* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] AND ARE WE RECORDING? WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. [CALL TO ORDER] GOOD EVENING. AND, UH, WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL AND PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 4TH. UH, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT, UM, TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD. UH, THEY'RE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. THEY LOOK LIKE THIS. AND IF, UH, YOU, WHEN YOU FILL THAT OUT, PLEASE BRING IT FORWARD TO OUR CLERK WHO WILL, UM, PUT IT IN THE QUEUE FOR TONIGHT. I NOW INVITE MONICA RICCIO AND MARIA GALVEZ TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN SPANISH. HEY, MARIA, THIS IS THE MODERATOR. CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR MESSAGE? THANK YOU. HEY, MARIA, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE CAN CURRENTLY HEAR, HEAR YOU. UH, MONICA, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN SAY IT INSTEAD? THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE CAN HEAR FROM EITHER OF 'EM. I'M GONNA CHECK WITH TECH REAL QUICK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, PARDON OUR, UH, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. UM, AND I THINK WE'LL MOVE ON, UM, WITH, UM, SEVERAL PARTS OF OUR MEETING AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE'RE ENGAGED HERE IN A MOMENT. SO, UM, MAYBE HAVE THE ROLL CALL FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. BARNICLE HERE. CATER THOMPSON HERE. HEALY HERE. NOW. HERE. HERE. SCHIBS HERE, AND MCDONALD HERE. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, LET'S RISE AND HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. UM, LET'S LOOK AT TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND ASK ACROSS THE COUNCIL WHETHER WE HAVE, UH, ANY AGENDA CHANGES IN DELETIONS TONIGHT. AND I DO NOT SEE ANYONE, SO WE'LL BE FOLLOWING THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN AND PROVIDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT] AND NEXT WE MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. AND, UM, DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO MAKE COMMENT ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, AND THAT ARE NOT LISTED ELSEWHERE ON THE CURRENT AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON, AND DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WITCHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED IN EQUAL SHARES, TOTALING NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. AND, UM, BEFORE WE START TONIGHT'S PUBLIC COMMENT, I'D JUST LIKE TO SHARE A THOUGHT. I THINK THERE ARE THINGS IN THE WORLD AND LOCALLY THAT, UH, UPSET US AND RAISE OUR ANGER. HOWEVER, IN THIS CHAMBER, WE OBSERVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DECORUM, POLITENESS, AND RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER. AND THIS MEANS WE DO NOT CHEER OR BOO AN OPPOSING OPINION OR OUR, OR ONE WE AGREE WITH. WE DON'T BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL IN THIS CHAMBER. ALSO, AS THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT, COUNCILS DOES NOT GENERALLY REPLY OR ENGAGE IN THE ISSUE AT THAT TIME, BUT BE CONFIDENT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS HEARD [00:05:01] EACH SPEAKER AND REFLECTS ON THE MESSAGE THAT EACH SPEAKER BRINGS. UH, CITY ATTORNEY DANLEY. HAVE WE ANY, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT COMMENT? UM, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'LL JUST NOTE VERY BRIEFLY TONIGHT, UM, AND NOT READ THE FULL COMMENTS THAT I'VE BEEN READING AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS. TO, UM, REMIND FOLKS THAT, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MEETINGS OF OTHER, UM, CITY OF PETALUMA BROWN ACT BODIES ARE LIMITED PUBLIC FORUMS. AND THAT MEANS THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK IS LIMITED IN COMPARISON TO THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK IN A TRADITIONAL OR DESIGNATED FORUM. PUBLIC COMMENTS AT BROWN ACT MEETINGS OF PETALUMA CITY OF PETALUMA BODIES ARE LIMITED TO COMMENTS ON TOPICS WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, AS THE MAYOR HAS NOTED DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, SUCH AS ABOUT TO COMMENCE AND COMMENTS PERTINENT TO AGENDA ITEMS DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THOSE AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND MAYOR, UH, WE BELIEVE WE HAVE, UH, FIXED THE TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH OUR ZOOM AUDIO. WOULD IT BE OKAY IF WE INVITE MARIA TO, UH, SPEAK AGAIN? WE'D BE, IT WOULD BE BETTER THAN ALL RIGHT. IT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. . GREAT. WE'RE READY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUMPING BACK RIGHT INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. UM, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A CARD TO ADD? AND, UM, I HAVE 14 CARDS PRESENTLY, UM, WITH 15 16, 17 COMING. AND SO, UH, WITH 18 CARDS IN THE QUEUE, UH, I'M GONNA ASK THE TIMER TO SET, UH, THE MODERATOR TO SET THE TIMER TO ONE MINUTE PER, PER COMMENT FOR THE EVENING. AND JUST A REMINDER, IF THE POINT THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE HAS BEEN MADE, IT'S OKAY TO SAY THAT YOU REINFORCE THE PO THE POINT THAT WAS MADE PREVIOUSLY AND, UM, NOT HAVE TO, UH, EXPIRE YOUR TIME, UM, TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING IN. SO, UM, THE FIRST, THE, THE, UH, FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL BE HANNAN HOI TO BE FOLLOWED BY BEVERLY VON CHEN HANNAN, YOU'RE OUR FIRST HELLO CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS HANNAN HODI, I'M A TEACHER, I'M A COMMUNITY LEADER. MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW ME FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF PETALUMA. I'M HERE AS A HUMAN, BUT I'M ALSO PALESTINIAN. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO READ EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED TO READ THIS EVENING. ONE THING THAT I AM ASKING IS THAT THE COUNCIL PLEASE CONSIDER ADOPTING A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. AND WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU PLEASE SHOW US THAT YOU DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS EVER A JUSTIFICATION FOR THE MURDER OF ANY INNOCENT PEOPLE. PLEASE SHOW US THAT YOU DO NOT SUPPORT THE US INVOLVING OUR MILITARY AND TAX DOLLARS AND CIVILIAN ATTACKS, WHICH HAS BEEN CALLED OUT BY THE UN AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AS BEING RIDDLED WITH WAR CRIMES. THIS IS NOT A RELIGIOUS ISSUE. THIS IS A HUMAN ISSUE. EVERY HUMAN DESERVES TO FEEL SAFE. EVERY HUMAN DESERVES TO FEEL LIKE THEIR LIVES ARE VALUABLE. WHAT HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 7TH WAS, IN FACT, HORRIBLE. I'M SORRY, THAT'S THE, THE ONE MINUTE. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. BEVERLY VOLIN TO BE FOLLOWED BY KYLE ERICKSON. UH, THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS. UM, I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER, BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIR OF REBUILDING ALLIANCE. IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT, UH, WORKS IN THE WEST BANK AND [00:10:01] GAZA PRIMARILY IN SAVING SCHOOLS AND HOMES FROM ISRAELI DEMOLITION. I WAS TEACHING A SEMINAR FOR THE MASTER'S PROGRAM IN AMERICAN STUDIES AT ONE OF THE PALESTINIAN UNIVERSITIES ON THE 7TH OF OCTOBER WHEN THIS CURRENT WAR BEGAN, I WAS THERE AT THE TIME. WE NEED AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND HUMANITARIAN AID. OTHERWISE, MORE PEOPLE IN GAZA WILL DIE OF DISEASE THAN HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED BY THE BOMBING. YOU MAY SAY IT'S A FEDERAL ISSUE, NOT A CITY ISSUE. WELL, IT IS A FEDERAL ISSUE, UM, BUT PALESTINIAN AMERICANS, ARAB AMERICANS, GENERALLY MUSLIM AMERICANS AND JEWISH AMERICANS HAVE ALL BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS CURRENT WAR. WE SEE A FRIGHTENING RISE IN HATE SPEECH AND IN HATE ACTS. TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE CURRENT WAR, I SIGNED A PETITION FROM ACADEMICS CALLED THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. IT STATED THAT THE THEN PROTEST IN ISRAEL. THANK YOU. UNFORTUNATELY, YOUR ONE MINUTE HAS GONE QUICKLY. OKAY. THAT'S IT, . THANK YOU KYLE ERICKSON TO BE FOLLOWED BY HAN. UM, PON YU. ALRIGHT, UM, HELLO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. UM, MY NAME IS KYLE EMERSON. UM, WANTED TO, UM, REINFORCE WHAT WAS ALREADY SAID AND, UM, SAY THAT, UM, 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED AND, UM, BY THE, UH, CONTINUOUS AND PROLONGED BOMBING OF GAZA. AND THAT ALTHOUGH THE, UM, ATROCITIES OF OCTOBER 7TH, UM, THEY WERE COMMITTED, ARE UNFORGIVABLE AND HORRIFIC. UM, AND ISRAEL HAS EVERY RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF. UM, I BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS GONE, UH, BEYOND THE REALM OF SELF-DEFENSE AND THAT, UM, THAT PETALUMA SHOULD GIVE A, UH, RESOLUTION THAT, UH, IS, UH, SUPPORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS, AND THAT THIS WOULD, UM, DEMONSTRATE SOLIDARITY WITH INNOCENT CIVILIANS AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT, PROMOTE PEACE BUILDING EFFORTS, AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR GLOBAL EMPATHY AND DIPLOMACY AND ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. UH, HAN UM, PANU SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY FAY G. DEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. MY NAME IS NISAN. I'M HERE TO VOICE MY OPINION ABOUT THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING, UH, CRISIS IN GAZA. I'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE VISUALS EVERY SATURDAY, AS YOU MAY KNOW, UH, IN SUPPORT IN SOLIDARITY FOR, UH, GAZA. AND ONE OF THE OTHER WEEKS, UH, WHEN I WAS THERE, UH, SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE ASKED ME IF I WOULD STAND UP IF, UH, HAMAS, UH, CONTINUE TO ATTACK HIS READY TOMORROW IF THE LATTICE STOPPED TO, UH, WAGE THE WAR. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS IF MY TAX DOLLARS ARE, UH, USED TO SUPPORT HAMAS FOR THIS WAR, I WOULD DEFINITELY BE HERE AND SPEAK, UM, THAT THAT WON'T HAPPEN. SO YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE MY AGONY THAT, UH, MY TAX DOLLARS RIGHT NOW ARE BEING USED TO SUPPORT ISRAEL FOR, UH, THE UNFOLDING ETHNIC CLEANSING THAT'S HAPPENING. UM, ALSO I CAN SAY THAT THE SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC IN THIS CITY IS INCREASING FOR CEASEFIRE AS A SAW FROM THE, UH, VISUALS. THANK YOU VERY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UH, FAYE G TO BE FOLLOWED BY GEORGE BEELER. I'M GONNA ALSO, I'M ALSO A SHORTY. OKAY. UM, HI, UH, MY NAME IS FAYE. UM, I'M A JEWISH CONSTITUENT, AND YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHY WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY OF PETALUMA TO, UM, CALL FOR A RESOLUTION FOR CEASEFIRE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE, UH, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, OUR REP, WE'VE BEEN CALLING OUR REPRESENTATIVES, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE BEEN CALLING OUR REPRESENTATIVES, AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING THIS MOMENT, UH, WITH THE URGENCY THAT WE NEED THEM TO. AND THE, THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER, UH, BAY AREA CITY COUNCILS THAT HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF A RESOLUTION. AND WE ARE, UM, AN AREA THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY STUDIES FOR THEIR TRENDING OF THEIR POLICIES AND, UH, MORE MODERATELY CONSERVATIVE AREA LIKE THIS COUNTY, COUNTY, UM, VOTING FOR A RESOLUTION WOULD BE VERY DEMONSTRATIVE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS NEXT ELECTION COMING UP FOR PRESIDENT. UM, I AM FURTHERMORE, AS A JEW, I CANNOT EXPRESS TO YOU HOW HORRIFYING IT IS TO HAVE MY, UM, RELATIVE'S NARRATIVE EXPLOITED TO COMMIT GENOCIDE AGAINST ANOTHER PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GEORGE BEELER, TO BE FOLLOWED BY SAM TUTTLEMAN WITH A HEAVY HEART. I BEG YOU TO SUPPORT A CEASE FIGHTER IN GAZA. NOW, I'M SURPRISED AND SAD TO HEAR THERE [00:15:01] MAY NOT BE ENOUGH COUNCIL MEMBERS WILLING TO TALK ABOUT IT, TO EVEN, EVEN GET IT ON YOUR AGENDA. HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED THE ARGUS ARTICLE THAT TALKED ABOUT ARABS AND JEWS CALMLY EXPRESSING THEIR SORROWS AT VIGILS? EVERY SATURDAY AT HELEN PUTNAM PLAZA, WE KNOW THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE FEDERAL POWER, BUT WE'D LIKE YOU TO BE LIKE OTHER GREAT CITIES AND TOWNS TO TAKE A MORAL STAND. WHAT I'VE SAID PREVIOUSLY, I'M SAYING MY PERSONAL OPINION, BUT I ALSO WANNA RELAY THIS MESSAGE FROM THE PEACE CAME PROJ, PEACE CRANE PROJECT, OF WHICH I AM A MEMBER. ISRAELI ISRAEL IS A NUCLEAR STATE. ISRAEL'S MINISTER OF HERITAGE THREATEN THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS WHEN THE WAR BEGAN. GIVEN HOW THE WAR IS SPIRALING OUT CONTROL WITH SO MANY INNOCENT LIVES LOST, THE PEACE CRANE PROJECT SUPPORTS A THANK YOU CEASE FIRE TO STOP. THAT'S YOUR POSSIBILITY OF A NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, UH, SAM TUTTLEMAN TO BE FOLLOWED BY JEREMY HANCOCK. YEAH, THANK YOU. I WANT TO YIELD MY TIME TO HANNAN. I WANNA ASK OUR COMMUNITY WHAT MAKES A TERRORIST WHEN, WHEN, WHEN, UM, MOMENT, I APOLOGIZE. UH, PROCEDURALLY THAT'S NOT IN OUR PROCEDURE WHERE A SPEAKER COMES TO THE, UH, PODIUM TWICE. UH, PERHAPS SHE COULD PASS HER PHONE TO YOU AND YOU COULD CARRY THE CONTINUED MESSAGE, BUT WE DON'T YIELD AT A SECOND APPEARANCE YOU. SO IT SHOWS YOU HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. IT'S BEEN A MINUTE, SAM, HASN'T IT? YEAH. YEAH. DO YOU WANNA TRY TO READ IT? I'M AT ALL. OKAY. OKAY. UM, LET ME ADDRESS WHAT I THINK IS AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. ONE OF MANY ELEMENTS, ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM. UNFORTUNATELY, FOLKS WOULD HAVE YOU CONFLATE THE FACT THAT, UM, ANY COMMENTS THAT CRITICIZED THE STATE OF ISRAEL, THE STATE OF ISRAEL, NOT THE JEWISH PEOPLE, IS ANTISEMITIC. AND I BELIEVE, AND I'M JEWISH, MY FAMILY, MOST OF MY ANCESTORS WERE KILLED IN THE HOLOCAUST. MY PARENTS COULD GO ON AT LENGTH IF THEY WERE ALIVE, TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ANTISEMITISM ON THEIR LIFE. SO I SAY THIS WITH ALL RESPECT TO THAT, AND I HAVE RELATIVES WHO LIVE IN THE STATE OF ISRAEL. ISRAEL THE STATE DOES NOT DESERVE A FREE PASS THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ESCAPE EXAMINATION OF THEIR BEHAVIOR. AND IF YOU GO BACK TO 1948, UP UNTIL TODAY, YOU WILL SEE NOTHING BUT A, A LONG LINE OF ATTACKS, HUMILIATION, AND OPPRESSION OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. ZA, AND THANK YOU. THAT IS YOUR ONE MINUTE. APPRECIATE IT. JEREMY HANCOCK TO BE FOLLOWED BY CATHERINE BOBOWSKI. HELLO. THERE'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IN AMERICAN POLITICS THAT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE OUR LEADERS. THAT IS NOT TRUE. THEY ARE OUR AGENTS. WE LIVE IN A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY, AND THEIR VOTES SHOULD REFLECT THE WILL OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. AS GEORGE WASHINGTON SAID, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MY EARNEST DESIRE TO LEARN AND COMPLY WITH THE PUBLIC SENTIMENT. THE PEOPLE OF PETALUMA HAVE SPOKEN CONSISTENTLY, LOUDLY, AND CLEARLY AGAINST THE APPALACHIAN HOTEL AND THE ASSOCIATED OVERLAY. OUR OBJECTIONS ARE REASONABLE COMMONSENSICAL AND COME FROM A LOVE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE DESIRE TO PROTECT IT. WE ARE SAYING TO YOU TO SLOW THE FAST DOWN. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE. YOU'RE ALL AWARE, I'M SURE OF THE COMMUNITY'S IMPRESSION THAT THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE HAS AT TIMES VOTED AGAINST THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS AND WISHES BY LISTENING TO US NOW, YOU'LL BE TAKING STEPS TO RESTORE OUR TRUST RESERVE , AND THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR QUOTING OUR TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING. OR, UH, SLOGAN BACK TO US, CATHERINE BOBOWSKI, TO BE FOLLOWED BY SHALOM BACHNER. YES, MY NAME'S CATHERINE BROSKI. I LIVE A 1-821-LAKEVILLE HEAVY SPACE, 31 PLUMA, CALIFORNIA. THIS, THIS GUY'S BEEN STALKING MY PLACE AND, UH, SPACE 11. AND, UH, THIS IS A PARKING LOT HE HAS. HE PARKED TWO VEHICLES AND THIS GUY SITS IN HIS VEHICLE ALL NIGHT LONG, SHINES HIS FLASHLIGHT INTO MY WINDOW AND AIMS HIS CAMERA IN MY PLACE. HE'S ALREADY DAMAGED MY FENCE. THAT'S NOT MY PLACE. I WENT DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY SAID NO, THEY SAID HE COULD BREAK THE LAW. THEY'RE GONNA ALLOW HIM TO BREAK THE LAW. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE [00:20:01] SOMEBODY BE STUCK IN YOUR PLACE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, SHINING THEIR FLASHLIGHT AND CAMERA INTO YOUR WINDOW 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK? AND THIS GUY SPENT ALSO TOO, HE USES FOUR DIFFERENT LICENSE PLATES THAT COVER UP THE SAME VEHICLE. AND IT'S POSS, YOU KNOW, NOBODY DOES THAT UNLESS EITHER THE VEHICLE'S STOLEN OR THOSE LICENSE PLATES OR BOTH DO SOME GET THE POLICE CAR OUT, OUT, OUT THERE AND ARREST THIS GUY AND GET HIM AWAY FROM MY HOME. HE'S STALKING, HE'S DOING HATE CRIME TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHALOM BACHNER TO BE FOLLOWED BY IRENE HOS. I AM THE RABBI FOR THE BENE ISRAEL JEWISH CENTER HERE IN PETALUMA, WHICH HAS BEEN PART OF THE FABRIC OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY SINCE THE 1860S. I ASK THAT THERE BE NO ONE-SIDED RESOLUTIONS OR IDEALLY NO RESOLUTIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THE HAMAS ISRAEL WAR. BECAUSE THE PURPOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE IN PETALUMA AT A TIME OF INCREASING HATE AND INCREASING VIOLENCE DIRECTED TO JEWS AND RISING ISLAMOPHOBIA. WHAT SHOULD CONCERN ALL OF US IS ENSURING THAT EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE CAN DO SO IN CONTINUED SAFETY AND PEACE. A CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION WILL NOT AND THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT IT WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSE MORE CONFLICT AND LACK OF PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE HERE IN PETALUMA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU IRENE HOES TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHANTEL ROGERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS IRAN HOES AND I WORK AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF THE BAY AREA. I URGE YOU TO REJECT OUTSIDE ATTEMPTS TO ADOPT DIVISIVE RESOLUTIONS ABOUT THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR AS ANTI-SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA CONTINUE TO ESCALATE IN THE BAY AREA. THE INTRODUCTION OF ONE-SIDED REVOLUTIONS ABOUT THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR WILL ONLY FURTHER INFLAME TENSIONS BETWEEN AN ALREADY TRAUMATIZED MUSLIM AND JEWISH COMMUNITY AND CREATE A FORUM FOR HATE AS THE WHOLE COUNTRY WITNESSED IN OAKLAND AND RICHMOND. THE MERE CONSIDERATION OF THESE DIVISIVE RESOLUTIONS RESULTED IN HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT PLAGUED BY ANTISEMITIC, JEERING AND HATEFUL CONSPIRACY THEORIES, AS WELL AS GENERAL CONFUSION AND LACK OF DECORUM DURING THIS TIME OF RISING HATE IN ANTISEMITISM. I AM ASKING YOU TO LEAD WITH EMPATHY AND ENSURE ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS OF PETALUMA FEEL SUPPORTED AND WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE MUST COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND NOT PULL OURSELVES APART. THANK YOU GENTEL ROBERT ROGERS TO BE FOLLOWED BY IRU, UH, KRAKOWSKI. GOOD EVENING. UM, I WAS GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE OVERLAY TONIGHT, AND WHILE I TRIMMED MY COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN ONE, SO I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL. UM, I'M GLAD THAT, UM, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE SOME EXTRA TIME FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF WHAT THE OVERLAY WOULD MEAN FOR PETALUMA GOING FORWARD. AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU IRV, UH, IRV PATRICK AND, UH, TO BE FOLLOWED BY JAMIE BLOOM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I, UM, WANT TO, UH, SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST FOR A MOTION, UH, FOR A CEASEFIRE. I THINK YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT A CEASEFIRE MEANS. I HAVE LIVED IN JERUSALEM FOR NINE MONTHS. I'VE BEEN THROUGH GAZA. I WAS BORN IN POST NAZI GERMANY IN 1946. HAMAS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE NS MODERN DAY NAZIS. THEY MAKE NO, UM, BONES ABOUT THEIR DESIRE TO DESTROY ISRAEL AND MURDER JEWS, WHICH THEY DID WITH TREMENDOUS SUCCESS ON OCTOBER 7TH. THEY, UH, ARE, THEY'RE PROUD OF IT. THEY RECORDED IT ON THEIR CELL PHONES. THEY SENT THEIR CELL PHONE VIDEOS BACK HOME OF THE BUTCHERING OF CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS WITH PRIDE SAYING, LOOK, MOM AND DAD, I'M A HERO. TELL OUR NEIGHBORS WHAT I'VE DONE. UH, WHAT DOES A CEASEFIRE MEAN? A CEASEFIRE MEANS THAT THESE BUTCHERS THEY IN POWER, UH, AND THE ONLY CHANCE FOR PEACE IN THIS AREA IS THE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF HAMAS' ABILITY TO WAGE WAR. THERE CAN NO BE NO PEACE WITHOUT THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JAMIE BLOOM TO BE FOLLOWED BY, UM, JEN OS KOVICH EVENING COUNCIL. JAMIE BLUE, A MEMBER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. I WOULD, UH, ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO TAKE UP ANY RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE, UH, WAR. IT'S TOO EMOTIONAL, IT'S TOO DIVISIVE, AND I THINK IT'LL JUST TEAR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY APART. THERE ARE BETTER WAYS [00:25:01] FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THIS, UM, THAN HAVE THE CITY ISSUE A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, GENIA KOVICH TO BE FOLLOWED BY, UH, LARRY JONAS. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M JENIA KOVICH. I, UH, NOTICED THAT THIS MEETING BEGAN WITH THE TOPIC OF WHAT IS WITHIN THIS COUNCIL'S REMIT. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT A RESOLUTION AGAINST, UH, ISRAEL AND ITS RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF IS THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT THIS COUNCIL SHOULD CONCERN ITSELF WITH. BUT SHOULD IT CONCERN ITSELF WITH THIS TOPIC, I DO BELIEVE IT SHOULD FIRST OF ALL BE ONE THAT IS ON THE AGENDA SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN COME. THERE'S CLEARLY A CONCERTED EFFORT HERE FOR A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. THERE SHOULD EQUALLY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST THIS TO BE WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE UNDER DISCUSSION. AND IF THERE IS ANY SUCH RESOLUTION, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE, IT SHOULD BE AGAINST HATRED AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LARRY JONAS TO BE FOLLOWED BY DREW WEST. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. HOWEVER, WELL-INTENTIONED AND WELL-MEANING THIS RESOLUTION COULD BE, IT IS MISDIRECTED. UM, THE BRIEF CEASEFIRE WOULD EMPOWER, HAMAS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO REORGANIZE AND TO BECOME STRONGER. AND I WISH PEOPLE WOULD TAKE SERIOUSLY HOW BAD SAMMA HAMAS IS AND WHAT A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION THEY ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DREW WEST, BE FOLLOWED BY KAREN. NICE. HI. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ALL OF US. I'M DREW WEST. I'VE LIVED IN PETALUMA FOR 42 YEARS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND I'VE BEEN SO HAPPY THAT I FEEL SO SAFE IN PETALUMA AND I WANT TO KEEP THAT SAFETY. TOO MANY PEOPLE CAN MISINTERPRET WHATEVER YOU DO AS A CITY COUNCIL FOR ANY KIND OF CEASEFIRE, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ONE-SIDED. I'M AFRAID IT WOULD ANTAGONIZE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT AN EXCUSE TO VENT WHATEVER HATRED OR ANGER THEY HAVE. MY HEART BREAKS FOR THE PALESTINIANS. MY HEART BREAKS FOR THE, THE PEOPLE IN ISRAEL, CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS, WHOEVER IN ISRAEL. AND I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT ADOPT A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KAREN NI NICE, UH, TO BE FOLLOWED BY KATE BOLTON. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KAREN NIUS. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. UM, AS I WAS DRIVING UP HERE FROM SAN FRANCISCO FROM WORK TODAY, I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT PETALUMA HAS JUST INSTALLED SOME SOLAR PANELS AND WILL BE INSTALLING MORE, AND I FELT PROUD TO BE A PETALUMA. UM, AS I STAND HERE TODAY, I HOPE AND I CAN CONTINUE TO FEEL PROUD AS PUBLIC OPINION IN THE BAY AREA CONTINUES TO COME TO UNDERSTAND THE HORRIFIC NATURE OF WHAT'S BEING DONE TO ISRAEL. UM, SORRY TO GAZA RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT GONNA CITE FACTS TO YOU BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO INFORM YOURSELVES. I HOPE YOU HAVE LOOKED PAST THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA WHOSE COVERAGE IS ATROCIOUS. I THINK THAT IN A TIME OF EXTREMISM, IT'S NOT A TIME TO FEEL COMFORTABLE AS A COMMUNITY, BUT RATHER A TIME FOR ALL OF US TO STEP UP AND ACT WITH COURAGE, WITH WHATEVER POWER WE HAVE. AND YOU HAVE MAYBE NOT MUCH, BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THOSE OF US WHO VIGIL EVERY SATURDAY DOWNTOWN. I BELIEVE THAT SAFETY COMES FROM CONFRONTING UNCOMFORTABLE ISSUES, NOT FROM SWEEPING THEM UNDER THE RUG. AND THANK YOU, UH, KATE BOLTON TO BE FOLLOWED BY ASH CHOKI. GOOD EVENING. I'M ACTUALLY SPEAKING ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECT THAN WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING. UM, I HAVE TWO COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THE PROPOSED OVERLAY DISTRICT AND THE PROPOSED SIX STORY HOTEL. IT IS WHOLLY UNFAIR TO THE CITIZENS OF PETALUMA TO GRANT A DEVELOPER ONLY A CURSORY GLANCE AT QUA WITH A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR A PROJECT THAT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON OUR TOWN. IF A FULL EIR IS NOT DONE, WHEN WILL WE GET FULL ANSWERS TO ALL OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON OUR TOWN? DON'T YOU THE COUNCIL WANT THE SAME INFORMATION BEFOREHAND? SECOND, WHAT IS THE RUSH? IN THE PAST WHEN FACED WITH SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, THE COUNCIL HAS APPOINTED A COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS TASKED WITH STUDYING AND FIGURING OUT THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH IMPORTANT LAND USE QUESTIONS [00:30:01] SUCH AS THE RIVER ENHANCEMENT PLAN AND THE CENTRAL PETALUMA SPECIFIC PLAN. INTERESTED CITIZENS WANT CONTINUED COLLABORATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ASH ME. UH, KY IS OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING. HELLO CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I'M ASH ME AN ALLY OF PEACE. I WANNA SAY THREE THINGS. ONE, I'M STRONGLY AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA, AND ANYTHING THAT DIVIDES US ON THE BASIS OF RACE OR RELIGION. OCTOBER SEVEN WAS HORRIFIC. SO IS THE EFFORT TO ROOT OUT HAMAS TERRORISTS. HOWEVER, THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT THE FORUM FOR THIS DISCUSSION OR, UH, ONE-SIDED RESOLUTIONS. SECOND, LET US NOT FORGET THAT ISRAEL IS THE LATEST IN THIS SERIES OF ISLAMIC ATTACKS. WE SHOULD NOT FORGET OTHERS LIKE PAC GIRLS AND BOKO HARAM ATTACKS. SO FOR GOING TO START CREATING RESOLUTIONS, LET US NOT FORGET THE OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN ATTACKED SIMILARLY. AND THIRD, AT THE CITY COUNCIL, I HOPE WE SPEND TIME ON THINGS THAT AFFECT PETALUMA DIRECTLY. AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO SIGNIFICANT THINGS AROUND FROM HOMELESSNESS TO OVERLAYS TO CITY CONNECTOR BRIDGES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME. THANK YOU. AND, UH, THAT WAS OUR LAST CARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND, UH, WITH THAT I CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE EVENING [COUNCIL COMMENT] AND MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM AND, UM, OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. OKAY. OUR NEXT COUNCIL, UH, AGENDA ITEM IS COUNCIL COMMENT. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, COUNCIL HAS, UM, BEEN GETTING A LITTLE LONG IN THE TOOTH ABOUT, UH, THEIR, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY TAKE. AND SO WE'RE GONNA ASK THEM TO STAY, TO CLOSE TO WHAT THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED. IT'S ONLY ONLY RIGHT. AND FAIR. AND, UM, AND, UH, SO TONIGHT OUR FIRST, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER STRIPS, WOULD YOU, UH, LIKE TO REPORT OUT ON YOUR COMMENTS FOR THIS WEEK? UH, THANK YOU. UM, JUST FIRST I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY WE DO HEAR YOU AND WE ARE ALL FOR WORLD PEACE AND, AND ALSO LOCAL PEACE WHEREVER WE CAN GET IT. UM, THAT'S IS OUR GOAL. UM, BUT I NEED TO REPORT ON THE ACTIVITY I'VE BEEN AT, WHICH WAS THE NORTH BAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION. THERE WAS A TALK BY WARNER CHABOT, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE, UH, ONE OF OUR PREEMINENT SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS HERE IN THE BAY AREA. UH, ABOUT THE CONCERNS ABOUT SEA LEVEL RISE, WHAT WE NEED TO DO ABOUT IT. UH, BASICALLY THE BOTTOM LINE IS THERE'S, UH, AT RISK $236 BILLION WORTH OF ASSETS AT RISK FROM A THREE FOOT SEA LEVEL RISE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BAY AREA. UM, AND IT'S GONNA REQUIRE TO, TO STOP THAT, UH, STOP SEA LEVEL RISE FROM HARMING THAT $238 BILLION WORTH OF ASSETS. IT'S GONNA TAKE A HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK ON MOVING SEDIMENT AROUND THE BAY AREA. SO, HUGE ISSUE COMING AT US. UH, HE, HE'S GIVING A BIG WARNING THAT WE ALL NEED TO GET TOGETHER. THERE'S OVER 400 CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BAY AREA. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS ISSUE. UM, AND THEN IN HIGHWAY 37, YOU MENTIONED, YEAH, WE NEED, UH, TRANSPORTATION IS MOVING FORWARD. PROBABLY GONNA GET THE TEMPORARY, BUT HIS CONCERN IS, UM, THE TEMPORARY MAY BECOME LONG TERM. OKAY. UH, SO THAT'S MY REPORT OUT. I HAVE MORE STUFF, BUT I'LL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER ADE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I HAVE NOTHING, UH, TO REPORT FOR MEETINGS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SHORT STATEMENT, UH, IN RESPONSE TO, TO SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON, UH, THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST LOCALLY IN PETALUMA. UH, I DO BELIEVE THAT PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE CAN DO HERE RELATE TO KEEPING OUR OWN COMMUNITY SAFE BY NOT IGNORING ANTISEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA. BOTH JEWS AND PALESTINIANS HERE ARE EXPERIENCING INCREASED FEAR AND ANXIETY. AND IT'S WRONG TO THINK THAT ALL MEMBERS OF EITHER GROUP CAN DOME THE ATTACKS. THE RECENT BRIEF CEASEFIRE GIVES ME HOPE, HOPE THAT WE CAN GET ALL HOSTAGES AND POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED, THAT ALL PARTIES TO THE COMBAT STOP SHOOTING. AND THAT HUMANITARIAN AID CAN BE PROVIDED AT THE LEVEL REQUIRED. UH, WE, WE MUST SEEK DEESCALATION IN A PEACEFUL SOLUTION. ONE THAT GUARANTEES A SAFE COEXISTENCE, UH, NOT EASY, BUT THE SAFE COEXISTENCE OF BOTH ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN COMMUNITIES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NOW. UM, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, I AM THE LIAISON TO THE PARKS AND RECS AND THEIR STAFF IS BUSY. UM, RETURNING LETTERS THAT CHILDREN HAVE WRITTEN TO SANTA. THERE'S A MAILBOX OUTSIDE CITY HALL AND OUTSIDE LUCAS'S COMMUNITY CENTER. AND, UH, YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK TO DROP A LETTER FROM YOUR CHILD IN AN ENVELOPE WITH A SELF-ADDRESSED, STOMPED, STAMPED ENVELOPE. AND, UM, SANTA'S CITY STAFF WILL BE ANSWERING THOSE LETTERS AND SENDING THEM BACK. IT'S A LOVELY, UM, [00:35:01] CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, UM, IN THE SPIRIT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE PARKS REC DEPARTMENT. AND OUR PETALUMA FIRE AND POLICE ARE HAVING SANTA PARADES STARTING THIS EVENING ON THE WEST SIDE AT SIX 30 AND ON THE EAST SIDE, UM, IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY, THEY'LL BE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO HAVE THE NEIGHBORS ALL STAND OUT AND CHEER ON OUR FIRE SAFETY TEAM AS THEY TRAVEL DOWN. UM, THIS NEIGHBORHOODS ON SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE, UM, TURNING BASIN WILL BE BRIGHT AND COLORFUL WITH THE YACHTS THAT COME DOWN. THE LIGHTED BOAT PARADE STARTS AT SIX O'CLOCK, AND AS A LIAISON TO THE PARKS AND RECS, I AND THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS. THANK YOU FOR A LOVELY SUCCESSFUL, UM, LAST WEEKEND. THE OPEN HOUSE AND THE KENTUCKY STREET WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT, UM, TO ANSWER THE PUBLIC COMMENT TO CATHERINE BOBOWSKI, I'M SORRY I MISSED YOU IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY. I WAS THERE, UM, LETTING THE TENANTS KNOW THAT GOOD NEWS, UM, WE'VE, UM, SECURED SOME OF THE MONEY FOR THE ARBITRATION. THE CITY STAYS NEUTRAL IN THE ARBITRATION, BUT WE'VE GOT, UM, NONPROFITS HELPING WITH THE, UM, THE LEGAL FEES PART. AND I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO, UM, HAVEN'T GOT INTERNET OR CELL PHONES AND THEY DON'T KNOW THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT DO NOT PAY THAT RENT INCREASE, IT'S GONNA GO TO ARBITRATION. SO THAT'S MY SHOUT OUT TO LITTLE WOODS AND CATHERINE AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND I SPOKE TO ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER BARNACLE, UH, NOTHING TO REPORT OUT ON. UM, I DO APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER POSTED HIS COMMENTS, UM, JUST TO RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. UM, YOU MADE ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AND I SHOULD. UM, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US. UM, THAT SAID, I, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY NUANCED AND EMOTIONAL ISSUE, AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, UM, HAVING OUR STAFF DRAFT WORDS THAT ARE GONNA COME OUTTA MY MOUTH. I'LL DO IT MYSELF AND I, UH, COMMIT TO DOING THAT. UM, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HEALY. THANK YOU. SO, UM, LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY I WAS IN, UM, CARLSBAD IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WITH THE, UH, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. AND I CAN REPORT THAT, UM, ON FRIDAY MORNING, THE, UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WHICH I'M A MEMBER UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED FOUR TOP PRIORITIES FOR, FOR 2024, UM, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER. UM, SAFEGUARDING LOCAL REVENUES AND BOLSTERING LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND A LOT OF THAT CONVERSATION, OF COURSE FOCUSED AROUND THE CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, UM, INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. AND, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, UM, THE CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT HAS REQUESTED BRIEFING ON THE LEGAL CHALLENGE THAT WOULD POSSIBLY KICK THAT OFF THE BALLOT. AND I BELIEVE THOSE BRIEFS ARE ALL DUE IN FEBRUARY. SO STAY TUNED ON THAT. BUT WE CAN'T RELY ON THAT. ANOTHER, ANOTHER PRIORITY WAS STRENGTHENING CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY AND DA DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. I THINK THAT ONE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY AN ADDITION THAT WASN'T ON LAST YEAR, SO I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT FINALLY GET ON. UM, THIRD IS IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY IN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES. AND A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION THERE, UH, FOCUSED AROUND SMASH AND GRAB THEFTS AND FENTANYL. SO I THINK WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE ACTION IN THE LEGISLATURE, UM, IN THAT AREA THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR. AND THE FOURTH AND LAST ONE IS, WAS TO EXPAND INVESTMENTS FOR PREVENT AND REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO THAT'S BEEN A LEAGUE THEME FOR MANY YEARS. UM, AND THEN SEPARATELY, UM, THE, THE BOARD VOTED TO, UM, SUPPORT PROPOSITION ONE ON THE MARCH BALLOT, WHICH IS, UH, THE GOVERNOR'S BEHAVIORALS HEALTH SERVICES ACT AND BOND MEASURE TO HELP WITH THE HOMELESS SITUATION. AND, AND NO SURPRISE TO ALSO TO OPPOSE THE CBRT MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. AND WE'LL BE TALKING A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT GOING FORWARD. UM, I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, POST AND