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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting Recap 11/15/2010�w City of Petaluma, California CITY COUNCIL/PCDC MEETING RECAP r$�a Monday, November 15, 2010 - 6:00 P.M. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 P.M. A. Roll Call - Barrett, Harris, Rabbitt absent CLOSED SESSION • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant subdivision (b) of §54956.9 (California Government Code): one potential case. • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government Code §54956.9: Gonzales -Fuentes v. Hammerman, et al, Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV 245373 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of §54956.9 (California Government Code): three potential cases. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - None. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M. A. Roll Call - Barrett, Harris, Rabbitt absent B. Pledge of Allegiance - Lauren Williams C. Moment of Silence - Lynn Allen Farnum AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only.) - The Public Hearings for Items 4.A, 4.8, and 4.0 were opened and continued to a date certain, Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 6 p.m. United Nations Day - October 24, 2010 PRESENTATION Presentation on the Sonoma County/City Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (Actions Taken) - None. PUBLIC COMMENT - See video/minutes. COUNCIL COMMENT - See video/minutes. Petaluma City `Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 1 Monday, November 15, 2010 ADJOURN - 11:12 P.M. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 4 Monday, November 15, 2010 City of Petaluma, California n(iwMEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/ PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Monday, November 15, 2010 Regular Meeting 6:00 P.M. Closed Session 7:00 P.M. Evening Session 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: Mayor: Pamela Torliatt Vice Mayor: David Glass Council Members: Teresa Barrett, Mike Harris, Mike Healy, David Rabbitt, Tiffany Ren6e CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Mondays of each month. Closed Session, if any, is generally scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Evening Session for each Council Meeting is held at 7:00 p.m. 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 — CLOSED SESSION Call to Order Roll Call Public Comment on Closed Session Items Adjourn to Closed Session ORDER OF BUSINESS — EVENING SESSIONS Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Moment of Silence Agenda Changes & Deletions (Current Agenda Only) Proclamations Presentations Report Out of Closed Session (Actions) Public Comment Council Comment City Manager Comment Approval of Minutes All actions are made by the City Council, unless otherwise noted. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Public Comment on Closed Session Items Approval of Proposed Agenda(s) Consent Calendar Unfinished Business New Business Public Hearing Adjourn Persons wishing to speak regarding items scheduled for Closed Session may do so at the beginning of the session, before Council leaves the Council Chambers. 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. 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 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. 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. Requests for translators or Interpreters should be made a minimum of two full working days prior to a meeting to ensure the availability of these services. Please note that City Hall is closed on Fridays. 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 Monday, November 15, 2010 Council Chambers, City Hall, 11 English Street, Petaluma, California 94952 Regular Meeting Agenda City Manager's Office: Phone 707.778.4345 Fax 707778.4419 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: cityofpetalumamet MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 CLOSED SESSION 6:00 - P.M. CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 P.M. A. Roll Call Council Members Barrett, Harris, Healy, Rabbitt, and Ren6e; Vice Mayor Glass; Mayor Torliatt CLOSED SESSION • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 (California Government Code): one potential case. • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government Code §54956.9: Gonzales -Fuentes v. Hammerman, et al, Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV 245373 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of section 54956.9 (California Government Code): three potential cases. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS Prior to adjournment into Closed Session, the public may speak up to 3 minutes on items to be addressed in Closed Session, ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M. A. Roll Call Council Members Barrett, Harris, Healy, Rabbitt, and Ren6e; Vice Mayor Glass; Mayor Torliatt FNIn 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. Requests for translators or interpreters should be made a minimum of two full working days prior to a meeting to ensure the availability of these services. Please note that City Hall is closed on Fridays, 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 cerfifles that this agenda has been posted in accordance with the requirements of the Government Code. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Agenda Page 2 November 15, 2010 B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Moment of Silence AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only.) PROCLAMATION United Nations Day - October 24, 2010 PRESENTATION Presentation on the Sonoma County/City Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (Actions Taken) 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 1. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA A. Approval of Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of Monday, December 6, 2010. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Resolution Approving the Professional Services Agreement, Extension # 2, between the City of Petaluma and Petaluma Community Access, Inc. (PCA) for Videotaping and Cablecasting of the Public, Education, and Government Channels, Which Extends the Existing Agreement for a Second Five Year Extension Period. (Brodhun/Williamsen) B. Resolution Requesting the CaIPERS Board of Administration Approve an Employment Extension for Temporary Employment of Interim Department Director Pamela Tuft for FY 2010-2011, Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h), (Brown/Stephens) 3. NEW BUSINESS A, Resolution Accepting the Petaluma Economic Development Strategy. (Brown/Duiven) B, Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to Add the Petaluma Property Maintenance Code to the Existing Nuisance Violations, Amending Chapters 1, 10, 1. 