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January 2, 2001
City of Petaluma, California
Minutes of a Regular
City Council Meeting
Vol. 35, Page 403
Monday, January 2, 2001
Council Chambers
The City Council met on this date at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Council Members Healy, Maguire, Moynihan, O'Brien, Torliatt; Vice Mayor
Cader-Thompson; Mayor Thompson
ABSENT: None
OATH OF OFFICE CEREMONY
City Clerk Beverly Kline administered the oath of office to newly elected Petaluma Joint
Union High School Governing Board Members Camille Sauve and Deborah Orr Sloan
and Petaluma City Council Members Bryant Moynihan, Mike O'Brien, and Pamela
Torliatt.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Geoff Cartwright, 56 Rocca Drive, congratulated the newly elected School Board
Members and City Council Members, and spoke against development in the floodplain.
Linda Buffo, 841 Schuman Lane, congratulated those newly elected, thanked Council
for their work, and urged them to place the Central Petaluma Specific Plan on an
agenda in the near future.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Council Member Moynihan:
Thanked everyone in the community who came to show their support and said he
looked forward to Council moving forward in a productive way.
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Council Member O'Brien:
January 2, 2001
• Thanked the community and his family for their faith and support, and promised the
citizens of Petaluma that he would work hard during the next four years to carry their
wishes back to City Hall.
Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson:
• Thanked City employees who attended the memorial for Wayne Kipp, City of
Petaluma Harbor Master, who was killed in December.
• Expressed concern about security at City Hall and other locations where City
employees work, and asked to meet with Police Chief Pat Parks to work toward
making the City a safe place for its employees.
• Wanted the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) to come to City Hall to talk
to the new Council Members regarding conflicts of interest. She suggested Council
Members submit questions to the FPPC prior to the meeting.
• Encouraged citizens to use the new Lynch Creek Trail, and hoped a bridge could be
added to the trail.
• Welcomed new Council Members.
Mayor Thompson asked City Manager Stouder to expand on the City's response to the
Wayne Kipp tragedy.
Mr. Stouder replied that individual counseling services had been arranged for Mr. Kipp's
friends and family, a trust fund had been established, and he had asked Chief of Police
Pat Parks to lead a group to examine the security inventory ire the City, and determine
what improvements could be made. Council would be provided with periodic updates.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
1. Presentation: Quarterly Employee Service Recognition Awards
The following individuals were presented with Employee Service Recognition
Awards:
Five Years
Bruce Brady -General Services, Finance Department
Ten Years
Deanna O'Brien -Finance Department
Scott Kirby -Parks and Recreation Department
Matt Swingle -Water Resources and Conservation Department
Ken Mattos -Water Resources and Conservation Department
Fifteen Years
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1 Dave Spriggs -Water Resources and Conservation Department
2 Gary Blackledge -Water Resources and Conservation Department
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4 Twenty Years
5 Kevin Marks -Fire Department
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7 ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 3:45 P.M.
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9 Mayor Thompson announced that Council would adjourn to Closed Session in the City
10 Manager's Conference Room, for the following:
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12 Conference With Legal Counsel, Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (c) of
13 Government Code §54956.9 (1 potential case).
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15 Closed Session adjourned at 4:05 P.M.
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17 RECONVENE
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19 Council reconvened its regular meeting at 4:10 P.M.
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21 ROLL CALL
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23 PRESENT: Council Members Healy, Maguire, Moynihan, O'Brien, Torliatt; Vice. Mayor
24 Cader-Thompson; Mayor Thompson
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26 ABSENT: None
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28 REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
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30 Mayor Thompson announced that there was no reportable action taken during Closed
31 Session.
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33 PUBLIC COMMENT
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35 Diane Reilly-Torres, Rainier Avenue, welcomed the new Council Members, and
36 announced that this was a day to "celebrate mistakes."
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38 COUNCIL COMMENT
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40 Council Member Maguire:
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42 ~ Received a letter from the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce and the Petaluma
43 Visitors Program regarding a River Authority Meeting to be held January 17. He
44 asked City Manager Stouder if someone from the City would attend that meeting.
45 Mr. Stouder confirmed. Council Member Maguire thought the issue should be
46 agendized in a timely matter.
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1 Received a letter regarding wastewater drains and the construction of affordable
2 housing on Edith Street. Director of Water Resources and Conservation and replied
3 to the letter, and Council Member Maguire asked Mr. Hargis to provide Council
4 Members with a copy of his reply.
5 • Asked City Management the status of the Toyota RAV4 Electric Vehicle purchase.
