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City of,Petaluma,,California
3' Draft:Minutes?of.a Special Meeting
4 Council Goal Setting Workshop
•5 • Saturday, January 27, 2001
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'9 The Petaluma City Council .met on this day .at 8:35 a,.m. in the Activity Room at the
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1`2 ROLL CALL
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14 PRESENT: Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson (8:40 a.m.) Council Members Healy,.
15 Maguire, Moynihan, O'Brien and Mayor Thompson
7 ABSENT: Council Member"Torliatt
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19 City Management •
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21 Present: Assistant City Manager Gene Beatty, City Attorney Rich.Rudnansky,
2 City Clerk Beverly Kline, and City Manager Fred Stouder
4 Facilitator: Juan Lopez, Amistad Associates
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2.6 Members of the .
27 Public Present: Geoff'"Cartwright,;John Mills (11, 00!:a.m +1-),;and Scott Vouri
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29 PUBLIC COMMENT
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33 NEW BUSINESS •
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35 After opening remarks by Mayor Thompson and City Manager Fred .Stouder, Amistad .
36 Associates Facilitator Juan Lopez gave an overview Of-the agenda, explained his role as
37 facilitator, and worked with "Council. Members to establish ground rules and workshop
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40 1. Discussion Regarding Council Rules, Policies and Procedures
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42 Mr. Stouder reviewedthe background and explained what;lead.to`the Council Rules,
43 Policies, and Procedures moving forward:to•the Council,for discussion. •
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1 City Attorney.Rlchard Rudnansky provided a•summary of the process he, the City
2 Clerk,and'therCity Manager employed'to develop the draft presented.
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4 Council discussion ensued with some ;;comments from the public. The Council
5 agreed upon a:number;of revisions, modifications, clarifications',;and amendments
6 for the'document. They asked City'Management.to:update the draft to include those
7 items and'bring it back for. review:,Changes were to include specific language to
s address public'noticing for Special Meetings regarding high profile issues in the
9: community; e5g.-, Council goals and priorities:developed as'a result of the
10' Council also asked thatany further recommendationsCity.'Management might have
1'1 about the document=return at the same time,,
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13. Reces: 10:35 a.m. •
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i5 'Reconvehe: 10:55;a.m. .
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17 Council, continued discussion regarding. Council Policy, Rules; and Procedures. .
18 Items addressed!andl,agreed upon included;
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20 re Council packets are to be delivered during regular working'hours.
• 21 • Members of the public are^allowed up to five minutes=for presentationsrand are.
22 required, if more time is necessary",to`submit comments in writing for scheduling
23 atan upcoming meeting.
24 e Membersof the public:addressing Council,areito provide'their namesand cities.
25 of residence: Street addresses are provided at the speakers' option. '
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'27 Council agreed to.add a provision regarding Council comment andafterdiscussion,
• :28 directed`+CityManagementto res earch other cities':rules;regarding;Council comment
and provide a recommendation'with the revised.document.
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3-1 Council directed City Management•to add as a final agenda item for the final half
32 hour of the Special Meeting (Council and Department Directors Workshop)
33 scheduled February"" 24, 2001 the final review and discussion of Council Policy,
• 34i Roles, and Procedures.
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36' Recess: 1.2:00 p.m. .
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38' Reconvene: '12:10 p.m.
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40 2. Council:Goal Setting
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42 City Manager,Stouder provided background information:and a status:report of the
43 Council's goals andipriorities established in 2000.
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cip Mr: Lopez distributed'a summary of his interviews.with Individual Council`Member's
and asked,;each Council Member to briefly•state,his/her main goals for the City. •
4 Council Member Healy:;
5 • Workforce and housing balance. . '
6 • Revenuaregeneration.
7 • Park Master Plan, River Enhancement, Bicycle, and the Central Petalurria
a Specific Plans. .
9 • Regional transportation. •
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i]. He was skeptical of the scope of the General Plan and wanted to explore
12 alternatives such as focusing on segments of the General Plan instead of a
13 comprehensive review.
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15 Council Member Maguire: , , '
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' 16 • Establish working :dynamics between Council M embers inclusive of City
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18 • Revenue recapture.
19 • Comprehensive General Plan.as''originally proposed..
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20 • . Continued progresswitl Water, Water Reuse, and Flood Projects and Bicycle
21 Plan. .
2 • Adoption and Implementation of the River Enhancement Plan and the Central
Petaluma Specific Plan.
24 • Open Space n,ope Lafferty to the public., .
25 ;5 • Regional multi-modal transportation - bus;.rail, water, and improved circulation
26 for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles.
