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Proclamation: The council read a proclamation recognizing June 19, 2025 as Juneteenth in the City of Cotati and invited representatives from Sonoma State University’s Black Faculty & Staff Association (BFSA) and local educators to accept the proclamation and say a few words. Speakers included Tina Rogers (multicultural educator) and representatives from Sonoma State University’s BFSA, who discussed the historical and cultural importance of Juneteenth and community events in Sonoma County commemorating the holiday. The council presented the proclamation and took a photo with the guests.

Consent calendar and minutes: The council considered three sets of minutes (special meeting April 15 and regular meetings May 13 and May 27) and opened public comment. After public comment, a council member moved to approve the three sets of minutes; the council approved the minutes and waiving of reading of resolutions and ordinances by voice vote (recorded as “carries 5 to nothing”).

Council took up the consent calendar and approved items A, B, C, D and F together by voice vote. Councilmember Savage recused himself from consent item E (lighting and landscaping assessment) because he lives in one of the affected districts; council approved item E without his participation. The record shows unanimous council action on the consent calendar with the noted recusal.

Public comment during the consent and announcements periods included multiple speakers raising Brown Act and code-enforcement concerns and asking for further transparency; the mayor and city attorney responded that ceremonial readings (pledge and land acknowledgment) are ceremonial and do not constitute council action requiring separate agenda notice.

Votes on consent and minutes were recorded on the meeting record as carried unanimously where indicated; recusal was noted on item E.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 10, 2025 City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Council presented a Juneteenth proclamation to Sonoma State University representatives, approved three sets of minutes and adopted the consent calendar (with one recusal) by unanimous votes.","taxTitle","Cotati City, Sonoma County, California","taxId",72376,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6651124,"Cotati adopts two-year budget; council warns sewer fund remains constrained",3765,6217000,9982000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3798076-22684c2abae61841c4c8eadc8688caf9&start=6217&end=9982","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3798076-22684c2abae61841c4c8eadc8688caf9/thumbnail_6217000.jpg","/articles/6651124/Cotati-City/Sonoma-County/California/Cotati-adopts-two-year-budget-council-warns-sewer-fund-remains-constrained","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651124-89aa732a81953b33edb9bf7cc5e9530a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095777&Signature=De3oGh7Z1jrQZzPkWhdrr4DeMS3mCOUYTDQB1cUMOSr7N3R77OhHcCyx5grxLNXkQFc-W9FT4RXTWzuaUeEfxuiAzv78ZoryqDC65~e6AqRGtK5R3Rf0nlyORr0zbY-PcoQt5qf3TtYe97SW9ebQVBmtiV2smhe2b4wZSQtYkHWFskHKtlV4jOZq6sK7rJ6BnVrdmA~uXyDPurqi2yzf-caPZVuFrSqYr4Ewyz6y2BM29XNMMFHq1uc76UqHAf~qNLcHSY0LWdc9cbUl7phlII7iPOkmlDZSRdDQRUz204757qhDan1txiThce7ekcaSHdwd~FdMVvO8vLmdeeFSMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cotati City Council on June 10 adopted the city’s two-year budget for fiscal years 2025–26 and 2026–27 and authorized the city manager to request PG&E fleet EV program participation. Council approved the budget by a 5-0 vote after staff presented revenue, expenditure and capital-project estimates and after council questions about sewer fund reserves and capital needs.

Staff said the city moved to a two-year budget cycle to allow longer-term planning and more frequent quarterly updates. Staff presented a conservative revenue outlook driven by slow growth and continued economic uncertainty; sales tax and property tax together were presented as the largest portion of general fund revenue (roughly 73% combined). Staff said the general fund shows modest operating surpluses in the two-year plan and that the ending general fund balance would remain above the city’s 25% policy threshold in both years, but warned continued monitoring is needed given possible sales-tax softness and state funding uncertainty.

Council and staff discussed capital projects and priorities. Staff reported parks and streets capital projects scheduled across the two years, including revised, lower-cost bids for Sunflower Park, design work for the street-rehab program and a planned set-aside for traffic safety and pathways. The budget includes planned debt service and full lump-sum CalPERS payments; staff said discretionary additional CalPERS prepayments were not included and would be considered later if fiscal space allows.