6 City Manager Stouder replied that the agreement to the purchase the vehicle had
7 been signed, and he would provide Council with an estimated delivery date.
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9 Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson:
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11 Wanted Council to take a walking tour of the community, including the Lynch Creek
12 Trail, Corona Reach, Shollenberger Park.
13 Invited the new Council Members to join her for a tour of the Rainier area.
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15 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
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17 Mayor Thompson made a motion for Council's reconsideration of action taken on
18 December 21, 2000, Adopting Resolution 00-220 N.C.S. Approving a Mitigated
19 Negative Declaration for the Ridgeview Heights Subdivision and Resolution 00-221
20 N.C.S. Approving the Tentative Subdivision Map and PUD Development Standards for
21 the Ridgeview Heights Subdivision. Motion to be considered on January 16, 2001.
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23 SPECIAL ORDERS Of THE DAY
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25 2. Vice Mayor/Liaison Appointments
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27 The following appointments/assignments were made to local and regional
28 boards, committees and commissions:
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30 A. Resolution 2001-001 N.C.S. Appointing Janice Cader-Thompson as Vice
31 Mayor.
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33 MOTION: Council Member Torliatt moved, seconded by Maguire, to adopt
34 Resolution 2001-001 N.C.S. Appointing Janice Cader-Thompson
35 as Vice Mayor.
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37 MOTION
38 PASSED: 7/0/0
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40 B. Resolution 2001-002 N.C.S. Appointing Pamela Torliatt as the Council
41 Liaison Representative to the Airport Commission.
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43 MOTION: Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson moved, seconded by Council
44 Member Maguire, to adopt Resolution 2001-002 N.C.S. Appointing
45 Pamela Torliatt as the Council Liaison Representative to the
46 Airport Commission.
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2 MOTION
3 PASSED: 7/0/0
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5 C. Resolution 2001-003 N.C.S. Appointing Pamela Torliatt as the Council
6 Liaison Representative to the Bicycle Advisory Committee.
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8 MOTION: Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson moved, seconded by Council
9 Member Maguire to Adopt Resolution 2001-003 N.C.S. Appointing
10 Pamela Torliatt as the Council Liaison Representative to the
11 Bicycle Advisory Committee.
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13 MOTION
14 PASSED: 7/0/0
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16 C. Resolution 2001-004 N.C.S. Appointing Mike O'Brien as the Council
17 Liaison Representative to the Planning Commission.
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19 MOTION: Council Member Torliatt moved, seconded by Maguire, to adopt
20 Resolution 2001-004 N.C.S. Appointing Mike O'Brien as the
21 Council Liaison Representative to the Planning Commission.
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23 MOTION
24 PASSED: 7/0/0
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26 D. Resolution 2001-005 N.C.S. Appointing Janice Cader-Thompson as the
27 Council Liaison Representative to the Recreation, Music and Parks
28 Commission.
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30 MOTION: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Healy, to adopt
31 ~ Resolution 2001-005 N.C.S. Appointing Janice Cader-Thompson
32 as the Council Liaison Representative to the Recreation, Music and
33 Parks Commission.
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35 MOTION
36 PASSED: 7/0/0
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38 E. Resolution 2001-006 N.C.S. Appointing Bryant Moynihan as the Council
39 Liaison Representative to the Traffic Committee.
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41 MOTION: Council Member Torliatt moved, seconded by Maguire, to adopt
42 Resolution 2001-006 N.C.S. Appointing Bryant Moynihan as the
43 Council Liaison Representative to the Traffic Committee.
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MOTION
46 PASSED: 7/0/0
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F. Resolution 2001-007 N.C.S. Appointing Matt Maguire as the Council
Liaison Representative to the Library Advisory Board.
MOTION: Council Member Torliatt moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Cader-
Thompson, to adopt Resolution 2001-007 N.C.S. Appointing Matt
Maguire as the Council Liaison Representative to the Library
Advisory Board.
MOTION
PASSED: 7/0/0
G. Resolution 2001-008 N.C.S. Appointing Mike Healy as the Council Liaison
Representative to the Sonoma County Transportation Authority and
Bryant Moynihan as Alternate.
MOTION: Council Member O'Brien moved, seconded by Mayor Thompson, to
adopt Resolution 2001-008 N.C.S. Appointing Mike Healy as the
Council Liaison Representative to the Sanoma County
Transportation Authority and Bryant Moynihan as Alternate.
MOTION
PASSED: 4/3/0 (Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson; Council Members Maguire
and Torliatt voting "no.")
