2011/10/11 City Council Agenda
City of Rohnert Park. 130 Avram Avenue. Rohnert Park, California 94928
PHONE: (707) 588-2227. FAX: (707) 792-1876. WEB: www.rpcitv.ore
ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
Community Development Commission
Rohnert Park Financing Authority
JOINT REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, October 11, 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/RPF A Agendas and Minutes may be viewed at the City's website:
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CouncillCDC/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).
DISABLED ACCOMMODATION: If you have a disability which requires an interpreter or
other person to assist you while attending this City Council meeting, please contact the City
Clerk's Office at (707) 588-2225 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to ensure arrangements
for accommodation by the City. Please make sure the City Clerk's Office is notified as. soon as
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 TillS 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--.J
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Amaya Yoshikawa, 6th grade student, Marguerite Hahn Elementary School
3. SSU STUDENT REPORT
By Amanda Burke, Sonoma State University Associated Students, Inc. (SSU ASI) Legislative
Representative
4. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Presentation of a Proclamation Observing October 24, 2011, as United Nations
Day
5. 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. Spooktacular Magic Show, October 22nd, Rohnert Park Community Center
B. Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting
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.
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 Council/CDC/RPF A Joint Regular Meeting - September 27, 2011
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills/Demands for Payment dated October 11,2011
2. CDC BillsIDemands for Payment dated October 11, 2011
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2011-94 Authorizing and Approving the Cooperative Agreement Between and
Among the Sonoma County Water Agency, the County of Sonoma, the
Cities of Cotati, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, and Sebastopol, the Town of
Windsor, and Cal American Water Company to Provide Funding and
Support for the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Management Plan
Development
2. 2011-95 Endorsing the Acceptance of $19,781.00 in Federal Funds from the 2011
Edward Byrne Memorial JusticeAssistance Grant (JAG) Program
3. 2011-96 Approving a Change in the Salary Range for AccountantlBudget Analyst
from 80CF to 86CF
4. 2011-97 Rejecting Claim for Damages: Aaron Price
5. 2011-98 Rejecting Claim for Damages: Christopher Knapp, Samuel Knapp, Karen
Knapp
D. CDC Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2011-09 Rescinding Resolution No. 2011-07 and Adopting an Amended Enforceable
Obligation Payment Schedule Pursuant to Section 34169(g) of the California
Health and Safety Code
E. Acceptance of 1 st Quarter Report on FY 2011/2012 City Council Travel Expenditures
8. UPDATE ON FISCAL YEAR 2011-12 MAJOR GOALS
Staff will provide the first quarter update regarding each department's Fiscal Year 2011-12
Major Goals as identified in the adopted FY 2011-12 Budget.
A. Staff Reports
1. Administration
2. Administrative Services
3. Development Services
4. Public Safety
5. Public Works and Community Services
6. Community Development Commission
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion
9. ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO THANKSGIVING DINNER
Consideration of authorizing the City Manager to approve an annual contribution up to $500
toward the Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by Reverend Samuel Tharpe at the Senior Center
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion/action
10. SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION APPOINTMENT
Consideration of nomination and appointment to the Senior Citizens Advisory Com:mission
for one two-year term expiring December 31, 2012.
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council nomination/discussion/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
1. Waste and Recycling Committee meeting, 9/30 (GB/PS)
2. Ad-hoc Education Committee 2x2x2 meeting, 10/5 (GB/PS)
B. Liaison Reports
C. Other Reports
1. Town & Gown Conference, 10/6-10/7 (GB/JM)
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. Scheduling of future agenda item regarding cancellation of December 27, 2011, City
Council Meeting
1. Council discussion/direction
14. PUBLIC COMMENTS
15. 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 procreds. 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 ake action thereon.
CERIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Terri Griffm, City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the October II,
2011, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council/CDC/RPFA was posted and available for review
on October 6, 2011, at Rohnert Park City Hal~ 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928. The agenda
is also available on the City web site at www.rncity.or!!,
Executed this 6th day of October, 2011, at Rohnert Park, California.
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