HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council/PCDSA Minutes 02/04/2017February 4, 2017
L City of Petaluma, California
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/
PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
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1 City Council /PCDSA Minutes
2 Saturday, February 4, 2017
3 Special Meeting
4 Petaluma Community Center
5 Club Room
6 320 North McDowell Boulevard
7 Petaluma, CA 94954
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11 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2017
12 GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP - 8:30 A.M.
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15 CALL TO ORDER - CITY COUNCIL GOAL - SETTING WORKSHOP 2017 - 8:30 A.M.
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17 A. ROLL CALL
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19 Present: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney;
20 Dave King; Kathy Miller
21 Absent: None
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23 PUBLIC COMMENT
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25 Mayor Glass opened GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
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27 Ramona Faith, Petaluma Health Care District, spoke of the role of the Petaluma Health Center.
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29 Ann Heatly, Petaluma, spoke regarding speeding cars on Madison and Ellis Streets and the
30 danger they present to McKinley Elementary School students.
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32 John Ryan, Mentor Me Petaluma, urged Council not to reduce the hours /days of operation for
33 fireworks booths as Mentor Me and other non - profits depend on the money made from the
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36 Pam Granger, Petaluma Coalition to Prevent Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems, asked
37 Council to institute requirements for the Tobacco Retailer License (TRL) portion of the tobacco
38 control ordinance, the Tobacco Retailer Conditional Use Permit (CUP), the Alcohol Retailer CUP,
39 and to amend and expand the Social Host Ordinance. She also suggested that an ongoing
40 funding stream for enforcement of the Alcohol Related Nuisance Ordinance (ARNO) would be
41 to use the placeholder already in ARNO to assign an annual fee.
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1 Bob Curry, Petaluma Coalition to Prevent Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems, asked
2 Council to join neighboring communities in adopting a Tobacco Retailer License (TRL) as a key
3 component of monitoring youth access to tobacco products.
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5 Diane Davis, Petaluma Coalition to Prevent Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems, spoke
6 regarding the results of youth decoy alcohol purchase operations conducted in Petaluma by
7 the Sebastopol Police Department in cooperation with the Petaluma Police Department, calling
8 the results "dismal," and said that funding must be identified for ongoing enforcement of the
9 Alcohol Related Nuisance Ordinance (ARNO).
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11 Kathleen Stafford, Petaluma Parents Against Drugs, asked the Council to consider a "tourism
12 occupancy" tax to fund public safety.
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14 Anna Simpson, Petaluma, told Council they need to make a bold statement that climate
15 change is real.
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17 Angelo Sacerdote, Small Businesses for Affordable Housing in Petaluma, and owner of the
18 Petaluma Pie Company, spoke about how the lack of affordable housing is hurting small
19 businesses in Petaluma.
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21 Bjorn Griepenburg, Member, Petaluma Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, spoke
22 regarding updating the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
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24 Gerry LeLonde -Berg, North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP), described the services of SHARE
25 Sonoma County (Shared Housing and Resource Exchange), a program that creates affordable
26 housing, using existing housing, to help seniors remain home safely to age in place, and to help
27 prevent homelessness. SHARE facilitates secure home shares for home owners or renters with
28 those in need of housing. He also advocated for free transit passes for students and veterans.
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30 Sarah Quinto, Committee on the Shelterless (COTS), spoke of the need for emergency shelters,
31 especially before more affordable housing is built.
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33 Chris Stevick, Petaluma, urged Council to rebuild the trestle to increase tourism in Petaluma.
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35 Sheila Baker, Petaluma, opined that cars and bicycles should not be allowed in the transit mall.
36 She agreed with Mr. LeLonde -Berg about free transit passes for students and veterans.
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38 Mehtab Khan, Islamic Center of Petaluma, expressed concern about the current climate for the
39 Islamic community and asked the Council to adopt an "It Won't Happen Here" resolution.
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41 Marjorie Helm, Petaluma Community Relations Council, also spoke of the need for an "It Won't
42 Happen Here" resolution.
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44 Luke Entrup, One Petaluma, said the group was formed in response to a couple of incidents of
45 hate speech in Petaluma. He asked Council to adopt an "It Won't Happen Here" resolution and
46 that the City not participate in mass deportations.
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48 Police Chief Ken Savano announced that the Police Department will host a Citywide Town Hall
49 Meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Petaluma
50 Community Center, 320 North McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma.
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February 4, 2017
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Mayor Glass asked for consensus to consider an "It Won't Happen Here" resolution. Council
Member Healy was not in favor.
Seeing no other persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
1. GOAL - SETTING WORKSHOP
A. City Council Goal- Setting Workshop 2017
- No official actions were taken at this workshop.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 4:28 p.m.
ATTEST:
Claire Cooper, CMC, City Clerk
avid Glass, Mayor