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 September 26, 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
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 - SEP 12, 2023 6:00 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sylvia Lemus, Councilmember
SECONDER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
AYES: Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Lemus, Rivers
Councilmember Ford requested a change to the minutes to note that his remote participation in the meeting was due to a just cause under the provisions of AB 2449.
Public Comment:
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Laurie Alderman of Cotati
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 Civic Ready by signing up on the City website, www.cotaticity.org, under the "How do I" link at the top of the page.
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, and Civic Ready.
6. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA (ACTION)
No changes.
No public comment
7. CITIZEN BUSINESS AND PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
No public comment.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION)
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
SECONDER: Sylvia Lemus, Councilmember
AYES: Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Lemus, Rivers
A. AMEND FTE STAFFING SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24
B. DESIGN AGREEMENT FOR SUNFLOWER PARK UPDATES
9. DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Vice Mayor Sparks asked for a future agenda item on the webcast technical issues.
City Manager O'Bid advised that a solution is already being implemented and should be ready within the next few Council meetings.
10. REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
A. COMMUNITY SURVEY UPDATE
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
SECONDER: Laura Sparks, Vice Mayor
AYES: Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Lemus, Rivers
Presentation by City Manager Damien O'Bid and Miranda Everitt of FM3 Research.
Councilmembers comment.
No public comment.
Council directed the formation of an ad-hoc committee, appointing Mayor Harvey and Councilmember Lemus, to review and finalize the survey questions with the consultants. Council also requested to add a Spanish Language version of the survey online, and increased the not-to-exceed threshold in the Resolution to $45,000, to account for the added cost.
B. WATER AND SEWER UTILITY CUSTOMER SURVEY AND MONTHLY
BILLING PROPOSAL
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ben Ford, Councilmember
SECONDER: Laura Sparks, Vice Mayor
AYES: Harvey, Sparks, Ford, Lemus, Rivers
Presentation by Director of Administrative Services Angela Courter.
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Councilmembers comment.
No public comment.
Council provided direction to staff to explore incentive programs to encourage utility customers to sign up for bank draft for utility payments.
11. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Report by City Manager Damien O'Bid
12. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Councilmembers report out on local and regional events and committees.
13. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
No public comment.
14. INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
A. INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Harvey adjourned the meeting at 7:17pm.
/s/ Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk