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[CALL TO ORDER]
AND WELCOME TO THE RECORD MEETING, RECORD IN PROGRESS, THE PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL AND THE PETA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 2024.IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD IN THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER AND BRING IT TO THE CITY CLERK.
I WILL, UH, NOW INVITE MONICA APIO AND MARIA GALVEZ TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN SPANISH.
ARE OUR INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE? UH, YES.
CAN WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL NOW? BARNACLE.
UM, BEFORE WE START THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED LONG AGO WHEN I DID RECENT RESEARCH ON IT.
UM, AND ONE OF THE, UH, LITTLE PET PEEVES FOLKS HAVE ABOUT PRE ALLEGIANCE IS THAT WE TEND TO DO IT A LITTLE BIT WRONG.
AND TO CORRECT THAT THERE IS A PAUSE THAT WE USUALLY PUT IN THAT DOESN'T BELONG THERE.
SO WHEN YOU SAY ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THAT'S NORMAL.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY NOT SUPPOSED TO PAUSE.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
SO LET'S TRY THAT TONIGHT, IF WE CAN.
PLEASE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,
JUST THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
THAT WORKED VERY WELL, PLEASE.
NOW, IF WE COULD HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, OF AND MEMORIES OF, OF THOSE IN PAST.
[AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)]
IS THERE ANY AGENDA CHANGES OR DELETIONS, UH, FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA? OKAY.SO IF WE'RE CLEAR WITH THAT, UM, THEN WE CAN GO STRAIGHT TO,
[GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT]
UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.SO DO WE HAVE, UH, HAVE HAS INTERNED IN YOUR, UH, BLUE SHEETS ALREADY FROM THE BACK? IF NOT, I'LL, I'LL FROM THE CITY CLERK.
DO WE HAVE THOSE READY? UH, YES.
AT THIS TIME I WILL START A 32ND CLOCK FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
DURING A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, AND THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE CURRENT AGENDA.
UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED UP TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED IN EQUAL SHARES.
TOTALING NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS PRIOR? WE RECEIVED SIX GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE THE MEETING, WHICH ARE POSTED ONLINE.
UH, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CARDS TO COME IN, THIS IS THE MOMENT.
SO WITH 12 CARDS, UM, WE'RE, UH, ALLOCATING 20, 90 SECONDS EACH
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FOR EACH JOURNAL PUBLIC COMMENT.THAT'S A MINUTE AND A HALF, UH, FOR THE 12 FOLKS.
SO THE, UM, SO WE HAVE 12 AND THE FIRST TWO UP, IF ANNA GIBBONS AND FOLLOWED BY LANE ANO, PLEASE, UH, COME ON UP AND BE READY TO GO.
I'M THE TEAM LEAD FOR THE AMERICORPS, UM, NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS, UM, TEAM THAT IS HERE WORKING IN PETALUMA.
AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM TO YOU.
WE HAVE LANE FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
RILEY FROM NEW YORK, MERCEDES FROM PENNSYLVANIA, JADE FROM CONNECTICUT, DOMINICO FROM CALIFORNIA, ANDREW FROM MARYLAND, KAI FROM MICHIGAN, TEDDY FROM ARIZONA, AND JOSIAH FROM OHIO.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A DIVER, DIVERSE, UH, GROUP OF INDI YOUNG ADULTS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES HERE WORKING FOR AMERICORPS.
AND, UM, WE CAN WORK ON PROJECTS FROM MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE LIKE WE'RE DOING HERE BY PLANTING TREES IN PETALUMA, UM, REBUILDING HOMES AND RESPONDING TO DISASTER OR REBUILDING, UM, BUILDING NEW HOMES.
UM, WE ARE ONE OF 17 TEAMS DEPLOYED IN THE PACIFIC REGION, UM, WORKING ON ALL KINDS OF PROJECTS.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE IN PETALUMA.
UH, WE HAVE PLANTED A TOTAL OF 200 TREES IN THE SHORT FOUR WEEKS THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE.
UM, AND WE HAVE TWO MORE FULL WEEKS HERE IN PET PETALUMA.
SO THE PROJECTS WE HAVE WORKED ON ARE DENMAN'S REACH, UM, LA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND, UM, THE INITIATING THE RESIDENTIAL TREE PLANTING PROGRAM FOR RELIEF.
UM, SO YEAH, UH, WE, ANOTHER, UH, PROJECT THAT RELIEF HAS ALLOWED US TO DO IS THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, LANE SICILIANO, FOLLOWED BY MAUREEN GOTEL.
I'M A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE FROM MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE AMERICORPS AND CCC TEAM BLUE TWO.
UM, LIKE ANNA SAID, WE ARE TAKING PART IN THE INITIATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL TREE PLANNING PROGRAM.
UH, IT'S BEEN A VERY REWARDING EXPERIENCE SO FAR.
I KNOW I AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE TEAM HAS REALLY ENJOYED IT.
UM, THE DAY-TO-DAY LOOKS LIKE ARRIVING AT THE RTP REBUILDING TOGETHER PETALUMA OFFICE, GATHERING THE TOOLS, AND THEN GETTING SHUTTLED TO OUR WORK SITES AND THEN GETTING SHUTTLED TO OTHER WORK SITES UNTIL ABOUT LUNCH.
AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, A SMALL TEAM WILL BREAK OFF AND DELIVER TOMORROW'S TREES WHILE THE REST OF US PLANT MORE.
UM, WE PLANT ABOUT 12 TO 16 TREES A DAY, UM, DEPENDING ON THE SOIL.
ADOBE, IF ANY OF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
UM, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN AND LIKE ANNA SAID, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DIVERSE WORK.
UH, WE RECENTLY DID THE DENMAN REACH PROJECT.
UM, WE'RE STILL FINISHING UP NOW, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING ANOTHER TEAM BLUE FIVE COME IN TO HELP US.
THEY'RE FROM STOCKTON, UM, WORKING AT A FOOD BANK, SO IT WAS VERY NEW WORK FOR THEM.
WE PLANTED, I THINK AROUND 50 TREES, UM, AND THEY WERE SEEDLINGS, SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT WORK.
UM, BUT IT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FUN.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO PLANT AS MANY MORE AS WE CAN IN THE TIME WE HAVE.
SO I WANTED TO THANK RELEAF AND REBUILDING TOGETHER PETALUMA FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
UH, GUEST MAUREEN, FOLLOWED BY, UH, CATHERINE BOROWSKI.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE RESIDENTS OF D STREET TO ADDRESS A PRESSING CONCERN WE FACED REGARDING RECENT CHARGES AND ASSOCIATED FEES IMPOSED ON US AS RESIDENTS.
WE COLLECTIVELY OPPOSE THE FEES THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL OF PARKING ACCESS ON THE SIDE OF OUR STREET.
THIS DECISION HAS PLACED UNDUE BURDEN ON US, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HOME REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, AND EVEN WELCOMING VISITORS.
THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FEES REQUIRED FOR THESE ACTIVITIES ARE INEVITABLY PASSED ON TO US BY CONTRACTORS DESPITE CLAIMS. TO THE CONTRARY, TO ILLUSTRATE THE IMPACT, CONSIDER THIS WHERE TREE TRIMMING COSTS 2,500 RECENT BIDS HAVE SKYROCKETED, SKYROCKETED TO 9,500 DUE TO ADDITIONAL PERMIT COSTS AND MANAGEMENT OF STREET TRAFFIC.
SIMILARLY, WE NOW FACE RANG FEES RANGING FROM 250 TO 300 JUST TO ALLOW A PLUMBER TO PARK IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE.
THESE COSTS ARE NOT JUST EXORBITANT, THEY ARE UNFAIRLY TARGETED AT ONLY HALF OF D STREET RESIDENTS, WHICH RAISES CONCERNS OF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE AVAILABILITY OF BIKE LANES ON NEARBY STREETS, RENDERING THE NEW BIKE LANE UNNECESSARY.
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THIS ISSUE IS A PART OF A LARGER PATTERN OF CHALLENGES WE FACE DUE TO THE CITY'S DECISION TO REMOVE PARKING AND LIMIT OUR ACCESS.NEXT STEP IS, UH, CATHERINE, FOLLOWED BY, UH, JODY JOHNSON.
YEAH, MY NAME IS CATHERINE BROSKI.
I LIVE AT THE LITTLE WOODSVILLE AT MO PARK THAT'S OWNED BY HARMONY COMMUNITY.
POSTED THIS NOTICE TO OUR DOOR, 11 24, 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, SAID THEY'RE GONNA TURN OFF OUR WATER AT 6:00 AM IN THE MORNING.
BY LAW, THEY CAN'T DO MAINTENANCE BEFORE 6, 8, 8, 8:00 AM IN THE MORNING.
AND 'CAUSE THAT'S THE SERVANT PEACE AND ALSO TO HARMONY IS NOT BANNED THE LAWS.
THEY'RE BREAKING EVERY SINGLE LAW THEY'RE HAVING.
THERE ARE FRIENDS AT SPACE 11 STOCKING MY PLACE, PARKED AGAINST MY MOBILE HOME AND DAMAGING MY FENCE.
THAT'S ILLEGAL, THAT'S VANDALISM.
AND YOU NEED TO GET HARMONY TO, UH, GET HARMONY TO BE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY.
AND LAST WEEK, HARMONIES UNDER ANOTHER LAWSUIT AT ANOTHER MOBILE HOME AS OF LAST TUESDAY.
UH, THEN WE HAVE JUDY JOHNSON, FOLLOWED BY KAY POLAND.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.
WE JOINED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGAIN THIS EVENING WITH NEWS OF MORE ABUSE, MORE INTIMIDATION ON THE MOBILE PARK, RESIDENTS OF YOUNGSTOWN, LITTLE WOODS AND CAPRI.
THESE ATTACKS ON THE WELFARE OF EVERY RESIDENT MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF CULPABILITY.
JUST SINCE WE LAST MET, YOUNGSTOWN HAS LEANED EVEN FURTHER INTO SELLING TO ALL AGES.
WE NOW HAVE 17 NEW RESIDENTS WHO ARE YOUNG ADULTS AND TODDLER CHILDREN.
WE HAVE TWO MORE FAMILIES MOVING IN AFTER CLOSING ON MOBILE HOMES AT 45 AND 50.
JUST IN THE LAST WEEK, YOUNGSTOWN SENIOR MOBILE PARK DOES NOT EXIST EVEN UNDER A LAWFUL SENIOR PARK OVERLAY, MLS LISTINGS, MANAGEMENT, LEASING AND SELLING, AND OF COURSE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
THEY SAY ALL AGE TO ANY POTENTIAL BUYER, CONTINUE DAILY TO MISLEAD AND TO DESTROY A SENIOR PARK THAT EVERY RESIDENCE BEFORE THIS SIGNED IN TO LIVE AMONG SENIORS.
ONLY THIS MORNING A POTENTIAL BUYER STOPPED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF A RESIDENT AND DISCLOSED THAT JUST TODAY HE CALLED AND THE MANAGEMENT TOLD HIM YOUNGSTOWN IS AN ALL AGE PARK NOW ONE OF THE OTHER FOUR SENIOR MOBILE PARKS AND PETALUMA ARE SELLING TO ALL AGES.
AFTER BAD ACTORS, MANAGERS AND OUTSIDERS WERE SERVED IN RESPONSE TO THE INTIMIDATION LETTER ALL RESIDENTS HAD RECEIVED IN RETALIATION, RESIDENTS WERE LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
WHEN PARK OWNERS LAND FLOODED IN THE LAST ATMOSPHERIC RIVER AND LED TO DAMAGE OF YOUNGSTOWN RESIDENTS HOMES, RESIDENTS WERE MET WITH MANAGEMENT STATING THEY WERE OFF DUTY AT 2:45 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.
THEN WE HAVE KAY POLAND FOLLOWED BY, UM, ANGIE CRUZ, 2:45 PM IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE THEY DOUBLE PARKED AND WATCHED SENIORS DIGGING TRENCHES THEMSELVES OUT TO THE ROAD AND SENIORS HAVING TO PURCHASE SOME PUMPS AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
THEN WE FIND OUT THIS LAST WEEK THAT MANAGEMENT HAD HCD COME OUT TO LOOK AT ONE RESIDENT WITHOUT MAJOR FLOODING, HAVING SUPPLIED HIM PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
WHEN THE HCD EXPECTOR HEARD THERE WERE MUCH WORSE OFF RESIDENTS HE HAD NOT BEEN TOLD ABOUT, HE WAS SURPRISED.
PARK OWNERS AND PARK MANAGEMENT PURPOSELY DENIED RESIDENTS HELP ON LAND THAT PARK OWNERS OWN IN LITTLE WOODS.
THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE SEIZURE OF RESIDENTS OWNED CAR PARKING.
THEY HAVE HAD FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
RESIDENTS HAVE NOW HAD TO COLLECT MORE MONEY TO FIGHT LEGALLY FOR THEIR RIGHTS.
IN ADDITION, IT'S LEARNED THAT HARMONY IS NOT RENEWING THE CARE PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS WITH PG AND E AND THAT RESIDENTS CANNOT DO IT INDIVIDUALLY AS IT IS ALL BILLED THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND ONTO THE STATEMENTS OF EACH LITTLE WOODS RESIDENT BLATANT DISREGARD WITHOUT ANY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MRL LAWS, ORDINANCES, OR FAIR HOUSING STANDARDS.
WHILE LITTLE WOULD AWAIT A SECOND ARBITRATION DECISION, THEY ARE FACED WITH HAVING TO FUNDRAISE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE TO REP REPRESENTATION FOR APPEAL FROM THE FIRST ARBITRATION DECISION THAT HARMONY HAS WAGED AGAINST THE CITY.
CAPRIS STILL MUST WRITE A CHECK FOR MONTHS.
NOW KNOWING THEY ARE PAYING TOO MUCH, THAT THEY ARE PAYING INCREASES NOT ALLOWED.
EACH RESIDENT TRIES TO BE PATIENT BELIEVING THAT THE CORRECTION WILL COME, BUT THE CORRECTIONS ARE NOT COMING AND THEY BEAR THE BURDEN OF PAYING TOO MUCH FOR TOO MANY MONTHS.
ANGIE CRUZ FOLLOWED BY, UH, JANICE BARKER.
A QUICK ADD ON TO LITTLEWOODS.
WE'RE GETTING MESSAGES NOW THAT THERE WAS JUST POSTED.
UM, WHAT SEEMS TO BE CONTINUED WORK FOR A WATER LEAK, BUT SEEMS TO HIDE THE, THE,
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THE LEAK SEEMS TO BE IN THE SAME EXACT AREA WHERE THEY'VE BEEN WANTING TO BUILD THIS FENCE TO BLOCK OFF ALL THE PARKING.AND THEY'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT WORK.
SO PEOPLE ARE, UM, NOT HAPPY AND AND CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE THEIR PARKING WILL GO.
BUT TO CONTINUE IN MORE CITIES AND COUNTIES THAN WE CAN COUNT NOW, THESE SAME BAD ACTOR LARGE INVESTMENT GROUPS ARE PAINTING THE SAME FALSE NARRATIVES.
THEY STATE THAT PETALUMA IS TAKING AWAY THEIR RIGHTS, THAT THE CITY IS UNREASONABLE.
WHAT DID PETALUMA TAKE AWAY? NOT VACANCY CONTROL SINCE IT'S BEEN PART OF THE RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE IN THE CITY SINCE 1994.
NOT LONG-TERM LEASES, SINCE THEY'VE BECOME UNLAWFUL SINCE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2020 FOR ANY NEW LONG-TERM LEASE AND OBSOLETE COME JANUARY 1ST, 2025 FOR ANY LONG-TERM LEASE SIGNED BEFORE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2020.
WHY DID THE STATE DEF DEFINE PROTECTION AGAINST LONG-TERM LEASES? LONG-TERM LEASES DENY RESIDENTS RIGHTS AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PREDATORY TOOL BY PARK OWNERS TO GOUGE MORE GROUND RENT FROM UNKNOWING RESIDENTS, NOT PARK STATUS CHANGE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS REQUIRED A SIX MONTH NOTICE.
OKAY, JANICE BARKER, FOLLOWED BY, UH, TIM PORTUS.
THE ONLY REVISION THAT ALTERED THE ANNUAL INCREASE ALLOWED INCREASED, INCREASED ALLOWED AMOUNT WAS LESS THAN 1% WITH 2% ALLOWED STILL TO BE TAKEN.
70% OF CPI MEANT THAT THE PARK OWNERS COULD NOT ACHIEVE AN ADDITIONAL 1%, WHICH EQUATES TO FIVE TO $10 PER ADDRESS.
FIVE TO $10 PER ADDRESS IS WHY THEY HAVE BROUGHT FORTH ALL THESE ATTACKS, COERCIONS AND THREATS TO ALL RESIDENTS.
WE ASK WHO IS REALLY DOING THE TAKING AWAY? IT IS THE PARK OWNERS, NOT THE RESIDENTS WHO, WHO OWN THEIR MOBILE HOMES OR THE CITY OF PETALUMA.
AFTER IN AFTER INSIGHT AND STAFF REPORTING PARK OWNERS TAKING OF A SENIOR PARK STATUS, THE ATTEMPTING THE ATTEMPTED TAKING OF TWO $932 AND 41 CENTS MORE AT YOUNGSTOWN PER MONTH PER ADDRESS.
THE ATTEMPTED TAKING OF $1,500 AND 30 CENT AT $1,530 AT LITTLE WOODS PER MONTH PER HOME.
THE ATTEMPTED TAKING OF LITTLE WOODS A SECOND TIME, OVER $680 PER MOBILE HOME PER MONTH.
THE ATTEMPTED TAKING AT CAPRI OF $340 PER MOBILE HOME PER MONTH.
THE ATTEMPTED CLOSE OF YOUNGSTOWN, THE ATTEMPTED CLOSE OF LITTLEWOOD, THE TAKING OF RESIDENTS RIGHTS, NOT OFFERED THEM.
JIM FORIA IS FOLLOWED BY, UH, BERT BOTTA.
THE TAKING OF RESIDENCE RIGHTS, NOT OFFERING THEM RENT STABILIZATION, THE TAKING OF PARKING, THE TAKING OF CARE WITH PG AND E, THE ATTEMPTED TAKING OF A CITY TO ENACT DUE DILIGENT ZONING.
THE ATTEMPTED TAKING TO OF THE CITY TO ENACT RENT STABILIZED REVISIONS AND PROTECTIONS.
PARK OWNERS TRYING TO DESTROY SENIOR CITIZENS AND HARDWORKING, HUMBLE FAMILIES WHO OWN THEIR MOBILE HOME HARMING THEIR HEALTH, THEIR WELFARE, THEIR CALM, THEIR PEACE WERE ALL RETIRED.
RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T BE WORRYING ABOUT WHEN THEY WILL SEE THEIR GRANDCHILDREN NEXT OR THEIR FRIENDS, OR WORRYING ABOUT THE EVERYDAY STRUGGLE OF PARENTING WHILE WORKING HARD TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.
JUST SINCE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, RESIDENTS WORRY ABOUT THEIR, THEIR HOUSES FLOODING SINCE MANAGEMENT REFUSES TO HELP THEIR LAND TO BE OUTFITTED WITH FRENCH DRAINS.
WORRIED ABOUT HAVING THE STAMINA TO DIG THEIR OWN TRENCHES IN THE NEXT RAINSTORM.
WORRIED ABOUT PARKING REMOVED MERELY BECAUSE THEY STOOD UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS, WORRIED ABOUT FAVORITISM TO CERTAIN RESIDENTS BECAUSE MANAGEMENT HAS THE ONLY CHOICE ON WHO SHE WILL HELP.
WORRIED ABOUT MORE DEGRADATION OF A SENIOR PARK AND VERY WORRIED THAT THE STAY HEARING THEY GR RIGHTFULLY FOUGHT FOR HAS STILL NOT BEEN RESCHEDULED AFTER THE MANIPULATION OR OF DELAY BY PARK OWNER'S.
ATTORNEYS ARE HUMBLE, KIND, AND GENTLE RESIDENTS ARE AT THE BRINK SEEING NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
ARE WE DONE? FOLLOWED BY RICK PARKER.
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WE'RE SEEING JUST MORE EGREGIOUS ATTACKS ON ON OUR YOUNGSTOWN AND MOBILE HOME PARKS IN GENERAL.WE DO SEE THE ANGELS HELPING US TO SURVIVE.
ONE MORE DAY, ONE MORE WEEK, ONE MORE MONTH.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL AND WE CONSIDER THE COUNCIL PART OF THE ANGEL GROUP.
OUR ACTIONS CONTINUE TO LEAD TO HOPE.
WE'RE BEAUTIFUL MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP.
WE LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS AND DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND NOT USED TO GOUGE, TO BE ABUSED OR TO BE INTIMIDATED.
THESE ARE MOBILE HOME, PETALUMA MOBILE HOME RESIDENCE UNITED, SITTING HERE AND AT HOME, SOME WITH CANES, WALKERS, WHEELCHAIRS, SOME SPEAKING SPANISH WITH DIVERSITY OF CULTURE.
SOME AGING IN PLACE, SOME HUMBLY TRYING TO FIND SIMPLE JOY.
THIS IS THE PETALUMA WE'RE PROUD OF.
WE'RE PR PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS TOWN.
THE PETALUMA WHO WELCOMES AND EMBRACES SUPPORTS AND TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN ITS BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY.
YOUNGSTOWN STRONG LITTLE WOOD, STRONG CAPRI, STRONG PETALUMA MOBILE RESIDENCE, UNITED STRONG.
OKAY, RICK PARKER, FOLLOWED BY, UH, SANDRA SHAND.
AND, UH, JUST WANT, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW ELECTED OFFICIALS JOINING US NEXT, NEXT YEAR.
BRIEFLY, UH, ONCE AGAIN, I'M A 35 YEAR PLUS RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA, LIVING OUT ON ADOBE CREEK, UH, WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD HERE AND ALSO, UH, LED YOUTH GROUPS FOR MANY YEARS.
REAL QUICK, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE INFILL DEVELOPMENT, UH, PROCESS FOR THE CITY.
UM, JUST A COUPLE SUGGESTIONS.
