MINUTES
JOINT MEETING OF THE COTATI CITY COUNCIL AND THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE FORMER COTATI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY City Council Chamber, City Hall 201 W. Sierra Avenue
Tuesday November 22, 2022
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Mark Landman Mayor Present
Susan Harvey Vice Mayor Present
Laura Sparks Councilmember Present
Ben Ford Councilmember Present
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 Administrative Services Angela Courter, Director of Community Development Noah Housh, Senior Planner JP Harries
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 - NOV 8, 2022 6:00 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Susan Harvey, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
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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. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA (ACTION)
7. CITIZEN BUSINESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
8. CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION)
Councilmember Sparks requested to pull item 8C. Mayor Landman added the item to the regular calendar.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Susan Harvey, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
A. POLICE BUILDING SURVEILLANCE CAMERA REPLACEMENT AND
UPDATE
B. SMART GRANT APPLICATION SUPPORT LETTER
9. DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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None
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS (ACTION)
A. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE THAT
REMOVES THE USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE NM AND NU RESIDENTIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS AND REVISES THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESULT: INTRODUCED [UNANIMOUS]
Next: 12/13/2022 6:00 PM
MOVER: Susan Harvey, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Laura Sparks, Councilmember
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
Presentation by Senior Planner JP Harries
Councilmembers comment.
No public comment.
B. ADOPTION OF THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Susan Harvey, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: John C. Moore, Councilmember
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
Presentation by Director of Community Development Noah Housh.
Councilmembers comment.
No public comment.
11. REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
8. C. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY'S
LAND USE CODE TO FACILITATE URBAN AGRICULTURE
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
SECONDER: Susan Harvey, Vice Mayor
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
Councilmember Sparks asked staff a question about Veronda-Falletti Ranch.
A. DIRECTION ON CITY SEAL
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Presentation by City Manager Damien O'Bid.
Councilmembers comment.
Public Comment:
Adrienne Lauby of Cotati
Kay Rivers of Cotati
Council provided direction to staff and the graphic artist to design a preliminary seal centering on a nature theme, with a hexagonal shape and potentially an element/texture to tie the seal to local Native history.
B. CITY COUNCIL UPDATED TEAM BUILDING PROPOSAL
Presentation by City Manager Damien O'Bid.
Councilmembers comment.
Public Comment:
Adrienne Lauby of Cotati
Council clarified that the team building activities will be separate from strategic planning, with the intent to help build rapport/understand goals while serving on City Council.
C. EQUITY AD HOC REPORT AND NEXT STEPS
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
SECONDER: Laura Sparks, Councilmember
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
Presentation by City Manager Damien O'Bid.
Councilmembers comment
Public Comment:
Kay Rivers of Cotati
Adrienne Lauby of Cotati
Marjorie Crump-Shears of Cotati
Merith Weisman of Cotati
Council was supportive of the equity measures recommended by the ad-hoc committee, and provided specific feedback on some of the measures:
Event Grant Process
-The applied rubric must meet the goals of Council
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-Support neighborhood groups in Cotati
-Grant for funding of first year of the event, possible sliding scale for future years Spanish Language Access to Newsletter
-Incorporate a QR code on printed newsletter, to go straight to version posted to City website in Spanish
Spanish Language Access to City Social Media
-Important to continue to explore ways translate emergency information on Nixle as quickly as possible.
Increase Participation at Police Beat Meetings
-Flyer advertising meeting should say "You are in Beat X, the meeting is here (location)," and be distributed to that beat ahead of the meeting.
Anti-Bias and Equitable Interview Practices Training
-Council expressed support for the training, and expressed support for attorney trainers, given the complexity of employment law.
D. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE KOTATE PARK
REVITALIZATION PROJECT TO OAK GROVE CONSTRUCTION
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Susan Harvey, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: John C. Moore, Councilmember
AYES: Landman, Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Moore
Presentation by Director of Public Works/City Engineer Craig Scott Councilmembers comment.
No public comment.
12. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Report by City Manager Damien O'Bid.
13. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Councilmembers report out on local and regional events and committees.
14. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
No public comment.
15. INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
A. INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
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16. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Landman adjourned the meeting at 10:10pm.