HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council/PCDSA Minutes 10/21/2013 October 21, 2013 Vol. 47, Page 1
aV-�� City of Petaluma, California
Ll4 , MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/
ce PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
/35.6
1 City Council/PCDSA Minutes
2 Monday, October 21, 2013
3 Regular Meeting
4
5
6 MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013
7 CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M.
8
9
10 CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION
11
12 A. Roll Call
13
14 Present: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
15 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney (arrived at 5:32 p.m.); Kathy Miller
16 Absent: None
17
18 CLOSED SESSION
19
20 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION/INITIATION OF LITIGATION (One potential
21 case):.Subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 54956.9: Friends of Lafferty Park, Bill Kortum, Larry Modell,
22 Bruce Hagen, Matt Maguire, David Keller and Mary Fuller McChesney v. Pikachu II, LLC, Kimberly
23 Pfendler,.as Trustee of the Kimberly Pfendler Marital Trust, Richard Rochat Tavernetti and William E.
24 Tavernetti, as Trustees of the Richard Rochat Tavernetti Irrevocable Trust, and Does I through 100,
25 Sonoma County Superior Court action number SCV-253148.
26 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION:Subdivision (a) of California Government
27 Code Section 54956.9: Bryant Moynihan vs. City of Petaluma, Sonoma County Superior Court No.SCV-
28 259059.
29 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- INITIATION OF LITIGATION: Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section
30 54956.9: 1 potential case. - Council Member Healy recused himself for this item.
31 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant exposure to litigation
32 pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9: One potential case.
33
34 PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
35
36 None.
37
38 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
Vol. 47, Page 2 October 21, 2013
1 MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013 •
2 EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M.
3
4
5 CALL TO ORDER- EVENING SESSION
6
7 A. Roll Call
8
9 Present: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
10 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Kathy Miller
11 Absent: None
12
13 B. Pledge of Allegiance
14
15 Petaluma Leghorns Baseball Team
16
17 C. Moment of Silence
18
19 AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
20
21 None.
22
23 PRESENTATIONS
24
25 • Petaluma Leghorns - American Legion Baseball Day - October 21, 2013
26
27 Mayor Glass
28
29 • Economic Development Marketing Program Update. (Alverde)
30
31 Economic Development Manager Ingrid Alverde
32
33 Vice Mayor Albertson
34
35 Ms. Alverde
36
37 Vice Mayor Albertson
38
39 Council Member Harris
40
41 Ms. Alverde
42
43 Council Member Kearney
44
45 Ms. Alverde
46
47 PROCLAMATIONS
48
49 • National Massage Therapy Awareness Week - October 20-26, 2013
50
51 Mayor Glass
52
53 Stephanie DeGoyer, Petaluma
October 21, 2013 Vol. 47, Page 3
1
2 Mayor Glass
3
4 • Red Ribbon Week - October 22-31, 2013
5
6 Mayor Glass
7
8 Dick Sharke, Petaluma
9
10 • Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week - October 20-26, 2013
11
12 Mayor Glass
13
14 Kim Page,
15
16 • Arbor Day - October 26, 2013
17
18 Council Member Miller
19
20 Council Member Barrett
21
22 Mayor Glass
23
24 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
25
26 Bill Donahue, Petaluma, discussed his concerns regarding rent stabilization at mobile home parks
27 in Petaluma.
28
29 David Cormier, Petaluma, discussed his concerns regarding rent stabilization at Sandalwood
30 Mobile Home Park.
31
32 Mayor Glass
33
34 Mr. Cormier
35
36 Mayor Glass
37
38 Richard Brawn, Petaluma, expressed his concerns about the streets in Petaluma.
39
40 Katherine Bobrowski, Petaluma, spoke of problems at the mobile home park where she lives.
41
42 Joe Manthey, Petaluma, spoke regarding alleged false information included in the Domestic
43 Partnership Proclamation presented at the October 7th Council Meeting.
44
45 Mayor Glass
46
47 COUNCIL COMMENT
48
49 Council Member Miller
50
51 Council Member Healy
52
Vol. 47, Page 4 October 21, 2013
1 Vice.Mayor Albertson
2
3 Mayor Glass
4
5 City Manager Brown
6
7 Council Member Harris
8
9 Council Member Barrett
10
11 CITY MANAGER COMMENT
12
13 None.
14
15 REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (ACTIONS TAKEN)
16
17 City Attorney Danly stated that the City Council has been encouraged by some residents to
18 pursue a challenge to the Groton Rancheria Casino. During CLOSED SESSION, the Council voted
19 6/0 (Council Member Healy recused) not to pursue such an action at this time.
