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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, April 01, 2025
6:00 PM SPECIAL MEETING – GENERAL FUND STUDY SESSION
The Cotati City Council welcomes you to its meetings that are generally scheduled for the 2 nd
and 4
th
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.gov
.
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. 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://www.youtube.com/@cityofcotati7280
2. Cable T.V. Broadcast, local channel 28
Members of the public can participate in the meeting online by clicking the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86773803767?pwd=5KVPuakwLbJYgjyQFUHYBzZaNMRLCX.1 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:
867 7380 3767
Passcode:
779485
+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.gov
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.
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 2023-01 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 2023-01: City Council Rules. This policy available for inspection in the online Meeting Portal at www.cotaticity.gov
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.
1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. ROLL CALL
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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.
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4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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5. Minutes_20250327212927324
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 – SPECIAL MEETING – FEB 18, 2025 Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
6. 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.
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7. STUDY SESSION
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A.
DRAFT FINAL STRATEGIC PLANNING SUMMARY
It is recommended that the City Council review and approve the City’s Vision, Mission and City Council Strategic Goals and Objectives for budget years FY 25-26 and FY 26-27.
Agenda Item
Draft Council Goals FY 2025-2027
Department Project Lists FY 25-26 & 26-27
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B.
BUDGET STUDY SESSION FOR GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025/26 AND 2026/27 It is recommended that the City Council
facilitate a budget study discussion on the General Fund Operations Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Years 2025/26 and 2026/27.
Agenda Item
General Fund Budget Workbook- Reports- FTE - Allocated Contracts 2025-27 General Fund Budget Study
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8. Info Received Staff Report
Public Comment 1 4.1.25_Redacted
2025-27 General Fund Budget Study-1
Public Comment 2 4.1.25_Redacted
INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
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9. 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 March 28, 2025. /s/ Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
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