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November 21, 2005
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MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/
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City Council/PCDC Minutes
Monday, November 21, 2005
Regular Meeting
NOVEMBER 21, 2005
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 p.m.
A. Roll Call
Vol. 41, Page 291
Present: Keith Canevaro, David Glass, Mike Healy, Karen Nau,
Pamela Torliatt
Absent: Mike Harris, Mike O'Brien
B. Pledge of Allegiance
Council Member Canevaro
PRESENTATIONS
• Five Year Needs Assessment from the Area Agency on Aging. (Alyce Sporer
Mars/Chip Atkins)
Alice Sporer Mars and Chip Atkins presented the report.
Mayor Glass
Ms. Mars
Mr. Atkins
Presentation by PFM Asset Management, the City's Investment Advisors.
Administrative Services Director Steven Carmichael introduced Nsesa Kazadi from
The PFM Group.
Nsesa Kazadi, The PFM Group, presented an update on portfolio, strategy, and
market conditions.
Mayor Glass
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Vol. 41, Page 292
Council Member Healy
Ms. Kazadi
PUBLIC COMMENT
November 21, 2005
Michael Gross, Green Waste Management, San Jose, displayed one of the new recycling
carts that are being distributed to customers, and provided an update on his company's
preparation to take over the garbage contract January 1.
Council Member Torliatt
Mr. Gross
Council Member Nau
Mr. Gross
Mayor Glass
Christine Culver, Executive Director, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, spoke in support
of Item 5B at this time because she needed to leave for another appointment. She urged
Council's support of the Petaluma Boulevard North Bike Lane Project.
Bill Hammerman, Petaluma, spoke about a workshop held in Santa Rosa regarding
Vulnerable Population Disaster Preparedness.
COUNCIL COMMENT
None.
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None.
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (To current agenda only)
Item 8A was removed from the agenda at the request of the appellant and will be
rescheduled.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of November
7, 2005.
B. Approval of Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of November 14,
2005.
MOTION: Approve Minutes of Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of November 7,
2005 and Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of November 14, 2005, as
presented.
November 21, 2005 Vol. 41, Page 293
I Moved by Pamela Torliatt, seconded by Mike Healy.
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5 Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy; Karen Nau;
6 Pamela Torliatt
7 No: None
8 Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
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10 2. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA
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12 A. Approval of Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council/PCDC Meeting of
13 December 5, 2005.
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15 MOTION: Approve Proposed Agenda for Regular City Councill/PCDC
16 Meeting of December 5, 2005, as presented.
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18 Moved by Pamela Torliatt, seconded by Mike Healy.
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20 Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
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22 Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy; Karen Nau;
23 Pamela Torliatt
24 No: None
25 Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
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27 3. CONSENT CALENDAR
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29 A. Resolution 2005-193 N.C.S. Approving Claims and Bills for October 2005.
30 (Carmichael)
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32 B. Resolution 2005-194 N.C.S. Amending the Classification and
33 Compensation Plan by Establishing the New Classification, Pay Range
34 and Unit Assignment of Financial Analyst - Capital Improvement Projects
35 and Abolishing Accounting Office Supervisor, Buyer, Controller, Finance
36 Director, General Services Assistant, General Services Specialist, and
37 Payroll Technician. (Carmichael/Robbins)
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39 C. Resolution 2005-195 N.C.S. Amending the Classification and
40 Compensation Plan by Establishing the New Classification, Pay Range and
41 Unit Assignment of Legal Assistant and Abolishing Legal Secretary.
42 (Carmichael/Robbins)
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44 D. Adoption (Second Reading) of Ordinance 2228 N.C.S. Amending Certain
45 Appropriations for the Operation of the City of Petaluma from July 1, 2005
46 to June 30, 2006. (Carmichael)
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48 E. Resolution 2005-196 N.C.S. Directing City Manager to Sign Waiver Request
49 from Senneff, Freeman & Bluestone Regarding Representation of Zukin,
50 Inc. (Rudnansky/Bierman)
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4.
