2019/02/12 City of Rohnert Park Foundation Agenda PacketCITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING
will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Open Session: 5:00 p.m.*
*or soon thereafter recess of the Rohnert Park City Council/RPFA/Successor Agency to
CDC Joint Regular Meeting
MEETING LOCATION: CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBER
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE (Government Code § 54952.3):
Members of the City Council receive no additional compensation as a result of convening meeting of the
City of Rohnert Park Foundation.
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
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.
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receiving recognition from the Chair, 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 Board
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), the Board is entitled
to discuss the matter to determine if it is an emergency item under said Government Code and may take
action thereon.
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that relate to each item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection at City
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upon entering the Council Chamber.
Board Members: Gina Belforte, Chair Joseph T. Callinan, Vice Chair
Susan Hollingsworth Adams, Director
Jake Mackenzie, Director
Pam Stafford, Director
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
2. PRESENTATIONS
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons wishing to address the Board on Foundation business not listed on the Agenda may
do so at this time. Each speaker will be allotted three minutes. Those wishing to address the
Board on any business item listed on the Agenda should submit a “Speaker Card” to the
Secretary before announcement of that agenda item.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of Minutes of Board Special Meeting held on January 8, 2019
5. ACTION ITEMS
A. Consideration of Increasing Fiscal Year 2018/19 Appropriations by $67,000 to Fund
the Leadership Rohnert Park Program
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comments
3. Resolution for Adoption:
a. 2019-1 Authorizing an Increase of Appropriations by $67,000 to Fund the
Leadership Rohnert Park Program
1. Board motion/discussion/vote
6. REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
7. COMMUNICATIONS/MATTERS FROM OR FOR THE BOARD
Copies of communications may have been provided to the Board for review prior to this
meeting. Board Members desiring to read or discuss any communication may do so at this
time. Prior to agenda publication, any Board Member may place an item on this portion of
the agenda. Upon the concurrence of two Members, the item may be added to a subsequent
agenda for deliberation and action. In accordance with the Brown Act, at the Board meeting,
Board Members may not add items hereunder, except for brief reports on his or her own
activities or brief announcements regarding an event of community interest.
8. ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, JoAnne M. Buergler, Secretary for the City of Rohnert Park Foundation, declare that the foregoing agenda for the February 12, 2019,
Meeting of the City of Rohnert Park Foundation was posted and available for review on February 7, 2019, at Rohnert Park City Hall, 130
Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928.
Executed this 7th day of February, 2019, at Rohnert Park, California.
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JoAnne M. Buergler, Secretary
MINUTES OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
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
A. Announcement: Recognition of New Chair and Vice Chair of Board of Directors
Chairperson Belforte called the Special Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., the notice for which
being legally noticed on January 3, 2019.
Chairperson Belforte and Vice Chairperson Callinan were recognized as the New Chair and
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
Present: Board Members
Gina Belforte, Chair
Joseph T. Callinan, Vice Chair
Susan Hollingsworth Adams, Director
Jake Mackenzie, Director
Pam Stafford, Director
Absent: None.
2. PRESENTATIONS
None.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A.Approval of Minutes of Board Special Meeting held on July 10, 2018
Recommended Action(s): Approve the Minutes.
Public Comment: None.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Callinan) to approve the Minutes of Board
Special Meeting held on July 10, 2018.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0 vote: AYES: Adams,
Mackenzie, Stafford, Callinan and Belforte; NOES: None, ABSTAINS:
None, ABSENT: None.
5. ACTION ITEMS
A.Submission of 2018 Financial Report
Senior Analyst L. Tacata presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Accept the
Treasurer’s 2018 Financial Statements and Report.
Public Comment: None.
Item No. 4A
City of Rohnert Park Foundation Board Meeting January 8, 2019
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ACTION: By Consensus (none opposed), the Board accepted the report.
6. REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
None.
7. COMMUNICATIONS/MATTERS FROM OR FOR THE BOARD
None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Belforte adjourned the Special Meeting at 7:11 p.m.
