The California Voting Rights Act requires cities to elect their council members from districts if certain conditions are met. As a result, we are changing our election process. Currently we elect our 6 council members and mayor by voters citywide. In the future we will elect our council members by voters from six distinct districts. … Continued
Choose an alarm that is listed with a testing laboratory, meaning it has met certain standards for protection. Whether you select a unit that requires yearly changing of batteries, or a 10-year unit that you change out at the end of the 10 years, either will provide protection. CO alarms also have a battery backup. … Continued
Smoke alarms sense smoke well before you can, alerting you to danger. In the event of fire, you may have as little as 2 minutes to escape safely, which is why smoke alarms need to be in every bedroom, outside of the sleeping areas (like a hallway), and on each level (including the basement). Do … Continued
Item # Description 123 Fund and support a Downtown Streets Team to assist in beautification of Downtown and outreach to Petaluma’s unsheltered population. 126 Begin planning for update of the City’s General Plan 2025. 210 Identify location, select artists, and safely install a Black Lives Matter Mural.
Item # Description 44 Consider and move forward to adopt City’s participation in Sonoma Clean Power’s Evergreen program. 48 Adopt an ordinance creating and empowering a City Climate Commission. 190 Make permanent the moratorium on new gas stations and develop a plan for building out publicly available EV charging infrastructure and capacity to meet projected … Continued
Item # Description 105 Establish City minimum wage ordinance. 184 Establish a Free Range, outdoor dining program that allows merchants impacted by the Covid Shelter in Place regulations to operate their business outdoors. 185 Reach out to individual businesses to determine how Covid shutdowns are affecting them and to see how staff could support them. … Continued
Item # Description 80 Assess and identify traffic needs and develop organizational structure to support needs, including the possibility of restoring a full-time City Traffic Engineer position. 81 Promote emergency preparedness and resiliency strategies to our residents and businesses. 83 Consider a firework and use sales ban, or other modification to current ordinance; assist the … Continued
Item # Description 1 Develop a fiscal sustainability plan with the community that balances City services with available revenues and integrates policies and identifies potential revenue sources that can ensure long-term financial health and effectiveness of the City. 2 Continue implementing strategies to reduce pension costs and unfunded liabilities. 3 Develop a budget-in-brief to provide … Continued
Item # Description 127 Work with Fair District board and agricultural stakeholders to find creative ways to promote and support Petaluma’s agricultural heritage. 136 Ensure ongoing and proactive maintenance of Petaluma’s public art. 154 Prioritize completion of all phases of the Petaluma Community Sports Field project. 214 Explore the potential to acquire Cedar Grove in … Continued
Item # Description 42 Find ways for City operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve water, decrease waste, and minimize use of fossil fuels and investigate and pursue options for carbon sequestration. 49 Install solar panels on city-owned properties where appropriate and work with Sonoma Clean Power on a solar program for potential revenue generation. … Continued
