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lun, 28 de septiembre de 2026
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RESUMEN DE REUNIÓNGenerado por IA
Petaluma City Council — 28 de septiembre de 2026
Esta fue una sesión ordinaria del Petaluma City Council y la Petaluma Community Development Successor Agency (PCDSA). La sesión comenzó con una reunión a puerta cerrada sobre posible litigación, seguida de varias presentaciones, un calendario de consentimiento completo y cuatro audiencias públicas sustantivas. El punto sobre política de inmigración fue trasladado al inicio del orden del día de audiencias públicas por sugerencia del alcalde, dado el considerable interés público que generó.
Sesión a puerta cerrada
El concejo se reunió en sesión a puerta cerrada para deliberar con el asesor jurídico sobre un posible caso de iniciación de litigación conforme a la Brown Act. Al regresar a la sesión abierta, el City Attorney Eric Danley informó que el concejo dio instrucciones unánimes para iniciar acciones legales; una vez iniciadas formalmente, los detalles se darán a conocer mediante consulta pública. Varios residentes de parques de casas móviles hicieron uso de la palabra durante el período de comentarios públicos de la sesión a puerta cerrada, instando a la ciudad a continuar aplicando las ordenanzas de estabilización de rentas y la zonificación de superposición para parques de personas mayores en los parques de casas móviles Youngstown y Capri. Los residentes describieron batallas de arbitraje en curso, presuntas ventas ilegales sin restricción de edad en Youngstown y cobros excesivos de renta en Capri — todo ello con resoluciones de incremento cero emitidas por tres árbitros distintos en seis procedimientos de arbitraje.
Presentaciones
Nate Davis — Premio 2026 California Water Environment Association Emerging Leader Award
El personal reconoció a Nate Davis, Inspector de Cumplimiento Ambiental en la Ellis Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, como uno de solo seis galardonados a nivel estatal con este prestigioso premio. Davis ha trabajado para la ciudad durante más de siete años en múltiples divisiones. El concejo le felicitó.
Actualización sobre el Downtown Trestle
La Directora Asistente de Obras Públicas Gina Benedetti-Nik y Catherine Reinhardt, en representación del comité directivo de nueve miembros Petaluma Trestle Promenade Now, presentaron una actualización sobre los esfuerzos comunitarios para revitalizar el histórico puente ferroviario de 1922. Aspectos destacados:
El comité de base recaudó $50,000 a través de más de 120 donantes en aproximadamente un mes, igualando un compromiso municipal de $50,000, para un total de $100,000 destinados a financiar un consultor de planificación comunitaria participativa.
La ciudad está finalizando un acuerdo de servicios profesionales con MIG, una empresa de planificación urbana y participación comunitaria, para liderar un proceso de planificación participativa estructurado: tres talleres públicos (del otoño de 2026 a la primavera de 2027) que preguntarán qué es lo más importante, qué podría llegar a ser el trestle y qué desea la comunidad que avance. Se ofrecerá alcance bilingüe.
La fase actual de evaluación ambiental y definición de alcance está completamente financiada con $1.27 millones; el alcance del contrato con MIG es de aproximadamente $96,500. Los costos futuros de construcción aún no son estimables.
Se prevé presentar al concejo un informe de visión comunitaria y un concepto preferido refinado en el verano de 2027. Esta noche no se solicitó ninguna decisión de diseño final.
La Concejal Shrives solicitó que el análisis de beneficio económico (ingresos por turismo, ingresos por eventos, impacto en negocios locales) se incorpore a la comparación de alternativas. La Concejal Nau pidió grabaciones de los talleres y señalización en el sitio con códigos QR. La Concejal Quint expresó su esperanza de que los resultados de los talleres orienten el establecimiento anual de objetivos del concejo. El Alcalde McDonnell es miembro del comité directivo.
Calendario de consentimiento (Puntos 1–8)
Los ocho puntos del calendario de consentimiento fueron aprobados por unanimidad sin debate (7–0). Los puntos incluyeron: aprobación de las actas de sesiones anteriores, el orden del día tentativo próximo, la revisión bienal de conflictos de interés, la adjudicación de contrato a DC Electric Group para el Crosswalk & Signal Improvements Project, la aprobación de una lista de prioridades de capital para tránsito correspondiente al FY2027–2031, la autorización para solicitar hasta $10 millones del programa de subvenciones Community Resilience Center Round 2 del California Strategic Growth Council, la segunda lectura de una ordenanza que autoriza la adquisición de servidumbres permanentes de Sonoma Water a lo largo del Lynch Creek Trail, y la segunda lectura de la Ordenanza No. 2934 N.C.S. que reemplaza el capítulo del código de la Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) de la ciudad.
La Vicealcaldesa Di Carly solicitó al personal que proporcionara la lista completa de criterios de subvención para la solicitud de Community Resilience Center (Punto 6); el personal acordó compartir dichos enlaces.
Votación: 7–0 en todos los puntos del calendario de consentimiento. Propuesto por Cader Thompson, secundado por Shrives.
Punto 12 (tratado primero): Política de interacción con autoridades de inmigración — Cumplimiento de SB 580
El City Attorney Eric Danley y la Directora de Servicios Administrativos Linda Lee presentaron una resolución detallada que adopta políticas y procedimientos municipales que regulan las interacciones con las autoridades de inmigración y el acceso a propiedades de la ciudad, en conformidad con la legislación estatal, incluidas SB 54 (la California Values Act) y SB 580, que entró en vigor en enero de 2026 y exige su implementación local antes del 1 de enero de 2027.
Lo que establece la política:
Restringe el acceso voluntario y no público de las autoridades de inmigración a las instalaciones de la ciudad; canaliza dichas solicitudes a través de la oficina del city attorney para su revisión legal.
Limita la recopilación de información de identificación personal a lo necesario para ejecutar los programas municipales; restringe su divulgación y conservación en consecuencia.
Establece salvaguardas para el acceso a bases de datos, aplicabilidad a proveedores y contratistas, y disposiciones de auditoría.
Indica al personal que mantenga la calma, solicite identificación y autorización escrita, contacte de inmediato a la oficina del city attorney y a la policía, y no permita el despliegue de operativos de cumplimiento en áreas no públicas.
Distingue entre órdenes administrativas (que no obligan al cumplimiento) y órdenes judiciales (que sí pueden hacerlo).
Preserva el cumplimiento de procesos judiciales válidos, de la Public Records Act y de investigaciones penales legítimas no relacionadas con el cumplimiento de leyes civiles de inmigración.
Enmiendas del personal incorporadas durante la sesión (en respuesta a comentarios de la comunidad recibidos a finales de la semana anterior):
Sección 15: El city manager queda autorizado para desarrollar procedimientos administrativos que incluyan señalización en las instalaciones municipales.
Sección 16A: El sitio web de la ciudad incluirá la línea de ayuda de la North Bay Rapid Response Network (707-800-4544, corregida durante la sesión), información sobre el derecho de los miembros de la comunidad a guardar silencio y a consultar a un abogado.
Sección 16B: Se agregó lenguaje que instruye al personal a proporcionar información para ayudar a los miembros de la comunidad a acceder a las instalaciones municipales de forma segura sin renunciar a sus derechos civiles y humanos.
El Jefe de Policía Brian Miller señaló que la política extiende a todos los departamentos y al personal municipal en toda la ciudad las protecciones de SB 54 que ya rigen para las fuerzas del orden.
Plan de implementación: Se planifica un programa de capacitación de 90 días — guiones, materiales de referencia, evaluaciones de instalaciones, señalización, capacitación del personal en los 10 departamentos y auditorías de bases de datos — que comenzará de inmediato tras la adopción.
El comentario público fue extenso y mayoritariamente favorable. Se recibieron doce tarjetas de oradores y un comentario vía Zoom. Entre los participantes figuraron representantes de la iniciativa Migrant Justice in Action del North Bay Organizing Project, los Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma (una congregación declarada como santuario), observadores legales voluntarios y residentes de larga data. Varios oradores trazaron paralelismos históricos con el fascismo y calificaron la política como una protección necesaria para los vecinos inmigrantes que viven con temor. Un orador señaló el nombre correcto de la línea de ayuda (North Bay Rapid Response *Network*) y corrigió el número telefónico; el personal incorporó el cambio. El organizador comunitario Calvin Lanis confirmó que se requeriría el voto de la mayoría del concejo para modificar o derogar la resolución.
Los concejales expresaron en general un fuerte apoyo, y varios manifestaron orgullo por el liderazgo de Petaluma en este tema, agradeciendo tanto al personal como a los organizadores comunitarios por un proceso exhaustivo y colaborativo. La Concejal Barnacle declaró que las personas demasiado temerosas para asistir a la reunión son miembros valorados de la comunidad que no deberían temer acceder a los servicios municipales. El Alcalde McDonnell reconoció que la ciudad atraviesa lo que denominó una circunstancia sin precedentes, en la que los gobiernos estatal y local deben proteger los derechos constitucionales de los residentes frente a la injerencia federal.
Votación: 7–0. Propuesto por Cader Thompson, secundado por Shrives, con confirmación de que las enmiendas a las Secciones 15 y 16 y la corrección de la línea de ayuda fueron incorporadas en la moción.
Punto 9: Informe anual de evaluación del desempeño consolidado CDBG 2025–2026 (CAPER)
La Directora Asistente de Desarrollo Comunitario Jenna Garcia presentó el CAPER anual del CDBG correspondiente al FY2025–26. La ciudad recibió aproximadamente $306,000 en fondos federales de derecho CDBG. Las asignaciones incluyeron:
$45,945 a PPSC para comidas para personas mayores (291 personas atendidas sin duplicaciones)
$250,000 a Rebuilding Together Petaluma para reparaciones de viviendas seguras y saludables (32 hogares atendidos)
El remanente para administración y centros de servicios públicos (COTS y PPSC)
Garcia señaló que una versión corregida del anexo del CAPER había sido cargada ese mismo día para subsanar errores tipográficos. La presentación también destacó inversiones no relacionadas con CDBG que totalizaron más de $4 millones en servicios para personas sin hogar y salud mental, $1.1 millones en fondos estatales PLHA, y grandes proyectos de vivienda asequible, incluidos 414 Petaluma Blvd. North (44 unidades), Meridian at Petaluma North Station (131 unidades, más de $30 millones en financiamiento estatal) y Washington Commons (50 unidades).
La Concejal Shrives solicitó el número total de comidas servidas (no solo las personas atendidas sin duplicaciones) para ilustrar mejor el costo por comida; el personal acordó hacer seguimiento. El Alcalde McDonnell expresó preocupación por el vencimiento del Encampment Resolution Fund y el riesgo más amplio de recortes federales a programas de asistencia alimentaria como SNAP. El personal reconoció el panorama federal en rápida transformación e indicó que trabaja diariamente con socios comunitarios para anticiparse.
No se recibieron comentarios públicos. La Concejal Barnacle elogió los bajos costos administrativos de la ciudad (aproximadamente el 10% de los fondos).
Votación: 7–0. Propuesto por Barnacle, secundado por Cader Thompson.
Punto 10: Liquidación del préstamo de la marina con el California Department of Parks and Recreation
El Asistente del City Manager Brian Cochran presentó una resolución que aprueba un acuerdo de liquidación para reestructurar un préstamo de aproximadamente $4 millones contraído en la década de 1990 para la construcción de la Petaluma Marina, sobre el cual la ciudad nunca ha realizado un pago. Términos principales:
El estado (a través de la Division of Boating and Waterways) acordó condonar todos los intereses acumulados — más de $4 millones — dejando pendiente únicamente el capital original.
Reembolso estructurado a lo largo de 18 años con un interés del 0%, con pagos graduales que comienzan en $160,000 por año y aumentan hasta $360,000 por año.
Se aplica una penalización por pagos tardíos; el personal indicó que la ciudad tratará esta obligación como deuda prioritaria.
Las mejoras futuras en los ingresos de la marina dependen en gran medida del dragado, que representa un costo significativo sin financiamiento asegurado. El Gerente de la Marina Dash Phillips (quien se unió por Zoom desde una conferencia) señaló que aún no hay planes concretos para la generación de ingresos adicionales.
La Concejal Cader Thompson agradeció al personal por las negociaciones, calificando el acuerdo como la resolución de una carga pendiente por mucho tiempo. El alcalde señaló que el acuerdo mejora las revelaciones de sostenibilidad fiscal de la ciudad.
No se recibieron comentarios públicos.
Votación: 7–0. Propuesto por Cader Thompson, secundado por Barnacle.
Punto 11: Adopción del Plan Local de Mitigación de Riesgos (MJHMP)
El Gerente de Emergencias Tom Jordan y la Directora de Recursos Hídricos y Servicios Públicos Chelsea Thompson presentaron el Plan de Mitigación de Riesgos Multijurisdiccional del Condado de Sonoma 2026 (MJHMP) y el Anexo de la Ciudad de Petaluma para su adopción. La presentación también incluyó una actualización sobre la preparación ante tormentas.
Aspectos destacados de la preparación ante tormentas:
Capacitación interdepartamental en curso: formación de trabajadores de servicios en caso de desastre, capacitación en el sistema de comando de incidentes, y ejercicios del centro de operaciones de emergencia.
Inspecciones de infraestructura de desagüe pluvial, alcantarillas pluviales, estaciones de bombeo y sistemas de arroyos; pruebas de generadores de respaldo.
22 pluviómetros y medidores de caudal en arroyos calibrados; datos en tiempo real accesibles en el sitio web de la ciudad.
Mantenimiento prioritario de arroyos en curso, incluida la coordinación con Sonoma Water y reguladores estatales de pesca y fauna silvestre para posibles trabajos de emergencia.
Estaciones de sacos de arena ahora abiertas en dos ubicaciones: City Corp Yard (840 Hopper St.) y la entrada de Prince Park (2301 E. Washington). La ciudad proporciona la arena; los residentes deben traer sus propias bolsas, palas y mano de obra.
Una actualización integral sobre preparación comunitaria ante tormentas estaba prevista para publicarse el miércoles 1 de octubre.
Nuevas alianzas en desarrollo: radio comunitaria de transmisión de emergencias con KPCA 103.3 FM y un programa de Grupos de Resiliencia Vecinal a través de Rebuilding Together Petaluma.
Plan de Mitigación de Riesgos:
Los principales riesgos identificados en Petaluma: inundaciones, terremotos (con la mayor calificación de impacto), incendios forestales, sequía y calor extremo.
El plan brinda elegibilidad para financiamiento de subvenciones de mitigación (BRIC federal, HMGP, programas estatales); el financiamiento actual es incierto debido a interrupciones en los programas federales, pero el personal señaló que el valor del plan va más allá de las subvenciones.
La ciudad obtuvo anteriormente casi $2 millones en subvenciones por desastres ocurridos después de 2017 gracias a contar con un LHMP vigente con proyectos sísmicos y de elevación del nivel del mar ya identificados.
El debate del concejo abordó la preparación ante terremotos (calificado como el principal riesgo), el incierto panorama de financiamiento federal, la coordinación regional en varios condados, la capacidad del recinto ferial para la evacuación de animales, y la necesidad de acceso equitativo a sacos de arena para personas mayores e inquilinos. Oradores públicos plantearon preocupaciones sobre inundaciones cerca de Thompson y Kelly Creeks y un gran montículo de tierra cerca de la estación Petaluma North SMART que podría arrastrar sedimentos hacia los desagües pluviales.
Votación: 7–0. Propuesto por Cader Thompson (o Barnacle — no queda claro en la transcripción), secundado de inmediato.
Puntos clave
Política de inmigración adoptada por unanimidad: Petaluma se convirtió en lo que los activistas describieron como la primera ciudad en implementar SB 580 con este nivel de detalle, con una política integral que restringe el acceso de las autoridades de inmigración a las instalaciones municipales, protege los datos de la comunidad y establece un plan de capacitación del personal de 90 días. La política entra en vigor de inmediato y solo puede modificarse mediante un voto del concejo.
Préstamo de la marina resuelto después de 28 años: La ciudad negoció un acuerdo que elimina más de $4 millones en intereses acumulados sobre el préstamo para la construcción de la marina, con el capital restante a reembolsar en 18 años al 0% de interés — una mejora significativa para la posición fiscal de la ciudad.
La revitalización del trestle cobra impulso: Un comité de base recaudó $50,000 en donaciones comunitarias para igualar los fondos municipales, lo que permite un proceso profesional de planificación comunitaria participativa con los consultores MIG. Se planifican tres talleres públicos desde este otoño hasta la primavera de 2027, con un concepto preferido e informe de visión previstos para presentar al concejo en el verano de 2027.
Preparación para la temporada de tormentas en marcha: Con un significativo pronóstico de El Niño, los departamentos municipales están inspeccionando activamente la infraestructura de drenaje, probando equipos y realizando capacitación interdepartamental. Las estaciones de sacos de arena ya están abiertas. Una actualización comunitaria más amplia estaba prevista para el miércoles.
Fondos CDBG al servicio de cientos de personas en la comunidad local: La subvención federal en bloque de $306,000 de la ciudad financió comidas para personas mayores destinadas a 291 personas y reparaciones de viviendas para 32 hogares en el FY2025–26, mientras que la ciudad aprovechó millones adicionales en fondos estatales y locales de vivienda para el desarrollo de vivienda asequible.
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Qué ocurrió en esta reunión
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Submit a Grant Application in the Amount Not to Exceed $10,000,000 to the California Strategic Growth Council Community Resilience Center (CRC) Round 2 Program to Implement the One Petaluma CRC Project, and Execute All Related Documents If Awarded
Staff presented Item 6, a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Submit a Grant Application for a Resiliency Center, with potential funding up to $10 million from the Strategic Growth Council's implementation grant program. The Vice Mayor asked about the criteria for the grant application, and staff explained the program is designed to enhance community resiliency year-round and during disasters, requiring partnerships with nonprofit community agencies to operate the facility. Staff clarified this is the submittal phase and that these grants are typically highly oversubscribed, noting it would be a significant achievement to bring $10 million in state funding to Petaluma if selected.
Public Hearing to Receive Comments on the 20252026 Draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Resolution Approving the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 20252026 CAPER and Authorizing the City Manager to Submit the CAPER as Required by the Department of Housing and Urban
# Summary: 2025-2026 CAPER Public Hearing
Jenna Garcia, Assistant Director of Community Development, presented the City of Petaluma's 2025-2026 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER), which details $306,000 in HUD Community Development Block Grant funding allocated to programs including $45,945 for PPSC senior meals serving 291 individuals and $250,000 for Rebuilding Together Petaluma's home improvement program serving 32 households. The presentation also covered over $4 million in homeless and mental health services funding plus $1.1 million in state Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds supporting new affordable housing projects. Council Member Shrives requested detailed meal cost-per-meal calculations to demonstrate program efficiency, noting that the reported 291 clients likely received multiple meals each. Council Member Thompson expressed concerns about funding sustainability, particularly warning that the Encampment Resolution Fund would be depleted within a year, and asked what contingency plans exist beyond relying on county services and community partners to address potential food insecurity from federal policy changes.
Jenna Garcia, Assistant Director of Community Development, presented the City of Petaluma's 2025-2026 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER), which details $306,000 in HUD Community Development Block Grant funding allocated to programs including $45,945 for PPSC senior meals serving 291 individuals and $250,000 for Rebuilding Together Petaluma's home improvement program serving 32 households. The presentation also covered over $4 million in homeless and mental health services funding plus $1.1 million in state Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds supporting new affordable housing projects. Council Member Shrives requested detailed meal cost-per-meal calculations to demonstrate program efficiency, noting that the reported 291 clients likely received multiple meals each. Council Member Thompson expressed concerns about funding sustainability, particularly warning that the Encampment Resolution Fund would be depleted within a year, and asked what contingency plans exist beyond relying on county services and community partners to address potential food insecurity from federal policy changes.
Resolution approving a Settlement Agreement between the City and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and Authorizing a Revised Payment Schedule for the Outstanding Marina Loan
# Settlement Agreement with California Department of Parks and Recreation – Summary
City Manager Brian Cochran presented a resolution to approve a settlement agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation regarding a marina loan originating in the 1990s. The restructured agreement waives over $4 million in back interest and establishes an 18-year graduated repayment schedule at 0% interest, beginning at $160,000 annually and escalating to approximately $360,000 by year 18. Council Member Cader Thompson praised the negotiations for resolving a financial burden the city had carried for over 28 years, while Council Member Barnacle commended the city's efforts to keep administrative costs low and direct resources to community needs. Staff noted that dredging remains a significant obstacle to improving marina revenues, which have historically required general fund support. The motion passed unanimously with all council members voting in favor.
City Manager Brian Cochran presented a resolution to approve a settlement agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation regarding a marina loan originating in the 1990s. The restructured agreement waives over $4 million in back interest and establishes an 18-year graduated repayment schedule at 0% interest, beginning at $160,000 annually and escalating to approximately $360,000 by year 18. Council Member Cader Thompson praised the negotiations for resolving a financial burden the city had carried for over 28 years, while Council Member Barnacle commended the city's efforts to keep administrative costs low and direct resources to community needs. Staff noted that dredging remains a significant obstacle to improving marina revenues, which have historically required general fund support. The motion passed unanimously with all council members voting in favor.
Resolution Adopting the Applicable Portions of the 2026 Sonoma County Multi Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP), Including the City of Petaluma Annex, as the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, and Authorizing Submission of the Adopted Resolution to Cal OES and FEMA
# Summary: Resolution Adopting the 2026 Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Tom Jordan, Emergency Manager, presented the resolution adopting the 2026 Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) and City of Petaluma Annex, which identifies natural hazards including flooding, earthquakes, wildfire, drought, and extreme heat. The plan, developed through a county-led partnership involving approximately 35 City employees and 20 partner organizations, prioritizes mitigation actions including seismic retrofits to historic facilities, wetland and shoreline protection along the Petaluma River, and critical facility backup power installations. Staff outlined cross-departmental storm preparedness activities with Chelsea Thompson, Director of Water Resources and Utilities, detailing inspection efforts for storm drains, catch basins, and flood-prone areas, while the city announced open sandbag filling stations at two locations and directed residents to flood alert resources. Council Member Schibs questioned whether earthquakes should be ranked as the top priority over wildfire and flooding, and raised concerns about federal funding reductions, though staff explained that earthquakes are appropriately classified as highest risk due to the 200-year cyclical threat from major Bay Area faults. Public comments raised specific concerns about Thompson Creek flooding, the North Smart Train Station's proximity to storm drains, and preparedness timing before December storms, though the motion to adopt the plan carried unanimously.
Tom Jordan, Emergency Manager, presented the resolution adopting the 2026 Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) and City of Petaluma Annex, which identifies natural hazards including flooding, earthquakes, wildfire, drought, and extreme heat. The plan, developed through a county-led partnership involving approximately 35 City employees and 20 partner organizations, prioritizes mitigation actions including seismic retrofits to historic facilities, wetland and shoreline protection along the Petaluma River, and critical facility backup power installations. Staff outlined cross-departmental storm preparedness activities with Chelsea Thompson, Director of Water Resources and Utilities, detailing inspection efforts for storm drains, catch basins, and flood-prone areas, while the city announced open sandbag filling stations at two locations and directed residents to flood alert resources. Council Member Schibs questioned whether earthquakes should be ranked as the top priority over wildfire and flooding, and raised concerns about federal funding reductions, though staff explained that earthquakes are appropriately classified as highest risk due to the 200-year cyclical threat from major Bay Area faults. Public comments raised specific concerns about Thompson Creek flooding, the North Smart Train Station's proximity to storm drains, and preparedness timing before December storms, though the motion to adopt the plan carried unanimously.
Resolution Adopting and Directing the Implementation of City of Petaluma Policies and Procedures Concerning City Interactions with Immigration Authorities, and Access to City Property, Facilities, and Information Consistent Federal and State Law, Including the U.S. and California Constitutions, Senate Bill 580 and Senate Bill 54, “the California
# Summary
Staff presented Resolution 12 adopting City of Petaluma policies and procedures to protect community members' access to city services and facilities during interactions with immigration authorities, consistent with SB 580 and SB 54. City Attorney Eric Danley, Deputy City Manager Linda Lee, and Police Chief Brian Miller led the presentation, which outlined a comprehensive framework addressing four main areas: restricting non-public entry to immigration authorities, limiting data collection consistent with SB 580, implementing database safeguards, and providing multilingual public information through signage and staff training. The implementation plan includes a 90-day timeline with workforce training across all 10 departments, facility assessments, coordination protocols led by the City Manager and legal team, and documentation procedures for encounters with federal immigration officials. Council approved recommended amendments to sections 15 and 16 to add signage informing people of their Miranda rights and referrals to resources, and directed staff to proactively advertise legal protections and resources to local businesses and organizations rather than waiting for inquiries. Staff clarified that adoption does not guarantee litigation immunity but provides clear operational direction to protect constitutional and civil rights while maintaining Public Records Act transparency obligations.
Staff presented Resolution 12 adopting City of Petaluma policies and procedures to protect community members' access to city services and facilities during interactions with immigration authorities, consistent with SB 580 and SB 54. City Attorney Eric Danley, Deputy City Manager Linda Lee, and Police Chief Brian Miller led the presentation, which outlined a comprehensive framework addressing four main areas: restricting non-public entry to immigration authorities, limiting data collection consistent with SB 580, implementing database safeguards, and providing multilingual public information through signage and staff training. The implementation plan includes a 90-day timeline with workforce training across all 10 departments, facility assessments, coordination protocols led by the City Manager and legal team, and documentation procedures for encounters with federal immigration officials. Council approved recommended amendments to sections 15 and 16 to add signage informing people of their Miranda rights and referrals to resources, and directed staff to proactively advertise legal protections and resources to local businesses and organizations rather than waiting for inquiries. Staff clarified that adoption does not guarantee litigation immunity but provides clear operational direction to protect constitutional and civil rights while maintaining Public Records Act transparency obligations.
Puntos de agenda (13)
Consent Calendar
1Consent CalendarMinutes of the City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting on September 14, 2026
The council will approve the official written record of what happened at the September 14, 2026 city council meeting.
2Consent CalendarTentative Agenda for City Council/PCDSA Regular Meeting of October 5, 2026 and Significant Agenda Items for September November 2026
This item previews the agenda for the October 5, 2026 meeting and highlights major topics the city plans to address between September and November 2026.
3Consent CalendarAccept Biennial Conflict of Interest Review Notice Pursuant to Government Code Section 87306.5
City officials will confirm they have reviewed and understand the rules about conflicts of interest, as required by state law.
4Consent CalendarResolution Authorizing the Award of Contract for the Crosswalk & Signal Improvements Project (C16502640) to DC Electric Group, Inc.
The city will award a contract to DC Electric Group, Inc. to improve crosswalks and traffic signals at a cost approved by the council.
5Consent CalendarResolution to Approve the Proposed Transit Capital Priorities Project List for Fiscal Years 2027 through 2031, Funded by Federal Transportation Administration Sections 5307 and 5539
The council will approve a list of transit projects the city plans to fund with federal transportation money over the next five years (2027–2031).
6Consent CalendarResolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Submit a Grant Application in the Amount Not to Exceed $10,000,000 to the California Strategic Growth Council Community Resilience Center (CRC) Round 2 Program to Implement the One Petaluma CRC Project, and Execute All Related Documents If Awarded
The city will apply for up to $10 million in state grant funding to implement the One Petaluma Community Resilience Center project, which aims to help the community prepare for and recover from climate and disaster challenges.
Qué ocurrió
Staff presented Item 6, a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Submit a Grant Application for a Resiliency Center, with potential funding up to $10 million from the Strategic Growth Council's implementation grant program. The Vice Mayor asked about the criteria for the grant application, and staff explained the program is designed to enhance community resiliency year-round and during disasters, requiring partnerships with nonprofit community agencies to operate the facility. Staff clarified this is the submittal phase and that these grants are typically highly oversubscribed, noting it would be a significant achievement to bring $10 million in state funding to Petaluma if selected.7Consent CalendarAdoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance Authorizing Acquisition of Permanent Easements from Sonoma Water Along the Lynch Creek Trail and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Related Documents
The city will finalize an agreement to acquire permanent easements from Sonoma Water to maintain and improve the Lynch Creek Trail for public use.
8Consent CalendarAdoption (Second Reading) of Ordinance No. 2934 N.C.S. of the City Council of the City of Petaluma Repealing Chapter 17.21 of the Petaluma Municipal Code and Replacing It with a New Chapter 17.21 Entitled “Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)"
The city will adopt updated rules governing how the city manages hazardous waste programs and environmental compliance through its Certified Unified Program Agency.
Public Hearing
9Public HearingPublic Hearing to Receive Comments on the 20252026 Draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Resolution Approving the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 20252026 CAPER and Authorizing the City Manager to Submit the CAPER as Required by the Department of Housing and Urban
Residents can comment on how the city spent federal Community Development Block Grant money this year, and the council will approve the required annual report to submit to the federal government.
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# Summary: 2025-2026 CAPER Public HearingJenna Garcia, Assistant Director of Community Development, presented the City of Petaluma's 2025-2026 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER), which details $306,000 in HUD Community Development Block Grant funding allocated to programs including $45,945 for PPSC senior meals serving 291 individuals and $250,000 for Rebuilding Together Petaluma's home improvement program serving 32 households. The presentation also covered over $4 million in homeless and mental health services funding plus $1.1 million in state Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds supporting new affordable housing projects. Council Member Shrives requested detailed meal cost-per-meal calculations to demonstrate program efficiency, noting that the reported 291 clients likely received multiple meals each. Council Member Thompson expressed concerns about funding sustainability, particularly warning that the Encampment Resolution Fund would be depleted within a year, and asked what contingency plans exist beyond relying on county services and community partners to address potential food insecurity from federal policy changes.
10Public HearingResolution approving a Settlement Agreement between the City and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and Authorizing a Revised Payment Schedule for the Outstanding Marina Loan
The city will settle a dispute with the California Department of Parks and Recreation over an outstanding Marina loan by approving a new payment plan.
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# Settlement Agreement with California Department of Parks and Recreation – SummaryCity Manager Brian Cochran presented a resolution to approve a settlement agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation regarding a marina loan originating in the 1990s. The restructured agreement waives over $4 million in back interest and establishes an 18-year graduated repayment schedule at 0% interest, beginning at $160,000 annually and escalating to approximately $360,000 by year 18. Council Member Cader Thompson praised the negotiations for resolving a financial burden the city had carried for over 28 years, while Council Member Barnacle commended the city's efforts to keep administrative costs low and direct resources to community needs. Staff noted that dredging remains a significant obstacle to improving marina revenues, which have historically required general fund support. The motion passed unanimously with all council members voting in favor.
11Public HearingResolution Adopting the Applicable Portions of the 2026 Sonoma County Multi Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP), Including the City of Petaluma Annex, as the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, and Authorizing Submission of the Adopted Resolution to Cal OES and FEMA
The city will adopt Sonoma County's hazard mitigation plan (which identifies natural disasters and climate risks) and authorize submission to state and federal emergency agencies.
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# Summary: Resolution Adopting the 2026 Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation PlanTom Jordan, Emergency Manager, presented the resolution adopting the 2026 Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) and City of Petaluma Annex, which identifies natural hazards including flooding, earthquakes, wildfire, drought, and extreme heat. The plan, developed through a county-led partnership involving approximately 35 City employees and 20 partner organizations, prioritizes mitigation actions including seismic retrofits to historic facilities, wetland and shoreline protection along the Petaluma River, and critical facility backup power installations. Staff outlined cross-departmental storm preparedness activities with Chelsea Thompson, Director of Water Resources and Utilities, detailing inspection efforts for storm drains, catch basins, and flood-prone areas, while the city announced open sandbag filling stations at two locations and directed residents to flood alert resources. Council Member Schibs questioned whether earthquakes should be ranked as the top priority over wildfire and flooding, and raised concerns about federal funding reductions, though staff explained that earthquakes are appropriately classified as highest risk due to the 200-year cyclical threat from major Bay Area faults. Public comments raised specific concerns about Thompson Creek flooding, the North Smart Train Station's proximity to storm drains, and preparedness timing before December storms, though the motion to adopt the plan carried unanimously.
12Public HearingResolution Adopting and Directing the Implementation of City of Petaluma Policies and Procedures Concerning City Interactions with Immigration Authorities, and Access to City Property, Facilities, and Information Consistent Federal and State Law, Including the U.S. and California Constitutions, Senate Bill 580 and Senate Bill 54, “the California
The city will adopt policies governing how city officials and facilities interact with immigration authorities, protecting residents' rights under federal and California law.
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# SummaryStaff presented Resolution 12 adopting City of Petaluma policies and procedures to protect community members' access to city services and facilities during interactions with immigration authorities, consistent with SB 580 and SB 54. City Attorney Eric Danley, Deputy City Manager Linda Lee, and Police Chief Brian Miller led the presentation, which outlined a comprehensive framework addressing four main areas: restricting non-public entry to immigration authorities, limiting data collection consistent with SB 580, implementing database safeguards, and providing multilingual public information through signage and staff training. The implementation plan includes a 90-day timeline with workforce training across all 10 departments, facility assessments, coordination protocols led by the City Manager and legal team, and documentation procedures for encounters with federal immigration officials. Council approved recommended amendments to sections 15 and 16 to add signage informing people of their Miranda rights and referrals to resources, and directed staff to proactively advertise legal protections and resources to local businesses and organizations rather than waiting for inquiries. Staff clarified that adoption does not guarantee litigation immunity but provides clear operational direction to protect constitutional and civil rights while maintaining Public Records Act transparency obligations.
Procedural (1)
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Votos adicionales registrados en actas
Approve Consent Calendar Items 1-8
aye 7
Barnicleaye
Cader Thompsonaye
Di Carlyaye
McDonnellaye
Nauaye
Quintaye
Shrebsaye
Adopt Resolution on City Interactions with Immigration Authorities (SB 580 Policy)
aye 7
Barnicleaye
Cader Thompsonaye
Di Carlyaye
McDonnellaye
Nauaye
Quintaye
Shrimpsaye
Approve CDBG 2025-2026 CAPER and Authorize City Manager to Submit to HUD
aye 7
Barnicleaye
Cader Thompsonaye
Di Carlyaye
McDonnellaye
Nauaye
Quintaye
Shrivesaye
Approve Settlement Agreement with California Department of Parks and Recreation for Marina Loan
aye 7
Barnicleaye
Cader Thompsonaye
Di Carlyaye
McDonnellaye
Nauaye
Quintaye
Rebsaye
Adopt 2026 Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and Petaluma Annex
aye 7
Barnicleaye
Cader Thompsonaye
Di Carlyaye
McDonnellaye
Nauaye
Quintaye
Rebsaye
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* 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. AND, UM, [00:00:01] WE HAVE OUR CLOSE RECORDING IN PROGRESS. SORRY. WELCOME [CALL TO ORDER] EVERYONE. WE'RE MEETING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, AND, UH, WE START WITH OUR CLOSED SESSION. AND I'D LIKE THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE PLEASE. BARNICLE AYE. OR PRESENT Cader Thompson. HERE. DI CARLY. HERE NOW. HERE. QUINT. HERE. REBS. HERE. McDonnell HERE. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. THANKS SO MUCH. UH, WE, UH, [CLOSED SESSION] TONIGHT WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION, WHICH GENERALLY MEANS A CONFERENCE WITH OUR LEGAL ATTORNEY ABOUT ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO ANNOUNCE THE TOPIC. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. HAPPY TO DO THAT. THE COUNSEL WILL CONFER TONIGHT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, UM, INVOLVING POTENTIAL INITIATION OF LITIGATION UNDER PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 OF THE, UM, BROWN ACT, WHICH IS IN THE GOVERNMENT CODE CONCERNING ONE POTENTIAL CASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, UH, WE [PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS] DO INVITE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. IF ANYONE IS HERE TO, UM, SPEAK ON PUBLIC CO UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM. THIS IS THE MOMENT WE INVITE YOU TO TURN IN A PAPER WITH THE CLERK. I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY AND TO START OUR TIMER? YES. UH, AT THIS MOMENT I'LL START A 32ND TIMER. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO MY DESK MEMBERS ATTENDING, UH, ONLINE SHOULD RAISE THEIR VIRTUAL HAND, OR THOSE ATTENDING VIA PHONE SHOULD PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND. UH, I'LL, I'D ALSO NOTE THAT WE HAD THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS AHEAD OF THE MEETING. THOSE ARE POSTED ONLINE AND WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANYONE VIA ZOOM. I DO HAVE A FEW CARDS. THANK YOU.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL BE JODY JOHNSON, TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHRIS PARKER. OKAY. UNSURE IF THIS CLOSED DOOR SESSION IS ABOUT US, BUT WE SPEAK THIS EVENING TO ONCE AGAIN ENCOURAGE ALL REMEDIES TO BE EXHAUSTED REGARDING THE ATTACK ON OUR UPSETS, UNSUBSIDIZED MOBILE HOMES WE OWN. JUST 10 DAYS AGO, WE LEARNED THAT ANOTHER MOBILE HOME AT 11, MICHAEL AND YOUNGSTOWN WAS SOLD AS ALL AGE. NEW FALSE NARRATIVES ARISE DAILY, BUT THE FACTS ARE CLEAR. SINCE 2023, EVEN WITH THE SENIOR PARK OVERLAY ZONING IN FULL EFFECT VOTED IN UNANIMOUSLY. 11 SALES TOOK PLACE AND THE PARK OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT SOLD A MOBILE HOME AS ALL AGE. THE BUYER WAS LED TO BELIEVE FROM THE MOMENT THEY SAW THE PARK LISTING ENGAGED IN AN APPROVAL PROCESS AND EXECUTED PURCHASE AGREEMENTS THAT YOUNGSTOWN WAS AN ALL AGE PARK. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDED TO THESE BUYERS EVEN STATED THAT ALL AGE PARK AT THAT TIME WITHOUT A DATE, SINCE THERE WAS NO VALID DATE FOR ALL AGE MANAGEMENT DOUBLED AND TRIPLED DOWN EVEN WHEN BUYERS WOULD ASK WHY THERE WERE SIGNS IN THE WINDOWS OF MOBILE HOMES IN YOUNGSTOWN THAT STATE YOUNGSTOWN IS A SENIOR PARK. ARE ANY OF THIS? IS THAT PRIOR TO RETALIATIONS FOR YOUNGSTOWN NOT WINNING HUGE INCREASES. IF ANY OF US HAD TRIED TO SELL TO AN ALL AGE BUYER, WE WOULD'VE BEEN EVICTED. EVIDENCE AT TRIAL SHOWS THAT MANAGEMENT CROSSED OUR SENIOR PARK OUT AND WROTE IN YOUNGSTOWN IS NO LONGER A SENIOR PARK. IN ADDITION, THIS PAST WEEK, CAPRI RESIDENTS 24 OUT OF 68, UNDER THEIR THIRD ARBITRATION IN TWO YEARS, TWO MONTHS RECEIVED A DECISION GRANTING A ZERO INCREASE FROM A THIRD ARBITRATOR. THREE DIFFERENT ARBITRATORS, THREE DIFFERENT ARBITRATIONS, ALL GRANTING NO INCREASE DECISION WAS BASED ON FINANCIAL SUPPLIED BY HARMONY. IN ADDITION, THE LANGUAGE AND THE DECISION SPEAKS TO THE VALIDITY OF THE FINANCIAL SUPPLIED. THE MANAGEMENT HOURS AND HARMONY'S INTENT HAS LITTLEWOODS. RESIDENTS WILL NOW GO THROUGH BOTH A RELOCATION REPORT PROCESS AT SOME POINT AND A FOURTH ARBITRATION IN NOVEMBER.
