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December 18, 2000
Vol. 35, Page 381
1 City of Petaluma, California
2 Minutes of a Regular
3 City Council Meeting
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6 Monday, December 18, 2000
7 Council Chambers
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9 The Petaluma City Council met on this day at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
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11 ROLL CALL
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13 PRESENT: Council Members Cader-Thompson, Hamilton (6:35 P.M.), Healy, Keller
14 (6:40 P.M.), Maguire; Mayor Thompson; Vice Mayor Torliatt (6:40 P.M)
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17 ABSENT: None
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19 PUBLIC COMMENT
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2 3 CLOSED SESSION
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25 City Attorney Rich Rudnansky announced the following items to be addressed during
2 6 Closed Session:
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28 Conference with Labor Negotiator, City Designated Representative: City Attorney
29 Richard Rudnansky. Employee: City Clerk, Government Code Section 54957.6.
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31 Conference With Legal Counsel, Anticipated Litigation, Significant Exposure to
32 Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9 (1 Matter).
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34 Conference with Legal Counsel, Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (c) of
35 Government Code Section 54956.9 (1 Potential Case)
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37 ADJOURN
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December 18, 2000
RECONVENE
The City Council reconvened it regular meeting on this day at 7:05 p.m. in the Council
Chambers.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Council Members Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Healy, Keller, Maguire;
Mayor Thompson; Vice Mayor Torliatt
ABSENT: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At the request of Mayor Thompson, Eileen Morris led the Pledge of Allegiance.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
At the request of Mayor Thompson, a Moment of Silence was observed.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
John Cheney, 55 Rocca Drive, spoke in appreciation of retiring council members Jane
Hamilton and David Keller.
Terence Garvey, 83 Maria Drive, spoke in opposition to lifestyles of self-indulgence.
Geoff Cartwright, 56 Rocca Drive, voiced his concern that redevelopment funds may be
used for new development and not to complete the Payran Flood Management Project.
Dorothy B. Morris, 533 Albert Way, expressed her hope that the Council would work
together in the New Year and noted her appreciation to retiring Council Members Jane
Hamilton and David Keller.
Melissa Hathaway, 311 Howard Street, expressed her appreciation for the outstanding
work of retiring Council Members Jane Hamilton and David Keller and presented Council
Member Hamilton with a bouquet of flowers.
Mark La Point, 1868 Mallard Lane, spoke regarding Rainier and Sales Tax Revenue.
Eugene Ruggles, 106 Washington Street #326, expressed his appreciation to retiring
Council Members Jane Hamilton and David Keller and presented them with books from
which he had quoted passages in recognition of their contributions.
Vince Landof, 12 Cordelia Drive, asked City Management to complete the Payran Flood
Project before any further development in the floodplain.
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2 Bruce Hagen, 145 Greviliia, expressed his appreciation to retiring Council Members David
3 Keller and Jane Hamilton and noted that Council Member Hamilton was celebrating her
4 fiftieth birthday and presented her with a song, "The River Princess."
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6 REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
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8 Mayor Thompson reported that no reportable action was taken on items heard during
9 Closed Session.
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11 COUNCIL COMMENTS
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13 Council Member Jane Hamilton spoke regarding her many experiences, both positive and
14 negative, during the past eight years she served the community as a Council Member and
15 thanked the many people who made this possible for her. She thanked the Council and
16 expressed her appreciation in working through so many projects.
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18 Vice Mayor Torliatt expressed her appreciation to the retiring Council Members and noted
19 their contributions; for example, the River Enhancement Plan, the Central Petaluma.
20 Specific Plan, the steps taken with the Surface Water Management Plan. She thanked
2.1 them for their friendship, vision, passion, and conviction.
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23 Council Member Keller expressed his appreciation for the comments and recognition
24 expressed by members of the public and Council.
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2 6 Council Member Maguire commented about the amount of time Council spent working
27 together. Since the beginning of the year, the Council had participated in .sixty-one
2 8 meetings.
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3 o Vice Mayor Torliatt reported that the PCA (Petaluma Community Access) sound problem
31 was an issue between P.C.A. and A.T.& T. Regarding the opening on the Animal Services
32 .Advisory Committee, she was in favor of moving forward with noticing and that Council
3 3 make the appointment as soon as possible. She noted that she had received complaints
34 regarding speeders on Gilbert Street and noted publicly that the information had been
35 forwarded to Public Facilities and Services Director, Rick Skladzien, for research and a
3 6 response.
