Name: Petaluma City Council meeting, Feb 10, 2025
Start: 2025-02-10
Location: City of Petaluma

City Council

Mon, February 10, 2025

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City Council Special Meeting — February 10, 2025

This was a special joint meeting of the City Council and the Petaluma Community Development Successor Agency (PCDSA), called to order by Mayor McDonnell at 6:31 p.m. All seven councilmembers were present. The meeting ran until 9:37 p.m., lasting just over three hours.

Updated Goals and Priorities Workplan for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and 2025/26

Assistant City Manager Brian Cochran presented an updated Goals and Priorities Workplan covering the current and upcoming fiscal years. This type of workplan typically outlines the city's strategic priorities, guides budget and staff resource allocation, and communicates to the public what initiatives the city intends to pursue over the two-year period. The council was asked to receive the update and provide direction to staff on any adjustments or emphases going forward.

Mayor McDonnell opened public comment, and fifteen community members spoke: Suzanne Young, Matt Maguire, Larry Modell, Chantal Rogers, Katherine Reinhart, Mary Davies, Bruce Hagen, Dave Alden, Jodi Johnson, Tim Porteous, Shelina Moreda, Delany Johnson, Bronte Edwards, Darren Racusen, and John Hanania. The minutes do not record the substance of individual comments, so specific community concerns or positions raised during public comment are not available from this source.

Following public comment, the council held a discussion before the meeting was adjourned. The minutes do not detail the specific direction given to staff or record any formal vote, which is consistent with this item being a direction-setting workshop rather than a binding action item. The nature of any specific priorities added, removed, or amended based on council discussion is not captured in the official minutes excerpt provided.

> *Note: Because the source minutes do not include detail on the council discussion or specific direction given to staff, key substance of what was decided or emphasized cannot be reported here. A full account would require the staff report, presentation slides, or a more detailed minutes record.*

Key Takeaways

The City Council held a three-hour special session dedicated entirely to reviewing and setting strategic goals and priorities for fiscal years 2024/25 and 2025/26 — a process that will directly shape budgeting and staffing decisions in the months ahead.

Fifteen community members took the time to comment publicly, signaling significant resident interest in how the city sets its priorities, though the specific concerns they raised are not detailed in the available minutes.

No binding vote was recorded; this was a direction-setting session, meaning staff will incorporate council feedback into a revised workplan for future formal action.

Residents who want to understand what priorities were discussed or endorsed should seek out the staff report, presentation materials, or a video recording of the meeting, as the official minutes do not capture the substance of the council's direction.

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Public Hearing

1Public HearingReceive an Updated Goals and Priorities Workplan for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and Provide Direction to Staff

The city is presenting an updated plan for its main goals and priorities for the next two fiscal years (2024/25 and 2025/26), and residents will have a chance to comment during a public hearing before the council decides whether to approve it and give staff direction on how to proceed.

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CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL & PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY (PCDSA) City Hall Council Chamber 11 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 MINUTES Monday, February 10, 2025 5:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Mayor McDonnell called the meeting back to order at 6:31 p.m. • ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mayor McDonnell, Councilmember Barnacle, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs ABSENT: None • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE • MOMENT OF SILENCE AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS (TO CURRENT AGENDA ONLY) None. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Receive an Updated Goals and Priorities Workplan for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and Provide Direction to Staff Brian Cochran, Assistant City Manager presented the staff report. Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment Suzanne Young Matt Maguire Larry Modell Chantal Rogers Katherine Reinhart Mary Davies Bruce Hagen Dave Alden Jodi Johnson Tim Porteous Shelina Moreda Delany Johnson Bronte Edwards Darren Racusen John Hanania Mayor McDonnell closed the public comment. Council discussion followed. ADJOURNMENT Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 9:37 p.m.