2023/06/13 City Council Resolution 2023-043 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-043
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
ACCEPTING THE HINEBAUGH CREEK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AS COMPLETE
AND DIRECTING RELATED ACTIONS (CEQA: CONSISTENT WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AS
AMENDED)
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2021, the City Council of Rohnert Park adopted
Resolution 2021-103, authorizing and approving a Public Improvement Agreement for the Vast
Oak North Hinebaugh Creek Pedestrian Bridge Improvements (Agreement) by and between the
City and University District LLC ("Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement, with effective date October 4, 2021, was recorded on
November 1, 2021, as Instrument No. 2021119194 &No. 2021119195 in the Official Records of
the County of Sonoma; and
WHEREAS, the Developer completed construction of the pedestrian bridge in
accordance with the plans and specifications for the work; and
WHEREAS, the pedestrian bridge will be owned and maintained by the University
District Homeowner's Association and will not be an asset of the City; and
WHEREAS, acknowledging the improvement as complete is the final action anticipated
by the Public Improvement Agreement; and
WHEREAS,the construction of the Hinebaugh Creek Pedestrian Bridge is consistent
with the University District Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report as amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that the City Engineer is authorized and directed to execute and file the Notice of
Completion and related documents for the Hinebaugh Creek Pedestrian Bridge, on behalf of the
City of Rohnert Park, in substantially similar form to Exhibit A which is attached to this
Resolution and incorporated by this reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon expiration of the warranty period, the City
Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Acknowledgement of Completion and
Termination of the Public Improvement Agreement for the Hinebaugh Creek Pedestrian Bridge,
in substantially similar form to Exhibit B, attached to this Resolution and incorporated by this
reference.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 13th day of June, 2023.
CITY OF ROHNERT PAR
S Rodriguez, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, City Clerk
Attachments: Exhibit A, and B
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EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
VAST OAK NORTH HINEBAUGH CREEK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
I, Mary Grace Pawson, City Engineer of the City of Rohnert Park, California, do hereby
certify that the work and improvements hereinafter described, the contract for doing which was
entered into by and between the City of Rohnert Park and the University District LLC, dated October
4, 2021, was completed to my satisfaction on April 28, 2023.
That said work and improvements generally consisted of installing concrete abutments, pre-
fabricated steel truss structure with wood decking for the Hinebaugh Creek Pedestrian Bridge as
more particularly described in the plans and specifications approved by the City Engineer of Rohnert
Park on August 9, 2021.
DATED: _____________, 2023
____________________________________
Mary Grace Pawson, P.E.
City Engineer
EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Rohnert Park
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, California 94928
(Space Above This Line for Recorder's Use Only)
Exempt from recording fee per Gov. Code § 27383 Exempt from fee per Gov. Code § 27388.1(a)(2)(D) and 27888.2(b)(4)
NOTICE OF COMPLETION
VAST OAK NORTH HINEBAUGH CREEK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the City of Rohnert Park, owner, a municipal corporation
located in Sonoma County, State of California, with its principal offices at City Hall, 130 Avram
Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928 of the following:
That I, Mary Grace Pawson, City Engineer of the City of Rohnert Park, California on the 14th day
of June, 2023, did file with the City Clerk of the City of Rohnert Park, my Certificate of Completion,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, for the work completed under a
Public Improvement Agreement between the City of Rohnert Park and the University District LLC,
and recorded on October 4, 2021, as Instrument No. 2021119194 & No. 2021119195, in the Official
Records of Sonoma County, California (the “Improvement Agreement”).
That said work generally consisted of installing concrete abutments, pre-fabricated steel truss
structure with wood decking for the Hinebaugh Creek Pedestrian Bridge, as more particularly
described in the plans and specifications approved by the City Engineer on August 9, 2021.
That said work was completed on April 28th, 2023, and that the name of the surety on the
contractor’s bond for labor and materials is Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Bond No.
BDTO500199020).
The execution and filing of this Notice of Completion are authorized by California Civil Code
Sections 8182 and 8184 and City Council Resolution No. ___________, adopted by the City Council
on June 13, 2023.
Dated: June ____, 2023. CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
_________________________________
Mary Grace Pawson, P.E., City Engineer
The undersigned certifies that she is authorized to and does make this verification on behalf of the
City of Rohnert Park; that she has read the foregoing notice and knows the contents thereof; and that
the undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of
her knowledge.
Executed on this ____ day of June, 2023, at Rohnert Park, California.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
_________________________________
Mary Grace Pawson, P.E., City Engineer
EXHIBIT B TO RESOLUTION
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Rohnert Park
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-2486
Attn: City Clerk
THE AREA ABOVE IS RESERVED FOR RECORDER'S USE
Exempt from recording fee per Gov. Code § 27383
Exempt from fee per Gov. Code § 27388.1(a)(2)(D) and 27888.2(b)(4).
TERMINATION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT
VAST OAK NORTH HINEBAUGH CREEK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
This Termination of Public Improvement Agreement (the "Termination") is entered into as of
__________________, 2024, by the City of Rohnert Park, a California municipal corporation (“City”),
in favor of the University District LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (“Developer”).
RECITALS
A. City and Developer, entered into that certain Public Improvement Agreement, dated October 4,
2021, and recorded on November 1, 2021, as Instrument No. 2021119194 & No. 2021119195 in the
Official Records of Sonoma County, California (the "Improvement Agreement ") with respect to
Developer’s Vast Oak North Subdivision (the “Property”), more particularly described in Exhibit A of
the Improvement Agreement. Initially capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meaning given in the Improvement Agreement.
B. City certified in that certain Notice of Completion, dated __________________, 2023 and
recorded on __________, 2023 as Instrument No. 2023_________ in the Official Records of Sonoma
County, California that Developer completed all things required of Developer under the Improvement
Agreement on April, 28, 2023.
C. City has no outstanding claims related to the Improvement Agreement, Improvements, defective
labor, or defective materials furnished.
D. As the Developer has completed performance under the Improvement Agreement, City desires to
record a written statement acknowledging such completion and termination.
NOW, THEREFORE, City hereby acknowledges and certifies as follows:
1. Termination of the Improvement Agreement. Developer has completed performance of the
Improvement Agreement and the Improvement Agreement is hereby deemed terminated.
2. Survival. Section 6.1, Indemnity, of the Improvement Agreement shall survive termination
as set forth therein.
3. Authority. The undersigned represents and warrants that it has the full capacity, right,
power and authority to execute, and deliver this Termination, and all required actions, consents and
approvals therefor have been duly taken and obtained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned duly executed this Termination as of the date set
forth above.
EXHIBIT B TO RESOLUTION
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CITY:
City of Rohnert Park,
a municipal corporation
By: _____________________
Name: Marcela Piedra
Title: City Manager
Authorized by City Council Resolution 2023-____
adopted on June 13, 2023
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: ______________________
Name: ______________________
Title: City Attorney
Attest
By: ______________________
Name: Sylvia Lopez Cuevas
Title: City Clerk
EXHIBIT B TO RESOLUTION
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On , before me, a
Notary Public, personally appeared who
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose
name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that
he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of
which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that
the foregoing paragraph is true and correct
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
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Signature of Notary
(Affix seal here)
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which this
certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness,
accuracy, or validity of that document.