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Chair: Kristin Winter
Vice Chair: Joe Debnar
City Council Liaison: Chris Albertson
City Management Liaisons: Bob Patterson 707.778.4404

Airport Commission members, with the assistance of the Airport Manager, familiarize themselves with the operations and facilities of the airport so they may perform the following duties:

• Make recommendations to the City Council in those matters which are properly the subject of formal action by the Council.
• Direct, within the limitations of the Petaluma Charter, the operations of the airport.
• Recommend, within the limitations of the Petaluma Charter, ways and means of financing changes and additions to the airport.
• Approve or disapprove changes in the methods of operation proposed by the Airport Manager.
• Recommend changes in administrative policy and ensure that the Airport Manager carries out policies as directed.
• Submit annually a completed financial statement correctly recording the operations of the prior fiscal year.
• Recommend capital improvement projects (Petaluma Municipal Code 2.60.050).

Commissioners are appointed by the City Council and serve one and four year terms. The Commission meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 11 English Street, Petaluma.

 
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Chair: Jennifer Pierre
Vice Chair: Bill Wolpert
Second Vice Chair: Melissa Abercrombie
City Council Liaison: Kathy Miller
City Management Support: Planning Division

The Planning Commission performs the duties prescribed in the present or any future zoning ordinance (Title 21) or subdivision regulations (Title 20) of the City or any similar ordinance, statute, rule or regulation of the State, County or this City pertaining to the districting or zoning or dividing the City into districts or zones and regulating the construction of improvements, the use, division or minor subdivision of property within the City.

Also, the Planning Commission is charged with the responsibility of studying the needs of the City with respect to and advise and recommend to the Council concerning the establishment, modifications, and change of zones or districts and designations of the uses to which property contained therein may be prohibited, restricted and regulated and other duties as may be delegated by the City Council. The Commission consists of seven members, including one City Council Member, who have resided within the City limits not less than one year prior to their appointment. Commissioners serve four-year terms. The Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 11 English Street, Petaluma.

 
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Chair: Marjorie Helm
Vice Chair: TBD
City Management Liaison: Scott Brodhun
City Council Liaison: Teresa Barrett

The Recreation, Music, and Parks Commission was established to serve in an advisory capacity to the City Manager, City Council, and Parks and Recreation Director on all matters pertaining to public recreation, including the management, conduct, and care of the parks and playgrounds in the City, cultural arts programs, musical entertainment and programs by the municipal band and other musical organizations. The Commission studies the needs of the City and the means of meeting such needs in connection with all such matters pertaining to public recreation, cultural arts, music and other entertainment.

The Commission counsels the Parks and Recreation Director and the City Manager in connection with the preparation of the annual budget for the Parks and Recreation Department, including the parks of the City, and makes recommendations with respect thereto to the City Manager and City Council.

The Commission assists in the planning of recreation and cultural arts programs for the residents of the City and promotes and stimulates public interest therein, and, to that end, solicits to the fullest possible extent the cooperation of special authorities and other public and private agencies interested therein.

The Commission studies present and future needs of the City with respect to recreation, music, and park facilities, programs, and events, and makes recommendations to the City Council and City Manager concerning the same. All six commissioners are appointed by the City Council and serve four-year terms. 

The Petaluma Recreation, Music, and Parks Commission meets the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall, Council Chambers, 11 English Street, Petaluma.

 
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Sonoma County Library Commission: Council appoints one Petaluma resident to a 4-year term on the Library Commission. That person also serves as the Commission’s Liaison on the Petaluma Library Advisory Board.

The Sonoma County Library Commission meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Central Library, Third and E Streets, Santa Rosa.

Petaluma Library Advisory Board: Council appoints a Council Liaison to the Petaluma Library Advisory Board for a term of 1 calendar year.

The Petaluma Library Advisory Board meets the fourth Tuesday of January, April, July, and October at 4:00 p.m. at the Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma.

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Co-Chairs: Dennis Pocekay
City Management Support: Parks and Recreation Department
Council Liaison: Mike Harris

The Youth Commission consists of 24 members as follows:

• Eight adults (ages 21 or older) and up to fourteen youth (8th grade through age 20), appointed by Council from the community at large, and who shall be voting members. Members shall live within local school district boundries. Members shall serve two-year terms.
• One liaison from the Recreation, Music, and Parks Commission (RMPC), selected by RMPC, and who shall be a voting member. The RMPC Liaison shall serve a one-year term.
• One liaison from the City Council, chosen by the Council, and who shall be a voting member. The Council Liaison shall serve a one-year term.

The purpose of the commission is to be an advocate for the well-being and development of youth through age 21 in the City of Petaluma and in the five areas of their mission: health, safety, recreation, jobs, and community engagement.

Regular meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 P.M. at the Petaluma Community Center, 320 North McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma, 94954.

 
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