2015/10/13 City Council AgendaMission Statement
"We Care for Our Residents by Working Together to
Build a Better Contniunity.for Today and Tonaorr ^ox."
City of Rohnert Park ♦ 130 Avram Avenue ♦ Rohnert Park, California 94928
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ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA)
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission (CDC)
JOINT REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Open Session: 5:00 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBER
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
The Rohnert Park City Council welcomes your attendance, interest and participation at its regular city
meetings scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Council
Chamber. City Council /RPFA agendas and minutes may be viewed at the City's website: www.rpeit�org.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: Council /RPFA may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on
this agenda. If you challenge decisions of the City Council or the Rohnert Park Financing Authority of the
City of Rohnert Park in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised
at public hearing(s) described in this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of
Rohnert Park at, or prior to the public hearing(s).
RIGHT TO APPEAL: Judicial review of any city administrative decision pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure Section 1094.5 may be had only if a petition is filed with the court no later than the deadlines
specified in Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, which generally limits the time
within which the decision may be challenged to the 90th day following the date that the decision becomes
final.
SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE (Goverrunent Code § 54952.3):
Members of the City Council receive no additional compensation as a result of convening this joint
meeting of the City Council and the Rohnert Park Financing Authority.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Provides an opportunity for public comment on items not listed on the agenda, or
on agenda items if unable to comment at the scheduled time (limited to three minutes per appearance and
a 30 minute total time limit, or allocation of time determined by Presiding Officer based on number of
speaker cards submitted). PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD PRIOR TO SPEAKING
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please turn off all pagers, cellular telephones and all other communication devices
upon entering the Council Chamber. Use of these devices causes electrical interference with the sound
recording and TV broadcast systems.
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I. CITY COUNCIL /RPFA /SUCCESSOR AGENCY JOINT REGULAR MEETING
- CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
(Callinan Mackenzie Stafford Belforte Ahanotu
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Certificate of Recognition: Honoring the Department of Public Safety
Explorers for their Dedicated Service to the Rohnert Park Community
B. Russian River Watershed Association request for support of concept regarding a
safe medicine disposal ordinance for Sonoma County from Mark Landman
4. SSU STUDENT REPORT
By Jasmine Delgadillo, Involvement Senator, Sonoma State University Associated
Students, Inc. (SSU ASI) for Shannon Garcia, Legislative Representative
DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons wishing to address the Council on any Consent Calendar item or on City
business not listed on the Agenda may do so at this time. Each speaker will be allotted
three minutes. Those wishing to address the Council on any report item listed on the
Agenda should submit a "Speaker Card" to the City Clerk before announcement of
that agenda item.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar will be considered together by one or more action(s)
of the City Council and /or the Rohnert Park Financing Authority and Successor
Agency to the Community Development Commission, whichever is applicable, unless
any Council Member or anyone else interested in a consent calendar item has a
question about the item.
A. Approval of Minutes for:
1. City Council /RPFA /Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting, September 22,
2015
2. City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission Joint Special Meeting,
August 25, 2015
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Cash Report for Month Ending in August 2015
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
2015 -165 Approving and Adopting the Plans and Specifications for
Magnolia Park Tennis Court Rehabilitation (Project Number
2015 -02), Awarding the Construction Contract to DRYCO
Construction, Inc., and Finding the Project Exempt from
CEQA, and Authorizing Appropriation Increases
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2. 2015 -166 Approving the Consultant Services Agreement with Petaluma
Health Center for Gambling Assessment and Treatment
Services and Increasing Appropriations in the Problem
Gambling Special Revenue Fund
3. 2015 -167 Approving and Adopting the Plans and Specifications for
Rohnert Park Expressway Rehabilitation Phase 2 (Project
Number 2015 -01), Awarding the Construction Contract to
Ghilotti Construction Company, Inc., and Finding the Project
Exempt from CEQA
4. 2015 -168 Authorizing and Approving the First Amendment to the
Design Professional Services Agreement with Coastland
Engineering Inc. Re: Building Services and Authorizing the
Finance Director to Make Appropriations
5. 2015 -169 Approving the Grant of Two Easements to Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG &E) for the Purpose of Serving
Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) and Authorizing
the City Manager to Execute
D. Authorize the Purchase of Ten (10) Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles
including Equipment Build -outs for the Department of Public Safety not to
Exceed $425,000.00 and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Purchase
Documentation