November 21, 2005
F. Resolution 2005-197 N.C.S. Approving Amendment to Agreement with
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency for Use of Household
Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility. (Marengo/Ryan)
G. PCDC Resolution 2005-15 Accepting Completion of Downtown
Improvements, Phase I, Streetscape. (Marengo/Hanson)
Council Member Torliatt asked to pull Item 3G for discussion.
MOTION: Approve Consent Calendar Items 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, and 3F.
Moved by Pamela Torliatt, seconded by David Glass.
Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy; Karen Nau;
Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
Council Member Torliatt
Joyce Clark, Division Manager, Capital Improvements, Public Works Department
MOTION: Approve Item 3G: PCDC Resolution 2005-15 Accepting Completion of
Downtown Improvements, Phase I, Streetscape.
Moved by Pamela Torliatt, seconded by Mike Healy.
Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy; Karen Nau;
Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility Monthly Verbal Update. (Ban/Orr)
Margaret Orr, Engineering Manager, Water Resources and Conservation
Department, provided the update.
Council Member Torliatt
Ms. Orr
Council Member Nau
Ms. Orr
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B. Resolution 2005-198 N.C.S. Requiring that Demolition Permit Applications
for Buildings Built 1945 and Earlier Be Heard by the Historical and Cultural
Preservation Committee ("Historic SPARC"). (Moore)
George White, Assistant Director, Community Development, presented the
staff report.
Council Member Healy
Assistant Director White
Council Member Torliatt
Assistant Director White
Council Member Healy
Mayor Glass
Public Comment
Laura Bell Way, Petaluma, asked that text of resolution be changed so as
not to impede in -fill projects such as her remodeling of a 40's era garage
into a home office.
Council Member Torliatt
MOTION: Approve Resolution 2005-198 N.C.S. Requiring that Demolition
Permit Applications for Buildings Built 1945 and Earlier Be Heard by the
Historical and Cultural Preservation Committee ("Historic SPARC") -
amended to exempt demolition permits on ancillary structures, such as
garage, built no earlier than 1920, and located on single-family residential
lots.
Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Pamela Torliatt.
Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy; Karen Nau;
Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
NEW BUSINESS
A. Update on Establishment of New Code Enforcement Program. (Moore)
Mike Moore, Community Development Director, presented the staff
report.
Council Member Torliatt
Vol. 41, Page 296 November 21, 2005
Director Moore
Mayor Glass
Council Member Healy
B. Resolution 2005-199 N.C.S. Approving the Application for Grant Funds for
the Petaluma Boulevard North Bicycle Lane Project from the Bicycle
Transportation Account. (Marengo/Tilton)
Allan Tilton, Traffic Engineering Consultant, presented the staff report.
Council Member Torliatt
Mr. Tilton
Council Member Healy
Mr. Tilton
Public Comment
Tom Maunder, Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, Petaluma,
spoke in support of the grant application.
Council Member Torliatt
MOTION: Approve Resolution 2005-199 N.C.S. Approving the Application
for Grant Funds for the Petaluma Boulevard North Bicycle Lane Project
from the Bicycle Transportation Account.
Moved by Pamela Torliatt, seconded by Karen Nau.
Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy; Karen Nau;
Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
C. Discussion Regarding the Restructured Agreement for Water Supply
Between the Sonoma County Water Agency and the Water Contractors.
(Ban)
Mike Ban, Water Resources and Conservation Director, presented the staff
report.
Mayor Glass
Director Ban
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Public Comment
Vol. 41, Page 297
David Keller, Petaluma, on behalf of Friends of the Eel River, spoke
regarding the role of the Potter Valley Project in this agreement.
Mayor Glass
Mr. Keller
Nadananda, Executive Director, Friends of the Eel River, asked Council not
to allow the agreement to include the Potter Valley Project.
Ellen Bicheler, Petaluma, urged Council to delete the purchase of the
Potter Valley Project from the proposed restructured agreement, and to
include a disaster plan in the agreement, provide the details of the
agreement to the public.
