2016/02/09 City Council AgendaMission Statement
"We Care for Our Residents by Working Together to
Build a Better Community for Today and Tomorrow."
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, February 9, 2016
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.U)city.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).
EtTGHT 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; Government Code 4 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 COMMENT'S: 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 i'1 LL OUT A 8111,AKER CARD PRIOR'r0 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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CITY COUNCIL/RPFA/SUCCESSOR AGENCY JOINT REGULAR MEETING
- CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
(Ahanotu _ Callinan Stafford _ Mackenzie _ Belforte
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Certificate of Recognition: Honoring Technology Middle School Teachers
for Hosting the `Hour of Code' Benefitting Rohnert Park Students
SSU STUDENT REPORT
By Shannon Garcia, Legislative Representative, Sonoma State University Associated
Students, Inc. (SSU ASI)
5. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
6.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons wishing to address the Council on any Consent Calendar item, Closed Session
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:
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills/Demands for Payment dated February 9, 2016
C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
2016-12 Authorizing the Purchase of One Patrol Car Vehicle Not to
Exceed $45,000 and 12 Security Cameras and Authorizing the
Finance Director to Increase Appropriations by $57,000 to the
State Asset Forfeiture Fund
2016-13 Amending Resolution 84-88 To Establish a Five (5) Member
Sister Cities Relations Committee
D. Approve 2016 Update to the City's Strategic Plan
E. Approve Elimination of Economic Development, Waste and Recycling, and
Education City Council Standing Committees
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Council MotionNote
February 9, 2016
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8. CLOSED SESSION
A. Recess to Closed Session in Conference Room 2A to Consider:
1. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code §54956.8)
Property: 6750 Commerce Blvd. (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 Parties: Barney Aldridge
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
2. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation - Significant exposure
to litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2): (One Case)
B. Reconvene Joint Regular Meeting Open Session in Council Chamber
C. Report on Closed Session (Government Code § 54957.1)
9. Discussion and Direction on Amending the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the City of Rohnert Park Foundation
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion/direction
10. General Fund 10 -Year Financial Forecast Update
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Council discussion/direction
11. Consideration of Authorizing Contributions of $6,633,323 Toward Unfunded
Post -employment Benefit Liabilities and Increasing Appropriations by $1,333,323
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comments
C. Resolution for Adoption:
2016-14 Authorizing Contributions of $6,633,323 Toward Unfunded
Post -employment Benefits Liabilities and Increasing
Appropriations by $1,333,323
a. Council motion/discussion/vote
12. Adoption of an Ordinance to Prohibit Marijuana Activities in the City, with an
exception to allow for a limited amount of indoor personal cultivation of medical
marijuana Amending Chapters 17.02 (General Provisions), 17.04 (Definitions) and
17.06 (Land Use Regulations) of the Zoning Ordinance, and Adoption of a New
Chapter 8.30 (Marijuana Cultivation, Processing, Delivery, and Dispensaries) of
the Municipal Code and Finding the Action Exempt Under CEQA
A. Staff Report
B. Public Comment
C. Ordinance for Adoption:
1. 896 An Ordinance of the City of Rohnert Park, California, Amending
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Chapters 17.02 (General Provisions), 17.04 (Definitions), and
17.06 (Land Use Regulations) of the Zoning Ordinance, and
Adoption of a New Chapter 8.30 (Marijuana Cultivation,
Processing, Delivery, and Dispensaries) of the Municipal Code
a. Council motion/discussion/roll call vote
(Ahanotu Callinan_ Stafford _ Mackenzie Belforte
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.
A. Standing Committee Reports
B. Liaison Reports
1, Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) (2/8)
2. Water Advisory Committee (WAC) (2/1)
C. Other Reports
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.
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
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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 impairment 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 pin. 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
February 9, 2016, Joint Regular Meeting of the Rohnert Park City Council/RPFA was posted and available
for review on February 4, 2016, 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,
1 xee this 4th day of February, 2016, at Rohnert Park, California.
o ne M. Buergler, City Cler