HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04/23/2001April 23, 2001
Vol. 36, Page 95
City of PetaCuma, California
z ~ Minutes of a. Special
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7 Council Chambers
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~ The Petaluma City Council met on this day at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers.
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n ROLL CALL
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13 PRESENT.: Vice. Mayor Caller-Thompson, Council Members Healy, Maguire,
14 ..Moynihan, (6:.10 P.M.), OBrien, Mayor Thompson, and Council Member
is Torliatt. (6:30 P.M.)
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19 PUBLIC. COMMENT
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z3 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
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zs Mayor Thompson announced fh'e follow_irig item to be addressed in Closed Session:
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z7 CONFERENCE 1NITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR, Government Code Section 54957,
za Public Employee Performance .Evaluation. Title: City Clerk.
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3z 6:30 P.M.
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36 RECONVENE
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3s The. Petaluma City Council reconvened its on this day at 6:35 P.M. in the Council
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al REP.O.RT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
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43 Mayor Thompson announced that the City Council had accepted the resignation of the
44 City Caerk effective. July 1, 2001.
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~ ROLL CALL
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3 PRESENT: Vice Mayor Cader=Thompson, Council ~Membe:rs Healy, Maguire,
4 Moynihan, O'Brien, 'Mayor Thompson, and Council Member Torliatt ,
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s PLE~DGE.OF~ALLEGIANC`E
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ro At the request: of Mayor Thompson,. `memb`ers, of Boy Scout Troop 7 present led the
r~ Pledge of Allegiance.
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13 PUBLIC COMMENT
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is Geoff Cartwright, 56' Rocca Drive; spoke regarding- the City's General Pfan.
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r~ CORRESPONDENCE'
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19 COUNCLL COMMENTS
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21 Council .Member To:rliatf:
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23 • Sound quality prob'tems with the. broadcasting of the Council's meetings by PCA
a4. will soon be resolved; the .problems originated with A.T. & T.
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z~ • The City of Novato had an affordable~.housng project with , portion of funds set.
2~ asi'de. for public employees; she wanted the City to pursue this type of program
zs and identified'th~e Kenilworth site as a potential site for the program.
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3o Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson:
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3z • Remarked that the. Novato'. Narrows meeting was canceled and asked that when
33 meetings were canceled., City Management notify alf ,members of Council' and.
34 interested members of the public.
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36 • Distributed letters to the Council that she expected. would, have been in the
37 Council's packet that was delivered on Friday; she apologized for the
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ao • Thanked the members of .Boy Scouts Troop 7 for their presence at th.e meeting
ai and their participation in the eocnrnunity.
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as Council Me.mber.Moynhan:
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~ Noted that the ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) Housing Allocation
a list indicated. that Petaluma,. over the next five to six years, needed to provide
3 1144 dwelling units. He asked that City .Management incorporate the findings
4 into the Housing Element of the General Plan. He stressed the importance of
s planning for the necessary infrastructure for the .community to continue. to enjoy
6 °its quality of life.-
s CITY MANAG'EMENT'COMMENTS
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~a AGENDA CHANGES, .ADDITIONS, AND DELETLONS
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~~ UNFINISHED BUSINESS
~s 1. Discussion and, Possible Action Regarding Adoption of Revised Council Rules,
19 Policies and Procedures. (Rudnansky)
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zi Council discussion included the following:
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23 ® Council Member Healy suggested that on Page 4, item 3(a) be stricken and
Za called for a straw vote.
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z~ Straw Uote 4/3 (Council Members Healy, Moynihan, O'Brien, and Mayor
z~ Thompson; voting "Yes;" Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson and
zg ~ Council Members Maguire and Torliatt, voting "No.")
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30 Council Members Healy and' Moynihan recommended the time allotted for
31 members of the- public to speak under Public Comment be changed from ten
32 to three minutes unless an extension of a specific individual's time was
33 afforded by the Chair, and/or three or more members of Council wanted the
34 ~ speaker afforded more time due to the complex nature of the issue
3s addressed. Emphasis w.as also placed on agenda management; that is, the
.-36 amount and nature of business scheduled for any given Council meeting
37 should be limited in order to provide sufficient time for public comment and
3a Council discussion.
