2014/01/28 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, January 28, 2014
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
(Belforte Mackenzie Stafford Ahanotu Callinan )
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
By Chase Little, 5th grade Marguerite Hahn Elementary School Student
3. PRESENTATION
A. Mayor's Proclamation: Award of Recognition for Outstanding Community Service be
presented to Mark Pippin for the Children's Holiday Bike Giveaway
B. Mayor's Proclamation: Award of Recognition for Outstanding Community Service be
presented to Rosalind Morino for providing tax aid services for seniors
C. An overview of issues facing Sonoma County as they relate to Rohnert Park -
presentation by Sonoma County 2 " District Supervisor David Rabbitt
4. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
A. Administration: State drought emergency in California. State and City asking for
voluntary water reduction of 20%
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 January 14, 2014
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. 2013 Annual Fire Report
2. Alcoholic Beverage Sales Ordinance 2013 Annual Report
3. City Bills /Demands for Payment Dated January 28, 2014
4. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills /Demands for Payment Dated January 28,
2014
5. Housing Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending December 2013
6. Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending December 2013
7. City- Cash Report for Month Ending December 2013
8. RPFA- Cash Report for Month Ending December 2013
9. Quarterly City Council Travel Expenditures
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C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2014 -003 Authorize and Approve Amendment 1 to Task Order No. 2013 -01
with Green Valley Consulting Engineers for hlspection and Material
Testing of the Labath/Business Park Overlay and Traffic Signal
Installation
2. 2014 -004 Authorize and Approve a Design Professional Services Agreement
for the Rohnert Park Expressway Overlay Project No. 2013 -01 with
Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc. for Design Engineering Services
3. 2014 -005 Repeal and Replace Resolution 2010 -117 and Authorizing City
Officials and Representatives to Perform Examination of Sales or
Transactions and Use Tax Records
4. 2014 -006 Approve and Accept 1997 Grant Deed from the Rohnert Park
District to City of Rohnert Park for Sewer Pump Station and Animal
Shelter Property (APN 143- 040 - 002 -097 & 098)
5. 2014 -007 Authorize and Approve an Employment Agreement between the
City of Rohnert Park and Victoria Perrault for Human Resources
Director Services
Council Motion/Vote
7. FISCAL YEAR 2012 -13 FINANCIAL AUDIT
A. Presentation of Financial Statements and Independent Audit:
1. City of Rohnert Park Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
2. City of Rohnert Park Financing Authority Basic Financial Statements
3. City of Rohnert Park Independent Accountants' Report on Agreed -Upon
Procedures Applied to Appropriations (GANN) Limit Schedule
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /receive reports
8. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMIT REVIEW ESTABLISHED BY ROHNERT
PARK MUNICIPAL CODE §2.65.030
Required review of the $500 contribution limitation and determine if it shall remain the
same or be changed
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /direction
9. DIGITAL BILLBOARD USE POLICY
Consideration of amending the policy to allow local nonprofit organizations messages for
welcoming new businesses and eliminating Exhibit D (local nonprofit organizations list)
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /direction
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10. MAYORS' & COUNCILMEMBERS' ASSOCIATION MATTERS
Consideration of supporting "letters of interest" for appointments to vacancies by the City
Selection Committee and the Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association Board of
Directors on February 13, 2014
A. City Selection Committee Appointments
1. Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for a four -year term ending May
2018
2. Remote Access Network (RAN) Board (no term, must be filled by a Mayor)
B. Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association Appointments
1. Sonoma County Child Care Planning Council for a three -year term ending
January 2017.
C. Council discussion /action
11. 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
B. Liaison Reports
1. Senior Citizens Advisory Commission, 1/16 (Stafford)
2. Chamber of Commerce, 1/21 (Stafford)
3. REMIF Annual Meeting, 1/23 and 24 (Jenkins)
C. Other Reports
12. 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.
13. MATTERS FROM /FOR COUNCIL
14. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons wishing to address the Council on any Closed Session 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.
15. 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): Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
Employee Organizations:
a. Service Employees' International Union (SEIU)
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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
g. Unrepresented Employees
2. Personnel Matters (Government Code §54957)
Public Employee 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)
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 January
28, 2014, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council /RPFA was posted and available for review
on January 23, 2014, 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 23`d day of January, 2014, at Rohnert Park, California.
C2A.
Anne M. Buergler, City Clerk