UM, INFILL IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN, UM, YOU KNOW, BUILDING, UH, NEW GREENFIELD TYPE SITUATIONS.
AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THE CITY STRONGLY TO BRING TOGETHER ALL THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS BEFORE THE EIR PROCESS BEGINS.
SO THERE CAN BE A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE.
I THINK IT PROVIDES FOR BETTER SOLUTIONS, CREATIVITY, WAY TO SURFACE UNIQUE SITUATIONS THAT ARE, UH, SEEN IN EACH, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY MORE ABOUT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS HERE IN THE INFILL PROJECTS.
UM, AND YOU MAY NOTE, UM, WE'LL BE TALKING, I BELIEVE, UH, THE CREEKWOOD DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ON THE NEXT, UH, AGENDA.
AND WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS WHO WOULD WANT TO INPUT TO THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE, THERE'S INFORMATION BY THE FOLKS LIVING IN THE AREA, UH, THAT REALLY CAN MAKE AN IMPACT, I THINK, ON MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS, UH, FOR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WE NEED IN PETALUMA AND UNIQUELY, JUST IN THE CASE OF CREEKWOOD, YOU HAVE THE SI THE SCHOOLS, CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR NEIGHBOR, SENIOR, UH, LIVING LARGE APARTMENT BUILDINGS OF, UH, CREEK ADOBE CREEK.
A BEAUTIFUL CREEK THAT BY THE WAY, FLOODED, UH, RECENTLY.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THINGS LIKE A PROPOSED BRIDGE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE FLOODED.
SANDRA RASH SEAN, FOLLOWED BY, UH, DWAYNE BELLINGER.
HELLO PETALUMA RESIDENTS VIGIL ON SATURDAYS FOR CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND THE END OF US WEAPONS BEING USED BY ISRAELI ZIONISTS TO COMMIT GENOCIDE AGAINST UNARMED CIVILIANS.
MORE THAN 40,000 CHILDREN IS JUST A NUMBER.
KALED ABOU AMER TWO YEARS OLD, ANA AL FARRA, ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY IN THE BOMBARDMENT OF ISRAEL.
SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S ABOUT FIVE TWIN GIRLS WHOSE NAMES I CAN'T PRONOUNCE.
NEWBORN BABIES WHO DIED ALONG WITH 85 MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY.
OMAR MAJE POSED IN HIS SOCCER UNIFORM THAT HE JUST GOT RECENTLY, BROTHER AND SISTER LANA SIX MUHAMMAD 11.
TWO DAYS BEFORE SHE DIED, LANA SENT A VIDEO TO HER SISTER SAYING SHE DIDN'T WANNA DIE, BE TORN TO PIECES AND THAT SHE MISSED HER SCHOOL.
IF I DIDN'T BEAR WITNESS AND TRY TO STOP THESE MURDERS, I WOULD DISHONOR THE MURDERED CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST, WHO I SWORE I WOULD NEVER FORGET.
THE ZIONISTS HAVE BECOME THE VERY THING THEY REVILED.
DWAYNE BELLINGER IS OUR LAST SPEAKER.
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YES.UM, BUT I STILL WANT TO SAY THAT THE FOLLOWING THE ELECTION THAT YOUR, YOUR WORK HERE, THAT THE THINGS THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE IS MOST APPRECIATED BY ME.
THAT YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND THIS YEAR, I THINK THIS IS YOUR LAST MEETING.
SO I DID WANNA COME IN AND SAY THANK YOU ALL, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE HOURS YOU'VE PUT IN TO GET THINGS DONE RIGHT HERE.
AND, UM, HEARING SOME OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE SPEAK.
I WOULD MENTION ON THE MOBILE HOME PARKS, I READ IN SOME OF THE OTHER STATES, THEY'VE, UH, BEEN INITIATING MORE AND MORE EASINESS FOR ESTABLISHING, UH, MOBILE HOME, UH, COMMUNITIES, UH, WITH, UH, EMINENT DOMAIN TAKING THE LAND AND ALL THE PEOPLE OWNING THE LAND UNDER THEIR PROPERTY.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN DO THAT IN CALIFORNIA, I HOPE TO SEE US DO IT IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
OKAY, THAT CLOSES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOW WE'LL GO BACK
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TO, UH, UH, COUNCIL COMMENT.SO I'LL START AHEAD ON MY RIGHT WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN BRIAN BARNACLE.
I HAVE NOTHING, UM, NO, NO REPORTS.
UM, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY REPORTS, BUT I WOULD LIKE, UH, TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FEE ENCROACHMENTS ON D STREET.
SO IF I COULD GET, WE COULD GET A MEMO ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND THEN AS FAR AS, UM, YOUNGSTOWN IN THE WATER, I WENT OUT THERE THAT DAY AND THE WATER WAS PUDDLING NOT GOING INTO THE STREET.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAD A PICKAX AND THEY'RE MAKING THEIR OWN TRENCHES WHEN THAT SHOULD REALLY BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARK OWNER.
AND THEN I WENT DOWN TO CAPRI.
I WENT TO ACTUALLY ALL THE MOBILE HOME PARKS AND I WENT DOWN TO CAPRI AND THE MANAGER THERE HAD IT, UM, ALL SET UP SO IT WOULD NOT BE FLOODING IN THERE.
SHE HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE SETTING UP PUMPS AND DIFFERENT THINGS, UM, EVEN THOUGH, AND SO SHE WAS A PRETTY NICE MANAGER, BUT IT WAS NOT OKAY TO GO THERE AND WATCH THAT THE RESIDENTS WERE ACTUALLY MAKING THE TRENCHES TO THE ROAD SO THE WATER WOULDN'T PULL AROUND, UM, THE FOUNDATIONS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT HAPPENS.
I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S HAPPENING.
I MEAN, IT IS DEFINITELY RETALIATION, BUT IT'S TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
SO I'D LIKE TO, UM, FOLLOW UP ON THAT ALSO.
I DON'T HAVE ANY, UH, LIAISON REPORTS, BUT, UM, ONE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE RECENT STORM IS THAT, UH, THE WATER SUPPLY POOL IN LAKE SONOMA IS NOW AT 103% OF CAPACITY.
AND STILL EARLY IN THE SEASON.
UM, AT OUR LAST PARKS MEETING, WE WERE INTRODUCED TO A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE, THANK YOU AMERICORPS, UM, FOR BEING HERE.
'CAUSE I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT YOU AND IT SAVES ME SOME TROUBLE.
THEY ALSO WORKED ON LUMA ICE BUILDING THE FOUNDATION AROUND OUR ICE RINK.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED AND THANK YOU.
UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, AT LEAST THREE EVENTS IN 2025, THE PARKS, UM, STAFF HAS DECIDED BESIDES ARBOR DAY, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ADOPT A PARK IN 2025.
AND THE, UM, MORE INFORMATION TO COME, UM, LETTERS TO SANTA IS BACK.
LETTERS CAN BE WRITTEN BY LOCAL CHILDREN.
IT CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT CITY HALL AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE CITY OF PETALUMA STAFF WRITES RESPONSES TO THE SENDEE.
UM, BUT HURRY, THE DEADLINE IS SOON.
UM, AND LUMA ICE HAS A WEBSITE.
AND THE PARKS AND RECS, UM, DEPARTMENT HAS A LOT OF FUN THINGS PLANNED.
IT'LL BE RUNNING DECEMBER 13TH THROUGH JANUARY 11TH.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF AMERICORPS YOUTH ARE GONNA BE DOWN HERE IN PETALUMA TO ENJOY IT, BUT I HOPE YOU DO.
AND NEW YEAR'S EVE IS GOING TO HAVE A DISCO, AND SO IT SHOULD MAKE SOME GREAT MEMORIES AND TRADITIONS IN PETALUMA.
I REALLY WANNA THANK OUR PETALUMA PARKS AND WORK STAFF FOR WORKING SO HARD ON IT.
ALSO, OUR PARK STAFF IS BIRKEN WORKING HARD ON THE LIGHT OF A LIGHT.
UM, THE TREE HAD TO HAVE NEW LIGHTS STRUNG THIS YEAR, AND STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD IN MAKING THAT WALNUT PARK TREE.
AND LIGHT OF A LIFE IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH AT 6:00 PM AT WALNUT PARK, AND THAT IT WILL BE A SPECTACULAR NIGHT.
REMEMBERING THOSE WE HAVE LOST AND BENEFITING THE HOSPICE OF PETALUMA.
BUT A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR PARK STAFF.
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DOWNTOWN PETALUMA WAS HUMMING WITH ACTIVITIES LAST WEEK AND FOR THE REST OF DECEMBER.TOMORROW IS THE HOLIDAY GIFT FAIR AT THE HOTEL PETALUMA FROM THREE TO SEVEN.
AND THE BENEFIT OF THIS FAIR GOES TO OUR PETALUMA FIRE, FOUND A FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION.
THE TICKETS ARE FREE, BUT THE DONATIONS, UM, GO TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION AND FOR THE, UM, SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS FOR GIVING OUT DOWNTOWN PETALUMA HOLIDAY BINGO CARDS TO CHILDREN.
THIS IS BELONGS TO MY GRANDKIDS.
AND THEN THE ADULTS GOT THIS PASSPORT FOR SHOP, PLAY AND SAVE.
AND IT HAS NUMEROUS DISCOUNTS TO OUR LOCAL MERCHANTS.
AND THE, UM, CONTEST YOU CAN WIN UP TO $150 TO A FOR A PETALUMA SHOPPING SPREE.
AND ANOTHER BENEFIT THAT'S HAPPENING IN PETALUMA TO BENEFIT OUR SAFE TEAM IS A POPUP ARTESIA MARKET AT DEVILED AGREE ON BODEGA AVENUE.
AND YOU MIGHT'VE HEARD THOSE SIRENS.
THOSE ARE THE, UM, SANTA PARADE, TODAY'S DAY ONE.
I SAW HIM SETTING UP IN FRONT OF THE D STREET FIREHOUSE ON MY WAY OVER.
SO THAT'S THE SOUND YOU HEAR ON WEDNESDAY.
THEY'LL BE IN MY DISTRICT THREE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WE'VE GOT THE WAGONS ALL SET TO BE OUT THERE GREETING THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO DO THIS EVERY YEAR AND VISIT THREE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
UM, I HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS LAST WEEK.
UH, WE HAD A MEETING OF THE, UH, TRANSIT ADVISORY, UH, COMMITTEE, UM, WHICH HAD A PRESENTATION ON A PROGRAM CALLED THE MASCOTS PROGRAM, WHICH STANDS FOR MARIN SONOMA COORDINATED TRANSIT SERVICE, UH, WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT HOW THEY CAN, UH, UM, UM, IF YOU WILL, UM, GET THE DIFFERENT TRANSIT PROVIDERS IN MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES AND DOWN INTO SAN FRANCISCO, WORKING, WORKING TOGETHER, UH, ON STUFF.
AND, UH, THEY FOUND, UH, THEY JUST COMPLETED BASICALLY THE EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT AND THE TWO MAIN ISSUES, WHICH THEY'LL NOW START TO DISCUSS HOW TO, HOW TO HELP OUR, UH, OVERLAPPING SERVICES.
