Sebastopol City Council
March 3, 2026

I AM AWARE OF A DANA POINT COMPARISON. I LOOK FOR CASE STUDIES TO SEE HOW WELL SOME THINGS GO ACCORDING TO SOME OTHER THINGS. I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANOTHER CASE EXAMPLE YOU MIGHT HAVE OR IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE IT. I'M SURE MOST PEOPLE ARE LIKE WHO IS DREAMING THIS UP. THIS --
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES THERE'S A LOT OF ONE-WAY TO TWO-WAY CONVERSIONS. NOT SO MUCH RESEARCH INTO SAFETY OUTCOMES PER SE, BUT THERE ARE CASES THAT CAN BE STUDIED. ONE THING WE'VE

BEEN DOING IS COMPILING A LIST OF SIMILAR RURAL DOWNTOWNS IN CALIFORNIA THAT CALTRANS OWNS

AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A COUPLET OR TWO WAY STREET AND WE CAN EVALUATE THAT AS PART OF A

CASE STUDY DESCRIPTION NARRATIVE AND BACK IT UP WITH COLLISION DATA OR OTHER READILY AVAILABLE DATA TO BE PART OF THIS.

ALSO LIKE A FUNDING STACK THAT THEY WENT THROUGH.

WE CAN SEE IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT EXIST
THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF. WHAT YEAR DID THE ROAD SWITCH FROM TWO WAY TO ONE-WAY.

IT WAS IN THE 80s. BEFORE I STARTED HERE.

NO MORE QUESTIONS. WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WANT TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE NOT CLAP. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERING OPINIONS HERE AND WE WANT TO BE SURE EVERYBODY FEELS SAFE. PLEASE RESPECT THAT.

THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT. WE DO CHAMBERS FIRST AND GO OUT TO ZOOM.

I HAVE THE TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT ON THE SCREEN FOR THOSE IN CHAMBERS OR I CAN JUMP IN WHEN THERE'S 30 SECONDS LEFT. GO AHEAD LEASE.

I'M JEANNIE FERNANDEZ, A VERY LONGTIME RESIDENT OF NOT SEBASTOPOL ALTHOUGH MY ADDRESS IS SEBASTOPOL. THIS IS WHAT I CONSIDER MY HOME. I HAPPEN TO LIVE TWO MILES SOUTH OF THE SEBASTOPOL CITY LIMITS. BUT I URGE YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THOSE OF US THAT CALL SEBASTOPOL HOME THAT DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS. I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T QUOTE UNQUOTE REPRESENT US BUT YOU DO REPRESENT US. YOU MAKE DECISIONS THAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH. I TRAVEL THROUGH AND INTO SEBASTOPOL THREE, FOUR, FIVE TIMES A WEEK. HOW IT IS NOW, THE ONE WAY ON PETALUMA AVENUE AS YOU HAD NORTH IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC. THERE ARE MANY DAYS I AM STUCK AT SEQUOIA MARKET FOR 10 OR 15 MINUTES WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CONTINUE AND I'M TRYING TO HEAD OUT OF TOWN. I AM A TRUSTEE WITH THE WEST COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE ORDERED MEETINGS AT THE TWO DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS.

I LIVE THE FURTHEST FROM ANYBODY THAT IS ON THE BOARD. I PLAN ACCORDINGLY OR SO I THINK AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'M JUST GETTING TO A MEETING IN THE NICK OF TIME. I HOPE YOU CAN CONSIDER GOING BACK TO THE TWO WAY TRAFFIC. I'VE LIVED HERE MOST OF MY LIFE. I'M 68. I WAS BORN IN PETALUMA AND AT SIX MONTHS OF AGE MY FAMILY MOVED TO WEST OF SEBASTOPOL. WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO CONSIDER THOSE OF US THAT LIVE ON THE OUTSKIRTS SO YOU CAN CONTINUE.

YOU HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS.

IT IS REALLY IMPERATIVE. I WILL GO TO ZOOM. CRACK, UNMUTE YOURSELF.

I CAN HEAR YOU.

CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER?
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I CANNOT.

I WILL JUMP IN. GO AHEAD.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I KNOW THIS CAN BE A DIFFICULT ISSUE. I DO NOT ENVY YOUR SHOES LISTENING TO DIFFERENT OPINIONS. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU DECIDE I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND UNDERSTAND YOU ARE GIVING IT YOUR BEST AS YOU SEE FIT. I RESPECT HOWEVER YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO FOLKS WHO ARE SUPPORTING MOVING BACK TO A TWO WAY SYSTEM. I REALLY THINK THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID THE RIGHT RECOMMENDATION WITH EXTENDING THE SIDEWALKS ON MAIN STREET. I THINK WATCHING TRAFFIC SPEED BY

WITH TWO LANES AT ONE TIME AS LONG AS I HAVE, I USED TO LIVE ON PETALUMA AVENUE FOR MANY YEARS

AND I WOULD WATCH CAR SPEED PAST EACH OTHER WITH TWO LANES GOING NEXT TO EACH OTHER ONE WAY THERE'S A RACECAR FEELING. MY SISTER WAS HIT ON MAIN STREET WHERE YOU TURN OFF TO GO TO

SUNRIDGE FROM CARS GOING REALLY FAST WHILE SHE WAS GOING ACROSS THE CROSSWALK WITH A CROSSING GUARD. PEOPLE DON'T LOOK BOTH WAYS WHAT IT IS THIS SYSTEM. LET'S THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN HAVE. A DESTINATION. WE CAN HAVE SLOWER TRAFFIC. WE MADE THIS DECISION IN THE LATE 90s WITH STREETSMART SEBASTOPOL BY EXTENDING THE CROSSWALKS. WE DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC AND MAKE IT SAFER AND EASIER, MAKE IT A DESTINATION. AT ON TOP OF THAT THAT WITH THE TWO-WAY SYSTEM

WE MAY GET TO CLOSE THE STREET BETWEEN THE PLAZA AND BARLOW CONNECTING DOWNTOWN AND UNIFYING THE TOWN. I GET THAT CHANGE IS HARD AND I GET THAT I WILL AGREE WITH EVERYBODY IN TOWN AND I RESPECT EVERYBODY'S POSITION. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AND DO THE STUDIES YOU NEED TO DO TO MOVE IT FORWARD.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL COME BACK TO THE CHAMBERS.

MY NAME IS JANET. I'M HERE TO READ A LETTER WRITTEN BY MY HUSBAND STEVE. YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF THE LETTER TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MY COMMENTS ON THE DOWNTOWN SEBASTOPOL ALTERNATIVE PROCESS. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT SINCE 1991. I'M A RECENTLY

RETIRED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANT AND PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE CITY INCLUDING PREPARATION OF THE GRANT APPLICATION THAT PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT. I'M NOT

RECOMMENDING ANY SPECIFIC OPTIONS BUT I DO HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR COUNCIL AS THEY CONSIDER THESE ALTERNATIVES. IT'S CLEAR THAT DOWNTOWN ALTERNATIVES PROVIDE ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACILITIES. HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO CONSIDER THE RESULTING VEHICLE OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE KEY INTERSECTIONS DOWNTOWN WHILE COMPARING THESE OPTIONS. ALTHOUGH I

DO UNDERSTAND SOME INTERSECTION ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN PRESENTED FOR YOUR OR THE PUBLIC CONSIDERATION. A RELATED CONDITION IS THE COMPARATIVE

REDUCTION IN VEHICLE CAPACITY OF THE DOWNTOWN SYSTEM AND THE RELATIVE IMPACT TO ENTERING DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE ALL SEEN THESE GROW OVER THE YEARS AS THE SYSTEM CAPACITY HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY CONSTANT WHILE THE DEMAND HAS INCREASED. ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IS THE

IDENTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS TO REGIONAL ROADWAYS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY THAT COULD

POTENTIALLY REDUCE TRAFFIC VOLUMES INCLUDING TRUCK TRAFFIC IN THE CITY CORE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OCCIDENTAL ROAD, TODD ROAD, POTENTIAL ON A ROAD EXTENSION.

YOU HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS.

THESE WERE NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION BUT THE PROJECT HAS YET TO IDENTIFY THESE FACILITIES THAT COULD HELP THE FUNCTIONALITY. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO SEEK THIS Agenda Item Number: 1
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INFORMATION, RELATIVE IMPACTS TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC OF THE ALTERNATIVES AND MODIFICATION TO REGIONAL ROUTES TO HELP YOU ASSESSING THE VIABILITY OF THESE OPTIONS.

THANK YOU. NEXT TO ZOOM. OLIVER, CAN YOU UNMUTE? GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

I OPPOSE THIS AT THIS TIME. I'M SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THE JUNCTION OF 112 AND -- SORRY, 12 AND 116 IS THE BUSIEST CROSSROAD IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY. WE HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE TIGHT EVERYDAY IN THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET FROM THE COAST TO JOBS IN SANTA ROSA. THEN IN THE EVENING BACK AGAIN. THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN ANY OF THIS AT ALL AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A

UTOPIAN IDEA OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND AND ENJOYING TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AND STOPPING TO HAVE A

CUP OF COFFEE BUT THE REALITY IS WE HAVE HUGE THROUGH TRAFFIC AND THEY NEED ALL THE TRAFFIC THEY CAN GET. THEY PUT A NEW SIGNING PUTTING ADVANTAGE OF THAT TRAFFIC. I DO NOT SEE LOGIC TO THIS.

FURTHERMORE I WAS RESEARCHING THIS A COUPLE DAYS AGO. THERE WAS TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS FOR A BYPASS. IT IS TOO LATE NOW BUT BEFORE WE GET DOWN THIS PATH AT ALL WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT TRAFFIC MITIGATION. THE PREVIOUS LADY THAT SPOKE HAD VARIOUS COUNTY PROJECTS THAT ARE SEMIFUNDED AND READY TO GO TO HELP MITIGATE TRAFFIC ACTUALLY COMING THROUGH. WE HAD FAR MORE TRAFFIC NOW THAN WE DID WHEN THE CITY WAS TO WAIT BEFORE. MY FINAL COMMENT IS I THINK EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARE NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED. IF YOU HAVE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC JAMS TWICE A DAY HALLET AMBULANCES AND FIRE ENGINES AND POLICE GET THROUGH? AT THE MOMENT WITH THE ONE WAY SYSTEM PEOPLE PULLOVER AND THE FIRE TRUCK OR WHATEVER CAN GET PAST. I CAN SEE WITH ALL THESE

BICYCLE LANES AND WIDEN PAVEMENT THAT COULD BE A DISASTER THAT COULD LITERALLY KILL A FEW PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY CAN GET TO THE HOSPITAL. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT MORE SERIOUSLY. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT BACK INTO CHAMBERS.

I THINK TO MAKE SUCH AN IMPORTANT DECISION WITHOUT THE MAYOR BEING ABLE TO VOTE WOULD BE A BIG MISTAKE. THAT IS VERY TROUBLING THAT IT IS EVEN BEING CONSIDERED. WHAT WE NEED TO

ACKNOWLEDGE IS THERE'S A SMALL BUT COMMITTED GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE A VISION THAT IF DRIVING GETS DIFFICULT ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL NOT USE THEIR CARS AND WILL WALK OR RIDE BIKES INSTEAD. THEY

HAVE GIVEN MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS AROUND TOWN INCLUDING ROTARY, KIWANIS AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THEY EVEN PUT FLYERS AROUND TOWN. THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH IS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY

OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS DO NOT LIVE DOWNTOWN OR EVEN CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN. MANY WHO DO ARE OLDER. I AM ALL FOR MAKING BIKING AND WALKING SAFER IN TOWN, I'M

ALL FOR WIDENING THE SIDEWALKS NARROWING AND SLOWING TRAFFIC LANES AND CREATING A MORE BEAUTIFUL TOWN. LET'S DO ALL THAT BUT CHANGING TO A TWO WAY SYSTEM WOULD CREATE A TRAFFIC QUAGMIRE THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP ANYBODY. IT'S PRETTY CLEAR LOOKING AT THIS NEW ALTERNATIVE FIVE THAT IT IS THE WORST ONE OUT OF ALL OF THE ALTERNATIVES AS FAR AS TRAFFIC CONGESTION GOES.

DESPITE THE LOBBYING FROM THE ADVOCATES FOR THE TWO-WAY SYSTEM MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT BUYING IT.

IF YOU TALLY THE EMAIL SENT TO YOU, 21 OF THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE TO YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF ONE-WAY STREET. ONLY THREE WERE IN FAVOR OF THE TWO-WAY STREETS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMMENTS FROM THE TIMES AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA THEY ARE OVERWHELMINGLY AGAINST SWITCHING TO TWO-WAY STREETS.

BEYOND ALL THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESULTS OF BOTH THE SURVEYS THAT WERE DONE AS PART OF THE STUDY, 381 FOR ONE-WAY, 265 FOR TWO WAY. FINALLY THE BALLOT MEASURE IN 84 AND 87 FROM PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED WHAT TWO WAY TRAFFIC WAS LIKE.

THAT IS TWO MINUTES.

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THE RESULTS SHOW THE SAME THING THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM. LARS, CAN YOU UNMUTE.

CAN YOU HEAR ME?
CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER.

I CAN.

GO AHEAD.

I WORK AND LIVE IN SEBASTOPOL. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE TWO-WAY STREET OPTION. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. WE ALL KNOW IT IS VERY BAD. WHAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE DOWNTOWN. A FEW BLOCKS OF THE DOWNTOWN. NONE OF THE OPTIONS PROPOSED LEAVING IT THE WAY IT IS OR CHANGING IT TO TWO WAY IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE HOW BAD THE TRAFFIC IS.

INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON CARS AND HOW THEY MOVE THROUGH TOWN BECAUSE THAT WILL BE PRETTY BAD NO MATTER WHAT WE SHOULD FOCUS ON PEOPLE AND HOW TO MAKE IT A MORE WALKABLE, LIKABLE TOWN.

THAT IS ALL WE CAN DO WITH THIS EFFORT RIGHT NOW. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THE OVERALL

REGIONAL TRAFFIC ISSUE AS A BIGGER ISSUE WE CAN WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON AND THEIR SOLUTIONS THAT ARE THOUGHT ABOUT NOW AND ARE IN PLACE AND COULD BE ENVISIONED THAT WILL HELP THAT ISSUE.

WHAT WE CAN DO NOW IS FOCUS ON OUR CITY AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT A SAFER, BETTER PLACE.

FOR PEOPLE TO WALK, PEOPLE TO BIKE AND MAKE IT A DESTINATION THAT FEELS BETTER TO CIRCULATE IN TOWN. I THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD IDEAS IN THE WALKABLE ONE-WAY APPROACH THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF THIS STUDY. IF, THIS IS LIKE A TIME FOR THE COUNCIL AND CITY TO BE MORE VISIONARY AND SWITCH TO AN

OPTION THAT IN THE LONG TERM ALONG WITH SOME REGIONAL TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS IS THE KIND OF SOLUTION WE WANT FOR THE CITY GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

INC. YOU. NEXT WE WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

MY NAME IS ALICE. I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE ACQUIRED A SMALL BUSINESS ON SOUTH MAIN STREET. I DO FIND TO JAR COSMETICS. I WORK WITH LOCAL FARM AND REGIONAL PEOPLE. I LOVE SEBASTOPOL. I HAVE AN IN THE FARMERS MARKET FOR MANY YEARS. I LOVE THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE AND I WANT TO GIVE A RADICAL VIEW BECAUSE YOU CAN HEAR MY ACCENT. I AM FRENCH, MY MOTHER'S BRITISH. I LIVED IN EUROPE MOST OF MY LIFE. WHEN I GO TO EUROPE BY HEEL. THE REASON I HEAL IS BECAUSE I WALKED. THE REASON I FEEL HAPPIER IS BECAUSE I FEEL EMBODIED. I HAVE NOT -- I HAVE AN EXPERIENCE IN TOWN WHERE I FEEL LIKE I AM

SLOWING DOWN, HAVING EYE CONTACT, SEEING KIDS ON THE SIDEWALK, SEEING ANIMALS INTERACT WITH PEOPLE. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE HEART, THE SOUL, I REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM MUST BE A BIG CONCERN FOR YOU GUYS LIKE OKAY HOW WILL WE MAKE THIS WORK. WE

DO NOT WANT TO BECOME A CONVOLUTED CITY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WHAT WE REMEMBER OF OUR DAY IS THE INTERACTION WE HAD WITH PEOPLE, NOT THE TIME WE SPENT IN OUR CAR. I REALLY

ENCOURAGE YOU TO HAVE A VISION OF HOW SEBASTOPOL COULD BE AND HOW THE HAPPINESS IT BRINGS TO

PEOPLE THE MORE INTERACTION, THE MORE SAFETY COULD MAKE THIS TOWN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE FOREVER. I FEEL THEY ALREADY DO FEEL THAT AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE THIS CITY BUT I DO ALSO WANT TO SAY WHEN I MOVED ONTO SOUTH MAIN STREET I WAS LIKE OH MY GOSH, THIS IS SCARY. IT FEELS SCARY TO GO OUTSIDE.

YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS.

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I WANT TO CONSIDER JUST BREAKING THE PARADIGM AND BRING IN THE EUROPEAN-STYLE FEELING TO THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY AND MAKING IT A DESTINATION AND PLACE WHERE WE FEEL SAFE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. NOW TO ZOOM. KYLE, CAN YOU UNMUTE.

YES I CAN. WHAT I FIND REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT THIS DECISION AND THIS PROCESS IS THAT WE ARE

TALKING ABOUT A LARGE NUMBER OF DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ESSENTIALLY GIFTED TO GO THROUGH A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THAT THE

PUBLIC WERE ENGAGED AND YOU LOOK TONIGHT AT THE AUDIENCE AND THE OUTRAGE AT BEING HERE AND THE VOICES AND OPINION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE HERE, YOU MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY. HE

MISSED THE CHANCE TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN A MEANINGFUL MANNER THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS

TO PROVIDE THEM WITH MEANINGFUL INFORMATION, TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE DETAILS, THE RESEARCH,

THE INFORMATION AND NOW BECAUSE NONE OF THAT WAS SHARED OUTSIDE OF A SURVEY THAT WAS

POORLY DESIGNED AND POORLY EXECUTED, POORLY REPORTED ON YOU HAVE EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT SO THIS IS A LESSON. I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE THAT LESSON AND THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU WORK WITH THESE

TYPES OF FOLKS IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR DOING ADEQUATE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT IS WAY BEYOND WHAT WAS DONE HERE. SAME THING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THERE'S PROPER

ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC, INFORMATION SHARING, DATA, RESEARCH, TRAFFIC STUDIES ARE BEING

SHARED IN A MEANINGFUL WAY SO YOU ARE NOT SITTING HERE WITH A ROOM FULL OF MEMBERS OF THE

PUBLIC THAT HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND SOMEHOW FEELING LIKE IT IS AN ALL OR NOTHING THING BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE EITHER. THAT'S NOT BEING CLEARLY COMMUNICATED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR OUR CITY TO WORK ON THIS TRANSPARENCY,

COMMUNICATION, MARKETING, OUTREACH, BUT HOPEFULLY THAT MIGHT BE A PRIORITY AND A GOAL MOVING FORWARD.

NEXT I WILL COME BACK INTO CHAMBERS.

I AM WITH HOT MONK TAVERN. I'VE WORKED AND LIVED IN, AROUND SEBASTOPOL FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS. I WAS NOT HERE WHEN IT WAS TWO WAYS BEFORE. I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO GO BACK IN TIME, WHY DID THEY GO TO THE ONE WAY. THERE WAS A REASON. MAYBE SOMEBODY HERE KNOWS THAT BUT I DON'T. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SIGNAGE. ONE OF THE PEOPLE ON ZOOM MENTIONED OUR SIGNAGE. WE JUST INVESTED IN THAT SOUTH FACING MARQUIS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A WAYS OUT BUT THE DAY WILL COME PERHAPS THAT IT GOES TWO WAY. WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR INVESTMENT? WHAT DOES THE CITY DO? WILL THERE BE MONEY

THERE TO HELP US WITH SIGNAGE THAT WILL GO BOTH WAYS SO PEOPLE CAN FIND A WAY TO OUR PARKING LOT? WHICH IS REALLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT IF IT'S TWO WAYS. COMING FROM THE SOUTH YOU HAVE TO TURN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT ACCIDENTS. THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR OVER ON MAIN STREET. IF YOU ARE GOING TO PULL INTO THE CITY PARKING LOT AND YOU HAVE TO CROSS TRAFFIC.

OUR FRIENDS AT THE FEED STORE ACROSS THE STREET, THEY HAVE THE SAME SITUATION WE DO. PEOPLE HAVE TO TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC TO GET INTO THEIR BUSINESS. IT IS TOUGH ENOUGH RIGHT NOW TO RUN A BUSINESS. EVERYTHING HAS GOTTEN MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE. AND THE TRAIL. I SEE THERE IS A PROVISION TO EXTEND THE TRAIL THROUGH THE CITY PARKING LOT. I WOULD LIKE MORE DETAIL ON THAT. ARE WE GOING TO LOSE PARKING SPACES?
YOU HAVE ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION AND I AM REALLY SAD THAT NOBODY REACHED OUT TO US. WE TALK ABOUT MAIN STREET AND DOWNTOWN ALL THE TIME, BUT THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO ARE NOT ON MAIN STREET. WE ARE HERE.

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THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO TO ZOOM. ROBERT, CAN YOU UNMUTE? YES.

THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION, INFORMATION, EMOTIONAL STORIES OF PEOPLE'S LIVES AND HOW THEY CAN BE CHANGED. WHAT'S REALLY CONFUSING IS WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE? I'VE HEARD SAFETY.

WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE MOST DANGEROUS SMALL CITY IN CALIFORNIA. STATISTICALLY I GUESS THAT'S TRUE BUT IN REALITY IN 2023 THERE WERE SEVEN INJURIES, FIVE ACCIDENTS WITH PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED AND NONE OF THEM WERE AROUND THIS AREA. ONE OF THEM WAS IN FRONT OF RIGHTED THAT WAS IN THE TWO WAY SECTION. ALL THE REST WERE INTO A SECTIONS OF THE CITY. IT ISN'T CLEAR THAT IT WILL MAKE A BIG

DIFFERENCE AND IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT SAFETY SHOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE DRIVER OF CHANGING THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN AREA. BICYCLES. A VISION FOR PEOPLE RIDING BIKES AROUND TOWN. THE PROPOSAL I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK AT HAS A TWO WAY BIKE LANE DOWN PETALUMA AVENUE. I GUESS IF YOU LIVE ON PETALUMA YOU WILL TAKE YOUR BIKE INTO TOWN BUT NOBODY ELSE CAN. IT'S THE MOST INCONVENIENT LOCATION EVER. EVEN THE BICYCLE COALITION HAS A COMMENT THAT THEY THINK THIS BIKE LANE IS MORE DANGEROUS FOR BIKERS. IF YOU ARE ON A BIKE IN THE CITY YOU WILL STILL HAVE TO GO ON ONE OF THE BIKE LANES THAT EXISTS TO GET TO THE PROTECTED BIKE LANE AND NOBODY WANTS TO DO THAT.

REDUCING VMT IS A GOAL. I LIVE JUST NORTH OF TOWN OFF OF ELLIS. ANYTIME I HAVE TO GO TO SANTA ROSA I TURN RIGHT AND GO TO OCCIDENTAL ROAD. MY VMT IS TWICE WHAT IT WOULD BE IF I GO THROUGH TOWN BUT THE TRAFFIC IS DEAD STOPPED. IT'S HARD TO GET OUT AND IN AND YOU HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT. IF YOU

ARE GOING TO DO THIS YOU NEED A CITYVIEW AND YOU NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE

NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN PEOPLE START USING NARROW STREETS LIKE FLORENCE HAS THROUGH STREETS TO GET AROUND THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

THANK YOU. THAT IS TWO MINUTES.

NEXT I WILL COME TO CHAMBERS.

MY NAME IS TINA. I WANT TO SAY I FULLY SUPPORT THE WALKABLE TWO-WAY RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND I HOPE CITY COUNCIL WILL ADOPT IT. I HAVE MANY REASONS FOR SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATION. TWO OF THEM HERE. ONE IS MY OWN EXPERIENCE. I'VE NEVER SEEN A SMALL TOWN DOWNTOWN WITH ONE-WAY TRAFFIC THAT GAVE ME A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. CERTAINLY NOT AS A

PEDESTRIAN BUT EVEN DRIVING IT FEELS MORE LIKE A RACE TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT LIGHT THAN THERE'S A NICE BOOKSHOP EXPERIENCE. IT GETS WORSE WITH MORE LANES GOING THE SAME DIRECTION. THEN THERE ARE EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS. IT SEEMS TO BE CONSENSUS AMONG URBAN AND TRANSPORTATION

PLANNERS THAT ONE-WAY STREETS AND DOWNTOWNS HAVE TO FOCUS ON INCREASING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS AN OUTDATED APPROACH THAT HAS ITS ORIGINS IN THE 50s AND 60s. THAT IS 70 YEARS AGO.

FOCUS HAS SHIFTED TO MAKING TOWNS LIVABLE AND GIVING PEOPLE PRIORITY BY GOING TO TWO WAY STREETS. THE APPROACH HAS BEEN APPLIED IN MANY TOWNS AND CITIES. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN A POSITIVE IMPACT ON BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC BUT ALSO BUSINESS REVENUE. TWO WAY STREETS MAKE BEING ON MAIN STREET A BETTER EXPERIENCE. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO IGNORE NATIONAL TRENDS BASED IN SMALL TOWNS AND CITIES ALL OVER THE U.S. AND FAVORS 70-YEAR-OLD TRENDS. I ATTENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10. I HEARD A LOT OF TALK ONLINE AND IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE COMMISSION IGNORING THE OUTCOME OF THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. I'M NOT SURE HOW IT CAN EVEN BE SPUN THAT WAY. THE COMMISSION CHOSE ALL I MEANT -- ELEMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY'S FAVORITE AND ADDED TWO WAY TRAFFIC FLOW.

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TO SAY THEY DID NOT GIVE COMMUNITY AND PUT ANY WEIGHT IS JUST NOT TRUE. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND I HOPE YOU WILL GO WITH THE TWO WAY PLAN.

NEXT I WILL GO TO ZOOM. JOEL CAN YOU UNMUTE?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES. CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER?
I CAN. MY NAME IS JOB ARM GARDENER I WAS A COUNTY RESIDENT. I RECALL IT WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT I RECALL THE TWO-WAY CONVERSION IN 1985. I GRADUATED AND MOVED AWAY AND CAME BACK IN 2014 TO LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN FLAVOR -- FAVOR OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. MY

TRAFFIC SLOWDOWN -- IT IS VERY HARD TO IMAGINE TRAFFIC CREATED A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO AND KILLING BUSINESSES. THE GOAL SHOULD NOT ME -- BE TO MOVE AS MANY CARS THROUGH, AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, WE NEED A STREETSCAPE DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE, NOT CARS. IF I UNDERSTAND THIS ALL CORRECTLY YOU ARE NOT COMMITTING TO CONSTRUCT THIS FINAL PLAN TODAY. I THINK YOU ARE SAYING WE ARE LEADING THE ENGINEERS DO THEIR WORK SO THANK YOU.

NEXT I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

MY NAME IS JIM. I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE GOALS OF INCREASE SAFETY AND BETTER DOWNTOWN EXPERIENCE FOR BIKING AND WALKING. I AM OPPOSED TO THE TWO-WAY SOLUTION. I PREFER KEEPING THE ONE-WAY

SYSTEM AND MAKING INCREMENTAL CHANGES TO DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS AND SLOWING TRAFFIC DOWN AS IT TRAVELS ON MAIN STREET. TRAFFIC STUDIES SHOW WE HAVE MORE ACCIDENTS OTHER CITIES ARE SIZE

ARE FLAWED BASED ON DATA COMPARING ACCIDENTS IN THE ZIP CODE AREA AND PUTTING THAT IN THE POPULATION OF OUR LITTLE TOWN. MOST OF THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE NOT ON THOSE TWO WAY STREETS.

THE CONSULTANTS CAME UP WITH FOUR PLANS. TWO TWO-WAY AND TWO ONE-WAY. THE PUBLIC WAS GIVEN A CHOICE AND MOST OF THEM PICKED THE ONE-WAY OPTION. I KNOW THAT SAFETY AND WALK ABILITY OUR

MAIN CONCERNS, BUT I THINK THE TWO WAY THING IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO GO TO WITHOUT A REAL UNDERSTANDING. THE WALKABLE TWO WAY, HYBRID SYSTEM HAS NOT HAD THE STUDY ALL THE OTHER ONES HAVE. THEY ADMIT, I BELIEVE THAT THEY DID NOT INCLUDE DELAYS BY PEOPLE MAKING LEFT TURNS ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC FOR ALL THE INTERSECTIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE LIGHTS OF WHICH THERE ARE MANY.

THAT WILL CAUSE A FURTHER SLOWDOWN IN TRAFFIC AND A FURTHER FRUSTRATION OF PEOPLE WAITING TO GET THROUGH. I THINK IT IS MORE DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN WALKING AND BIKING AROUND TOWN FOR 25 YEARS. WE HAVE BACKUPS AT CERTAIN TIMES A DAY AND I THINK THEY WILL INCREASE UNDER ALL THESE

PLANS CAUSING DRIVERS TO FIGURE OUT SIDE STREET TRAVEL OR WHATEVER THEY CAN DO TO GET AROUND IT. THE CURRENT SYSTEM HAS FLAWS BUT I THINK THEY CAN BE MITIGATED. THE EXPENSIVE TWO WAY SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN FULLY STUDIED, HAS POTENTIAL TO MAKE THINGS MUCH WORSE. OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOT REALLY CONVINCED THAT THIS WILL INCREASE SAFETY YOU SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR IT. I PREFER THE DEVIL WE KNOW AND TRY TO MAKE CHANGES INCREMENTALLY.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO TO ZOOM. IF THERE IS ANYBODY ON ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY. SEEING NONE I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

EMILY WITH THE SONOMA COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION. THROUGH THIS PROCESS WE HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED THAT THE FINAL DESIGN WILL INCLUDE PROTECTED BIKE LANES. THAT IS GREAT. AND INCREASES SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE. REGARDLESS OF WHICH WAY VEHICLE TRAFFIC IS MOVING THESE Agenda Item Number: 1
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LANES STILL HAVE TO GET PEOPLE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO WHICH HAS COME UP A LITTLE BIT IN THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT. THE BIKE COALITION HAS GENERALLY SUPPORTED ONE-WAY STREETS AND BIKE LANES

WHICH IS ALTERNATIVE ONE BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS CLEAR, ADAPTABLE, CARS AND BIKES ARE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, BIKES ARE VISIBLE. AND BIKES ARE GETTING WHERE THEY NEED TO GO ON PETALUMA AND MAIN STREET. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THAT A MOVE TO TWO WAY STREETS HAS BENEFITS IN SLOWING SPEEDS OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FOR ALL USERS OF THE ROADS. THAT DOES MEAN THE BIKE FACILITIES BECOME A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. FOR INSTANCE, MOVING ALL THE BIKE TRAFFIC TO PETALUMA AVENUE WAS JUST REFERENCED ON ZOOM. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE NECESSARILY FEEL IS DANGEROUS PER SE BUT IT IS MORE COMPLICATED. YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW BIKES WILL GET INTO AND OUT OF THAT TRACK AND OFF OF McKINLEY. ALSO AS MENTIONED TONIGHT IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW CYCLISTS WILL ACCESS BUSINESSES IF ALL OF THE FACILITIES ARE ON PETALUMA. REGARDLESS OF

WHICH WAY THE TRAFFIC MOVES, BIKE FACILITIES NEED TO BE CAREFULLY DESIGNED, SCREWED SCRUTINIZED AND REVIEWED SO CYCLISTS CAN GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. IT IS NO USE TO HAVE PROTECTED BIKE LANES IF THEY WILL NOT BE SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL USERS.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO BACK OUT TO ZOOM. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. SEEING NONE, I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

MY NAME IS MARY KILLIAN. I'VE LIVED IN URBAN SEBASTOPOL SINCE 1980 AND IN TOWN SINCE 1999. I'VE AND

AROUND WITH THE TWO-WAY STREETS, ONE-WAY STREETS, JUST SIMPLY TO SAY I FEEL MUCH SAFER THE WAY IT IS NOW THAN I USED TO WITH THE TWO WAY STREETS. I FEEL AS A PEDESTRIAN IN TOWN I LIKE THE WAY IT IS AND I REALLY FEEL BADLY ABOUT THE IDEA OF CHANGING IT BACK TO TWO WAY. I HAVE NOT REALLY

PARTICIPATED -- WHEN THEY SAY THERE WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH OUTREACH, I WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO

WHATEVER OUTREACH YOU USED AND I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND WE ARE SO FAR DOWN THE ROAD OF SUCH A HUGE CHANGE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. SEEING NONE, I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

MY NAME IS LARRY. I'VE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL PLANNER FOR 40 YEARS AND LIVED IN SEBASTOPOL FOR SEVEN. I'M HERE TO SPEAK STRONGLY FOR ALTERNATIVE THREE MODIFIED TO DO TWO WAYS. I GUESS I

WOULD ASK DO WE WANT SEBASTOPOL TO BE A DESTINATION OR PRIORITIZE TRAFFIC TO OTHER DESTINATIONS? DO WE WANT DOWNTOWN TO THRIVE AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES OR DO WE WANT A PLACE WE'VE SPEED CARS THROUGH? DO WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE WALKING AND BIKING DOWNTOWN? I THINK WE DO. I ALSO KNOW THAT AS A PLANNER A CITY THAT HAS NO CONGESTION PROBABLY HAS BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN TRAFFIC. THEY HAVE A DOWNTOWN THAT IS DEAD SO WE WILL HAVE CONGESTION AND NONE OF THESE ALTERNATIVES PROFESS TO SOLVE THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE ALTERNATIVES ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC THROUGHPUT. THE QUESTION BECOMES WHAT IS BETTER FOR THE DOWNTOWN IN TERMS OF PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND BUSINESS. AS FAR AS

PARKING IS CONCERNED WE DO HAVE PLENTY OF PARKING DOWNTOWN UNLESS YOU WANT TO PARK EXACTLY IN FRONT OF WHERE YOU ARE GOING. THAT IS WHAT WE CALL DORIS DAY PARKING. DORIS DAY POOLS AND RIGHT IN FRONT, BUT THIS IS NOT THE MOVIES. YOU LOOK AT THE PARKING LOTS DOWNTOWN. THEY COULD BE MANAGED BETTER BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF PARKING. YOU MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY OFF BUT YOU CAN FIND A PARKING SPACE. I REALLY THINK THE BLEND OF ALTERNATIVE THREE AND FOUR IS THE BEST ALTERNATIVE. YOU ARE NOT MAKING A STONE COMMITMENT TODAY. YOU ARE LOOKING AT STUDYING IT FURTHER. I THINK THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT.

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THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO TO ZOOM IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY. SEEING NONE, I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

HELLO. MY NAME IS BART LEVINE. I FIRST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. I

THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO BE INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT TODAY IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE FACING EVERY TOWN. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. IT IS A THANKLESS JOB AND THE HOURS THAT YOU PUT IN ARE INCREDIBLE. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE PAUL FRITZ IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I THINK PAUL HAS SPENT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TIME PURSUING SOMETHING TO DO IN THIS CITY. I THINK WE STARTED A GROUP CALLED BLOOM WHICH REALLY PUSHED TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CITY COUNCIL MOVED FORWARD WITH IT. I THINK THAT WAS THE FIRST STEP. YOU TALK ABOUT CHANGE. THE FIRST STEP IS DOING SOMETHING. I SUPPORT A TWO WAY STREET WITH A WALKWAY. I THINK IT IS ALL VERY IMPORTANT. THE DOWNTOWN IS THE NUCLEUS OF ANYWHERE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVELED THIS COUNTRY, SMALL TOWNS, LARGE TOWNS IN EUROPE THE TOWN WHERE PEOPLE CONGREGATE IS VERY CRITICAL TO A TOWN. I DON'T THINK THIS IS ABOUT ONE WAY, TWO WAY, THREE WAY, NO WAY. IT'S ABOUT WHAT IS THE VISION FOR THIS CITY.

I LOVE THE CITY. THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS WITH THE STORY MET A WOMAN, AN OLDER WOMAN THAT RECALLED RIDING HER HORSE DOWN MAIN STREET WITH THE TRAIN GOING TO EAT AT THE PINECONE.

THAT IS TWO MINUTES.

I THINK WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THIS SOMEHOW.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO TO ZOOM. CAN YOU UNMUTE PLEASE.

JUST QUICKLY, I AM WONDERING HOW THE COUNCIL CAN VOTE ON NUMBER FIVE IF THEY HAVE NOT SEEN IT.

NOBODY HAS SEEN THAT PLAN YET. HOW CAN YOU VOTE ON IT? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

I AM ED MYERS. I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 2008. I REVIEWED THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND BELIEVE THEY WILL

BE A POOR USE OF THE CITY'S LIMITED RESOURCES, DISRUPTIVE, HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND IMPACT MORE PEOPLE NEGATIVELY THAN WILL BENEFIT. ALL OPTIONS IN MY CONTINUE -- OPINION. I UNDERSTAND THE MODELING HAS NOT BEEN DONE PROFESSIONALLY. INCREASED CUEING FROM CAPACITY REDUCTIONS FOR UNNECESSARY GREENHOUSE GASES. IT WILL COST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT FOR DETERIORATING CONDITION. I DRIVE BETWEEN MAINE AND PETALUMA. IT IS KIND OF LIKE THE GUY WITH A LEAKING ROOF AND APPEALING PAINT ON HIS HOUSE AND HE'S PUTTING AN ADDITION ON HIS HOUSE. IT IS

TRUE SOME MAY BENEFIT FROM THESE CHANGES, BUT HOW MANY COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS WHO MUST TAKE LONGER ROUTES AND WASTE THEIR TIME. IF WE HAD COMPREHENSIVE MODELING WE MIGHT KNOW BUT WE DON'T. MY PERSONAL ESTIMATE IS THAT DRIVERS OUTNUMBER BICYCLES 50-1. I WAS A BICYCLE RIDER UNTIL A FEW YEARS BACK. I AVOIDED MAINE AND PETALUMA AND BODEGA EVEN AFTER THE BICYCLE LANES BECAUSE MORE PLEASANT SAFE AND QUIET ALTERNATES WERE AVAILABLE. IN CONCLUSION, LET'S KEEP OUR STREETS SO THEY BENEFIT THE MAJORITY OF USERS. ISN'T THAT THE BASIS OF DEMOCRACY? THANK YOU. IF THERE IS ANYONE ON ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. SEEING NONE I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

PAUL FRITZ. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF NOT AS A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I AM NOT SPEAKING FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS WHETHER Agenda Item Number: 1
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DOWNTOWN IS A PLACE TO DRIVE THROUGH OR A PLACE TO DRIVE TO. THE ONE WAY'S SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IS MOVING QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IT PRIORITIZES OVER OTHER USERS. I READ A QUOTE THAT SAID THIS CHANGES THE CONCEPT OF A STREET FROM THE PLACE TO PAST TIME TO A PLACE TO PASS THROUGH. THIS IS PRIORITIZING PEOPLE IN THE CITY. THIS, I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO MISS THEM HERE BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY THAT REGRETTED IT. I'M HERE TO SAY ALTERNATIVE THREE HAS SO MANY GREAT FEATURES. THAT IS THE ONE I ALMOST VOTED FOR MYSELF. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LOT OF COMPELLING ASPECTS THAT GAVE REALLY

GOOD PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS BUT I THINK THIS UP TO THE NT A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF WHAT THE BENEFITS COULD BE TO THE CITY. I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO MENTION ALL OF THEM BECAUSE I HAVE LESS THAN TWO MINUTES BUT I WILL GO THROUGH A FEW. LAST FRIDAY I SAW SOMETHING THAT I SAW BUT I ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED IT. THEY CROSSED MAIN STREET, WENT TO PETALUMA AND CONTINUED NORTH ON MAIN STREET. THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN TO MAIN STREET AND TURNED LEFT, IT WAS ANOTHER 10 MINUTES DELAY BUT IT WAS A DELAY. IF YOU ARE HAVING A HEART ATTACK OR OVERDOSE -- YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS.

I THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON DESIGNING OUR STREETS AND RECLAIMING THEM AS SHARED SPACE FOCUSING ON PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY AND HUMANITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT PRETTY -- PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY.

STEVE PEARCE. YOU MAY ALL BE SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT INITIALLY WHEN THE CONSULTANTS WENT TO THE

PLANNING COMMISSION THEY ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED THE WALKABLE ONE WAY WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS ON MAIN STREET. YOU PROBABLY READ THE ARTICLE AND YOU CAN WATCH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THEY QUICKLY BACKPEDALED WHEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION PUSHED BACK. TRAFFIC IS A

MAJOR CONCERN THAT CAME OUT IN BOTH SURVEYS EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT REALLY STATED IN THE STAFF REPORT. WE DON'T EXPECT YOU TO SOLVE THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM. WE DO EXPECT YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ACTIONS YOU TAKE DON'T MAKE IT MUCH WORSE. WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC WHAT WE WANT? WE

WANT SLOW TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC THAT FLOWS AND WE DON'T WANT TRAFFIC THAT HAS MUCH WORSE CLOTHING. WHY IS CLOGGING SUCH A BIG ISSUE? SOME PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO CARE. IF YOU ELIMINATE A LEFT-HAND TURN THAT CURRENTLY IS AT MAIN STREET AND 12 AND EVERYBODY GOES AROUND McKINLEY WE WILL HAVE MUCH WORSE CLOGGING. BEYOND FRUSTRATION, DELAY, AND MORE POLLUTION THAT CLOGGING

CAUSES DRIVERS TO CUT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS OFTEN AT A HIGHER SPEED MAKING THOSE STREETS LESS SAFE. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SEBASTOPOL HAD TWO WAY TRAFFIC. NOW WE HAVE MORE THAN TWICE THE DRIPS DOWNTOWN. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT CITY FINANCES. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED AN OPTION THAT WOULD CAUSE THE MOST CONGESTION AND EXPENSE. YOU THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE LEFT-HAND TURNS ON McKINLEY THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN AND THE LARGE TRUCKS MAKING THE RIGHT TURN ONTO MAIN STREET. IT JUST DOES NOT FIT. WE WILL END UP SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WE DON'T HAVE. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO CHOOSE THE ONE WAY OPTIONS THAT ARE DOABLE FINANCIALLY AND WON'T CAUSE THE CONGESTION.

THAT IS TWO MINUTES.

NEXT TO ZOOM. JENNIFER, CAN YOU UNMUTE PLEASE. JENNIFER, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE. I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS AND GO BACK TO ZOOM. GO AHEAD.

MY NAME IS STACY. I'M A BUSINESS OWNER ALONG WITH TONY OF THE FEED STORE. FULL DISCLOSURE, I DID NOT DO MY DUE DILIGENCE BECAUSE I WAS NOT VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS. WE ARE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF Agenda Item Number: 1
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DOWNTOWN SO IT WASN'T CONSIDERED. THIS IS THE LONGEST MOST CONTINUOUS RUNNING BUSINESS IN TOWN. IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN YOU ARE MAKING YOUR DECISION. WE ARE A FEED STORE.. OUR CUSTOMERS CARRY OUT 40 TO 50 POUND SACKS WITH BALES OF HAY. WE HAVE TRUCKS NOT ONLY OF THE VENDORS. THEY WILL BE COMING OUT. IT WILL BE CONFUSION BECAUSE HE WON'T PUT A STOP LIGHT RIGHT THERE. IT WOULD NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. WHEN WE SEE WHAT WILL AFFECT THE BUSINESS AND THE NEIGHBORS THAT WE COMMUNICATE WITHIN THE AREA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM. JENNIFER, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE.

GREAT.

CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER? CAN YOU HEAR US? SHE IS ON MUTED. JENNIFER, CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY? I WILL

COME BACK TO CHAMBERS AND GO BACK OUT
MY NAME IS TED. I AM A 32 YEAR RESIDENT OF SEBASTOPOL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS TOPIC UP. I THINK WE OWE THEM A LOT OF THANKS. I VOTED FOR NUMBER THREE EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT

SUPPORT ONE-WAY STREETS BECAUSE THE TWO WAY STREET OPTION DID NOT HAVE ANY PARKING ON MAIN AND WE CAN'T VOTE FOR THAT. I THINK THE DATA IN THE STUDY WAS FLAWED BECAUSE I VOTED FOR SOMETHING I DID NOT SUPPORT. I WROTE THAT I HAD NO OPTION I SUPPORTED. I THINK TO TAKE THAT DATA IS MISLEADING. I WAS SURPRISED THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A BETTER DEVELOPED OPTION FOR TWO WAY STREETS. I WAS HAPPY THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION PROPOSED WHAT THEY DID. THE TWO WAY FLOW SOUNDS LIKE A WIN WIN WIN WIN, FOUR WAY WIN. PEDESTRIANS WIN, DRIVERS WIN. I KEEP HEARING HOW IT IS WORSE BUT THE DATA AND CONSULTANT STUDY SHOWS IT WILL BE 5% THAT ARE WHICH IS NEGLIGENT AT BEST. IT WAS THE ONE WITH THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT. I AM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED ABOUT THE DOOMSDAY STUFF WHEN THE CONSULTANT SAID DRIVERS WILL WIN. THE FAMILIES WIN WITH SAFE FOR STREETS. THIS IS KIND OF A NO-BRAINER.

THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT IS SOMEBODY MENTIONED EMERGENCY TRAFFIC. THERE WILL BE SO MANY MORE OPTIONS TO MAKE A LEFT. IF YOU THINK ABOUT SOMEBODY GOING TO BODEGA THINK ABOUT WHERE THAT TAKES THEM. THEY CLOG UP THREE MAIN INTERSECTIONS TRYING TO LOOP AROUND WHEN THEY CAN COME MAKE A LEFT.

THAT IS TWO MINUTES.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM. MICHAEL, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF.

YES.

CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER.

GO AHEAD.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING NOTICE TO THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. I HAVE BEEN ON MAIN STREET A SMALL BUSINESS FOR MY 31st YEAR NOW. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FINGERS TO COUNT HOW MANY STUDIES THE CITY

HAS INVESTED TIME, STAFF, CONSULTANTS, BASICALLY LOTS OF MONEY HAS GONE INTO ALL OF THESE STUDIES THAT CURRENTLY SIT AT CITY HALL COLLECTING DUST. THE TRUTH IS THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE STUDIES. IT

WILL BE DONE AND WE WILL PUT IT ON A SHELF AND IT WILL BE THE TOP ONE TO START COLLECTING A FRESH COAT OF DUST. I THINK THAT BIG ASPIRATIONS ARE GREAT BUT I JUST DON'T EVER SEE THIS HAPPENING EVER.

KUDOS TO US FOR HAVING A VISION THAT SOMEDAY MAYBE SOMETHING WILL CHANGE.

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THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

MY NAME IS CARRIE WHEATON. I SUPPORT THE WALKABLE ONE-WAY. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT TWO WAYS

BUT I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO TOOK

THE SURVEY AND THE LETTER WRITERS AND BASICALLY THE PUBLIC AS WE KNEW IT SUPPORTED THE ONE WAY OPTIONS, THE WALKABLE ONE-WAY OPTIONS AND THEN SOMEHOW THE TWO WAY WAS SLIPPED IN ANY WAY.

I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE PROCESS. I WORK WITH A VOTING RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. I'M CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE'S VOICES ARE HEARD AND THE PUBLIC IS IS INCLUDED. I KEEP HEARING PEOPLE VERSUS CARS.

PEDESTRIANS ARE PEOPLE. THIS ISN'T A BUNCH OF EVIL ROBOTS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN MAYBE THEY WANT TO COME HERE OR THEY ARE COMING HOME FROM THE BEACH OR HAVE TO GO TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT.

THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS. WE DON'T WANT THEM TO BE MISERABLE. WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT WORSE FOR ANYONE. DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS. SOME PEOPLE LIVE IN THE HILLS, NO PUBLIC TRANSIT. SOME

PEOPLE LIVE FURTHER AWAY, WONDERFUL TOWNS, SOME PEOPLE ARE DISABLED AND CANNOT RIDE A BICYCLE. WE ALL NEED TO GET TO TOWN. NOT ALL OF US LIVE ONE BLOCK WALKING DISTANCE FROM MAIN STREET. NOT ALL OF US ARE ATHLETIC CYCLISTS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SOLUTION THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE INCLUDING DRIVERS. THEY ARE NOT EVIL AND ALSO THAT DOES NOT CHERRY PICK DATA. IT SEEMS THE TRAFFIC STUDY WAS NOT ABOUT DOWNTOWN. IT WAS ABOUT OUTER REGIONS. IT DISTURBS ME.

THAT IS TWO MINUTES.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. SEEING THEN I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS I AM ERIC SPILLMAN. I HAVE LIVED IN SEBASTOPOL 30 YEARS. HAD THREE KIDS GO THROUGH THE CHARTER SCHOOL AND I HAVE AN OFFICE IN TOWN. OVER THOSE 30 YEARS I HAVE WITNESSED A CAR CENTRIC TOWN. I LIKE BOTH THE WALK ABILITY AND THE TWO WAY SYSTEM PROPOSED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THEY DID A VERY EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY. I ATTENDED THE MEETINGS. THERE WAS A LOT OF POSITIVE INPUT. IT WASN'T UTOPIAN. IT WAS BASICALLY JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT HOW DOES THIS PLACE BE MORE THRIVING AND LESS DANGEROUS. TWO WAY WAS OFFERING THAT. THE EXCITING THING ABOUT, IT GIVES MAINSTREET A BOOST. IF THERE IS THE ABILITY TO SHUT OFF MAIN STREET YOU CAN ENLIVEN THAT

SPACE JUST DURING OFF-PEAK OR YOU BLOCK OFF MAIN AND THEY GO AROUND, YOU CAN HAVE THE BARLOW ACTIVITY JUST FLOW UP AND TOUCH MAINSTREET. SOME THINGS ABOUT THE PAST THAT I AM NOT QUITE FULLY UNDERSTANDING. BACK WHEN IT WAS TWO WAY THERE WAS ALSO A RAILWAY RUNNING DOWN MAIN.

THE TWO WAY HAS NOT BEEN TRIED. THE OTHER THING IS THE RIGHT TURN ISSUE. IF YOU'RE COMING FROM

THE NORTH AND YOU WANT TO GET INTO A BUSINESS YOU WOULD CHOOSE TO GO UP MAINSTREET WHERE YOU CAN DO A RIGHT TURN INTO THEIR. THE SAME CONVERSELY FROM THE NORTH IF YOU ARE COMING DOWN YOU TAKE McKINLEY.

YOU HAVE ABOUT 15 SECONDS. YOU HAVE --
YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. INC. YOU FOR CONSIDERING EVERYTHING AND LET'S HOPE THESE IDEAS CAN

COME TOGETHER AND MELD INTO SOMETHING THAT WORKS
NEXT I WILL GO TO ZOOM. JEN, CAN YOU UNMUTE?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
NOW I CAN. CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER?
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CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY? I CAN HEAR YOU BUT YOU ARE GARBLED CAN YOU TRY SPEAKING AGAIN? I WILL

COME BACK TO CHAMBERS AND GO BACK OUT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS WORKING GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A LOT TO PROCESS AND IT'S A LOT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. THERE HAS BEEN SEEMINGLY A LOT OF OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY EVENTS. I WAS BORN IN SANTA ROSA 58 YEARS AGO AND MOVED TO THE FARAWAY LANDS OF WEST COUNTY IN SEBASTOPOL ABOUT A DECADE AGO. I SUPPORT A MORE WALKABLE, LIKABLE DOWNTOWN WITH A TWO WAY PASSAGE ON MAIN. IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

CURRENTLY WHEN YOU TURN ON MAIN AND YOU ARE HEADED -- IT'S LIKE A RUNWAY. WITH THE REASONABLE 3540 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC PEOPLE SEE THAT WIDE-OPEN THREE OR FOUR LANES AND THEY WANT TO GET TO WHERE THEY ARE GOING AND THAT CREATES A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF DANGER. I FEEL LIKE I TAKE MY LIFE IN MY HANDS WHEN I TRIED ACROSS MAINSTREET. AND I MOVED FROM SANTA ROSA TO SEBASTOPOL BECAUSE I APPRECIATED A MORE COMMUNAL, WALKABLE, LIKABLE PLACE TO LIVE. LIVING 7 TO 10 BLOCKS OUT OF TOWN

WHEN I NEED TO GET TO SANTA ROSA OR SOMEWHERE ELSE I ABSOLUTELY TAKE MY VEHICLE AND ANY COMMUTE TIME OF DAY IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THERE. I WIND UP GOING THROUGH BACK STREETS TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO. WE NEED BOTH A THROUGHPUT FOR THE MAIN TRAFFIC ROUTES

THAT IS MORE FEASIBLE AND TWO WAY TRAFFIC WITH A MORE POSITIVE FOCUS ON LIKABILITY AND WALK

ABILITY IS THE ONLY WAY THE TOWN IS GOING TO THRIVE BECAUSE THAT ALSO HELPS OUR BUSINESSES

DOWNTOWN IF IT'S MORE WALKABLE AND PEOPLE ARE MOVING SLOWER THROUGH TOWN ON THEIR FEET AND THEIR BIKES.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM. IF THERE IS ANYBODY ON ZOOM PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY. SEEING NONE I WILL COME BACK INTO CHAMBERS. ANYONE IN CHAMBERS THAT WILL LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO MENTION SOMETHING REALLY QUICK THAT WAS NOT TALKED ABOUT A WHOLE LOT. IT'S NOT ABOUT TRAFFIC OR BIKE ABILITY OR WALK ABILITY. WE SPENT THREE WEEKS IN EUROPE LAST YEAR. THE

BIGGEST THING I NOTICED WAS THE DIFFERENCE, HOW MUCH THEY SPEND TIME ON THE SIDEWALKS OUTSIDE ON THE STREET TALKING TO PEOPLE AND EATING. THAT WAS ONE THING WE GAINED FROM COVID. WE HAD SO MANY RESTAURANTS THAT HAD OUTDOOR EATING PLACES AND PLACES TO SIT AND BE. I REALLY ENJOYED THAT AND UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THOSE ARE GOING AWAY. IF WE HAD SOMETHING ON MAIN STREET, MORE OUTDOOR SPACES TO CONGREGATE AND BE WITH PEOPLE I THINK THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY. I AM NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER ON ZOOM. I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS. ANYONE IN CHAMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.

THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WE GOT A LETTER FROM THE POLICE CHIEF WHO WAS IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW THAT I THOUGHT MY ADDRESS THE SPEAKER THAT TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. IS THAT POSSIBLE BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REFLECT ON THAT.

WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC AND YOU SENT A LETTER I DON'T KNOW WHAT MOST OF THE PUBLIC HAS READ.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SURMISE WHAT YOUR OPINION IS. YOU ARE THE HEAD OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND GETTING AROUND ON TWO WAY, ONE WAY.

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I HEARD THE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM OLIVER EARLIER AS WELL. I ABSOLUTELY RESPECT THE OPINIONS OF THE PUBLIC BUT IN ALMOST 30 YEARS SINCE I HAVE COMMENCED RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES AND I AM

ACTUALLY CLOSING ON A YEAR WITH THE CITY THIS WEEK WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ON A DAILY BASIS ISSUES WITH RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES IN THE CITY BECAUSE OF THE ONE-WAY STREETS. I CANNOT COMMENT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF ONE OR TWO WAY AS PART OF PARKING. TWO WAY STREETS WOULD BE MUCH MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO US RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY. IT'S COMMON FOR US TO LEAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HEAD UP McKINLEY TO TURN LEFT ONTO MAIN STREET AND WE FACE A WALL OF STOPPED TRAFFIC WITH NO WAY TO GET THROUGH. REFLECTING ON THE RECENT HOUSE FIRE DOWN NEAR FIRCREST, THE FIRE CHIEF SAID ANOTHER 60 SECONDS AND THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. SO TRAFFIC LIGHTS WOULD'VE BEEN THE CAUSAL FACTOR OF US NOT GETTING THERE IN TIME. IT IS JUST A CONSIDERATION. IF IT

WAS STOPPED TRAFFIC IN A TWO WAY STREET SITUATION WE COULD JUST GO AROUND THEM ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS OR A MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER CARTER? ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE. I JUST WANT I HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF COMMENTS. FOR MANY OF YOU THAT KNOW THAT I GREW UP HERE I WAS HERE DURING THE TWO WAY STREETS. A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE HAVE BEEN UP MAIN POINTS THAT WE WERE ALSO NEGOTIATING THE TRAIN. AT THAT TIME PETALUMA AVENUE WAS NOT USED THAT MUCH. WE ALL WENT DOWN MAIN SO THAT WAS WHERE THE BIG CONGESTION WAS. PETALUMA AVENUE WHEN THEY WENT TO ONE WAY OPEN THAT UP ANOTHER PATTERN IS WE USE BOTH STREETS. I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WHILE THERE IS A SURVEY AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, I FEEL LIKE 10 YEARS ON THE COUNCIL MOST PEOPLE DON'T ATTEND OUR MEETINGS. I HAVE HEARD FROM TWO PEOPLE TODAY THAT WHEN I SAID WHAT DO YOU THINK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ONE-WAY VERSUS TWO-WAY. ONE IS MY NEIGHBOR THAT'S LIVED HERE 15 YEARS AND IS OLDER SHE SAID THAT IS SO CONFUSING, THE ONE WAY. SHE'S FOR TWO WAY BUT SHE DID NOT DO THE SURVEY. SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT. I TALKED TO SOMEBODY WHO MOVED HERE WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, DOES NOT WATCH OR PARTICIPATE AND IS ALSO A FAN OF TWO WAY. I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE THAT ARE FANS OF ONE WAY SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN RELY ON A SURVEY TO MAKE THE DECISION. I GUESS THAT IS MY POINT. I ALSO WANTED TO RESPOND TO A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT RIGHT UP WE CAN'T MAKE THIS

DECISION WITH ONE OF OUR MEMBERS MISSING ALTHOUGH, I FEEL BAD, BUT WE ARE MAKING A DECISION TONIGHT. IF I WAS ON AGENDA REVIEW WHICH I'M NOT I WOULD HAVE TRIED TO SET THIS ITEM EARLIER WHEN THAT MEMBER COULD BE HERE, BUT WE ARE UP AGAINST A DEADLINE. AS THE MAYOR SHE HAS

RESPONSIBILITY ALONG WITH THE VICE MAYOR TO SIT ON AGENDA REVIEW AND WE GET THE AGENDA WE ARE DEALT WITH. SO SHE IS UNABLE TO BE HERE DUE TO A WORK COMMITMENT. LASTLY I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS WHAT I THINK IS A LONG-TERM VISION FOR DOWNTOWN. I REMEMBER WHEN BLOOM WAS CREATED AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AND WE GOT THIS GRANT TO STUDY AT. IT WAS A WINDFALL TO STUDY IT WITH TRAFFIC ENGINEERS THAT ARE EXPERTS. THE WAY I SEE IT IT'S A LONG TIME FOR YOU. MY

FORMER COLLEAGUE IS PROBABLY LAUGHING IN THE BACKGROUND, MICHAEL, BECAUSE IT MIGHT GET

SHELVED BUT WITHOUT THIS STUDY WE CANNOT APPLY FOR GRANTS TO LOOK AT A LONG-TERM VISION THAT COULD BE BETTER FOR OUR CITY. THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE WITH LESS VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED MAKES SENSE TO ME. THE SAFETY MAKES SENSE TO ME. WE GET MORE DRIVABLE STREET BECAUSE WITH THE TWO-WAY

VISION WE WILL HAVE TWO WAY TRAFFIC ON WHAT IS NOW ONE LANE AND A BICYCLE LANE IN FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL. I BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE INCREASED RETAIL ACTIVITY AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS A GOAL FOR A REALLY LONG TIME BY A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET THIS STUDY FUNDED AND DONE. I JUST THINK IT IS PART OF MOVING

THE PROCESS ALONG TO CONTINUE TO STUDY AT AND TO CONTINUE TO ENVISION SLOWER AND SAFER STREETS. WHERE I LIVE I DRIVE THAT FREEWAY EVERY SINGLE DAY MULTIPLE TIMES I AM TELLING YOU IT'S A Agenda Item Number: 1
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RACETRACK. I'VE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO CROSS. WITH TWO WAY STREETS YOU CANNOT SEE THEM AND PEDESTRIANS ALMOST GET HIT SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK. I AM SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM VISION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED SO THAT IS KIND OF WHERE I'M AT TONIGHT.

ALL THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE AND IT'S BEEN EXTENSIVE, HAS SUPPORTED THE DECISION.

THANK YOU. CARTER.

I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE ALL LIVE HERE AND WE EXPERIENCE THESE STREETS ON A DAILY BASIS. I REALLY TRIED TO STAND ON EVERY SINGLE CORNER OF THE STREET AT WEIRD TIMES OF THE

DAY ALL DAY, BUT I ALSO HAVE TWO KIDS, I HAVE LESSONS IN SANTA ROSA SO I'M IN THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC

TRYING TO THINK HOW TO SOLVE FOR THE CITY SO WE HAVE MORE YOUNGER PEOPLE HERE SO HOW DO WE

DEVELOP A TOWN THAT HAS A SENSE OF PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN MOVE AROUND AND IT'S COMFORTABLE, BUT ALSO WHAT WE NEED TO SOLVE FOR IS THE SECURITY OF THE PLACE. WHEN YOU GO TO

BARLOW AND YOU SEE A LOT OF KIDS PLAYING AT THE ARTIFICIAL GRASS TURF, WHY DOES THAT FEEL SO GOOD? WHY DOES IT FEEL GOOD BEING THERE? AS OPPOSED, I WOULD STAND IN FRONT OF GATHER ARE ONE OF THOSE STORES AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE BEING SWEPT ALONG WITH THE CURRENT, WITH THE OCEAN.

THAT DOES NOT FEEL GREAT. THEN ALSO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE. I HAVE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE

FEED STORE AND THE HOT MONK ON BOTH SIDES, AND I'VE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE MEDICAL CENTER DOWN BY PALM AND TAKEN BIKE RIDES AND JOG ALL THE TIME, I KNOW WHO IS TAKING LEFT AND WHY. I'VE STOOD

IN FRONT OF MIMI'S WITH ICE CREAM CONES WITH MY KIDS AND HAD THEM HELP COUNT CARS LIKE WHICH WAY ARE YOU GOING AND WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE. I DO NOT WANT TO OVER TALK THIS, BUT I HAVE ALSO DONE A LOT OF CASE STUDIES. I'VE LOOKED AT AT LEAST SEVEN DIFFERENT CITIES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS SAME EXPERIENCE. DURHAM, DANA POINT, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEM THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS EXACT SAME THING. IT ALL STARTS OUT WITH PEOPLE WORRIED. WE ALL HAVE THESE WORRIES. IF YOU DUMP TOO MUCH MONEY INTO SOMETHING LIKE SAN LUIS OBISPO PUT TOO

MUCH ON PARKING AND THEY CAN'T GET THAT MONEY BACK WHEN THEY DID NOT REALLY SOLVE FOR BUSINESSES. ONE THING WHEN I STARTED BEING ON THE COUNCIL WHY I RAN BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. THEY WERE STARTING TO FADE, FLIP OVER. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THEM BACK BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TAKING CARE OF THEM. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE BUSINESSES. AS THE HOT MONK SAID, ALL THE WAY DOWN. THAT INCLUDES THAT SMALL BLOCK THROUGH THE POST OFFICE ALL THE WAY DOWN. ONE OF THESE STUDIES ALSO EXPLAIN THE PHYSICS OF CAR TRAVEL AND HOW DIVERSIFYING IT ACTUALLY HELPS THE FLOW OF TRAVEL. PEOPLE HAVE CHOICE AND FOR SOME REASON THAT ACTUALLY DIFFUSES THESE LONG LINES OF CARS. ONE THING WE EXPECT IS THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN WESTERN COUNTY. WE AREN'T GOING TO STOP THAT SO AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO DECIDE WE ARE A CITY AND NOT JUST SOMETHING FOR THEM TO GET THROUGH. IF WE ARE GOING TO STAY HERE THE COUNTY CAN HELP US THINK ABOUT OTHER WAYS AROUND. IT'S UNFORTUNATE IF IT PUTS TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON PLEASANT HILL OR EVEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LIVE IN WHICH WILL BE IMPACTED. YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF TRAFFIC AS A POSITIVE THING. SOME OF OUR PEOPLE HAVE LIVED IN OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA AND IT IS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. IT FEELS GREAT. FOR THOSE

REASONS AND A LOT OF STATISTICAL DATA THAT I HAVE THAT IS NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN SOME OF THESE REPORTS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS STUDY. IT DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE GOING TO DO IT TOMORROW, IT MEANS WE ARE GOING TO STUDY IT. ALL OF THIS STUDYING WE ARE GOING TO DO WE KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY. IF WE STUDY IT WE WILL KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS AND HOW WE CAN PROGRESS RESPONSIBLY WITH OUR BUDGET.

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I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION. IN MY OWN MIND I WENT THROUGH THE ANALYSIS AGAIN, WITH MY STAFF WITH THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE WHICH IS NUMBER ONE.

WE ALL HAVE OUR DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND WE'VE HAD PEOPLE EMAIL US ABOUT THE HORRIFIC STATE OF

THE LACK OF SAFETY ON THE ROADS, BUT I SWEAR ONE PERSON TALKING TO THE WOMAN IN THE AREA WE

ARE TALKING ABOUT AN ELDERLY WOMAN NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE STREET THE WAY WE HAVE IT CONFIGURED NOW RAN INTO TWO OTHER ELDERLY PEOPLE AND RAN OVER HER DOG WHO ENDED UP DYING.

IT IS JUST A MESS THE WAY IT IS. MY PARTNER HAS VISION IMPAIRMENT AND CANNOT NAVIGATE THE FREEWAY THAT IS UP AND DOWN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STREET TICKET IS UNCONSCIONABLE. FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE I AM VOTING FOR WHATEVER WILL SLOW THINGS DOWN TO PROTECT. AGAIN, WE ARE THE THIRD ELDEST CITY IN THE COUNTY ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL ON AGING. I FEEL A STRONG OBLIGATION TO LOOK AFTER ELDERS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT PLOWED OVER TRYING TO WALK OUR STREETS. THE

ENVIRONMENTAL PARK, YES I DO CARE ABOUT OUR PLANET AND I THINK THIS WAY WILL REDUCE THE CIRCLING AROUND AND TRYING TO MANEUVER THE WAY OUR STREETS ARE NOW. THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY VITALITY 100%. FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE LIVED OTHER PLACES LIKE YOU EUROPE SAN FRANCISCO HAVING TWO

WAY MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO CLOSE ONE OF MAINSTREET OR PETALUMA TO HAVE ALL OF OUR CATS AND

DOGS AND CHILDREN AND EVERYTHING ELSE ROAM THE WHOLE AREA GOING AND GETTING ICE CREAM INSTEAD OF LIVING IN A CITY WHERE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS CLOSE AT 6:00. I DON'T REALLY WANT THAT TO BE A VISION MOVING FORWARD. ALSO, AS I INDICATED BEFORE THEY ARE THE EXPERTS.

THEY KNOW HOW TO GIVE US THAT MONEY. SOME OF US ARE INVESTING A LOT OF TIME BUILDING THE

COMMONS SO WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A CENTRAL PART WE CAN FEEL PROUD OF TIED TO A RECONFIGURED

DOWNTOWN WHERE WE CAN SIT OUTSIDE WHEN THE WEATHER IS GOOD AND HAVE ICE CREAM AND A DELICIOUS MEAL OUTSIDE. ALL THOSE THINGS TIED TOGETHER ALONG WITH THE WORK THAT IS NOW WITH THE COUNTY. THAT REPOSITIONING BETTER FOR MORE MONEY AND WE KNOW THE MONEY IS THERE. STAY IN

THE SAME WAY MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AND I DO NOT SEE ANYBODY ROLLING UP SAYING WE LOVE THE TRAFFIC CONFIGURATION NOW LET ME CUT YOU SOME MORE MONEY. THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT HAPPENING SO ANYWAY I WILL STOP THERE.

THANK YOU. SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE THREE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION. AFTER HEARING THE PUBLIC AND MY COLLEAGUES I WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION. A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKED UP TO ME AND TALK TO ME AND SAID DO NOTHING. THIS IS GOING TO BE SO DISRUPTIVE YOU SHOULD JUST DO NOTHING. FOR ME DOING NOTHING WAS NOT OKAY BECAUSE THAT MEANT HE MIGHT HAVE TO PAY BACK CALTRANS $260,000. NOT OKAY WITH ME. ONE OF THE THINGS SOMEBODY SAID THAT SPOKE TO

ME TONIGHT WAS THAT THEY VOTED FOR NUMBER THREE EVEN THOUGH THEY REALLY WANTED THE TWO WAY STREET. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE TRUE FOR OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT THE WIDE SIDEWALKS. THEY WANT THE DOWNTOWN TO BE NICER LIKE THAT. MAYBE THEY WANTED TWO WAY BUT JUST VOTED FOR NUMBER THREE. I REALLY WANT WIDER SIDEWALKS DOWNTOWN. I'M HOPING THERE MIGHT BE ROOM FOR A DOUBLE ROW OF TREES ON EACH SIDE. CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING DOWNTOWN WITH A DOUBLE ROW OF STREET TREES. JUST TO REDUCE THE SENSE OF BEING IN A TRAFFIC SEWN. I WANT TO LOSE AS LITTLE

PARKING AS POSSIBLE SO I DO NOT SUPPORT THE MID BLOCK CROSSING BECAUSE I THINK THAT WILL REALLY BACKUP TRAFFIC. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE KEY INTERSECTIONS AND SOME OF THE LEFT TURNS. I'M

CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE EFFECTS ON NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NOT RIGHT DOWNTOWN, BUT I

AM HOPING SOME OF THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT WITH THE NEW DESIGNS SO I GUESS THAT IS ALL THAT I WANT TO SAY. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION?
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I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MODIFY THIS. THIS IS JUST TO STUDY IT SO WE CAN

LOOK AT SOME OF THE MORE DIFFICULT PARTS OF THE PLAN LIKE MAKING SURE THERE'S ENOUGH PARKING, SIGNAGE, THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

JUST TO CLARIFY. IS IT TRUE THAT IF WE VOTE FOR THIS ARE WE STILL CAN CHANGE SOME OF THE DESIGN LIKE THAT MID BLOCK CROSSING ON MAINSTREET?
YES. WE CAN WORK WITH STAFF.

DO WE NEED TO TELL YOU THAT NOW? I WOULD PROPOSE WE ELIMINATE THE MID BLOCK CROSSING ON MAINSTREET BETWEEN McKINLEY AND BODEGA AVENUE. I THINK THAT WILL REALLY BLOCK UP TRAFFIC.

BOTH SIDES. AROUND THE PLAZA AS WELL.

YES. THAT WOULD BE OUR RECOMMENDATION.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RETHINK MAYBE BIKING COULD ALL BE ON MAINSTREET INSTEAD OF PETALUMA. I'M WORRIED IT MIGHT GO BACK TO THE SAME WAY IT IS NOW.

THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION. I DO NOT AGREE.

I WOULD NOT SUPPORT THAT EITHER. I LIKE IT THE WAY IT IS. I THINK IT IS FOR SAFETY WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. THAT IS WHAT THE CONSULTANT SAID WOULD BE THE SAFEST OPTION.

I DISAGREE THAT IT IS SAFE. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GET ON IT. I WOULD JUST HATE TO REDUCE SOMETHING

THAT IS ALREADY TROUBLESOME FOR THE CITY LIKE WHEN ADDING THE GREEN PATH ONTO PETALUMA, EVEN

THOUGH I DO KNOW THAT PEOPLE RIDE IT, BECAUSE I ASKED THE PEOPLE, I QUESTION THEM WHERE YOU COMING FROM WHERE ARE YOU DOING, IT IS VERY FEW PEOPLE. WHEN I TRY I HAVE A HARD TIME WHEN I'M GOING TO THE SQUARE I JUST GET OFF. I GET ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND WALK ACROSS. I DO NOT USE IT.

GOING ACROSS AND GOING DOWN TRYING TO VEER ONTO TRAFFIC I FIND THAT ALSO VERY CONFUSING. I WON'T USE IT AND I KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD USE IT.

IF WE COULD GET THAT GOING THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THEN PUT MAYBE EVEN A SMALL BIKE LANE ON MAINSTREET WHERE IT WOULD BE USED BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE PEOPLE LIVE WITH THE KIDS.

ORDER FROM MORRIS INTO TOWN AND THAT WOULD COME DOWN. TO TAKE McKINLEY MAYBE THROUGH INTO TOWN. ANYWAY, COUNCILMEMBER HINTON.

I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADVANCE THE

PREFERRED DOWNTOWN STREET DESIGN FRAMEWORK OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT WITHOUT THE TWO MID LOCK CROSSINGS WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE.

I'M PREPARED TO SECOND THAT BUT I WOULD LIKE MORE DISCUSSION ON THE BIKE LANE BETWEEN THESE TWO WHO SEEM TO HAVE THE BETTER.

I ACTUALLY, WHEN I ASKED FOR AN OPTION TO HAVE THAT. CAN YOU DO BOTH SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SIT HERE RIGHT NOW AND FIGURE THAT OUT? COULD WE HAVE DATA FOR THIS DECISION?

CAN I GIVE SOME FEEDBACK TO THAT BECAUSE I AM NOT FOR A BIKE LANE ON MAINSTREET BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE AWAY SIDEWALK SPACE. I DON'T INC. WE CAN HAVE BOTH. THAT IS WHY I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE BIKE Agenda Item Number: 1
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OPTION MOVING FROM THE PLAZA ONTO MAIN BECAUSE THE ENVISIONED SIDEWALKS WHICH ARE PART OF THE NUMBER ONE VOTED ON PLAN WENT AWAY AND THAT'S WHY I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF IT.

I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BUT I THINK THERE IS SPACE FOR THE BIKE LANE AND EVERYTHING WE ARE

SAYING AND NOT HAVING IT ON PETALUMA BUT IT WOULD JUST EAT A LITTLE BIT OF THE SIDEWALK THAT IS ON THE EAST SIDE.

I AM IN FAVOR OF HAVING OPTIONS. I THINK WHAT COUNCILMEMBER CARTER IS ASKING FOR IS TO CONSIDER BOTH OF THE OPTIONS. I WANT TO SUPPORT WHAT HE IS PUTTING FORWARD.

CAN WE ASK THE CONSULTANT IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? CAN WE DO THAT? I SHOULD CLARIFY.

THE REQUEST TO ACCOMMODATE VIRTUALLY ONE DIRECTION OF BICYCLES ON MAINSTREET IS ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS.

HE'S ASKING FOR TWO ON MAINSTREET.

A TWO WAY CYCLE TRACK ON MAINSTREET. WE CAN DO SOME CARTOONISH TYPE DRAWINGS AND REPORT BACK. WHAT EXACTLY WE DRAW AS THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE IS MORE THE QUESTION THAT WE WANT TO GET TONIGHT WHETHER WE DRAW IT WITH BIKE FACILITIES ON PETALUMA OR ON MAIN. I DON'T INC. WE CAN

DO BOTH
I THINK WE ARE ASKING FOR BOTH.

IF WE CAN LIMIT THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO JUST MAINSTREET AND NOT INCLUDE McKINLEY, PETALUMA AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12, I THINK WE ARE GETTING BEYOND WHAT THE GRANT SCOPE OF WORK PROVIDES

THERE IS A DISCUSSION IN THE STAFF REPORT ABOUT SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING BECAUSE THE GRANT'S

HAVE MONEY, ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUDGET IF WE DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE ONE THROUGH FOUR THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN STUDIED. IF YOU WANT TO DO TWO ADDITIONAL OPTIONS THAT WOULD COST MORE THAN WHAT WAS AUTHORIZED. I

THINK WHAT THE CONSULTANT IS SAYING IS GIVE US ONE THAT WE DRAW UP FULLY AND THEN WE CAN BRING BACK SOME ALTERNATIVES TO THAT. WE CAN CERTAINLY SEE IF THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM TO DO EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILMEMBER CARTER IS ASKING TO DO ON MAINSTREET.

JUST TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD I WILL GO AHEAD WITH THE PLAN TO FULLY STUDY THE FIFTH ONE JUST TO

MAKE SURE THINGS GO ALONG AS LONG AS THERE IS FAIRLY WELL DONE JUST SO WE CAN KEEP THAT AS A VIABLE OPTION BECAUSE I AM RELATIVELY CERTAIN THAT ZERO PEOPLE WILL USE THE PETALUMA BIKE LANE.

THAT IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE EVER USED BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ON MAINSTREET. SO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS TO HAVE THE OPTIONS DONE WOULD COST US MORE MONEY IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING? CORRECT. WHAT WAS IN THE STAFF REPORT WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO GO BACK AND STUDY ONE NEW ALTERNATIVE TO THE SAME EXTENT WE STUDIED THE ONE THROUGH FOUR ALTERNATIVES. IT WOULD NOT BE A FULL STUDY OF YET ANOTHER OPTION. IT WOULD BE A MORE SCHEMATIC FIGURING OUT WHAT COULD WORK. THERE MIGHT BE OTHER THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT ESPECIALLY WITH BIKE LANE PLACEMENT THERE MIGHT BE OTHER IDEAS WE COME UP WITH AS POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. WE JUST WON'T GET THE FULL LEVEL OF STUDY LIKE WE'VE DONE FOR THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

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I AM COMFORTABLE WITH MY MOTION.

DOES YOUR MOTION INCORPORATE HAVING THE OPTIONS? COULD THAT AT LEAST BE EXPLORED KNOWING THE FACT WE WOULD HAVE TWO. IF THAT I WITHDRAW MY SECOND.

I THINK WHAT I HEARD IS WE CAN DO WHAT IS IN THE STAFF REPORT AND STUDY THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

MY MOTION IS TO EXCLUDE THE CROSSWALKS MID LOCK ON BOTH. YOU SAID YOU COULD COME BACK WITH SOME OPTIONS BUT IT'S NOT FULL. WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU COULD COME BACK WITH WINDOW SPENDING MORE MONEY?
IT WOULD BE TO THE LEVEL OF DETAILED, THE DEPICTION OF THE CROSS-SECTION AND PLAN VIEWS.

IT WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS, REALIGNING, ALLOCATING TRAFFIC VOLUMES, IF WE CAN DO THAT I'M WILLING TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE MOTION.

MY SECOND STANDS.

OKAY. TAKE THE ROLL CALL.

CAN I CLARIFY THE MOTION BECAUSE I DO NOT THINK WE PUT THAT IN THERE. IT IS TO AFFIRM THE CITY

PRIMARY DOWNTOWN PRIORITIES OUR SAFETY WALK ABILITY AND BUSINESS VITALITY AND THE FUTURE

DECISION IN THE AREA FOR THE FRAMEWORK THAT ACHIEVES THESE PRIORITIES BY NARROWING PORTIONS OF MAINSTREET. TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, INCORPORATE AND PROTECT BICYCLE FACILITIES AND ESTABLISH A TWO WAY CIRCULATION FROM MAINSTREET TO PETALUMA. DIRECTING STAFF TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 FOR THE INITIAL STUDY AS OUTLINED ABOVE.

ELIMINATE THE MIDBLOCK CROSSINGS BETWEEN McKINLEY AND BODEGA AVENUE DOWNTOWN AND EXPLORE LIMITED OPTIONS TO EXPLORE THE CYCLE LANES ON MAINSTREET AND REPORT BACK.

IS THAT ACCURATE? COUNCILMEMBER CARTER?
COUNCILMEMBER HINTON COUNCILMEMBER ZOLLMAN, VICE MAYOR MAURER. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.

ANYBODY NEED A BREAK BEFORE WE GO TO THE LAST ITEM? OKAY. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 10. I WILL GIVE PEOPLE A MOMENT TO CLEAR OUT. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 10 THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL TO COSPONSOR TO INSTALL A REPURPOSED NEWSPAPER STAND WITH NARCAN SUPPLIES DOWNTOWN. WHO WILL BE PRESENTING?

THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM THAT CAME FORWARD FROM COUNCILMEMBER ZOLLMAN SUPPORTED BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER.

CAN YOU LET ME SHARE?
I HAVE IT ON JUMP DRIVE ALSO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU WELL I SORT OUT MY NEW DIFFICULTIES. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT WE ARE ASKED TO BRING THIS BACK FOR RECONSIDERATION IF THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR THE INSULATION OF A REPURPOSED NEWSPAPER STAND TO DO DISPOSED FREE NARCAN SUPPLIES.

THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED THIS IN JANUARY AND DID NOT APPROVE BUT ASKED STAFF TO BRING IT BACK FOR RECONSIDERATION WITH SOME ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS. THE ITEM IS TO CONSIDER WHETHER

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START THE NARCAN AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE. PUBLIC WORKS WOULD COORDINATE INSTALLATION AND CONFIRM ANY APPLICABLE RIGHT-OF-WAY OR ENCROACHMENT REQUIREMENTS. THE KEY

DECISION IS WHETHER OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COSPONSORSHIP AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE LOCATIONS. SEVERAL ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED. WE WILL

JUST BRIEFLY RUN THROUGH THEM SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THOSE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL BEFORE WE PASS IT BACK TO YOU FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. THIS IS THE OVERVIEW OF THE FIRST LOCATION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND SOME ALTERNATIVES IN A BROAD BIG STROKE THAT WAS IN THE STAFF REPORT.

THIS LOCATION WAS THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED LOCATION ON THE CORNER OF NORTH MAIN AND McKINLEY THAT IS PREFERRED FOR VISIBILITY AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. THE OTHER SITES THAT WERE CONSIDERED IN

THE INTERIM OF WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT BEFORE, THE NEXT PREFERRED LOCATION WOULD BE OUTSIDE CITY HALL BY THE BIKE RACKS. THEN THERE IS A SUITE OF OTHER ONES ALONG NORTH MAIN BETWEEN KEATING AND WALTON. VARIOUS PLACES, FINALLY A SLEW OF OPTIONS IN FRONT OF CITY HALL NEAR THE LIBRARY. NOT OUR PREFERRED LOCATIONS. LOCATION NUMBER SEVEN HAS ADA CONCERNS. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AND WE

BRING IT BACK FOR YOU FOR RECOMMENDING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COSPONSORSHIP AND GET SOME SPEED BACK -- FEEDBACK ABOUT THE LOCATION.

QUESTIONS.

I CAN THROW IT OUT AGAIN. I APPRECIATE STAFF AND MIKE US HUGS FOR THEIR CONTINUED WORK. I

APPRECIATE LETTERS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE ADDED TO ADDRESS WHAT WAS A TOPIC ABOUT A LOT OF RISKS. I MAINTAIN THE FACT THAT IT IS MINIMAL RISK. THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS WEIGHED IN ON THAT POINT AS IS THE INSURANCE CARRIER. ONE OF THE CITY CALLED IS AROUND SAFETY AND HAVING HEALTH AND BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR PEOPLE IN MOMENTS OF CHALLENGES AND DISTRESS IS A WAY TO DO THAT. FOR THE LOCATION ITSELF I'M OPEN TO LISTENING TO MY COLLEAGUES AS ALWAYS. FOR ME IT'S LIKE WITH THE LIBRARY

AND THE WAY THAT IT HAS BEEN SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT, HAVING THE LIBRARY ASSIST WITH

ALERTING THEM AND TO THE FACT THAT THE BOX SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE SLOWER OR NEEDS TO BE

REPLENISHED COULD ACTUALLY BE A BENEFIT BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DO GO IN AND AROUND THAT AREA AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. AT THE SAME TOKEN IT IS THEIR NONPROFIT AND THEIR RESOURCES AS FAR AS THEIR PREFERRED LOCATION. THEY STATED THAT AND I WILL LEAVE IT TO MY COLLEAGUES TO DISCUSS.

THE BETTER QUESTION THESE DAYS, I KNOW A LOT OF THE INFORMATION NOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO PICK AN EXACT LOCATION, DO WE? CAN WE JUST SAY LET'S GO FORWARD?

WE CAN SAY LET'S GO FORWARD AND WORK IT OUT AFTER THE FACT BUT WE WOULD LIKE SOME FEEDBACK ON THE PREFERRED LOCATION.

I'M DEFINITELY LEANING LIBRARY BUT I'M NOT SURE WE CAN KEEP IT OPEN FOR A SECOND AT A BUSINESS WHICH I'M NOT OPPOSED TO. I DON'T WANT TO TERRIBLY LIMIT IT.

WHAT WAS THE LAST PART OF IT?
I DON'T WANT TO LIMIT IT BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT BEING AT THE LIBRARY.

IS AN THIS THE QUESTION PART.

QUESTIONS.

MY QUESTION WAS DO WE HAVE TO LIMIT IT TO THE LIBRARY?
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COUNCILMEMBER HINTON'S COMMENT THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE I PRESENTED IT BEFORE AND BASED ON THE PRIOR DISCUSSION BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THE SPONSORS. IT WAS NOT JUST ME ADDING COMMENTS.

QUESTION?
I WILL HOLD FOR RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT OUR INSURANCE CARRIER. THE LAST WE TALKED ABOUT THIS OUR LIABILITY WOULD BE $25,000. IS THAT STILL CORRECT AND WHAT IS THEIR POSITION ON THIS? OUR DEDUCTIBLE?
THAT WOULD BE A DEDUCTIBLE BUT THAT WOULD BE FOR ANYTHING IN THE CITY. IT WOULD BE COVERED IF SOMETHING HAPPENED.

WHAT IS THE POSITION ON HAVING A NARCAN BOX FREE AND OPEN AVAILABLE? I BELIEVE IT IS IN THE STAFF REPORT. LET ME PULL IT UP REALLY QUICK.

IT SAYS IF THE CITY OPTS TO DEPLOY NARCAN THERE IS NO EXCLUSION IN THE MEMORANDUM OF COVERAGE.

THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE INSURANCE POLICY. REFERRED SOME CITIES ARE MAKING NARCAN AVAILABLE SO THEY CAN MONITOR USE. WE ARE UNAWARE OF ANY THAT HAVE LACED A DISPENSER OUTSIDE THAT IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IF A STATE CHOOSES THIS OPTION IT MAY BE LIABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN.

SO THEREFORE NO EXCLUSION MEANS WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $25,000 DEDUCT THE BULL.

CORRECT. IT WOULD BE COVERED BY THE MEMORANDUM OF COVERAGE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SHALL WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT?
THANK YOU. THIS IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE LOCATION OF THE NARCAN DISTRIBUTION BOX. IT IS TWO MINUTES TIME LIMIT. I GO TO CHAMBERS FIRST AND THEN ZOOM.

I AM SORRY I WAS NOT HERE FOR THE LAST MEETING. I AM MICAH SAWYER WITH MIKE US HUGS. WE ARE OFFERING THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR UP MISCONCEPTIONS I THINK WE GOT FROM THE LAST MEETING.

THOSE ARE BASICALLY AROUND SAFETY AND WHAT THE RISKS CAR. WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED OVER 40,000 DOSES OF NARCAN OVER 1 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF NARCAN. IN THOSE DOSES WE HAVE HAD NOT A SINGLE NEGATIVE COMMENT COME BACK. WE DO NOT KNOW OF ANY SIDE EFFECTS WE CAN FIND INCLUDING

CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS FROM NARCAN

BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT CAN PUT SOMEBODY THAT IS PHYSICALLY ADDICTED TO OPIOID INTO WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. WHEN WE DO THE TEACHINGS AND TRAININGS WE TELL PEOPLE IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PERSON

WHO IS PHYSICALLY WITHDRAWING TO BECOME SOMETIMES THEY SAY IT'S POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO BE VIOLENT. WE'VE NEVER ACTUALLY HEARD OF THEM BECOMING VIOLENT. THEY BECOME AGITATED, THEY GO INTO WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYBODY GETTING HURT BY IT. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE WE HAVE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF STORIES OF PEOPLE. WE HAD A 16-YEAR-OLD KID THAT SAVED A PREGNANT WOMAN IN A LUCKYS PARKING LOT. IT'S AMAZING THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE STORIES WE'VE HAD

WITH NO NEGATIVE STORIES OR NEGATIVE EFFECTS WITH ALL THE EXPERTS WE CONSULT WITH THAT ALL THE WORK WE HAVE DONE. THE ONLY THING THAT NARCAN DOES IS BLOCKS THE OPIOID RECEPTORS IN SOMEBODY'S BODY FROM ABSORBING OPIOIDS. IF THERE IS NO OPIOIDS IT DOES NOT AFFECT. WE HAVE BOXES IN PETALUMA, CLOVERDALE, BURNSVILLE THAT HAVE GIVEN OUT HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS.

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YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS.

I WANTED TO END JUST BY SHOWING YOU WHEN WE DO THE DEMONSTRATIONS AND TEACHINGS THIS IS WHAT NARCAN IS WE OFTEN GIVE IT TO OURSELVES. THERE'S NO OPIOIDS IN MY SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. NEXT TO ZOOM. IF ANYONE ON ZOOM TALK WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF. CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER.

YES I CAN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS JASON REED. I SAID ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD OF SONOMA COUNTY AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENTS FOR RECOVERY CLUB AT SANTA ROSA COLLEGE. I'M A PEER EDUCATOR AND YOUTH MENTOR. I'M ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN AND PASSIONATE ABOUT PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF PEERS, NEIGHBORS. THAT

IS HOPING TO STAVE LIVES THROUGH THE D STIGMATIZATION OF MATERIALS SUCH AS NALOXONE AND FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS IN AN EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER. SPREADING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY INCLUDING SEBASTOPOL. I'VE KNOWN MIKE AND MICHELLE FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. IN THAT TIME I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED CONTINUED EFFORTS IN CARRYING OUT LIFE-SAVING PRACTICES I'VE SPEAK OF IN THIS COUNTY AND BEYOND. THIS IS NOW WELL DOCUMENTED. I CAN ATTEST THE CAMPAIGN TO PLACE BOXES. THIS WILL HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS. I IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE THIS MATTER TO HEART.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL COME TO CHAMBERS.

HELLO. I'M JEANNIE FERNANDEZ. RESIDENT OF SEBASTOPOL, PRESIDENT OF THE WEST NOMA COUNTY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU GOT MY LETTER. THANK YOU FOR READING IT. I KNOW IT IS A LOT OF INFORMATION. I WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE INFORMATION BECAUSE WHAT MICAH AND MICHELLE ARE DOING IS SO COMMENDABLE. THE PAIN THAT THEY ENDURED WITH LOSING HER SON I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT

WOULD BE LIKE BUT THEY TURN THAT AROUND TO A POSITIVE THING BY TRYING TO STOP THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE HERE IN SONOMA COUNTY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE PLACE ONE OF THESE. YOU SAW SEVEN CHOICES. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU ALLOW THEM TO PUT MULTIPLE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PUT ONE NORTH OF TOWN. THAT IS WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS ARE AT. IT IS AVAILABLE AT THE HEALTH CENTER. A LOT OF THEM WON'T GO IN THERE AND ASK FOR IT.

WHEN THEY DID THE TRAINING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THEY GAVE AWAY SO. I STOOD THERE AND WATCHED THE KIDS THAT WERE SHY ABOUT GETTING NARCAN BUT THEN THEY TOOK 23, FOUR. WE ALL HAVE THEM. WE ARE PEOPLE THAT CARE. THEY ARE TAKING DRUGS JUST TO BE TAKING DRUGS. SOME OF THEM ARE EXPERIMENTING. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS LIKE AND UNFORTUNATELY FENTANYL IS IN SO MANY OF THESE DRUGS THAT THESE KIDS ARE EXPERIENCING WITH. THEY THINK THEY ARE TAKING XANAX AND THEY GET AHEAD OF FENTANYL AND THEY WILL DIE AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE ON YOUR SHOULDERS. WE HAVE KIDS DYING ON THE STREETS OF SEBASTOPOL. PLEASE APPROVE THIS.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO TO ZOOM.

WHEN SOMEBODY COMES AND ASKS YOU TO DO SOMETHING NO OTHER CITY IS DOING RIGHT AWAY. I THINK

WE JUST HEARD INPUT THAT KIND OF GOT GARBLED BECAUSE EVERYBODY TALKED OVER BUT THE INPUT WAS THAT CITIES THEY KNOW THAT HAVE DONE THIS HAVE PUT IT INSIDE OF CITY BUILDINGS. NOT ON THE STREETS.

AT THE FIRST MEETING ON THIS SOMEBODY CAME ON AND STATED THAT SAN LUIS OBISPO HAD DONE THIS.

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LOOKED FOR IT. THEY ARE NOT ON THE STREETS. THE CITY PUT THEM IN BUILDINGS AND LARGE, OVERSIZED

FIRST-AID KITS ON THE WALL HIGHER THAN WHAT A TYPICAL SMALL CHILD COULD GET TO SO THERE WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THOUGHT PUT INTO IT. ANYWAY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS AS OPPOSED TO JUST RUSH OUT AND DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT.

NEXT I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS.

GOOD EVENING. MICHELLE SAWYER. I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN ABOUT LIABILITY AND THE CITY'S INSURANCE EXPOSURE. THAT'S A REASONABLE A QUESTION FOR ANY PUBLIC SAFETY DECISION. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE

THAT NALOXONE IS OVER-THE-COUNTER AND CALIFORNIA LAW PROVIDE STRONG GOOD SAMARITAN PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO ADMINISTER. ACROSS CALIFORNIA CITIES, COUNTIES, LIBRARIES AND

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PLACED NALOXONE BOXES IN PUBLIC WITHOUT THE KIND OF LIABILITY ISSUES BEING SUGGESTED. IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MANY COMMUNITIES. WE WANT TO BE CLEAR WE ARE NOT ASKING THE CITY TO TAKE ON OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE WILL INSTALL, MONITOR, MAINTAIN

AND WILL WORK WITH YOU WITH QUESTIONS OR AGREEMENTS THAT WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMFORT. I THINK EVERYBODY RECEIVED THE NEWS ARTICLE THAT WAS JUST DONE WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO. I THINK IT ANSWERED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AND HOPEFULLY HELP TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. OF THE COUNTY CAN PUT OUT THE BOXES WITHOUT HAVING ISSUE I DON'T SEE WHERE THE CITY CAN'T FOLLOW SUIT. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER AND ALLOW US TO PUT THESE BOXES IN.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL GO TO ZOOM. GIANNA, CAN YOU UNMUTE. CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER? CAN YOU HEAR US? I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO HER. DANIEL, CAN YOU UNMUTE.

YES I CAN.

CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER.

YES I CAN. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY PUBLIC COMMENT. I FELT COMPELLED TO SPEAK BECAUSE I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER IN SEBASTOPOL. I TEACH AT SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE AND WHEN I HEARD THE GENTLEMAN SPEAK EARLIER I THOUGHT I DO NEED TO SPEAK. I AM ALSO APPARENT OF A SENIOR. I AM SENDING MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR WITH A FEW BOXES OF NARCAN JUST IN CASE. SHE WAS ONE OF THE TRAINED INDIVIDUALS FROM MIKE US HUGS EARLIER THIS YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY IN OUR COUNTY WE LOST SEVERAL TEENAGERS LAST YEAR DUE TO OVERDOSES. THEY WERE HIGHLY PUBLICIZED TO THE NEWSPAPER LAST YEAR, SADLY. I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT MICAH SUGGS IS DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I

FEEL THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS BLESSED TO HAVE THEIR PRESENTATION LAST SEMESTER, I BELIEVE, ALL OF THE TEENAGERS THAT WERE EXPOSED TO THE PRESENTATION ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAVE LIVES.. THEY KNOW

NOW, THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO HELP SOMEBODY IN NEED WHETHER IT IS A FRIEND OR STRANGER ON THE STREET. AT SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE WE HAVE FREE NARCAN AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY. AT BASICALLY ANY TIME. AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ARE GOING

ON THERE AS WELL SO IT GETS INTO THE HANDS OF MORE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT OR WANT TO HAVE IT IN CASE THEY NEED IT. I AM FULLY IN SUPPORT OF SEBASTOPOL MAKING THIS AVAILABLE IN PUBLIC, IN PUBLIC PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE ACCESS. IF IT'S BEHIND A LOCKED DOOR AT NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE NEEDED IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR HAVING IT BE SOMEWHERE SAFE SO IT DOES NOT GET INTO THE HANDS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN CHAMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT.

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I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL PUT THIS ON THEIR AGENDA TO PUT ONE OF THESE BOXES ON THEIR PROPERTY JUST SO YOU KNOW.

NEXT I WILL GO BACK TO ZOOM. GIANNA, CAN YOU UNMUTE?
CAN YOU HEAR ME.

I CAN HEAR YOU. CAN YOU SEE THE TIMER?
I AM ONE OF THE MICAH HUG SPORTS MEMBERS. I WANT TO COMMENT ON ONE OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SPOKE TODAY. WE HAVE TWO BOXES, ONE IN CLOVERDALE AND ONE IN PETALUMA THAT ARE OUTSIDE AND ACCESS TO ANY TIMES. RECENTLY I HAVE A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AT KAISER AND THEY HAVE SIGNS ON THE WALL GIVING AWAY FREE NARCAN. YOU JUST HAVE TO ASK FOR IT. OF KAISER WILL BE GIVING IT

AWAY FOR FREE WITH NO TRAINING LIKE MICAH SUGGS ACTUALLY DOES I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO IMPLEMENT THESE BOXES.

THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL COME BACK TO CHAMBERS. IF THERE IS ANYONE IN CHAMBERS SAYING NONE I WILL

GO BACK TO ZOOM IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY. SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.

I WILL BRING IT BACK FROM HER COMMENTS, THE MOTION.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THE REASON I DID NOT SUPPORTED BEFORE ALTHOUGH LITTLE SNIPPETS GET PRINTED IN

THE NEWSPAPER, IT WAS ALSO BECAUSE WE HAD A MERCHANT THAT THE BOX WAS IN FRONT OF THAT WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF IT. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE BOX IDEA WE HAD A PERSON ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT WAS WILLING TO PUT THE BOX AND IT WAS BY THE HOSPITAL ZONE. WHEN IT CAME BACK TO US IT WAS ON A CITY STREET SO THE CITY WAS RESPONSIBLE. NOT EVERYBODY WAS IN SUPPORT. I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR. I

FEEL LIKE WHEN BUSINESS OWNERS ARE RENTING SPACE OR LEASING SPACE OR OWN SPACE THEY GET TO HAVE THEIR OWN OPINION ABOUT WHAT IS PUT OUT THERE. I WANT TO CLEAR THAT UP BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF OH MY GOSH. I GOT TEXTS FROM FRIENDS THAT WERE LIKE WHAT. I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR. WE LISTEN TO THE FACTS AND WE TRY TO TAKE EVERYTHING INTO, WE TRY TO CONSIDER EVERYTHING BEING THROWN AT US. I THINK BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT HERE YOU COULD NOT COUNTER THAT, IT ALSO WAS ABOUT THE LOCATION FOR ME. NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT NEW LOCATIONS. FOR ME THIS IS A DIFFICULT ONE BECAUSE IT JUST -- I JUST WORRY ABOUT THIS 24-HOUR OPTION. EVERYBODY WAS TRAINED. AS YOU SHOWED TONIGHT IT SEEMS PRETTY SIMPLE. I NEED TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES THAT I AM INTERESTED IN A SHORTER DURATION SO WE CAN SEE HOW IT WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE CITY. IF WE TALK ABOUT SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR OR PUT IT IN LOCATION AND WE CAN MONITOR THAT. I WANT TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES BUT I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS WAS A TYPO LAST TIME A 3-2 AND WE DON'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT VOTED HERE.

I DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE

CITY'S LIABILITY, HOWEVER, I
ALSO
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FEEL THAT I GET HOW

IMPORTANT THIS IS.

I FEEL IF THE LIBRARY
WOULD

SPONSOR THIS AND WORK WITH YOU

ON THIS, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH

THAT LOCATION.

THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

I WOULD LIKE TO

DETERMINE,

NARROW DOWN WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO
PLACE IT TONIGHT.

SO I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE
LIBRARY AS WELL.

THERE WERE SUGGESTIONS IN
THE
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STAFF REPORT BY LOCATIONS BY THE
LIBRARY.

I KNOW A LOT OF

PEOPLE GO

THROUGH THAT AREA BUT I'M NOT

UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE
AREAS
ARE.

ON ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
DID
YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE?

I PROBABLY WOULD

LEAVE THAT

UP TO THE LIBRARY TO
DECIDE

WHERE THAT WOULD
GO BEST.

FOUR TALKS ABOUT THE LIBRARY

LOCATION,
CORRECT?
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WE WANT TO

CLARIFY,CLARIFY, THE

LIBRARY LOCATION OUTSIDE IS
CITY
PROPERTY.

THAT'S OKAY WITH ME.

THAT WOULD BE CITY PROPERTY.

WE DON'T NEED, CORRECT ME IF
I'M

WRONG, WE DON'T NEED AN

AGREEMENT WITH THE

LIBRARY, IT'S
CITY
PROPERTY.

OUTSIDE
PROPERTY.

ON
CITY PROPERTY.

THE BUILDING ITSELF WE LEASE
FOR
THE LIBRARY.

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ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT IS CITY
PROPERTY.

THAT WOULD BE OPTION

FOURFOUR ON

STAFF REPORT, LOCATIONS

SEVEN, EIGHT OR
NINE, CORRECT?

CORRECT.

I WOULD ALSO BE OKAY WITH A
ONE-YEAR TRIAL, SEE HOW IT GOES.

I'M NOT ATTACHED TO THAT
EITHER.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD
PROPOSE.

I DON'T SEE A NEED TO LIMIT
IT.

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE

NEGATIVES
ARE OF IT.

I WAS PRETTY CONVINCED THAT,
YOU

KNOW, WE DON'T NEED A TRIAL TO

SEE HOW IT GOES, JUST

NEEDS TO
BE THERE.

PEOPLE NEED TO GET USED TO IT.

IF IT WERE TAKEN AWAY,
THAT

WOULD KIND OF CAUSE SOME KIND OF

LIKE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE KNOW IT'S

THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE
THERE

AND OVER TIME THAT IS WHERE IT
IS.

I PROPOSE WE CAN RENEW
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IT,

BUT DO WITH ONE YEARYEAR

EXAMINE
IT.

IF WE DO IT FOR ONE YEAR,

DOESN'T MEAN IT GOES AWAY,

REASSESS, IS IT GOOD, HOW
WELL
IS IT
UTILIZED?

OKAY, I'M INTERESTED IN
SOMETHING HAPPENING.

I MOVE THAT CITY

COUNCIL

APPROVES THE COSPONSORSHIP

TO DISPENSE

NARCAN SUPPLIES

OUTSIDE

THE LIBRARY LOCATION FOR ONE
YEAR AND SEE WHERE IT GOES.

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I SECOND THAT.

ROLL CALL.

THANK YOU, MOVED BY

COUNCIL

MEMBERS AND SECONDED TO

INSTALL

A REPURPOSED NEWSPAPER
STAND

WITH NARCAN SUPPLIES NEAR
CITY

HALL AND LIBRARY, ONE-YEAR

PERIOD.

CARTER?
YES.

HINTON.

AYE.

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ZULTEN.

AYE.

FOUR AYES, MAYOR ABSENT.

OKAY.

WE DID IT.

I THINK THIS IS OUR SECOND
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY
COMMENTS?

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR, AS
YOU

STATED, THIS IS THE

OPPORTUNITY

FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT

IN THE AGENDA.

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IF YOU DIDN'T SPEAK IN THE FIRST
PUBLIC COMMENT.

TO CHAMBERS, SEEING NONE.

ON ZOOM, ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE

TO MAKE A COMMENT AND WERE NOT

ABLE TO SPEAK EARLIER
THIS
EVENING.

I SEE NO HANDS RAISED.

THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

DOES ANYONE WANT TO

RECOMMEND
A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM?
I SEE NONE.

THEN WE'LL HAVE THE REPORTS
FROM
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STAFF.

THANK YOU, VICE
MAYOR.

ONLY THING I WANT TO REPORT
ON
IS CITY GOALS SURVEY.

INPUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

COMMUNITY PUBLIC ASKED TO
SUBMIT

THEIR IDEAS FOR GOALS SO WE CANCAN

THE IDEAS BACK TO THE
APRIL 14 GOALS MEETING.

I SENT IT OUT TO CITY COUNCIL
AS

WELL TO SUBMIT PRIVATELY TO
ME.

WE'LL BRING THEM BACK
APRIL
14th.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER STAFF REPORTS?
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OKAY.COUNCIL
MEMBERS.

I DON'T THINK, I HAVEN'T
HAD

MEETINGS SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL
MEETING.

NOTHING FOR ME.

CARTER?

IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR

MEETINGS, HOMELESS COALITION

BOARD IS CONTINUING TO MEET ON
A

REGULAR BASIS TO

CONTINUE

DEALING WITH THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT CHANGES, AND TO
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BE

BETTER PREPARED FOR FUTURE

ONSLAUGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO

REDUCING PERMANENT SUPPORT OF

HOUSING OR ANYTHING RELATED
TO

PROVIDING SERVICES FOR OUR
UNHOUSED.

I WILL THROW OUT THE FACT
THAT

WE'RE BRINGING BACK OUR

BUILDING

THE COMMONS REPORT, QUARTERLY

REPORT, SOON, AND MEETINGS
ARE

GOING WELL, ANOTHER COMING
UP
NEXT MONTH.

THE PUBLIC CAN DIAL IN
ACCORDINGLY.

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I ATTENDED THE RUSSIAN
RIVER

WATERSHED ASSOCIATION MEETING

AND APPROVED THEIR STRATEGIC
PLAN, THREE-YEAR PLAN, ONEYEAR
WORK PLAN.

AND HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM

VALERIE QUINTO ABOUT
THE
PERMITTING ISSUES.

ATTENDED THE ZERO WASTE MEETING.

THERE WILL BE A SMALL

INCREASE
TO TRASH BILLS UNFORTUNATELY.

I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKS
OUT

WHEN THEY RAISE RATES
THERE

THROUGH ZERO WASTE, BUT IT WILL
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TRICKLE DOWN TO ABOUT A DOLLAR
A
MONTH I THINK.
60 CENTS TO A DOLLAR.

I DID A TALK AT BURBANK

HEIGHTS AND

ORCHARDS, THEY'RE SO MUCH
FUN.

WANT TO TALK ABOUT GROCERY

OUTLET, ONE-WAY LANE AND OTHER
ISSUES.

GOOD TIME WITH THEM.

ANYTHING ELSE OR SHALL
WE CLOSE?

REMINDER,

CLOSED SESSION
MONDAY NIGHT.

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THAT'S IT.

MEETING ADJOURNED. [Event Concluded]

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