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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting Recap 07/12/2010�A'LU aw City of Petaluma, California CITY COUNCIL/PCDC MEETING RECAP r8�$ Monday, July 12, 2010 - 6:30 P.M. MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010 CLOSED SESSION - 6:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION - 6:30 P.M. A. Roll Call - All present (Renee arrived at G:35 p.m.) CLOSED SESSION • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government Code §54956.9: Regency Centers Corporation v. City of Petaluma, Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV 246634. • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government Code §54956.9: Petaluma Community Coalition v. City of Petaluma et al., Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV 246998. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - None. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010 EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION - 7:00 P.M. A. Roll Call -All preaent B. Pledge of Allegiance - Sandro Sato, Interim Finance Director C. Moment of Silence AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only.) - None. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (Actions Taken) - None. PUBLIC COMMENT- See video/minutes. COUNCIL COMMENT - See video/minutes. CITY MANAGER COMMENT - See video/minutes. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of Minutes of Special City Council/PCDC Meeting of Monday, June 14, 2010. - Approved as presented. Vote: G/0 Healy abstain B. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of Monday, June 21, 2010. - Approved as presented. Vote: 7/0 with Glass and Healy abstaining for the portions of the meeting they did not attend. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 1 Monday, July 12, 2010 2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA A. Approval of Revised Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of Monday, July 19, 2010. - Revision No. I - Thursday, July 8, 2010. - Approved as presented. Vote: 7/0 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Resolution 2010-122 N.C.S. Accepting Claims and Bills for May 2010. (Sato) Vote: 7/0 B. Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 2381 N.C.S. to Designate the Burdell Building at 405 East D Street as a Local Historic Landmark, APN 007-132-033. (Bradley/Robbe) Vote: 7/0 C. Resolution 2010-1 2G N.C.S. Accepting Completion of the Luchessi -McDowell Parks Improvements Project, a Part of the Proposition 40 Park Improvement Grant Program. (Marengo/DeNicola) Vote: 7/0 D. Resolution 20 10-1 23 N.C.S. Authorizing Staff to Apply for Cycle 9 State Safe Routes to School Program for Various In -pavement Lighted Crosswalk Improvements. (Marengo/Zimmer) Vote: 7/0 E. Resolution 20 10-1 24 N.C.S. Approving the Use of Prop 1 B Funds and the Project Budget for the Auto Center Dr. Extension to Petaluma Blvd. North Project C53101002 (Marengo/Lackie) Vote: 7/0 Resolution 20 10-1 25 N.C.S. Approving Street Closures on 5th Street Between H Street and B Street; B Street between 5th Street and 6th Street; 6th Street Between B Street and A Street on Sunday, August 15, 2010 from 10:30 AM Until Noon for a Procession Sponsored by St. Vincent De Paul Church. (Fish/Stapleton) Vote: 7/0 G. Resolution 2010-1 27A and - 127B N.C.S. Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Landscape Assessment Districts FY 2010-2011 and Setting of a Public Hearing. (Marengo/DeNicola) - Agenda title wording changed and staff report made available with Revision 1. July 8, 2010. Vote: 2010-1 27A N.C.S. (Torhatt recused); 2010-12713 N.C.S. (7/0) 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion and Resolution 20 10-1 28 N.C.S. Authorizing the Department of Water Resources and Conservation to Assume Responsibility as the Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Entity (GEME) for the Petaluma Watershed Basin. (Tuft/Scherzinger) Vote: G/ I (Babbitt "no") ADJOURN - 7:5G p.m. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 2 Monday, July 12, 2010 City of Petaluma, California MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/ PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Zg58 Monday, July 12, 2010 Regular Meeting 6:30 P.M. Closed Session 7:00 P.M. Evening Session Revision No. II — Thursday, July 8, 201`0 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 Agendas) 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 some 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. MIn 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, July 12, 2010 Council Chambers, City Hall, 11 English Street, Petaluma, California 94952 Regular Meeting Agenda 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: citvofpetaluma.net Revision No. 1 - Thursday, July 8, 2010 MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010 CLOSED SESSION - 6:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION - 6:30 P.M. A. Roll Call Council Members Barrett, Harris, Healy, Rabbitt, and Ren6e; Vice Mayor Glass; Mayor Torliatt CLOSED SESSION • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government Code §54956.9: Regency Centers Corporation v. City of Petaluma, Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV \246634. \ • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government Code §54956.9: Petaluma Community Coalition v. City of Petaluma et al., Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV 246998. 