[0:13] >> good fternoon.

[0:15] Tuesday OCTOBER 22, my name is

[0:18] susan adams and on be A.M. Of

[0:19] rohnert city council, it is my

[0:21] privilege to welcome you to our

[0:21] meeting.

[0:22] We'll begin to invite you to

[0:26] stand with us as we recite an

[0:39] acknowledgment.

[0:42] With traditional homelands and

[0:46] confederated indians, and

[0:47] peoples.

[0:48] Thank you.

[0:50] >> we are to establish a quorum

[0:52] for tonight's meeting, we'll ask

[0:55] our clerk, elizabeth to call the

[0:56] role.

[1:03] >> council member elward, here.

[1:08] Sanborn, here.

[1:08] Adams, here.

[1:08] >> I'm here as well.

[1:09] We are joined on the dais

[1:12] tonight in addition to city

[1:13] clerk and city clerk.

[1:16] By our city attorney michelle

[1:16] kenyan.

[1:21] There are several members of

[1:23] city manager in the audience.

[1:24] If you are a director, stand up

[1:26] and recognize you to let people

[1:28] know who to find if they have an

[1:29] issue here.

[1:30] You have four directors an one

[1:31] in the back.

[1:32] There we go.

[1:33] There we go.

[1:34] Thank you very much.

[1:34] All right.

[1:40] So e have tonight a couple of

[1:44] really -- I'm getting to the

[1:45] pledge of allegiance.

[1:46] I have to introduce the kids

[1:47] that will give it.

[1:49] We have a couple of adorable

[1:50] kids tonight to lead us in the

[1:52] pledge of allegiance.

[1:53] Hold on a minute, after you read

[1:55] the pledge of allegiance, we are

[1:57] going to go ahead and have you

[1:58] come up for a picture.

[2:04] we have adam and reilly lawson.

[2:10] >> all right.

[2:12] >> I pledge allegiance to the

[2:15] flag of the united states of

[2:18] america and to the republic for

[2:19] which it stands, one nation,

[2:22] under GOD, indivisible, with

[2:24] liberty and justice for all.

[2:25] Thank you.

[2:26] Hey, stay right there.

[2:27] We will all come and get a

[3:43] picture with you.

[3:46] >> next thing we have mayor's

[3:51] proclamation, claiming OCTOBER

[3:52] 24.

[3:53] I'll share that proclamation

[3:56] from the mayor.

[3:57] Proclamation declaring OCTOBER

[3:59] 24 as domestic violence

[4:00] awareness month.

[4:02] Whereas the city of rohnert park

[4:03] recognizes the domestic violence

[4:06] affects 1 in 4 families in our

[4:08] local community and nearly all

[4:09] of us know someone who has been

[4:11] abused, the crime of domestic

[4:13] violence violates individual's

[4:14] privacy, dignity and security.

[4:17] Based on the systemic uses of

[4:19] emotional, physical, sexual,

[4:20] psychological and economic

[4:21] control of abuse.

[4:22] Thank goodness the kids have

[4:23] left already.

[4:27] Whereas established in 1976,

[4:28] counties are community singular

[4:31] and ital resource for local

[4:31] residents to experience violence

[4:35] in the place we should feel

[4:37] safe, inside of our homes.

[4:40] Ywca, has the only safe house

[4:45] shelter in only 24/7 crisis hot

[4:48] line.

[4:49] Counseling support services give

[4:52] group therapy and support for

[4:53] victims of trauma and domestic

[4:55] violence including students at

[4:58] ymplet wca therapeutic preschool

[5:00] serving one of the most

[5:01] vulnerable populations.

[5:02] ages 3-5 years old.

[5:04] Whereas only informed community

[5:06] effort will end the cycle of

[5:07] violence to local families,

[5:09] members of community are

[5:10] encouraged to participate in

[5:12] ywca scheduled events and

[5:14] programs to raise much needed

[5:15] funding support to support their

[5:19] vision for every family in

[5:21] rohnert county, to lead

[5:23] productive lives let it pro

[5:24] claim, mayor, on behalf of the

[5:27] city council, to here by

[5:28] proclaim OCTOBER 24 as domestic

[5:30] violence awareness month in the

[5:32] city of rohnert park in honor of

[5:35] domestic violence survivors an

[5:37] advocates, 22 day of OCTOBER 202

[5:38] 2024.

[5:42] Thank you.

[5:42] [Applause]

[5:45] >> we have to receive this

[5:46] stephanie.

[5:47] If you would like to say a few

[5:48] words.

[5:50] Would you mind joining us for a

[5:50] picture?

[5:51] >> I would love it.

[5:51] Thank you.

[5:52] >> thank you very much.

[5:53] >> honorable mayor and members

[5:57] of the city council, I'm

[5:58] stephanie barlon, the secretary

[6:01] of the board of directors of the

[6:02] ywc sonoma county.

[6:03] There we go.

[6:05] On behalf of the board of

[6:06] directors, staff, volunteers and

[6:07] especially the local families

[6:11] served by the ywca sonoma

[6:12] county, thank you for honoring

[6:15] OCTOBER as domestic violence

[6:16] awareness month with your

[6:17] proclamation.

[6:22] Established in 1976, ywca24-7dv

[6:24] crisis hot line, the only one in

[6:25] sonoma county is still the most

[6:26] direct path to support local

[6:29] families in need.

[6:30] our confidential safe house

[6:32] shelter is the, also the only

[6:33] one in sonoma county for

[6:36] families seeking refuge from

[6:37] harm.

[6:38] Safety planning and strategies

[6:39] to insure relief are at the

[6:42] forefront of every call we

[6:42] receive.

[6:46] On average, ywca sonoma county

[6:47] serves approximately 3,000

[6:49] individuals in need per year

[6:51] with trauma-informed

[6:53] community-focused services.

[6:56] Our client population is 90%

[7:01] female, 47% identify as hispanic

[7:01] latinx.

[7:02] 23% are children.

[7:05] And 7% are seniors.

[7:08] The majority have very low

[7:11] income and 15% are homeless.

[7:13] On saturday, OCTOBER 26, we will

[7:16] be hosting our 4th annual why I

[7:18] run fun run and walk.

[7:19] We are asking members of our

[7:20] community to register and raise

[7:24] funds for ywca's programs and

[7:26] enjoy a beautiful afternoon with

[7:28] ywca at spring lake in anta

[7:28] rosa.

[7:30] More information can be found on

[7:35] our web site, ywcasc.Org.

[7:36] I did also leave flyers about

[7:39] the walk on the table there as

[7:41] well as purple stickers for dv

[7:42] awareness month if anyone would

[7:44] like them.

[7:46] In closing, please know that

[7:48] ywca has been supporting local

[7:50] families for nearly five

[7:50] decades.

[7:52] Continue to be here in sonoma

[7:53] county serving families in need

[7:55] as long as you need us to be.

[7:56] Thank you.

[8:40] >> thank you very much.

[8:50] [Applause]

[8:52] >> we are very honored tonight

[8:57] to share proclamation,

[8:59] proclamation of the mayor of the

[9:00] city of rohnert park ecognizing

[9:04] OCTOBER 24, 2024 as paolio he

[9:05] day.

[9:07] Thank you for attending and look

[9:09] forward to sharing your comments

[9:11] after we share the proclamation.

[9:13] Whereas in 1985, rotary

[9:14] international launched polio

[9:17] plus and spearheaded the global

[9:19] polio radcation initiative with

[9:21] the world health organization,

[9:22] U.S. Centers for disease control

[9:24] and prevention vention and

[9:26] unicef to immunize the children

[9:28] of the world against polio.

[9:31] Whereas polio cases dropped by

[9:33] 99% since 1988 and the world

[9:35] stands on a threshold of

[9:37] eradicating the isease.

[9:39] Whereas to date, rotary has

[9:40] contributed more than 1.2

[9:42] billion dollars in

[9:46] and countless

[9:47] volunteer hours and protection

[9:49] of 2 billion children in 122

[9:50] countries.

[9:51] These efforts are providing

[9:53] operational support, medical

[9:54] personnel, laboratory equipment,

[9:55] education materials for health

[9:58] workers and parents whereas

[10:00] rotary parks and rohnert park

[10:01] throughout world has sponsored

[10:04] service projects to address

[10:06] issue, poverty, health, hunger,

[10:08] literacy, and radcation to polio

[10:09] worldwide.

[10:12] Therefore, I proclaim, susan

[10:14] adams, mayor, here by pro claim

[10:18] OCTOBER 24, 2024 as polio

[10:20] awareness day in rohnert park

[10:23] proclaimed this 22 day of

[10:23] OCTOBER, 2024.

[10:25] Thank you very much.

[10:28] [Applause]

[10:30] Paula, as paula comes up, they

[10:31] will all come up.

[10:33] A great little party then.

[10:34] As they are coming up, I want to

[10:38] recognize the vice mayor is very

[10:41] well respected member of rotary,

[10:44] we are honored to have him on

[10:44] our dais tonight.

[10:46] Appreciate all of the work he

[10:46] does for the city.

[10:48] >> thank you.

[10:50] Mayor dams, fellow council

[10:52] members, thank you for

[10:52] recognizing this important

[10:53] issue.

[10:55] I'm here with fellow rotarians

[10:57] and you just entioned gerard,

[11:00] who is a member of our club.

[11:07] Also city manager marcela and

[11:13] then right there in the corner

[11:17] chief maddof and linda and art.

[11:18] My name is paula reinhold.

[11:20] While this disease has

[11:22] essentially disappeared in first

[11:24] world countries, it does still

[11:26] exist and as such, continues to

[11:29] be a risk.

[11:30] Polio mainly affects children

[11:31] under 5.

[11:34] There is no cure but it is

[11:36] preventible with the vaccine.

[11:37] I have personally had the

[11:41] privilege of vaccinating

[11:42] children in india insuring that

[11:45] they never contract polio.

[11:48] In 988, there was still over

[11:51] 350,000 cases of polio each year

[11:53] and 125 countries.

[11:58] Some MAY remember the shriner's

[11:59] hospital for cripple children,

[12:01] 19,000 in san francisco, those

[12:02] were mostly polio cases.

[12:07] Today, to date, we only have 62

[12:09] cases in two adamic countries,

[12:11] afghanistan and pakistan in

[12:13] those war torn regions.

[12:15] As long as we have a single

[12:17] child that remains infected,

[12:19] children in all countries are at

[12:22] risk of contracting polio.

[12:25] Failure to eradicate polio from

[12:26] last remaining strongholds could

[12:28] result in global resurgence of

[12:30] the disease.

[12:33] It is only a car ride, bus,

[12:35] train or plane ride away.

[12:38] As we saw with the measles a few

[12:39] years ago.

[12:41] While it is top priority for

[12:43] rotary to eradicate the disease,

[12:45] one does not have to be a

[12:46] rotarian to join the fight.

[12:49] Anyone can contribute to the

[12:50] cause.

