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, May 12, 2015 Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 1. CITY COUNCIL/RPFA/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CDC JOINT REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Mayor Ahanotu called the joint regular meeting to order at 5:00 pm, the notice for which being legally noticed on May 7, 2015. Present: Absent: Amy O. Ahanotu, Mayor Gina Belforte, Vice Mayor Pam Stafford, Councilmember Jake Mackenzie, Councilmember Joseph T. Callinan, Councilmember None Staff present: City Manager Jenkins, Assistant City Manager Schwartz, Assistant City Attorney Visick, City Clerk Buergler, Senior Analyst Atkins, Finance Director Howze, Human Resources Director Perrault, Acting Development Services Director and City Engineer Pawson, Director of Public Works and Community Services McArthur, Planner III Beiswenger, and Commander Strouse. Other: CART Services provider Jane E. James with CAPtioning Agency Professionals. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Katie Gu, Miss Sonoma County s Outstanding Teen 2015. 3. PRESENTATIONS A. Mayors Certificate of Recognition: Honoring Miss Sonoma County s Outstanding Teen 2015, Katie Gu, for Her Many Accomplishments and Service to the Community Mayor Ahanotu read and presented certificate to Katie Gu. 4. SSU STUDENT REPORT No Report.
for City Council/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/Successor Agency Page 2 of 6 5. DEPARTMENT HEAD BRIEFING City Manager Jenkins reported on the May 7, 2015, Public Safety Swearing-In Ceremony. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS Jason and Maggie Alexandridis owners of Rebounderz, a trampoline park in Rohnert Park, introduced themselves. Alan Friedman opposes water fluoridation and requested City Council ban fluoridation in Rohnert Park if the County of Sonoma passes it. Dawna Gallagher-Stroch opposes water fluoridation and requests the City Council agendize the topic. Oriana Lieu, Blue Apple Dental Group, requested access to a building they are purchasing from the City located at 1630 State Farm Drive. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Minutes for: 1. City Council/RPFA/Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting, January 13, 2015 2. City Council/RPFA/Successor Agency Joint Special Meeting, May 5, 2015 3. City Council/RPFA/Successor Agency Joint Regular Meeting, April 14, 2015 B. Acceptance of Reports for: 1. City Bills/Demands for Payment dated May 12, 2015 2. Successor Agency to the CDC Bills/Demands for Payment dated May 12, 2015 3. Annual Review of the Growth Management Program C. City Council Resolutions for Adoption: 1. 2015-095 Authorizing and Approving a Contract Change Order No. 1 to the Design Professional Services Agreement with Arch Pac Aquatics, LLC for the Benicia Pool Renovation Project No. 2014-06 2. 2015-096 Declaring Weeds to be a Nuisance and Providing for Weed Abatement Pursuant to Government Code Sections 39560 through 39588; Article 2 Alternative Procedures for Weed and Rubbish Abatement and Setting Public Hearing 3. 2015-097 Authorizing and Approving Lot Line Adjustments, Extinguishing Certain Easements and Reserving Various Easements with Respect to the Properties at 6750 Commerce Boulevard, 100, 120 & 130 Avram Avenue (APN 143-061-052 & 053, 143-380-015 & 022 029) 4. 2015-098 Authorizing City Manager to Execute Program Supplement Agreement No. 012-N To Administering Agency State Agreement No. 04-5379R for Federal Funding for the Rohnert Park Expressway Rehabilitation Project (Federal Project No. STPL-5379(020) / City Project No. 2013-01)
for City Council/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/Successor Agency Page 3 of 6 D. Acceptance of Resignation from Parks and Recreation Commission Member Linda Tracy E. Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Task Order for Design Professional Services with GHD Inc. for Claussen Overcrossing and Highway 101 Sewer Main Investigation and Rehabilitation Design Project (Project Number 2015-10) Moved/seconded (Callinan/Belforte) to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote: AYES: Callinan, Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None. 8. Review of Street Names for the Southeast Specific Plan Acting Development Services Director and City Engineer Pawson presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Review and discuss the street names for the Southeast Specific Plan and provide direction to staff for action at a future City Council meeting. Public Comment: None. By Consensus (Mackenzie opposed), City Council directed staff to remove Welcome Place, Windy Way, Whisperwood Drive, Wiley Way, Willoway Drive, Wingstem Way and add Wendy Way, Warren, Watson, William, Wyatt, and Walker. 9. Options for Complying with Drought Restrictions Related to Landscaped Medians Acting Development Services Director and City Engineer Pawson presented the item. Recommended Action(s): 1. Bodway Parkway - reduce irrigation to maintain trees and work with Southeast Specific Plan Area developer to replace turf as appropriate, and 2. Country Club Drive - recognize as a park and work to convert to recycled water. Public Comment: None. By Consensus (Mackenzie opposed), City Council directed staff to recognize portions of the median strip on Bodway Parkway between Valley House Drive and Middlebrook Way and the median park on Country Club Drive between Rohnert Park Expressway and Golf Course Drive as parks and bring back a specific schedule for converting the sites to recycled water. 10. Formation of a Proposed Public Safety Standing Committee and Mayor s Appointments City Manager Jenkins and Mayor Ahanotu presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Consider proposal to create a City Council committee dedicated to Public Safety. Public Comment: None.
