City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · June 20, 2023
Agenda
City Council City Manager
Mayor Neysa Hinton Larry McLaughlin
Vice Mayor Diana Rich lmclaughlin@Cityofsebastopol.org
Sandra Maurer Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Jill McLewis Mary Gourley
Stephen Zollman mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.org
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Meeting of Tuesday – June 20, 2023
Regular Meeting Start Time: 6:00 pm
The City Council Regular Meeting will be held in Person and Virtual /Remote Participation.
In Person Location: Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472.
Remote/Virtual Participation: Zoom Link is to be used for providing public comment/Live Stream is utilized for
viewing only of Meeting.
Topic: City Council Meeting - June 20, 2023
Time: Jun 20, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: NONE
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):
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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.
Process for calling on Speakers: Mayor or designee shall ask for public comment as follows: Speakers to be called on in an alternate manner
(One speaker in person to be called on first; then one speaker remote to be called on second with additional speakers to be called on in the
same manner) based upon the time limit.
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 City Council Meeting Minutes (Special Meeting – Executive Firm Interviews) for Meeting of
June 6, 2023 (Responsible Department: City Administration)
2. Approval of City Council Regular Meeting Minutes for Meeting of June 6, 2023 (Responsible Department:
City Administration)
3. Approval of Agreement with Consultant, Fehr and Peer, Inc, and authorize Staff to execute an Agreement
with the firm to develop Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) standards for the City consistent with SB 743: Total
Cost: $29,085 (Responsible Department: Planning)
4. Approval of Master Agreement with Green Valley Consulting Engineers and approval of:
a. Amendment No. XX for construction management services for Bodega Avenue Bike Lanes and
Pavement Rehabilitation Phase 1 project (CIP #0513-74.09).
b. Amendment No. XX for construction management services for SR 116 Curb Ramps ad Crosswalk
Safety Improvements at Bodega/Florence and Bodega/Robinson project.
Responsible Department: City Engineer/City Administration)
5. Adoption of Resolution Approving an SB 1 Proposed Project List for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Project is exempt
under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 Existing Facilities C Existing highways and streets, sidewalks,
gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of
public safety), and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to
bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit improvements such as bus lanes,
pedestrian crossings, street trees, and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile
lanes
Est
Approx. Useful Year of
Project Name Description Locations Completion
Life
SR 116 ADA Curb ADA curb ramps, bicycle SR 116, Bodega Avenue at
Ramps and Bodega and pedestrian Florence Ave. and Robinson
Avenue Pedestrian intersection 15 2024
Rd.
Crossing improvements
Improvements
Bodega Ave. Guardrails Replace guardrails from Bodega Ave. from Valley
Replacement western city limit to View Drive to western city 25 2024
Valley View Drive limit
SR 116 Enhanced Crossings Ped-activated flashing SR 116 at:
beacons at four 1) S. Main/Burnett 15 2024
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intersections 2) N. Main/Keating
3) Grav. Hwy/Hutchins
4) Petaluma/Walker
(Responsible Department: Engineering)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/PRESENTATIONS: Informa�onal Items or Presenta�ons are items that are informa�onal only
and do not require ac�on by the City Council. Presenta�ons shall be scheduled as necessary for the promo�on of an event or service
or general informa�on items to the Council.
None
REGULAR CALENDAR AGENDA ITEMS (DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION):
6. Approval of Award of Contract to Avery and Associates for Recruitment for City Management Position in
the Amount Not to Exceed $29,040.00 (Responsible Department: HR/Assistant City Manager/City Clerk)
Funding is proposed in the FY 23-24 City Budget.
7. Consideration of Authorization to Mayor to Sign Response Letter to Santa Rosa Regional Library Branch
Manager Erika Thibault, Library Director and Consideration of Creation of City Council Ad Hoc Committee
and City Council Liaison Appointment (if committee created)(Requestor: Councilmember Zollman)
PUBLIC HEARING(s):
8. Public Hearing – To conduct a Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2023-2024 City of Sebastopol Budget
(Administrative Services Director).
a. Approval of Resolution Approving and Adopting Fiscal Year 2023-2024 City of Sebastopol Budget;
b. Approval and Adoption of Resolution establishing the appropriations limit for the City of
Sebastopol for the 2023-2024 pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution;
c. Adoption of Resolution Approving Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds (SLEF);
d. Approval and Adoption of Resolution Authorizing and Approving the City of Sebastopol Current
Pay Rates and Ranges (Salary Schedule)
9. Public Hearing – To conduct a Public Hearing on Capital Improvement Program Budget for FY 2023-2024
and Approval of Resolution Approving a Capital Improvement Program Budget for FY 2023-2024
(Responsible Department: Engineering Director)
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: 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.
CITY COUNCIL/CITY STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/FUTURE MEETINGS:
10. City Manager-Attorney/City Clerk Reports: (This will be either verbal or written reports provided at or
prior to the meeting).
11. 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. (This will be either verbal or written reports provided at the meeting)
12. Council Communications Received (Information/Meetings/Correspondence Received from the General
Public to Councilmembers)
13. Future City Meeting Dates/Events (Informational Only): (See City Web Site for Up-to-Date Meeting
Dates/Times)
CLOSED SESSION: NONE
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ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
June 20, 2023 Meeting will be adjourned to the Special Meeting of June 27, 2023 at 6:00 pm (In Person and
Remote/Zoom Virtual Meeting Format).
Please note: The City Council Meeting of Tuesday, July 4th , 2023 has been cancelled.
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.
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
citycouncil@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 in person or 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
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
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disruption that prevents the legislative body from broadcasting the meeting to members of the public using the
call-in option or internet-based service option, or in the event of a disruption within the local agency’s control that
prevents members of the public from offering public comments using the call-in option or internet-based service
option, the legislative body shall take no further action on items appearing on the meeting agenda until public
access to the meeting via the call-in option or internet-based service option is restored. Actions taken on agenda
items during a disruption that prevents the legislative body from broadcasting the meeting may be challenged
pursuant to Section 54960.1.
COUNCIL PROTOCOLS FOR MEETING:
This in person and virtual/remote meeting is compliant with the Governor’s Executive Order allowing for a
deviation of teleconference rules required by the Brown Act. Traditional Brown Act and AB 2449 requirements can
be utilized for all City Council meetings as long as required notice and posting is conducted per the Brown Act.
Please Note the presiding member of the legislative body conducting a meeting or their designee may remove, or
cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting.
Prior to removing an individual, the presiding member or their designee shall warn the individual that their
behavior is disrupting the meeting and that their failure to cease their behavior may result in their removal. The
presiding member or their designee may then remove the individual if they do not promptly cease their disruptive
behavior. This paragraph does not apply to any behavior described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b).
(b) As used in this section:
(1) “Disrupting” means engaging in behavior during a meeting of a legislative body that actually disrupts, disturbs,
impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting and includes, but is not limited to, one of the
following:
(A) A failure to comply with reasonable and lawful regulations adopted by a legislative body pursuant to Section
54954.3 or any other law.
(B) Engaging in behavior that constitutes use of force or a true threat of force.
(2) “True threat of force” means a threat that has sufficient indicia of intent and seriousness, that a reasonable
observer would perceive it to be an actual threat to use force by the person making the threat.
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