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City of Petaluma, California
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/
PETALUMA COMMUNITY'DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
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Draft City Council /PCDSA Minutes
Monday, November 6, 2017
Regular Meeting
MONDAY NOVEMBER 6 2017
CLOSED SESSION — 5:45 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney;
Dave King; Kathy Miller
Absent: None
CLOSED SESSION
• CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS; Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6.
Agency Designated Representatives: Scott Brodhun and Amy Reeve, AFSCME Unit 1 - Confidential, Unit
2 - Maintenance, Unit 3 - Clerical /Technical; Peace Officers' Association of Petaluma, Unit 6 - Police;
International Association of Firefighters Local, 1415 Unit 7 - Fire; and, Petaluma Professional & Mid -
Managers Association, Unit 4 - Professional, Unit 9 Mid- Managers; and Unit 11 - Confidential.
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION: (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section
54956.9), Name of case: Petaluma Professional and Mid Managers Association v. City of Petaluma,
Charge No. SF CE 1518 M.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on CLOSED SESSION items.
Seeing no persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment on CLOSED SESSION
items.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
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CALL TO ORDER
A. ROLL CALL
November 6, 2017
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2017
EVENING SESSION - 6:45 P.M.
Present: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney;
Dave King; Kathy Miller
Absent: None
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. MOMENT OF SILENCE
Council Member Kearney asked that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Larry
Tencer, former Petaluma City Council Member.
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
Mayor Glass announced that Item 5.A would be moved up to follow the CONSENT CALENDAR.
PROCLAMATION
• Small Business Saturday - November 25, 2017
Mayor Glass
Mayor Glass announced that applications were being accepted to fill vacancies on the Historic
and Cultural Preservation Committee, Senior Advisory Committee, and Transit Advisory
Committee.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (ACTIONS TAKEN)
None.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Glass opened GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT,
Katherine Bobrowski, Petaluma, spoke of problems at the mobile home park where she lives.
Susan Kirks, Petaluma, President, Madrone Audubon Society /Paula Lane Action Network,
announced news of Petaluma Wetlands becoming part of SF Bay's International Ramsar
designation. She also spoke of continuing challenges at Paula Lane.
Peter Tscherneff, Petaluma, spoke on a variety political topics, including investigating the cause
of the recent firestorms.
Christine Scheeter, Petaluma, spoke about the dangerous traffic that has built up through
the Oakhill Brewster Historic neighborhood.
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Mayor Glass
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Seeing no other persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
The CONSENT CALENDAR was heard next:
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Resolution 2017 -166 N.C.S. Accepting Claims and Bills for September 2017.
(Mushallo)
B. Resolution 2017 -167 N.C.S. Authorizing a Letter Offering Amended Language, and
Indicating Continuing Opposition to HR 597 (Denham). (Brown)
Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
Seeing no persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment on the
CONSENT CALENDAR.
Vice Mayor Barrett
Motion: Approve A. Resolution 2017 -166 N.C.S. Accepting Claims and Bills for September
2017.
Motion by Kathy Miller, seconded by Dave King.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0
Yes:
Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Healy;
Gabe Kearney; Dave King; Kathy Miller
No:
None
Abstain:
None
Absent:
None
Vice Mayor Barrett
Council Member Healy
Motion: Approve B. Resolution 2017 -167 N.C.S. Authorizing a Letter Offering Amended
Language, and Indicating Continuing Opposition to HR 597 (Denham).
Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Kathy Miller,
Council Member King
Council Member Healy
City Attorney Danly
Mayor Glass
Council Member Healy
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Mayor Glass
Council Member Healy
Mayor Glass
Vice Mayor Barrett
Council Member King
Council Member Healy
City Manager Brown
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Motion: Amend previous Motion and Second and Approve B. Resolution 2017 -167 N.C.S.
Authorizing a Letter Offering Amended Language, and Indicating Continuing Opposition
to HR 597 (Denham), as amended to remove the last two paragraphs of the draft letter
Senators Feinstein and Harris.
Motion by Mike Healy, seconded by Kathy Miller.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0
Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Healy;
Gabe Kearney; Dave King; Kathy Miller
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of Minutes of Special City Council /PCDSA Workshop Meeting of
Monday, September 25, 2017.
B. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council /PCDSA Meeting of Monday, October
2, 2017.
C. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council /PCDSA Meeting of Monday, October
16, 2017.
Mayor Glass noted that he was not in attendance at the Regular City Council /PCDSA
Meeting of Monday, October 16, 2017,
Council Member Healy asked that the summary of direction to staff on page 8 of Item
1.A (Approval of Minutes of Special City Council Workshop Meeting of Monday,
September 25, 2017) be amended to reflect the Council's consensus not to apply
changes to in -lieu fees for projects deemed complete prior to July 1, 2018.
A. Minutes of Special City Council /PCDSA Workshop Meeting of Monday, September 25,
2017 were deemed approved as amended. B. Minutes of Regular City Council /PCDSA
November 6, 2017
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Meeting of Monday, October 2, 2017 and C. Minutes of Regular City Council /PCDSA
Meeting of Monday, October 16, 2017 were deemed approved as submitted.
2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA
A. Approval of Agenda for Regular City Council /PCDSA Meeting of Monday,
November 20, 2017.
9 Motion: Approve A. Agenda for Regular City Council /PCDSA Meeting of Monday,
10 November 20, 2017, as submitted.
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12 Motion by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Dave King.