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38 Council Member Cader-Thompson reminded the public that Council Members attended
39 more than 61 meetings and they had responsibilities and commitments to attend other
40 meetings as well. She noted that she had attended the Odes Christmas Party. She invited
41 Mr. Lapointe to accompany her for a tou r of the area where the Rainier Over Crossing was
42 planned.
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44 Council Member Hamilton thanked Mr. Hagen for his song.
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1 CORRESPONDENCE
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3 Mayor Thompson read a letter he received in his packet from. the U. S. Department of
4 Housing and Urban Development regarding Annual Community Assessment, Fiscal Year
5 99 Program Year Review for the City of Petaluma.
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7 CITY MANAGEMENT COMMENTS
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11 AGENDA CFIANGES, ADDITIONS, .AND DELETIONS
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15 CONSENT CALENDAR
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17 1. Resolution 00-217 N.C.S. Authorizing Mayor to Sign Employment Agreement for
18 City Clerk.
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2 0 MOTION: Council Member Maguire, moved seconded by Vice Mayor Torliatt, to
21 approve Resolution 00-217 N.C.S., Authorizing Mayor to Sign Employment
22 Agreement for City Clerk.
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24 MOTION 7/0
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27 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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29 2. Second Reading of Ordinance 2106 N.C.S. Establishing a Set of Mandatory
30 Campaign Contribution Limits and Disclosure Regulations for Local Petaluma
31 Elections and Public Funding Provisions for Candidates; Introduced December 4,
32 2000. (Rudnansky)
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34 MOTION: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Keller to adopt Ordinance
35 2106 N.C.S. Establishing a Set of Mandatory Campaign Contribution
3 6 Limits and Disclosure Regulations for Local Petaluma Elections and Public
37 Funding Provisions for Candidates; Introduced December 4, 2000.
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39 PUBLIC COMMENTS
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41 Bill Phillips, 824 Blossom Court, spoke in favor of mandatory campaign limits.
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43 Beth Meredith, 104 Fifth Street, read a letter from Susan Bryer Starr for the record and
44 spoke in support of mandatory campaign contribution limits.
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46 Vince Landof, 12 Cordelia Drive, supported the mandatory campaign contribution limits.
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4 RECESS: 8:10 P.M.
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6 RECONVENE: 8:20 P.M.
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8 MOTION
9 PASSED: 5/2/0(Healy and Mayor Thompson voting "No")
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11 PUBLIC FIEARING (Continued From December 11, 2000 Council Meeting)
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13 3. McDowell Boulevard/E. Washington Street Intersection Transportation
14 Improvement Project Assessment District #2000-01 (Project No. 9863, Phase 3).
15 (Skladzien/Event)
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17 A. Public Hearing and Receiving Ballots.
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19 B. Adopt Resolution Adopting Engineer's Report, Confirming the
2 0 Assessment, Ordering the Work and Acquisitions, and Directing Actions
21 With Respect Thereto.
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23 Supervising Engineer Michael Evert reported that he and Mr. Stouder had been asked by
24 Dr. Sayers for aforty-five day extension to allow for him to approach his tenants about the
2 5 matter.
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27 Mayor Thompson continued the item to Tuesday, February 19, 2001.
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29 NEW BUSINESS
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31 6. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Determination of the Federal
32 Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Issue a Letter of Map Revision
3 3 (LOMB) to the Cross Creek Subdivision Based on the Design and Construction of
34 the Adobe Creek Diversion Channel and Weir Located on the Adobe Creek Golf
3 5 Course. (Moore)
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37 Council directed City Management send a letter of appeal to FEMA appealing the LOMB
3 8 #99-09-2208 as it did not have an "officially adopted maintenance and operation plan for
3 9 the diversion," nor did the City have any funding in place to provide for such a program, nor
4o did the City have jurisdiction to carryout such a program, as the bypass, culverts and
41 modified creek were outside the City limits.
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43 UNFINISIiED BUSINESS
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45 4. Discussion and Direction on City Management Recommendation to Select Black &
46 Veatch for Preparation of the Water Resources Element of the General Plan
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1 2000-2020; Review, Provide Comments on Draft Scope of Work, and Authorize
2 Execution of Contract. (Tuft)
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4 Council directed City Management to begin contract negotiations with Black and Veatch
5 and return with contract and budget.
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7 5. Discussion and Possible Action on 11th Amended Agreement for Water Supply
8 and Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Water Transmission System
9 Capacity Allocation During Temporary Impairment and Operational
10 Memorandum of Understanding. (Hargis)
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12 Item continued to a date uncertain.
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14 ADJOURN
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16 The meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M.
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2 0 E. Clark Thompson, Mayor
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