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, January 6, 2025
WELCOME RECEPTION 5:00 P.M. / REGULAR SESSION 6:30 P.M.
WELCOME RECEPTION - 5:00 P.M.
Public reception in City Hall Foyer in Honor of Newly Elected City Councilmembers.
CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION - 6:30 P.M.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
• SWEARING IN CEREMONY
City Clerk Caitlin Corley administered oath of office to newly elected District 4 Councilmember Frank Quint, District 5 Councilmember Alexander DeCarli, and District 6 Councilmember Brian Barnacle.
• ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Quint, ABSENT: Vice Mayor Shribbs
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• MOMENT OF SILENCE
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
None.
PROCLAMATIONS
• John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald accepted the proclamation and made comments.
PRESENTATION
• Skatepark at Lucchesi Park Complete Design Presentation
Drew Halter, Director of Parks and Recreation and Josh Minshall, Senior Civil Engineer made the presentation.
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
Jodi Johnson
Kay Poland
Janis Barker
Kelly Walker
Tim Porteous
Deborah Roberts
Robert Hansen
Tom Maunder
Sandra Shand
Lydia Asslin
Mayor McDonnell closed the general public comment.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Councilmember Barnacle
Councilmember Cader Thompson
Councilmember Nau
Councilmember DeCarli
Councilmember Quint
Mayor McDonnell
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
City Manager Peggy Flynn
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approved Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of December 16, 2024
2. Approved Tentative Agenda for City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of January 27, 2025 and Significant Agenda Items for January 2025 - March 2025
3. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-001 N.C.S. Approving City Council Liaison Appointments for 2025
4. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-002 N.C.S. Appointing Councilmember Nau Vice Mayor For 2025
5. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-003 N.C.S. Accepting the Reallocation of Prop 68 Grant Funding from the Kenilworth Park Revitalization Plan (C14502317) to the Lucchesi Skatepark Project (C14402215)
6. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-004 N.C.S. Authorizing the City of Petaluma to Accept a FEMA Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Operations Center Grant Program Subaward
7. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-005 N.C.S. Adopting a July 1, 2025- June 30, 2026, Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Administrative Budget Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34177(1) and Finding This item is Not a “Project” Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4)&(5)
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment on the Consent Calendar items #1 through 7, and seeing no one come forward to speak, he closed the public comment.
Motion to adopt Consent Calendar items #1 through 7 made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Nau.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Quint, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: Vice Mayor Shribbs
Recused: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
8. Public Hearing to Levy an Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Downtown Petaluma Business Improvement District and Resolution Establishing the Levy for the 2025 Annual Assessment for the Downtown Petaluma Business Improvement District Councilmember DeCarli announced he would recuse himself from the discussion until he and the City Attorney’s office can confirm his conflicts of interest.
Nancy Sands, Senior Management Analyst presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment and seeing no one come forward to speak, he closed the public comment.
Motion to Adopt Resolution No. 2025-006 N.C.S., made by Vice Mayor Nau, seconded by Councilmember Barnacle.
Vote: Carried 5-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Mayor McDonnell
No: None
Absent: Vice Mayor Shribbs
Recused: Councilmember DeCarli
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.