IN ONE CASE, I WON'T GIVE THE DETAILS, BUT IN ONE CASE, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE THREE PROVIDERS RUNNING A SERVICE, UH, BETWEEN THE SAME, UH, TWO CITIES.
UH, AND, UH, THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT FULL.
AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S ROOM FOR SOME SAVINGS THERE.
SECOND ISSUE IS, UH, IS THE LOCAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SMART AND THE OTHER PLACES IN THAT TOWN OR AREA THAT FOLKS WANT TO GO.
SO, UH, YOU SHOULD BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT SOON.
LUMA AGO CONTINUES TO, UH, UH, INCREASE ITS RIDERSHIP.
UH, WE ALSO HAD A, UH, SONOMA COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION BOARD.
WE'LL BE HAVING AN ELECTION, UH, UM, NEXT WEEK, UM, TO, UH, ELECT FOUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, UH, TURNOVER HERE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
UM, AND FINALLY WE HAD A, UM, A, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, HOW TO BETTER ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.
I GUESS I'D ALSO SAY I, I TOOK PART IN THE TURKEY TROT OR MAYBE TURKEY WALK FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
SO, UH, I HAD THAT EXPERIENCE TO MY, ADDED THAT TO MY, UH, REPERTOIRE AS WELL.
AND, AND OF COURSE, I, YOU KNOW, I, I CAN'T STOP WITHOUT, UH, UM, SAYING THAT, UH, WE STILL HAVE TO WORK HARDER ON A CEASEFIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
UM, BUT I DID THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS IS, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS IS GO TO MARIN HEALTH, WHICH IS THE GRAND OPENING, UH, OVER IN THE, IN THE SAFEWAY SHOPPING CENTER RATHER THAN A GAS STATION.
WE NOW HAVE A FULL WALK-IN CLINIC, UM, RUN BY MARIN HEALTH.
UM, AND, UH, THEY HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF, UH, DOCTORS AND NURSES THERE.
LARGE FACILITY, UM, WILL PROVIDE LOTS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, SECOND OPENING WAS THE ANCHOR HEALTH, UH, OPENING, UM, WHICH IS A NEW, UH, PRIVATELY HELD HOSPICE SERVICE.
SO, UH, THEY COVER THE ENTIRE REGION, AND THIS IS THEIR HOME OFFICE WILL BE HERE IN PETALUMA, SERVING THE ENTIRE NORTH BAY AREA.
UM, I FOUND OUT THAT, UH, PETALUMA WETLANDS ALLIANCE, THE BIRD RESEARCHERS THERE, UH, ACTUALLY FOUND 83 SPECIES OF BIRDS.
JUST AS A NOTE OF, UM, UH, WHAT A FABULOUS PLACE WE HAVE DOWN HERE ON, ON A RIVER, UH, WITH THAT MANY SPECIES FOUND WITHIN THREE HOURS BY, BY A GROUP OF FOLKS.
UM, JUST TO REPEAT, THE DEVIL ERY THAT'S GONNA BE OVER THERE, UM, ON THE BODEGA BAY, UM, IS GONNA HAVE A FUNDRAISER FOR THE SAFE TEAM.
AND THEN COMING UP, THERE'S TWO BIKE RIDES.
I'LL BE JOINING IN ON FRIDAY, THE AT FIVE.
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START AT THE WALNUT PARK.AND THEN THERE'S ALSO GONNA BE A LIGHTED PARADE THIS YEAR AT, UH, ON DECEMBER 20TH, STARTING AT THE PETALUMA COMMUNITY CENTER AND GOING ALL, ALL AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN.
UM, VERY FRIENDLY, FAMILY FRIENDLY.
AND THERE'S EVEN SOME, UM, DECORATIONS GOING ON, UM, THAT COULD BE DONE DURING THE DAY.
YOU GET SOME FREE HELP, UH, IF YOU WANNA DECORATE YOUR BIKE OR YOURSELF AND, AND COME JOIN US.
UM, ONE OF THE, UH, EVENTS THAT I WAS FOLLOWING THIS LAST FEW WEEKS, UH, WAS THE COP 29 IN BAKU AZERI.
AND IT'S A CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES OF THE UN.
UH, AND THIS FOCUS, OF COURSE, WAS ON CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
AND, UM, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ACTION.
NOT A LOT OF TALK AND A LOT OF PROMISES.
WE'LL SEE WHERE WHEN MONEY GOES, BUT A LOT OF MONEY'S GONNA MOVE FROM THE RICHER NATIONS TO THE POOR NATIONS TO COVER, UM, THEIR COSTS FOR, UM, FOR WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE FACING HERE IN THE CLIMATE, UH, UH, SITUATION THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE IN.
BUT THERE IS A COUPLE GOOD THINGS.
UH, THEY DID CALL THAT FOR AN EARTH DAY TO BECOME INTERNATIONAL, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON CLIMATE ACTION.
SO MAYBE WE CAN HELP OUT WITH THAT EARTH DAY HERE.
UM, ALSO, EVEN THE CHINESE PROVINCES ARE WORKING TOGETHER NOW ON WORKING ON A VARIETY OF SOLUTIONS JUST THERE IN CHINA.
SO THAT'S HOW FAR REACHING THIS IS.
UM, AND THERE'S BEEN A RE STRONG REQUEST FOR MULTI-LEVEL COOPERATION OF THE NATIONS, REGIONS AND LOCAL CITIES.
AND ONE OF THE SUMMARIES FROM THIS IS THAT CITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD, UM, HAVE JOINED US.
AND WE'RE PART OF THE LARGER GROUP OF CITIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD, UH, DOING CLIMATE ACTIONS WITH, UH, DEADLINES BY 2030 OR 24, 35, OR 2040 FOR ALL THE CLIMATE ACTIONS TO BECOME CARBON NEUTRAL.
SO THIS IS A WORLDWIDE EVENT, UH, THAT WE ARE, UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, PART OF THE LEAD ON.
AND AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE AMERICORPS FOR ALL THE PLANTING.
AS YOU DO, PLEASE PLANT AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE.
OTHERWISE, I'LL BE OUT THERE FINISHING THE JOB.
SO I WANT YOU TO FINISH FIRST
UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
AND I DID GET, AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, UM, UH, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THERE'S SOME NEW INFORMATION AND NEW PRO, UH, BILL GATES HAS A, UH, WATTS.
NEXT ON, UM, NETFLIX IS, UH, FOUR EPISODES, ONE OF WHICH IS CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND HE'S OFFERING US, UH, ALL SORTS OF POSSIBILITIES, POURING LOTS OF MONEY INTO INVESTMENTS, INTO, UM, TRYING TO DRAW DOWN CARBON, UH, FROM THE ATMOSPHERE.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER BIG BENEFIT THAT THAT'S GOING ON, UH, THAT HE'S CONTRIBUTING AS WELL AS HE'S TALKED OVER A HUNDRED BILLIONAIRES TO DONATE HALF THEIR MONEY TO, TO THE, THE REST OF THE WORLD'S NEEDS EVERYTHING.
SO THAT'S PRETTY PHENOMENAL WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT.
SO THAT'S MY, UM, TOPIC TODAY.
[CITY MANAGER COMMENT]
OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BRIAN COCHRANE, FOR AN UPDATE ON THE CITY.THANK YOU MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY.
UM, JUST ONE THING, AND THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER NOW FOR MENTIONING THE VARIOUS PARKS, UH, HAPPENINGS IN OUR, UH, CITY AND IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THE, THE DAILY ACTS PROJECT AT LAER, SARAH, THE, UH, HABITAT AND BIOSWALE PROJECT HAPPENING THE SATURDAY AT 10:00 AM WITH DAILY ACTS.
AND, UH, WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THE VOLUNTEER COMPONENT OF THAT.
SO IF FOLKS ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE GO TO DAILY ACTS.ORG AND CLICK ON EVENTS, AND YOU, UH, CAN SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT PROJECT.
SHOULD BE EXCITING AND BEAUTIFUL, UH, NEW HABITAT THERE.
OKAY, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
UH, SO IS THERE ANY, UM, ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED, UH, DIRECTLY, INDIVIDUALLY, OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? THANK YOU.
IF, UH, I'LL TAKE A MOMENT IF FOLKS NEED TO GO AHEAD AND, AND HEAD OUT.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
CONTINUE, UH, WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR.UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT CALENDAR? LOOKS LIKE NONE.
UH, IN WHICH CASE I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE, UM, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO MAKE, UH, COMMENTS ON ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
ANYONE OUT THERE WISH TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? WE, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS AHEAD OF TIME, BUT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.
SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS AND THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSLATED.
PLEASE PAUSE BETWEEN SENTENCES FOR
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TRANSLATION.LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE NONE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
LOOKS LIKE MAYBE WE HAVE ONE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
NO, JOHN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO FILL OUT A CARD, UH, FOR NOW, OR, UH, AND SPEAK FIRST, YOU MAY CAN DO THAT UNLESS THERE'S FOR ANOTHER TOPIC TONIGHT.
THIS COMMENT IS FOR A LATER AGENDA ITEM.
WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE ON WITH, UH, THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
UH, IS THERE ANY MOTIONS? YEAH, I'D BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX, I'LL SECOND THAT.
ANY SECOND AGENDA? YES, THOMPSON WITH A SECOND? OKAY.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, UH, WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.SO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS THE INTRODUCTION, THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA, AMENDING THE PETALUMA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 4.50 ENTITLED EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES FOR CHALLENGES TO FEES, CHARGES AND ASSESSMENTS ON REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 3 7 5 9 0.1 AND 5 3 7 5 9 0.2.
SO, AND THIS IS GONNA BE, UH, LED BY THE STAFF OF JESSE G***H, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY DYLAN BRADY.
CITY COUNCIL, DYLAN BRADY, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
UH, AND THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT I KNOW JESSE G***H, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE.
CAITLYN'S GONNA BE HELPING ME STEER THE POWERPOINT 'CAUSE I DON'T TRUST MYSELF TO DO IT.
UM, BUT THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WE HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO USE, BUT WE'LL BE GLAD IN 30 YEARS WHEN ALL OF OUR US ARE GONE AND NEW STAFF THAT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY, UH, COMPLY WITH PROP TWO 18, THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS THAT IT'S IN PLACE.
UM, SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, CAITLIN.
IT'S A NEW STATE LAW THAT WAS ENACTED IN SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024.
UH, BUT TO GET THE BENEFITS OF THIS NEW STATE LAW, YOU NEED TO PR UH, THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE.
UH, AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.
IT ADDS THOSE TWO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS, BUT REALLY WHAT THE LEGISLATURE AND ENACTING AB 2 2 57 WAS TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHERE IN PROPERTY RELATED FEES.
AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE, NOT NOW KAYLIN, BUT WE'LL GO INTO WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE ORDINANCE IS.
W IT'S ONLY FOR PROPERTY RELATED ASSESSMENT AND PROPERTY RELATED FEES.
UH, FOR THOSE FEES TO BE ENACTED FOR CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO, UH, PRELIMINARY APPROVE A, UH, ENGINEER'S REPORT OR WHAT THOSE FEES ARE.
