2014/01/14 City Council MinutesMINUTES OF THE JOINT REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Rohnert Park Financing Authority
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
1. CITY COUNCIL /RPFA /SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CDC JOINT
REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Callinan called the joint regular meeting to order at 5 pm, the notice for which being
legally noticed on January 9, 2014.
Present: Joseph T. Callinan, Mayor
Amy O. Ahanotu, Vice Mayor
Gina Belforte, Council Member
Jake Mackenzie, Council Member
Pam Stafford, Council Member
Absent: None.
Staff present: City Manager Jenkins, Assistant City Attorney Barnhill, City Clerk
Buergler, Director of Public Works and Community Services McArthur, Lieutenant
Taylor, Senior Analyst Atkins, Interim Development Services Director Ponton, Interim
Finance Director Walsh, Accounting Supervisor Kwong, Technical Services Division
Manager Mazzanti, IT Supervisor Rowley, Deputy City Engineer Barnes, and Senior
Engineering Technician Pedroncelli.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Liliana Barrientos, 5th Grade, Marguerite Hahn Elementary School
Student.
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's presentation of a Proclamation stating that Recognition and Honor be
Conferred upon Reverend Doctor Samuel Tharpe for his service to this community.
Mayor Callinan read and presented the proclamation to Reverend Doctor Samuel
Tharpe.
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B. Mayor's presentation of a Proclamation stating that Recognition and Honor be
Conferred upon Lance and Bryan Bosshard for their life saving efforts.
Mayor Callinan read and presented the proclamation to Lance and Bryan Bosshard.
4. SSU STUDENT REPORT
Libby Dippel, Sonoma State University Associated Students, Inc. (SSU ASI) Legislative
Representative, announced Fiddler on the Roof showing from February 6 -16, 2014; SSU
is now offering a Hospitality & Tourism Certificate program; the Wine Business Institute
is now located in the former University Commons building; a SSU camp for children
with special needs is scheduled January 17 -20, 2014; Weyden & Brewster opened in the
Student Center; and a small satellite built by a team of SSU and Morehead State students
was launched into space.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Nicole Roberts, representing her grandparents Tom and Helen Roberts who own and
reside on property located within the Wilfred /Dowdell specific Plan, requested the City
make an official change of address for the annexed property. Roberts spoke regarding the
Wilfred Avenue improvement project and requested the southern side of Dowdell be tied
into project drainage system like other properties located on Dowdell.
Richard Klingbeil expressed concern regarding construction detours and dust on Santa
Alicia and requested the City fix the issues.
David Rowley, IT Supervisor, described the recent City Council Chamber sound system
upgrades.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes for:
1. City Council Special Meeting December 17, 2013
2. City Council /RPFA /Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting December 10, 2013
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
3. City Bills /Demands for payment dated January 14, 2014
4. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills /Demands for payment dated January 14, 2014
5. Housing Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending November 2013
6. Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending November 2013
7. City- Cash Report for Month Ending November 2013
8. RPFA- Cash Report for Month Ending November 2013
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2014 -001 Accepting the Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year July
1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
2. 2011 002 Approving a Reorganization to Allocate City Engineer Position and
(PULLED by
Belforte)
1,4
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ACTION: Moved /seconded (Stafford /Mackenzie) to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried unanimously by the following 5 -0 vote: AYES: Belforte,
Mackenzie, Stafford, Ahanotu, and Callinan NOS: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: None.
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
2. 2014 -002 Approving a Reorganization to Allocate City Engineer Position and
Eliminate Economic Development Manager Position
Recommended Action(s): adopt the resolution.
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Belforte /Ahanotu) to approve Resolution 2014-
002. Motion carried unanimously by the following 5 -0 vote:
AYES: Belforte, Mackenzie, Stafford, Ahanotu, and Callinan
NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None.