20
21 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
22
23 A. Approval of Minutes of Special City Council/PCDSA Meeting of Monday,
24 September 23, 2013.
25
26 -The Minutes of Special City Council/PCDSA Meeting of Monday, September 23,
27 2013 were deemed approved as submitted (Mayor Glass, Council Member Miller
28 recused).
29
30 2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA
31
32 A. Approval of Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDSA Meeting of
33 Monday, November 4, 2013.
34
35 Motion: Approve A. Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDSA Meeting
36 of Monday, November 4, 2013, as submitted.
37
38 Moved by Mike Harris, seconded by Teresa Barrett.
39
40 City Manager Brown
41
42 Motion: Amend the previous motion and Approve A. Proposed Agenda for
43 Regular City Council/PCDSA Meeting of Monday, November 4, 2013, with the
44 addition of discussion of the Rainier Crosstown Connector Environmental Impact
45 Report.
46
47 Moved by Mike Harris, seconded by Teresa Barrett.
48
49 Council Member Healy
50
51 City Manager Brown
52
October 21, 2013 Vol. 47, Page 5
1 Vote: Motion carried 7-0
2
3 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
4 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney: Kathy Miller
5 No: None
6 Abstain: None
7 Absent: None
8
9 3. CONSENT CALENDAR
10
11 A. Resolution 2013-146 N.C.S. Authorizing City Manager to Sign Lease Documents for
12 Replacement Computer Workstations and Software Deployment System.
13 (Williamsen/Brodhun)
14
15 B. Resolution 2013-147 N.C.S. Amending the Classification and Compensation Plan
16 by Revising the Classification Specification of Water Recycling Plant Lead
17 Operator (St. John/Stephens)
18
19 C. Letter Commenting on Sonoma County Library Draft Amended Joint Powers
20 Agreement(JPA). (Brown)
21
22 Vice Mayor Albertson
23
24 Director of Public Works and Utilities Dan St. John
25
26 Vice Mayor Albertson
27
28 Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on CONSENT CALENDAR items.
29
30 Seeing no persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment on CONSENT
31 CALENDAR items.
32
33 Motion: Approve CONSENT CALENDAR Items 3.A, 32, and 3.C.
34
35 Moved by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Mike Harris.
36
37 Vote: Motion carried 7-0
38
39 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
40 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Kathy Miller
41 No: None
42 Abstain: None
43 Absent: None
44
45 4. NEW BUSINESS
46
47 A. Progress Report on Traffic Study Addressing Petaluma Boulevard South Road Diet
48 Project. (St. John/Bates)
49
50 Director of Public Works and Utilities Dan St. John
51
52 City Engineer Curt Bates
Vol. 47, Page 6 October 21, 2013
1
2 Mayor Glass
3
4 Council Member Harris
5
6 Council Member Barrett
7
8 Council Member Kearney
9
10 Director St. John
11
12 Mr. Bates
13
14 Vice Mayor Albertson
15
16 Mr. Bates
17
18 Vice Mayor Albertson
19
20 Council Member Healy
21
22 Mr. Bates
23
24 Council Member Miller
25
26 Mr. Bates
27
28 Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item 4.A.
29
30 Ross Jones, Petaluma Downtown Association, Petaluma, thanked staff for their
31 work regarding the road diet concerns, and spoke of continuing concerns of the
32 downtown businesses.
33
34 John Maher, aka "Petaluma Pete," Petaluma, spoke of safety concerns related to
35 the Road Diet.
36 Richard Brawn, Petaluma, stated he did not believe funds should be spent on the
37 Road Diet, but on other street projects.
38
39 Seeing no other persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment
40 on Item 4.A.
41
42 Mr. Bates
43
44 City Manager Brown
45
46 Mayor Glass
47
48 B. Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 2474 N.C.S. Repealing and Replacing
49 Sections 17.20.010, 17.20.040, 17.20.050, and 17.20.060 of the Petaluma Municipal
50 to Adopt the 2013 California Fire Code, California Building Standards Code, Title
51 24, Part 9, Based on the 2012 Edition of the International Fire Code.
52 (Anderson/Fergus)
October 21, 2013 Vol. 47, Page 7
1
2 Council Miller rec used herself for the item, and left the dais.
3
4 Fire Marshal Cary Fergus
5
6 Mayor Glass
7
8 Fire Marshal Fergus
9
10 Mayor Glass
11
12 Fire Marshal Fergus
13
14 Mayor Glass
15
16 City Manager Brown
17
18 Mayor Glass
19
20 Council Member Healy
21
22 Fire Marshal Fergus
23
24 Council Member Healy
25
26 Mayor Glass
27
28 Vice Mayor Albertson
29
30 Council Member Harris
31
32 Council Member Kearney
33
34 Council Member Barrett
35
36 Fire Marshal Fergus
37
38 Council Member Barrett
39
40 Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item 4.B.