11, 1,14, 115, and 1,16 of the Petaluma Municipal Code and Repealing, in its entirety, Chapter 8.24 of the Petaluma Municipal Code, (Fish/Garcia) C. Resolution Accepting Federal New Freedoms and Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Grants, Authorizing City Manager to Execute Grant Related Documents, and Authorizing the Inclusion of the Necessary Budget Adjustment in the Mid -Year Budget Adjustment Ordinance. (Marengo/Rye) Petaluma City Councll/PCDC Meeting Agenda Page 3 November 15, 2010 D. Resolution Authorizing -the -Purchase of-Paratransit Scheduling and Routing Software from Trapeze Group, Inc. and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Project Contract. (Marengo/Rye) Ordinances Amending Ordinances 2371, 2372, 2373, 2374, 2375 N.C.S. to Change Certain Appropriations for the Operations for the City of Petaluma from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 Declaring The Urgency Thereof, To Take Effect Immediately; PCDC Resolution Approving Adjustments to the Petaluma Community Development Commission FY 2010-2011 Budget; FY 2010-11 First Quarter General Fund Budget Review. (Brown) 4. PUBLIC HEARING A. Resolution Determining that the Public Interest and Necessity Require Acquisition of Certain Property Interests for the U.S. 101 /East Washington Street Interchange Project (City Project Number RDA100208) and Directing the Filing of Eminent Domain Proceedings - the Novak Property, LLC (Novak) as set forth on title report & Located at 101-181 North McDowell Blvd. & APN 007-340-007. (Marengo/Lackie) B. Resolution Determining that the Public Interest and Necessity Require Acquisition of Certain Property Interests for the U.S. 101 /East Washington Street Interchange Project (City Project Number RDA100208) and Directing the Filing of Eminent Domain Proceedings - Syers Properties I, L.P. as set forth on title report & Located at 261 North McDowell Boulevard (APN 007-350-008/009). (Marengo/Lackie) C. Resolution Determining that the Public Interest and Necessity Require Acquisition of Certain Property Interests for the U.S. 101 /East Washington Street Interchange Project (City Project Number RDA100208) and Directing the Filing of Eminent Domain Proceedings - Regency Petaluma, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company as set forth on title report & Located at 840-980 East Washington Street (APN 007-031-001, 007-473-040, 007-251-001 and 007-241-002). (Marengo/Lackie) D. Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the City of Petaluma Adopting the 2010 Edition of the California Building Standards Code, California Code of Regulations Title 24, Parts, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12 and Amendments Thereto Based on local Climatic, Geological and Topographic Conditions. (Brown/Hamer) E. Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance Repealing Chapter 17.20 of the Petaluma Municipal Code and Adding a New Chapter 17.20 Adopting the California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 9, the 2010 California Fire Code, Based on the 2009 Edition of the International Fire Code. (Anderson/Fergus) F. Resolutions to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; to Approve or Deny a Planned Unit District Unit Development Plan and Development Standards; and to Approve or Deny a Vesting Tentative Map for a 19 -lot Subdivision to Allow for the Construction of Single-family Homes for the Sunnyslope II Project Located within the Sunnyslope Planned Unit District, at 674 Sunnyslope Road, APN 019-203-008, File # 03 -TSM - 0460. (Bradley/Gardiner) - Continued from the September 13, 2010 City Council Meeting, G. Public Hearing Regarding a Resolution Approving Changes to the Master Fee Schedule. (Puckett) ADJOURN Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Agenda Page 4 November 15, 2010 TENTATIVE AGENDA All Regular Meetings include Closed Session at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated. MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010 - EVENING - 7:00 PM Regular Meeting PRESENTATION The City of Petaluma - Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility 2010 WateReuse Award of Merit. Five -Year General Fund Fiscal Sustainability Study. (Puckett) CONSENT CALENDAR Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to Add the Petaluma Property Maintenance Code to the Existing Nuisance Violations, Amending Chapters 1. 10, 1. 11, 1.14 and 1.15 of the Petaluma Municipal Code and Repealing, in its entirety, Chapter 8.24 of the Petaluma Municipal Code. (Fish/Garcia) Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance of the City of Petaluma Adopting the 2010 Edition of the California Building Standards Code, California Code of Regulations Title 24, Parts, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12 and Amendments Thereto Based on local Climatic, Geological and Topographic Conditions. (Brown/Hamer) Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to Repeal Chapter 17.20 of the Petaluma Municipal Code and Adding a New Chapter 17.20 Which Adopts the California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 9, the 2010 California Fire Code, Based on the 2009 Edition of the International Fire Code. (Anderson/Fergus) Resolution Declaring Canvass of Election of November 2, 2010. (Cooper) Resolution Accepting Claims and Bilis for October 2010, (Puckett) Resolution to Review and File the City's Treasurer's Report for the period ending September 30, 2010. (Puckett) Resolution Accepting Completion of the Crinella Drive Reconstruction Project. (Marengo/Zimmer) Resolution Accepting Completion of the 2010 Slurry Seal Project (Marengo/Zimmer) Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement for Engineering Design Services for the Recycled Water Pump Station Improvements Project (Tuff/Gothard) UNFINISHED BUSINESS Resolution Appointing Individuals and a City Council Representative to the Citizen Advisory Committee for the Station Area Planning Process. (Brown/Duiven) NEW BUSINESS Resolution Accepting Coastal Conservancy Funding for the Downtown Railroad Trestle Rehabilitation Project, and Authorizing the City Manager to Sign the Grant -Related Documents (Marengo/Zimmer)