REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
OF THE SONOMA CITY COUNCIL
City Council Chambers
City Council: 177 First Street West
_ f’Oh“Gum?”M3?” Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Patrrcra Farrar—Rlvas, Vice Mayor
Jack Ding _ Ron Wellander 6:00 PM Regular Meeting
Sandra Lowe
6:00 PM. — REGULAR MEETING
CONVENE, CALL TO ORDER, & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Gurney called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Gurney, Council Member Wellander, Council Member Lowe, and Council Member Ding
ABENST: Vice Mayor Farrar—Rivas
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
There was no Closed Session held.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Council Member Lowe, seconded by Council Member Ding, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 4-0-1 with Council Member Wellander, Council Member Ding, Council Member Lowe, and Mayor Gurney Voting YES, and Vice Mayor Farrar-Rivas absent.
1. PRESENTATIONS
Item 1.1: Presentation on a Sonoma Valley Enhanced Infrastructure Funding District by Susan Gorin, First District Supervisor, Sonoma County
Public Comment: Tom Conlon
2. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
An anonymous speaker, Marty Bennett, an anonymous speaker, an anonymous speaker, George Thompson, Beth Hadley, and Celine provided public comments.
3. MEETING DEDICATIONS
None.
4. COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Council Member Lowe attended a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) meeting on August 7, 2024.
Council Member Wellander attended a Water Advisory Committee meeting on August 5, 2024, and a Sonoma County Homeless Coalition meeting on July 24, 2024.
5. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Manager Guhin provided a brief update on the City’s annual slurry seal project, which is now undenNay—more information is available online on the City’s website. He announced that the annual Zucchini Races are scheduled for August 20, 2024, and reminded the Council and public that the nomination period for City Council election will not be extended; it ends at 5:00 pm. on August 9, 2024.
6. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS
None.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR — CITY COUNCIL
Motion by Council Member Lowe, seconded by Council Member Ding, to approve the Consent Calendar with item 7.5 being pulled to be brought back to a subsequent meeting. Motion carried 4-0-1 with Council Member Wellander, Council Member Ding, Council Member Lowe, and Mayor Gurney Voting YES, and Vice Mayor Farrar-Rivas absent.
Item 7.1: Waive further reading and Authorize Introduction and/or Adoption of Ordinances by Title Only. (Standard procedural action — no backup information provided) Regular Meeting Minutes, August 7, 2024
Item 7.2: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Opioid Settlement with The Kroger Co., Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Related Participation Agreements, and Granting Authority to City Manager to Execute and Enter into Future Agreements Related to the Nationwide Opioid Settlements (David Guhin, City Manager) Action: Adopted as Resolution 54-2024.
Item 7.3: Adopt a Resolution Cancelling the Regular Meeting Scheduled for October 16, 2024 (Rebekah Barr, MMC, City Clerk)
Action: Adopted as Resolution 55-2024.
Item 7.4: . Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Professional Services Agreements with Miller Pacific Engineering Group, RGH Consultants, and DAC Associate, Inc. Each Not to Exceed $50,000 for a Total of $150,000 in Contracts for On— Call Geotechnical Engineering and Materials Testing Services (Ashley Cotter, PW Admin & Project Manager)
Action: Adopted as Resolution 56-2024.
Item 7.5: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Task Order with Land Culture, LLP, Previously Doing Business as Ann Baker Landscape Architect, for Olsen Park Renovations, Capital Improvement Project P-8 (Ashley Cotter, PW Admin & Project Manager)
Action: Item was pulled to be brought to a subsequent meeting.
8. PUBLIC HEARING
Item 8.1: Public Hearing to Adopt An Ordinance Amending Sonoma Municipal Code Chapter 3.12 Governing the City’s Transactions and Use Tax, Subject to Approval by the Voters, of a One-Half Cent General Transactions and Use Tax (David Guhin, City Manager and Rebekah Barr, MMC, City Clerk)
Action: Adopted as Ordinance 07-2024.
Open Public Hearing: 7:04 pm.
Public Comment: Tom Conlon
Close Public Hearing: 7:06 pm.
Motion by Council Member Ding, seconded by Council Member Lowe, to Adopt an Ordinance Amending Sonoma Municipal Code Chapter 3.12 Governing the City’s Transactions and Use Tax, Subject to Approval by the Voters, of a One-Half Cent General Transactions and Use Tax. Motion carried 4-0-1 with Council Member Wellander, Council Member Ding, Council Member Lowe, and Mayor Gurney Voting YES, and Vice Mayor Farrar—Rivas absent.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR — CITY COUNCIL
Item 9.1: Clarification of Appointee Residency Requirements and Appointments to Various Group B RegionaINalley Committees & Commissions (Rebekah Barr, MMC, City Clerk) Action: City Council confirmed Group B RegionaINalley Committees and Commissions, unless set by the agency bylaws, have the residency requirement that the appointee is a resident within the City or the boundaries set by the regionalNalley agency. Isaac Jenkins was appointed to the Sonoma Valley Community Advisory Commission.
Motion by Council Member Lowe, seconded by Council Member Ding, to appoint Isaac Jenkins to the Sonoma Valley Community Advisory Commission. Motion carried 4-0-1 with Council Member Wellander, Council Member Ding, Council Member Lowe, and Mayor Gurney Voting YES, and Vice Mayor FarrarRivas absent.
Motion by Council Member Ding, seconded by Council Member Lowe, to Confirm Group B Regional/Valley Committees and Commissions, Unless Set by the Agency Bylaws, have the Residency Requirement that the Appointee is a Resident Within the City or the Boundaries Set by the Regional/Valley Agency. Motion carried 4-0-1 with Council Member Wellander, Council Member Ding, Council Member Lowe, and Mayor Gurney Voting YES, and Vice Mayor Farrar-Rivas absent.
10. SECOND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Tom Conlon provided public comment.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gurney adjourned the meeting at 7:22 pm.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly received at a regular meeting of the ono a City Council on the 21Stof August 2024.
Rebekah Barr, MMC,CityClerk
Regular Meeting Minutes, August 7, 2024
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