1988/09/27 City Council MinutesROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
September 27, 1988
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 Mayor Hopkins presiding.
Closed session The City Council met in closed session to consider personnel
matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, real estate
negotiations pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8, and
litigation according to Government Code Section 54956.9.
Councilmembers Cochran, Lepinski and Mayor Hopkins were present.
City Manager Callinan, City Attorney Flitner and Director of
Administrative Services Netter were also present in the closed
session. After the closed session, the Council reconvened in open
session.
Open session Mayor Hopkins called the regular session to order at approximately
Adjournment to Com- 7 :32 p.m. and adjourned the meeting to a meeting of the Community
munity Development Development Agency of the City of Rohnert Park.
Agency meeting
Reconvene Mayor Hopkins reconvened the City Council meeting at approximately
7 :54 p.m. and reported that the Council met in closed session to
discuss matters pursuant to Government Codes listed on the agenda.
Roll Call Present: (3) Councilmen Cochran, Lepinski and Mayor Hopkins
Absent: (2) Councilmen Eck and Hollingsworth
Staff present for all or part of the meeting: City Manager
Callinan, City Attorney Flitner, Director of Public Works /City
Engineer Brust, and Director of Administrative Services Netter.
Approval of Minutes Upon motion of Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Lepinski,
and unanimously approved, the minutes of September 13, 1988 were
approved as submitted.
Approval of Bills Upon motion of Councilman Cochran, seconded by Councilman Lepinski,
and unanimously approved, the bills presented per the attached
list in the amount of $1,975,041.94 were approved.
Non - agendaed items Councilmen Cochran stated he wished to discuss the traffic speed
violations on Country Club Drive. City Manager
Callinan stated he had two reports to cover under City Manager's
report, one of which was a telephone call from Councilman
Hollingsworth around 5:30 p.m. that he will be late for the
meeting if he can make it at all.
Unscheduled Public Mayor Hopkins informed that anyone in the audience who wished to
Appearance comment on any item may do so at this time.
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Patrick O'Connell was recognized and stated that he was tl
Entertainemnt Chairman for the Founders Day and what he has to say
does not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the Founders Day
committee. Mr. O'Connell thanked the City Council for providing
seed money to the Committee and stated that the role of the
Council should be ascertained in order that the tradition of
Founders Day is not jeopardized and is carried out every year.
Mr. O'Connell suggested that the Founders Day committee have a
representative of the Council not to necessarily get involved with
the day to day planning but to oversee the committee in regard to
the parade, entertainment, booths, etc. to make the transition
smoother.
Mayor Hopkins requested Mr. Connell to let the Council know the
result and findings of the Founders Day committee after its
meeting which was expected to be held sometime this week.
Walter Randle of the Rohnert Park Tournament Chess Club
was recognized and distributed � L__. � ' �i n,...nc i dated
d1'lrlUUleu a letter `LV the VVLLU411 aa.c
September 27, 1988 reporting on the Koltanowski Open and thanked
the City Council for its generosity without which the success of
the tournament would not have been possible.
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
September 6, 1988 for explanation of the matters on the consent
calendar and advised that the City Council had been provided with
pertinent materials regarding same.
Acknowledging the City Manager /Clerk's report on the posting of
the meeting's agenda
Resolution Not 88 -198 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING INSTALLATION OF
STOP SIGNS (On East Cotati Avenue at Camino Colegio)
Resolution No. 88 -199 RESOLUTION CALLING FOR SEALED PROPOSALS FOR A TRACTOR WITH FRONT
LOADER FOR PUBLIC WORKS
Resolution No. 88 -200 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXCHANGE OF DEEDS WITH OCEANIS (Re Storm
Drain Easement As Part of Spreckels Place Subdivision, Unit No. 2)
Resolution No. 88 -201 A RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT (Typewriter Maintenance of Various
City Typewriters)
Councilman Cochran made the motion to approve the resolutions on
the consent calendar. Councilman Lepinski, referring to
Resolution No. 88 -199, suggested that staff look into the cost of
a 4 -wheel drive tractor which can do three times the amount of
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work and will be a better investment, then seconded Councilman
Cochran's motion which was approved unanimously and the report on
the posting of the meeting's agenda was acknowledged and
Resolutions Nos. 88 -198 through 88 -201 were adopted.
