2015/01/27 City Council MinutesMINUTES OF THE JOINT REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Rohnert Park Financing Authority
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
CITY COUNCIL /RPFA /SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CDC JOINT
REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Ahanotu called the joint regular meeting to order at 5:05 pm, the notice for which being
legally noticed on January 22, 2015.
Present: Amy O. Ahanotu, Mayor
Gina Belforte, Vice Mayor
Jake Mackenzie, Councilmember (absent after 7:15 pm)
Pam Stafford, Councilmember
Absent: Joseph T. Callinan, Councilmember
Staff present: City Manager Jenkins, Assistant City Manager Schwartz, Assistant City
Attorney Visick, City Clerk Buergler, Senior Analyst Atkins, Commander Taylor,
Director of Public Safety Masterson, Development Services Director Ponton, Public
Works and Community Services Director McArthur, Finance Director Howze, Human
Resources Director Perrault, and City Engineer Pawson.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilmember Mackenzie.
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Proclamation: Honoring and recognizing Rick Bates and Matt Snodgrass for
their lifesaving efforts
Mayor Ahanotu read and presented the Proclamation to Rick Bates and Matt
Snodgrass.
B. Mayor's Certificate of Recognition: Honoring the Animal Shelter League of Rohnert
Park for the donation of pet oxygen delivery masks
Mayor Ahanotu read and presented the certificate to Cheryll Currier on behalf of the
Animal Shelter League of Rohnert Park.
City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular Meeting Minutes January 27, 2015
for City Council /Rohnert Park Financing Authority /Successor Agency Page 2 of 7
4. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
A. Public Works: Introduction of Project Coordinator Terrie Zwillinger
B. Development Services: Introduction of Deputy City Engineer, Art da Rosa
City Manager Jenkins provided introductions.
C. Administration: Health Services Update
Assistant City Manager Schwartz provided the update. Elece Hempel, Executive
Director, Petaluma People Services Center, addressed the Council stating she looks
forward to seeing growth in human services in Rohnert Park.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills /Demands for Payment dated January 27, 2015
2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills /Demands for Payment Dated January 27,
2015
3. RPFA- Cash Report for Month Ending December 2014
4. Housing Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending December 2014
5. Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending December 2014
6. City- Cash Report for Month Ending December 2014
7. Quarterly City Council Expenditures (Oct, Nov, Dec 2014)
B. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
1. 2015 -013 Rejecting the Claim of Heather Penoli
2. 2015 -014 Authorizing and Approving a Contract for Sanitary Sewer Cleaning
and Video Services with Miksis Services Inc for the Design of
Sliplining of Sewer Lines Under Creeks Project No. 2014 -03
3. 2015 -015 Authorizing and Approving California Department of Transportation
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Implementation
Agreement for Local Agencies
4. 2015 -016 Authorizing the Purchase of five (5) Ford Police Interceptor Utility
Vehicles Including Equipment Build -outs not to Exceed $200,000.00
C. Approving an In -Kind Donation of City Labor, Fees, and Services to Support the
United Way of the Wine Country's Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Tax Preparation
Assistance Program for Low to Moderate Level Income Households
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Mackenzie /Belforte) to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried unanimously by the following 4 -0 -1 vote: AYES:
Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: Callinan.
City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular Meeting Minutes
for City Council / Rohnert Park Financing Authority /Successor Agency
January 27, 2015
Page 3 of 7
7. CLOSED SESSION
A. Mayor Ahanotu made the closed session announcement pursuant to Government
Code §54957.7 and Council recessed to Closed Session at 5:28 pm in Conference
Room 2A to Consider:
1. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code §54956.8)
Property: 6750 Commerce Avenue (APN: 143 - 380 -015); 100 Avram Avenue
(APNs: 143 - 380 -022 through 029) and 120 Avram Avenue (APN: 143 - 061 -052)
City Negotiator: Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Nick Abbot, Amir Hardy, and Dave Peterson
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
Councilmember Belforte stated for the record she is abstaining (recused herself)
from item 7.A.1 because she knows one or more of the negotiating parties.
Belforte was absent from Closed Session Item 7.A.1.
2. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code §54956.8)
Property: 6230 State Farm Drive (APN: 143 - 051 -065) and 415 City Center Drive
(APN: 143 - 051 -066)
City Negotiator: Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Kathleen Leonard
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
3. Conference with Legal Counsel — Potential Initiation of Litigation - Significant
exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4): (One Case)
B. Reconvened Joint Regular Meeting Open Session in Council Chamber at 6:12 pm
C. Report On Closed Session (Government Code § 54957.1)
Mayor Ahanotu reported: no reportable action.
