HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 07/16/2012 July 16, 2012 Vol. 46, Page 75
(C''I °4 City of Petaluma, California
44/ MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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1 City Council Minutes
2 Monddy, July 16, 2012
3 Regular Meeting
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7 MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012
8 CLOSED SESSION -5:30 P.M.
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11 CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION
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13 A. Roll Call
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15 Present: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
16 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
17 Absent: None
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19 CLOSED SESSION
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21 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government
22 Code Section 54956.9:Baywood, LLC, vs. City of Petaluma, et al., Sonoma County Superior Court No.
23 SCV 243426.
24 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government
25 Code Section 54956.9: City of Petaluma, Appellants v. County of Sonoma, Respondents, et al. Court of
26 Appeal, First Appellate District, Case No. A134559. - AddecLwith.Ag-endwRevf�;o Nlo: 1 -
27 T uu-yday,July 12, 2012.
28 • PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957
29 -Title: City Attorney. - Added wLthvAgevulaRevi4tiowNo 1 - 7Tuursduy,July 12, 2012.
30 • PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.EVALUATION: Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957
31 -Title: City Clerk.
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33 PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
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37 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
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1 MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012
2 EVENING SESSION -7:00 P.M.
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5 CALL TO ORDER - EVENING SESSION
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7 A. Roll Call
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9 Present: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
10 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
11 Absent: None
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13 B. Pledge of Allegiance
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15 Dan Drummond, Sonoma County Tax Payers' Association, Petaluma
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17 C. Moment of Silence
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19 AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (To Current Agenda Only)
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21 Mayor Glass
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23 City Manager Brown
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25 Mayor Glass
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27 Item 6.A, PUBLIC HEARING- Weed Abatement, was moved up to be heard next; NEW BUSINESS
28 Item 5.B, Trestle Rehabilitation was removed from the agenda and will return on September 10,
29 2012; the remaining items in 5. NEW BUSINESS were moved to be heard before the items in 4.
30 UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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32 6. PUBLIC HEARING
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34 A. Resolution 2012-111 N.C.S. Ordering Abatement of Nuisances Consisting of Weeds
35 Growing Upon Public and Private Property in the City of Petaluma and Ordering
36 the Fire Department to Abate Said Weeds by Contract it Property Owners Fail to
37 Do So. (Fergus)
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39 Mayor Glass opened the PUBLIC HEARING.
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41 Seeing no persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed the PUBLIC HEARING.
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43 Motion: Approve A. Resolution 2012-111 N.C.S. Ordering Abatement of
44 Nuisances Consisting of Weeds Growing Upon Public and Private Property in the
45 City of Petaluma and Ordering the Fire Department to Abate Said Weeds by
46 Contract if Property Owners Fail to Do So.
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48 Moved by Mike Healy, seconded by Chris Albertson.
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50 Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
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52 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
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1 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
2 No: None
3 Absent: None
4 Abstain: None
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6 REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION (ACTIONS TAKEN)
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8 None.
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10 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
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12 Katherine Bobrowski, Petaluma, spoke about problems at the mobile home park where she lives.
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14 COUNCIL COMMENT
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16 Council Member Harris
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18 Council Member Healy
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20 Vice Mayor Renee
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22 Council Member Barrett
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24 Council Member Kearney
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26 City Manager Brown
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28 Council Member Kearney
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30 Mayor Glass
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32 CITY MANAGER COMMENT
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34 City Manager Brown
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36 Mayor Glass
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38 Mayor Glass
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40 Council Member Albertson
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42 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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44 A. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of Monday, June 18, 2012.
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46 Motion: Approve A. Regular City Council Meeting of Monday, June 18, 2012, auk
47 p re4e nted:
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49 Moved by Teresa Barrett, seconded by Tiffany Renee.
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51 Vice Mayor Renee
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5 Mayor Glass
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7 Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
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9 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
10 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
11 No: None
12 Absent: None
13 Abstain: None
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15 B. Approval of Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of Monday, June 25, 2012.
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17 Motion: Approve B. Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of Monday, June 25,
18 2012, ay p reyentecl
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20 Moved by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Teresa Barrett.
