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CALL P O R$'l A
MINUTES OF THE JOINT REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Rohnert Park Financing Authority
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
1. CITY COUNCIL/RPFA/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CDC JOINT REGULAR
MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Elward called the joint regular meeting to order at 5:01 p.m., which was legally
noticed on November 18, 2022.
Present: Jackie Elward, Mayor
Samantha Rodriguez, Vice Mayor
Gerard Giudice, Councilmember
Susan Hollingsworth-Adams, Councilmember
Pam Stafford, Councilmember
Absent: None.
Staff present: City Manager Jenkins, Deputy City Attorney Wagner, Assistant City Manager
Schwartz, Public Safety Director Mattos, Finance Director L. Tacata, Director of Development
Services Pawson, Director of Community Services Bagley, Director of Public Works Garrett,
Housing Administrator Jenna Garcia, Sustainability Manager De Matteo, Planning Manager
Beiswenger, Senior Analyst Carey, Information Technology Manager Rowley, and City Clerk
Lopez Cuevas.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Vice Mayor Rodriguez.
Mayor Elward acknowledge the Indigenous People of Rohnert Park and Sonoma County and
called for a minute of silence in honor of those who have lost their lives so we can inhabit this
land.
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. Mayor's Recognition: Honoring the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria for
their Community Contributions and Support of Homeless Services in Rohnert Park.
Mayor Elward read and presented the recognition to Vice Chair Lorelle Ross.
B. Mayor's Recognition: Honoring Homeless Task Force Members for Their Hard
Work and Dedication to Addressing Homelessness in Rohnert Park.
Mayor Elward read and presented the recognition to Housing Administrator Jenna Garcia,
Code Compliance Officer Jon Lowden, Director of Development Services Mary Grace
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Pawson, Homeless Service Coordinator Emily Quig, Lieutenant Keith Astley, Public Safety
Officers Trevor Gentry and Chris Snyder, Community Services Officer Ashly Hromek,
Sergeants Jon Kempf and Matt Snodgrass, Deputy Chiefs Aaron Johnson and Kevin Kilgore,
Director of Public Safety Tim Mattos, Director of Public Works Vanessa Garrett, Streets
Maintenance Workers Sean Camilleri, Mario Gomez, Luis Guzman, Eduardo Perez and Steve
Tweedie, Landscape Maintenance Worker Gina Hanson, Operations Manager Tom Kelley,
and Supervising Maintenance Worker Billy Wilson.
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4. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING
A. City Clerk's Update Regarding City's Commissions, Committees and Boards
Vacancies,Recruitment and Application Deadline. City Clerk Lopez Cuevas provided a
brief update on recruitment efforts and invited residents of Rohnert Park interested in serving
the City to apply by December 16, 2022. City Clerk Lopez Cuevas informed all applications
will be provided to Council after the deadline with appointments most likely taking place in
January, 2023.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Steve Keith spoke about equity and lack of attendance at Council meetings by certain
demographics, limitations on closed captioning, and camera angles during the meeting.
Peter Alexander spoke about equity, political and spiritual will, religion, Leonard Peltier's
incarceration, antisemitism by the library, and the thanksgiving celebration.
Karen Hungerford spoke about thanksgiving and Native Americans helping European
ancestors survive and Native American Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier. She invited people
to write to President Biden to pardon Leonard Peltier.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
6.A Acceptance of Reports from Finance Department: City Bills/Demands for Payment
dated November 1 through November 14, 2022
6.B Approval of Minutes for City Council/RPFA/Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting
November 8, 2022
6.0 Cancel City Council Joint Regular Meeting on December 27, 2022 due to the Holiday
Season
6.D Authorize the City Manager to Execute Consultant Service Agreement Amendment 1
for an additional $28,975.00 with Substrate, Inc. for additional Construction
Management Services in a total amount not to exceed $153,975.00
6.E Waive Second Reading of and Adopt Ordinance No. 971, an Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Rohnert Park, Repealing and Replacing Chapters 15.04 through
15.28 of Title 15 "Buildings and Construction" of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code to
Adopt by Reference the 2022 California Building Standards Code with Local
Amendments as Set Forth in Chapters 15.04 (General Provisions), 15.08 (Building
Code), 15.12 (Residential Code), 15.16 (Electrical Code), 15.18 (Mechanical Code),
15.20 (Plumbing Code), 15.22 (Energy Code), 15.24 (Existing Building Code), 15.26
(Green Building Standards Code) and 15.28 (Fire Code)to Title 15 "Building and
Construction" (CEQA Status: Exempt Under Section 15061(b)(3))
6.F Adopt Resolution 2022-109 Accepting the Vast Oak North Phase 3A Wet Utility
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Improvements and Directing Related Actions and Adopt Resolution 2022-110
Accepting the Vast Oak North Phase 3B Wet Utility Improvements and Directing
Related Actions
6.G Adopt Resolution 2022-111 Authorizing and Approving a Letter to the Memorandum
of Agreement between the City of Rohnert Park and the Rohnert Park Public Safety
Officers' Association (RPPSOA)
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Rodriguez) to approve the consent calendar.
Motion carried by the following unanimous voice 5-0-0 vote: AYES:
Giudice, Hollingsworth-Adams, Rodriguez, Stafford and Elward
NOES: None, ABSENT: None, ABSTAINS: None.
7. REGULAR ITEMS
A. Discussion and Direction Regarding Proposal to Accelerate Major Backbone
Infrastructure to Facilitate Development of a Walkable Mixed-Use Downtown Area and
Updating the Planning Entitlements (CEQA Status: Consistent with the Environmental
Impact Report for the Central Rohnert Park Priority Development Area).