THEN IT GOES TO THOSE PROPERTIES, A BALLOT THAT THE CITY SENDS TO ALL THOSE PROPERTIES THAT WILL BE ASSESSED, UH, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON.
AND THEN THERE'S THE PUBLIC HEARING 45, AT LEAST 45 DAYS LATER, WHERE THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WERE BEING ASSESSED, THEY WOULD NOT, THEY OBJECTED TO IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T INFORM THE CITY WHAT THEIR OBJECTION WERE OR THEIR GROUNDS FOR DOING IT.
AND THEN THEY WOULD SUE THE CITY TO TRY TO INVALIDATE THOSE NEW FEES.
UH, SO FOR INSTANCE, THE LEGISLATURE, THEY TRIED TO SOLVE A PROBLEM WHERE A CITY ONLY PROVIDED 40 DAYS NOTICE INSTEAD OF THE 45 DAYS NOTICE.
AND RATHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER INFORMING THE CITY AND WHERE THE CITY COULD HAVE SAID, OKAY, PROPERTY OWNER, YOU'RE CORRECT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT OFF CALENDAR, WE'RE GONNA RE-NOTICE AND DO THE 45 DAYS CORRECTLY.
THEY WENT AHEAD AND JUST SUED THE CITY.
SO IT WAS COSTLY, UNNECESSARY LEGISLATION WHERE IF THEY WOULD HAVE JUST PROVIDED THE CITY THE INFORMATION, THE CITY WOULD'VE RENO.
SO REALLY THIS IS THE ONLY SCOPE OF WHAT THE ORDINANCE IS.
IT IS ONLY ARTICLE 13 D PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AND PROPERTY RELATED FEES, THOUGH RECENT EXAMPLES OF THAT IS LAST YEAR WHEN THE CITY AMENDED ITS WATER, UH, NEW INCREASED ITS WATER SEWER FEES.
UH, ANOTHER RECENT EXAMPLE IS FIVE YEARS AGO WITH THE, UH, RIVER PARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT.
THAT WAS A PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
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AGO WAS THE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FORMATION FOR SUNNY SLOPE.AND THAT'S THE PROCESS WHERE YOU'LL REMEMBER WE GET THE BOX WITH ALL THE BALLOTS AND THEN THE STAFF WILL READ THEM.
AND IF THERE'S A MAJORITY PROTEST, THE UH, NEW FEE DIES.
BUT IF THERE'S NOT A MAJORITY PROTEST IN THE BALLOT, THEN IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO EITHER ADOPT THE FEES OR TO REDUCE THOSE FEES.
SO THAT IS THE PROCESS, UH, WHAT THESE FEES ARE NOT, THEY AREN'T FOR THE ARTICLE 13 C TAXES.
AND THAT'S ARTICLE 13 C UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION, I SHOULD SAY.
UM, THERE IS AN AMENDMENT, ERIC AND I HAVE LOOKED AND REVIEWED THE AB 2 2 57.
AND THE ORDINANCE DOES SAY RIGHT NOW IN CHAPTER 4.50, UH, OH ONE OH, THAT A, IT INCLUDES ARTICLE 13 C.
WE WOULD ASK TO AMEND THAT 'CAUSE WE DON'T FEEL THAT ARTICLE 13 C IS COVERED WITHIN THIS LEGISLATION AND WOULD BE PROTECTED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE IF COUNCIL DOES TO INTRODUCE IT TONIGHT.
IT'S ALSO NOT COST RECOVERY FOR WHEN THIS CITY REVIEWS PERMITS, UH, OR PLANNING ENTITLEMENTS, UH, ENCROACHMENT PERMITS OR TO GET A NEW ZONING CHANGE, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THOSE ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE AND WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED.
UH, FINES, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF MUNICIPAL CODE, THEY WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE.
THE FEES FOR WHEN IT COSTS TO RENT A CITY FACILITY THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE ARE DEVELOPMENT FEES.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S PROBABLY THE UNIVERSE OF THE FEES.
SO AGAIN, IT'S ONLY PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS, PROPERTY, UH, RELATED FEES LIKE SEWER, WATER, THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE.
COST RECOVERY PLANNING, ENTITLEMENTS, ENCROACHMENT PERMITS, UH, WHERE THE PAYEE GETS THE BENEFIT.
THOSE AREN'T, UH, COVERED UNDER THE ORDINANCE.
IT'S ONLY WHEN THE PROPERTY GETS THE BENEFIT.
SO UNDER THIS REQUIREMENT, AND THIS IS TYPICAL WITH LIKE CQA OR PLANNING LOSS, IF ANYBODY OBJECTS TO THE NEW FEE, THEY ARE REQUIRED WITHIN THE 45 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE BALLOT OF THAT HEARING TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE AND STATE THE GROUNDS FOR THEIR BASIS FOR OBJECTING TO THOSE FEES.
AND THEN STAFF CITY COUNCIL, THEY CAN REVIEW THE GROUNDS, SEE IF THEY'RE MERITORIOUS.
IF THEY'RE MERITORIOUS, WE'D LIKELY TAKE IT OFF CALENDAR OR RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL, UH, CONTINUE THE ITEMS FOR, YOU KNOW, PAST 45 DAYS FOR THE CITY TO, UH, CORRECT WHATEVER THAT DEFECT WAS.
UH, AND AGAIN, THAT'S PRETTY SIMILAR FOR LIKE ZONING AND SQA CHALLENGES.
IF YOU CHALLENGE A CITY PLANNING DECISION, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE THE CITY THE INFORMATION FOREHAND SO THE CITY CAN REVIEW, DETERMINE IF IT'S MERITORIOUS, RATHER THAN GOING DIRECTLY TO COURT AND HAVING AN UNNECESSARY LAWSUIT.
SO THE CITY COULD TRY TO HANDLE IT ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHOUT GETTING A JUDGE INVOLVED.
UH, SO THAT IS THE OBJECTOR'S REQUIREMENTS.
THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS, THOUGH THEY HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY AND NOTICING REQUIREMENTS, THEY'RE AT LEAST 45 DAYS AHEAD OF THAT PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR LIKE THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, WHATEVER THE BASIS FOR THOSE FEES ON ITS WEBSITE, THE BALLOTS THAT GET SENT TO ALL THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE OB UH, ASSESSED.
THEY NEED TO INCLUDE SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE ABOUT HOW THEY NEED TO SUBMIT RID WRITTEN OBJECTIONS AND WHAT THE, UH, HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE.
UH, SO THOSE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS THAT IS REQUIRED UNDER THE CITY'S ORDINANCE.
AND AGAIN, TO GET THE BENEFITS OF AB 2, 2, 5 7.
AS CITY NEEDS TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE, UH, TO GET THESE BENEFITS, THERE'S REALLY FOUR THAT I SEE.
IT'S MORE TRANSPARENT PROCESS, I JUST TALKED ABOUT, THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE WEBSITE.
UH, IT NEEDS TO BE MAILED TO ANY PROPERTY OWNER AHEAD OF TIME.
THE BALLOT NEEDS TO INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
IT SAVES THE CITY, HOPEFULLY TIME AND MONEY FROM HAVING TO DEFEND UNNECESSARY LAWSUITS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY, IF THE CITY WOULD'VE KNOWN AHEAD OF TIME WHAT THAT DEFECT WAS.
UH, MORE DUE PROCESS, I THINK FOR THE OBJECTORS.
'CAUSE IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL FIRST BEFORE GETTING IN FRONT OF A JUDGE.
AND, UH, IT BETTER PROTECTS AGAIN, I THINK THE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS, WHEN THEY GET ASSESSED A NEW PROPERTY RELATED FEE, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO OBJECT.
IF THERE'S NOT A MAJORITY OBJECTION, THEN IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE.
SO THEORETICALLY, THESE ARE FEES THAT THOSE ASSESSED PROPERTY OWNERS WANT TO HAVE AND PAY FOR, UH, LIKE THEIR SEWER COSTS.
AND, UH, THIS BETTER PROTECTS THEIR AND CITY COUNCIL'S DESIRES
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TO HAVE THOSE NEW FEES.SO THOSE ARE THE BENEFITS, AND REALLY THAT'S MY PRESENTATION.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS BESIDES THE AMENDMENT TO GET RID OF THE ARTICLE 13 D OR C LANGUAGE IN SECTION 4.50010 A.
WE'D ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REMOVE THE WORD CITY FROM THE ENABLING LEGISLATION ON PAGE TWO.
SO CURRENTLY IT SAYS, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO JUST SAY NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY COUNCIL.
AND COUNCIL, IF I COULD, IF I COULD ADD A FEW ADDITIONAL REMARKS.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, DYLAN, AND THEN WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE COUNSEL AND PUBLIC QUESTIONS.
AS, AS I THINK YOU CAN TELL WHAT THIS IS, WHAT THIS WOULD ENACT IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO INTRODUCE AND ADOPT IT WOULD BE EXHAUSTION REQUIREMENTS, UM, WHICH IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OBJECTION PROCESS THAT, THAT PEOPLE WOULD NEED TO SATISFY BEFORE FILING A LAWSUIT REGARDING THE COVERED FEES.
AND AS DYLAN HAS EMPHASIZED A FEW TIMES, THOSE ARE ONLY THE ASSESSMENTS AND PROPERTY RELATED FEES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO PROPOSITION TWO 18.
UM, AND, AND ARE, UM, ARE, ARE UNDER, UM, SECTION 13 D OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION.
IT, IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE HOST OF OTHER FEES THAT DYLAN MENTIONED.
SO THESE ARE THE FEES, UM, THE, THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THE WATER AND SEWER SERVICE FEES THAT WE'RE USED TO PROVIDING THE PROP 13, UM, NOTICING AND BALLOTING PROCESS WITH WHICH THE COUNCIL IS FAMILIAR.
UM, THE LEGISLATURE'S, UM, UM, MOTIVATION FOR THIS, UM, FOR THIS NEW ENACTMENT IS TO OVERTURN TWO RECENT CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT CASES.
HILL RHF HOUSING PARTNER AND PLANTER VERSUS RAMONA MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOTH CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO ADMINISTRATIVE EXHAUSTION PROCESS THAT APPLIES TO, UM, LAWSUITS UNDER ARTICLE 13 D OF THE CONSTITUTION.
AND THIS WOULD CREATE THAT, BUT ONLY AS DYLAN NOTED IF THE COUNCIL IMPLEMENTS IT.
SO IT'S NOT SELF IMPLEMENTING STATE LAW.
LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE TO ADOPT IT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
AND AS YOU COULD HEAR, IF YOU REFLECT ON THE, UH, PROPOSITION, UM, TWO 18 NOTICING THAT YOU'RE USED TO, IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY REQUIRE OBJECTORS TO SUBMIT THE BASIS FOR THEIR OBJECTIONS, PROCEDURAL OR SUBSTANTIVE CONCERNING PROPOSED NEW OR EXTENDED OR INCREASED FEES.
UM, BUT WOULD ALSO GIVE THEM MUCH EARLIER NOTICE OF THE SUBSTANCE, UM, PUBLISHED NOTICE ON OUR WEBSITE OF THE SUBSTANCE AND THE BASIS FOR THE FEE ENACTMENTS.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S PART OF THE, UM, ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY THAT WOULD RESULT, UM, THE, THE CORRECTION THAT DYLAN MENTIONED, UM, WHERE IT'S, WHERE THE ORDINANCE SAYS NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED AFTER THE RECITALS, THAT'S CALLED OUR ORDAINMENT CLAUSE.
