2020/01/14 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 January 14, 2020
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.
If you wish to speak on an item under discussion by the Board which appears on this agenda, after
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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to assist you while attending this Board 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 staff.
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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 pm. Any writings or documents subject to disclosure that are provided to all, or a majority of all,
of the members of the Board 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.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please turn off all pagers, cellular telephones and all other communication devices
upon entering the Council Chamber.
Board Members: Joseph T. Callinan, Chair Jake Mackenzie, Vice Chair
Gina Belforte, Director Susan H. Adams, Director
Pam Stafford, Director
1.CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
A.Announcement: Recognition of New Chair and Vice Chair of Board of Directors
2.CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar will be considered together by one or more action(s) of the Board
Members of the City of Rohnert Park Foundation unless any Board Member or anyone else interested
in a consent calendar item has a question about the item.
Board Motion/Vote:
A.Approval of Minutes of Special Meeting held on November 12, 2019
3.ACTION ITEMS
4.COMMUNICATIONS/MATTERS TO AND FROM 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.
5.ADJOURNMENT
RECONVENE TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Elizabeth Machado, Office Assistant for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda for the January 14,
2020 Meeting of the City of Rohnert Park Foundation was posted and available for review on January 9, 2020, at Rohnert
Park City Hall, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928.
Executed this 9th day of January 2020, at Rohnert Park, California.
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Elizabeth Machado, Recording Secretary
MINUTES OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
1.CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chairperson Belforte called the Special Meeting to order at 5:01 p.m., the notice for which being
legally noticed on November 7, 2019.
Present: Board Members
Gina Belforte, Chair
Joseph T. Callinan, Vice Chair
Susan Hollingsworth Adams, Director
Jake Mackenzie, Director
Pam Stafford, Director
Absent: None.
2.CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar will be considered together by one or more action(s) of the Board
Members of the City of Rohnert Park Foundation unless any Board Member or anyone else interested
in a consent calendar item has a question about the item.
Board Motion/Vote:
A.Approval of Minutes of Special Meeting held on October 22, 2019
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Adams) to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0-0 vote: AYES: Adams,
Mackenzie, Stafford, Callinan and Belforte; NOES: None; ABSTAINS:
None; ABSENT: None.
3.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
1.Staff Report Senior Analyst L. Tacata presented the item. Recommended Action( s):
Authorize the Executive Director to enter into City of Rohnert Park Foundation Small
Grants Program Agreements with the recommended applicants
2.Public Comments
1.Andy Springer on behalf of Heartwood Church spoke about homeless youth,
Heartwood Church’s backpacks for homeless youth Small Grants project, and in
favor of the recommended grant awards.
2.Larry Morrow spoke on behalf of Technology High School Sports Boosters in
favor of the recommended grant awards.
3. Rachel Hankerson spoke on behalf of Hahn Elementary in favor of the
recommended grant awards.
Item 2.A.
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4. Dawn Mawhinney spoke on behalf of Technology High School PTSA and in
favor of the recommended grant awards.
3. Resolution for Adoption:
a. 2019-002 Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into City of Rohnert Park
Foundation Small Grants Program Agreements for Calendar Year 2020
1. Board motion/discussion/vote
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Callinan/Stafford) to approve Item 3.A.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0-0 vote: AYES: Adams,
Mackenzie, Stafford, Callinan and Belforte; NOES: None; ABSTAINS:
None; ABSENT: None.
By Consensus (none opposed), the Board directed staff to send a letter
thanking the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria for their generosity.
4. COMMUNICATIONS/MATTERS TO AND FROM THE BOARD
None.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Belforte adjourned the Special Meeting at 5:40 p.m.
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Elizabeth Machado, Recording Secretary Gina Belforte, Chair
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