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16 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Healy;
17 Gabe Kearney; Dave King; Kathy Miller
18 No: None
19 Abstain: None
20 Absent: None
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24 S. NEW BUSINESS
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26 A. Adoption of Urgency Ordinance 2628 N.C.S. (General Fund); Ordinance 2629
27 N.C.S. (Enterprise Funds); Ordinance 2630 N.C.S. (Special Revenue and Trust
28 Funds); Ordinance 2631 N.C.S. (Capital Project Funds); Ordinance 2632 N.C.S.
29 (Utilities Funds); and, Ordinance 2633 N.C.S. (Internal Service Funds) to Change
30 Certain Appropriations for the Operations of the City of Petaluma from July 1, 2017
31 to June 30, 2018 and Declaring the Urgency Thereof, to Take Effect Immediately;
32 Resolution 2017 -168 N.C.S. Committing Reserve Funds for Specific Uses and
33 Resolution 2017 -169 N.C.S. Updating the Authorized and Funded Permanent
34 Position Schedule. (Mushallo)
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36 Finance Director Bill Mushallo
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38 Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item S.A.
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40 Seeing no persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment on Item
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Motion: Approve A. Adoption of Urgency Ordinance 2628 N.C.S. (General Fund);
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Ordinance 2629 N.C.S. (Enterprise Funds); Ordinance 2630 N.C.S. (Special
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Revenue and Trust Funds); Ordinance 2631 N.C.S. (Capital Project Funds);
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Ordinance 2632 N.C.S. (Utilities Funds); and, Ordinance 2633 N.C.S. (Internal
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Service Funds) to Change Certain Appropriations for the Operations of the City of
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to Take Effect Immediately; Resolution 2017 -168 N.C.S. Committing Reserve Funds
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for Specific Uses and Resolution 2017 -169 N.C.S. Updating the Authorized and
Funded Permanent Position Schedule.
Motion by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Chris Albertson.
Director Mushallo
Council Member Albertson
Director Mushallo
Mayor Glass
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0
Yes:
No:
Abstain:
Absent:
Council took a short brf
Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Healy;
Gabe Kearney; Dave King; Kathy Miller
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-ak at this time.
Mayor Glass announced that Council had returned from a 5- minute break and asked that the
record show that all 7 Council Members remained present.
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Petaluma Repealing and Replacing Chapter 10.15, "Medical Marijuana," of the
City of Petaluma Municipal Code, Retitling the Chapter "Cannabis," and
Extending the City's Cannabis Regulations to Medical and Non - Medical
Cannabis Uses in the City. (Brown)
City Manager Brown
Council Member Kearney
City Attorney Danly
Mayor Glass
City Attorney Danly
Council Member Albertson
City Manager Brown
Mayor Glass
Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item 4.A.
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Stuart Axelvel, Adobe Partners, Petaluma, in support of cannabis for medicinal
purposes and also to cultivate cannabis to generate enough funds to save his
family's farm.
Mayor Glass
Council Member Kearney
Mayor Glass
Eli Melrod, Solful, Sebastopol, spoke about the benefits of a brick and mortar
dispensary to educate and treat the community.
Council Member Albertson
Mr. Melrod
Council Member Albertson
Amy Levine, Petaluma, spoke in support of the cannabis ordinance, while
providing suggestions for procedures and language used throughout ordinance.
Erin B. Carlstrom, Esq., Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty, Attorneys at Law, Santa
Rosa, also in support of the cannabis ordinance and listed a number of
suggestions.
Council Member Healy
Ms. Caristrom
Claire Firestone, Petaluma, spoke in support of brick and mortar retail
cannabis stores, as well as the benefit of delivery to a patient's home.
Petaluma Citizen (name not given), spoke in support of a brick and mortar
dispensary to assist in treating patients, such as herself, in Petaluma.
Seeing no other persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public
Comment on Item 4.A,
Mayor Glass
City Attorney Danly
Council Member Albertson
City Attorney Danly
Council Member Healy
City Attorney Danly
Council Member Kearney
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City Attorney Danly
Mayor Glass confirmed that Council direction to staff was to draft a revised
ordinance for the Monday, November 13, 2017 Special City Council Workshop
Meeting, assuring that revised regulations for recreational cannabis do not
interfere with allowable activities associated with medical cannabis permitted by
the Compassionate Care Act or Chapter 10.15 of the City's Municipal Code; that
licensing of delivery outlets extends to medical as well as recreational cannabis;
and the manner in which manufacturers may sell the products they make.
City Attorney Danly
B. Resolution 2017 -170 N.C.S. Reviewing and Preserving in Effect the Emergency
Proclamation of the Acting Director of Emergency Services Dated Effective
October 9, 2017 and Ratified by the City Council October 16, 2017. ( Danly)
City Manager Brown
Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item 4.13.
Seeing no persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment on Item
4.B.
Motion: Approve B. Resolution 2017 -170 N.C.S. Reviewing and Preserving in Effect
the Emergency Proclamation of the Acting Director of Emergency Services Dated
Effective October 9, 2017 and Ratified by the City Council October 16, 2017.
Motion by Kathy Miller, seconded by Mike Healy.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0
Yes:
Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Healy;
Gabe Kearney; Dave King; Kathy Miller
No:
None
Abstain:
None
Absent:
None
COUNCIL COMMENT
Vice Mayor Barrett
Council Member King
Council Member Kearney
Council Member Miller
Council Member. Albertson
City Manager Brown
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Council Member Healy
Mayor Glass
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
None.
ADJOURN
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The meeting was adjourned at 9 :30 p.m. in memory of Larry Tencer, former Petaluma City
Council Member.
ATTEST:
Claire Cooper, City Clerk
David Glass, Mayor