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1982/02/08 City Council MinutesROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES February 8, 1982 The Council of the` City of Rohnert Park met this date in regular session commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the City '_Offices 6750, Commerce Boulevard, Rohnert Park, with Vice -Mayor "Hopkins- presiding. The regular session was preceded by an executive session which commenced ,t.. ;R,at:''. p:m. and at which all Councilmen, except Mayor Cavalli, and City Manager Callinan and City Attorney Flitner were present and,which w,as.held.to,.discuss. : persohn6 arid' litigation matters. Call To Order Vice -Mayor Hopkins called the meeting of the regular session to order at` approximately 7 :35 p.m. and led 'tie': pledge Gs a1 lgiallce: Roll Cali :.Present: (4)­­66uncilman Hollingsworth, Roberts, Stewart -and Hopkins Absent-r ° ; C 1`) ' ,.Mayor' Cavalli ( absent due to doctor's orders) Staff present for 'all or "part of the meeting: City Manager Callihan, City ;Attorney Flitner, and Planning Director'Sktni6hy, City Engineer Brust & Finance Director Netter,. Approval of Minutes Upon motion of Counclman :Hollingsworth and seconded by' Councilman Roberts, and unanimously approved, the minutes of January,425,;.19 ,R2 were approved as submitted. Approval of Bills Upon motion of Councilman Hollingsworth and seconded by Co unclman,Roberts. and unanimously approved, the bills presented.per.,the attached list in the amount ' of $648,541.11 were.unanimously approved, which included f the amount Qf $23,200.•.00 for the Rohnert Park Civic Commission.' Non- Agendaed. Items �'' `CitSt` Manager Callinan requested that time be allotted under Unschedule.d. Public. -,Appearances to discuss the possible adoption of a resolution on National Crime Prevention Week in Rohnert Parka also, under City'Manager's Rport' time be allotted to .discuss and`the` possible 'Adoption of a Resolution calling for Sealed Proposals for Propane Conversion :of•Public Safety Vehicles. :s s e a .,.,....a.a,a,:ka,s:.ae3.•a4�ak asa.....a.akatata'e.ca'ea.ka4'� a �a a ea.,.a,.,:e:cata.a „s C O N S:E N T. C. A L E,N D A R ('_ify MAni'ear ('all in n F Y111�/� the flou.w:1 t.. ✓ rte re eared Liam. VV4l1Ii.L.L LV L11e %,VLU1UJ_.L •February Meeting Memo dated 2, 1982 for explanation of all the matters on the Consent Calendar. He also stated relating to Oridnance No.. 398 that a Coucilmember has asked that a WHEREAS be deleted in paragraph No. _s City Council Minutes Resolution No. 82 -30 Resolution No. 82 -31 Resolution No. 82 -32 Ordinance No. 398 File No. 0 718 Coleman Valley Townhouse, Unit No. 1` Final Map Scheduled Public Appearances Mr. Roy Logsdon Rancho Cotate High School February B, 19 82 Page 2 Councilman Roberts suggested moving this item from the Consent Calendar and discussing it separately. It was the consensus of the Council to discuss Ordinance No. 398 separately. PESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PAY RATES AND RANGE ADJUSTMENTS. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND POSITION TITLE 'CHANGES,FOR CERTAIN RECREATION PROGRAM EMPLOYEES. Upon ,motion of Councilman Hollingsworth and seconded by Councilman Stewart, and unanimously approved, the reading of Resolutions 82 -30 through 82 -32 was waived and said resolutions were adopted. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK INCREASING 1'ti'F: COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL BY.THE AMOUNT OF FIVE M PERCENT ANNUM FROM JANUARY 1, 1973 TO, AND INCLUDING, JANUARY 1982 (Govern - merit Code Section 36516.2). Mr. Ed:Wesman, 328'Alyson Avenue, was recognized and expressed concern regarding the salary increase of the City Council. He felt this action should be brought to a vote by the citizens of the community. Councilman Stewart, Roberts, Hollingsworth and Hopkins expressed their views on this issue, noting all of the time that is spent being on the Council that the public is not aware of, :and also, the Council has not received a raise in salary for many years. Upon motion of Councilman Stewart and seconded by Council- man Roberts, and unanimously approved, Ordinance No. 39.8 was adopted. City Manager Call.inan,, referring to his Council Meeting Memo,, explained that ,the final map is in conformance with the tentative map, pointed out the map on display recommending approval.of same. Upon motion of Councilman Hollingsworth and seconded by Councilman Stewart, and unanimously approved, thee Council approved the -final map for Coleman Valley Town- houses; Unit No. 1. Mr, Roy Logsdon, Rancho Cotate High School, was recognized and briefly outlined the 1982 Summer Youth Employmerat Program, noting its benefit to the community and to the students of the area,, and requested $860.00 for same.. City ..oifficil Minutes February 8, 19 82 P age 3 Councilman Roberts noted he has no objection to the concept, but expressed his concern that Rohnert Park is always asked to donate money to causes that benefit neighboring Citys which are not asked to do the same. Mr; ,,Logsdon. explained' that they discovered by survey that 9.5:6. of the:st`udents utilizing this facility are students at Rancho Cotate High School that reside in Rohnert Tark .' Upon motion of Counbil3naChi'Roberts and seconded by Council - man.Hollingsworth- and unanimously approved, the Council granted the request of $860.00 for the 1982 Summer Youth Employment -Program, Mr. Ronald E. Rulofson Er.-Ronald E. Rulofson - was recognized, explained his &. Superior Calif. .concern regarding ,,the' permit that has been filed on a Hydroelectric Rep. portion of-his-property, toted the problems he has had in: getting in touch vrith Mr Kelly of Superior California Hydroelectric, and expressed concern that his land could possibly go up for condemnation since the portion of +land that the permit has been filed on is indeed his pro- per.ty...He' would' ;like some indication from the City Council that''his' land will not be condemned. Mr.-,,.Bob-Lewis of Suuperior California Hydroelectric '(SCH) was::.recogni'zed,' noting that the City Council made it clear'duriiig the negotiation period that they are against condemnation of•private` property. He is willing to meet with Mr. Rulofson in order'to match up their separate plot maps to see if this new information he has presented this evening; 'is correct.`' "He has made it clear to Mr. Rulofson that if the project can not be done without condemnation of his land, then it will not happen. Vice -Mayor Hopkins noted that both gentlemen should :.:. meet and discuss this problem together, and after coming to an agreement, present it back before the City Council. 3, Mr.. Lewis noted that when this was first discussed, it < seemed this project would be encroaching on a small por- tion' of Mr.. Rulofson's property, now it seems that by Mr: Rulofson's admission, it will be going through the middle of his property. Discussion ensued regarding this matter. Upon motion of- :Councilman Roberts and seconded by Councilman Hollingsworth and unanimously approved, the Council expressed no intention to authorize condemnation of Mr. Rulofson's property for a project by SCH. City Council Minutes Resolution No. 82 -33 Boy Scouts Mock City Council Meeting February E9, 19 82 Page 4 RESOLUTION:OF THE CITY OF. FO NERT PARK RELATIVE TO NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION WEEK.. Police Chief Dennett introduced Mr. Rory Elder, a former Rohnert Park employee, presently employed for the Depart- ment of the Justice, State of California as a field deputy, to explain this resolution. Mr. Rory Elder was recognized, expressed his pleasure at being back in Rohriert Park to present this resolution, as Rohnert Parkhas developed some innovative delinquency crime prevention programs. He briefly explained that this resolution recognizes February 7th through 13th as National Crime Prevention Week. Upon motion of :Councilman.Hollingsworth and seconded by Councilman Roberts: and unanimously approved, Resolution No. 82 -33 was adopted. ie °: .C. ': • °i � n i3 'a °:iG e� 's i °C °a °6 �i eC 9C see +� D� e a City Manager Callinan informed that today has been desig- nated as "Scouts in Government Day" whereby Boy Scouts had been assigned, various departments to observe their operations. He disseminated copies of "Mock City Council Meeting" agenda (a copy of which is attached to the ori- ginal set of these minutes) City Manager Callinan introduced each Boy Scout member to the Council and audience.. ! ion Scout Mayor Ken Hamelin's request the Council would tOnitiate discussion concerning five topics: 1) Public Safety (Police) Officers to be more lenient with bicyclists within the City, 2) Cleaner park facilities, litter pro- blem, 3) A computer unit for all schools within the Cotati'- Rohnert Park Unified School District, 4) Increased . Public Safety (Police) patrols in and around the various City park facilites, and 5) Additional recreational programs for school students after school hours. Discussion followed- concerning the above listed projects. Audience.participation followed on topics of litter problems within the City; computer units for all of the schools and additional recreational programs after school for the children. Scout.Mayor Ken Hamelin adjourned the meeting at approximately 8:45 p.m. . e. •r in en a ii a °6 a °e° °n'- °• °e a. '�C a6 7�s' °�Q •e ie° °a °n' ee a �G n • The Council meeting was recessed at 8:45 p.m. The Council meeting was reconvened at 8:53 p.m. CI� Y Council 'Minutes February 8, 1982 Page 5 'Planning Zoriing Matters:, File No. 0819 - Quail Planning Director Skanchy reviewed the staff report and Corp., General Plan Amend. the application;,- I.point.ing. out drawings on display; advised .