2011/06/07 City Council Minutes
MINUTES OF THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Community Development Commission
Tuesday, June 7,2011
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Belforte called the City Council/CDC joint special meeting to order at ] 0:00 a.m.
Present:
Gina Belforte~ Mayor
Jake Mackenzie, Vice Mayor
Amy O.Ahanotu, Council Member (seated at ]0:0] a.m.)
Joseph T. Callinan, Council Member
Pam Stafford, Council Member
Staff present: City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez, City Attorney Michelle Kenyon, Director of
Administrative Services Sandy Lipitz, Director of Public Safety Brian Masterson, Director of Public
.Works and Community Services John McArthur,. Accounting Manager Cathy Orme, and Deputy City
Clerk Terri Griffin.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individuals spoke in favor of maintaining the Department of Public Safety:
Kathryn Gingras, Rohnert Park
Kimberly Nicks, Rohnert Park
Jeff Rosentreter, Rohnert Park
3. WORK SESSION for REVIEW of PROPOSED GENERAL FUND ANNUAL OPERATING
BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2011/2012
A. City Manager Gonzalez presented the City Manager's Budget Message.
B. Presentation of General Fund Operating Budget Fiscal Year 20] 1/] 2 - presented by City
Manager Gonzalez
]. Proposed Revenues - presented by City Manager Gonza]ez and Director of Administrative
Services Lipitz
2. Proposed Expenditures - presented by City Manager Gonzalez and Director of
Administrative Services Lipitz
3. Six Year Projection Update - presented by City Manager Gonzalez and Director of
Administrative Services Lipitz
COUNCIL DIRECTION: Council concurred to direct staff to bring back the proposed Fiscal
Year 20] ]-20]2 budget for final review on June ] 4th and formal adoption on June 28th.
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Mayor Belforte recessed the meeting at ]2:20 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at ]2:50 p.m. All Council
members were present.
C. Informational Report on Cost Analysis of Department of Public Safety
PUBLIC COMMENTS REOPENED
The following individuals spoke in favor of maintaining the Department of Public Safety:
Laura Lewman, Manager, Rohnert Park Motel 6
Shirley Patton, Rohnert Park
Keith Astley, Vice President, Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers' Association
Susie Schneider, Rohnert Park
Erinn Berland, Rohnert.Park
Warren Hopkins, Rohnert Park
]. Staff Report - presented by. City Manager Gonzalez and Randy Tan, Vice President of
Matrix Consulting Group
Director Masterson's request for an opportunity to respond to the cost analysis was granted.
Director Masterson raised severa] questions about the cost analysis.
In response to a request by Vice Mayor Mackenzie to amend page two of the report based on
comments by Director Masterson, City Attorney Kenyon clarified that at this time the Council is
being asked to accept the report as informational only and not to approve, adopt or agree with the
report. Vice Mayor Mackenzie requested the following correction to page] of the report: "April
2010" should read "April 20] 1."
COUNCIL DIRECTION: The Council concurred to accept the report as presented and direct
staff to provide additional information regarding a cost comparison that would reflect the Fiscal
Year 201 ]-]2 budget for the Department of Public Safety.
PUBLIC COMMENTS REOPENED
David Stubblebine, Rohnert Park, spoke regarding discrepancies in the report and the unfunded
liability figures.
Warren Hopkins, Rohnert Park, spoke regarding a lack of information in the report regarding the
combined Public Safety model and assigned vehicles.
4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN CONFERENCE ROOM 2A TO CONSIDER:
Mayor Belforterecessed the joint special meeting at 2:40 p.m. to consider:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code S54957.6)
Agency designated representative: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Manager
Rohnert Park Employees' Association (RPEA)
Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers' Association (RPPSOA)
Service Employees' International Union (S.E.I.U.) Local ]02]
Confidential and Management Units
5. RECONVENE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OPEN SESSION IN COUNCIL CHAMBER
Mayor Belforte reconvened th,e joint special meeting at 4:4] p.m. All Council members were present
except Vice Mayor Mackenzie.
6. MAYOR'S REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION (Government Code ~ 54957.1)
Mayor Belforte announced that the Council had met in closed session regarding the labor negotiation
matters listed on the agenda and no reportable action had been taken.
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7. ADJOURNMENT of City Council / CDC Joint Special Meeting
Mayor Belforte adjourned the joint special meeting at 4:42 p.m. to Wednesday, June 8, 20]], to
continue the closed session regarding labor negotiations.
Terri Griffin, Dep
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