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1992/01/15 City Council MinutesCall to Order ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JOINT MEETING WITH CITY OF COTATI January 15, 1992 The Council of the City of Rohnert Park met this date in joint session with members of the Cotati City Council at the Green Oaks Restaurant located at 8501 Gravenstein Highway, Cotati, California with Mayor Linda Spiro and Mayor Bill Miller jointly presiding. Mayor Spiro and Mayor Miller called the joint session to order at approximately 7:00 p.m. Present: (5) Councilmembers Eck, Hollingsworth, Hopkins, Reilly and Mayor Spiro Absent: (0) None Present: (4) Councilmembers Elles, Roberts, Shorey and Mayor Miller Absent: (1) Councilman Stewart Staff present for all or part of the meeting: Rohnert Park City Manager Netter and Cotati City Manager Bonnie Long, and Cotati Planning Director Dennis Dorch. Others present: Rohnert Park - Cotati Clarion staff Bob Brown and Michelle Zeman. There was a brief welcome from Mayor Spiro and Mayor Miller. Following the main portion of the dinner, both Mayors commenced with the topics for discussion as follows: 1. Community separators for Rohnert Park /Cotati - Both Councils reviewed the most interested areas for designation of community separators. Rohnert Park said its primary concern was the conrunity separator between the Cities of Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa. Cotati was interested in a joint effort with the City of Rohnert Park to protect some open space areas around the southeast and northwest quadrants of the City where Cotati and Rohnert Park join. There was general discussion about the importance of the area north of Rohnert Park being the high risk area. Both Councils agreed that the other areas should be protected, not to the sense of looking at a protection between Rohnert Park and Cotati, but more of a comnanity separator to protect both comaunities. 2. Item Nos. 2 & 4 as listed on the agenda were take together which was Redwood Drive Agreement and update on 30 acre parcel (the Bennett Property). The City of Cotati informed the Council of Rohnert Park that the 30 acre parcel known as the Bennett properties has received environmental clearance. This included the problems that were encountered J its ,32 2` v CITY OF frJTHTl P.2'4 Minutes of the Special Joint Session with Menbers of the Rohnert Park City Council at the Green Oaks Restaurant 10cated at 5501 Gravenstein Highway, Cotati, caiifornia with Mayor Bill Miller and mayor Linda Spiro =:r Jointly Presiding CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Miller and Mayor Spiro called the Joint session to carder at approximately 7:00 p.m. � Councilmembers present: Miller, Elles, Shorey, Roberts Councilmembers absent: Stewart Staff present: Long, Dorch Councilmembers present: Spiro, Eck, Hollingsworth, Hopkins, Reilly Staff present: Netter Others present: Rohnert park- Cotati clarion staff Bob Brown and Michelle Zeman Mayors Miller and Spiro welcomed those in attendance. Fallowing dinner, Mayors Miller and Spiro commenced discussion on the following topics: 1. Community Separators for Rohnert Park and cotati ° Both councils reviewed their concerns and interests for passible areas for community separators. iotati's main concern is in South Cotati. Cotati expressed interest in a joint effort with Rohnert Park to protect some open space areas around the southeast and northwest quadrants where cotati and Rohnert Park join. Rohnert Parr expressed primary concern about the community separator between Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park. There was discussion regarding the possib- le need to share services in the future and the potential for a joint effort at developing a park. There was consensus that cooperation between the two cities was desirable. 2. Redwood Drive Agreement and, 4. Update on 30 Acre Parcel (Bennett property) - Mayor Spiro asked for clarification on the sub - committee's agreement in regards to Redwood Drive. City Manager Netter indicated that staff in the two cities had met and Rohnert Park had made a commitment to pay for half of the bridge at Copeland Creek and road widening north of the bridge. Rohnert Park would contract out for the design work for the bridge along Copeland Creek as well as Cotati's bridge south at the Laguna de Santa Rosa, and Cotatils road work. cotati would reimburse Rohnert Park for its share of the cost Of the design work and Hi'i 11� 1`::m -IT`r' (Y COTHTI P. 4 Minutes of Joint Meeting January 15, 1992 Page 2 overlays, if the work is bid together. With regards to the cost sharing on the signal at Highway 116 and Redwood. Drive, the Cotati Council had understood the agreement was for Rohnert Park to pay 25% of the total cost of a three -way signal. Mayor Spiro asked if Rohnert Park was willing to agree to paying 25% of the three -way signal. councilmember Eck indicated he remembered the agreement to be up to 25% and that Rohnert Park had agreed to pay their fair share. city Manager Long asked for clarification on how that fair share would be determined. City Manager Netter said that staff was waiting for traffic counts collected before and after the Rohnert Park projects were completed to see if there is a trend. Since the amount of participation is still in dispute, staff was directed to meet and .pork out a reasonable agreement for cost share of the signal and report back to their respective sub- committees. The City of Cotati reported that environmental clearance from the Army Corps of Engineers has been obtained for the 30 acre parcel (Bennett Property) and the owners are marketing the property. There are no plans for the property as yet. 3. Cotati's Plans within Sphere of Influence - Planning Director Dorch pointed out Cotati's sphere of influence on the aerial map on display and indicated that there are no immediate plans. 