41
42 Katherine Bobrowski, Petaluma, spoke about problems with fireworks at the
43 mobile home park where she lives.
44
45 Seeing no other persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment
46 on Item 4.B.
47
48 Fire Marshal Fergus
49
50 Council Member Kearney
51
52 Fire Marshal Fergus
Vol. 47, Page 8 October 21, 2013
1
2 Council Member Kearney
3
4 Council Member Healy
5
6 Motion: Approve B. Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 2474 N.C.S.
7 Repealing and Replacing Sections 17.20.010, 17.20.040, 17.20.050, and 17.20.060
8 of the Petaluma Municipal to Adopt the 2013 California Fire Code, California
9 Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 9, Based on the 2012 Edition of the
10 International Fire Code, as amended to replace gender-specific language with
11 gender-neutral language ("he" to "he/she").
12
13 Moved by Chris Albertson, seconded by Gabe Kearney.
14
15 Vote: Motion carried 4-2
16
17 Yes: Chris Albertson; Mike Harris; Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney
18 No: Teresa Barrett; David Glass
19 Abstain: Kathy Miller
20 Absent: None
21
22 Council Member Barrett
23
24 Mayor Glass
25
26 Council Member Miller returned to the dais.
27
28 C. Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 2475 N.C.S. Adopting the 2013 Edition of
29 the California Building Standards Code, California Code of Regulations Title 24,
30 Pads, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12, and Amendments Thereto Based on
31 Local Climatic, Geological and Topographic Conditions. (Brown/Hamer)
32
33 Chief Building Official John Hamer
34
35 Council Member Kearney
36
37 City Manager Brown
38
39 Motion: Approve C. Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 2475 N.C.S.
40 Adopting the 2013 Edition of the California Building Standards Code, California
41 Code of Regulations Title 24, Parts, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12, and
42 Amendments Thereto Based on Local Climatic, Geological and Topographic
43 Conditions, as amended to replace gender-specific language with gender-
44 neutral language ("he" to "he/she").
45
46 Moved by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Kathy Miller.
47
48 Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item 4.C.
49
50 Monica Soiland Nelson, Midstate Construction, Petaluma,
51 Seeing no other persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment
52 on Item 4.C.
October 21, 2013 Vol. 47, Page 9
1
2 City Manager Brown
3
4 Council Member Barrett
5
6 Vote: Motion carried 5-2
7
8 Yes: Chris Albertson; Mike Harris; Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney;
9 Kathy Miller
10 No: Teresa Barrett; David Glass
11 Abstain: None
12 Absent: None
13
14 Mayor Glass
15
16 5. PUBLIC HEARING
17
18 A. Resolutions Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration, Resolution Approving a
19 General Plan Amendment, and Abandonment of Public Utility Easement, and
20 Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to Approve a Zoning Amendment for
21 the Maria Drive Apartments Project Located at 35 Maria Drive. (Hines)
22
23 Mayor Glass
24
25 Council Member Harris
26
27 Council Member Kearney
28
29 Mayor Glass
30
31 Council Member Barrett
32
33 Vice Mayor Albertson
34
35 Council Member Healy
36
37 Council Member Miller
38
39 Mayor Glass
40
41 City Attorney Danly
42
43 Mayor Glass
44
45 Alicia Giudice, Senior Planner
46
47 Council Member Barrett
48
49 Council Member Kearney
50
51 Vice Mayor Albertson
52
Vol. 47, Page 10 October 21, 2013
1 Ms. Giudice
2
3 Vice Mayor Albertson
4
5 Mayor Glass
6
7 Ms. Giudice
8
9 Mayor Glass
10
11 Ms. Giudice
12
13 Vice Mayor Albertson
14
15 Ms. Giudice
16
17 Council Member Miller
18
19 Ms. Giudice
20
21 Council Member Miller
22
23 Zachary Matley, AICP, Associate, W-Trans, Inc., Santa Rosa
24
25 Council Member Healy
26
27 Mr. Matley
28
29 Mayor Glass
30
31 Vice Mayor Albertson
32
33 Ms. Giudice
34
35 Council Member Harris
36
37 Ms. Giudice
38
39 Heather Hines, Planning Manager
40
41 Council Member Harris
42
43 Council Member Kearney
44
45 Ms. Giudice
46
47 Vice Mayor Albertson
48
49 Mayor Glass
50
51 Marty Brill, JDA West, San Francisco, Applicant
52
October 21, 2013 Vol. 47, Page 11
1 Vice Mayor Albertson
2
3 Jonathan Ennis, AIA, DBE Architecture, Inc., San Francisco
4
5 Mayor Glass
6
7 Mr. Motley
8
9 Judy Davidoff, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, Attorneys at Law, San
10 Francisco
11
12 Mayor Glass
13
14 Mr. Ennis
15
16 Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item S.A.
