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2011/07/12 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF THE JOINT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK City Council Community Development Commission Rohnert Park Financing Authority Tuesday, July 12,2011 Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 1. CALL TO ORDERlROLL CALL Mayor Belforte called the City Council/CDCIRPFAjoint regular meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. Present: Gina Belforte, Mayor Jake Mackenzie, Vice Mayor Amy O. Ahanotu, Council Member Joseph T: Callinan, Council Member Pam Stafford, Council Member Staff present: City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez, City Attorney Michelle Kenyon, and City Clerk Terri Griffin. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Mayor Belforte Mayor Belforte announced that the agenda would be re-ordered to consider Public Comments (Item No. 5) and Closed Session (Item Nos. 15, 16 and 17) prior to City Manager/City Attorney/ Department Head Briefings (Item No.4). 3. PRESENTATIONS A. Mayor Belforte read the Proclamation Recognizing Members of the Sewer Fund Stakeholders Group and acknowledged the members in attendance: Gerard Giudice, Pat Miller, Joe Gaffney, Andy Durkee, and Bonnie Black. Mr. Gaffney made brief remarks. B. Seana Gause, Sonoma County Transportation Authority, and Bob. Haus, Caltrans, made a presentation regarding the upcoming Highway 101 traffic switch and 12-day closure of Commerce Boulevard. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS 1. David Armstrong, Rohnert Park, spoke regarding the Rohnert Park Friendly City sign and non- profit signage to be installed on Commerce Boulevard. 2. Vincent Hoagland, Sonoma County Bike, spoke regarding the community outreach regarding the bike lanes on Camino Colegh 3. Maureen Gleeson, Rohnert Park, spoke regarding the bike lanes on Camino Colegio and requested removal of shrub~ery on Southwest Boulevard. 15. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN CONFERENCE ROOM 2A TO CONSIDER: Mayor Belforte recessed the Council to closed session at 5:38 p.m. A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code 954956.9) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code 954956.9: one case B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code 954957.6) 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.J.U.) Local 1021 Confidential and Management Units 16. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION IN COUNCIL CHAMBER Mayor Belforte reconvened the joint regular meeting open session at 7:06 p.m. 17. MAYOR'S REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION (Government Code ~ 54957.1) With regard to the anticipated litigation matter, Mayor Belforte announced that there was nothing to report from closed session. With regard to the. labor negotiations matter, Mayor Belforte announced that yesterday RPPSOA ratified a tentative agreement with the City. The City Council approved the RPPSOA tentative agreement in closed session with a 5-0 vote. Mayor Belforte further announced that negotiations with SElU and RPEA are still pending. Tentative agreements will be placed before the employees of each organization within the next week, and no further details or comments on those tentative agreements will be provided until after the ratification process by the employees of each labor organization. 4. CITY MANAGER/ CITY ATTORNEY / DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFINGS A. An update regarding Fourth of July fireworks activities and the Glen Manor apartment fire were presented by Public Safety Director Brian Masterson. B. The Code Compliance Report for June 2011 was presented by Developm'ent Services Director Darrin Jenkins. C. The 2010 Annual Water Report was presented by Administrative Analyst Carol Adams. D. Other: City Manager Gonzalez announced that the first City newsletter will be going out in the next utility bill and it will focus on the budget. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Minutes for: 1. City-CDC-RPFA 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 94Mto 98M D. Acceptance of 4th Quarter Report for FY 2010/2011 on City Council Travel Expenditures ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Stafford) and carried unanimously to approve the Consent Calendar. 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 Avenue 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 by Deputy City Engineer Patrick Barnes. B. Public Comments: John Wyman,Rohnert Park, spoke regarding a lack of parking for Waldorf School and the future SMART bike lane. Sandra Lupien, Outreach Director for Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, spoke in favor of the proposed alternative. Carson Williams, member of the Bicycle Advisory Committee and Sonoma State University Transportation Committee, spoke in favor of the proposed alternative. (Other comments on this item were provided under Item No.5.) C. Resolution for Adoption: ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Stafford) and carried 4-1 (Callinan dissenting) to adopt Resolution No. 2011-61, Approving Installation of a Class II Bicycle Lane on Camino Colegio between Southwest Boulevard and East Cotati Avenue 8. SONOMA COUNTY/CITY SOLIDW ASTEADVISORY 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 by City Manager Gonzalez and presentation by Susan Klassen, Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works. Council Member Stafford, Rohnert Park SWAG Representative, recommended that Council direct her to vote in favor of the conceptual direction. B. Public Comments: None C. DIRECTION: Council concurred to direct Councilmember Stafford as the City's SWAG . representative to vote in favor of the conceptual direction outlined in the SWAG Research Committee Report. 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 enterpdses 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 by Management Analyst Sandy Litzie. B. Public Comments: None C. DIRECTION: Councilmember Callinan moved to set a $1,500 limit for City Manager approval with the exception of Project Graduation, which would receive approval at a higher amount. Said motion died for lack of a second. Council concurred to direct staff to revise the policy to include a not-to-exceed $1,000 maximum for City Manager approval and annual support of the Project Graduation event and to eliminate consideration of requests from private enterprises. 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 ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Stafford) and carried unanimously to designate Mayor Belforte as the voting delegate for the 2011 LOCC Annual Conference. 11. STANDING COMMITTEE / AD HOC COMMITTEE / LIAISON REPORTS A. Standing Committee Reports: None B. Liaison Reports 1. Sonoma County Transportation AuthoritylRegional Climate Protection Authority (SCTAlRCPA), 7/11/11 (lM) report was provided by Vice Mayor Mackenzie under Item No. 3.B. 2. Russian River Watershed. Association Technical Working Group, 7/12/11 No report was provided (attended by staff). C. Other Reports: None 12. COMMUNICATIONS: None. . 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. Staff report by City Manager Gonzalez. DIRECTION: Council concurred to direct staff to bring this item with updated expense and income information back to Council on July 26th for consideration. B. Councilmember Callinan requested a resolution honoring Art Condiotti. DIRECTION: Council concurred to direct staff to schedule this item for the next City Council meeting. 14. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 18. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Belforte adjourned the joint regular meeting at 9: 12 p.m. in memory of Reba Roberts.