Council members expressed concern about the sewer fund, which staff said would fall below the city’s 33% reserve guideline (sitting near 23% for the sewer operating fund in the plan). Staff explained the sewer fund’s capital deficit would need to be funded from operations, reserves or an interfund loan and that the adopted sewer rate adjustments are intended to stabilize the fund over time. Council and staff discussed ongoing asset-management work — including CCTV inspection and targeted repairs to reduce inflow and infiltration — as part of efforts to contain sewer costs.

Staff recommended adoption of the budget across funds, along with adopting related budget policies and a staff recommendation to sign a PG&E letter seeking participation in EV fleet programs to support future electrification of city vehicles; council approved both the budget and the PG&E letter 5-0.

The council asked staff to provide quarterly financial updates, continue monitoring of the sewer fund, and return with options if CalPERS actuarial reports or other financial changes require adjustments.

Vote: 5-0 to adopt the two-year budget and authorize a letter requesting PG&E EV program participation.","The council adopted a balanced two-year budget for fiscal years 2025–26 and 2026–27, approved a budget-related PG&E EV program letter, and directed staff to provide quarterly financial updates; council members noted the sewer enterprise fund remains below policy reserves and will require monitoring.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6651128,"Cotati council approves Running Fence Run and festival in La Plaza Park with traffic conditions",1236,4938000,6174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3798076-22684c2abae61841c4c8eadc8688caf9&start=4938&end=6174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3798076-22684c2abae61841c4c8eadc8688caf9/thumbnail_4938000.jpg","/articles/6651128/Cotati-City/Sonoma-County/California/Cotati-council-approves-Running-Fence-Run-and-festival-in-La-Plaza-Park-with-traffic-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651128-6bb72b3500a91fbc14194888c2782fc4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095777&Signature=EtekCCqwRHUM-A0W5zWT~d1uUiNvTqostmUCDupCVw6Ws6roTkfi7ObrYr0boJN2mqnW53Eji33uBBC9FCMm8GHgEbE6QST5bOmye3GZ8mbJZAgdTn-EnohHepMg8CL3R6IQ1w-nhoecatH6aLsMMc6o8bFw4FeNNhEl6PBKI3zdo5O20G-8hg3aJW2jKG01xuWQgx4BnoWWw5onUbxX43hKTPl16~jIYgdj6xvj3gP8Xi7ftbnez~wc~24Qoc3eLCd702Z87nWz3RL~stWX1gig0J9MX2eHBUtOvCja6oXqC3muFHztrAP3ImJYDSebZv53CJ-bLandi4koH8JuVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cotati City Council on June 10 approved a permit for the Empire Runners Club to hold the Running Fence Run and art festival in La Plaza Park on Sept. 13, including temporary road closures, vendor sales, live entertainment and alcohol sales. Council voted unanimously (5-0) to approve the event and grant a fee waiver consistent with city policy, with the city retaining a $500 deposit.

Empire Runners founder John Rose told the council the event will include 5K and 10K runs and festival activities in La Plaza Park to celebrate the anniversary of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Running Fence artwork and Sonoma County running history. The club also requested permission to close Old Redwood Highway along the race route from early morning until noon and asked the council to waive an estimated $2,693 in city fees for the event.

Assistant staff outlined event logistics and public-safety conditions: the organizer must submit a traffic-control plan 30 days before the event, hire trained traffic-control personnel approved by the city’s police and public-works departments, provide trash/recycling/composting services, and pay a $500 deposit (staff recommended a full fee waiver and the deposit). Staff said restroom provision would need additional follow up with the applicant and that Old Redwood Highway closure required coordination with county jurisdictions where applicable.

Council members asked about start times, route disruption and participant access. Rose said organizers anticipate an 8 a.m. start for the run and that staff and volunteers would seek to reduce disruption by opening traffic to single lanes as soon as it is safe after runners pass. The council requested language in event conditions directing staff and the organizer to reopen streets as soon as reasonably safe; staff agreed to add a condition directing the event to maximize traffic flow and reopen roadways as quickly as practicable after the race.

Laurie Alderman, a recurring public commenter, suggested routing that would avoid closing Old Redwood Highway; staff said organizers selected the route to connect with Running Fence history but agreed to continue coordination on the traffic-control plan.

The council approved the event permit, live-entertainment and vendor authorizations, a 100% fee waiver for this year with the $500 deposit retained, and the added condition that streets be reopened as soon as safely possible following the race. The council also asked staff to ensure required permits and detailed traffic-control plans are filed 30 days before the event and approved by police and public works.

