Special Recreation, Music & Parks Commission

CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL MEETING OF THE RECREATION, MUSIC & PARKS COMMISSION City Hall Council Chamber 11 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 MINUTES Wednesday, February 26, 2025 CALL TO ORDER Chair Earl called the meeting to order at 4:01pm PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL PRESENT: Marianne Bertuccelli, Cody Chisham, Stacey Earl, Kate Greenspan, Megan Kelly, Hannah Rizzo Simmons,Alex DeCarli GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT During General Public Comment, the public is invited to make comments on items of public interest that are within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction and that are not listed on the current agenda. Public comments are limited up to three minutes per person. Depending on the number of persons wishing to address the Council, time will be allocated in equal shares totaling no more than twenty minutes, subject to the Council’s discretion (Cal. Gov’t. Code §54954.3(a), Petaluma City Council Rules, Policies and Procedures, III). Chair Earl opened general public comment. Chair Earl noted that there is no general public comment. Chair Earl closed general public comment. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of Minutes for the special meeting of February 26, 2025 Minutes were deemed approved. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION

2. Recommendation to the City of Petaluma Recreation, Music, and Parks Commission to Receive Staff and Applicant Presentations and Conduct a Study Session to Provide Nonbinding Comments and Further Direction on a Conceptual Design Proposal for the Petaluma River Park Located on the McNear Peninsula and 500 Hopper Street, APNs 007-181-002, 136-010-023, 007-171-023, and 136-010-024, City Record No. PLPJ-2025-0003 Seair Lorentz from the Petaluma River Park Foundation, Andrew Trippel from our Planning Department, and Jamie Phillips from CMG Landscape Architecture shared this presentation with the Commission Chair Earl opened clarifying questions. Commissioner Simmons Commissioner Kelly Vice-Chair Bertuccelli Council Member DeCarli Commissioner Chisham Public Comment – Susan Kirks Chair Earl Chair Earl closed clarifying questions. Chair Earl opened public comment. There were none. Chair Earl opened Commission Comments. Commissioner Greenspan Commissioner Simmons Commissioner Kelly Vice-Chair Bertuccelli Council Member DeCarli Commissioner Chisham Chair Earl C hair Earl closed Commission Comments 3. Review and Provide Input on Staff’s Recommended Timeline and Nomination Process for the Proposed 2025 Revamped Adopt-A-Park Pilot Program Staff Member Cindy Chong presented the proposed framework of the updated 2025 Adopt-A-Park program. Chair Earl opened clarifying questions. There were none. Chair Earl opened Commission Comments. Commissioner Greenspan Commissioner Simmons Commissioner Kelly Commissioner Bertuccelli Council Member DeCarli Commissioner Chisham Chair Earl acknowledged that there was a public comment – Susan Kirks Council Member DeCarli S taff Laison Halter COMMITTEE COMMENT Due to time constraints, Staff Laison Halter recommended that Committee Comments be submitted via e-mail STAFF COMMENT Due to time constraints, Staff Laison Halter recommended that Staff Comments be submitted via e-mail ADJOURNMENT Chair Earl adjourned the meeting at 5:25pm.