City Manager Jenkins presented this item. Recommended Action(s): 1) approve the design of
major backbone infrastructure elements including demolition and recycling of the building
foundation and parking lots, mass earthwork grading, storm water control features,
construction of two major streets alignments including underground utilities, reconfiguration
of State Farm Drive and Enterprise Drive,the addition of a slip street or multi-way boulevard
and parking alongside existing lanes on Rohnert Park Expressway, the addition of a signalized
crossing, construction of parks, and mapping actions as required; 2) direct staff to update the
planning entitlements, including but not limited to replacing the zoning Map designation with
a Form-Based Code designation; rescinding the prior final development, conditional use
Permit, Development Agreement, and design review determination; and adopting new
subdivision maps. Each of these items would be brought back to City Council and/or Planning
Commission as required.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Steve Keith and Joshua Shipper spoke about this item.
DIRECTION: By Consensus (none opposed), staff is directed to move forward
with their recommended actions.
B. Discussion and Direction on Changes to Development Services Positions.
Director of Development Services Pawson presented this item. Recommended Action(s):
Replacing the Housing Administrator with a Housing Manager, increasing the pay range for
the Homeless Services Coordinator, Senior Planner and GIS Technician and reclassify the
Accounting Technician II to an Administrative Assistant II.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Steve Keith spoke about this item.
DIRECTION: By Consensus (none opposed), staff is directed to move forward
with their recommended actions.
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Vice Mayor Rodriguez stated for the record that there is merit to this action, as it will retain
quality and care of the employees, which is for the greater benefit of the City.
C. Discussion and Direction on Placing a California Refund Value Redemption
Center in Rohnert Park. Director of Public Works Garrett and Sustainability Manager De
Matteo presented this item. Recommended Action(s): Proceed with the grant opportunity
through Zero Waste Sonoma to create a CRV refund facility in the City.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
DIRECTION: By Consensus (none opposed), staff is directed to move forward
with their recommended actions.
D. PUBLIC HEARING (Noticed: November 11, 2022): Consider Introducing by
Title Only and Waiving Reading of Ordinance No. 972, an Ordinance Amending
Rohnert Park Municipal Code Title 17 Zoning in Response to Recent Changes to State
Law Concerning Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (CEQA
Status: Exempt, Pub. Res. Code 21080.17). Planning Manager Beiswenger presented this
item. Recommended Action(s): 1) Hold a public hearing; 2) Introduce by title only, and
waive first reading of Ordinance No. 972, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park, California, Amending Rohnert Park Municipal Code Title 17 - Zoning, Section
17.07.020 (Footnotes) Regulating Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling
Units.
Councilmember Hollingsworth-Adams stepped away from the dais at 6:40 p.m. and returned
at 6:42 p.m.
Public Hearing Opened: 6:45 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
Public Hearing Closed: 6:45 p.m.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Rodriguez) to introduce by title only and
waive the first reading of Ordinance No. 972. Title read by
Councilmember Stafford.
Motion carried by the following unanimous roll call 5-0-0 vote:
AYES: Giudice, Hollingsworth-Adams, Rodriguez, Stafford and
Elward NOES: None, ABSENT: None, ABSTAINS: None.
E. Consider Introducing by Title Only and Waiving Reading of Ordinance No. 973, an
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park Amending Rohnert Park
Municipal Code Sections 9.62.010 Regarding Rentals of City Parks and Recreational
Facilities. Director of Community Services Bagley presented this item. Recommended
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Action(s): Introduce by title only, and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 973, an
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park Amending Rohnert Park Municipal
Code Sections 9.62.010 Regarding Rentals of City Parks and Recreational Facilities.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Stafford/Rodriguez)to introduce by title only and
waive reading of Ordinance No. 973, with the following modification
to Section 2: "Section 9.62.010 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code is
amended in its entirety to read as follows."Title read by
Councilmember Stafford.
Motion carried by the following unanimous roll call 5-0-0 vote:
AYES: Giudice, Hollingsworth-Adams, Rodriguez, Stafford and
Elward NOES: None, ABSENT: None, ABSTAINS: None.
8. COMMITTEE /LIAISON/OTHER REPORTS
A. Standing Committees:
None.
B. Liaison Reports:
1. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (11/15) (Rodriguez/Stafford)
Vice Mayor Rodriguez reported on this meeting.
C. Outside Agency Appointments:
1. Zero Waste Sonoma(11/17) (StaffordNanessa Garrett)
Councilmember Stafford reported on this item.
2. Mayors and Council Members' Association of Sonoma County Legislative Committee
(11/18) (ElwardlRodriguez)
Mayor Elward stated there was no report.
D. Other Reports:
1. Dia de los Cien(11/3) (Elward)
Vice Mayor Rodriguez reported on this event.
2. Association of Bay Area Government (ABAG) Executive Board (11/17)
(Hollingsworth-Adams)
Councilmember Hollingsworth-Adams reported on this meeting.
3. Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District Board of Directors (11/18)
(Giudice)
Councilmember Giudice reported on this meeting.
9. COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager read a text message from a Labath Landing resident thanking those who made
Labath Landing possible. The resident stated that she feels safe and warm at night and already
has a job.
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Councilmember Hollingsworth-Adams stated that Councilmember Giudice took a business
near Labath Landing on a tour of the facilities and talked to them about helping the Labath
Landing residents with jobs.
10. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
12. ADJOURNMENT
�MMaayyorr Elward adjourned the joint regular meeting at 7:08 p.m.
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