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, JULY 12, 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 Renee; Vice Mayor Glass; Mayor Torliatt 9LIn 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 r 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. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Agenda Page 2 July 12, 2010 B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Moment of Silence AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only.) 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 MINUTES A. Approval of Minutes of Special City Council/PCDC Meeting of Monday, June 14, 2010. B. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of Monday, June 21, 2010. 2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA A. Approval of RevisedProposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of Monday, July 19, 2010. - Revision"No. I - Thur5day, July 8 2010. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Resolution Accepting Claims and Bills for May 2010. (Sato) B. Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to Designate the Burdell Building at 405 East D Street as a Local Historic Landmark, APN 007-132-033. (Bradley/Robbe) C. Resolution Accepting Completion of the Luchessi - McDowell Parks Improvements Project, a Part of the Proposition 40 Park Improvement Grant Program. (Marengo/DeNicola) D. Resolution Authorizing Staff to Apply for Cycle 9 State Safe Routes to School Program for Various In -pavement Lighted Crosswalk Improvements. (Marengo/Zimmer) Resolution Approving the Use of Prop 1 B Funds and the Project Budget for the Auto Center Dr. Extension to Petaluma Blvd. North Project C53101002 (Marengo/Lackie) Resolution Approving Street Closures on 5th Street Between H Street and B Street; B Street between 5th Street and 6th Street; 6th Street Between B Street and A Street on Sunday, August 15, 2010 from 10:30 AM Until Noon for a Procession Sponsored by St. Vincent De Paul Church. (Fish/Stapleton) G. - Amended Resolution of Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and lighting Act of 1972 for Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Agenda Page 3 July 12, 2010 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion and Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Department of Water Resources and Conservation to Assume Responsibility as the Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Entity (GEME) for the Petaluma Watershed Basin. (Tuft/Scherzinger) ADJOURN Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Agenda Page 4 July 12, 2010 TENTATIVE AGENDA All Regular Meetings include Closed Session at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated. MONDAY, JULY 19, 2010 - EVENING - 7:00 PM Regular Meeting CONSENT CALENDAR Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to Designate the Burdell Building at 405 East D Street as a Local Historic Landmark, APN 007-132-033. (Bradley/Robbe) Resolution Accepting Completion of the Waste Activated Sludge Pump Station Improvements Project. (Tuft/Gothard) Resolution Approving Award of Contract for the 10th Street Water and Sewer Main Replacement Project. (Tuft/Gothard) Resolution Accepting the Donation of Emergency Rescue Equipment as a Grant from the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Heritage Program Valued at $35,877 and Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Grant Compliance Agreement. (Anderson) Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Freeway Agreement with the State for the East Washington and Old Redwood Highway Interchanges Project Numbers RDA100280 and C00501304 Respectively. (Marengo/Lackie) UNFINISHED BUSINESS Resolution Approving Draft Argument in Favor of UGB Expiration Date Change Measure. (Danly/Cooper) NEW BUSINESS Extension of Professional Services Agreement for the Metropolitan Planning Group (M -Group) for Planning Services. (Brown) Resolution to Amend Resolutions 2008-086, -087, -088, -089, -090, -091, -092, -093, -094 and -095 N.C.S., Setting Various Development Impact Fees; and Amending Resolutions 2008-096 and -097 N.C.S., Setting Water and Wastewater Capacity Charges, Respectively, All as Adopted on May 19, 2008, to Establish Development Impact Fees and Water Capacity Charges for Accessory Dwelling Units. (Brown/Duiven) Presentation and Discussion on Water and Wastewater Rate Study. (Tuft) PUBLIC HEARING Discussion and Possible Action Ordering Abatement of Nuisances Consisting of Weeds Growing Upon Public and Private Property in the City of Petaluma and Ordering the Fire Department to Abate Said Weeds by Contract if Property Owners Fail To Do So. (Anderson/Fergus)