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Cotati City Council approves minutes, consent calendar and cultural grants; sets application window to fill council vacancy
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Cotati City Council approved minutes and the consent calendar, adopted a resolution awarding two $5,000 Cotati Cultural Events small grants, and directed staff to open an application period to fill a vacant council seat by appointment, with a special meeting scheduled for Feb. 18.
The Cotati City Council voted to approve routine business and to move forward on staffing and cultural grant matters at its latest meeting.
The council unanimously approved the Jan. 14 minutes and the consent calendar. Later in the meeting the council adopted a resolution approving award recommendations from the Cotati Cultural Events Small Grant Program for the 2025 cycle and directed staff to open an application period to fill a council vacancy by appointment.
On the cultural grants, staff recommended awarding two applicants the program’s maximum of $5,000 each to support community events the city expects to hold in La Plaza Park and other locations. The council adopted the resolution approving those awards by unanimous vote of the members present.
After a resignation created a council vacancy, the council voted to fill the seat by appointment rather than calling a special election. The council directed staff to open an application period starting Jan. 30 and closing Feb. 13 and scheduled a special meeting on Feb. 18 to hold interviews and make the appointment. The motion passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance - Approval of Jan. 14 minutes — motion carried unanimously (members present voted aye). - Approval of consent calendar — motion carried unanimously (members present voted aye). - Resolution approving 2025 Cotati Cultural Events Small Grant awardees (two awards at $5,000 each) — adopted unanimously by members present. - Motion to fill vacant council seat by appointment with application period Jan. 30–Feb. 13 and interviews/appointment at a special meeting on Feb. 18 — adopted unanimously by members present.
No tally of individual roll-call votes was recorded in the meeting transcript for these motions; the clerk recorded outcomes as unanimous among members present.