[12:53] Your donation is mapped by the

[12:55] gates foundation 2-1 if you are

[12:56] interested in donating the

[12:57] polio.

[13:02] And you can do that at

[13:02] endpolionow.Org.

[13:04] Thank you very much for the

[13:04] proclamation.

[14:28] [Applause]

[14:30] >> I do want to take a minute,

[14:31] we have a university student

[14:32] here tonight.

[14:33] We look orward to hearing from

[14:33] you.

[14:36] Before we do that, counsel takes

[14:38] great pride on starting meetings

[14:39] on time.

[14:42] I apologize we started a little

[14:44] bit late, we came in slower than

[14:45] we thought we might.

[14:49] We would now invite aj franklin,

[14:50] legislative epresentative for

[14:51] the sonoma state university to

[14:58] come up and give us a report.

[14:59] >> hello.

[15:02] >> right into the mic so we can

[15:02] hear you.

[15:03] There you go.

[15:03] Thank you.

[15:05] >> thank you so much for having

[15:07] me again.

[15:07] Everyone.

[15:10] For those who MAY not remember

[15:12] me, I am aj.

[15:14] I serve as vice PRESIDENT Of

[15:18] external affairs for students of

[15:18] the university.

[15:20] I serve as chief legislative

[15:22] officer for the corporation.

[15:24] >> aj, you are so soft spoken.

[15:25] We want to hear everything you

[15:25] have to say.

[15:27] Lean in and speak up for us.

[15:27] >> okay.

[15:28] Can you hear me now?

[15:30] >> I can.

[15:34] Yeah.

[15:37] >> I serve as vice PRESIDENT Of

[15:40] student affairs at ssu.

[15:42] I serve s system wide advocate

[15:43] for our students.

[15:47] The system wide advocacy part

[15:48] is, especially relevant right

[15:51] now, I just got back from cal

[15:53] state student association

[15:57] preliminary, every one of the

[15:58] 23SSUs, had student government

[16:01] and then every single associated

[16:03] student government sends two

[16:04] representatives to the

[16:08] california state student

[16:09] association meetings.

[16:11] I am one of the representatives

[16:15] along with our student body

[16:15] PRESIDENT.

[16:18] At these meetings I serve on a

[16:19] legislative affairs committee

[16:22] where we take support for

[16:26] opposing positions on upcoming

[16:26] legislation.

[16:29] We just passed a support

[16:32] position on a bill that

[16:35] increases funding for basic

[16:41] needs on each one of the 23ssu

[16:41] campuses.

[16:44] Excited about that.

[16:48] I ran for one of trustee

[16:49] selection committee.

[16:51] Was elected.

[16:52] So I'm very excited about that.

[16:55] We will be, as a group, we will

[16:57] be making the recommendation to

[17:01] the governor for his two student

[17:03] trustee representatives.

[17:05] Typically who is recommended

[17:06] gets appointed.

[17:07] I'm really excited about that.

[17:09] Really thinking about maybe

[17:10] running myself one day.

[17:12] So that is all very exciting.

[17:16] Back at home, on campus, voter

[17:19] registration efforts are now

[17:19] over.

[17:21] So my external affairs task

[17:24] force is now pivoting to getting

[17:26] students prepared to vote.

[17:27] Making sure that they have the

[17:29] resources they need to get

[17:30] educated on ballot measures.

[17:32] Making sure that they know that

[17:35] there is a polling location on

[17:38] campus.

[17:41] A ballot booth on campus as

[17:42] well.

[17:44] I am assembling a lobby

[17:46] lob

[17:47] lobby corps to

[17:50] bring along with me to the cal

[17:50] state advocacy day.

[17:51] That is exciting.

[17:53] In the early stages though.

[17:55] As I said, last time, my

[17:58] position and team are very new.

[18:01] We are trying our best to get

[18:02] ourselves established, sink our

[18:03] teeth into as much as we can.

[18:05] If you need anything from me,

[18:08] any questions or comments, or

[18:09] potential collaboration, you can

[18:16] reach out to me at external

[18:18] externalasf@sonoma university.

[18:21] >> thank you for your support.

[18:22] And congratulations on your

[18:22] selection.

[18:23] Item number 7, public comments.

[18:25] Anybody in the audience wishing

[18:27] to make a comment on any consent

[18:29] calendar item?

[18:31] Or any city business not listed

[18:37] on the agenda, now is your time.

[18:37] Okay.

[18:38] We don't have anybody?

[18:40] Somebody for public comment?

[18:41] We don't have public comment.

[18:43] We'll go ahead and close the

[18:45] public comment.

[18:46] Agenda, consent calendar number

[18:47] 8.

[18:48] Is there an item that you want

[18:49] to pull on the consent calendar?

[18:50] >> yes, mayor.

[18:52] i would like to -- no, not to

[18:52] pull.

[18:53] >> correct.

[18:56] >> I would like to make a

[18:57] comment on 8h.

[18:59] I will be voting no.

[18:59] >> 8h.

[19:01] Did you want to talk about it?

[19:01] >> yeah.

[19:02] I'm voting no.

[19:05] It just seems a bit invasive to

[19:05] our residents.

[19:08] It was hard for me to find info

[19:09] on how the system works and also

[19:13] not a united states-based

[19:13] company.

[19:14] >> okay.

[19:16] Anybody else like to make a

[19:18] comment on 8h?

[19:22] >> I agree with the comment of

[19:24] council member rodriguez.

[19:26] >> okay.

[19:27] All right.

[19:29] Any other comments about any of

[19:36] these items?

[19:38] >> 8-f.

[19:39] >> 8f.

[19:39] Okay.

[19:40] You want to vote and then come

[19:41] back.

[19:43] >> I ask mayor if we pull 8-f

[19:45] for clarification regarding what

[19:47] action we are taking as it

[19:48] relates to the capital projects

[19:50] and our director of public works

[19:51] vanessa garrett is prepared to

[19:54] make that clarification for

[19:55] council.

[19:57] >> just a clarification, city

[19:58] attorney, vote on what is in

[19:59] front of us and then that?

[20:02] >> we will vote on all but 8-f.

[20:05] >> one more question, on 8h, is

[20:07] it possible that staff could

[20:08] give us more information

[20:09] verbally?

[20:13] Since there are at least two

[20:14] that have questions.

[20:17] >> pull 8f and 8h.

[20:17] >> correct.

[20:19] >> let's go ahead and have a

[20:22] vote on 8, everything but 8-f

[20:24] and 8h.

[20:24] >> so moved.

[20:25] >> second.

[20:26] >> I'll second.

[20:29] >> ll in favor.

[20:30] Aye.

[20:30] Opposed?

[20:30] All right.

[20:33] We have a unanimous aye vote on

[20:37] all of the items except 8f and

[20:39] 8h.

[20:42] Let's go to 8h.

[20:46] City manager to address 8h.

[20:48] >> so for the item related to 8h

[20:50] I would ask our community

[20:51] services director, which is

[20:54] making her way to the podium to

[20:55] explain what is the software

[20:58] program does and perhaps the

[20:59] provider as well.

[20:59] Thank you.

[21:01] >> hi, good evening.

[21:02] I don't want to speak to the

[21:05] comment about it not being a

[21:06] united states-based company

[21:09] because I don't know where their

[21:09] headquarters are located.

[21:12] For the privacy issue, this is

[21:14] analytics-based on app usage.

[21:16] So this company does not track

[21:18] any actual individual's data.

[21:19] Don't have access to your cell

[21:20] phone.

[21:21] Don't have access to your home

[21:22] address.

[21:24] Essentially, when you download

[21:25] an app on your cell phone, it

[21:26] asks you whether or not you

[21:28] would ike to be racked.

[21:29] Based on app usage.

[21:30] Everyone has an opportunity to

[21:32] say yes or no to that.

[21:36] If you say yes, for example, I

[21:38] have abc mouse on my phone.

[21:41] People who have abc mouse, tip

[21:45] have children under the age of

[21:45] 5.

[21:46] When I enter a park, for

[21:47] example, and abc mouse has

[21:48] contracted with this company,

[21:50] they will know someone with a

[21:53] child ages under 5 attended that

[21:53] park.

[21:56] Usually I think that they ping

[21:59] maybe 150 phones in the course

[22:01] of say 2,000 person event and

[22:02] use science data to determine

[22:03] how many people were actually

[22:03] there.

[22:06] It is not really actually

[22:07] tracking every single individual

[22:08] that comes and goes if that

[22:09] makes sense.

[22:11] >> that makes sense to me.

[22:13] Do you have any questions?

[22:15] This is typical, right?

[22:16] Whenever I put an app on my

[22:18] phone, it says can we track you?

[22:20] >> you say yes or no.

[22:21] >> any questions?

[22:22] All right.

[22:24] Let's go ahead and vote on 8h.

[22:26] We'll go ahead and do a roll

[22:29] call vote.

[22:30] >> do we have --

[22:31] >> I think that we need a motion

[22:32] first.

[22:34] I move that we pass 8h.

[22:39] A second?

[22:39] Okay.

[22:42] Someone like to make a different

[22:48] motion?

[22:50] So we don't need to take action.

[22:52] We can let it pass by without

[22:52] action taken?

[22:53] All right.

[22:54] I would like to know the

[22:55] consequences, if any

[22:57] consequences to the city not,

[22:59] that hey are talking about.

[23:00] >> if council decides not to

[23:02] proceed with the motion, the

[23:05] city will not entertain the

[23:06] contract for this software

[23:08] program to assist with just

[23:10] getting information as far as

[23:12] attendance to potential

[23:13] companies.

[23:19] >> okay.

[23:21] >> yes, can move to another date

[23:24] or ask for more information.

[23:26] >> I would like to continue to

[23:28] find more about it.

[23:28] Make a motion.

[23:31] I give it a glance.

[23:32] Didn't realize the full

[23:34] implications of what it might

[23:35] mean.

[23:36] So that was my motion to carry

[23:39] it forward to next council

[23:39] meeting.

[23:41] >> a second?

[23:42] >> I'll second that.

[23:44] >> all right.

[23:45] So let's go ahead and roll call

[23:48] on that motion.

[23:51] >> sm sanborn, yes.

[23:58] Council member, rod rege, no.

[24:01] Council member elward.

[24:02] Mayor adams, yes.

[24:06] Motion passes 3-0.

[24:07] 3-2 vote.

[24:10] Council members rodriguez and

[24:13] elward dissenting.

[24:16] >> let's go back to 8-f and

[24:18] invite director garrett up for

[24:22] her report.

[24:24] Good to see you today.

[24:25] >> hi, thank you.

[24:26] Thank you mayor and council

[24:27] members.

[24:28] I can give a general summary

[24:29] what the item is about.

[24:32] If you have questions about

[24:33] specific projects let me know.

[24:37] In general, during the last

[24:39] budget process used general fund

[24:42] monies for quite a few cip

[24:44] projects.

