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2022/09/13 City Council Special Meeting Agenda Packet "We Care for Our Residents by Working Together to Build a Better Community for Today and Tomorrow." ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL, ROHNERT PARK FINANCING AUTHORITY (RPFA), SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. MEETING LOCATION: CONFERENCE ROOM 2A 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California The Rohnert Park City Council welcomes your attendance, interest and participation at its special meeting scheduled on September 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Conference Room 2A. The use of a mask or facial covering when attending the council meeting is strongly recommended, regardless of vaccination status. City Council/RPFA agendas and minutes may be viewed at the City’s website: www.rpcity.org. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Provides an opportunity for public comment related to this Closed Session (limited to three minutes per appearance with a maximum allowance of 30 minutes allotted per comment period, with time limits subject to modification by the City Council in accordance with the adopted City Council Protocols). 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 1:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting, but can be emailed until the close of this agenda item. The emails will 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. 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 § 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. 1. CITY COUNCIL/RPFA/SUCCESSOR AGENCY JOINT SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL (Giudice_____ Hollingsworth-Adams_____ Stafford_____ Rodriguez_____ Elward_____) 2. CLOSED SESSION A. Public Comments B. Recess to Closed Session to Consider: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT / PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT Title: City Manager (Government Code §54957(b)) C. Reconvene Joint Special Meeting Open Session and Report on Closed Session (Government Code §54957.1) 3. 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: A paper copy 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, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928. 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 be made available for inspection at City Hall and on our website at the same time. Any writings or documents subject to disclosure that are provided to the City Council during the meeting will be made available for public inspection during meeting and on our website following the meeting. AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT ACCOMMODATION: Any member of the public who needs accommodations should email the ADA Coordinator at jcannon@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 From: To:Public Comment Cc:" Subject:City Manager - Special Meeting 9/13/22 Date:Friday, September 9, 2022 3:52:14 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL To the Honorable members of the Rohnert Park City Council. My name is David Santi, and I am General Counsel for Bella Creek LLC, EdgeWay LLC as well as Blackpoint Management, Inc. As members of the City Council, you are probably familiar with our EdgeWay and Bella Creek projects. Please note that our company Blackpoint Management also manages a significant number of rental units in Rohnert Park and has done so for many years. We understand that Jay Bradford, who formerly served as Chief Building Official for the City of Rohnert Park, is seeking the position of City Manager. I submit this email to express my personal, and our collective companies’ unequivocal support for Jay in that position. We had the privilege to work with Jay from the inception of the EdgeWay project through completion and issuance of its temporary certificate of occupancy. During that period of time, we also commenced the Bella Creek project and worked with Jay regularly on Bella Creek until he left his position with the City of Rohnert Park last year. During that time, Jay was always professional, courtesy, considerate and willing to listen and collaborate when difficult situations or problems arose with the projects. Jay was consistently fair, and while we did not always agree with every demand or requirement, we found working with Jay to be straightforward with no games or hidden agenda. Our willingness to express our support for Jay in this application should be proof in and of itself that he dealt with owners like us in a consistent and fair manner. We also manage a number of residential apartment units in the City of Novato where Jay is currently serving as its Chief Building Official. Our dealings with Jay continue to be consistent with the highest standards or professionalism, courtesy, and respect. It is not necessary for us to describe Jay’s qualifications for the role. His resume likely speaks for itself in that regard. However, we felt it was important for us, as responsible property owners/managers in the City of Rohnert Park to express our support for Jay. His appointment to the role of City Manager will benefit the City, its citizens, stakeholders, partners, and property owners. Thank you for your consideration. David Santi Item 2 Supplemental David R. Santi General Counsel Blackpoint Management Novato, Ca. 94949 Telephone: ( Email: