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 3, 2025
REGULAR SESSION 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION - 6:30 P.M.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting back to order at 6:31 p.m.
• ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs
ABSENT: None
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• MOMENT OF SILENCE
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
None.
PROCLAMATIONS
• Black History Month
Faith Ross, Vice-President of Petaluma Blacks for Community Development, accepted the proclamation and made comment.
• Henry Chenault
Carol Eber, Petaluma Resident, Faith Ross, Vice President of Petaluma Blacks for Community Development and John Sheehy, Petaluma Historian, accepted the proclamation and made comment. City Staff presented the Chenault Way sign.
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.
JoAnne Rundle-Cameron
Dave Alden
Janis Barker
Tim Porteous
Chris Parker
Bert Botta
Jorge Arango
Katherine Bobrowski
Maureen Gottschall
Annie Stuart
Joanna Paun via Councilmember Janice Cader Thompson
Mayor McDonnell closed the general public comment.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Vice Mayor Nau
Councilmember Cader Thompson
Councilmember Barnacle
Councilmember DeCarli
Councilmember Quint
Councilmember Shribbs
Mayor McDonnell
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
City Manager Peggy Flynn
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approved Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting on January 27, 2025
2. Approved Tentative Agendas for City Council/PCDSA Special Meeting of February 10, 2025, Regular Meeting of February 24, 2025 and Significant Agenda Items for Feb - April 2025
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-011 N.C.S. Authorizing Award of Contract to SDM Construction, Inc. for the Finance Office Acoustical Retrofit as Part of the City Hall East Wing Remodel Project (C11202226)
4. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-012 N.C.S. Awarding the Award of Contract for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Sidewalk On-Call Concrete Contract to Greg Nelson Construction, Inc.
5. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-013 N.C.S. Accepting the Final Confirmed Engineer’s Report and the Revised Cost Certification Report for the Oak and Water Street Benefit Assessment District No. 2020-1, which Supplements the Previous Engineer’s Report Adopted March 20, 2020
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment on the Consent Calendar items #1 through 5, and seeing no one come forward to speak, he closed the public comment.
Motion to adopt Consent Calendar items #1 through 6 made by Councilmember Barnacle, seconded by Vice Mayor Nau.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
6. Resolution Appointing Individuals to Groundwater Sustainability Advisory Committee, Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, and Transit Advisory Committee
Caitlin Corley, City Clerk presented the staff report. Mayor McDonnell outlined the voting procedures for determining appointments.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment, and seeing no one come forward to speak, he closed the public comment.
Council discussion followed. The following list of appointments was determined:
Name Appointed to Term Ending
Rob Izzo Groundwater Sustainability Advisory Committee (Regular Member) 6/30/2025 Jason Meyers Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (Regular Member) 6/30/2027 Dave Alden Transit Advisory Committee (Regular Member) 6/30/2026
Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2025-014 N.C.S. made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Quint.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
7. Resolution Recommending Appointments to the Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association to Fill Vacancies on Regional Bodies
Caitlin Corley, City Clerk presented the staff report. Mayor McDonnell outlined the voting procedures for determining appointments.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment, and seeing no one come forward to speak, he closed the public comment.
Council discussion followed. The following list of appointments was determined:
Board of Directors Appointments
North Bay Division LOCC, Executive Board Regular Seat Jackie Elward Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open
Space District Citizens Advisory Committee Regular Seat Alex DeCarli Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Commission
SCTA Seat
SCTA Seat
Non-SCTA Seat
Janice Cader Thompson
Ariel Kelley
Alex DeCarli
City Selection Committee Appointments
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board Regular Seat Brian Barnacle Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District Regular Seat Gerard Giudice Sonoma County Consolidated Oversight Board Regular Seat Jackie Elward
Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2025-015 N.C.S. made by Councilmember Shribbs, seconded by Councilmember Quint.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
8. Adoption of a Resolution Providing Direction to Staff on the Preferred Option for Removal and Replacement of the Existing All-Weather, Synthetic, Multi-Use Field at Lucchesi Park with Either a New, All-Weather Synthetic Turf System or Design and Construction of a New, Natural Grass Playing Field Alternative
Drew Halter, Director of Parks and Recreation and Josh Minshall, Senior Civil Engineer presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment.
Lenée Howe
MaKenzie Gittings
Zaid Haba
Chris Daly
Lee Reposa
Panama Bartholomy
Annie Stuart
Bob Cipolla
Greg Elzerman
Sean Kensinger
Michael Giotis
Matthew Calloway
Eric Vazques
Iliana Madrigal
Danielle Dobson
Sloane Pagal
Anna Brown
Pete Gang
Stacey Vogel
Andy Shrader
Elliot Martin
Nichole Warwick
Eileen Haflich
Ann Edminster
James Norton
Willa Norton
Miguel Briceno
Heather Gallagher
Lendri Purcell
Alexandra Soule
Fiona Moylan
Catherine Dodd
Vinnie Cortezzo
Veronic Olsen
Beverly Alexander
Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment.
Motion to continue the meeting past 11:00 p.m. was made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Vice Mayor Nau.
Vote: Carried 7-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: None
Recused: None
Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2025-016 N.C.S., directing staff to proceed with Option #2 – All-Weather Synthetic Turf Field Replacement and Subsurface Upgrades, made by Councilmember Quint, seconded by Councilmember Shribbs.
Vote: Carried 5-2
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell
No: Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau
Absent: None
Recused: None
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 11:10 p.m.