AGENDA
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, May 09, 2023
9:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
The Cotati City Council welcomes you to its meetings that are generally scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Your interest and participation are encouraged and appreciated.
City Council meeting agendas, minutes and recordings are posted on the City’s Meeting Portal at www.cotaticity.org. For questions about the agenda or to receive the City Council agenda by e-mail, contact the Deputy City Clerk at [email protected] or 707-665-3622.
Cotati City Council Meetings will be conducted in person in the Council Chamber. To guarantee your ability to participate, you must attend the meeting in person. As a courtesy to the public, the City allows citizens the opportunity to view and offer public comments virtually through Zoom Online video conferencing platform. Technical difficulties may occur that make the Zoom platform unavailable. If Zoom is unavailable, the meeting will continue. So participants considering using Zoom should consider attending in person, if they desire to ensure their ability to view the meeting and offer public comments.
Subject to the above disclaimer, Zoom Online video conferencing is available to watch or listen in the following ways:
1. Using the following online livestream meeting portal link: https://cotaticity.primegov.com/public/portal
2. Cable T.V. Broadcast, local channel 28
Members of the public can participate in the meeting online by clicking the link below:
If you do not have the ability to join online, but would like to participate in the meeting, you can call into the meeting using your telephone, by dialing one of the following numbers and entering the meeting credentials:
Webinar ID: Passcode:
+1 (669) 900-6833 or +1 (346) 248-7799 or +1 (253) 215-8782 or +1 (301) 715-8592 or +1 (312) 626-6799 or +1 (929) 436-2866 Attendees may join the meeting any time after 5:45pm. Attendees will be muted until they are called upon for Public Comment. To make a public comment, use the “raise hand” icon on your smart device or desktop computer, or dial *9 if you are using just your telephone. Please listen carefully for the Mayor or City Clerk to address you by name (or phone number) and for the audible Zoom notification that you have been unmuted. Once you begin your public comment, your three minutes will begin.
If you would prefer to submit your public comment in writing, please email your comments to [email protected]. If you are commenting on a specific agenda item or items, please state the agenda item number(s) in the subject line of the email. All comments received via email will be provided to the City Council or Planning Commission in writing and included as part of the record of the meeting.
Notice is hereby given that Council may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on this agenda.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Cotati City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for inspection in the online Meeting Portal at www.cotaticity.org and in the City Manager’s office located at 201 West Sierra Avenue, Cotati, California, during the City’s posted business hours.
Disabled Accommodation: Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate formats to persons with disabilities as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should contact the Deputy City Clerk at (707) 665-3622 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
Rules of Decorum: To avoid distraction, the following meeting etiquette shall be enforced.
Cotati City Council Agenda May 09, 2023
• Silence electronic devices, including cell phones.
• Audience members are advised to keep conversations to a minimum or conduct them outside the building. • Photographs or video recordings using tri-pods or other means that would be distracting are to be taken only from the designated media area. • The Presiding Officer shall request that the audience withhold expressions of support or opposition for speakers in the interest of time and to encourage the full expression of differing views. (City Council Policy 2021-01 III.B.1.) Public Comment (Action items): Public comment on any one agenda item where the City Council will be taking some action is limited to no more than three (3) minutes per person. Action items are typically designated on the agenda title.
Public Comment (Non-Action items): Public comment on non- action agenda items shall be received during the designated portion of the agenda. Comments shall be limited to no more than three (3) minutes for all non-action agenda items.
Waiver Warning: If you challenge decisions/direction of the City Council of the City of Cotati in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at public hearing(s) described in this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Cotati at, or prior to, the public hearing(s).
City Council meetings are conducted according to City Council Policy 2021-01: City Council Rules. This policy available for inspection in the online Meeting Portal at www.cotaticity.org and in the City Manager’s office located at 201 West Sierra Avenue, Cotati, California, during the City’s posted business hours.
Those wishing to address the Council are asked to complete a speaker card and give it to the City Clerk. When you are called, step to the podium and state your name and address for the record. Persons wishing to address the Council are not required to identify themselves or complete a speaker card; (Gov’t. Code § 54953.3); however, this information assists the Mayor by ensuring that all persons wishing to address the Council are recognized and it assists the City Clerk in preparing the City Council meeting minutes.
CALL TO ORDER
1. Members of the public may participate in the meeting at 201 W. Sierra Ave, or online by pasting the follwing link into your web browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81991979113?pwd=M1YrN2Q3eW9idzE4VmNIZWNsWHgrQT 09 ROLL CALL
1. Roll Call
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND NOTICE OF WAIVING OF READING OF ALL
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES INTRODUCED AND/OR ADOPTED UNDER THIS
AGENDA (ACTION)
1. MinuteItem - 14424
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. 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.
2. 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.
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3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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, and Nixle.
PROCLAMATIONS
1. A. Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Cotati Declaring May 2023 as Bike to Work Month
APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA (ACTION)
CITIZEN BUSINESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION)
1. Purchase of a Pre-Manufactured Construction Water Filling Station
2. Resolution of the City of Cotati City Council approving the purchase of Water Filling Station Equipment, approving the appropriation of funds from the Water Enterprise unencumbered balance for the Water Filling Station, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the purchase agreement and any other needed expenses up to the authorized amount
3. Cypress Sewer Repair Design Agreement
4. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cotati approving 1) a Professional Services Agreement with Brelje & Race Consulting Engineers to Design and prepare Bid Documents for Cypress Avenue Sewer Repairs, and 2) approve appropriation of funds for these efforts.
5. Annual Cancellation of City Council meetings and Holiday Closure of City Hall
6. Approval of a Minor Construction Agreement With DC Electric, Inc. to install bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements on Valparaiso Avenue
7. Addition of Police Trainee Job Classification and Related Compensation
8. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cotati Approving the Amended Salary Schedule and Non Represented Compensation Plan.
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DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
1. Appointment of Library Commissioner
2. Nor Cal Oaks Baseball and Softball License Agreement for Use of City Recreation Facilities
3. Consideration of a Resolution adopting the Sonoma County Vision Zero Action Plan
4. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cotati adopting the Sonoma County Vision Zero Action Plan
5. Adoption of the Revised City of Cotati Investment Policy and Contract Approval To Implement Active Investment Management
6. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI APPROVING
THE UPDATED INVESTMENT POLICY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY REQUIRED AGREEMENTS WITH OPTUM
INVESTMENT PARTNERS, CUSTODIAL BANK, AND BROKER-DEALER TO MOVE
TO AN ACTIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
7. Dash Camera Agreement for Police Electric Vehicles
8. Approval of Final City Seal
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
1. Information received after the agenda was posted
ADJOURNMENT
1. 1. Certification of Posting of the Notice: I declare under penalty of perjury that I am employed by the City of Cotati and that I posted this notice on the City's website, bulletin boards of City Hall, Veterans' Memorial Building and the SMART Train Depot, on or before May 5, 2023.
2. /s/ Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk