MINUTES
JOINT MEETING OF THE COTATI CITY COUNCIL AND THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE FORMER COTATI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Tuesday March 22, 2022
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Mark Landman Mayor Remote
Susan Harvey Vice Mayor Remote
Laura Sparks Councilmember Remote
Ben Ford Councilmember Remote
John C. Moore Councilmember Remote
Staff present: City Attorney John Bakker, City Manager Damien O’Bid, Deputy City Clerk Kevin Patterson, Police Chief Michael Parish, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Craig Scott, Director of Community Development Noah Housh, Associate Planner Autumn Buss
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND NOTICE OF WAIVING OF READING OF ALL
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES INTRODUCED AND/OR ADOPTED
UNDER THIS AGENDA (ACTION)
A. COTATI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING - MAR 8, 2022 6:00 PM No public comment
RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Susan Harvey, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cotati City Council Minutes March 22, 2022
A. Meeting Orientation for New Attendees/Viewers. In conformance with the Brown Act and the adopted City Council Rules, the meeting agenda includes items labeled as Action Items, where the City Council will consider the item and citizens are afforded the opportunity to provide comments relevant to the item being discussed. The meeting agenda also includes a Citizens Business item, which is the designated place on the agenda where citizens have the right to say whatever they wish.
The City Council may, or may not, choose to respond to comments, as the Government Code allows. However, if the City Council declines to respond, it should not be perceived as giving credence to or agreeing with any statements that the City Council or its members believe are incorrect, misinformed or purposefully biased.
B. Measure S supports police services, a variety of recreation programs for all ages, and the maintenance of our streets, parks, and public buildings. See details on the web at cotaticity.org
C. Citizens interested in receiving City of Cotati community alerts via text or email are encouraged to sign up with Nixle by downloading the Everbridge app from the IOS or Android app store or by texting your zip code (94931) to 888777.
D. Like always, we love to hear from you, so please feel free to contact the City at 707- 792-4600 or [email protected]. If you have a non-emergency issue after normal business hours, you can contact us at 707-792-4611 and of course if you have an emergency, please contact 9-1-1. Continue to look for updates on the City's website and social media channels available on Facebook, Instagram, Nixle, and Nextdoor.
6. PROCLAMATIONS
A. PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI
DECLARING NATIONAL SURVEYORS WEEK
Bruce Johnson, Licensed Land Surveyor with Sonoma County Water Agency, receives the proclamation
7. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA (ACTION)
No changes
No public comment
8. CITIZEN BUSINESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
Public comment:
Neil Hancock of Cotati
9. CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION)
Cotati City Council Minutes March 22, 2022
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Susan Harvey, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
A. CONSIDER AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE WEST SIDE STREET
PROJECT TO ACCOUNT FOR EXTRA WORK
B. APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, AND
ACCEPT THE ASSOCIATED DEDICATION OF EASEMENTS FOR PUBLIC
PURPOSES FOR THE SANDELL DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE PROJECT LOCATED AT 380 BLODGETT STREET
C. AWARD OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE OLD
REDWOOD HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FLOW IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
10. DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (ACTION)
A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI
ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 (LAND USE) OF THE COTATI
MUNICIPAL CODE TO SUPPORT URBAN AGRICULTURE
Presentation by Associate Planner Autumn Buss
Councilmembers comment
Public comment:
Joan of Cotati
jibril
Merlin Coleman of Cotati
Britta Baskerville of Cotati
DJ Ryberg of Cotati
Jenny Blaker of Cotati
Amy Lyman of Cotati
Laurie-Ann Barbour of Cotati
Reyna Yagi of Cotati
Maddy Hirshfield of Cotati
Dustin DeMatteo
Wendy Krupnick of Cotati
After a lengthy discussion, the City Council tabled the proposed urban agriculture ordinance and directed staff to hold a public workshop with the City Council to discuss options and seek to gain a consensus before updating the ordinance and Cotati City Council Minutes March 22, 2022
returning to Planning Commission and City Council. The City Council asked staff to go beyond normal public noticing and specifically notice residents in the RR and RVL zones for the public workshop. Staff stated that it would be about 60 days to prepare and return for a public workshop.
General concepts for further development and discussion at the public workshop included:
1. Look at the potential for two categories of urban agricultural (details for discussion purposes only):
a. Limited Agriculture. Permitted by right. No mechanical equipment (other than normal residential landscape equipment), temporary farm stands (1x or 2x per week, max with defined hours allowed), a maximum size of ½-1 acre).
Apply to RR, RVL zones; potentially other zones. Noise regulated per existing noise regulations. Likely no changes to existing animal/chicken limits.
Accessory structures per existing code.
b. Intensive Agriculture. Only RR or RVL zones. Research potential limits around maximum animals/chickens, agricultural accessory structures in other jurisdictions for discussion. This model could only be permitted through a CUP process, including any activities that exceed permissive residential agricultural activities, including limits defined in Limited Agriculture.
2. Community Gardens. Permitted by right in all zones. Need to clearly define that community gardens are not for-sale (not commercial), but personal use or exchange of products only. Cannot exceed the limits of Limited Agricultural activities.
3. Need to ensure effective nuisance abatement process for all cases.
12. REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
A. 2021 HOUSING ANNUAL PRODUCTION REPORT (APR) AND
INFORMATIONAL UPDATE
Presentation by Director of Community Development Noah Housh Councilmembers comment
No public comment
B. DISCUSS FORMAT OF FUTURE CITY MEETINGS
Presentation by City Manager Damien O'Bid
Councilmembers comment
Public Comment:
Laurie-Ann Barbour of Cotati
Cotati City Council Minutes March 22, 2022
Consensus is to wait on holding in-person/hybrid meetings until the Sonoma County Health Officer lifts the social distancing recommendations for public meetings.
13. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Report by City Manager Damien O'Bid
14. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Councilmembers report out on local and regional meetings and events
15. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
No public comment
16. INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
17. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION TOPICS/ADJOURNMENT TO
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Landman adjourns to closed session
A. 3588 : UNREPRESENTED AGREEMENT UPDATE
18. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Landman announces that there is nothing to report out of closed session
19. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Landman adjourns the meeting at 10:34pm