Resolution No. 88 -202 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BY
AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AND THE COTATI- ROHNERT PARK
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Re Crane School Playfields and Colegio
Vista Park Parking Lot)
City Manager Callinan referred to his Council Meeting Memo dated
September 21, 1988 and explained the resolution. Discussion
followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Lepinski, seconded by Councilman
Cochran, and unanimously approved, Resolution No. 88 -202 was
adopted.
Resolution No. 88 -203 A RESOLUTION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT, COLEGIO VISTA PARKING LOT /CRANE
SCHOOL PLAYFIELD, PROJECT NO. 1988 -14
City Manager Callinan referred to his Council Meeting Memo dated
September 21, 1988 and explained the resolution. Discussion
followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Lepinski, seconded by Councilman
Cochran, and unanimously approved, Resolution No. 88 -203 was
adopted.
Resolution No. 88 -204 A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE INSTALLATION OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN
FRONT OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES
City Manager Callinan referred to his Council Meeting Memo dated
September 21, 1988 and explained the resolution. Discussion
followed.
Upon motion of Councilman Lepinski, seconded by Councilman
Cochran, and unanimously approved, Resolution No. 88 -204 was
adopted.
Rohnert Park Video The "Rohnert Park" video tape prepared by Channel 50 in
Tape cooperation with the Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce and which
was financed by Bill Buchanan, Hugh Codding, Art Condiotti, Jim
Redding, Jimmie Rodgers, and Mike Rosen, who each gave $1,000 to
finance the tape production, was viewed.
City Manager Callinan indicated that 100 copies were made of the
tape and will be available for purchase at the Chamber.
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Traffic Signals City Engineer Brust was recognized and referred to the traff it.
signal at the intersection of Snyder Lane and Southwest Boulevard
and stated that the signal arms were originally set up for future
development of the area and space for addiitonal heads were put
and at this time while he agrees that the arm does need something,
he is not proposing additional changes to be made to the signals
because of the subdivisions that are in progress in the area that
the signals will be relocated and rearranged when Snyder Lane is
widened.
Councilman Cochran indicated that the safety problem is with the
left turn signal because of the left turn lane.
City Engineer Brust stated that the left turn phase was eliminated
to improve movement of pedestrians particularly in the mornings
and evenings and that the high school students who were crossing
at all phases tended to obey the traffic signals when the, left
turn phase was taken off and added to the pedestrian time.
Councilman Cochran suggested having signs posted such as "No
Individual Left Turn ". City Engineer Brust indicated posting such
signs could resolve the safety problem.
Councilman Lepinski indicated that the signals on State Farm Drive
and Rohnert Park Expressway were being fixed. City Engineer Bru,
stated the signals were probably being cleaned since the City h<-.
a contractor that maintains the signals monthly and also does
inhouse servicing by the Public Works Department.
Charlie (Brown) Artman was recognized and indicated that there is
a potentially dangerous situation for bicycle riders when they
have to cross the Rohnert Park Expressway. As he has experienced,
if you are the only person waiting for the light, the signal has
been set to such a short period of time that for some small child
who cannot speed quickly the light is already red by the time that
you are into the other lane or traffic on the other side o° the
street.
City Engineer Brust indicated that the traffic signals do not
sense bicycles or even small motorcycles and the only way for the
bicyclist to have enough time to cross the street is to push the
pedestrian crossing button.
Petaluma Hill Road City Manager Callinan referred to his Council Meeting Memo dated
Traffic Signals September 2i, 1988 and stated that discussions are going on with
County and Hewlett Packard Company representatives to install
traffic signals on Petaluma Hill Road at the intersections at the
Rohnert Park Expressway, East Cotati Avenue and Valley House Drive
at an approximate aggregate cost of $150,000. Mr. Callinan also
stated that Hewlett Packard has indicated its willingness to put
up $70,000 and the County officials are recommending that t'
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County put in $50,000 if Rohnert Park will put up $30,000 from the
City's Traffic Signals Fund and recommended Council acceptance of
the proposal. Discussion followed.
Councilman Cochran made a motion to approve a $30,000 contribution
by the City of Rohnert Park for installation of the three traffic
signals.
Discussion followed regarding the need for installing traffic
signals at the Snyder Lane and Petaluma Hill Road intersection.
Councilman Lepinski seconded Councilman Cochran's motion which was
unanimously approved.
Projects status City Manager Callinan updated the Council on the projects listed
report on the agenda. The Council took no action on the project reports.
