HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting Recap 04/03/2006 Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 1
Monday, April 3, 2006
City of Petaluma, California
CITY COUNCIL/PCDC MEETING RECAP
Monday, April 3, 2006 - 3:00 P.M.
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2006
AFTERNOON SESSION – 3:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 p.m.
A. Roll Call – Mayor Glass and Council Member Harris absent.
B. Pledge of Allegiance – Council Member Nau
PRESENTATIONS
Employee Service Awards for First Quarter 2006
Employee of First Quarter Award: Sergeant Tim Lyons, Police Department
Local and Regional Graffiti Trends and Issues (Georgia Pedgrift, Community Service Officer -
Graffiti Removal Unit, Sonoma County Sheriff Department)
PUBLIC COMMENT – See video/minutes.
COUNCIL COMMENT – See video/minutes.
CITY MANAGER COMMENT – See video/minutes.
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only). – None.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of March 20, 2006. –
Approved as presented.
Vote: 4/0 (Glass, Harris absent, Canevaro abstain)
2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA
A. Approval of Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of April 17,
2006. – Approved as presented.
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Resolution 2006-048 N.C.S. Accepting Claims and Bills for February 2006.
(Carmichael)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
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B. Resolution 2006-049 N.C.S. Authorizing the Purchase of One New 25,500 Pound
Gross Vehicle Weight Truck and 5-Yard Dump Body from Victory Commercial
Truck Center, Petaluma, in the Amount of $73,698.39. (Carmichael)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
C. Resolution 2006-050 N.C.S. Authorizing the Police Department to Accept a Traffic
Safety Grant From the California Office of Traffic Safety for a Seat Belt
Enforcement Mini-Grant in the Amount of $19,036.00. (Hood/Lyons)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
D. Resolution 2006-051 N.C.S. Authorizing a Contract Amendment Relieving North
Bay Construction, Inc., of Certain Specified Liability Concerning the Petaluma
Municipal Airport Hangar Construction Project, No. C100103, and Authorizing Early
Occupancy by the City and/or Its Tenants of Certain Specified Portions of the
Project (Buildings 14, 15, 16, and the North Side of 17 along with Related Site
Improvements). (Marengo/Glose)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
E. Resolution 2006-062 N.C.S. Supporting Measure that Would Ensure Future
Revenues Raised by Proposition 42 are Dedicated Solely to State and Local
Transportation Projects. (Bierman)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent – Torliatt abstained, but according to Council’s
Rules, Policies, and Procedures, because her abstention was NOT due to a
conflict of interest, she is counted as a “yes” vote)
F. Resolution 2006-053 N.C.S. Ratifying Memorandum of Understanding Executed by
the Duly Authorized Representatives of the City and the American Federation of
State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 675, for Employees of
Unit 1 (Confidential), Unit 2 (Maintenance), and Unit 3 (Clerical/Technical).
(Carmichael/Robbins)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
G. Resolution 2006-052 N.C.S. Amending the Classification and Compensation Plan
by Establishing the New Classification, Pay Range, and Unit Assignment of
Administrative Technician. (Carmichael/Robbins)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
H. Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 2238 N.C.S. Terminating an Access
Easement and Accepting Conveyance of a Substitute Access Easement from
Parkway Petaluma, LLC, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a
Certificate of Acceptance for the Substitute Easement. (Carr)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Resolution 2006-054 N.C.S. Approving the 2006-2007 Action Plan of the Petaluma
Consolidated Plan Strategy and Proposed Use of CDBG Funds. (Gaebler)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility Monthly Verbal Update for Progress Through
February 2006 (Ban/Orr)
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B. Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility:
1. Resolution 2006-055 N.C.S. Dedicating a Revenue Source for Repayment of a
State Revolving Fund Loan for the Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility Project
(Ban/Orr)
2. Resolution 2006-056 N.C.S. Establishing a Wastewater Capital Reserve Fund in
Accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board’s Requirements of
the State Revolving Fund Loan Program. (Ban/Orr)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
C. Resolution 2006-057 N.C.S. Certifying the Water Recycling Facilities and River
Access Improvements Project Environmental Impact Report February 2006
Construction Addendum, Approving the Proposed Project Revisions, and
Adopting Findings of Fact. (Ban/Orr)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
D. Resolution 2006-058 N.C.S. Approving Rate Schedule for New Hangars at
Petaluma Municipal Airport. (Marengo/Glose) – Continued from March 6, 2006
Meeting.
