2018/07/10 City of Rohnert Park Foundation Minutes MINUTES OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING
Tuesday,July 10,2018
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue,Rohnert Park, California
1. CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING - CALL TO
ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chair Stafford called the Special Meeting to order at 5:29 p.m., the notice for which being
legally noticed on July 5, 2018.
Present: Board Members
Pam Stafford, Chair
Joseph T. Callinan, Vice Chair
Amy 0. Ahanotu, Director
Gina Belforte, Director
Jake Mackenzie, Director
Absent: None.
2. PRESENTATIONS
None.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Eric Lofchie, Child Parent Institute,thanked the City for allowing their organization to use
a spare office in the Senior Center and stated the potential grant will allow the Child Parent
Institute to provide more services to the community.
Regina Brennan, Sonoma County Black Forum, announced that a youth summit will be
held at Sonoma State University in September 2018.
Sarah Hadler thanked Councilmembers for considering awarding a grant to the Safe Routes
to School Program.
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Shawn Kearney, Assistant Principal of Marguerite Hahn Elementary School, thanked
Council for considering the imagination playground proposal.
Teresa Ruffoni, Richard Crane Elementary School Principal, thanked Council for their
consideration of a table tennis structure.
Robin Bowen, Child Parent Institute,thanked Council for their support over the years and
noted that this is special moment for the City.
Daryl Lambert, Rising Sun Energy Center, stated that this is the first year that their
organization has opened offices in Rohnert Park and the potential grant awarded by the
Foundation will allow more jobs for the community.
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Eliot Enriquez, Rohnert Park Health Center, thanked Councilmembers and explained his
agency's dedication for providing health services to students who cannot afford healthcare.
Renee Tolliver thanked Councilmembers for their consideration and spoke about age
friendly communities.
Susan Grady,Director of Petaluma Bounty and Local Affordable Food Incentives Program
at Rohnert Park's Farmers' Market, spoke about a voucher program allowing produce
prescriptions.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of Minutes of Board Special Meeting held on June 26, 2018
Recommended Action(s): Approve the Minutes.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Belforte)to approve the Minutes of Board
Special Meeting held on June 26, 2018.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford;NOES: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: None.
5. ACTION ITEMS
A. Consideration of Grant Awards to Selected Participants of the Small Grants
Program and Authorizing the Executive Director to Enter Into Grant
Agreements
Senior Analyst L. Tacata presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Authorizing
Executive Director to Enter Into City of Rohnert Park Foundation Small Grants
Program Agreements for Fiscal Year 2018/2019.
Public Comments: None.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Callinan/Mackenzie)to adopt Resolution 2018-002
Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into City of Rohnert Park
Foundation Small Grants Program Agreements for Fiscal Year 2018/2019.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford;NOES: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: None.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Ahanotu)to authorize the Mayor to sign a
letter to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, acknowledging the
Tribe for providing casino mitigation funds to support the small grants
program.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES: Ahanotu,
Belforte, Mackenzie, Callinan, and Stafford;NOES: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: None.
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6. REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
None.
7. COMMUNICATIONS/MATTERS FROM OR FOR THE BOARD
None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Stafford adjourned the Special Meeting at 6:19 p.m.
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Caitlin Saldanha,Secretary G . Belfi 1i e,Chair
City of Rohnert Park Foundation Board C i f Ro l i ert Park Foundation Board