THEY ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT ARBITRATOR, UH, OF THEY'RE ABOUT TO DO WITH THE SAME DECISION. NO INCREASE WARRANTED OVER THE ALLOWABLE RENT STABILIZATION INCREASE HAS FINANCIAL SHOW THREE TIMES BEFORE FOR LITTLEWOODS THAT THEY HAVE NOT ALIGNED PROFITS THAT DID NOT KEEP UP WITH INFLATION, BUT EXCEEDED INFLATION. FRIVOLOUS ARBITRATIONS. FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS ARE AIMED AT ONE INTENT TO BLEED US DRY IN DEFENDING OURSELVES TO BLEED YOU DRY IN DEFENDING YOURSELF. FACTS THOUGH IS THAT THE CITY HAS HAD SOME CASES DISMISSED AND EVEN RECENTLY BEEN AWARDED THE BENEFIT OF THE TAXPAYER LEGAL FEES BACK TO SUPPORT. WILL THEY APPEAL? OF COURSE. BUT THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE FEDERAL COURT. THAT IS THAT YOU COULD DEFEND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS MUCH LIKE US. THIS IS WHAT THE CITY AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE STOOD FOR. PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE AND SIMPLY DEFEND, ENFORCE AND STRENGTHEN THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCES AND OVERLAYS THEY VOTED IN. THIS PROTECTS SENIORS AND THE VULNERABLE FAMILIES SIMPLY LIVING WITHIN THEIR MEANS THAT OWN UNSUBSIDIZED, AFFORDABLE MOBILE HOMES. YOUR MARK ON [00:05:01] THE CITY OF PETALUMA IS EVIDENT AND WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR YEARS TO COME. NOISE WILL NEVER DROWN THAT OUT. THANK YOU CHRIS PARKER TO BE FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER BOYLE. YES, GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANT TO, UH, REITERATE THAT, UH, WE NEED ENFORCEMENT. WE, UH, TOTALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS SO FAR. THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS WHEN I SAY, UH, WE NEED ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JENNIFER BOYLE TO BE FOLLOWED BY TIM PORTUS. YES, THANK YOU. TIM PORTUS. HELLO COUNSEL. THANK YOU YOU FOR HAVING ME YET AGAIN. AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW THAT WE NEED A BIGGER HAMMER. YOU KNOW THAT I'VE TOLD YOU THAT A MONTH OR 20 YEAR, 20 MONTHS AGO, YOU GUYS ARE OUR LAST DEFENSE. YOU ARE OUR ONLY DEFENSE. NOW, SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE ON BOARD. I HOPE THE BEST FOR THAT PERSONS, THOSE PERSONS. I KNOW THAT A SHORT FEW OF YOU FOR CERTAIN REALLY ARE BACKING US UP.
AND I WILL SAY THAT WHEN TIMES COME, I'LL BE THERE TO BACK YOU UP, GUARANTEE IT. I'M NOT SHOWING ANY FORM OF FAVORITISM OTHER THAN I CAN VOTE FOR TWO OF YOU ONLY. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR ANYBODY ELSE. SO I WILL DO THAT. YOU HAVE BEEN AN ADMIRABLE STRENGTH THAT WE HAVE WATCHED LEAN ON, SEE AND ARE VERY PROUD TO MENTION. I. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND PLEASE KNOW THAT , YOU REALLY ARE ALL THAT CAN DO SOMETHING WE HAVE VERY LITTLE TO TURN TO NOW. WE HOPE WE PRAY THAT YOU STAY CONSISTENT. WE HOPE AND PRAY THAT WORDS COME TRUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER. AND SO WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOW WE'RE GONNA ADJOURN TO OUR CLOSED SESSION AND RETURN AT SIX O'CLOCK OR WHEN OUR BUSINESS IN THERE FINISHES. SO, UM, WE ARE ADJOURN MY MOM. OKAY. GOOD EVENING [CALL TO ORDER] EVERYONE. THANK YOU. WOW. WENT QUIET QUICKLY. UM, YES, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL IN THE PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026. UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE BEGIN ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS BOTH IN PERSON AND BY ZOOM. AND, UH, THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEW STATE LAW. A LITTLE BIT OF A MESSAGE. UM, IT'S AN UPDATE TO THE BROWN ACT. IT'S CALIFORNIA'S OPEN MEETING LAW. AND BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW PROCESS, WE ASK YOUR PATIENTS WHILE WE GET USED TO THE TECH AND ALL PER OUR REGULAR PROCEDURES. IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND ARE JOINING US IN PERSON, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD, THEY'RE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND BRING TO OUR CLERK WHO'S IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM, UM, AS PER THE NEW PROCEDURES. FOR THOSE OF YOU PARTICIPATING VIA ZOOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND WHEN THE ITEM IS CALLED, UH, THOSE PARTICIPATING OVER THE PHONE CAN RAISE YOUR HAND BY PRESSING STAR NINE. THE CITY CLERK WILL PROVIDE THESE INSTRUCTIONS EVERY TIME WE DO PUBLIC COMMENT. AND, UH, PLEASE DON'T RAISE YOUR HAND YET. WAIT FOR THE ITEM TO BE STARTED, PLEASE.
CONCURRENT TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING IN SPANISH IN A VARIETY OF OTHER LANGUAGES. AND TO ACCESS TRANSLATIONS ONLINE, PLEASE USE THE LINK ON THE AGENDA. SO WITH THAT, UH, WE RETURN FROM OUR CLOSED SESSION AND I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK TO DO OUR ROLL CALL. BARNACLE PRESENT Cader Thompson. HERE, HERE, HERE TO CARLY. HERE. NOW. HERE. QUINT. HERE SHRIVES. HERE. McDonnell HERE. AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. LET'S ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FLAG OF THE, OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHERE WISHES STANDS. [00:10:01] ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDI INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AMEN. AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEASE. OKAY, [AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY)] THIS IS WHERE WE, UM, START OUR AGENDA HERE. ANY, UM, I LOOK UP AND DOWN THE DIOCESE TO SEE IF ANY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH TO CHANGE THE AGENDA IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THE ORDER OF IT. AND, UM, ACTUALLY I'M GONNA, UH, MAKE A SUGGESTION HERE. WE HAVE OUR ITEM NUMBER 12 ON HERE, WHICH, UH, WE'RE CALLING, UM, REGARDING, REGARDING, UH, LET'S SEE, WHERE IS THAT? UM, IT'S, UM, BEING CALLED AN ADOPT AND DIRECT IMPLEMENTING CITY PROCEDURES RELATED TO IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY AND ACCESS FOR THE CITY PROPERTY FACILITIES. AND INFORMATION. I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST WE MOVE THAT TO FOLLOW, UM, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE CONSENT CALENDAR, GET IT RIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ADDRESS THAT FIRST AT THAT TIME. IS THAT, UH, ACCEPTABLE TO ALL? WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. SO LET'S NOTE THAT CHANGE THAT WE'RE MOVING ITEM 12, UH, TO FOLLOW THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UH, WITH THAT, [REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION] UM, LET'S, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CLOSED SESSION WE JUST HAD AND WHAT IS OUR REPORT OUTTA CLOSED SESSION? I'D LIKE TO INVITE CITY ATTORNEY ERIC DANLEY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
SO I'D LIKE TO REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.1 A TWO, WHICH IS PART OF THE BROWN ACT THAT TONIGHT IN CLOSE SESSION, THE COUNCIL GAVE UNANIMOUS DIRECTION TO INITIATE AN ACTION THAT THE ACTION THE DEFENDANTS IN THE OTHER PARTICULAR SHALL ONCE FORMALLY COMMENCED, BE DISCLOSED TO ANY PERSON UPON INQUIRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT'S THE COMPLETE, UH, REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION. YES, IT IS. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ Recognition of Nate Davis as 2026 California Water Environment Association Emerging Leader Award Winner] UM, THAT TAKES US TO PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT. WE HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, AND, UH, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS, UH, RECOGNITION OF NATE DAVIS AS THE 2026 CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION EMERGING LEADER AWARD WINNER. AND TO HELP US WITH THIS, I'D LIKE, UH, HIS SUPERVISOR, STEVE RELL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCE AND UTILITIES, AND ALSO PATRICK PULIS, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR TO THE PODIUM TO HELP PRESENT TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY. UH, MY NAME IS STEVE WORL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT WITH THE PLEASURE OF RECOGNIZING NATE. AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO PATRICK, UH, TO TALK THROUGH NATE'S AWARD. SO, NATE DAVIS, UH, WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION AS AN EMERGENCE, UH, EMERGING LEADER. THIS IS ONLY GIVEN TO SIX PEOPLE A YEAR. UM, SO IT'S QUITE A, A PRESTIGIOUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NATE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS. UM, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. DURING THAT TIME, HE'S WORKED IN THE ELLIS, UH, CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, UM, IN SEVERAL GROUPS, WATER CONSERVATION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY. HE IS HELPED OUT WITH THE POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM, AND CURRENTLY HE'S IN THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR HELPING LOCAL INDUSTRIES WORK WITH THEIR PERMITS AND STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE END GOAL OF ULTIMATELY PROTECTING THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HE'S LOCAL AS HE GREW UP IN FORESTVILLE AND ATTENDED SONOMA STATE. UM, HE'S VERY WORTHY OF THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE C-C-W-E-A AND ALSO THE, THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS AN EXEMPLARY STAFF MEMBER. UM, AND I'M, UH, VERY HAPPY THAT HE'S, HE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THIS AWARD. CONGRATULATIONS, NATE. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GRATEFUL FOR, UM, THE CITY OF PETALUMA FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT'S PROVIDED AND, UH, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN AS WELL. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU STAFF. [ Downtown Trestle Update] UH, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, UM, IS ABOUT, UH, THE DOWNTOWN TRESTLE AND WITH A, A BIT OF AN UPDATE. SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE GINA BENNETT PNET, WHO THE, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AT THE PODIUM AND TO, UH, HELP US TALK ABOUT THE REEL. THANK YOU. UH, I'M GINA BENEDETTI NIK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, [00:15:01] AND I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UM, WAS BACK IN MAY, 2025, THAT STAFF PRESENTED EIGHT POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE HISTORIC TRESTLE, RANGING FROM MORE LIMITED IMPROVEMENTS TO A BROADER RE-IMAGINING OF THE HISTORIC WATERFRONT SPACE. BUT YOUR DIRECTION WAS CLEAR TO US BEFORE NARROWING DOWN THOSE OPTIONS. WE NEEDED TO TAKE A STEP BACK, BRING THE COMMUNITY MORE FULLY INTO THE CONVERSATION, AND BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE WANT THE TRESTLE TO BECOME. SINCE THEN, A LOT HAS HAPPENED. STAFF HAS CONTINUED ADVANCING THE FOUNDATIONAL WORK AROUND OWNERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, AND PERMITTING. AND THE COMMUNITY HAS STEPPED FORWARD IN A REMARKABLE WAY, ORGANIZING, BUILDING SUPPORT, AND CREATING MOMENTUM AROUND THE PROJECT. AND TONIGHT, THOSE EFFORTS ARE BEGINNING TO COME TOGETHER, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON.
UH, RATHER THAN HAVE STAFF TELL YOU WHAT THE COMMUNITY ENERGY LOOKS LIKE, WE'RE EXCITED TO LET YOU HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING TO LEAD IT. UM, IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE CATHERINE REINHARDT. CATHERINE'S REPRESENTING THE NINE MEMBER PETALUMA TRESSEL PROMENADE, NOW STEERING COMMITTEE. KATHERINE'S PROMINENT CONSULTING HISTORIAN, RESEARCHER, AUTHOR, ARCHIVIST, HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVOCATE, FORMER CITY OF PETALUMA STAFF. I LEARNED TONIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, CATHERINE IS A PETALUMA GOOD EGG. AND WITH THAT, TURN IT OVER TO KATHY. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GINA. AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF. I'M VERY PLEASED, EXCITED TO REPRESENT THE PETALUMA TRESTLE PROMENADE NOW STEERING COMMITTEE, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE TONIGHT. AND IF I COULD ASK THOSE MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE TO RAISE THEIR HANDS. GREAT, THANK YOU. WE LAUNCHED THIS GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN AFTER THE MARCH 11TH COUNCIL MEETING WHERE EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL AGREED SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE ABOUT THE TRESTLE. OUR COMMITTEE ORGANIZED, AND WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS, FOUND THE RIGHT CONSULTANT TO HELP THE CITY WITH THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PIECE THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT, BUT HAS NEVER HAPPENED. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, WE BROUGHT A PROPOSAL TO CITY STAFF WITH AN OFFER TO PAY TO PAY 50% OF WHAT WAS NEEDED TO HIRE THIS CONSULTANT. THAT WAS 50,000 IS $50,000. THE OFFER WAS ACCEPTED WITH A COMMITMENT THAT THE CITY WOULD MATCH OUR GIFT. WE'RE FOCUSED ON ACTION BUILDING THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND MOMENTUM NEEDED TO TRANSFORM THE TRESTLE FROM A PERCEIVED BLIGHT INTO A REVITALIZED RIVERFRONT SPACE. WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED AND IT CAN'T BE DETERMINED WITHOUT MEANINGFUL PUBLIC INPUT. THAT'S WHY WE SUPPORT A CONSULTANT LED VISIONING PROCESS. AN ESSENTIAL STEP FORWARD TURNING YEARS OF TALK INTO RESULTS. GOOD. SOMEBODY'S KNOWING WHEN TO . I'M JUST GOING ALONG. YES. SO WE'RE ON SLIDE THREE, .
UM, SO THE TRESTLE IS NOT ONLY A DEFINING FEATURE OF PETALUMA, BUT IT ALSO OFFERS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUILT IN 1922. I'M HISTORIAN, I GOTTA GIVE YOU THE HISTORY. IT'S SYMBOLIZES THE AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING MITE. THAT METAL MADE PETALUMA A KEY TRANSPORTATION HUB FOR THE NORTH BAY. OVER TIME, IT ALSO BECAME A GATHERING PLACE SOMEWHERE TO WATCH RIVER EVENTS, WALK THE WATERFRONT, AND TAKE IN THE TURNING BASE AND UP CLOSE. TODAY, EVEN IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, THE TRESTLE CONTINUES TO CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. AND ITS IMAGE IS USED WIDELY IN MARKETING MATERIALS AND IS EVEN ON THE COVER OF OUR CURRENT GENERAL PLAN. WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS UNIQUE SOURCE RESOURCE BACK TO LIFE, HONORING ITS HISTORY, WHILE CREATING A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, WELCOMING SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER, MOVE THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN, AND FINALLY EXPERIENCE A PART OF THE RIVER THAT'S BEEN JUST OUT OF REACH FOR FAR TOO LONG. SLIDE FOUR. [00:20:03] OUR CAMPAIGN IS ABOUT ACTION. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE TRESTLE FOR DECADES. NOW IT'S TIME TO DO SOMETHING. IT'S TIME TO MEET THE GOALS LAID OUT IN THE PETALUMA RIVER ACCESS AND ENHANCEMENT PLAN, THE CENTRAL PETALUMA SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE GENERAL PLAN. AND WE'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS BELIEF. A DIVERSE COALITION BACKS THE CAMPAIGN INDIVIDUALS, SERVICE CLUBS, BUSINESS OWNERS, THE PETALUMA DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE HAVE TWO STEERING COMMITTEES THAT ARE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PDA AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY VISIONING PROCESS BECAUSE A PROJECT THIS IMPORTANT NEEDS MORE THAN A GOOD IDEA. IT NEEDS A SHARED VISION, BROAD PARTICIPATION, AND COMMUNITY READY TO HELP BUILD IT. WE SET A GOAL OF 50,000 FOR OUR COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING. THAT WAS THANKS TO THE HEALTHY PETALUMA FOUNDATION. UH, DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE AND WE'RE THRILLED TO SHARE THAT WE'VE REACHED THAT GOAL GOAL AND MORE THANKS TO OVER 120 DONORS.
UM, WITHIN LESS, I THINK JUST A LITTLE OVER A MONTH'S TIME. YEAH. UM, AND PROOF THAT IS PROOF OF HOW MUCH COMMUNITY BELIEVES IN THE TRESTLES FUTURE. EVERY CON CONTRIBUTION DOES MORE THAN FUND THE WORK AHEAD. IT TELLS FUTURE GRANT PARTNERS, THE FUNDERS THAT PETALUMA IS INVESTED, ENGAGED, AND READY TO MOVE. THIS EFFORT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE ABOUT MONEY, IT'S ABOUT MOMENTUM. SO WE'RE INVITING EVERYONE TO BE A PART OF WHAT COMES NEXT. FOLLOW THE CAMPAIGN, JOIN OUR MAILING LIST, COME TO THE WORKSHOPS, SHARE YOUR IDEAS, AND HELP US IMAGINE WHAT THIS EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF PETALUMA CAN BECOME. ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT A SHARED COMMUNITY SUPPORTED VISION, WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARD TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK, WE REACHED OUT TO MIG, A CONSULTING FIRM BECAUSE OF THEIR TRACK RECORD IN SIMILAR PROJECTS AND THEIR COMBINATION OF URBAN PLANNING, EXPERTISE AND COMMUNITY EX ENGAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. TWO DISCIPLINES CENTRAL TO THIS PROJECT'S SUCCESS. URBAN PLANNING EXPERTISE MATTERS HERE BECAUSE THE TRESTLE PROJECT DEMANDS MORE THAN AN ENGINEERED SOLUTION. GIVEN THE RESOURCES, UNIQUENESS, AND IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY, MIGS, NATIONAL REPUTATION FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ENGAGEMENT MADE THEM AN OBVIOUS CHOICE. THEY PIONEERED THE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INCLUSIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT ARE NOW STANDARD PRACTICE. THANK YOU. . WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE'D SHE GO? THANKS, CATHERINE. SO, UM, YOU BEAT ME TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SORRY. . THAT'S GREAT. SO THE CITY IS PREPARING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME WITH MIG FOR COMMUNITY VISIONING. MIG WILL LEAD STAKEHOLDER MAPPING, LISTENING SESSIONS, BILINGUAL OUTREACH, THREE WORKSHOPS, UH, ALTERNATIVES, EVALUATION, AND CULMINATING WITH A COMMUNITY VISION REPORT. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE TRESTLE PROMENADE, NOW STEERING COMMITTEE ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN BRINGING FORWARD A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FROM THE COMMUNITY FROM THIS VISIONING PROCESS.
THE REPORT WILL BE HIGHLY VISUAL, INCLUDE GRAPHICS, CHARTS, AND PRECEDENT IMAGERY TO HELP CLEARLY ARTICULATE THE VISIONING AND THE DESIGN IDEAS. IT MAY ALSO INCLUDE OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. BASED ON OUTCOMES OF THE VISIONING PROCESS, THE CITY WILL LEAD THIS PROJECT, THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT. AS WELL CHAIR OUR TEAM MEETINGS MANAGE THE CONSULTANT CONTRACTS AND THE BUDGET AND RETAIN DECISION AUTHORITY. THE BOTH CONSULTANT TEAM WHO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH AND WHO HAS PRESENTED, UH, TO, TO THIS COUNCIL BEFORE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DESIGN, ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING, UM, URBAN DESIGN AND HISTORIC INFORMATION. UM, SO THAT THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION WILL START WITH VERIFIED CONDITIONS. THESE TWO CONSULTANT TEAMS WILL BE COLLABORATING AND COORDINATING THROUGHOUT THIS VISIONING PROCESS. UH, WE'LL BE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRESTLE PROMENADE NOW STEERING COMMITTEE AND STAFF [00:25:01] IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND THEIR PARTICIPATION. NEXT SLIDE. THE VISIONING PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO BUILD MOMENTUM FROM ONE CONVERSATION TO THE NEXT. SO EACH WORKSHOP ANSWERING A BIGGER QUESTION ABOUT THE TRESTLES FUTURE. SO, WORKSHOP ONE, WE'LL ASK WHAT MATTERS MOST. WE'LL BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRESTLE HERE, WHAT THE COMMUNITY VALUES, AND IDENTIFY THE QUALITIES PEOPLE WANNA CARRY FORWARD BY WORKSHOP TWO, WE'LL BE ASKING WHAT COULD IT BECOME? WE'LL EXPLORE UP TO THREE ALTERNATIVES, COMPARE TRADE-OFFS AND CONSTRAINTS, AND BEGIN IDENTIFYING THE ELEMENTS THAT RESONATE MOST STRONGLY. UH, NEXT SLIDE. WORKSHOP THREE. WE'LL ASK WHAT DO WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH? WE'LL TEST AND REFINE A PREFERRED CONCEPT, WORK THROUGH REMAINING CONCERNS, AND BRING THE COMMUNITY CLOSER TO A SHARED DIRECTION. AND IMPORTANTLY, THE WORK WON'T STOP BETWEEN WORKSHOPS. TRESSEL PROMENADE.
NOW THE CITY STAFF AND THE TECHNICAL TEAM WILL REVIEW WHAT WE'VE HEARD THROUGH THESE, THROUGH THESE WORKSHOPS, TEST IDEAS, AND STRENGTHEN THE INFORMATION SO THAT EVERY WORKSHOP STARTS FURTHER AHEAD THAN THE ONE BEFORE IT. NEXT SLIDE. THIS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET INFORMED TO GET INVOLVED AND SEE HOW THEIR IDEAS WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE TRESTLE. BEFORE EACH WORKSHOP, THE COMMUNITY WILL RECEIVE CLEAR PLAIN LANGUAGE INFORMATION SO EVERYONE CAN WALK IN READY TO PARTICIPATE. MIG WILL SUPPORT ENGLISH AND SPANISH OUTREACH, REGISTRATION, FACT SHEETS, WEB UPDATES, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EASY TO FOLLOW MEETING SUMMARIES. UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ATTEND EVERY WORKSHOP TO HAVE A VOICE NATURALLY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN JOIN ANY ONE OF THEM, TWO OF THEM, OR BEST. ALL THREE. EACH SESSION WILL BUILD ON WHAT WE HEARD BEFORE, SO THE CONVERSATION KEEPS MOVING FORWARD. THE CITY PROJECT WEBPAGE WILL BE THE OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR UPDATES. AND TRESSEL PROMENADE NOW WILL CONTINUE BUILDING EXCITEMENT THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, ITS MAILING LIST, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND FUNDRAISING. THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SHAPE ONE OF PETALUMA'S MOST DISTINCTIVE WATERFRONT SPACES. AND WE WANT AS MANY VOICES AT THE TABLE AS POSSIBLE. THE VENUE AND REGISTER AND REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR THAT FIRST WATCH WORKSHOP WILL BE SHARED AS SOON AS THEY'RE CONFIRMED. NEXT SLIDE. THIS PROCESS BUILDS ON WORK ALREADY UNDERWAY. COMMUNITY VISIONING WILL DEFINE VALUES, PRIORITIES, AND ACCEPTABLE TRADE-OFFS. MIG WILL TRANSLATE THAT INPUT INTO SITE AND PROMENADE CONCEPTS. THE FA TEAM WILL TEST FEASIBILITY, PERMITTING, ACCESS, RESILIENCE, MAINTENANCE, AND COST. CITY STAFF WILL CONTINUE THE OWNERSHIP AND SITE CONTROL WORK IN PARALLEL, AND THE CITY WILL BRING THESE STREAMS TOGETHER THROUGH ONE SCHEDULE AND DECISION PATH, PRODUCING A DESIGN THAT REFLECTS COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS AND THE LEGAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNICAL CONDITIONS THAT DETERMINE WHAT CAN MOVE FORWARD. NEXT SLIDE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE CITY'S CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCOPING PHASE IS FULLY FUNDED. THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR THIS WORK TOTALS 1.27 MILLION. THAT INCLUDES $375,000. THAT'S PROGRAMMED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, 26, 27. AND THE PROPOSED MIG BASE SCOPE IS 90, CURRENTLY 96,500 ROUGHLY. UM, WHAT IS NOT YET FUNDED IS FUTURE CONSTRUCTION, FINAL DESIGN, ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS, FINAL PERMITS, ET CETERA. BUT THOSE COSTS CAN'T BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED AT THIS POINT. NOT UNTIL WE HAVE A MORE INFORMED DESIGN AND UPDATED TECHNICAL WORK. THE NEXT LEVEL OF PROJECT INFORMATION, UH, I'M SORRY, OF PROJECT DEFINITION, WILL GIVE US THE SCOPE, THE COST ESTIMATES, AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION NEEDED TO COMPETE FOR OUTSIDE FUNDING. THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE EXPECTATION IS THAT FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION WILL NEED TO RELY HEAVILY ON GRANTS AND OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES. POTENTIAL FUNDING AVENUES COULD INCLUDE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANTS AND PROGRAMS, COASTAL ACCESS AND RESILIENCY GRANTS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUNDING, FEDERAL OR STATE APPROPRIATIONS, AND OF COURSE, PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY. AS OWNERSHIP CLARIFIED AND THE PROJECT BECOMES MORE DEFINED, STAFF WILL EVALUATE WHICH OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THE STRONGEST FIT WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AND HOW TO BEST POSITION THE TRESTLE TO COMPETE FOR THEM. UH, NEXT SLIDE. FROM HERE, THE WORK SHIFTS INTO A VERY EXCITING PHASE IN THE CITY, WILL BE FINALIZING AGREEMENTS AND LAUNCH THE COORDINATED WORK PROGRAM [00:30:01] WITH LISTENING AND WORKSHOP ONE, BEGINNING THIS FALL THROUGH THE WINTER AND SPRING, THE TEAM WILL DEVELOP AND TEST ALTERNATIVES, HOLD WORKSHOPS TWO AND THREE, AND CONTINUE THE TECHNICAL WORK NEEDED TO CON TO TURN THE COMMUNITY IDEAS INTO A REALISTIC, ACHIEVABLE PATH FORWARD. THAT WORK WILL CULMINATE IN A COMMUNITY VISION REPORT AND A REFINED PREFERRED CONCEPT SUPPORTED BY THE UPDATED INFORMATION ON FEASIBILITY COST, FUNDING, OPPORTUNITIES, PERMITTING AND OWNERSHIP.
WE EXPECT TO RETURN TO COUNCIL IN SUMMER 2027 WITH SOMETHING MUCH STRONGER THAN A CONCEPT ALONE, BUT AN INFORMED DESIGN, A CLEAR RECORD OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY TOLD US, AND A WELL-SUPPORTED RECOMMENDATION FOR WHAT COMES NEXT. NO FINAL DESIGN DECISION IS BEING ASKED OF YOU THIS EVENING. TONIGHT REALLY IS ABOUT LAUNCHING THIS NEXT CHAPTER, THIS VISIONING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PHASE. I WANNA END BY THANKING THE COMMUNITY FOR SHOWING UP, FOR ORGANIZING, FOR ASKING QUESTIONS, AND FOR BRINGING IDEAS FORWARD AND CHOOSING TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS. THE TRESTLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF PETALUMA'S STORY, AND BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TO THE TABLE, ITS NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE SHAPED BY PETALUMA TWO. THANK YOU. NOW, LAST SLIDE. THERE WE GO. UM, UM, AND ONE LAST COMMENT, MAYOR, BEFORE I TURN IT BACK TO YOU, KATHY WELTY, PRINCIPAL AT MIG IS WITH US ON ZOOM REMOTELY. SO IF, IF THERE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS COME UP FOR THE CONSULTANT, SHE'S AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I, UH, MADE A, A VERY BIG OMISSION. UH, A MEMBER OF OUR STEERING C COMMITTEE IS OUR MAYOR , KEVIN McDonnell. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK IT'S A GREAT PRESENTATION. UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING THE DOWNTOWN TRESTLE PROMENADE FORWARD. UM, I SHOULD NOTE THAT, UM, PRESENTATIONS CAN BE COMMENTED ON BY THE PUBLIC DURING THE GENERAL, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS PRESENTATIONS. BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT PART, I'D LIKE TO ASK IF ANY COUNCIL WOULD, UH, LIKE TO, UH, COMMENT ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION. COUNCIL MEMBER SHRIVES, UH, THANK YOU. IT'S REALLY NICELY. THIS IS MOVING, UM, AS QUICKLY AS, AS YOU HAVE, ARE, ARE WORKING ON, UM, AND COVERING IT AS IS AS THIS BREATH. UM, IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT THREE ALTERNATIVES ARE GONNA COME IN AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ESTIMATING SOME OF THE COSTS OF EACH OF THESE.
UM, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS IF THE CONSULTANTS CAN ALSO ADD ONE MORE THING TO THEIR, UH, ANALYSIS, UH, AND PRESENTATIONS. UM, AND THAT IS THE END, WHICH IS THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS, BOTH THE SOCIAL BENEFITS, HOW MUCH TOURISM DOLLARS MIGHT COME IN, HOW MUCH DOLLARS FROM EVENTS AND COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESS DOLLARS MIGHT COME IN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF EACH OF THESE THREE ALTERNATIVES. SO THAT COULD BE ESTIMATED OUT. 'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A VERY STRONG CASE TO MOVE FORWARD. UM, AND HAVING THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS IN ITS VARIOUS FEATURES INCLUDED IN, IN WITH THE COSTS, I THINK TO, TO BALANCE IT ALL OUT WOULD BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO, TO THE PROCESS. SO I, I JUST WANNA MAKE THE REQUEST THAT THAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN, IN THE CONSULTANT WORK ACKNOWLEDGED. THANKS, AND THANK YOU. THE GREAT ONE THERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BARNACLE. UH, I JUST, UM, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRESTLE AND THE LAST SEVERAL TIMES WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRESTLE, I'VE SAID THE, YOU KNOW, I WANNA STOP KICKING THE CAN. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLAN. UM, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE COMMUNITY'S WORKING WITH, WITH THE CITY, AND, UM, SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT, UM, AN, A CALIBER TEAM TO PULL IT TOGETHER. AND I'M, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS PROGRESSES AND, UM, TURNING THIS, UH, TURNING THIS INTO THE BEAUTIFUL SPACE IT SHOULD BE. SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NOW, UM, THANK YOU, OF COURSE FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. UM, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS. ARE THEY GONNA BE HELD AT CITY HALL? ARE THEY GONNA BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER? WILL THERE BE VIDEO OF THESE WORKSHOPS SO THAT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET TO THE WORKSHOPS CAN VIEW THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED? THOSE, THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS. AND, UM, KATE WELTY, UM, IF YOU WANNA CHIME IN, I'LL, I'LL TAKE MY BEST AT THIS, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, PLEASE DO. UH, THEY WON'T BE AT CITY HALL.
UM, THEY WILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEIR COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND, AND, UH, THE LOCATION IS PLURAL, HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED. AND, UM, WILL THEY BE VIDEOTAPED? YES, THEY CAN BE VIDEOTAPED. AND KATE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU IF YOU SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED THAT OR NOT, BUT I HAVE. AND COUNCIL HAS, AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO. YES. AND IT WILL MAKE IT THAT MUCH MORE TRANSPARENT [00:35:01] AND ACCESSIBLE. SO OF COURSE, BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE LIVES AND THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO ATTEND A MEETING, BUT THEY WANNA KNOW, AND THIS HERE, AND THEY AREN'T ALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UM, AND THEN WILL THE, AFTER THE WORKSHOPS OR DURING YOUR, I THINK THERE WERE FOUR DIFFERENT MONTHS OF WORKSHOPS, WILL THERE BE COUNCIL UPDATES ON HOW THE WORKSHOPS ARE GOING AND HOW THE WORK IS, IS GOING SO FAR WITH THE COMMUNITY? YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I LEFT THAT OUT. YES, , THERE IS ONE CHECK-IN SCHEDULED WITH COUNCIL AND TIMING OF THAT IS TBD AND KATE. UM, IF IS KATE UNMUTED, CAN, CAN YOU DO THAT? SHE'S THERE. KATE, PLEASE CHIME IN HERE AND COVER ANYTHING THAT I'M MISSING. UM, I AM IN COMPLETE ALIGNMENT WITH GINA. UM, SO WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START. GREAT, THANKS. UM, THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING IS, UM, I, EVERY TIME YOU COME WITH A PRESENTATION ON THE TRESTLE, I WANT SOMETHING AT THE SITE THAT GIVES TOURISTS AND THE PUBLIC AND, AND ANYBODY WALKING BY A VISUAL OF WHAT IS GOING ON, UM, WITH MAYBE A QR CODE THAT THEY CAN GO TO WITH THEIR IPHONES AND CHECK ON THE STATUS OR HOW DO THEY DONATE, OR ALSO, I'D LIKE TO SEE A THERMOMETER WITH THE FINANCIALS ON HOW MUCH IS NEEDED, HOW MUCH IS RAISED SO THAT THERE'S A VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE AS THEY'RE WALKING BY THE FENCE AT THE SITE. THOSE ARE GREAT IDEAS. AND I, I, YEAH, YEAH, PLEASE. SO THANK YOU. I I AGREE. SIGNAGE IS GOOD. UM, AND WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE TWO BANNERS DOWN AT THE TRESTLE RIGHT NOW THAT DO HAVE OUR QR CODE THAT TAKES YOU TO THE TRESTLE PROMENADE NOW WEBSITE ALSO. THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN, UH, MAKE A DONATION.
AND WHEN YOU MAKE A DONATION OR EVEN JUST LOOK AT THE PAGE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR FUNDRAISING. SO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO, OUR WEBSITE WILL BE CONTINUALLY UPDATED AS WE'LL. WE DO A REGULAR NEWSLETTER, SO WE'LL, WE'LL BE DOING OUR PART TO KEEP THE FOLKS UP TO DATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND AS THE TRESSEL PROMENADE NOW GROUP PASSES THE BATON INTO CITY, UH, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, THAT QR CODE WILL HAVE TO CHANGE TO BE THE CITY WEBSITE QR CODE ON THIS, SO WE CAN DRIVE PEOPLE TO THIS MEETING AND MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. QUINT. THANK YOU. UH, I JUST EXPRESSED MY EXCITEMENT AND GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING ON THIS. AND, UH, YEAH, I GUESS I'M, MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT, UH, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UM, WE CAN HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION BACK TO US, UH, BY THE TIME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GOALS AND PRIORITIES NEXT YEAR, SO THAT WE CAN, AS A COUNCIL, WE CAN TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND KEEP THE BALL ROLLING. THAT'S MY ONLY HOPE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PETER THOMPSON. I'LL JUST BE QUICK, BUT I WAS AT CONFERENCE THIS LAST WEEK AND ONE OF THE SESSIONS WAS ON OLD CITIES AND HOW TO, YOU KNOW, BRING ECONOMICS INTO THE COMMUNITY. AND THE TRESTLE WAS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TOP OF MIND, UM, THROUGH THIS, UM, DISCUSSION. AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT IT IN MY PUBLIC COMMENT. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL COMMENT. AND, AND, UM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. I, I LOVE THAT YOU SAID, UH, TAKE A STEP BACK AND TALK TO THE PUBLIC. THAT PART RESONATES AND, UM, AND THAT PART WHERE IT'S NOT MY VISION, NOT YOUR VISION, BUT OUR VISION. THAT'S, THAT'S THE KEY HERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, COMING UP AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, THE WHOLE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND THAT TAKES [GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT] US TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE EVENING.
UM, PER OUR REGULAR PROCEDURES DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC'S INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT ARE ON WITHIN THE, THE CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, AND THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE CURRENT AGENDA. THAT'S WHAT GENERAL PUBLIC IS. UM, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED UP TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. AND DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED IN EQUAL SHARES, TOTALING NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES PER OUR NEW PROCEDURES. AND AS A REMINDER, WE'RE NOW ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ZOOM, UM, AS WELL AS IN PERTINENT PERSON PER STATE LAW, UH, 7 0 7 IN, IN-PERSON AND REMOTE COMMENTERS WILL BE GRANTED EQUAL TIME. SO IF WE HAVE MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE WISHING TO SPEAK, THE FIRST 10 WILL BE THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. AND THEN THE SECOND 10 WILL BE ZOOM SPEAKERS. [00:40:02] UNLESS OF COURSE THERE ISN'T 10 AND 10. AND, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO WORK OUT AFTER THAT. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE IN HELPING US, UH, GET THROUGH THIS BRAVE NEW WORLD. UM, SO WE WILL HEAR THE IN-PERSON COMMENTS FIRST. UH, WE'RE, IT'S STILL SOMETHING OF A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, SO BEAR WITH US. UM, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU, UH, READ US THE MESSAGING FOR TONIGHT AND LET US KNOW IF WE RECEIVED EMAILS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, ABSOLUTELY. AT THIS TIME, I WILL START A 32ND CLOCK FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IT, UH, DURING THESE 30 SECONDS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO MY DESK. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING ONLINE SHOULD RAISE THEIR VIRTUAL HAND, UH, BY PRESSING STAR NINE. AND, UH, OH, AND SORRY. AND THOSE ATTENDING VIA PHONE SHOULD PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND. SPEAKER REQUEST RECEIVED AFTER THESE 30 SECONDS MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE RECEIVED EIGHT COMMENTS AHEAD OF THE MEETING, WHICH ARE POSTED ONLINE, AND WE HAVE 11 PEOPLE JOINING US IN ZOOM. OH, THAT'S THE ICE ITEM. OKAY. OKAY. WE HAVE NINE IN PERSON, UH, SPEAKER CARDS.
DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS UP ON ZOOM? WE DO NOT. SO WITH NINE SPEAKER CARDS, UH, WE'LL SET THE CLOCK AT TWO MINUTES PER PERSON TONIGHT. AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE DAVE ALDEN TO BE FOLLOWED BY ELISE PEL, GOOD EVENING. IT'S AN HONOR TO GO FIRST. UM, I'M DAVE ALDEN WITH PETALUMA URBAN CHAT. I HOPE MOST OF US IN THIS ROOM ARE AS CONCERNED AS I AM WITH INCREASING CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT ARE ONLY MAKING IT WORSE, BUT WE, PETALUMA CAN FIND A BETTER PATH FORWARD. ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, FIVE WEEKS FROM TONIGHT, URBAN CHAT WILL BRING NATIONALLY KNOWN AUTHOR AND ARCHITECT CARL EL LAFONTE TO TOWN TO SPEAK WITH US ABOUT HIS BOOK, GOING FOR ZERO ON DECARBONIZING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE POLY CLASS THEATER FOR THIS CRUCIAL CONVERSATION. TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE LATER THIS WEEK, AND URBAN CHAT WILL BE BACK AT THIS LECTURE, AND AGAIN TO REMIND YOU TO MAKE SURE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS. SPONSORS ARE HEALTHY PETALUMA AND REBUILDING THE OTHER PETALUMA WITH MORE TO COME. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. ELISE HEMPHILL TO BE FOLLOWED BY ROSE ROSEMARY HART. THANK YOU MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY CO, UH, STAFF. I'M ELISE HEMPEL AND I'M PART OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE WORKING TO BRING THE TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED ENGINEER FIRM TO PETALUMA TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE TRESTLE. I'VE ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF SPEAKING WITH MANY OF YOU THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, PROVIDING UPDATES ON OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND DISCUSSING WHAT THE NEXT STEPS COULD LOOK LIKE. ONE CONVERSATION THAT WAS PARTICULARLY STOOD OUT TO ME WAS A CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DI CARLY, WHO LIKE MANY OF US IS CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING THE CHARACTER AND THE HISTORY OF DOWNTOWN. I EXPLAINED THAT THE CONSULTING GROUP WE ARE WORKING WITH WILL BRING IN, UH, WANTS TO HEAR IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THE HISTORIC AREA SHOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TOGETHER. THE CONVERSATION QUICKLY TURNED TO CREATIVITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER DI CARLY AND I TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FOR SERVING THE TRACKS, FILLING THEM WITH EPOXY, AND MAYBE EVEN ADDING LIGHTS. SO IT'S JUST ONE IDEA. BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROCESS IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT CREATING ALL THE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYBODY. THE GOAL IS NOT TO ARRIVE WITH THE PREDETERMINED ANSWER. IT'S TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, ENGAGE EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS, EXPLORE WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND WHAT PETALUMA WANTS FOR THE HISTORY, AND IMAGINE WHAT IT COULD BRING TO THE FUTURE. I'M HAPPY THE CITY WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS COMMUNITY, LOVE EFFORT, AND GIVE ALL OF US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ROSEMARY HART TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHRISTOPHER TIVI. OKAY. HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN STANDING HERE SINCE 2022 ASKING YOU TO JUMP ON THE TRESTLE PROJECT, AND I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING IT. I WANNA CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT BY, UM, TELLING YOU THAT THE PEOPLE OF PETALUMA HAVE SPOKEN AND THEY WANT YOU TO LISTEN. IN 2022, TRESTLE WAS DEEMED THE CITY COUNCIL'S HIGHEST PRIORITY, AND THE PETALUMA WOMEN'S CLUB [00:45:01] LAUNCHED TRYING TO TRESTLE. WE HAVE 819 OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS THAT WANT YOU TO FINISH THIS PROJECT. A FEW MONTHS AGO, ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE PETALUMA TRESSEL PROMENADE NOW TEAM GOT TOGETHER AND IN JUST A FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE 1,144 MEMBERS ON OUR, UH, CONTACT LIST. WE HAD 142 MEMBERS ATTEND OUR KICKOFF PARTY. WE HAD 156 OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS SIGN THE PETITION AT THE ART AND GARDEN PARTY. A HUNDRED PEOPLE, BECAUSE IT WAS LIMITED TO A HUNDRED, ATTENDED THE PARTY FOR THE PROMENADE. AND THE BEST PART IS 123 INDIVIDUALS IN BUSINESSES DONATED TO MAKE US REACH OUR GOAL, INCLUDING, UH, PLEDGES BY THE VALLEY ROTARY AND SUNRISE ROTARY, WHICH INCLUDES 60 MORE CONSTITUENTS IN VALLEY AND 50 MORE IN SUNRISE. OH, 16 SECONDS. OKAY, WE HAD, UH, MORE, BUT THE PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING AND THEY REALLY WANNA CONTINUE THIS PROJECT.
