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MINUTES 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, June 13, 2017
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
1. CITY COUNCIL/RPFA/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CDC JOINT REGULAR
MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Mackenzie called the joint regular meeting to order at 5:00 pm, the notice for which being
legally noticed on June 8, 2017.
Present: Jake Mackenzie, Mayor
Pam Stafford, Vice Mayor
Amy O. Ahanotu, Councilmember
Gina Belforte, Councilmember
Absent: Joseph T. Callinan, Councilmember
Staff present: City Manager Jenkins, Assistant City Manager Schwartz, City Attorney
Marchetta-Kenyon, Development Services Director Pawson, Director of Public Works and
Community Services McArthur, Director of Public Safety Masterson, Human Resources
Director Perrault, Finance Director Howze, Planner Tusinger, Senior Analyst L. Tacata,
Management Analyst E. Tacata, and City Clerk Buergler.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mayor Mackenzie.
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Certificate of Recognition: Honoring Theater Manager, Gene Abravaya, on
the Occasion of His Retirement.
Mayor Mackenzie read and presented the Certificate to Gene Abravaya.
4. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
None.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Jennifer expressed concern regarding noise pollution and requested that the City implement
quiet zones to reduce the SMART Train horn noise. Mayor Mackenzie directed City
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Manager Jenkins to provide a brief verbal report regarding the county wide effort to establish
quiet zones. City Manager Jenkins reported the City Council voted to work with Cotati and
Sonoma County to establish quiet zones and the County of Sonoma is the lead agency and
filing the quiet zone application. For the record Mayor Mackenzie stated he sits on the
SMART Board of Directors and relays comments received to the SMART staff.
Jim Duffy requested the Council begin the discussion regarding the appropriate form and
structure for civilian oversight of the Rohnert Park police department as called for in the
California Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights May 2000 report.
Eileen Morabito spoke in support of the creation of a community police oversight board and
asked if the City looked into Crisis Intervention Training for Law Enforcement Personnel
provided by Sonoma County's Department of Health Services', and held up a sign reading,
"community oversight of law enforcement now."
ACTION: Mayor Mackenzie directed City Manager Jenkins to report back to the City
Council regarding participation in the training.
Susan Lamont expressed concern regarding the May 12, 2017, death of Branch Worth,
requested the creation of a civilian review board as called for in the California Advisory
Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights May 2000 report, and read a statement
from Mami Wroth.
Dr. Carolyn Epple requested the Council create a civilian review board as called for in the
California Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights May 2000 report.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes for:
1. City Council/RPFA/Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting, May 23, 2017
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills/Demands for Payment dated June 13, 2017
2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills/Demands for Payment dated June 13, 2017
C. City Council Resolution for Adoption:
1. 2017-069 Approving Site Lease Agreement with Petaluma People Services
Center for Use of Senior Center Annex
2. 2017-070 Approving a Six Month Extension of Temporary Debris Box and
Roll -Off Collection Services Franchise Agreements with Rohnert
Park Disposal, Inc. and Industrial Carting and Authorizing the City
Manager to Send Notices of Intent to Extend Agreements
3. 2017-071 Adopting an Appropriations Limit for the City of Rohnert Park for
the 2017-18 Fiscal Year Pursuant to Article XIII B of the California
Constitution
4. 2017-072 Adopting an Appropriations Limit for the City of Rohnert Park for
the 2017-18 Fiscal Year Pursuant to Article XIII B of the California
Constitution
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D. Approval of City Council Policy to Establish Casino Mitigation Reserve Fund
E. Confinnation of the Appointment of Mayor Mackenzie as the Alternate Director to
the Santa Rosa Groundwater Sustainability Agency
F. Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for Assembly Constitutional
Amendment (ACA) 4 Local Government Financing: Affordable Housing and Public
Infrastructure: Voter Approval
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H. Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Acknowledgement of Completion and
Termination of Off-site Public Improvements and Public Facilities Fee Credit
Agreement and Termination and Supersession of Deferred Public Improvement
Agreement for the Fiori Estates Project
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Meet the Paris n .,, .,men+ (PULLED by Belforte)
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Belforte/Stafford) to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 4-0-1 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: Callinan.
G. Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Letter of Support for Participation in the
Bike Share Capital Grant Program
Director of Development Services Pawson presented the item. Recommended
Action(s): Authorize the City Manager to sign a Letter of Support for participation in
the Bike Share Capital Grant Program.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Mackenzie) to approve the Recommended
Action. Motion carried by the following unanimous 4-0-1 vote:
AYES: Ahanotu, Belforte, Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOS: None,
ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: Callinan.
I. Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Statement Declaring Support for Climate Action
to Meet the Paris Agreement
Mayor Mackenzie presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Approve the
Mayor's request to submit his name and signing an online statement/form (via
www.wearestillin.com) declaring support for climate action to meet the Paris
Agreement.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/) to approve the Recommended Action.
Motion died due to a lack of a second.
7. Discussion and Direction Regarding Priorities for Ownership of Affordable Housing in
the Southeast Specific Plan Area
Director of Development Services Pawson, Planner Tusinger, and Executive Director Dev
Goetschius, Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County, presented the item. Recommended
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Action(s): Direct City staff to work with HLT to implement an Affordable Housing program
and to amend the affordable housing agreement accordingly to give priority to eligible buyers
who live or work in Rohnert Park, or who work for Sonoma State University.
Public Comment: None.
ACTION: By Consensus (none opposed, Callinan absent), City Council directed City
staff to work with HLT to implement an Affordable Housing program and to
amend the affordable housing agreement accordingly to give priority to
eligible buyers who live or work in Rohnert Park, or who work for Sonoma
State University or Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District and bring
back for review the inclusionary housing agreement with the ownership
priorities included.
Mayor Mackenzie stepped away from dais 6:20 p.m. and Vice Mayor Stafford assumed the gavel.
Mayor Mackenzie returned at 6:26 p.m. and reassumed the gavel.
8. Discussion and Direction on Safe Drug and Sharps Disposal Ordinance
Assistant City Manager Schwartz and Director Brian Vaughn, Division of Health Policy,
Planning & Evaluation Sonoma County Department of Health Services, presented the item.
Recommended Action(s): Direct staff to request that the County's model ordinance include
the following components: 1) The ordinance include a broad definition of producers to cover
a wide variety of products; this is currently included in the model ordinance. 2) The
ordinance include sharps as a covered product to increases convenience for the public,
reduces the risk of injuries, and require producers to cover the costs of disposal; this is
currently included in the model ordinance. 3) The ordinance reduce the number of required
sites to a manageable level (two in Rohnert Park), and exclude a requirement for monthly or
other periodic events, and include a snail -back option; these requirements differ from the
current version of the model ordinance. 4) The ordinance pen -nit delegation of enforcement
and administration to the County Department of Health Services. 5) If the County does not
change its model ordinance, the City should adopt these policies in its own ordinance and
contract with the County for enforcement and administration
Public Comment: None.
ACTION: By Consensus (none opposed, Callinan absent), City Council directed staff to
move forward with the Recommended Action.
Vice Mayor Stafford stepped away from the dais 6:50 p.m. and returned 6:53 p.m.
9. Review and Consideration of Adoption of City of Rohnert Park Operating and Capital
Improvement Program Budgets FY 2017/18
Finance Director Howze and City Manager Jenkins presented the item. Recommended
Action(s): approve resolutions adopting the City Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 and
adopting the Proposed Five -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for FY 2017-18
through FY 2021-22, and the Capital Improvement Projects for FY 2017-18 as included in
the City Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18.
Public Comment: None.
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ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Ahanotu) to approve Resolution 2017-73
Approving and Adopting the Operating Budget for the City of Rohnert Park
for Fiscal Year 2017-18.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 4-0-1 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: Callinan
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Belforte) to approve Resolution 2017-74 Adopting
the Five -Year Capital hnprovements Program (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2017-18
through 2021-22 and Approving Fiscal Year 2017-18 CIP Projects as Included
in the City Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 4-0-1 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: Callinan
10. Consideration of Designating a Voting Delegate and Alternate/s for the League of
California Cities Annual Conference — September 13 —15, 2017, Sacramento, CA
City Manager Jenkins presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Designate a voting
delegate and alternate/s for the League of California Cities Annual Conference being held
September 13-15, 2017 in Sacramento, CA and directing staff to complete the Voting
Delegate Form and submit it to the League of California Cities.
Public Comment: None.
ACTION: By Consensus (none opposed, Callinan absent), City Council did not appoint a
delegate.
Councilmember Belforte stepped away from the dais 7:24 p.m. and returned 7:26 p.m.
11. PUBLIC HEARING (NO EARLIER THAN 6PM — (Noticed on 6/2/2017 and 6/9/2017)
Development Services Cost Recovery Annual Report — FY 2016-17
Management Analyst E. Tacata presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Conduct a
public hearing, accept and file the Development Services Cost Recovery Annual Report for
FY 2016-17.
Hearing Opened 7:33 p.m.
Public Comments: None.
