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1966/05/16 City Council MinutesROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Resolution No.340 A RESOLUTION COMMENDING ALL WHO WORKED ON THE ROHNERT PARK FLOAT COMMITTEE. Councilman V. Smith read Resolution No. 340 and upon motion,by Councilman Roberts, seconded by Councilman; %pezonella and unanimously approved, said resolution was adopted. Approval of Minutes Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Councilman,Roberts and unanimously approved, the minutes of the regular meeting of May 2, 1966 and the adjourned meeting of May 9, 1966 were approved as'-submitted. Bills for Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Approval Council man V. Smith,and unanimously approved, the bills, per tha attached list, were approved for payment. May .1£, 1966. The Council of the City of Rohnert Park met this date in regular session at 8:00 P.M. in the City Offices, 435 Southwest Boulevard, Rohnert Park with Mayor (!Smith presiding. The regular session was preceded by a.work session which commenced at 7:30 P.M. and at which a film entitled "The Red - wood Empire" was ;shown. Call to Order Mayor C. Smith called the meeting to order and led the pledge of allegiance. Roll. Call Present: Councilmen Pezonella, Roberts, V.Smith and Mayor.C. Smith Absent: Councilman Rogers Staff present: City Manager Callinan, City Attorney Maxwell, Robert Nicholson and John Quinn from the Sonoma County Planning Department. Film "Redwood Mayor,C.:Smith advised the Council that Mr. Empire" Anderson of P.G.&E. had offered to bring the film ;to the next; Council meeting`\:on June 6th for a complete showing and that the work session would begin at 7:-20 P:M. for this purpose. Parade Trophy Mayor C. Smith recognized Mrs. Roberts of the Chamber's Float-Committee who introduced Diane Madden „;1,�iss Rohnert Park. Miss Madden presented the Luther Burbank Third Place, Class 1 Float Trophy to the City Council. Mayor C. Smith accepted the trophy on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park. Resolution No.340 A RESOLUTION COMMENDING ALL WHO WORKED ON THE ROHNERT PARK FLOAT COMMITTEE. Councilman V. Smith read Resolution No. 340 and upon motion,by Councilman Roberts, seconded by Councilman; %pezonella and unanimously approved, said resolution was adopted. Approval of Minutes Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Councilman,Roberts and unanimously approved, the minutes of the regular meeting of May 2, 1966 and the adjourned meeting of May 9, 1966 were approved as'-submitted. Bills for Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Approval Council man V. Smith,and unanimously approved, the bills, per tha attached list, were approved for payment. Page -2- May 16, 1 966 Communications Communications, per the attached outlines were brought to the attention of the Council. No action was taken on any of the communications except as specifically noted in these minutes. 1. Letters from.F•.: W. Rohnert and Maurice Fredericks regarding a note from the Rohnert Park.District were read. City Manager Callinan read his reply to the inquiry. The Council requested the City Manager to follow -up and report to the Council at a later meeting. 2. A letter from Mrs. Barbara Coppa, regarding the hiring.of the pool manager for Benecia Pool,c; was reviewed. Mayor C. Smith stated the Council felt that the matter had been publicized enough and if any complaints existed they should be taken to the City Manager's office and /or appealed before the City Council if the party so desired. 3. A League of California Cities bulletin re- garding mail box curb delivery was.read. Resolution No.341 A.RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY ;OF ROHNERT PARK OPPOSING CURBSIDE DELIVERY OF MAIL BY.THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, was read. Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Councilman Roberts, and unanimous - . ly approved, Resolution No. 341 was adopted. Public Hearing Mayor.C.Smth declared the public hearing open Annexation 3 -A - and asked for comments from the Council and staff. TT._ 11191_ 1 School Site City Manager Callinan stated he had talked with ,Mr _Meyer who stated the school district was working on the annexation agreement. ;Councilman:..Pezonella read a statement opposing ..the annexation and suggested to the Council that the annexation proceedings be abandoned. .Mayor.CI Smith asked for comments from the floor. No..one in the audience expressed a desire to be Councilman V. Smith offered and read a resolution for consideration regarding the naming of the high.school. After reading, Councilman V. Smith moved :far the adoption of the resolution. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Roberts. Page -3- May 16, 1966 A discussion followed in which City Attorney Maxwell advised the Council of the legal proce- dure that would have to be followed if the public hearing was...c.losed. Councilman.V#,Smith withdrew his motion to-.have his Suggested resolution adopted and,,Co.uncilman Roberts withdrew his second. .,Upon motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by .,,.Councilman Roberts and unanimously approved, -the public hearing on Annexation 3-A$ High School Site on Snyder Lane was closed. Public Hearing Mayor C. Smith declared the.public hearing open Weed Abatement' and.asked for comments the floor. There bein ,g no one desiring to be heard and no written protests having been filed with the clerk, the public hearing was.closed., Resolution No. 338_A. RESOLUTION ORDERING CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK TO ABATE NUISANCES EXISTING WITHIN THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK. Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella,,s.epQn.'cled by- Cou4Qi I lman V. Smith_and unanimously approved, the reading of Resolution No. 338 was waived and said resolution was-adopted. Planning and Zoning Matters . Traffic Pattern City Engineer Milt Hudis-explained the traffic Wilfred-Commerce pattern that he designed for the Wilfred Ave., and Transport Ave. Frontage Road,, Commerce Blvd. intersect-;ion. Intersection A discussion followed with comments from:the:...r. Council? Mr. Hudis, Mr. Golis and staff. Upon motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by Councilman Pezonella and unanimously approved, the'Coun . cil recommended.that the County staff be given the opportunity -to go over the plan and make a report back to the.Council and that the Council, at this time, would go on record as in- dicating their intention to,grant a use permit tb Gulf Oil for a servic.c.station at Wilfred and Commerce Blvd., subject to the realignment of the roadway. Gulf Oil Corp. City Manager Callinan advised the Council that Use Permit since the traffic pattorn for this area was Service Station still under discussion, Gulf Oil had requested their request be deferred until the next meeting. - Page -4- May 16, 1966 Mayor C. Smith deferred the Gulf Oil Permit until - the June 6,.1.966 meeting. Mr. Till 7658.Bernice City Manager Callinan advised the Council that Driveway he had checked with Mr. Maxwell and was advised Modification that Mr. Till's proposal would not violate the zoning ordinance. Councilman Pezonella moved to grant Mr. Till's request to modify his driveway. City Attorney Maxwell stated that no permissive action by the Council was necessary. Councilman Pezonella withdrew his motion. Valleyview Lands Master Plan Mr. Lehman, General Planning Corp., presented a, site development of the Valleyview lands to the Council. and explained various sections of his plan, Mr. Callinan advised the Council that a public hearing would be scheduled for the June 6, 1966 .meeting to 'bonsider the plan ;presented by Mr. Lehman. Lack of College A discussion was,held concerning lack of planning area planning by the County being'done for the area around the College campus. Participating in'the discussion were the Council members, City Manager, City Attorney, Mr. R. Nicholson of the County Planning Staff. Mayor C. Smith was requested-- to --ap -pear before - the Board of Supervisors and express the Council's feelings.. Mr. Paul Golis Mr. Golis was recognized and inquired as to Car Wash on Southwest Blvd. whPther or not the „arwas r ult'__ -- _ v��c �a�wa�11 or, �vutttwest Blvd. was going to be discussed this evening? Mayor C. Smith requested that the matter be deferred to the next regular meeting.. Resolution. No. 339 A RESOLUTION URGING FEDERAL HIGHWAYS FUNDS BE RESTORED.TO CALIFORNIA BY ADDING TO THE INTER - STATE ftIGHWAY SYSTEM FREEWAYS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE DELETED FROM SAN.FRANCISCO. Upon motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by Councilman Roberts, and unanimously approved, Resolution No. 339 was adopted. Project No.1.965 -3 Extension A verbal progress report on the project was given of Commence Blvd,. by Project Engineer Mr. Hudis. Mr. -Hudis re- quested that the first progress payment to.Mc -. Guire. and Hester in the amount of $20,483.00 be approved for payment. Request from Chief City Manager Callinan advised the Council that Koch to Pay Reserve.he. had received a request from Chief Koch to.pay Officer.Niquctte Reserve Officer Ron Niquette $20.00 (8 hrs. @ $2.50/hr) for time spent on several court appear - ances necessitated by two recent cases. Page -5- May 16, 1966 Upon motion by Coun.cilman.Pezonella, seconded by Councilman V. Smith.. and unanimously approved, rogres,s Payment Noe .1 to McGuire and Hester in 'the-amount of X20,483.64 was approved. Mr. Hudis advised that he had submitted the plans fo;r the widening of Commerce Blvd. between Alison Avenue and.Arlen Drive to Argonaut Constructors for a cost estimate and quote. City Manaker Is: Rep or,t ICMA Institute City Manager Callinan requested permission to attend the ICMA Institute on Computers in San Francisco on July 24 through 29, 1966. Mr.