2012/11/27 City Council AgendaF
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City of Rohnert Park ♦ 130 Avram 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 27, 2012
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).
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: 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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are available for public inspection Thursday before each regularly scheduled City Council meeting at City Hall, located at
130 Avram Avenue. Any writings or documents subject to disclosure that are provided to all, or a majority of all, of the
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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 Jake Alexander, Madrone Elementary School student
3. 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.
4. 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 /RPFA /Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting November 1 3, 2012
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills /Demands for Payment dated November 27, 2012
2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills /Demands for Payment dated November 27, 2012
3. RPFA - Cash Report for Month Ending October 2012
4. Housing Successor Agency - Cash Report for Month Ending October 2012
5. Successor Agency to the CDC - Cash Report for Month Ending October 2012
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2012 -129 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into Land Use Applications on
Behalf of the City for the Stadium Area Master Plan
2. 2012 -130 Accepting Quitclaim Deed from Sonoma County Water Agency for
Property Located on Redwood Drive at Business Park Drive (APN 045-
082 -032)
3. 2012 -131 Approving a Funding Agreement between the City of Rohnert Park and
Metropolitan Transportation Commission for $448,000 for Priority
Development Area Planning Grant
4. 2012 -132 Approving a Way Finding Program along Rohnert Park Expressway and
Commerce Boulevard
5. 2012 -133 Approving the Submittal of an Application for Community Development
Block Grant Program Funding
6. 2012 -134 Awarding the Bid for Purchase of a Vacuum Hydrojet Truck to Municipal
Maintenance Equipment, Inc. in the Amount of $386,193.82 for Public
Works Department
D. City Council Ordinances for Adoption:
1. 850 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park 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
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Parkway (APN'S 46- 051 -040, 46- 051 -042, And 46- 051 -045) in Rohnert
Park, California
2. 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
E. Approval of Cancellation of December 25, 2012 City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular
Meeting due to holidays
Council Motion /Roll Call Vote
(AHANOTU_ BELFORTE_ CALLINAN STAFFORD MACKENZIEJ
5. ORDINANCE 852 FOR INTRODUCTION REPEALING AND REPLACING
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
Introduction of Ordinance 852 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. Ordinance for Introduction: Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance by Reading
title:
1. No. 852 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park Amending
Chapters 1.24 (Nuisance Abatement) and 1.25 (Administrative Citations),
Adopting New Chapters 1.26 (Administrative Hearings) and 1.27
(Collection Procedures), and Making Conforming Changes to the
Rohnert Park Municipal Code
a. Council motion /discussion /roll call vote
(Ahanotu Belforte Callinan Stafford Mackenzie)
6. SELECTION OF HIGHWAY 101 DIGITAL SIGN OPERATOR AND AUTHORIZE
CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH
OPERATOR FOR LEASE AGREEMENT REGARDING LEASE PAYMENTS,
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK -
HIGHWAY 101 DIGITAL SIGN
Council discussion and consideration to select digital sign operator and authorize the City
Manager to enter into negotiations between the City of Rohnert Park and the operator for the
financing, operation, and management of the Highway 101 digital sign
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council motion /discussion /vote
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7. REINSTATEMENT OF THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER POSITION IN FISCAL
YEAR (FY) 2012 -2013
Council discussion and consideration to authorize the City Manager to reinstate the Assistant
City Manager position and conduct an internal recruitment
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /direction
8. BOARD / COMMISSION / COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
A. Council consideration of nominations and appointments to various bodies for terns expiring
December 31, 2012
1. Bicycle Advisory Committee — Five two -year terms
a. Council nominations /discussion /action
2. Cultural Arts Commission — Five two -year terms
a. Council nominations /discussion /action
3. Mobile Home Park Rent Appeals Board — Two two -year terms (Mackenzie and Stafford
nominations)
a. Council nominations /discussion /action
4. Parks & Recreation Commission — Five two -year terms
a. Council nominations /discussion /action
5. Planning Commission — Five two -year terms
a. Council nominations /discussion /action
6. Senior Citizens Advisory Commission — Five two -year terms
a. Council nominations /discussion /action
7. Sister Cities Relations Committee — Four two -year terms (At Large)
a. Council nominations /discussion /action
9. SELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL OFFICERS FOR 2013
Consideration of nomination and selection of 2013 Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore (Vice
Mayor) for installation at the December 11, 2012 City Council meeting
A. Selection of Mayor
1. Council motion /discussion /vote
B. Selection of Mayor Pro Tempore (Vice Mayor)
1. Council motion /discussion /vote
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. Standing Committee Reports
1. Economic Development, 11/15 (GB, JC)
B. Liaison Reports
1. SCTA /RCPA, 11/19 (JM)
2. Chamber of Commerce BOD, 11/20 (PS)
C. Other Reports
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11. COMMUNICATIONS
Copies of communications that 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 token except to place a particular item on a future agenda for Council
consideration.
12. 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.
13. CLOSED SESSION
A. Recess to Closed Session in Conference Room 2A to Consider:
1. CONFERENCE WITI -I LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code §54957.6)
a. Service Employees' International Union (SEIU)
b. Rohnert Park Employees' Association (RPEA)
c. Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers' Association (RPPSOA)
d. Rohnert Park Public Safety Managers' Association (RPPSMA)
e. Management Unit
f. Confidential Unit
2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code §
54956.9: (One case)
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)
14. 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.
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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.)
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, JoAnne Buergler, City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the November 27,
2012, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council /RPFA was posted and available for review on
November 21, 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 21' day of November, 2012, at Rohnert Park, California.
J'.Anne M. Buergler, City Clerk