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1965/12/20 City Council MinutesROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES December 20, 1965 The Council of the City of . Rohnert Park met this ,date in regular session at'8:00 P.M. at the City Offices, 435 Southwest Boulevard, Rohnert Park with Mayor Rogers presiding. This regular meet- ing was preceded by a work session which commenced at 7:30 P.M. but at which no formal action was taken. Call to Order Mayor Rogers called the regular meeting to order and led''the pledge of allegiance. Roll Call Present: (4) Councilmen Pezonella, C. Smith, V.'Smith and Mayor Rogers Absent: (1) Councilman Buchanan Also present: City Manager'- Callinan, City Attorney Maxwell, and George Powell from the Sonoma County "Planning Staff. Approval of Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Minutes Councilman V' Smith and unanimously approved, the minutes of December 6, 1965 were approved as submitted. Bills for Upon motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by Approval Councilman Pezonella and unanimously approved, the bills, per attached list, were approved for .payment. Communications Communications, per the attached outline, were brought to the attention of the Council. No action was taken on any of the communications except as specifically noted in these minutes. Public Hearing., Mayor Rogers declared the public hearing open on Annexation. 3- A' --- AnIn:exat -ion 3 -A - High School Site on Snyder Lane High School Site Councilman Pezonella stated that he had received a letter from Mr. Nore Thiesfeld which he would like read into the minutes. The secretary read the letter in which Mr. Thiesfeld stated his objections to the high school site and economics involved in the City annexing land that was not planned and used for its maximum potential assessed valuation. Mr. Callinan read a letter received from Mr. Meyer, Superintendent of the Petaluma High School Districts The letter expressed Board. of Education approval of the cost figures for'''certain services and im- provements negotiated by Mr. Callinan with the school district staff. Page -r2-, .December 20, 1965 Meyer was present and stated to the Council that the prime concern of the Board of Education at this.time was the annexation of the site by the..City of Rohnert Park, and that the Board would be willing to sit down with.- the City Council to discuss this if the Council so desired. A brief discussion followed with the members of the Council and Mr. Meyer participating. A motion .was made by,..Councilman V. Smith and seconded by Coun . :cilman C. Smith that the Council hold a special public meeting and that the Board of Education be invited to attend to discuss the entire matter. A roll call vote was taken: Ayes: (2) Councilmen C.Smith and V.Smith --Noes.-, (2) Councilman Pezonella & Mayor Rogers Absent-.(1) Councilman Buchanan :.Motion died for lack. of a majority vote. Mayor Rogers asked for further comments from the floor. Dr.. Wm. Cord',Ia,residenti appeared and spoke against the proximity of the High School site to the permanent campus of Sonoma State College. Dr. Cord stated that he was not in favor of this site ....,and if.it-could not be changed to a more suitable location, then h6 was completely opposed to annexa- tion by the City.',of Rohnert-Park. There being no further comments, Mayor Rogers continued the, public hearing.on Annexation 3-A tp,,.the next regular meeting qf the City Council 6Y' .January 3-11965. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS: Use Permit ApplI-- 701af Gross.-.,Apartment Complex at 7 300 Adrian Dr. cation Mr. Gross, the applicant, and Mr. King, his associate, were present, Mr. Powel reviewed his staff report pointing out several suggested minor changes. Mr. Gross submitted a revised elevation drawing of the side of the building facing Southwest Blvd. City Manager Callinan read his recommendations and conditions of the us-R:permit, advising that he had previously discus:.ed them with Mr. Harris and that Mr. Harris expressed no disagreement with them. Page -3- December 20, 1965 Upon motion by Councilman.V. Smith, seconded by Councilman Pezonella and unanimously approved, a use permzt.:.1 granted to Mr. Gross to construct an apartment` complex at 7300 Adrian Drive in accordance with the plans submitted and subject to the conditions ,recommended by the staff and on file in the City O'ffice.s, James LeBoeuf Request for Rear Yard Encroachment from 7858 Burton: Avenue`to Beckv Court. Mr. Powell,,tated hat he still had not received all the information he needed to clearly deter- mine where t encroachment existed. MrS,LeBoeuf was present and- -- consented to holding the matter over to the next meeting to permit further study by the staff and Council. Mayor Rogers continued this regular meeting of the City Resolution No. 288 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENEWAL FOR A PERIOD OF ONE THE COUNTY':;.OF SONOMA FOR TIT CIPAL ELECTIONS. matter to the next Council. ROHNERT PARK REQUESTING YEAR OF AGREEMENT WITH E PROCESSING OF MUNI- City Attorney Maxwell explained the agreement the City ;;had with the County to conduct municipal elections and the cost involved. Upon motion.by Councilman- Pe'zonella, seconded by Councilman V. Smith_i:and unanimously approved, Resolution No. 288 was adopted. Project 1965 -1 Mil Hudis, project engineer, reported that all work.had . been oompleted�, with the exception of approximately 13 feet of sidewalk, which could not:be installed unt:l;,.the existing telephone pole had been removed' C:a,ty Manager Callinan asked the Council's opinion on the construction of a rustic redwood archway . :over the entrance road at the bridge. The sign ,would welcome people to Rohnert Park. The cost of such an archway would be :approximately $250.00. The Council expressed approval and requested the City Manager to pursue the matter,.._, Project 1965 -2 =City Manager Callinan..advised the Council that the long awaited documents had finally been re- ' ceived from the property,,owners and that the -documents and,resolution,s would be presented