City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · April 5, 2022
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 Glade Gurney Mary Gourley
Diana Rich mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.org
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 6:00 PM
MEETING OF APRIL 5, 2022
The City Council Regular meeting will be held via teleconference pursuant to AB 361. Pursuant to AB 361 (2021),
Teleconference Restrictions of the Brown Act Have Been Suspended, as Well as the Requirement to Provide a
Physical Location for Members of the Public to Participate in the Meeting. The City of Sebastopol City Council
meeting will not be physically open to the public and all City Council Members will be teleconferencing into the
meeting via Zoom.
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Topic: City Council Meeting - April 5, 2022
Time: Apr 5, 2022 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
• Proclamation – National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 10-16, 2022
• Proclamation of the City of Sebastopol, State of California, Recognizing April 22, 2022 as Earth Day
• Proclamation of the City of Sebastopol, State of California, Recognizing April 2022 as Sexual Assault
Awareness Month
• Proclamation - Proclaiming the Fourth Friday in April as Children's Memorial Flag Day throughout Sonoma
County in memory of children who have died by violence.
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PLEASE NOTE:
Public Comment on all items listed on the agenda will be limited to two minutes, per person, per item.
The Public Comment Portion of the Agenda will allow for 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and
public comment not heard during those 20 minutes will continue at the end of the agenda, following the
last calendared item and before Reports.
Council welcomes and encourages additional comments via email. Public Comment Emails can be sent to:
citycouncil@cityofsebastopol.org
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA : 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.
Speakers are allowed to speak for a maximum of three minutes so that all speakers have an opportunity to address the City Council.
Power point or visual presentations for public comment shall not be permitted unless approved by the Agenda Review Committee two
weeks prior to the requested meeting date.
Speakers may not "yield" a portion of their allotted time to others.
The Mayor has the authority to limit or extend the time allowed for speakers dependent on the number of speakers in attendance.
The Mayor can poll the members of the public for an indication of the number of people wishing to speak, then call on individuals to speak.
It is the goal of the Council to conclude the public comments portion of the agenda within 20 minutes. If the public comment period exceeds twenty
minutes, the presiding officer, typically the Mayor, reserves the right to reduce the time per speaker or carry over public comments to after all business
items are completed.
The City Clerk will monitor the time for public comments and inform the speakers when the time limitation has been reached.
The Mayor could survey the members of the public, as appropriate, to move agenda items up or back to address the members of the public items of
concern.
Public participation is encouraged on all public agenda items.
Council and staff will treat participants and each other with courtesy. Derogatory or sarcastic comments are inappropriate.
The public will likewise be encouraged by the Mayor to maintain meeting decorum.
In Council meetings when citizens are agitated, the Mayor may call a short recess to calm the situation.
If a member of the public is unable to attend the Council meeting, written communications may be sent to the City Clerk by e-mail or by regular mail.
Communications received after distribution of the agenda packet will be made available to the Council at/or as soon after the meeting.
STATEMENTS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Conflicts of interest may arise in situations where a public official deliberating towards
a decision, has an actual or potential financial interest in the matter before the Council. In accordance with state law, an actual conflict of
interest is one that would be to the private financial benefit of a public official, a relative or a business with which the Councilmember is
associated. A potential conflict of interest is one that could be to the private financial benefit of a Councilmember, a relative or a business
with which the Councilmember is associated. A Councilmember must publicly announce potential and actual conflicts of interest, and, in
the case of actual conflict of interest, must refrain from participating in debate on the issue or from voting on the issue and must remove
themselves from the dais.
CONSENT CALENDAR: The consent agenda consists of items that are routine in nature and do not require additional discussion by the
City Council or have been reviewed by the City Council previously. These items may be approved by one motion without discussion unless a
member of the City Council requests that the item be taken off the consent calendar.
The Mayor will read the consent calendar items; ask if a Councilmember wishes to remove one or more items from the consent calendar;
and then open public comment to the members of the public in attendance. At this time, a member of the public may speak for up to three
minutes on the entire consent calendar and request at that time that an agenda item or items be removed for discussion.
If an item or items are removed from the consent calendar, the item shall be placed at the end of the regular agenda items unless
otherwise determined by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tern.
Councilmembers may comment on Consent Calendar items or ask for minor clarifications without the need for pulling the item for
separate consideration. Items requiring deliberation should be pulled for separate consideration and shall be placed at the end of the
regular agenda items unless otherwise determined by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem.
