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Sebastopol City Council
June 17, 2025

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Agenda-Item-Number-1-DRAFT-June-3-2025-DRAFT-City-Council-Meeting-Minutes
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June 17, 2025
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Sebastopol City Council
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SO IT IS ONE OF THE MORE

CONSERVATIVE OUTLOOKS.

WE CAN ACTUALLY

CONFIDENTLY,
FAIRLY CONFIDENT, 80%

CONFIDENT

THAT WE CAN GO FORWARD

WITH AT

LEAST ONE OF THE OTHER --

THE CHALLENGE I HAVE WITH

THIS IS, WE HAVE A

CONFLICTING
STATEMENT AT THE BOTTOM.

THIS IS ALL WE HAVE TO GO ON.

I JUST DON'T MAKE

DECISIONS

BASED ON THINGS THAT ARE --

PEOPLE ARE SAYING,

WELL, IT'S
THIS, IT'S THAT.

I WANT

IT TO BE CLEAR SO THAT

WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE, WHEN

THE PUBLIC'S LOOKING AT IT,
THEY

KNOW WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS

BASED ON WHAT'S VERY CLEAR.

ING THE TAXES
AND

SAYING -- I JUST FIND THAT VERY
CONVOLUTED.

I THINK THE WORDING ON THE
BOTTOM IS CLUNE LETTER.

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WE WILL CORRECT THAT.

WE'LL DO WORST CASE, BEST-CASE

SCENARIO TO BRING BACK TO THE
COUNCIL.

I DO WANT TO REALLY QUICKLY
OPEN

FOR COMMENT ONLY ON THIS
SLIDE.

I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE
HAVE
DONE THIS.

IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE
CHAMBER?

SEEING NONE, I WILL GO OUT TO
ZOOM.

IF YOU'D

LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT

ON THIS SLIDE ONLY THIS BUDGET

WILL BE COMING BACK FOR FULL
DISCUSSION ON JUNE 17th.

BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A

PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS SLIDE

ONLY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
VIRTUALLY.

ROBERT, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF,
PLEASE?
I THINK I AM.

YOU ARE, GADE WITH
YOUR
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PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE.

EARLY, IT WORKED.

I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD DO THAT

ANY TIME I
WANT.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD

EITHER, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO.

OH, BOY, THIS OPENS
A

WHOLE --
YOU JUST BLEW IT.

GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.

I'M LOOKING AT THIS
CHART,

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY
WHAT THE '23, '24 '25 IS.
23, 24, 25, 26 OR WHAT.
23-24 WASN'T THAT GREAT A YEAR.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE

RESERVE BALANCE

IS SO MUCH
HIGHER THAN 24-25, IF
THAT'S
WHAT

THE DOTTED LINE
REPRESENTED.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE WERE
DOING
BETTER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.

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BUT MAYBE
I'M WRONG.

JUST AN IMPRESSION.

IT'S LATE.

AND I THINK IT WOULD BE
PRETTY

EASY TO DO A STACKED BAR
CHART,
YOU KNOW.

YOU CAN LEAVE IT LIKE THIS AND
SAY, THAT REPRESENTS 2%, 5%
FOR
SIX MONTHS.

AND THEN YOU COULD ADD THE 5% IF
IT CONTINUES.

THEN YOU COULD ADD THE

STACKED

BAR ON TOP OF THAT EVEN FOR THE
HOTEL.

AND THAT WAY, EVERYBODY WOULD
BE

ABLE TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT THEY
WANT TO SEE.

MY SUGGESTION.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

I WILL COME BACK INTO CHAMBERS.

IF THERE'S ANYONE IN CHAMBERS?

SEEING NONE, I WILL GO BACK OUT
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TO ZOOM.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A
PUBLIC

COMMENT ON THIS SLIDE
ONLY,

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
VIRTUALLY.

SEEING NONE, PUBLIC

COMMENT ON
THAT SLIDE ONLY IS CLOSED.

COUNCILMEMBER
HINTON.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S COMING
BACK, BUT I WANTED TO CLARIFY.

THERE'S ALSO NO WAY TO SEE
WHERE

THE SIX MONTHS ENDS, WHAT
MONTHS
THAT TOOK IN.

AND MAYBE IT COULD BE NOTED IN
A

SIDE NOTE IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED AND
STOPPED.

WE WILL MAKE THAT CLEAR

PRESIDENT SIX MONTHS WILL
START
FROM JULY 1st AND ENDS
ON
DECEMBER 31st.

SO THAT'S THE --

THE SIX MONTHS
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OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

OF LAST YEAR?

OF THIS
YEAR.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MEASURE
"U."

YEAH.

IT'S FOR NEXT YEAR.

IT STARTS JULY, AND THEN IT ENDS
DECEMBER.

OKAY, SO WE HAVEN'T
EVEN
STARTED COLLECTING THAT YET?
WE HAVE NOT.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY

COLLECTION,
BIG COLLECTION, FOR MEASURE "U.
"
MEASURE "U" WAS PASSED
IN
NOVEMBER 2024.

IT DOESN'T GO INTO EFFECT
UNTIL
APRIL OF 2025.

RIGHT.

THAT'S WHY I'M

JUST --

RIGHT, SO --
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WE MIGHT HAVE SEEN

SOMETHING,

MAYBE THE PAYMENTS COME
QUARTERLY?
THEY COME MONTHLY.

WE DO PROJECT THAT FOR THIS

CURRENT YEAR, WHICH

WE'RE ENDING

IN JUNE, WHICH IS IN THIS
MONTH,

THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET
$375,000 FOR ONE QUARTER.

FROM APRIL THROUGH JUNE.

OKAY.

SO IN YOUR SIX -- IN THE

SIX-MONTHS MODEL, YOU'RE
SAYING

THAT IT WAS PROJECTED APRIL
1st

THROUGH --

NO, IN THE SIX-MONTHS
MODEL,

IT IS STARTING IN THE NEW
FISCAL
YEAR.

I'M GOING TO PAUSE.

BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A

REQUEST
THAT'S TEMPORARY.

OKAY, CAN I --PY I'LL
PAUSE
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AND THEN IF ANYONE WANTS
TO --

I JUST NEED A MOTION TO

CONTINUE BOTH THE CIP AND
THE

BUDGET TO THESE TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS, TO THE JUNE 17th
CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:00 TO
BE

HELD HERE AT THE YOUTH
ANNEX.

SO
MOVED.

SECOND.

ROLL CALL?
THANK YOU.

CARTER?

YES.

HINTON?
AYE.

MATURE UR?

YES.

McLEWIS.

AYE.

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ZOLLMAN.

YES.

MOTION PASSES
UNANIMOUSLY.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.
[ ADJOURNED AT
10:31 P.M.

PACIFIC TIME ] [Event Concluded]
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