2013/07/09 City Council AgendaMission Statement
"We Care for Our Residents by Working Together to
Build a Better Community for Today and Tomorrow."
City of Rohnert Park ♦ 130 Avram Avenue ♦ Rohnert Park, California 94928
PHONE: (707) 588-2227+ FAX: (707) 792 -1876 ♦ WEB: www.rpcity.org
ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA)
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission (CDC)
JOINT REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
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 second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
City Council /RPFA agendas and minutes may be viewed at the City's website: www.rpcity.org.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: Council /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 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).
RIGHT TO APPEAL: Judicial review of any city administrative decision pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1094.5 may be had only if a petition is filed with the court no later than the deadlines specified in
Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, which generally limits the time within which the
decision may be challenged to the 90th day following the date that the decision becomes final.
SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE (Government Code § 54952.3):
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: Provides an opportunity for public comment on items not listed on the agenda, or on
agenda items if unable to comment at the scheduled time (limited to three minutes per appearance and a 30
minute total time limit, or allocation of time determined by Presiding Officer based on number of speaker
cards submitted). PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD PRIOR TO SPEAKING
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please turn off all pagers, cellular telephones and all other communication
devices upon entering the Council Chamber. Use of these devices causes electrical interference with
the sound recording and TV broadcast systems.
City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular Meeting Agenda
for City Council / Rohnert Park Financing Authority /Successor Agency
July 09, 2013
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1. CITY COUNCIL/RPFA /SUCCESSOR AGENCY JOINT REGULAR MEETING -
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
(Ahanotu Belforte Mackenzie Callinan Stafford)
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Update of New PG &E initiatives by Government Relations Representative Katie Kerns
4. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
A. Department of Public Safety- 4th of July Activities 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 or more action(s) 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 /RPFA /Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting June 25, 2013
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills /Demands for Payment dated July 9, 2013
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2013 -108 Approving and Adopting the Plans & Specifications for the Water
Storage Tank No. 2 Interior Recoating City Project No. 2012 -11 and
Awarding the Contract to Olympus Painting and Sandblasting
D. Acceptance of Letter of Resignation from Sister Cities Relations Committee Board
Member Mike Kane
Council Motion /Vote
E. Ordinances for Adoption:
1. No. 854 Amending specified sections of the Chapter 17.06 (Land Use
Regulations) and Chapter 17.07 (Land Use Footnotes /Special Provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance) to Streamline Permitting Requirements for
Certain Business Uses
Council Motion/Roll Call Vote
(Ahanotu Belforte Mackenzie Callinan Stafford)
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July 09, 2013
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7. INTERIM URGENCY TAXICAB MORATORIUM ORDINANCE
Consideration of Drafting an Interim Urgency Moratorium Ordinance to impose a temporary
ban on the issuance of any new taxicab permits or driver permits
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /direction
8. INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TEMPORARY
MORATORIUMS ON SPECIFIED LAND USES
Consideration of Drafting Interim Urgency Ordinances Establishing a Temporary 45 Day
Moratorium on any permits for Adult Entertainment Businesses, Massage Establishments
and Massage Providers, Check Cashing Establishments, Pawn Shops, Cyber Cafes and
Electronic Message Centers
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /direction
9. CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION OF CURRENT SALES TAX
Consideration of extension of current sales tax and possible direction regarding drafting of a
Resolution for future Council approval calling for and giving notice of an election on
November 5, 2013 asking the voters of Rohnert Park to extend the existing Sales Tax
Measure
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /direction
10. 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. Liaison Reports
1. SCTA /RCPA, 8/8 (Mackenzie)
B. Other Reports
11. 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. Petition requesting a crosswalk at State Farm Drive and Professional Center Drive
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12. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL
13. 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.
14. CLOSED SESSION
A. Recess to Closed Session in Conference Room 2A to Consider:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code §54957.6)
Agency designated representative(s): Gabriel Gonzalez
Employee Organizations:
a. Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) Local 1021
b. Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers' Association (RPPSOA)
c. Rohnert Park Public Safety Managers' Association (RPPSMA)
B. Reconvene Joint Regular Meeting Open Session In Council Chamber
C. Mayor's Report On Closed Session (Government Code § 54957.1)
15. ADJOURNMENT
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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. 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.
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-
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.)
AGENDA REPORTS & DOCUMENTS: 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 at City Hall
located at 130 Avram Avenue, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00
pm. 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.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, JoAnne Buergler, City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the July 09,
2013, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council /RPFA was posted and available for review on July
5, 2013, at Rohnert Park City Hall, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928. The agenda is also
available on the City web site at www.rpcity.org,
Executed this 5`h day of July, 2013, at Rohnert Park, California.
Anne M. Buergler, City Cler