1971/07/19 City Council MinutesROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
July 19, 1971
The Council of the City of Rohnert Park met this date in
regui.ar session commencing at 7:10 p.m. in the City Offices,
435 Southwest Blvd., Rohnert Park, with Mayor Hopkins pre-
siding. The regular session was preceded by an Executive
Session which commenced at 7:00 p.m. and at which City
Manager Callinan, City Attorney Maxwell, and all Councilmen
except Councilman Roberts were present, and which was held
to discuss pending litigation and personnel matters.
Call to order Mayor Hopkins called the meeting of the regular session to
order at approximately 7:10 p.m. and lid the pledge of
allegiance.
Roll Call Present: (4) Councilmen Buchanan, Rogers, Smith and
Hopkins
Absent: (1) Councilman Roberts
Staff Present for all or part of the meeting: City Manager
Callinan, Deputy City Attorney Mawson, and Engineer
Hudis.
.Approval of-'Minutes
Upon motion by Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and unanimously approved, the minutes of July 6 and
12 were approved as submitted.
Approval of Bills
Upon motion by Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman
Buchanan, and unanimously approved, the bills presented
per the attached list in the amount of $7,644.33 were
approved.
Communications
Communications per the attached outline were brought to the
attention of the Council. No action was taken on any com-
munication except as noted specifically in these minutes.
Project No. 1970 -5
Engineer Hudis reported on the progress of Project No.
Country Club Blvd.
1970 -5, Country Club.Blvd., and advised that Progress
Payment #2 to Argonaut Constructors in the amount of
$7,672.50 was in order.
Upon motion of Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and unanimously approved, Progress Payment No. 2
to Argonaut Constructors in the amount of $7,672.50 was
approved.
Project No. 1970 -8 Engineer Hudis reported that Project No. 1970 -8 was 980
Hinebaugh Creek complete and that Progress Payment No. 2 to Murdoch Engineer- -
Bridge on Commevice i.ng 6 Construction in the amount of $19,618.42 wasin order.
Blvd.
A brief discussion followed concerning the length of time
the project has.taken.. Engineer Hudis advised that we
usually allow the contractor plenty of time since a better
bid can be obtained if more time is allowed.
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Upon motion of Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and unanimously approved, Progress Payment No. 2
to Murdoch Engineering & Construction in the amount of
$19, 618.42. was approved.
Proje6t.No..1971 -2 City Manager Calli.nan reported that Cross & Crown Lutheran
Snyder Lane Improvement Church, Mr. Martin Stone, and .Petaluma High School District
had signed :petitions for the improvement of Snyder Lane
and the project should be ready, for bid by the next regular
meeting.
Engineer Hudis discussed with the Council the possibility
of eliminating traffic on Snyder Lane in the area of the
project for a period of 60 days since this would reduce
the cost of the project by approximately $10,000 by not
constructing a temporary road through Copeland' -Creek while
the new bridge is being built.
The Council indicated it had no objections to the temporary
street closing proposal after being assured that there
were other routes available and that normally traffic from
the Expressway toward the high school is minimal.
Resolution No. 71 -80 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AMENDMENT.-'TO AGREE
MENT FOR SANITATION FACILITIES AND SEWAGE TREATMENT AND
DISPOSAL (Sonoma State ,College)
City Manager.Callinan summarized the resolution.''
Upon motion of Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and unanimously approved, the reading of Resolu-
tion No. 71 -80 was waived and said resolution was adopted.
Resolution No. 71 -81 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF
COTATI REGARDING TREATMENT OF SEWAGE
City Manager Callinan summarized the resolution.
Upon motion of Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman
Buchanan, and unanimously approved, the reading of Resolu-
tion No. 71 -81 was waived and said resolution was adopted.:
File No. 0175
Planner Wes. Vail and Project Designer Vern Avila displayed
McDouall Apartments
colored elevations of the,proposed McDouall Apartments
Architectural Re-
on College View Drive and landscaping plans for same and
view
reported that it had been genorallyagreed upon between the
developers and the planning staff.to have a combination.
of redwood and stucco on the exterior of the buildings as
shown on the elevations. A brief discussion followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and unanimously approved, the architectural render-
ing and landscaping plans for the McDouall Apartments on
College,View Drive were approved.'
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File 0195 City Manager Callinan reviewed the application of Mrs.
Angelica Burgess Angelica Burgess, 310 Bruce Avenue, for a use permit for a
State Family Care foster home for four adult females and
recommended approval of same.
