City Council

City Council City Manager Mayor Neysa Hinton Larry McLaughlin Vice Mayor Diana Rich lmclaughlin@Cityofsebastopol.org Councilmember Sandi Maurer Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC Councilmember Jill McLewis Mary Gourley Councilmember Stephen Zollman mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.org CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AND CLOSED SESSION AGENDA MEETING OF: Monday, February 27, 2023 2:00 pm 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. 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. ========================================================================================== Topic: Special City Council Meeting Time: Feb 27, 2023 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81613862420?pwd=M282YmpSZFFabWEvRFZLZXdoUDJRZz09 Meeting ID: 816 1386 2420 Passcode: 358347 One tap mobile +16694449171,,81613862420#,,,,*358347# US +16699006833,,81613862420#,,,,*358347# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 646 931 3860 US Meeting ID: 816 1386 2420 Passcode: 358347 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/ket2BbrZWB 2:00 pm Convene Special City Council Meeting CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL 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. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (FIRST COMMENT PERIOD): Up to Twenty (20) Minute Time Limit (Two Minutes for up to ten speakers). Additional public comment will be held at the end of the discussion and action items for up to an additional twenty (20) minutes. Mayor has discretion to allow for additional time beyond the 20 minutes allocated for public comment dependent upon the subject matter or number of speakers. 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. Extension of Proclamation Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Homeless Emergency. Government Code Section 8630, requires that the Council review the need for continuing the local emergency at least every 60 days until such local emergency is terminated. o First Proclaimed: November 30, 2021 o First Extension was approved January 18, 2022 o Second Extension was approved: March 15, 2022 o Third Extension was approved: May 3, 2022 o Fourth Extension was approved: June 21, 2022 o Fifth Extension was approved: August 2, 2022 o Sixth Extension was approved: September 20, 2022 o Seventh Extension was approved: November 15, 2022 o Eighth Extension: January 3, 2023 City Council Meeting o Proposed Extension: February 27, 2023 City Council Meeting o Proposed Next Extension Needed within 60 days or (April 18, 2023 City Council Meeting) ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION: 2. Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(b): (One Case) ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION RECONVENE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING (OPEN SESSION) REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (SECOND COMMENT PERIOD): Three minutes per speaker for up to twenty (20) minutes total for public comments but can be reduced at Mayor’s discretion depending upon the number of speakers or Mayor has discretion to allow for additional time beyond the 20 minutes allocated for public comment dependent upon the subject matter or number of speakers. ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING February 27, 2023 City Council Special Meeting and Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular City Council Meeting of March 7, 2023 at 6:00 pm (In Person and Remote/Zoom Virtual Meeting Format) American Disability Act Accommodations/Accessibility: A request can be made orally or in writing, and submitted to the ADA Coordinator by email: building@cityofsebastopol.org or to the City Clerk’s Office so as to avoid delay in reviewing and processing the request. Requests can be made by contacting the ADA Coordinator’s Office at (707) 823-8597, via email at building@cityofsebastopol.org or by mailing such a request to the ADA Coordinator’s Office located at 7425 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA. Note that if you contact the ADA Coordinators Office, via mail, you need to make the request early enough that a response can be timely provided. 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. 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.