7. COUNTYWIDE SINGLE -USE PLASTIC BAG BAN ORDINANCE
Director of Public Works and Community Services and Patrick Carter, Sonoma County
Waste Management Agency, presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Direct the
City's representative to vote as follows: 1) Yes to certify the Final Environmental Impact
Report, 2) Yes to approve the first reading and subsequent adoption of the Single -use
Carry -out Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance and participate in the regional program, and 3) Yes
to approve the first reading and subsequent adoption of the Administrative Citation
Ordinance.
Public Comment in Support of the item: Jim Salyers, Rohnert Park Disposal; Alan
Friedman, and Jessica Jones representing Sierra Club Sonoma Group.
ACTION: By Consensus City Council directed the City's representative to vote yes
and participate in the regional bag ban and have the Sonoma County
Waste Management Authority to enforce the ordinance.
8. ROHNERT PARK GOLF PRESENTATION REGARDING THE FOOTGOLF
PROGRAM AT FOXTAIL GOLF COURSE
Director of Public Works and Community Services and Tom Bugbec, Vice President of
Operations for CourseCo., presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Receive report
and provide input.
Council Member Mackenzie stepped away from the dais 6:13 pm and returned 6:15 pm
Public Comment: Tom Isaak, President of CourseCo.
ACTION: Report received. Council Member Stafford, Council Member Belforte, and
Mayor Callinan supported a footgolf program and waiting until the results
of the performance measurement report are considered. Council Member
Mackenzie and Vice Mayor Ahanotu supported moving forward with a
footgolf program.
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9. FISCAL RECOVERY BRIEFING
City Manager Jenkins and Consultant Cathy Standiford with Management Partners,
presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Receive report and provide direction
regarding the forecast and direct staff to proceed with developing a plan for long -term
fiscal recovery and stability.
Mayor Callinan stepped away from the dais 6:54 and returned 7:01 pm
ACTION: By Consensus City Council report received and directed staff to proceed
with developing a plan for consideration.
10. CITY OF ROHNERT PARK 2014 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
City Manager Jenkins and Lieutenant Taylor presented the item. Recommended
Action(s): Receive review of Strategic Plan (Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals), 2013
Accomplishments, Best Practices, and Action Plan and provide direction on proposed
update.
ACTION: By Consensus City Council directed staff to move forward with updates
and bring the item back for consideration and approval.
11. CONSIDERATION OF OPTIONS FOR THE FORMER CDC 2007R TAX
ALLOCATION BONDS
City Manager Jenkins and Director of Public Works and Community Services McArthur
presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Direct staff to develop a capital project list
for use of the former CDC tax allocation bonds.
Council Member Belforte stepped away from dais 8:14 pm 8:15 pm
ACTION: By Consensus City Council directed staff to move forward and bring back
a project list for consideration.
12. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN FORMER CDC LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING PROPERTIES
City Manager Jenkins presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Direct staff to initiate
the process to sell four properties held by the City of Rohnert Park ( "City ") as housing
successor to the Community Development Commission ( "CDC ") to private parties at
market value and use the proceeds to reduce outstanding bond debt obligations of the
CDC Successor Agency. Staff will work with the City Attorney and bond counsel to
ensure that any such property dispositions meet applicable requirements of State and
Federal law.
Public Comment: William Marcoux and John Hazard requested five houses not be turned
over to the Sonoma County Community Development Commission
Council Member Mackenzie stated for the record that in terms of the five houses the Staff
Report is clear that those were not being considered at this meeting but will be considered
before April.
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ACTION: By Consensus City Council directed staff to move forward with the
recommended actions. Staff will send notices to residents near the five
houses when the item is considered.
13. OVERSIGHT BOARD TO THE CDC SUCCESSOR AGENCY REPLACEMENT
APPOINTMENT
City Manager Jenkins presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Acknowledge
resignation of Darrin Jenkins from the Oversight Board ( "OSB ") to the Community
Development Commission Successor Agency and confirm the Mayor's appointment of
Brian Masterson to the OSB.
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Callinan /Mackenzie) to appoint Brian Masterson to the
OSB.
Motion carried unanimously by the following 5 -0 vote: AYES: Belforte,
Mackenzie, Stafford, Ahanotu, and Callinan NOS: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: None.
14. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE & LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS FOR YEAR 2014
Mayor Callinan distributed a list of the City Council Committee and Liaison assignments
for the year 2014.
ACTION: By consensus, Council supported Mayor Callinan's assignments as
follows:
Standing Committees
Economic Development Callinan /Ahanotu
Waste and Recycling Stafford /Ahanotu
Water /Wastewater Issues (To Include Creek Master Plan Sub.) Mackenzie /Belforte
Education (SSU & CRPUSD) Stafford /Callinan
Eliminated
Ad -hoc Committees
Development Agreement (formed 6/11/13 — 1 year duration) Stafford /Callinan
Liaison Appointments to Other Committees Liaison Alternate
Golf Course Oversight Committee Callinan Stafford
Library Advisory Board Ahanotu Belforte
Library JPA Review Advisory Committee Ahanotu
Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund [REMIF] Board Jenkins Callinan
Senior Citizens Advisory Commission Stafford Callinan
Sonoma County Transportation Authority/ Regional Climate Mackenzie Callinan
Protection Authority
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency McArthur Vacant
Water Advisory Committee Callinan Mackenzie
Russian River Watershed Association Stafford Ahanotu
Eliminated
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Other Appointments /Assignments
Association of Bay Area Governments [ABAG] General Assembly
Chamber of Commerce
Health Action Council
Mayors & Councilmembers Legislative Committee
Rohnert Park Foundation Officers
Sonoma County /City Solid Waste : • ' _ _ Eliminated
Liaison Alternate
Mackenzie Ahanotu
Stafford Ahanotu
Belforte Ahanotu
Callinan /Ahanotu
Callinan /Ahanotu
City Manager Jenkins reported the Rohnert Park Foundation has received notice the 501(c)
designation is confirmed. The bylaws can be amended to allow Rohnert Park Council Members
to be the Rohnert Park Foundation Board. Staff will draft the bylaws amendment and bring
forward to City Council for concurrence and then to the Foundation Board to approve.
ACTION: By Consensus, Council supported staff moving forward with amending the
Foundation Bylaws.
15. STANDING COMMITTEE / LIAISON REPORTS
A. Standing Committee Reports
B. Liaison Reports
1. Russian River Watershed Association, 12/12 (Mackenzie)
Council Member Mackenzie reported Virginia Porter will retire and Andy
Rodgers will become the Executive Director after June 30, 2014. Student Video
Contest is scheduled for 2014. Sebastopol has joined the Association and
Mendocino County has rejoined.
2. SCTA /RCPA, 1/13 (Mackenzie)
Council Member Mackenzie reported on the adoption of the 2014 Highway 101
Corridor Landscaping & Tree Planting Plan and how it might pertain to Rohnert
Park; State of the County presentation on county roads, and the FY 12/13
SCTA /RCPA Annual Report.
3. Golf Course Oversight Committee, 1/7 (Stafford)
Council Member Stafford reported on the development of a pedestrian safety plan
for the Municipal Golf Course which is being forwarded to the Parks &
Recreation Commission for consideration, and then will come to the City Council
for consideration. The Committee received a report on the status of the golf
course operations.
4. Health Action Network, 1/9 (Belforte)
Council Member Belforte reported on Health Action's use of community
transformation grants to provide training for local city staff on how to incorporate
development plans that have healthy aspects into general plans.
C. Other Reports
Council Member Stafford reported on the Chamber of Commerce crab feed and the
Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers Association crab feed events.
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Council Member Belforte reported the railroad ties near Walmart have been covered.
Vice Mayor Ahanotu reported the Education Foundation is celebrating 30 years and
will hold an event January 15, 2014 at Sally Tomatoes.
16. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Thank you for continued support of the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner
from Reverend Samuel Tharpe.
17. MATTERS FROM /FOR COUNCIL
18. PUBLIC COMMENTS
19. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Callinan adjourned the joint regular meeting at 9:10 pm.
Anne Buergler, City
(pity of Rohnert Park
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Joseph_ ` Callinan, Mayor
City of Rohnert Park