SPECIAL MINUTES OF
THE SONOMA CITY COUNCIL
City Council Chambers
Cig Council: 177 First Street West
, ,JOh”Gum?”Ma?” Monday, December 4, 2024
Patncra Farrar—Rivas, Vice Mayor
Jack Ding _ _ Ron Wellander 5:00 PM Specral Meeting
Sandra Lowe
5:00 PM. — SPECIAL MEETING
CONVENE & CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Gurney called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Gurney, Vice Mayor Farrar—Rivas, Council Member Wellander, Council Member Lowe
ABSENT: Council Member Ding
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Item 2.1: A Resolution Declaring the City of Sonoma's Intent to Transition From At—LargeElections to District—Based Elections for City Council Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, Including Approving the Tentative Timeline, and Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Select, Approve, and Execute an Agreement with a Professional Demographer in an Amount Not to Exceed $50,000 (David Guhin, City Manager/ David Ruderman, City Attorney / Rebekah Barr, MMC,City Clerk) Action: Adopted as Resolution 98-2024.
Motion by Council Member Lowe, seconded by Vice Mayor Farrar—Rivas, to Adopt A Resolution Declaring the City of Sonoma's Intent to Transition From At—LargeElections to District-Based Elections for City Council Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, Including Approving the Tentative Time/ine, and Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Select, Approve, and Execute an Agreement with a Professional Demographer in an Amount Not to Exceed $50,000.
Amended motion by Council Member Lowe, seconded by Vice Mayor Farrar—Rivas, to Adopt A Resolution Declaring the City of Sonoma’s Intent to Transition From At-Large Elections to District— Based Elections for City Council Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010, Including Approving the Tentative Time/ine, and Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Select, Approve, and Execute an Agreement with a Professional Demographer in an Amount Not to Exceed $50,000 noting that the budget willcome from the General Fund Reserves. Motion carried 4—0-1,with Council Member Lowe, Council Member Wellander, Vice Mayor Farrar—Rivas and Mayor Gurney voting YES and Council Member Ding absent.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gurney adjourned the meeting at 5:19 pm.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly received at a regular meeting of t 9 So City Council on the 18’“day of December 2024.
e ekah Barr, MMC, City Clerk
Special Meeting Minutes, December 4, 2024