UM, AND OURS IS PRESCRIBED BY CHARTER AND IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT, RIGHT? 'CAUSE IF WE DON'T, IT'S A POTENTIAL VALIDITY PROBLEM FOR THE ENACTMENT.
AND WE'VE ALSO ALREADY FIXED IT IN OUR TEMPLATE, IN OUR NEW SOFTWARE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO REVISIT THAT OR, OR, UM, BE WATCHING FOR THAT.
AND, UM, YEAH, AS DYLAN NOTED THAT IT, THAT IT'S QUITE CLEAR IN THE STATE LAW THAT THE, THE EXCLUSIVE FOCUS AND APPLICATION OF THIS EXHAUSTION REQUIREMENT IS ARTICLE 13 D, PROPERTY RELATED FEES AND PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS.
UM, SO, SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO ADD AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.
I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE COUNCIL NOW TO ASK QUESTIONS.
THE, UM, UH, THE ONE QUESTION I I, I WOULD HAVE FOR THIS IS YOU MENTIONED THE WORD BALLOT WOULD BE SENT OUT AND THEN, UM, AND ALSO LEDS BESIDES WATER AND SEWER LATE.
SO CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN, UM, IN SIMPLE TERMS, THE ACTUAL PROCESS NOW THAT WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH TO SEND OUT BALLOTS TO CHANGE THE FEES ON LEDS? HOW WOULD THAT WORK? SO WOULDN'T IT BE TO CHANGE THE EXISTING FEES, BUT FOR NEW FEES FOR LIKE NEW ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS OR TO INCREASE WHATEVER THE EXISTING, UH, UH, LEDS ARE THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THIS ORDINANCE, BUT THOSE EXISTING ORDINANCE, THOSE ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
UH, NOBODY CAN CHALLENGE THEM RIGHT NOW, BUT THE CURRENT PROCESS UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, AND EVEN WITHOUT THIS ORDINANCE TO, UH, EITHER GET A NEW ASSESSMENT DISTRICT IS FIRST IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL REVIEWS, THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, THE ENGINEER'S REPORT STATES WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE ASSESSMENTS WILL BE, THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE, AND HOW MUCH EACH PROPERTY IN THAT ASSESSMENT
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DISTRICT WILL PAY.SO CITY COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, THEY'LL PRELIMINARY APPROVE IT OR MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY WILL THEN SET A HEARING FOR AT LEAST 45 DAYS IN THE FUTURE, STAFF WILL THEN SEND BALLOTS.
AND UNDER THIS NEW ORDINANCE, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL INCREASE OR INFORMATION ON WHAT THOSE BALLOTS NEED TO HAVE, UH, WHAT THE BALLOTS DO HAVE.
THAT'S UNDER PROP TWO 18, UH, ARTICLE 13 D OF THE CONSTITUTION.
BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE ENGINEER'S REPORT SAYING, UH, THE BALLOT PROCESS TO OBJECT, UH, HOW MUCH THEY HAVE TO PAY, UM, WHEN THAT HEARING DATE IS.
SO INFORMATION THAT A PROPERTY OWNER WOULD NEED TO KNOW FOR THAT HEARING.
UH, THEN IT COMES TO STAFF, THEY GET THE BALLOTS.
WE HAVE A BOX OUTSIDE THAT WE PUT UP, OR YOU CAN MAIL IT DIRECTLY TO KAITLYN.
THEN DURING THE HEARING, RIGHT AFTER THE PRESENTATION AND COUNCIL COMMENTS, WE WOULD OPEN ALL THOSE BALLOTS.
IF THERE IS A MAJORITY OF THE BALLOTS THAT SAY, NO, WE DON'T WANT THIS NEW FEE OR ASSESSMENT, THE VOTE DIES RIGHT THERE.
UH, IF THERE IS A, NOT A MAJORITY PROTEST, IT THEN GOES TO CITY COUNCIL.
CITY COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO SAY, YES, WE WANT TO ADOPT THE NEW FEE OR REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE FEE.
SO I SAID WATER AND SEWER RATES, THIS IS ONLY FOR, UH, UH, INCREASES OR DECREASE THE CHANGES IN THE SEWER RATES.
SO NOT DECREASES, BUT NEW FEES OR INCREASES OF THE WATER RATES.
SO, UH, SO NEW INCREASES OR NEW FEES, NEW INCREASES OF WATER, SEWER, AND LEDS, THOSE ARE THE BIG THREE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT'S ALREADY A REQUIREMENT IN OUR PROPOSITION TWO 18.
WHAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE TO IMPLEMENT IT IF THE COUNCIL ADOPTED, IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE BALLOTING CONCERNING HOW IT IS THAT RATE PAYERS WOULD NEED TO OBJECT TO, TO EXHAUST THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND BE ABLE TO BRING A, PUT THE CDI NOTICE ABOUT CONCERNS THEY HAVE SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS IT.
UM, AND, AND IF WE DON'T TO BE ABLE TO SUE US.
I, I GUESS WHAT I SHOULD ALSO NOTE IS, UM, THIS IS VERY MUCH THE LOGIC FOR THIS KIND OF A PROCESS AND EXHAUSTION REQUIREMENT IS LIKE WHAT WE HAVE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
UM, FOR, FOR CLAIMS FOR MONEY DAMAGES, THEY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INTO COURTS WITH THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS BEFORE PEOPLE CAN SUE THE CITY FOR MONEY DAMAGES.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS TO AVOID WASTING PUBLIC FUNDS ON LITIGATION WHERE WE COULD DETERMINE WHETHER THERE'S MERIT TO THE CLAIM OR NOT.
AND IF THERE IS MERIT OR CAN SETTLE IT INSTEAD OF WASTING FUNDS ON LITIGATION, OR IF THERE'S NOT MERIT, WE CAN LET THE PERSON KNOW THERE'S NOT MERIT TO THIS.
AND, AND WE PLAN TO DEFEND IT VIGOROUSLY.
SO IT CONSERVES PUBLIC RESOURCES AND IT'S A WAY FOR HOLDING PUBLIC AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE ONUS IS ON US TO MAKE, MAKE A CAREFUL DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER WE MIGHT BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY IN THE FORM OF DAMAGES AS WELL AS ATTORNEY'S FEES ON TOP, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T WANNA WASTE THE PUBLIC'S FUNDS ON UNNECESSARY LITIGATION COSTS.
SO I JUST SAY THERE'S A PROCESS GONNA BE INVOLVED IN HERE AND IT'S PRETTY LIMITED TO WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DEALING WITH.
AND IT'S NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE FROM WHAT WE'RE USED TO.
IT'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW RIGHT PAYERS CAN OBJECT.
UH, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO, UH, PUBLIC.
ARE, ARE WATER AND SEWER RATES COVERED BY THIS BECAUSE I, I DON'T SEE THOSE, ARE THOSE CONSIDERED PROPERTY RELATED FEES? YES, AND THE, AND THE RECENT COUNCIL MEMBER HEALY IS, UM, ONE OF THE TESTS THAT IS USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER, WHETHER FEE IS SUBJECT TO, UM, ARTICLE 13 D, PROP TWO 18 IS WHETHER THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN AVOID THE FEE BY OTHER THAN SELLING THEIR PROPERTY.
AND THE THOUGHT IS, ONCE PROPERTY'S DEVELOPED, YOU, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN CHOOSE TO NO LONGER HAVE WATER SEWER SERVICE.
AND IN FACT, OUR MUNI CODE FOR DEVELOPED PROPERTY REQUIRES CONNECTING TO THE CITY SYSTEM AND UTILIZING THE CITY SYSTEM.
SO, UM, SO, SO THAT'S A, A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF PROPERTY, UM, RELATED FEES SUBJECT TO PROP 18.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE USED TO DOING THAT KIND OF NOTICING WHEN WE UPDATE THOSE WATER AND SEWAGE USAGE FEES.
THEN HERE WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, SO, UH, SO ANYBODY HAS A SPEAKER CARD THEY WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP AND ON THIS TOPIC, DO SO NOW, UH, WE DID RECEIVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AHEAD OF TIME, WHICH IS POSTED TO THE WEBSITE.
AND I HAVE ONE CARD AND I THINK ONE PENDING.
UM, BUT ANYONE ELSE SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARD TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE.
SO, SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS AND THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSLATED.
PLEASE PAUSE BETWEEN SENTENCES FOR TRANSLATION.
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THANK YOU.OKAY, WE HAVE, UH, THREE SPEAKERS, UH, THREE MINUTES EACH, AND THERE'LL BE AN ORDER OF, UH, DARREN KUEN, MAUREEN AL, AND THEN, UH, NICHOLAS HARRIS.
UH, SO ON THIS ITEM, A COUPLE OF PIECE OF INFORMATION.
WHEN I WAS READING THIS, I'M WONDERING WHAT THE CITY'S CURRENT LITIGATION BURDEN IS WITHOUT THIS IN PLACE, HOW MANY OF THESE LAWSUITS GET BROUGHT WITHOUT THIS PROTECTION? ALSO, IF THERE'S ANY FEEDBACK FROM OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED OR OPTED INTO 2257 WHAT THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN, ESPECIALLY FROM CITIZENS.
YOU KNOW, IN FIRST READING THIS, I WAS REALLY WORRIED IT WOULD BE TOO ONEROUS FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, PART OF WHAT I'M HEARING ASSUAGES THAT CONCERN, I STILL HAVE A LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT A WRITTEN OBJECTION THAT NEEDS TO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA OR THRESHOLDS TO BE DEEMED VALID OR EXHAUST THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS.
SO I JUST WORRY WE MIGHT MISS SOME VALID CRITICISM OR OBJECTION FOR PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO MEET THAT THRESHOLD.
AND I WONDER IF THERE'S SOMETHING, UH, TO ADDRESS EQUITY AND INCLUSION, A PROVISION FOR WAIVING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OR CHANGING REQUIREMENTS BASED ON, UH, YOU KNOW, I SAY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN MY NOTES, BUT PEOPLE WHO FOR WHATEVER REASON, CAN'T ENGAGE IN THE CURRENT FORMAL PROCESS.
OR IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO, FOR WHATEVER REASON, IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT 45 DAYS OR A, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT SOME DOOR TO ALLOW FOR AN EXTENSION LIKE WE SEE SOMETIMES WITH OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PRO PROCESSES, UM, TO DEVELOP SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN OUT, IF PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO GENERATE THE KIND OF MATERIAL WE NEED TO ENGAGE IN THIS, OR FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY CAN'T LIST THEIR OBJECTION IN THE 45 DAY PERIOD.
UH, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS AND DETAILS.
UM, MY CONCERN WAS ON THE 45 DAYS, I FELT THAT IT WAS LIMITED.
IF YOU'RE POSTING SOMETHING ON LIKE NOVEMBER 15TH AND YOU HAVE 45 DAYS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT'S, THAT'S A TIMEFRAME THAT'S GONNA BE CHALLENGING.