SO WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONTINUE KEEPING THE TRESTLE PROMENADE ON THE COUNCIL'S ACTIVE AGENDA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHRISTOPHER TIVI TO BE FOLLOWED BY JODY JOHNSON. UH, WHAT A GREAT HONOR IT IS TO, UH, ADDRESS YOU ON THIS, UH, TOPIC. UM, I HAVE 20 REASONS THAT I MADE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO ABOUT HOW, UH, THE TRESTLE, UH, WOULD ENHANCE AND MAG UH, MAKE MAGNIFICENT OUR HISTORY AND OUR FUTURE. AND I, UM, I'D LIKE TO HAND THEM TO YOU, UM, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SO MUCH FOR YOU TO READ. I TRY TO BOIL IT DOWN TO SIGNIFICANT AND IMPORTANT POINTS AND, UH, IF SHE WOULD HAND 'EM OUT TO YOU, IF ANY ONE OF YOU WOULD REQUEST IT, YOU COULD HAVE IT. UM, THE, UH, THE TRESTLE IS, UM, THE HEART OF OUR HISTORY, THE HEART OF OUR ECONOMICS, THE HEART OF OUR CULTURE, THE CENTER OF OUR TOWN, THE BALCONY TO THE TRESTLE, EXCUSE ME, THE BALCONY TO THE TURNING, TURNING BASIN. AND, UM, I'M JUST SO SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CAMPAIGN TO MAKE IT WORK. THANK YOU SO VERY KINDLY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JODY JOHNSON, TO BE FOLLOWED BY, UH, TIM PORTUS, UH, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, UM, IN THIS COURAGEOUS FIGHT, BOTH FROM THE CITY AND FROM OUR MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS SETTING PRECEDENT FOR MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. I JUST WANNA BRING TWO THINGS TO THE PUBLIC ATTENTION TODAY. UH, ONE IS THAT, UH, CAPRI RESIDENTS WERE PURCHASED TWO YEARS AGO, TWO YEARS, TWO MONTHS AGO, AND SATURDAY THEY RECEIVED THE FIFTH ATTEMPT AT TAKING MORE THAN, THAN IT'S ALLOWED. SO IN THEIR MAIL, UM, THEY'RE ACTUALLY BEING TREATED AS LONG-TERM LEASE HOLDERS. AND THAT'S NOT LAWFUL UNDER AB 27 82 STATE LAW THAT DISASSEMBLED, UM, THAT PREDATORY NATURE AS OF JANUARY, 2025. UH, WE'RE FIGHTING THAT RIGHT OFF THE BAT, HAVING SERVED THE LARGE INVESTMENT GROUP. UM, BUT REALLY IT, WHAT'S CONCERNING TO US IS THE LAST FOUR ATTEMPTS HAVE NEVER BEEN REMEDIED FOR THESE RESIDENTS.
THEY'VE BEEN PAYING OVERCHARGES NOW FOR TWO YEARS, TWO MONTHS, UM, BECAUSE THEY'VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND BECAUSE IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIGHT THEM IN COURT. I ALSO BRING TO THE ATTENTION, AND I KNOW I DID A LITTLE OF THIS IN THE, UM, CLOSED DOOR SESSION, IS THAT LAST WEEK, CAPRI MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS GOT THE DECISION ON THE THIRD ARBITRATION ATTEMPT TO GET MORE THAN WHAT WAS ALLOWABLE. AND AGAIN, IT WAS A ZERO AWARD. SO THREE DIFFERENT UNBIASED ARBITRATORS, SAME DECISION, SIX ARBITRATIONS BY THE SAME PARK OWNER, ALL ZERO WITH ALL DIFFERENT ARBITRATORS. UM, AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE FINANCIALS WHEN THEY MADE THAT DECISION. UH, IT'S CLEAR, RIGHT? FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. UM, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP US PROTECT OURSELVES. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE BATTLING A MENTAL HI HEALTH CRISIS THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TIM PORTUS TO BE FOLLOWED BY GENTILE ROGERS. THIS IS GETTING TOUGH WITH YOU GUYS. I KNOW THAT, UH, SOME ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP. [00:50:01] IT'S GETTING TOUGH. THERE'S BEEN A, A LOT OF IGNORANT PEOPLE USING PHRASES AGAINST SOME OF YOU. UH, THEY FORGET THAT SOME OF THE LAWS ALREADY EXIST, THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO GO BY, ESPECIALLY HERE IN THIS COUNCIL. SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THAT YOU CAN JUST MAKE A NEW RULE. THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. HAVING BEEN HERE NOW VERY NEARLY 78 TIMES I'VE CHECKED, UH, I HAVE BEEN HERE MORE OFTEN THAN THE MAJORITY OF ANYBODY IN THE OFFICE OUT HERE. EVEN SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS, UH, AT LEAST UP HERE TALKING, NOT SCREAMING, WHICH IS A VERY BAD WAY TO GET ALONG. I THINK OUR POINTS CAN BE MADE, UH, WITHOUT DEROGATORY RHETORIC. OUR POINTS CAN BE MADE IN AN OPEN, HONEST, VERY VISUAL SPEECH, NOT BEHIND THE SCENES IN LITTLE SECRET, UH, ON THE WEB SOMEWHERE, CAVITIES WHERE THERE IS A, A BLACK STAIN THAT GROWS, WHICH IS UGLY. BUT YOU GUYS, YOU STAND HERE IN LIGHT. I AM PROUD. I'M PROUD OF EVERY ONE OF YOU BECAUSE YOU DO.
YOU STAND HERE IN THE LIGHT AND YOU LISTEN TO THIS, AND YOU TAKE THIS, WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIKE IT, YOU'RE WILLING TO LISTEN WITHOUT ATTACKING, THEY AREN'T. THANK YOU, CHANTELLE ROGERS TO BE FOLLOWED BY GABE KLEINMAN. GOOD EVENING. UM, SO WE ALL KNOW THE SUPER EL NINO IS COMING, RIGHT? UM, EVERY WEEK THE PREDICTIONS ARE MORE DIRE. UM, THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY, UM, PETALUMA WILL NOT BE SPARED. OUR RIVER, OF COURSE, IS A SLEW. AND WITH THE KEVLIN WAVES, UM, RAISING THE, UH, SEA LEVEL AND, UH, THE HISTORIC KING TIDES COMING IN, UM, DECEMBER, WE ARE, UH, WE ARE TARGET FOR ISSUES FOR FLOODING. AND SO I WENT TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT THE CITY OF PETALUMA WAS DOING IN RESPONSE TO THESE, UM, NEW AND DIRE, UM, PREDICTIONS. AND I SEE A LOT OF, UM, INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING, WHICH IS GREAT. YOU KNOW, UH, CLEAN YOUR GUTTERS, UM, RAKE YOUR LEAVES, MAKE SURE YOUR DRAINAGE IS GOING, DAH, DAH, DAH, DAH, DAH. BUT I, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ON THERE ABOUT WHAT PETALUMA IS DOING DIFFERENTLY FROM WHAT THEY HAD PLANNED TO DO A MONTH AGO. PETALUMA HAS A GREAT, UM, FLOOD PLAN, UM, AND, UH, CORONA CREEK'S BEEN DONE. VARIOUS THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT WE HAVE LIKE TWO MONTHS, UM, TO PREPARE. AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT SOME, UM, UM, UH, SOME, UM, PLANS THAT WE MAYBE HADN'T ANTICIPATED. WE HAVE, UM, PARTS OF THE RIVER WHICH ARE CLOGGED. WE HAVE CREEKS WHICH ARE OVERGROWN. UM, AND WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT OF TIME TO, UM, TAKE CARE OF THAT. I WAS ON THE, UM, SMART BIKE PATH, AND WHEN I WENT OVER THE RIVER LOOKING EITHER WAY, THERE WAS ALL KINDS OF, UH, WOOD DEBRIS, FELD, TREES, BRANCHES, BRAMBLES, AND ALL OF THAT'S GONNA COME RIGHT DOWN INTO TOWN, BLOCK UP STUFF, IT'S GONNA FLOOD. AND SO I HOPE WE TAKE SOME, SOME ADDITIONAL STEPS BEFORE IT GETS HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I, I HOPE YOU'LL, UM, STICK AROUND FOR ITEM 11. WE MIGHT BE TOUCHING ON A BIT OF THAT TONIGHT.
UM, AS THE CITY PREPARES FOR THE EL NINO GABE KLEINMAN TO BE FOLLOWED BY LIZZIE WALLACK, UH, GREETINGS, UH, COUNCILS MEMBERS AND STAFF. I'VE GOT ABOUT HALF THE TIME THAT I THOUGHT, SO I'LL ZIP THROUGH THIS. UH, SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR, A GROUP OF PETALUMA, INCLUDING LIZZIE WALLOCK AND MYSELF, HAVE BEEN WORKING TO REVITALIZE PUTNAM PLAZA IN MODEST YET HIGHLY IMPACTFUL WAYS, BUILDING ON WORK THAT MANY NONPROFITS, UH, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS STARTED YEARS AGO, INCLUDING DELLA FATIA MATRIARCH, KATHLEEN WEBER BEFORE HER PASSING IN JANUARY, 2020. LIZZIE AND I ARE SERVING AS STEWARDS OF THIS PROCESS WITHOUT AGENDA [00:55:01] OR PREJUDICE. SO WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? PUTNAM PLAZA SITS AT THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN BETWEEN THE BOULEVARD, KENTUCKY STREET, AND THE RIVER. IT SHOULD BE THE BEST SEAT IN TOWN, AS WELL AS A THOROUGHFARE CONNECTING KENTUCKY STREET TO THE BOULEVARD AND THROUGH TO THE FUTURE TRESTLE. AND RIGHT NOW, IT IS NEITHER. THIS WAS REFLECTED IN CONVERSATIONS WE HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXPLORATION WITH NONPROFITS LIKE URBAN CHAT AND REBUILDING TOGETHER, AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND IT CONTINUED IN A MAJOR WAY WHEN WE HOSTED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS ON CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS IN AUGUST. INSTEAD OF A HIGHLY FACILITATED AND CONTAINED WORKSHOP, WE WENT WITH AN OPEN DROP-IN FORMAT IN THE PLAZA ITSELF FOR FIVE HOURS EACH DAY ON A SATURDAY IN ORDER TO MEET THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY WERE. NEARLY 400 PEOPLE CAME OUT, INCLUDING MANY OF YOU SITTING UP THERE. UH, AND IT WAS DRIVEN BY A CAMPAIGN TO GET THE WORD OUT WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PETALUMA BLACKS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CAFE PUENTE, THE CITY SENT OUT INFORMATION, PETALUMA CITY SCHOOLS. WE WROTE SOMETHING IN THE NEWSPAPER AS WELL. AND NEARLY EVERYONE WHO GAVE US FEEDBACK WERE FROM PETALUMA. SOME OF THE COMMENTS, UH, WERE FLEETING WITH NO CONTACT CAPTURE, BUT WE GOT A WHOLE LOT, UH, AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW, HAVE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL THE INSIGHTS.
BUT A REALLY QUICK, QUICK HEADLIGHT IS THAT THERE'S AN OVERWHELMING APPETITE FOR CHANGE. IT SHOULD EMBODY PETALUMA'S CHARACTER. UH, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF FAMILIES OUT THERE, AND YOU'LL NOTICE THERE AREN'T THAT MANY FAMILIES REPRESENTED HERE. SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CITY. UH, PEGGY AND DREW AND THE WHOLE TEAM HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT WORK, UH, AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT HELEN PUTNAM HERSELF WOULD BE PROUD OF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, LIZZIE WALLACH SEATING. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SO THAT, UH, CONCLUDES OUR CA OUR CARDS, AND WE HAVE NO ONE ON ZOOM THAT CLOSES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [COUNCIL COMMENT] UM, BRING IT BACK, UH, NOW FOR COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS. AND I'D LIKE TO START, UH, OFF TO MY RIGHT TODAY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BARNACLE. THANK YOU. UM, FIRST I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THE MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENCE FOR SHOWING UP HERE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR, UM, STICKING WITH EACH OTHER. I KNOW IT'S TOUGH TIMES AND, UM, IT'S ONE PUNCH AFTER ANOTHER, BUT, UM, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL STANDING TOGETHER. UM, NEXT, UH, TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT EL NINO. I HOPE WE TALK ON THAT TONIGHT. UM, IF WE DON'T GET ENOUGH, UH, CHANTEL, PLEASE SEND ME MORE, UH, ANOTHER THOUGHT. UM, WE COULD MAYBE HAVE A PRESENTATION OR SOMETHING ON IT LIKE WE DID WITH THE OTHER THING. UM, ALSO I'LL SAY THAT USING THE ENGAGED PETALUMA APP IS A GREAT WAY TO SHARE IF YOU ARE WALKING ON A TRAIL AND YOU SEE DEBRIS IN, UM, IN THE RIVER OR IN A CREEK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO THAT WE CAN TAKE PROACTIVE ACTION BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO BE GETTING PREPARED. UM, AND THEN FINALLY, WITH EVERYBODY HERE, UM, IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN COMING TOMORROW NIGHT TO OUR ZONING CODE MEETING AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IT'S GONNA BE A RIVETING DISCUSSION TALKING ABOUT SETBACKS AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR BUSINESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, NO, SERIOUSLY, IT'S, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THESE ARE, IT'S A VERY DRY SUBJECT, BUT THIS IS WHAT DETERMINES, YOU KNOW, IF WE SAY YES WE CAN, OR IF WE SAY YOU'VE GOT FIVE MORE HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH. AND SO, UM, PLEASE, UH, DO COME IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN IT, UM, I'M CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER K THOMPSON. UH, THANK YOU. UM, THIS WEEK I AM GOING TO MEET SOMEBODY AT LUCCHESE PARK TO TALK ABOUT THE DUCK POOP THAT'S THERE, . AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS DO. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CONTACT YOU AND THEN YOU MEET WITH THEM AND YOU, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE ISSUES AND THEN COME BACK AND TRY AND SOLVE THEM. UM, AND SO, UH, THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT'S GONNA BE, UM, HAPPENING, BUT IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE EL NINO, THE WATER AGENCY IS CLEARING OUT CREEKS. AND WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT EL NINO OR JUST ABOUT HOW THE CITY IS PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES ON AN ITEM THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT LATER ON. UM, THANK GABE KLEINMAN AND LIZZIE WALLACH FOR THEIR WORK ON PUTNAM PLAZA. IT'S KINDA LIKE THE TRESTLE PROJECT, LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT AND HAVING COMMUNITY ACTUALLY MAKING IT HAPPEN. AND I REALLY APPRECIATED GOING DOWN THERE AND TALKING WITH THEM AT PUTNAM PLAZA. UM, THE VINTAGE CHATEAU SENIOR APARTMENT, SO THIS IS MORE FOR OUR PUBLIC WORKS. THERE IS A, WHEN THE SIDEWALKS WERE REPLACED IN FRONT OF WHERE WE CALL THE OLD KMART SHOPPING CENTER, BUT IT'S NOW, UM, NEW BUSINESSES. THERE, THERE WAS A SECTION OF SIDEWALK THAT WAS NOT COMPLETED. AND VINTAGE CHATEAU, EXCUSE ME, IS A SENIOR APARTMENT THAT'S THERE. AND I'M REALLY HOPING THAT PUBLIC WORKS GOES AND LOOKS AT THAT AND COMES BACK WITH A PLAN WHEN THAT'S GONNA BE FIXED. IT'S A VERY SMALL SECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WASN'T DONE WHEN THE SIDEWALKS WERE, WERE BEING COMPLETED, AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THIS 'CAUSE THIS IS AN A DA ISSUE. AND WE DID ALL THIS WORK IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER, ADDING A NEW CROSSWALK, AND YET WE DIDN'T DO THIS ONE SECTION.
UM, THEN I WAS IN LOS ANGELES LAST WEEK AT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, [01:00:01] AND ONE OF THE, UM, SESSIONS THAT I WAS AT THAT REALLY STOOD OUT, UM, WAS ABOUT OLD CITIES. AND IT WAS ABOUT SAN LUIS OBISPO, SANTA BARBARA AND GOLETA. AND THEY'RE VERY MUCH LIKE PETALUMA, OLD CITIES THAT WANNA BRING PEOPLE BACK INTO THE CORE OF THE HEART OF THE HISTORIC AREAS. AND SO WE'RE ALL KIND OF FACING A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES. UM, YOU KNOW, FUNDING, UM, COMMUNITY, GETTING ENGAGED, SEEING WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIVERSE OPINIONS, JUST LIKE, LIKE HERE. UM, BUT WHAT, WHAT REALLY HIT ME WAS, AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TRESTLE, WAS REALLY THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF COMMUNITY SPACE. AND THAT WAS A REAL LARGE TOPIC, UM, WITH THE PANELISTS, UM, TALKING WITH US. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THE CITY OF PETALUMA ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE 2026 EM PUTNAM AWARD FOR PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION. UM, THE CITY WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS CITYWIDE PARTNERSHIP TO IDENTIFY SCHOOL TRAVEL SAFETY NEEDS AND MAKING WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOLS SAFER FOR STUDENTS. AND THIS IS LIKE A REALLY BIG DEAL CONSIDERING HELEN PUTNAM WAS OUR MAYOR. SHE WAS A SUPERVISOR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND, UM, THIS IS AN AWARD WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED. AND SO TO GET THIS RE AWARD FOR PETALUMA WAS, UM, WAS A BIG DEAL. AND BJORN, UM, WHO WORKS ON A LOT OF THESE PROJECT WASN'T ABLE TO BE THERE. SO MYSELF, OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR CITY MANAGER, UM, GOT ON STAGE AND ACCEPTED THE AWARD. AND IN A FEW WEEKS, UM, NANCY FROM THE LEAGUE, NORTH BAY LEAGUE WILL BE COMING AND PRESENTING THE AWARD TO US AND AT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR DE CARLY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AND UH, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE, THE RAINS COMING UP BECAUSE, UH, IT REMINDED ME SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE HAD SOME REALLY BAD RAINS AND THE PUMP STATIONS NEAR ELLIS IN THAT PART OF TOWN, UH, THOSE GOT CLOGGED UP 'CAUSE THEY WEREN'T MAINTAINED, RIGHT?
AND THAT FLOODED THAT WHOLE CORNER OF TOWN. SO YEAH, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYONE WILL DO WHAT THEY NEED TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THIS TIME. UH, FOR PARKS AND REC, WE RECEIVED AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT PRESENTATION. UH, WE'RE AN EAGLE SCOUT. WORKED WITH THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL A NEW SIGN AT ONE OF OUR PARKS. AND THEY WERE VERY PROUD OF THAT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT'S WORKING ON A NEW PROGRAM TO PICK UP TRASH AROUND THE CITY, TRY TO KEEP OUR PARKS CLEAN, OUR STREETS CLEAN, AND, AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD ALL GROW UP WITH. AS YOU SEE TRASH, YOU PICK IT UP. BUT, UM, NONETHELESS, IT DOES ACCUMULATE AT THE PARKS. AND SO THEY'RE STARTING A NEW PROGRAM, TRYING TO ROLL THAT OUT. AND THEN, UH, WE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION ON MEASURE M AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF HOW WE TAKE CARE OF, MAINTAIN AND FUND OUR PARKS. AND THAT WAS PARKS AND REC. AND SO AT AG AND OPEN SPACE, THAT'S A, UH, COUNTYWIDE ADVISORY BOARD. WE WELCOME SOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THERE WAS TURNOVER IN A COUPLE SEATS. UM, WE DISCUSS SOME NEW EASEMENTS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH AT DIFFERENT RANCHES AND THOSE EASEMENTS PROTECT, UH, PROTECT OUR COUNTY FROM DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE CAN PRESERVE OUR OPEN SPACE, GREEN HILLS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE LOVE HERE. AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF TO DO WITH THE BUDGET AND FORECASTING BECAUSE IN A HANDFUL OF YEARS, YOU KNOW, THAT'LL BE BACK ON THE BALLOT AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AG AND OPEN SPACE AGAIN. AND THEN, UM, THE LAST THING WE COVERED WAS THERE'S A NEW PROGRAM. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW, MAYBE TWO, UH, CALLED BUY, BUY, SELL, PROTECT, WHERE AG AND OPEN SPACE IS LOOKING FOR GOOD PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUITABLE TO BUY, UM, THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ON ONE HAND THEY COULD BE DEVELOPED AND ON THE OTHER THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT FOR FARMING.
AND SO THEY BUY A PIECE OF PROPERTY, THEY LOOK FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S QUALIFIED TO FARM IT, AND THEN THEY SELL IT BACK TO THEM AT A REDUCED RATE THAT'S AFFORDABLE FOR FARMING. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. REALLY DO WANNA, UH, APPRECIATE YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE MEASURE M UM, THAT'S A MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE CITY EVERY YEAR. I MEAN, THAT'S, IT'S A BIG DEAL THAT, THAT PASS AGAIN THIS YEAR. SO THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT MEASURE. HS THIS YEAR, HHH IT WAS M USED TO BE. IT USED TO BE. AND NOW WE'LL HAVE PARKS FOR EVERYONE, POTENTIALLY TWO MEASURE HS. SO THAT'LL BE FUN. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SHRIMPS, UH, THANK YOU. UM, I ALSO WAS AT THE AGON OPEN SPACE MEETING, ACTUALLY CHAIRED AT THIS, UH, THIS TIME AROUND. UM, AND I THINK I THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SHARED, BUT I WOULD JUST WANT TO ADD, THERE'S ONE MORE THING THAT, UH, AGON OPEN SPACE IS WORKING ON, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY HAS, UM, AN INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE, UM, BECAUSE IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS DECLINING RAPIDLY, UM, AND THAT THE LAND PRICES ARE GOING UP, PRODUCTIVITIES, THE MARKETS ARE GETTING DIFFICULT, UM, THE WINE INDUSTRY IS SUFFERING, UH, THE [01:05:01] CHICKEN INDUSTRY IS SUFFERING. UM, SO RIGHT NOW, SO THERE'S A BIG, ONE OF THE MAJOR LIKE TOP FIVE THINGS THAT THE COUNTY IS GONNA BE WORKING ON IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS THIS, UH, SUPPORTING AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE. UM, AND SO AGNO SPACE IS GONNA BE WORKING WITH, WITH THE COUNTY TO, UM, TO TRY TO DO THAT ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER FOLKS IN AGRICULTURE. OKAY. UM, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I DID IS, UH, I GOT INVITED TO, UH, UH, TALK ON AN A DU PANEL OVER IN ROANOKE PARK, THE CITY OF ROANOKE PARK, PUT ON A HOUSING FAIR AND INCLUDED A A DU, UH, PRODUCTION PANEL. UM, I WAS ON THAT PANEL, UH, GOING OVER IT, WHICH WAS PRETTY SUCCESSFUL. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE MIGHT WANNA CONSIDER HERE IN PETALUMA IS, UH, WORKING WITH THE A DU CENTER.
UH, SINCE ARD PARK DID IT, IT MIGHT BE NICE TO DO IT HERE. UH, SO THAT SUPPORTING, UM, INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO, UH, CHANGE, GET INTO HOUSING OR, UH, BUILD THEIR ADUS, THERE IS, UM, THERE HAS BEEN SOME INFORMATION ON THE, UH, THE CITY IS TAKING ACTION ON SOME FLOOD PROTECTIONS, UH, BASED ON, UM, THE, SO WE'LL HOPEFULLY HEAR ABOUT THAT LATER. RIGHT. OKAY, GOOD. UM, I'M ALSO ON THE, UH, NORTH BAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION AND I'M ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SMALL GRANTS. AND SO, UH, IN THE LAST ROUND OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND, $120,000 THAT WE GAVE AWAY, UH, PETALUMA GOT TWO OF THOSE LITTLE GRANTS. UM, AND, UH, THE CYCLE IS COMING BACK UP AGAIN. SO JUST AS, UH, UM, SO WE, SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE IN I'LL BE LETTING 'EM KNOW THAT THAT'S GONNA BE AN OPPORTUNITY. THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UM, GIVEN OUT IN SMALL GRANTS IN THE NEXT CYCLE THAT'S COMING UP. UM, I ATTENDED THE, UH, UH, THE OPENING FOR THE PETALUMA VOICE, WHICH IS OUR NEW ONLINE, UH, NEWS SOURCE THAT WE HAVE HERE. AND SEVERAL OF US DID ATTEND THAT. UH, UH, IT WAS A REALLY NICE PARTY WITH A LOT OF THE LEADERSHIP IN, IN THE CITY SHOWING UP FOR THAT. UH, SO ANYWAY, THERE IS A NEW, UH, ONLINE MEDIA THAT IS, UH, GONNA BE GROWING AND GETTING BETTER, UH, NEEDS LOTS OF SUPPORT, BOTH FOR VIEWERSHIP AND, AND DONATION. 'CAUSE IT'S ALL BASED ON DONATIONS. UH, THEY DON'T HAVE A DIRECT, THEY DON'T DO A WHOLE LOT OF, IN FACT, THEY DON'T DO ANY ADVERTISING. SO IT'S ALL ABOUT, UM, SUBSCRIPTION DONATIONS TO MAKE THAT WORK. AND THESE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE TO WORK FULL TIME, UH, ON ALMOST NO MONEY RIGHT NOW. SO LET'S SUPPORT PETALUMA VOICE. THE OTHER ONE THAT STARTED UP IS PETALUMA PATCHES. UH, NOT AS LOCALIZED, IT LOOKS LIKE, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER, UH, ONE THAT'S BEING DONE BY PETALUMA PEOPLE FOR NEWS TO BE WATCHING OVER. UM, UM, AND OH, JUST SINCE WE'RE CHANGING THE AGENDA TONIGHT, MOVING THE, UH, THE BIGGEST ITEM WITH THE MOST PEOPLE INVOLVED HERE UPFRONT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
AND EVEN, I WOULD EVEN SUGGEST THAT WE DO THIS MUCH MORE OFTEN AND EVEN MAYBE EVEN PUT THE BIGGEST ITEM OF THE MONTH OR TWO, UH, THE BIGGEST TWO ITEMS OF THE WHOLE MONTH. OR, UH, FOR THE TWO MEETINGS ACTUALLY IN ITS OWN SEPARATE MEETING. AND SO FOLKS CAN SHOW UP AT FIVE, PARTICIPATE IN THAT MEETING AND GO HOME. THAT WOULD BE REALLY NICE, I THINK. UM, SO I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF LOOKING AT THAT AS, AS, AS A POSSIBLE CHANGE IN AGENDA PATTERN DOWN THE ROAD HERE. UH, SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER. QUINT. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. NO, UH, NOTHING TO REPORT OUT TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER NOW. UM, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT IS HERE TONIGHT. I KNOW IT'S A, A BIG DEAL TO COME OUT TO CITY HALL AND LISTEN TO US, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'LL LEAVE HAPPY. AND TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SCH SHRIMPS. WE USED TO HAVE A THREE O'CLOCK MEETING AND THEN TAKE A BREAK AND THEN HAVE A SIX O'CLOCK MEETING SO THAT PEOPLE COULD, UM, ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND DO THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND WE COULD GET OUTTA HERE BEFORE MIDNIGHT, SO JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT. UM, TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO REPORT ON TWO RECENT MEETINGS FOR MY LIAISON REPORT. THE SONOMA COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE SONOMA COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION RECENTLY HELD ITS FIRST IN-PERSON MEETINGS. THEY HAVEN'T HAD ONE IN SIX AND A HALF YEARS, WHICH WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER TO ADDRESS OUR COUNTYWIDE HOUSING AND HOMELESS CHALLENGES. WE RECEIVED SOME VERY GOOD NEWS REGARDING FEDERAL HOUSING VOUCHERS. WHILE WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR AHEAD TO CONFIRM THE DETAILS AND FOR OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS TO GO OUT, APPROXIMATELY 95 FAMILIES MAY BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN THEIR CURRENT HOUSING. THAT IS WONDERFUL NEWS FOR THESE FAMILIES AND PROVIDES SOME MUCH NEEDED STABILITY. THE COL COALITION'S GOAL IS TO HAVE COORDINATED COUNTYWIDE HOUSING EFFORTS IN PLACE BY NEXT YEAR.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE ARE SEEING, HOWEVER, IS THAT POPULATION EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSECURITY IS GETTING OLDER. MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE SENIORS DISABLED AND INCREASINGLY FRAIL. SENIORS ARE BECOMING PRIORITIES WITH SOME CLIENTS NOW OVER 80 YEARS OLD, AND MANY REQUIRING HIGHER LEVEL, UH, THAN TRADITIONAL HOUSING [01:10:01] PROGRAMS CAN PROVIDE. THE COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT SEES THIS AS A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN THE COMING YEARS. WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT WAYS TO BE MORE CREATIVE WITH SENIOR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT ALL OUR LOCAL CITIES, ALONG WITH POLICIES THAT RECOGNIZE THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR AGING POPULATION. LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WINTER MONTHS AND THE EL NINO FORECAST. ANOTHER ISSUE DISCUSSED WAS EER. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. CITIES THROUGHOUT SONOMA COUNTY NEED TO BE PREPARED WITH PLANS FOR WARMING CENTERS AND EVACUATION SITES, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. ANOTHER POPULATION IN NEED OF ATTENTION AND FUNDING IN SONOMA COUNTY IS A SONOMA COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY. AND FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, OUR WE MET AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS RECEIVED TRAINING AND HAD DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CONFIDENTIAL, A PEACE OFFICER PERSONNEL RECORDS. WE ALSO REVIEWED ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THOSE INCLUDE BEING RE BEING A RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY, HEARING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S MONTHLY REPORTS, SERVING AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO THE CITY COUNCIL, ASSISTING WITH DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW OF PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT'S STRATEGIC PLANS, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES OF THIS COMMITTEE IS BEING A BRIDGE BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE.
MEMBERS NEED TO LISTEN TO RESIDENTS BRING THEIR CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS FORWARD, AND HELPER ENSURE THAT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY, CITY STAFF AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STAYS STRONG. COMMITTEE MEMBER MICHAEL MILLER DID ANNOUNCE HIS RESIGNATION, WHICH WILL CREATE AN OPENING FOR ONE NEW MEMBER ON THE COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY OPERATION IMP PRESENTATION WITH STAFF AND TOM JORDAN. I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN PENAL LIMITS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I DO WANNA COMMENT THAT, UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. THERE'S, IT'S SUCH A CONSUMING THING WHEN YOU FIND, WHEN YOU GET THE COUNCIL APPOINTMENT TO THAT BODY, IT BECOMES CONSUMING AND, UM, AND YOU REALIZE HOW EXHAUSTIVE IT IT IS AND HOW MUCH NECESSARY WORK REMAINS HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING, TAKING THAT. UM, IN FOR MY REPORT, I, UM, I ATTENDED A VARIETY OF MEETINGS, INCLUDING OUR LOCAL, LOCAL HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, THE PETALUMA LODGING ASSOCIATION, TO FILL THEM IN ON THE CITY'S EFFORTS ON ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING TOURISM. I ALSO REPRESENTED THE CITY AT A FOOD DONATION WHERE THREE PETALUMA AGENCIES RECEIVED OVER 4,000 POUNDS OF FOOD. AND ONE OF THEM, UNA VITA, GOT, UH, HALF OF THAT FOOD, UH, COTS, UM, RE RECEIVED AN A LARGE CHUNK. AND THE THIRD WAS SONOMA FAMILY MEAL. UH, OVER 300 CASES OF FOOD, SOME 404,000 POUNDS. UH, I WAS ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND THE FRIENDS OF THE PETALUMA RIVERS EVENT AND THE PETALUMA VOICE EVENT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SHRIVES REFERRED TO ATTENDED THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR THIS WEEKEND, UH, THIS PAST WEEKEND OUT THERE AT WALNUT PARK. THAT'S THE 14TH ANNUAL ONE THAT'S, UH, PUT ON, UM, BY THE BOY SCOUTS AND THE COAST GUARD BASE. AND IT'S EVERYONE. IT'S ON TOP OF EVERYONE'S MINOR. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED. UH, I REPRESENTED THE CITY AS A PARTNER AT THE CAFE PUENTE, UH, BOARD MEETING.
I REPRESENTED THE CITY AT TRANSIT WEEK, AND THEIR, THEIR FUN SCAVENGER HUNT THEY HAD. UM, I PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION TO LAURA REEK, A CO-FOUNDER OF COTS UPON HER RETIREMENT FROM TEACHING. SHE'S 92 YEARS OLD, AND JUST BEEN HELPING THE COMMUNITY SO MUCH. UM, I MET WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY FOR THE CITY'S NEXT STEP IN CONSTRUCTING A DOWNTOWN BATHROOM, PUBLIC BATHROOM THAT'S BEEN ON OUR MINDS AND ON THE PUBLIC'S MINDS FOR SOME TIME. I THINK WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS THERE. I ATTENDED THE POLY CLASS CENTER CELEBRATION. UH, IT WAS WHAT'S SPECIAL, WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE BUILDING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET HERE, UM, HONORING POLLY'S MEMORY BY MAKING IT A, A, A FACILITY FOR NONPROFITS TO HAVE GREAT ACCESS THERE. AND, UH, THEY PROVIDED ME, UH, GIFTS FOR OUR, UH, CITY MANAGER FOR ALL THE CITY HAS DONE TO HELP THEM STAND THAT UP AND BE SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'LL PASS THIS DOWN TO THE, UH, OUR ABSENT CITY MANAGER, PEGGY FLYNN, UH, REAL SOON. AND LASTLY, UM, OCT, UM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST STARTS NATIONAL, UM, WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING. AND SO, UH, THIS IS THE CALL FOR ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO TRY AND WALK THE WALK. I MEAN, IF WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE AND, AND, UH, HAVE MODE SHIFT, IT SHOULD START WITH LEADERSHIP. AND, UM, WE'RE ALL, SOME OF US ARE SIGNED UP TO GIVE IT A TRY. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME OF US, THAT'LL BE MORE OF A CHALLENGE. AND FOR SOME OF US, WE'RE EARLY ADOPTERS, RIGHT, JOHN? RIGHT. HERE WE GO. [01:15:01] UM, AND SO, UH, WE'LL BE REPORTING OUT ON OUR EXPERIENCE FROM THAT WEEK. AND, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND [CITY MANAGER COMMENT] I'LL PASS IT TO OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO REPORT IN ON CITY BUSINESS. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY. I THINK, UH, MOST OF MY ITEMS HAVE ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, SO THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO, UM, MENTION THE HELEN PUTNAM AWARD. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION FROM THE LEAGUE IN A FEW WEEKS. UH, WANTED TO ALSO MENTION THE STORM PREPARATIONS.
AND YES, WE WILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ITEM 11 TONIGHT. UH, I ALSO BELIEVE IN THE WEEKLY UPDATE, WHICH WILL BE COMING OUT THIS WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO AN ANYBODY WHO'S SUBSCRIBED TO THAT EMAIL, UH, ON THE CITY'S PREPARATION EFFORTS. AND THEN ALSO JUST WANTED TO MENTION, BECAUSE WE DID RECEIVE A WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MEETING ABOUT, UM, ASKING ON OUR SANDBAG FILLING STATIONS. SO THOSE ARE NOW OPEN. I WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT, UM, THEY ARE LOCATED TWO LOCATIONS, THE CITY CORP YARD AT EIGHT 40 HOPPER STREET, AND THEN PRINCE PARK, THE ENTRANCE TO PRINCE PARK AT 2 3 0 1 EAST WASHINGTON. SO I BELIEVE THE, THE SETUP THERE IS WE PROVIDE THE SAND AND YOU PROVIDE THE BAGS, THE SHOVELS, AND THE LABOR TO FILL THE BAGS, BUT THE SAND IS OUT THERE. THEY'RE OPEN AND, AND READY TO GO, UH, TO HELP HOMEOWNERS, UH, GET THEIR HOU THEIR HOUSES AND THEIR PROPERTIES READY FOR STORM SEASON. WE DO HAVE THESE CITY'S WEBPAGE ALSO. IT'S, UH, THE FLOOD ALERT INFO PAGE. IF YOU JUST SEARCH FLOOD ALERT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, YOU'LL GET RIGHT TO THAT WITH LOTS OF TIPS FOR, UH, FOR HOMEOWNERS. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN THAT, UH, [CONSENT CALENDAR] PIVOTS US TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS HERE TONIGHT. MAYBE THERE'LL BE A LITTLE, UH, CHANGING OF SEATS. AND AT THIS POINT, I'LL LOOK UP AND DOWN THE DIOCESE TO SEE WHETHER ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WISHES TO REMOVE AN ITEM OR SPECIFICALLY ASK QUESTIONS ON AN ITEM OF CONSENT CALENDAR. UM, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER, CARLY. OKAY. UM, SO WE HAVE, I'M NOT PULLING ANYTHING, JUST A QUESTION. OKAY. SO NO ITEMS CHANGED. LET'S, THEN WE'LL HOLD FOR A SECOND. AND WE HAVE LOTS OF GOOD SEATS UP FRONT, SO I'LL INVITE EVERYBODY WHO'S, UH, HAD TO STAND OUTSIDE TO COME ON IN. THIS WILL HELP PHO, UM, THE PHOTOGRAPH IF WE FILL THE FRONT SEATS TOO. BUT THERE'S TWO OTHERS. THERE'S TWO OTHERS, RIGHT? THERE'S THREE OF US. OH. OH. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING BACK TO COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU. UH, THIS ONE'S FOR ITEM SIX, AND I'M WONDERING WHAT THE CRITERIA ARE FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION. AND THIS IS FOR THE RESILIENCY CENTER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, THE, UH, THE RESILIENCY CENTER GRANT PROGRAM IS ONE THAT THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL HAS OPERATED PREVIOUSLY. SO THERE WAS ANOTHER ROUND BACK IN 20 22, 23. AND IT'S REALLY A PROGRAM TO ENHANCE COMMUNITIES, UH, RESILIENCY IN BOTH, UH, YEAR ROUND RESILIENCY, AS WELL AS IN TIMES OF DISASTER. SO THE FUNDING THAT WE SPECIFICALLY WOULD BE GOING FOR, UH, IS AN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT, WHICH PROVIDES UP TO $10 MILLION, UH, TO EITHER CONSTRUCT A NEW FACILITY AND OR RENOVATE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE, UH, RESILIENCY. AND THERE IS A LONG LIST OF CRITERIA ABOUT WHAT THAT RESILIENCY COULD LOOK LIKE. THERE ARE SOME, UM, REQUIREMENTS TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES, UH, SOME NONPROFITS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE HAVE A KIND OF COALITION OF THE CITY AS WELL AS NONPROFIT PARTNERS, UH, TO, UH, TO OPERATE THAT FACILITY. SO, PATRICK, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ANY OTHER DETAILS ON THAT. I MEAN, I WAS PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE, BUT I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF TALKING WHAT IT IS. I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN PART OF THE QUESTION. OKAY. BUT THAT'S STILL, NO, I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT, UM, I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CRITERIA, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR THIS AHEAD OF TIME. SO WHAT, WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO? YEAH, SO WE, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE GRANT YET. THIS IS REALLY JUST THE, UH, THE [01:20:01] SUBMITTAL PHASE. SO WE WOULD SUBMIT, I THINK WE WOULD EXPECT THESE GRANTS TO BE VERY, UH, HIGHLY OVERSUBSCRIBED AS THEY WERE DURING THE FIRST ROUND. SO, UH, IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE A, A GREAT HONOR IF WE WERE SELECTED TO BRING $10 MILLION OF A STATE FUNDING INVESTMENT INTO PETALUMA. UM, BUT REALLY YOU NEED TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SPECIFIC THINGS IN THE FACILITY.
