2025/10/14 City Council Resolution 2025-075 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-075
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MEASURE H FUNDING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SONOMA AND CITY OF ROHNERT
PARK AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SAME
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2024, the voters of the County of Sonoma("County")
approved Measure H, the Improved and Enhanced Local Fire Protection, Paramedic Services and
Disaster Response Initiative, which added Article VIII to Chapter 12 of the County Code
("County Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, the County Ordinance enacts a retail transactions and use tax in the County
at the rate of one half of a cent per dollar($0.005); and
WHEREAS,the operative date for the retail transactions and use tax is October 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the County Ordinance allocates five and one half percent (5.5%) of the
retail transactions and use tax collected in the County to the City of Rohnert Park("City"); and
WHEREAS,tax monies received under the County Ordinance may be used only to improve
and enhance fire-related services,which include,but are not limited to, wildfire prevention,
preparedness, emergency response, and vegetation management; recruitment and retention of
local firefighters; updates to essential equipment and facilities; transfer of funds among
designated local agencies or entities; implementation costs; and countywide expenditures; and
WHEREAS,tax monies received under the County Ordinance may not be used to
supplant the City's historical general fund contribution for providing fire related services; and
WHEREAS, the County Ordinance requires, among other things, that the County enter
into funding agreements with eligible recipient agencies, including the City, to ensure
consistency in distributing funds, reporting, overseeing the use of funds, and administering the
County Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City approved the Measure H Funding Agreement on January 28, 2025;
and
WHEREAS, the County approved the Measure H Funding Agreement on February 11,
2025; and
WHEREAS, section 4 and section 5 of the Measure H Funding Agreement, attached
hereto as Exhibit"A" and incorporated herein by this reference, signaled the City and County's
intent to amend at a later date to incorporate information related to baseline maintenance of
effort and baseline personnel funding; and
WHEREAS, the City and County intend to amend the Measure H Funding Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City that it does
hereby approve the First Amendment to the Measure H Funding Agreement with the County, in
substantially similar form as attached hereto as Exhibit"B."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to execute the same for and on behalf of the City.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 14th day of October, 2025.
CITY OF ' a ERT PARK
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ATTEST:
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Elizabeth Machado, Assistant City Clerk
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APOVDAS T4JI.M:
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MI e archetta Key n, City Attorney
Attachments:
Exhibit A, Measure H Funding Agreement
Exhibit B, First Amendment to Measure H Funding Agreement
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO
MEASURE H FUNDING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SONOMA AND
THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
This Agreement is made and entered into as of _______________________ (“Effective Date”)
by and between the County of Sonoma (“County”) and the City of Rohnert Park (“City”)
(collectively, “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2024, the voters of Sonoma County approved Measure H, “The
Improved and Enhanced Local Fire Protection, Paramedic Services and Disaster Response
Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance”, which added Article VIII to Chapter 12 of the Sonoma
County Code (“Ordinance”); and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance provides funding to achieve effective and efficient regional fire
response services throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, the County is charged with a fiduciary duty in administrating the tax proceeds
generated by the Ordinance and implementation of the Ordinance is the responsibility of an
Oversight Committee which reports directly to the County Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, Section 12-61 of the Ordinance states: “The Expenditure Plan set forth in section
12-66 is intended as a specific and legally binding and enforceable limitation on how the
proceeds of the transactions and use tax imposed by this Ordinance may be spent”; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Ordinance Expenditure Plan, Section 12-66(D) provides allocation
percentages for entities receiving funds generated by the Ordinance (“Recipients”); and
WHEREAS, as part of independent Oversight Committee and performance audit, Section 12-
67(B) of the Ordinance requires Recipients to prepare and distribute to the Oversight Committee
specific information in annual reports not later than December 31st of each year; and
WHEREAS, as part of the oversight and administration of the Ordinance, Section 12-68(A) of
the Ordinance requires a funding agreement between the County and Recipients before any tax
proceeds are distributed; and
WHEREAS, Section 12-65 of the Ordinance requires that Ordinance proceeds shall not be used
to supplant the City’s historical proportional allocation to fire related services and establishes a
baseline maintenance of effort requirement that shall not be violated; and
WHEREAS, Section 12-68(A) of the Ordinance further requires that the funding agreement
between the County and Recipients shall establish existing revenue used to fund existing personnel
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in order to establish the baseline for measuring compliance with the requirement that sales tax
proceeds generated by the Ordinance shall only be used to pay for additional personnel; and
WHEREAS, the County and Recipients desire to have a uniform agreement to ensure
consistency in distribution, reporting, oversight, and administration of the funds generated by the
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City approved the Measure H Funding Agreement on January 28, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the County approved the Measure H Funding Agreement on February 11, 2025; and
WHEREAS, section 4 and section 5 of the Measure H Funding Agreement, attached hereto as
Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference, signaled the City and County’s intent to
amend at a later date to incorporate information related to baseline maintenance of effort and
baseline personnel funding; and
WHEREAS, the City and County intend to amend the Measure H Funding Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein
by reference.
