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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK CITY
COUNCILBICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEEBUILDING APPEALS
BOARD/MOBILE HOME PARK RENT APPEALS BOARD/PARK AND RECREATION
COMMISSION/PLANNING COMMISSION/SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY
COMMISSION/SISTER CITIES RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Friday, March 5, 2021
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Giudice called the special meeting to order at 11:00 a.m., the notice for which being
legally noticed on March 3, 2021. There was no physical location for this meeting but the agenda
included language on how to observe the public meeting and how to submit public comments. All
City Officials were participating via Zoom Video Communications:
2. ROLL CALL
Rohnert Park City Council
Gerard Giudice, Mayor
Jackie Elward, Vice Mayor
Susan H. Adams, Councilmember
Willy Linares, Councilmember
Pam Stafford, Councilmember
Absent: None.
Bicycle And Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Tim Hensel (Vice-Chair)
Absent:
Creighton Bell, Commissioner
Kimberly Finale, Commissioner
Anne-Marie Rodriguez, Commissioner
Building Appeals Board
Tatman Gary, Board Member
(Joined at 11:05 a.m.)
Absent:
Bryan Waters, Board Member
Mobile Home Park Rent Appeals Board
Brooke Lewis Davis, Board Member
Janeen Kirby, Board Member
Carla A. Taylor, Board Member
City of Rohnert Park Special Meeting Minutes March 5, 2021
Joint Special Meeting Page 2 of 3
Absent:
Gemma Bolanos-Chavira, Board Member
Sarah Finnigan, Board Member
Park and Recreation Commission
Chris Borr, Commissioner
Edward Chasco, Commissioner
Efren"JayJay" Rico Jr., Commissioner
Jeff Tatman, Commissioner(Joined at 11:05 a.m.)
Absent:
Michael Thompson, Commissioner
Planning Commission
Charles Striplen, Commissioner
Daniel Blanquie, Commissioner
Fannie Lam, Commissioner
Marc Orloff, Commissioner
Tramaine Austin-Dillon, Commissioner(Joined at 11:06 a.m.)
Absent: None.
Senior Citizens Advisory Commission
Gary Coffman, Commissioner
Mark Galipeau, Commissioner
Alice Kibwaa, Commissioner (Joined at 11:05 a.m.)
Absent:
James Pekkain, Commissioner
Phyllis Transue, Commissioner
Sister Cities Relations Committee
Francesca Borin, Commissioner
Sachiko Knappman, Commissioner
Absent:
Anthony Altamirano, Commissioner
Shari Lorenz, Commissioner
Olga Senyk, Commissioner
Staff attending via Zoom Video Communications: City Manager Jenkins, Assistant City Attorney
Rudin, Assistant City Attorney Bazzano, Development Services Director Pawson, Finance
Director Bali, Director of Public Safety Mattos, Deputy Director of Community Services Bagley,
Housing Administrator Garcia, Senior Code Compliance Officer Kirk, Senior Analyst L. Tacata,
Community Services Supervisor Foley, Planning Manager Beiswenger and Community
Development Technician Sedna.
City of Rohnert Park Special Meeting Minutes March S, 2021
Joint Special Meeting Page 3 of 3
Staff Present: IT Analyst Son and City Clerk Lopez Cuevas.
3. BROWN ACT TRAINING BY CITY ATTORNEY
City Clerk Lopez Cuevas read a comment submitted by Steve Keith who spoke about open
meetings.
Assistant City Attorney Rudin and Assistant Deputy City Attorney Bazzano provided Brown Act
training for attending City Officials and covered major provisions and requirements of the Ralph
M. Brown Act as well as current Brown Act suspensions by executive order of Governor Newson
during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Assistant City Attorney Rudin and Assistant City Attorney
Bazzano answered questions of attendees.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Giudice adjourned the special meeting at 12• p.
Sylvia Lopez euevas, City Clerk erar udice,Mayor
City of Rohnert Park City of Rohnert Park