Meeting
CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA 
REGULAR MEETING OF THE General Plan Advisory Committee
 
GPAC VOLUNTEER MEMBERS
Stephanie Blake
Mary Dooley
Jessie Feller
David Alden
Ali Gaylord
Erin Chmielewski
Roberto Rosila Mares
Yensi Jacobo
Roger Leventhal
Iliana Inzunza Madrigal
Joshua Riley Simmons
Bill Wolpert
Kris Rebillot
Phil Boyle
Bill Rinehart
Lizzie Wallack
Brent Newell
Elda Vazquez-Izaguirre
Sharon Kirk		                                         MEETINGS
3rd Thursday of each month
Petaluma Community Center
320 North McDowell Boulevard
Petaluma, CA 94954




CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone (707)-778-4367
Fax (707)-778-4473
[email protected]
cityofpetaluma.org




STAFF CONTACT
Brian Oh, Community Development Director
AGENDA
Thursday, April 18, 2024
6:30 PM
 


ADVISORY NOTICE 
City of Petaluma General Plan Advisory Committee meetings will not be physically open to the public and all Committee members will be teleconferencing into the meeting via Zoom.

How to Observe and/or Participate
Participate via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91211018537 (use raise hand feature to speak) 
Call In via Telephone: 1-669-900-9128, meeting ID: 912 1101 8537 (dial *9 to raise hand to speak) 
Watch on TV: Comcast channel 28, U-Verse channel 099 

How to Submit Public Comment 
Members of the public may provide written comment by emailing Heather Gurewitz at [email protected]. Comments that are received before 4:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be distributed to Committee Members and placed on the agenda on the City’s website as part of the public record for the meeting, otherwise the comments will be distributed and posted online following the meeting.

Closed Captioning/Live Transcription
This meeting will be transcribed live via the Zoom platform. 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/.

How to Speak Live at a Meeting
Members of the public may address Committee Members during the teleconference meeting only.

Tips for Attending a Virtual Meeting: https://cityofpetaluma.org/tips-for-attending-a-virtual-meeting/
 
 
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
ROLL CALL, LOGISTICS AND MEETING OVERVIEW
3.
PROJECT AND STAFF UPDATES
a.
Updates on initiatives related to the General Plan Update (GPU).
b.
Clarifying questions from GPAC members.
4.
UPDATES FROM POLICY FRAMEWORK WORKING GROUPS
a.
Reports from each Working Group on their review progress and discussion of next steps.
b.
Clarifying questions from GPAC members.
c.
Public comment
5.
GPAC INVOLVEMENT IN UPCOMING OUTREACH EVENTS
Discussion of opportunities for GPAC members to participate as ambassadors in the upcoming General Plan outreach events in order to be engaged in discussing and gathering feedback from the public.
6.
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).
7.
COMMITTEE MEMBER GENERAL COMMENT
Open time for thoughts, reflection, and closing comments from GPAC members.
8.
WRAP-UP
9.
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE:  The Committee/Commission 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 that are provided to a majority of the Committee/Commission members less than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available online with the agenda packet at cityofpetaluma.com/meetings. 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. 
AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT ACCOMMODATIONS:  Any member of the public who needs accommodations should email the Committee Clerk at [email protected] or by calling 707-778-4319. The Committee Clerk will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests  ADA Logo