HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 01/03/2000January 3, 2000 Vol. 34, Page 169
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3 City of Petaluma, California
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g Monday, January 3; 2000
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13 The City Council' met on this date at 3:05 P.M. in fhe Council Chambers.
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15 ROLL CALL
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17 Present: Cader-Thompson; Hamilton; Healy; .Keller; Maguire; Thompson; Torliatt
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2.1 Special Orders of the Day -Employee Service Awards
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2 3 Mayor Thompson ,recognized City employees and presented them with Service :Awards
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2 6' Ten Years
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- 28 ~1Greg McClish
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3 0 Ralph Evans
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3 6 Lonnie 1Ninfield
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3 8 Twenty-Five Years
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January 3,.2000
1 Bryant Moynihan, spoke regardingfinances of the City and presented the following ten
2 (10) questions to Council for a response at some time ih the-near future:
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4 1,. When will the raid-year budget review occur?
5 2. When will the new budget format be~ presented,?
6 3. What will, .the C.ity~ Council do. about the City Manager's_ broken promise?
~ 4. V1-hen will the: 5-year, Capital Improvement program (cip) be adopted?
8 5. When will tfle 1999 2000,:PCDC budget be adopted?
9 6. How- did the City loose: control over the cost' of the Payran Flood Project?
1.0 7. How will the City make up the ($24 million?) shortfall?
11 8. Why did'the `PCDC spend $3 .million more than its revenues last year?'
12 9. Did PCDC really.need to borrow$2~5 million from Benson?'
13 10. VVhy hasn't. the Council reviewed last year's: CAFR?
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i~ Council Member Tor(iatt wanted to bring the restored trolley to Petaluma for the Butter
18 and Eggs'Day' Parade and, asked Council's endorsement in a letter written to the _.
19 owners so thaf the community would be able to see it: ;
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23 Council Member Hamilton congratulated City Clerk .for her recent appointment to the;
24 Sonoma County Historic `Records Commission. With. reference to Mr. Moynihan's
2 5. questions, she fated that .she did not; personally take issue to the fact that. some ~. .. .
2.5 business items 'had not. appeared on the agenda as targeted; that it was more important
2'7 that the Council b'e responsive.
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29 Council Member Caller-Thompson stated that she and .Council Member Torliatt recently ,
3 o met with visitors to the City f"rom Japan. She. thanked Bill Hammerman and.Chet Smith ,
31 for their efforts in coordinating the events. 'She wanted. an update about the
32 development occurring at fhe intersection of`V1/ashington Street and Adobe Road. She
33 wanted a letter to be sent to the:District Attorney regarding the pending Che.da trial and
3 4. sentencing regarding the spill of 732,000 gallon"s of anirrmal waste. She was in favor of
3,5 a sentence that nuol~ed community service hours and enhancements to an area that
3 6 involved; portion ofi the Cheda property and Lafferty Ranch,.
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3 8 MayorThompson advised that the City Manager and ;the City Attorney were trying to
3 9 reach the. District Attorney on the matter.
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41 Council Member :Caller-Thomson,wanted the letter to address .remuneration to the City
42 for clean up of Washingfon Creek.
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44 Mayor Thompson stated :he was also concerned about the. development o.ccurri~ng at
45 the intersection. of Washington Streef and Adobe Road. He invited Council .Member .
4 6 Caller-Thompson accompany him to review the te:
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1 Council Member Ke ler wanted to~send a request to Farks~and Recreation to put as an
2 .urgency item"fo their agenda the Garfer Field and Kenilworth and.what would the
3 athletic leagues do should the Sc_hoot District decide to sell the properties. The Council
4 needed to do some planning on that`issue-and he`wanted City Management to stay on
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7 Council Member Healy wanted City Managemenf t'o inquire if the restored trolley may
8 be available to be purchased and expressed his inferest in that regard.
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10 VICE MAYORYL9AISON APPOINTMENTS
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12 1. Resolution 00-01 N.C:S. Electing a Vice Mayor
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14 Motion: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Caller-
15 Thompson fo adopt Resolution 00-01 N:C.S. appoint Council Member
16 Pamela Torliatt Vice Mayor for the Year 2000.
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18 2. Resolution 00-02 N.C.S. Approving City Council Liaison Appointments
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2 0 Airport Committee
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2 2 Motion:... Council Member Keller moved., seconded by Torliatt
23 appointing Council Member IVlatt Maguire as the year 2000 Council
24 Liaison to the Airport Commission
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2 6 Motion Passed: 7/0/0
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28 Animal Services:Committee
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3 o Motion: Council, Member Maguire :moved, seconded by Keller
31 appointing Council- Member Hamilton as the year 2000 Council Liaison to
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3s Motion: .. Council Member Maguire_moved, seconded by Cader-
39 Thompson appointing Council Member'Hamilton as the year 2000 Council
4 o Liaison to ,the Library Board.