Council Member Torliatt
Randy Poole, Director, Sonoma County Water Agency
Mayor Glass
Director Poole
Council Member Torliatt
Director Poole
Council Member Canevaro
Director Poole
City Manager Bierman
Council Member Healy
Director Poole
John Nelson, WAC Consultant
Council Member Healy
Director Poole
Mr. Nelson
Mayor Glass
Council Member Healy
Council Member Torliatt
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Mayor Glass
Council Member Healy
City Attorney Richard Rudnansky
Council Member Healy
Council Member Canevaro
Mayor Glass
City Manager Bierman
Mayor Glass
Council Member Torliatt
Council consensus that further discussion of this item will take place at the
January 23, 2005 Council Meeting.
Mr. Keller
D. Resolution 2005-200 N.C.S. Establishing a Policy Regarding the Installation
of Story Poles for Certain Development Projects. (Moore)
George White, Assistant Director, Community Development Department,
presented the staff report.
MOTION: Approve Resolution 2005-200 N.C.S. Establishing a Policy
Regarding the Installation of Story Poles for Certain Development Projects.
Moved by Pamela Torliatt, seconded by Mike Healy.
Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy; Karen Nau;
Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
E. Discussion of and Possible Direction on Draft Decision of Administrative
Law Judge Janet Econome Relating to an Application of the City of
Petaluma, a Municipal Corporation, for an Order Authorizing the
Relocation of One At -Grade Crossing of the Tracks of the Sonoma Marin
Area Rail Transit District (SMART) in the City of Petaluma, County of
Sonoma. (Healy/Harris)
Council Member Healy presented the item.
Council Member Torliatt
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November 21, 2005 Vol. 41, Page 299
Mayor Glass
Council Member Healy
Director Moore
Council Member Torliatt
Council Member Healy
Mayor Glass
Council Member Torliatt
Council Member Healy
Motion: Approve Direction to the City Manager to send a letter to the PUC
regarding this item.
Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Pamela Torliatt.
Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy, Karen Nau;
Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
PUBLIC HEARING
A. PCDC Resolution 2005-16 Authorizing the Executive Director to Enter Into a
Long -Term Sublease of the Petaluma Railroad Depot to the Petaluma
Visitors Program. (Marengo/Clark)
Vince Marengo, Director, Public Works, presented the staff report.
Mayor Glass
Council Member Torliatt
Joyce Clark, Division Manager, Capital Improvements, Public Works
Department
Council Member Torliatt
City Manager Bierman
Council Member Torliatt
Council Member Healy
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City Manager Bierman
Mayor Glass
Council Member Torliatt
City Manager Bierman
Council Member Healy
Mayor Glass
MOTION: Approve PCDC Resolution 2005-16 Authorizing the Executive
Director to Enter Into a Long -Term Sublease of the Petaluma Railroad
Depot to the Petaluma Visitors Program.
Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Karen Nau.
Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Healy; Karen Nau;
Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: Mike Harris; Mike O'Brien
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:05 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
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• CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS: Government Code §54957.6. Agency Negotiator:
Michael Bierman/Pamala Robbins. Employee Organizations: AFSCME, and Unrepresented
Employees.
• PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT: Title: City Attorney
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -EXISTING LITIGATION: North Bay Construction vs. Hronec et.
al (Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Case #A1 1 1591)
NOVEMBER 21, 2005
EVENING SESSION
CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 p.m.
A. Roll Call
Present: Keith Canevaro, David Glass, Mike Harris, Mike Healy, Karen Nau,
Mike O'Brien, Pamela Torliatt
Absent: None
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B. Pledge of Allegiance
Petaluma High School Students
C. Moment of Silence
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (Actions Taken)
Vol. 41, Page 301
Mayor Glass announced that Eric Danly will be appointed City Attorney on December 5,
2005, and thanked City Attorney Rich Rudnansky for his many years of service to the
City.
