2021/09/08 City Council Agenda Packet
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ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING
will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 4:00 PM
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The Rohnert Park City Council welcomes your attendance, interest and
participation at its special meeting scheduled on Wednesday, September 8, at 4:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers with modified protocols. In alignment with the County of Sonoma Health Officer’s
August 2, 2021 order to require facial coverings in all indoor public spaces, everyone must wear
a mask or facial covering when attending the council meeting, regardless of vaccination status.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Members of the public may provide public comment related to this Closed
Session. Please fill out a speaker card prior to speaking.
Members of the public may also provide advanced comments by email at publiccomment@rpcity.org
Comments are requested by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting, but can be emailed until the close of
the Agenda Item for which the comment is submitted. Email comments must identify the Agenda
Item Number in the subject line of the email and should be a maximum of 350 words, which
corresponds to approximately 3 minutes of speaking time. The emails will be not be read for the
record but will be provided to Council. Please note that all e-mails sent to the City Council are
considered to be public records and subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act.
City Council/RPFA agendas and minutes may be viewed at the City's website: www.rpcity.org.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: Council/RPFA may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed
on this agenda. If you challenge decisions of the City Council or the Rohnert Park Financing Authority
of the City of Rohnert Park in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone
else raised at public hearing(s) described in this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the
City of Rohnert Park at, or prior to the public hearing(s).
RIGHT TO APPEAL: Judicial review of any city administrative decision pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure Section 1094.5 may be had only if a petition is filed with the court no later than the deadlines
specified in Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, which generally limits the time
within which the decision may be challenged to the 90th day following the date that the decision
becomes final.
SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE (Government Code Section
54952.3): Members of the City Council receive no additional compensation as a result of convening this
joint meeting of the City Council and the Rohnert Park Financing Authority.
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES: On January 26, 2021, the Rohnert Park City
Council adopted ten strategic priorities for 2021 (listed below in no particular order):
a. Navigating through COVID-19 f. Labor negotiations
b. Climate change g. General Plan update
c. Police/community relations and accountability h. Infrastructure, maintenance and beautification
d. Services for unhoused people i. Make progress on the downtown
e. Financial health j. Attract housing at all levels
1. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
(Adams Linares Stafford Elward Giudice )
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Persons wishing to address the Council on any Closed Session item may so at this time. Each
speaker will be allotted three minutes. Those wishing to address the Council on any report item
listed on the Agenda should submit a “Speaker Card” to the City Clerk before announcement of
that agenda item.
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. Recess to Closed Session in Council Chambers or Conference Room 2A to Consider:
1. Personnel Matters (Government Code § 54957): Public Employee Performance
Evaluation - Title: City Manager
2. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code § 54957.6)
Agency designated representatives: City Attorney
Unrepresented employee: City Manager
B. Reconvene Joint Special Meeting Open Session and Report on Closed
Session (Government Code §54957.1)
4. ADJOURNMENT
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 Council which appears on this agenda, please
refer to page 1 for more details on submitting a public comment. Any item raised by a member of the
public which is not on the agenda and may require Council 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), Council is entitled to discuss the matter to determine
if it is an emergency item under said Government Code and may take action thereon.
AGENDA REPORTS & DOCUMENTS: Electronic 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 on https://www.rpcity.org/city_hall/city_council/meeting_central . Any writings or
documents subject to disclosure that are provided to all, or a majority of all, of the members of the City
Council regarding any item on this agenda after the agenda has been distributed will also be made
available for inspection on our website following the meeting.
AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT ACCOMMODATION: Any member of the public who needs
accommodations should email the ADA Coordinator at vperrault@rpcity.org or by calling 707-588-
2221. The ADA Coordinator will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to
provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the
City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests. Information about reasonable
accommodations is available on the City website at
https://www.rpcity.org/city_hall/departments/human_resources/a_d_a_and_accessibility_resources
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, , , for the City of Rohnert Park, declare that the foregoing agenda was
posted and available for review on , , at Rohnert Park City Hall, 130 Avram
Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928. The agenda is also available on the City web site at
www.rpcity.org. Executed this day of , at Rohnert Park, California.
Office of the City Clerk