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
E. Resolution 2006-059 N.C.S. Approving a Rate Increase for Existing Airport
Executive Hangars. (Marengo/Glose) – Continued from March 6, 2006 Meeting.
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolution 2006-060 N.C.S. Approving the Agreement Between the City of
Petaluma and the Sonoma County CDC for the Administration of the Petaluma
Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance. (Gaebler)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
B. Resolution 2006-061 N.C.S. Authorizing Program Administration Fees for the Mobile
Home Park Space Rent Stabilization Program for 2006. (Gaebler)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass, Harris absent)
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION – 4:51 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT – None.
CLOSED SESSION
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant exposure to litigation
pursuant to subdivision (b) of California Government Code §54956.9 - 1 case.
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Initiation of litigation pursuant to
subdivision (c) of California Government Code §54956.9 - 1 case.
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MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2006
EVENING SESSION – 7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 p.m.
A. Roll Call – All present.
B. Pledge of Allegiance – Council Member Torliatt
C. Moment of Silence
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (Actions Taken) – None.
PUBLIC COMMENT – See video/minutes.
COUNCIL COMMENT – See video/minutes.
CITY MANAGER COMMENT – None.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Introduction and Adoption of Urgency Ordinance 2239 N.C.S. Imposing a
Moratorium on the Issuance of Building Permits for New Development in the City
of Petaluma in the 100-Year Floodplain Depicted in the 1989 FEMA Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Upstream of the Constriction Weir of the Army
Corps of Engineers Flood Control Project in the City of Petaluma (as proposed by
Council Member Healy)- With the following changes: On page 3, Item A. Scope –
“No application for the issuance of permits for the construction of a building or
structure located on a parcel or any part of a parcel in the City of Petaluma”; and on
page 4, Item D.1 Exceptions: “Tenant improvements and/or any other construction,
repair or maintenance work on a building or structure existing as of the effective
date of this ordinance; provided that, such work does not result in any increase in
the square footage of the existing footprint of the structure, or in a different or
more intensive use of the structure. building.”
Vote: 6/1 (O’Brien “no”)
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Processing of Riverfront Development
Application:
(1) Processing of the Riverfront application by the City of Petaluma to proceed
on parallel track while Petition for Clarification or similar process pursued with
California Public Utilities Commission regarding details of authorization for
Caulfield Lane at-grade crossing; final project approval to be conditioned on
CPUC authorization acceptable to City Council.
(2) The Riverfront project (including any clarifications/ interpretations/
modifications to the Smart Code or Zoning Code proposed by the applicant)
to be agendized for SPARC and Planning Commission Meetings (or a joint
meeting) in April 2006 for recommendation to the Council; and agendized for
a Council Meeting no later than June 2006 for final review and decision on
the project.
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- Council direction to the City Manager to meet with applicants/staff to attempt to
resolve outstanding issues. Direction to staff to return to Council at next meeting
with a resolution to adopt a dispute resolution policy.
B. Resolution 2006-063 N.C.S. to revise Resolution 2005-198 N.C.S. to exempt projects
that were in process to obtain a demolition permit at the time Resolution 2005-
198 N.C.S. was adopted (November 21, 2005) from the requirement for review
and approval by the Historic and Cultural Preservation Committee.
(Bierman/Moore)
Vote: 7/0
ADJOURN – 10:23 p.m.