Mayor Hopkins declared open the scheduled public hearing on
the application of Mrs. Angelica Burgess for a use permit
for Family Care Plan foster home at 310 Bruce Avenue. City
Manager Callinan stated that notices of the public hearing
had been mailed to residents within 500 feet of the resi-
dence. Mrs. Kay Henderson of the State Department of Mental
Hygiene and Mrs. Angelica Burgess, applicant, were present
but made no comments. City Manager Callinan advised that
no written communications had been received. There being
no one wishing to be heard, Mayor Hopkins declared the
public hearing closed.
Upon motion of Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman
Smith, and unanimously approved, the Council approved the
use permit application of Mrs. Angelica Burgess for a State
of California Family Care Plan foster home at 310 Bruce
Avenue for four (4) adult females subject to compliance
with all applicable codes.
File 0196 City Manager Callinan displayed a map and pointed out Lots
Sonoma Campus Co. 1 and 2 on Southwest Blvd. in Colegio Vista Subdivision No.
Appl. for Rezoning 1 which are the subject of the application of Sonoma Campus
Company for rezoning to RM -1500 to permit the construction
of a four -plex on each. Planner Wes Vail read the planning
staff report which recommended denial of the application.
Mayor Hopkins declared open the scheduled public hearing
on the application of Sonoma Campus Company for rezoning
of .Lot Nos. 1 and 2 on Southwest Blvd. in Colegio Vista
Subdivision No. 1 to RM -1500 to permit construction of
four- plexes thereon,
Mr. Allan Forsyth, 450 College Avenue, Santa Rosa, or 217
Southwest Blvd., Rohnert Park, spoke in support of the
application stating that the lots are large but not suit-
able for larger homes that would accommodate large families
due to the traffic "on Southwest Blvd. He pointed out there
were no other driveways coming out onto Southwest Blvd.,
and felt that multiple zoning with driveways at the rear of
the lots would be a higher and better use than single family
residential.
There being no one else desiring to be heard, Mayor Hopkins
declared the public hearing closed.
Upon motion of Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman
Buchanan, and approved.by the following roll call vote, the
Council indicated it would look with favor on the rezoning
application of Sonoma Campus Company:
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AYES: (2) Councilmen Buchanan and Rogers
NOES: (1) Councilman Smith
ABSTAIN: (1) Mayor Hopkins
ABSENT: (1) Councilman Roberts
A brief discussion followed during which Councilman Smith
indicated he would ask for reconsideration of this matter
at the next regular meeting.
Ordinance No. 149 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 63 (Zoning Map Change
AP Nos. 143-432-01 and 02)
Upon motion of Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman
Rogers and approved by the following,roll call vote,
Ordinance No. 149 to implement the rezoning request of
Sonoma Campus Company was introduced by title:
AYES: (3) Councilmen Buchanan, Rogers and Hopkins
NOES: (1) Councilman Smith
ABSENT: (1) Councilman Roberts
Mayor Hopkins initially voted no on the introduction of
Ordinance No. 149 but changed his vote to yes after Mr.
Forsyth stated for the record that Sonoma Campus Company
planned to build on the two lots themselves and did not
intend to sell the lots for speculative purposes. Mr.
Forsyth further indicated a contractor had been arranged
for, negotiations for the financing were underway, and
that construction would begin just as rapidly as possible.
File No. *0119
Planner Wes Vail read the planning staff report concerning
,
Giffin Mobile Home-
the request of Mr. Everett Giffin for a,temporar'y mobile
Park Temporary sales
home sales lot on Coumerce Blvd. at the Expressway. Dis-
Lot
cussion followed with Mr. Everett Giffin, applicant, parti-
cipating. Mr. Giffin indicated he had no objections to
the recommendations of planning staff with the exception
of the requested redwood fencing on three sides of the pro -
posed r. te. He pointed out that there was already chain
link fencing on two sides of the site and that he would in-
stall redwood fencing on the third (north) side of the
property. More discussion followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman
Buchanan, and unanimously approved, Mr. Giffin's plans for
a temporary mobile home sales lot at the northwest corner
of Commerce Blvd. and the Expressway were approved subject
to recommendations of planning staff with item No. 1 amended
to reflect the requirement of a 4-foot redwood fence on the
north side only of the proposed sales lot.
