City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · December 21, 2021
Agenda
City Council City Manager
Mayor Patrick Slayter Larry McLaughlin
Vice Mayor Neysa Hinton lmclaughlin@Cityofsebastopol.org
Una Glass Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Sarah Gurney Mary Gourley
Diana Rich mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.org
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
SPECIEAL MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 2021
SPECIAL MEETING TIME OF: 5:30 pm
The City Council Regular meeting will be held via teleconference pursuant to AB 361.
Special Meeting Start Time: 5:30 pm
Topic: City Council Meeting - December 21, 2021
Time: Dec 21, 2021 05:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
• Recognition of Retirement of City Engineer Joe Gaffney
• Recognition of Calendar Year 2021 Years of Service:
Lamb Mitchell Fire Volunteer Firefighter 3/29/2001 20
ODell Shawn-Paul Fire Volunteer Firefighter 10/25/2001 20
Pogar, Jr Joseph Fire Volunteer Firefighter 4/4/2001 20
Ressler Richard Fire Volunteer Firefighter 5/3/2006 15
Mooney Christopher Police Police Dispatcher 12/6/1996 25
Soria Amy Police Police Dispatcher 9/16/2016 5
Public Works
Del Prete Dante PW Superintendent 9/3/1996 25
Roman Margarito PW Laborer 7/17/2006 15
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
1. City Manager-Attorney/City Clerk Reports:
a. Update of Cyber Fraud/$1.2 Million Funds
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
STATEMENTS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSENT CALENDAR:
2. Approval of Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of November 30, 2021 (Responsible
Department: City Administration)
3. Approval of Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of December 7, 2021 (Responsible Department:
City Administration)
4. City Engineering Services with GHD Inc. and Resolution Authorizing City Engineer to Sign Certain
Documents:
a. Approval of Modification 3 to Contract Amendment #24 to Provide City Engineering Services with
GHD Inc. for an amount not to exceed $60,000 and;
b. Adoption of Resolution approving a budget amendment; and
c. Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Engineer to Sign Certain Documents
(Responsible Department: City Administration)
5. Approval of Budget Meeting Schedule for Fiscal Year 2022-23 City Budget (Tentative) (Responsible
Department: Administrative Services)
6. Acceptance of California Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Award (Responsible Department: Police)
7. Approval of Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Santa Rosa Groundwater Basin (Responsible
Department: City Engineer)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/PRESENTATIONS: None
REGULAR CALENDAR AGENDA ITEMS (DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION):
8. Discussion of Direction to City Staff to develop a practical, enforceable, realistic plan to:
a. Clear Morris St.
b. Modify and enforce parking rules on Morris St to prevent future collection of overnight lived-in
vehicles;
c. Make any needed changes in parking rules city-wide to prevent similar situations from developing
in neighborhoods
(Requestor: Committee for the Unhoused/Responsible Department: Police/City Administration)
9. Consideration of Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Tax-Exempt Lease
Purchase Agreement (TELPA) and Related Documents for Energy Savings Contract with Signature Public
Funding Corp. (Responsible Department: Public Works/Administrative Services)
10. Discussion and Consideration of Adoption of Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sebastopol
Authorizing the Issuance of One or More Series of Pension Obligation Bonds to Refinance Outstanding
Obligations of the City to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, Authorizing a Judicial
Validation Action, and Approving and Directing Related Matters (Responsible Department: Administrative
Services)
PUBLIC HEARING(s):
11. Public Hearing - Introduction, First Reading and consideration of Amendment to Ordinance –Planning
Commission (Responsible Department: Planning Department)
REGULAR CALENDAR AGENDA ITEMS (DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION) CONTINUED:
12. City Council and City Staff Committee Assignments and Update of Sub-Committees (Planning Commission,
Design Review Board, Public Arts Committee, Climate Action Committee, Zero Waste Committee)
(Responsible Department: City Administration/Planning/Engineering)
13. Designating Voting Delegate and Alternate(s) to Vote in the Mayor's Absence for the 2022 Sonoma
County Mayors and Councilmembers City Selection Committee Meetings and Sonoma County Mayors and
Councilmembers Board and General Membership Association Meetings (Responsible Department: City
Administration)
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
14. City Manager-Attorney/City Clerk Reports:
15. City Council Reports/Committee/Sub-Committee Meeting Reports: (Reports by Mayor/City
Councilmembers Regarding Various Agency Meetings/Committee Meetings/Sub-Committee Meeting
/Conferences Attended and Possible Direction to its Representatives (If Needed) on Pending issues before
such Boards)
16. Council Communications Received
17. Future City Meeting Dates/Events (Informational Only): (See City Web Site for Up-to-Date Meeting
Dates/Times)
ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
December 21, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting will be adjourned to the Regular City Council Meeting of January
4, 2022 6:00 pm (ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT)
American Disability Act Accommodations/Accessibility: If requested, staff will make the agenda and backup
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Please note that minutes are not meant to be verbatim minutes and are meant to be the City’s record of a
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NOTICE: All Resolutions and Ordinances introduced and/or adopted under this agenda are waived of all reading of
entire resolution(s) and ordinance(s)
SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE (Government Code § 54952.3): Members of the City
Council receive no additional compensation as a result of convening a joint meeting of the City Council and
Successor Agency to the Former Community Development Agency
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abstention on each action taken by each member present for the action at a meeting.
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Council welcomes you remotely to its meetings that are generally scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every
month. Your interest and participation are encouraged and appreciated.
Government Code Section 54953.
(a) All meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be
permitted to attend any meeting of the legislative body of a local agency, except as otherwise provided in this
chapter.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing
for the benefit of the public and the legislative body of a local agency in connection with any meeting or
proceeding authorized by law. The teleconferenced meeting or proceeding shall comply with all requirements of
this chapter and all otherwise applicable provisions of law relating to a specific type of meeting or proceeding.
(2) Teleconferencing, as authorized by this section, may be used for all purposes in connection with any meeting
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body. All votes taken during a teleconferenced meeting
shall be by rollcall.
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