[24:47] And this council item recommends

[24:48] actually swapping some funding

[24:50] sources that make a little bit

[24:50] more sense.

[24:52] In the past, used things like

[24:54] gas tax, special revenue for

[24:56] road projects in lieu of general

[25:00] fund money as an example, or

[25:02] transportation measure m funding

[25:07] for things like the [

[25:08] Indiscernible] Study.

[25:10] That money can't be used for

[25:11] anything but bike and pedestrian

[25:13] funded projects so that is a

[25:15] recommendation today.

[25:18] It is to swap some funding

[25:20] sources from general fund money

[25:24] to the special revenues that

[25:26] have specific requirements which

[25:30] we can use for cip projects.

[25:30] >> thank you very much.

[25:32] Before you leave, any questions

[25:35] for the director?

[25:36] Thank you so much.

[25:37] Appreciate it.

[25:39] So any comments or questions or

[25:41] a motion?

[25:44] >> I am prepared to move 8-f

[25:44] forward.

[25:45] >> is there a second?

[25:46] >> and I will second.

[25:47] >> thank you very much.

[25:50] All in favor?

[25:50] Aye.

[25:52] Any opposed?

[25:53] There we go.

[25:53] 5-0.

[25:56] Thank you so much vanessa.

[25:59] So let's move on to regular

[25:59] items.

[26:02] 9a, considered adopting a

[26:03] resolution, approving

[26:04] authorizing the city manager to

[26:06] execute and implement an

[26:07] excluesive negotiating agreement

[26:16] for the city of rohnert park and

[26:17] sent cal properties.

[26:19] We will begin with staff report

[26:21] given by MR. King and invite

[26:22] public comments and come back

[26:25] for discussion when the council

[26:27] and questions for the developer.

[26:28] MR. King.

[26:31] >> good evening, mayor adams,

[26:34] vice mayor and council members.

[26:36] My name is kevin king, city

[26:38] analyst for city of rohnert

[26:38] park.

[26:40] I'm here to -- excuse me.

[26:42] discuss the exclusive agreement

[26:45] with center cal properties with

[26:46] 6400 state farm drive.

[26:48] It will be a short presentation.

[26:50] First let's just start with what

[26:54] is the definition of a dna.

[26:55] Allows for the city to talk

[26:58] directly with the developer, for

[26:59] the development of the land.

[27:01] Establishes the definition of

[27:02] good faith negotiation between

[27:05] both parties.

[27:05] Establishes responsibility of

[27:08] cost during the ena phase.

[27:10] That is the deadline for term

[27:11] phases, which is the next one.

[27:13] Next phase of his process.

[27:15] And establishes timelines and

[27:17] outlines negotiating process,

[27:18] including the event of a

[27:19] default.

[27:21] Basically selection was the

[27:23] first date, this is us going

[27:27] steady with the developer.

[27:28] So let's get into a timeline.

[27:30] There is actually a lot more

[27:31] timeline outline in the contract

[27:31] itself.

[27:33] I wanted to keep it very

[27:37] specific to the one that was

[27:38] directly impact this board.

[27:43] So the overall e-n-a, if it is

[27:44] signed today, basically starts

[27:47] the clock on all of these

[27:47] timelines.

[27:49] So we would have 150 days from

[27:50] tonight.

[27:53] So that would be MARCH 21 or 300

[27:54] days if we were to extend it

[27:58] AUGUST 18 in order to get to the

[28:01] term sheet phase of his

[28:02] essentially.

[28:04] What that means for center cal

[28:07] and for the city and this

[28:08] council, first center cal will

[28:10] be on the clock to submit a

[28:12] draft and conceptual design no

[28:15] later than DECEMBER 6, 2024.

[28:16] The friday after thanksgiving.

[28:20] From that point, we will have 30

[28:23] days to do a meet and confer

[28:27] with center cal to discuss what

[28:28] they submitted.

[28:30] I will explain the dates here n

[28:31] more detail.

[28:33] JANUARY 3, 2025 is the friday,

[28:35] 30 days from DECEMBER 6 is

[28:39] JANUARY 3 5 which is a sunday.

[28:41] Likely not confer with them on a

[28:41] sunday.

[28:42] I'm putting that friday there.

[28:49] As a next deadline.

[28:51] From JANUARY 3, council has 30

[28:52] days after that, confer, to

[28:54] approve a design and term sheet.

[28:57] Again 30 days from the third is

[28:59] a sunday.

[29:00] So most likely the council date

[29:02] will be the 28th.

[29:03] Unless you choose to do a

[29:04] special session on this.

[29:07] Then from there, if they were,

[29:10] if you were to approve a term

[29:11] sheet and draft conceptual

[29:20] design, you have center cal has

[29:21] 30 days to back out.

[29:23] From tonight, 180 days, from

[29:28] approval, they have 180 days to

[29:29] submit, officially submit the

[29:33] applications to the city.

[29:34] I would make one comment on all

[29:36] of the dates on the right hand

[29:38] column, those are all dependent

[29:40] upon if everyone were to submit

[29:42] on the final day in that third

[29:43] column.

[29:47] So they submit tomorrow, we have

[29:57] 45 days and we will be in

[30:00] discussion, as far out of

[30:01] this process as far as this

[30:02] can go.

[30:03] At this phase.

[30:05] So any questions?

[30:08] Or should I comments?

[30:08] Or?

[30:10] >> if it is all of the same

[30:12] to you, I think that we will

[30:13] have public comment and ome

[30:15] back around and go there.

[30:15] Okay.

[30:16] thank you very much.

[30:18] We have seven public comment

[30:19] cards.

[30:21] If anybody in the audience

[30:22] have not submit add card and

[30:23] wishes to make a comment

[30:24] about this item, there is a

[30:26] stack of pink cards over

[30:26] there.

[30:28] Feel free to give them to

[30:29] the clerk and we'll call

[30:30] your name up.

[30:31] All right.

[30:34] So we have a ronald, I'll

[30:36] give you the first three.

[30:38] Ronald lopez, marty bennett

[30:41] and stephanie, is it hall?

[30:42] Stephanie hall.

[30:43] And if you want to just be

[30:44] on deck.

[30:46] When you are ready, that

[30:46] will be great.

[30:48] All right, MR. Lopez,

[30:49] thank you for coming tonight

[30:50] sir.

[30:51] >> thank you very much.

[30:53] I'm ron lopez, professor at

[30:54] sonoma state university

[30:55] where I worked for 19 years.

[30:58] I'm also the labor and

[31:00] community outreach for

[31:01] california faculty

[31:03] association, although I'm

[31:03] not here in official

[31:04] capacity for that.

[31:05] I'm here as a union member,

[31:09] a community member of

[31:09] rohnert park.

[31:11] I'm concerned about this

[31:11] project.

[31:12] In particular, I want to

[31:14] make sure that in this, as

[31:17] you go through the exclusive

[31:19] negotiation with the

[31:20] developer, that you make

[31:23] sure that there are

[31:25] guarantees of good labor

[31:25] conditions.

[31:26] Because many of our students

[31:30] in this community lack good

[31:31] opportunities for employment

[31:33] off campus also.

[31:36] I understand that there is a

[31:37] part, one of the things that

[31:39] was asked for, 25%

[31:40] affordable housing.

[31:41] I think that is very

[31:42] important.

[31:43] I know a lot of students

[31:45] that live in garages and

[31:47] live under other unsafe and,

[31:49] you know, less than ideal

[31:50] conditions.

[31:51] Also we very much like to

[31:53] see this be a least and

[31:56] a lease and not

[31:56] a sale.

[31:58] So the rohnert park has

[31:58] control and say over the

[31:59] condition.

[32:02] Much of my scholarship

[32:04] involved communities that

[32:06] have seen developments

[32:07] whether the developers have

[32:08] exploited or displaced

[32:09] community without giving

[32:10] back to the communities.

[32:11] That is something that I

[32:12] would not want to see here.

[32:14] I think that rohnert park

[32:15] needs a downtown.

[32:19] There is, there has been

[32:20] downtown issues over the

[32:21] years.

[32:22] Rohnert park could be a

[32:24] great community, amazing

[32:26] community for it to be

[32:26] successful.

[32:27] For it to be successful, it

[32:29] has to meet the community

[32:30] needs, needs of the student

[32:31] that will help attract

[32:32] students.

[32:35] That will help make this a

[32:36] more prosperous and

[32:37] attractive community for all

[32:37] of us.

[32:39] Also I think that the

[32:41] standard that should be

[32:43] followed is standard set by

[32:46] the great casino.

[32:48] So high standards, not

[32:50] giving away the farm.

[32:53] Maintain ideally lease or

[32:56] 25, or 51% ownership.

[32:59] So that the city has a say

[33:00] in the future of this

[33:00] development.

[33:01] Thank you very much.

[33:03] >> thank you MR. Lopez.

[33:05] Appreciate your time doing

[33:06] this tonight.

[33:07] Bennett.

[33:08] Stephanie hall.

[33:09] Thank you.

[33:10] Welcome MR. Bennett.

[33:13] Thank you for joining us

[33:13] tonight.

[33:15] >> my name is marty bennett.

[33:18] I'm an instructor of history

[33:19] at junior college.

[33:22] A consultant for united

[33:24] local 2 and 30 year resident

[33:25] of the county.

[33:28] I reside in the city of

[33:29] sonoma.

[33:31] Rohnert park downtown state

[33:33] farm development near by the

[33:34] smart train station, f it

[33:36] includes good living wage

[33:39] jobs, 25% high density

[33:40] affordable housing, could

[33:42] become part of a two decade

[33:45] campaign by labor and

[33:46] environmental, transit,

[33:47] affordable housing and

[33:50] business organizations where

[33:51] equitable, sustainable and

[33:53] transient oriented

[33:55] development along the 101

[33:56] corridor.

[33:57] The project should reflect

[34:00] the values of current

[34:01] rohnert park residents and

[34:03] elected officials and become

[34:04] a model for the entire

[34:04] region.

[34:06] However there are several

[34:07] major challenges which must

[34:10] be overcome.

[34:13] the casino and hotel is

[34:14] excellent example of a

[34:15] project where the developers

[34:16] engage in extensive outreach

[34:19] to labor and community

[34:20] organizations.

[34:22] To create a project that

[34:24] included good union living

[34:27] wage jobs for the facility's

[34:30] construction and operation.

[34:32] Subsequently the casino is

[34:33] provided share prosperity

[34:34] and outstanding benefits for

[34:36] the tribe, the workers, for

[34:38] the city and for the

[34:40] community.

[34:42] Jobs are now the best

[34:43] service sector jobs in the

[34:44] county that allow workers to

[34:46] live where they work and

[34:48] participate in the

[34:49] communities civic and

[34:50] cultural alike in their

[34:52] children's school

[34:52] activities.

[34:54] However there are no

[34:55] assurances from center cal

[34:58] that this project will

[35:01] replicate success of

[35:01] greaton.

