2011/07/12 City Council Agenda
City of Rohnert Park. 130 A vram Avenue . Rohnert Park, California 94928
PHONE: (707) 588-2227. FAX: (707) 792-1876 . WEB: www.rpcitv.org
ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
Community Development Commission
Rohnert Park Financing Authority
JOINT REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, July 12,2011
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.
City Council/CDC/RPFA Agendas and Minutes may be viewed at the City's website:
www.rpcitv.or!!
CounciIlCDC/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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possible if you have a visual impairment requiring meeting materials to be produced in another
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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)
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*SEE NOTE AT THE END 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.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please turn off all pagers, cellular telephones and all
other communication devices upon entering the Council Chamber because of
electrical interference with the sound recording and TV broadcast 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
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Recognition of Members of the Sewer Rate Fund Stakeholders Group
B. Presentation by Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCT A)/Caltrans regarding
Highway 101 traffic switch and 12-day closure of Commerce Boulevard
4. CITY MANAGER / CITY ATTORNEY / DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFINGS
This time is set aside for City Staff to present a verbal report to the 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 Safety Update on Fourth of July Fireworks
B. Code Compliance Report for June 2011
C. 2010 Annual Water Report
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.
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-CDC- RPF A Joint Regular Meeting - June 28, 2011
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills/Demands for Payment dated July 12,2011
2. CDC Bills/Demands for Payment dated July 12,2011
C. City Council Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2011-60 Approving a Change in the Salary Range for Economic Development
Manager from 94M to 98M
D. Acceptance of 4th Quarter Report for FY 2010/2011 on City Council Travel Expenditures
7. CLASS II BIKE LANE INSTALLATION ON CAMINO COLEGIO
Consideration of installation of a Class II Bike Lane on Camino Colegio between Southwest
Boulevard and East Cotati A venue' by eliminating parking on the west side of Camino
Colegio, north of Cala Way and south of Casa Way and eliminating parking on the east side
of Camino Colegio, north of Casa Way and south of Southwest Boulevard
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Resolution for Adoption:
2011-61 Approving Installation of a Class II Bicycle Lane on Camino Colegio
between Southwest Boulevard and East Cotati A venue
a. Council motion/discussion/vote
8. SONOMA COUNTY/CITY SOLID ~ASTE ADVISORY GROUP (SWAG) UPDATE
Consideration of accepting report regarding SWAG activities, providing feedback on
Research Report recommendations, and directing the City's SWAG member to vote to
proceed with a consultant study of the recommendations
A. Staff Report / Presentation by SWAG representatives
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion/direction/action
9. FEE WAIVER AND CO-SPONSORSHIP POLICY
Consideration of establishing a Fee Waiver and Co-sponsorship Policy to address requests
from governmental agencies, local non-profit and community service organizations, and
private enterprises to co-sponsor various activities, or to waive temporary use permit fees
and/or rental fees for the use of City facilities.
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion/direction
10. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Consideration of designating a voting delegate and alternate for the League of California
Cities Annual Conference to be held September 21-23,2011, in San Francisco
A. Council discussion/direction/action
11. STANDING COMMITTEE / AD HOC COMMITTEE / LIAISON REPORTS
This time is set aside to allow Council members serving on Council committees or on
regional boards, commissions or committees to present a verbal report on the activities of the
respective boards, commissions or committees on which they serve. No action may be taken.
A. Standing Committee Reports
B. Liaison Reports
1.'" Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate Protection Authority
(SCTA/RCPA), 7/11/11 (JM)
2. Russian River Watershed Association Technical Working Group, 7/12/11 (JM)
C. Other Reports
12. 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.
13. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL
A. Future agenda item regarding Council consideration of City participation and financial
contribution to the City's 50th Anniversary Celebration.
1. Council discussion/direction
14. PUBLIC COMMENTS
15. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN CONFERENCE ROOM 2A TO CONSIDER:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Government Code S54956.9) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision
(b) of Government Code S54956.9: one case
B. 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 1021
Confidential and Management Units
16. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION IN COUNCIL CHAMBER
17. MAYOR'S REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION (Government Code ~ 54957.1)
18. ADJOURNMENT
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.
CERIFICATlON OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Terri Griffin, City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the July 12, 201 I, .
Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council/CDC/RPF A was posted and available for review on
July 7, 201 I, 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.or!!,
Executed this ih day of July, 201 I, at Rohnert Park, California.
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