2010/03/26 City Council MinutesMINUTES OF, THE
ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
Friday, March 26, 2010
MEETING LOCATION: City Hall — Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
The Rohnert Park City Council met this date for the Special Meeting scheduled to commence at
4:00 p.m. with Mayor Stafford presiding.
1. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Stafford called this meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
Present: Pam Stafford, Mayor
Gina Belforte, Vice Mayor
Amie Breeze, Council Member
Joseph T. Callinan, Council Member
Jake Mackenzie, Council Member
Absent: None
Staff and /or consultant participants: Daniel Schwarz, Interim City Manager; Michelle Marchetta
Kenyon, City Attorney, Phil McKenney, Peckham & McKenney, and Judy Hauff, City Clerk.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS - Mayor Stafford invited public comments at 4:02 p.m.
1. Larry Resnick, resident of Rohnert Park, reviewed reasons for concerns regarding the
proposal to raise City sales tax and made the suggestion to raise money for the City that
the City contact the Pacific Gas and Election (PG &E) Company to find a PG &E system
for Rohnert Park, like other named cities have done, for the City to sell the utilities to
residents at retail without much impact on their budgets.
3. BALLOT MEASURE E — Consideration of authorizing a person, or persons, to prepare,
submit, and sign the Rebuttal Argument to the Argument Against Measure E, the Temporary
Funding Measure for the June 8, 2010 Consolidated Primary Election
Interim City Manager Schwarz indicated being informed of a request to continue this item
until Monday of next week. City Attorney Kenyon responded to Council questions that the
request was received today to continue this item to Monday or Tuesday of next week as the
Minutes of the Rohnert Park City Council SPECIAL MEETING (2 of 2) March 26, 2010
item is not ready today and was anticipated to be ready on Monday or Tuesday. She
confirmed that this special meeting could be continued to another date, that at least three
Council Members would need to be present to hear this item, and it was up to Council to
decide if it wanted to continue this to a certain date and time. Discussion ensued.
MOTION by Council Member Mackenzie to continue this item until Monday, March 29,
2010 at 4:00 p.m., seconded by Council Member Callinan, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
said motion was APPROVED.
4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Stafford recessed this meeting at 4:08 p.m. to closed session to discuss:
1. PERSONNEL MATTERS (Government Code §54957)
a. Public Employment
Title: City Manager
5. RECONVENE SPECIAL MEETING OPEN SESSION
Mayor Stafford reconvened the special meeting open session at 4:55 p.m. with all Council
Members present.
6. MAYOR'S REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION (Government Code § 54957.1)
Mayor Stafford advised Council met in closed session regarding the title of the matter she
read as listed on the Special Meeting Agenda, and advised there was no reportable action
from closed session.
7. ADJOURNMENT of City Council Special Meeting to March 29, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
Mayor Stafford adjourned this meeting at 4:55 p.m. to an adjourned special meeting on
Monday, March 29, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. to continue with the unfinished business of this special
meeting as previously indicated in these minutes.
Jud auff, City Cle
Ci of Rohnert Park
Pam Stafford, Wayor
City of Rohnert Park