1982/08/09 City Council MinutesCa11 to Order
ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
August 9, 1982
The Council of the City of Rohnert Park met this date
in regular` session commencing. at 7 :20 - p,.m.. in ,the . j,.
City'Offices; 6750- 'C6mmerce Boulevard, Rohnert Park,
with Mayor Hopkins presiding.. The regular session
was preceded by'& closed session which commenced
at 7:00 p.m. and at which all Councilmen and City
Manager Callinaii and City Attorney Flitner were present :..
and which was held to'discuss personnel and litigation
matters.
Mayor Hopkins called the meeting of the regular session
to order at approximately 7:20 <p.m. and led the pledge
of allegiance.
Roll Call Present: (5) Councilmen- Cavalli, Hollingsworth, Roberts
Stewart and Hopkins
Absent: (0) None
(Mayor Hopkins directed that Councilman Stewart be shown
as present even,' though she was not yet ;in the Council
chambers but•'was still talking to City Attorney Flitner
in the closed session.
Staff present for all or part'of the meeting: City
Manager Callinan, City Attorney Flitner, City Engineer
Brush and Planning Director Skanchy.
Approval of Minutes Upon.motion of Councilman Cavalli, seconded by Councilman
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Hollingsworth, and unanimously "approved, the minutes of
duly 26'and Auguste 4, 1582 were approved as submitted.
Approval of Bills Upon motion of Councilman Roberts, seconded by Councilman
Hollingsworth, and unanimously approved, the bills
presented pet-the attached list in the'a�ount of `
$428,366.21 were approved.
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Resolution No. 82 -135
C O N S E N T C A L E N D A R
City Manager CAllinan referred to his Council Meeting
Memo dated August*6,,1982 for explanation of all the
matters on the Consent Calendar.
Councilman Hollingsworth requested that-Resolutions
Nos. 8� -139 and' 82 -140 be removed from the'Consent
Calendar for separate ccsnsideration.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT
PARK APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR PRESSLY URBAN
FISHING PROGRAM ACT FUNDS FOR ROHNERT PARK LAKE
Rohnert Park City Council Minutes -Pg. 2 August 9, 1982
Resolution No. 82 -136 RESOLUTION OF THE.CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT
PARK AUTHORIZING SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY TO MAINTAIN
PORTIONS OF COLEMAN CREEK (IN COLEMAN VALLEY SUBDIVISION
NO. 1, 2,&,-.-3) AND GRANTING AN EASEMENT FOR SAID PURPOSE
Resolution No. 82 -137 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COST OF.LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR
CITY EMPLOYEES
Resolution No. 82 -138 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT
PARK CONCERNING PAYMENT OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT
SYSTEM COSTS (R.P.P.O.A. MEMBERS)
Upon motion of Councilman Roberts, seconded by Councilman
Hollingsworth, -:and unanimously approved, reading of
Resolutions Nos. 82 -135 through 82 -138 was waived and
said resolutions were adopted.
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Councilman Stewart: Councilman Stewart took her seat in the Council chambers
enters at this point in the meeting.
Resolution No. 82 -139 RESOLUTION APPROVING UTILITY AGREEMENT WITH HEWLETT
PACKARD COMPANY
City Manager Callinan explained the resolution.
Discussion followed.
Upon, - motion of.C,ouncilman Cavalli, seconded by
Councilman Hollingsworth, and unanimously approved,
reading of Resolution No. 82 -139 was waived and
:said resolution was adopted.
Resolution No. 82 -140 . RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF MICRO- COMPUTER
FOR USE IN STORES OPERATION
City Manager Callinan explained the resolution.
Discussion followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Roberts, seconded by Councilman
Hollingsworth, and unanimously approved, reading of
Resolution No. 82 -140 was waived and said resolution
was, adopted.
File 0839 - Burger King City Manager Callinan stated that this matter was being
Corp. review of brought before the Council in accordance with its
application previously expressed policy of wanting to review
applications for development on major roadways in
the city.
Planning Director Skanchy explained the site plans on
display and noted that Council had previously been
provided with the Planning Commission and Planning
staff reports covering same. Mr. Skanchy also
Rohnert Park City Council Minutes -Pg. 3 August 9, 1982
said that the project had been given approval by the
Planning Commission subject to conditions and modifications.
Discussion: followed
Mr. Mike Hussel, Site .Devq,�opment Engineer for the
Burger King Corporation, was recognized and explained
the type of ffencing they had planned to use around
the restaurant was to be railroad ties with shrubbery.
Discussig4 .followed.
Mrs Howard Boggs, Commerce Boulevard, Rohnert Park,
spoke in favor of a masonary, wall being built,
especially on the property facing south.
Mr, Michae.l Libby,,1126A Slater St., Santa Rosa, was
recognized and said he felt the rustic look of the
railroad ties would be attractive.