E. Approve a Recycled Water User Agreement and Authorize the City Manager
to Execute
F. Authorize the City Manager to Execute Task Order 2015 -02 with Green
Valley Consulting Engineers for Construction Management and Inspection
Services for the Rohnert Park Expressway Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project
(City Project 2015 -01)
G. Ordinance for Introduction:
1. 890 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park Adding
Title 15 Chapter 15.32 to the Rohnert Park Municipal Code Relating
to Expedited Permitting Procedures for Small Residential Rooftop
Solar Systems
Council motion /roll call vote
(Callinan Mackenzie Stafford Belforte Ahanotu
8. CLOSED SESSION (Estimated Duration: 30 min)
A. Recess to Closed Session in Conference Room 2A to Consider:
1. Personnel Matters (Government Code § 54957)
Public Employee Annual Performance Evaluation — Title: City Manager
B. Reconvene Joint Regular Meeting Open Session in Council Chamber
C. Report On Closed Session (Government Code § 54957.1)
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9. Approving the Principles for Developing Governance Options for the Santa Rosa
Plain Groundwater Basin under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Council motion /discussion /vote
10. Technology Committee Update and Recommendations
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Council discussion /direction
11. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE — Consideration of Amending Rohnert Park
Municipal Code 9.46.070 (Cost of Emergency Response)
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Ordinance for Introduction:
No. 891 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
Amending Rohnert Park Municipal Code Section 9.46.070 (Limit on Liability
for Emergency Response Cost Recovery)
a. Council motion /discussion /roll call vote
(Callinan Mackenzie Stafford_ Belforte Ahanotu
12. Discussion Regarding Community Center Complex Digital Sign Alternatives
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion /direction
13. COMMITTEE / LIAISON / OTHER REPORTS
This time is set aside to allow Council members serving on Council committees or on
regional boards, commissions or committees to present a verbal report on the activities
of the respective boards, commissions or committees on which they serve. No action
may be taken.
14. COMMUNICATIONS
Copies of communications have been provided to Council for review prior to this
meeting. Council Members desiring to read or discuss any communication may do so
at this time. No action may be taken except to place a particular item on a future
agenda for Council consideration.
15. MATTERS FROM /FOR COUNCIL
Prior to agenda publication, any Councilmember may place an item on this portion of
the agenda. Upon the concurrence of two Councilmembers, the item may be added to a
subsequent agenda for deliberation and action. In accordance with the Brown Act, at
the City Council meeting, Councilmembers may not add items hereunder, except.for
brief reports on his or her own activities or brief announcements regarding an event of
community interest.
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16. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons wishing to address the Council on City business not listed on the Agenda may
do so at this time. Each speaker will be allotted three minutes. Those wishing to
address the Council on any report item listed on the Agenda should submit a "Speaker
Card" to the City Clerk before announcement of that agenda item.
17. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: Time shown for any particular matter on the agenda is an estimate only. Matters may be
considered earlier or later than the time indicated depending on the pace at which the meeting proceeds. If
you wish to speak on an item under discussion by the Council which appears on this agenda, after
receiving recognition from the Mayor, please walk to the rostrum and state your name and address for the
record. Any item raised by a member of the public which is not on the agenda and may require Council
action shall be automatically referred to staff for investigation and disposition which may include placing
on a future agenda. If the item is deemed to be an emergency or the need to take action arose after
posting of the agenda within the meaning of Government Code Section 54954.2(b), Council is entitled to
discuss the matter to determine if it is an emergency item under said Government Code and may take
action thereon.
DISABLED ACCOMMODATION: If you have a disability which requires an interpreter or other person
to assist you while attending this City Council meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (707)
588 -2227 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to ensure arrangements for accommodation by the City.
Please notify the City Clerk's Office as soon as possible if you have a visual impainnent requiring
meeting materials to be produced in another format (Braille, audio -tape, etc.)
AGENDA REPORTS & DOCUMENTS: Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure
that relate to each item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection at City
Hall located at 130 Avram Avenue, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am
to 5:00 pm. Any writings or documents subject to disclosure that are provided to all, or a majority of all,
of the members of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda after the agenda has been
distributed will also be made available for inspection at City Hall during regular business hours.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, JoAnne Buergler, City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the October
13, 2015, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council /RPFA was posted and available for review
on October 8, 2015, at Rohnert Park City Hall, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928. The
agenda is also available on the City web site at www.rpcity.org,
Ex cute t is 8t' day of October, 2015, at Rohnert Park, California.
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J A ne A Buergler, City Clerif