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 5, 2025
REGULAR SESSION 5:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION - 5:00 P.M.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting to order at 5:02 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.
PROCLAMATION
Affordable Housing Month
Elece Hempel, Executive Director of Petaluma People, Jennifer Litwak, Executive Director of PEP Housing, Ingrid Anderson, Eloise Tweeten & Harry Coffey, members of the Board of Directors of PEP Housing accepted the proclamation and made comments.
Sue Bloch – Affordable Housing Legal Services
Sue Bloch accepted the proclamation and made comments.
Wildfire Awareness Week
Fire Chief Jeff Schach and Fire Marshall Jessica Power accepted the proclamation and made comments. Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Lina Hoshino, Historic Chinatown Ad Hoc Committee, Cece Shimizu, Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League, Laurie Fong, North Bay AAPI Coalition, and Lance Lew, longtime Petaluma resident accepted the proclamation and made comments.
PRESENTION
Presentation of Draft FY 25-36 Budget Book
Finance Director Jessie Gooch presented.
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.
Brian Klotz
Ashley Bruce
Rosemary Hart
Philip Ryker
Krisztina Bunzl
Jodi Johnson
Chris Parker
Jennifer Boyle
Angeles Cruz
Tim Porteous
Omar Lopez
Stefan Perez
Shelina Moreda
Andy Shrader
Allison Gutierrez Aguilar
Maureen Gottschall
John Hanania
Wayne Eckstrom
Deborah Moreda
Joe Chapman
Mayor McDonnell closed the general public comment.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Vice Mayor Nau
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 of April 21, 2025
2. Approved Tentative Agendas for City Council/PCDSA Special Meeting of May 12, 2025, Regular Meeting of May 19, 2025 and Significant Agenda Items for May - July 2025
3. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-048 N.C.S. Declaring Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments Within the City’s Landscape Assessment Districts, Accepting the Engineer’s Report, and Giving Notice of the Time and the Place of the Public Hearing on the Levy of the Proposed Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26
4. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-049 N.C.S. Authorizing the Filing of an Application with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Allocation of Transportation Development Act/ State Transit Assistance Funds for City of Petaluma Transit Services for FY 24/25
5. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-050 N.C.S. Authorizing the Submission of an Application for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program and the Execution of the Certifications and Assurances for the Following Project: Purchase One Replacement Zero-Emission Bus
6. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-051 N.C.S. Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Cooperative Funding Agreement No. 51301E1 between the Sonoma County Transportation Authority and the City of Petaluma for the Increase Bus Service, Affordability, and First/Last Mile Connections Program as Part of the Go Sonoma Expenditure Plan
7. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-052 N.C.S. Accepting Completion of the Seismic Analysis City Facilities Assessment Project (E11202345)
8. [Pulled from Consent Calendar]
9. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-053 N.C.S. Accepting Completion of the Sea Level Rise Mapping and Modeling for Climate Adaptation Project (17-MITPPS-21019) Councilmember DeCarli requested that item #8 be removed from the Consent Calendar and discussed separately.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment on the Consent Calendar and seeing no one request to speak, closed the public comment.
Motion to adopt Consent Calendar items #1 through 7 and #9 made by Councilmember Barnacle, seconded by Councilmember Cader Thompson.
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. Resolution Approving a Residential Density Bonus Agreement for the 100% Affordable Development Project at 2 Rovina Lane, in Compliance with Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance Section 27.090
Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2025-054 N.C.S. made by Vice Mayor Nau, seconded by Councilmember Barnacle.
Vote: Carried 6-1
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell
No: Councilmember DeCarli
Absent: None
Recused: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
10. Resolution Renaming Center Park to Historic Chinatown Park in According with the City’s Facilities Naming Policy and Procedure, and in Recognition of Geographic Significance and Historical Contributions to the Community
Jonathan Luong, Senior Management Analyst and Drew Halter, Director of Parks and Recreation, presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment.
Elece Hempel
Lina Hoshino
Cecelia Shimizu
Frank Chong
Grant Din
Lance Lew
Angelo Sacerdote
Katheryn Fong
Jun Jun Li
Francoise Lederic
Libby Lok
Lishka Arata
Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment.
Council discussion followed.
Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2025-055 N.C.S. made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Shribbs.
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
The Mayor called for a short break from 7:15 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.
11. Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance Approving the Easement Dedication at the Riverfront Development for the Caulfield Extension located at 0 Bautista Way, APN: 136-690-012 Kent Carothers, City Engineer, presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment and seeing no one come forward to speak, he closed the public comment.
Council discussion followed.
Motion to introduce Ordinance No. 2902 N.C.S. made by Councilmember Shribbs, 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
12. Receive an Update on Fiscal and Organizational Sustainability Plan Implementation Brian Cochran, Assistant City Manager, presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment.
Duane Bellinger
Nicholas Harris
Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment.
Council discussion followed.
13. Finalize Updated Goals and Priorities Workplan for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and Provide Direction to Staff
Peggy Flynn, City Manager, Brian Cochran Assistant City Manager and Patrick Carter, Assistant to the City Manager, presented the staff report.
A written public comment was submitted in advance of the meeting by Susan Kirks.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment.
John Hanania
Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment.
Council discussion followed.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 9:55 p.m.in memory of Matthew Hudson, former City Attorney for the City of Petaluma.