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1964/05/20 City Council MinutesROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL 20 May 1964 The .Council of the City of Rohnert Park met:this date in an adjourned session at 7:30 p.m;.. at the City Office, 435 Southwest Blvd., Rohnert Park, with Mayor Buchanan presiding. Roll Call present: (4): -Mayor Buchanan, Councilmen Rogers, C. Smith, V. Smith Absent: (1) Coun- cilman Pezonella. Staff: City Manager Callinan, City Attorney Maxwell Others present: President Nichols I and .Executive Dean Burford, Sonoma State College;.Paul- Golis,. Mayor Buchanan requested that -the minutes note that Councilman- Pezonella was .absent because he was attending a lodge - meeting,.: and Councilman V. Smith was late (arrival time 8:00 p.m:) because he.was. not notified.of the adjourned session and left early (departure time .8:.30 p.m.) :because of previous committments, not being aware:of: this . adjourned.session until minutes before the session commenced„ SSC Sewer Contract e City Manager Callinan read the following communications: 1. Copy:of;.letter dated May 18, 1964, to President Nichols, Sonoma State College -from John F. Richardson, Vice - Chancellor, Business.Affair.s,- The California State Colleges. 2. Letter .dated .May. 20, 1964 from W. R. Burford, Sonoma State College t.o.City Manager Callinan 3. Letter dated May 20, 1964'from President Nichols, Sonoma State College to Mayor Jack Buchanan 4. .Letter dated May 20,.1964 from:Argonaut Constructors to the City of Rohnert Park.. Upon motion by Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman V. Smith, and unanimously approved, Paragraph 12,..previously agreed upon, will be deleted..from the Sewer Service Agreement with the State of California for Sonoma State College, based on the letters read by City Manager Callinan from.Dr. Nichols of May 20, 1964, and from Vice - Chancellor Richardson of the.California State Colleges re- garding the annexation of the college site,.to Rohnert Park. Dr. Nichols of Sonoma State College indicated that the College and State would agree to an extension.of the completion date of the sewer line as a result of the delay in execution of the agreement by the State.. The letter dated May,.201 1964, from .Argonaut.Constructors extended the time for City acceptance of their bid to May 30, 1964. City Attorney Maxwell advised the Council that new agreements need .not be drawn. up. Paragraph..12 need only have lines drawn through it and the deletion initialed by the Mayor. Mr. Burford advised that the contract could be executed by the State and returned to the City by May 28, 1964 or May 29, 1964. SSC Expressway Services for Proposed Cotati Senior High School Page 2 20 May 1964 The Council decided'to adjourn this.session to...Thursday, May 28, 1964, so that if'the agreement has been executed by the State and returned to the City, the construction contract can be awarded to Argonaut Constructors. Mr. Golis requested assistance from President Nichols and Mr. Burford in obtaining a'committment from the State to build the Sonoma State Expressway Interchange after the City and County make or acquire committments to build Sonoma State Expressway. Dr. Nichols and Mr. Burford indicated they would cooperate toward obtaining this committment from the State. General discussion was held regarding sewer service to the pro- posed Cotati Senior High School. Councilman Rogers indicated a strong objection to having the school bear the name of any other City and be located in Rohnert Park.' He stated that he felt that no other City would consent to having a ,school in their City limits which bore the name of another city, Mayor Buchanan asked Dr. Nichols and Mr. Burford if the College would have any objections to the proposed High School operating its own sewer plant on the property adjacent to the college prop- erty. While not stating that the College would oppose such a situation, these gentlemen gave the impression that they would not be happy with such an arrangement. City Manager Callinan reported on a discussion he had with Mr. Meyers and Mr. Castleberry of the Petaluma High School District regarding the basis for the.$1200 per acre 'assessment. Mr. Cal- linan read communications he had received from Mr.'Castleberry and Mr. Meyer. In his letter, Mr. Meyer advised that under the State -Aid program the State would pay for one -half of a road on two sides of the proposed high school campus. Mr. Cb.11inan also advised the Council that Mr. Meyers had offered to meet with the City to discuss the proposed High School plans, copies of which had been provided to the City by Reynolds & Chamberlain, architects for the pronospa ii im7, mnk-^i Mr. Golis noted that the members of the State Allocation Board that the developers had dealt with in the past were Mr. Meees and Mr. Gordon. Mr. Golis further suggested that the City contact the appropriate offices in Sacramento for definite clarification Of just what the State will allow the City to charge for services. UPOn motion by Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman C. Smith and unanimously approved, City Manager Callinan was authorized to contact the appropriate parties and agencies in Sacramento for clarification on the State Board of Allocation's policies, and Mayor Buchanan was authorized to contact the Petaluma Board of Trustees to arrange for a discussion of the school name. City entrance City Manager Callinan presented various design layouts presented and exit road to him by Alicia Homes to improve the entrance and exit atthe Commerce and Southwest Boulevards intersectinn_ Page 3 20 May 1964 Upon motion. by.Councilman C. Smith, seconded by Councilman Rogers and unanimously approved, City Manager Callihan was authorized to have the necessary engineering_ done to improve the entrance and exit roads at the intersection of Commerce and Southwest Boulevards. 'Mr. Callihan advised the Council that Mr.'Hudis indicated that the engineering would cost less than $500 and the total project including construction, less than $51000. Post Office City Manager Callinan reported on the progress of getting a Post Office for Rohnert Park. Mr. Callihan stated that most.of the service clubs in 'the area have adopted resolutions supporting a Post Office fbr Rohnert Park, that these resolutions have been sent to the Post Office Department and elected officials who represent this area in Federal and State legislatures. Fire Dept. City Manager Callihan advised the Council that the following changes . wer -e going - -to be made in the emergency fire phone system. 'Phones are going to be removed from the Ryan and Cincera homes and installed in the Niquette and O'Neil homes. The Patton fire phone will be installed at Butchers Standard Service Station. Phones may also be installed in several other volunteer firemen's homes to give the City broad coverage. Mr. Callihan also advised the Council that the Pacific Fire Rat- ing Bureau will be here on June 1,-1964t,-to evd1iiate the Rohnert Park rating, and that Mr. Spinelli and Mr. Wiggins and all the fire personnel were working hard to get everything in tip -top shape prior to the inspection. Mr. Callihan stated that the City personnel were hoping to obtain at least a class 6 rating. City Manager Callihan also advised the Council that a phone booth has been requested to be located near the Public Safety Bldg. for emergency week -end use by the public. Vending Machine Upon motion by Councilman Rogers, seconded by Councilman C. Smith and unanimously approved, City Manager Callihan was authorized to have a cold drink vending machine installed in the Public Safety Building and have the profits used by the employees for the purchase of coffee and other such items presently being paid for by the employees themselves. Public City Manager Callihan advised the Council that he had written to Transportation the Public Utility Commission to find out how the City should go about making application for a hearing to obtain bus service for the City. City Limit Mayor Buchanan requested that City Manager Callihan follow -up on Signs acquiring "City Limit" signs for the newly annexed areas. Welfred Crossing City Manager Callihan advised the Council that a ruling should be received shortly from the Public Utility Commission regarding the Wilfred grade crossing. Page 4 20 May 1964 Recreation City Manager Callinan advised the Council that Recreation Com- Commission mission appointments should be made at the last meeting in June. Annexations General discussion was held regarding the annexation of small parcels of land East of Snyder Lane. The matter was referred to the Planning Commission for consideration of a City policy con - cerning annexations in this area. Golf Course Mr. Golis advised the Council that the Golf Course currently under construction was scheduled to be completed July 11 19641 and would be usable by October, 1964. "B" Park Mr. Golis advised the Council that the Swimming Pool in 'B" Park has been started and that the baseball diamond has been seeded. Adjournment There being no further business at t 930 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to 7.30 p.m. May 28, 1964. City °Clerk4 ° °` APPROVED: 'Mayor