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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 16,2020
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 15`h, 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,
Director of Public Works and Community Services McArthur, Senior Code Compliance
Officer Kirk, Environmental Coordinator Bennett, Interim Finance Manager Orozco, and
City Clerk Buergler.
Staff Present: Assistant City Clerk Lopez Cuevas and Information Systems (IS) Operations
Manager Rowley.
2. AGENDA ITEMS
A. Update on Draft Community Engagement Plan Regarding Reviewing City
Policies and Practices to Achieve Greater Equality. City Manager Jenkins presented
the item. Recommended Action(s): Review the Draft Community Engagement Plan and
provide direction related to receiving community input regarding inequality in policies
and practices of the City.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Office Assistant Machado and Assistant City Clerk Lopez Cuevas
read comments submitted by: Holly Neal, Anferny Moore, Julie Royes, Yassenia
Gutierrez, Tracy Si, Rebekah Hansen, Elizabeth Craven, Krista Martinussen, Sarah
Griffith,Jackie Elward,Jim Duffy,John Ryan Elward, Susan Lamont,Joseph Persico,Will
Prouty and Maria Shayna, who spoke in support of the City revising current policies and
practices as well as community police oversight.
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ACTION: By consensus (none opposed) Council directed staff to prepare a
resolution condemning racism,inviting the community to share their
experiences with fellow community members, and making the My
Brother's Keeper pledge with respect to police use of force policies
as well as follow all the steps outlined in the staff report.
For the record, Mayor Callinan stated that he believes that"the council and our community
should stand in solidarity to support those who have been affected by the recent events. It
is important that we acknowledge there is a problem and I believe all of us, black, white,
brown, no matter our color, we need to come together and listen and support one another.
It would make for a better place."
B. Update on Draft Election Outreach Plan
City Manager Jenkins presented the item. Recommended Action(s): provide input on the
preliminary outreach plan staff has created to proactively educate residents about the
upcoming district election and encourage their participation.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Assistant City Clerk Lopez Cuevas read comments submitted by:
Holly Neal and Chris Borr in support of this item.
ACTION: By consensus (none opposed) Council directed staff to follow their
proposed outreach plan.
C. Authorizing the Mayor to Send a Letter of Opposition to State Constitutional
Amendment 6 Regarding Expansion of Gambling City Manager Jenkins presented the
item. Recommended Action(s): Authorize the Mayor to send a letter opposing State
Constitutional Amendment 6 regarding expansion of Gambling.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Adams/Stafford) to authorize the Mayor to Send
a Letter of Opposition to State Constitutional Amendment 6
Regarding Expansion of Gambling.
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
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Callinan adjourned the special meeting at 2:26 .m. I
Sylvia Lopez -ue as,Assistant City Clerk Joseph . Callinan, Mayor
City of Rohnert Park City of Rohnert Park