Resolution No. 71-82
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK RE-
QUIRING SELF-ILLUMINATING STREET NUMBERS AS A CONDITION OF
ARCHITECTURAL APPROVAL
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City Manager Callinan summarized the resolution, and reported
that copies of same had been sent to Young America Homes and
Forhim Corporation, but no comments had been received from
either company.
Upon motion of Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and unanimously approved, the reading of Resolution
No. 71 -82 was waived and said resolution was adopted.
Resolution No. 71 -83 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SPECIAL DUTY RATE OF COMPENSATION
FOR VOLUNTEER POLICE AUXILIARY AND RATE OF BILLING FOR
SPECIAL POLICE SERVICE
City Manager Callinan summarized the resolution.
Upon motion of Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman
Buchanan, and unanimously approved, the reading of Resolution
No. 71 -83 was waived and said resolution was adopted.
1971 -72 Budget Action on the proposed 1971 -72 budget was deferred by con-
sensus of Council due to the absence of Councilman Roberts.
Recess Mayor Hopkins declared a recess at this point in the meeting,
the time being approximately 8:05 p.m.
Reconvene Mayor Hopkins reconvened the meeting at approximately 8:10
p.m.
ABAG Citizen's Task A brief discussion was held on the possibility of nomination
Force of citizens for ABAG's Citizens' Task Force. The Council
indicated that since ABAG may not be in existence much longer
it seemed pointless to make any nominations.
Fence in Subdivi- Mayor Hopkins reported on the Subdivision 15B Fence Commit -
sion 15 B tee's contact with residents involved and advised that not
everyone was happy, but everyone had been contacted and their
problems with the fence worked out in the best way possible.
Founders Days Council reaction was solicited by City Manager Callinan to
the proposed activities for Founders Days being sponsored
by the Cultural Arts Commission. The Council indicated
the program looked fine and hoped the activities worked out
as planned.
Urban & Environmen- Councilman Smith reported that he had attended a recent
tal Committee meeting of the League of California Cities Urban and Environ-
mental Committee and indications were that the committee
would recommend action on legislation that would affect the
environment.
Uniform Building Councilman Smith commented on the League's Model Noise
Code Ordinance and advised that there would very possibly be a
revision to the Uniform Building Code that would provide
for soundproufing of interior walls in apartment buildings.
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Clean Water Act
Councilman Smith .reported that additional guidelines are
being .issued to enforce the Clean Water Act and provisions
are being made to require industry to repay any grants re-
ceived for improvement of pollution.
Sewage Treatment
Councilman Smith reported that the League's Urban & Environ-
mental Committee was opposing the federal standards recently
adopted which require the_BOD level in effluent of a sewage
plant not to exceed 85 which seems to be unreasonable since
to achieve same would require secondary treatment.
1971. -72 Budget
Councilman Smith read a "Position Report" regarding the
1971 -72 Proposed Budget a copy of which is attached to the
original of these minutes.
AB 1057
Mayor Hopkins reported that it was hoped a general assembly
of ABAG could be called in the hopes of reversing the execu-
tive committee's stand on AB 1057.
Street Vendors
City Manager Callinan reported he had received complaints
from citizens concerning street vendors and the amount of
noiae they generate, that copies of ordinances had been
requested from the League of California Cities but none of
the ordinances received appeared appropriate. He discussed
the copy of the "Quiet City Report" which he received from
the League and provided each Councilman with a rough draft
copy of a.noise ordinance for review and consideration.
Discussion followed concerning administration and enforce -
ment of the proposed ordinance and its consideration was
deferred until the next meeting.
1915 Act Delinquen-
City Manager Callinan reported that there were approximately
cies
$28,000 worth of 1915 Act bond coupons on hand for payment
and requested Council authority to advance up to $30,000
of city funds to cover the delinquencies on the 1915 Act
bonds. A brief discussion followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman
Buchanan, and unanimously approved, authorization was given
to loan up to $30,000 of city funds to the Sonoma County
.Tax Collector and Treasurer to cover the delinquencies on
.the city's 1915 Act bonds.
Tour of Martin
City Manager Callinan reported on the trip that he and .Nore
Stone's apartments
Thiesfeld of Sonoma State College had made to tour apartment
house developments of Mr. Martin Stone.in.the Los Angeles
area and distributed illustrated brochures to the Council.
He advised.that Mr. Stone. owns several acres of land near
Snyder Lane and the Expressway and was anticipating an
apartment development for Rohnert Park.,- He commented on Mr.
Thiesfeld's letter report which advised that Mr. Stone's
Los Angeles development was far superior to anything in
Rohnert Park at the present.