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22 Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
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24 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
25 Mike Healy: Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
26 No: None
27 Absent: None
28 Abstain: None
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30 2. APPROVAL OF REVISED PROPOSED AGENDA
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32 A. Approval of Revised Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council Meeting of
33 Monday, August 6, 2012. - RevLaio-vvNo 1 - Thursday,July 12, 2012.
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35 Mayor Glass asked that for the August 6, 2012 City Council Meeting only,
36 PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, COUNCIL
37 COMMENT, and CITY MANAGER COMMENT be moved to the end of the meeting.
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39 City Manager Brown asked that the Successor Agency Amended and Restated
40 Cooperative Agreement with City, which had been removed for the tentative
41 agenda, be reinstated pending confirmation from Redevelopment Manager
42 Ingrid Alverde that the item was not needed.
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44 City Clerk Cooper
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46 City Manager Brown
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48 Motion: Approve A. Revised.Proposed Agenda for Regular City Council Meeting
49 of Monday, August 6, 2012, awamended to-move,F? ESENTATIONS,
50 PROCLAMATIONS, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, COUNCIL COMMENT,
51 and/CITY MANAGER COMMENT to-the/encl of the/meettno; anal.to-add.
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1 theSu-ccebbor Agency A mended,a,n.chReistatecbCooperatweAgreement
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4 Moved by Gabe Kearney, seconded by David Glass.
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6 Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
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8 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
9 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
10 No: None
11 Absent: None
12 Abstain: None
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14 Vice Mayor Renee asked that the Investment Policy be added to the August 27,
15 2012 Special City Council Meeting and Council concurred.
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17 City Manager Brown
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19 3. CONSENT CALENDAR
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21 No CONSENT CALENDAR items on this agenda.
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23 5. NEW BUSINESS
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25 A. Resolution 2012-112 N.C.S. Ratification of the Memorandum of Understanding
26 Executed by the City and the International Association of Firefighters, Local 1415,
27 for Employees of Unit 7. (Brown/Stephens)
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29 Human Resources Manager Pamala Stephens
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31 Mayor Glass
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33 Council Member Albertson
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35 Motion: approve A. Resolution 2012-112 N.C.S. Ratification of the Memorandum of
36 Understanding Executed by the City and the International Association of
37 Firefighters, Local 1415, for Employees of Unit 7. (Brown/Stephens)
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39 Moved by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Tiffany Renee.
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41 Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
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43 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
44 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
45 No: None
46 Absent: None
47 Abstain: None
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49 B. Reso - •_ .•50 Rehobilitotion-R e}ect e-s - - - - -- • - • - - - • - - - he Trestle
51 S4ruc10 t rw+re4 - T1'u%K Ltevw wad removed/from.the,a d e,n da'
52 a.nd.wab return,at the/September 10, 2012 City CocuticLV Meet-Ling:
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4 C. Resolution 2012-113 N.C.S. Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment
5 No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement for Design Services for Recycled
6 Water Pump Station Main and No. 1 Improvements. (St. John/Gothard)
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8 Director of Public Works and Utilities Dan St. John
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10 Council Member Healy
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12 Director St. John
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14 Council Member Barrett
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16 Director St. John
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18 Council Member Barrett
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20 Director St. John
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22 Vice Mayor Renee
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24 Director St. John
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26 Vice Mayor Renee
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28 Director St. John
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30 Mayor Glass
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32 Motion: Approve C. Resolution 2012-113 N.C.S. Authorizing the City Manager to
33 Execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement for Design
34 Services for Recycled Water Pump Station Main and No. 1 Improvements.
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36 1Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item S.C.
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38 Seeing no persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment on Item
39 S.C.
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41 Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
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43 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
44 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
45 No: None
46 Absent: None
47 Abstain: None
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49 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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51 A. Resolution 2012-114 N.C.S. Ordering the Submission to the Qualified Electors of
52 the City of an Ordinance to Impose an Annual Parcel Tax on Parcel Owners in the
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1 City of Petaluma to Fund Specified Park and Recreation Facilities and Programs in
2 the City of Petaluma at the General Municipal Election to Be Held on Tuesday,
3 November 6, 2012, Requesting the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to
4 Consolidate Said Election with the November 6, 2012 Statewide General Election
5 and Providing For Submission of Ballot Arguments and Rebuttals. (Danly/Cooper)
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7 Mayor Glass
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9 City Attorney Danly
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11 Mayor Glass opened Public Comment on Item 4.A.
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13 Carol Eber, Petaluma, Petaluma Friends of Recreation (PFOR), discussed the
14 benefits of the parcel tax initiative and thanked the Council for their support.
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16 Kathy Miller, Petaluma, PFOR, discussed the benefits of the parcel tax initiative.
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18 Mark Ferguson, Petaluma, PFOR, thanked the community, Council and City Staff
19 for their help and support towards the tax initiative.
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21 Kevin McDonald, Petaluma, PFOR, thanked the Council for their support and
22 encouragement for the tax initiative.
