2011/04/26 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, April 26, 2011
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.
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Council/CDC/RPFA may discussand/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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other communication devices upon entering the Council Chamber because of
electrical interference with the sound recording and TV projection systems.
5:00 p.m.
1. CITY COUNCIL, CDC & RPFA JOINT REGULAR MEETING - Call to Order/Roll Call
(Ahanotu_ Callinan_ Mackenzie_ Stafford_ Belforte~
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Michael Diaz, Student, Waldo Rohnert Elementary School
3. SSU STUDENT REPORT
By Sonoma State University Associated Students, Inc. .(SSU ASI) Legislative Representative
4. PRESENTATION OF MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
A. Recognizing and Honoring RanchoCotate Cougars Varsity Wrestling Team as North Bay
League Champions.
B. Recognizing 1st Week in Mayas Affordable Housing Week
C. Recognizing Mayas National Building Safety Month
D. Recognizing May lih as Bike to Work Day
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.
A. Update of Public Safety Sponsored Activities by Public Safety Director Masterson
B. Budget Fiscal Year 2010/11 - 3rd Quarter Update
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.
A. Approval of Minutes for:
1. City-CDC-RPF A Joint Regular Meeting - April 12, 2011
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 March 2011
4. CDC Cash/Investments Report for Month Ending March 2011
5. RPFA Cash/Investments Report for Month Ending March 2011
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2011-31 Adopting a Social Media Policy
2. 2011-32 In Opposition to the Governor's Realignment Proposal to Shift Adult Parole
Programs, Services and Supervision from the State to Local Governments
D. Approving Letters of Support for AB 579 (Mobilehome Parks) and SB 444 (Land Use)
8. APPEAL HEARING - Application for Conditional Use Approval from Tareq Alrehani
for a tobacco store at 540 Raley's Towne Centre No. 23 - Consideration of an appeal of
the Planning Commission denial of a tobacco store at 540 Raley's Towne Centre No. 23 (File
No. PL2011-:0014UP)
A. Staff Report
B. PUBLIC HEARING
C. Council discussion/direction
9. ELECTRONIC FREEWAY SIGN - Consideration of Awarding Bid Proposal to N2
Holdings, Inc. to design, build and market an advanced digital outdoor advertising system for
operation of the electronic freeway sign located on the west side of Commerce Boulevard and
adjacent to Highway 101
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Resolution forAdoption:
1. 2011-33 Awarding Bid Proposal to N2 Holdings, Inc. to Design, Build, and Market
an Advanced Digital Outdoor Advertising System and Authorizing the City
Manager to Enter into a Related Lease Agreement with N2 Holdings, Inc.
a. Council motion/discussion/vote
10. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION
Consideration of establishing the City of Rohnert Park Foundation as a 501 (c )(3) organization
for the purpose of benefiting the community at large and raising funds in connection with the
development of civic projects within the City
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2010-34 Supporting the Establishment of the City of Rohnert Park Foundation as a
501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation and Authorizing the City M&nager to Take
All Actions Necessary to Legally Establish the Foundation
a. Council motion/discussion/vote
11. SISTER CITIES RELATIONS COMMITTEE MATTER - Consideration of sponsorship
or waiver of fees for Sister Cities' Committee fundraising event
1. Staff report
2. Council discussion/direction
12. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ALTERNATIVE ROHNERT PARK SMART STATION
LOCATION - Consideration of Feasibility Study for the Alternative Rohnert Park Sonoma
Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Rail Station location near Rohnert Park Expressway
1. Staff report
2. Council discussion/direction
13. CDC ITEM -FACADE IMPROVEMENT AND COMMERCIAL REHABILITATION
LOAN PROGRAM - Consideration of this Program to assist the Economic Development/Job
Creation Program of the City
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. CDC Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2010-04 Approving the Fayade Improvement and Commercial Rehabilitation Loan
Program for the Rohnert Park Redevelopment Project Area and Directing Staff
to Prepare a Service Agreement for Program Administration by the Sonoma
County Community Development Commission ("SCCDC")
a. CDC motion/discussion/vote
14. 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, if any
B. Liaison Reports
1. Library Advisory Board, 4/19/11 mtg. (AA)
2. Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REM IF) Quarterly Meeting, 4/14/11 (GG)
3. Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate Protection Authority
(SCT AlRCP A), 4/25/11 mtg. (JM)
4. Other, if any
C. Other Reports
1. Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association, 4/14/11 mtg. (AA/JM/GB)
2. Association of Bay Area Governments (ABA G) General Assembly, 4/14/11 (JM)
3. Sonoma County/City Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG), 4/18/11 mtg. (PS)
4. Other, if any
15. 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.
16. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL, informational items, ifany
17. PUBLIC COMMENTS
18. RECESS TO CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION IN CONFERENCE ROOM 2A
TO CONSIDER:
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EV ALUA TION (Government Code 954957)
Title: City Attorney
B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code 954956.8)
Property: Described as a generally 60-foot wide city-owned right-of-way bound by
Enterprise Drive on the south,. railroad tracks on the east, Rohnert Park Expressway on
the north and State Farm Insurance property on the west
City Negotiator: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Manager
Negotiating parties: City of Rohnert Park and John Lackey, Interim Real Estate Manager, for
Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
19. RECONVENE JOINT REGULAR MEETING OPEN SESSION
20. MAYOR'S REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION
(Government Code ~ 54957.1)
21. 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.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Terri Griffin, Deputy City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the
April 26, 20]], Joint Regular Meeting of the RohnertPark City Council/CDC/RPFA was posted and available
for review on April 2], 20] ], at Rohnert Park City Hall, ] 30 A vram A venue, Rohnert Park, California 94928.
The agenda is also available on the City web site at www.rpcitv.orl!,
Signed this 2] sl day of April, 20 I], at Rohnert Park, California.