PRESENTATION
• Certificates of Appreciation to Petaluma High School Students. (Glass)
Mayor Glass announced that certificates would be presented to students and their
teachers in thanks for their work creating benches as part of the Petaluma
Downtown Renovation Project.
Dan Sunia, Industrial Technology Instructor, Petaluma High School
Tom Richards, Industrial Technology Instructor, Petaluma High School
Council Member Torliatt
Mayor Glass
PUBLIC COMMENT
Diane Reilly Torres, Petaluma, encouraged everyone to attend garbage workshops to
see how they can lower their garbage bills.
Ellen Bicheler, Petaluma, spoke regarding the Green Building Program and asked that it
be implemented as soon as possible.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Council Member Healy
Vice Mayor Harris
Council Member Canevaro
Mayor Glass
Council Member Torliatt
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
None.
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7. NEW BUSINESS
November 21, 2005
A. Public Meeting to Hear Testimony Regarding the Formation of a
Landscape and Lighting Assessment District for Southgate Subdivision.
(Anchordoguy)
Ed Anchordoguy, Parks and Landscape Manager, presented the staff
report.
MOTION: Approve Resolution 2005-201 N.C.S. Proposing Formation of the
Southgate Subdivision Landscape and Lighting Assessment District;
Resolution 2005-202 N.C.S. of Preliminary Approval of Engineer's Report for
Southgate Subdivision Landscape and Lighting Assessment District; and
Resolution 2005-203 N.C.S. of Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of
Assessments for Southgate Subdivision Landscape and Lighting
Assessment District.
Moved by Mike O'Brien, seconded by David Glass.
Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Harris; Mike Healy;
Karen Nau; Mike O'Brien; Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: None
B. Resolution 2005-204 N.C.S. Appointments to City Boards, Commissions,
and Committees. (Cooper)
Mayor Glass asked if there was Council consensus to appoint Stacia
O'Neil to the Animal Services Advisory Committee.
MOTION: Approve Appoint Stacia O'Neil to the Animal Services Advisory
Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2007.
Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Pamela Torliatt.
Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Harris; Mike Healy;
Karen Nau; Mike O'Brien; Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: None
Public Comment
Hans Grunt, Petaluma, applicant to the Site Plan and Architectural Review
Committee (SPARC) in support of his application.
Bill Greene, Petaluma, applicant to the Site Plan and Architectural Review
Committee (SPARC) asked that Council appoint Hans Grunt to fill the
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vacancy, and added that he would like to be considered for a future
appointment.
MOTION: Appoint Hans Grunt to the Site Plan and Architectural Review
Committee (SPARC) to complete a term expiring June 30, 2006.
Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Pamela Torliatt.
Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Harris; Mike Healy;
Karen Nau; Mike O'Brien; Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: None
Tiffany Ren6e, Petaluma, applicant to the Tree Advisory Committee, in
support of her application.
MOTION: Appoint Jay Clark, Tiffany Ren6e, and Rod Scaccalosi to the
Tree Advisory Committee for terms expiring June 30, 2007.
Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Pamela Torliatt.
Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Harris; Mike Healy;
Karen Nau; Mike O'Brien; Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Absent: None
Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the City of Petaluma's Official
Sesquicentennial Celebration, and Consideration of Creation of a
Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee. (Nau/Glass)
Bill Hammerman, Petaluma, spoke in support of official designation of the
150th Celebration Committee.
Jessica Vann Gardner, Executive Director, Petaluma Visitors Program
Mayor Glass
MOTION: Approve Official Designation of the 150th Celebration
Committee.
Moved by Karen Nau, seconded by Pamela Torliatt.
Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
Yes: David Glass; Keith Canevaro; Mike Harris; Mike Healy;
Karen Nau; Mike O'Brien; Pamela Torliatt
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No: None
Absent: None
8. PUBLIC HEARING
A. C-e.psiderp-4ien ef Gn Appeal by Miller, Starr & Regalia, Representing In -W
-Removed
from agenda ofrequest ofappellant and will berescheduled.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
/s/
Claire Cooper, CMC, City Clerk
/s/
David Glass, Mayor