[35:06] First ena mentions outreach

[35:07] but says nothing about the

[35:09] expectations of center cal.

[35:12] Please amend the ena to

[35:13] include community outreach

[35:15] section that specifically

[35:16] includes which organization

[35:19] center cal will contact and

[35:20] timelines for discussions

[35:23] with labor environmental,

[35:25] housing and other community

[35:25] organizations.

[35:28] Ena should also include an

[35:29] expectation with community

[35:30] benefits will be a part of

[35:33] the term sheet and the final

[35:34] agreement.

[35:36] Secondly, the ena forecloses

[35:37] the possibility of leasing

[35:38] the public land.

[35:40] leasing the land will enable

[35:42] the city to retain more

[35:43] control over the project and

[35:46] insure that it fulfills the

[35:47] council's vision and

[35:50] conforms to the community

[35:50] values.

[35:52] It should, we also provide

[35:54] ongoing revenue to insure

[35:56] the stability of the city's

[35:56] finance.

[35:58] The ena should be amendment

[36:00] to require that the

[36:01] developer lease all or part

[36:02] of the land.

[36:05] Thank you.

[36:09] >> thank you MR. Bennett.

[36:09] Stephanie, welcome to our

[36:10] meeting tonight.

[36:11] Thank you for coming.

[36:11] >> yeah.

[36:13] So my name is stephanie

[36:13] hall.

[36:15] I'm an inside journeyman

[36:16] wireman with the

[36:17] international brotherhood of

[36:19] electrical workers local

[36:19] 551.

[36:20] I'm sure that I don't look

[36:21] like your typical

[36:22] construction worker but

[36:24] completed the apprenticeship

[36:25] program around 11 years ago

[36:25] now.

[36:29] I'm here to speak in favor

[36:29] of rohnert park of the

[36:32] proposed downtown area.

[36:32] This gives you the

[36:33] opportunity to allow people

[36:34] that live here in sonoma

[36:36] county to work in their

[36:37] hometown, in their backyard.

[36:39] To make a living wage and

[36:40] then turnaround and be able

[36:41] to spend that money right

[36:42] here in our community.

[36:44] My fear would be that the

[36:46] space would be sold to allow

[36:47] for developers to come from

[36:49] other counties or even

[36:50] states paying lower wages to

[36:52] people who have no ties to

[36:53] the city who will likely not

[36:55] come back to visit or spend

[36:58] money here that could help

[37:00] flourish our economy.

[37:01] As someone who worked in the

[37:03] field as electrician, who is

[37:04] also mom of three small

[37:06] children, it gives me great

[37:07] pride to walk past the

[37:08] location or drive past the

[37:10] location and point out a

[37:11] building and say, the lights

[37:12] are on because mommy did

[37:13] that.

[37:14] It is a place that we go all

[37:16] of the time and I helped

[37:18] build it.

[37:20] As my local outreach

[37:21] coordinator, I spend time

[37:22] going to schools to talk to

[37:23] children about careers that

[37:25] they could have, about jobs

[37:28] they could work here in our

[37:29] community.

[37:31] I live four miles from this

[37:32] location and I would love to

[37:34] see the city keep ownership

[37:36] or lease to a developer, who

[37:37] would allow skills and train

[37:39] workers from our community

[37:40] the opportunity to work on

[37:40] this project.

[37:42] Thank you.

[37:44] >> thank you stephanie.

[37:45] All right.

[37:46] The next hree people we

[37:52] have are sonja, matthew.

[37:55] Is that how you say it?

[37:55] Weinstein.

[37:56] Thank you.

[37:56] Welcome sonja.

[38:00] >> hi, I'm sonja, I'm with

[38:01] -- that was really loud.

[38:05] I'm sonja, I'm with local 2,

[38:06] hotel workers union, I think

[38:08] you all know me by now and

[38:12] you know that, you know, the

[38:13] unit here and all of labor

[38:15] have high hopes for this

[38:17] project in downtown rohnert

[38:17] park.

[38:19] To create a rohnert park

[38:20] downtown.

[38:22] You know, that follows the

[38:22] community's values.

[38:23] I know that you all bought

[38:26] that land because you wanted

[38:27] to enact a vision that was

[38:29] not purely about profit and

[38:30] relying on private

[38:32] developers because you all

[38:33] wanted to create something

[38:35] that would be valuable for

[38:37] the people of rohnert park.

[38:39] So you know, I know that

[38:41] this council wants a project

[38:43] that delivers the full

[38:45] package in alignment with

[38:46] rohnert park values.

[38:48] Affordable housing,

[38:49] environmental

[38:49] sustainability, community

[38:50] hub for people to come to

[38:51] and good jobs.

[38:52] As things stand right now,

[38:54] we are concerned that center

[38:56] cal is not headed in that

[38:57] direction.

[38:58] During this ena period, we

[38:59] are counting on you to make

[39:01] sure that center cal does

[39:03] right by this community.

[39:05] Center cal, when picked we

[39:06] were hopeful because they

[39:07] said that they would engage

[39:09] with the community but we

[39:10] feel let down by that

[39:11] community engagement.

[39:14] They have not substantively

[39:15] engage about issues

[39:16] affecting local workers and

[39:17] residents.

[39:21] You know, the gratton casino

[39:23] and hotel as many mentioned,

[39:23] great example of the project

[39:25] that the developers did

[39:26] really collaborate with the

[39:28] community and with labor and

[39:30] created a project that

[39:33] lifted up rohnert park and

[39:35] sonoma county as a whole.

[39:36] Shared prosperity.

[39:38] We want this project to

[39:40] follow in gratton's

[39:41] footsteps but concerned as

[39:44] you enter into this with

[39:45] center cal, what will happen

[39:48] if center cal doesn't change

[39:50] direction and don't want to

[39:53] do a project in alignment

[39:54] with rohnert park values?

[39:56] What will happen down the

[39:56] road?

[39:58] In addition to that, we want

[39:59] to, you know, agree with the

[40:02] building trades that a lease

[40:03] would be a better option for

[40:06] this property and that right

[40:07] now, the negotiating

[40:08] agreement includes some

[40:10] language and I'm not sure if

[40:11] this is even the intention

[40:13] that appears to close off

[40:15] the possibility of a lease

[40:19] in paragraph 3a, where it

[40:22] refers to one of the

[40:22] deliverables is talking

[40:25] about the, how they would

[40:26] fund purchasing the

[40:26] property.

[40:27] It doesn't mention or

[40:28] leasing the property.

[40:30] So we would ask that be

[40:31] changed to clarify and make

[40:33] sure that a lease is still

[40:36] on the table because as

[40:37] mentioned, that allow the

[40:39] city more control and more

[40:41] sustainable financial

[40:42] future.

[40:43] So you know, again, as you

[40:45] negotiate this term sheet we

[40:46] are counting on you.

[40:47] We know that you want to

[40:50] deliver project that where

[40:51] center cal does right by

[40:52] this community.

[40:54] Please hold them accountable

[40:55] to the values that I know

[40:55] that you hold.

[40:56] Thank you.

[40:57] >> thank you very much for

[41:01] your comments.

[41:01] Laura.

[41:03] Laura, thank you for coming.

[41:04] >> hello.

[41:08] Hi, my name is laura, I'm

[41:09] organizer with justice, I'm

[41:10] a member of the community.

[41:12] I live in sonoma county for

[41:13] ten years.

[41:14] My father-in-law lives right

[41:15] around the corner.

[41:18] I tried to avoid him as I

[41:19] was walking in.

[41:23] So he doesn't distract me.

[41:25] I organize with a lot of

[41:26] workers here too in rohnert

[41:27] park.

[41:28] I care a lot about the new

[41:29] project here, that I know

[41:31] that they will inevitably

[41:33] affect this community for

[41:35] years to come.

[41:37] Especially a project of this

[41:38] magnitude.

[41:40] I'm really concerned that

[41:44] center cal is not centering

[41:45] worker and share the values

[41:47] that people in rohnert park

[41:47] have.

[41:50] We know it is possible, as

[41:52] having new developments that

[41:53] center labor, real community

[41:54] engagement.

[41:55] We seen it happen with

[41:57] gratton casino and hotel

[41:58] where labor was involved in

[41:59] the beginning.

[42:00] We can see the positive

[42:02] effect that has had on the

[42:02] community.

[42:04] We seen the jobs, the good

[42:06] stable jobs that have

[42:06] provided.

[42:07] It is really clear that

[42:09] center cal needs to step up.

[42:10] Center cal needs to be

[42:12] engaging with the residents

[42:14] an workers here that are

[42:15] asking center cal be in

[42:16] alignment with the values of

[42:19] the workers and families of

[42:20] rohnert park.

[42:21] No better time to fight for

[42:22] the values of the community

[42:24] than when we are thinking of

[42:25] a project of this level that

[42:26] has such enormous

[42:27] possibilities.

[42:29] Such an enormous potential

[42:31] to provide good jobs, to

[42:32] provide affordable housing,

[42:33] this is going to be

[42:35] something that changes the

[42:35] landscape of rohnert park

[42:36] for the better.

[42:38] So this is an amazing

[42:40] opportunity to set really

[42:41] high standard for what

[42:42] developments like these

[42:43] should be.

[42:45] Or what the developments

[42:46] like this, for how they

[42:48] should be uplifting the

[42:48] community.

[42:50] As you negotiate a term

[42:50] sheet, we are counting on

[42:52] you to make sure that the

[42:53] values are upheld.

[42:54] And that you make sure that

[42:55] every step of the way

[42:56] workers are centered.

[42:58] Thank you.

[42:59] >> all right.

[43:03] Thank you very much for your

[43:08] comments.

[43:08] Weinstein.

[43:09] >> ladies and gentlemen, of

[43:11] the council, my name is

[43:11] matthew weinstein.

[43:14] I'm an employee at gratton

[43:15] resort and asino.

[43:17] I worked there 11 years as

[43:17] of last month.

[43:19] I'm here to tell you the

[43:21] necessity of good jobs and

[43:22] living standard.

[43:24] as marty, ron, stephanie,

[43:24] laura talked about the

[43:26] importance of job, I would

[43:29] like to tell you my story.

[43:31] My job at casino has

[43:33] afforded me quality

[43:35] healthcare that has enabled

[43:40] me to help my now deceased

[43:42] wife with fight with

[43:43] alcoholism.

[43:45] It afforded a good wage to

[43:46] help pay the bills that kept

[43:47] coming after laid off

[43:48] because of her alcoholism

[43:51] and her fight with t.

[43:53] It is now affords me a

[43:54] pension that I will

[43:56] hopefully be able to retire

[43:59] with as all people in this

[44:00] town as well as in this room

[44:01] be able to retire some point

[44:03] in time.

[44:06] All of this is to say that

[44:08] the concerns with the

[44:09] central cal development are

[44:12] very pressing to the

[44:13] employees at gratton resort

[44:16] and casino because we care

[44:17] about the quality of the job

[44:18] that are going to be brought

[44:22] by this evelopment.

