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Home My WebLink About10/27/2008�P'LU R� City of Petaluma, California CITY COUNCIL/PCDC MEETING RECAP r85$ Monday, October 27, 2008 - 6:00 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008 EVENING SESSION - 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION - 6:00 P.M. A. Roll Call - Council Member O'Brien absent B. Pledge of Allegiance - Pamala Rbbbins, Human Resources Manager C. Moment of Silence PUBLIC COMMENT- See video/minutes. COUNCIL COMMENT- See video/minutes. CITY MANAGER COMMENT - See video/minutes. AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only.) - None. 1. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution 2008-202 N.C.S. to Grant Another Designated Period for Two Years Additional Service Credit in the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS) to Miscellaneous and Safety Employees and Adoption of the Certification of Compliance with Government Code Section 20903. (Brown/Robbins) Vote: 6/0 (O'Brien absent) 2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Resolution 2008-203 N.C.5. Amending Resolution No. 2008-186 N.C.S. to Provide for Reorganization, Layoffs, And Abolishing One Assistant In Civil Engineering, One Maintenance Worker III, One Traffic Engineer, and One Public Works Inspector II Positions in the General Fund for Fiscal Year 2008-09, Effective October 31, 2008, and One Custodial Supervisor and Three Custodian Positions Effective November 14, 2008, Due to Lack of Funds and Considering Contracting and/or Subcontracting Work for Labor Cost -Control Reasons; and Reinstating One Laid Off and Frozen Fire Inspector I Position, Effective October 31, 2008, as amended to remove the words "or wrli" from the sentence, "In addition, for labor cost -control reasons, the work formerly performed by these abohshed pos1tion5 may en-wtN be permanently replaced by contracting or subcontractrng the work. " Vote: 5/1 (Barrett "no"; O'Brien absent) ADJOURN - 7:01 p.m. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Monday, October 20, 2008 Page 1 City of Petaluma, California MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/ PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Zg5$ Monday, October 27, 2008 6:00 P.M. Evening Session Special Meeting Council Chambers City Hall 11 English Street Petaluma, California 94952 WELCOME Welcome to your City of Petaluma City Council Meeting. Your City Council Members are: Pamela Torliatt, Mayor, David Rabbitt, Vice Mayor; Teresa Barrett, Samantha Freitas, Mike Harris, Karen Nau, and Mike O'Brien, Council Members CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Mondays of each month. There are generally two sessions held for each Council Meeting. An Afternoon Session is usually held at 3:00 p.m, and an Evening Session,held at 7:00 p.m. Starting times for Council Meeting Afternoon Sessions may vary. The City Council Agenda may also include actions of the Petaluma Community Development Commission (PCDC), which will be clearly noted. In addition, meetings of the Petaluma Public Financing Corporation are held annually in the month of December in conjunction with City Council meetings. All actions listed on the Agenda are City Council actions, unless otherwise noted. ORDER OF BUSINESS — AFTERNOON SESSIONS Cali to Order Proclamations/Presentations City Manager Comment Unfinished Business Roll Call Agenda Changes & Deletions Approval of Minutes New Business Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Approval of Tentative Agenda Closed Session Moment of Silence Council Comment ORDER OF BUSINESS — EVENING SESSIONS Callao Order Roll Call Proclamations Presentations Pledge of Allegiance Report Out of Closed Session (Actions) Moment of Silence Public Comment All actions are made by the City Council, unless otherwise noted. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION General Public Comment Council Comment City Manager Comment Unfinished Business New Business Persons wishing to speak regarding items not on the agenda may do so during General Public Comment at the beginning of each afternoon and evening session. Each speaker must complete a Speaker Card, a supply of which is available at the rear of the Council Chambers, and submit it to the City Clerk. The Mayor will call on individuals whose names appear on the Speaker Cards. Depending on the number of persons wishing to address the Council, time will be allocated in equal shares totaling no more than 15 minutes. If more than three persons wish to address Council on the same topic, they are encouraged to select a spokesperson. Public Comment on Agendized Items Persons wishing to speak regarding agendized items may do so at the beginning of that item. Each speaker must complete a Speaker Card, a supply of which is available at the rear of the Council Chambers, and submit it to the City Clerk. Each speaker will be allowed 3 minutes. The primary spokesperson for a group supporting/opposing an agenda item will be limited to 10 minutes. Up to two members of the public may cede their time to a third individual, such that a member of the public may have 9 minutes to speak. The Council requests that you focus your comments to the issues only. No personal attacks or comments on any individual's integrity will be tolerated. Your assistance in helping to create open and civil public discussion and your participation in community issues is appreciated. Public Use of Audio -Visual Equipment During Public Comment or Presentations • You must use the equipment provided in the Council Chambers, which is a Dell laptop capable of running video DVD, Powerpoint, Word, Excel and can browse web sites. • If your presentation includes viewing a web site, please send the web address (URL) to the City Clerk* 72 hours prior to your meeting. • If your presentation is a DVD or CD, please bring the disc to the City Clerk* 72 hours prior to the meeting. • If your presentation is only a few files, you can email them to the City Clerk* 72 hours prior to the meeting. • If you're making a slide show, we can upload Acrobat or Powerpoint content to our web streaming solution. If you wish to distribute materials to Council, please submit ten copies to the City Clerk. *The City Clerk's Office may be reached by phone at 707-778-4360; by fax at 707-778-4554, or by e-mail at