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JoAnne M. Buergler, Secretary Gina Belforte, Chair
City of Rohnert Park Foundation Board City of Rohnert Park Foundation Board
ITEM NO. 5A
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Meeting Date: February 12, 2019
Department: Administration
Submitted By: Betsy Howze, Treasurer
Prepared By: Leonardo Tacata, Senior Analyst
Agenda Title: Consideration to Increase Fiscal Year 2018/19 Appropriations by $67,000
to Fund the Leadership Rohnert Park Program
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Staff recommends that the City of Rohnert Park Foundation Board authorize the Treasurer to
increase Fiscal Year 2018/19 appropriations by $67,000 for the Leadership Rohnert Park
Program.
BACKGROUND:
At the January 22, 2019 City of Rohnert Park Council Meeting, the Council approved staff’s
proposal to create a Leadership Rohnert Park program to develop civic leaders, and to bring
forward a contract with Coro Northern California to lead the program. The program has been
described in the February 12, 2019 City of Rohnert Park staff report entitled “Approval of
Contract with Coro Northern California for Leadership Program.” The funding source for the
proposed contact with Coro is the City of Rohnert Park Foundation. Because funding for the
proposed program was not appropriated in the current annual budget, a budget amendment would
be required to authorize payment.
ANALYSIS:
Almost 95% of the Foundation’s current revenue is received from Casino Mitigation Community
Investment donations, made through the City’s Memorandum of Understanding with the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. It is important to note that these Community Investment
donations are non-guaranteed; payments are made to the Foundation only after guaranteed
payments from the Graton Mitigation Fund to the City and to County of Sonoma have been met.
Community Investment donations, however, have been received regularly every quarter since
they began in the fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2016/17. It is anticipated that the remaining
quarterly payment s will be received as budgeted in the current fiscal year.
At the January 8, 2019 City of Rohnert Park Foundation Board Meeting, the Board received the
2017/18 Financial Statements which reported that the Foundation ended the 2017/18 Fiscal Year
with an unassigned fund balance of $413,468.76.
According to the Bylaws, the specific purpose of the Foundation is to raise and manage funds in
connection with civic purposes and projects. “Civic Purposes” are defined as ones that “provide
funding to areas of need in the Community of Rohnert Park which enhance existing and new
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGENDA REPORT
ITEM NO. 5A
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partnerships with community members, nonprofits, foundations, public agencies, and similar
entities.”
The purpose of the proposed Leadership Rohnert Park Program is to improve the civic capacity
of residents. The program would accommodate up to 24 participants who live and/or work in the
City of Rohnert Park, the tribal lands adjacent to the City, or Sonoma State University. Funding
this program would be consistent with the Foundation’s focus on Civic Purposes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Appropriation of these funds would reduce the Foundation’s unassigned fund balance by
$67,000.
OPTIONS CONSIDERED:
Option 1: Authorize and approve the Treasurer to increase Fiscal Year 2018/19 appropriations
for the Leadership Rohnert Park Program. RECOMMENDED.
Option 2: Do not approve appropriations. Foundation funding for the Leadership Rohnert Park
Program would not be made and the monies would be saved in fund balance for future purposes.
City of Rohnert Park could choose to fund the Leadership Rohnert Park Program through other
sources.
Foundation Treasurer Approval Date: 2/4/2019
City Attorney Approval Date: 2/5/2019
Foundation Executive Director Approval Date: 2/5/2019
Attachments (list in packet assembly order):
Resolution
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2019-001
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-001
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION
AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE OF APPROPRIATIONS BY $67,000 TO
FUND THE LEADERSHIP ROHNERT PARK PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park desires to create a Leadership Rohnert Park program to
educate and develop community leaders; and,
WHEREAS, the Coro Foundation possesses the experience and qualifications to manage local
leadership training programs; and,
WHEREAS, supporting the Leadership Rohnert Park program is consistent with Foundation’s
focus on civic purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park Foundation had a year-ending fund balance of
$413,468.76 for Fiscal Year 2017/2018; and,
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Leadership Rohnert Park program is approximately
$67,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors of the City of Rohnert
Park Foundation, that City of Rohnert Park Foundation authorizes the Treasurer to increase
Fiscal Year 2018/2019 appropriations by $67,000 and Executive Director is authorized to take
other actions necessary to create and implement the Leadership Rohnert Park program.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 12th day of February, 2019.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION
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Gina Belforte, Chair
ATTEST:
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JoAnne Buergler, Secretary
ADAMS: _________ MACKENZIE: _________ STAFFORD: _________ CALLINAN: _________ BELFORTE: _________
AYES: ( ) NOES: ( ) ABSENT: ( ) ABSTAIN: ( )