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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20061016Summary Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 1 Monday, October 16, 2006 City of Petaluma, California CITY COUNCIL/PCDC MEETING RECAP Monday, October 16, 2006 - 3:00 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2006 AFTERNOON SESSION – 3:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER – 3:00 p.m. A. Roll Call – Council Member Healy absent B. Pledge of Allegiance – Council Member Torliatt C. Moment of Silence PRESENTATIONS • Employee Service Awards for Third Quarter 2006 Employee of the Fourth Quarter: Pamala Robbins, Human Resources Manager • City of Petaluma’s Website 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). – Item 4B removed as litigation to be discussed in Closed Session. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of October 2, 2006. – Approved as presented. Vote: 5/0 (Healy absent) 2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA A. Approval of Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of November 6, 2006. – Approved with addition of discussion and possible action on a moratorium on new construction as it relates to water. Vote: 5/0 (Healy absent) 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Resolution 2006-175 N.C.S. Amending the Classification and Compensation Plan by Establishing the New Classification, Pay Range, and Unit Assignment of Traffic Engineer and Abolishing Traffic Manager. (Carmichael/Robbins) Vote: 5/0 (Healy absent) Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 2 Monday, October 16, 2006 B. Resolution 2006-177 N.C.S. Ratifying MOU with Santa Rosa Junior College for Student Bus Pass Program. (Marengo) Vote: 5/0 (Healy absent) C. Resolution 2006-176 N.C.S. Amending City Bus Advertising Contract for Advertising on Petaluma Transit Buses and Inside the Keller Street Parking Structure. (Marengo/Davis) Vote: 5/0 (Healy absent) D. PCDC Resolution 2006-19 Accepting Construction Completion of the Wayfinding Signage Project. (Marengo/Ramirez) Vote: 5/0 (Healy absent) E. Resolution to Reimburse Peter Pfendler for Cost of Installing Underground Infrastructure in 1988 for Future Airport Development off of Executive Drive. (Marengo/Patterson) – Item to come back to Council with corrections to specify that reimbursement is to be in the form of rent reduction – not a lump-sum payment; and with the option for Mr. Pfendler to extend the lease for another 10 years. F. Ratification of Addendum to Professional Services Agreement between the City and MV Transportation, Inc. for Provision of Fixed Route Transit Services. (Marengo) – The dollar amount of the credit from MV to the City to be included in the addendum. Vote: 5/0 (Healy absent) G. Discussion and Action Regarding the Emergency Removal of the Railroad Trestle Bridge: Resolution 2006-178 N.C.S. Making Specified Findings and Authorizing and Directing the City Manager to Execute a Contract, in Accordance with State and Federal Bidding Requirements, the City Charter and Municipal Code, and State and Other Applicable Law, with the Low Bidder in an Amount Not to Exceed $300,000, or Authorizing and Directing the City Manager to Fund Removal of the Railroad Trestle Bridge by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in an Amount Not to Exceed $300,000.00. (Ban/Eckerson) Vote: 5/0 (Healy absent) 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Verbal Update for Progress on Construction of the Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility through September, 2006. (Ban/Orr) B. Continued Discussion and Possible Direction and Action Regarding (1) Providing the Public with Information Establishing that the Intergovernmental Charges and Administrative Fees Being Charged (Including But Not Limited to Those Being Charged as Overhead to Capital Improvement Program Projects) Are Not Excessive and Therefore Potentially Improper; (2) Developing Necessary Internal Cost Information to Determine Whether Such Charges Are or Are Not Excessive; and (3) External Audit of Level of Overhead Charges Since They Were First Imposed. (Healy/Nau/Harris) – Item removed. Litigation to be discussed in Closed Session. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 3 Monday, October 16, 2006 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation and Discussion Regarding Proposed Changes to Wastewater Service Rates and Charges and Water Rates and Charges. (Ban) – Council direction to set public hearing for December 4, 2006 Council Meeting. Council Member Healy arrived at 5:18 p.m. B. Resolution 2006-179 N.C.S. to Write Off the Interfund Advance Amount between Petaluma Community Development Commission (PCDC) Fund and the Marina Fund, in the Amount of $1,274,685.00, as Uncollectible. (Carmichael/Rubaloff) Vote: 6/0 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION – 5:42 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT – None. CLOSED SESSION • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION: Pursuant to subdivision (a) of California Government Code §54956.9: - Bryant Moynihan v. City of Petaluma, Sonoma County Superior Court Case no. SCV-239432 - Petaluma v. George and Judy Weiner, et al, Sonoma County Superior Court Case no. SCV-236848 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: - Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of California Government Code §54956.9: 2 potential cases - Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of California Government Code §54956.9: 2 potential cases MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 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. PROCLAMATIONS Proclaim October 23 - 31, 2006 as Red Ribbon Week, Dick Sharke accepting Proclaim October 24, 2006 as United Nations Day, Bob Abramson accepting. PUBLIC COMMENT – See video/minutes. COUNCIL COMMENT – See video/minutes. Council consensus to change order of agenda: Item 7A, followed by 6B, 8A, 6A. CITY MANAGER COMMENT – None. Petaluma City Council/PCDC Meeting Recap Page 4 Monday, October 16, 2006 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion and Direction on a Potential Moratorium to Prohibit Mobilehome Parks and Apartments in the City of Petaluma from Being Converted to Condominiums. (Torliatt/Glass) – Direction to City Attorney to return to Council in a timely manner with the best available advice on what the City can do to protect mobile home residents in terms of both rent control and condominium conversion. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS B. Continued Discussion and Direction on Proposed Living Wage Ordinance and Resolution. (Bierman) – Direction to staff to return on November 6 with ordinance for first reading. 8. PUBLIC HEARING A. Public Hearing and Discussion of Draft General Plan 2025 and Draft Environmental Impact Report. (Continued from October 2, 2006 Meeting) (Tuft) – Continued to the November 6, 2006 meeting. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Resolution 2006-180 N.C.S. Calling for the Special Election for the City of Petaluma Special Tax District No. 2006-01 (Theatre District Area). (Glass/Torliatt) Vote: 4/2 (Nau, O’Brien “no”) – Special Election to take place at November 20, 2006 Council Meeting. ADJOURN – 10:25 p.m. in memory of Joe Forest, former City Attorney of Petaluma, who passed away last week.