1. Approval of March 7, 2022 City Council Special Meeting Minutes (Responsible Department: City
Administration)
2. Approval of the March 15, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Responsible Department: City
Administration)
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3. Approval of March 22, 2022 City Council Special Meeting Minutes (Responsible Department: City
Administration)
4. Approval of Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sebastopol Approving the Request To Reallocate
Funds and Make The Necessary Changes To The Contractual Agreement Between SAVS and the City As
Approved at the City Council Meeting of March 15, 2022 (City Administration/Administrative Services)
5. Approval of Resolution Authorizing Continued Use of Teleconference Meetings Based on Circumstances
of the COVID-19 state of emergency and that the following circumstances exist:
a. The state of emergency as a result of COVID-19 continues to directly impact the ability of the
members of City Council and the members of the City’s subordinate Committee’s, Commission’s,
and Boards to meet safely in person; and
b. The State of California and the City of Sebastopol continue to impose or recommend measures to
promote social distancing.
c. Resolution needs to be submitted to Council every 30 days. (Due to the 30 day requirement, the
April 5th meeting would be too late) (Responsible Department: City
Administration/Administrative Services)
Continuation of Virtual Meetings: First Approved: September 21, 2021
Resolutions Approved Every 30 Days:
a. October 19, 2021
b. November 16, 2021
c. December 7, 2021
d. January 4, 2022
e. February 1, 2022
f. March 1, 2022
g. March 15th 2022
h. April 5, 2022
i. Proposed for Approval for May 3, 2022
6. Approval of Contract with agreement between the Sonoma County Community Development
Commission (CDC) and the City of Sebastopol (City) for the administration of the Mobilehome Rent
Stabilization Ordinance (Responsible Department: City Administration)
7. Approval of Resolution Appointing the Engineer of Work and Directing the Preparation and Filing of the
Engineer’s Report and Describing Potential Changes to the City of Sebastopol’s Lighting Special
Assessment District for FY 2022-2023 (Responsible Department: Administrative Services)
8. Approval of Amendment No. 31 of Master Agreement 2010-01-36 with GHD Inc. for the Parquet Street
Water, Sewer and Street Improvements (Responsible Department: City Manager)
9. Adoption of Resolution for the Request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Allocation
of Fiscal Year 2022-27 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding
(Responsible Department: Engineering/GHD)
10. Approval of Amended City Purchasing Policy and Approval of Amendments to Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing Policy (Responsible Department: Administrative Services/GHD)
11. Approval of City Sponsorships (Responsible Department: Administrative Services):
a. Sebastopol Library for Sponsorship of Project for October 2022 (Waiving of Permit fees for Use of
Parking Spaces) (Permit Fees Estimated at $245.00)
b. Sebastopol Service and Action Coalition June Summit - The Coalition requests the City provide
$1000 in monetary support for the project as well as additional non monetary requests.
c. Sebastopol Kiwanis Club (Fee Waiver of $400.00 for Use of Ives Park for Easter Egg Hunt)
12. Approval of Second Reading, Waiving of Further Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 1139 Adding a New
Chapter to the City of Sebastopol Municipal Code Section 8.70, of the Sebastopol Municipal Code to enact
and comply with the provisions required with the passage of AB 481 and also adopts the newly created
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“Governing Body Specific Equipment Approval” policy of the Sebastopol Police Department. (Responsible
Department: Police)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/PRESENTATIONS: (Please Note: Although informational/presentations items are routinely
informational in nature, some informational items may contain request for actions such as support, direction to
staff, follow up, or receipt of item based on the presentation/information provided.)
13. Informational Item – Learn to Swim Program to be Held at Ives Pool (Greg Jacobs/City Administration)
14. Informational Presentation – Russian River Watershed Association (Requestor: Vice Mayor Hinton/GHD
15. Quarterly update on Police Department Audit Recommendations (Responsible Department: Police)
REGULAR CALENDAR AGENDA ITEMS (DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION):
16. Consideration of Amendment to City Council / City Staff Committee Assignments:
a. Request for Second City Council Appointee to the City Wide Staffing Assessment Study Ad
Hoc Committee (Requestor: City Administration)
b. Disbanding Locals Who Make a Difference Committee (Requestor: Committee
Members/Responsible Department: Public Works)
c. New Liaison Roles: Map Your Neighborhood and Sebastopol Neighborhood
Communications Unit (Requestor: Councilmember Rich/Fire)
o Item to include presentation by MYN/Skip Jirrels, a presentation by SNCU
(Stan Green)
PUBLIC HEARING(s):
17. Public hearing – First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance to revise the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit new
Gas Stations in Sebastopol (Responsible Department: Planning)
18. 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:
19. Consideration of Standard Conditions of Approval for Development Projects (Design Guideline
Subcommittee/Planning Dept)
20. Consideration and Direction to Mayor or his/her Designated Representative for Voting for Various Boards
and Committee Vacancies at the April 14, 2022 City Selection Committee and Sonoma County Mayors
and Councilmembers Board of Directors Association Meetings (City Administration)
City Selection Committee
• Airport Land Use Commission, one position, to fill vacated seat (Tibbetts/Santa Rosa), 4 year term.
