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, July 21, 2025
CLOSED SESSION 5:30 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION – 5:30 P.M.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. He announced that Councilmember Cader Thompson was participating remotely.
• ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor McDonnell, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs,
ABSENT: None
CLOSED SESSION
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code
Number of Cases: 1
A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is significant exposure to litigation against the City. The facts and circumstances exposing the City t o potential litigation are addressed in communications between legal counsel for the Petaluma Historic Advocates and the City Attorney, and correspondence sent by legal counsel for the Petaluma Historic Advocates to the Petaluma City Council Members and/or the City Attorney. The written communication threatening litigation shall be made available for public inspection in accordance with Government Code Section 54957.5.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment and seeing no one come forward to speak, he closed it.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Council adjourned to closed session at 5:39 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION - 6:30 P.M.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting back to order at 6:33 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
The Mayor called for a moment of silence in memory of the individual who was killed in the tragic traffic incident downtown.
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
None.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
None.
PRESENTATION
• Marin Municipal Water District Presentation
Dan Herrera, Deputy Director of Operations, introduced Paul Sellier of Marin Water to present.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
During General Public Comment, the public is invited to make comments on items of public interest that are within the City Co uncil’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.
Dan D’Angelo
Christine White
Judy Curme
Tim Porteous
Jennifer Boyle
Janis Barker
Jodi Johnson
Chantal Rogers
Ned Scott
Katherine Bobrowski
Mayor McDonnell closed the general public comment.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Councilmember Shribbs
Councilmember Quint
Councilmember Barnacle
Councilmember Cader Thompson
Vice Mayor Nau
Mayor McDonnell
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
City Manager Peggy Flynn
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approved Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of July 7, 2025
2. Approved Tentative Agenda for City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of August 4, 2025 and Significant Agenda Items for July - September 2025
3. Adopted Resolution No. 2025 -110 N.C.S. Accepting Completion of the Shollenberger Outdoor Classroom & Kiosk Improvements Project (C14502012) by Precision Excavating and Grading, Inc. and Authorizing Release of Retention
4. Adopted Resolution 2025-105 N.C.S. Adopting the Petaluma Transit Advertising Policy
5. Adopted Resolution No. 2025 -106 N.C.S. Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Cooperative Funding Agreement No. G70401E1 between the Sonoma County Transportation and Climate Authorities and the City of Petaluma for the Lynch Creek Trail Improvements Project
6. Adopted Resolution Non. 2025-107 N.C.S. Adopting the Levying of the Annual Special Tax for The Riverfront Community Facilities District, Fiscal Year 2025/26
7. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-108 N.C.S. Ratifying Award of Contract, Accepting Completion of, and Authorizing Release of the 10% Retention for the McDowell at Southpoint Blvd. Emergency Water Main Repair Project with Azul Works, Inc.
8. Approved Recommendation to Support the Sonoma -Marin Water Supply Agreement Update
9. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-111 N.C.S. Authorizing the City of Petaluma to Submit a Nomination for Designation of Petaluma River Park, Petaluma River Park II and Climate-Adaptive Safe Routes to School as a Priority Conservation Area (PCA) to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
10. Adopted Resolution No. 2025-112 N.C.S. Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Perkins &Will, Funded Through Grant Funds Received from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, to Prepare the Petaluma North SMART Station Priority Development Area Specific Plan
11. Adopted Ordinance No. 2905 N.C.S. Amending Title 16 of the Petaluma Municipal Code, Entitled “Airport and Aircraft”, including amendments to Chapter 16.04 “General Provisions and Definitions”, Chapter 16.06 “Airport Leases”, Chapter 16.08 “Motor Vehicles at Airport”, Chapter
16.12 “Aircraft on Ground”, Chapter 16.16 “Aircraft Taxiing, Landing and Takeoff”, Chapter 16.20 “Aircraft Traffic Patterns”, Chapter 16.24 “Aircraft Fueling and Defueling”, Chapter, Chapter 16.28 “Airport Fire Safety Rules”, Chapter 16.32 “Unlicensed Aircraft”, Pursuant to Fed eral Aviation Administration Order 5190.6B, and Chapter 16.32 “Violations and Penalties”
Councilmember Shribbs announced that he would recuse from Item #3 due to his involvement with the Shollenberger Outdoor Classroom and helped with the original grant through his nonprofit work.
Vice Mayor Nau announced that he would recuse from Item #9 due to the her residence being within 500 feet of one of the projects.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment on the Consent Calendar.
Duane Bellinger
Mayor McDonnell closed public comment on the Consent Calendar.
Motion to adopt Consent Calendar items #1, 2, 4 through #8, #10, and #11, 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
Abstain: None
Recused: None
Motion to adopt Consent Calendar item #3, made by Councilmember Barnacle, seconded by Vice-Mayor Nau.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Mayor McDonnell
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Recused: Councilmember Shribbs
Motion to adopt Consent Calendar item #9, made by Councilmember Barnacle, seconded by Councilmember Shribbs.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember DeCarli, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Recused: Vice-Mayor Nau
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
12. Adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 2906 N.C.S. Amending Ordin ance No. 2900 N.C.S. Concerning the Downtown Housing and Economic Opportunity Overlay to Restore Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to
2.5 in Table of Section 5.070 (D) of the Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance (IZO) to be Consistent with the Current General Plan
Eric Danly, City Attorney presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment.
Mike Healy
Lydia Asselin
Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment.
Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2906 N.C.S., made by Councilmember Barnacle, seconded by Councilmember Quint.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Recused: Councilmember DeCarli
Motion to introduce Ordinance No. 2 907 N.C.S., made by Councilmember Barnacle, seconded by Councilmember Quint.
Vote: Carried 5-1
Yes: Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell
No: Vice- Mayor Nau
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Recused: Councilmember DeCarli
13. Adopted Resolution No. 2025 -112 N.C.S. Authorizing Staff to Submit Priority Projects to the Sonoma County Transportation and Climate Authorities (SCTCA) Funding Program Cycle 2 Ca ll for Projects.
Bjorn Griepenburg, Project Manager and Jared Hall, Transit Manager 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 adopt Resolution No. 2025-112 N.C.S., made by Councilmember Quint, seconded by Councilmember Shribbs.
Vote: Carried 6-1
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell
No: DeCarli
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Recused: None
WORKSHOP
14. Review of 2025 Petaluma Fair and 2025 Event Planning Drew Halter, Director of Parks and Recreation and Kat Reisinger, Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation 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.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 10:58 p.m. in memory of the individual who was killed in the tragic traffic incident downtown.
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