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1 appointing Councif Member C;ader-Thompson as fhe Year 2000: Council
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2 Liaison to the«Planriing Commissiori`,~ .- .
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6 Council Member Cader-Thompson accepted the appointment p;roviding.she wou_Id have
~ the opportunityao evaluate the work load..of the commission over the nex, t three. (3)
8 months to determine whether or-not she: would be able to continue in that capacity:.
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13 .Recreation Commission
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15 'Motion: Council Member Cader-Thompson moved, seconded by
i5 Hea1y appointing Council Member Torliatt as the year 2000 Council liaison:
17 to the Recreation Commission.
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21 Traffic Committee
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23 Motion: - Council Member Maguire mooed, seconded by Torliatt
2-4: appointing Council Member Hamilton as: the year 2000 Council. liaison to
2 5 the Traffic Committee.
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2 9 3. Resoluti'on.00=03 N'.C:S. Approving 'C.ity'Council Appointments to Citizen
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3 6 Sonoma County Transportation Authority(SCTA) .with Council Member
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4 5 Quality Control Board and asked that this Board be included.
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1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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5 Motion; Council Member Torliatt moved., seconded by Hamilton to
6 accept'the minutes of Septemberwith the following corrections:
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8 Council Member Maguire: Page. 5,, line 17 -add "absent"
9 after the three council mempers names in parenthesis.
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12 Torliatt, after CouncC Men6er Maguire, add "at a Park and
13 Recreation Commission meeting.'`
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16 Mayor Thompson and Council Member Maguire. announced they would not be voting on
17 the acceptance of the minutes, as they had-not attended' the meeting.
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21 Motion; Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Cader-
22 Thompson to accept the minutes of December 13, December 20.
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2 6 COIVSENTCALENDAR
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2 8 Council Member Torliat-t asked that. Consent Items three (3) and' four (4) be removed. for
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31 Motion: .Council Member Torliatt moved,, seconded. by Maguire to
3 2 approve Consent Calendar'items one (1), two (2) and five (5).
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34 1. Resolution 00-04 N.C.S. Approving and Accepting Claims and Bills
35 2, Resolution 00-05 N.C:S. Increasing Engineering .Flans/Inspe'ction Review
3 6 Fees from: Existing 3% to New 4%
37 5. Resolution 00-06 N.C.S. Authorizing„Signing and .Endorsing Checks;
3 8 Authorizing Electronic. Fund Transfers; Authorizing :Deposits and V1lithdrawals, to
3 9 Investment Accounts; Authorizing the City Manager Ito Certify the .Names of the
40 Authorized Persons to the Financial Institution and Repealing Resolution 98-17
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45 Council Member Torliaft stated that in future she wanted City Management to set forth
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3. Resolution. 00-07 N.C.S, Adopting the: Dsadwanfaged Business Enterprise
,Program (D,BE) - 2Q00 .for Federally Funded Projects"". Federally Funded.
Projects Requ"ire that all Recipients of these funds have a DBE Program: The
City's Goal for~pBE" Participation is 10%. This G9aI.Requires a Good Faith Effort
by Contractor`s to Confract 1,.0% of their Work.to DBE Minority Contractors:
Council Member Torliatt inquired if the Airport. Commission' had reviewed .the project.:
Council Member Hamilton replied that.they had:
4. Resoluf_ion 00-0$ N".C.S. Accepting Comp etion of the Aviation Fuel,
System Upgrades at Petaluma Municipal Airport Pr,9ject No. 99.79.
Motion; Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Caller-
Thompson to ;adopt Resolutions, 00-0,7 N.G:S. and" 00-08 N:C:S:. approving
Consent Calendar items three (3), and four"(4) consecutively.
Motion Passed: 7/.0
IVEW BUSINESS~~
6. Resolution 0.0-09 N.C:S. Approving Refuse Collection Rates for Year
2000
The Council concurred that there needed fo community education and incentives to
promote increased consciousness and practices to ree,ycle: They wanted. the waste
management company to"work with City Management to investigate and bring.
proposals back' for"the Council to review"within the ninety-day billing "cycle.
Motion: Council Member Keller moved,. seconded by Maguire t9
adopt Resolution 00=Q9 N.C.S. Approving Refuse Collection Rates fbr
Year 2000 for ninety (90)" days.