• Local Agency Formation Commission, one position, to fill expiring term of Councilmember Pam Stafford
(Rohnert Park), 4 year term.
One letter received – Pam Stafford, Rohnert Park
• Remote Access Network (RAN), one position, must be filled by a Mayor.
*Note: The RAN appointment has been vacant for two years. Their next meeting is on April 14th. The
board has been advised that this position remains vacant. Meetings are as needed and listed as annual
but it is anticipated RAN may have several meetings this year.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
21. City Manager-Attorney/City Clerk Reports
22. City Council Reports/Committee/Sub-Committee Meeting Reports: (Reports by Mayor/City
Councilmembers Regarding Various Agency Meetings/Committee Meetings/Sub-Committee Meeting
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/Conferences Attended and Possible Direction to its Representatives (If Needed) on Pending issues before
such Boards)
23. Council Communications Received
24. Future City Meeting Dates/Events (Informational Only): (See City Web Site for Up-to-Date Meeting
Dates/Times)
ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
April 5, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting will be adjourned to the April 19, 2022 City Council Meeting, 6:00 pm,
Zoom Virtual Meeting Format
American Disability Act Accommodations/Accessibility: If requested, staff will make the agenda and backup materials
available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132) Section 202 and the federal rules and regulations adopted in
implementation thereof. Any person who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to observe
and/or offer public comment may request such reasonable modification, accommodation, aid or service by contacting the
City Clerk’s Office at info@cityofsebastopol.org or by telephone at (707) 823-1153 who will contact the ADA Coordinator.
The ADA Coordinator will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as
possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation
requests.
Notification: 72-hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to
this meeting.
Please note that minutes are not meant to be verbatim minutes and are meant to be the City’s record of a summary of
actions that took place at the meeting.
NOTICE: All Resolutions and Ordinances introduced and/or adopted under this agenda are waived of all reading of entire
resolution(s) and ordinance(s). The City of Sebastopol is a general law city formed under the laws of the State of California.
With respect to adoption of ordinances and resolutions, the City adheres to the requirements set forth in the Government
Code. Unless otherwise required, the full reading of the text of standard ordinances and resolutions is waived.
SB 751 Legislative bodies of local agencies must publicly report: (1) any action taken and (2) the vote or abstention on each
action taken by each member present for the action at a meeting.
If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact the City at Email: info@cityofsebastopol.org or please call:
707-823-1153. The public is advised that pursuant to Government Code section 54957.5 all writings submitted to the City
Council are public records and will be made available for review. The Sebastopol City 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.
City Council Regular Meetings are available in real time and archived on Livestream. Important Notice
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The City of Sebastopol shows both live broadcasts and Video Archive of City Council Meetings over the Internet. Your
attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and/or voice.
• Here is the link: http://bit.ly/sebcctv
There are times that the City Council open meetings may not be live streamed due to technical issues; if that is the case, the
meeting will be video-taped and uploaded as soon as possible to the City Web Site.
COUNCIL PROTOCOLS FOR MEETING:
City staff read the protocols for the meeting.
• This meeting is being conducted utilizing virtual settings for teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with
State of California Executive Orders regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and AB 361.
• Live stream and zoom is being utilized for this meeting. In case of technical issues, meetings will be uploaded to the
City web site as soon as possible after this meeting.
• Members of the public may view and listen to the meeting by use of Zoom as noted on the City’s website and as
noted on the agenda.
• Members of the public wishing to speak to the City Council may do so during public comment or may comment on
agenda items during the discussion of each item and must be logged into Zoom. Live Stream is a viewing only
format.
• Anyone using abusive, vulgar, offensive, threatening, or harassing language, personal attacks of any kind or offensive
terms that target specific individuals or groups will be muted and removed from the meeting.
Please Note If the Council Meeting is zoom bombed or disrupted, the City will end the meeting and immediately try to restart
it. If that does happen then all remaining items will be continued to the next agenda. If there is a power outage during the
meeting, the meeting is considered ended and all remaining items will be continued to the next agenda. if any of our Council
Members lose power at their homes and we lose a quorum, the meeting is considered ended and all remaining items will be
continued to the next agenda.
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