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24 Andy Eber, Petaluma, PFOR, thanked the Council for their support towards the tax
25 initiative.
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27 Seeing no other persons wishing to speak, Mayor Glass closed Public Comment
28 on Item 4.A.
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30 Council Member Kearney
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32 Motion: Approve A. Resolution 2012-114 N.C.S. Ordering the Submission to the
33 Qualified Electors of the City of an Ordinance to Impose an Annual Parcel Tax on
34 Parcel Owners in the City of Petaluma to Fund Specified Park and Recreation
35 Facilities and Programs in the City of Petaluma at the General Municipal Election
36 to Be Held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, Requesting the Sonoma County Board
37 of Supervisors to Consolidate Said Election with the November 6, 2012 Statewide
38 General Election and Providing For Submission of Ballot Arguments and Rebuttals.
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40 Moved by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Teresa Barrett.
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42 Council Member Barrett
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44 Mayor Glass
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46 Vice Mayor Renee
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48 Council Member Healy
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50 Council Member Albertson
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52 Council Member Harris •
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4 City Attorney Danly explained that he had revised the ballot question, with the
5 concurrence of the proponents, to conform to the 75-word limit imposed by the
6 Registrar of Voters.
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8 Vice Mayor Renee
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10 City Attorney Danly
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12 Vice Mayor Renee
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14 Mayor Glass
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16 Ms. Eber
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18 City Attorney Danly
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20 Mayor Glass
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22 Amend Motion: Approve A. Resolution 2012-114 N.C.S. Ordering the Submission to
23 the Qualified Electors of the City of an Ordinance to Impose an Annual Parcel Tax
24 on Parcel Owners in the City of Petalumd to Fund Specified Park and Recreation
25 Facilities and Programs in the City of Petaluma at the General Municipal Election
26 to Be Held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, Requesting the Sonoma County Board
27 of Supervisors to Consolidate Said Election with the November 6, 2012 Statewide
28 General Election and Providing For Submission of Ballot Arguments and Rebuttals,
29 as amended to revise the ballot question to read:
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31 "Shall the City of Petaluma ordinance enhancing specific park and recreation
32 projects, making trail/field safety improvements and playgrounds more
33 accessible, repairing/replacing outdated, deteriorating facilities, and establishing
34 new recreational opportunities by levying a fifteen:year parcel tax of$52
35 annually for single-family homes; with specified amounts for multi-family and other
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36 properties; exemptions for seniors and others, with resulting revenue remaining
37 local (exempt from state use), annual audits, and oversight by an independent
38 citizens' committee, be adopted?"
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40 Moved by Gabe Kearney, seconded by Teresa Barrett.
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42 Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
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44 Yes: Chris Albertson; Teresa Barrett; David Glass; Mike Harris;
45 Mike Healy; Gabe Kearney; Tiffany Renee
46 No: None
47 Absent: None
48 Abstain: None
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50 B. Consideration of a Sales Tax Increase Measure on the November 2012 Ballot.
51 (Brown) - Rev C4ect,an &Staff Report ProvLdediwith'A4en.d.ai Rev
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52 No- t - Thursday,July 12, 2012.
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4 Public Comment on Item 4. B
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6 Dan Drummond, Executive Director, Sonoma County Taxpayers Association,
7 cleared up some misconceptions that he felt were occurring in regards to the
8 Association. He encouraged the Council not to move forward with the sales tax
9 proposal.
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11 Mayor Glass
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13 Vice Mayor Renee
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15 Mayor Glass
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17 Council Member Healy
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21 Council Member Albertson
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27 Council Member Harris
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29 Council Member Kearney
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35 Vice Mayor Renee
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37 Mayor Glass
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39 Council Member Healy
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41 Vice Mayor Renee
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45 Vice Mayor Renee
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47 Council Member Healy
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13 Council direction to staff to continue research on the possibility of placing a sales
14 tax measure on the November 6, 2012 ballot; item to return at the August 6, 2012
15 Regular City Council Meeting.
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17 CLOSED SESSION
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19 • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Subdivision (a) of California Government
20 Code Section 54956.9: City of Petaluma, Appellants v. County of Sonoma, Respondents, et al.Court of
21 Appeal, First Appellate District, Case No. A134559. - Addec/withAg.en.d.ai 12evC4.LonNo: 1 -
22 Thwr day,July 12, 2012.
23 • PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957
24 -Title: City Attorney. - Added wall/A0-evtdai l?evL+to-wNo 1 - Thursday,July 12, 2012.
25 • PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957
26 -Title: City Clerk.
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