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June 14, 2010
R L U City of Petaluma, California
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/
PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
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City Council/PCDC Minutes
Monday, June 14, 2010
Special Meeting
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M.
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Present: Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
David Rabbitt; Tiffany Ren6e; Pamela Torliatt (arrived at 5:36 p.m.)
Absent: Mike Healy;
CLOSED SESSION
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government
Code §54956.9: BCC Property Holdings, Inc. v. City of Petaluma, Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV
246196. - Added with Revision No. 1 - Thursday, June 10, 2010
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government
Code §54956.9: Regency Centers Corporation v. City of Petaluma, Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV
246634. -Added with Revision No. 1 -Thursday, June 10, 2010
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government
Code §54956.9: Petaluma Community Coalition v. City of Petaluma et al., Sonoma Superior Court No.
SCV 246998. -Added with Revision No. 1 -Thursday, June 10, 2010
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
None.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
EVENING SESSION - 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION -&W 6:22 P.M.
A. Roll Call
Present: Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
David Rabbitt; Tiffany Ren6e; Pamela Torliatt
Absent: Mike Healy
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B. Pledge of Allegiance
Dale Axelrod, Petaluma
C. Moment of Silence
June 14, 2010
Mayor Torliatt asked that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Anita Dimondstein.
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS - Changes to current agenda only
None.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (Actions Taken)
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Peter Tscherneff, Petaluma, spoke about reverence for the American flag and said it was not a
symbol for perpetual war. He further spoke about a legal case in Pennsylvania involving the
murder of a police officer.
Zen Destiny, Petaluma, said that "government is public property." He asked that the City
consider using TOT funds to fund development of software for a business video portal.
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Vice Mayor Glass
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
None.
1. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Appeal by the Petaluma Community Coalition of the Planning Commission
Approval of the Site Plan and Architectural Plans for the East Washington Place
Project, located at East Washington Street and Highway 101; APNs 007-031-001,
007-241-002, 007-251-001, 007-473-040 (File 10 -APL -0162). (Brad ley/Farmer)
Matt McGuire
Peter Knoedler
Mayor Torliatt
Public Comment on Item I.A
Bill Philips, Petaluma, said that he started in the retail business way back in 1950
by working for Macys in New York. At that time, at that building and
location they were the world's largest store. Over the years they expanded into
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1 the suburbs. He learned about retailing and he thinks that Target/Regency
2 people are over -looking a great opportunity for Target to build a different
3 structure then they are planning.
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5 Mayor Torliatt
7 Nathan Nies, Petaluma, said that the development from the beginning has done
8 a great disservice to the city. He believed that the City has the right to say no to
9 anybody. He thought the lawsuit sets a horrible precedent.
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11 Cynthia Rathkey, Petaluma, said she was happy to hear that negotiations were
12 taking place. She felt there are a lot of design issues that are missed
13 opportunities. She is a swimmer at the local pool and cannot imagine what it will
14 be like to swim laps being surrounded by a horrible traffic conditions
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16 Growling Bear, aka Colin MacKenzie, Petaluma, said that he lives on the corner of
17 Jefferson and Vallejo which has a large number of low- income and elderly
18 people who do not have automobiles. He said his wife believes that a Target
19 nearby would be easier on them physically and financially. Finally, he asked that
20 the council not listen to "a noisy minority" of 350 people.
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22 Mr. Zander, Petaluma, wanted to speak to Regency through the Council and said
23 that he thought the design was flawed. He thought that 16 acres of parking is a
24 big mistake. He suggested a permeable parking surface and using green building
25 design and techniques.
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27 Zen Destiny, Petaluma, objected to the notion that somehow all the property in
28 the City is owned by a hypothetical collective that we continually have to suck
29 up to in order to get anything built. He further objected to the individual and
30 land owner rights being sacrificed on the altar of collective empowerment.
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32 Richard Giddens, Petaluma, said he would gladly donate his time driving the
33 Council Members around to see all big buildings sitting vacant.
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35 Motion: Continue the PUBLIC HEARING to a Special City Council Meeting on July
36 26, 2010.
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38 Moved by David Glass, seconded by Tiffany Ren6e.
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40 Vote: Motion carried 6-0.
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42 Yes: Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
43 David Rabbitt; Tiffany Ren6e; Pamela Torliatt
44 No: None
45 Abstain: None
46 Absent: Mike Healy
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48 Motion: Adjourn the meeting.
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50 Moved by Tiffany Ren6e, seconded by David Glass.
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52 Vote: Motion carried 6-0.
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Yes: Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
David Rabbitt; Tiffany Renee; Pamela Torliatt
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Mike Healy
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m. in memory of Anita Dimondstein.
ATTEST:
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Pamela Torliatt, Mayor
Deborah L. Padovan, CMC, Deputy City Clerk