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6:00 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING - Call to Order
Roll Call (Breeze__ Mackenzie__ Smith__ Stafford__ Vidak-Martinez__)
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSIDER:
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54956.8)
Property:
120 Avram Avenue(Assessor’s Parcel Number 143-061-052) City negotiator: Stephen R. Donley, City Manager
Negotiating parties: City of Rohnert Park and 120 Avram Property Representative Jack Atkin
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Property:
100 Avram Avenue(Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 143-380-022 through 143-380-029) City Negotiator: Stephen R. Donley, City Manager
Negotiating parties: City of Rohnert Park and Jay Ireland, Community Investment Property Services Inc.
Under negotiation: Price and Terms
6:15 p.m.
REGULAR SESSION – Reconvene
Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Jenna Pedroncelli, 3rd Grade Student, Evergreen Elementary School
1. Mayor’s Opening Comments for the New Year
2. Mayor’s Report on Closed Session (G.C. 54957.1)
3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/COMMENTS:
For public comment on items listed or not listed on the agenda, (limited to 3-5 minutes per appearance & a 30 minute total time limit, or allocation of time based on number of speaker cards submitted) - PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD PRIOR TO SPEAKING -*SEE NOTE ON LAST PAGE OF THIS AGENDA |
4. C O N S E N T C A L E N D A R
All items on the consent calendar will be considered together by one action of the Council unless any Council Member or anyone else interested in a consent calendar item has a question about the item.
A. Approval of City Council Portion of Concurrent Meeting Minutes for:
· Special Meeting – December 18, 2006
B. Approval of City Bills/Demands for Payment
C. Resolutions for Adoption:
2007-01 Accepting the Development Impact Fee Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2006
2007-02 Accepting Project and Directing the City Engineer to File Notice of Completion for 2006 Street Maintenance Measures, Slurry Seal Project No. 2005-04
2007-03 Authorizing and Approving Amended Agreement for Dedication of Pump Station Site between City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma Green, LLC and KDRP, LLC
2007-04 Electing to Receive a Portion of the Tax Increments Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 33607.7 and 33607.5
D. Ratifying Acceptance of Resignation
Parks, Recreation and Open Space Committee – Ratifying acceptance of resignation from Linda Sanders (At Large)
5. Cable Communications Franchise - Consideration of adoption of an ordinance establishing a 1% PEG Funding Fee in accordance with the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006, Assembly Bill (AB) 2987
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comments
3. Waive Further Reading and Adopt Ordinance by Reading Title:
No. 773 Amending Chapter 5.24, “Cable Communications Franchise” of Title 5, “Business Licenses and Regulations” to Add Subsection “F” to Section 5.24.060 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code
· Council motion
· Council discussion
· Council roll call vote
6. Sonoma County Water Agency Strategic Priorities – Consideration of the Sonoma County Water Agency’s Strategic Priorities
1. Staff Report
· Council discussion/direction/action
7. Planning and Zoning/Community Development matter:
· 2007-2014 Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation Methodology
Consideration of whether to provide comments on the 2007-2014 Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation Methodology to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
· Council discussion/direction/action
8. Foxtail Golf Course – Consideration of an agreement with Rohnert Park Golf, L.P., RP Golf, Inc., CourseCo, Inc. and Bank of Petaluma consenting to loan documents and refinancing agreements on the Foxtail Golf Course
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comments
3. Resolution for Adoption:
2007-05 Authorizing and Approving a Consent Agreement; Request for Copy of Notice of Default and of Sale under Civil Code Section 2924b
a. Council motion
b. Council discussion
c. Council vote
9. Letters to Legislative Representatives - Consideration of letters to Assemblymember
Jared Huffman and Senator Carole Migden regarding proposed legislation for 2007
· Council discussion/direction/action
10. Commission/Committee/Board Appointments
· Council action regarding nominations and appointments for terms expired December 31, 2006
§ Bicycle Advisory Committee 5 - TWO year terms
§ Cultural Arts Commission 2 - FOUR year terms
§ Mobile Home Park Rent Appeals Board 2 - TWO year terms
§ Parks & Recreation Commission 7 - TWO year terms
§ Planning Commission 5 - TWO year terms
§ Senior Citizens Advisory Commission 5 - TWO year terms
§ Sister Cities Relations Committee 5 - TWO year terms
11. Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Committee – Consideration of composition of the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Committee
· Council discussion/direction/action
12. City Council Liaison Assignments for Year 2007
1. Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster (SMBC) Advisory Board – Council consideration of adding City Council representation for the SMBC Advisory Board to 2007 list
a. Council motion
b. Council discussion
c. Council vote
2. Mayor’s Appointments to City Council Liaisons for 2007
13. Sonoma County Mayors’ & Councilmembers’ Association - Consideration of upcoming vacancies to be filled at the January 18, 2007, General Membership meeting of the Sonoma County Mayors’ and Councilmembers’Association. Note: bold = members who did not run for re-election or were not re-elected.
