1993/07/07 City Council MinutesCITY OF ROHNERT PARK /SON MA. STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S CABINET
JOINT NESTING MINUTES
July 7, 1993
- Joint Meeting -
The Council of the City of Rohnert Park and the President's Cabinet of
Sonoma State University met this date in joint session at the Red Lion
Hotel, 100 Red Lion Drive, Bodega Room, Rohnert Park, California.
Call to Order - Mayor Hollingsworth called the joint session to order at approxi-
mately 7:10 p.m.
Roll Call City Counc-i lmemberq
Present: (4) Councilmembers Eck, Gallagher, Spiro and
Mayor Hollingsworth
Absent: (1) Councilmember Reilly
= Cabinet Members
Present: (6) Diane Abbey, Assistant to the President;
Jim Meyer, Director of Development;
Larry Schlereth, Vice President /AcbAnistration & Finance;
Rand Link, Dean of Student Affairs;
Don Farish, Vice President /Academic Affairs; and
Reuben Arminana, President
City staff present: City Manager Netter, Assistant to the City
Manager Leivo, and Planning Director Skanchy.
Items for discussion:
1. SSU Nester Plan
a) Student /Faculty Housing - President Arminana discussed the University's Master
Plan which provided for a ceiling of student population of 10,000
equivalent students, which would equal 12,000 to 13,000 on- campus
students. He indicated the University currently has about 1,200
employees which included 234 faculty members. There was general
discussion on student /teacher housing with President Arminana
indicating he would like to see the University and the City work out a
program to provide for additional faculty housing. He indicated that
recently Condiotti Enterprises worked out arrangements whereby 2 units
were provided for faculty housing from a 61 unit complex proposed off
of East Cotati Avenue.
b) North Access Road - There was extensive discussion of lands around the Sonoma
State University, especially lands to the north and from President
Armi.nana's perspective, indicated that the desire of the University
would be to set aside some of that land for student /faculty housing.
President Arminana also indicated that the Sonoma State University has
hired a consulting firm (NPC & Associates) to review student /faculty
housing with the goal of developing some proposals to help address
this issue. He indicated there is hope that the University would have
the ability to subsidize faculty housing along with city /developers in
order to create a spirit of community and provide for those faculty
members who would be working at Sonoma State University and possibly
coming from a housing market that is much less costly than Sonoma
County. In order to recruit and retain good faculty, something must
be addressed regarding the housing costs in Sonoma County.
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c) Other SSU matters - General discussions ensued regarding goals of the
University, which included the sports programs, as well as its
performing arts center, business administration programs, and other
academic areas.
2. City of Rohnert Park
a) General Plan update - Mayor Hollingsworth discussed the General Plan update
and indicated that, over the next few years, Rohnert Park will see
little, if any, growth. He indicated that the Council would be
reviewing the Citizen's Committee recommendation regarding the General
Plan update, but also indicated that in the near future there is a
good possibility that a new General Plan Committee will be formed and
indicated that someone from the University should be considered as a
representative on the new General Plan Committee.
b) Wastewater Irrigation Plan - Councilman Eck discussed the wastewater irriga-
tion plan with a 24 inch pipe along Copeland Creek and indicated the
University could benefit greatly by the use of reclaimed water to
irrigate its turfed areas and other areas needing irrigation. There
was extensive discussion on Quaker Hills proposal with a pond located
in Sonoma Mountains to assist with this program, but Mayor
Hollingsworth mentioned there are several citizens in the community
who do not like the idea of having a wastewater pond above them in the
Sonoma Mountains.
c) Transportation Authority/Bicycle Plan - Councilman Eck also discussed the
Transportation Authority and alternative transportation was included
in the Congestion Management Plan. He indicated that cities, counties
and state agencies are exempt. He indicated that the City of Rohnert
Park is in the process of meeting the same goals as other private
businesses and hoped that the University would step forward and become
a leader and also meet the same conditions as other local businesses
regarding the Congestion Management Plan. There was general
discussion of the TRIP Reduction Program and how the University and
other businesses could do much more in regards to this matter.
City Manager Netter referenced the City's bicycle plan and indicated
that the City was considering striping a north /south bicycle route
down Snyder Lane that would also benefit the University. He indicated
that $350,000 was budgeted for road improvements and striping, but the
City is in the process of awaiting word on ISTEA funding. In the
event ISTEA funding does not come down the pipe, then there is
approximately $70,000 set aside out of gas tax funds that could do a
good portion of the bicycle lane striping along this roadway. He
indicated that the Rohnert Park Citizen's Bicycle Advisory Committee
has recommended this project as the City's #1 priority.
3. Possible Library Facilities
There was some general discussion on the possibility of a joint
program with the Cotati- Rohnert Park Unified School District and the
County Library System regarding a 35,000 sq. ft. Public /School
District library on the site off of Snyder Lane. The Library System
would like to tie into the University's computer system.
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4. Other matters of mxtual interest - Discussion included lighting along Copeland
Creek and sharing of the costs, as well as the possibility of the
Cotati - Rohnert Park School District moving its corp yard facilities
onto the Sonoma State Lhiversity's campus. Councilman Eck brought up
the matter of Tom Gown with recommendation that he would like to see
a program develop between the City and the Lhiversity in attempting to
control parties within the community. President Arminana was not too
excited getting involved with students who live in the community as he
felt they are regular citizens and they should not have any additional
constraints imposed on them. He indicated that that it is difficult
to develop University disciplinary codes when the students are not on
state property.
There was other general discussion regarding items involving both the
Lhiversity and the City. It was recommended that the Sonoma State
Lhiversity President's Cabinet host another meeting in approximately
six months with the City Council.
Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
approximately 9:15 p.m.
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