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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Rohnert Park Financing Authority
Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission
Tuesday, March 26,2024
1. CITY COUNCIL/RPFA/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CDC SPECIAL MEETING
- CALL TO ORDERJROLL CALL
Mayor Adams called the special meeting to order at 9:07 a.m., which was legally noticed on
March 21, 2024.
All Council Present: Susan H. Adams, Mayor
Gerard Giudice, Vice Mayor
Jackie Elward, Councilmember
Samantha Rodriguez, Councilmember
Emily Sanborn, Councilmember
Staff present: City Manager Piedra, City Attorney Kenyon, Public Safety Director Mattos,
Director of Human Resources Cannon, Director of Community Services Bagley, Director
of Development Services Giudice, Director of Public Works Garrett, Acting Director of
Finance O'Connell, Management Analyst Mattioli, Housing Administrator Garcia,
Information Systems Technician II Azevedo, Information Systems Manager Cotter, Office
Assistant Mack, Assistant City Clerk Machado and City Clerk Lopez Cuevas.
2. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES
This Strategic Priorities Workshop was facilitated by Jan Perkins, Vice President of Raftelis,
who was assisted by Susan Healy Keene. Discussions led by Jan Perkins included City
Manager/Council effectiveness, review of the City's Vision, Mission, and Values, City
Manager's Operational Plan, Council annual priorities and multi-year goals, review of
accomplishments, challenges, current initiatives, and opportunities to discuss and establish
council priorities.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Steve Keith spoke about the change in leadership, district meetings, agenda setting, climate
change, and community impact on the same.
Mayor Adams declared a brief recess at 10:16 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:30 a.m.
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Mayor Adams declared a brief recess at 11:33 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 12:10 p.m.
ACTION: By consensus (none opposed), Raftelis will complete a workshop
report that will include the feedback shared by the Council today,
including four broad goals for the Council: Long Term Financial
Sustainability, Equitable Quality of Life for All, Planning and
Infrastructure, and Organization Well Being. The report will also
include the Council's top three priorities: Continue Progress on the
Downtown, Implement the Rohnert Park People's Services Center,
and Identify Resources to Invest More in Infrastructure and
Beautification. The Council will confirm these priorities at a future
City Council Meeting.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Adams adjourned the special meeting at 2:35 p
Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, Ci k Susan H. Adams, Mayor
City of Rohnert Park City of Rohnert Park
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