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, May 20, 2024
REGULAR SESSION 5:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION -
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting back to order at 5:00 p.m.
• ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Vice Mayor 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
• National Public Works Week
Gina Benedetti-Petnic, Interim Director of Public Works and Utilities accepted the proclamation, along with a contingent of Public Works and Utilities staff.
• Emergency Medical Services Week
Fire Chief Jeff Schach accepted the proclamation and made comments, along with Melissa Leonelly, EMS Coordinator and a continent of Emergency Medical Services and Fire Administration staff.
• Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Grace Cheung-Schulman, founder of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Coalition of Northbay and Lina Lin Hoshino, representing Petalumans and Friends Celebrating AAPI People in Our Town accepted the proclamation and made comments.
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).
Mayor McDonnell opened the general public comment.
Katherine Bobrowski
Phyllis Tajii
Rosalyn Tonai
Grant Din
Lisa Lim
Dennis Jongsomjit
John Sheehy
Antonia Kao
Mayor McDonnell closed the general public comment.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Vice Mayor Shribbs
Councilmember Cader Thompson
Councilmember Barnacle
Councilmember Healy
Councilmember Nau
Councilmember Pocekay
Mayor McDonnell
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
City Manager Peggy Flynn
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Special Meeting of April 29, 2024
2. Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of May 6, 2024
3. Tentative Agenda for City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of June 3, 2024 and Significant Agenda Items for May-July 2024
4. Resolution Accepting Completion of the Contract for the City Hall West Wing Permit Center and Council Chambers Upgrades Project with GCCI, Inc.
5. Resolution Awarding Contract for the Payran-Madison Area Trenching Water and Sewer Main Replacement Project (C67502225, C66402245) to Coastside Concrete & Construction, Inc. and Approve a Revised Project Budget
Council asked questions of staff.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment; receiving none, he closed the public comment.
Motion to adopt Consent Calendar items 1 through 8 made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Barnacle.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Healy, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Pocekay, Vice Mayor Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
WORKSHOP
6. Review Proposed Fiscal Year 24-25 Operating and Capital Budgets and Revised Long-Term General Fund Operating Forecast
The Mayor announced that the item would be presented in two sections, and there would be a public comment for both sections of the presentation. City Manager Peggy Flynn introduced the item, which was presented by Finance Director Jessie Gooch , and Jonathan Sanglerat, CIP Manager . Individual department budgets were presented by department directors.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment on the Capital Improvement Program section.
Pete Gang
Nathan Spindel
Sandra Shand
Christopher Stevick
Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment.
Mayor McDonell called for a recess at 8:27 p.m.; Council reconvened at 8:38 p.m.
Motion to continue the meeting past 11:00 p.m. was made by Vice Mayor Shribbs, seconded by Councilmember Pocekay.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Healy, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Pocekay, Vice Mayor Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment on Operating Budget section.
Nickola Frye
Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment. Council discussion followed.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 11:12 p.m.