[44:23] In this town.

[44:24] To that end, we would

[44:28] request a couple things.

[44:32] The inclusion of a lease for

[44:34] the property would be

[44:35] central among them, as well

[44:37] as a negotiation of a

[44:39] potential labor piece in the

[44:47] development of the center.

[44:50] As the researcher, made an

[44:51] analogy about first dates

[44:54] and relationship, I would

[44:58] like to stress that I hope

[45:00] that the city council has

[45:03] not been moved from a first

[45:05] databased on appearances and

[45:07] put best foot forward.

[45:10] It takes time to get to know

[45:10] people.

[45:11] there are times that people

[45:12] often don't get married

[45:13] after the first date.

[45:15] I suggest you do not do that

[45:16] as well.

[45:20] Or make that mistake.

[45:21] But best of luck.

[45:23] >> matthew, thank you very

[45:24] much.

[45:34] Next, john kelly someone

[45:36] else making a comment about

[45:37] this item, now is your time

[45:39] to grab your pink card.

[45:40] Kelly, welcome to our

[45:40] meeting.

[45:43] >> hi, thanks for having me.

[45:47] It is always nice to come

[45:48] see the council.

[45:50] Spending more time in

[45:51] rohnert park because one of

[45:53] my daughters, is a student

[45:55] at credo high.

[45:57] I'm over there quite

[45:57] frequently.

[45:58] Interesting to learn about

[46:02] the very dynamic energy that

[46:03] this council has been

[46:04] fostering in rohnert park.

[46:05] It is amazing to see a city

[46:09] that is so engaged and is

[46:10] developing so strongly.

[46:12] It is just, the kind of

[46:14] thing that sonoma county can

[46:15] takes a an example in many

[46:17] other places, he dynamic

[46:19] that this council has

[46:20] promoted.

[46:21] I have a series of points

[46:23] that I want to make tonight.

[46:24] What I'm talking to ou

[46:26] about is grounded in my

[46:26] personal experience.

[46:28] I grew up in santa rosa, I

[46:30] live in sonoma now.

[46:31] I don't think that you could

[46:33] pick more clear distinctions

[46:35] of how different downtowns

[46:38] can develop with santa rosa

[46:39] and sonoma.

[46:40] Rohnert park is making a

[46:42] once in a century decision

[46:43] how the community will look

[46:44] in the long run.

[46:46] It is an important one o

[46:46] get right.

[46:48] That is the kind of thing

[46:49] that council people, it

[46:51] gives them a chance to make

[46:52] imprint on the people for a

[46:54] long time, positive one to

[46:56] be engaging with tonight.

[46:57] I know some of you received

[47:01] a memo that I drafted

[47:02] concerning the availability

[47:05] of the ground lease for the

[47:07] city for this property.

[47:08] The 213 page memo.

[47:10] I have sympathies for you,

[47:12] go through it, 12 single

[47:14] spaced pages and I do know

[47:16] that sort of comprehensively

[47:17] addressed the points that I

[47:19] just want to allude to right

[47:19] now.

[47:21] The first one I want to get

[47:22] across, the ena that you see

[47:24] tonight is definitely for

[47:24] sale.

[47:27] The language in there is a

[47:28] conveyance of property

[47:28] ownership, it is a sale.

[47:31] Not a ground lease.

[47:32] Ena doesn't provide for

[47:33] that.

[47:34] I would strongly encourage

[47:35] you to consider a ground

[47:35] lease.

[47:37] It would allow the city to

[47:39] retain ownership of valuable

[47:40] land, gain revenue and

[47:41] maintain control of the land

[47:41] use.

[47:42] It is quite possible that

[47:44] the law in california will

[47:45] change in years to come and

[47:47] very well be if you do

[47:48] surrender control to

[47:50] property it will allow uses

[47:51] to take place that you would

[47:53] have power as a landlord to

[47:53] prevent.

[47:55] In that memo, I pointed out

[47:56] several successful

[47:57] precedents including a long

[48:00] beach civic center and 1350

[48:01] front street in san diego

[48:04] where they have been used,

[48:06] ground lease, with 55-99

[48:08] year terms, full conveyance

[48:09] of interest in the parcels.

[48:11] Everything you expect as

[48:12] landowner be able to do.

[48:14] I think that there was some

[48:16] question amongst the council

[48:18] and observers whether a

[48:19] ground lease would serve the

[48:20] uses of the city, I think

[48:21] the point of that memo was

[48:23] to show that it does.

[48:24] The final thing I would say,

[48:25] I'm not here n behalf of

[48:27] any interest group, I don't

[48:28] have a client in this.

[48:30] No economic element for it.

[48:32] It is purely because it is a

[48:33] once in a century decision

[48:34] for you.

[48:36] I wanted to do my part to

[48:37] try to help you guys as much

[48:38] as I could.

[48:39] Help you.

[48:40] Best of luck with the

[48:40] decision tonight.

[48:41] Thank you.

[48:42] >> thank you very much for

[48:43] taking the time to come

[48:43] over.

[48:46] I hope you enjoy visiting

[48:48] rohnert park when you see

[48:51] your daughter.

[48:51] Grace.

[48:53] >> hi there.

[48:54] Hi, I'm grace wang, the vice

[48:56] PRESIDENT Of leasing for

[48:57] center cal property.

[49:00] I oversee the leasing in

[49:03] northern california and most

[49:05] recently we just spent the

[49:08] last three years redevelop

[49:12] redeveloping bay street in

[49:12] emeryville.

[49:14] We took that project that

[49:17] was one delapidated and

[49:18] forgotten, and turned it

[49:20] into a community gathering

[49:20] place.

[49:23] We have worked with many

[49:27] local and many regional

[49:29] restaurateurs, we have

[49:30] talked to many people in the

[49:31] community to make sure that

[49:35] we included what heir needs

[49:35] were.

[49:37] And what the community was

[49:40] looking for in a shopping

[49:40] center.

[49:42] If you just go to any one of

[49:44] our projects, you will see

[49:47] how much we really care

[49:49] about creating a sense of

[49:51] place, a place, a safe

[49:53] place, a fun place that you

[49:54] can spend time with your

[49:55] loved ones.

[49:58] That is what really is

[49:58] important to us.

[50:00] Thank you for this

[50:00] opportunity.

[50:04] We are so excited to make a

[50:05] change here at rohnert park.

[50:10] You guys, we deserve a

[50:12] downtown that is just as

[50:14] good f not better than many

[50:16] of the local downtowns near

[50:17] by.

[50:19] So thank you.

[50:21] >> grace, thank you very

[50:22] much.

[50:23] Maddy.

[50:24] Maddy, welcome to our

[50:24] meeting tonight.

[50:27] It is good to see you.

[50:30] >> good to be here.

[50:32] Maddy, director with the

[50:33] north bay council.

[50:39] Also a laborer.

[50:44] Many years f rohnert park

[50:45] threatening to wallow up,

[50:46] because of downtown.

[50:47] But that was a long time

[50:47] ago.

[50:48] Just saying.

[50:49] Bringing it up.

[50:53] But it is so exciting this

[50:53] project.

[50:54] I think that it is going to

[50:56] be beautiful.

[51:00] We have talked about leasing

[51:03] versus sales.

[51:06] I spoke with the center cal

[51:07] folks and sounds like they

[51:08] are not interested in that

[51:09] at all.

[51:11] Which is why I am guessing

[51:13] the ena mentions the sale.

[51:16] I was the one that sent you

[51:18] that document that MR. Kelly

[51:18] mentioned, that talks about

[51:20] how much better it is for a

[51:21] city to maintain control,

[51:22] you know, future

[51:25] development, if you have

[51:26] leased.

[51:26] I'm told that s not a

[51:27] possibility for them but we

[51:30] are hoping that you can stay

[51:31] with that.

[51:33] Many of the issues that we

[51:34] talked about, you know, in

[51:37] the past, like neutrality

[51:39] and all of that tuff, many

[51:41] developers do have that

[51:43] stuff all figured out before

[51:45] they take ena aside.

[51:47] It is not unusual that would

[51:47] happen.

[51:48] We were hoping to see that.

[51:51] There is a community

[51:53] engagement section in the

[51:54] ena.

[51:55] That says nothing about

[51:57] community engagement.

[51:58] Just words that have nothing

[52:00] to do with it.

[52:02] And finally, I wanted to, he

[52:04] talked about shared values,

[52:06] you mention shared values.

[52:09] I met with these guys.

[52:10] I believe they share, I

[52:11] really do.

[52:12] how that translates into the

[52:14] project is another story.

[52:17] As we have said, you know, I

[52:19] said to you guys the other

[52:20] day, we have been burned

[52:21] before.

[52:22] When we were told, yes, we

[52:23] will do all of this.

[52:24] Yes, be there for you.

[52:26] Yes, we are going to meet

[52:26] with you.

[52:28] Hasn't happened.

[52:30] So as much as I believe in

[52:31] this company because I

[52:35] really do, if it is not in

[52:38] writing, it is scary.

[52:39] So I'm just hoping as we go

[52:41] through the process, that we

[52:41] will engage with them.

[52:45] They will understand the

[52:48] importance of being in

[52:49] laborer, especially related

[52:50] to the hotels.

[52:52] Hotel workers are generally

[52:54] women of color, very low

[52:54] wage workers.

[52:56] It is hard, hard work.

[52:58] We want to be sure that

[52:59] those people are treated

[52:59] right.

[53:00] Thank you for your time.

[53:02] >> thank you very much

[53:03] maddy.

[53:07] I have one other card.

[53:08] Hedi.

[53:10] Hedi, last name?

[53:15] Thank you for coming tonight

[53:16] tonight.

[53:16] Yep.

[53:21] >> hi, my name is hedi.

[53:22] I am delighted to stand up

[53:24] here and say I'm going to be

[53:26] working with grace wang as

[53:28] part of the leasing team for

[53:29] this amazing project.

[53:31] I'm an outside leasing

[53:34] consultant and working on

[53:35] center cal project off and

[53:37] on for the last five years.

[53:38] I've been in the bay area

[53:39] for 30.

[53:42] Some of you know some of my

[53:45] handy work, the town center,

[53:46] which organically became a

[53:48] community center.

[53:49] Center cal, if you seen some

[53:52] of their projects, they

[53:54] really do mimic the hird

[53:54] place.

[53:56] I worked for many evelopers

[53:57] as I mentioned, independent.

[54:01] But I love working for

[54:01] center cal because they

[54:02] listen to us, they listen to

[54:03] the community.

[54:05] They try to create something

[54:06] special there.

[54:08] As a matter of fact, the ceo

[54:09] calls us all of the time

[54:10] with ideas.

[54:12] When you go by the gas

[54:14] station and in that

[54:16] community and coffee shop,

[54:17] things of that sort.

[54:19] I wanted to give them a

[54:20] strong thumbs up.

