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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting Recap 01/31/2011City of Petaluma, California Sp'LU� � MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/ PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Monday, January 31, 2011 Special Meeting 5:30 P.M. Closed Session 6:00 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: David Glass Vice Mayor: Mike Healy Council Members: Chris Albertson, Teresa Barrett, Mike Harris, 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 ORDER OF BUSINESS — EVENING SESSIONS Call to Order Roll Cali 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 Adjourn to Closed Session 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 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. M�`�. 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 Hail 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, January 31, 2011 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, JANUARY 31, 2011 CLOSED SESSION — 5:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER — CLOSED SESSION — 5:30 P.M. A. Roll Call Council Members Albertson, Barrett, Harris, and Ren6e; Mayor Glass; Vice Mayor Healy CLOSED SESSION • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant subdivision (b) of §54956.9 (California Government Code): one potential case. Existing facts and circumstances that support that a significant exposure to litigation exists are reflected in requests for additional compensation submitted by Kiewit Pacific Company to the City concerning the Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility project. Compensation requests will be made available for public inspection on request. 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, JANUARY 31, 2011 EVENING SESSION - 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION - 6:00 P.M. A. Roll Call Council Members Albertson, Barrett, Harris, and Ren6e; Vice Mayor Healy; Mayor Glass B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Moment of Silence 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. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Agenda Page 2 January 31, 2011 AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only.) REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (ACTIONS TAKEN) PUBLIC COMMENT COUNCIL COMMENT CITY MANAGER COMMENT 1. NEW BUSINESS A. Consideration of City and Petaluma Community Development Commission (PCDC) Resolutions Authorizing Cooperation Agreements between the PCDC and the City, Pledging PCDC Funds in Support of Programs and Projects, Including Publicly Owned Improvements. 2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Council Vacancy. (Brown) - Continued from the January 3, 2011 City Council Meeting. ADJOURN