SO A FEW OF THOSE WOULD BE LIKE SPACE TO HOUSE EVACUEES WITH ALL OF THE ACCOMPANYING, UH, SHOWERS AND, UH, FOOD FACILITIES. I BELIEVE THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FACILITY THERE. UH, SOME POWER BACKUP. SO IN CASE, YOU KNOW, THERE ISN'T POWER, WE CAN STILL POWER THE FACILITY. SO THERE'S A LONG LIST OF CRITERIA WHERE, SO THAT THE FACILITY CAN BE OPERATIONAL IN, UH, IN TIMES OF ALL SORTS OF DISASTERS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMING, AS I MENTIONED, DURING THE YEAR FOR SOME OF THE AGENCIES LOCALLY WHO PROVIDE RESILIENCY TYPES OF PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE, RUN PROGRAMS, DO EDUCATION, TRAINING, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY COLLECTIVELY CAN BE MORE RESILIENT AND MORE PREPARED IN CASE OF A DISASTER. MM-HMM . OKAY. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT LIST WAS PROVIDED TO US. COULD YOU SEND THAT POST MEETING? UH, WE CAN, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT LIST OF GRANT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ON THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL WEBSITE, AND HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL THOSE LINKS. YEP, ABSOLUTELY. AND I WOULD ADD THAT THE, UM, THE Q AND A, UH, WE GET, WE DID RECEIVE A, UM, QUESTION ON THIS ITEM THAT'S POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. THERE'S A LINK TO THAT, UH, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER, UH, WEBPAGE IN THE, IN THE COUNCIL Q AND A. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, AND, UM, IF THAT COMPLETES COUNSEL QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK TO OPEN US FOR, UM, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. YES. UH, WE DID RECEIVE ONE COMMENT AHEAD OF THE MEETING AT THIS TIME. I'LL START A, A 32ND CLOCK MAYBE. UM, THE PUBLIC IS, UH, AT THIS TIME, I'LL START A 32ND CLOCK. DURING THESE 30 SECONDS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO MY DESK. UM, THOSE ATTENDING ONLINE SHOULD RAISE THEIR VIRTUAL HAND, AND THOSE ON THE PHONE SHOULD PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND. SPEAKER RECEIVED AFTER THIS MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED.
UH, WE DO HAVE NINE PEOPLE JOINING US ONLINE, AND I HAVE ONE HAND RAISED, AND I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE ANY CARDS COMING IN. WE SUBMIT THE CARDS, PUT THEM AS ITEM 12. YES. THIS IS BECAUSE IT, OKAY. WELL, IF WE HAVE NO CARDS AND WE HAVE ONE HAND, UH, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND TAKE US INTO THE ZOOM AUDIENCE? YES. OKAY. IF OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ALAN WOLVES, WOULD PLEASE SPEAK THIS NOT FOR THE ICE ITEM. HELLO? HELLO, ALAN, IF YOU COULD UNMUTE YOURSELF AND MAKE YOUR COMMENT. I DON'T THINK MY AUDIO'S WORKING. OH, I THINK WE HEARD YOU. OH, OKAY. WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY GETTING THROUGH TO ALAN. ARE YOU THERE? I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE UNMUTED, BUT WE STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU. OKAY. UM, VERY SORRY. UM, YOU KNOW, AS ALWAYS, ALL COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL ARE WELCOME IN EMAIL FORM, AND THE EMAIL GETS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COUNCILS. SO YOU WILL BE HEARD, UH, IF NOT THROUGH ZOOM, THROUGH EMAIL. AND, UM, WITH THAT, THAT CLOSES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND WE'LL MOVE IT BACK UP TO THE, UH, DAIS AND ASK FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION, AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION THEN TO MOVE ALL ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM Cader Thompson AND A SECOND FROM SHRIVES TO, UH, FOR ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALLED VOTE BARNACLE? AYE. Cader Thompson. YES. DI CARLY? YES. NOW YES. QUINT, YES. REBS, YES. McDonnell. YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UH, [12. Resolution Adopting and Directing the Implementation of City of Petaluma Policies and Procedures Concerning City Interactions with Immigration Authorities, and Access to City Property, Facilities, and Information Consistent Federal and State Law, Including the U.S. and California Constitutions, Senate Bill 580 and Senate Bill 54, “the California Values Act”] THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 12 BECAUSE OF THE NEW ORDERING SYSTEM.
AND, UH, THAT'S A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND DIRECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY OF PETALUMA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING CITY INTERACTIONS WITH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES AND ACCESS TO CITY PROPERTY FACILITIES AND INFORMATION CONSISTENT FEDERAL AND STATE [01:25:01] LAW, INCLUDING THE US AND CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTIONS, SENATE BILL FIVE 80, AND SENATE BILL FIVE FOUR, UH, THE CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT. AND SO, UH, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UM, OUR ATTORNEY, UH, ERIC DANLEY, AND ALSO LINDA LEE, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, AND BRIAN MILLER, CHIEF OF POLICE TO HELP, UH, WITH THIS ITEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. UM, AND I THINK OUR CLERK IS GONNA SHARE SOME POWERPOINT SLIDES TO HELP US WALK THROUGH THIS TOPIC. UM, AND I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WITH APPRECIATION, UM, MY COLLEAGUE IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, DYLAN BRADY, WHO, UM, UM, INITIATED THE DRAFTING FOR THE STAFF REPORT, THE RESOLUTION ITSELF, THESE POWERPOINT SLIDES, UM, ARE, UM, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND HR DIRECTOR LINDA LEE, WHO'S HERE BESIDE ME, WHO'S GOING TO COVER A COUPLE OF THE SLIDES IN THE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT. AND IT'S BEEN BUSY WORKING WITH THE HR TEAM ON IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH SHE'LL ADDRESS, UM, ALSO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT'S BEEN HELPING US MAKE SURE THESE POLICIES ARE WORKABLE AND WE WILL HAVE THEIR INTENDED EFFECT, BOTH IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE WITH SB FIVE 80 AS WE'LL DISCUSS, BUT, UM, ALSO IN TERMS OF PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR ACCESS TO CITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. SO LET'S START WITH, UM, THE PURPOSES OF WHAT WE CALL THE SB FIVE 80 POLICY, BUT IT'S BROADER THAN THAT. OH, AND, AND I, I'M SORRY.
I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION THE, UM, FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, REGARDING, UM, THIS POLICY, UM, INCLUDING SOME RECENT ONES WE RECEIVED AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, WHICH I'LL ADDRESS ON, ON ONE OF THE SLIDES IN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, RESPONDING TO THOSE, AND ALSO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED AS PART OF THEM. SO, UM, THIS IS A POLICY THAT IS ABOUT PETAL LIMITS, SAFE AND SECURE ACCESS TO CITY PROPERTY FACILITIES, PROGRAM SERVICES, AND INFORMATION INTER INTERACTION WITH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. AND I WANT TO UNDER UNDERSCORE THAT TERM AS IT'S DEFINED IN THE RESOLUTION, UM, UM, THAT WE'RE PRESENTING FOR COUNCIL ADOPTION TONIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S A BROADER TERM THAN JUST REFERENCES TO ICE OR PARTICULAR, UM, AUTHORITIES. AND, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT GIVES THE POLICY A MORE PROTECTIVE SCOPE. UM, SO WHY IS THE POLICY BEING BROUGHT FORWARD? IT'S BEING BROUGHT FORWARD, UM, CONSISTENT WITH, UM, AS WE'LL TALK ABOUT A SERIES OF PRIOR COUNSEL ACTIONS THAT ARE INTENDED TO, UM, TO PROVIDE FOR SAFE ACCESS TO PETALUMA SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, ESPECIALLY ACCESS TO, TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE, UM, PROGRAMS. SO, UM, AND THAT'S TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY TRUST AND, AND IMPLEMENT THE COUNCIL'S INCLUSIVENESS POLICIES. UM, THIS, THIS RESOLUTION IS INTENDED TO GIVE CLEAR DIRECTION TO STAFF, PARTICULARLY THE, UM, EXECUTIVE TEAM REGARDING THE POLICY'S IMPLEMENTATION. UM, AND IT'S FOCUS REALLY ON SUPPORTING OUR STAFF IN CARRYING IT OUT, UM, BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES PRESENT SOME POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THEM DOING SO. UM, AND ALSO, UM, FOR, FOR ENSURING THAT THE, THE OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY ARE REALIZED.
UM, AND ALSO, UM, AND THIS AFFECTED SOMEWHAT THE TIMING OF WHEN WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE FULLY ADDRESSING THE GUIDANCE THAT WE KNEW THE ATTORNEY'S GENERAL'S OFFICE WAS GOING TO BE PROVIDING REGARDING SB FIVE 80 IMPLEMENTATION. SO WE RECEIVED AND REVIEWED THAT CAREFULLY AND, AND, UM, AND BELIEVE THAT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED WILL FULLY SATISFY THOSE REQUIREMENTS. UM, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. YOU'RE ASKING YOU SPEAK LOUDER. OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANKS. SEE IF I CAN GET THIS A LITTLE CLOSER. IS THAT A LITTLE BETTER? HOPEFULLY THAT'S, OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW. SO, UM, SO WHAT ABOUT THE TIMING? UM, WHY IS THIS BEFORE THE COUNCIL NOW? UM, IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH, UM, WHEN THE, UM, GUIDANCE FROM THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE ON SB FIVE 80 IMPLEMENTATION. AND COMPLIANCE BECAME AVAILABLE, WHICH WAS QUITE RECENTLY. UM, AND THEN, AND THEN WE WENT TO WORK DRAFTING THE POLICY. UM, THERE ARE DEADLINES BUILT INTO SB FIVE 80, UM, THAT, UM, REQUIRE IMPLEMENTATION BY JANUARY 1ST, 2027. [01:30:02] SO WE'RE WELL ON TRACK TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, THE TIMELINE SB FIVE 80 WAS ADOPTED IN OCTOBER OF 2025, TOOK EFFECT JANUARY, 2026. THE GUIDANCE WAS ISSUED, UM, RATHER RECENTLY IN JULY. AND THEN HERE WE ARE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION SEPTEMBER 28TH, UM, AND WHICH, IF THE COUNCIL ACTS TONIGHT WILL BE WELL BEFORE THE JANUARY ONE DEADLINE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. SO, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTEXTUALIZE THE COUNCIL'S, UM, POTENTIAL ACTION TONIGHT, UM, IN THE SERIES OF ACTIONS THAT OUR COUNCIL HAS TAKEN, UM, WHICH ARE ONES THAT MANY OF US, UM, DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THE NEED FOR NECESSARILY.
UM, AND, AND I, AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, UM, THE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE WE FIND OURSELVES IN, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHERE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE HAVING TO, UM, TAKE SUCH CONCERTED EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CONSTITUTIONAL, CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, UM, AGAINST ENCROACHMENT FROM OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. SO, UM, IN, UM, FEBRUARY OF 2017, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION AND PROTECTING HUMAN AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. LIMITING IMMIGRATION HOLDS CONSISTENT WITH THE TRUST ACT, WHICH IS A STATE STATUTE, UM, IN, IN A SERIES OF STATES STATUTES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO, UM, CONSISTENT WITH THE SEPARATE SOVEREIGNTY THAT STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE. FROM THAT, A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DIRECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES, AND TO, AND TO REFRAIN IF THEY CHOOSE FROM, FROM DEPLOYING. UM, IN CONCERT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 5TH, 2021, UM, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES, DENOUNCING RACISM, DISCRIMINATION, INTIMIDATION, THREATS, AND VIOLENCE. OCTOBER, 2023, UM, COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION, UM, SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PETALUMA AND CONTAINING HATE SPEECH, RACISM, AND ACTS OF EXTREMISM. AND MOST RECENTLY, IN FEBRUARY, 2025, THE COUNCIL REAFFIRMED ITS PRIOR ACTIONS, UM, TO, UM, TO EXPRESS THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO, UM, IMMIGRANT INCLUSION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE VALUES ACT. UM, AND JUST NOTE, WE NOTE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE HOW COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND REVIEW OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S GUIDANCE HAVE INFORMED OUR DRAFTING OF THE POLICY THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. COULD WE HAVE THE, OH, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. SO WHAT DOES THIS POLICY DO? THESE ARE THE MAIN SUBJECT AREAS, UM, OF, OF, OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POLICY FIRST FACILITY ACCESS.
UM, THE POLICY RESTRICTS VOLUNTARY NON-PUBLIC ENTRY AND STAGING AND ROUTES REQUESTS, UM, TO, TO MY OFFICE FOR REVIEW, TO, UM, PROTECT ACCESS TO CITY FACILITIES AND ALSO PROTECT STAFF CARRYING OUT THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS. IT ALSO ADDRESSED RECORDS RETENTION, UM, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDANCE REGARDING SB FIVE 80 LIMITS, THE COLLECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIED INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T NEED TO GATHER FOR SUCCESSFULLY, UM, AND EFFECTIVELY CARRYING OUT, UM, CITY POLICY AND CITY PROGRAMS, AND ALSO ADDRESSES DISCLOSURE AND RETENTION TO LAWFUL CITY NEEDS, AND ALSO, UM, IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. UM, THIRD, THE POLICY PROVIDES FOR DATABASE, UM, SAFEGUARDS FOR THAT INFORMATION THAT WE DO NEED TO, UM, COLLECT AND MAINTAIN TO EFFECTIVELY CARRY OUT CITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. UM, IT ADDRESSES, UM, APPLICABILITY TO VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS PROVIDES FOR AUDITS, UM, REGARDING INFORMATION AND DATABASE USE, UM, AND ALSO FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN NEEDED. FOURTH, WE ADDRESS PUBLIC INFORMATION, BILINGUAL NOTICES, ACCESS TO POLICY INFORMATION AND LINKS TO SUPPORT SERVICES, UM, ALSO SIGNAGE AND FIVE STAFF READINESS. UM, CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS POLICY IS THAT THE TRAINING THAT STAFF WILL NEED SO THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE ACCESSING THE RESOURCES THAT WILL ASSIST THEM IN, UM, CARRYING OUT THE POLICY DIRECTIVES, UM, THE RESOURCES, UM, MAKING THOSE ACCESSIBLE AND, UM, THE, [01:35:01] THE SORT OF, YOU KNOW, SCENARIO BASED TRAINING THAT, THAT WILL, THAT WILL ASSIST WITH THEIR READINESS TO CARRY OUT THE COUNCIL, UM, POLICY MANDATES. UM, AND YOU SEE THAT FLOW CHART AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE, UM, THE SEQUENCE OF POTENTIAL CONTACTS WITH, WITH, UM, IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS REVIEW BY MY OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS, LAWFUL RESPONSE BY OUR STAFF AND DOCUMENTATION OF THAT, OF THAT EXPERIENCE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
SO, UM, AND, AND AS YOU, AS AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE POLICY, UM, THESE, THIS IS REALLY, IT'S, IT'S WRITTEN TO SET FORTH DIRECTION TO THE, TO THE EXECUTIVE STAFF, UM, AND THROUGH THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN OUR STAFF'S TRAINING AND DIRECTIVE TO STAFF, WHICH IS WHEN, WHEN WE'RE, WHEN IN INTERACTING WITH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TO STAY CALM, REQUEST THEIR IDENTIFICATION COPIES OF, OF WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION, THEY MAY POSSESS, UM, TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT MY OFFICE, UM, AND TO, TO, UM, SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE NECESSARY REVIEW TO, TO DO THINGS LIKE DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE AND COURT ORDERS, UM, TO ASSESS WHETHER WE HAVE A COMPLIANCE OBLIGATION OR NOT, UM, TO NOT GIVE VOLUNTARY ACCESS TO, UM, CITY FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, UM, TO FOLLOW DIRECTION AND DOCUMENT THE ENCOUNTER. UM, SO WE'LL BE DISTINGUISHING, UM, TO FACILITATE THOSE POLICY REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF CITY FACILITIES. AND, AND THE POLICY PROVIDES FOR NOT PROVIDING ACCESS FOR STAGING AREAS, FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. UM, AND AS I MENTIONED AT THE BOTTOM, YOU SEE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANTS, WHICH, UM, WHICH DO NOT COMPEL OUR COMPLIANCE AND COURT ONES THAT MAY, AND THAT'LL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MY OFFICE TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FOR OUR STAFF AND CARRYING OUT THE POLICY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UM, SO, UM, PART OF THE FOCUS AS, AS I MENTIONED ALREADY OF THE POLICY HAS TO DO WITH INFORMATION RECORDS AND DATA REQUESTS. UM, UM, AND ONE OF THE CAREFUL BALANCES THAT WE NEED TO STRIKE IS THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT IS, AND ITS IMPORTANT TRANSPARENCY DUTIES FOR COVERED PUBLIC AGENCIES, INCLUDING CITIES LIKE PETALUMA, STILL IN FULL EFFECT. AND WE STILL ARE OBLIGATED AND COMMITTED TO COMPLYING WITH, WITH THAT. UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UM, UNDER THE PROPOSED POLICY AND SB FIVE 80, WE NEED TO BE SENSITIVE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION THAT MAY BE EXEMPT AND MAY IN, UM, AND WHOSE DISCLOSURE MAY INFRINGE UPON PEOPLE'S PRIVACY AND OTHER RIGHTS.
SO, UM, DISCLOSURE IS NOT GUARANTEED JUST BECAUSE INFORMATION IS REQUESTED AND WE'LL HELP, UM, UM, STAFF DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DISCLOSURE THAT'S OBLIGATORY AND THAT IS NOT, AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY AND IS NOT. UM, WHEN WE RECEIVE, UM, PURPORTEDLY, UM, PURPORTED MATERIALS ISSUED BY A COURT, WE'LL REVIEW THOSE. UM, AND EVEN WHEN THEY ARE VALID, BE CAREFUL ABOUT THEIR SCOPE SO THAT WE, UM, ARE CAREFUL THAT OUR COMPLIANCE, IT DOESN'T EXCEED WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE JUDICIAL ORDERS IS. I ALREADY MENTIONED PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST BALANCING THAT WE'LL BE DOING. UM, AND, AND WE WILL BE, UM, AGAIN, WITH RESPECT TO, UM, PROGRAM REQUESTS, MAKING SURE THAT THE SCOPE IS, UM, IS LAWFUL AND CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY. UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THANK YOU. WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, DATA GATHERING, UM, AND THE SENSITIVITY WE NEED TO HAVE TO, UM, NOT GATHERING INFORMATION, UM, THAT WE DON'T NEED FOR CARRYING OUT CITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. UM, AND THAT THAT ALREADY HELPS IN TERMS OF PROTECTING INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FROM NOT BEING USED, UM, IN TO INFRINGE UPON PEOPLE'S, UM, CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS. SO WE'LL LIMIT OUR DATA COLLECTION TO THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO CARRY OUT OUR FUNCTIONS AND OUR OFFICIAL DUTIES, AND WE WILL FOLLOW OUR, UM, OUR RECORDS RETENTION RULES TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THAT INFORMATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS [01:40:01] IS MY LAST SIDE BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR WHO'S BESIDE ME. UM, SO WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION IN CITY AND VENDOR SYSTEMS, WE'LL HAVE ACCESS CONTROLS, WE'LL HAVE VENDOR SAFEGUARDS, AND ALSO, AS I THINK YOU CAN, THOSE THAT HAVE REVIEWED THE POLICY, WE'LL SEE IT IS APPLICABLE TO OUR CONTRACT RELATIONSHIPS, UM, AND CONTRACT SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL INVENTORY AND AUDIT USE OF THE INFORMATION WILL BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH RE WITH RESPECT TO BULK DATA REQUESTS, WHICH WE ALSO SOMETIMES GET ON THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, AND WE MAY RECEIVE FROM OTHER AGENCIES TOO.
BUT, UM, OBVIOUSLY THOSE RAISED PRIVACY CONCERNS, AND WE'LL BE REVIEWING THOSE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT FACT AND THIS POLICY. AND NOW IT'S TO YOU, LINDA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? YEAH. OKAY, THANK YOU. SO, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, SB OR SENATE BILL FIVE 80 HAS MANY LAYERS TO THE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. UM, THE FOCUS IS NOT SIMPLY JUST ON ADOPTING THE POLICY, IT IS ALSO THE FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT OUR ENTIRE WORKFORCE UNDERSTAND THE POLICY, KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN A SITUATION OCCURS, AND HAVE THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NECESSARY TO RESPOND CONSISTENTLY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND LAWFULLY. THE IMPLEMENTATION BEGINS WITH THE PREPARATION. THE SLIDES HERE DEMONSTRATE THE VARIOUS STAGES THAT TRAINING WILL NEED TO BEGIN. IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATIONS, PRESENTING TRAINING, AND ONGOING TRAINING TO SUPPORT STAFF, WE WILL BE DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PLAN THAT WILL TRANSLATE ALL OF THESE POLICY REQUIREMENTS INTO PRACTICAL SCENARIO BASE FOR OUR STAFF. WE WILL BE INCORPORATING PRACTICAL GUIDES, SCRIPTS, CHECKLIST, CLEARLY DEFINE POINTS OF CONTEXT AND THE ESCALATION POINTS. THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS NOT TO ELIMINATE THE UNCERTAINTY FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BE PLACED IN DIFFICULT OR UNFAMILIAR SITUATIONS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENTIRE STAFF WILL HAVE A CLEAR ROADMAP. EXCUSE ME. CAITLIN, WOULD YOU MIND ADVANCING? THANK YOU. SO WE WILL ESTABLISH COORDINATION PROTOCOLS FOR ALL SITUATIONS. STAFF SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO NAVIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES INDEPENDENTLY. OUR GOAL HERE IS TO COORDINATE THE RESPONSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE INVESTING IN OUR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY CAN CARRY OUT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES WITH CONFIDENCE, CONSISTENCIES, AND PROFESSIONALISM. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE ESTABLISHING THE FRAMEWORK THAT PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH TRANSPARENCIES AND CONFIDENCE THAT THESE SITUATIONS WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THOUGHTFUL, COORDINATED, AND DOCUMENTED PROCESSES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. FOLLOWING THE ADOPTIONS OF THE RESOLUTIONS, WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS KIND OF A 90 DAYS TRAINING PLAN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, BEGINNING BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT 30 DAYS IS TO REALLY DEVELOP THE SCRIPTS, PREPARE THE GUIDES, SETTING OUT MEETINGS, INVITES IN-PERSON, TRAINING TO ALL STAFF, AND WE'LL START FACILITATE FACILIT FACILITY ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE PROPER SIGNAGES, NON-PUBLIC VERSUS PUBLIC AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS. FOLLOW THAT WE'LL BE DEVELOPING WHAT IS THE EXCESS PROTOCOLS, POST NOTICES ON THE WEBSITES, AND OF COURSE, TRAIN ALL STAFF THROUGHOUT ALL 10 DEPARTMENTS. BETWEEN THAT 60 TO 90 DAYS MARK, MY STAFF AND I WILL BE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE INVENTORY DATABASES AND WORKING IN CONJUNCTIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE AUDIT PHASE COMPONENT BUILT INTO ALL OF OUR DATABASE ACCESS. AND OF COURSE, TO CONTINUE REVISED, IMPLEMENT THE RISK-BASED AUDITS, WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. OUR COMMITMENT HERE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST TO ENSURE SAFETY FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY COME INTO THE OFFICE TO WORK TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, PROVIDING THE GUIDELINES WHEN TO ESCALATE AND TO ASK FOR SUPPORT AS NEEDED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING, OF COURSE, NEW EMPLOYEES ONBOARDING TO THE CITIES. WE'LL ALSO BE RECEIVING THE TRAINING PLAN THAT WE'LL HAVE IN PLACE FOR OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES. I'LL [01:45:01] TURN THAT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LINDA, COULD WE HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? CAITLYN? THANK YOU. SO, UM, THIS SLIDE KIND OF SHOWS THE CAREFUL BALANCING ACT THAT, UM, SB FIVE 80 AND OUR CONTINUED UNINTERRUPTED DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES TO ALL OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, REQUIRES AND, AND WHICH, WHICH IS PART OF WHY THE POLICY IS TAKING THE FORM THAT IT IS. SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT, UM, AS CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS WITH OUR OATHS OF OFFICE TO PRESERVE OUR COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW WHILE IMPLEMENTING THE SB FIVE 80 POLICY.
THE POLICY DOES NOT AUTHORIZE BECAUSE IT IS NOT LAWFUL TO PHYSICALLY OBSTRUCT, GIVE FALSE STATEMENTS TO YOU OR CONCEAL PERSONS, UM, VIS-A-VIS, UM, OUR INTERACTIONS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. IT ALSO DOES NOT AUTHORIZE DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR HIDING OF RECORDS, UM, EXCUSE ME, WITH RESPECT TO EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. UM, AND IT DOESN'T AUTHORIZE, UM, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH VALID JUDICIAL PROCESS OR OTHER BINDING LEGAL DUTIES THAT APPLY TO THE CITY AND ITS OFFICIALS. THE POLICY DOES PRESERVE MORE SPECIFIC AND MORE PROTECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT RULES, INCLUDING COMBINES WITH COMPLIANCE WITH THE VALUES ACT, WHICH AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, IS DIRECTED AT AT, UM, RESERVING STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY PUBLIC SAFETY RESOURCES FOR STATE AND LOCAL PRIORITIES. UM, WHICH IS CONSISTENT, OF COURSE WITH THE 10TH AMENDMENT AND ITS ANTI COMMANDEERING DOCTRINE, UM, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF SIGNIFICANT LITIGATION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW. UM, IT ALSO PRESERVES LAWFUL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS UNRELATED TO FEDERAL CIVIL, CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND ALSO PRESERVES REVIEW OF GRANTS AUDITS, PROGRAM DUTIES, AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS CASE BY CASE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, ERIC. SORRY, BEFORE WE GO, UM, CAN YOU READ THE BOTTOM STATEMENT, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC? IT'S NOT VISIBLE AND MAYBE YOU DID AND I MISSED, I'M, I'M SORRY. THE BOTTOM STATEMENT ON THAT SLIDE THAT'S COVERED BY THE OH, SURE, SURE. UM, OH, YOU CAN'T SEE IT. I'M SORRY. SO THAT'S, THAT PART OF THE SLIDE SAYS ADOPTION BY THE, OF THE POLICY THAT MEANS DOES NOT GUARANTEE IMMUNITY FROM LITIGATION OR A FEDERAL FUNDING DISPUTE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF PETALUMA, WE STILL HAVE, UM, WE ALONG WITH, UH, DOZENS OF OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY STILL HAVE, HAVE ACTIVE LITIGATION TO, TO PRESERVE, UM, CONGRESSIONALLY APPROVED GRANT FUNDING TO THE CITY, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND THAT LITIGATION.
SO, UM, SO THIS POLICY DOESN'T RESOLVE THAT, UM, AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY PROTECT AGAINST OR, OR, UM, INSULATE US FROM FURTHER POTENTIAL DISPUTES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE CLEAR DIRECTION, UM, TO OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF AND CARE CARRYING OUT THESE LAWFUL POLICY DIRECTIVES AS THEY'VE BEEN PREPARED FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ADOPTION AND AS OUR CONSISTENT WITH SB FIVE 80. SO HOPEFULLY THAT IS THAT. GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY. SO, UM, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO, WHO'S GONNA BE IMPLEMENTING THIS POLICY AS, AS IT'S STRUCTURED? UM, THE COUNCIL DIRECTION, UM, PURSUANT TO THIS POLICY IS REALLY DIRECTED AT THE, UM, STAFF THAT REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THAT'S THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY CLERK, AND MYSELF. UM, THE CITY MANAGER WILL LEAD IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATION, DESIGNATE CONTACTS, FACILITY PROTOCOLS, AND CENTRAL RECORDS LOCATION. I WILL SERVE, AND MY TEAM WILL SERVE AS THE PRIMARY LEGAL REVIEWER, DEVELOP LEGAL GUIDANCE, UM, TRAINING MATERIALS IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UM, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR REVIEW DOCUMENTS THAT WE MAY BE PRESENTED BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS, INCLUDING SUBPOENAS, DATA REQUESTS, WARRANTS, ET CETERA, OTHER ORDERS, ET CETERA. UM, SO THAT WAY WE CAN, WE CAN, UM, GIVE, GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO OUR STAFF ON THOSE ORDERS WITH WHICH WE MAY NEED TO COMPLY AND HOW WE SHOULD DO SO. AND THOSE WITH WHICH WE MAY NOT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE POLICY DIRECTION OF THE [01:50:01] COUNCIL, THE CITY CLERK WILL IMPLEMENT IN HER OFFICE DUTIES.
UM, AND ESPECIALLY REGARDING RECORDS REQUEST COORDINATION, UM, RETENTION OF RECORDS AND DOCUMENT SERVICE FUNCTIONS, UM, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND ALL DEPARTMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL DIRECT REPORT DIRECTION, ESPECIALLY THAT OF THE CITY MANAGER, BECAUSE ALL THE DIRECTORS REPORT TO HER WILL PROVIDE OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE, STAFF TRAINING, WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS, FACILITY CONTROLS, SYSTEM INVENTORIES, AND ACCESS SAFEGUARDS. UM, AND, UM, AS THE LEGAL TEAM HAS BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH, WITH LINDA AND HER TEAM ABOUT, WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ACROSS THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION TO MAKE SURE THEY AND THEIR MANAGEMENT TEAMS ARE READY TO HELP ASSIST STAFF IN STRIKING THE BALANCE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDER THIS POLICY. AND, AND, UH, CHIEF MILLER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSPECTIVE OR JUST BE READY TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING, NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME. GREAT. SO HE'S GONNA BE READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT MAY, UM, BE DIRECTED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OKAY. AND I, I, I PERSONALLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE SORT OF RANSOM NOTE QU QUALITY OF THE TEXT THAT'S ON THIS SLIDE. UM, WE WANTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO, UM, SOME OF THE, UM, SUGGESTIONS WE RECEIVED FROM, FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, LATE LAST WEEK. SO, AND I'LL JUST, UM, TRY TO SUMMARIZE THOSE QUICKLY, UM, UM, BEFORE GOING THROUGH THIS SLIDE. SO, UM, WE RECEIVED AN EXPRESSION OF CONCERN ABOUT THE PERMANENCE OF THIS POLICY, AND I JUST WANNA UNDERSCORE, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNLESS, AND UNTIL THEY'RE AMENDED OR REPEALED BY THE COUNCIL. SO THEY, PERMANENCE IS BUILT INTO THEM. UM, THE RESOLUTIONS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY ARE STILL IN EFFECT, AND THIS WILL, THIS ONE IF ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL, WILL STAY IN EFFECT UNLESS AND UNTIL THEY AMEND IT.
BUT ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT RESOLUTIONS, BECAUSE THEY DON'T REQUIRE FIRST AND A SECOND READING, AND THERE'S NO REFERENDUM PERIOD THAT APPLIES BECAUSE THEY'RE ADMINISTRATIVE, THEY TAKE A MID EFFECT AND THEY CAN BE, UM, EXPEDITIOUSLY AMENDED IF THE NEED ARISES. SO, UM, BUT IT'S ONLY THE COUNCIL THAT CAN TAKE THAT ACTION, UM, AND NOT STAFF. SO IF THE COUNCIL ADOPTS THIS POLICY, UM, IT, IT WILL BE GUIDING STAFF, UM, SO LONG AS IT, AS IT'S IN EFFECT UN AND, AND IT WILL BE IN EFFECT, UM, UNLESS AND UNTIL THE, THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO REVISIT IT. AND THEN WE GOT, UM, UM, SUGGESTIONS. SO THAT'S THE PERMANENCE ISSUE. UM, SO THERE'S REALLY NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AS TO THEIR LASTING EFFECT. THEN WE GOT SUGGESTIONS REGARDING, UM, STAFF'S ABILITY TO REMIND RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT AND SPEAK WITH A LAWYER, ESSENTIALLY THE MIRANDA WARNINGS, UM, TO ALSO MAKE AVAILABLE THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE NORTH BAY RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE. UM, AND, AND REGARDING REPORTING, UM, OF, OF DOCUMENTATIONS OF INTERACTIONS WITH IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS. SO WHAT I'LL SAY ABOUT THE, UM, THE ISSUE OF MIRANDA WARNINGS AND THE HOTLINE IS I'M GONNA COVER OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR, FOR INCORPORATING THOSE IN INTO THE POLICY IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. UM, BECAUSE I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, AND WE'LL ADDRESS THIS IN OUR TRAINING WITH STAFF, UM, IF, AND I, AND I HOPE IT DOESN'T OCCUR, BUT IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO, UM, IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY IN RESPONSE TO ACTIONS OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS AND CITY FACILITIES, UM, DIRECTED AT OUR, AT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THAT'S GONNA BE A COMPLEX CIRCUMSTANCE.
UM, AND, AND IF IT TAKES THE FORM THAT WE'VE SEEN IT TAKE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH POTENTIALLY MULTIPLE HEAVY ARM, HEAVILY ARMED, POSSIBLY MASKED, UM, FEDERAL OFFICIALS, UM, IT'S THAT THAT'S GONNA BE, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE TIME FOR OUR LINE STAFF TO BE ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MIRANDA WARNINGS, UM, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS AS INTERFERING WITH THEIR CARRYING OUT OF THEIR DUTIES. UM, SO, SO THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'VE REC RECOMMENDED, AND I'LL WALK US THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE RECOMMENDED. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THE SUGGESTION ABOUT DOCUMENTING AND REPORTING ON THOSE INSTANCES. AS YOU SEE, UM, IN THE POLICY, [01:55:01] WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THERE'S GONNA BE SOME PRETTY SENSITIVE INFORMATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION, UH, PRIVACY INFORMATION, UM, THAT, UM, THAT'S GONNA RESULT FROM THOSE, THAT DOCUMENTATION. AND, AND IT'S NOT GONNA REALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BROAD DISCLOSURE, BUT THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT IS GONNA CONTINUE TO APPLY, AND TO THE EXTENT INFORMATION IS NON-EXEMPT, UM, IT'LL BE SUBJECT TO, TO SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THAT. OKAY. SO THOSE ARE THE RESPONSES. NOW, WHAT WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN, UM, IN, IN A, IN A, IN A NOT VERY GOOD FORMATTING, APOLOGIES AGAIN, IN RED ARE ADDITIONS THAT WE'RE SUGGESTING, UM, AND RECOMMENDING THE COUNCIL, UM, IN RESPONSE TO THESE COMMUNITY SUGGESTIONS FOR PROVISIONS 15 AND 16 OF THE RESOLUTION, THE NEW TEXT IS IN RED, AND THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER PROPOSED CHANGE. UM, THE FIRST ONE TALKS ABOUT, UM, SIGNAGE IN CITY FACILITIES, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE WAY, UM, ONCE SAFE AND EASY AND CONSISTENT WAY THAT WE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION TO PEOPLE ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MIRANDA RIGHTS AND ALSO REFERRALS, UM, TO RESOURCES, UM, THAT, THAT, UM, CAN, THAT, THAT, THAT SIGNAGE CAN FACILITATE. UM, SO THAT'S SECTION 15. UM, AND IN SECTION 16, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ACTUALLY EXPRESSLY INCLUDE THERE THE HOTLINE INFORMATION, UM, OF COURSE, TO THE EXTENT THAT CHANGES WILL UPDATE IT.
UM, AND WE ACTUALLY MAKE REFERENCE TO THE SUBSTANCE OF A MIRANDA WARNING IN PARAGRAPH A AND THEN IN PARAGRAPH B. UM, SO, UM, IN, IN, IN THAT WE ADD SOME LANGUAGE, UM, TO MAKE A PART OF THE POLICY, UM, THE, UM, DIRECTION TO, UM, PROVIDE INFORMATION TO, UM, TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP THEM SAFELY ACCESS OUR FACILITIES, UM, WITHOUT GIVING UP THEIR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE COURSE OF DOING THAT. UM, WHICH IS IN, IN A WAY THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF, OF THE PROPOSED POLICY AND THE SB FIVE 80 AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S GUIDANCE. SO, UM, THOSE ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING INCORPORATING THAT COMMUNITY COMMENT. AND, AND THE FINAL ACTION, THE, THE, I SHOULD NOTE FOR THE COUNCIL, UM, THESE EDITS DO NOT APPEAR IN THE DRAFT IN YOUR PACKAGE, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE A FULL VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION WITH THOSE EDITS IN CASE IT'S THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO, UM, TO INCORPORATE THEM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OKAY. BEFORE WE MOVE TO NEXT SLIDE. SURE. UM, PLEASE TAKE A BREATH AND LET US READ THAT BOTTOM. OH, I'M SORRY. DO YOU THINK WE CAN ACTUALLY READ THAT THOUGH? AND IF THE PUBLIC CAN'T READ IT, I, I AM HAPPY TO READ IT FOR THEM. ERIC, I ACTUALLY HAVE THE FULL VERSION. DO YOU WANT ME TO SHARE THE WORD DOCUMENT? THAT WOULD, I, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT, YES, SURE. IF THAT, IF THAT, IF THAT'LL BE VISIBLE TO EVERYBODY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANKS, KAILYN. SORRY, WE WERE KIND OF HUSTLING TO GET THAT READY THIS MORNING, SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE YEAH. CHANGES ARE IMPORTANT. WE, WE NEED TO SEE 'EM UP ON THE BOARD. SURE, OF COURSE. SO HERE, THE, HERE THE ADDITIONS ARE IN GREEN, OBVIOUSLY, SO, AND CAN YOU, UM, READ THAT OUT LOUD FOR US? THE AMENDED PART THERE? THE, THE, ALL OF THE CH THE CHANGES, THE ADDITIONS. I JUST, THE THIRD ONE ALL QUESTION. I'M SORRY, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M, I'M JUST GONNA READ ALOUD. GO AHEAD.