for City Council/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/Successor Agency Page 4 of 6 Moved/seconded (Stafford/Callinan) to form a Public Safety Standing Committee. Motion failed by the following 1-4-0 vote: AYES Ahanotu, NOS: Callinan, Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None. Recessed 6:23 pm Reconvened 6:33 pm 11. PUBLIC HEARING: (NO EARLIER THAN 6PM- Noticed May 1, 2015) Consideration of Introduction of Municipal Code amendments relating to the regulation of Adult Entertainment Businesses, Adult Business Performers, Massage Businesses, and Massage Providers; the definition and location of Pawn Shops, Payday Loan Establishments, Check Cashing Stores, and Car Title Loan Establishments; the definition of Banks/Savings and Loan/Credits Unions; and the regulation of Vehicles for Hire Planner III Beiswenger presented the item. Consultant George Osner, AICP Urban Planning, was available to answer questions. Recommended Action(s): Introduce Ordinance 887. Hearing Opened 6:49 pm Public Comments: None. Hearing Closed 6:49 pm Moved/seconded (Stafford//Callinan) to introduce Ordinance 887, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park, California Adopting Municipal Code Amendments Regarding Adult Entertainment Businesses, Adult Business Performers, Massage Businesses, and Massage Providers; the Definition and Location of Pawn Shops, Payday Loan Establishments, Check Cashing Stores, and Car Title Loan Establishments; the Definition of Banks/savings and Loan/credits Unions; and the Regulation of Vehicles for Hire; and the amendments to the Vehicles for Hire as show in Exhibit D which was provided at the meeting. The motion was amended, Section 8.36.050 Massage facilities and operational regulations. B.4 Locked Doors will read: Locked Doors. All exterior doors (except a rear entrance for staff only) and interior doors must remain unlocked during business hours, except in the case of sole proprietorships with no employees (not applicable to outcall massage therapy).
for City Council/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/Successor Agency Page 5 of 6 Motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 roll call vote: AYES: Callinan, Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None. 12. PUBLIC HEARING: (NO EARLIER THAN 6PM- Noticed May 1, 2015) Consideration of Adopting Interim Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Storage Facilities Planner III Beiswenger presented the item. Recommended Action(s): Adopt interim urgency ordinance to place a forty-five (45) day moratorium on the issuance of permits or entitlements for new or expansion of various types of storage facilities identified in the zoning ordinance as the following use types: Boat, RV, and Outdoor Storage Facility; Self-Storage Facility; and Vehicle Storage Yard and consider amendments of Zoning and other regulations to such businesses and activities. Hearing Opened 7:00 pm Public Comments in Opposition to the Item: Bill Cooper, Chief Operating Officer of Sonoma Media Investments, a moratorium does not prevent existing problems. Public Comments: Alan Moody spoke to ADA issues pertaining to civic access. Assistant City Attorney Visick stated that the City has been making reasonable accommodation to address the last commenter s concerns. There is a CART services provider here at tonight s meeting, there is going to be real-time captioning at future Council Meetings, and staff has been working with him on a regular basis to address his concerns one on one, and finding ways to effectively communicate with him. The City has made significant efforts to provide reasonable accommodations. Regarding Moody s Public Records Act Requests, he has received some and has asked for more and staff is in process of providing the records. Hearing Closed 7:12 pm Moved/seconded (Stafford/Callinan) to Introduce and Adopt Ordinance 888, an Interim Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park, California, Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on and Prohibiting the Issuance of Permits or Other Entitlements for the Establishment, Expansion or Relocation of Any Boat, RV, and Outdoor Storage Facility, Self-Storage Facility, or Vehicle Storage Yard Pending the Review and Possible Amendment of Zoning and Other Regulations to Such Facilities, to Become Effective Immediately. Motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 roll call vote: AYES: Callinan, Mackenzie, Stafford, Belforte, and Ahanotu, NOS: None, ABSTAINS: None, ABSENT: None.
for City Council/Rohnert Park Financing Authority/Successor Agency Page 6 of 6 13. COMMITTEE / LIAISON/ OTHER REPORTS Water Advisory Committee (WAC) (5/4) Councilmember Callinan and Acting Development Services Director and City Engineer Pawson reported WAC recommended to the Sonoma County Board of Directors to approve an extension to the agreement by which the Marin Municipal Water District purchases off peak water from the Sonoma County Water Agency. Health Action Council Vice Mayor Belforte reported on a topic of discussion, it s been a year, what do we do next? And reported on the status of additional funding is needed to ensure the health center will open on time. 14. COMMUNICATIONS Councilmember Callinan was a honorary speaker at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women s Golf Division II Tournament and both men s and women s Sonoma State teams are going to the Nationals. Councilmember Mackenzie reported on the Tropicana fundraising event coordinated by Founders Day Committee and the Mary Poppins fundraising event at the Performing Arts Center. Vice Mayor Belforte announced sponsors are needed for Founders Day Event and Rotary is holding Craft Beer event May 30, Sonoma Mountain Village from 1-5 pm. 15. MATTERS FROM/FOR COUNCIL Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) (5/6) - Councilmember Stafford reported the public hearing to consider Rohnert Parks Northwest Specific Plan Area was postponed for 30 days to allow the County of Sonoma and others more time to comment. 16. PUBLIC COMMENTS Alan Moody stated that he has emotional and physical disabilities and expressed concern with the lack of progress the State of California has made recognizing the Americans with Disabilities Act and the associated obligations. Moody asked if the Council is aware that to receive Federal Funding the City must have an ADA Coordinator. He requested the CART provider s name. 17. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ahanotu adjourned the joint regular meeting at 7:30 pm. JoAnne M. Buergler, City Clerk City of Rohnert Park Amy O. Ahanotu, Mayor City of Rohnert Park