2011/05/24 City Council Minutes (Special Meeting)MINUTES OF THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Community Development Commission
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL - Call to Order /Roll Call
Mayor Belforte called the City Council /CDC joint special meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Present:
Absent:
Gina Belforte, Mayor
Amy O. Ahanotu, Council Member
Joseph T. Callinan, Council Member
Pam Stafford, Council Member
Jake Mackenzie, Vice Mayor
Staff present: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Manager; Michelle Marchetta Kenyon, City Attorney;
Darrin Jenkins, Director of Development Services; Sandy Lipitz, Director of Administrative
Services; John McArthur, Director of Public Works and Community Services; Brian
Masterson, Director of Public Safety; Guy Miller, Community Services Manager; Gene
Abravaya, Theatre Manager; David Rowley, Information Systems Operations Manager, Suzie
Azevedo, Community Development Assistant
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
3. WORK SESSION for REVIEW of CITY DEPARTMENTS
A. City Departments — Overview of Services /Programs, Goals & Objectives
1. Administration
a. City Manager — presented by City Manager Gonzalez
b. City Clerk — presented by City Manager Gonzalez
c. Economic Development — presented by City Manager Gonzalez
d. Human Resources — presented by City Manager Gonzalez
2. City Attorney — presented by City Attorney Kenyon
3. Administrative Services
a. Finance — presented by Director Lipitz
b. Information Systems (IS) — presented by Manager Rowley
4. Development Services
a. Building /Planning /Engineering — presented by Director Jenkins
City of Rohnert Park JOINT SPECIAL MEETING Minutes
City Council /Community Development Commission
(2 of 2) May 24, 2011
RECESS: Mayor Belforte recessed the joint special meeting at 11:12 a.m.
RECONVENE: Mayor Belforte reconvened the joint special meeting at 11:30 a.m., with all
Council Members present except Vice Mayor Mackenzie.
Mayor Belforte announced that the agenda would be re- ordered to consider Item 6 at this time.
6. Public Safety
a. Police — presented by Director Masterson
a. Fire - presented by Director Masterson
b. Animal Control— presented by Director Masterson
RECESS: Mayor Belforte recessed the joint special meeting at 12:22 p.m.
RECONVENE: Mayor Belforte reconvened the joint special meeting at 12:50 p.m., with all
Council members present except Vice Mayor Mackenzie
5. Public Works /Community Services
a. Water /Sewer — presented by Director McArthur
b. Streets /Drainage — presented by Director McArthur
c. Parks /Programs — presented by Manager Miller
d. Recreation Centers /PAC — presented by Manager Miller and Manager Abravaya
e. Fleet /Buildings — presented by Director McArthur
B. COUNCIL DIRECTION: The Council concurred to direct staff to provide the following
information:
1. Cost analysis /saving attributed to having Human Resource Manager on staff.
2. Identify budgetary and financial goals; tie departmental goals to performance measures.
3. Feasibility of providing financial services to private sector.
4. Cost value of internship program; cost productive versus cost prohibitive.
5. Analysis /cost savings of providing online permitting and other opportunities for
conducting business online.
6. Timeline of funding for Eastside sewer trunk line.
7. Mitigation/impact fee for use of city streets by waste management vehicles.
8. Possibility of implementing "One Stop Shop" model (Development Services); staffing,
resources needed, tradeoffs.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Belforte adjourned the joint special meeting at 2:17 p.m.
Su ie Azeved ina Belforte
Community Development Assistant Mayor
City of Rohnert Park ity of Rohnert Park