City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · August 31, 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
SPECIAL CITY COUNCI LMEETING START TIME: 9:30 AM
MEETING OF AUGUST 31, 2022
The City Council Special 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.
City Council is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: City Council's Special Meeting - August 31, 2022
Time: Aug 31, 2022 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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9:30 am Convene City Council Special Meeting (ZOOM VIRTUAL FORMAT)
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
STATEMENTS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. 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. Last approval: August 2, 2022
(Needs approval prior to September 2, 2022)
PUBLIC HEARING(s):
2. Public Hearing: The City Council will consider an application from Jesse Hom Dawson to appeal the
decision of the Planning Commission on the alcohol use permit at 7233 Healdsburg Ave. The Planning
Commission upheld the appeal and approved the alcohol transfer permit at its July 12, 2022 meeting.
(Responsible Department: Planning)
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
August 31, 2022 City Council Special Meeting will be adjourned to the September 6, 2022 City Council Regular
Meeting at 6:00 pm.
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 and Special Meetings are available in real time and archived on Livestream unless Closed
Session. Important Notice. 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. In the event of a
disruption in the broadcast of the meeting or a disruption within the local agency’s control that prevents members
of the public from offering public comments via a call-in or internet-based service option, the legislative body shall
take no further action until public access via call-in or internet-based service is restored.
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.
• 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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