[54:23] Because, it is not

[54:26] institutional.

[54:27] I truly believe in them.

[54:29] So 'm super excited about

[54:29] this.

[54:31] I think that it is long

[54:31] overdue here.

[54:34] >> thank you very much.

[54:35] Hold on before I call this

[54:56] next person.

[54:56] All right.

[54:58] One more speaker card.

[54:58] Scott.

[55:00] Scott, say your last name

[55:02] for me so I don't say it

[55:02] wrong.

[55:04] Scott from center cal.

[55:06] Thank you very much.

[55:07] Welcome back it is good to

[55:11] see you.

[55:15] I will try to stay in my

[55:17] seat but couldn't contain my

[55:17] excitement.

[55:20] I said I was excited to be

[55:20] here, than last time.

[55:23] More xcited because we are

[55:25] on the precipice of stepping

[55:26] in the relationship.

[55:28] This project is something

[55:30] that continues to gain

[55:31] momentum eternally an with

[55:32] the outreach we have been

[55:33] receiving from the

[55:33] community.

[55:35] It is incredible to see the

[55:37] passion in this community.

[57:21] Behind this project.

[58:18] Hearing what the steps are

[58:19] and find what happens after

[58:22] this timeline is thought

[58:23] about.

[58:25] Thank kevin king for his

[58:26] work.

[58:28] You've done absolute work

[58:30] with that.

[58:33] We'll we want to take

[58:35] comments and questions.

[58:37] So don't worry about

[58:40] thinking a minute later.

[58:43] We'll begin with council

[58:43] sanborn

[58:45] >> I don't have any

[58:45] questions at the moment.

[58:51] >> thank you very much.

[58:54] I do have a couple.

[58:56] I know I've have heard from

[58:58] the community over the past

[59:00] couple of weeks regarding

[59:02] we've the casino hich is

[59:02] great.

[59:05] But I want to be able to

[59:06] clear, what is the

[59:08] difference of like the

[59:10] casino funds versus the city

[59:12] funds not at all just the

[59:13] casino.

[59:14] I can't speak for them.

[59:17] I'm not part of their

[59:18] project.

[59:20] Private funds and versus

[59:23] public funds and what that

[59:27] looks like like as a city.

[59:29] Let me explain public

[59:29] dollars.

[59:31] When there's a public

[59:33] investment clearly you have

[59:35] seen in fact, last year we

[59:37] provided you with a

[59:38] presentation where we shared

[59:41] with the council that when

[59:46] we as a city go out and do

[59:49] any improvement we build any

[59:51] building there are public

[59:54] dollars that are spent and

[59:56] 80% of the work that we do

[59:59] is given to local labor

[1:00:08] groups.

[1:00:10] When you're looking at a

[1:00:11] private dollar.

[1:00:13] Obviously the developer in

[1:00:15] this case it gives them the

[1:00:17] ability to work with any

[1:00:19] entity whether they want to

[1:00:21] work with labor groups or

[1:00:22] non-

[1:00:24] nonlabor groups type of

[1:00:24] companies.

[1:00:26] So they have the

[1:00:26] flexibility.

[1:00:28] I'll tell you just in

[1:00:31] conversations a lot of our

[1:00:32] lot local general

[1:00:34] contractors a lot of them

[1:00:38] are employing members of the

[1:00:44] various labor groups.

[1:00:48] And then in terms -- because

[1:00:49] I had this question

[1:00:51] community outreach.

[1:00:52] Can we clarify what this

[1:00:54] means in this document.

[1:01:09] It also confused me.

[1:01:13] >> what the council is

[1:01:14] acting upon tonight and this

[1:01:16] is simply the exclusive

[1:01:18] negotiating agreement to the

[1:01:20] mayor's analogy.

[1:01:23] This is just the agreement

[1:01:26] to commit the city to

[1:01:27] exclusively only negotiating

[1:01:30] with this one developer.

[1:01:32] That is essentially what

[1:01:33] this negotiating agreement

[1:01:35] is about.

[1:01:38] the specific what the terms

[1:01:40] are for any disposition.

[1:01:43] Any potential sale, or

[1:01:47] leasing, the ena does

[1:01:50] discuss in fact, sale or

[1:01:50] leasing.

[1:01:54] That language is in the ena.

[1:01:58] It could involve either/or

[1:01:59] one

[1:02:00] one.

[1:02:02] What the council is doing

[1:02:04] tonight is giving the green

[1:02:08] light to this staff and this

[1:02:09] center cal develop you are

[1:02:12] to begin negotiating to see

[1:02:14] if we can come to erms what

[1:02:17] that project will ultimately

[1:02:18] look like.

[1:02:20] So that's a general overview

[1:02:23] of the ena.

[1:02:24] Twrured your specific

[1:02:25] question

[1:02:27] >> essentially with two

[1:02:35] weeks happens from they lex.

[1:02:36] Elect

[1:02:42] election. >> essentially with two

[1:02:43] weeks happens from the

[1:02:44] election. Question

[1:02:44] >> essentially with two

[1:02:45] weeks happens from the

[1:02:47] election.

[1:02:50] We are agreeing to agree in

[1:02:51] some future date.

[1:02:53] We don't know what the terms

[1:02:55] are we will be agreeing to.

[1:02:57] With regard to the community

[1:02:59] engagement, that reference

[1:03:01] in the en as nothing to do

[1:03:02] with the community

[1:03:04] engagement with your

[1:03:04] community.

[1:03:07] That community engagement

[1:03:08] reference only relates to

[1:03:11] what the city's obligation

[1:03:13] is and what that provision

[1:03:15] we are now prohibited from

[1:03:17] engaging in the community

[1:03:19] with other developers.

[1:03:21] That is what that provision

[1:03:23] is related to.

[1:03:26] the ena is not the groument

[1:03:28] we would be negotiating

[1:03:29] community engagement.

[1:03:32] If we wanted to include

[1:03:33] community engagement which I

[1:03:35] understand from the council

[1:03:37] we do that would be a topic

[1:03:39] for negotiation during our

[1:03:41] negotiations on the

[1:03:42] remainder of the project

[1:03:44] which would hopefully result

[1:03:47] in a disposition and

[1:03:48] development agreement.

[1:03:49] >> okay.

[1:04:06] Thank you.

[1:04:08] And any extension of the

[1:04:10] negotiating period the city

[1:04:12] is not committing itself to

[1:04:13] undertake the disposition of

[1:04:16] the property or any portion

[1:04:18] of thereof and developer is

[1:04:20] not committing.

[1:04:23] So in this ena we are --

[1:04:26] however we vote we're not

[1:04:28] yes or no to a sale.

[1:04:31] We're saying we're going to

[1:04:32] talk about to come to that

[1:04:35] step if that comes up is

[1:04:36] that correct?

[1:04:41] >> maybe I can address.

[1:04:42] What is happening.

[1:04:45] That's why you saw there's a

[1:04:46] project timeline.

[1:04:48] What's going to happen now

[1:04:50] is the developer is going to

[1:04:53] go into a due diligence

[1:04:53] process.

[1:04:55] So basically what it means

[1:04:58] they're going to do site

[1:05:00] project inspections, project

[1:05:00] reports.

[1:05:02] They could determine for

[1:05:04] whatever the reasons are

[1:05:05] they don't want to proceed

[1:05:07] with the project for

[1:05:09] whatever the reasons MAY be.

[1:05:12] What this is in essence is

[1:05:15] saying in essence both of us

[1:05:18] are going to do the due

[1:05:18] diligence process.

[1:05:20] there's a series of

[1:05:21] documents that are going to

[1:05:23] be submitted to the city s

[1:05:23] well.

[1:05:27] They need to provide their

[1:05:28] financing plan, their

[1:05:29] budget.

[1:05:33] A major portion of those cun

[1:05:35] conceptual plans to see how

[1:05:37] they're going to lay out he

[1:05:37] property.

[1:05:39] What elements we're going to

[1:05:40] have.

[1:05:41] There's different actions

[1:05:44] that have to be taken.

[1:05:45] Basically what this is

[1:05:47] saying after they take those

[1:05:51] actions they MAY decide to

[1:05:53] proceed or they MAY decide

[1:05:55] not to.

[1:05:58] >> or maybe the city the

[1:05:59] community values.

[1:06:01] Even though I have to

[1:06:02] clarify those community

[1:06:04] values for those that

[1:06:08] project were established in

[1:06:11] actually not last year but

[1:06:12] many years ago.

[1:06:14] So the community valls have

[1:06:16] been established a long time

[1:06:18] ago and those were basically

[1:06:20] emphasized in the request

[1:06:22] for qualifications that was

[1:06:24] released to the community.

[1:06:26] So given that we saw that

[1:06:27] consistency with the

[1:06:29] community centers of center

[1:06:32] cal with the city this is

[1:06:35] why they're in front of you

[1:06:35] at this point in time.

[1:06:37] >> I think you kind of

[1:06:39] answered the request for

[1:06:40] qualifications of

[1:06:43] essentially this document

[1:06:44] pulled from what we brought

[1:06:46] forth what the community has

[1:06:49] brought forth over time and

[1:06:50] published and made public

[1:06:53] almost a year ago.

[1:06:54] Is it correct that community

[1:06:59] members an review that

[1:07:01] before decisions were made

[1:07:03] >> so the r

[1:07:05] fq ontinues to

[1:07:05] be available.

[1:07:09] We have a dedicated web page

[1:07:12] is publicly available.

[1:07:14] Any documents elated to the

[1:07:16] downtown project including

[1:07:19] the request for

[1:07:21] qualifications is on our

[1:07:21] website.

[1:07:22] >> thank you.

[1:07:24] That's all of my questions

[1:07:25] for now.

[1:07:27] >> thank you very much.

[1:07:28] Council elward.

[1:07:29] >> thank you.

[1:07:32] I have maybe a couple of

[1:07:34] questions, a comment.

[1:07:37] But I'm going to start by

[1:07:45] making my comment first.

[1:07:48] So two years when we bought

[1:07:49] this land everybody was

[1:07:50] excited from our

[1:07:52] constituents, from staff,

[1:07:54] from the excitement has been

[1:07:56] there and continued to be

[1:07:57] there.

[1:08:08] And what I am concerned is

[1:08:13] that along the way we're

[1:08:16] going to lose that fire that

[1:08:20] has been in the city and

[1:08:23] also among the people that

[1:08:27] have made ossible to have

[1:08:28] this cuncil.

[1:08:32] We have our friends, the

[1:08:33] labor groups that have

[1:08:35] beened there.

[1:08:37] Me personally if it wasn't

[1:08:39] for them I wouldn't be

[1:08:40] sitting here.

[1:08:43] They made it possible for me

[1:08:45] to be the voice that has

[1:08:47] been here in the cty.

[1:08:53] And I know that I know our

[1:08:55] council is what it is today

[1:08:57] most part because of the

[1:09:01] hard work they've been doing

[1:09:01] behind-the-scenes.

