2015/09/08 City Council Minutes (Special Meeting with Planning Commission)1
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MINUTES OF THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL AND
THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
CITY COUNCIL /PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT SPECIAL MEETING -
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Ahanotu called the Joint Special Meeting to order at 6:08 pin, the notice for which
being legally noticed on September 3, 2015.
Present: City Council
Amy O. Ahanotu, Mayor
Gina Belforte, Vice Mayor
Joseph T. Callinan, Councilmember
Jake Mackenzie, Councilmember
Pain Stafford, Councilmember
Absent: None
Planning_ Commission
Daniel A. Blanquie, Chair
John E. Borba, Vice -Chair
Susan Adams, Commissioner
Gerard Giudice, Commissioner
Susan Haydon, Commissioner
Staff present: City Manager Jenkins, Assistant City Manager Schwartz, City Attorney
Marchetta- Kenyon, City Clerk Buergler, Senior Analyst Atkins, Finance Director Howze,
Development Services Director and City Engineer Pawson, Human Resources Director
Perrault, Director of Public Safety Masterson, Director of Public Works and Community
Services McArthur, and Planner III Beiswenger.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. STUDY SESSION
A. Discuss the Central Rohnert Park Priority Development Area
Planner III Beiswenger; Jeff Goldman, AECOM; and Development Services Director
and City Engineer Pawson presented the item.
Public Comment: Richard Pope, Development Director, Sonoma Mountain Village.
Adams stepped away from dais 8:01 pm and returned 8:03 pm
Belforte stepped away from dais 8:05 pm and returned 8:08 pm
Mackenzie stepped away from dais 8:10 pm
Callinan stepped away from dais 8:11 pm and returned 8:13 pm
City of Rohnert Park City Council and Planning Commission September 08, 2015
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Mackenzie returned 8:15 pm
Stafford stepped away from dais 8:29 pin and returned 8:33 pm
Direction: The Central Rohnert Park Priority Development Area Plan
Downtown District Amenity Zone will remain as presented. Staff
will revise the Draft Priority Development Area (PDA) Plan and
will create a new section incorporated into the Central Rohnert
Park PDA document entitled "Downtown Priorities" for future
review. At a future meeting, City Council will consider
commitment of private or public sector funding resources within
the PDA.
B. Discuss the Street Smart Rohnert Park Project
City Manager Jenkins and Development Services Director and City Engineer Pawson
presented the item.
Direction: Incorporate the Ranch Theme into gateway and way — finding
measures included in the Street Smart Project.
C. Discuss Other Planning Commission Issues
At an appropriate time, Vice -Chair Borba would like to know City Council's thoughts
on Press Democrat property project coming before the Planning Commission for
consideration.
D. Review Action Items
City Manager Jenkins recapped the action items- finalize the Central Rohnert Park
Priority Development Area Plan Public Review Draft, provide the PDA plan to the
public keeping the downtown boundary the same, and notify the property owners in
the PDA area. The way - finding theme will be the Ranch Theme similar to the
Sonoma State University sign.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ahanotu adjourned the Special Meeting at 9:34 pm.
JoAnne Buergler, City Clerk` Amy O. Ahanotu, Mayor
City of Rohnert Park City of Rohnert Park