17
18 Kathleen Garvey, ceded time by Laura Bouchard, Amy Fearnley, Judith Whitman,
19 Eastside Neighbors Coalition, Petaluma, discussed the Coalition's concerns with
20 traffic and other issues in regards to the project.
21
22 Motion: continue the meeting past 11:00 p.m., as required by Council's Rules,
23 Policies, and Procedures.
24
25 Moved by Mike Harris, seconded by Gabe Kearney.
26
27 Vote: Motion carried 7-0
28
29 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
30 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Kathy Miller
31 No: None
32 Abstain: None
33 Absent: None
34
35 Terence Garvey, Petaluma, suggested a separate meeting be held to discuss
36 solutions to the issues.
37
38 Dan Ellecamp, ceded time by Victoria Ellecamp, Eastside Neighborhood
39 Coalition, Petaluma, discussed concerns with the project.
40
41 Albert Wong, ceded time by Alfred Johnston, Yvonne Johnston, Eastside
42 Neighbors Coalition, Petaluma, discussed his concerns with the project.
43
44 Stanley Dettner, Eastside Neighbors Coalition, Petaluma, discussed his concerns
45 with the project.
46
47 Barbara Detner, Eastside Neighbors Coalition, Petaluma, discussed her concerns
48 with the project.
49
50 Mayor Glass
51
Vol. 47, Page 12 October 21, 2013
1 Sheila Garvey, Eastside Neighbors Coalition, Petaluma, discussed her concerns
2 with the project.
3
4 Monica Soiland Nelson, Midstate Construction, Petaluma, spoke in support of the
5 project.
6
7 Roger Nelson, Midstate Construction, Petaluma, spoke in support of the project.
8
9 John Keating, Petaluma, discussed his concerns with the project.
10
11 Seeing no other persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment
12 on Item S.A.
13
14 Mr. Brill
15
16 Mayor Glass
17
18 Vice Mayor Albertson
19
20 Mr. Motley
21
22 Mayor Glass
23
24 Mr. Matley
25
26 Mr. Bates
27
28 Mayor Glass
29
30 Mr. Brill
31
32 Vice Mayor Albertson
33
34 Mr. Brill
35
36 Vice Mayor Albertson
37
38 Mr. Motley
39
40 Vice Mayor Albertson
41
42 Mr. Bates
43
44 Council Member Miller
45
46 Vice Mayor Albertson
47
48 Mr. Brill
49
50 Vice Mayor Albertson
51
52 Mr. Brill
October 21,2013 Vol. 47, Page 13
1
2 Vice Mayor Albertson
3
4 Council Member Harris
5
6 Mr. Brill
7
8 Mayor Glass
9
10 Mr. Ennis
11
12 Mayor Glass
13
14 Council Member Miller
15
16 Council Member Healy
17
18 Mayor Glass
19
20 Vice Mayor Albertson
21
22 Council Member Barrett
23
24 Council Member Kearney
25
26 Council Member Harris
27
28 Mayor Glass
29
30 Council Member Healy
31
32 Council consensus that the proposed project should be redesigned with a
33 reduction in density.
34
35 Ms. Hines
36
37 Motion: Continue the item to a date uncertain, to allow the project developer to
38 respond to Council's concerns.
39
40 Moved by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Teresa Barrett.
41
42 Vote: Motion carried 7-0
43
44 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
45 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Kathy Miller
46 No: None
47 Abstain: None
48 Absent: None
49
50
51
52 ADJOURN
Vol. 47, Page 14 October 21, 2013
1
2 Motion: Adjourn the meeting.
3
4 Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Chris Albertson.
5
6 Vote: Motion carried 7-0
7
8 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
9 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Kathy Miller
10 No: None
11 Abstain: None
12 Absent: None
13
14 The meeting was adjourned at 12:20 p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2013.
15
16
17 /
18 /19
20 ���/�i!
21 Evid Glass, Mayor
22
23
24
25 ATTEST:
26
27
28 n L cJ��
, Q_
29 � J�
30 Claire Cooper, CMC, City Clerk
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51