AND I WANTED TO KNOW, I, WHEN I LOOKED AT IT ONLINE, I DIDN'T SEE THAT THAT 45 DAYS WAS A REQUIREMENT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY EXTEND THAT TO 90 DAYS OR TO A TIMELINE THAT FEELS A LITTLE MORE, GIVES THE PUBLIC MORE TIME TO, UH, GATHER WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE ON AND DO THEIR RESEARCH.
UM, THEY WORK AND, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE DAY-TO-DAY LIVES.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT TIMELINE EXTENDED.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, NICHOLAS.
UM, MIKE, UH, A COUPLE CONCERNS.
UM, ONE IS ACTUALLY ABOUT THE, THE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS, UH, AGENDA ITEM.
UM, I SAW IT ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA LAST FRIDAY, SO THAT GIVES US, IT WAS ABOUT A WEEK.
SO, UM, THE PUBLIC, I, OR AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WHAT I'M, WHAT MY EXPERIENCE IS, WE'RE GETTING ABOUT A WEEK NOTICE ON A DUE PROCESS ISSUE FOR ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO REQUIRE A 45 DAY PUBLIC PROCESS.
I FEEL LIKE THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST THE SAME AMOUNT OF NOTICE OF, UH, A CHANGE, UH, TO THEIR DUE PROCESS RIGHTS.
UM, THE OTHER, UH, FROM MY, MY UNDERSTANDING, MY, UH, INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THIS DOES, UM, IS THAT IT'S, IT'S TRANSFERRING THE ONUS OF THE CITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CITY ONTO A ENGAGED AND OBSERVANT PUBLIC.
IF THERE, AND I, I WOULD LOVE SOME COMMENT ON THIS.
MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE IF THERE IS SOMETHING PUT FORWARD AND THE CITY DOES NOT COMPLY WITH ALL CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS, IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC DOES NOT OBJECT TO THAT, THEY CANNOT CHALLENGE WHAT'S GOING ON IN A COURT OF LAW.
IT'S VERY, UM, ALARMING, UH, IF THAT IS IN FACT THE, UH, THE CASE.
LASTLY, UM, THIS IS REALLY THINKING OF YOU ALL AND
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THE TIME YOU SPEND HERE, UH, FROM THE STAFF REPORT, IT SAYS THAT THERE'D BE INCREASE IN HEARINGS.JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO KEEP ADDING PUBLIC HEARINGS TO THE CALENDAR, STAYING LATE AT NIGHT.
OKAY, SO IT'S BACK TO COUNCIL FOR, UM, ANY MORE QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION? UH, COUNCILMAN HALEY.
SO, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT DEEPER DIVE ON THE PUBLIC NOTICE ISSUE.
DOES THAT MEAN IT WOULD BE, UM, THERE'D BE LEGAL NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER SO I CAN HANDLE AND THAT THE 45 DAYS, IT'S AT LEAST 45 DAYS, CITY COUNCIL CAN SET THE HEARING AS FAR BACK AS THEY WANT OR UP IN THE FUTURE.
UH, PROP TWO 18 DOES NOT FOR AT LEAST THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, AND I DON'T BELIEVE FOR THE WATER, BUT MAYBE THE WATER.
SO AT LEAST FOR THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, IT DOES NOT.
THE QUESTION IS WHAT FORM DOES THE PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE? RIGHT.
IT'S MAIL BALLOTS MAILED DIRECTLY TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE ASSESSED.
DO WE DO THAT WITH WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASES? CORRECT.
SO EVERYONE'S GONNA GET SOMETHING IN THEIR MAILBOX.
IT'S ONLY THE PROPERTIES THAT WILL BE ASSESSED, SO, OKAY.
SO THEY, THEY'RE PUT ON NOTICE AND THE, THE, THE, THIS PROCESS WILL BE LAID OUT IN THAT NOTICE THAT THEY RECEIVE.
THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE, UH, EXPLICITLY IN THE ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES IT.
UM, AND JUST FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ASSESSED, LIKE SUNNY SLOPE, I THINK THERE WAS 18 PROPERTIES THAT WERE IN THAT, UH, ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY 18 THAT RECEIVED THE BALLOT.
AND IS THE 45 DAY FIGURE SOMETHING THAT'S SPECIFIED BY THE NEW STATE STATUTE, OR CAN WE NO, THAT'S, CAN WE PUT A DIFFERENT NUMBER IN? THAT'S PROP 8 2 18 IN THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION.
IS THAT A MINIMUM OR A MAXIMUM? OR? IT'S A MINIMUM.
SO IF WE WANTED TO SUB PUT IN A HIGHER NUMBER, WE COULD.
WELL, I, WE COULD DEFINITELY, BUT I THINK YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT BY JUST SAYING, UH, WHEN YOU RECEIVE THAT PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND THIS IS AGAIN, CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION, UH, SAY THIS HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE IN 90 DAYS, A HUNDRED DAYS IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN THE OBJECTION HAS, THE OBJECTION HAS TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE THE HEARING.
UH, WELL, NOT JU AT THE CLOSE OF THE HEARING.
ANY OTHER, UH, COUNCIL MS. DELL? UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING, DYLAN DID, UM, ONE OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS ON OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT, UM, ARE ALSO DOING THIS.
HAVE WE, DO WE KNOW HOW THEIRS ARE GOING? SO THIS, UH, STATE STATUTE THAT ALLOWED THIS ORDINANCE WAS JUST ENACTED IN SEPTEMBER OR 25TH OR SO.
WE DON'T, BUT THOSE ONES THAT FACE A LAWSUIT, I'M BET THEY WOULD BE GLAD THAT THEY HAD THIS AND HAD THE NOTICE AHEAD OF TIME SO THEY COULD HAVE CURED ANY DEFECTS.
DID YOU HAVE, UM, A COUPLE QUICK COMMENTS IN, IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS WE HEARD, IN CASE THEY'RE HELPFUL? ONE THING I WANTED TO NOTE IS, UM, PETALUMA'S PRACTICE OF PUBLISHING OUR DRAFT AGENDAS IS ACTUALLY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO DO UNDER THE BROWN ACT.
ALSO, REMEMBER, THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE ENACTED BY AN ORDINANCE.
IF THE COUNCIL IS TO ENACT IT, THAT MEANS FIRST READING TONIGHT, A SECOND READING SUBSEQUENTLY, AND THEN A 30 DAY REFERENDUM PERIOD RUNNING BEFORE IT CAN TAKE EFFECT.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER FULL BITE AT THE APPLE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THEY WANT TO COME AND RAISE CONCERNS TO THE COUNCIL IF THEY WISH, OR SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS BEFORE IT COMES BACK FOR A SECOND READING.
UM, AND I JUST, AS DYLAN NOTED, THE 45 DAYS IS A MINIMUM AND IT TRACKS TO THE 45 DAY MINIMUM NOTICING AND PROPOSITION TWO 18.
UM, SO THE COUNCIL, WE CAN GIVE MORE NOTICE.
I MEAN, THE REAL BIG PROCESS THAT WE DO REGARDING THIS IS THE WATER AND SEWER RATES, AND THAT INVOLVES MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
UM, THAT CAN BE TIME SENSITIVE IN TERMS OF KEEPING THE RATE, THE, THE SEWER AND WATER ENTERPRISES WHOLE, UM, TO, TO REFLECT WHATEVER THE STUDY SHOW IS NEEDED IN TERMS OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL COSTS.
SO IT, THE TIMING CAN BE AN IMPORTANT FROM A FISCAL STANDPOINT, BUT WE HAVE TO DO AT LEAST THE 45 DAYS MAILED NOTICE TO EACH, UM, AFFECTED RATE REPAIR, WHETHER IT'S AN ASSESSMENT AND LAD OR WATER AND SEWER RATE, UM, INCREASES OR NEW RATES.
ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS, COUNSEL? UM, THE TWO THAT I HAD WAS, UH, ON HOW THE NOTICING WAS BEING DONE, WHO WAS DONE TO WHICH GOT ANSWERED.
AND ALSO THERE IS A SECOND READING, AND EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AFTER THAT, THERE MAY BE A THIRD, UH, A CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK UP ON THIS ISSUE.
SO THOSE ARE, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR FOLKS TO, THIS IS JUST A, A START OF THIS, NOT THE FINAL DECISION IS NOT TONIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED.
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ANY OTHER YOU READY FOR MOTION? YEAH, NO, I, I'M JUST GOING TO, UH, ASK, ASK ANOTHER QUESTION.CAN WE CHANGE THE MINIMUM FROM 45 DAYS TO 90, OR CAN WE NOT DO THAT BASED ON THE STATE? UM, I WOULD ADVISE AGAINST IT BECAUSE THE 45 DAYS IS ALREADY IN PROP TWO 18.
AND THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, TIE YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE DID THE LAST WATER AND SEWER RATE UPDATES, THE TIMING WAS IMPORTANT.
OUR FINANCE, I DON'T THINK OUR FOLKS ARE HERE TONIGHT, BUT THE FINANCE FOLKS, AND, AND GINA WOULD SAY PROBABLY TOO, THERE, IT WAS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE, UM, FISCAL HEALTH PRISE.
I JUST WANTED A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL CAN DIRECT AND IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE CAN GIVE MORE TIMING, MORE, MORE TIME.
UM, SOMEBODY ALSO, ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TALKED ABOUT, UM, VULNERABLE POP THAT WAS, UM, COMMISSIONER CUSON TALKED ABOUT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, UM, GIVING AN, HAVING AN EXCEPTION TO AN EXHAUSTION REQUIREMENT, DEFEATS ITS PURPOSE.
BUT WE DO HAVE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE STILL DEVELOPING.
WE DO A LOT MORE TRANSLATING THAN WE USED TO, AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT OUR LANGUAGE PRACTICES, UM, IN TERMS OF AGENDAS AND OTHER PUBLIC NOTICE WE GIVE.
SO THOSE ARE OTHER, OTHER WAYS.
UM, IT'S PRETTY FORMULAIC, AS YOU CAN TELL FROM DYLAN'S DESCRIPTION.
WHAT IS THE INFORMATION WE HAVE TO GIVE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN MAKE INFORMED CHOICES BEFORE THEY, UM, OBJECT TO RATES OR ACCEPT THEM? SO IT'S A LITTLE CONSTRAINED IN TERMS OF, IN TERMS OF THAT, BUT, UM, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS TO, TO, UM, PROVIDE FOR EASIER AND MORE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION BY OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR GOVERNMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY, LET'S GO.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO I'M, I'D BE, UM, I'M, I'LL MOVE INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE, UH, ORDINANCE WITH THE, UH, LANGUAGE CHANGES, UM, SUGGESTED BY MR. BRADY.
AND DO YOU WANNA REPEAT WHAT THOSE WERE? ABSOLUTELY.
SO ON PAGE TWO OF THE ORDINANCE WHERE IT SAYS, AND THIS IS AN ENABLING, UH, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS FOLLOWS, TO HAVE IT GET RID OF THE FIRST CITY TO SAY, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS FOLLOWS.
AND THEN IN SECTION 4.5010 A TO GET RID OF THE WORDS, UH, 13 C.
SO IT'LL SAY ARTICLE, UH OH AND OR SO.