-Rezoning Precise Dev. _,the Notice of Public .Hearing has been sent to local news- Plan a d. Mr. `Stan Clark Hudis t Assoc:-` ' Ms. Anne Loehr 5782 Delores James Orr Rohnert Park Dave Eck 7075 Dale Court Rebecca Loehr 1409 Gold Way p per;.an .mailed to surrounding property owners and that no written correspondence has been received, although he has received a few phone calls on this matter; noted the conditions, in the staff report that have been amended and waived the reading of the rest of the conditions. Counci.1man - Stewart = -asked if the number of slots shown for RV vehicles an the drawing is the total number.. Planning Director Sk.anchy noted the Planning Commission asked that this-..,mber b'e brought up to 30 or 40 slots. Vice- Mayer Hopkins opened the public hearing on File No. 0819, Quail Corporation'for General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Precise Development Plan and Architectural Review, Mr. .,Stan Clark,�,-.Hudis and Associates, architect on"the pro.ject,..was_recogn ized,..expressed his approval of the project, stating this would provide a beneficial service to the residenital. community which it borders. Anne Loehr was, recognized and spoke against the project, citing her.. reasons as the housing crisis in California espcially Sonoma County, stating that this area would be much more beneficial as residences than as an RV Center. Mr. James Orr was recognized, stated he agrees with Ms. Loehr in regards to housing, but feels the main concern is the placement of this.recreation center. One of the recommendations of the City Manager was that industry would be kept on the west side of the City. This violates the statement. _ Mr.. Dav_e,_E,ck was recognized, spoke against the project, citing his reasons that at,:one time RV Centers were a very .controversial issue in Rohnert Park; and the other main concern is the amending of the General Plan. The General Plan has been amended for the approval of Hewlett Packard, the argument for this amendment was that Hewlett Packard would bring employment and income into the area, whereas this project' would be built at the expense of housing, Ms. Rebecca Loehr was rec„R,,;e,d and spoke against the �,ra u� project, citing her reason as the area being surrounded by residential areas and also by a school; this type: of project would be a temptation for children to vandalize. City Council Minutes Snyder Lane North Project No. 1980 -24 February 8, 1982 Page 6 There being no one further desiring to speak and no written . correspondence received, Vice -Mayor Hopkins declared the public hearing closed on the General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Precise Development Plan and Architectural Review. Upon motion of Councilman Roberts and seconded by Council- man Hollingsworth, and unanimously approved, the Council denied the General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Precise Development Plan and Architectural Review application of Quail Corporation for mini - warehouse and recreation vehicle storage facility.on Snyder Lane. City Manager Callinan, referring to his Council meeting Memo, reported on the steps taken thus far in order for the City to get the necessary right -of -way for the project adjacent to the Rohnert property, noted that hopefully by the next Council.meeting of February 22, 1982, everything will be in order so that the Council can award the bid and the project can begin. He reported the Board of Supervisors had allocated $110,000 for the project. Parking Lot Expansion City Manager Callinan reported that the City Council Community Center has requested that staff look into the possibility of developing additional parking at the Community Center. He explained plans displayed, for additional parking, explained that the parking lot could be expanded by 136 more parking spaces, which would give the Community Center a total of 192 spaces. He read letter from Roland/ Miller and Associates regarding this plan. Councilman Stewart left the Council Chambers at 9 :16 p.m. Discussion followed. Councilman Stewart returned to the Council Chambers at 9:19 P.M. Councilmembers discussed the need for additional parking. Upon motion of Councilman Stewart and seconded by Council- man Hollingsworth.and unanimously approved, the Council directed staff to prepare a set of plans and specifications in order for the City Council to consider calling for bids on the parking lot, and that alternatives for land- scaping be included in these plans. Sewer and Water Service City Manager Callinan referred this report to City Engineer Rates Review Brust and Finance Director Netter. City Council Minutes February 8, 1982 Page 7 Finance Director Hetterire.viewed the report on the Mater and Sewer Rate changes, noting that the proposed increase for water,•utilities for residential (Non - Metered) is $8.00 per monthly rate (it is $6.00 now) which is a .$2.00 in- crease, 33.30. . For'Commer.cial (Metered) the Current monthy Rate is .65 per 1000 gallons water, Proposed New Rate is .87 per 1000 gal. water, .22 dollar increase, For'the Sewer'S.ystem Operation, Residential (Non Metered)._. Current- monthly rate- pis $'4.50.