BARNACLE ON THE COMMENTS TONIGHT. UM, I PERSONALLY HAVE VERY NUANCED VIEWS AND STRONG VIEWS ON, ON THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT STRIKES ME, I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF VOTERS OVER THE YEARS AND KNOCKED ON A LOT OF DOORS, AND I'VE NEVER BEEN ASKED ABOUT MY POSITION ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IT'S, THAT'S NOT WHY WE'RE ELECTED HERE. I GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT POTHOLES AND SEWER RATES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS. SO I I I, I DO, AS MUCH AS I'M SYMPATHETIC TO THE VERY HEARTFELT CONCERNS, I I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS [00:40:01] BEYOND OUR LEVEL. AND I REALLY WISH THEY HAD PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE US SENATE, UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT NEED TO BE HEARING THIS. THANK YOU. UH, AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND WORK ON THE STATE LEVEL. YOU KNOW, IT KEEPS PETALUMA ENGAGED WITH THE BIG ISSUES GOING ON. UM, VICE MAYOR CATER THOMPSON, UM, I TOO, UM, THANK, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER OSA K AND BARNACLE AND HEALY FOR THEIR COMMENTS. AND I ACTUALLY WILL BE TALKING WITH DOC WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, HEALY A LITTLE BIT MORE IN PRIVATE, JUST ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LEAGUE. I WANT A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE BALLOT MEASURES OTHERWISE. UM, LAST FRIDAY I DO A RADIO SHOW. WE HAD OFFICER MCGOWAN ON AND TALKED ABOUT CYBER AND JUST HOW TO KEEP, UM, KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ON YOUR COMPUTER SAFE. AND I THINK, AND THEY'RE GONNA ACTUALLY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S GONNA, UM, PUT OUT, UM, SOME INFORMATION ON THAT. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 'CAUSE I WANNA BRING IT TO THE MOBILE HOME PARKS FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS AND JUST POST IT SO THE PUBLIC REALLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU SH HOW, WHY YOU SHOULD CHANGE, UM, PASSWORDS. WHAT PASSWORDS, YOU KNOW, COULD BE THE SIMPLER PASSWORDS VERSUS OTHER PASSWORDS FOR DIFFERENT USES. AND IT WAS REALLY, UM, QUITE INFORMATIVE AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF HE COULD ACTUALLY DO A FORUM, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DO TALKS AROUND TOWN BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BENEFICIAL TO MOST PEOPLE. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. I, I, UH, I TOO WANNA ADD MY VOICE TO, UM, THE CRISIS THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE HUMAN TRAGEDY THAT IS IN THE HUMAN, UH, THE MIDDLE EAST NOW. AND, UM, I THINK FROM OUR COUNCIL'S POINT OF VIEW, UNANIMOUSLY, WE ALL BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE IN SAFETY AND IN FREEDOM. AND WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR THOSE HUMAN RIGHTS. UM, AND WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO DO THIS LOUDLY, BUT WE NEED TO DO THIS WITHOUT ADDING TO THE CONFLICT IN THE WORLD. UH, I, I BELIEVE A NUMBER OF US HAVE REACHED OUT TO MEMBERS OF OUR FAITH COMMUNITY TO SEE IF A FORUM CAN BE HELD SUCH THAT, UM, A A ANY SORT OF A GROUP COMMENT FROM PETALUMA, FROM PEOPLE OF PETALUMA, UH, SOME THAT SOME DIALOGUE GOES ON AND SOME UNDERSTANDING GOES ON OF THE COMPLEXITY AND NUANCE AND THAT ANY STATEMENT MADE IS NOT ADDING TO THE CONFLICT IN THE ROOM ON A DIFFERENT MATTER. UM, IT WAS NICE TO, UH, WE HAD A, UH, GROUNDBREAKING TODAY AT, UH, THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR OUR SOLAR, UH, OPERATIONS THERE. UH, WE'VE NOW GOT GROUNDBREAKING THERE AND ALSO AT THE, UH, EAST WASHINGTON SPORTS FIELD. SO OUR, UH, SOLAR ENERGIES ARE, UH, EFFORTS ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG, AND THAT'S GREAT TO SEE. AND THEN, UH, THE CITY IS ALSO, UH, WORKING WITH, UH, PPSC AND, AND, UH, OTHERS TO HELP, UM, ADDRESS OUR, UH, DAY LABOR SITUATION IN PETALUMA. UH, AND, UM, TRY, TRY AND, UH, BRING THAT TO A BETTER PLACE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON OUR DAY LABOR ISSUE OVER THE NEXT, UH, FEW MONTHS. AND THAT [CITY MANAGER COMMENT] IS THE END OF MY COMMENT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR HER COMMENTS TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY. UH, WITH THE RECENT RETIREMENT OF OUR, UH, POLICE CHIEF KEN SNO, UH, WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR PETALUMA'S NEXT POLICE CHIEF. UH, WE ARE OFFERING A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE US FEEDBACK PRIOR TO US GOING OUT FOR THE RECRUITMENT. UM, WE WILL HAVE DROP-IN HOURS WITH OUR RECRUITER FROM SIX TO 7:30 PM ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH AT HERE AT CITY HALL. AND THEN FROM NOON TO TWO ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH. WE ALSO HAVE A SURVEY AND WE'RE ALSO INVITING, UM, UH, MANY OF OUR, UM, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO, UM, UH, SHARE THEIR INPUT AS WELL. SO, UH, HOPE THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE AND, UM, ALL THE INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE@CITYOFPETALUMA.ORG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT, IT IS A MILESTONE WHEN THE POLICE SERVICE CHANGES IT'S HEAD OF DEPARTMENT IMPORTANT POSITION. [CONSENT CALENDAR] UM, NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE EVENING. AND I BELIEVE I HAVE A REQUEST, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BARNACLE. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM EIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS, UH, WISHING TO BE COUNT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HEALY? YEAH, I DON'T NEED TO PULL ITEM TWO, BUT I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON IT IF, IF WE WANNA HANDLE IT THAT WAY. SO, UM, LET'S PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA AS COVERING ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN WITH DISCUSSION ON IT, AND THEN COME BACK TO ITEM EIGHT AS A SEPARATE MATTER. AND, UM, LET'S SEE, A QUESTION OR COMMENT. SHOULD I GO TO PUBLIC FIRST OR DO YOU WANNA MAKE YOUR COMMENT FIRST? GO AHEAD. SO, UM, UH, ON THE [00:45:01] CONSENT CALENDAR, UH, I'M OPENING THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ALL EIGHT AT ONCE. AND, UM, LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM, I AM NOT SEEING ANY CARDS, UH, IN MY HAND, NOR AM I SEEING ANYONE RUSHING TO THE PODIUM. SO I AM CLOSING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND WITH THAT, BRING IT BACK TO COUNSEL AND ASK COUNCIL MEMBER HEALY. SO THANK YOU. SO I WAS, UM, I NOTICED THAT THE, UM, THE ITEM THAT GOT PULLED FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS NOT ON THE NEXT AGENDA, AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANYWHERE ON ANY OF THE TENTATIVE AGENDAS THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY. AND I WAS WONDERING IF STAFF COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT INTO WHEN IT MIGHT BE COMING BACK. SORRY, WHAT ITEM IS THAT FOR? TONIGHT'S THE ITEM THAT GOT PULLED TONIGHT, THE DOWNTOWN OVERLAY. WHEN, WHEN WAS THAT COMING BACK? UH, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE ANY INDICATION FROM THE DEVELOPER WHEN THEY'D LIKE TO BRING THAT BACK. OKAY. AND, UM, WOULD YOU LET US KNOW WHEN YOU DO? YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW. THANK YOU. ? YEAH, I THINK, UH, I THINK WE'RE ALL ANXIOUS. THE, THE REASON FOR TONIGHT'S FIVE 30 START TIME IS WE EXPECTED TO HAVE, UH, QUITE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THAT EFFORT TONIGHT. AND, UH, WE'RE ALL A LITTLE SURPRISED TO NOT BE DISCUSSING THAT TONIGHT. MR. MAYOR, DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE ITEM ONE THROUGH SEVEN? YEAH, I WOULD LOVE THAT. SO MOVED SECOND. THAT SECOND BY CATER THOMPSON. AND A ROLL CALL. VOTE FOR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN. BARNACLE AYE. CATER THOMPSON? YES. HEALY? YES. NOW YES. ? YES. SHRI? YES. AND MCDONALD? YES. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. UM, ITEM EIGHT, YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BARN, UH, HAD COMMENT ON THAT. YEAH, I JUST, UM, WE'RE APPOINTING OUR NEW CITY CLERK. I DIDN'T WANNA DO THAT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING, UM, THE WORK THAT OUR INTERIM CITY CLERK HAS DONE, CAMMIE NORIEGA IN JUST KEEPING US AFLOAT. AND IT'S NEVER, NEVER EASY WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES. AND I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE YOU, UM, AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE, THE PEDAL IN THE TEAM. A AS DO WE ALL I'M SURE. SO YES. AND, UH, AND I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IT'S A SECOND BY CATER THOMPSON. AND DO WE HAVE A FURTHER STAFF COMMENT BEFORE WE PROCEED? YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THERE IS A REQUIRED VERBAL SUMMARY OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE CITY CLERK CONTRACT BEFORE THE COUNCIL CAN TAKE ACTION. SO, UH, CAN I GO AHEAD AND DO THAT NOW? THIS WOULD BE A GREAT TIME, YES. GREAT, THANK YOU. SO, UH, THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE BROWN ACT THAT DOES PROVIDE THAT WE NEED TO DO A VERBAL SUMMARY, UH, HERE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING PRIOR TO ACTION FOR ANY APPOINTED, UH, EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS. SO JUST WANTED TO RUN THROUGH QUICKLY BENEFITS OF THAT. SO THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, THERE WE GO. THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT WOULD BEGIN DECEMBER 11TH, 2023. THAT WOULD BE, UH, KAITLYN COLEY'S FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT. OUR NEW CITY CLERK WE'RE THRILLED TO WELCOME HER. UH, AND IT HAS A THREE YEAR TERM, WHICH DOES ROLL OVER EACH YEAR, SO IT'S A CONTINUOUSLY ROLLING THREE YEAR TERM. THE SALARY IS $171,478 ANNUALLY. UH, SHE WOULD BE GRANTED A INITIAL VACATION BANK OF 40 HOURS, AN INITIAL SICK LEAVE BANK OF 40 HOURS, A PRORATED ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, UH, BASED ON AN 80 HOUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION. AND THERE'S AN ANNUAL VACATION ACCRUAL OF 120 HOURS EACH YEAR. SHE WOULD BE PROVIDED THE, UH, HEALTH BENEFITS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER EXECUTIVE LEVEL EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, LONG-TERM, DISABILITY, LIFE INSURANCE, AND EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS WOULD, WOULD BE ENROLLED IN OUR CALPERS RETIREMENT PROGRAM. THERE ALSO IS A $350 MONTHLY AUTO ALLOWANCE FOR HER. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, THERE ARE PROVISIONS IN THE AGREEMENT FOR TERMINATION, UH, BOTH FOR CAUSE AND WITHOUT CAUSE. AND THERE IS A SIX MONTH SEVERANCE, UH, ALLOCATION IN THERE IF THE TERMINATION WOULD BE, UH, WITHOUT CAUSE. AND I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND I JUST NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SUPERVISES ONLY THREE EMPLOYEES AND THIS IS ONE OF 'EM. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HEARING THIS KIND OF CONVERSATION TONIGHT HERE. UM, SO WITH MOTION AND SECOND MADE, LET'S GO TO ROLL CALL VOTE BARNACLE. AYE. CATER THOMPSON? YES. HEALY? YES. NOW YES. POST. OKAY. YES. SHRIVES? YES. AND MCDONALD? YES. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN ZERO. [PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW MOVING TO, UM, A FAIRLY HA UM, HAPPY THOUGHT HERE AND I'M GLAD TO WELCOME OUR PARK AND REC, UH, TEAM HERE, UH, DREW HALTER [00:50:01] AND, AND, UM, TO, TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. GREETING, UH, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY, UM, APPRECIATE THE INTRODUCTION. MY NAME IS DREW HALTER, THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, AND I'M JOINED HERE BY RACHEL BEER, OUR RECREATION SUPERVISOR. APPRECIATE YOU PULLING UP, UH, TONIGHT'S SLIDES, KAMI. SO TONIGHT'S STAFF IS SEEKING COUNSEL ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION FORMALLY NAMING THE TENNIS COURTS AT MCNAIR PARK, THE LYNN HAGGERTY KING MEMORIAL TENNIS COURTS IN RECOGNITION OF LYNN'S SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF PETALUMA'S FACILITIES NAMING AND PARK POLICY, UH, AND IN THE AUTHORITY, UH, OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN TAKING SUCH ACTION. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION WE'RE GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH. I'LL PROVIDE A, A REVIEW OF THE PARK IN FACILITIES NAMING POLICY BEFORE HANDING IT OVER TO RACHEL, UH, TO CARRY US THROUGH A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE QUALIFYING MERITS OF, OF LYNN KING'S COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND, AND, AND DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE THAT ULTIMATELY BROUGHT THIS PROCESS THROUGH, UM, TO YOU TONIGHT. SO WITH THAT, UM, I'LL HAVE THE CLERK MOVE US TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND WE WILL GET GOING. SO AS I MENTIONED, UH, TONIGHT'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT COUNSEL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION NAMING THE TENNIS COURTS AT MCNAIR PARK, THE LYNN HAGGERTY KING MEMORIAL COURTS. UM, AND IN DOING SO, UH, WE WOULD BE, UH, TAKING ACTION IN RECOGNITION OF LYNN'S SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO, FOR A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, UH, THERE ARE A COUPLE ATTACHMENTS ON TONIGHT'S ITEM POSTED TO THE AGENDA. THERE IS A RESOLUTION NUMBER 89 DASH 3 0 4, WHICH OUTLINES THE CITY'S PARK AND FACILITY'S NAMING POLICY. THERE IS ALSO A STAFF REPORT, UH, AND SOME FURTHER GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA THAT, THAT WALK THROUGH THE INFORMATION I'M GONNA PROVIDE TONIGHT. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO, UM, YOU KNOW, DIVE IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, IT'S ALL THERE FOR YOU TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH. SO PRO. SO PROVIDING THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, SO THE, THE RESOLUTION PROVIDES THE CITY COUNCIL WITH A UNIFORM POLICY REGARDING NAMING EXISTING AND FUTURE FACILITIES. THERE ARE TWO OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES, WHICH ARE SHOWN HERE TONIGHT. UM, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DISCUSSION, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION STEMS FROM THE SECOND POLICY YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, WHICH IS TO ENCOURAGE THE DEDICATION OF LANDS OR FUNDS FOR PUBLIC USE BY INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS OR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS. UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO UNDER THAT, UH, AUSPICE, IT GOES ON TO FURTHER PROVIDE SOME CRITERIA IN, IN, UM, IN NAMING POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN RE IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICE. SO THERE ARE TWO