[1:09:04] and I was excited and still

[1:09:07] excited about working with

[1:09:08] central every center cal

[1:09:10] based on the oning they've

[1:09:13] done, and how beautiful it

[1:09:14] was

[1:09:17] was, and the value that

[1:09:22] brought to usw they've done,

[1:09:23] and how beautiful it was,

[1:09:24] and the value that brought

[1:09:24] to us

[1:09:24] o they've

[1:09:25] done, and how beautiful it

[1:09:26] was, and the value that

[1:09:26] brought to us

[1:09:27] r they've

[1:09:27] done, and how beautiful it

[1:09:28] was, and the value that

[1:09:28] brought to us

[1:09:29] k they've

[1:09:30] done, and how beautiful it

[1:09:30] was, and the value that

[1:09:31] brought to us and the site

[1:09:31] visit.

[1:09:36] And to try to be that bridge

[1:09:36] between what I'm hearing

[1:09:36] from the community and what

[1:09:36] we want to accomplish, I

[1:09:39] want to make sure that you

[1:09:41] know, I understand or that

[1:09:44] the community really

[1:09:44] understands because

[1:09:46] obviously there's a fear

[1:09:49] there not because of who

[1:09:52] center cal is but based on

[1:09:54] what this community has gone

[1:09:59] through with previous

[1:10:00] developers you are and the

[1:10:02] fear is real.

[1:10:04] And my question on that is

[1:10:07] how can we make sure that

[1:10:09] the developer doesn't want

[1:10:14] to work hat we love is held

[1:10:16] accountable based on the

[1:10:17] fear that we are hearing

[1:10:22] from the community.

[1:10:24] >> well, the checks and

[1:10:29] balances or the our control

[1:10:32] over what the developer does

[1:10:35] and how he does it will be

[1:10:37] negotiated in this next part

[1:10:41] of the phase of negotiating

[1:10:42] the disposition and

[1:10:43] development agreement.

[1:10:44] That agreement is the

[1:10:46] location where we would

[1:10:48] include all of the terms for

[1:10:51] the project including

[1:10:52] milestones we want the

[1:10:55] developer to meet before we

[1:10:59] would consider leasing or

[1:11:00] selling the property.

[1:11:03] So our control over the

[1:11:05] developer will be not only

[1:11:12] the through the dda itself

[1:11:13] wilton tain those controls

[1:11:15] those checks and balances

[1:11:19] prior to any formal

[1:11:20] arresting or disposition

[1:11:22] actually occurs with the

[1:11:34] property.

[1:11:38] And for me I know that this

[1:11:42] council and our staff kevin

[1:11:44] you have done such an

[1:11:45] amazing job.

[1:11:46] And I really appreciate

[1:11:46] that.

[1:11:48] And we want to make sure

[1:11:51] that I personally want to

[1:11:53] make sure I honor the work

[1:11:56] you have done and also honor

[1:12:00] our constituents and the

[1:12:00] people that put us here.

[1:12:06] So that brings me to my next

[1:12:18] question is what can we do.

[1:12:19] Following the next step.

[1:12:22] We're not going to go there

[1:12:27] because staff is going to be

[1:12:27] doing.

[1:12:29] The groups that are here

[1:12:30] that their voice will be

[1:12:32] heard during that process.

[1:12:34] Is it going to be something

[1:12:42] that based on the rfq and

[1:12:45] also center cal is

[1:12:45] comfortable.

[1:12:46] We want to keep them.

[1:12:48] Based on the language that

[1:12:52] we have put on our rfq.

[1:12:54] Is it something that will be

[1:12:59] explored or is it -- because

[1:13:01] I know the document is out

[1:13:04] there and that center cal

[1:13:07] and our labor groups are

[1:13:08] comfortable as well.

[1:13:11] We know they're not going to

[1:13:12] get 100%.

[1:13:16] How can we elaborate that

[1:13:18] collaboration based on --

[1:13:19] >> certainly you know we

[1:13:21] will be negotiating with the

[1:13:23] developer but even more

[1:13:26] important than that is that

[1:13:27] the council will be with

[1:13:29] staff every step of the way

[1:13:31] in these negotiations.

[1:13:34] This is not going to be a

[1:13:35] negotiations that are going

[1:13:40] to be held solely by staff

[1:13:40] and the developer.

[1:13:42] That is not what is

[1:13:42] occurring.

[1:13:43] We will be working with the

[1:13:45] council and the developer in

[1:13:47] terms of negotiating deal

[1:13:49] terms and we will be

[1:13:51] periodically meeting with

[1:13:54] the council most likely in

[1:13:56] closed sessions whether it

[1:14:00] be for leasing or for sale.

[1:14:01] Council will be involved in

[1:14:03] every step of the way.

[1:14:05] In terms of once the

[1:14:07] council -- if the council

[1:14:10] approves the ena tonight

[1:14:12] it's

[1:14:13] it's not the staff is going

[1:14:16] to go in a hole with the

[1:14:20] developer and gerbe and then

[1:14:26] come back to the council.N and then

[1:14:27] come back to the council.

[1:14:28] E and then

[1:14:29] come back to the council.G and then

[1:14:30] come back to the council.O and then

[1:14:30] come back to the council.

[1:14:31] T and then

[1:14:32] come back to the council.I and

[1:14:33] then come back to the

[1:14:34] council.

[1:14:38] A and

[1:14:42] then come back to the

[1:14:44] council.

[1:14:48] T and

[1:14:52] then come back to the

[1:14:54] council.

[1:14:58] E and

[1:15:00] then come bcs about

[1:15:03] as part of the city's

[1:15:04] ongoing commitment to

[1:15:06] protect the regional

[1:15:09] workforce population the dda

[1:15:13] will include some or all f

[1:15:13] of

[1:15:15] the following workforce

[1:15:15] protections.

[1:15:18] I want to make sure that

[1:15:20] everybody understands that

[1:15:23] since the development f

[1:15:25] this request or

[1:15:26] qualifications our

[1:15:28] commitment to our local

[1:15:31] workforce has been there.

[1:15:33] It has not waivered.

[1:15:34] Whether or not we're going

[1:15:35] to be meeting as you pointed

[1:15:39] out or the mayor pointed out

[1:15:41] staff I personally ave met

[1:15:43] with the different local

[1:15:45] labor groups, and it's been

[1:15:46] indicated to them they will

[1:15:49] be part of this process.

[1:15:51] And center cal you heard

[1:15:53] scott indicate they've met

[1:15:55] with local labor groups.

[1:15:58] So the commitment has always

[1:15:59] been there and continue to

[1:16:00] be there.

[1:16:02] Hopefully that's an

[1:16:03] assurance to the community

[1:16:05] we pretty much they are an

[1:16:07] important part of this since

[1:16:08] the beginning of this

[1:16:09] process.

[1:16:10] >> thank you.

[1:16:12] I just wanted to make sure

[1:16:15] last time we met with the

[1:16:17] tribe there was a question

[1:16:20] how to how we're going to

[1:16:22] make sure that this project

[1:16:24] is going to be beneficial

[1:16:27] for not only the developer,

[1:16:31] but also the region because

[1:16:34] this will be a vital center

[1:16:37] point, and also it might-

[1:16:39] I'm not talking about behalf

[1:16:41] of the tribe.

[1:16:42] What I understood based on

[1:16:44] the question they asked we

[1:16:48] want to make sure we are

[1:16:50] building something that is

[1:16:54] profitable not only for the

[1:16:56] city, but also for

[1:16:57] everybody.

[1:16:58] Developers, the labor force

[1:17:00] and everybody to be there.

[1:17:02] That's why I wanted to make

[1:17:04] sure to hear bout that.

[1:17:08] Again, like the mayor said,

[1:17:10] if you go somewhere and you

[1:17:13] say I was in my bedroom and

[1:17:15] there's no pictures to prove

[1:17:17] that it doesn't exist.

[1:17:26] >> I need to clarify that.

[1:17:28] Let's just clarify that.

[1:17:31] >> that makes my point.

[1:17:35] So here right now the talk

[1:17:36] because there are certain

[1:17:39] things that are not in the

[1:17:41] writing it makes sense to

[1:17:43] have fear it might not

[1:17:43] -

[1:17:57] happen.

[1:17:59] We're going to be putting

[1:18:00] that in writing to make sure

[1:18:03] everybody is taken care of.

[1:18:09] Even though it's not 100%.

[1:18:12] They are at the table.

[1:18:15] We should have that piece of

[1:18:15] pie.

[1:18:19] >> thank you COUNCILWOMAN.

[1:18:21] MR. Vice PRESIDENT.

[1:18:24] >> MR. Vice mayor.

[1:18:29] >> I work with six seven

[1:18:30] very strong women.

[1:18:31] That is duplicated added

[1:18:33] home as well.

[1:18:35] I told myself I was oing to

[1:18:37] stay in the moment for a

[1:18:38] second and just be great

[1:18:38] full.

[1:18:41] i want to thank all of the

[1:18:43] previous councils that have

[1:18:44] worked on his for many,

[1:18:45] many years.

[1:18:48] A lot of effort has been put

[1:18:52] in and yes we've been to the

[1:18:56] altar nd we haven't been

[1:18:57] able to get married.

[1:19:00] That's about to change.

[1:19:03] My singular focus did she

[1:19:04] have the ability to build.

[1:19:07] When I ran for city council

[1:19:09] the number one thing that

[1:19:11] the residents said is we

[1:19:12] want a downtown.

[1:19:15] This town has always had

[1:19:19] scmaurt ot a physical

[1:19:20] manifestation.

[1:19:23] It is exactly equidistant

[1:19:26] between our two biggest the

[1:19:29] federation tribe to the

[1:19:32] west, and the to the east

[1:19:34] sonoma state university.

[1:19:36] To talking people I have

[1:19:38] dragged on my dog and pony

[1:19:50] tour of the city.

[1:19:54] A true integrated transit

[1:19:56] oriented development.

[1:20:00] It will be "the shining"

[1:20:01] star to this the workers

[1:20:03] this community, the

[1:20:05] businesses of and community

[1:20:07] are our greatest partners.

[1:20:10] I'm very thrilled and

[1:20:12] grateful actually I would be

[1:20:14] on the dais with these

[1:20:16] amazing ladies and taking

[1:20:18] this next step.

[1:20:21] It's been long over due.

[1:20:23] I've been living, sleeping

[1:20:25] and eating this for the last

[1:20:27] four years.

[1:20:29] I'm heartened by the values

[1:20:31] of this council and yes it's

[1:20:34] true that 80% of the work

[1:20:38] that gets done in rohnert

[1:20:40] park skilled and trained

[1:20:41] prevailing wage et cetera et

[1:20:41] cetera.

[1:20:45] As we embark on this whole

[1:20:46] renaissance that rohnert

[1:20:49] park is going through it

[1:20:51] also includes a another $40

[1:20:53] million in city owned

[1:20:57] buildings which we'll have

[1:21:01] to fall under that category.