-, , Proposed new rate, $7.32, increase in dollars, $2.82, 62.5% increase. Commercial•(Metered Per,.1000 gal water) Current monthly rate is .60, Proposed new rate .98, Increase dollars, '.38 and increase percentage, 62.5%. City Manager Callinan noted that the Garbage Company has also approached the City, for rate increases. Councilman Roberts .left the Council Chambers ,at :_9 :;34 . p .m. Councilman Roberts returned to the Council Chambers at 9:36 W>scussed followed regarding this matter. It was the consensus of;the:Council that this matter be discussed further at'the.,February 22, 1982 Council meeting, especially since `7ayor Cavalli requested a delay. April 13, 1982 Election City Manager Callinan presented•-to the Copn.cil.the.Ar -. re: Hewlett Packard gument Against the Hewlett Packard Project turned in by .Laura Zelmachild representing the Citizens for Com- - munity.Choice,.and presented'the Argument for the Hewlett Packard Project, and named the individuals that signed this statement. Discussion followed. - Upon motion,of Councilman Roberts and seconded by Council - man Hollingsworth andiunariimously approved, the Argument in Favor of Proposition A and the Argument Against Proposition A (Hewlett.Packard Project) are to be placed on the ballot as submitted for :the April 13, 1982 election. June 8, 1982 Municipal City Manager Callinan, referring to an inter - office Election memorandum prepared by ;Deputy City Clerk Lorraine Roberts, noted.that nominations will open on February 16, 198.2 and will close at,5:00 p.m. March 12, 1982, for City- Council Candidates for the dune election. Communications None City Council Minutes February 8, 1982 Page 8 City Manager's Report City Manager Callinan referred to the memo on the Pro - Proposed Countywide posed Countywide Transportation Council that the Council Transportation Council previously received. City Engineer Brust briefly.reviewed the report. Discussion followed._ Miscellaneous Resolution No. 82 -34 A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR SEALED PROPOSALS (Propane Conversion of Public Safety Vehicles) City Manager Callinan explained the resolution. Upon motion of Councilman Stewart and seconded by Council - man Roberts, and unanimously . approved, reading of Resolution 82 -34 was waived, and said resolution adopted. Supt. of Public Works City Manager Callinan reported that the City has hired Mr. Homer Rail as the new Superintendent of Public Works. League of California City Manager Callinan reported on his attendance at City Manager's Meeting the League of California City Manager Conference in San Diego last week, and distributed to the Councilmembers a report on the Governor's proposed 1982 -83 budget concerning the .los,s of vehicle -in -lieu taxes, of which Rohnert Park's share would be $177,000. + City Attorney's Report City Attorney Flitner referred to the draft Mechanical Mechanial Play Devices Play Device Ordinance before the Council, of which the Council may want to take some time to review it before taking action. He noted that the Council has given businesses a 30 day moratorium on their mechanical play devices, and the Council may desire to extend this for two weeks. City Attorney explained the ordinance:. City Manager Callinan.requested that this Ordinance be continued until the next meeting in order for Director of Public Safety Dennett and Planning Director Skanchy to review this Ordinance and make comments. Councilman Hollingsworth suggested that the City respond to the letter written by sixth graders regarding their opinion of video games within the City. Upon motion of Councilman Stewart and seconded by Council- man Roberts, the thirty day moratorium on video games is to be extended for two weeks, by the following rol`. call vote •�y AYES: °^�9'�° Councilm �tewart, Roberts and Hopkins ABST IJ. (1) Council Hollingsworth ABSENT: (1) Mayor Cavalli City Council Minutes February 8, 1982 Page 9 Discussion ensued regarding the Mechanical Play Device Ordinance, with Councilman Roberts and Stewart expressing concern with the definition and some statements. Matters From Councilmen: Appointment to Park City Manager Callinan noted that William Jacobi was & Recreation Commission appointed to the Planning Commission, which has left (to replace William his seat vacant on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Jacobi) Since the Council has not received names of applicants, the appointment will be made at the February 22, 1982 meeting. Unscheduled Public Appearances: Mike Swenney Mr. Mike Sweeney, 3335 Primrose Avenue, Santa Rosa was recognized, expressed his concern that last Friday representatives of the Citizens for Community Choice were not allowed to look at the Argument in Favor of Props ition A, although the Council was allowed to look at the Argument Against Proposition A. He requested a copy of the Argument. Rob Carpenter 5742 Mr. Rob Carpenter, was recognized, noted there is no Dexter Circle way Citizens for Community Choice can answer the alle- gation that their argument has misstatements. Discussion followed. James Orr Mr. Orr was recognized, implored the City Council that the City and the backers of Hewlett Packard do everything they can to inform the citizens of Rohnert Park about Hewlett Packard, and to get these people out to vote, as there will be many people coming into Rohnert Park to talk against this project. He would prefer to see this project voted down by a large majority that knows what they are voting about, and not by a small minority that was misinformed. Adjournment There being no further business, Vice Mayor Hopki adjourned the meeting at approxima- ely 10��: 20 p .,m,%/- APPROVED: ATTEST: J Secre'taiy, Mzche Agius ro-