5. Future Development by Rohnert Park on ]East Cotati. Avenue and Petaluma Mill Road; ether Mans Within Sphere of Influence - City Manager Netter outlined the plan for Rohnert Park's upcoming General Plan Review. Cotati councilmembers asked Rohnert Park to think about the impact on East Cotati Avenue of any future development noting that a projection of 10 car trips per day per 400 homes in the proposed development off Petaluma Hill Road could have a tremendous impact on East Cotati Avenue. councilmember Eck indicated we should all look at the impact of the automobile and move our resources array from that means of transportation as we look at the next general plan update. 9. Sound Problem in L Section (taken out of turn) - Cotati City Council indicated they had received complaints from L section residents because of noise generated by Cotati's industrial uses on Industrial Avenue, and wanted to discuss the possibility of a sound wall. There was discussion on who would pay since the problem is a joint one and construction of a sound wall would be costly. Rohnert Park is now aware of the problem. The businesses are more sensitive to the neighboring homes, and hopefully there will not he future complaints. 6. Regional Government - There was brief discussion on regional government, jobs- housing balance, and the Congestion Management Plan. . -Ti r. :4 HCi - 32 I T ` _ _T i Minutes of Joint Meeting January 15, 1992 Page 3 7. Fees for Senior Citizen Activities - Cotati requested that their residents be able to attend Senior Center functions without being charged a non- 4 °esident rate since the Center receives funding from the Area Agency on Aging (which includes Cotati,. City Manager Netter indicated that programs are already running in the red and the funding from AAA is a very minor amount. a. Household Hazardous Waste Collection - Both Councils agreed that this is a worthwhile program that should be continued as a joint program. Collection will take place on May 2nd, 1992 at the Rohnert Park Stadium. 1.0. Cotati l s Sewer interceptor Line - city *tanager Long presented an update on Cotati's plans, indicating that Cotati's long term objective is to separate Rohnert Park and Cotati Lines, with the He man Lane interceptor being the first phase. Cotati will be discussing this with Santa Rosa officials. Rohnert Park indicated they would be cooperative with the City of Cotati. city Manager Netter indicated there needed to be discussion between the City Managers of the two cities regarding capacity. 11. Integrating Bikeways and Walkways - The City of Rohnert Park updated Cotati on its Commerce Blvd. Bike Plan and their grant submittal for $60,000. Cotati indicated they need to crass the Laguna. Rohnert Park has a CalTrans approved bike plan and Cotati is working on their plan. There was consensus that both cities should work cooperatively on bikeways and walkways, and perhaps in other areas as well. 12. Cotati.'s Housing Element Update - Planning Director Dorch presented an update; the Housing Element has been sent to the State for comments. 13. Cotati - Rohnert Park Unified School District relations - There was discussion regarding the need for cooperation between the cities and the school district and the belief that yearly meetings with the school district are not enough. Rohnert Park recommended the City / School coordinating committee be revived. Membership would include members of Cotati City Council, Rohnert Park City Council, and the School District. 14. New Areas for Inter--City Cooperation - There was general discussion on ways to cooperate and more effectively provide services. one area of particular interest is a study on a joint park system. There was a suggestion that the two cities may want to meet more Frequently than annually and that perhaps a meeting it July, fallowing the cc�tati council election, would be a good idea. Rohnert Park, will host the next joint meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. (Cotati City Council Joint Meeting Minutes (4) January 15, 1992 Clerk 11. Integrated bikeways and walkways - The City of Rohnert Park updated Cotati on its Commerce Blvd. Bike Plan and indicated that a grant has been submitted that may be coming forth in a few months. It vas the general consensus of both City Councils that the City of Rohnert Park and Cotati should work more cooperatively in joint programs that may even include joint dispatch, joint parks, joint open space, etc. Other items of general discussion included Cotati updating Rohnert Park on its housing element, the relationship between the two cities, and the Cotati - Rohnert Park Lhified School District. There was a comment on a City /School coordinating committee of which Councilman Dave Eck recommended this coordinating committee be revived which would include members of Rohnert Park City Council, Cotati City Council and the School District. And finally, there was a comment that the two cities should have bi- annual meetings, especially one following the November election because there will be new faces on the City Council of Cotati and maybe a new face on Rohnert Park's City Council. The date was deferred until such time after the elections are held. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:10 p.m.. , Mayor Jarivary i5, i992 nerty. City of Cotati )otential development axed a development. ,,operty was one step ial development, and Id be aware of this :t across Highway 116 City Manager Netter t Park may want to s Agreement, that a order to recoup any m the traffic signal ped within a certain t that a potential ise Cotati to install of Rohnert Park's :, it was made clear xoint was to pay for north of the bridge. design work of the btati's bridge south :hen would reimburse of the design work as gether, Cotati would ire of the actual its share of road the immediate area. .d that the staffs of :h the traffic counts tohnert Park projects traffic counts after :Zg can be formulated ,Lt that Rohnert Park 3iscussed that the inert Park Clarion of ientific and it was was worked out by -en.tioned that staff a1 joint Committee Engineer Paul Shark f January. 'luence - Planning 1 map on display and Council, Cotati's i south of the City. )rised that Cotati's id west as Planning apdate was reviewed *ement .