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Home My WebLink About03/31/2008City of Petaluma, California aA � MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/ PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Z85� Monday, March 31, 2008 7:00 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. Work Sessions of the City Council are held on the second Monday of the month on an "as needed" basis. At Work Sessions, City staff provides reports to the City Council on a variety of items and issues; however, usually, no formal action is taken. 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 Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Presentations Public Comment Council Comment City Manager Comments Agenda Changes & Deletions ORDER OF BUSINESS - EVENING SESSIONS Approval of Minutes Tentative Agenda Approval Consent Calendar Unfinished/New Business Closed Session Call to Order Report Out of Closed Session Actions Public Hearings Roll Call Presentations Unfinished Business Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment New Business Moment of Silence Council Comment/Liaison Reports Adjourn City Manager Comments All actions are made by the City Council, unless otherwise noted. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION General Public Comment 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 -mall 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. A binder containing supporting materials is available in. the City Council Chambers on the Tuesday preceding the meeting. Packet materials are also available for public viewing at the Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma; Santa Rosa Junior College Library, 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma; Petaluma Senior Center, 211 Novak Drive, Petaluma; and the Petaluma Community Center, 320 North McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma. R�`"�. 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, March 31, 2008 7:00 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, MARCH 31, 2008 EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M. A. Roll Cali 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 names and addresses 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. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. GENERAL PLAN 2025 - FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT: Continued Council Consideration of the Final EIR Prepared for the Adoption of the General Pian 2025. (Tuft) ADJOURN C� 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 (01)). 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, itis 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,