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.
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-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.
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: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
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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.
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_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.
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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.
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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.
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Depy Clay Clerk
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Ci Clerk,-
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