2013/08/13 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:
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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, August 13, 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.
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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
Cal Ripkin League Baseball Under -9 Team
3. DEDICATING A MOMENT OF SILENCE
Mayor's dedication of a moment of silence in memory of Dennis McCorinak of the Sister
Cities Committee
4. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Proclamation recognizing the Cal Ripkin League Baseball Under -9 Team,
winners of the Pacific Southwest Regionals Championship
B. Sister City(s) Relations - Student Ambassador to Hashimoto Emily Wood and Masakazu
Shizuka, Hashimoto's student ambassador to Rohnert Park, introduce themselves and
briefly report on their experiences
5. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
A. Budget FY 2012/2013 4th Quarter Update
1. Financial Update - Budget Revenue and Expenditure Report
2. Strategic Plan - Implementation Action Plan Update
B. Department of Public Works and Community Services: Department of Public Safety
Roof Replacement Project 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 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 July 23, 2013
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills /Demands for Payment dated August 13, 2013
2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills /Demands for Payment dated August 13, 2013
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2013 -115 Authorizing and Approving the First Amendment to the Agreement to
the Consultant Services Agreement with Dudek
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2. 2013 -116 Approving and Adopting the Memorandum of Agreement for Service
Employees' International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 for the period July
1, 2013 through June 30, 2014
3. 2013 -117 Authorizing and Approving Participating Agency Agreement for the
Countywide Greenhouse Gas Reduction Implementation Program
4. 2013 -118 Authorizing and Approving an Agreement Regarding the Countywide
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Implementation Program
D. Acceptance of Letters of Resignation from Cultural Arts Commission Members Anello
and Miller
E. Acceptance of Resignation from Planning Commission Member Armstrong
Council Motion/Vote
8. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN HOUSING ASSETS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE
FORMER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Consider Approving Letter of Intent by and between the Sonoma County Community
Development Commission and the City of Rohnert Park for the Purpose of Continuing a Due
Diligence Process and Negotiating Terms for the Transfer of Certain Housing Assets and
functions of the Former Rohnert Park Community Development Commission
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2013 -119 Approving Letter of Intent by and Between the Sonoma County
Community Development Commission and the City of Rohnert Park
for the Purpose of Continuing a Due Diligence Process and
Negotiating Terms for the Transfer of Certain Housing Assets and
functions of the Former Rohnert Park Community Development
Commission
a. Council motion /discussion /vote
9. BOARD / COMMISSION / COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
City Council consideration of Mayor Stafford's nomination and appointment of the
following candidates: Daniel A. Blanquie, Leah Conde, or Matthew Weinstein to fill one (1)
vacancy on the Planning Commission with a term expiring December 31, 2014
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council nomination /discussion /action
10. LIBRARY JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (JPA) REVIEW ADVISORY
COMMITTEE PROPOSED GOVERNANCE
City Council to provide direction to City Liaison regarding updates to the JPA Library
System governing document
A. Liaison Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /direction
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11. URGENCY ORDINANCE /ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION
Introduce and adopt an Urgency Ordinance amending the regulations in Chapter 9.48 of the
Rohnert Park Municipal Code governing loud parties to take effect immediately and waive
full reading and introduce an Ordinance by reading title to amend the regulations in Chapter
9.48 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code governing loud parties
A. Staff report
B. Public comment
C. Ordinance for Adoption: Waive full reading, introduce, and adopt the Urgency
Ordinance by Reading title:
1. No. 862 An Urgency Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Rohnert
Park, California, Amending Chapter 9.48 (Alcohol Offenses /Loud
Parties) Of The Rohnert Park Municipal Code To Amend Provisions
Relating To Penalties For Multiple Responses To Loud Or Unruly
Parties, Gatherings, Or Similar Events And Declaring The Urgency
Thereof
a. Council motion /discussion /roll call vote (4/5 vote §36937)
(Ahanotu_ Belforte_ Mackenzie Callinan_ Stafford )
D. Ordinance for Introduction: Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance by Reading
title:
1. No. 863 An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Rohnert Park,
California, Amending Chapter 9.48 (Alcohol Offenses /Loud Parties)
Of The Rohnert Park Municipal Code To Amend Provisions Relating
To Penalties For Multiple Reponses To Loud Or Unruly Parties,
Gatherings, Or Similar Events
a. Council motion /discussion /roll call vote
(Ahanotu_ Belforte Mackenzie Callinan_ Stafford]
12. 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. Mayors & Councilmembers, 8/8 (Ahanotu)
B. Other Reports
13. 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.
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14. MATTERS FROM /FOR COUNCIL
15. 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.
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. 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 August 13,
2013, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council /RPFA was posted and available for review on
August 8, 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 8'1, day of August, 2013, at Rohnert Park, California.
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