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Council Praises City of SR Finds Way To Get On with Auditing Press Democrat, Santa Rasa, California, Wednesday, April 11, 197345 Petaluma Teachers Threaten Action To Split School District an opportunity for the firm to counting firms don't make bids.) If fl This is a case now pending be- contemplated, but said PFT fore the State Supereme Court, wants the board to know that The Santa Barbara Superior PFT is aware of problems and Court rui.idiiSanta Barbara "we want to give our opinions school districts, like sJTTitTT' Jirnwrtiprs of importance," Nor-ers in the state (including Petal-! man said, uma. and Santa Rosa districts), The one statement In the let- must be served by separate boards. Santa Barbara schools appealed the court ruling to the supreme Court. The Petaluma Board has been ter that appeared to concern President LaFranchi most was: "We saw the need to initiate the suit because board has shown inclination to move toward but offer proposals. Vice Mayor Gregory Jones Jr.

felt Uie accounting industry in Santa Rosa might criticize the city if it first releases Pisenti Brinker from one contract them enters a new agreement with the firm. However, a majority of he council concurred with meetings octween the staff and account ing firm to see if there 13 an area of agreement on audit pro cedures and costs. Later, Guggiana stressed to The Press Democrat that costs methods and types of city equip- ment have changed considera bly since the 1970 audit contract was drawn. He said what he is after is a negotiated fair price for audits. "But I ra not saving we will reach agreement," he added.

Mi I Iff r- I'. ill n.s working with county counsel; compliance with the Santa Bar-and with the trustees of the oih-'bara decision." Santa Rosa city officials yes terday may have found a way to get on with auditing by the firm which prepared the 1971-72 audit, but at what may be a higher fee. The question, though, Is what other local accounting firms might say about the whole affair. The City Council allowed PI-senti Brinker to escape the third and final year of its auditing contract with the city with no strings attached. Lynn Brinker, partner in the firm, first proposed acceptance of withdrawal but with the right reserved to continue any legal means of realizing compensation for work performed.

The contract allowed $4,775 for each of three audits. However, the accounting firm ran In additional work when the city actually switched various financial methods and equipment techniques. Pisenti Brinker shocked the council a few weeks ago with a 1971-72 audit bill not for $4,775 but for $18,000. Last week, the council rejected the higher fee, putting the matter over until yesterday for or school boards in Sacrami-nto and San Francisco meetings for several months, LaFranchi said. Thvy believe the Supren.e Court will uphold the Santa Barbara court ruling and are working on proposed legislation which would provide a reasonable transition from one to two boards.

Both R. Rick Owen, president of PFT. and Clair Norman, psst president, denied there was any intention to threaten the board and indicated legal action is not, SEBASTOPOL LIONS a a vision testing machine to Twin Hills School last week, a result of some of the proceeds earned at this year's Lions Club Pancake Breakfast. Enith Linn, school nurse, tests Donny Pulido, while Deanna Alberigi awaits her turn. On hand to watch the now machine in action are Supt.

Bob Faith, left, and Don Beyer of the Lions Club. With this latest gift to Twin Hills School, every school in the Sebastopol area now has its own visiion testing equipment, thanks to the Lions Club. Gravel Rights Question Raised Parents Ask SR Council For Child Care Funding PETALUMA The Petaluma Federation of a has threatened the Petaluma School District with legal action to "obtain a writ of mandate" to com pel the districts to divide into an elementary and secondary districts with separate school boards. The letter was delivered to the office of the superintendent Monday and read at the board meeting last night. Robert i n.

a board member, charged PFT with playing politics with letters in an effort to increase PFT membership and said: "I question your motives." Dan Plumbley, another board member, called the letter a "PR stunt." Board president Arthur LaF-ranohi appeared to fight for control of his voice as he enumerated the actions the board had taken in the past eight months concerning the Santa Barbara case. Wt for to SQ. YD. shag buy Santa Rosa's City Council has been asked to consider funding local pre-school and child care "programs if federal funds are 'cut July 1 as anticipated. A group called the Sonoma County Parents Committee To "Save Child Care visited the council's evening session to ask for fund consideration.

The group was led by Stephen. Harlow, who introduced several mothers to tell of the value of various child care programs in "the city and county. It all invoves the idea that somebody really cares about women on welfare who need 'help for their children, and working mothers who must leave their children somewhere, but cannot afford babysitters. The mothers all led up to a 'resolution from the committee Special to The Press Democrat LOS ANGELES The State Lands Commission will dispatch a boundary agent and an engineer to Mendocino County next week to determine whether a local gravel mining operation is, as alleged, working within the confines of the Eel River and its Outlet Creek tributary. Mendocino Aggregates, Lay-t i 1 1 has already been served with a cease and desist rder for batch plants on the Eel River, near Dos Rios, and on Outlet Creek.