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40 Council Members .Healy and Torliatt agreed to review and discuss other
a~ areas of the document to refine and make recommendations to the Council
4z when the item returned for adoption.
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as ® Council Member Moynihan repeated a request he made previously to include
as an exhibit to the document that addressed the number of votes needed on
46 various types of issues.
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a NEW BUSINESS
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~ 2. Sonoma County Water Agency Presentation by Randy Poole on ,S:ection 7
~ Consultation and Other Water Supply Issues. (H'argis)
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9 After a very comprehensive presentation by representatives of the Sonoma
to Gou-nty 1Nater Agency (S.C.1N.A.), Council questions and discussion included:
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12 • The amounf:and source of funding for`fhe S.G.W,A:'s work and budget for the
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14 The ,Bodega Marine Lab.
is • Monitoring ocean temperatures.
1~ • Programs that addressed :impacts of the :use of predatory species to
17 mammals and animal"s other than fish.
ra • An explanation of the different types of hatcheries.
19 Oppo.rfunities and non-agency resources for mitigation. -
zo • Fish passages.
21 • Research time.
2z' • Composition of'the PPFC (Pablic Pol'ey Facilitating Committee:);,. where/when'.
z3 they meet, and who the public could contact. if they wanted more in"formation.
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z5' PUBLIC COMMENT
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2~ Richard Brawn, 141 Grevillia Qci~e, spoke regarding diminishing water resources
as and in support of .a free market: for water rights. _
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3o Bill Phillips, 824 Blossom Court, spoke regarding the necessity for' water
31 planning, growth and ayailabilify of the. resource...
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33 Geoff Cartwright, 56 Rocca..Q;ri~e, spoke, regarding development as a cause f;or
34 the depletion ~of the natural resources.
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36 Diane Reilly-Torres; Rainier Avenue, asked about revenue resou_rees for
37 S:C.1N:A.'s work ar~d expressed her concerns about water resources and the
3s negative impact to the environment due to development.
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4o END' OF PUBLIC COMMENT
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4z No Action Taken
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44 Recess: 8:45 P.M.
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a~ Reco.nuene:: 8:50 P.M.
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z 3. Discussion Regarding Proposed Rates for Water Deliveries in FY 2001-2002.
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s Director of Water ,Resources and Conservation Tom .Hargis overviewed
6 .background. information and presented his .recommendation to continue. with
~ water conservation programs already in place:
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9 Council discussion included; '
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~~ m Alternative energy sources.
~z The Petaluma aqueduct, which was at capacity..
13 ® What aspects of the rate increase were driven by Amendment 11.
14 ® Water storage.
~s ® Lobbying federal :and regulatory agencies.
16 ® Tertiary wafer.
~~ Pipelines to be constructed to implement a tertiary water program.
~a ® Recommendation for the S.C.UV.A. Board. to review rates in four months.
19 o Contractors addressing atiered-rate system.
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zi PUBLIC COMME- IVT
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z3 Hank Plum, Stonehenge Way,: did not. support- a permanent increase in rates.
za He recommended a urcharge applied to water rates during the energy crisis
zs and noted that he suppo:rte.d tiered rates.
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z~ Diane Reilly-Torres, Rainier Avenue, spoke regarding grant funding to continue
za water conservation programs and state she agreed with Mr. Plum's comments
z9 and suggestions.
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31 Geoff Cartwright, 56 Rocca Drive„ spoke in opposition to additional development.
3z and dependence on single-source supply.
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34 EfVD OF PUBLIC COMMENT
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36 Mr. Hargis stated in reply. to questions from the Council that he anticipated a
37 minimum increase of 18% to rates, noting that more information would be
3s available during-the budget review process.
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ao Council directed City Management to recommend to the S.C.W.~A. that funding
ai for Water Conservation Programs continue and not be .diverted for any other
4z purpose.
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1 ADJOURN
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s Mayor Thocn_pson adjourned the meeting at 9:5'0 P.M.
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3 Beverly J. "Kline; City CI k
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