1982/06/15 City Council MinutesCall to Order
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
June 15, 1982
The Council of the City of Rohnert Park met this
date in adjourned regular session commencing at
7:00 p.m. in the City Offices, 6750 Commerce
Boulevard, Rohnert Park, with Mayor Cavalli
presiding.
Mayor Cavalli called the adjourned regular session
to order at approximately 7:02 p.m. and led the
pledge of allegiance.
Present: (4) Councilmen Hollingsworth, Hopkins,
Roberts and Cavalli
Late: (1) Councilman Stewart arrived just
after the meeting was called to order
Absent: (0) None
Staff present for all or part of the meeting: City
Manager Callinan, City Attorney Flitner, Asst. City
Manager Albright, Administrative Assistant Jones,
Finance Director Netter, Recreation Director Pekkain,
and Planning Director Skanchy.
Upon motion of Councilman Hopkins, seconded by
Councilman Hollingsworth, and unanimously approved,
the minutes of May 24, 1982 were approved as submitted.
Approval of Bills Upon motion of Councilman Hollingsworth, seconded by
Councilman Hopkins, and unanimously approved, the
bills presented per the attached list in the amount
of $641,601.49 were approved.
Non - agendaed items City Manager Callinan requested that time be allotted
under the City Manager's Report section of the agenda
to present the 1982 -83 Proposed City Budget to the
Council.
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City Manager Callinan referred to his Council Meeting
Memo dated June 11, 1982 for explanation of all the
matters on the consent calendar.
Resolution No. 82 -102 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
WITH GREAT WESTERN SAVINGS
Resolution No.;82 -103 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PARTIAL COMPLETION AND DIRECTING
ENGINEER TO FILE NOTICE OF PARTIAL COMPLETION, SUNRISE
PARK, RESTROOMS AND PLAY EQUIPMENT, PROJECT NO. 1980 -2
Resolution No. 82 -.104 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING COMPLETION AND DIRECTING
ENGINEER TO FILE NOTICE OF COMPLETION, SUNRISE PARK
LIGHTING, PROJECT NO. 1980 -2
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Resolution No. 82 -105 RESOLUTION CALLING FOR SEALED PROPOSALS, STORM DRAIN
IMPROVEMENTS, COMMERCE BLVD. /STATE FARM DRIVE,
PROJECT NO. 1981 --6
Upon motion of Councilman Hollingsworth, seconded
by Councilman Hopkins, and unanimously approved, reading
of Resolutions Nos. 82- 102.through 82 -105 was waived
and said resolutions were adopted.
SAS ii Si i °C n iC r. 9a e.' 9rC a. ri '1t 9`C �� iC iG iv is n 5� :e •. a °'e
Ordinance No. 400 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 201 AND CHAPTER 5.12 OF THE
ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING BUSINESS
LICENSES
City Manager Callinan explained that although this
ordinance was adopted at the Council Meeting on
May 24, 1982 with an amendment to add Laundromats,
the language in the ordinance to include same would
result,_in.eliminating,:a business license tax on
coin, operated laundry machines and recommended that
the Council reconsider their,previous adoption of
the ordinance so that it could be rewritten to be
more specific in this area and leave no room for
confusicn,in this regard. Discussion followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Hollingsworth, seconded
by Councilman Roberts, and unanimously approved, the
Council:appr6ved the reconsideration of its action
on May 24, 1982.in,,adopting. Grdinance No. 400 with
the amendment to include Laundromats.
Further discussion followed during which City Attorney.,.
Flitner .advised the Council that they did have the
authority to reopen the .ordinance if they so wished.
City Manager Callinan suggested that the entire
ordinance be rewritten to include all points discussed.
Upon motion of Councilman Roberts, seconded by
Councilman Hopkins, and unanimously approved, the
Council rescinded its previous adoption of Ordinance
No. 400 with the understanding that a new ordinance
would be brought back to the Council with more specific
language.
