1 CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL &
PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY (PCDSA)
City Hall Council Chamber
11 English Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
MINUTES
Monday, February 06, 2023
REGULAR SESSION - 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
• Mayor and Councilmembers to provide City Clerk with preliminary recommendations (top 5 list) for General Plan Advisory Committee appointments to be discussed under Item 7 on the regular agenda.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
• ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Healy, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Pocekay, Councilmember Shribbs
ABSENT: None
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• MOMENT OF SILENCE
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
None.
PROCLAMATIONS
• Black History Month, presented to Faith Ross and Gloria Robinson on behalf of Petaluma Blacks for Community Development
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
During General Public Comment, the public is invited to make comments on items of public interest that are within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction and that are not listed on the current agenda. Public comments are limited up to three minutes per person. Depending on the number of persons wishing to address the Council, time will be allocated in equal shares totaling no more than twenty minutes, subject to the Council’s discretion (Cal. Gov’t. Code §54954.3(a), Petaluma City Council Rules, Policies and Procedures, III).
Ann Ledoux
Dan & Maureen Svenson
David Brunhofer
Rekb
Kaila Wood
Mayor McDonnell opened General Public Comment.
Pedro M.
Peter Tscherneff
Katherine Bobrowski
Ramona Faith
2 Kris Rebillot
Rick Parker
Mayor McDonnell closed General Public Comment.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Councilmember Shribbs
Councilmember Pocekay
Councilmember Nau
Vice Mayor Cader Thompson
Councilmember Healy
Councilmember Barnacle
Mayor McDonnell
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
City Manager, Peggy Flynn
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of January 23, 2023
2. Tentative Agenda for the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of February 27, 2023
3. Resolution Making Required Findings and Authorizing the City Manager to Implement Teleconferenced Public Meetings for the City Council and All City Subordinate Bodies Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 and Finding This Item is Not a “Project” Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)
4. Adoption (Second Reading) of Ordinance No. 2837 N.C.S. Approving Purchase and Sale Agreement of Right of Ways of Real Properties, Commonly Known as 276 Corona Road (APN 048-080-036), 1364 N. McDowell Blvd. (APN 137-011-016) and 1368 N. McDowell Blvd. (APN 137-011-015), and 745 N. McDowell (APN 048-080-037) and authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement and All Other Documents Necessary to Complete the Purchase and Sale, and Finding This Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)
Mayor McDonnell opened public comment; receiving none, he closed public comment.
Motion to adopt the Consent Calendar (Resolution No. 2023-016 N.C.S. authorizing Teleconferenced Public Meetings; Ordinance No. 2837 N.C.S. approving a purchase and sale agreement of right of ways) made by Councilmember Healy, seconded by Councilmember Pocekay.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Healy, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Pocekay, Councilmember Shribbs No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
5. Introduction of an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map of the Implementing Zoning Ordinance to Change the Zoning Designation from Planned Community District to Business Park, and to Amend the Lakeville Business Park Planned Community Development, at 3200 Lakeville Highway & 1677 Fisher 3 Drive on Behalf of Labcon North America and Finding this Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183
Greg Powell, Principal Planner, presented the staff report.
Councilmembers asked questions of staff.
Mayor McDonnell opened public comment; receiving none, he closed public comment.
Motion to Introduce (first reading) Ordinance No. 2838 N.C.S. made by Councilmember Healy, seconded by Vice Mayor Cader Thompson.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Healy, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Pocekay, Councilmember Shribbs No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
6. Resolution Authorizing an Application for Grant Funding to Develop a Specific Plan for the Corona Road SMART Station Priority Development Area (PDA) and Finding This Action is Not a Project Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378
Christina Paul, Principal Planner, presented the staff report.
Councilmembers asked questions of staff.
Mayor McDonnell opened public comment.
Ben Peters
Mayor McDonnell closed public comment.
Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2023-017 N.C.S. made by Councilmember Pocekay, seconded by Vice Mayor Cader Thompson.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Healy, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Pocekay, Councilmember Shribbs No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
7. Resolution Appointing Petaluma Residents to Fill Five Vacant Seats on the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) for the General Plan Update and Finding This Action is Not a Project Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)
Christina Paul, Principal Planner, presented the staff report.
Councilmembers asked questions of staff.
Mayor McDonnell opened public comment.
Eric Vazquez
Sharon Kirk
Kevin Kelly
Mayor McDonnell closed public comment.
Christina Paul presented the straw poll results from Councilmembers preliminary votes.
Councilmembers discussed the top 6 ranked applicants from the straw poll results and deliberated on who to appoint.
4 Motion to adopt Resolution 2023-018 N.C.S., appointing Lizzie Wallack, Brent Newell, Elda Vasquez-Izaguirre, Kevin Kelly, and Sharon Kirk to the General Plan Advisory Committee, made by Councilmember Barnacle, seconded by Vice Mayor Cader Thompson.
Vote: Carried 5-2
Yes: Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Pocekay, Councilmember Shribbs
No: Councilmember Healy, Councilmember Nau
Absent: None
Recused: None
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 8:54 p.m.