2010/05/25 City Council Agenda
City of Rohnert Park + 130 A vram 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, May 25, 2010
Joint Regular Meeting - Open Session: 5:00 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 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
City Council/CDC/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 ofRohnert 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 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.
5:00 p.m.
1. CITY COUNCIL, CDC & RPFA JOINT REGULAR MEETING - Call to Order/Roll Call
(Belforte _ Breeze_Callinan _ Mackenzie_Stafford ~
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Jennifer and Jessica Seibold, 2nd Grade Students,
Evergreen Elementary School
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayors' Presentation ofProc1amation that an Award of Recognition for Outstanding
Community Service be Presented to Chamber of Commerce Member Dr. James T. Henley
B. Rebuilding Together - Program Overview and Accomplishments
C. Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Report
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. Public Works & Community Services Report on Adopt a Park Program
B. Public Safety Report on the 13th Annual North Bay Fire Fighters' Bum Relay
to benefit the Alisa Ann Ruch Bum Foundation
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 Joint Regular Meeting - May 11,2010
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills/Demands for Payment
2. CDC Bills/Demands for Payment
3. City Cash/Investments Report for Month Ending April 30, 2010
4. CDC Cash/Investments Report for Month Ending April 30, 2010
5. RPF A Cash/Investments Report for Month Ending April 30, 2010
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2010-53 Authorizing and Approving a Lease Agreement with Old Adobe Development
Services (OADS) for City-Owned Property Located at 6800 Hunter Drive
2. 2010-54 Making a Determination of Public Convenience and Necessity for Wine
Sales at the Wine Direct Club Located at 5685 Redwood Drive
3. 2010-55 Rejecting the Amended Claim of Juel Bortolussi (re. injuries from fall on
alleged uneven sidewalk)
4. 2010-56 Rejecting the Claim of Amir Farhid(re. alleged water damage to home)
5. 2010-57 Supporting the California Air Resources Strategies for Meeting California's
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
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7. REFUSE, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS, COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS AND
STREET SWEEPING SERVICES - Consideration of Approving First Amendment to
Amended and Restated Agreement with Rohnert Park Disposal, Inc.
A. Staff report
B. Public Comments
C. Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2010-58 Approving First Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement with Rohnert
Park Disposal, Inc. for Refuse, Recyclable Materials, Compostable Materials and
Street Sweeping Services
a. Council motion
b. Council discussion
c. Council vote
6:00 p.m.
8. WEED ABATEMENT PROTEST HEARING - Consideration of Abatement of Weeds that
Are Growing Within the City Boundaries, which Pose a Fire Hazard and Health Menace and Are
Otherwise Noxious and Dangerous and Cause A Public Nuisance
A. Staff Report
B PUBLIC HEARING for property owners having objections to the proposed destruction or
removal of hazardous weeds.
C. Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2010-59 Ordering the City Manager to Abate Nuisances Existing within the City
a. Council motion
b. Council discussion
c. Council vote
9. 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. Economic Development, 5/21/1 0 mtg. (GB/PS)
2. Other, if any
B. Liaison Reports
1 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency, 5/19/10 mtg. (LB)
2. Russian River Watershed Association, 5/20/1 0 mtg. (JM/PS)
3. Other, if any
C. Other Reports
1. Solid Waste Management Joint Task Force (Landfill), 5/17/10 mtg. (PS)
2. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 5/18/1 0 mtg. (PS)
3. SMART District Board of Directors, 5/19/10 mtg. (JM) .
4. Bay Area Open Space Council 11 tll Annual Conference, 5/20/1 0 (JM)
5. Other, if any
10. 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.
11. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL
A. Mayors' & Councilmembers' Association/City Selection Committee, 6110110 meeting to
appoint an Alternate Member to Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
City Council consideration of supporting letters of interest in LAFCO Alternate
1. Council discussion/direction/action
B. Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate Protection Agency (SCT A/RCP A),
5/10/1 0 mtg. (JM) - Council consideration of direction on a sunset provision for the Vehicle License
Fee recommended for the November Ballot
1. Council discussion/direction/action
C. Calendar of Events
D. Other informational items, if any
12. PUBLIC COMMENTS
13. 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 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 25,
2010, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council/CDC/RPF A was posted and available for review on
May 20, 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.ore:,
Signed this 20tll day of May, 20 I 0, at Rohnert Park, California.