Lawsuit /State City Manager Callinan referred to his Council Meeting Memo dated
Compensation September 21, 1988 and reported that it appears Rohnert Park will
Fund receive approximately $87,000 as a result of the proposed
settlement in a class action suit (City of Whittier vs. State
Compensation Insurance Fund) relative to the State Compensation
Insurance Fund's responsibility for reimbursing the City for
compensation that must be paid to Public Safety employees who
receive full pay while off work as a result of on- the -job injuries.
Communications Communications per the attached outline were brought to the
attention of the City Council. No action was taken unless
specifically noted in these minutes.
City Manager's report: City Manager Callinan reported that Planning Director Skanchy and
Barrels at Adrian/ Senior Building Inspector Logue are following up on getting the
Southwest Blvd. barrels on Southwest Blvd. and Adrian Drive removed.
Post Office space City Manager Callinan reported that he had confirmed with Codding
vehicles Enterprises that the Post Office is leasing the area of the
parking spaces for which the Post Office has installed restricted
parking signs in the Raley's Towne Centre.
Sidewalk planter City Manager Callinan reported that a lot of narrow planter strips
strips in B section in Neighborhood B, especially in the Blair Avenue and Bonnie
Avenue area are not being maintained and wanted Council
concurrence that they be removed. The Council concurred.
Meeting with School City Manager Callinan reported that he received a telephone call
Board from School Superintendent John Haro that the School Board wished
to meet with the Council on either January 23, 1989 or February 6,
1989 or both. The Council opted for January 23rd.
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Rent Control City Manager Callinan reported that he received two telephone
initiative calls from residents of the mobile home parks stating that a
telephone campaign has indicated that if the initiative passes or
fails, he is not sure which, there will be a raise in taxes to
cover salary increases for police and fire services and he wished
to tell the world that the rent control initiative has nothing to
do with taxes or salaries paid for public and fire services and
that the City is still covered by Proposition 13 which prohibits
any property tax increase without an election.
Petaluma Community City Manager Callinan reported that Petaluma is having an opening
Center of their Community Center on October 15 and that the Council -
members have been invited to participate.
RP Chamber of City Manager Callinan reported that the Rohnert Park Chamber of
Commerce tribute Commerce is sponsoring a tribute to Supervisor Helen Rudee on
November 5th and asked the Council to let his secretary know as
soon as possible so reservations can be made to both events.
City Attorney's City Attorney Flitner referred to his memo opinion which he distri-
report: General buted to the Council and stated that the City should look at its
General Plan and the need to update it.
Councilman Lepinski requested that this matter be agendized for
the next Council meeting.
Mobile home parks City Attorney Flitner reported that he has prepared a memo
lawsuit requesting the court to advance the case concerning the City's
mobile home rent control law on the court calendar. He said he
will have the Mayor and Rent Appeals Board
Chairman Smith sign the memos in support of the motion.
Political City Attorney Flitner reported that he received a call about
advertising political advertising in the Valley Village Mobile Home Park and
stated since it involves first amendment rights and the right to
post material, that he telephoned the attorney for the mobile
home park in the hopes that this matter can be resolved without
getting the matter blown out of proportion.
Matters from
Councilman
Cochran reported that he and Councilman Hollingsworth
Councilmen:
have not
been able to meet with PAL
representatives but they
PAL Building site
intend to
do so shortly.
Stop signs
Councilman
Cochran reported that he
received a letter from a
resident
of H section regarding the
children's difficulty in
crossing
Golf Course Drive to
go to Hahn school and
suggested
that staff look into
the matter and give a
report at
the next Council meeting.
The Council concurred.
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Traffic speed Councilman Cochran reported that he has observed cars speeding on
violations Country Club Drive between Eleanor Avenue and Golf Course Drive
and the cars are going 50 mph and the area is like a freeway.
City Manager Callinan stated he will request Police Chief Dennett
to increase the radar traffic patrol in the area.
Unscheduled Public Charlie (Brown) Artman, Sonoma Grove, was recognized and stated he
Appearance is a candidate for the City Council and how impressed he was
with the citizens of Rohnert Park who should be congratulated in
putting the whole affair of Founders Day together by themselves
and what they accomplished is community in operation, neigborhood
and family, which gives meaning to the sign to the entrance of
Rohnert Park --- "The Friendly City ".
Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Hopkins adjourned the
meeting at approximately 9:12 p.m.
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Deputy City Clerk