2010/05/11 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
Rohnert Park Civic Commission
JOINT REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 11,2010
Joint Regular Meeting - Open Session: 6:00 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBER
130 Avram 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.
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Council/CDC/RPFA 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 the Thursday 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.
City of Rohnert Park JOINT REGULAR MEETING Ae:enda (2 of 5) Mav 11.2010
for City Council/Community Development Commission/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/
Rohnert Park Civic Commission
6:00 p.m.
1. CITY COUNCIL, CDC & RPFA JOINT REGULAR MEETING - Call to Order/Roll Call
(Belforte _ Breeze_Callinan _ Mackenzie_Stafford ~
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Presentation of Proclamation In Honor and Recognition of Hugh Codding
to be received by Granddaughters Lisa and Lois Codding
B. Mayor's Presentation of Proclamation Congratulating the SSU Men's Volleyball Club
Team, Winners of the National Championship for Division 2
C. Mayor's Presentation of Resolution Endorsing the Goals of Health Action and
Supporting iGROW
D. Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) Presentation
4. 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.
A. Upcoming Farmers' Market at City Center Plaza
B. Community Clean Up Volunteer Day on May 8th
C. 2nd Annual Running With the Pack 5k Walk or Run Event on May 1 st
D. Update on State take oflocal government funds
5. 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.
6. 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.
A. Approval of Minutes for:
1. City Council-CDC-RPFA-RPCC Joint Regular Meeting - April 13, 2010
2. City Council Special Meeting - April 23, 2010
3. City Council-CDC-RPF A-RPCC Joint Regular Meeting - April 27, 2010
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills/Demands for Payment
2. CDC Bills/Demands for Payment
City of Rohnert Park JOINT REGULAR MEETING Ae:enda' (3 of 5) Mav 11.2010
for City Council/Community Development Commission/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/
Rohnert Park Civic Commission
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2010-47 Establishing 5:00 p.m. as the Start Time for Regular Meetings of the
Rohnert Park City Council
2. 2010-48 Declaring Weeds to be a Nuisance and Providing for Weed Abatement
Pursuant to Government Code Sections 39560 Through 39588; Article 2 -
Alternative Procedures for Weed and Rubbish Abatement and Setting
Public Hearing
3. 2010-49 Rejecting the Insufficient Claim of Bonny Castelli (re: Alleged damage to
home from water)
D. CDC Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2010-08 Establishing 5 :00 p.m. as the Start Time for Regular Meetings of the
Community Development Commission of the City of Rohnert Park
E. Authorizing the Mayor to Sign Letter of Support for City of Santa Rosa's Urban Water
Recycling Project
7. INTERIM CITY MANAGER SERVICES - Consideration and Adoption of Resolution
Approving Consultant Agreement for Interim City Manager Services
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2010-50 Authorizing and Approving a Consultant Agreement for
Interim City Manager Services
a. Council motion
b. Council discussion
c. Council vote
8. 2007-2014 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE - Council consideration of approval of
certifYing the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Adoption of the 2007-2014
Housing Element Update
A. Staff Report
B. PUBLIC HEARING
C. Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2010-51 CertifYing the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
2007-2014 Housing Element Update
a. Council motion
b. Council discussion
c. Council vote
2. 2010-52 Adopting the 2007-2014 Housing Element Update
a. Council motion
b. Council discussion
c. Council vote
City of Rohnert Park JOINT REGULAR MEETING Ae:enda (4of5) Mav 11.2010
for City Council/Community Development Commission/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/
Rohnert Park Civic Commission
9. SONOMA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY LIAISON APPOINTMENT
A. Mayor's appointment ofliaison to the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
(previously assigned to Former Interim City Manager Schwarz)
10. 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.
A. Standing Committee Reports
1. Water Issues, 5/4/1 0 mtg. (GB/JM)
2. Other, if any
B. Ad Hoc Committee Reports
1. Revenue Enhancement, 4/29/1 0 mtg. (ABIlM)
C. Liaison Reports
1. Water Advisory Committee, 5/3/10 mtg. (JM/GB)
2. Other, if any
D. Other Reports, if any
11. 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.
12. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL
A. Mayors' & Councilmembers' Association-Consideration of proposed bylaw changes (PS)
1. Council discussion/direction/action
B. Confirming the cancellation of June 8, 2010 Joint Regular Meeting of the City Council-
CDC-RPFA due to being Election Day and re-schedule as a Joint Special Meeting of the
City Council-CDC-RPFA on June 15,2010
1. Council discussion/direction/action
C. Calendar of Events
D. Other informational items, if any
13. PUBLIC COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT of City Council-CDC-RPFA-RPCC Joint Regular Meeting
City of Rohnert Park JOINT REGULAR MEETING Ae:enda (5 of 5) Mav 11.2010
for City Council/Community Development Commission/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/
Rohnert Park Civic Commission
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 TION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Terri Griffin, Deputy City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the May
I 1,2010, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council/CDC/RPFA was posted and available for
review on May 6, 20 I 0, at Rohnert Park City Hall, 130 A vram A venue, Rohnert Park, California 94928. The
agenda is also available on the City web site at www.rpcitv.on?:,
Signed this 6th day of May, 2010, at Rohnert Park, California.
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