H. Resolution 2001-009 N.C.S. Appointing Pamela Torliatt as the Council
Representative to the Sonoma County Water Agency Technical Advisory
Committee.
MOTION: Council Member Moynihan moved, seconded by Maguire, to adopt
Resolution 2001-009 N.C.S. Appointing Pamela Torliatt as the
Council Liaison Representative to the Sonoma County Water
Agency Technical Advisory Committee.
MOTION
PASSED: 7/0/0
I. Resolution 2001.-01.0 N.C.S. Appointing Mike O'Brien as the Council
Representative to the North Bay Watershed Association.
MOTION: Council Member Moynihan moved, seconded by Healy, to adopt
Resolution 2001-010 N.C.S. Appointing Mike O'Brien as the
Council Representative to the North Bay Watershed Association.
MOTION
PASSED: 6/1/0 (Council Member Torliatt voting "no.")
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J. Resolution 2001-011 N.C.S. Recommending the Appointment of Mike
3 O'Brien as the Council Representative to the Golden Gate Bridge District
4 Board.
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6 MOTION: Council Member Moynihan moved, seconded by Maguire, to adopt
7 Resolution 2001-011 N.C.S. Appointing Mike O'Brien as the
8 Council Representative to the Golden Gate Bridge District Board.
9 MOTION
10 PASSED: 7/0/0
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12 K. Resolution 2001-012 N.C.S. Recommending the Appointment of E. Clark
13 Thompson as the Council Representative to the Local Agency Formation
14 Commission (LAFCO) and Pamela Torliatt as Alternate.
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16 MOTION: Council Member Moynihan moved, seconded by O'Brien, to adopt
17 Resolution 2001-012 N.C.S. Recommending the Appointment of E.
18 Clark Thompson as the Council Representative to the Local
19 Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) and Pamela Torliatt as
20 Alternate.
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22 MOTION
23 PASSED: 7/0/0
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25 L. Resolution. 2001-013 N.C.S. Recommending the Appointment of Janice
26 Cader-Thompson as the Council Representative to the Zone 2-A Board.
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28 MOTION: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Moynihan, to adopt
29 Resolution 2001-013 N.C.S. Recommending the Appointment of
30 Janice Cader-Thompson as the Council Representative to the Zone
31 2-A Board.
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33 MOTION
34 PASSED: 7/0/0
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36 M. Resolution 2001-014 N.C.S. Recommending the Appointment of Matt
37 Maguire as the Council Representative to the Sonoma Marin Area
38 Regional Transportation Commission (SMART).
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40 MOTION: Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson moved, seconded by Thompson, to
41 adopt Resolution 2001-014 N.C.S. Recommending the
42 Appointment of Matt Maguire as the Council Representative to the
43 Sonoma Marin Area Regional Transportation Commission
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46 MOTION
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1 PASSED: 7/0/0
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3 Mayor Thompson and City Clerk Kline will meet during the coming week to
4 develop a comprehensive list for Council of City recommendations and
5 appointments.
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7 PUBLIC HEARING
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9 3. Introduce Ordinance 2109 N.C.S. amending Chapter 17.20 of the Petaluma
10 Municipal Code to Adopt the California Building Standards Title 24, Part 9,
11 California Fire Code, Incorporating the 1997 edition of the Uniform Fire Code and
12 Uniform Fire Code Standards. (Krout/Ginn)
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14 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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16 4. Report Regarding Status of Payran Project and Discussion and Possible
17 Direction Regarding Payran Flood Management Project Financing and Budget.
18 (Hargis/Stouder/Marangella)
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20 City Manager Fred Stouder reported on the construction aspects, summary of
21 current activities, plans, legislation, reprogramming and reimbursement of funds
22 for financing and budgeting relative to the Payran Flood Management Project.
23 Council requested updated figures and that City Management provide alternative
24 solutions in order to keep the project moving towards completion.
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26 5. Discussion and Possible Action on Memorandum of Understanding Regarding
27 Water Transmission System Capacity Allocation During Temporary
28 Impairment/Operation Memorandum of Understanding.
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30 6. MOTION: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Cader-
31 Thompson, to adopt Resolution 2001-015, Memorandum of
32 Understanding Regarding Water Transmission System Capacity
33 Allocation During Temporary Impairment/Operation Memorandum
34 of Understanding.
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36 MOTION
37 PASSED: 7/0/0
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39 ADJOURN
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41 The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. in memory of Patrick Dougherty and Wayne
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