2010/03/09 City Council Agenda
City of Rohnert Park. 130 Avram Avenue. Rohnert Park, California 94928
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ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
Community Development Commission
Rohnert Park Financing Authority
JOINT REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, March 9,2010
Joint Regular Meeting - Open Session: 6:00 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBER
130 A vram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
The Rohnert Park City Council welcomes your attendance, interest and
participation at its regular city meetings scheduled on the
2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
City CouncillCDC/RPFA Agendas and Minutes may be viewed at the City's website:
www.rpcitv.org
Council/CDC/RPF A may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on this agenda.
If you challenge decisions of the City Council, the Community Development Commission, or the
Rohnert Park Financing Authority of the City of Rohnert Park in court, you may be limited to raising
only those issues you or someone else raised at public hearing(s) described in this Agenda, or in
written correspondence delivered to the City of Rohnert Park at, or prior to the public hearing(s).
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PUBLIC COMMENTS: For public comment on items listed or not listed on the agenda, or
on agenda items if unable to speak at the scheduled time (limited to three minutes per
appearance and a 30 minute total time limit, or allocation of time based on number of speaker
cards submitted) - PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD PRIOR TO SPEAKING -
*SEE NOTE ON LAST PAGE OF THIS AGENDA
Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to each item of business referred to on the
agenda are available for public inspection by II :00 a.m. the Friday before each regularly scheduled City Council
meeting at City Hall, located at 130 A vram A venue. Any writings or documents subject to disclosure that are
provided to all, or a majority of all, of the members of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda after the
agenda has been distributed will also be made available for inspection at City Hall during regular business hours.
6:00 p.m.
1. CITY COUNCIL, CDC & RPFA JOINT REGULAR MEETING - Call to Order/Roll Call
(Bel forte _ Breeze_Callinan _ Mackenzie_Stafford ~
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Andrew Lopez, Student,
Waldo Rohnert Elementary School
3. SSU STUDENT REPORT - Sonoma State University Associated Students, Inc. Student
Report by Jesse Schwartz, SSU ASI Legislative Representative
4. PRESENTATIONS
1. Homeless Prevention Program Mid- Year Update by Sonoma County Adult and Youth
Development (SCA YD)
5. CITY MANAGER / CITY ATTORNEY / DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFINGS
This time is set aside for City Staff to present a verbal report to the full Council on the
activities of their respective departments. No action may be taken except to place a particular
item on a future agenda for Council consideration.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons wishing to address the Council on any consent Calendar item or on City business not
listed on the Agenda may do so at this time. Each speaker will be allotted three minutes.
Those wishing to address the Council on any report item listed on the Agenda should submit
a "Speaker Card" to the City Clerk before announcement of that agenda item. Speakers are
asked to speak directly into the podium microphone so comments may be heard and recorded.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the consent calendar will be considered together by one action of the City
Council, the Community Development Commission, and/or the Rohnert Park Financing
Authority, whichever is applicable, unless any Council Member or anyone else interested
in a consent calendar item has a question about the item.
