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 April 25, 2023
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Harvey called the meeting to order at 6:00pm.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Susan Harvey Mayor Present
Laura Sparks Vice Mayor Present
Ben Ford Councilmember Present
Sylvia Lemus Councilmember Present
Kay Rivers Councilmember Present
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, 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 - APR 11, 2023 6:00 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Laura Sparks, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
AYES: Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Lemus, Rivers
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. PROCLAMATIONS
A. PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI RECOGNIZING APRIL 2023 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH Representatives from Verity accepted the proclamation.
Councilmembers comment.
No public comment.
7. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA (ACTION)
Mayor Harvey announced that item 11A would be continued to a future meeting.
8. CITIZEN BUSINESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
9. CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION)
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Laura Sparks, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
AYES: Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Lemus, Rivers
A. SUPPORT FOR MAYORS MONARCH BUTTERFLY PLEDGE
10. DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
11. REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
A. APPOINTMENT OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONER
Item was continued to May 9th.
B. ANNUAL POLICE CHIEF REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
Presentation by Chief of Police Michael Parish.
Councilmembers comment.
Public Comment:
Carol Williams of Cotati
Adrienne Lauby of Cotati
Mel Browning of Cotati
Jessica Needham of Cotati
City Council requested the following for the Annual Police Report next year or midyear:
· Breakdown of traffic stops in mechanical vs. safety stops · Outcome of targeted environment efforts (Downtown trucks, speeding, pedestrian enforcement, etc.)
· Liked comparison to other Sonoma County cities but would like to also see statistics for California overall and some other comparable cities outside of Sonoma County.
Despite the various factors that can affect the accuracy of the stop numbers by ethnicity, continue to critically review the data and how it might inform ways to improve how we serve the community. If possible, for 2022, look at police data outside of RIPA to understand the general percentage of contacts that are Cotati residents versus non-residents. There was speculation that stops may be related to poverty level and how pre-textual stops may bias towards this.
As more data is available, would like to see more granular data on what happens after a stop, perhaps working with the Sonoma County Public Safety Consortium for data analysis. Would like to discuss civilian review of citizen complaints to bolster public trust in outcomes; likely to be further discussed as part of options around civilian Cotati City Council Minutes April 25, 2023
oversight. Look into the possibility of a "fix-it fund" to help repair minor mechanical or registration issues on vehicles for lower income citizens.
C. COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON POTENTIAL REACH CODE RELATED TO
ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDINGS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
Presentation by Associate Planner Autumn Buss.
Councilmembers comment.
Public Comment:
Laurie-Ann Barbour of Cotati
The City Council agreed with the staff recommendations, with the following comments:
· Council would like to implement the EV charging requirements prior to the midcycle building code update at Tier 1 Cal Green. · All Electric vs. Electric Ready: For remodels, would like to see electric ready required, prohibit plumbing new gas appliances, but allow existing gas appliances to remain.
· Blanket exception for propane powered generators.
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 meetings.
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
16. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Harvey adjourned the meeting at 9:46pm.
/s/ Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk