City Council:
Sandra Lowe, Mayor
John Gurney, Vice Mayor
Jack Ding
Patricia Farrar-Rivas
Ron Wellander
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
OF THE SONOMA CITY COUNCIL
City Council Chambers
177 First Street West
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
6:00 PM Regular Meeting
'. CONVENE, CALL TO ORDER, & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
� Mayor Lowe called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
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PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS FOR ZOOM ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Lowe, Council Member Ding, Vice Mayor Gurney, Council Member Wellander, Council Member Farrar-Rivas
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session held.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Council Member Ding, seconded by Council Member Farrar-Rivas, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
1. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Fred Allebach, Dave Ransom, and Tarney Ballenger provided public comments.
2. MEETING DEDICATIONS
None.
3. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Council Member Ding attended a grand opening for the Chinese Railroad Workers Center on May 10, 2023.
Council Member Farrar-Rivas attended a Sonoma County Transportation Authority and Regional Climate Protection Authority meeting on May 8, 2023.
Council Member Wellander attended the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Commission meeting on May 16, 2023. Council Member Wellander also reminded everyone that the City will be getting new trash receptacles.
Mayor Lowe attended the Mayors and Councilmembers meeting in Rohnert Park. She also shared that the Mayor of Greve in Chianti, Italy, one of the City of Sonoma's Sister Cities, visited Sonoma a few weeks ago. The City also held a reception on May 10, 2023, introducing the new City Manager - David Guhin.
4. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Manager Guhin announced that there will be a budget session scheduled for May 30, 2023, starting at noon in the Emergency Operations Center of the Police Station. City Manager Guhin also reported that the final interviews for the Community Development Director will be held on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Additionally, there is a free community swim day held at the Aquatic Center on May 20, 2023, to recognize National Learn to Swim Day.
5. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS
None.
6. PRESENTATIONS
Item 6.1: Proclamation Proclaiming May 2023 as "Bike to Work Month" and May 18, 2023, as "Bike to Work Day"
Public Comment: Tarney Ballenger
Item 6.2: Proclamation Proclaiming May 27, 2023, as Solomon Shocken Day in the City of Sonoma In Honor of Business and Civic Leader Solomon Shocken Public Comment: Patricia Cullinan, Steve Stiener and Fred Allebach Item 6.3: Proclamation in Honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - May 2023
Public Comment: Patricia Cullinan