8. Consideration of a nomination and appointment to the Mobile Home Parks Rent
Appeals Board vacancy for a term expiring December 31, 2016
City Manager Jenkins presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Consider
Councilmember Mackenzie's nomination and reappoint Kurt Engelhart to the Mobile
Home Parks Rent Appeals Board.
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Mackenzie /Stafford) to reappoint Kurt Engelhart.
Motion carried unanimously by the following 4 -0 -1 vote: AYES:
Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: Callinan.
9. Information and Discussion of Street Names for the Vast Oak Area of the University
District Specific Plan
Director of Development Services Ponton presented the item. Recommended Action(s):
discuss the proposed street names for the Vast Oak area in the University District
Specific Plan and provide direction to staff for action at a future City Council meeting.
City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular Meeting Minutes
for City CouncibRohnert Park Financing Authority /Successor Agency
January 27, 2015
Page 4 of 7
Councilmember Mackenzie stated for the record he is not happy with some of the names.
Public Comment: Kevin Pohlson, Brookfield Homes, representing the University District,
concurred with staff and City Council recommendations.
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Stafford /Belforte) to approve the street names with the
following changes - Kendra Place replacing Krukow Place, Kaitlyn Place
replacing Kuiper Place, Oak Leaf Place replacing Outlaw Place and Kyle
Place replacing Kenny Place and directed staff to bring back a final list for
approval at a future meeting.
Motion carried by the following 3 -1 -1 vote: AYES: Stafford, Belforte, and
Ahanotu, NOS: Mackenzie, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: Callinan.
10. PUBLIC HEARING: (NO EARLIER THAN 6PM- Noticed 1/16/2015)
University District Specific Plan — Vast Oak Properties' Appeal of the November 17,
2014 Parks and Recreation Commission Decision Denying the Approval of Parkland
Dedication and Improvement Credits for Twin Creeks Park for Vast Oak Land
Development Phase 1 in the University District Specific Plan
Director of Development Services Ponton presented the item. Public Works and
Community Services Director McArthur answered Council questions. Appellant, Kevin
Pohlson, Brookfield Homes, was present. Recommended Action(s): Grant the appeal of
the Parks and Recreation Commission's denial of the Parkland Improvement Credits for
Twin Creeks Park and Approve the Parkland Improvement Credits for Twin Creeks Park
for Vast Oak Land Development Phase 1 in the University District Specific Plan.
Councilmember Mackenzie stated for the record that he is surprised a Parks and
Recreation Commission Commissioner is not present to defend the Commission's action
which is being appealed.
Vice Mayor Belforte stated for the record: through the Mayor to the City Manager — she
wants to make sure there is no conflict between City Council and the Parks and
Recreation Commission and perhaps a conversation between the two bodies as a whole
would be valuable. What the Commission is trying to do is appreciated, when it comes to
having a park that is complete and having a developer willing to finish it, it might make
more sense to look at it in totality and not a raw land component.
Hearing Opened 6:49 pm
No comment.
Hearing Closed 6:49 pm
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Stafford /Mackenzie) to approve Resolution 2015 -017 a
Resolution of the City Council of the City Of Rohnert Park, California,
Granting Vast Oak Properties' Appeal of the Parks and Recreation
Commission's Decision Denying Parkland Improvement Credits for Twin
Creeks Park for Vast Oak Land Development Phase 1 in the University
City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular Meeting Minutes January 27, 2015
for City Council/Rohnert Park Financing Authority /Successor Agency Page 5 of 7
District Specific Plan and Accepting the Credit for Parks and Recreation
Improvements for Twin Creeks Park.
Motion carried unanimously by the following 4 -0 -1 vote: AYES:
Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: Callinan.
Councilmember Mackenzie requested that the record reflect City Council's desire to hold
a joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Councilmember Mackenzie stepped away from dais 6:53 pm and returned 6:55 pm
11. Discussion and Direction regarding City -wide Capital Replacement Program
Update — City Buildings
Assistant City Manager Schwartz presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Receive
the update and provide direction on the recommended actions:
1. Direct staff to provide the best information available on operating and maintenance
costs, and repair and replacement costs, in the City's FY 15 -16 budget.
2. Direct staff to include funding for building operations and maintenance, and repair
and replacement, in the FY 15 -16 budget. The amount should be balanced with
available funding, the City's operating costs, other capital projects, and strategic plan
priorities, including other unfunded liabilities.