to 'the Council at this meeting. Certificate of Cost Resolution Xo*, 2;89 Resolution No. 290 Page -4- December 20, 1965 Mr. Callinan advised the Council that Mr. Hudis, th. te t , projec ca e o f 0 u engineer, had presented the Certifi- ost f,o,-r.the project and that the final construction cost amounted to $21,488.00. A RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTIFICATE OF COST - PRO. N . T.AGE -RO - AD SEWER'AND`WATER PROJECT NO. 1965-2. Upon.motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by Cbunctlman P-6-0-6h'e'lla and unanimously approved, an Resolution-N-o-. '289 was adopted. A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING CONTEWAWOR, - FRONTAGE ROAD SEVER AND WATER PROJECT NO. 1965-2. Upon motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by CoUncilman C. Smith and unanimously approved, Re,solution No. 290 was adopted. Resolution No. 291 A RESOLUTION APPROVING ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO RECEIVE MONEY UNDER AGREEMENTFORmAQQUISITION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS - FRONTAGE ROAD SEWER AND WATER PROJECT NO. 1965-2. Project Upon motion by Councilman C. Smith, seconded by Councilman V. Smith and unanimously approved, Resolution No. 291 was adopted. City Manager Callinan advised that with the adop- tion of the foregoing resolutions the funds could now be disbursed. 1965-3 Mr. Hudis advised that he had completed the im- provement plans, but is waiting fo.r.certain infor- mation.from P.G. & E. concerning street lighting. Mr. Hudis also informed the Council that the Sonoma County Flood Control is considering diverting Copeland Creek into Himebaugh Creek, east of Snyder Land, and that if this is done it could reduce the size and cost of the bridge required at Commerce Boulevard. He stated that he would keep in close contact wish Flood Control until they had reached a decision. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Insurance City Mr. Callinan informed the Council that the City's Liability liability insurance anniversary date was February 19, 1 96.6 and that he had requested Mr. Feeney to change,the.arin.iversary dates of all other existing insurance policies to the February 19, 1966 date. N Mr. Callinan advised the Council that Mr. Howard Day, of Traveler's Insurance Company, would like .to- `submit a proposal on the City's insurance and.c�that the: proposal would be ready for presenta- tion-at:the January'3, 1965 City Council meeting. Mr.-,.; -Callinan:stated that he had contacted Mr. Feeney and asked him to submit a premium figure from. :the Pacific Indemnity Company for the com- ing year. Mayor Rogers asked that a work session be set up after theefirst,of the'year to discuss insurance in detail.. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT Wilfred Grade City Attorney Maxwell advised that at the Public Crossing Ut"11ities Commission hearing it was agreed by Mr. Callinan and he that .the City would abide by the recommendation of the hearing officer. Mr. Maxwell advised that the decision was reached whereby the railroad would install the traffic pro teGtion.,devices_ and bill the City. This will ,give'the City time to;.form an assessment district to.;cover the costs of.the protection devices as well as the° road., r,equ red. Mr. Maxwell stated that there had been one change. The safety sy;ste'm to be installed will be gates rather than just.: lights. He further advised that both the PUC staff and the railroad representa- tives stated that,the- larger system would be re- quired within a short period of time, therefore, it would've wise to install the larger system now. MATTERS FROM COUNCILMEN' Christmas & New Mayor Rogers recommended to the Council that the Year Holidays for City employees be given an extra day ' o ' ff at Employees :.Christmas and-,N:ew Years, with half of "the employees taking Friday and the other half taking Monday off, thereby enabling the City Offices to remain open both Friday and Monday. Upon motion.,by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by _._.., _._.. Smith the Council approved the continuing of - the 'policy of giving the employees an extra day off at both Christmas and New Year's. Recognition of Upon motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by Alden Ave. as Councilman Pezonella, the Council approved the Candy Cane Lane recognition of Alden Avenue as Candy Cane Lane by proclamation to be issued by-'the Mayor. PUBLIC APPEARANCES; Maurice Fredericks Mr. Fredericks stated to the Council that he and the Board of Directors of the Rohnert Park Chamber Page,:;-&- December 20, 1965 - of Commerce had become concerned about the news items appearing in various papers inferring that - `the`oitizens of Rohnert Park had little interest in the Council or administration or that their interest was derogatory. Mr. Fredericks presented the Council with a Resolution from the Chamber of Commerce expressing its appreciation to and confidence in the Rohnert Park City Council, City Manager, Director of PublicSafety; director of Public Works and City staff personnel. Mr. George Powell Mr. Powell stated that the result of the recent Sonoma County meeting held to discuss planning_ for''the area Planning Staff had resulted in the preparation of general plan areas for`the areas of Rohnert Park, Cotati, Penngrove''and Sebastopol. Mr. Powell briefly outlined the proposed boundaries of the general plan 'area. Mr. Prather, Sonoma County Planning Director, arrived.at the meeting, the time being approxi- mately`9'o0o PM:` Mr. Prather advised the Council that the map of the plan area would be presented to each City involved, for their ap- proval, then to the Santa Rosa City Council for approval of the southern boundary line of their general plan. Upon motion by Councilman C. Smith, seconded by Councilman Pezonella, the Council approved following Mr. Prather's recommendation for the boundary lines of the general plan area and authorized the Mayor to sign the map when pre- sented. Adjournment There bein& no further business, the meeting was adjourned. at 9 05, P­-'M . DepYty City Clerk APPROVED: ATTES