- Callin.ah!advised the Council that he would 'be commuting each day. upon motion. by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Councilman V. Smith-and unanimously approved, authorization was granted for the City Manager to attend the + - TCMA 'Institute -' in San Francisco'. Cash registers for. City -Manager Calli;nan discussed with the Council Swimming Pools -the need for,:cash.registers: for the City's swim- ming pools. Upon moti -on by Councilman. V.: Smith, se`e-onded by Councilman Pezonella and unanimously approved, authorization wasfgran;ted`to' purchase two rebuilt cash registers for the - swimming pools at a cost of $270.00 each. Golf Course Study Mr. Callinan advised the Council that he had re- ceived' a copy of the 'agreement that the City of Davis has with the bankrupty referee. He further advised that on Wednesday,. May 18, 19669 he., Mr. _eve'S'on, Mr. O'Neil and Mr. Raymond would.. be going to Fresno.to meet ",with the referee in b`ankrup t cy Good Neighbor Days.. Mr. Callinan reminded the Council of the b 'beque held last year for,the children of Morelia.Mexico, and stated,that perhaps this type of good neighbor policy should be continued. A.,,-brief discussion was held upon conclusion of which'Councilman Pezonella was appointed Chair - man of a Good Neighbor Day Barbeque which will be held on.May 31, .1966. Request from Chief City Manager Callinan advised the Council that Koch to Pay Reserve.he. had received a request from Chief Koch to.pay Officer.Niquctte Reserve Officer Ron Niquette $20.00 (8 hrs. @ $2.50/hr) for time spent on several court appear - ances necessitated by two recent cases. Pare -6- May 16, 1966 Upcn motion by Councilman V. Smith, seconded by Councilman Pezonella and unanimously approved, authorization was given to pay Reserve Officer Niquette the sum of $20.00. Fire Equipment Mr. Callinan stated that he had received a Study and report on;.a study conducted by Chief Koch into Recommendation the needs of the City.-for additional fire equipment. A copy of Chief Koch's comments were provided to each Councilman. It was suggested..`` that a work session to consider this matter be held soon. Stop signs at City Manager.Callinan stated that he had discussed Driveways out of this matter with Chief Koch who recommended Shopping Center against the installation of such stop signs pointing out the fact that the visibility is is completely clear and there have been no accidents. Drainage -Young City Manager Callinan stated that Mr. Gripe, of America Homes YoenstudAmerica. informed.him „that,they tHomes, a'had studying ge problem and.ha,d their engineers looking at the lots today. Fences along. Mr. Callinan stated that this matter had been Burton Avenue brought:to the attention of Young America Homes. Mr. _Gripe had staved the fence had been fixed to Mrs. Roberts satisfaction. Mrs. Roberts, sitting in the audience`,._ confirmed this. City Attorney's Report Hardin Law Suit Mr. Maxwell reported on the status of the Hardin Law Suit. Rohnert Park Civic City Manager Callinan.advised the Council that Commission Matters a $50.00 payment had been made to the Exchange Bank as their initial.fee as fiscal agent for the Public Safety Building bond issue. ABAG Appointment Mr. C.al.linan advised the Council that ABAG had requested confirmation as to the City's repre- sentative_ and: alternate. Upon motion by Councilman Pezonella, seconded by Councilman Roberts and unanimously approved, the Council re- appointed Councilman V. Smith as the City's representative to ABAG and Council - man J. Rogers as the alternate representative. Library Service City Manager Callinan commented on the letter written by Councilman Rogers to Mr. David Sabsay, the,Direetor.of the Santa Rosa - Sonoma County Free Public Library. Page -7- May 16, 1966 A discussion followed relative to the possible location of such a facility and expense involved. The Council requested the Mayor and City Manager to follow up with Mr. Sabsay and report back to the Council. Adjournment There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P.M. Deputy C'ty Clerk APPROVED: yor ViNbm ATTEST': Zi111ian E. Sani, City Cler