MORE OBJECTIVES UNDER THIS CRITERIA FOR WHICH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT ALIGNS WITH THE FIRST, UH, IN HAVING RECOGNIZED DIRECT POSITIVE EFFECT OR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO RACHEL TO WALK US THROUGH OUR, OUR PROCESS TO GET THIS RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF YOU. AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THE END. THANK YOU. GREAT, THANK YOU DREW. UM, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH OUR, THE COMMUNITY INITIATED SUPPORT HERE FOR THE NAMING. LYNN KING WAS DESCRIBED AS AN AVID TENNIS PLAYER, A COACH, A MENTOR, A VOLUNTEER, AND A COMMUNITY SUPPORTER. SHE WAS WELL KNOWN BY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR DEVOTING HER TIME AND SERVICE OF OTHERS AND PROVIDING AN EXAMPLE OF DEDICATION TO STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING LYNN KING'S PASSING IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, STAFF WAS APPROACHED BY A GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LEADERS, COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS OF LYNN KING, WHO CAME FORWARD WITH THE REQUEST OF STAFF TO CONSIDER A FORMAL DEDICATION OF THE MCNAIR PARK TENNIS COURTS IN HONOR OF LYNN HAGGERTY KING'S SERVICE AND DEVOTION TO OTHERS. THIS COMMUNITY GROUP CITED LYNN'S MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AND LIFELONG SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. SUPPORT FOR THE FORMAL NAMING EFFORT WAS ALSO INCLUDED A COMMUNITY-LED ENDORSEMENT, WHICH GARNERED 175 SIGNATURES, AS WELL AS LETTERS OF SUPPORT BY THE PETALUMA TENNIS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. LYNN WAS AN OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST WHO VOLUNTEERED HER TIME TO SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. SOME OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDED SERVING [00:55:01] AS AN ACTIVE COOL CITY BLOCK LEADER INVOLVEMENT IN THE TOMORROW LEADERS TODAY PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS. SHE REPRESENTED SONOMA COUNTY COUNTY ON THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE. SHE SERVED AS AN EARLY SUPPORTER OF THE BLUE ZONES PROJECT, AND SHE HELPED IN DEVELOPING AND LEADING THE FIRST VERSION OF SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PARENTS WITH TOOLS TO ADDRESS BULLYING AND ISSUES FACING ADOLESCENTS IN SCHOOLS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. STAFF PRESENTED A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FORMAL DEDICATION OF THE TENNIS COURTS AT MCNAIR PARK TO THE RECREATION, MUSIC AND PARKS COMMISSION FOR DISCUSSION ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 2023, COMMISSIONERS VOTED SEVEN ZERO IN SUPPORT OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND WE WILL CONCLUDE OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, NAMING THE TENNIS COURTS AT MCNAIR PARK, THE LYNN HAGGERTY KING MEMORIAL TENNIS COURTS, AND RECOGNITION OF HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CITY PUBLIC POLICY POLICIES NAMING PUBLIC FACILITY NAMING POLICY. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION THAT'S, UH, QUITE A NOTABLE, UM, WONDERFUL THING TO DO IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, FROM A WONDERFUL PERSON. UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DAIS? AND LET'S OPEN, UH, PUBLIC EXPRESSION OR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM. AND I HAVE A ONE CARD. ALAN, UH, MACEL, CAN YOU ADD TO, UH, THE GOOD WE'VE HEARD HERE TODAY? YOU WISH? DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK ? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MCDONALD CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I'M ALAN MACIA AND I'M HERE TO EXPLAIN WHY LYNN AND WHY NOW. LYNN WAS A LEADER WHO DEVOTED A LOT OF TIME AND COMMITMENT TO PETALUMA. THE COMMITMENT SPAN ALL AGE GROUPS FROM YOUTH TO OLDER ADULTS COVERING 30 YEARS. LYNN UNDERSTOOD THAT STAYING ACTIVE SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF EVERYONE'S LIFE, WHICH IS WHY SHE WORKED SO HARD TO IMPROVE THE TENNIS COURTS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS IN TOWN. SHE WAS A HIGHLY VALUED MEMBER. THE PETALUMA TENNIS ASSOCIATION BOARD. THE BOARD FULLY ENDORSES THE NAMING OF THE COURTS IN LYNN'S HONOR. THE BOARD ALSO CREATED A MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR TO HONOR THEIR MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY. LYNN ALSO SERVED AS A MENTOR TO THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH HER WORK WHEN HER DAUGHTERS WERE YOUNG AS PRESIDENT OF MCNAIR PTA, HER WORK TO DEVELOP THE FIRST SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM AND TRAINING PARENTS ON PREVENTION OF BULLYING AND OTHER ISSUES FACING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. LYNN LED TOMORROW'S LEADERS TODAY, A PROGRAM THAT GAVE YOUTH A LOOK INTO HOW COMMUNITIES SHOULD LOOK AND TAKE CARE OF OTHERS WHEN HER COMMUNITY CALLED AND NEEDED HER. LYNN STEPPED UP BECOMING PART OF THE CALI TASK FORCE, WHICH HELPED THE COMMUNITY HEAL AFTER THE ANDY LOPEZ INCIDENT IN SANTA ROSA. AND I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A QUOTE FROM ONE OF HER CHOIR MATES, NANCY SCUP. SHE ASKED ME TO GET THE CHOIR TOGETHER TO SING OUT HER CELEBRATION OF LIFE. THE CHOIR WAS THE PETALUMA WOMEN'S CHORUS, ALSO CALLED THE CENA BAR WOMEN'S CHORUS, WHICH HADN'T REALLY MET SINCE BEFORE 2020. MANY OF US GOT TOGETHER AND SANG FOR LYNN. AND THEN A FEW PEOPLE IN THE CHOIR DECIDED WE'D LIKE TO RESURRECT THE CHORUS AS WE FELT SO STRONGLY ABOUT THE COMMUNAL ASPECT OF IT. THAT'S ALL THANKS TO LYNN. SO WE'LL SING A SONG IN CELEBRATION OF HER DURING OUR CONCERT ON DECEMBER 3RD. LYNN LEFT US WAY TOO YOUNG, BUT NAMING THE TENNIS COURTS AT MCNAIR PARK, LYNN HAGGERTY KING MEMORIAL COURTS WOULD RECOGNIZE AND HONOR ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VALUED MEMBERS. POSTHUMOUSLY THIS RECOGNITION AND HONOR IS WELL DESERVED AND SHOULD SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO FOLLOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, UH, THAT CLOSES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AND TO THE DIOCESE. I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR ALL OF US THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, LYNN WAS AN INSPIRATIONAL AND BRIGHT LIGHT AS A COMMUNITY LEADER AND WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT, UH, THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO COUNCIL. AND MAY I HAVE A MOTION, MISS COUNCIL MEMBER HEALY? YEAH, NO, THIS IS, UH, INCREDIBLY WELL DESERVED. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT IN OVER 20 YEARS ON THE COUNCIL, THIS IS THE ONLY, THE SECOND TIME I'VE SEEN US NAME A PARK OR PART OF A PARK FOR AN INDIVIDUAL. UM, THE FIRST ONE WAS WHEN OAK HILL PARK WAS RENAMED FOR, I'M SORRY, UM, HILL PLAZA PARK WAS RENAMED FOR SERGEANT RICHARD HENRY. UM, AND SO I I I'M, THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL THING FOR US TO DO, BUT TOTALLY WELL DESERVED AND I'D HAPPY TO BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE ITEM. [01:00:01] I'LL SECOND THAT AND THAT'S A SECOND FROM CATER THOMPSON. AND MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE BARNACLE. AYE. CATER THOMPSON? YES. HEALY? YES. NOW? YES. YE YES. REBS YES. AND MCDONALD? YES. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN ZERO. THERE IS NO WAY TO FOLLOW THAT. AND SO TONIGHT'S MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.