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Resolution No. 2021-083 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION UPDATING ENABLING LEGISLATION AND CURRENT APPOINTMENTS TO
THE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City Council created the Technology and Telecommunications Advisory Committee on
June 6, 2005, by adopting Resolution No. 2005-079 N.C.S., which established the Committee as a body consisting
of nine members, with staggered terms, meeting once a month; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2011, by adopting Resolution No. 2011-084 N.C.S., the City Council changed the
Technology and Telecommunications Advisory Committee’s name to the Technology Advisory Committee,
reduced the size of the Committee membership to seven members, provided that one of the members would be a
City Council Liaison, set the members’ terms at three years, limited members to serving a maximum of three
terms, and established the mission, duties, and authority of the Committee; and
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2015-152F N.C.S. appointing
Matt Gaser and Dylan Lloyd to the Committee to serve two-year terms; and
WHREAS, on July 3, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2017-102 N.C.S. appointing Dylan
Lloyd and Angelo Sacerdote to the Committee to serve two-year terms; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-153 N.C.S. which
repealed and replaced the previously adopted resolutions related to the Committee, reduced the composition of
the Committee to five members, eliminated the position of City Council Liaison from the Committee, and
provided that Committee members would meet quarterly; and
WHEREAS, the Committee is making progress on its mission of promoting access to electronic information
and community resources for all citizens while protecting individual privacy and free expression, and on its duties
to study local issues relating to computer technology and telecommunications and provide advice to the City
Council regarding such matters, which will benefit the City and its community members, and accordingly the
Committee would like to hold monthly meetings to continue their progress; and
WHEREAS, at the April 28, 2021, Committee meeting, the Committee members voted to recommend to the
City Council that Committee members be permitted to serve up to four terms; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends in adopting this resolution to update the Committee’s enabling
legislation consistent with the Committee’s recommendations, in support of the important service that the
Committee members provide to the Petaluma community, and to replace the prior enabling legislation concerning
the Committee; and
WHEREAS, this action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that amending the enabling legislation for
the Committee does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action constitutes organizational or
administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the
environment, and relatedly, the proposed action is exempt under the common-sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed action
could have a significant impact on the environment.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows:
1. Recitals. The above recitals are hereby declared to be true and correct and are incorporated into this resolution
as findings of the City Council.
2. CEQA. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that amending the enabling legislation of the
Committee does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action constitutes organizational or
administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the
environment, and relatedly, this action is exempt under the common-sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the action could
have a significant impact on the environment.
3. Repeal. All previous resolutions relating to the composition, actions, and operation of the Technology
Advisory Committee are hereby repealed in their entirety and as of the effective date of this resolution are no
longer of any effect.
4. Composition. The Committee shall consist of five members. Members of the Committee shall be residents of
Petaluma. The City' s Information Technology Manager or his or her designee shall serve as Committee staff
and advise the Committee as needed in the performance of its duties.
5. Quorum/ Action. A quorum of three Committee members is required to meet and conduct Committee
business. Fewer than three Committee members, or staff to the Committee if no Committee members are
present, may adjourn meetings of the Committee in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Ralph
M. Brown Act. (California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.). All actions or recommendations of the
Committee shall be made at a meeting at which a quorum of the Committee is present and shall be approved
by majority vote of the Committee members present. A tie vote shall constitute no action on the motion,
proposed action or recommendation.
6. Terms. The term of office of each Committee member shall be two years, commencing on July 1st of the year
appointed, and the members' appointments and the commencement of their terms shall be staggered such that
the terms of no more than three Committee members shall expire in any given year. No Committee member
may serve more than four consecutive terms. Notwithstanding the expiration of a member' s term pursuant to
this provision, and subject to Section 11, Committee members shall serve until a successor is appointed by
the City Council.
7. Continuance of Current Terms and Appointments. Subject to the provisions of this resolution, all current
members of the Committee shall continue to serve for the remainder of the terms to which they have been
appointed. Current Committee members and the expiration date of each of their terms are as follows:
Name Current Term End Date Number of Terms
Dylan Lloyd 6-30-2021 3
Stephen Kirschenmann 6-30-2021 1
Micah Contreras 6-30-2022 1
Steven Rangoussis 6-30-2022 1
Josh Simmons 6-30-2022 1
8. Mission. The mission of the Committee is to promote access to electronic information and community
resources for all citizens while protecting individual privacy and free expression.
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9. Duties/ Authority. The Committee's duties include study of local issues relating to computer technology and
telecommunications; providing advice to the City Council regarding such matters; and such other duties as
may be prescribed by ordinance, resolution, rule or direction of the City Council, and include the following:
a. Acting as a focal point for community education in areas of technology;
b. Understanding the impact of various technological changes;
c. Suggesting technology-related policy changes to be implemented by City staff;
d. Encouraging community groups to participate and provide additional community involvement;
e. Examining best practices from other jurisdictions and recommending implementation as appropriate; and
f. Meeting and convening generally monthly, typically on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00
p.m., and as appropriate in support of the fulfillment of the Committee’s mission and duties, at other dates
and times, subject to all applicable requirements of the Brown Act and other applicable law.
10. Rules and Regulations. The Committee shall have the authority to adopt such rules and regulations as it shall
determine necessary or appropriate for the holding and conducting of its meetings and the selection of its
officers and for the performance of any of its functions or responsibilities subject to all applicable
requirements of the Brown Act, this resolution, and other applicable law.
11. Resignation/ Removal. The City Council may declare the office of a Committee member vacant: upon the
resignation, death, or disability that results in the inability of a Committee member to perform her/his duties;
loss of permanent City residency or other status required for a Committee member to be eligible to serve in
accordance with this resolution; unexcused absence of a Committee member from three consecutive, regular
meetings of the Committee; or for any other reason in the Council' s sole discretion.
12. Vacancies. Following the declaration of a Committee seat vacant for any reason, the City Council shall appoint
a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 7th day of June 2021,
by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Vice Mayor Barnacle; Fischer; Healy; King; McDonnell; Pocekay
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
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