2014/08/12 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, August 12, 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 ORDERJROLL CALL
(Belforte Mackenzie Stafford Ahanotu Callinan )
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Proclamation: Honoring the Department of Public Safety for their
Contributions to the Special Olympics of Northern California
4. 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.
5. 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 22, 2014
2. City Council Special Meeting July 24, 2014
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills /Demands for Payment Dated August 12, 2014
2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills /Demands for Payment Dated August 12,
2014
3. Quarterly City Council Travel Expenditures (April, May, June 2014)
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2014 -094 Approving the Update and Re- Certification of the Sewer System
Management Plan Pursuant to State Water Resources Control Board
Order 2006 - 0003 -DWQ
D. Acceptance of Resignations from Sister Cities Relations Committee Member Leah
Conde and Cultural Arts Commission Member Terry Gault
E. Approval of City's Response Letter to the 2013 -2014 Sonoma County Civil Grand
Jury's Final Report: "Craton Casino: A Big Gamble ?" and Authorize the Mayor to
Sign
Council Motion /Vote
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6. WORKSHOP
Preliminary Review of the Central Rohnert Park Priority Development Area Plan
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion /direction
7. Update Regarding the Snyder Lane Widening and Eastside Trunk Sewer Phase 3
Projects
A. Staff Report
13. Public Comments
C. Council discussion /receive update
8. WORKSHOP
Preliminary Review of the Proposed Rohnert Crossings Planned Development
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion /direction
9. Review and Consideration of an Amendment to the Way Finding Sign Program by
Modifying the Sign Wording
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Resolution for Adoption
1. 2014 -095 Approving Modification to the Way Finding Sign Program Along
Rohnert Park Expressway and Commerce Boulevard
a. Council motion /discussion /vote
10. Discussion and Direction Regarding the Recruitment of Rohnert Park's
Representative to the Library Commission
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion /action
11. Determine Whether to Send Voting Delegate and Provide Voting Direction to
Delegate Regarding City's Position on Resolution Packet for the League of
California Cities Annual Business Meeting, September 5, 2014, in Los Angeles, CA
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion /action
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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. Standing Committee Reports
1. Waste & Recycling Committee, 7/25 (Stafford /Ahanotu)
2. Water /Wastewater Issues Committee, 8/6 (Mackenzie /Belforte)
B. Liaison Reports
1. Library Commission, (Ahanotu), 8/1 & 8/7 (Ahanotu)
2. Golf Course Oversight Committee, 7/24 (Callinan)
3. Water Advisory Committee, 8/4 (Callinan)
C. 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.
14. MATTERS FROM /FOR COUNCIL
15. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons wishing to address the Council 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. CLOSED SESSION
A. Recess to Closed Session in Conference Room 2A to Consider:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation - Significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2): (One Case)
B. Reconvene Joint Regular Meeting Open Session in Council Chamber
C. Mayor's Report On Closed Session (Government Code § 54957.1)
17. ADJOURNMENT
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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
12, 2014, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council /RPFA was posted and available for review
on August 7, 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 7th day of August, 2014, at Rohnert Park, California.
JiiAnne M. Buergler, City Clerk