File 0833 -Pro osed City Manager Callinan explained that this matter was
Amendment to City Code being presented to the Council with the recommendation
re Mechanical and by the Planning Commission for adoption and stated,,
Electronic Play Devices that the legally - required notices of the public
hearing were duly published.
Planning Director Skanchy explained the,.purpose of
the proposed amendment to the.Municipal Code, stating that
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it would establish guidelines in the issuance of use
permits and special use permits for the placement of
mechanical and electronic play devices in commercial
and industrial districts. Discussion followed.
Mayor Cavalli opened the public hearing concerning
the proposed amendment to the Municipal Code regarding
placement of mechanical and"electronic play devices.
There being no one desiring to be heard and no written
communications received, Mayor Cavalli closed the
public hearing.
Ordinance No. 405 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AMENDING
THE ROHNERT °PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTIONS 17.26.090,
17.16.100, 17.16.110, 18,.16.120, 17.16.130, 17.18.150
AND'17.18.160 REGARDING 'A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC PLAY'DEVICES IN ALL COMMERCIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS '
Upon motion of Councilman Hollingsworth, seconded by
Councilman Hopkins, and unanimously approved by the
following voice vote, reading of Ordinance No. 405
was waived 'and said ordinance was introduced.
AYES: (5) Councilmen Hollingsworth, Hopkins, Roberts,
Stewart and Cavalli
NOES: (0) None'
File 0834 - Proposed City Manager Callinan explained the proposed amendment
Amendment to Zoning to toe Municipal Code. Planning Director Skanchy
Ordinance to amend informed the Council that.the''amendment would reclassify
Sections 17.16.020, certain permitted uses in commercial and industrial
040, 050, & 060 re zones as conditional uses requiring a public hearing
conditional use permits before the Planning Commission before the issuance of
said permits. Mr. Skanchy also advised that all notices
of the public hearing before `�.e City Council had been
duly published. -
Mayor Cavalli opened the public hearing concerning the
proposed amendment regarding certain permitted uses in
commercial zones.
Mr. Jim Redding, 7147 Barbi Lane, stated his concerns
on changing the permitted uses to conditional uses.
He stated that he felt this action would bring about
unnecessary pressures from various groups.
There being no one else desiring to speak and no written
communications received, Mayor Cavalli closed the public
hearing. Discussion followed.
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Ordinance No. 406 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AMENDING THE
ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTIONS 17.16.030,
17.16.040, 17.16.050, AND 17.16.060 BY DELETING
CERTAIN PERMITTED USES AND ADDING THEM TO THE CONDITIONAL
USE CATEGORY
Upon motion of Councilman Stewart, seconded by
Councilman Roberts, and the following roll call vote,
reading of Ordinance No. 406 was waived and said
ordinance was introduced.
AYES: (3) Councilmen Hollingsworth, Roberts and
Stewart
NOES: (2) Councilman Hopkins and Mayor Cavalli
Communications Communications per the attached outline were brought to
the attention of the City Council. No action was taken
cn any ccmmunication except as specifically noted in
these minutes.
Stadium Vandalism Councilman Roberts cited a letter regarding vandalism
to the Rohnert Park Stadium and was advised by City
Manager Callinan that a later communication had been
received and that the Council would be provided a copy
of same.
Mayor Cavalli referred to a letter written by Recreation
Director Pekkain regarding the same matter.
Project Status Reports Mayor Cavalli inquired about the closing reports of three
projects; namely, No. 1979 -17, Water Storage Tank -
Snyder; No. 1980- 11 -Jr. High Tennis Courts; and
No. 1982 -01 -RP Stadium Windwall. Discussion followed.
City Manager's report: City Manager Callinan stated that Finance Director
1982 -83 Proposed Budget Netter" had copies of the proposed budget to pass out
to the Council and commended all of those persons who
had worked so diligently to finalize same. Mr. Callinan
also remarked that the "reverse bail -out" being
considered by the State Legislature could have a great
impact on the budget.
Discussion followed.
It was the concensus of the Council that it would hold
a budget work session on Monday, June 21, 1982 at 7 :00
p.m. in the City Offices to study the budget closely.
