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, August 18, 2026
6:00 PM SPECIAL MEETING
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Cotati City Council Packet August 18, 2026
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1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.3(a), members of the public wishing to address the Council may do so at the beginning of the special meeting, and such comments shall be limited to the special meeting topic.
3. REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
A. RESOLUTION CANCELLING THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION AND APPOINTING THE NOMINATED CANDIDATES TO THE CITY
COUNCIL
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution cancelling the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election and appoint Kimberlyn Moffet and Ryan Long to the City Council for full four-year terms.
4. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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.
5. INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED
6. 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 August 14, 2026. /s/ Kevin Patterson, City Clerk
Cotati City Council
Agenda Staff Report
Item type: REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
To: City Council
Subject: RESOLUTION CANCELLING THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND APPOINTING THE
NOMINATED CANDIDATES TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Date: August 18, 2026
Written by: Kevin Patterson, City Clerk
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution cancelling the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election and appoint Kimberlyn Moffet and Ryan Long to the City Council for full four-year terms.
Background
At the June 9, 2026 City Council meeting, the Council adopted Resolution 2026-31, calling for the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election and requesting that the City consolidate with the Statewide General Election. The municipal election is for the election of two Councilmembers for full four-year terms. The initial nomination period ran from July 13, 2026, through August 7, 2026, and was extended to August 12, 2026, pursuant to Elections Code § 10225, after no incumbent filed papers for re-election. As of the close of the nomination period, Kimberlyn Moffet and Ryan Long are the only candidates that have been nominated and qualified by the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters.
Analysis/Discussion
As provided in Elections Code § 10229, the City Council may consider one of the following courses of action:
1. Appoint to the office the persons who have been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
A statement presenting the fact that there are no more candidates than offices to be elected and outlining the optional courses of action available to the Council is attached and has been formally presented to the City Council. A notice was also published in the Community Voice on August 14, 2026 pursuant to Elections Code § 10229(a)(3), and also published in three public places in the City on August 13, 2026. A decision to cancel the election and make the appointments must be made by the 75th day before the election (i.e. August 20, 2026); otherwise, the election shall be held. (Elections Code § 10229(a)(3)).
If the Council makes appointments pursuant to Elections Code § 10229, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy, which is submitted after the appointment is made.
To cancel the election and appoint the two qualified candidates, the attached resolution would need to be adopted, which would seat the new council members as if there had been an election (i.e. swearing in on December 8, 2026). The resolution would need to be delivered to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters by 5:00pm on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Financial Considerations
The estimated cost of conducting an election when there are only two candidates for two seats, for the City of Cotati, is between $18,979 and $31,631. Should the Council decide to cancel the election, the only costs incurred would be for checking signatures on Nomination Papers. These nominal costs will not be known until calculated by the Registrar of Voters after the election, but they will be substantially less than the cost of holding the election.
Environmental Issues
This action does not qualify as a “Project” as defined in California Government Code § 15378(b) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act.
RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI CANCELLING THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, as of the close of the Nomination Period on August 12, 2026, there were not more candidates than offices to be elected and that § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1. Appoint to office the person who has been nominated
2. Appoint to office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated; and WHEREAS, only two candidates were nominated for the two City Council seats to be filled at the November 3, 2026 election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council may now take action pursuant to No. 1 (appoint to the office the person who has been nominated) or No. 3 (hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated) above; and
WHEREAS, there are no other City offices to be filled at the November 3, 2026 election, and no City measure has qualified to be submitted to the voters at that election; and WHEREAS, on August 12, 2026, after 5pm, the City Clerk delivered to the City Council the certificate required by California Elections Code § 10229, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has, on August 13, 2026, posted in three locations within the City of Cotati the notice required by California Elections Code § 10229; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has, on August 14, 2026, published the notice required by California Elections Code § 10229; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that by appointing the officers as permitted by Elections Code § 10229, the General Fund of the City of Cotati will save substantially on the estimated cost of $18,979 to $31,631 to hold the election; and WHEREAS, in accordance with § 10229 of the Elections Code, the appointments are made by the 75th day before the Municipal Election.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cotati does hereby RESOLVE, DECLARE, AND DETERMINE as follows:
1. That pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the following action is being taken:
a. The following persons are being appointed to the offices for which they were nominated and are considered to be the same as being elected, pursuant to § 10229(a)(3) of the Elections Code:
Kimberlyn Moffet, Member of the City Council for a Four-Year Term Ryan Long, Member of the City Council for a Four-Year Term
2. The election scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, is now cancelled.
3. The persons appointed shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office, including formal swearing in and seating at the December 8, 2026 City Council meeting.
4. That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
5. Direct the City Clerk to transmit a certified copy of the resolution and all necessary documents to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters before 5:00pm on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
6. Direct the Elections Official to not accept for filing any statement for write-in candidacy after the appointments are made.
7. Determine that this Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on August 18, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney
City of Cotati
Sonoma County, California
________________________________________________________________ 201 W. Sierra Ave, Cotati, CA 94931 | (707) 792-4600 | www.cotaticity.gov | @cityofcotati
CITY OF COTATI
NOTICE THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO BE
ELECTED
I, Kevin Patterson, City Clerk of the City of Cotati, do hereby certify, pursuant to § 10229, Elections Code of the State of California, the following facts relating to the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026:
As of the close of the nomination period on August 12, 2026, there are not more qualified candidates than offices to be elected.
The persons so nominated are:
KIMBERLYN MOFFET
RYAN LONG
That § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1. Appoint to the office the persons who have been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
A notice of these facts was published on August 14, 2026, in a newspaper of general circulation in the City pursuant to § 6061 of the Government Code and posted on August 13, 2026, in three public places in the City of Cotati. After the fifth day following the date of publication, the City Council will meet to either make the appointments or direct an election to be held. The persons appointed shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
If, by the 75th day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the offices pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election shall be held.
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made.
/s/ Kevin Patterson
City Clerk
August 12, 2026
CITY OF COTATI
NOTICE THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES
THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California relating to the General Municipal Election in the City of Cotati to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026:
As of the close of the nomination period on August 12, 2026, there are not more qualified candidates than offices to be elected.
The persons so nominated are:
KIMBERLYN MOFFET
RYAN LONG
That § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1. Appoint to the office the persons who have been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
The City Council will meet on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 6:00pm to either make the appointments or direct an election to be held. The persons appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
If, by the 75th day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the offices pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election shall be held.
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made.
Kevin Patterson
City Clerk
City of Cotat
Pub: August 14, 2026
The Community Voice
Cotati City Council
Agenda Staff Report
Item type: INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED To: City Council
Subject: INFORMATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED Date: August 18, 2026
Written by: Kevin Patterson, City Clerk
Recommendation
Information or written comments pertaining to this meeting, and which was received after the agenda was posted, is attached below.
Pursuant to City Council Policy 2025-03: City Council Rules section IV A., written Communications, interested persons or their authorized representative may address the Council by written communication on any matters concerning the City’s business, or any matters over which the Council has control.
1. To be considered for inclusion in the agenda packet, such written communication shall be delivered to the City Clerk no later than 11:00 a.m. of the Wednesday the week preceding the regular Council meeting for which such written communication is intended.
2. If received after the above date and time, but no later than noon the day before the meeting, written communications received by the City Clerk shall be posted on the website by the end of that day and notification provided to the electronic Agenda mailing list by the end of the day. All written communications received by the City Clerk by 5 pm on the City Council meeting day shall be made available to the City Council and public at the City Council meeting.
City Council Policy 2025-03 is available at the online meeting portal at www.cotaticity.gov or by request from the City Clerk at 707-665-3622 or [email protected].