THE SENTENCE THAT INVOLVED GREENS THAT, UH, 'CAUSE I WANT COUNSEL TO BE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT AS DOCUMENT CHANGES IN 15, IT SAYS, CITY MANAGER IN CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY IS AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT AND UPDATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. AND THIS IS WHERE WE ADD A LITTLE LANGUAGE, INCLUDING THOSE CONCERNING, AND THEN IT WAS FORMS, CHECKLIST, SCRIPTS, AND ADDING NOW SIGNAGE AND CITY FACILITIES. SO THERE'S JUST THAT LITTLE BIT MORE YOU TALKED ABOUT THERE. THEN DOWN IN 16, A, UH, WE TALK ABOUT, UM, CITY'S WEBSITE. SHE'LL ALSO INCLUDE ACCESS AND IT LIST, INCLUDING SONOMA COUNTY SECURE FAMILY COLLABORATIVES. AND THEN WE HAVE THE AD PART, THE NORTH BAY REGIONAL RESPONSE HOTLINE AT 7 0 7, THE NUMBER [02:00:01] FOR REPORTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY AND SONOMA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER. THE ADDITION IS, THE WEBSITE WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT AND CONSULT WITH LAWYER. AND THEN IF WE SCROLL UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, 16 B THE AD IN 16 B IN THE MIDDLE, THERE IS, UM, LET'S SEE WHERE TO START HERE. UH, THE CITY PERSONNEL WILL NOT INQUIRE ABOUT OR COLLECT A PERSON'S CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW REASONABLY NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER A LAWFUL CITY PROGRAM OR SERVICE AND PROVIDE OTHER INFORMATION AS APPROPRIATE AS, UM, AS APPROPRIATE, UH, TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN SAFELY ACCESSING CITY FACILITIES TO ASSESS CITY SERVICES WITHOUT GIVING UP THEIR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS' RIGHT. TO REMAIN SILENT AND CONSULT WITH A LAWYER. I APPRECIATE THE PARTY YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MIRANDA RIGHTS. SO THAT'S THE LANGUAGE WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY, RIGHT? AND, AND OUR THOUGHT THERE IS, UM, BY DOING THAT WITH SIGNAGE AND OUT OTHER OUTWARD FACING INFORMATION, UM, IT IS A, UM, LESS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OUR STAFF, BUT IT CONSISTENTLY MAKES AVAILABLE TO FOLKS THAT IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT, UM, OTHERWISE THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. PERFECT.
SO THANK YOU. UM, AND I GUESS THAT TAKES US TO THE LAST SLIDE. CAITLYN, YOU WOULDN'T MIND. LET ME GET IT BACK, WHICH IS OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL IN SUMMARY FORM. OOPS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OOPS. WE'RE BACK TO THE BEGINNING. JUST SCROLL. I THINK IT'S SLIDE 16. THERE WE GO. WHOOPS, . THERE WE GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL IS TO ADOPT THE POLICY, UM, WITH THE PROPOSED EDITS THAT WE JUST REVIEWED. UM, AND, AND IF THE COUNCIL ADOPTS THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, IT WILL INCLUDE THE SB FIVE 80 EQUIVALENCY FINDING POLICY, UH, FINDING RATHER THAT THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE, BY THE, UM, STATUTE. AND, UM, IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION AS PRESENTED. ADOPTION WOULD INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION FOR US TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICY AS, AS WE'VE DESCRIBED IN THESE SLIDES. AND AS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR LINDA LEE HAS DESCRIBED IN, IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT SHE'S DEVELOPED. UM, AS I'VE MENTIONED AND AS THIS SLIDE NOTES, UM, IF THE COUNCIL TAKES ACTION TONIGHT, THE RESOLUTION WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY TONIGHT. UM, CE A DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. THERE'S FINDINGS IN THE RESOLUTION THAT IT'S EXEMPT FROM SQL REVIEW. UM, AND, AND THIS CAN BE DONE WITH EXISTING BUDGETS AND DOESN'T NEED A SEPARATE APPROPRIATION. SO THAT CONCLUDES, UM, OUR OVERVIEW OF THIS ACTION AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. OF COURSE, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND I, I APPRECIATE, UH, THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE YOU DID THIS WITH, WITH, UH, THE COMMUNITY AND, UM, BRINGING IT BACK UP TO THE COUNCIL FOR, UH, QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER REBS. OKAY. UH, FIRST I HAVE TO GO, WOW, THIS WAS QUITE A DOCUMENT. I WAS EXPECTING A ONE PAGE RESOLUTION, AND THEN I SAW THIS THING. UM, SO, UM, IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE WITH LOTS OF LEGALESE IN IT. UM, SO BASICALLY I HAVE A TWO PART QUESTION. UM, I HAVE ONE SIMPLE ANSWERS, IF I CAN, NOT LEGAL ANSWERS ON THESE, BUT, UH, THE, OKAY.
SO IT'S BASICALLY, AND THE TWO QUESTIONS DEAL WITH WHAT WENT INTO THIS AND WHAT'S COMING OUT OF IT SO THAT THE FOLKS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE GONNA GET REALISTIC ABOUT THE EFFORT THAT IT TOOK TO CREATE THIS DOCUMENT. UM, AND, AND, AND A LITTLE LIKE WHY IT WAS NECESSARY TO CREATE THIS EXTENSIVE OF A DOCUMENT, NOT JUST A SIMPLE LITTLE ONE PAGE RESOLUTION. AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH, UM, UH, WHERE THE FINE LINES LEGALLY ARE COMING OUT, BUT WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN ON A SITUATIONAL, UH, BASIS? SUCH AS WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR A POLICE FORCE WHEN THEY SHOW UP? AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ICE CALLS AND ASKS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE POLICE OR FROM THE CITY CLERK? WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN, UM, STAFF ENCOUNTERS ANYBODY, UH, THAT MIGHT BE, UH, ICE OR SIMILAR, UH, IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS? IT APPLIES MORE THAN JUST ICE. IT PROVIDES APPARENTLY TO ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT ARE, MAY BE INVOLVED IN ON THIS, MAYBE EVEN STATE, WHICH YOU MAY HAVE TO EXPLAIN. BUT I'M LOOKING FOR, UM, UH, SORT OF LIKE A SITUATIONAL, UH, EXAMPLES OF, [02:05:01] OF WHEN THIS POLICY IS WE ARE MAKING, WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN IN ACTUAL ACTIONS BY OUR STAFF AND BY THE PUBLIC AS TO HOW THEY, THEY THEY CAN RESPOND AND WHAT THAT MEANS. SO I'M LOOKING FOR SOME PRACTICAL, REALISTIC INFORMATION HERE AS WHAT IT TOOK AND WHAT'S THE OUTCOME. SO I'M GONNA, UM, COMPLY WITH YOUR REQUEST AND TRY TO KEEP MY ANSWERS SUCCINCT. UM, SO THE FIRST, THE FIRST QUESTION THAT I HEARD WAS, YOU KNOW, WHY SUCH A DETAILED POLICY? UM, WHAT WENT INTO IT? WELL, IT'S DETAILED BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE INPUT WE GOT FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT'S DETAILED BECAUSE OF THE QUITE DETAILED, UM, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE GUIDANCE, WHICH WAS, WHAT IS IT? 60 PAGES, UM, WHICH THE MEMBERS OF MY OFFICE CAREFULLY REVIEWED AND BASED ON WHICH DYLAN PREPARED THE FIRST DRAFT, UM, BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE COMPLYING WITH THAT POLICY.
UM, AND THE PURPOSES OF THAT POLICY ARE ONES, I BELIEVE WE BELIEVE ALIGN WITH, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS' CONCERNS ABOUT, UM, SECURING ACCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO, UM, THE PUBLIC SERVICES TO WHICH THEY'RE ENTITLED, UM, AND TO HAVE THAT ACCESS WITHOUT SACRIFICING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS. SO, SO THAT'S WHY THE DETAIL, UM, I THINK I, I HOPE THAT IT PROVIDES SOME REASSURANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BOTH THOSE THAT ARE ADVOCATING FOR IT, AND THOSE, THOSE THAT FEEL THAT THEY MAY NEED THESE PROTECTIONS PERSONALLY. UM, THAT THERE'S, UM, A LOT OF THOUGHTFUL SPECIFICITY HERE SO THAT THE COUNCIL CAN, AND OUR COMMUNITY CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT SPECIFICALLY ARE THE, ARE THE BALANCES WE'RE STRIKING? SO THAT'S ANSWER TO QUESTION NUMBER ONE. QUESTION NUMBER TWO, I WANNA START BY SAYING, UM, WE'RE REALLY GONNA BE ANSWERING THAT QUESTION WHEN WE DEVELOP OUR TRAINING MATERIALS TOGETHER. UM, BUT I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY SOME OF THE KEY PRINCIPLES THAT WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE TRAININGS THAT WE DO AND THE MATERIALS WE PROVIDE AND THE SCRIPTS AND ALL THOSE THINGS TO MAKE IT, HAVE OUR STAFF BE COMFORTABLE THAT THEY'RE READY TO IMPLEMENT THESE, THIS DIRECTION. IF THE COUNCIL ISSUES IT, UM, IS THINGS LIKE WHEN CONFRONTED BY A FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL PRESENTED DOCUMENTS, UM, STAFF WILL ASK THEM TO WAIT IN A PUBLIC AREA. WE'LL GO IMMEDIATELY GET A MANAGER. WE'LL IMMEDIATELY CONTACT MY OFFICE, WE'LL IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT. UM, SO WE CAN GO THERE, PHYSICALLY REVIEW WHATEVER DOCUMENTS ARE THERE, ENGAGE WITH THE PERSON, UH, PETALUMA POLICE CAN BE THERE, BODY CAMERAS RUNNING. UM, JUST THAT FACT OF THAT PRESENCE. I THINK ESPECIALLY WITH THE, UM, THE, THE VERY HIGH QUALITY POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT'S SO SENSITIVE TO THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE IS A DETERRENT AND A RECORD OF WHAT'S TRANSPIRING. UM, SO, AND, AND, AND PROVIDE SECURITY TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF.
SO I THINK THOSE ARE SOME OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SO THAT, SO THAT OUR, OUR LINE STAFF, UM, ARE SUPPORTED AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE, ARE SUPPORTED AND ACCESS TO OUR PROGRAMS IS PRESERVED. SO, BUT THE DETAILS OF THOSE THINGS AND THE SIGNAGE AND ALL THAT STUFF WILL BE DEVELOPING AND, AND ALL THE PUBLIC FACING ELEMENTS, THE PUBLIC, UM, PARTS OF THE CITY FACILITIES VERSUS THE NON-PUBLIC PARTS, AND THOSE, THAT SIGNAGE MAPS SHOWING WHERE THOSE ARE ALL, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DEVELOPING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. UM, THANK YOU THAT, THAT'S A LOT CLEARER TO ME. I THINK, I HOPE THIS CLEAR TO EVERYONE ELSE IN HERE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE THE, OUR POLICE CHIEF IS, IS GONNA TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE. Y YEAH, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO OFFER REALLY AFTER, UH, ERIC'S EXPLANATION, BUT BRIAN MILLER, I'M THE POLICE CHIEF. UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN MODELING THIS REALLY, UM, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BASED ON SB 54, UM, FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PERSPECTIVE, THIS REALLY EXPANDS ON THAT AND BRINGS CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY FOR ALL CITY STAFF. SO FROM THAT DEGREE, IT'S TAKING SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT, UH, THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO, TO ADHERE TO, AND, UH, BRINGING THAT TO ALL CITY STAFF, ALL CITY FACILITIES THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE LOCATIONS, UH, AND ALL EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE CITY OF PETALUMA. UM, AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S POINT, IT BRINGS, UM, BETTER AWARENESS. SO YOU DON'T HAVE A CITY EMPLOYEE JUST VOLUNTARILY ALLOWING AN IMMIGRATION OF AUTHORITY [02:10:01] INTO A CITY FACILITY, INTO A NON-PUBLIC AREA, UM, AFFORDING THEM INFORMATION THAT OTHERWISE SHOULD BE PROHIBITED OR IS NOW WOULD BE PROHIBITED, UM, OR GIVING THEM ACCESS TO A RESTRICTED AREA.
SO THIS ENHANCES, UM, A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WOULD BE PROHIBITED ALREADY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND APPLIES THAT, UM, UNILATERALLY ACROSS THE CITY GOVERNANCE AND EXPAND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING IN OUR UMBRELLA, UM, AND ENHANCES IT EVEN FURTHER FROM SOME OF THE DATA SHARING PROTECTIONS, SOME OF THOSE CITY FACILITY LOCATIONS. UM, AND, AND IMPROVES AND BUILDS UPON THOSE AREAS. SO, UM, I ALSO THINK IT IMPROVES JUST CITY STAFF TRAINING. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS INTERNALLY THAT IT IMPROVES YEAH, NOTIFICATIONS FROM A VARIETY OF TOPICS OF JUST MAKING SURE THAT SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS HAVE BETTER AWARENESS OF JUST INCIDENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THE CITY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THAT INCREASES JUST AWARENESS TO THOSE ONGOING EVENTS SO THAT THERE'S NOT THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING THAT THEY'RE OTHERWISE UNAWARE OF, AND SHARING INFORMATION AND INCIDENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN, UM, THE CITY THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF. AND SO ALL THOSE THINGS I THINK ARE JUST, UH, IMPROVEMENTS AND WILL PUT OUR STAFF IN BETTER, UH, POSITIONS TO MAKE IMPROVED AND INFORMED DECISIONS FOR MANAGERS TO BE ENGAGED AND FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY AND OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY ARE BETTER PROTECTED AND SECURED. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THEN YEAH, FINISH IT. THAT'S ALL THAT I NEED TO, UH, UH, GO WITH THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER QUINT. UH, THANK YOU. UH, I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION IN, UH, ON SLIDE 15 UNDER SECTION 16, PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. UM, IT READS THE CITY'S WEBSITE, ACTUALLY, LET ME BACK UP. THE CITY SHALL MAINTAIN IN A PROMINENT LOCATION ON ITS WEBSITE A LINK TO SONOMA COUNTY SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WEBPAGE OR ANY SUCCESSOR WEBPAGE. THE CITY'S WEBSITE SHALL ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THIS POLICY AND MAY IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, LEGAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. AND IT GOES ON THE NORTH BAY REGIONAL HOTLINE.
UM, DOES THE WORD MAY OPEN THAT UP FOR AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE IF SOMEONE, UH, THAT'S EMPLOYED BY THE CITY CHOOSES NOT TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION? I, I DON'T THINK SO. COUNCIL MEMBER? UM, I THINK IT'S, IT'S INTENDED, UM, 'CAUSE NOTICE IT SAYS THE CITY, THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER QUINT, IS READING FROM SECTION 16 A OF THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION. THIS THEN SAYS THE CITY'S WEBSITE SHALL, THAT'S MANDATORY, MEANING IT WILL, AND IT'S DIRECTED TO BY THE COUNCIL ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THIS, THIS POLICY AND MAY IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT, LEGAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. SO, SO THE THINGS, SO IT'S NOT, IT DOESN'T MAKE, IT DOESN'T CREATE AN OPTION OF NOT COMPLYING WITH THE POLICY DIRECTION. WHAT IT DOES IS ANTICIPATES THAT WE MAY BE IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE OUTWARD FACING INFORMATION, BECAUSE I EXPECT THAT WE WILL. UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S HOW, I THINK, THAT'S HOW I CONSTRUE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. NOW, UM, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER QUINT FOR THAT. UM, A, A QUESTION BECAUSE I HAD, UM, WAS WONDERING, AND CITY ATTORNEY CAN TELL US THE, WE USED TO HAVE INFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICES ON RED CARDS IN SPANISH AND IN ENGLISH AT ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS. I HAD A STACK OF THEM, BUT I'VE GIVEN THEM ALL OUT. AND DOES THAT FALL UNDER THAT MAY, WHERE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THOSE LITTLE RED CARDS THAT YES, I WOULD SAY YES. UM, AND ALSO IT, IT, IT FALLS UNDER THE, UM, MANAGER'S AUTHORITY, UM, AND OUR EFFORTS TO, TO AT, AT THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, TO USE OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR INFORMATION CHANNELS. UM, I MEAN BOTH, BOTH PARAGRAPHS A AND B UNDER SECTION 16, I THINK, UM, ARE, ARE PRETTY OPEN IN TERMS OF, UM, I MEAN THEY PRESCRIBE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE ARE DIRECTED TO DO, BUT THEY'RE NOT EXCLUSIVE IN THE SENSE THAT THAT'S ALL WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR WAYS AND COMING UP WITH WAYS TO MAKE ACCESSING THE INFORMATION THAT HELPS KEEP THEM SAFE, UM, EASY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO WHETHER IT'S CARDS, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, UM, UM, [02:15:01] CODES FOR THEIR PHONE, WHETHER IT'S STUFF ON THE WEBSITE, WHETHER IT'S SIGNS INSIDE CITY FACILITIES, UM, REFERRAL, WHATEVER. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COUNCIL MEMBER DI CARLY. THANK YOU, LINDA AND ERIC. UM, I WAS WONDERING, THE IMMIGRATION WORKER PROTECTION ACT IS MENTIONED IN THE DOCUMENTS, AND THAT'S TO PROTECT WORKERS AT PRIVATE BUSINESSES. ARE WE MAKING EFFORTS TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO NOT JUST THE PUBLIC, BUT THE BUSINESSES SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO WITHIN THEIR RIGHTS? I, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE, I MEAN, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING OUTREACH TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES OR WE'RE, WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THAT. UM, I MEAN THAT, THAT LAW DOES APPLY TO THEM. UM, IT APPLIES TO EMPLOYERS OF, OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THANKS, CHIEF. YEAH. SO, UM, THE CITY AND SOME OF MEMBERS OF MY STAFF, AND I KNOW THE CHAMBER AND, UH, SOME OF THE, THE, UM, FEW NUMBER OF LOCAL NONPROFITS HAVE OVER THE PAST YEAR PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS, WELL, TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND, UH, THEIR LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THEY'VE DISCUSSED, UH, THOSE TYPE OF, UM, RESOURCES AND REFERRALS THEY'VE PROVIDED. THE RED CARD, I THINK SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED HERE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN PARTICIPANTS IN THOSE TYPE OF WORKSHOPS. SO THOSE TYPE OF, UM, REFERRALS AND RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED. AND, UM, SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BEEN PARTICIPANTS AND, AND ONE OF OUR, UM, BUSINESS OWNERS, UM, IN THE, UM, SERVICE INDUSTRIES ACTUALLY SHEPHERDED THAT, UM, WORKSHOP HIMSELF TO, UM, BRING FORWARD THE CONVERSATION AND DIALOGUE. MM-HMM . OKAY. AND DO WE PLAN TO DO MORE WORKSHOPS TO ALSO INCLUDE SOME OF WHAT'S IN FIVE 80 AND KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED? SO FOR SB FIVE 80, IT SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC TO, UM, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT IT'S A MANDATE FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SPECIFIC TO GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS ON THEIR REQUIREMENT TO APPLY WITH THIS LEGISLATION. SO, UM, THEY MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THE SAME, UH, LEGAL STANDARD OR RESPONSIBILITY AS THIS, BUT I, I WOULD FORESEE US HAVING SOME MATERIALS, UM, AND, AND PROBABLY ACTUAL PROVISIONS IN OUR CONTRACTS WITH OUR CONTRACTORS, BECAUSE PART OF THE SCOPE OF THE POLICY AS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL WOULD APPLY CONTRACTORS. IF WE HAVE, UM, EMPLOYERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW LAWS THAT APPLY TO THEM AND THEIR WORKPLACES, THEY CAN, THEY'RE FREE TO CONTACT US AND WE CAN HELP REFER THEM TO THOSE. UM, THIS POLICY AS, AS THE CHIEF JUST SAID, UM, S SP FIVE 80 DIRECTS IT AT, UM, THE, THE REQUIREMENTS, UM, AT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN THIS POLICY IS FOR SPECIFIC DIRECTION FROM OUR COUNCIL TO OUR WORKFORCE. SO THIS WOULD BE A CITY POLICY. THANKS. YEAH. I JUST THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND TOO, THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, SO THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND, AS I SAID, IF OUR, WHAT THE MUNICIPAL SIDE DOES AS WELL, RIGHT? IF OUR, IF OUR, IF OUR LOCAL EMPLOYERS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, WE CAN REFER THEM TO THAT INFORMATION. 'CAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE AWARE OF THOSE LAWS, BUT IS THERE A WAY WE CAN BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THAT AND PUT IT OUT INSTEAD OF HOPING THAT THEY COME TO US? YES. IF THAT'S THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN POST THOSE LINKS FOR THEM. AND I KNOW THERE'S RESOURCE. I THINK THE COUNCIL WILL BE SUPPORTIVE ADVERTISING THE ACTION WE TAKE TONIGHT AS BROADLY AS WE CAN, MAKING SURE IT HITS ALL, ALL ORGANIZATIONS. AND I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE CITY, LIKE THE CHIEF SAYS, UH, CURRENTLY PARTNERS WITH, UH, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. UM, I, I KNOW, UH, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AA, UH, PAI, UH, C HAD, UM, HOSTED FOR THE CHAMBER.
AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S NOT FOR THE INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED, AS YOU MENTIONED, BUT IT WAS FOR BUSINESS DIRECTED THERE. AND THAT WAS A GOOD ONE. BUT ALSO, UM, UM, NORTH BAY OR LEGAL AID, UM, UM, SET UP AT, UH, THE AFRICAN IN PARTNER WITH AFRICAN ADVOCACY NETWORK. AND I WAS ABLE TO BE THERE AND REPRESENT THE CITY ON THIS SAME KIND OF, UM, UH, ADDRESS. BUT I LOVE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS NOT JUST THE TRAINING. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ICE AT A BUSINESS OR ICE AT THE FRONT COUNTER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A BROADER PALETTE OF, OF, OF WHAT WE STEPPED UP AND SAID ICE CAN'T DO. I MEAN, SURE, SURE, WE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEFENDING AT THE FRONT LINE, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S MORE PLACES TO, UM, INVEST AND ASSURE THAT THIS, UM, UH, ILLEGAL ACTIVITY DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE OR DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE. SO, UM, [02:20:04] AND THEN, UM, IN THE POLICY COMPONENT, YOU KNOW, IT MENTIONS, UH, DATA MINIMIZATION AND IT SAYS THAT WE'VE WE'RE, UM, WE'LL HAVE ACCESS LOGGING FOR WHOMEVER ACCESSES THE DATABASES. SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC RECORD OF WHO HAS ACCESSED THOSE IDENTIFICATION DATABASES? AND DOES THIS INCLUDE FLOCK CAMERA DATA? IT MEANS, IT MEANS WE WILL HAVE A RECORD. UM, AND, AND THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT, AT, UM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT POLICIES DIRECTED AT FLOCK, UM, DATA CONTROL, USE OF LOCATION OF, UM, UM, FOR, FOR, FOR FLOCK. SO THIS, REMEMBER THIS IS, THIS IS DIRECTION TO OUR STAFF FOR, UM, PROVIDING ACCESS, SAFE ACCESS, UM, TO CITY FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE FOCUS, RIGHT? AND OUR STAFF INCLUDES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO IF A REQUEST IS MADE TO ACCESS CAMERAS, YOU KNOW, WILL THAT BECOME PART OF THE, CAN THAT, CAN THAT BECOME PART OF THIS LANGUAGE AS WELL? WELL, IF WE RECEIVE SUCH A REQUEST, UM, FROM FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS, IT, IT'S SUBJECT TO THIS POLICY. SO IT'LL BE HANDLED CONSISTENT WITH THIS POLICY, COMPLETELY CONSISTENT. AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S, IT'S WRITTEN AS BROADLY AS IT IS.
UM, SO, SO YES, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY THIS POLICY, WHETHER IT WAS DIRECTED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR WHETHER THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR MY OFFICE OR ANY, YEAH. AND TO YOUR POINT, WE DON'T SHARE FEDERALLY, WE DON'T SHARE OUTTA STATE. WE DON'T SHARE BEYOND OUR CAL OES REGIONS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR, WHICH HAS BEEN A RECENT MODIFICATION, WHICH WE REPORTED OUT INTO THE PSAC. UM, WE HAVE AUDITING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THAT WE DO MONTHLY. UM, WE'VE BEEN SUBJECT TO PRAS AND BEEN REPORTING THAT OUT. AND, UM, WE AUDIT OUR INTERNAL USAGE, UM, AND WE, UM, ADHERE TO OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND, AND, UM, THOSE ARE POSTED ON OUR CITY WEBSITE, UM, AND ARE ACCESSIBLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IF THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, WE'VE HAD THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS, UM, TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE TOPIC OF A LPR. AND WE'VE DONE A PUBLIC PRESENTATION ON IT, AND THERE'S A, UH, POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON OUR PLATFORM IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON, ON THAT PROCESS. BUT, UH, SB 54 AND, UH, SB 34 PROHIBIT THE SHARING OF, OF A LPR DATA AND SPECIFICALLY, UH, PROHIBIT THE USE OF INFORMATION OR INFORMATION SHARING WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE INFORMATION RELATED TO A LPR DATA. SO IT'D BE A MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION FOR US TO DO THAT. UM, THIS ALSO ENHANCES THOSE PROTECTIONS AND EXTENDS NOT ONLY TO US, BUT TO ANY CITY STAFF, UM, FOR ANY DATA BEYOND JUST A LPR DATA. SO IT, AS THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID, IT WOULD, UH, INCLUDE THAT AND EXTEND TO OTHER DATA CATEGORIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER Cader Thompson QUESTIONS? YEAH, IT'S JUST, SO THE RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US DOES NOT HAVE THE CHANGES ON 15 AND 16, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT, THAT, UM, YOU WOULD, UM, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION WITH THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES THAT WE JUST, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT TO, UM, SECTIONS 15 AND 16. THANKS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL BARNAL? GOOD? YEAH. OKAY. UM, SO LET'S MOVE OVER TO, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM.
UH, MADAM CLERK LEAD US IN AT THIS TIME. I WILL START A 32ND CLOCK. UH, THOSE ATTENDING IN PUBLIC SHOULD BRING THEIR CARD TO MY DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. UH, THOSE ATTENDING ONLINE SHOULD RAISE THEIR VIRTUAL HAND, UH, AND THOSE ATTENDING VIA PHONE SHOULD PRESS STAR NINE TO SPEAK. UM, SPEAKER REQUEST RECEIVED AFTER THIS TIME MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE WE DID, UH, RECEIVE THREE COMMENTS AHEAD OF THE MEETING, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE FOLKS ATTENDING VIA ZOOM. WE HAVE, UH, 12, UH, CARDS, AND WE HAVE ONE HAND FROM ZOOM TONIGHT. SO WE'LL START WITH OUR IN-HOUSE, UH, FOLKS, ALL OF THEM. AND THEN, UH, MOVE OVER TO ZOOM. SO, UH, CALVIN LANIS, YOU ARE FIRST TO BE FOLLOWED BY ELENA FELDMAN. [02:25:08] UH, THANK YOU EVERYONE. UH, THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY. UH, I WOULD WANNA START BY THANKING THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, UH, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE. THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A, A TOWN EFFORT. UM, WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE POLICY THAT'S BEEN PUT TOGETHER, AND WE'RE HERE TO ASK YOU TO PASS IT. AS YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED, UM, , UM, I WAS SUPPOSED TO COME UP HERE AND LIST OUR FEEDBACK, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN A LOOK AT IT AND INCORPORATED IT. SO I DID HAVE A FEW, UM, IN LISTENING TO IT JUST NOW, I HAD A FEW FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. UM, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL JUST READ THEM ALL OFF AND YOU COULD RESPOND TO THEM, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE TIME. UM, SO FIRST I WANNA CLARIFY, IN TERMS OF PERMANENCE, UH, DOES THIS MEAN THAT IT WOULD TAKE A COUNCIL VOTE, A MAJORITY COUNCIL VOTE TO OVERTURN OR CHANGE THIS POLICY? UM, THAT'S CORRECT. ALRIGHT. UM, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE READING MIRANDA RIGHTS, UH, I THINK SIGNAGE IS, IS A GOOD IDEA, AND WE DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT.
I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT, UM, THE LANGUAGE WE SHARED, WHICH WOULD ALLOW STAFF TO TELL PEOPLE TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, UH, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE SONOMA COUNTY POLICY, UH, SPECIFICALLY SAYS MAY. SO IT'S MORE LIKE LETTING AS IF I, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, THE SPIRIT OF IT WAS TO LET STAFF WHO FELT EMPOWERED TO HELP FURTHER KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT IN THAT SITUATION WITHIN THEIR OWN JUDGMENT, AND NOT NECESSARILY INSTRUCTING TO DO THAT IN A SITUATION THAT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS. UM, SO I'M HOPING THAT THAT COULD BE INCLUDED. UM, THE LAST, UH, I APPRECIATE THE ADDITION OF THE RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE. THAT'S A GREAT ADDITION. AND, UM, AS FAR AS RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION GOES, UM, WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THIS DATA IS SENSITIVE, UM, AND THAT THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT COULD STILL BE USED. HOWEVER, I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH THAT THE CITY COULD TAKE TO PUBLISH THIS DATA. 'CAUSE I THINK THAT, UM, THE PUBLIC IS GONNA BE EAGER TO KNOW WHEN THIS KI WHEN THIS SORT OF THING HAPPENS. UM, I'M THINKING OF LIKE THE TRUST ACT, WHICH REQUIRES, UH, CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES TO PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC A REPORT ON THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH ICE. SO, I'M, I WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, BUT THAT'S ALL. THANKS EVERYONE VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, UH, ALANA FELDMAN, AND TO BE FOLLOWED BY ERIC LELAND. HELLO, MY NAME IS ALANA. I'VE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY OF PETALUMA FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. I HAVE NO PLACE TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY OTHER THAN FROM MY HEART. LIKE MANY OF US, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, DRANK SOME COFFEE, WENT TO WORK, AND STARTED MY DAY. ANOTHER DAY GOES BY, BUT WE KNOW THE REALITY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING OUTSIDE. OUR DOORS CANNOT BE IGNORED. IT FEELS LIKE A NIGHTMARE COME TO LIFE, WHERE MASKED ICE AGENTS ARE PATROLLING THE STREETS, PULLING PEOPLE FROM THEIR CARS, SHOOTING DRIVERS AND ICE TRAFFIC STOPS AND IMPRISONING PEOPLE WITH NO DUE PROCESS.
THEY ARE TARGETING OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE BUILT LIVES, ROOTS AND FUTURES RIGHT HERE ALONGSIDE US. THE FEAR GROWS WORTH EACH WORSE EACH DAY. AND I THINK OUR HEARTS BREAK JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. ANOTHER ICE SHOOTING, ANOTHER DEATH IN ICE DETENTION. ANOTHER LIFE LOST TO ICE, CRUELTY TO ICE ABUSE, TO A LACK OF MEDICAL CARE. THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING EVERY DAY AS THEY SPREAD THEIR HAIR, THEIR TERROR. IF YOUR HEART BREAKS BECAUSE YOU WISH YOU COULD PROTECT THEM ALL, IF YOU HAVE PARTS OF YOUR DAY WHERE YOU HAVE TO GO AND HIDE SOMEWHERE AND CRY AT THE THOUGHT OF THE ABUSE BEING PUT OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORS, REMEMBER WHAT IS NEVER AGAIN. AND WHAT DOES NEVER AGAIN MEAN? IT WAS A SACRED PROMISE MADE AFTER WORLD WAR II BY PEOPLE WHO WERE FREED FROM CONCENTRATION CAMPS. I'M GONNA READ A SHORT PASSAGE WRITTEN IN 1943 BY ANNE FRANK, A YOUNG JEWISH GIRL HIDING FROM THE NAZI REGIME. TERRIBLE THINGS ARE HAPPENING OUTSIDE AT ANY TIME, NIGHT OR DAY. POOR HELPLESS. PEOPLE ARE BEING DRAGGED OUT OF THEIR HOMES. FAMILIES ARE TORN APART. WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE SEPARATED. CHILDREN COME HOME FROM SCHOOL TO FIND THEIR PARENTS DISAPPEARED. DOES ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU OF WHAT WE ARE HEARING IN OUR DAILY LIVES RIGHT NOW WITH THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHING? HOW IS THIS HAPPENING? SOME OF THE DARKEST HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES, OUR SHARED HUMANITY DEMANDS THAT WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO STOP IT. PETALUMA IS A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY. WE MUST STAND TOGETHER IN PEACE AND POWER AND PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FABRIC AND BACKBONE THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY WHAT IT IS. WE HAVE RAISED OUR VOICES AND MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. I BELIEVE [02:30:01] YOU HAVE HEARD US, AND WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL. INDEED, THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN OUR WORLD TODAY ARE TERRIFYING, BUT AS A UNITED COMMUNITY, WE MUST STAND TOGETHER. PLEASE PASS THE RESOLUTION FOR NON-COOPERATION WITH ICE AND PETALUMA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ERIC LELAND SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY GINA GUANO.
UH, GOOD EVENING. UM, MY NAME IS ERIC LELAND. I'M, I'M A VOLUNTEER LEGAL OBSERVER. I'M A LEGAL OBSERVER TRAINER HERE IN, UM, IN PETALUMA. UM, REALLY EXCITED TO BE JOINED BY EVERYBODY BEHIND ME. AND THEN ALL THE LEGIONS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE BEHIND THEM BEFORE THEY LEFT. UM, AND EVERYBODY WHO'S NOT HERE, UM, THERE'S SO MANY LEGAL OBSERVER TRAINERS, UH, AND LEGAL OBSERVERS, UM, IN THIS COMMUNITY. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS TO REMEMBER WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE TODAY, WHAT STAFF DID WITH THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH IS AWESOME, AND YOU SHOULD PASS IT, UM, IS PRACTICE, UH, WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN DOING. WE KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE, AND WE AS YOU AND WE AS US, RIGHT? WE'RE ALL HERE KEEPING EACH OTHER SAFE. UM, THIS IS A GREAT RESOLUTION. IT HAS NEARLY EVERYTHING THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ASKED FOR, AND THE FACT THAT Y'ALL PUT THE FULL POLICY SPELLED IT OUT, AND THE RESOLUTION ITSELF IS TERRIFIC. SO IT DOES A LOT OF HARD WORK. THANK YOU FOR PULLING THAT OFF. UM, AND, AND IN SHORT NOTICE. UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO, UM, URGE YOU ALL TO PASS IT. UM, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. YEAH, YEAH. GINA, YOU KNOW, THEORETICALLY I'M SUPPOSED TO ASK FOR DECORUM SO THAT WE MOVE THROUGH SPEAKERS RESPECTFULLY. AND SO, UM, GINA GARBO TO BE FOLLOWED BY LINDA EVANS. HI, EVERYONE. I HAVE LIKE SOMETHING WRITTEN DOWN, BUT THINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGING IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY. SO MY NAME IS GINA GVO. I WORKS WITH NOR BAY ORGANIZING PROJECT AS PART OF MIGRANT JUSTICE IN ACTION INITIATIVE. AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE EFFORT YOU HAD BEEN PUTTING IN THERE AND ALL THE EFFORT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN PUTTING IN THERE, BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE WORK. A HUGE WORK. AND I JUST REMEMBER WHEN I WAS READING THE, THE CITY PROCLAMATION, AT THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION, BELONGING, WHAT WE, WHAT THEY BRING, WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND, RIGHT? AND I, AND I, WHEN I WAS READING THAT BACK INTO SPANISH, I WAS REALLY FEELING THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON, EVERY SINGLE IMMIGRANT IN THE CITY DESERVES TO BELONG.
AND THIS IS A VERY FIRST STEP TO MAKE THAT VERY TRUE. SO I APPRECIATE THE, THE DEPTH, THE DEEP AND THOUGHTFUL LIE LIKE DESCRIPTION, THE GUIDELINES, AND TAKING EVERY SINGLE, UH, SUGGESTION THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS DID. AND I CAN TELL THAT BY DOING THAT, YOU ARE PUTTING A GREAT EXAMPLES FOR THE, FOR THE REST OF THE CITIES. PETALUMA SO FAR AS WE KNOW, IS THE FIRST CITY IN ADOPTING THIS. THIS BILL HAS B FIVE 80 IN THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL. AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY NEED, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING OUR AUTHORITIES COMFORTABLE AND BECAUSE THE, THE COUNCIL THAT HAS BEEN OPENING THEIR, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR EARS TO LISTEN THAT NEED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND LET'S KEEP BUILDING WHAT WE DESERVE, WHICH IS LIKE KEEPING EACH OTHER SAFE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINDA EVANS TO BE FOLLOWED BY NANCY CHIN ERICKSON. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY THANKS. I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB. I THINK MR. DANLEY ESPECIALLY DID A GREAT JOB IN TERMS OF HIS, UH, OFFICE, HIS DEPARTMENT PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, UM, AND EXPLAINING FOR US SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES THAT MUNICIPAL CODE MEANS. YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ORDINANCE AND A RESOLUTION WAS UNCLEAR TO US UNTIL WE GOT SOME CIVICS TRAINING FROM MR. DANLEY AND OTHERS. SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU DID INCORPORATE THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED IN THERE. UM, I WOULD MAKE A, A CORRECTION BECAUSE THE CORRECT NAME OF THE RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK IS THE NORTH BAY RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK. AND THE NUMBER IS 7 0 7 8 0 0 4 4 5 4 4. SO THAT WAS, UH, A TYPO, 4, 5, 4, 4. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE REALLY, REALLY LISTENED TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THIS VERY DETAILED POLICY. THE [02:35:01] FACT THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION THAT GOES INTO THE NEXT FEW MONTHS MEANS THAT IT WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE OF HAPPENING. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU NANCY CHIN ERICKSON TO BE FOLLOWED BY DAVID DOD.
I DO WANT TO THANK YOU. UM, THIS JUST REMINDS ME WHEN I WAS 20, 24 YEARS AFTER WORLD WAR II, AFTER MUSSOLINI WAS EXECUTED BY HIS OWN PEOPLE AND HUNG UPSIDE DOWN, UH, I THINK ABOUT, UH, THE GANG MENTALITY, THE VIOLENCE THAT HE INSTILLED IN HIS BLACK SHIRTS. AND YOU CAN ALL RESEARCH BLACK SHIRTS, UH, BY FASCISM. AND THAT WAS THEIR TECHNIQUE OF GOING IN IN THE DARK, OR, YOU KNOW, JUST PULLING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND HAVING THEM DISAPPEAR. AND IT WAS TO INSTILL A REIGN OF TERROR. AND IT LASTED TOO LONG, AND IT FINALLY DID END. BUT THE STEPS BY STEP BY STEP TECHNIQUE THAT MUSLIN USED IS LIKE THE TEXTBOOK MANUAL FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY WITH ICE. AND IF WE FORGET OUR HISTORY, WE'RE CONDEMNED TO IT. CORRECT? AND I LOOK AT THESE TWO SIGNS BEHIND YOU, WHICH I SO ADMIRE. AND IT SAYS, PETALUMA STANDS UNITED AGAINST HATE. AND ANOTHER WORD THAT CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR HATE IS FEAR. AND WE HAVE THOSE AMAZING WORDS BY CHURCHILL THAT THE BIGGEST ENEMY WE HAD WAS FEAR ITSELF. AND WE IN PETALUMA CAN STAND UP. I'M WILLING TO STAND UP TO ICE AND BE EXEMPLARY OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT DECENCY AND CIVIL RIGHTS. AND I'M NOT WILLING TO LOSE DEMOCRACY TO THIS ADMINISTRATIVE CRISIS OF GANGSTERISM. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THIS, AND LET US BE THE FIRST TO, TO LEAD OTHERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DAVID DODD TO BE FOLLOWED BY MONICA NAVARRO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, MY NAME IS DAVID DODD. I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS OF PETALUMA, A CONGREGATION OF 135 MEMBERS. UU PETALUMA DECLARED ITSELF A SANCTUARY CONGREGATION IN FEBRUARY OF 2025 WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT OPPOSITION TO THE RISING TIDE OF THE UNJUST AND CRUEL DEPORTATION MACHINE WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR US AS A PEOPLE OF FAITH. WE HAVE BEEN LIVING OUT THIS PLEDGE EVER SINCE, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SAY THAT THE CITY OF PETALUMA SHOULD JOIN WITH US IN FORMAL NON-COOPERATION WITH ICE AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES WHO WERE DOING SUCH HARM TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO OUR NATION.