'27 • Amendment 12 and address concerns that were voiced and not resolved
2 a regarding Amendment 11.
29 • Energy independence'for the City.
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31 Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson; '
32 • Parks—recommended a bond assessment for the 2002 ballot.
33 • Sewer Plant. •
34 • General Plan — asoriginally`;proposed. '•
35 •• .Bicycle'and'River Enhancement Plan. . • . •
36 • Regi_onal'multi-modal transportation. • .
37 City infrastructure i.e'., streets, sewers. •
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39 She stated''concerns she had.regarding_theoverall health and1economic conditions
40 of the community, the;Lynch Creek trail interconnecting with'the downtown, and
41 noted thatsheawanted to look at how the City'attracted people to spend their tirne
42 and money,here:
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1 • Mayor Thompson: • •
2 • 'Council to work a''together in positive direction for the betterment of the
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4 • • Street repairs..
5 •• Traffic,circulation — cross-town connectofp
6 Central Petaluma Specific Plan,to move•forward.
7 • is:. ;Surface Water Management'Plan.
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9 Council`Member Moynihan:
10 •, Wrap the vision established by the Bicycle; River Enhancement, and Central
11 ' Petaluma:SpecificPlan, and'economic health of the community, into a practical
12 plan'as part of the General Plan process. ,
13 •: Build replacement;reserves, rolling stock maintenance reserves. '
. 14 • Streets — redirect funds and'actively'manage.
15 '• General Plan transportation element -<cross-town connector, Rainier.
16 • Current reports from'the Finance Department.
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1e ' Council MemberO''Brien: .
19 • Continuity between•Couricils•—professional attitudes.
20 • Traffic'and •circulation —•crosstown connector without increased exposure to
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22 • Parks =alternative revenue souJces.: .
23 • Street repairs:
• 4 4 Comprehensive update of the General Plan.
;25 Conservation water re-use pipelines to golf courses.and parks.
2'f6 , •• ,Central:PetalumarSpecific':Plan.
-27 • Alternative"traffic.circulation plans:
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2"9 Recess:, 1251p.m. "
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11, Reconvene: '1:35'p.m. '
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Council established the following goals,and 'priorities and directed City Management
:34 to present a proposed work plan.and,bud etifor Council's review'and discussion at
35 the workshop""with Department.Directors scheduled to take place,on February 24,
36 2001:
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35 ,ShortTerm (next:six months)
39 • • • Par'kt Bond — make a decision'Whether to put it on the ballot for Election Year
A 0 2002: •41 • •Amendment-12. .
42 • Amendment 11 -Location•of storage tanks, report to Council about storage and
43 pipeliries'..
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• Traffic and,circulation•study— Feasibility 0f,a cross-town connector.
• Funding and services relative to'the' Payran Flood Management Project.
3 • Finalize Zero Net,Fill and Zero Ru-n-Off policies. •
4 • Work on a [Russian',River]Igravel mining,policy: •
5 • Revenue;recapturer.—where are"the"funds going to come from..
6 • Approval of°the Central Petaluma Specific;Plan -rezoning, "right to work the
7 [Petaluma River].
s • Draft Zoning Ordinance — proposed land use
9, ■ Litter abatement.
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ii Mid-Term (six months to one year)
12 • Implementation of the•Central Petaluma Specific Plan..
13 • Funding for street repair.
14. • Open Lafferty.
15' • Ongoing generation'of revenue.
16 • Complete, flood project.
17 • Energy independence:
is • Regional'transportation'issues.
19 • Comprehensive.infrastructure,plan.
20 • General Plan.
1 • Development in the floodplain..
2`3 Council Member Healydeparted at 1:55 p.m.
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25 Mr. Stouder clarified that it was Council's role to establish goals and priorities and
26 that it was his role to implement them; he stated he was committed to doing that.
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28 Council continued discussion, noting that the Park Master Plan was to include plans
29 for the McNear Peninsula, Lafferty, and a Park Bond.
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31 Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson departed at 2:05 p.m.
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33 Council Member Moynihanasked to have the following added to the lists that were.
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•36 • New budget format — 'compliance with standards established by G.A. S;B
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38 s Economic vision — public•input committee:
39 • General Fund Reserve Policy.
40 • Comprehensives`five-year"capital improvement plan and a twenty-year capital
41 improvement[vision/strategy].
4-2 • Rolling stock maintenanceand'reserve program.
• • • Revisit the cost for the Carrollo Engineering Water Recycling and Treatment
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1 Facility project,: •
2 • • Amend theiCampaign Finance Ordinance.
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6 Mayor Thompson adjourned the meetin g at 2:15
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