CURRENTLY IT SAYS ARTICLES 13 C OR 13 D.
IT WILL JUST SAY ARTICLE 13 D.
UH, JANICE CATER THOMPSON HAS, UH, SECONDED.
WE THEN, UH, NOW MOVE ON TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UM, ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 8 9 7 NCS TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE IMPLEMENTATING ZONING ORDINANCE TO PRE-ONE, A 12.9 ACRE SITE, LOCATED AT 5,400 OLD REDWOOD HIGHWAY TO THE BUSINESS PARK, BP AND OPEN SPACE PARK, OSP ZONING DISTRICTS AND FLOODPLAIN.
COMBINING DISTRICT FPC, UH, PRIOR TO ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE SONOMA LOCAL AREA FORMATION COMMISSION.
AND IT'S UNDER A PN OH 4 7 2 1 3 7 AND 1 3 7 1 1 8.
CITY RECORD NUMBER PA 2 2 2 1 AND PA 2 24 1.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE INTRODUCED HERE, UM, AND PRESENTED BY, UH, ANDREW TRIPLE, OUR PLANNING MANAGER.
AND MIKE, JANICE SEC, OUR SENIOR PLANNER.
MY NAME IS MIKE JANUS AND I'M SENIOR PLANNER CONSULTING WITH M GROUP.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT FOR 5,400 OLD REDWOOD HIGHWAY PRE ZONE.
THIS IS A SECOND READING FOR ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT.
AN OVERVIEW OF MY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
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ON THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.I'LL SUMMARIZE THE PREVIOUS HEARING, WHICH WAS THE FIRST READING ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2024.
I'LL SUMMARIZE PUBLIC COMMENT AND REVIEW THE REQUEST AGAINST THE STANDARDS OF REVIEW, AS WELL AS PROVIDE STAFF'S, UH, RECOMMENDATION.
IF YOU RECALL, THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON OLD REDWOOD HIGHWAY NEAR THE, UM, THE NORTHERN CITY LIMIT.
UH, THE NEAREST CROSS STREET IS REDWOOD WAY.
UM, THE EASTERN SITE BOUNDARY IS CALTRANS RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY, AND THE WESTERN SITE BOUNDARY IS WILLOWBROOK CREEK.
UM, THE SITE CONSISTS OF TWO PARCELS.
UH, THE PRIMARY PARCEL HAS SHOWN IS, UH, MORE RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE.
THAT IS 12 POINT, UH, EXCUSE ME, 12.2 ACRES.
WHEREAS THE TRIANGULAR PIECE, UM, TO THE FAR RIGHT IS 0.7 ACRES.
UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY IN THE ADOPTED GENERAL PLAN.
AND, UM, AS SUCH, IT HAS GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION.
IT'S DESIGNATED AS BUSINESS PARK.
THERE'S ALSO OPEN SPACE DESIGNATION ADJACENT TO LITTLE BROOK CREEK, AS WELL AS ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE SITE.
AND, UM, ADJACENT, UH, CITY LAND USE DESIGNATIONS INCLUDE, UM, SIMILAR, UM, LIKE DESIGNATIONS THE OPEN SPACE ALONG THE CREEK, AND THEN AS, UH, BUSINESS PARK AS WELL, UM, WITH REDWOOD BUSINESS PARK TO THE WEST AND SOUTH.
UM, I SHOULD ALSO MENTION ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, UH, BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN THE UGB AND BECAUSE IT HAS A GENERAL PLAN LA LAND USE DESIGNATION, IT'S FULLY ANTICIPATED THAT THE SITE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO A FUTURE ANNEXATION.
UM, AS FOR THE ZONING, THERE'S NO CITY ZONING.
IT'S CURRENTLY WITHIN, SO, UH, SONOMA COUNTY JURISDICTION AND IT'S ZONED LIMITED COMMERCIAL ADJACENT.
UM, THERE'S THE AFFIRMATION REDWOOD BUSINESS PARK, WHICH IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A-A-P-C-D DISTRICT.
AND THERE'S ALSO OPEN SPACE AND PARK DISTRICT THAT IMPLEMENTS THE OPEN SPACE, UH, CREEKSIDE ADJACENT.
AND SO BEFORE THIS EVENING IS THE SECOND READING FOR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT, UM, WHICH IS, UM, EXERCISE THROUGH A CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE.
AND THAT ALSO HAS EXHIBIT A, WHICH HAS THE ACTUAL, UH, MAP AMENDMENT.
AND CITY COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE, THE IMPLEMENTING ZONING ORDINANCE UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT'S FOUND IN IZO SECTION 25.
UM, FURTHERMORE, UM, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE ANNEXATION PROCESS AND ANNEXATION PROPONENTS MUST GAIN A, UH, PREZONING FROM, UM, THE, UH, ACCEPTING JURISDICTION FOR THE UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY.
UM, HERE'S THE EXHIBIT THAT SHOWS THE ZONE CHANGE.
AND SO THE MAJORITY OF THIS SITE WOULD BE ZONED BUSINESS PARK.
UM, THE, UM, PERIMETER TO THE WEST AND NORTH WOULD BE ZONED OPEN SPACE PARKS.
AND THEN THERE'S AN OVERLAY FOR THE FLOODPLAIN COMBINING DISTRICT THAT CORRESPONDS TO PORTIONS OF THE SITE THAT ARE WITHIN THE FEMA 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN.
UM, A RECAP OF THE FIRST READING, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2024.
UM, THIS WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE HEARING ON JUNE 17TH, 2024.
UM, THE APPLICANT PREPARED A PRESENTATION ON THE INTENDED FUTURE USES OF THE SITE, UM, FOLLOWING COUNCIL'S DIRECTION.
UM, THEY ALSO PREPARED A REVISED FILL EVALUATION MEMO DATED AUGUST 30TH BY WEST CONSULTANTS THAT, UH, REAFFIRMED THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, NOT TO REMOVE THE FILL PLACED ON THE SITE.
UM, THERE'S ALSO, UM, UM, INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE OF SECTION FOUR WITHIN THE ORDINANCE.
THERE'S A PRE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, WHICH ENSURES THE CITY'S ZERO NET FILL POLICY WILL APPLY TO THE SITE THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING, UM, THROUGH REFERENCE IN THE ORDINANCE SECTION FOUR.
AND, UM, AND LASTLY, UM, AT THE FIRST READING, CITY COUNCIL VOTED FIVE TO TWO IN FAVOR OF INTRODUCING THE ORDINANCE.
UH, FOUND AN ATTACHMENT ONE FOR THE ZONE CHANGE.
THEY ALL, AND COUNSEL ALSO ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS WITH SONOMA AFCO.
UM, A SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENT TO DATE, THIS ITEM WAS NOTICED ON NOVEMBER 22ND, AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND STAFF
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IS ABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY FINDINGS.UM, IN SUMMARY, THE BUSINESS PARK AND OPEN SPACE ZONES IMPLEMENT THE BUSINESS PARK AND OPEN SPACE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AND, AND ARE THEREFORE CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UGB AND THE ZONE CHANGE WOULD NOT CHANGE THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE, OF THE SITE.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE IZO, THE RIVER ACCESS AND ENHANCEMENT PLAN, AND IS CONDITIONED TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY ZERO NET FILL POLICY.
THE AMENDMENT AND CONNECTION TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES WILL ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO LEASE ADDITIONAL SPACE WITHIN THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING, WHICH WOULD SUPPORT THE CONVENIENCE, UH, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
AND CITY OF PETALUMA MERCHANTS FURTHER WOULD EXPAND THE CITY'S TAX BASE AND WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO APPLY ITS FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS, UM, TO WHICH ARE INTENDED TO PROTECT THE CITY'S HEALTH AND SAFETY.
A, UM, CLASS 19 CQA, UH, CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION IS ALSO APPLICABLE, UH, FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE EXEMPTION APPLY.
UH, THIS CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION IS FOR ANNEXATIONS, UM, OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND LOTS FOR EXEMPT FACILITIES.
AND, UM, FURTHERMORE, THE, UM, SITE HAS BEEN ANALYZED PREVIOUSLY, UM, IN THE GENERAL PLAN EIR.
AND WITH THAT, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL ADOPT, UM, AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT, UH, FOR THE PROPERTY AT 5,400 OLD REDWOOD HIGHWAY.
THANK YOU, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO A PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
IF YOU CAN FILL OUT A, A CARD.
HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS? UM, EARLIER WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS AHEAD OF TIME, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE ONE CARD, UH, AND I'LL GIVE FOLKS A MINUTE IF THEY WANNA COME UP.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.
SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THEIR COMMENTS AND THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSLATED.
PLEASE PAUSE BETWEEN SENTENCES FOR TRANSLATION, JUST OKAY.
IF, UH, ALEX DI CARLY COULD COME ON UP.
I'D LIKE TO URGE YOU NOT TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 28 97 AT 5,400 OLD REDWOOD.
BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, DURING THE FIRST READING COUNCIL WAS NOTIFIED BY SEVERAL FLOODWATER EXPERTS THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ANALYSIS OF THE EXCESS FILL ON SITE THAT VIOLATES PETALUMA'S NO NET FILL POLICY.
THESE VALID CONCERNS WERE NEVER FULLY ADDRESSED.
IT WAS JUST TWO WEEKS AGO WE HAD MASSIVE FLOODING IN TOWN.
I WENT DOWN AND LOOKED AT 5,400 OLD REDWOOD, AND THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN UNDERWATER AT THE HEIGHT OF THAT FLOOD, INCLUDING THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS ACROSS FROM THAT AREA WITH THE ILLEGAL FILL.
ONE OF THE FEW PLACES THAT DIDN'T GO UNDERWATER WAS THE AREA IN QUESTION.
AREAS LIKE THIS PROVIDE RELIEF TO HOMES, MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROADS, AND THE WHOLE REST OF THE TOWN DOWNSTREAM PETAL ILLUMINES TO TAKE FLOODING SERIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXPERTS FROM MARIN AND SONOMA LAFCO AND OTHER AGENCIES TELL YOU HOW SERIOUS IT IS BASED ON THEIR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE.
OKAY, BACK TO, UH, COUNCIL FOR, UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ANY COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER NOW.
UM, I DID VOTE AGAINST THIS THE LAST TIME BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT FLOODING.
UM, AFTER MY VOTE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF, UM, BARN 5,400 REACHED OUT TO ME AND THEY, UM, KNOW THE CITY'S POLICIES AND GOING FORWARD, THEY, THEY KNOW THE CONCERNS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT, UM, I, I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE FLOODING AND THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR PROPERTY AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT SO THAT WE CAN, UM, ELIMINATE FUTURE FLOODING.
SO I WILL BE APPROVING THIS TONIGHT ONLY BECAUSE, UM, I, I BELIEVE IN THESE, UM, PROPERTY OWNERS AND WANNA SEE THESE BUSINESSES SUCCEED.
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I WILL BE APPROVING THIS TONIGHT.ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL MOVE APPROVAL.
THAT'S, UH, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND THAT AND A SECOND BY CHANCE, THOMPSON.
UH, WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END.
AND, UH, WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:56 PM I THINK THAT'S A RECORD.