2. Incorporation of the Measure H Funding Agreement. The Measure H Funding Agreement
previously entered into by the Parties attached hereto as Exhibit “A” is incorporated
herein by reference. The Parties agree to comply with the purpose, intent, use of fund
limitations and specific implementation provisions of the Ordinance, which became
operative October 1, 2024.
3. Amendment to section 4 of the Measure H Funding Agreement. Section 4 of the Measure
H Funding Agreement is repealed in its entirety and restated as follows:
4. Baseline maintenance of effort. As provided in Section 12-65, Ordinance
proceeds shall not be used to supplant the City’s historical general fund
contribution for providing fire related services. The proportional allocation to
determine maintenance of effort is the City’s baseline operating budget for
Fiscal Year 2021-2022, which includes ad valorem property taxes, parcel
taxes or any other taxes and/or fees in support of the operating cost for
providing fire related services, but excludes limited term funds such as capital
projects, grants, grant matches or other one-time revenues, will be reported on
the City’s Annual Report in Exhibit A. The City’s baseline operating budget
for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, which sets forth the City’s proportional allocation
is as follows: $2,866,326; 7.33%.
5. Amendment to section 5 of the Measure H Funding Agreement. Section 5 of the Measure
H Funding Agreement is repealed in its entirety and restated as follows:
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5. Baseline personnel funding. For the purposes of Section 12-68(A) of the
Ordinance, as provided in the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the
City’s annual existing revenues used to fund existing personnel in order to
establish the baseline for measuring compliance with the requirement that
sales tax proceeds shall only be used to pay for additional personnel will be
reported on the City’s Annual Report in Exhibit A. The City’s baseline
personnel funding for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 is as follows: 3,038,291.
6. Continuing Effect of the Measure H Funding Agreement. Distribution of Funds. Except
as expressly amended, the Measure H Funding Agreement remains in full force and effect
as originally executed. All rights and obligations of the Parties under the Measure H
Funding Agreement that are not expressly amended by this First Amendment shall
remain unchanged.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
COUNTY OF SONOMA CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
By:____________________ By:________________________
Board of Supervisors, Chairperson Marcela Piedra, City Manager
ATTEST:
By:________________________ By:________________________
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
FOR COUNTY: FOR CITY:
_______________________ ____________________________
County Counsel Michelle Marchetta Kenyon, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
ANNUAL REPORT TO MEASURE H OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Sonoma County Code section 12-67(B), this is the annual report
of the allocation of funds received by the reporting agency under the Sonoma County voter-approved
Measure H, “The Improved and Enhanced Local Fire Protection, Paramedic Services and Disaster
Response Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance” (“Ordinance”).
Name of Agency receiving Measure H funds: _______________________________________
Reporting period: FY 24-25 (4/26/24 to 6/30/25 (with April-June proceeds received 9/10/25))
1. Detail of the activities related to the Ordinance this reporting period, based on attached budget to
actual report, balance sheet, and fund balance report.
2. Summary of the positions and start up, equipment and facilities that were funded with revenue
from the Ordinance.
3. The specific activities that support fire prevention, including vegetation management.
4. Update on the status of facility capital improvement projects that are funded with revenue from
the Ordinance.
5. Demonstration of compliance with the requirement that revenue from the Ordinance shall be used
for enhancing operations.
Proportional budget allocation for fire related services:
FY 21-22 $2,866,326; FY 21-22 7.33%; this reporting period: $__________; ____%.
Personnel expenditures: FY 21-22 $___________; this reporting period $___________.
6. Any material changes in service needs within the agency’s jurisdiction or countywide.
7. Any remaining funds from allocations provided in previous years, and an explanation for
proposed use of such funds.
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Required Attachments:
Annual Budget
Budget to Actual Report
Balance Sheet
Fund Balance Report
Most recent annual audit and/or other independent financial review
FY 21-22 budget documents showing baseline dollar figure for maintenance of effort and
personnel expenditures.