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Monday, July 17, 2006
City of Petaluma, California
CITY COUNCIL/PCDC MEETING RECAP
Monday, July 17, 2006 - 3:00 P.M.
MONDAY, JULY 17, 2006
AFTERNOON SESSION – 3:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 p.m.
A. Roll Call – Mayor Glass absent.
B. Pledge of Allegiance
PRESENTATIONS
Employee Service Awards for Second Quarter 2006 and Employee of the 2nd Quarter – Sherry
Pimsler, Public Works Department.
Presentation by Caltrans Regarding Safety Improvements on Hwy 116 from Adobe Road to
Arnold Drive in Sonoma County.
Presentation by SCTA and Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Highway 101 Sequencing
Issues. (Healy)
Water Conservation Presentation - Drawing For Water Efficient Washing Machine. (Ban/Orr)
PUBLIC COMMENT – See video/minutes.
COUNCIL COMMENT – See video/minutes.
CITY MANAGER COMMENT – None.
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (Changes to current agenda only).
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of July 3, 2006. –
Approved as presented.
Vote: 4/0 (O’Brien recused/Glass absent)
2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA
A. Approval of Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of August
7, 2006. – Approved as presented.
Vote: 5/0 (Glass absent)
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Action to Authorize Entering a Purchase Agreement with AT&T Acting as an
Authorized Cisco Reseller to Procure Voice Over I.P. (V.O.I.P.) Telephone
Equipment, Services, and Software to Replace Most City Telephone Equipment
and Service, to Authorize Entering a Lease-Purchase Agreement with Key
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Government Finance, Inc. to Provide Lease-Purchase Financing for the V.O.I.P.
Equipment, Services and Software, and to Authorize Execution of all Documents
Necessary to Affect Replacement of Most City Telephone Equipment and
Services with V.O.I.P. Equipment and Services. (Carmichael)
Vote: 4/1 (O’Brien “no”/Glass absent)
B. Authorization for Staff to Make an Application and Initiate Code Amendments to
Establish a Certified Local Government (CLG) Program. (Moore/White) – Continued
from June 5, 2006 meeting.
Vote: 5/0 (Glass absent)
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Resolution 2006-124 N.C.S. Ordering Abatement of Nuisance Consisting of Weeds
Growing on Public/Private Property in the City of Petaluma and Ordering the Fire
Chief to Remove said Weeds by Contract or His Own Forces. (Ginn)
Vote: 5/0 (Glass absent)
B. Resolution 2006-125 N.C.S. Ratifying and Confirming Resolution No. 2006-116A
N.C.S. Authorizing the City to Join the Statewide Community Infrastructure
Program and Authorizing the California Statewide Communities Development
Authority to Accept Applications from Property Owners, Conduct Special
Assessment Proceedings and Levy Assessments Within the Territory of the City of
Petaluma and Authorizing Related Actions. (Carmichael) – Continued from June
19, 2006 meeting.
Vote: 5/0 (Glass absent)
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Sixty-Day Transit System Update and Resolution 2006-126 N.C.S. Approving
Proposed Purchase of Four Fixed-Route Transit Buses from Gillig Corporation of
Hayward, CA. (Marengo)
Vote: 4/1 (O’Brien “no”/Glass absent)
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION – 5:15 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT – None.
CLOSED SESSION
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Initiation of litigation pursuant to
subdivision (c) of §54956.9: 2 potential cases.
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION pursuant to subdivision (b)
of §54956.9: 1 potential case.
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MONDAY, JULY 17, 2006
EVENING SESSION – 7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 p.m.
A. Roll Call – All present.
B. Pledge of Allegiance
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.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR, continued
B. Resolution 2006-127 N.C.S. Approving Amendment 2 to MV Transportation
Contract. (Marengo) – Continued from afternoon agenda.
Vote: 5/0 (Glass abstain)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Resolution 2006-128 N.C.S. of Formation of Special Tax District for the City of
Petaluma Special Tax District 2006-01 (Theatre District Area), Resolution 2006-129
N.C.S. Determining Necessity to Incur Bond Indebtedness for the City of Petaluma
Special Tax District 2006-01 (Theatre District Area), and Resolution 2006-130 N.C.S.