LAST AUGUST, 2025. THAT IS, WE SUPPORTED THE HUNGER STRIKE LED BY THE SANCTUARY COALITION OF SONOMA COUNTY, OF WHICH UU PETALUMA IS A MEMBER, A HUNGER STRIKE THAT LASTED OVER A WEEK, DEMANDING THAT THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PASS A NON COLLABORATION ORDINANCE. AND IN MAY, THE BOARD FINALLY DID PASS SUCH AN ORDINANCE JOINING JURISDICTIONS UP AND DOWN THE STATE WE'RE STANDING UP AND SAYING, THIS IS NOT RIGHT. WE WILL NOT BE COMPLICIT IN THE ROUNDING UP IMPRISONMENT AND DEPORTATION OF OUR RESIDENTS. THE CONTINUED RAPID ESCALATION OF ICE ACTIVITY SHOWS THAT THERE WILL BE NO RESPITE, AND THE ADMINISTRATION IS EXPANDING ITS CONCENTRATION CAMP INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPRISON FOR THE PROFIT OF PRIVATE COMPANIES WHO RUN THESE HORRIBLE PLACES. PEOPLE ARE DYING, FAMILIES ARE BEING SEPARATED. FEAR IS RAMPANT AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS. WE CANNOT STAND BY. WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE, AND I BELIEVE HISTORY TEACHES US WHAT WE MUST DO. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR PASSING THE RESOLUTION OF NON COLLABORATION. THANK YOU MONICA NAVARRO, TO BE FOLLOWED BY, UH, NACK KLUMP, JACK KLUMP. GOOD EVENING AND HONOR OF THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE HAVE PLANS TO PROTOCOL AND PROTOCOLS TO FOLD AND THE VAN TO, UH, IN CASE, UH, CATA CATASTROPHE HAPPENS, FIRE EDWARDS OR ARMING INDIVIDUAL INTERN WITH AN INTENT TO HARM THE CHILDRENS. WE'RE EDUCATED AND INFORM ABOUT THE STEPS WE MUST TAKE AS A TEACHER. MY INSTINCT IS TO PROTECT AND FIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN'S LIVES BECAUSE OF LOVE THAN AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE'RE THERE TO TEACH AND CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AS IF THEY'RE AS THEIR WERE OWN. WHY DON'T YOU WHO HOLD THE POWER OF THE VOTE, PURPOSE AND APPROVE, AND MECHANISMS THAT WILL REQUIRE THE COMMUNITY TO BE INFORMED IN ADVANCE FOR ANY CHANGE MADE TO THOSE [02:40:01] RESOLUTION. AND THAT'S VOTE BE RECORDED. FOR SO SUCH CHANGE, IT'S SADNESS TO ME THAT IN ORDER TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION CHOOSES A NOR NOR FIRST RESPONSE HELPLINE.
I HAVE TO ASSIST SCHOOL DIRECTOR FOR PERMISSION, EVEN THOUGH THE GOAL IS JUST SIMPLY TO HELP MY COMMUNITY. WHY WILL BE BETTER TO CREATE A PLAN THAT ENSURES INFORMATION TO REACH ALL FAMILIES QUICKLY AND EASY. AS A TEACHER WHO WORKS WITH IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND FAMILY, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE REMINDED OF YOUR RIGHTS AND TO ACCEPT COUNCIL MEMBERS TO UPHOLD THOSE SOME RIGHTS FOR THE SEED EMPLOYEES. AND NOT JUST THAT GOVERNMENT PLACES AS ALSO TO EVERYWHERE, EVERYONE, BUT ALSO CRUCIAL TO THE GUIDANCE THAT OFFER CLEAR IDEAS ON WHAT ALL THOSE SCHOOLS CAN INCLUDE IN THEIR PLANS REGARDING HOW TO RESPOND WHEN IMMIGRATION OF OFFICIALS ARE PRESENTS IN THIS CASE SIZE. THAT IS WHY YOU DUE. PLEASE INCLUDE THIS CHANGE IN THE RESOLUTION AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JACK PLUM. JACK, ARE YOU IN THE HOUSE? CLUMP. OKAY. NOT SEEING JACK MOVING FORWARD. LET'S GO TO OUR ZOOM SPEAKER. WE DID HAVE ONE HAND RAISED, WHICH WAS CHRIS BILT, AND I DON'T SEE THEIR HAND RAISED ANYMORE. DID, WERE YOU STILL INTERESTED IN MAKING A COMMENT? OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. NOT SEEING THAT, THAT HAND RAISED STILL IN. OH. UH, WE NOW HAVE LAURA BENNETT AS A HAND RAISED SUBSTITUTE. LAURA BENNETT FOR CHRIS RELU AND, AND PROCEED. OKAY, LAURA, IF YOU WOULD UNMUTE AND MAKE YOUR COMMENT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A NECESSARY POLICY TO BE ACCEPTED TO HELP PROTECT OUR VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS IN THIS CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE IN OUR CITY. WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO EXPECT ICE FEDERAL IMMIGRANT AUTHORITIES TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A LEGAL MANNER. THE CITY OF PETALUMA CAN TAKE THIS STEP TO SHOW SUPPORT, PROTECTION, AND RESPECT FOR THESE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN FEAR. THANK YOU. PLEASE PASS THIS POLICY FOR OUR CITY, WHICH I AM THANKFUL TO BE LIVING IN. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM, BRINGS IT BACK UP TO COUNCIL. ANY COMMENTS ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER Cader Thompson. I JUST WANNA GO BACK TO THE REQUEST.
UM, 'CAUSE I HAD LEFT THE ROOM, SO I NEED SOME CLARIFICATION. OKAY. UM, WAS THAT FOR THE MIRANDA RIGHTS TO SO AN EMPLOYEE COULD STATE THOSE TO A PERSON? YES. I, I STILL DON'T RECOMMEND THAT CHANGE COUNSEL. UM, THE, A STRUCTURAL REASON I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT CHANGE IS THIS POLICY IS DIRECTED AT THE COUNCIL DIRECT REPORTS TO IMPLEMENT WITH THE DIRECTORS. UM, SO IT'S DIRECTION, IT'S NOT REALLY PERMISSIVE. THE PARTS, THE LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE INCLUDED THAT'S PERMISSIVE, UM, IS INTENDED TO EXPAND UPON OTHER, UM, OTHER AVENUES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE POLICY. UM, ALSO, I STILL HAVE THE SAME SAFETY WORRIES THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT, ABOUT, ABOUT STAFF, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY TRYING TO MIRANDIZE SOMEBODY THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL ACTION, UM, IN REAL TIME. SO, SO I'M, I'M STILL NOT RECOMMENDING THAT CHANGE, BUT I THINK WE CAN ADDRESS THAT IN OUR TRAINING, AND THAT'S MY PREFERRED PLACE FOR US TO DO THAT. I'M COMFORTABLE DOING THAT IN REAL TIME WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS THERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF OUR RECEPTIONISTS ARE GONNA BE, AND I WORRY ABOUT THEM TRYING TO DO THAT, UM, AND POTENTIALLY BEING DETAINED THEMSELVES BY A FEDERAL OFFICER. SO THAT'S MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT. WE ALSO GOT A COMMENT ABOUT, UM, UH, DATA PUBLICATION, UM, AND REPORTING. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE FOUND IN OUR REVIEW OF THE 60 PAGE SP 5 85 80 POLICY TO, FOR THAT TO BE VERY HELPFUL AND VERY THOUGHTFULLY PREPARED DOCUMENT. THE PLACE THAT I HAD THE MOST DIFFICULTY WITH IT, AND WHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE THE LEAST HELPFUL WAS IN THE DISCUSSION ABOUT RECORDS DISCLOSURE, BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO BE, UM, ALMOST, ALMOST [02:45:01] ENCOURAGING, UM, DEPARTURES FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'M SUCH A PUBLIC RECORDS ACT GEEK, HAVING BEEN ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY, UM, FIRST PUBLICATION ON, ON THAT STATUTE, THAT THEY CONTINUE TO, UM, TO MAINTAIN AN UPDATE.
AND, AND I WOULD REFER THE COUNCIL AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SECTION EIGHT OF THE RESOLUTION WHERE YOU SEE ALL THE WORK WE DID TO, TO DO JUSTICE TO THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT AND ITS TRANSPARENT URGENCY REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO ITS CAREFUL PROTECTIONS FOR EXEMPT INFORMATION AND INFORMATION IN WHICH THE PUBLIC ACTUALLY HAS AN INTEREST IN PROTECTING IT. UM, TO SEE HOW COMPLICATED THAT IS. AND I WAS, I'M AT A LOSS AS WE'RE HERE TONIGHT ON HOW TO, UM, PROVIDE FOR A DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. THAT'S JUST A SENTENCE. UM, WHEN WE HAVE A WHOLE SECTION WITH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 SUB PARAGRAPHS TO CAREFULLY STRIKE THAT BALANCE, UM, MAY MAYBE, MAYBE WE'LL SEE A WAY TO DO THAT. I, I'M NOT ABLE TO AS, AS WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. SO THAT'S, SO THAT'S WHY I'M NOT RECOMMENDING THOSE CHANGES. I DID NOTE FROM ONE OF THE SPEAKERS, UM, THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD, UM, IN 16 A SECTION 16 A OF THE RESOLUTION, IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD INSERT THE WORD NETWORK BEFORE HOTLINE. SO IT SAYS THE NORTH BAY REGIONAL RESPONSE NETWORK HOTLINE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE NEED, SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO CORRECT THE PHONE NUMBER. SO IT'S (707) 800-4544. IF, IF WE'VE GOTTEN THAT RIGHT, THEN I, THEN I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THOSE EDITS. BUT THAT'S, THOSE ARE MY SUGGESTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE FEEDBACK WE GOT. THANKS. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC ON THIS AND WORKING WITH CITY STAFF ON THIS. 'CAUSE EVERYBODY REALLY HEARD WHAT YOU, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WHEN, UM, THERE WAS A FEW SPEAKERS, UM, ACTUALLY NANCY AND, UM, UH, WHO ELSE WAS IT, ALANA, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT HISTORY AND THAT THIS IS HISTORY THAT'S BEING REPEATED. THAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. AND IT IS ACTUALLY SHOCKING TO ME THAT THESE DETENTION CAMPS ARE STILL HERE. AND YOU JUST FEEL HOW OUR SYSTEM IS BROKEN, THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS WE HAVE TO FIX THAT BROKEN SYSTEM SO THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. AND WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
BUT I REALLY WANNA THANK OUR CITY STAFF 'CAUSE THEY DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB PUTTING THIS DOCUMENT TOGETHER, LISTENING TO EVERYBODY, AND REALLY KNOWING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS. AND I JUST, UM, THEY GET KNOCKED ALL THE TIME AND THEY SHOULD BE PRAISED FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM. BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE YOU MADE SURE YOU CONTACTED US, UM, WITH CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE. I WOULD PASS THOSE ON TO CITY STAFF AND YOU WERE HEARD, AND I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE, UM, A RESOLUTION WAS A BETTER WAY TO GO . UM, IT GIVES US MORE FLEXIBILITY IN CASE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW. AND IF WE HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE, WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE QUICKLY. AND SO WE JUST NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND STAY TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I MISS MY GRANDPARENTS' ACCENT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I GREW UP WITH AND I LOVE HEARING, UM, PEOPLE THAT DON'T SOUND LIKE ME IN MY, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I WANNA PROTECT MY NEIGHBORS AND PROTECT THE COMMUNITY. BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PETALUMA. THIS IS, UM, THIS IS BIGGER THAN JUST US, BUT I'M HOPING THAT THIS RESOLUTION PEOPLE LOOK AT AND THEY ACTUALLY TAKE IT AND IMPLEMENT IT IN THEIR, UM, COMMUNITIES. AND, UM, I DON'T, I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH, WITH WHERE WE'RE GOING. AND I'D LOVE TO MAKE THE, UM, WELL, WE'LL GET BACK, WE'LL GET BACK TO THAT IN THAT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER TRIPS. . UM, THANK YOU. THE, UM, UH, BEING A A, A TEACHER, I TEND TO FOLLOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SCHOOLS A LITTLE BIT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE NINE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA, AND I THINK THERE IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LEGAL ENTITIES. UM, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, HOW CAN WE HELP, I KNOW THEY ALL HAVE POLICIES LIKE THIS, BUT HOW CAN WE HELP THEM STRENGTHEN THEIR POLICIES WITH THIS DOCUMENT?
UM, AND HOW CAN WE HELP THEM GET THE WORD OUT TO EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE STUDENTS, UH, WHO CAN THEN MAYBE TAKE IT HOME, UH, AND SHARE IT WITH HOME, UH, THIS INFORMATION AND WHAT OUR POLICIES ARE SO THAT IT'S UNIFORM ACROSS [02:50:01] THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT JUST FOR THE, NOT FOR THE CITY, BUT ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, ALL NINE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? I THINK, I THINK THAT'S SO MUCH A RHETORICAL CHALLENGE, IF YOU WILL, FOR ALL OF US TO TAKE THAT PERSONAL ACTION. I THINK FIRST A VOTE TONIGHT IS THAT THING AND THE WORD ON THE STREET, AND EACH OF US GOING OUT AND SAYING HOW MUCH WE SUPPORT. SO, I MEAN, AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF, OF, UH, CAMPAIGN SEASON. THERE'S, UH, NO, NO BETTER TIME TO HAVE AN AUDIENCE IN FRONT OF YOU. AND I THINK THAT THAT'LL, THAT'LL COME UP QUITE A BIT. CITY'S DONE ITS LIFT AND, UM, AND CERTAINLY WE NEED E INDIVIDUAL TO PLAY THEIR PART NOW TOO. UM, ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. COUNCILMAN BARNICLE. YEAH. UM, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. UM, SOMETIME, MAYOR, YOU'RE FAMOUS FOR SAYING, SOMETIMES WE WANNA LEAD AND SOMETIMES WE WANT TO BE BEHIND, AND THIS IS DEFINITELY AN AREA WHERE WE WANT BE WHERE WE WANNA LEAD. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A LITTLE THING I WANT TO SAY. I JUST, EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM, LIKE EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO FEARFUL TONIGHT TO BE HERE, UM, ARE ALSO VALUED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND NO ONE SHOULD WONDER WHETHER SEEKING HELP ACCESSING OUR CITY FACILITY, COMING TO A CITY MEETING, UM, IS GONNA PUT THEIR FAMILY AT RISK. UM, AND IN MY TIME ON THE COUNCIL, I'M, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE CONCERTED EFFORTS WE'VE MADE TO BUILD TRUST BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY, OUR POLICE FORCE, OUR CITY HALL, WITH, UM, OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, OUR PEOPLE OF COLOR, OUR L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY. UM, AND, UM, I BELIEVE WE'VE MADE PROGRESS. UM, AND TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA STRENGTHEN THAT COMMITMENT, UM, AND SHOW THAT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO BETTER AND THAT WE ALWAYS CAN DO BETTER.
AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK THIS IS, UM, THIS RESOLUTION PROTECTS SENSITIVE INFORMATION, IT LIMITS USE OF CITY FACILITIES AND REQUIRES LEGAL REVIEW, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LAW, BUT WE'RE, UM, NOT GOING, NOT BEING TOO PERMISSIVE. UM, I THINK THESE ARE CONCRETE STEPS. LINDA, I REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, YOU LAYING OUT THE PLAN AND, UM, KNOWING YOU, UH, AS AS I DO, I KNOW THAT IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TOO. SO FOR EVERYBODY WHO THINKS THAT THIS WON'T BE IMPLEMENTED, TRUST ME, IT WILL BE, UM, UH, IN THE PAST WE'VE SAID THAT, UH, SOME, SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT THIS KIND OF ACTION PUTS A TARGET ON OUR BACK. AND I THINK THAT'S TONE DEAF BECAUSE, UM, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO FEARFUL TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW ARE FEELING THAT TARGET ON THEIR BACK. AND, UM, IT'S ON US TO, UH, TO SUPPORT THEM AND TO STEP UP FOR THEM, EVEN IF THAT MAKES US FEEL A LITTLE MORE UNCOMFORTABLE. UM, OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS ARE PART OF PETALUMA AND I SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION, AND I HOPE WE ALL DO TONIGHT. UM, I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO BROUGHT THIS FORWARD, UH, TO THE MAYOR AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBER Cader Thompson FOR GETTING IT ON OUR AGENDA AND FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, AS, AS ERIC SAID, THE THE THOUGHTFUL NATURE THAT YOU PUT INTO CRAFTING THE POLICY AND THEN ALSO CRAFTING THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN, IN SHORT ORDER TO BRING IT FORWARD SHOWS, UM, I THINK A LOT OF COMMITMENT FROM, UH, ALL LEVELS OF, OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR STAFF AND, AND FROM THE COUNCIL. UM, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO, TO SUPPORT THIS TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, DI CARLY, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THIS WHOLE POLICY, I REALLY JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND HARDWORKING PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME ARE PROTECTED. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT THE ACTION WE TAKE TONIGHT DOES THAT.
AND LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER IN QUESTIONS, I FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, ON ONE SIDE OF THE COIN WE'RE, WE'RE TRAINING STAFF AND BRINGING EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED THERE. BUT I THINK TOO, THAT IT DOES HELP THE PEOPLE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY AFFECTING, UM, FOR THEM TO KNOW AS WELL. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T KNOW, HOW WILL THEY KNOW TO COME FOR HELP? AND SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I DON'T, UH, YOU KNOW, WANT TO GIVE THEM A, A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. I'D LIKE THEM TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW THEY'RE PROTECTED. AND SO, ANYWAY, I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER NOW. UM, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND FOR WRITING AND MEETING WITH US AND TO THE CITY STAFF, AND TO THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. UM, I'M VERY PROUD OF MY HOMETOWN PETALUMA, FOR DOING THIS, UM, POLICY AND PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORS. AND HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WON'T BE FEARFUL TO CALL 9 1 1 IF THEY ARE IN FEAR AND THEY NEED TO HAVE THE, THE POLICE HELP THEM BECAUSE WE FOUND THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT REACHING OUT FOR HELP WHEN THEY NEED IT BECAUSE THEY, THEY LIVE IN FEAR AND THEY'RE FEARFUL TO GO TO THE DOCTOR WHEN THEY NEED MEDICAL HELP. [02:55:01] AND STUDENTS ARE FEARFUL AT SCHOOL THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA COME HOME TO THEIR PARENTS. SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GIVE, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE OF MIND TO OUR NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU. AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. THANKS, MEMBER QUIN. YEAH, THANK YOU. I'M, I, UH, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS. I, UM, I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA, UH, ECHO THE SENTIMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. I AM, UH, REALLY HAPPY THAT IT, IT, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED PERCENT UNITED IN THIS. UM, I WANT TO, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT PUT A LOT OF EFFORT, UH, INTO BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UH, I'LL GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO, UH, MR. DENNIS POKAY FOR BEING A, A NORTH STAR ON THIS TOPIC. AND, UH, YEAH, I'M, I'M, I'M REALLY HAPPY. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A KEY POINT.
I MEAN, WE APPRECIATE OUR STAFF PUTTING TOGETHER A, A FABULOUS OR, UM, RESOLUTION, BUT, UM, YOU AND THE ORGANIZERS OF THE GROUP HAVE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB TO SHEPHERD THIS AS PROPER PROCESS THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT FRICTION, BUT WITH INERTIA TO, TO KEEP IT MOVING THROUGH. AND IN THE SPRINGTIME, WHEN LINDA AND DENNIS AND RICK AND I FORGET WHO ALL, ALL SAT DOWN AT, UM, AT RIVERFRONT ON A COLD DAY, AND THEY SAID, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. I THOUGHT, UH, WILL WE GET TO THE FINISH LINE? AND TODAY WE'RE AT THE FINISH LINE. SO WITH THAT, I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION, AND I THINK I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. UH, MOTION BY Cader Thompson COMES, WE'LL SECOND THAT, A SECOND BY SHRIVES. MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE BARNACLE. AYE. Cader Thompson? YES. DE CARLY? YES. NOW? YES. QUINT? YES. SCH SHRIMPS ENTHUSIASTIC. YES. McDonnell? YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK. OKAY. THANK WALK OUT. OKAY, LET'S, UH, LET'S EXIT THE CHAMBER NOW. LET'S TRY AND GET A LITTLE ORDER BACK IN HERE. START THE PARTY OUTSIDE. OKAY. SO COUNCIL C, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST, I JUST, I I THINK IT WAS THE, YEAH. OKAY. LET'S DO THAT TOO. SO WE NEED MO UH, CLARITY ON THE MOTION THAT IT INCORPORATES AS AMENDED THE AMENDMENTS TO 15 AND 16, THE CORRECTIONS TO THE HOTLINE, THE 15 AND 16, THE REQUESTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE RESOLUTION. YES. AND DOES THE SECOND REFLECT THAT? ABSOLUTELY, YES. AND, AND WE'LL DO THIS ONE BY A CLAIM. SURE. JUST, WE'RE JUST CONFIRMING THAT THAT WAS, WE'RE CONFIRMING THAT. AND SO EVERYBODY WHO'S UNDERSTANDING IS THAT RAISE A HAND HERE AND THAT, THAT IT'S BY A CLAIM. OKAY. WE HAVE SEVEN HANDS UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD THAT THE AMENDMENTS WERE ALL A PART OF IT. OKAY. SO, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR KEEPING US ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW. [9.
Public Hearing to Receive Comments on the 2025-2026 Draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Resolution Approving the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2025-2026 CAPER and Authorizing the City Manager to Submit the CAPER as Required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development] AND WE ARE ON TO ITEM NINE, WHICH IS, UH, HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT AND A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE CAPER AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. AND CAN WE COME UP WITH A NEW ACRONYM FROM CAPER ? RIGHT. I KNOW. SO, UM, TO HELP US WITH THIS ITEM, WE HAVE JENNA GARCIA, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF AS YOU WERE SAYING, THAT TITLE THAT WAS JUST LONG ENOUGH TO HELP OUR FOLKS EXIT TO THEIR AFTER PARTY. UM, YES. SO THIS IS THE CDBG CAPER, UH, REPORT. THIS IS AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE DO FOR CITY COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC EVERY YEAR REPORTING OUT ON OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. UH, AS YOU ALL MAY BE AWARE, THE CITY IS AN ENTITLEMENT JURISDICTION HERE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION DIRECTLY FROM HUD OF CDBG EACH YEAR, BETWEEN 300 AND $350,000. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO TONIGHT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR AS THE MAYOR NOTED, UH, TO, UH, PRESENT ON THE OUTCOMES. WE RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE CITY CDBG CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT OR CAPER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 26. [03:00:01] SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE AVAILABLE FUNDING AND ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS ON THE CDBG FUNDED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE NON CDBG FUNDED PROGRAMS ADDRESSING HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS HERE IN THE CITY, AND THEN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CAPER. NEXT SLIDE.
SO, ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES, FIRST OF ALL, FUNDING AVAILABLE IN 25 26 WAS $306,000, $305. UM, ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES, I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM UP ON THE SCREEN HERE, UH, BUT IT'S A VARIETY OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS RELATED ACTIVITIES WITH 15% SET ASIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR FUNDING AWARDED AND NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED IN FISCAL YEAR 25, 26. I DO WANT TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE ABOUT THIS SLIDE. UM, IN REVIEWING OUR CAPER REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A TO THE RESOLUTION, UH, AND OVER THE WEEKEND, WE NOTED A FEW INACCURACIES AND TYPOS, WHICH HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, AND THE UPDATED VERSION WAS, UH, UPLOADED AND ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT EARLIER TODAY. SO THE INFORMATION THAT'S ON THE SLIDE HERE REFLECTS THE CORRECT VERSION, WHICH WILL BE THE ONE THAT WE SUBMIT TO HUD. JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT. UM, SO PPSC, UH, HAS OUR MEALS PROGRAM, SENIOR MEALS PROGRAM, UH, AND IS AWARDED 45,945 IN LAST FISCAL YEAR. THAT WAS THE 15% PUBLIC SERVICES SET ASIDE. UH, OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THEY SERVE 291 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WITH THAT FUNDING, UH, REBUILDING TOGETHER, PETALUMA RECEIVED 250,000 FOR THEIR SAFE AND HEALTHY HOMES PROGRAM. UH, SERVED 32 INDIVIDUAL, OR I SHOULD SAY HOUSEHOLDS WITH THAT FUNDING IN ADDITION TO TWO, UM, PUBLIC SERVICES CENTERS. I THINK THAT WAS COTS IN PPSC. I GET A NOD IN THE BACK. YEAH. UM, AND THEN FINALLY WE HAD A LITTLE SET ASIDE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM ITSELF. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 323 TOTAL. I SHOULD MENTION THE GRAND TOTAL THERE AT THE BOTTOM. SO ON THIS SLIDE, WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE NON CDBG FUNDING THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO LEVERAGE AND UTILIZE TO HELP ADDRESS HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, SO ON THE TOP LEFT HERE, HOUSING AND HOMELESS PROGRAMS, OR HOMELESS AND HOUSING PROGRAMS, UH, WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER $4 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR HOMELESS AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE SAFE PROGRAM IN THAT, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT, UH, WE HAVE ABOUT 250,000 FOR HOMELESS PREVENTION AND FAIR HOUSING AND THEN PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, 85,000. THAT'S WITH THE HOUSING LAND TRUST OF THE NORTH BAY, SPECIFICALLY TO PRESERVE AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP UNITS IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, STATE AND REGIONAL FUNDING SOURCES, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, BOTH FROM THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. UH, SOME OF IT WE'VE RECEIVED IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND IT'S ROLLED OVER LIKE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND. UM, BUT SPECIFICALLY IN 25, 26, NEW FUNDING THAT WAS ALLOCATED INCLUDED THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, SORRY, , UH, PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION OR PLHA, WHICH IS THE STATE FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE RECEIVE, UH, A DIRECT ALLOCATION AS A RESULT OF BEING ENTITLEMENT JURISDICTION. UH, SO OVER THE COURSE OF THAT FIVE YEARS, WE GOT A LITTLE OVER 1.1 MILLION THERE. UH, THE COUNTY HOMELESS CONSOLIDATED NOFA, WE RECEIVED A LITTLE OVER 240,000 THERE. UH, AND THEN OF COURSE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH, WE RECEIVED SOME MEASURE O FUNDS FOR OUR SAFE PROGRAM IN THAT FISCAL YEAR, AS WELL AS INVESTING SOME CITY FUNDS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE RECENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENTS, NOT SPECIFICALLY, UH, ONES THAT HAPPENED IN 25, 26, BUT ONES THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN THE CURRENT ARENA CYCLE. THE HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW, UH, 4 1 4 PETMAN BOULEVARD NORTH, WHICH HAS 44 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UH, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE 900,000 OF HOME FUNDS THROUGH THE STATE AS WELL AS INVESTING 1.1 MILLION OF CITY FUNDS. UM, MERIDIAN AT, I'LL CORRECT THIS VERBALLY, MERIDIAN AT PETMAN NORTH STATION, UH, WHICH HAS 131 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNDER DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW.
THE CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEVELOPER DANKO THERE SECURED OVER $30 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE, I'M GONNA GET IT RIGHT HERE, HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, GRANT, AIC. UM, AND THEN FINALLY, WASHINGTON COMMONS, WHICH IS 50, WILL BE 50 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, RECEIVED HALF A MILLION IN CITY FUNDS, AS WELL AS 180,000 IN PLHA. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO TONIGHT, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDE COMMENTS, AND THEN ULTIMATELY AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE CAPER TO HUD. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, GREAT PRESENTATION. [03:05:01] THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER? SHRIVES? UH, JUST A SIMPLE ONE. I NOTICED ON THE, UH, THE MEALS NUMBER OF CLIENTS WAS 2 91, BUT I SUSPECT IT'S NOT JUST ONE MEAL TO 2 91, IT'S MULTIPLE MEALS. AND DO WE HAVE A NUMBER FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEALS THAT, THAT MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY GENERATED THAT SHOULD WE LOOK AT A COST PER MEAL? THAT'S A GREAT, I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AND IT WASN'T IN THE QUARTERLY REPORT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ASK PPSC AND GET BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU ARE, YES, YOU ARE QUITE RIGHT. 291 IS UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS SERVED THAT YEAR. RIGHT? SO IF WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE COST PER MEAL, IT'S A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER THAN JACK IN THE BOX, SO I IMAGINE SO, YES, I'D JUST LIKE TO GET THAT PUBLISHED IF WE CAN, AND ADVERTISED, UH, WITHIN THIS REPORT. SURE. SO THAT, THAT'S, UH, A NUMBER I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY, UH, UM, SHOW TO THE PUBLIC WHAT WE'RE DOING. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON, I'LL JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M CORRECT, BUT IT MIGHT BE 10,000. YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE I RECALL IS I THINK WHAT THE NUMBER IS CLOSE TO 10,000 PER OVER 10,000. YEAH, OVER 10,000. YEAH. BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE, HEAR THE NUMBER, THE NUMBER. YES. YOU'RE GREAT. I NOTED. THANK YOU.
SO IF I HAVE THIS RIGHT, UM, THE TAKEAWAY YOU WANT FROM US IS THAT, UM, THE CDBG, THE CAPER FUNDS ARE, UH, QUITE SMALL REGARDING OUR OVERALL INVESTMENTS IN, IN KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED AND IN, UH, KEEPING PEOPLE FED AND RIGHT. AND IF, IF, AND, AND THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND IS THE ONE THAT I WORRY ABOUT THE MOST BECAUSE IT'S THE LARGEST POT OF MONEY AND IT, UM, IT RUNS OUT IN THE NEXT YEAR. AND, AND MY WORRY IS WHAT IF, UH, CYCLE FIVE DOESN'T COME THROUGH FOR US? YEAH. AND, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, ALL, ALL OUR PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON CONTINUE, UH, CONTINUED, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S LIKE WE, WE DIDN'T BUILD ONE THING. WE BUILT A, AN OBLIGATION, A LONG OBLIGATION. SO I, I DO WORRY ABOUT OUR FUTURE BUDGET ON THAT IN THAT REGARD. AND I ALSO AM WORRIED ABOUT, UM, WHAT, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, UM, WITH HR ONE SHUTTING DOWN SNAP AND OTHER FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES. AND, UM, ALSO, UM, WITH THE MEDICARE SYSTEM. NOW WE COUNT ON THE COUNTY FOR BOTH OF THESE THINGS HEAVILY, BUT THEY IMPACT PETALUMA. DO WE HAVE A PETALUMA PLAN FOR, UM, BEING INVOLVED IN FOOD INSECURITY? I KNOW WE'RE PARTNER UP WITH NORTH, UM, WITH REVENUE EMPIRE FOOD BANK TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR LOCALS, THE, THE UNAS AND, AND REST OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION, AND I THINK WE EVEN HELPED ON GETTING, UH, THINGS ESTABLISHED HERE. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WHEN WE SEE FOOD INSECURITY IN THE NEW YEAR WITH ALL THE NONSENSE THAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? WELL, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, . AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE, THE SHORT ANSWER IS THAT THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY PETALUMA, IS WELL SET UP WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL NETWORK OF FOLKS THAT ARE DEDICATED FOOT SOLDIERS AND THOUGHT PARTNERS AND ARE THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS PROACTIVELY. THERE WAS A, A TIME, UH, GOSH, I WANNA SAY I'M LOOKING AT, AT BRIAN, I WANNA SAY IT WAS LAST NOVEMBER WHEN THE CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL RESULTED IN A BRIEF PAUSE TO DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD.
UM, AND WE, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS HERE AT THE TIME AND, YOU KNOW, WE BROUGHT TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR STAFF INTERNALLY AND SAID, WHAT RESOURCES ARE HERE? WHERE CAN WE LEVERAGE WHAT'S AVAILABLE? HOW CAN WE GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT IS AVAILABLE? UM, AND WHERE CAN WE STEP IN AND SUPPORT WHERE POSSIBLE? I THINK THE REALITY IS WE, ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, ARE FEELING THE CRUNCH, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, UM, THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES TO CONTINUE, UH, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. AND WE HAVE AS, AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, HAD TO MAKE SOME REDUCTIONS IN 25, 26 TO SOME OF THOSE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WHICH IS ALWAYS HARD. AND ALSO WE INVITE OUR PARTNERS TO THE TABLE TO BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION AND SAY, WHAT ARE THE MOST CORE SERVICES THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO CONTINUE? AND HOW CAN WE LEVERAGE WHAT WE HAVE EVEN MORE? I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO EVERY HYPOTHETICAL, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK WE'RE DISCUSSING WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE, AND YOU NOTED EARLIER AND OUR PREP CONVERSATION, UM, HUDS DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE CHANGES SOMETIMES DAILY. UM, YOU KNOW, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS RESPONSIVE AND CREATIVE AND RESOURCEFUL, AND SO ARE OUR PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS THAT ARE OUT THERE. I APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS AND A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THEM. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THE PLAN BEFORE WE HAVE THE CRISIS. AND I'M NOT SURE I'D USE THE WORD HYPOTHETICAL. I THINK IT'S STRONGER AND MORE [03:10:01] IMMINENT THAN THAT. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THE POINT OF, UH, OF, UH, COORDINATION ON THAT COMING CRISIS FOR PETALUMA IN THE COUNTY. WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS. LET'S GO TO PUBLIC, UH, TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM. UH, THIS TIME. I'LL START A 32ND CLOCK. UH, DURING THESE 30 SECONDS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING ONLINE SHOULD RAISE THEIR VIRTUAL HAND, AND THOSE ATTENDING VIA PHONE SHOULD PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND. SPEAKER REQUEST RECEIVED AFTER THIS TIME MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS AHEAD OF THE MEETING. UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE FOLKS ATTENDING ONLINE. I DON'T SEE ANYONE APPROACHING WITH A CARD, AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY HANDS UP. WELL WITH NO HANDS UP AND NO CARDS. UH, UM, LET'S CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM, MOVE IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A MOTION OR COMMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BARNACLE. YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, AS ALWAYS, IT'S THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS WHO DO THIS WORK. I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY KEEPS OUR OVERHEAD OR OUR ADMINISTRATION COSTS REALLY LOW AND PUTS AS MUCH OF THAT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE. I MEAN, 10% ON $300,000 IS, YOU KNOW, NEXT TO NOTHING REALLY. SO APPRECIATE US JUST, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING THAT WE NEED TO GET THIS, THESE DOLLARS OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT. SO, UH, I'LL MOVE THE, MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A MOTION BY BARNACLE, SECOND BY Cader Thompson. AND, UH, MAYBE WE HAVE A ROLL CALL. VOTE BARNACLE. AYE. Cader Thompson. YES. DI CARLY? YES. NOW? YES. QUINT. YES. SHRIVES? YES. McDonnell? YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THANK YOU JENNIFER FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT. UM, [10. Resolution approving a Settlement Agreement between the City and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and Authorizing a Revised Payment Schedule for the Outstanding Marina Loan] RESOL, THE NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION APPROVING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARK AND RECREATION AUTHORIZING REV REVISED PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE OUTSTANDING MARINA LOAN. AND TO HELP US WITH THIS, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BRIAN COCHRAN, IT'S YOURS. GREAT, THANK YOU MAYOR. AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, SO AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED TONIGHT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT TO RESTRUCTURE THE LOAN THAT WE HAVE WITH THE MARINA. UH, BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, THE COUNCIL MAY BE AWARE, UH, WE DID CONSTRUCT THE PETAL LOAN MARINA BACK IN THE 1990S WITH APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION OF, UH, FUNDING THROUGH A LOAN WITH THE STATE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF PARK AND RECREATION AND THE DIVISION OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS. AND THAT, UH, THAT LOAN HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS NOW. SO FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS TO STAFF'S KNOWLEDGE AND BASED ON OUR FINANCIAL RECORDS, WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE EVER MADE A PAYMENT ON THAT LOAN. AND ONE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOAN IS THAT ANY, UH, UNPAID INTEREST CONTINUES TO ACCRUE AND IT JUST GETS ADDED TO PRINCIPLE AND THE THING KIND OF SNOWBALLS IF YOU DON'T MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS. SO FOR I'D SAY AT LEAST A YEAR, POSSIBLY MORE, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIVISION OF BOATING WATERWAYS, REPRESENTATIVES AT THE STATE. UH, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY INTERESTED AND VERY COLLABORATIVE IN GETTING TO AN AGREEMENT WITH US. SO WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR WORK AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH 'EM. BUT WE'RE, UH, I THINK VERY PLEASED AT THIS POINT TO, UH, RECOMMEND THIS, UH, MODIFIED AGREEMENT, GO THROUGH A FEW OF THE TERMS. AND I THINK ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE HEADLINERS HERE IS THAT THEY ARE GRIEVING TO, UH, AGREEING TO WAIVE ALL OF THE BACK INTEREST THAT IS DUE ON THIS LOAN. SO THAT IS OVER $4 MILLION IN INTEREST THAT WILL BE WAIVED BASED ON THIS AGREEMENT. UH, WE'VE COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON AN 18 YEAR REPAYMENT SCHEDULE, AND THE PAYMENTS ARE GRADUATED. SO THEY SORT OF ESCALATE AS OUR BUDGET GROWS, AS OUR REVENUES WILL, WILL GROW OVER TIME, EVEN JUST WITH INFLATION. UH, SO IT WILL NOT TAKE A LARGE CHUNK OUT OF THE BUDGET. IT'S A, STARTS AT 160,000 AND SLOWLY GROWS OVER TIME, UP TO ABOUT 360,000 BY THE LAST OF THE 18 YEARS OF PAYMENTS.
UH, THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPLE DOES REMAIN DUE AND THE PAYMENTS WILL BE SPREAD OVER THAT TIME, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO AGREED TO A 0% INTEREST RATE ON THESE FUTURE PAYMENTS, WHICH IS ANOTHER HUGE BENEFIT TO, TO THE CITY. UH, THERE IS A PENALTY PROVISION IF WE DON'T MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS, BUT I, I WOULD SAY THAT, UM, WE WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NO CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING. SO WE MAKING OUR ANNUAL PAYMENTS, UH, JUST LIKE WE WOULD ANY OTHER SENIOR DEBT OBLIGATION THAT WE HAVE AT THE CITY, UH, OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND ENSURING THAT THIS LOAN DOES GET PAID. I WILL MENTION THERE'S A LITTLE DISCUSSION IN THE STAFF REPORT AS WELL THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'VE GOT INTO THIS SITUATION IS THE MARINA HAS NOT HISTORICALLY GENERATED ENOUGH REVENUE TO BOTH COVER ITS ANNUAL OPERATIONS AS WELL AS COVER THE DEBT SERVICE. SO WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHOICES IN TRADE-OFFS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO FUND, AND THE GENERAL FUND HAS ESSENTIALLY [03:15:01] BEEN THE BACKSTOP FOR, FOR THIS FUND FOR, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SO WITH THAT, UM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT, WHICH WOULD APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, UH, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING OUR ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO THE STATE THEREAFTER TO GET THIS LOAN PAID OFF. AND THANK YOU. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? NOT SEEING ANY, UM, WELL, MAYBE SEEING ONE, UM, JUST IS THERE, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTUALLY, UM, CHANGING THE OPERATIONS OUT THERE TO, UH, CREATE SOME MORE REVENUE IN ANY WAY. SO ONE OF THE BIG IMPEDIMENTS TO THAT IS THE DREDGING ISSUE. AND WE ALSO MENTIONED THIS A LITTLE BIT IN THE STAFF REPORT. THE, THE CHANNEL THAT THE MARINA IS ON IS NOT PART OF THE FEDERAL CHANNEL THAT IS DREDGED BY THE, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS EVERY SO OFTEN. WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO HAVE THE PEDAL IN A RIVER ITSELF DREDGED, UH, BUT NOT THE MARINA. AND THE EXPENSE TO DO THE MARINA IS, IS QUITE LARGE.
