2018/04/24 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, April 24, 2018
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 Stafford called the joint regular meeting to order in honor and remembrance of Maurice
Fredericks, Co -Founder of the City of Rohnert Park, at 5:00 pm, the notice for which being legally
noticed on April 19, 2018, and called for a moment of silence. A moment of silence was held in his
honor.
Present: Pam Stafford, Mayor
Joseph T. Callinan, Vice Mayor
Amy O. Ahanotu, Councilmember
Gina Belforte, Councilmember
Jake Mackenzie, Councilmember
Absent: None.
Staff present: City Manager Jenkins, Assistant City Manager Schwartz, City Attorney
Marchetta-Kenyon, Development Services Director Pawson, Finance Director Howze, Human
Resources Director Perrault, Public Safety Director Masterson, Director of Public Works and
Community Services McArthur, Senior Analyst L. Tacata, Planner III Tusinger, Fire Marshal
Thompson, and City Clerk Buergler.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mike Pastryk, Rotary Club of Rohnert Park-Cotati member.
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Certificate of Recognition: Honoring Rotary Club of Rohnert Park-Cotati for
Their Dedicated Efforts Towards World Water Day
Councilmember Ahanotu stepped away from the dais 5:05 p.m. and returned 5:06 p.m.
Mayor Stafford read and presented the Certificate to Rotary Club of Rohnert Park-
Cotati. Rotary Member and Past President, Mike Pastryk, spoke about projects locally
and worldwide.
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4. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
A. Public Safety: "If I Were a Thief ... You Would Now Be a Victim" Community
Awareness Campaign
Public Safety Director Masterson described the community awareness campaign.
B. City Manager: Town Hall Meeting from 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 2511, at Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane
City Manager Jenkins provided an overview of the April 25, 2018, Town Hall
Meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
6. CLOSED SESSION
A. Mayor Stafford made the closed session announcement pursuant to Government
Code §54957.7 and Council recessed to Closed Session at 5:07 p.m. in Conference
Room 2A to Consider:
1. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code §54957.6)
Agency designated representative(s): Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
Employee Organizations:
a. Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers' Association (RPPSOA)
b. Rohnert Park Public Safety Managers' Association (RPPSMA)
2. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation - Significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2): (One Case)
B. Reconvened Joint Regular Meeting Open Session in Council Chamber at 5:56 p.m.
C. Report on Closed Session (Government Code § 54957.1)
Mayor Stafford reported: no reportable action.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes for:
1. City Council/RPFA/Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting, April 10, 2018
B. Acceptance of Reports for:
1. City Bills/Demands for Payment dated Apri 124, 2018
2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills/Dem',giids for Payment dated April 24, 2018
3. City Councilmembers Quarterly Expense Report (January, February, March)
4. RPFA- Cash Report for Month Ending March 2018
5. Housing Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending March 2018
6. Successor Agency- Cash Report for Month Ending March 2018
7. City- Cash Report for Month Ending March 31, 2018
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City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
Declaring Weeds to be a Nuisance and Providing for Weed
Abatement Pursuant to Government Code Sections 39560 through
39588; Article 2 - Alternative Procedures for Weed and Rubbish
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1. 2018-048
Abatement and Setting Public Hearing
2. 2018-049 Approving the Plans and Specifications for the Circle Drive
Rehabilitation Project (Project Number 2017-16), Awarding the
Construction Contract to Argonaut Constructors and Related Actions
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4. 2018-051 Authorizing and Approving Amendment One to the Memorandum of
Agreement the City of Rohnert Park and the Rohnert Park Public
Safety Officers' Association (RPPSOA)
5. 2018-052 Authorizing the City's Water Advisory Committee Member to
Support and the City Manager to Execute the First Amended
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Sonoma Marin Saving
Water Partnership
6. 2018-053 Amending the City Council Protocols
7. 2018-054 Approving the Position Title, Salary Range and Associated Job
Description for Engineering Technician I/lI in the Development
Services Department
8. 2018-055 Authorizing and Approving the Agreement for Building Consultant
Services with the City of Sebastopol
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11. 2018-058 Approving Proposed Project List For SB 1 Funding from the State
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) and
Authorizing Submittal of the Project List to the California
Transportation Commission
D. Ordinance for Adoption:
1. 922 An Ordinance of the City of Rohnert Park, California, Approving a
Third Amendment to the Development Agreement by and among the
City of Rohnert Park and SOMO Village LLC and SOMO Village
Commercial LLC
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Belforte) to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 Roll Call vote: AYES:
Ahanotu, Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford, NOS: None,
ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None.
