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1966/04/18 City Council MinutesROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 18, 1966 The Council of the City of-JR-ohnert Park met this date at 8:00 P.M. at the City Offices, 435 South- west Boulevard,-Robnert PeL)zk.i-with Mayor Rogers :presiding.. Call to Order —Mayor Rogers called the meeting to order Roll Call Present: (4) Mayor Rogers, Councilmen Pezonella, C. Smith and V. Smith Late.* (1) Councilman Buchanan (Councilman Buchanan arrived: at 8:30 P.M. Arrival time.-,-is noted in the minutes) Absent:, (0) Staff Present: City Manager Callinan, City Attorney Maxwell, George Powell-Sonoma County Planning Staff..: Approval of Minutes Upon motion: by Co.vncilma ID',zonella, seconded by Counci-lman -V. -Smith and u­r18;n-4jmously approved, the,minutes.of April 11., 1966--were approved as submitted. Bills for Approval Upon motion by Councilman..V. Smith, seconded by Coun6.:k-lman C. Smith and unanimously approved, the billsj,,,per the attached list, were approved for payment. Communications Communications, per the attached outline, were brought to the at_ tention of the Council. :No action was taken,on any of the communications except as specifically noted in these minutes. -cat -City Manager Callinan presented a Cert-fi e of :.,Appreciation from the Boy Scouts of America in recognition of the City's participation in Government Day during Scout Week. �;.,.The Council requested that the Certificate be fram- ed and .placed. in.. the City Hall. Public Hearing Mayor Rogers" declared the -public hearing open on Annexation 3-A: Annexation 3-A, High School Site on Snyder Lane. Mayor Rogers advised the Council that the Petaluma Board of Education had agreed to change the name of the high school on Snyder Lane from Cotati High to either El Rancho High School or Cotati- .1-Rohner.t:.High.. He further advi-sed that he had been assured by.-the'Board-that the name chosen would be El Rancho High. Page : 2 . ,,, April 18, 1966 :There being no one desiring to be heard and no further discussion the public hearing was con- tinued until the next regular meeting Gulf Oil. Company Councilman "C. Smith: moved and Councilman Pezonella Use Permit Indica- seconded that the Council show its intention to tion allow a service station on the south side of the intersection. of - Wilfred Avenue and Commerce Blvd. subject to the use permit being issued. Councilman V. Smith stated that he would like to have architectural control over this site. Councilman -C:= :Smith amended his motion to insure the matter coming back to the Council for archi- tectural control. Said amendment was seconded by Councilman Pezonella. The motion was unani- mously approved as amended. Coral Homes City Mana;ger''Callinan advised the Council that the Final Map for developer requested that the matter be removed Subdivision 9-A from the agenda and placed on a later agenda. Mr. Callinan advised the :C- ouncil that..:they° should, however, appoint .Mr. Marshall as City Engineer for the,purp:ose'of checking: and signing the final map. Upon motion- Councilman. Pez.on:ell:a,; :;Beconded by..,. Councilman V. Smith and unanimously approved, Charles !Marshall was appointed as City Engineer for the purpose of checking and signing the final map for Subdivision 9-A. Arrival of-Council- Councilman Buchanan arrived at the meeting, the man Buchanan time being approximately 8030 P.M. Campaign Signs for Mr. Callinan brought to the attention of the Senator Collier CounCil­that the time had expired for which the Coun.cil' approved the placing of campaign signs for Senator Collier. Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Councilman V. Smith and unanimously approved, the Council gave approval 'for the signs to remain for another 60 day period. Appleton Rezoning Mr. Powell advised the Council that the matter >,of Request the Appleton rezoning request was scheduled before the County Planning Commission on Thursday, April 21, 1966. Councilman V. Smith stated he felt the Council should go on record in requesting Mr. Powell to carry the Council's feelings to the Sonoma County Planning Commission. The Council agreed unanimous- ly. Improvement Pro j'eot 1965 -3 Commerce.Blvd. Resolution No-333 Commerce Blvd. Alison -Arlen Well No. 5 Page -3- April 18, 1966 Mayor Rogers requested City Manager Callinan to .call Mr. Prather reminding him of the metro - committee. City Manager Callinan informed the Council that McGuire and Has.ter had moved onto the site and were preparing - -to start const,ruction of the Bridge. Mr. Callinan advised the Council that the period for paying assessments in cash expired on April 8, 1966, and that no assessments were paid in cash9" and a list of the unapid assessments had been filed with the City Treasurer. A RESOLUTION DETERMINING UNPAID ASSESSMENTS AND :..-PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS. Upon motion by Councilman C. Smith, seconded by Councilman Pezonella and unanimously approved,, the reading of Resolution No. ,3 wale.:a said resolution adopted. City Manager Callinan requested.Council approval to have the engineering I donee for Commerce Blvd. ,.between-Alison Avenue and - .glen Drive. Upon motion by Councilman'Pezonella, seconded by Councilman Buchanan and unanimously approved the engineering for the section of Commerce Blvd. between Alison Avenue And Arlen Drive was author- ized. City Manager Callinan advised the Council that the site chosen for-Well No. 5 was in Subdivision 9 -A on Copeland Creek just north of Santa Alicia Drive. He read a proposed agreement with Coral Homes whereby Coral Homes agrees to convey the land chosen for the-well site and also grant a temporary easement for access to the well site. Mr. Maxwell advised the Council that he had re- viewed the agreement and felt that it was fair and just. A discussion followed between the Counci, Mr. Hudis, Mr. iggins, Mr.