AB 1375
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July 19, 1971
City Manager Callinan brought to the attention of the
Council a League of California Cities request for support
of AB 1375 which provides for revisions to the Subdivision
Map Act.
Upon motion of Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and unanimously approved, the Council expressed its
support °for AB 1375.
Davi Operation Deputy City Attorney Mawson reviewed recent Council action
File No. 0090 concerning the Davi operation on Commerce Blvd., noted
that the property appeared to be for sale and recommended
that the matter be deferred until August 16th. Council
concurred.
,.Inoperative Vehicles Deputy City Attorney Mawson advised that some changes in
the Vehicle Code had been made concerning inoperative
vehicles and that he had prepared a draft of an ordinance
for consideration. A brief discussion followed during
which it was decided to proceed with introduction
of the proposed ordinance.
Ordinance No. 150 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK PROVIDING FOR THE
ABATEMENT AND REMOVAL AS PUBLIC NUISANCES OF ABANDONED,
WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES OR PARTS THEREOF
FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OR PUBLIC PROPERTY NOT INCLUDING
HIGHWAYS, AND RECOVERY OF COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION THEREOF
AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 22660 VEHICLE CODE AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 92.
Deputy City Attorney Mawson summarized the ordinance.
Upon motion of Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and unanimously approved, the reading of Ordinance
No. 150 was waived and said ordinance was introduced. Dis-
cussion followed.
Horse Regulations Deputy City Attorney Mawson referred to his letter report
concerning Vehicle Code regulations concerning horse riding
on city streets and the city's lack of jurisdiction to
enact special regulations. Discussion followed during which
Councilman Smith asked for copies of sample ordinances
regarding horses in the files.
Upon motion of Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman
Buchanan, and unanimously approved, the matter of horse
regulations was removed from the evening's discussion.
Water Meters in Deputy City Attorney Mawson reported that research on the
New Subdivisions question of requiring water meters in new subdivisions
had revealed that such would be discriminatory without a
plan to install them in existing developed areas.
Amount Due County Deputy City Attorney Mawson reported that he had discussed
For Culverts with the County. Counsels Office the billing from the County
Water Meters
Legal Services
Adjournment
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Public Works Department for installation of culverts, on
South Santa Rosa Avenue in the area north of the city and
recommended that it be paid.
Upon motion of Councilman Buchanan�.seconded by Councilman
Rogers, and approved by the following roll call vote, pay -,
ment of a total of $1,758.63 to the County of Sonoma for
installation of culverts in the area to the north of the
city at the city's request was authorized.
AYES: (3) Councilmen Buchanan, Rogers, and Hopkins
NOES: (1) Councilman Smith
ABSENT: (1) Councilman Roberts
Councilman Buchanan made a motion for staff to prepare•.rer,
commendations for installation of water meters in new suY
divisions and the existing residential area in accordance
with Mr. Mawson's legal opinion. The motion died for lack
of a second.
Councilman Smith complimented Deputy City Attorney Mawson
on the prompt preparation of reports and commented that
it was the fastest service the Council had ever had.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned
at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Deputy, qty C141*
APPROVED:
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June 19, 1971
Councilman: Vernon P. Srtjith
1971-72 Rohnert Park Budget: Position Report
Only
after much
study mid
deliberation have 1
arrived
at the
decision
to cast a
dissenting
vote on the 1971-72
Rohnert
Park City
Budget. Of
all the budgets
that have been
brought
before me
as your
Councilman
since 1962, the
1971-72 Budget
is the
only one on
which
I have concluded a'no' is necessary.
There are several sections in this Budget I am convinced could
be pared, without affecting present levels of service during the
next fiscal year. Only three are beyond the test of reasonableness
and it is these that I find unacceptable as presented.
First is the Public Works Budget. This Department is up
over 40% from lost fiscal year, or some �j�T68,000 even after
considering one employee position was transferred to the Park and
Recreation Budget. Some 410,00 should be cut from the Public Works
section of the budget.
Next is the new .office building Accoi)nt in the General
Government section of the Budget. Approval of the �A0,000 in this
account effectively endorses a. star' proposal to commit the tax-
payers to a new temporary city office building projected to cost
in excess of j`i'a00,000, exclusive of land acquisition. Approval
Since it is apparent the 197172 Budget is going to be approved
as submitted by staff, without any degree of compromise, and all
work sessions having been concluded, a 'no' vote is the only re-
course open to express my judgement®
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