1991/07/23 Community Development Agency Minutes Rohnert Park Community Development Agency Minutes
Tuesday, July 23, 1991
Community Development Work Session
The Agency Members of the Community Development
Agency of the City of Rohnert Park met this date
in a work session commencing at 5 o'clock to
discuss the Community Development Agency' s
projects, funding and priorities.
Call to
Order: Chairman Eck called the work session to order at
approximately 5 : 00 p.m.
Roll Call : Present : ( 5 ) Agency Members Hollingsworth ,
Hopkins , Reilly, Spiro and Chairman Eck.
Absent: ( 0 ) None.
Staff present for all or part of the work session:
City Manager Netter, Assistant to the City Manager
Leivo, Finance Director Harrow and Director of
Public Works/City Engineer Brust.
City Manager Netter handed-out to the Agency
Members a work packet that included a summary of
the Community Development Agency projects that
have been completed to date and those that are in
the process of being completed. The summary also
included detail on the bonding as well as other
project details . An orginal copy of this summary
is attached to the original of these minutes.
As the summary pointed out , the Community
Development Agency has an estimated $575 , 000
balance after the first series of priorities have
been completed. In addition to the $575 ,000 , City
Manager Netter indicated that approximately 1 . 4
million is estimated to be available following
completion of the Public Safety facility on City
Hall Drive. This 1 . 4 million is a result of the
recent 1991 Certificates of Participation issued,
whereby the bonds that were sold were in excess of
the construction bid on the project due to a very
favorable contract with Wright Contracting Co .
This 1 . 4 million would be available to be
allocated for future projects . Therefore, 1 . 9
million is estimated to be available for future
projects . The Agency Members were asked to review
a list of second-phase projects to determine which
projects they would like to establish as priority
for this funding.
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City Manager Netter reviewed the second round of
priorities, of which he recommended the Commerce
Boulevard Bike Path being one of the highest
priorities. The Commerce Boulevard Bike Path is
estimated to cost approximately $161 ,000 . As the
Agency Members are aware, the north and south
bicycle routes are limited and the Council has
previously indicated this to be a very high
priority.
There was general discussion on other priorities
as listed, which included the Civic Center Phase
II Project, Purchasing Additional Sewer Capacity
from Santa Rosa, Widening on Snyder Lane and the
Public Safety Station on the West Side of U.S.
Highway 101 . City Manager Netter indicated the
Animal Shelter was also discussed, but indicated
that an Animal Shelter per se (with the exception
that an Animal Shelter is operated by the Public
Safety Department ) was not included in the
Redevelopment Plan. He did mention that the
Public Safety West Station is in the Plan, and
there is a possibility of a joint project of
Animal Shelter/Public Safety Building.
There was general discussion in regards to the
Redevelopment Funding and what the growth may be
in the upcoming years for the Redevelopment Tax
Increments. City Manager Netter indicated that
1 . 9 million is the current estimated balance and
that most of the new tax increments have already
been planned to be set aside for the existing
bonds' debt service, and that it may take four to
five years before we see new tax increments for
additional Redevelopment Agency projects. There
was also brief discussion on the 20 percent set
aside for housing, and Finance Director Harrow
indicated that approximately 2 . 5 million is the
current balance in the Community Development
Agency's Housing Set-Aside Funds.
Chairman Eck opened the meeting to citizen
comment.
Margaret
Kugler Margaret Kulger , 214 Firethorn , representing
FAIRE, indicated she would help raise funds for
the Animal Shelter if the City would agree to put
up the walls or the main structure. She indicated
FAIRE would be able to raise the funds to furnish
the interior.
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Kathy Hinkle Kathy Hinkle, the veterinarian for the shelter,
indicated that the current facility is very
inadequate . It is too small , and it is very
difficult to control disease of animals in such
tight quarters. There are only eight dog runs for
a City population of 35, 000 . She indicated that
it is very difficult to decide which animals are
to remain and which animals are to be euthanized.
She indicated that City staff has done a fantastic
job, and Rohnert Park and the Animal Shelter have
a good reputation.
Dr. Jerob Dr. Jerob, a Rohnert Park veterinarian, indicated
the City desperately needs a new facility. In his
opinion, because of the size of the facility, it
is very difficult for the City staff to function.
He indicated that there are not enough cages to
house the number of animals in this size of a
community.
There was a comment from Agency Member Reilly
about the cost of the facility and what it would
cost to complete just the brick and mortar and not
the interior. City Manager Netter indicated that
approximately two-thirds of the cost would be for
the basic structure . Chairman Eck suggested that
the City complete the entire facility and not do
it halfway . Agency Member Hopkins indicated
caution for establishing a West Side Public Safety
Station . He could see developing an Animal
Shelter. City Manager Netter indicated that staff
was currently reviewing the plans and re-
evaluating the need for a West Side Public Safety
Station or possibly sizing-down that facility.
Agency Member Hollingsworth asked if there was
anything that could be done to the existing
facility to relieve the immediate problem. There
was some suggestion, but generally speaking, most
of the individuals felt that the facility was just
unworkable for modification.
Holly Blue Holly Blue indicated that she worked on the
original task force and by reviewing the final
report from the task force, indicated that this
facility should be in operation as of this date.
Agency Member Hollingsworth indicated that the
task force completed its job but the funding has
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not been available so the process has been delayed
until funding is found.
The Agency Members had general discussion on
establishment of certain priorities of which the
three projects that the Council mentioned as
priorities included (not in priority order) : ( 1 )
Bike Path along Commerce Boulevard ( 2) Expressway
Interchange - Widening of the Expressway Bridge
( 3) Public Safety West Station/Animal Shelter.
Staff was directed to agendize this item for the
next regular Community Development Agency meeting
to be held on August 13 , 1991 .
Adjourment Chairman Eck adjourned the Community Development
Agency work session at approximately 5 : 50 p.m.
C airman Eck
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