HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council/PCDSA Agenda 05/13/2013City of Petaluma, California
a PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL/
PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
I85� SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING
Monday, May 13, 2013
Special Workshop 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/PCDSA Meeting. Your City Council Members are:
Mayor: David Glass Vice Mayor: Chris Albertson
Council Members: Teresa Barrett, Mike Harris, Mike Healy, Gabe Kearney, Kathy Miller
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Regular joint meetings of the City Council/Petaluma Community Development Successor Agency (PCDSA) 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.
Actions of the PCDSA 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 Presentations Approval of Proposed Agenda(s)
Roll Call Report Out of Closed Session (Actions) Consent Calendar
Pledge of Allegiance General Public Comment Unfinished Business
Moment of Silence Council Comment New Business
Agenda Changes & Deletions (Current Agenda) City Manager Comment Public Hearing
Proclamations Approval of Minutes Adjourn
All actions are made by the City Council, unless otherwise noted.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: 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. Before addressing the City
Council, please fill out a speaker card (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. Each speaker will be allowed 3
minutes.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT: During General Public Comment, the public is invited to make comments on items of
public interest that are within the City Council's subject matter jurisdiction and that are not listed on the current
agenda. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. Depending on the number of persons wishing to
address the Council, time will be allocated in equal shares totaling no more than 20 minutes. Please fill out a speaker
card (available at the rear of the Council Chambers) and submit it to the City Clerk. SPEAKER CARDS FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE MEETING BEGINS (USUALLY 7:00 P.M.) The Mayor will call on
individuals whose names appear on the Speaker Cards. If more than three persons wish to address Council on the
same topic, they are encouraged to select a spokesperson. Please be ready to step forward to the microphone
as soon as the previous speaker has concluded his/her comments. (Cal. Gov't. Code §54954.3(a), Petaluma City
Council Rules, Policies and Procedures, III(A))
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDIZED ITEMS: Persons wishing to speak regarding items on the current agenda may do so
at the beginning of that item. Before addressing the City Council, please fill out a speaker card (available at the rear
of the Council Chambers) and submit it to the City Clerk. Speaker cards help the presiding Council Member manage
the meeting and afford all those that wish to address the Council an opportunity to speak. 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
cityclerkQci.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 SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Monday, May 13, 2013
Council Chambers, City Hall, 11 English Street, Petaluma, California 94952
Special Meeting
5:30 P.M.
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, MAY 13, 2013
CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION
A. Roll Call
Vice Mayor Albertson; Council Members Barrett, Harris, Healy,
Kearney, Miller; Mayor Glass
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government
Code Section 54956.9: City of Petaluma, a charter city; Successor Agency to the Petaluma Community
Development Commission, a public entity v. Ana Matosantos, et al., Sacramento County Superior
Court No. 34-2012-80001321
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, MAY 13, 2013
EVENING SESSION - 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION
A. Roll Call
Vice Mayor Albertson; Council Members Barrett, Harris, Healy,
Kearney, Miller; Mayor Glass
B. Pledge of Allegiance
❑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.
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May 13, 2013
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
During General Public Comment, the public is invited to make comments on items of public interest that are
within the City Council's subject matter jurisdiction and that are not listed on the current agenda. Public
comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. Depending on the number of persons wishing to address
the Council, time will be allocated in equal shares totaling no more than 20 minutes. Please fill out a
speaker card (available at the rear of the Council Chambers) and submit it to the City Clerk. SPEAKER
CARDS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE MEETING BEGINS (USUALLY 7:00
P.M.) The Mayor will call on individuals whose names appear on the Speaker Cards. If more than three
persons wish to address Council on the same topic, they are encouraged to select a spokesperson. Please
be ready to step forward to the microphone as soon as the previous speaker has concluded his/her
comments. (Cal. Gov't. Code §54954.3(a), Petaluma City Council Rules, Policies and Procedures, Iil(A))
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (ACTIONS TAKEN)
1. WORKSHOP
A. Budget Workshop to Review the Proposed Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Operating and
Capital Budgets, and Revised Long -Term General Fund Operating Forecast.
(Mushallo)
ADJOURN