Calling a Special Election for the City of Petaluma Special Tax District 2006-01
(Theatre District Area). (Marengo/Clark) – Amended to remove all properties except
those owned by Basin Street Properties or their affiliates; change limit of bond
indebtedness. Returning either August 7 or September 11.
Vote: 6/0
B. Ordinances Adopting Amendments to the CBD and PCD Redevelopment Plans to
Fiscally Merge the Project Areas; An Ordinance Eliminating Time Limits for
Establishment of Debt in the Project Areas Pursuant to SB 211; and an Ordinance
Extending Time Limits for Original Central Business District Project Area Pursuant to
SB 1096. (Carmichael) – Because written objections were received prior to the
close of the Public Hearing, the item was continued to the August 7, 2006 Council
Meeting. Staff was directed to prepare written findings in response to the
objections
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Resolution 2006-131 N.C.S., Describing Improvements and Directing Preparation of
Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Annual Assessment for Landscape
Assessment Districts; Resolution 2006-132 N.C.S. Preliminary Approval of Engineer’s
Report for Landscape Assessment Districts Fiscal Year 2006-2007; and Resolution
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2006-133 N.C.S. Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments
Pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 for Landscape Assessment
Districts Fiscal Year 2006-2007. (Carr/DeNicola)
Vote: 5/0 (Torliatt recused)
B. Resolution 2006-134 N.C.S. Annual Appointments to City Boards, Commissions,
and Committees. (Cooper) – Continued from June 19, 2006 meeting.
Appointments were made as follows:
• Airport Commission:
Frederick Frost – 4-year term expiring 2010
Don Smith – 1-year PAPA representative term expiring 2007
• Animal Services Advisory Committee:
Jonathan Long and Jacqueline Robertson – 3-year terms expiring 2009
John Eliot, Jr., - Complete a 3-year term expiring 2008
• Historical/Cultural Preservation:
Corrine Farez-Demil - 1-year Heritage Homes representative term expiring
2007
Bill Wolpert - 1-year Petaluma Museum Assn. representative term expiring 2007
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee:
Bernie Album, Randall Chism, and Becky Choi – 2-year terms expiring 2008
Pamela Asselmeier – 3-year term expiring 2009
• Planning Commission:
Christopher Arras and Kathy Miller – 4-year terms expiring 2010
• SPARC:
Hans Grunt, Lawrence Reed – 2-year terms expiring 2008
• Technology and Telecommunications Advisory Committee:
Carol Eber – 2-year term expiring 2008
• Tree Committee:
Kit Lofroos and Frances Wilson – 2-year terms expiring 2008*
*Appointed provisionally – staff directed to bring Council language to change the
language
• Youth Commission:
Anne Abbott, Lynn Carolin, Scott Cooper, Carol Fullerton, Diane McNamara –
2-year terms expiring 2008
Patricia Souza, Johnny Turner – Complete 2-year terms expiring 2007
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C. Resolution 2006-135 N.C.S. Ordering the Submission to the Qualified Electors of the
City of a Certain Advisory Measure Concerning Opposition to Proposed Gaming
on Approximately 277 Acres Of Land Located South Of The City Of Petaluma
Between Highway 101 and the Petaluma River Opposite Kastania Road at the
General Municipal Election to Be Held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006,
Consolidated with the November 7, 2006 Statewide General Election in
Accordance With Resolution No. 2006-103 N.C.S., Adopted June 5, 2006; and
Resolution 2006-136 N.C.S. Providing for the Filing of Arguments for Advisory
Measure Submitted at the November 7, 2006 Consolidated General Election and
Directing the City Attorney to Prepare an Impartial Analysis of the Measure.
(Harris/Healy/Nau)
Vote: 6/0
D. Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Process for the Potential
Appointment /Replacement of Keith Canevaro’s Council Position. – Council
consensus to leave the seat vacant. Also consensus to appoint Karen Nau as Vice
Mayor for the remainder of the year.
Vote: 6/0
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Proposed Use of a Portion of the McNear Peninsula (Steamer Landing Park) for
the Petaluma Bounty – Urban Farm Project. (Carr/DeNicola) – Direction to staff to
work with adjacent property owners and the Bounty Project to develop a workable
plan of action that can result in a lease to be approved by the City Manager. This
item is to come back in the form of an ordinance.
ADJOURN – 11:00 p.m.
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