Mr*. Jim-Redding, 7147 Barbi Lane, Rohnert Park, was
recognized and.urged the Council to support staff's
position on the requirement .of a masonary or slumpstone
wall.
Dis,oussion,f;ollowed.
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Councilman.Roberts made a motion, seconded by Councilman
Hollingsworth,•and, unanimously approved, to approve
the, application of Burger King Corp. to construct a
.drive-in: restaurant on a 1.14,,acre parcel located on
the west side of Commerce Boulevard, south of and
adjacent to Hinebaugh.,Creek subject to conditions,.and
modifications. imposed by the Planning Commission with.
the modification,-to the.one condition regarding fencing
that :the fence ,be::.a masonary. wall to be placed on the
north, south and west property lines rather than the
railroad ties as approved by the Commission and that
signs be allowed on the:west. side of the building in
addition to the signs approved by the Planning Commission
and also that the low profile, detached sign on Commerce
Blvd. be allowed to be 8 feet in height measured from
finished grade of sidewalk.
Councilman,iiollingsworth Councilman Hollingsworth left the chambers at approxi-
leaves and returns mately 8:39.p.m. and returned at approximately 8:42 p.m.
Animal Control
Ordinance No 408 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.OF ROHNERT PARK AMENDING TITLE
r.;,.. 'y i 6.OF THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE AS THE SAME RELATES
TO VICIOUS DOGS AND THE CONTROL THEREOF
City Manager Callinan explained the ordinance. Mr.
Callinan advised that postal representatives had been
notified of the meeting and were invited to attend same.
Rohnert Park City Council Minutes -Pg. 4 August 9, 1982
Mr. Michael Libby, President of the National Association
of Letter Carriers, was recognized and discussed the
proposed ordinance. He thanked the Council for considering
the matter.
Discussion followed.
City Manger Callinan informed the Council o -.f'a recent
Supreme Court decision that allows the city to raise
its occupancy tax without a two - thirds vote of the
electorate and that a Resolution should be adopted to
rescind those resolutions previously adopted to place
the issue on the ballot in the`November 2, 1982 election.
Upon motion of Councilman Roberts, seconded by Councilman
Hollingsworth,''and approved by the following roll call
vote, reading of Ordinance No. 408 was waived and said
ordinance was introduced by the following roll call
votes
AYES: (5) Councilmen Cavalli, Hollingsworth, Roberts,
Stewart and Hopkins
NOES: (0) None
Communications
Communications per the attached outline were brought to
the attention of the City Council. No action was taken
on any communication unless specifically noted in these
minutes.
Cash Report
Councilman Hollingsworth inquired as to why there was
such a large sum of money in the Exchange Bank at only
5 -1J4o when it might be placed in a higher interest
earning account. Mr. Greg Malaby, an employee of
Great �,Ibstern Savings, was recognized and explained the
workings of a "sweep account." City Manager Callinan
advised that he would investigate and report back.
joint Meeting with
City Manager Callinan reminded Council that during the
City of Cotati
negotiations on the Hewlett Packard Agreement with
the City of Cotati it was suggested that a joint
meeting be held in the near future to discuss matters
of mutual interest and concern. Discussion followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Stewart, seconded by Councilman
Hollingsworth, and unanimously approved, it was agreed
that a joint meeting of the Cotati City Council and Rohnert
Park City Council would be held..
Resolution No. 82 -141
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
RESCINDING RESOLUTIONS NOS. 82 -130, 82 -132 AND 82 -133
(RE: TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX)
City Manger Callinan informed the Council o -.f'a recent
Supreme Court decision that allows the city to raise
its occupancy tax without a two - thirds vote of the
electorate and that a Resolution should be adopted to
rescind those resolutions previously adopted to place
the issue on the ballot in the`November 2, 1982 election.
Rohnert Park City Council Minutes --Pg. 5 , August 9, 1982
Upon motion of Councilman Cavalli, seconded by Councilman
Roberts, and unanimously approved, reading of Resolution
No. 82 -141 was waived and said resolution was adopted.
Sleeping in Cars City Attorney Flitner advised that he had contacted the
League of California Cities for sample ordinances
regarding sleeping in cars and hoped to report back to
the Council regarding same in the near future.
Hewlett Packard
Matters from Council:
Chamber Board "Tug of
Adjournment
City Attorney Flitner discussed the latest progress of
the lawsuits on the Hewlett Packard Project.
It was the concensus of the City Council to accept the
challenge to the "Tug of Wart° during the Founder's Days
festivities in September provided they would be able to
recruit enough people to even up the sides.
There being no further business and no one further
desiring to be heard the meeting was adjourned at
approximately 9:]n n_m_
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Deputy City Clerk Roberts