-Maxwell and the staff. Resolution NO-332 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING GRANT DEED Upon motion by 'Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilnidn:Pezonella and unanimously approved the reading-.'of Resolution No. 332 was waived and said resolution was adopted and the Mayor was authoriz- ed to execute the agreement with Coral Homes. Mr. Hudis and Mr. Wiggins discussed the plans and specificiations for Well No. 5 with the Council. Page -4- April 18, 1966 _Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Councilman C. Smith and unanimously approved, the plans and specifications for Well No. 5 were approved. Upon motion by Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman Pezonella and unanimously approved the City Engineer was `authorized to call for bids on Well No. 5. Resolution No.334 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING SONOMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; TO CANCEL:TAxES ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL PROPERTIES. Upon motion.by,Councilman Buchanan., seconded by Councilman :Pezonclla:;and unanimously approved the reading of Resolution No. 334 was waived and said resolution adopted. City. Manager's Report . Paving for Safety Mr. Callinan advised the``Oouncil that the follow - Building ing four bids had,been received for the paving around the .Public Saf6ty Building: Argonaut, Constructors $59706.00 Siri, Inc. 61228.00 Stroco Construction Co. 7,163.32 Don Dawd Company. 7,480.00 Upon motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by Councilman Buchanan and unanimously approved the Council awarded the contract for the paving around the Cit safety uildin to Argonaut . y y B . g g Constructors. Annexation of City Manager Callinan initiated a discussion con- Sonoma Statiec.; cerning Sonoma State College and the providing of College -: municipal services to the'.;pexmanent campus. He reported on a meeting he had,with College re- presentatives concerning this matter and the possible annexation of the campus to Rohnert Park. Mayor Rogers suggested that a citizens' committee be set up to seriously:study the entire matter and-report back to the Council. The Council agreed unanimously. Upon motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by Councilman Pezonella and unanimously approved the Council also requested City Attorney Maxwell to prepare a resolution of intention to initiate a legislative change to provide financial assistance to the smaller communities faced with providing services to State facilities. Page;:- -5- April 18, 1966 Mayor-Rogers suggested that- -prior to the next meeting the Council hold -_a closed work session to appoint the committee members. Expense & Budget City Manager Callinan submitted the Expense.and Comparison Report Budget Comparison Report for the. month` --of March, City Attorney's Report Hardin haw Suit Mr. Maxwell advised the Council concerning the status of the Hardin lawsuit. .He requested that an executive session of the Council be held in order to discuss the next sitepsl to be taken.' "- Recinding of Mr. Maxwell stated-that with the swearing in of Resolution No.49 the new Council on April 19th it will bring into effect Ordinance No. 60 providing for payment of salaries to Councilmen. He suggested that - - Resolu-t -on No. 49 which provides for the $15.00 per meeting payment to Council members as District Directors be recinded. Upon motion by Councilman Buchanan, seconded by Councilman Pezonella and Resolution No. 49 entitled A Resolution of the City of Rohnert Park Amending Resolution No. 32, is hereby recinded effective April 18, 1966. Matters from Councilmen Council Chambers Mayor Rogers, on behalf of-._- tIre___-C ty­ CouncNil°9...--- commended Mr. Wiggins and his staff for the excellent job that had been done on the new Council Chambers and especially the new Council table. Newspaper Article Councilman V. Smith stated that he had read a Sewage Treatment recent article in the newspaper which quoted Mayor Draper of Cotati as saying that "no agree - ment with Rohnert Park could be reached because of the limitation on the amount and area served'? and that this statement was incorrect. Council- man Smith said the statement made it appear that Rohnert Park was being arbitrary when actually negotiations for the processing by Rohnert Park of Cotati sewerage had not yet really occurred and that Rohnert Park was still waiting for some word from Cotati as to whether Cotati wants Rohnert Park to submit a proposal for treatment of Cotati sewage. Mayor Rogers requested the City Manager write a letter to Mayor Draper expressing the Council's feeling that the statement was incorrect. Page -6- April 18, 1966 better to Burton Coinc "1 "' C. 'Seri th ientioned the letter the City Avenue Residents Manger 're,c'entry sent out to. the residents of Burton Avenue and commended him for same. Public appearances Jack Collins Mr. Jack Collins, a resident, appear ed.'before the Council and asked several quest..ons conc,e -rn ng the bills for approval, _.�'"e Tlut�i.o=,- ,,dopted by _. Co , c', , and weed abatement: The Council and' stai'f present an.swered.Mr 0011ins questions. Adjournment There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M. to Tuesday, April 19, 1966 at 8:QQ P.M. in the; City. Offices. dJ ; _ Depy Clay Clerk APPROVEDo Mayor ATTEST: Ci Clerk,- „