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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
ROHNERT PARK FINANCING AUTHORITY
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Tuesday,June 2,2020
1. CITY COUNCIL/RPFA/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CDC JOINT SPECIAL
MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Callinan called the special meeting to order at 1:00 p.m., the notice for which being
legally noticed on June 1St, 2020. There was no physical location for this meeting but the
Agenda included language on how to observe the meeting and how to submit public
comment.
Participating via Zoom Video Communications:
Joseph T. Callinan, Mayor
Jake Mackenzie, Vice Mayor
Susan H. Adams, Councilmember
Gina Belforte, Councilmember
Pam Stafford, Councilmember
Staff attending via Zoom Video Communications: City Manager Jenkins, Assistant City
Manager Schwartz, City Attorney Marchetta-Kenyon, Development Services Director/City
Engineer Pawson, Director of Human Resources Perrault, Director of Public Safety Mattos,
Fire Marshall Thompson, Director of Public Works and Community Services McArthur,
Planning Manager Beiswenger, Planner III Garcia, Senior Code Compliance Officer Kirk,
Interim Finance Manager Orozco, Information Systems (IS) Operations Manager Rowley,
and City Clerk Buergler.
Staff Present: Assistant City Clerk Lopez Cuevas and IT Analyst Son.
2. AGENDA ITEMS
A. Discussion and Direction Regarding Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Recovery.
City Manager Jenkins and Assistant City Manager(Public Information Officer) Schwartz
presented the item. Recommended Action(s): discuss options regarding City's road to
recovery and provide staff direction.
PUBLIC COMMENT: City Clerk Buergler read comments submitted by: John Haig,
Annie Nicol, Charles Bryan Jones, Ginny Medeiros, Adrienne Lauby, Anita LaFollette,
Janal Reyes, Catherine Crotty and Vera Zaro, who spoke in support of porta-potties and
hand washing stations for the homeless.
Council received and accepted the report.
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ACTION: By consensus (none opposed) Council authorized the Mayor to sign
letters to businesses requesting their contact information so the City
may provide them information directly.
ACTION: By consensus (none opposed) Mayor will sign a joint letter asking
the Legislators for revisions to the proposed distribution of CARES
Act funds for COV ID-19 response costs.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Adams) Mayor is authorized to sign
letters, as approved by the City Manager, on matters dealing with
budget issues and potential funding from state or federal sources.
Motion carried by the following unanimous 5-0-0 roll call vote:
AYES: Adams, Belforte, Stafford, Mackenzie,and Callinan NOES:
None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None
B. Introduction and Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of
the City of Rohnert Park, California, amending Chapter 9.49 (Fireworks
Regulations) of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code to Amend Provisions Relating to
Permitting and Sale of Fireworks and Prohibit Use of Fireworks in Commercial
Parking Lots. Director of Public Safety Mattos presented the item. Recommended
Action(s): Adopt Urgency Ordinance 948.
PUBLIC COMMENT: City Clerk Buergler read a comment submitted by Dennis Revell.
Councilmember Belforte stated for the record that she is"...against us allowing the sale of
fireworks during the 2020 season due to COVID, the safety of the officers and the safety
of our community. The only reason I'm voting for this ordinance is I think it's a way to
decrease the amount of people coming into the City of Rohnert Park..."
Mayor Callinan stated for the record that he thinks "... it is highly ridiculous how we are
penalizing our citizens of Rohnert Park that live in condominiums and apartments that they
have no place to light fireworks. So we're almost banning them from purchasing them.
We're letting the fireworks sale go on but now we are prohibiting anyone that lives in an
apartment complex or condominium from lighting off fireworks. That's such a shame..."
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Mackenzie/Adams) to introduce and adopt
Urgency Ordinance No. 948, an Urgency Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Rohnert Park, California, amending Chapter
9.49 (Fireworks Regulations) of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code
to Amend Provisions Relating to Permitting and Sale of Fireworks
and Prohibit Use of Fireworks in Commercial Parking Lots. Title
Read by Mayor Callinan
Motion carried by the following 4-1-0 roll call vote: AYES:
Adams, Belforte, Stafford, and Mackenzie, NOES: Callinan,
ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None
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C. Discussion and Direction on Policy Options for Food Trucks.Planning Manager
Beiswenger presented the item. Recommended Action(s): review and provide direction
to staff on short-term and long-term strategies related to food trucks.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None*
ACTION: By consensus (none opposed) Council will allow food trucks with
the issuance of a temporary use permit(TUP).
ACTION: By consensus (none opposed) Council will not allow food trucks to
serve business parks for expanded periods during lunch hours.
ACTION: By majority (Callinan opposed) Council will allow local businesses
other than restaurants to locate food trucks adjacent to established
businesses that have limited on-site food options (e.g. brew pubs)
and to initiate a project to consider amendments to the municipal
code accordingly.
ACTION: By majority(Adams/Callinan opposed) Council will not allow local
businesses to have a food trucks to complement on-site commercial
activities that are not food related(e.g.hardware store,big box store)
ACTION: By consensus (none opposed), Council will not allow"Food Truck
Courts."
ACTION: By consensus(none opposed)Council will not allow food trucks on
vacant and underutilized properties.
*Comment from Adam Bosch was received after this item was closed and therefore not
read for the record or considered in connection with this agenda item.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Callinan adjourned the special meeting at 2:22 p.m.
Sylvia LoPSz__C1tdVas,Assistant City Clerk Josephtlf. Callinan, Mayor
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