SO THAT IS A, THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT HURDLE THAT WE HAVE TO OVERCOME IN TERMS OF FUNDING FOR THAT. IF IT WERE DREDGED, I THINK THE RENTALS AND THE USAGE OF THE DOCKS WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED. UM, BUT WE DO ALSO HAVE, I WANTED TO GIVE OUR, UH, AIRPORT MARINA MANAGER A CHANCE TO RESPOND ANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE PLANNED TO TRY TO, UM, TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL REVENUE AND OPERATIONS. AND I THINK DASH PHILLIPS IS ON ZOOM, SO DASH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, UH, TO THAT. UH, HELLO? COUNCIL MEMBERS? UM, SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE IN PERSON. I'M AT A CONFERENCE HERE IN LAKE TAHOE THIS WEEK. UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL OPTIONS GOING IN THE LONG TERM, BUT CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, UM, LIKE SET IN STONE. UM, AND CERTAINLY WE WOULD, UM, GOING FORWARD, WE WOULD LOOK AT CREATIVE WAYS, UH, MUCH LIKE WE WOULD WITH THE AIRPORT, UM, TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH CONCESSION AGREEMENTS, UM, RENTAL RATES OR OTHER FEES PUT PLACE. BUT AT THIS POINT, AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, ANYTHING SET IN STONE OR ANYTHING WE'RE ABLE TO PRESENT. THANK YOU. AND, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER DI CARLY, UH, I'M JUST WONDERING IN, IN THE PROCESS OF SORTING THIS OUT, HOW INVOLVED WAS THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE CONSTANTLY PINCHING PENNIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR TO MAKE IT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO. UM, BUT YET ALL THE INTEREST, EVERYTHING WAS WAIVED AWAY FROM THIS LOAN. SO HOW, HOW INVOLVED WERE THEY IN, IN THIS? ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION OR THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT? WELL, OUR, I MEAN, OUR DEPARTMENT, I MEAN, WOULDN'T, BECAUSE IT BASICALLY CAME THROUGH THEM, RIGHT? N NO, THE, THE, UM, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DOESN'T MANAGE THE MARINA. IT'S, IT'S REALLY THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. WHEN I MENTIONED THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT EARLIER, I WAS REFERRING TO THE STATE.
SO THE, THE AGREEMENT WILL BE WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, UH, AND THEY HAVE A DIVISION CALLED BOATING AND WATERWAYS. SO THEY, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY ISSUED THE ORIGINAL LOAN MANY YEARS AGO. MM-HMM . ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. CAN I, UH, ASK FOR CLARITY, DOES THE MARINA OPERATE AS AN ENTERPRISE? YES. THE MARINA IS ITS OWN FUND. SO ALL THE MARINA REVENUES STAY IN THE FUND. OKAY. CORRECT. THANK YOU. SO, UH, UM, LET MOVING, UH, ON TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS. WILL THE CLERK HELP US WITH THAT? AT THIS TIME, I WILL START A 32ND CLOCK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING THESE 30 SECONDS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON AND BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING ONLINE SHOULD RAISE THEIR VIRTUAL HAND. THOSE ATTENDING VIA PHONE SHOULD PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND. SPEAKER REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER THIS TIME MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED. I'LL ALSO NOTE WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM AHEAD OF THE MEETING. I MAY SEE WE HAVE THREE FOLKS JOINING US ONLINE. I SEE NO SPEAKER CARDS COMING IN AND NO RAISED HANDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WILL, UH, CLOSE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT AND THAT'LL BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAAS AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER Cader Thompson. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS WORK, BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COUNCIL THIS LAST TIME, I, THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I TALKED ABOUT WAS THIS LOAN AND WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO ABOUT IT, AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD AND THAT WE'RE FINALLY, UM, ADDRESSING IT AND NOT HAVING TO PAY INTEREST. YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF NEGOTIATING WHOEVER DID THE NEGOTIATING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT NEGOTIATION, AND THIS HAS BEEN A BURDEN FOR THE CITY FOR ABOUT THE LAST 28 YEARS AFTER IT WAS, WELL, IT'S BEEN OVER 28 YEARS, UM, BUT I'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR 28 YEARS, AND IT'S FINALLY, UM, BEING, YOU KNOW, PUT TO REST AND IT JUST FEELS A BIG BURDEN OFF EVERYBODY'S SHOULDER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, AND, AND I, I, I'LL ADD TO THAT IS THAT, UM, BURDEN OFF OUR SHOULDERS MEANS, UM, [03:20:01] IN OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR SOLVENCY, WHEN WE WRITE ALL THOSE FOOTNOTES AT THE END OF THE, THE, THOSE REPORTS WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TO HAVE THIS LITTLE ALBATROSS AROUND US SAYING, WE REALLY OWE THEM A LOT OF MONEY. AND THROUGH YOUR NEGOTIATIONS AND STAFF'S WORK, WE NO LONGER HAVE TO SAY THAT WE NOW HAVE A, A, A PLAN. WE'RE ONE MORE BETTER STEP TOWARDS FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY HERE IN THE CITY. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, WE NEED A MOTION. I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION. DID WE DO PUBLIC COMMENT YET? YEAH, WE DID. YEAH. UH, OKAY. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY Cader Thompson, SECOND BY BARNACLE. AND ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. BARNACLE. AYE. Cader Thompson? YES. TO CARLY? YES. NOW, YES. QUINT. YES. REBS? YES. McDonnell? YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, EFFORT THERE. [11. Resolution Adopting the Applicable Portions of the 2026 Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP), Including the City of Petaluma Annex, as the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, and Authorizing Submission of the Adopted Resolution to Cal OES and FEMA] AND OUR NEXT ITEM OF THE EVENING IS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE 2026 SONOMA COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETALUMA ANNEX AS THE CITY'S LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THE ADAPT ADOPTED RESOLUTION TO CAL OES AND FEMA. AND TO HELP US WITH THIS, WE HAVE TOM JORDAN, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGER. YOUR THE FLOOR IS YOURS AS SOON AS THE COMPUTER WARMS UP. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S A LITTLE SHORTER THAN I'M USED TO. PARDON ME? I'M USED TO STANDING AT THE PODIUM. I'LL HOLD THIS UP LIKE THIS. UH, MY NAME IS TOM JORDAN AND, UM, MY COLLEAGUES WILL INTRODUCE HIMSELF AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS.
AND WE'RE GONNA BEGIN, UM, BY TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE CITY IS DOING IN REGARDS TO STORM PREPAREDNESS, UH, FOR THIS UPCOMING STORM SEASON. UM, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. SO HERE'S OUR AGENDA, AND, UM, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO, UM, TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT, UH, PRESEASON STORM PREPAREDNESS, UM, AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO WHAT AN LHMP DOES, UM, HOW WE DEVELOP THIS PLAN, AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING OUTLOOK AND A RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION. UH, TO START OFF WITH OUR CURRENT STORM PREPAREDNESS, INITIALLY I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED. UM, PREPARATION BEGINS WITH STAFF UNDERSTANDING THEIR DISASTER ROLES, AND WE HAVE UPDATED OUR ALL STAFF DISASTER SERVICE WORKER TRAINING, AS WELL AS INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM TRAINING FOR STAFF. OUR ANNUAL PRESEASON STORM PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP BRINGS FIELD SUPERVISORS TOGETHER ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO REVIEW HOW THEY WILL COORDINATE DURING A STORM. AND OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TRAINING USES STORM SCENARIOS SO STAFF CAN PRACTICE SHARING INFORMATION, SETTING PRIORITIES, AND SUPPORTING FIELD OPERATIONS BEFORE AND ACTUAL ACTIVATION, SOME DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC PREPARATION, WE'LL DISCUSS, UM, STARTING WITH FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, UH, REVIEWING OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE, CHECKING WATER RESCUE EQUIPMENT, UM, AND REFRESHING PERSONNEL TRAINING. THEY'RE ALSO PLANNING TO ACCESS PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN ISOLATED OR DIFFICULT TO REACH DURING FLOODING. POLICE ARE TESTING INTERNAL CALL OUT PROCEDURES, UPDATING CONTACT INFORMATION, AND REVIEWING WINTER STORM RESPONSE PROCEDURES. BOTH DEPARTMENTS ARE COORDINATING WITH PARTNER AGENCIES FOR A MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE, AND PARKS AND RECREATION IS SUPPORTING HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY READINESS BY HOSTING PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOPS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE FAIRGROUNDS. I'LL NOW, UM, PASS TO CHELSEA, MY COLLEAGUE, TO JUST TALK, TALK ABOUT WATER RESOURCES, UTILITIES, AND PUBLIC WORKS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHELSEA THOMPSON, DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES AND UTILITIES. AS TOM MENTIONED, UH, FLOODING IS ONE OF PETALUMA PETALUMA'S IDENTIFIED RISK. OUR LOCATION CREEK AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, THE PETALUMA RIVER T INFLUENCES IN LOW LYING AREAS ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THAT RISK BECAUSE FLOODING IS A KNOWN CONCERN, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PREPARATION HAPPENS BEFORE EACH STORM EVENT OR EACH STORM SEASON. OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE PREVENTABLE IMPACTS, ADDRESS KNOWN VULNERABILITIES, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY'S READY TO RESPOND. AS CONDITIONS CHANGE. I'LL TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO WALK THROUGH WHAT WATER RESOURCES AND UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING NOW TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING STORM SEASON. I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT TONIGHT'S UPDATE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY INTENDED TO FOLD INTO THE OVERARCHING ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, WHICH IS OUR LOCAL HAZARD [03:25:01] MITIGATION PLAN. I HOPE THE INFORMATION SHARED SHED LIGHTS ON ALL THE PREP WORK THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. I'M ALSO HAPPY TO RETURN AT A LATER DATE WITH MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION. ALSO, AS BRIAN MENTIONED EARLIER THIS EVENING, A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY UPDATE IS SCHEDULED TO BE RE RELEASED LATER THIS WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, I BELIEVE, WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE CITY'S PREPARATION ACTIVITIES AHEAD OF THE STORM SEASON. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE, WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MOVES WATER THROUGH THE CITY. THIS INCLUDES STORM DRAINS, CATCH BASINS, OUTFALLS, PUMP STATIONS, AND NONE KNOWN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. CREEKS ARE INSPECT, UM, CREWS ARE INSPECTING THESE SYSTEMS, COMPLETING MAINTENANCE AND PAYING ADDITIONAL ATTENTION TO LOCATIONS WHERE WE'VE EXPERIENCED FLOODING AND OTHER ISSUES IN THE PAST. OUR GOAL IS TO ADDRESS ISSUES BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, RATHER THAN, UM, ADDRESSING THEM DURING AN ACTIVE STORM EVENT. WE'RE WORKING ON TESTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT.
THIS INCLUDES PUMPS AND BACKUP GENERATORS, STAGING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND MAKING SURE RESOURCES RELY ON DURING STORM EVENTS ARE OPERATIONAL AND READY TO DEPLOY. THE CITY MAINTAINS AND CALIBRATES 22 RAIN AND STREAM GAUGES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THESE PROVIDE REALTIME INFORMATION ABOUT RAINFALL AND STREAM CONDITIONS AND HELP STAFF UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE WATERSHED. RESIDENTS CAN ALSO ACCESS STREAM GAUGE IN INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. OUR RAIN AND STREAM GAUGES ALLOW US TO KEEP AN EYE ON CREEK AND RIVER LEVELS, TIDES AND KNOWN FLOODING HOTSPOTS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH HEAVY, HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH ELEVATOR RIVER LEVELS AND HIGH TIDES CAN AFFECT HOW QUICKLY WATER DRAINS THROUGH THE CITY. HAVING STREAM GAUGE INFORMATION HELPS US TRACK CHANGING CONDITIONS BETTER AND BETTER INFORM OUR RESPONSE AS A STORM DEVELOPS. CREEK MAINTENANCE IS ALSO IMPORTANT PART OF HOW WE PREPARE FOR THE STORM SEASON. WATER RESOURCES AND UTILITIES IS WORKING TO COMPLETE PRIORITY CREEK MAINTENANCE AHEAD OF THE STORM SEASON, INCLUDING COORDINATION WITH SONOMA WATER ON WORK AND CITY WATERWAYS. WE'RE ALSO COORDINATING WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES LIKE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE REGARDING POTENTIAL EMERGENCY CREEK WORK. IF CONDITIONS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE EITHER AHEAD OF THE STORM SEASON IN AREAS THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE CREEK PERMITTING FOR OR EMERGENCY RESPONSES NEEDED DURING A STORM, WE WANNA HAVE AS MUCH PLANNING AND COORDINATION IN PLACE AS POSSIBLE AHEAD OF TIME. RIGHT NOW, WATER RESOURCES AND UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS ARE PREPARING OUR OPERATIONS TEAM AND COORDINATING RESPONSE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. SOME OF OF THIS COORDINATION INCLUDES CONFIRMING STAFF AND AFTER HOURS COVERAGE IS IN PLACE, STAGING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, PREPARING STA SANDBAG RESOURCES AND ESTABLISHING FIELD AND PHONE COVERAGE.
DURING A MAJOR STORM, WE COULD HAVE A DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN WE PART OF TOWN, A CREEK CONCERN IN SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND A SEWER ISSUING A SEWER ISSUE HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY ABOUT THOSE ISSUES, DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS TO, WHAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE TENSION AND COORDINATE STAFF AND EQUIPMENT ACROSS THE CITY. THAT COORDINATION IS IMPORTANT WHEN CONDITIONS CHANGE QUICK CHANGE QUICKLY, AND MULTIPLE ISSUES DEVELOP AT THE SAME TIME. THE FINAL PIECE THAT GOES INTO OUR STORM PREPARATION IS COMPUTE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS. THE CITY HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PREPARING OUR CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESPONDING TO STORM IMPACTS, BUT RESIDENTS ALSO NEED INFORMATION ON RESOURCES TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON WHO TO CONTACT AND WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION AS CONDITIONS CHANGE. A COMMUNITY UPDATE WAS SHARED A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE WILL BE SHARING ANOTHER UPDATE LATER THIS WEEK, WHICH COVERS, UH, WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO PREPARE FOR STORM SEASON AND REINFORCING AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING SANDBAG LOCATIONS, FLOOD PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON CREEK AND DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ALONG CREEK. THE CITY'S CREEK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WEBPAGE ALSO ALSO OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT CREEK MAINTENANCE AND PROPERTY OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STORM PREPAREDNESS, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF WORK HAPPENING BEFORE THE FIRST MAJOR STORM ARRIVES, WE'RE INSPECTING AND MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE TESTING, EQUIPMENT, MONITORING RAINFALL AND WATER LEVELS, COMPLETING PRIORITY CREEK MAINTENANCE, PREPARING OUR OPERATIONS TEAMS, COORDINATING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES, AND MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY HAS INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO BE PREPARED.
THE CITY CAN'T PREVENT ALL FLOODING, BUT OUR PRESEASON WORK IS INTENDED TO REDUCE PREVENTABLE IMPACTS, ADDRESS KNOWN VUL VULNERABILITIES, AND PUT US IN THE BEST POSITION POSSIBLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND EFFECT EFFECTIVELY WHEN NEEDED TO. THIS PREPARATION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY, AND WATER RESOURCES AND UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS WILL CONTINUE THIS WORK THROUGHOUT THE STORM SEASON. [03:30:01] AND TO GIVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE CREEK MAINTENANCE WORK THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING THIS SEASON, THE SLIDE SHOWS RECENT CREEK WORK COMPLETED, UM, IN SEPTEMBER ON MCDOWELL CREEK DITCH, LOCATED IN REACH ONE OF MCDOWELL CREEK. IT'S OFF ST. AUGUSTINE CIRCLE ON THE SOUTH END OF WISEMAN PARK. THIS WORK INCLUDED REMOVAL OF THREE TREES IN A SHRUB CLEARING ABOUT 50 LINEAR FEET OF SEDIMENT, AND REMOVING 80 CUBIC YARDS AS SEDIMENT FROM THE CHANNEL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TYPE OF WORK IS TO IMPROVE WATER CONVEYANCE, REMOVE POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS, AND REDUCE POTENTIAL BLOCKAGES DURING HIGH FLOWS. THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF BROADER, OF THE BROADER PRESEASON WORK WE'RE DOING THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO ADDRESS KNOWN CONDITIONS BEFORE STORMS ARRIVE. THANK YOU, CHELSEA. AND I'LL PICK IT BACK UP WITH A LITTLE BIT OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COORDINATING WITH THEM. UH, SPECIFICALLY WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR PREPARATION INVOLVING KPCA 1 0 3 0.3 FM AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITY EMERGENCY BROADCAST RADIO CAPABILITY WITH HYPERLOCAL INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE PETALUMA NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE GROUPS PROGRAM A PROGRAM OF REBUILDING TOGETHER. PETALUMA IS ALSO IN DEVELOPMENT. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HELP EXTEND PREPAREDNESS INTO NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTIONS PEOPLE CAN RELY ON BEFORE AND DURING THE EMERGENCY. THE LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, THE LHMP PROVIDES A LONGER TERM FRAMEWORK FOR REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS ON PETALUMA.
PETALUMA PARTICIPATES IN THE COUNTY LED MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PLANNING EFFORT WITH A LOCAL ANNEX THAT IDENTIFIES OUR OWN RISKS AND MITIGATION ACTIONS. HERE ARE OUR GOALS. HAZARD MITIGATION MEANS SUSTAINED ACTION TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE LONG-TERM RISK AND THE EFFECT OF HAZARDS. THE PLAN IDENTIFIES NATURAL HAZARDS AND RISKS, DEVELOPS ACTIONS TO REDUCE THAT RISK, SUPPORTS COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION, AND HELPS ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY FOR MITIGATION FUNDING. THE PRACTICAL QUESTION IS WHAT WE CAN CHANGE BEFORE AN EVENT TO REDUCE DAMAGE AND DISRUPTION WHEN IT HAPPENS. IN REGARDS TO PLAN COORDINATION, UH, HAZARDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, CROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES. THE COUNTY LED PROCESS GIVES PARTICIPATING AGENCIES WITHIN WHAT WE CALL THE OPERATIONAL AREA. THAT'S THE FOOTPRINT OF THE COUNTY OF SONOMA, AND INCLUDING ALL OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN IT, A SHARED APPROACH AND PICTURE WHEN RETAINING, WHILE STILL RETAINING PETALUMA SPECIFIC PRIORITIES. CITY STAFF SUPPLIED LOCAL INFORMATION AND DEVELOPED ACTIONS FOR THE PETALUMA ANNEX. WE DID NOT PROCURE A SEPARATE CONSULTANT LED UPDATE. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOINT PROJECTS WHERE THE BENEFITS OF FUNDING REQUIREMENTS SUPPORT THAT APPROACH. LITTLE BIT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW, UM, THE COUNTY CITIES AND PARTICIPATING DISTRICT ORGANIZED A PLANNING PARTNERSHIP, THEN ASSESSED HAZARDS EXPOSURE AND POTENTIAL LOSSES, PUBLIC OUTREACH SURVEYS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS PROVIDED INPUT STAFF ALSO REVIEWED EXISTING PROGRAMS, AUTHORITIES AND RESOURCES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT. THE PARTNERS DEVELOPED AND PRIORITIZED MITIGATION ACTIONS ESTABLISHED HOW THE PLAN WOULD BE MONITORED AND MAINTAINED AND ASSEMBLED THE COUNTY PLAN AND JURISDICTIONAL ANNEXES. THE PROCESS INCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT AND CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, CAL OES AND THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FEMA REVIEW.
THE PLAN IS APPROVABLE PENDING ADOPTION COUNCIL ADOPTION IS THE LOCAL LOCAL ACTION REQUESTED TONIGHT A BIT ON THE HAZARDS ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT. THE ASSESSMENT COMBINES PAST EVENTS AND DISASTER RECORDS WITH SCIENTIFIC DATA AND LOCAL EXPERTISE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE HAZARDS OCCUR, THEIR POTENTIAL SEVERITY AND THEIR LIKELIHOOD. HAZARD MAPS ARE COMPARED WITH POPULATION BUILDINGS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNDERSTAND WHO AND WHAT IS EXPOSED. HISTORICAL ANALYSIS AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT ARE COMBINED WITH QUANTITATIVE TOOLS, INCLUDING HAS US MODELING. THE ASSESSMENT ALSO CONSIDERS FUTURE CLIMATE CONSIDERATIONS AND CHANGING VULNERABILITIES. THE RESULT INFORMS PRIORITIES. WE CANNOT PREDICT EXACT LOCATION, TIMING, OR CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEXT DISASTER, BUT THIS SORT OF HOLISTIC PLANNING IS BENEFICIAL. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE ENGAGE THE PUBLIC WITH THIS PROCESS. WE'VE GOT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE SLIDE THAT SHOW THE CITY HOSTED A JANUARY PUBLIC MEETING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. UM, AND THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PLAN'S DOCUMENTATION. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GIVES RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE LOCAL CONCERNS AND EXPERIENCE ALONGSIDE THE TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT. TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION PROVIDES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT. SOME OF THE KEY RISKS THAT WE IDENTIFIED FOR PETALUMA INCLUDE FLOODING, EARTHQUAKES, WILDFIRE, DROUGHT, AND EXTREME HEAT. FLOODING REFLECTS INTERACTING CONDITIONS, WATERSHED RUNOFF, DRAINAGE CONSTRAINTS, TIDES, AND RISING [03:35:01] SEA LEVELS, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE RIVER AND LOW LYING AREAS. EARTHQUAKE SHAKING AND GROUND FAILURE CAN AFFECT BUILDINGS, ROADS, BRIDGES, AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. DISRUPTING SERVICES AND COMPLICATING RECOVERY. WILDFIRE, DROUGHT AND EXTREME HEAT ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED RISKS. THE MITIGATION STRATEGY NEEDS TO ADDRESS BOTH INDIVIDUAL HAZARDS AND DISRUPTIONS THAT CAN AFFECT SEVERAL SERVICES AT ONCE. SOME OPPORTUNITIES. PLANS AND REGULATIONS CAN REDUCE THE RISK THROUGH LAND USE DECISIONS, BUILDING STANDARDS AND FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT.
BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORK INCLUDES SEISMIC STRENGTHENING, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND PROTECTION OF ESSENTIAL UTILITIES. NATURAL SYSTEMS PROTECTIONS, PRESERVES, WETLANDS, FLOODPLAINS AND OPEN SPACE THAT HELP REDUCE IMPACTS. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS HELP RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES UNDERSTAND THEIR RISKS AND THE ACTIONS THEY CAN TAKE. THESE APPROACHES CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO ONGOING CITY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIONS. UM, THE ACTIONS FOLLOW DIRECTLY FROM THE HAZARDS. FLOOD PROOFING AND FLOOD PLANE MANAGEMENT ADDRESS WATER RELATED RISK WHILE SEISMIC EVALUATION AND STRENGTHENING ADDRESS EARTHQUAKE RISK. WETLAND AND SHORELINE PROTECTION SUPPORTS ADAPTATION TO FUTURE CONDITIONS. FUEL REDUCTION, FIRE FUEL REDUCTION, AND DEFENSIBLE SPACE ADDRESS WILDFIRE WHILE GROUNDWATER PLANNING AND SUPPLY IMPROVEMENTS ADDRESS DROUGHT. SOME ACTIONS SERVE SEVERAL HAZARDS, AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, BACKUP POWER CAN HELP KEEP ESSENTIAL FACILITIES OPERATING DURING OUTAGES ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS. EARTHQUAKES, WILD FIRE, AND THIS SAYS, OR, BUT I'LL SAY AND OR EXTREME HEAT. SOME EXAMPLES FROM PETALUMA'S PLAN. UH, WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR, UM, SEISMIC RETROFITS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, UM, AND THAT WILL OCCUR RATHER, UM, STRENGTHENING THE PETALUMA HISTORIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM AND HISTORIC FIRE STATION. ONE WHILE PROTECTING THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY REPLACEMENT OF FIRE HEADQUARTERS TO A PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY, WHICH MEETS MODERN SEISMIC SAFETY STANDARDS. WETLAND AND SHORELINE PROTECTION PRESERVE NATURAL AREAS ALONG THE PETALUMA RIVER, SAN PABLO BAY TRANSITION ZONE TO SUPPORT FLOOD PROTECTION AND ADAPTATION TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND CRITICAL FACILITY BACKUP POWER, UH, PROVIDING AND REPLACING GENERATORS, SERVING ESSENTIAL CRI CITY FACILITIES AND THE PETALUMA COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH SERVES AS AN EVACUATION SHELTER. A BIT OF THE NEXT STEPS, UH, THE CITY WILL BE ASSIGNING AND HAS ASSIGNED RATHER LEAD DEPARTMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS FOR PRIORITY ACTIONS.
UH, WE IDENTIFY AND PURSUE APPROPRIATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND A LOCAL MATCH. UM, INTEGRATION, MITIGATING ACTIONS AND DEPARTMENTAL WORK PLANS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING AND BUDGETS, TRACKING PROJECT MILESTONES, EXPENDITURES, DELIVERABLES AND CLOSEOUT, AND EVALUATING PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS AND UPDATING PRIORITIES AS RISKS, CONDITIONS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES CHANGE. UM, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FUNDING OUTLOOK. MITIGATION FUNDING IS COMPETITIVE AND PROGRAM SPECIFIC. THE LHMP HELPS POSITION THE CITY TO PURSUE ELIGIBLE PROJECTS, BUT IT DOES NOT GUARANTEE AN AWARD. FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND SCHEDULES HAVE CHANGED, INCLUDING LITIGATION AND RESTORATION STEPS FOLLOWING THE ATTEMPTED BRICK TERMINATION. THE, UM, BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITIES. TERMINATION STAFF SHOULD EVALUATE EACH CURRENT OPPORTUNITY ON THEIR OWN REQUIREMENTS. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT PROJECT READINESS MATTERS, A DEFINED SCOPE, CREDIBLE COST ESTIMATES BENEFIT, COST, JUSTIFICATIONS, AND NECESSARY REVIEWS AND CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT. OUR TASK IS TO DEVELOP SOUND PROJECTS IN ADVANCE AND PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES OF APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER FUNDING AS THOSE BECOME AVAILABLE. SOME ADDITIONAL FISCAL BENEFITS. UM, THE VALUE OF MITIGATION EXTENDS BEYOND GRANT ELIGIBILITY. THE PLAN HELPS PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS THAT CAN REDUCE FUTURE LOSSES, PUBLIC PROTECT, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MAINTAIN SERVICES. A CURRENT FEMA APPROVED LHMP INCORPORATED INTO THE GENERAL PLAN SAFETY ELEMENT AND MEETING OTHER REQUIREMENTS CAN ALSO SUPPORT CONSIDERATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATE COST SHARING. UNDER AB STATE ASSEMBLY BILL 2140, THAT ASSISTANCE IS CONDITIONAL. ADOPTION LOAN DOES NOT GUARANTEE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF A FIXED PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERY COSTS. OUR RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THE SONOMA COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AND PETALUMA ANNEX AS THE CITY'S LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
WE ALSO RECOMMEND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THE ADOPTED RESOLUTION TO CAL OES AND FEMA. THIS COMPLETES THE REQUESTED LOCAL ADOPTION STEP AND SUPPORTS THE CITY CONTINUING WORK TO TURN THE IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES INTO PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN, PETALUMA'S PRIORITIES, AND THE STORM PREPARATIONS DESCRIBED THIS EVENING. VERY, THANK [03:40:01] YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. INCLUDING, INCLUDING, UH, THIS YEAR'S ISSUES, UH, INTO THE OVERALL REPORT. UH, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER SCHIBS? UM, YEAH, I WENT AHEAD READ THE, UH, THE COUNTY REPORT, LOOKING THROUGH THE PAGES AND THE GRAPHS, THE LIKE, AND IN THERE THERE WAS A TABLE THAT, UH, HAD PETALUMA AND IT IS THE, THE MAJOR, UH, NEXT LEVEL AND THEN THE NEXT LEVEL OF, UM, PRIORITIES. AND IN THAT REPORT, IT HAD EARTHQUAKES ONE AND ONLY AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY THAT WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR. UM, AND THEN IT LISTED LIKE THE CLIMATE CHANGE THINGS, THE FIRE, UH, FLOODING AND WILDFIRE. UM, IN FACT, WILDFIRE WAS EVEN, I THINK PUT DOWN A LITTLE LOWER. WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT EVALUATION FOR PETA THAT THE COUNTY IS MAKING? UM, AND IF NOT, WHY? I BELIEVE, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE QUESTION. I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE TABLE AND THE PLAN AND THIS PETALUMA ANNEX, WHICH, UM, PRIORITIZES BY HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW SEVERITY AS OPPOSED TO NUMERICAL. UM, AND ABSOLUTELY, UH, EARTHQUAKE IS, UM, IS, IS IS THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL IMPACT. ONE OF THE FACTS ABOUT EARTHQUAKES THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS IT'S ONE OF THE FEW SIGNIFICANT NATURAL DISASTERS THAT WE CAN TREND. UM, WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE CAN LOOK AT DATA, UH, AND THOSE DATA CAN REFLECT BACK HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS FOR A LOT OF OTHER, UM, NATURAL, UM, HAZARDS LIKE A TSUNAMI.
WE DON'T HAVE RECORDS THAT GO BACK THAT FAR, BUT AS A MATTER OF OF SCIENTIFIC FACT, UM, THE BEST SEISMOLOGISTS IN THE WORLD IN, IN CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN, UM, AGREE THAT WE HAVE THIS CYCLICAL 200 SOME YEAR CYCLE OF CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKES. WHAT SHOULD BE NOTED HERE IS THAT THE LOMA PRETA EARTHQUAKE THAT SOME OF US MIGHT HAVE LIVED THROUGH IN THE AREA IS NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE OR THAT THAT HIGH CLASSIFICATION, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKE NOT DOWN IN SANTA CRUZ. UM, BUT HERE IN THE BAY AREA, ALONG ONE OF OUR MAJOR FAULTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE OF THOSE MAJOR FAULTS TO STRIKE WHAT'S CALLED A WEB OF FAULTS AND CREATE SIGNIFICANT GROUND SHAKING. UM, AND, AND I BELIEVE THAT IS WHY, UM, THE TEAM AND I WOULD CONCUR CLASSIFIED THAT AS, AS THE HIGHEST RISK. OKAY. AND THEN, UM, SO WE HAVE TO REALLY PRIORITIZE, UH, EARTHQUAKES AS, AS REALLY OUR NUMBER ONE, UH, UM, CASE OF SUR UH, SURVIVABILITY OF HAZARDS. UM, BUT AMONGST ALL THE OTHERS, THE OTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS THE FUNDING SOURCES. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PULLED BACK FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA, UM, PRIORITIZING ALL THAT RIGHT NOW. AND, UH, SO HOW MUCH MONIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SORT OF LIKE BEEN LEFT ON THE TABLE OR REMOVED? AND, UM, SO JUST SO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF, OF WHAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED, AND THEN HOW ARE YOU GONNA COMPENSATE FOR THAT IN THE NEAR TERM? THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. IT'S AN EXCELLENT BUT VERY COMPLICATED QUESTION. UM, I DON'T HAVE, UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY NUMBERS TO SHARE THIS EVENING ON THAT. UM, BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT AS WAS REPORTED WITH THE LAST STAFF PRESENTATION, IT IS AN EVER MOVING LANDSCAPE. UM, I REFERENCED EARLIER THE, UM, BUILDING RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITIES, THE BRICK. UM, AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, WAS PULLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON A PROMPT FROM THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE BRANCH, IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
UH, HOWEVER, UM, THROUGH LITIGATION, UM, THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S PEOPLE ARE CLAWING BACK. SO, UM, IN REGARDS TO WHAT IS SPECIFICALLY, UM, WHAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY NOT ELIGIBLE FOR, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR AND MAYBE NEXT, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN FIVE YEARS AGO, IT'S VERY HARD TO SAY. UM, I WOULD JUST WANT TO POINT BACK TO THE COMPONENT OF THE PRESENTATION WHERE I TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE VALUES BEYOND THE GRANTS OF THIS WORK. UM, NOT LEAST OF WHICH IS THAT WHEN WE DEVELOP A SOLID SET OF PLANS AND OTHER FUNDING, MAYBE NOT THROUGH THE, UM, HMPG PROGRAM BECOMES AVAILABLE, THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REALLY LEAN ON AS A, AS A VIABLE PROJECT. BUT, UM, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW, I CAN GET BACK TO YOU WITH SOME SPECIFIC NUMBERS ON, ON, ON YOUR QUESTION. GOOD, THANK YOU. AND FIRST OFF, UM, IN THE, UH, PROCLAMATION YOU HAD CLOSE TO LIKE 20 PEOPLE UP HERE, UH, IN SUPPORT AND THAT YOU'RE COORDINATING AND COOPERATING WITH, WHICH IS A HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN THE PAST. SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR, FOR THAT EFFORT IN REACHING OUT AND FORMING A HUGE TEAM. UH, WHICH BRINGS ME TO, UH, THIS TEAM THAT WE'RE BUILDING UP, UM, IS WITHIN THE, THE CITY OR ARE WE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE COUNTY? SO THAT COUNTYWIDE THIS, THIS, I I ASSUME THAT THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON THIS HAZARD MITIGATION ON A COUNTYWIDE BASIS FOR EVERYBODY, AND IS IS TEAMED UP. SO CAN YOU EXPRESS, UH, THAT EFFORT TO TEAMING UP WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH THE OTHER CITIES SO THAT IT'S A UNIFIED REGIONAL EFFORT, WHICH MAY IMPLICATE, UM, OR APPLY TO BUILDING A, PUTTING A RESILIENCY CENTER HERE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. UM, COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, PLEASE? CERTAINLY. AND I SHOULD START, UH, WITH A, A, A BIT OF SOME ESOTERIC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STUFF. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, AS A MATTER OF LAW, UM, WE [03:45:01] ARE WITHIN THE STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WE CALL EMS.
ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF EMS IS THIS, THIS OPERATIONAL AREA, AS I STATED EARLIER, IT'S THAT THAT FOOTPRINT OF THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY ITSELF AS A JURISDICTION IN, IN ALL THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. UM, SO THERE, THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NOT ONLY COORDINATE AROUND OUR MITIGATION ACTIONS, BUT ALSO RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. AND WE DO SO WITH PREVENTION AS WELL. UM, THE, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IS NOT ONLY DO WE FACE HAZARDS THAT CROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, BUT THERE ARE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR A SINGLE JURISDICTION APPLICATION. SO THIS COOPERATION ALLOWS NOT ONLY FOR MORE HOLISTIC STRATEGIC APPROACH TOWARDS WHAT THESE RISKS ARE AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM, BUT ALSO MECHANISMS FOR MORE COOPERATION. HAD WE DEVELOPED THIS PLAN INDEPENDENTLY AND THE COUNTY HAD AN INDEPENDENT PLAN, UH, DRAWING THAT BRIGHT LINE BETWEEN OUR CONNECTED PLANNING EFFORTS AND AND HAZARD THEIR MITIGATION FUNDING ELIGIBILITY WOULD, WOULD BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO, TO DRAW. UM, YES. 'CAUSE UH, UH, HAVING WORKED ON THE, UH, BOTH THE, UH, WATERSHED ASSOCIATION AND WATER RESILIENCY NOW ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH ARE NOW ALSO ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS AND, AND TEAMING UP. SO, UM, I KNOW WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT NOT, NOT JUST COUNTY, BUT ALSO REGIONALLY IN THE WHOLE NORTH BAY IS STARTING TO FORM MORE COOPERATION, UM, AND, UH, CONNECT CROSS CONNECTIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER IN THIS REGIONAL EFFORT, NOT JUST CITY, BUT COUNTY, BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE FOUR COUNTY REGION UP HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. UM, I DID HAVE A, A, MAYBE A FOLLOW UP ON THAT. UM, I ASSUME THAT A LOT OF THE INVESTIGATION HAS SOMEWHAT OF A CAPITAL PROJECTS BEN TO IT, THINGS WE KNOW WE NEED TO REBUILD. UM, I MEAN, ESPECIALLY YOU MAKE THE POINT THAT THE, THE LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE, UH, HISTORIC LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE MOST, UH, UH, LEAST WELL SEISMICALLY, UH, ANCHORED.
AND THE BRICK FUNDING BEING, UM, OUT NOW WITH THE, THE CHANGES THAT FEMA WAS BRICK, A REVOLVING FUND, AND, AND IT, IT WAS LOAN, RIGHT? NOT GRANT, IT WAS, THERE WAS A ROLLING, UH, NOTICE OF INTENT OR NOI PROCESS WITH THAT. AND AND THAT WAS THE STATE, STATE, STATE REVOLVING FUNDS WITHIN STATE. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S WHAT WAS, UM, THAT'S WHAT WAS, WAS, WAS MIKE. I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS, WAS IT WELL UTILIZED? DID PEOPLE, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FUNDING? 'CAUSE TO SEE IN THE WASTEWATER SIDE AND THE, AND THE, UH, WATER SIDE, A LOT OF THE STATE REVOLVING FUNDS ARE NO MORE COMPETITIVE THAN OUR OWN BOND RATES. AND SO A LOT OF THE AGENCIES WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD. IT ALMOST EATS UP ANY, UH, INTEREST RATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, SO I'M ASKING IF THE BRICK WAS AVAILABLE, IS WAS IT PART OF THE CITY'S PLAN TO UNDERTAKE MORE PROJECTS? AND, YOU KNOW, IF SO, HOW, HOW DO WE, UH, HOW DO WE PUT TOGETHER THE, UH, REPAYMENT PLAN, THE DEDICATED REPAYMENT PLAN? YOU KNOW, WE'RE ANOTHER LONG LOAN IS A CHALLENGE. SO DID WE HAVE PLANS THAT, DO WE HAVE PLANS GOING INTO THE FUTURE FOR ADDRESSING THESE LIABILITIES? HOW MUCH OF OUR MOST IMPERILED WILL WE BE ABLE TO ADDRESS? UM, YOU KNOW, IN REGARDS TO OUR CURRENT EXPOSURES TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF BRICK FUNDING, UM, I WOULD DEFER TO PUBLIC WORKS, UM, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BETTER COMPREHENSIVE VIEW ON THAT. UM, BEFORE THEY SPEAK TO THAT, HOWEVER, UM, I WOULD SAY THAT MANY PROFESSIONALS IN THIS SPACE READ, UM, THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH BRICK AND SOME OF THE LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, UM, AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONS AS, UH, TEMPORARY. UH, WE'RE HOPING THAT THINGS WILL, WILL GET BACK. UM, BUT I'LL HAVE TO DEFER AS FAR AS OUR CURRENT EXPOSURES TO, TO OTHER STAFF. RIGHT. AND, AND, AND I'M INTERESTED IN, I'M WONDERING HOW VALUABLE AND, AND, UM, HOW GOOD OF AN OPPORTUNITY THAT PROGRAM REALLY IS, EVEN IF IT DOES RETURN. 'CAUSE IF SO, I WANT TO GET SOME OF THAT MONEY. ABSOLUTELY.