Vote: 5-0 to approve the event permit and associated conditions.","The council unanimously approved a Sept. 13 Running Fence Run — a 5K and 10K plus art festival — allowing park closure, food and alcohol vendors, amplified sound and a requested fee waiver; council added a condition to reopen affected roads as soon as safely possible.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6651134,"Cotati council introduces ordinance to combine two industrial zones into single CI district",1181,3740000,4921000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3798076-22684c2abae61841c4c8eadc8688caf9&start=3740&end=4921","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3798076-22684c2abae61841c4c8eadc8688caf9/thumbnail_3740000.jpg","/articles/6651134/Cotati-City/Sonoma-County/California/Cotati-council-introduces-ordinance-to-combine-two-industrial-zones-into-single-CI-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651134-7f29765eca557a6ded583f7fa4f41074/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095777&Signature=Ac2N8lQjq8uoyqYMFFZwgcText31lCmqMjA7t5jrC~v6MVvmh6zuP-WE6DL7ohPbVKAn1HOg3ZK3VHBwoDn1SKWs8NHNjA1zqsVs5L8A79n5FXpFeeqajZEfbX9SmCN2tG18QnZIK-yPRE4bY82yc6jVauGQWuMIu8brxNUgBHWfJoIxMjdh7mesa2ostaUKVe648T3JwAX91EvEy1QTh152UlqTw~QF-Id3GpUkhI9MfmGMM0KckKn428gwXytyjjHvUCRUTf34N0Q793ZVA2FxpRitBwCtBwrdR21eE2j6FdQShvmvu1xoAyH6k8ul-wsIcEuJKoWXl~pGs7xYTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cotati City Council on June 10 introduced an ordinance to amend Title 17 (Land Use) of the Cotati Municipal Code by combining the city’s two industrial zoning districts into a single Commercial-Industrial (CI) zone. Council voted 5-0 to introduce the ordinance after a staff presentation and brief questions from council members.

City planner Autumn Boss presented the staff report, saying the city’s General Plan (adopted 2015) already uses a single industrial land-use designation and that collapsing the two zoning districts will align the zoning code with the General Plan, simplify code interpretation, and expand flexible, lower-barrier uses across the industrial area. Boss said the change is largely additive — the consolidated CI district would retain the full range of uses already allowed across the two existing zones and would make a small number of permit-level adjustments (for example, making breweries and minor vehicle services subject to a minor use permit while preserving full use permits for heavier industrial operations).

The planning commission held a public hearing on May 27 and recommended adoption. While preparing the draft ordinance for council, staff discovered two housekeeping edits to add: (1) remove the obsolete IG reference from the street-type table (section 17.26.02) and (2) clarify a noise-related subsection (section 17.30.50.G) so the exception applies to the new CI district; staff asked the council to include those fixes when introducing the ordinance.

Council members asked clarifying questions about live-work uses, how existing businesses and use permits would be affected, and whether property owners and tenants were notified. Boss said the code currently defines live-work as a residential use with specific configuration rules and that the change would not strip existing legal uses or use permits; she recommended a future code cleanup to resolve inconsistent language around live-work. Boss said staff followed noticing requirements for both hearings and that planners received a few inquiries but no substantive opposition after explaining existing uses would not be taken away.

Mayor Ford invited a motion to introduce the ordinance. A council member moved and the council approved introduction of the ordinance, including staff-recommended edits to the street-type table and the leaf-blower/noise subsection, by a 5-0 vote.

If the council approves the ordinance at second reading, zoning in Cotati’s industrial area would be administered under the single CI district. Staff told the council that the change is intended to allow additional compatible uses that often thrive in semi-industrial or freeway-adjacent settings, including artist studios, indoor sports facilities, and breweries with tasting rooms, while keeping heavier manufacturing and other potentially impactful uses subject to use permits and planning commission review.

The council did not receive public comment specifically opposing the ordinance during the hearing.

Council and staff said they will follow up with a code-cleanup item to clarify live-work provisions and other minor inconsistencies that affect interpretation of the zoning code.

Council vote: 5 in favor, 0 opposed.","The Cotati City Council held a public hearing and voted 5-0 to introduce an ordinance to merge the city’s commercial-industrial and general-industrial zoning districts into a single Commercial-Industrial (CI) zone, incorporating staff-suggested edits to cross-references and a noise exception.","actionData","errors"]

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