The Commission orders are based on the listing of the Eel as one of the state's "navigata-ble streams and waterways," an identification which can be traced back to agreements made when California entered the union in 1850. Though some may question whether the Eel is navigatable to a craft of any size, Commis sion title expert Francois "Bud" Usez said the state position is firm. "We believe it is navigatable in fact within the interpre tations of the law," he said. The Mendocino case raises in teresting questions about litiga tion now in progress over the navigatability of another Empire stream, the Russian River. In that case, a group of Healdsburg home owners are challenging the right of canoe concessionaire W.C.

Trowbridge, Santa Rosa, to operate his canoes on the river. They argue that since the Russian is not listed as a "navigatable" waterway they own the property to the middle of the streambed, and can, thus, deny his right of passage. Trowbridge, on the other hand, contends it is "navigata Trade your tax refund Action by SR Gty Council new carpet. Your buy more during this sale! Picasso Pablo Picasso who died Sun- day of heart failure at age 91, was praised at last night Santa Rosa council meeting. Called a "citizen of the world," Picasso also was described In a special council pro clamation as an innovator of ideas, which in turn revolutionized concepts of space and design throughout the world and was the leader of every great art movement of the 20th Century." Councilman Gerald M.

Pozna- novich brought the proclama tion in recognition of Santa Rosa's growing interest in art and as an art center. In signing the document, Mayor Clement R. Guggiana said "thank you" on behalf of the citizens of Santa Rosa for this great talent from which we have all benefited. ble," and thus open for free passage. The question then: if Trowbridge win the lawsuit, will Rus sian River gravel miners then be required to obtain State Land Commission mineral permits before they can continue remov ing gravel from the river bed? Under state law, the state owns the bed of all "navigata ble" rivers and the Commission has jurisdiction over any mining done in them.

Mendocino Order The cease and desist order against Mendocino Aggregates was signed by mineral re sources agent A.D. Willard. Since the order was issued, Willard said company attorneys have denied removing gravel from the stream itself. According to Willard, the attorneys say the extraction is only taking place on land adjacent to the Eel and Outlet Creek. So, Willard said, state investi gators will go the sites next week.

He conceded that the techni calities of state law, and shift ing stream beds make the issue "very complicated." While its problems continued with the State Lands Commis sion, Mendocino Aggregates won another battle Monday when a Judge denied a lawsuit filed by residents near the Outlet Creek batch plant. They charged the plant is in consistent with recreational zon ing in the area, and pollutes the stream. The firm's co-owner, Mendoci no County Planning Commission chairman Barney Rowland, said the state order threatens his contract to supply rock for the re-surfacing of Highway 101 near Willits. Rosa's City Council. Maybe.

li. 1 1 i i i it an aepenas on wnetner a DMV official comes before the council in a meeting or two and tells the city whether the door is open or closed on further site considerations. Mayor CJement R. Guggiana joined Vice Mayor Gregory Jones Jr. and Councilman Ger ald M.

Poznanovich in putting the matter on a future agenda for more discussion. At a previous meeting the mayor and councilman John Downey Jr. and Murray A. Zat- man voted against further con sideration. The council returned the mat ter.

to a future agenda following a request to reconsider bv Roads "Dusty" Veale, speaking as a citizen. Veale ta ked of heavy traffic including trucks having to visit the DMV offices for licensing. Jones and Poznanovich remained steadfast against the site, while City Manager Ken- neth R. Blackman said the state's General Services Admin-1 istration (GSA) considers the! matter closed. Guggiana said he'd be for put-, ting the matter on the agenda' only if a DMV official would appear and if the debate could be ended once and for all.

Whether a i can be changed is unclear since the state already purchased the pro perty and is planning construc tion. The site is that formerly proposed for a Howard John's irestaurant-motel complex. terminate the contract, Brinker did agree to end the contract without any rider for further legal pursuit. He said, though, his firm would like to be paid the $4,775 due for the completed second audit. Meanwhile, Mayor Clement R.

Gugglana, himself a Certified Public Accountant, ipuned a new ball game for Pisenti Brinker when he said he felt the only firm on top of the city's financial workings was the same Pisenti Brinker, Guggiana's proposal came as the council entered the area of discussion concerning how to proceed with the next a a dit 1972-3. The options were to seek pro posals from all accounting firms or to negotiate with one selected by the council. The mayor said he felt Pisenti Brinker's previous work audit ing city records and books put that firm In the best position to continue Councilman Gerald M. Posna- novich opposed negotiations with the firm, saying he felt Duttine the audit out for b'ds was better. He was told ac indicating child care is neces sary for working mothers and that federal support has been proposed to be severely dimin- ished.

The resolution asked the city to consider using federal reven ue snaring tunas to support child care if necessary and to sponsor expansion of such facili ties. Also, the resolution asked that the city ask the county supervi sors to consider similar support for county child care operations Finally, the resolution asked the city to lobby for continued state and federal child care funds. The council referred the matter to the Community Relations Committee for study ana a re- back, probably before the next fiscal year's budget hearings. member of the youth council, who was killed in an auto acci dent Oct. 15 in Southern California.

