MINUTES
JOINT MEETING OF THE COTATI CITY COUNCIL AND THE COTATI PLANNING
COMMISSION
City Council Chamber, City Hall 201 W. Sierra Avenue
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
4:00 PM SPECIAL MEETING – PLEX HOUSING WORKSHOP
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Sparks called the meeting to order at 4:00pm.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Laura Sparks Mayor Present
Ben Ford Vice Mayor Present
Susan Harvey Councilmember Present
Sylvia Lemus Councilmember Present
Kathleen Rivers Councilmember Arrived at 4:33pm
Ed Gilardi Planning Commissioner Present
Kimberlyn Moffet Planning Commissioner Present
John Savage Planning Commissioner Present
Shelley Berman Planning Commissioner Present
Ryan Long Planning Commissioner Present
Staff Present: City Manager Damien O’Bid, Deputy City Clerk Kevin Patterson, Director of Community Development Noah Housh, Associate Planner Autumn Buss
3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The City of Cotati recognizes that we’re on the ancestral lands of the Coastal Miwok, who are the original caretakers of this area. We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous peoples who have been stewarding and maintaining a relationship on this land as knowledge keepers for millennia. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with Indigenous communities but serves as a gesture of respect to the land we are on.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Pursuant to California Government Code section 54954.3(a), members of the public wishing to address the Council/Board may do so at the beginning of the special meeting, and such comments shall be limited to the special meeting topic.
No public comment
6. REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
A. PLEX HOUSING AND SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING OBJECTIVE DESIGN
STANDARDS
Items 6A and 6B were heard by the Council and Planning Commission as one joint item.
Presentation by Associate Planner Autumn Buss and Director of Community Development Noah Housh.
Councilmembers comment.
Public Comment:
Calum Weeks of Generation Housing
Laurie Alderman of Cotati
Councilmembers and Planning Commissioners provided feedback to staff on potential objective design standards and housing strategies.
B. HOUSING STRATEGIES
7. INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
A. INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
8. ADJOURNMENT
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 23, 2024. /s/ Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Cotati City Council Minutes May 28, 2024