Motion Passed: 7-0
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7.. Dscussi9n and Possible Action on Resolution of the .Sonoma County
Transportation, Auth9rity on Transportation Measures "B and C'in the March 20.00_
Election.
Motion: Council Member Maguire mooed, seconded by Kellen adopt
Resolution QO-1`0 N.C.S'. to support'the Resol"uton of Sonoma County
Transportation Authority on"Transportation Measures B and C in the
Match 2000 Election. .
Motion Passed: 5/2 (Healy and Thompson voting; "No")
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Motion: Council Member Torliatt moved seconded by Hamilton to
supp'orf a no vote on Measure B-(Yes is a "No" vote on B)
Motion Passed: 5 /2 (Healy and Thompson voting "No")
Motion: Council Member Torliatt moped, seconded by Maguire to
support a no vote on Measure C - (Yes is a "No" vote on C)
Motion Passed: 5/2 (Healy and Thompson voting "IVo")
Mayor Thompson adjourned the meeting at 5:00 P.M. to Closed Session
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Rich Rudnansky announced the following items to be addressed in
Closed Session:
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government
Code Section. 54956:8. Property: 4104 Lakeville Highway (APN's 017-170-002 and 06.8-
010-026) Negotiating Parfy: Frederick. C. Stouder. Under Negotiation: Price, Terms or
Payment or Both. (.Gray Property)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL C.O.UN.SEL, ANTICfPATED LITIGATION, Initiation of
Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (c) of Government code. Section 54956.9 (1 Potential
Case)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957. Title: City Attorney
ADJOURN 6:00 P.M.
Council adjourned the Closed Session at 6:00 P.M. to have dinner at Cucina Paradiso.
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RECONVENE
The City Council reconvened its Regular Meeting at 7:00 P:M. on this date.in the
Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
Present: Cader-Thompson; Hamilton; Healy; Keller; Maguire; Thompson; Torliatt.
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5 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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7 At the request of Mayor Thompson, Bill Hammerman, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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9 MOMENT OF SILENCE
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11 At the request of .Mayor Thompson, a Moment of Silence was: observed.
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13 PUBLIC COMMENTS
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15 Geoff Cartwright 56 Rocca .Drive: spoke regarding reconstruction and widening.
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i7 Bill .Hammerman 433 Black Oak Drive - PefalumaNet spoke regarding the. visit: by the
18 Japanese defegation ;to learn snore about Community Networking and thanked~.Council
19 Member Torliatt, Council Member Caller-Thompson, and City Manager-Fred Stouder
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22 Victor Chechanover 2301 .Marylyn Circle spoke about water bill notices containing
2 3 important information. He wanted the City~to add its website address to the bill... He
24 asked Council to address hung wage of a meeting and that the City `review'salaries-`and
2 5 align with the. living wage..
27. Beth Meredith 104 -.5th Street announced the schedule, titles and ponsoring groups of
28 the Friday Night Film :Group at 7:00 F.M. in the Council Chambers an'd that-was free to
2 9 'the public.
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31 Terence Garvey. 83 Maria Drive spoke. regarding the wastewater recycle plant.and
32 potentialfor irregularities'in the'process~.
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3 6 Council Member Maguire noted that Mr. Garvey's cornme.nts were unfounded..
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3 8 City Manager Stouder noted that Monfgomery United Water chose not to make a bid on
3 9 the project.
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41 Council Member Hamilton had attended one of ;the Friday night film sexies. [on
42 sustai:nability] and reported that the quality of the films'.was good and that-. because :of
43' the.level of community participation it was agood .use of the Council Chambers to show
44 the films there. She wished the community a Happy ..New Year and`stated, that her
45 decisions this year would be with a consciousness of the year 2:100.
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47 Co.uneil Member Keller, with reference to development on Adobe Road; wanted City.
4 8 Management to cheek into the. water quality with. the increase of .pavement in the area.
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1 relative to runoff controls being provided for on the. surface,., He also `wanted City
2 Management to investigate what amount of total °acreage ofi new pave.merit would
3 cause an increase 'in pollutants downstream and address these issues with the County
4 due to the impact-of projects in .their jurisdiction thatimpact Petaluma.
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6 Council Member Healy announced that the Democratic Clab was hosting a candidates'
7 debate to be held on Wednesday, January 1'~2, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers
8 between the eight (8) candidates for the Sixth District Assembly seat.
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10 COUNCIL AN® CITY MANAGEMENT REPORTS
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14 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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16 8. Discussion and Possible .Action on Resolution 00-11 N.C.S. Request for
17 the 1Nritten'Endorsement of the Petaluma City Council for the Campaign to
18 Defeat the Knighf Initiative:, which''is on the March 2000 Ballot.
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2 o Maddy Hirshfield, No on KnightLProposition 22 Committee, Sonoma County - 380 Tilton
21 Road, Sebastopol spoke against the Knight '.Initiative, and encouraged Council to vote
22 "No" on the Knight`initiative, Proposition 22.