3. Direct staff to develop a system to prioritize building repair and replacement projects
considering criteria including legal requirements, public use, staff use, availability of
outside funding, and timing of needed repairs.
4. Direct staff to recommend particular projects based on available funding and the
system for setting priorities in the FY 15 -16 budget.
Public Comment: None.
ACTION: By consensus, City Council directed staff to move forward with
developing a City -wide Capital Replacement Program.
12. MAYORS' & COUNCILMEMBERS' ASSOCIATION MATTERS
Consideration of supporting "letters of interest" for appointments to vacancies by
the City Selection Committee and the Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association
Board of Directors on February 12, 2015
Recommended Action(s): consider letters requesting support for appointment to various
committees and commission and support the Mayor's designation of an alternate voting
representative to attend City Selection Committee or Sonoma County Mayors' and
Councilmembers' Association meetings.
A. City Selection Committee Appointments
1. Bay Area Air Quality Management District for a two -year term ending March
2017 - Teresa Barrett (Petaluma) submitted a letter of interest.
City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular Meeting Minutes
for City Council /Rohnert Park Financing Authority /Successor Agency
January 27, 2015
Page 6 of 7
2. Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District for a two -year term
ending March 2017 - Gina Belforte (Rohnert Park) submitted a letter of interest.
3. Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for a four -year tenn ending May
2019 - Mark Landman (Cotati) submitted a letter of interest.
4. Metropolitan Transportation Commission for a four -year term ending February
2019 - Jake Mackenzie (Rohnert Park) submitted a letter of interest.
5. Remote Access Network (RAN) Board (no term, must be filled by a Mayor) -
Amy Ahanotu (Rohnert Park) submitted a letter of interest.
B. Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association Appointments
1. ABAG Regional Planning Committee for a two -year term ending February 2017 -
Julie Combs (Santa Rosa) submitted a letter of interest.
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Mackenzie /Stafford) where there is no competing
interest for appointments, Council gives the Mayor authority to vote for
these appointments at the meeting.
Motion carried unanimously by the following 4 -0 -1 vote: AYES:
Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None, ABSTAINS.
None, ABSENT: Callinan.
A. City Selection Committee Appointments
Airport Land Use Commission for a four -year term ending May 2019 and an
unexpired term ending March 2017 -2 appointments — term expiring (Jake Ours'
term, March 2017) and May 2019.
B. Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association Appointments
1. North Bay Division, LOCO, Executive Board Alternate for a two -year term
ending February 2017
2. Sonoma -Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Board for two (2) seats (SCTA) for
four -year terms ending February 2019
ACTION: Councilmember Stafford nominated Sam Salmon (Windsor) and
Gabe Kearney (Petaluma) for Airport Land Use Commission and
Councilmember Mackenzie seconded; Councilmember Mackenzie
nominated Chris Albertson (Petaluma) for North Bay Division,
LOCO, Executive Board Alternate and Councilmember Stafford
seconded. Councilmember Stafford nominated Carol Russell
(Cloverdale) and Jake Mackenzie (Rohnert Park) for SMART
Board and Belforte seconded.
Motion carried unanimously by the following 4 -0 -1 vote: AYES:
Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None,
ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: Callinan.
Councilmember Mackenzie left the meeting at 7:15 pm.
City of Rohnert Park Joint Regular Meeting Minutes January 27, 2015
for City Council / Rohnert Park Financing Authority /Successor Agency Page 7 of 7
ACTION: Moved /seconded (Ahanotu /Stafford) to support the Mayor's designation
of Vice Mayor Belforte as the alternate voting representative to attend
City Selection Committee or Sonoma County Mayors' and
Councilmembers' Association meetings if he is unable to attend.
Motion carried unanimously by the following 3 -0 -2 vote: AYES: Stafford,
Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT:
Callinan and Mackenzie.
13. COMMITTEE / LIAISON/ OTHER REPORTS
Other Reports
1. Sonoma Clean Power (SCP)
Assistant City Manager Schwartz reported SCP lost their general counsel and
procurement director. In February SCP will be considering their Resource Plan. Rate
reductions should be counted as a local economic benefit. Openings exist on advisory
committees and staff will get the word out.
14. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
15. MATTERS FROM /FOR COUNCIL
Mayor Ahanotu requested that the February 6 Work Session start at 12:30 pm instead of
noon. Council concurred.
16. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
17. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ahanotu adjourned the joint regular meeting at 7:20 p
AJ
Anne Buergler, City Clerk Amy O. Ahanotu, Mayor
ity of Rohnert Park City of Rohnert Park