City Attorney's report: City Attorney Flitner advised the Council that the
Hewlett Packard lawsuits depositions on the Hewlett Packard lawsuits had been
taken and stated that August 22, 1982 had been set as a
trial date.
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Ghilotti Bros. lawsuit City Attorney Flitner said the lawsuit had been filed
out of Sonoma County which may constitute an illegal
filing and advised that he is investigating same.
Billboard lawsuit City Attorney Flitner stated that a decision on this
matter should be received shortly as it is over the
90 day `deadline period.
Matters from Councilmen: Councilman Hopkins enlightened the Council on the
LCC Conference in Legislative Issues Conference in Sacramento that'was
Sacramento held June 14 & 15 and stated that the State may be
taking revenues away from the cities in an effort to
try to balance the State budget.
LCC Conference in City Manager Callinan reminded the Council that the
Monterey registration deadline is rapidly approaching for the
League of California Cities Mayors and Council Executive
Forum to be held in Monterey July 7 through the 9th
and noted it has always been one of the most enlightening
conferences offered by the LCC.
Commission Appointments Councilman Stewart requested that the various commission
appointments for terms expiring June 30th be deferred until
she returns from her upcc�iing personal trip.
Upon motion of Councilman Hopkins, seconded by Councilman
Hollingsworth, and unanimously approved, the commission
appointments were deferred for 30 days and it was
unanimously agreed to`ekt6hd all current commissioners'
terms until July %30,'1982
Adjournment to Closed At this point in the meeting, the time being approximately
Session 8:08 p.m. Mayor Cavalli adjourned the regular open
session and announced that a closed session would he
held. Mayor Cavalli advised that the regular open
session would be reconvened immediately following the
closed session.
Reconvene
Reflections
General Municipal
Election
Canvass of Votes
Mayor Cavalli reconvened the regular open session at
approximately 8 :25 p.m. and explained that the closed
session was held to discuss personnel and litigation
matters.
Mayor Cavalli recapped some of the accomplishments
of the City during the past year.
City 'Manager `Callinan informed the Council of the
results of the recent election and announced the
number of votes received by each Council candidate.
Mr. Callinan also publicly commended all of the
candidates who ran for the Council!vacancies and
thanked them for their interest in the community.
Discussion followed.
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Resolution No. 82 -106 A RESOLUTION DECLARING RESULT OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ON JUNE 8,
1982.
City Manager Callinan explained the resolution.
Upon motion of Councilman Roberts, seconded by
Councilman Hopkins, and unanimously approved, reading
of Resolution No. 82 -106 was waived and said resolution
was adopted.
Oath of Office Deputy City Clerk Roberts administered the Oath of
Office to Councilmen -Elect Arthur Hollingsworth and
Mary Stewart.
Selection of Mayor Upon motion of Mayor Cavalli, seconded by Councilman
Pro- Tempore Hopkins, and.unanimously approved, Councilman Roberts
was appointed by the City Council to serve as Mayor
Pro- Tempore (Vice - Mayor).
Selection of Mayor Upon motion of Councilman Hollingsworth, seconded by
Mayor Cavalli, and unanimously approved, Councilman
Hopkins was appointed by the City Council to serve
as Mayor.
Councilman Cavalli.turned the gavel over to Mayor
Hopkins.
Mayor Hopkins,assumed chairmanship of the meeting and
expressed appreciation on behalf of the Council to
Councilman Cavalli and presented him with a desk set
in appreciation of his service as Mayor.
Mayor Hopkins introduced some former Councilmen
and former Mayors who were present in the audience as
follows: Dale Foust, Jimmie Rogers and Tony Carbone.
He also recognized James Stevens and Bettie Basye as
Council candidates.
Adjournment There being no further business the meeting was
adjourned at approximately 8 :40 p.m. to an adjourned
meeting on June 21, 1982 at 7:00 p.m. and all were
invited to stay for refreshments.
Deputy City Clerk Ro erts