Hearing Closed 7:33 p.m.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Belforte) to accept the Development Services Cost
Recovery Annual Report for FY 2016-17.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 4-0-1 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: Callinan
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12. CLOSED SESSION
A. Mayor Mackenzie made the closed session announcement pursuant to Government Code
§54957.7 and Council recessed to Closed Session at 7:34 p.m. in Conference Room 2A to
Consider:
Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code §54956.8)
Property: 6250 State Farm Drive, Rohnert Park, CA (APN: 143-051-021)
City Negotiator: Don Schwartz, Assistant City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Rhonda Deringer, Keegan & Coppin Company, Inc.
Under Negotiation: Price and Teens of Payment
2. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code §54957.6)
Agency designated representative(s): Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
Employee Organizations:
a. Rohnert Park Public Safety Managers' Association (RPPSMA)
b. Service Employees' International Union (SEIU)
B. Reconvened Joint Regular Meeting Open Session in Council Chamber at 8:12 p.m.
C. Report on Closed Session (Government Code § 54957.1)
Mayor Mackenzie reported: no reportable action.
13. Consideration of Approving a Tentative Agreement and Memorandum of Agreement
with the Rohnert Park Public Safety Managers' Association (RPPSMA)
Human Resources Director Perrault presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Approve
and adopt Tentative Agreement and Memorandum of Agreement with the Rohnert Park
Public Safety Managers Association (RPPSMA) for the period of June 25, 2017 through June
30, 2021.
Public Comment: None.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Ahanotu) to approve Resolution 2017-75
Approving the Tentative Agreement on a Four Year Proposal with Rohnert
Park Public Safety Managers' Association (RPPSMA).
Motion carried by the following unanimous 3-0-2 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: Callinan
and Belforte.
Councilmember Belforte returned from Closed Session 8:14 p.m.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Ahanotu) to approve Resolution 2017-76
Approving and Adopting a Memorandum of Agreement with the Rohnert Park
Public Safety Managers' Association (RPPSMA) for the period of June 25,
2017 to June 30, 2021.
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Motion carried by the following unanimous 4-0-1 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: Callinan.
14. Consideration of Pay Rates & Ranges Revised May 9, 2017
Human Resources Director Perrault presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Approve a
resolution authorizing and approving the City of Rohnert Park Current Pay Rates and Ranges
revised May 9, 2017.
Public Comment: None.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Ahanotu/Belforte) to approve Resolution 2017-77
Approving the City of Rohnert Park Current Pay Rates and Ranges Revised
May 9, 2017.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 4-0-1 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: Callinan.
1.5. COMMITTEE / LIAISON/ OTHER REPORTS
A. Standing Committee Reports
None.
B. Liaison Reports
1. Santa Rosa Groundwater Sustainability Agency (6/1 }
Vice Mayor Stafford reported Lynda Hopkins is the Chair and Torn Schwedhelm the
Vice Chair; a resolution was adopted forming the Agency; and the budget was
accepted. Director of Development Services Pawson reported on the Advisory
Committee to the Board application and appointment process.
2. 1-lealth Action Council (6/2)
Councilmember Belforte reported she did not attend the meeting and that the Health
Action framework is in the planning process. The Rohnert Park Chapter did not
receive the $25,000 that many other chapters received.
3. Association ofBay Area Goveriunent (ABAG) General Assembly (6/5) -
Mayor Mackenzie reported this is the last meeting of the General Assembly, the
Work Plan has been approved and employment offers from ABAG to MTC have
been sent.
4. Mayors' &. Councitmeinbers Association o l Sono= County 6/8
Mayor Mackenzie reported the meeting was held in Petaluma, they heard a
presentation about the Mentor Me Program and the revenue presentation was not
heard because the speaker was unable to attend. Santa Rosa Mayor Coursey and
Councilmember Combs spoke about Measure C's defeat, Windsor Vice Mayor
Foppoli communicated the idea of the cities in Sonoma County working together on
cooperative housing agreements, and Mayor Mackenzie provided an update on
regarding ABAG and MTC merger. Councilmember Combs was appointed to the
ABAG Executive Board, Alternate position.
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5. So ii(ii11a County Traiisport7tion Autbority (.6/12).
Mayor Mackenzie reported receiving a report on priority development areas in
Sonoma County and a report from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District
presentation on the Climate Action Plan.
C. Other Reports
Golden Gate Bridge District
Councilmember Belforte reported President Stroeh passed away and services will be held
June 27, 2017, in Novato. The bridge toll will increase July 1, 2017.
16. COMMUNICATIONS
Vice Mayor Stafford reported on the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Rohnert Park
Community Center, Mayor Mackenzie represented the City at the KG Technologies and
Crane Creek Regional Trail ground breaking ceremonies.
17. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL
None.
18. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
19. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Mackenzie adjourned the joint regular meeting at 8:26 pin.
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