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2 City of Petaluma, California,
3 • ., City Council'Meeting,
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5 Special Meeting
6 • Monday, December-11, 2000
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7 The Petaluma City Council meton this day at 6:30 p:m. in the Council Chambers.
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9 ROLL CALL
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11 PRESENT: Council Members Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Healy, Keller (6:35 p.m.),
12 Maguire, Mayor'Thompson'(6:55 P.M.);;Vice.MayorTorliatt
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14 ABSENT: None
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16 PUBLIC COMMENTS
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18 None
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20 CLOSED SESSION
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22 City Attorney Rich Rudnansky Lannounced the following items to be addressed in
23 Closed Session:
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25 Closed, Session Conference With Legal Counsel,.`Existing Litigation: Olmstead vs:
26 City of Petaluma et al. (Sonoma CountySuperior Court.Case # 223404).
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28 Conference :With Labor Negotiators, City Designated Representative: City Attorney
29 Richard Rudnansky; Employee: City Clerk, Government-Code § 54957.6.
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• . City of Petaluma, California.
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3 The Council reconvened at.7 30 P.M. immediately following the Petaluma Community
4 Development Commission meeting.
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6 ROLL CALL
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s PRESENT:: COunbit IVIemberS. Qadet-ThOmpabh; Hamilton., Healy, Keller(6i:35 p.m.),
9 Maguire,'Mayor Thompsory(6:55 p M:); Vice Mayor Torliatt
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ABBENT: None
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13 REPORT OUT OF CLOSED:SESSION
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Cif)/ Attorney il3iPh RijdriPhs.kY announced there Was no reportable action, taken -on
16 items diScUssed during Closed Session.
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18 PUBLIC COMMENTS.
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20 Terence Garvey, 83i Maria Drive, spoke, in support of the Scouts organization and in
21 015-po&tiOnt0 "dthy lifeStyles:u
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23 Jeff Lister, 621 Armida Drive, supported campaign reform but was'opposed to the use
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24 of public funds'to subsidize politioal obriteigrie. '
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26 Andrew J. Levis, 12 Parkside, Petaluma Parkside Terrace Homeowners, 'spoke in
27 opposition to hours'of operation for unleashed dods to run at Oakhill.Parki •
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29 John Mills, :Sonoma County farkS':CdthrhysSiOnt.1315 'D' Street, !poke in support of the
City pursuing grant funds re Prop 12 and 13antl noted that he supported campaign'
.h reform but was opposed to the process Council took to adopt the campaign reform
32 ordinance.
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34 Scott Vogri, 1557 Mauro Pietro:Drive, spoke regarding his concern about the status of
35 appointments to vacancies on the City's boards, committees, and comMissions.
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37 Beth. Meredith, 1,04 5th Street, spoke in: support of the Citysi newly implemented
38 electronic"agenda proceSs. .
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40 CORRESPONDENCE
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42 None
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3' Council Member Healy wanted to participate in the Council's. appointments to the
4 vacancies,on the Planning.Commission and SPARC and asked that a-special meeting
- s be scheduled'for December 28th instead of December 21st, as he would be out of town
6 ;on December 21'.
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8 Council Member Maguire did not want support a delay to December 28th and addressed
9 - Mr. Mills' remarks regarding Council's process to adopt the campaign finance reform
10 ordinance.
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12 Mayor Thompson read a letter received at places from Council Member Elect Mike
13 O'Brien. regarding his concern about the Council having a meeting on December 21St
14 due to a conflict for members of the Jewish faith observing the beginning of Chanukah.
16 Vice Mayor Torliatt-spoke, in opposition to the City's use of the Argus Courier as its
'17 official newspaper for posting and,asked the City-Attorney to'advise the Council what
18 was necessary to change existing^practice.
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20 Council Member Hamilton noted that she would be out of.town from December 25th until
21 the beginning of January and thought the Council needed to move forward with
22 appointments to existing vacancies.
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24 Council Member Keller wanted to°move forward with making the-appointments.