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C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption:
3. 2018-050 Rejecting All Bids for the Fire Station #3 (Westside Fire Station)
Project (2004-13)
Recommended Action(s): Adopt a Resolution Rejecting All Bids For the Fire
Station #3 Project (2004-13).
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Belforte/Mackenzie) to adopt Resolution 2018-
050.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES:
Ahanotu, Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford, NOS:
None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None.
ACTION: By Consensus (none opposed) Council directed staff to agendize
the design of the building for Council review.
9. 2018-056 Authorizing and Approving the Position Title, Salary Range, and
Associated Job Description for Assistant City Clerk Position
Recommended Action(s): Consideration of a resolution authorizing and approving
a position title, salary range, and associated job description for Assistant City
Clerk and elimination of Deputy City Clerk and Executive Assistant to the City
Manager positions.
Mayor Stafford announced Deputy City Clerk Caitlin Saldanha was named 2018
Clerk of the Year by the City Clerk's Association of California.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Callinan) adopt Resolution 2018-056.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES:
Ahanotu, Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford, NOS:
None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None.
10. 2018-057 Approving Amendments to the FY 2017-18 Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) Budget to Include New Project Budgets and Budget
Increases for Existing Projects and to Authorize Funding
Appropriations
Recommended Action(s): Adopt a resolution approving amendments to the FY
2017-18 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget to include new project
budgets, budget increases for existing projects, and to authorize funding
appropriations.
ACTION: By Consensus (none opposed), Council directed staff to get an
additional opinion on the repairs for the Library roof.
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ACTION: Moved/seconded (Callinan/Belforte) to adopt Resolution 2018-
057.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES:
Ahanotu, Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford, NOS:
None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None.
8. Consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Regarding Affordable
Housing with the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County and Sonoma State University
and Grant Deeds, Affordable Housing Agreements and Declarations of Restrictive
Covenants
Planning III Tusinger presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Approve a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Regarding
Affordable Housing with the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County and Sonoma State
University (SSU) and Grant Deeds, Affordable Housing Agreements and Declarations of
Restrictive Covenants and Other Documents Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of the MOU
in Partnership with the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County and Sonoma State University.
Public Comment in support of the item: Christopher Dinno, Chief Planning Officer SSU and
Dev Goetschius Executive Director Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Ahanotu) to adopt Resolution 2018-059
Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into and Execute a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) Regarding Affordable Housing with the Housing Land
Trust of Sonoma County and Sonoma State University and Grant Deeds,
Affordable Housing Agreements and Declarations of Restrictive Covenants
and Other Documents Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of the MOU in
Partnership with the Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County and Sonoma State
University
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: None.
9. PUBLIC HEARING (NO EARLIER THAN 6 PM) (Noticed: 4/6/2018 and 4/13/2018)
Consideration of Accepting the Final Sewer Rate Report, Hold a Public Hearing to
Consider Written Protests to the Proposed Sewer Rate Increases, and Adopting a
Resolution to Increase Sewer Service Rates
Director of Public Works & Community Services McArthur and Bob Reed, Reed Group Inc.,
presented the item. Recommended Action(s): accept the Final Sewer Rate Study Report, hold
a public hearing to consider any written protests on the proposed Sewer rate increases, certify
the final count of any written protests and, if written protests are not presented by a majority
of the affected parcels, and adopt a resolution to increase sewer service rates.
Hearing Opened 6:37 p.m.