The concert will be planned for 'the Sunday afternoon of the Rose Festival weekend if every thing works out. PROPERTY EXCHANGE Concurre with the planning commission in a land swap with an adjacent subdivider at the (Rincon Valley park site result ing in a better shaped park as well as a fully improved half-street section along the park, provided by the subdivider. FEE SCHEDULE Set fees of $25 for review of environmental assessment and processing ot negative (good) declarations, and $100 for processing environ mental impact statements if determined to be required. SONOMA AVE. Authorized eminent domain proceedings for itwo minor parcels and some square feet of Montgomery village shopping center land in connection with the Sonoma Ave.

improvements. RANGE AVE. Approved purchase of a parcel at Piner Road as part of the establishment of the Range Avenue plan line from Steele Lane to Piner Road. The price is $19,180. WEEDS Adopted several weed abatement documents in cluding a fee formula and nam ing the firm of C.

J. Simms Company as the new contractor. KNOLLS Bennett Vallev Knolls came as an' appeal concerning new subdivision units. But, the council learned the homeowners association making the appeal had withdrawn the request, preferring to work out its own problems. However, the matter went more than two hours as one member of the as sociation continued an indivi dual appeal.

Finally, the council concurred with the staff, plan ning commission ana associa tion. MANSION A new proposal was rajsed to save McDonald mansion, but drew little council interest. Two Santa Rosans have proposed buying the mansion and grounds for private use with some public access. CHILD CARE A group of mothers and children, led by Stephen Harlow, appeared to re quest council consideration of using federal revenue sharing funds to continue child care pro- "In fact we understand the district is interested in legislation to delay having to comply with the decisi it be upheld by the Supreme Court and found pplicable in this district." LaFranchi said it would amount to chaos if the governing boards were ordered separate and the new board were elected in April and. without an administrative staff, was com pelled to prepare and adopt a budget.

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CJjfJ Vfl Santa Rosa's City Council met more than five hours yesterday. Here is the action: MAYOR'S POSITION After a long discussion, the council voted 3-2 to adopt a resolution establishing a two-year mayor's term effective after the April 1974 council election. But attached to the motion was a provision that a Charter mend-ment dealing with pay for the mayor must be approved by the voters before the two-year term becomes official. Later, the council again voted 3-2 to devel- od the charter amendment for pay to the mayor. The council will determine the amount of pay based on allowable standards.

The charter amendment may appear on a ballot up to and including the council election of April 1974, but not on this year's June 5 Capital Improvement Bond election. Vice Mayor Gregory Jones and councilman Gerald Poznanovich were opposed. AUDIT PROCEDURE The local accounting firm of Pisenti Brinker accepted the city of fer of terminating a contract for the city-one year remaining. Then, the council turned round and voted 4-1 to have the staff negotiate with the same firm for a two-year auditing program with a report back to the coun-cil. Poznanovich voted preferring to go to bid or seek proposals.

The council justified further talks with Pisenti Brinker as the firm best informed on city procedures. DMV SITE Decided to put the State Department of Motor Vehicles site on County Center Drive, north of Steele Lane, (back on the agenda when a DMV official will be present to 6ay whether there is anything ithe city can do about the loca-ttion. Mayor dement R. Guggiana joined Jones and Poznanovich in putting the matter on ithe agenda. The latter counoil-enen have serious doubts about (the area's ability to handle anticipated DMV traffic.

MEMORIAL CONCERT Endorsed support for a Mayor's Youth Council-sponsored memorial concert at the racetrack grandstand at the Fairgrounds Further work with the youth council will explore controls and supervision. Also, the city's in surance liability will be ex plored. The concert would be in memory of Tom DeMeo, former reme all-over oesian i tl versatile pattern that's pjcK of 9 top colors. Something different! New carved shag in 14 fabulous colorations. Makes ordinary shags seem dull in com SQ.YDJ State plans to locate its new Department of Motor Vehicles headquarters on County Center Drive, north of Steele Lane, will get a look by Santa grams which may be hard hit expected federal cuts by July 1.

The city referred the matter to the Community Relations Committee. SECRECY City Manager Kenneth R. Blackmail raised the Codding Enterprises' issue of secrecy in urban renewal dealings- based on Monday's renewal meeting and yesterday's Press Democrat article on a confidential document which came from Codding sources from an "anonymous donor." The city went on to say the ma terial was referred to in the past and was intended to be part of a report to the council in the near future. The council ap proved release of the draft-only material since it had been is sued anyway by Codding Enter prises. PROCLAMATIONS Saluted the late Pablo Picasso for his teachings and work, commend ed Hewlett-Packard for its chal lenge of funds for Annadel State Park, and proclaimed Cancer Control Month as well as Na tional Plumbing Industry Week ADJOURNMENT Ended the meeting in memory of former Santa Rosa Fire Chief Eu gene J.

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