cityclerk@ci.petaluma.ca.us. PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES Public Hearings are specifically noticed items for discussion. Anyone wishing to speak regarding a Public Hearing should fill out a Speaker Card prior to the completion of the Staff Report and give it to the City Clerk. The order of business for Public Hearings is as follows: 1. Staff Presentation 2. Applicant/Appellant — 10 minutes 3. City Council Questions/Clarifications CONSENT CALENDAR 4. Public Comments —3 minutes per person 5. Applicant/Appellant Rebuttal — 5 minutes 6. City Council Comments/Questions/Action Consent Calendar items are typically routine in nature and are considered for approval by the City Council with a single action. The City Council may remove items from the Consent Calendar for discussion. Items listed on the Consent Calendar are deemed to have been read by title. AGENDAS The agenda is posted according to Government Code §54954.2. The agenda and staff reports are available on line at the City's website, cityorpetaluma.net, six days before each meeting. Those without computers may view these materials on line at the Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma; and Santa Rosa Junior College Library, 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma. Binders containing paper copies of these materials are available for public viewing in the City Council Chambers, Petaluma Senior Center, 211 Novak Drive, Petaluma; and the Petaluma Community Center, 320 North McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma on the Tuesday preceding the meeting. In accordance with Government Code §54957.5, any materials of public record relating to an agenda item for a regular meeting of the City Council that are provided to a majority -of the members less than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available on-line and at the City Clerk's Office, 11 English Street, during normal business hours. Materials of public record that are distributed during the meeting shall be made available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the City or a member of its legislative body, or the next business day after the meeting if prepared by some other person. ML`l. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 707.778.4360 (voice) or 707.778.4480 (TDD). Translators, American Sign Language interpreters, and/or assistive listening devices for individuals with hearing disabilities will be available upon request. A minimum of 48 hours is needed to ensure the availability of translation services. In consideration of those with multiple chemical sensitivities or other environmental illness, it is requested that you refrain from wearing scented products. The City Clerk hereby certifies that this agenda has been posted in accordance with the requirements of the Government Code. City of Petaluma, California PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL/ PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, October 27, 2008 - 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall, 11 English Street, Petaluma, California 94952 Special Meeting City Manager's Office: Phone 707.778.4345 Fax 707.778.4419 E-mail: citymgr@ci.petaluma.ca.us City Clerk's Office: Phone 707.778.4360 Fax 707.778.4554 E-mail: cityclerk@ci.petaluma.ca.us City Website: cityofpetaluma.net MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008 EVENING SESSION — 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER — EVENING SESSION — 6:00 P.M. A. Roll Call Council Members Barrett, Freitas, Harris, Nau, O'Brien, Rabbitt and Mayor Torliatt B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Moment of Silence PUBLIC COMMENT Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of speakers obtained. Please be ready to step forward to the microphone as soon as the previous speaker has concluded his/her comments. The public is invited to make comments on items of public interest not listed on the agenda at this time. COUNCIL COMMENT CITY MANAGER COMMENT AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only.) 1. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution to Grant Another Designated Period for Two Years Additional Service Credit in the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaiPERS) to Miscellaneous and Safety Employees and Adoption of the Certification of Compliance with Government Code Section 20903. (Brown/Robbins) 2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2008-186 N.C.S. to Provide for Reorganization, Layoffs, And Abolishing One Assistant In Civil Engineering, One Maintenance Worker III, One Traffic Engineer, and One Public Works Inspector II Positions in the General Fund for Fiscal Year 2008-09, Effective October 31, 2008, L� in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (707) 778-4360 (voice) or (707) 778-4480 (TDD). Translators, American Sign Language interpreters, and/or assistive listening devices for individuals with hearing disabilities will be available upon request. A minimum of 48 hours is needed to ensure t( vailability of translation services, In consideration of those with multiple chemical sensitivities or other environmental illness, it is r asted that you refrain from wearing scented products. The City Clerk hereby certifies that this agenda has been posted in accordance with the requirements of the Government Code. In accordance with Government Code §54957.5, any materials of public record relating to an agenda item for a regular meeting of the City Council that are provided to a majority of the members less than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available on-line and at the City Clerk's Office, I I English Street, during normal business hours. Materials of public record that are distributed during the meeting shall be made available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the City or a member of its legislative body, or the next business day after the meeting if prepared by some other person. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Agenda Page 2 October 27, 2008 and One Custodial Supervisor and Three Custodian Positions Effective November 14, 2008, Due to Lack of Funds and Considering Contracting and/or Subcontracting Work for Labor Cost -Control Reasons; and Reinstating One Laid Off and Frozen Fire Inspector I Position, Effective October 31, 2008. ADJOURN