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26 Council Member •Cader-Thompson wanted City`Management to provide information
27 requested by/to the Council to all Council Members, along with the name of the
28 requestor. She noted her disappointment with the controversy the Council was
29' experiencing. She stated her reasons.for support of the campaign' reform ordinance.
30 She concluded her comments, noting that she had gone bird watching.
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32 Mayor Thompson was not 'pleased';that-special .meetings,were called while he was out
33 of town and noted that he would not tolerate continuation of the practice.
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35 CITY MANAGEMENT,COMMENTS .
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39 COUNCIL, CITY MANAGEMENT LIAISON REPORTS
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2 PROCLAMATION
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4 Mayor Thompson read the,proclamation ;proclaiming Falun Dafa Week and :asked the
5 City Clerk tb•forward itto Brad Carson. = • •
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7 PRESENTATIONS'
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9 Mayor Clark Thompson read proclamations and presented plaques in Recognitibn of
to Retiring Council Members Jane.Hamilton and;David Keller.
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12 Council Member'Magulre acknowledged the[contributions,the retiring Council Members
13 had made'to the community and noted his appreciation of working with them'.
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15 Beth' .Meredith Beth;,Grimes, Geoff Cartwright, and Vince. Landof acknowledged the
16 contributions of the retiring Council Membersihad made to the community:.17
18 AGENDA-CHANGESI.ADDITIONS; AND.DELETIONS
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20 10. Continued for December 18 Discussion and Direction on City ,Management
21 Recommendation to Select Black and Veatch for Preparation of the Water
22 Resources Element of the General Plan 2000-2020; Review and Provide
23 Comm ents on Draft.Scope of Work: (Tuft),
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25 11. Continued to December 18 Discussion and Possible Action on 11th.Amended
26 Agreement for Water Supply and Memorandum of,Understanding
27 Regarding Water 'Transmission 'System Capacity Allocation During
28 Temporary Impairment and Operational Memorandum of Understanding.
29 (Hargis)
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- 31 Memorandum from the City Manager received at places 'removed item 13 from the
32 agenda and noted that it was to be continued at the Council's .meeting on December
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35 13. Continued to December 18, 2000 Discussion and-Possible-Action Regarding
36 the Determination of the Federal' .Emergency Management Agency•(FEMA) to
37 Issue. a Letter of Map (LOMR) to the Cross Creek Subdivision. •
38 Based on :the .Design and Construction of the Adobe Creek .Diversion'
39 Channel and Weir Located'bn'.the Adobe Creek Golf Course. (Moore)
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1 PUBLIC'HEARINGS •
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3 1,; McDowell Boulevard/E. Washington Street Intersection Transportation
• 4 Improvement Project Assessment District #200041 (Project No 9863, Phase
5 3).,(Skiadzien/Evert)
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7 A. Public Hearing-Receive Ballots.
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9 B. Adopt Resolution Approving the Final Engineer's Report, Confirming
10 Assessment; ,Ordering the Work and Acquisitions, and Directing Actions
11 With Respect.Thereto.
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13 City Supervising Engineer, Mike Evert reported that the property owner of the Plaza
14 North Shopping Center, "reque"sted more time to 'continue the public hearing to
15 December 18.
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17 Council concurred to continue this item to December 18.
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19 CONSENT CALENDAR
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21 MOTION: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Torliat to adopt
22 Consent Calendar items 2 and'3.
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24 MOTION
2s' PASSED: 7/0 '
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27 2. Resolution 00-210 N.C.S. of Canvass of November .Ballet (New Council
28 Members and School Board Trustees Take the Oath of Office at the First
29 Meeting in January). (Kline)
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31 3. Resolution 00-21:1. N.C.S. Changing the Name of the Lucchesi Park Senior
32 Citizen Center to the Petaluma Senior Center:,(Carr)'
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34 Council Member Cader-Thompson clarified the name change was brought about due to
35 confusion'in:the-communityof whether or Senior Centerwasa City facility. .
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37 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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39 4. Resolution 00-212. N.C.S. Approving, the Annual Report on Development
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40 Project Fees for Fiscal Years 1998/1999 and 1999/2000. Continued from
41 - December 4, 2000 (Thomas/Cornyn)
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