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 6, 2026
CLOSED SESSION 5:00 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 P.M.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M.
• ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor McDonnell, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs
ABSENT: Councilmember Quint
CLOSED SESSION
• CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Peggy Flynn, City Manager; Brian Cochran, Assistant City Manager; Linda Le; Deputy City Manager; Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai Employee Organizations: IAFF - Unit 7 and Unit 8 Compensation Plan
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 5:02 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR SESSION – 6:00 P.M.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting back to order at 6:03 P.M.
• ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor McDonnell, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs
ABSENT: Councilmember Quint
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• MOMENT OF SILENCE
AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)
The Mayor announced that Item #7 – Workshop Petaluma North SMART Station Priority Development Area Specific Plan would be moved to the last item of the agenda, after items #8, #9, and #10.
REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Assistant City Attorney Dylan Brady announced that there was no action to report.
PROCLAMATIONS
• Parks and Recreation Month
Director of Parks and Recreation Drew Halter and representatives from the Parks and Recreation Department, 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 to 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.
Mayor McDonnell opened the general public comment. The following people spoke in person:
Calvin Walantus
Joana Arango
Renee Savcedo
Gloria McCallister
Eric Vasquez
Kat Nacario
Kirk Lok
Nissar Ahmed
Antonio Jimenez
Elana Feldman
Eric Leland
Dennis Pocekay
Jennifer Boyle
Tina Yonkers
Caitlin Quinn
Hiya Swanhuyser
The following people spoke remotely:
Darren Racusen
Alyn Wolf
Mayor McDonnell closed the general public comment.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Mayor McDonnell
Councilmember Cader Thompson
Councilmember Barnacle
Councilmember Shribbs
Councilmember Nau
Vice Mayor DeCarli
CITY MANAGER COMMENT
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approved Minutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of June 15, 2026
2. Approved Tentative Agenda for City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of July 20, 2026 and Significant Agenda Items for July - September 2026
3. Adopted Resolution 2026-091 N.C.S Authorizing the Purchase and Installation of Transit Shelters and Amenities from Tolar Manufacturing Company, Inc., via the CalACT/MBTA Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
4. Adopted Resolution 2026-092 N.C.S Adopting the Levying of the Annual Special Tax for The Riverfront Community Facilities District, Fiscal Year 2026-2027
5. Adopted Resolution 2026-093 N.C.S Accepting Completion of the Hardin Tank Recoating Project (C67502328) by Olympus and Associates, Inc., and Authorizing Release of Retention
6. Adopted (Second Reading) Ordinance 2931 N.C.S. Amending Ordinance 2923 N.C.S. to Change Certain Appropriations for the Operations of the City of Petaluma from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 and Finding that this Action is Not a Project Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(B)(5) Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment on the Consent Calendar, and seeing no one request to speak, he closed it.
Motion to adopt Consent Calendar items #1 through 6, made by Councilmember Shribbs, and seconded by Councilmember Nau.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
8. Resolution Awarding a Design-Build Contract to Alten Construction for the Petaluma Public Safety Facility Project (C11202431)
Paul Geoghegan, Project Manager, presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public hearing. The following people spoke in person:
Mac Thompson.
Mayor McDonnell closed the public hearing.
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-094 N.C.S made by Councilmember Shribbs, seconded by Councilmember Barnacle.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: None
9. Resolution Ordering Abatement of Nuisances Consisting of Hazardous Vegetation and Rubbish Growing Upon Public and Private Property in the City of Petaluma and Ordering the Fire Department to Abate Said Hazardous Vegetation and Rubbish by Contract if Property Owners Fail to Do So Pursuant to Chapter 10.70 of the Petaluma Municipal Code Amy Segui, Fire Marshal, presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public hearing, and seeing no one request to speak, he closed the public hearing.
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-095 N.C.S made by Councilmember Shribbs, seconded by Councilmember Cader Thompson.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: None
10. Resolutions Confirming the Annual Engineer’s Report (Diagram and Assessment) and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments Within the City’s Landscape Assessment Districts, Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Delana Bradford, Senior Management Analyst, presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public hearing, and seeing no one request to speak, he closed the public hearing.
The Mayor explained there were several recusals due to the location of the LADs being within 500 feet of Councilmembers and the Mayor’s home, and they would step off the dais and recuse on any resolution including an address with which they had a conflict.
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-096 N.C.S made by Councilmember Barnacle, seconded by Vice Mayor DeCarli.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: None
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-097 N.C.S made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Nau.
Vote: Carried 5-0
Yes: Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell
No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: Councilmember Barnacle
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-098 N.C.S made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Nau.
Vote: Carried 5-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell
No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: Vice Mayor DeCarli
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-099 N.C.S made by Councilmember Nau, seconded by Councilmember Cader Thompson.
Vote: Carried 5-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Mayor McDonnell
No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: Councilmember Shribbs
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-100 N.C.S made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Nau.
Vote: Carried 5-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs
No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: Mayor McDonnell
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-101 N.C.S made by Councilmember Cader Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Barnacle.
Vote: Carried 6-0
Yes: Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Vice Mayor DeCarli, Councilmember Nau, Councilmember Shribbs, Mayor McDonnell No: None
Absent: Councilmember Quint
Abstain: None
WORKSHOP
7. Recommendation to the City of Petaluma City Council to Receive a Staff Presentation and Public Comment and Conduct a Workshop Concerning the Petaluma North SMART Station Priority Development Area Specific Plan Proposed Vision and Preparation of the Specific Plan and Associated Environmental Impact Report
Tom Ford, Principal Planner; Andrew Trippel, Planning Manager, presented the staff report.
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment. The following people spoke in person:
Julie Groves
Nickola Frye
Doug Ledeboer
Duane Bellinger
Darren Racusen
Morgan Bellinger
Tom Scott
The following people spoke remotely:
Frank Kortum
Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment.
Council discussion followed.
CONTINUED GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor McDonnell reopened the general public comment for those whose request to speak could not be accommodated during General Comment due to the time constraint. The following people spoke in person:
Nickola Frye
Mayor McDonnell closed the continued general public comment.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 11:04 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk