Meeting
CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA 
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL & 
PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY (PCDSA)
 
MAYOR
Kevin McDonnell

COUNCIL MEMBERS
Brian Barnacle
Janice Cader Thompson (Vice Mayor)
Mike Healy
Karen Nau
Dennis Pocekay
John Shribbs (Vice Mayor)

CITY MANAGER
Peggy Flynn

CITY CLERK
Caitlin Corley

CITY ATTORNEY
Eric W. Danly		 COUNCIL MEETINGS
1st and 3rd Mondays of each month
City Hall Council Chamber
11 English Street
Petaluma, CA 94952










CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone (707)-778-4360
[email protected]
cityofpetaluma.org
AGENDA PACKET
Monday, July 15, 2024
6:30 PM
 
Pilot Hybrid Meeting Format
City Council meetings are currently being held in a pilot hybrid format, by virtual teleconference as well as in-person. Teleconference login information and instructions on how to participate and provide public comment for virtual meetings are available in each specific meeting agenda.

How to Observe and/or Participate and Provide Public Comment at a Meeting
Attend In-Person: Petaluma City Council Chamber located at 11 English Street, Petaluma, CA. Please fill out a speaker card for each item you wish to speak on, and place in the speaker card box next to the City Clerk.
At this time, the City is temporarily suspending virtual participation by Zoom at Council meetings and will re-evaluate at a future date.
Observe Virtually via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89000859606   
Observe via Telephone:  One tap mobile: +16694449171,,89000859606# or dial 1 (669) 444-9171 Meeting ID: 890 0085 9606
Watch on TV: Comcast channel 28, U-Verse channel 099

Submit written public comment: e-mail comments to [email protected] or submit your comment online through the agenda portal. Comments that are received at least two hours prior to the meeting, will be distributed to the Mayor and City Councilmembers and placed on the City's website as part of the agenda packet for the meeting. Comments received after the cutoff time will be posted online and made part of the record the next business day.

Closed Captioning/Live Transcription
This meeting will be transcribed live via the Zoom platform. In-person attendees will be able to see the transcription at the bottom of the screens in the Council Chamber and City Hall. Zoom attendees with a Zoom version 5.0.2 or higher will be able to see the transcription at the bottom of their personal zoom screen. Learn more at https://support.zoom.us/.

Decorum
The Mayor has the authority to rule any speaker out of order, including speakers during the General Public Comment period, if the subject raised is not within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, or during a public hearing or a general business item if the speaker is not presenting testimony or evidence relevant to the matter or if the speaker becomes disruptive to the proceedings and conduct of the meeting. The Mayor also has the authority to order any person who willfully interrupts the meeting to be removed. All persons are expected to conduct themselves with civility and courtesy at all times. All persons giving comments shall speak directly to the Council and address issues, not individuals. Personal attacks, cursing and outbursts from the audience in support or opposition to a speaker are not tolerated in order to foster an environment where everyone feels welcome to speak.

Animals in Council Chamber
No animals shall be allowed at or brought in to a public meeting by any person except (i) as to members of the public or City staff utilizing the assistance of a service animal, which is defined as a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability, or (ii) as to police officers utilizing the assistance of a dog(s) in law enforcement duties.
 
REGULAR SESSION - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
  •     ROLL CALL
  •     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  •     MOMENT OF SILENCE
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
During General Public Comment, the public is invited to make comments on items of public interest that are within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction and that are not listed on the current agenda.  Public comments are limited up to three minutes per person. Depending on the number of persons wishing to address the Council, time will be allocated in equal shares totaling no more than twenty minutes, subject to the Council’s discretion (Cal. Gov’t. Code §54954.3(a), Petaluma City Council Rules, Policies and Procedures, III).
COUNCIL COMMENT
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of July 1, 2024
2.
Tentative Agenda for City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of August 5, 2024 and Significant Agenda Items for Jul-Sep 2024
3.
Accepting Completion of the Payran-Madison Trenchless Sewer Main Replacement Project (C66402245) by K.J. Woods Construction, Inc.
4.
Resolution Amending the Classification and Compensation Plan by Revising the Pay Ranges of Unit 8 Positions
5.
Adoption (Second Reading) of Ordinance No. 2892 N.C.S. Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Lease Amendment With Basin Street Properties for 2,789 Square Feet of Additional Office Space for Fire Department Administrative Offices at 161 2nd St
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
6.
Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinances to Change Certain Appropriations for the Operations of the City of Petaluma from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024; Resolution Authorizing the Commitment and Release of various General Fund Reserves for Specific Uses and Finding that this Action is Not a Project Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(B)(5).
7.
Resolution Adopting the City’s Expense Reimbursement Policy for City Councilmembers Pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code § 53232 through § 53232.4 and training pursuant to AB 1234 and Repealing and Replacing Resolution No. 2003-045 N.C.S.
8.
Resolution Appointing Individuals to Public Safety Advisory Committee, Tree Advisory Committee, and Historic and Cultural Preservation Committee
9.
Resolution to Approve the Ballot Argument for Measure XX, entitled “An Ordinance of the City of Petaluma Replacing the Existing Petaluma Urban Growth Boundary to Modify Existing References to Specific Possible Expansion Areas, Modify Criteria Specific to Transit Oriented Development, and Extend the Term of the Petaluma Urban Growth Boundary through December 31, 2050”
10.
Resolution Affirming Support of Farms, Ranches, and Agricultural Operations and Businesses in Petaluma and Sonoma County and Opposing Measure J
ADJOURNMENT
     
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (707) 778-4360 (voice) or (707) 778-4480 (TDD).  Translators, American Sign Language interpreters, and/or assistive listening devices for individuals with hearing disabilities will be available upon request.  A minimum of 48 hours is needed to ensure the availability of translation services. In consideration of those with multiple chemical sensitivities or other environmental illness, it is requested that you refrain from wearing scented products.   

The City Clerk hereby certifies that this agenda has been posted in accordance with the requirements of the Government Code. 

In accordance with Government Code §54957.5, any materials of public record relating to an agenda item for a regular meeting of the City Council that are provided to a majority of the members less than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available immediately online as part of the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofpetaluma.org/meetings and at the City Clerk’s Office, 11 English Street, during normal business hours. Materials of public record that are distributed during the meeting shall be made available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the City or a member of its legislative/advisory body, or the next business day after the meeting if prepared by some other person.

If you challenge the land use and zoning actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.		 ADA Logo