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24 Kurtis Kearl 812 Elm Drive spoke in opposition of the Council endorsing a "No" vote on
2 5 Knight Initiative, ~Propo`sifion 22.
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27 Beth Grimes 1629 Saint Anne Way;-;Men and Women for Race and Gender Equality
28 spoke against the Knight Initiative, and encouraged Council'to vote "No" on the Knight.
29 initiative., Proposition 22.
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31 Terence .Garvey 83 Maria Drive spoke in opposition ofi the Council endorsing a "No"
32 vote on Knight Initiative, Proposition 22.
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34 Diane Giles 4754 Hidden Oaks Hidden Oaks Road, Santa Rosa spoke .against-the
3:5 Knight,lnitiative; and encouraged Council to vote "No" on the Knight initiative,.
3 6 Proposition 22.
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3S Victor Chechanover 2301 Marylyn Circle spoke against°the Knight lnitative; and
39 encouraged Council fo vote "No" on the Knight initiative,; Proposition 22.
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44 Jim Spahr Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Capri Avenue P. O: Box
45 2626 spoke against,tlie Knight Initiative, and encouraged Councifto vote "No" on the
46 Knight initiative, Proposition 22.
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1 Pat V1Fiman 34.3.,Keller Street spoke against the Knight Initiative, and, encouraged
2 Council. to vote "No" :o.n the Knight m'itative; Proposition 22.
4 Hal Campbell 626 Searles ~1N,ayspoke against th,e_ Knight Initiative,. and encouraged
5 Council to vote "No" on the Knight mitiative~ Proposition 22:
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7 Barry Busewitz 315 Sixth Street spoke against the„Knight Initiative and encouraged.
8 Council to vote '`Nq'' on the `Knight initiative Proposition 22,
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10 Council Members Hamilton, Keller, and. Maguire poke in opposition of the'Knight
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Motions Council Member Maguire: moved, seconded Keller to: adopt.
Resolution: 00-11 :N.C.S. to provide a Wriften Endorsement of the
Petaluma City Council #or'the Campaign fo Defeat the Knight, Initiative..
17 Council Member Healy was reluctant to take position :on issues that,we,re: outside the
18 scope of the busihess of thsjurisdiction's responsibilities. He indicated that he wanted
19 Council to,address at,a retreat discus~s.ion and endorsement of issues oufside
2 o jurisdictional boundaries. He supported the resolution,
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22 Council Member Tbrlatt believed that as an elected, leader'°that all citizens were
23 welcome in the community. She would vote in support of the "No" on Knight, Initiative.
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2;5 Council Member .Caller-Thompson was of the :opinion that'it was ~a Council ;matter to
2°6 take a positio."r on issues that involved civil Liberties and she would support a "No" vote
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29 Mayor Thomeson was not clear that this was the. purview of this Council:. After;listenng
30 to the public and Council colleagues, he supported a "No'' vote on the Knight Lnitiative.
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3 4 Recess: 8.20. P.M.
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3 6 Reconvene: 8:30 P.M.
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3 8 9., Discussion antl'P:ossible Action Regarding ;Selection Pr..ocess :for
39 Professional C.on"tract Services :for Pre aration and Com letion of'the R:et'aluma
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4 0 General .Plan ,200:0-.-2020 (Tuffi)
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42 Director of General,Pl_an Administration :Pamela Tuft reviewed the background of~the
43 project from .January 1998 to present and provided a host of'options for Council to
44 provide.direction to move. the process#orward.
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1 Public Comment
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3 Geoff Cartwright 56 Rocca Drive spoke. regarding alternative. 2, 3 and 5 and indicated
4 that three million dollars ($3 million) was the best direction Council should provide.
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6 Bruce Hagen 145 Grevillia Drive spoke regarding sustainability. He felt it should not be
~ a chapter in the plan but a conscious, comprehensive tone during the planning process.
8 He asked for Council's support to a proposal he had made and delivered to them prior
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11 The Council concurred to endorse Mr. Hagen's Proposal..
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13 Councih Member Maguire asked that City Management speak with Ned Orreft as a
14 participant in #he~"process.; that he may be able to serve with compensation as a
15 SustainabilityOfficer `in the development of the General Plan.
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17 Council concurred that City Management move forward with items numbered 1, 4, 5
18 and' 6 and options 'as indicated in the. staff report.
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