I. Approval of Minutes for:
a. City Council Special Meeting - February 23,2010
b. City-CDC-RPF A Joint Regular Meeting - February 23, 201 0
c. City Council Special Meeting - February 26,2010
2. Acceptance of Reports for:
a. City Bills/Demands for Payment
b. CDC Bills/Demands for Payment
c. City Cash/Investments Report for Month Ending January 31, 2009
3. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
a. 2010-20 Amending the Outline of Certain Conditions of Employment, Fringe
Benefits, and Salary Adjustments for the Management Unit to Remove the
Director of Public Safety and Authorizing the City Manager to Fill the
Position of Director of Public Safety Through an Employment Contract
b. 2010-21 Approving an Amended Retention Schedule for Sonoma County Public
Safety Consortium Records
8. REVENUE BALLOT MEASURE - Consideration of Ballot Argument In favor of a
Temporary Funding Measure for the June 8, 2010 Election
1. Revenue Enhancement Ad Hoc Committee Report, 2/12/10 mtg. (AB/JM)
2. Public Comments
3. City Resolution for Adoption:
a. 2010-22 Approving and Authorizing the City Council to Submit an Argument in Favor
of the Rohnert Park Essential City Services Temporary Funding Measure, to
be Submitted to the Voters at the Consolidated Primary Election to be Held on
June 8, 2010
i. Council motion
ii. Council discussion
iii. Council vote
9. CITY BUDGET - NEXT STEPS to consider following February nrd work session on
review of FY 2009-10 Service Levels and Budget
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comments
3. Council discussion/direction/action
10. REVIEW OF CDC PROJECTS & PROGRAMS
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comments
3. CDC discussion/direction/action
11. CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS - Consideration of amending Chapter 2.65,
"Campaign Finance Regulation", S2.65.110, "Penalties," of the Rohnert Park Municipal
Code
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comments
3. Ordinance for Introduction: Waive Further Reading and Introduce Ordinance by
Reading Title:
a. No. 820 Amending Chapter 2.65, "Campaign Finance Regulation", S2.65.110,
"Penalties," of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code
i. Council motion
ii. Council discussion
iii. Council roll call vote
12. STANDING COMMITTEE / AD HOC COMMITTEE / LIAISON REPORTS
This time is set aside to allow members of the Council serving on Council subcommittees or
on regional boards, commissions or committees to present a verbal report to the full Council
on the activities of the respective boards, commissions or committees upon which they serve.
No action may be taken except to place a particular item on a future agenda for Council
consideration.
1. Standing Committee Reports, if any
a. Economic Development, 2/25/1 0 mtg. (PS/GB)
2. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
a. General Plan Implementation, 2/23/1 0 mtg. (PS/GB)
b. Other, if any
3. Liaison Reports
a. Sonoma County Waste Management Agency (SCWMA), 2/17/10 mtg. (DS)
b. Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCT A) & Regional Climate Protection
Authority (RCP A), 3/8/1 0 mtg. (JM)
c. Other, if any
4. Other Reports
a. Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REMIF) Annual Meeting, 1/28-1/29/10
(GB)
b. Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association, 2/11/10 mtg. (PS)
c. Other, if any
13. COMMUNICATIONS
Copies of communications have been provided to Council for review prior to this meeting.
Council Members desiring to read or discuss any communication may do so at this time.
No action may be taken except to place a particular item on a future agenda for Council
consideration.
14. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL
1. Consideration of earlier meeting start time (PS)
a. Council discussion/direction
2. Water Issues Subcommittee Report, 3/5/10 mtg. (JM)
a. Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget - City
Council consideration of direction for Rohnert Park's Water Advisory Committee
Member regarding the SCW A FY 2010-11 Budget
i. Council discussion/direction/action
3. Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association - City Council consideration of supporting
letters of interest for vacancies:
a. Sonoma County Child Care Planning Council Committee
i. Council discussion/direction/action
b. Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
i. Council discussion/direction/action
c. Airport Land Use Commission
i. Council discussion/direction/action
4. Calendar of Events
5. City Council Agenda Forecast
6. Other informational items, if any
15. PUBLIC COMMENTS
16. ADJOURNMENT of City Council-CDC-RPFA Joint Regular Meeting
NOTE: Time shown for any particular matter on the agenda is an estimate only. Matters may
be considered earlier or later than the time indicated depending on the pace at which the meeting
proceeds. If you wish to speak on an item under discussion by the Council which appears on this
agenda, after receiving recognition from the Mayor, please walk to the rostrum and state your
name and address for the record.
- PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD PRIOR TO SPEAKING -
Any item raised by a member of the public which is not agendized and may require Council
action shall be automatically referred to staff for investigation and disposition which may
include placing on a future agenda. If the item is deemed to be an emergency or the need to take
action arose after posting of the agenda within the meaning of Government Code Section
54954.2(b), Council is entitled to discuss the matter to determine if it is an emergency item
under said Government Code and may take action thereon.
CERTIFICA nON OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Terri Griffin, Deputy City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the March 9,
2010, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council/CDC/RPFA was posted and available for review on
March 4,2010, at Rohnert Park City Hall, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928. The agenda is also
available on the City web site at www.rpcitv.of!?:,
Signed this 4tl1 day of March, 2010, at Rohnert Park, California.