Council reaction to meeting earlier occasionally. Discussion followed but no action was taken. Car Wash on Southwest, Mayor Roberts initiated a brief discussion regarding the Boulevard car wash on Southwest Boulevard, advising he had heard it had been sold. City Manager Callinan reported that a man contacted him who had a.sale for the property if the details could be worked out. Updating the General Plan Communications Preparation of Newsletters.and New Releases Councilman Hopkins Leaves Dept. of Public Safety Report for October Discussion was held regarding when to have a joint Council- Planning Commission meeting with Planner F. J. Lehman to consider the reports of the Citizens Advisory Committee for. Updating the General Plan. It was decided to hold said meeting November 27 at 7:30 p. M. Communications per the attached outline were brought to the attention of the Council. No action was taken on any communication except as noted specifically in these minutes. A proposal from Mr. Clint Mosher to prepare news releases and newsletters for the city was considered. Upon motion of Councilman Flores, seconded by Councilman Hopkins, and unanimously approved, the proposal of Clint Mosher for services to prepare quarterly newsletters for the-city at a cost -of $100 each or $400 per year was approved. Councilman Hopkins left the Council Chambers at this point in the meeting, the time being approximately 5:47 p.m. Councilman Flores initiated a brief discussion regarding the October Department of Public Safety Report which reflected 33 reports for disorderly conduct and 33 cases cleared. He commented that this seemed like a large number of disorderly conduct cases. Page 5, November 20, 1972 Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. to November 27 at 7:30 p.m. 11 fiY e uty qty erk p APPROVED: -Mayor Councilman Vernon Smith's Proposal for OPEN SPACE FORMULA FOR DECREASING LOT SIZE Lot Size- Square Feet 22,!�n._ Spade Required Standard 2ja on Reduction S ® Feet % of Reduction 6500 6500 -0- -0® -0- 6400 100 71 71 6300 200 144 72 6200 300 219 73 6100 400 296 74 6000 500 375 75 5900 600 456 76 5800 700 539 77 5700 800 624 78 5600 900 711 79 5500 1000 800 80 5400 1100 891 81 5300 1200 984 82 5200 1300 1079 83 5100 1400 1176 84 5000 1500 1275 85 4900 1600 1376 86 4800 1700 1479 87 4700 1800 1584 88 4600 1900 1691 89 4500 2000 1800 90