AND I JUST BEFORE STAFF SPEAK TO IT, I'LL JUST ADD ONE, ONE OTHER CAVEAT REGARDING BRICK IS THAT IT REALLY DOES TARGET, UM, COMMUNITIES, UM, THAT REPRESENT EXTRA NEED. UM, SO, OKAY, THANKS. AND, UH, I'VE DEFER TO GINA, PLEASE. I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO ADD. UH, MAYOR, WE HAVE NOT USED BRICK FUNDING EXTENSIVELY IN THE PAST. AND, UH, IT HAS, UM, FROM, FROM MY LIMITED REVIEWS OF OPPORTUNITIES WHEN IT WAS AVAILABLE, UH, WE OFTEN DIDN'T, UM, IT, IT WASN'T A GOOD FIT, BUT WE HAVE LOOKED AT IT PARTICULARLY FOR FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS AND, UM, RESILIENCY PROJECTS. UH, AND WE DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE, UM, WE DIDN'T SEEM TO QUALIFY NECESSARILY WITH, UM, WITH THE, UM, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE, WERE PRETTY STRICT. AND SO WE HAVEN'T [03:50:01] TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT, BUT WE ALWAYS LOOK AT IT AND, AND THEY DO OFFER, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FLOOD. SO IT'S ALWAYS ON THE RADAR. WE HAVEN'T FOUND A GOOD PLACE TO PLUG IN YET. THANK YOU. YEAH, WE HAVE A BIG INFRASTRUCTURE NEED, AND SO I'M LOOKING FOR HOW WE FINANCE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS BEYOND WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. MR. MAYOR, COULD I PLEASE ASK THAT PATRICK CARTER FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WEIGH IN ON THIS AS WELL, MR. CARTER? THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT TO THE CONVERSATION, UM, IT WASN'T THE BRICK PROGRAM, BUT IT WAS DISASTER RESPONSE, UM, WHICH WE QUALIFIED BECAUSE WE'RE WITHIN SONOMA COUNTY, AND EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THE 2017 FIRES. UM, SO BECAUSE WE HAD PROGRAMS, UM, FOR SEA LEVEL RISE AND SEISMIC RETROFITS AND, UM, EMERGENCY GENERATORS, AND OUR THEN ADOPTED LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, WE WERE ABLE TO GET, UM, JUST UNDER $2 MILLION OF GRANTS TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF THOSE. UM, WHICH WE'VE DONE NOW, THOSE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED. SO BY VIRTUE OF HAVING THOSE IN OUR LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT PROGRAM AND BRING A LOT OF GRANT FUNDING. I LOVE THE, I LOVE THE GRANT FUNDING. YES.
GRANT FUNDING'S NO PAYBACK. SO THAT'S THE BEST KIND, NOT BRICKS, BUT OTHER GRANT FUNDING. SO JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PLAN. YEAH. UH, I, I LOVE THE PLAN. AND MY OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE PLAN IS, UM, FROM 20 20 20 TO 2026, DID WE, UH, CHANGE OUR NEEDS MUCH? DID THE LIST GET A LOT LONGER OR DID MORE OR LESS STAY THE SAME? IT, IT, IT DID GET LONGER. UM, AND SOME MORE IDENTIF OPPORTUNITIES HAVE IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES. I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE BOARD FOR LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS THAT SPAN THAT TIMEFRAME IS A BETTER RECOGNITION OF AN INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE INTO SOME OF OUR, UH, HAZARD ASSESSMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER. NOW, UM, JUST REAL QUICK, WE'RE COMING UP ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FLOOD. THAT HAPPENED, AND WE HEAR A LOT, AND WE SEE IT IN THE STAFF REPORT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER BEING USED. AND AT THAT FLOODING, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE BUSED TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND THEN WE'RE COMING UP ON THE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TUBBS FIRE, WHERE WE REALLY NEEDED THE FAIRGROUNDS BECAUSE WE HAD TRAILERS FULL OF FOUR-LEGGED ANIMALS THAT NEEDED TO BE EVACUATED AFTER THE FIRES. AND WE ALSO FOUND THAT THE FAIRGROUNDS WAS ESSENTIAL FOR RVS 'CAUSE PEOPLE COULD JUST DRIVE INTO THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH THEIR RVS AND STAY THERE UNTIL THEY GOT, YOU KNOW, BACK INTO THEIR HOMES OR, OR SOMEPLACE TO STAY. I DID NOT SEE THE FAIRGROUNDS LISTED. I SEE THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND OTHER, UM, PUBLIC FACILITIES, BUT NOT THE FAIRGROUNDS. ARE WE PREPARED FOR THESE NATURAL DISASTERS AND WHAT, UM, WE WOULD TELL THE EVACUEES WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO AND WHAT'S GONNA BE THERE WHEN THEY ARRIVE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NOW I'LL SPEAK TO THE, UM, TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM, ABOUT THE PLAN FIRST. UM, AND THEN, AND THEN ABOUT ABOUT RESPONSE.
UM, WE ARE ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE, UM, ASPECTS OF LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING IS THAT ONCE THE PLAN IS APPROVED AND, AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY ADOPTED THIS EVENING, WE GET WORKING TOMORROW ON, ON, IN, ON, IN, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING OTHER, UH, AS ASSESSMENT DATA, OTHER POTENTIAL, UM, ACTIONS THAT COULD DEVELOP INTO, INTO PROJECTS. UH, THERE WAS A VERY CONSCIOUS DECISION TO ALLOW FOR THE PROCESS THAT'S HAPPENING NOW FOR THE RESILIENCE CENTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS TO PLAY OUT. THERE IS A, THERE'S A LOT OF INPUTS THAT WE STILL NEED TO GET, AND THE THINKING WAS, UM, THAT WE WOULD UTILIZE THAT INPUT TO PROVIDE A VERY, A MUCH MORE THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TOWARDS ADDRESSING THAT IN THE PLAN. UM, IN REGARDS TO RESPONSE, UM, CERTAINLY, UH, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE AWARE, I WASN'T, I WASN'T WORKING WITH THE CITY DURING THOSE PAST EVENTS, BUT I HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF WHO HAD THOSE, THOSE EXPERIENCES. UM, WE ARE LOOKING ABSOLUTELY AT, UM, AT A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT NOT ONLY INTEGRATES CITY RESOURCES, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM, UH, COUNTY AND STATE PARTNERS. AS YOU INDICATED, OFTENTIMES WE'RE A RECIPIENT HOST COMMUNITY, UM, FOR MANY OTHER EVACUEES. AND, AND WITH THAT COMES A RESPONSIBILITY, I THINK, TO OUR COMMUNITY TO PROPERLY UTILIZE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES. SO, UM, THE SPECIFICS OF, OF, YOU KNOW, WHICH PIECE OF THE, UM, OF THE CITY FOOTPRINT WILL BE USED FOR WHAT IS, IS ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BE DYNAMIC. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT THE CITY FAIRGROUNDS ARE A PART OF THAT PLANNING EFFORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE IT OVER TO PUBLIC [03:55:01] COMMENT AT THIS TIME, I WILL START A 32ND CLOCK. DURING THESE 30 SECONDS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON SHOULD BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING ONLINE SHOULD RAISE THEIR VIRTUAL HAND, AND THOSE ATTENDING VIA PHONE SHOULD PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND.
SPEAKER REQUEST RECEIVED AFTER THIS TIME MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED. UH, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS AHEAD OF THE MEETING. UH, AND WE HAVE TWO FOLKS JOINING US ONLINE. I DO HAVE THREE CARDS, NO HANDS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE NICHOLAS HARRIS TO BE FOLLOWED BY WAYNE STROM. HEY, UH, GOOD EVENING COUNSEL AND STAFF. UH, AFTER THE LAST MEETING WITH THE EMPHASIS ON THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, UM, IT SORT OF JOGGED MY MEMORY, UH, UH, TO, UM, SOMETHING MY FATHER, UH, TOLD ME ABOUT. WHAT ALWAYS, UH, TELL ME ABOUT, UM, GROWING UP NEAR THE THOMPSON CREEK AREA, UH, SEVENTH AND G, UH, IN THE 1982 FLOOD STORM, UM, THERE WAS 10 INCHES OF WATER IN HIS BACKYARD AND LOOKING OVER THE FENCE, AND THERE WAS A VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE FLOATING DOWN G STREET. UH, SO PRETTY SEVERE FLOODING. UM, FLOODING IS NOT FUN. UH, IF THERE IS A FLOOD AND HOMES ARE AFFECTED AND FEMA GETS INVOLVED, IT'S GONNA MAKE HOUSING MORE EXPENSIVE. THAT'S, SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD REASON WHY WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE PREVENTING THE FLOODS, UH, EVERY WAY WE CAN. ANYWAYS, I SENT AN EMAIL IN TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. IT MADE ITS WAY TO, UM, CHELSEA'S TEAM AND PAUL AL'S TEAM GOT AN EXCELLENT RESPONSE, UH, FROM PAUL. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AND IT WAS REALLY MY, MY QUESTION WAS, YOU KNOW, HEY, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED IN 1982 AND WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE IN TERMS OF US TRYING TO IMPROVE IT? UM, THERE'S A LOT TO GO IN ON. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH A, A WRITTEN, UH, COMMENT. UM, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, RIGHT BEFORE THE 1982 FLOOD, THERE WAS THESE TWO AMAZING BYPASS PROJECTS BUILT BY THE, UH, SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY THAT, UH, BASICALLY BRINGS A HUGE TUBE OF HIGH FLOW WATER FROM, UH, WHERE, UH, OLD, OLD WESTRIDGE STARTS ON I STREET. AND THEN ALSO, UM, RIGHT AROUND SUNNY SLOPE AND G UH, UM, A, UH, DIVERSION FOR KELLY CREEK. THESE AMAZING PROJECTS FLOW INTO, UH, SEVENTH AND G FACILITY, WHICH IS A SEVEN FOOT BY 14 FOOT MASSIVE, UH, FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT BUILT IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION, 1937, SO 90 YEARS OLD. UM, IT'S AMAZING.
UH, THERE'S, UH, THREE THINGS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT AFTER, UM, THAT FLOOD THAT WEREN'T, AND I REALLY WANT TO PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THAT, UH, TO TRY AND LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT. PHASE TWO OF H STREET STORM DRAINS, THERE WAS A BYPASS, UH, KELLY CREEK BYPASS CONNECTOR, UM, TAKING THE FLOWS FROM B STREET DOWN RIGHT IN THE AREA THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, SETTING SLOPE AND GI THINK THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE SINCE THE 1982 FLOOD, THERE'S BEEN VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT, SCOTT RANCH, THEN THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF D AND THEN, UM, SOMETHING TO ALSO, UH, I AM CURIOUS KNOWING MORE ABOUT D STREET WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A DEDICATED STORM DRAIN GOING STRAIGHT TO THE RIVER OUTFLOW, UM, PRIVATE LANDS. UH, WE REALLY NEED TO COME UP WITH A REALLY GOOD PLAN TO GET PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO MAINTAIN KELLY CREEK, THOMPSONS CREEK. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS WAYNE ESTRO TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHANTEL ROGERS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF. UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, PRESENTATION. UM, I HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE EL NINO AND THE MITIGATION PROCESS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID FLOODING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT, UM, IT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT, UM, THE NEW NORTH, UM, UH, SMART TRAIN STATION HAS A, A DEVELOPMENT THERE RIGHT ACROSS FROM, UH, FIRE STATION TWO, WHICH HAS A VERY LARGE, UH, MOUND OF DIRT THERE. UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT GOT PAST THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. 'CAUSE MOST OF THE, UM, DEVELOPMENTS HAVE TO, UM, THEY [04:00:01] HAVE TO TELL WHERE THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF THE MATERIALS ARE GONNA BE LOCATED OR, AND HOW THEY'RE GONNA BE, UH, MITIGATED. BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THAT, UM, THIS STUFF IS JUST, IT'S ABOUT, I'D SAY ABOUT THREE STORIES HIGH. IT'S A VERY LARGE MOUND OF DIRT AND, AND IT'S WITHIN 25 FEET OF A STORM DRAIN. SO IF THERE IS A EARLY, EARLY RAINSTORM, IT'S GONNA WASH DOWN INTO THAT SYSTEM, WHICH IS LOCATED RIGHT IN YOUR FLOODPLAIN, WHICH IS GONNA JEOPARDIZE FIRE STATION TWO.
SO, UM, IT WOULD BE, UM, BETTER TO BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE AND HAVE THAT SOIL AND STUFF MITIGATED FROM THAT, UM, PLANE SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE IT'S GONNA BE DISPERSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHANTELLE ROGERS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE TH INFORMATION ON THE PREPAREDNESS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. UM, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS THIS A STANDARD PREPARATION PRE SEASONAL, OR IS THIS, IS THERE SPECIFIC ASPECTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE HORRIFIC SEASON THAT WE ANTICIPATE COMING? AND WHAT DOES A TIMING LOOK LIKE WHEN WE SAY PRESEASON? IS THIS ALL ANTICIPATED TO BE DONE BY THE END OF NOVEMBER? BECAUSE IF WE GET FIVE INCHES OF RAIN THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER, AND WE GET STORMS FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, UM, OUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY WILL HAVE PASSED. UM, AND OUR PREPARATION OPPORTUNITIES, UH, OUR, OUR, OUR FINITE, SO THE, THE SENSE OF URGENCY, I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, THE PUMPS, THE GENERATORS, THE STORM DRAINS, ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE REALLY EARLY. UM, WHAT IF WE NEED MORE PUMPS? DO WE HAVE A PLAN? WHERE ARE WE GONNA GET MORE PUMPS IF WE HAVE THREE PLACES IN THE CITY FLOODING AT THE SAME TIME? SOME OF OUR REGULAR EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH. UM, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS, IS SANDBAGS. UM, AND I THINK ACTUALLY THAT THE CITY PROVIDES SANDBAGS AND SAND, UM, FOR, UH, FOR RESIDENTS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DOESN'T PROVIDE IS, UM, SHOVELS, WHICH I FIND TRULY BIZARRE. UM, YOU KNOW, I I, I RENTED FOR 12 YEARS, PROBABLY AT LEAST BEFORE I WAS A HOMEOWNER, AND NOT IN ONE OF THOSE APARTMENTS, TOWNHOUSES OR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, DID I OWN A SHOVEL. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HOMEOWNERS GENERALLY HAVE IN THEIR REPERTOIRE, AND SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA BOTHER TO COME DOWN WHERE THEY MIGHT MIGHT HAVE. AND IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PUT A, A A A, UM, UH, A CHAIN ON SOME SHOVELS TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE NOT TO RIP 'EM OFF, AND IF THEY RIP 'EM OFF, REPLACE 'EM, YOU KNOW?
BUT ANYTHING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THAT, UM, I THINK WOULD BE, WOULD BE A VALUE. UM, THE OTHER THING IS I THINK WE NEED TO BRAINSTORM HOW WE GET SANDBAGS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PHYSICALLY ABLE TO CREATE THEM THEMSELVES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER FILLED SANDBAGS, BUT THEY WEIGH 30 TO 50 POUNDS. IT'S BRUTAL WORK, AND THEN YOU GOTTA GET IT IN THE CAR. IF YOU HAVE A CAR THAT CAN DREAD IT, THEN YOU GOTTA GET IT OUT. YOU GOTTA PUT IT THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE ANY SERVICE, UM, GROUPS, CAN WE GET HIGH SCHOOL KIDS WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE TO FILL SANDBAGS OR TO TAKE THIS TO DROP IT OFF? I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT DO PEOPLE IN IN THE TRAILER PARKS, WHAT DO, WHAT DO THEY DO? MOBILE HOME PARKS? WHAT DO THEY, YOU KNOW, HOW DO THEY GET SANDBAGS AND THEY'RE GONNA NEED 'EM BECAUSE A LOT OF THEIR PLACES FLOOD? UM, I THINK WE NEED TO THINK A LITTLE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX ON HOW WE CAN GET THESE SUPPLIES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY GONNA NEED THEM, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS COMING SEASON, UM, IT, IT'S NOT IF WE'RE GONNA FLOOD, IT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA FLOOD AND WHEN WE'RE GONNA FLOOD, AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO ABOUT THE FLOODING IS WHAT THAT, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TELLING US. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR. THANK YOU. CHANTEL, YOU PUT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND BACK UP THE COUNCIL AND COMMENTS. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DI CARLY, UH, THANK YOU THOMAS AND CHELSEA FOR THE IN DEPTH PRESENTATION. AND I, I DID HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION FROM EARLIER. IF, IF THERE WAS TO BE A WILDFIRE WITHIN THE COUNTY OR NEARBY, UM, BEFORE THE END OF THIS SEASON, WHAT WOULD THE PLAN BE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR INTAKING, UM, ANIMALS AND PEOPLE? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, WELL, THE, THE MOST, THE MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER I CAN GIVE YOU IS IT DEPENDS. UM, THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES THAT COULD INVOLVE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS AND THE TYPE OF ANIMALS.
UM, I PRESUME, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE AWARE OF THE AG COMMUNITY AND THAT [04:05:01] THERE ARE SOME ANIMAL POPULATIONS WHERE UTILIZATION OF A PROGRAM LIKE THE AG PASS PROGRAM MIGHT BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE, UM, WAY TO STAVE OFF, UH, INJURY TO THE LIVESTOCK. UM, WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF KIND OF, UM, SPECIALTY ANIMALS THAT ARE IN BETWEEN WHAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER LIKE A HOUSEHOLD PET AND LIVESTOCK, UM, THE BACKYARD EMU OR LLAMA, UH, SITUATION, WHICH ARE MUCH MORE BOUTIQUE. AND THEN I WOULD ROUND THAT OUT BY, UM, ADDRESSING, UM, EQUINE AND THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THAT LARGE ANIMAL AS OPPOSED TO ANOTHER LARGE ANIMAL LIKE A BOVINE, UM, AND THE STANDARDS OF CARE IN TRANSPORTATION AND OF MAINTAINING THOSE ANIMALS. UM, AT THIS TIME, THE COUNTY HAS A TREMENDOUS PARTNERSHIP WITH, UM, SONOMA, UM, COMMUNITY ANIMAL RESPONSE CART, I THINK IS THE CORRECT ACRONYM. , PARDON ME, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND, UM, AND, UH, AND, AND OF COURSE, UM, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO WEIGH IN ON, UM, BEST PRACTICES FOR WHAT WE WOULD DO IN ANY GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCE. I CAN SAY GENERALLY, UM, THAT OUR APPROACH IS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY WHEN THEY NEED TO DO ANIMAL EVACUATIONS TO THOSE IN, UH, AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT REALLY TO HIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS. ONE IS THE OVERALL SAFETY AND CARE OF HUMANS DURING ANY GIVEN ANIMAL RESPON, ANY GIVEN LARGE INCIDENT RESPONSE, INCLUDING WILDFIRE, AND THEN THE CAL CARE AND WELFARE OF THOSE ANIMALS THEMSELVES. UM, AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE, UM, POINTING BACK TO THE EQUESTRIAN, UM, SCENARIO IS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES, UM, YOU COULD FIND AN EQUESTRIAN FACILITY THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, FIVE OR 12, UM, HORSES THAT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER TAKEN CARE OF, UM, AND TRANSPORTED IF THEY WERE TO GO TO, UH, CONSIDER LIKE A, A, A SISTER FARM, IF YOU WOULD. UH, MAYBE THEY'VE GOT ASSOCIATES OUT IN NACIO. UH, MAYBE THOSE ASSOCIATES HAVE ADDITIONAL TRAILERS. THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE ENOUGH TRAILERS FOR ALL THE HORSES.
UM, AND UTILIZING THOSE MORE DISPERSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANIMAL CARE AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO BRING ALL OF THE ANIMALS IN ONE PLACE AT ONE TIME. UM, I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT IN OUR ASSESSMENTS, THE CITY HAS BROUGHT ON, UM, AN AG SPECIFIC CONSULTANT, UM, WHO IS NOT ONLY FAMILIAR WITH ANIMAL EVACUATION, BUT WITH A LOT OF THE REALITIES OF THE ANIMAL OWNERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND HER WORK IS ALSO INFORMING OUR PLANNING. SO WHAT, WHAT WOULD THE MOBILIZATION TIME BE IF WE WERE TO EXPERIENCE A WILDFIRE? HOW, HOW SOON COULD WE BE PREPARED? WHAT, I MEAN, HOW MANY ANIMALS COULD WE TAKE? WHICH BUILDINGS COULD WE USE? WELL, I, I CERTAINLY, UM, CAN SPEAK TO THE FIRST PART OF THAT. AND THE MOBILIZATION INCLUDES NOT ONLY MOBILIZATION OF OUR CITY STAFF, BUT ALSO THE CRITICAL PARTNERS WITH THE COUNTY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE STATE, WHICH WE WOULD NEED TO DO ANY KIND OF A LARGE SCALE RESPONSE IN REGARDS TO THE FAIRGROUNDS ITSELF AND OUR INTERNAL CITY CAPACITY. UM, I WAS ACTUALLY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WHEN I ASKED THAT QUESTION. I SPOKE WITH, UM, FAIRGROUNDS, UH, CONTRACTOR WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF THE DAY-TO-DAY FAIRGROUNDS OPERATIONS AND, AND LEANS IN HEAVILY WHEN WE NEED TO MODIFY USE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE CITY FAIR. AND, UM, THANKFULLY, UM, THROUGH HIS PRIVATE SECTOR NETWORK, THERE ARE MANY RESOURCES THAT CAN BE MOBILIZED, YOU KNOW, NEAR IMMEDIATELY WITHIN, I'M TALKING ABOUT WITHIN SIX HOURS, 10 HOURS AT MAXIMUM, UM, WHERE WE COULD BRING IN NOT ONLY ADDITIONAL STAFF, BUT ALSO A LOT OF THE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO THAT IN A MEANINGFUL WAY WHERE WE COULD ALSO RESPECT NEEDS SUCH AS BIOSECURITY AND THE NEED TO SEPARATE CERTAIN TYPES OF ANIMALS. SO FROM A CITY INTERNAL PERSPECTIVE, UH, WE WOULD SEE QUICK TURNAROUND, BUT AS THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCE WITH THE LARGE HUMAN EVACUATION, WE HAVE PARTNERS IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH COUNTY HEALTH AND OTHERS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE PRESENT.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS BETTER INTEGRATION OF THOSE RESOURCES FOR QUICK TURNAROUND TIME, , SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ANIMALS IN SAME DAY. I, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S VERY, THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES TO, TO ANY POTENTIAL SCENARIO, BUT I COULD SAY THAT ON, ON IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. ABSOLUTELY, YES. OKAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO IS THE STALLS WERE REMOVED, UM, WHICH MADE A LOT OF THE BARNS INEFFECTIVE. AND, UM, I MEAN, WHERE, WHERE WOULD WE BE PUTTING THEM? IS, ARE THERE TEMPORARY ENCLOSURES? THAT WAS, IS, YES, SIR. YEP. IT'S, IT'S THE, IT'S THE UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRACT, TEMPORARY ENCLOSURES, BUT THAT'S LINED UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE STAFF THAT CAN HELP, LIKE THAT IS LINED UP IF, IF THERE WERE TO BE, YES. THE, THE, THE BENEFIT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR, THE FAIRGROUNDS, IS THAT HE HAS, UM, HE'S INTEGRATED WITH A LARGER PRIVATE SECTOR NETWORK. I THINK AN ALLEGORY IS OUR, IS OUR TRANS, IS OUR PETALUMA TRANSIT. IF WE WERE TO NEED TO UTILIZE, UM, AN EXCESS OF TRANSIT RESOURCES, BE THOSE COACHES, PARATRANSIT OR DRIVERS, [04:10:01] UM, BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH MB AND THEIR ABIL, THEY'RE A MUCH LARGER FOOTPRINT. I THINK THE COUNCIL MEMBER NOW IS A COMMENTS ON, ON REGIONAL COLLABORATION. WE COULD SEE THROUGH PRIVATE SECTOR A LOT OF THOSE RESOURCES BROUGHT IN NEAR IMMEDIATELY. I KNOW THAT IN THE GALLERY WE HAVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION DREW HALTER, UM, AND AS PART OF HIS PURVIEW, UM, IS THE FAIRGROUNDS, AND, UM, I THINK THAT HE MIGHT HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME MORE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONVERSATIONS. DREW, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD IN THAT? YEAH, TH THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. APPRECIATE BEING INCLUDING TONIGHT. UH, AND, AND YET TO, TO, I WOULD SAY JUST, UM, DOVETAIL OFF OF TOM'S COMMENTS.
UH, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF AVENUES SOURCES, AND SIMILAR TO LIKE THE MOBILIZATION IN 20 17, 20 19, 20 20, UM, IT REALLY DID DEPEND ON THE REGIONAL, UM, IMPACTED. AND THEN THE PENS ESSENTIALLY WOULD BE THE NEXT THING TO SECURE. AND I THINK IN BOTH CASES, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WERE UP, UP AND RUNNING BETWEEN 4, 6, 8 HOURS AT THE MOST. UM, BUT THOSE PENS, UM, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH, UM, FAIRGROUNDS AND NAPA, UM, PRIVATE, UH, OWNERS OF PENS AS WELL. SO I THINK IT'S NOT A, A MATTER OF, UM, YOU KNOW, CAN WE DO IT? IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHERE THEY COME FROM IN THE END. MM-HMM . SO WE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THANK GOODNESS WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY WILDFIRES, BUT HAVE WE TEST RUN THIS AT ALL TO KNOW THAT WE CAN DO IT WITHIN SIX TO EIGHT HOURS? YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD TO DO IT. UM, SO WE'VE, WE HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD, UM, OF BOTH. UM, WHAT WE DON'T WANNA DO IS, UM, CONCURRENT EVACUATIONS, YOU KNOW, TO RUN TWO DIFFERENT SITES, UM, WITH THE CITY OPERATION. UH, THAT'S, THAT'S A STRETCH. SO YES, WE'VE, WE'VE RUN THROUGH, UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD, UH, ABOUT THROWING ROWING OR RUNNING THROUGH SCENARIOS OF, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY CENTER. SO WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID, UH, A SITUATION WHERE WE'D HAVE TO OPERATE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NOW, UM, CAN I ADD ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, OR VICE MAYOR LEYS? UM, 10 YEARS AGO WHEN THE TUBBS FIRE HAPPENED, WE WERE STILL UNDER THE FOURTH DAA AND THE CITY WASN'T PART, SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN, UM, AS THE PRESCHOOL TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, WE GOT THE CALL AT FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING TO OPEN THE GATES TO THE EVACUEES. WHAT WE DIDN'T HAVE WHEN WE GOT, WHEN THE EVACUEES STARTED COMING IN BY TRAILERS, WE HAD PLACES TO PUT THE ANIMALS, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE BUCKETS FOR WATER. WE DIDN'T HAVE HOSES TO FILL THOSE BUCKETS.
WE WERE, WE WERE SCRAMBLING, PULLING THINGS OUT OF THE PRESCHOOL SANDBOX FOR BUCKETS AND HOSES BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAD TO BE PREPARED FOR. WE HAD TO HAVE HOSES AT THE FAUCETS AND THE ACTUAL HANDLES AT THE FAUCETS. SO THAT'S HOW WE CAN BE PREPARED. UM, WHAT'S EVEN BETTER TODAY IS, I JUST DID A TOUR LAST WEEK AND I'M ON THE FAIRGROUNDS A LOT, IS THAT NOW THE, AN, THE SMALL ANIMALS THAT ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO THE AIR QUALITY, THEY CAN BE HOUSED INDOOR IN THE PENS THAT WE PURCHASED FOR THE FAIR. AND THEY ARE NOW IN THAT ONE BUILDING WHERE THE, UM, I THINK THEY CALL 'EM CAYS, THE RABBITS AND THE CHICKENS WERE, BECAUSE THOSE ARE ANIMALS THAT ARE VENERABLE AND THEY NEED TO BE HOUSED INDOORS. THE OUTSIDE AREA HAS LOTS OF ROOM FOR ANIMALS TO BE IN THE STALLS AND COVERED. AND WE HAVE RIVERTOWN A BLOCK AWAY THAT BROUGHT IN TRUCKLOADS OF THE HAY AND, AND THE STRAW FOR BEDDING. SO WE WERE PREPARED, BUT IT TOOK US A WHILE TO GET ALL THE RESOURCES NOW THAT THE CITY'S INVOLVED, CAN WE HAVE A CHECKLIST OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE THERE ON HAND FOR SUPPLIES FOR THE FOUR-LEGGED AS WELL AS THE HUMANS? ABSOLUTELY. I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. AND I, AND I APPRECIATE THE QUALIFICATION OF THE SCENARIO THAT YOU PRESENTED, UM, WITH THAT EARLY MORNING CALL, UM, BECAUSE CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT TIMEFRAMES, UM, IF WE HAVE THAT CALL OCCUR AT 2:00 AM IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN, THAN THAN 2:00 PM UM, YOU KNOW, REGARDING THE, UH, ACQUISITION OF THE ANCILLARY HARDWARE, UH, NEEDED FOR, I, I TOTALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL, I'LL JUST REFLECT VERY BRIEFLY ON, UH, YOU KNOW, A LESSON FROM COVID. WE WERE COUNTING HOSPITAL BEDS. WHAT WE LEARNED VERY QUICKLY WAS WE NEEDED TO COUNT STAFFED HOSPITAL BEDS.
UM, YOU KNOW, IN REGARDS TO RUNNING UP TO RIVERTOWN AND GRABBING A FEW BUCKETS, UM, ONE OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE CAN LEAN ON IS, YOU KNOW, BACK BACK TO THAT CART ORGANIZATION AND [04:15:01] SOME OF OUR STATE PARTNERS THAT DO THIS, YOU KNOW, ALMOST NOW WITH THE ALMOST NEAR 12 MONTH FIRE SEASON, DO THIS UP AND DOWN THE STATE ALL THE TIME. SO, UM, THEIR ABILITY TO HELP US, YOU KNOW, IN VALIDATING CHECKLISTS AND, AND REALLY PROVIDING US WITH CHECKLISTS THAT HAVE BEEN VALIDATED THROUGH TRUE RESPONSE IS CRITICAL. UM, WHAT I WOULD ALSO POINT TO WITH THAT, UM, AVAILABILITY OF THEIR GUIDANCE IS THEN THAT MUCH MORE BROAD RESOURCE NETWORK, UM, WHATEVER A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH A CERTAIN SET OF RESOURCES CAN DO FOR A WEEK MIGHT HAVE A TIMELINE ON IT. SO AT ONE POINT, BEING ABLE TO REACH OUT FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, EXPERTISE, UM, IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. AND SO, UM, I CANNOT PRODUCE FOR YOU NOW A CHECKLIST, UM, FOR, FOR ANY GIVEN SCENARIO, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IS SOMETHING WE THINK ABOUT. AND WE HAVE GENERAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROCEDURES TO DEVELOP ACTIONS THAT WOULD LEAD UP TO AN AFFECTING AND A PROPER RESPONSE. HOWEVER, UM, TO CLOSE MY ANSWER, I'LL SAY THAT, UM, CERTAINLY I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH EXEMPLAR CHECKLIST THAT WE WOULD BE USING IF NOT DEVELOPED. THAT'S GREAT. I ALSO LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STABLE FOR HORSES AND A PADDOCK, AND THERE'S A PEN AND , THIS, THIS HORSE CAN'T BE NEXT TO THAT HORSE. OKAY. SO WHEN YOUR HORSE IS OVER A MILLION DOLLARS, YOU WANT A PADDOCK. THANK YOU. . COUNCILMAN BARNACLE. YEAH. UM, I WANNA JUST STAY FOCUSED ON THE FLOODING. I APPRECIATE THE PLANNING AND, UM, THE, I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE'VE DONE ANY OUTREACH TO THE SCOUTS TO JUST GO WALK OUR, UM, OUR CREEKS AND WHATNOT. UM, HAS THAT, ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEEN DONE? NO, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY OUTREACH, UM, FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT ON, ON, UM, ON WATCHING THE CREEKS.
OUR, UM, OUR STORM CREWS AND WATER RESOURCES AND UTILITIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CITY, UM, OWNED CREEK SECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM, AND THEY COORDINATE REALLY CLOSELY WITH CINEMA WATER, WHO HAS SEPARATE SECTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY OF CREEK MAINTENANCE. YEAH, SO THE TWO ARE IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION. UM, WE APPRECIATE COMMUNITY RES, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION, UM, ABOUT DOWN TREES AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND AREAS WHERE WE MAY NEED ADDITIONAL VEGETATION MAINTENANCE, BUT WE HAVEN'T, WE HAVEN'T CALLED ON THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR CREEK EFFORTS. COOL. UM, I THINK JUST THE GENERAL THING IS IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, NICK, YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS WERE GREAT. UM, YOUR COMMENTS WERE GREAT. UM, THAT, LIKE, IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS, THE BEST THING TO DO IS SHARE. I, THERE WAS A, MAYBE SIX YEARS AGO, OR FIVE YEARS AGO, SOMEONE SENT ME A PICTURE ON FACEBOOK AND WAS LIKE, HEY, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. AND IT WAS LIKE A CREEK THAT WAS BUBBLING UP AND YEAH, IT WASN'T GOOD. AND THE GUY SAVED THE DAY BY JUST SENDING IT TO ME. UM, WE'VE GOT A MUCH MORE ROBUST STAFF. WE'RE WAY MORE PREPARED THAN WE WERE BACK THEN. UM, BUT, UH, I THINK JUST IN GENERAL, LIKE THAT'S THE ASK OF THE COMMUNITY IS TO, TO PLEASE DO SHARE THAT. UM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S THROUGH ENGAGED PETALUMA OR WHETHER IT'S SENDING IT TO WHATEVER I, BUT LIKE, UM, CONTINUE TO ASK, UM, PEOPLE TO SHARE, UM, AND THEN AGREE THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR OLDER POPULATION, WE NEED TO GET THEM SOME SERVICE. I THINK THERE'S, AGAIN, THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR THE SCOUTS. I KNOW THE LAST TIME THAT THE MOBILE HOME PARKS WERE FLOODING, JANICE AND HER HUSBAND WERE IN THERE BAILING THINGS OUT. SO, UM, IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK WHEN, WHEN THINGS HAPPEN. SO. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU JANICE. JANICE? YEAH. JUST GONNA FOLLOW THROUGH WITH, UM, THE MOBILE HOME PARKS. WHEN IT'S RAINING REALLY HEAVY, I ALWAYS KNOW WHO TO CALL IN THE PARK, WHO LIVES IN THE AREA. THAT COULD BE, UM, POSSIBLE FLOODING.
IT'S USUALLY TOWARD THE BACK OF THE PARK, SO I ALWAYS HAVE THE NAME OF SOMEBODY AND THEY KEEP US INFORMED AND THE POLICE ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT THERE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CHECKING BECAUSE YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE THOSE VULNERABLE AREAS ARE. UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE DIRT, I ACTUALLY, UM, CONTACTED BRIAN O OVER A MONTH AND A HALF AGO ON THIS. AND IT, HE BASICALLY SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY HAVE A PERFORMANCE BOND THAT THEY'D REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, INCLUDING HAULING THE EXCESSIVE DIRT. EXCEPT THE CONCERN IS, IS THE RAIN IS GONNA BE STARTING AND THEY PUT TARPS OVER 'EM, YOU KNOW, THEY PUT, UM, THIS QUEEN OVER 'EM AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S GONNA DO A GREAT JOB. SO I THINK IT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK INTO, UM, HOW THEY CAN HAUL THAT OFF BEFORE THE WINTER OR START HAULING IT OFF. SO I'VE ALREADY, UM, SPOKEN WITH STAFF ON THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD FOLLOW THROUGH. AND THEN, UM, LIKE JUST AN EXAMPLE AT BRODY RANCH, EILEEN ALWAYS CALLS ME, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S TREES DOWN IN THE, IN THE CREEK. AND SO THEN YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT IS THAT THE CITY OR THE COUNTY AND THEY COME OUT, YOU KNOW, [04:20:01] AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. SO I THINK IT, I APPRECIATE THAT IT REALLY IS, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO BE OBSERVING THINGS, CALLING THE CITY OR CALLING THEIR COUNCIL REP AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'LL FOLLOW THROUGH. BUT THAT HAPPENS AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF MORE PEOPLE DID THAT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM, AS FAR AS UM, THE FAIRGROUNDS AND STUFF, I MEAN THE RESILIENCY CENTER, 'CAUSE I WORKED AT THE, UM, AT THE HERZOG HALL AND THE OTHER CENTERS DURING, UH, WHEN PEOPLE WERE IN THERE AND IT'S JUST, YOU REALLY SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS RESILIENCY CENTER BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO BRING IN SHOWERS, PORTABLE SHOWERS FOR PEOPLE. THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE AND A LOT OF KIDS. AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE HAD A CENTER THAT HAD THESE FACILITIES ALREADY INCLUDED.
AND PLUS USE THE PORTABLE ONES ALSO BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE DOWN THERE FOR THE FIRST ONE ESPECIALLY. UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS REPORT, UM, THE DETAILED AND REALLY APPRECIATE HOW MANY PEOPLE WORKED ON THIS 'CAUSE I WAS COUNTING AND THERE WAS LIKE AT LEAST 35 CITY EMPLOYEES THAT WERE PART OF THIS TEAM AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL THE OTHER CITIES. SO THERE'S JUST A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WORKED ON THIS PLAN AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT IS ALWAYS BEING LOOKED AT, UM, EVERY YEAR. AND SO JUST KUDOS TO, UM, THIS WORK. IT IS A HUGE DOCUMENT AND IT'S NOT, I DIDN'T READ IT ALL 'CAUSE IT WAS THAT BIG, BUT I READ EVERYTHING FOR PETALUMA, BUT THE MAPS WERE REALLY INTERESTING, JUST LOOKING AT THEM AND SEEING HOW, UM, HOW IT REALLY WORKS. AND THE MAPS WERE GREAT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, I THINK, UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DIRT BEFORE THE WINTER COMES. THANKS MAYOR. MAYOR, CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE, TO ACCEPT THE ITEM? UH, YOU, YOU MAY, I'LL SECOND THAT . SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A, UM, AND A, UH, SECOND ON THIS. AND, UM, I JUST, I JUST HAVE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BUCK STOPS WITH THE CITY. I APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT PLANNING, BUT IN 2017 WHEN PEOPLE CAME TO THE FAIRGROUND AND OTHER AGENCIES WERE SUPPOSED TO BACK US UP AND STUFF, THEY WEREN'T THERE. AND IT WAS THE CITY WHO, WHO DID THE PEOPLE SIDE OF THINGS AND SUSTAINED IT TILL UH, THOSE OUTSIDE RESOURCES COME IN. 'CAUSE ALL THE EMERGENCIES WERE ALL, YOU KNOW, ROLLING INTO SANTA ROSA. SO APPRECIATE WHAT CITY STAFF DOES AND WHAT AND, AND WHAT YOU'RE PREPARED TO DO AND THE NEXT TIME, 'CAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS A NEXT TIME. AND WITH THAT, LET'S HAVE THE ROLL CALL. VOTE ARLE. AYE. Cader Thompson. YES. DI CARLY? YES. NOW? YES. QUINT? YES. REBS? YES. McDonnell? YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WITH THAT, THAT CLOSES OUR MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology.