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

CITY MANAGER
Peggy Flynn

CITY CLERK
Kami Noriega (Interim)

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
REVISED 8/3/2023
Monday, August 07, 2023
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.
Attend Virtually via Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84236109015 (Use raise hand feature to speak)
Call- In via Telephone:  One tap mobile : 16694449171,,84236109015# or dial 1 (669) 444-9171 Meeting ID: 842 3610 9015 (dial *9 to raise hand to speak)
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)
Memorandum from Councilmembers Healy and Nau
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).
General public comment – Andree’ Langlois
General public comment – Belinda Burnside
General public comment – Carol Isaak
General public comment – Dan Dudley
General public comment – David Smith & family
General public comment – FACTS
General Public comment – Graig & Trinnette Nelson
General public comment –  Greg Gilmore
General public comment – Jay Steward
General public comment – Jenny Clark
General public comment – Jerol O’Hare
General public comment – Josh Lincecum
General public comment – Judith Allewelt
General public comment – Julia Allen
General public comment – Karen Guma
General public comment – Katherine Bobrowski
General public comment – Kim & Sally Hanson
General public comment – Nancy Rosentreter
General public comment – Shelley & Jeffrey Roden
General public comment – Sherry Sandberg
General public comment – Susan Thompson
COUNCIL COMMENT
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of July 17, 2023
2.
Tentative Agenda for City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of September 11, 2023
3.
Resolution Awarding Contract for the Payran-Madison Trenchless Sewer Main Replacement Project (C66402245) to K.J. Woods Construction, Inc.
4.
Resolution to Receive and File the City Treasurer’s Quarterly Report Dated March 31, 2023
5.
Resolution Accepting Claims and Bills for April, May, and June 2023
6.
Resolution to Approve PPAC Recommended Expenditure for Artwork Acquisition from the Mary Fuller McChesney Estate and Contract for Artwork Installation, Transportation, and Conservation from the City’s Public Art Fund
7.
Resolution Accepting Completion of the Pavement Restoration FY 20/21 and 21/22 Project by Dryco Construction, Inc.
8.
Resolution Authorizing the City of Petaluma to Accept a Grant Award from the California Energy Commission to Automate Small Residential Solar Permits
9.
Resolution Authorizing Award of Contract for Phase 3 of the Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility Tertiary Treatment Expansion Project - Filter Additions and Miscellaneous Improvements to C. Overaa & Co. – CONTINUED FROM 7/17 TO 8/7
10.
Resolution Authorizing and Eliminating the Position or Funding Allocations Associated with the Adopted Fiscal Year 23/24 Budget by: 1) Authorizing the Position Allocations of 1.5 Administrative Assistants, One (1) Associate Civil Engineer, Two (2) Business Systems Analysts, One (1) Deputy Director of Operations, One (1) Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation, One (1) Environmental Services Analyst, One (1) Facilities Supervisor; One (1) Fire Captain, Four (4) Human Resources Analyst I/IIs,  One (1) Information Technology Specialist II, Two (2) Management Analyst I/IIs, One (1) Management Analyst I/II Limited Term, One (1) Parks Maintenance Worker I/II, One (1) Police Sergeant, One (1) Senior Civil Engineer, One (1) Senior Facilities Technician, Three (3) Senior Management Analysts, One (1) Utility Technician, and One (1) Water Service Representative and 2) Eliminating the Position or Funding Allocations of Three (3) Management Analyst IIs, 3.8 Human Resources Specialists, One (1) Administrative Assistant Confidential
11.
Resolution Amending the Classification and Compensation Plan by 1) Revising the Classification Specifications for Management Analyst I and Management Analyst II and Combining them into One Single Classification Specification of Management Analyst I/II and 2) Revising the Classification Specification for Senior Management Analyst
12.
Resolution Authorizing a Change Order to the Contract for the Community Baseball Diamond Project, Public Contract No. C14501607 – PUBLISHED 8/3
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
13.
Receive and Review FY23 Annual Military Equipment Use Report and Renew Ordinance No. 2818 N.C.S., which Approved Petaluma Police Department’s Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition, and Use Policy 709, (Use Policy) in Compliance with California Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481) (Continued from July 10, 2023) and Introduction of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Petaluma to Approve Petaluma Police Department Policy 709 and 613 Pertaining to the Use and  the Acquisition of seven (7) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Also Known as Drones, and the Acquisition of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle UGV, Also Known as a Robot – CONTINUED FROM 7/10 TO 8/7
14.
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit Comments of the Petaluma City Council to the Presiding Judge of the Sonoma County Superior Court Concerning the Findings and Recommendations of the Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury 2023 Report Entitled “Outsourcing Petaluma Planning Department" (In Accordance With California Penal Code Sections 933 and 933.05) – PUBLISHED 8/3
15.
Public Hearing on Water and Wastewater Services Charges and Resolution Adopting a New Rate Schedule for Water Service Repealing and Replacing Resolution 2017-076 N.C.S. and the Resolution Adopting a New Rate Schedule for Wastewater Service Repealing and Replacing Resolution 2017-075 N.C.S.
16.
Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Amended and Restated Lease Agreement With Sonoma County Library for Use of the Library at 100 Fairgrounds Drive
17.
Resolution Appointing a Voting Delegate and Alternate for the League of California Cities 2023 Annual Conference – ITEM ADDED 8/3
ADJOURNMENT
     
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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.		 ADA Logo