Mayor Stafford reviewed the process for this public hearing reminding everyone that if they
wished to file a written protest against the proposed increases in sewer rate charges to sustain
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City sewer operations, they must deliver it to the City Clerk before the close of this hearing.
The requirements for a valid written protest were sent to all the City's sewer customers in
February, with additional copies of that notice at the back of the room. Only written protests
received by the clerk before closing this hearing tonight will be counted. If written protests are
received for a majority of the parcels that would be subject to the new rates, we will not
proceed further.
Public Comments: None.
Hearing Closed 6:38 p.m.
Report from City Clerk Buergler: Eight (8) written protests were received. The number of
protests is less than one half of the parcels that would be subject to the new and/or increased
rates. Rohnert Park has over 8,000 parcels. Therefore, a majority protest has not been filed.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Callinan/Ahanotu) to adopt Resolution 2018-060
Adopting New Sewer Service Rates
For the record, Councilmember Mackenzie reported that the Waste Water
subcommittee recommends moving forward with Recommended Action and
adoption of the resolution.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: None.
10. TEFRA (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982) PUBLIC HEARING (NO
EARLIER THAN 6 PM) (Noticed: 4/6/2018)
Approval of Issuance of Charter School Revenue Bonds by the California Public
Finance Authority for the Benefit of Credo High School
Assistant City Manager Schwartz presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Adopt a
resolution approving the issuance by the California Public Finance Authority ("CPFA") of
charter school revenue bonds (the "Bonds") for the benefit of Credo High School in
an amount not to exceed an aggregate principal amount of $6,400,000 for facility
improvements, educational equipment, materials, and supplies, redemption of pre-existing
revenue bonds in the approximate amount of $3,000,000, and funding of a debt service
reserve and capitalized interest, if required, and the costs of issuing the bonds.
Hearing Opened 6:44 p.m.
Public Comments: None.
Hearing Closed 6:44 p.m.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Callinan/Belforte) to adopt Resolution 2018-061
Approving the Issuance by the California Public Finance Authority
of Charter School Revenue Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount
Not Exceeding $6,400,000 for the Purpose of Financing
Improvements and the Acquisition of Furniture, Fixtures and
Equipment for the Use of Credo High School, Refinancing Certain
Outstanding Bonds, and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto
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Chip Romer, Executive Director of Credo High, explained the context of the
$6,400,000.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None,
ABSENT: None.
11. COMMITTEE/ LIAISON/ OTHER REPORTS
A. Standing Committee Reports
None.
B. Liaison Reports
1. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors)_4� /17)
Mayor Stafford announced Keith Woods, CEO North Coast Builders Exchange, will
be the Noon Times speaker in May and the 2018 Annual Business Showcase will be
held on May 16, 2018.
2. Library Advisory Boar! (_/1 7 )
No report.
3. Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)
Mayor Stafford reported the Board discussed funding options for the fee/rate study and
future GSA funding. Development Services Director Pawson reported that this topic
will be heard at the May 8, 2018, City Council meeting.
4. Russian River Watershed Association (4/1.2)
Mayor Stafford reported the Board received an April storm update and the recent rains
have helped fill lakes, the Safe Medicine Disposal Ordinance is being finalized, and
the student video contest is coming up.
5. Sonoma County Mayors' & Councilinemhers' Association (4/12}
No report.
C. Other Reports
Mayors' & Councilnicrtibe:rs' Association 1_,eizislative Committee
Councilmember Belforte reported according to the California State Legislator, $13-$15
billion has been lost due to the wildfires and two-thirds of people are underinsured by
$350,000. Polling appears strong for Propositions 68 and 69. Senate Bill 827 was
defeated, however, our representatives are looking for input on affordable, dense housing.
Senate Bill 901 which would shut off the electrical grids during Red Flag warnings is
under consideration.
12. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
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13. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL
Vice Mayor Callinan requested directing staff to look into option on how to appropriately
recognize Maurice Fredericks as one of Rohnert Park's founders.
ACTION: By Consensus (none opposed), Council directed staff to agendize the item at a
future City Council Meeting.
14. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Stafford adjourned the joint regular meeting at 7:55 pm.
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