· Council discussion/direction/action
1. City Selection Committee Appointments:
· City Selection Committee appointments for Chair and Vice Chair |
· Airport Land Use Commission: | Gail Pardini Plass (Cloverdale), expires 5/2010 (4 year term) |
· Bay Area Air Quality Management District: | Pamela Torliatt (Petaluma), expires 3/2007 (2 year term) |
· Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District: | Mike Martini (Santa Rosa), expires 2/2007 (3 year term) |
· Metropolitan Transportation Commission: | Bob Blanchard (Santa Rosa), expires 2/2007 (4 year term) |
· Remote Access Network Board: | David Glass (Petaluma), (filled by a mayor, unspecified term) |
2. Association Appointments:
· Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board: | Steve Rabinowitsh (Santa Rosa), expires 6/2007 |
· Association of Bay Area Governments - Hazardous Waste Management Facility Allocation Committee (formerly titled Bay Area Hazardous Waste Management, Capacity Allocation Committee): | Larry Barnett (Sonoma), unspecified term |
· Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District: | Gail Pardini-Plass (Cloverdale), expires 6/2007 Kent Mitchell (Healdsburg), expires 6/2007 |
· Sonoma County Child Care Planning Council: | Lisa Moore (Cotati), unspecified term |
· Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit II Board of Directors/Sonoma County Transportation Authority: | Bob Jehn (Cloverdale), expires 1/2007 Mike Healy (Petaluma), expires 1/2009 |
· North Bay Division, League of California Cities:
| Jane Bender (Santa Rosa), unspecified term Jake Mackenzie (Rohnert Park), unspecified term Pamela Torliatt (Petaluma) – Alternate, unspecified term Vacant – Alternate, unspecified term |
Legislative Committee – one representative from each city, with term currently set by each city. Current representatives are: · Cloverdale – Bob Jehn · Cotati – Pat Gilardi · Healdsburg – Gary Plass · Petaluma – vacant (to fill Mike Healy’s position) · Rohnert Park – Jake Mackenzie · Santa Rosa – John Sawyer · Sebastopol – Sam Pierce · Sonoma – vacant (to fill Doug McKesson’s position) · Windsor – Sam Salmon
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14. Council Committee &/or Other Reports:
1. Santa Rosa Plain Conservation Strategy Implementation Committee (California Tiger Salamander) meeting, 12/20/06 (JM)
2. Water Issues Subcommittee meeting, 12/20/06 (JM)
3. Creeks Master Plan Subcommittee meeting, 12/20/06 (JM)
4. Sonoma County Waste Management Agency meeting, 12/20/06 (TS)
5. Sonoma County Transportation Authority, 1/8/07 (JM)
6. Other informational reports
· National League of Cities – Congress of Cities and Exposition 12/6-12/9/06 (VVM)
15. Communications