2014/08/26 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 26, 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
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Certificate of Recognition: Honoring Jennifer Davis for Coordinating
Rohnert Park's `National Night Out' Event
B. Mayor's Certificate of Recognition: Honoring George Martin for his Ongoing
Volunteer Work at Lydia Park Community Garden
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 August 12, 2014
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills /Demands for Payment dated August 26, 2014
2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills /Demands for Payment Dated August 26,
2014
3. RPFA- Cash Report for Month Ending July 2014
4. Housing Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending July 2014
5. Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending July 2014
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2014 -096 Authorizing and Approving a Reimbursement Agreement by and
between the City of Rohnert Park and McDonald's USA
2. 2014 -097 Authorizing the Purchase of Eight (8) Public Works Utility Trucks
and Specialty Truck Mounted Equipment not to Exceed $310,000.00
3. 2014 -098 Supporting Sonoma County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service
Authority's Extension of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement
Program until April 30, 2025 and Extending an Agreement with the
Service Authority Regarding the Same
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4. 2014 -099
5. 2014 -100
6. 2014 -101
7. 2014 -102
8. 2014 -103
Council Motion/Vote
Authorizing and Approving a Consultant Service Agreement with
Dudek for Planning and Environmental Services
Authorizing and Approving a Reimbursement Agreement by and
between City of Rohnert Park and North Bay Community LLC for
Rohnert Crossings
Authorizing and Approving the Elimination of the Administrative
Analyst and Instrumentation Technician Positions and Creation of
the Assistant Public Works Director and Project Coordinator
Positions and Associated Job Descriptions and Salary Ranges in the
Public Works and Community Services Department
Authorizing and Approving the Salary and Benefits Stated in the
Employment Agreement with Betsy Howze for Finance Director
Services and Confirming the Appointment of Betsy Howze as City
Treasurer
Authorizing and Approving the City of Rohnert Park Pay Rates and
Ranges Dated August 19, 2014
6. Consideration of a Nomination and Appointment of the City of Rohnert Park's
Representative to the Sonoma County Library Commission for the Remainder of a
Four -Year Term Expiring August 1, 2018
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council nomination /discussion /vote
7. Consideration of Approving Amendments to the City's Statement of Local Goals
and Policies Concerning the Use of the Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of
1982
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Resolution for Adoption
1. 2014 -104 Approving the Amended Statement of Local Goals and Policies
Concerning the use of the Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act
of 1982
a. Council motion /discussion /vote
8. Approve an Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park, California, as an Urban Water Supplier, Prohibiting Certain Activities that
Waste Water and Implementing Mandatory Restrictions on Outdoor Irrigation to
Promote Water Conservation, to become Effective Immediately, and Make CEQA
Exemption Findings
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
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C. Ordinance for adoption - Waive full reading, introduce, and adopt the
Ordinance by Reading title:
1. No. 880 An Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park, California, as an Urban Water Supplier, Prohibiting
Certain Activities that Waste Water and Implementing Mandatory
Restrictions on Outdoor Irrigation to Promote Water Conservation,
to Become Effective Immediately
a. Council motion /discussion /roll call vote
(4/5 vote §36937 of the quorum)
(Belforte Mackenzie Stafford Ahanotu Callinan )
9. 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. Water /Wastewater Issues Committee, 8/18 (Mackenzie /Belforte)
B. Liaison Reports
1. Library Advisory Board, 8/19 (Ahanotu)
2. Chamber of Commerce, 8/19 (Stafford)
C. Other Reports
10. 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.
11. MATTERS FROM /FOR COUNCIL
12. 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.
13. CLOSED SESSION
A. Recess to Closed Session in Conference Room 2A to Consider:
1. Personnel Matters (Government Code § 54957)
Public Employee Annual Performance Evaluation - Title: City Manager
2. 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)
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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.
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
26, 2014, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council /RPFA was posted and available for review
on August 21, 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 21st day of August, 2014, at Rohnert Park, California.
Jp nne M. Buergler, City Clerk