2012/11/13 City Council Agenda
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City of Rohnert Park + 130 A vram Avenue + Rohnert Park, California 94928
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ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA)
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission (CDC)
JOINT REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Open Session: *5:00 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBER
130 A vram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
The Rohnert Park City Council welcomes your attendance, interest and participation at its regular
city meetings scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the
Council Chamber. City CouncillRPFA agendas and minutes may be viewed at the City's website:
www.rpcity.org.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: CouncillRPF A may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items
listed on this agenda. If you challenge decisions of the City Councilor 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 ofRohnert Park at, or prior to the public hearing(s).
SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE (Government Code 954952.3):
Members of the City Council receive no additional compensation as a result of convening this joint
meeting of the City Council and the Rohnert Park Financing Authority.
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)
- PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD PRIOR TO SPEAKING-
*SEE NOTE AT THE END OF THIS AGENDA
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agenda are available for public inspection Thursday before each regularly scheduled City Council meeting at City
Hall, located at 130 A vram Avenue. 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.
City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular Meeting Agenda
for City Council/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/Successor Agency
November 13, 2012
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1. CITY COUNCIL/RPFA/SUCCESSOR AGENCY JOINT REGULAR MEETING-
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
(Ahanotu _ Belforte _ Callinan_Stafford _ Mackenzie ~
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Riley Ward and Alice Ahlstedt John Reed Elementary School students
3. PRESENTATION
A. Certificate of Recognition for Lisa Bagwell-Chamber of Commerce
B. Update regarding future community anniversary events
4. SSU STUDENT REPORT
By Bernadette Butkiewicz, Sonoma State University Associated Students, Inc. (SSU
ASI) Legislative Representative
5. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
A. Department of Public Works and Community Services: Spreckels Performing Arts
Center - Camelot 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.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar will be considered together by one action of the City
Council and/or the Rohnert Park Financing Authority and Successor Agency to the
Community Development Commission, 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/RPF A/Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting October 23, 2012
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills/Demands for Payment dated November 13, 2012
2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills/Demands for Payment dated November 13,
2012
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2012-125 Rejecting the Claim of Sandra Young
2. 2012-126 Approving an Agreement by and between the City of Rohnert Park
and CRW Systems Inc. for a Permit Management and Project
Tracking Software System
3. 2012-127 Approving and Adopting the Plans and Specifications for the Traffic
Signal Battery Backup, Project No. 2012-28 and awarding the
Contract to Siemens Industry, Inc.
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November 13,2012
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4. 2012-128 Awarding a Second Amended and Restated Agreement between the
City of Rohnert Park and Rohnert Park Disposal, Inc. for Refuse,
Recyclable Materials, Compostable Materials and Street Sweeping
Services
D. Approval of Plans for:
1. The City of Rohnert Park Emergency Management Plan Updated to meet State
(SEMS) and Federal (NIMS) Compliance
E. Acceptance of Letter of Resignation from Senior Citizens Advisory Commission
Board Member Janie (Alice) Hawker
Council Motion/Vote
8. PROPOSAL TO REPEAL AND REPLACE CHAPTERS 1.24 (NUISANCE
ABATEMENT) AND 1.25 (ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS), AND CREATING
CHAPTERS 1.26 (ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS) AND 1.27 (RECOVERY OF
FEES, ASSESSMENTS AND COSTS) OF THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL
CODE AND MAKING CONFORMING CHANGES TO SECTIONS 9.48.090,
9.48.100, AND 10.84.020 TO UPDATE CROSS REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 1
Discussion and direction regarding the adoption of an ordinance which would amend the
Rohnert Park Municipal Code to reorganize and update many of the provisions in
existing Chapters 1.24 and 1.25 into four distinct chapters which relate to the City's code
enforcement procedures
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council Discussion/Direction
9. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AMENDING CHAPTER 8.12 OF THE
ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND PROVISIONS RELATING
TO RATE-SETTING AND ALLOW FOR SELF-HAULING OF WASTE BY
PERMIT UNDER SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES
Consider adopting an ordinance amending and adding provisions in Rohnert Park
Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 to transfer rate-setting responsibility to the Contractor and
to establish a permit process to allow self-hauling of waste
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Ordinance for Introduction: Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance by
Reading title:
1. No. 851 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
Amending Chapter 8.12 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code to
Amend Provisions Relating to Rate-setting and Allow for Self-
hauling of Waste by Permit Under Specified Circumstances.
a. Council motion/discussion/roll call vote
(Ahanotu _ Belforte _ Callinan_Stafford _ Mackenzie ~
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for City Council/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/Successor Agency
November 13, 2012
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10. PUBLIC HEARING (NO EARLIER THAN 6PM) FOR INTRODUCTION OF
ORDINANCE AMENDING SONOMA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT
Introduction of an Ordinance Amending the Development Agreement between the City
of Rohnert Park, Sonoma Mountain Village LLC and KDRP LLC for development of
property located at Valley House Drive and Bodway Parkway
A. Staff Report
B. Public Hearing
C. Ordinance for Introduction: Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance by
Reading title:
1. No. 850 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park,
California Approving the Second Amendment to the Development
Agreement Between the City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma Mountain
Village, LLC and KDRP LLC for Development of the Property
Located at Valley House Drive and Bodway Parkway (APN'S 46-
051-040, 46-051-042, And 46-051-045) in Rohnert Park, CA
a. Council motion/discussion/roll call vote
(Ahanotu _ Belforte _ Callinan_Stafford _ Mackenzie ~
11. STANDING 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 Waste Management Agency, 10/24 (McArthur)
2. Sonoma County Library JP A Review Advisory Committee, 10/26 (AA)
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.
A. J. Olson, resident - requesting City to clear blackberry bushes along Laguna De Santa
Rosa creek (due to rat infestation) and City response
13. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL
A. Scheduling of future agenda item regarding cancellation of December 25,2012, City
Council Meeting
1. Council discussion/direction
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November 13, 2012
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14. 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.
15. CLOSED SESSION
A. Recess to Closed Session in Conference Room 2A to Consider:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code
~54956.9(a)) Stop the Casino 101 Coalition v. City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma
County Superior Court Case No. SCV 252617
2. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code ~54956.8)
Property: Gold Ridge School Property, 1455 Golf Course Drive (APN No. 160-
400-055)
City Negotiator: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Manager
Negotiating parties: City of Rohnert Park and Robert Haley, Superintendent,
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
3. Personnel Matters (Government Code ~ 54957)
Public Employee Annual Performance Evaluation - Title: City Manager
B. Reconvene Joint Regular Meeting Open Session in Council Chamber
C. Mayor's Report On Closed Session (Government Code ~ 54957.1)
16. 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. Any item raised by a member of the public which is not on the agenda
and may require Council action shall be automatically referred to staff for investigation and
disposition which may include placing on a future agenda. Ifthe 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.
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person to assist you while attending this City Council meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office
at (707) 588-2227 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to ensure arrangements for accommodation
by the City. Please notify the City Clerk's Office as soon as possible if you have a visual impairment
requiring meeting materials to be produced in another format (Braille, audio-tape, etc.)
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November 13,2012
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, JoAnne Buergler, City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the
November 13,2012, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council/RPF A was posted and available
for review on November 8, 2012, 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.org,
Executed this 8th day of November, 2012, at Rohnert Park, California.
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tJAnne M. Buergler, Cit lerk '