2013/05/28 City Council Minutes (Special Meeting)MINUTES OF THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA)
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
CITY COUNCIL /RPFA /SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CDC JOINT SPECIAL
MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Stafford called the City Council /RPFA /Successor Agency joint special meeting to order
at 2:30 pm, the notice for which being legally noticed on May 23, 2013.
Present: Pam Stafford, Mayor
Joseph T. Callinan, Vice Mayor
Amy O. Ahanotu, Council Member
Gina Belforte, Council Member
Jake Mackenzie, Council Member
Absent: None
Staff present: City Manager Gonzalez, City Attorney Kenyon, City Clerk Buergler,
Accounting Supervisor Kwong, Director of Public Works and Community Services
McArthur, Development Services Manager Ponton, Acting Director of Public Safety
Taylor, Technical Services Division Manager Mazzanti, and Management Analyst
Tacata.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Director of Public Works and Community Services McArthur.
3. BUDGET STUDY SESSION #5 FOR REVIEW OF BUDGET FY 2013 -14
A. Administration Budget
City Manager Gonzalez presented the item.
1. City Council
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Ahanotu /Stafford) to agendize any City Council
Travel & Meetings expenditure over $500.
Motion carried unanimously by a 5 -0 vote.
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ACTION: By consensus, City Council directed the City Manager to analyze
the Service Fees budget line item for any savings by eliminating the
shared City Council computer and to redistribute any savings into
the Travel & Meetings line item.
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Mackenzie /Belforte) to restore the City Council
memberships to Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG),
Local Government Commission, League of California Cities, and
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the proposed
FY 2013 -14 Budget.
Motion failed by a 2 -3 -0 vote. (No: Ahanotu, Callinan, Stafford)
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Callinan/Ahanotu) to restore the City Council
memberships to Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG),
Local Government Commission, and Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCO) and to not continue membership with the
League of California Cities for the proposed FY 2013 -14 Budget.
Motion carried by a 3 -2 -0 vote. (No: Mackenzie, Belforte)
Mackenzie left dais 3:09 pm and returned 3:11 pm.
2. Administration
• City Manager's Office
• City Attorney's Office
• City Clerk's Office
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Callinan /Ahanotu) to make the Elections
Expense line item $25,000 each year to normalize the budget.
Motion carried by a 3 -2 -0 vote. (No: Belforte, Stafford)
• Economic Development
ACTION: By consensus City Council directed staff to track
website clicks on the Economic Development page.
ACTION: By consensus City Council directed staff to move forward with the
budget as presented including the action provided.
3. Human Resources
ACTION: By consensus City Council directed staff to move forward with the
budget as presented.
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ACTION: By consensus City Council directed staff to add to the Major Goals
measurement of future programs that address workers comp
matters.
B. Program Budget
1. Public Safety
a. Bullet Proof Vest Partnership — Office of Justice Program (JAG)
b. Sobriety Check Point Grant Program SC 13351 - Safe TREC
c. Selective Traffic Enforcement Program PT - 1356
d. Alcohol Beverage Service Ordinance (ABSO)
e. Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Trainer — Sonoma County Contract
f. Sonoma County Department of Health Services Compliance Checks
Mackenzie stepped away from dais 4:23 pra
Acting Director of Public Safety Taylor and Technical Services Division Manager
Mazzanti presented the item.
Callinan stepped away from dais 4:26 pm
2. Development Services
a. Central Rohnert Park Priority Development Area
b. Housing Element
c. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Implementation Program
Development Services Manager Ponton presented the item.
Mackenzie returned 4:28 pm
Callinan returned 4:29 pm
3. Public Works
a. Wilfred JEPA Maintenance
Director of Public Works and Community Services McArthur presented the item.
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Belforte /Mackenzie) to accept and adopt ten (10)
program budgets for FY 2013 -14.
Motion carried unanimously by a 5 -0 vote.
C. Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan Budget
Management Analyst Tacata presented the item.
ACTION: By consensus City Council directed staff to evaluate repairs and
improvements of the Magnolia Park tennis courts as part of a city -wide
assessment of recreational amenities for future budget years.
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ACTION: By consensus City Council directed staff to bring back at a future
meeting the FY 2013 -14 CIP Budget and Five Year CIP as presented.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Stafford adjourned the joint special meeting at 5:02 pm to the joint regular
meeting.
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City of Rohnert Park
Pam Stafford, Mayo
City of Rohnert Park