[1:21:05] And in renegotiating the mou

[1:21:08] with the federated indians

[1:21:10] of rancho rea.

[1:21:12] Second I want to say to the

[1:21:13] residents of rohnert park.

[1:21:17] People from my rotary club.

[1:21:19] You have given us the

[1:21:21] courage to take this next

[1:21:23] step and we truly appreciate

[1:21:24] that.

[1:21:26] I truly appreciate that.

[1:21:28] Like anything it goes like

[1:21:29] this.

[1:21:30] You get really, really high

[1:21:32] and then you get really,

[1:21:34] really low and then you come

[1:21:35] back down.

[1:21:40] I've experienced the whole

[1:21:43] gamet of emotions and then

[1:21:45] the miracle phone call with

[1:21:47] darrin telling us that the

[1:21:49] land is actually for sale,

[1:21:51] and the ability for this

[1:21:54] city to buy it for

[1:21:55] (12) 500-0000.

[1:21:58] And that leads me to another

[1:21:59] thank you which is not only

[1:22:01] to this present council but

[1:22:03] to the previous councils

[1:22:05] because we had to close that

[1:22:10] deal in 20 days and it had

[1:22:12] to be a carbondale.

[1:22:13] We wrote a check.

[1:22:15] Not a lot of jurisdictions

[1:22:18] could have written a 12.5

[1:22:18] $12.5

[1:22:32] million check.

[1:22:35] In my tour and in reviewing

[1:22:39] the RFQs especially after

[1:22:42] visiting kirkland there was

[1:22:43] one clear choice.

[1:22:46] I was very encouraged by

[1:22:47] what I saw.

[1:22:50] I was encouraged by the

[1:22:51] -

[1:22:51] craftsmanship.

[1:22:52] I was encouraged by the

[1:22:54] retail mix and this

[1:22:56] company's ability to not

[1:22:58] only draw as we walked

[1:23:03] around from national

[1:23:04] retailers then what's this

[1:23:06] guy doing.

[1:23:08] They're a local shining

[1:23:08] star.

[1:23:11] So they have this 8020 rule.

[1:23:16] So I was not only did it

[1:23:18] give people those

[1:23:19] recognizable shopping

[1:23:20] opportunities that they say

[1:23:22] they want.

[1:23:25] We went up there and saw a

[1:23:29] trader's joe's.

[1:23:30] But then they had mom and

[1:23:32] pop places and it was

[1:23:33] interesting.

[1:23:36] And the eye they have as ou

[1:23:37] look down a stcompraet you

[1:23:45] see the nuances was amazing. You see the

[1:23:45] nuances was amazing.T you see the

[1:23:46] nuances was amazing.

[1:23:47] R you see the

[1:23:48] nuances was amazing.E you see the

[1:23:48] nuances was amazing.

[1:23:49] E you see

[1:23:50] the nuances was amazing.T you see

[1:23:51] the nuances was amazing.

[1:23:52] You see

[1:23:52] the nuances was amazing.

[1:23:54] A you see

[1:23:54] the nuances was amazing.

[1:23:55] N you

[1:23:56] see the nuances was amazing.

[1:24:01] D you

[1:24:06] see the nuances was amazing.

[1:24:08] I thin together.

[1:24:12] It brings all of that to

[1:24:13] forefruchblt I'm very

[1:24:14] excited.

[1:24:17] And I think I'm very excited.

[1:24:18] And I think

[1:24:18] r I'm very excited.

[1:24:19] And I think

[1:24:20] o I'm very excited.

[1:24:20] and I think

[1:24:21] n I'm very excited.

[1:24:21] And I think

[1:24:22] t I'm very excited.

[1:24:23] And I think that that's all

[1:24:23] I want to say.

[1:24:24] I can tell without revealing

[1:24:26] any secrets in our

[1:24:28] discussions with staff, with

[1:24:30] discussions with the

[1:24:32] developer with tony and

[1:24:33] others we've already

[1:24:34] expressed our opinions

[1:24:36] partially in terms of the

[1:24:39] values we have and the what

[1:24:41] we want to see.

[1:24:46] They were embraced

[1:24:47] wholeheartedly.

[1:24:48] I'm very confident that this

[1:24:50] is the developer to take

[1:24:55] this project across the

[1:24:57] finish line.

[1:25:00] This is not law lae

[1:25:01] ulima.

[1:25:02] I'm very grateful for a

[1:25:04] number of reasons in

[1:25:07] particular for all of you

[1:25:08] ladies.

[1:25:12] And boy watch out what you

[1:25:15] ask marcela for because it's

[1:25:17] going to happen and it's

[1:25:19] going to happen quickly.

[1:25:22] Oh gosh can we slow down a

[1:25:22] little bit.

[1:25:25] I have no questions.

[1:25:26] I would be privileged to

[1:25:30] make the motion.

[1:25:35] Kugeed of leave it at that.

[1:25:36] Of leave it at that.

[1:25:38] I of leave it at that.

[1:25:39] N of leave it at that.

[1:25:41] D of leave it at that.

[1:25:41] >> any other questions or

[1:25:42] comments.

[1:25:42] I just want to say for the

[1:25:46] record that I did get

[1:25:48] married to when I was 40 and

[1:25:50] I married a great man way

[1:25:54] above my station and I'm

[1:25:57] feel very confident working

[1:26:00] with stprer

[1:26:02] center cal.

[1:26:05] That we are going -- I have

[1:26:06] often said we're going to

[1:26:09] have a downtown.

[1:26:11] People are going to get off

[1:26:13] the train and visit our

[1:26:17] parks and downtown.

[1:26:20] The people who put me in

[1:26:22] this seat re going to be

[1:26:24] very, very happy with what

[1:26:26] comes to town.

[1:26:29] I just want to make one

[1:26:34] other comment to coup elward

[1:26:36] is the person that signed

[1:26:51] the

[1:26:54] so all five of us appear at

[1:26:58] this dais will have a hand

[1:27:03] in taking a land hand.

[1:27:05] We're led by a city manager

[1:27:09] she had the develop chops.

[1:27:12] She surrounded herself with

[1:27:15] an excellent team that will

[1:27:17] help her do that.

[1:27:20] I have no doubt that we're

[1:27:20] going to be well served

[1:27:21] here.

[1:27:23] With that I'll ask

[1:27:25] MR. Giudice to go ahead and

[1:27:26] make his motion.

[1:27:27] >> thank you mayor.

[1:27:31] I'd like to make a motion to

[1:27:38] adopt resolution to city

[1:27:41] manager to exclusive

[1:27:41] negotiating agreement

[1:27:43] between the city of rohnert

[1:27:44] park and center cal

[1:27:47] properties llc for the

[1:27:54] 2k0e6789 of 6400 state farm

[1:27:57] drive.De of

[1:27:57] 6400 state farm drive.Ve

[1:27:58] of 6400 state farm drive.

[1:27:59] L

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[1:28:02] drive.

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[1:28:11] drive.M of 6400 state farm

[1:28:13] drive.

[1:28:18] E of 6400 state farm

[1:28:19] drive.

[1:28:24] n of 6400 state

[1:28:26] farm drive.

[1:28:34] T o]

[1:28:35] >> thank you very much.

[1:30:38] [Recess take

[1:30:41] they do our financial audits

[1:30:43] when we are required to have

[1:30:43] one.

[1:30:46] They also do our agreed upon

[1:30:48] procedures engagement

[1:30:48] reports.

[1:30:51] That's again you previously

[1:30:53] approved that as part of our

[1:31:01] budget process.

[1:31:03] Sump as assisting of

[1:31:05] financial reports and other

[1:31:08] tax filings and other items

[1:31:14] for us as well.

[1:31:17] So the auditor is required

[1:31:19] to communicate certain

[1:31:20] things.

[1:31:23] They are report to us any

[1:31:25] misstatements and they

[1:31:30] comply replied to us there

[1:31:32] were misstatements.

[1:31:36] We didn't ave any of those.

[1:31:37] They report any significant

[1:31:37] difficulties they didn't

[1:31:40] report any of those and they

[1:31:41] reported no disagreements

[1:31:48] with management.

[1:31:49] So management responsibility

[1:31:52] is to prepare the financial

[1:31:53] statements, to present the

[1:31:56] financial statements in

[1:31:58] accordance with gap or

[1:32:00] generally absencing

[1:32:02] ccepted account

[1:32:04] accounting principles.

[1:32:10] And for of aounts, prevent

[1:32:19] and detect fraud.

[1:32:21] Auditor's responsibility is

[1:32:24] to complete the audit and

[1:32:28] communicate with of

[1:32:30] financial intern controls of

[1:32:34] over reporting and controls.

[1:32:40] And to render opinions.

[1:32:43] So our audit results the

[1:32:45] annual comprehensive report

[1:32:48] the auditor has issued a

[1:32:51] unqualified that the city's

[1:32:55] financial reports are in

[1:32:58] conformity with gaap.

[1:33:00] They that we were in

[1:33:05] conformance with gaap.

[1:33:09] Although we did have a clean

[1:33:11] audit we did have some

[1:33:12] findings.

[1:33:13] We have financial internal

[1:33:15] control issues.

[1:33:18] We had a material weakness

[1:33:20] that's because we had a thra

[1:33:22] in our bank reconciliation.

[1:33:23] We were behind in a couple

[1:33:24] of years.

[1:33:28] Generally that happens when

[1:33:28] you implement a new finance

[1:33:29] system.

[1:33:30] There's a lot of movement

[1:33:31] that happens.

[1:33:32] You have to convert from the

[1:33:34] old system to the new system

[1:33:38] and it's not uncommon it's

[1:33:40] unfortunate but we have

[1:33:40] caught up.

[1:33:45] But we do continue to have

[1:33:47] the funding.

[1:33:50] They also found we had some

[1:33:54] issues with accuracy and

[1:33:56] reporting which resulted in

[1:33:58] very large audit

[1:33:58] adjustments.

[1:34:00] We've reviewed them.

[1:34:02] We've been very carefully

[1:34:03] looking at our financials

[1:34:05] and making those

[1:34:07] adjustments.

[1:34:09] The other finding that we

[1:34:11] had there was a delay in

[1:34:13] financial reporting.

[1:34:15] So there was a delay in the

[1:34:17] preparation and the issuance

[1:34:22] of the cafr.

[1:34:25] Here I am in OCTOBER.

[1:34:26] Generally they're completed

[1:34:35] by the end of DECEMBER.

[1:34:37] So there was also a

[1:34:38] significant efficiency in

[1:34:40] untimely project and

[1:34:41] expenditure reports.

[1:34:46] so we had two late quarterly

[1:34:47] report.

[1:34:49] One was three days late and

[1:34:52] the other one was 25 days

[1:34:54] late.

[1:34:57] And we had some staff

[1:35:00] turnover.

[1:35:04] So we did have the agreed

[1:35:05] upon procedures and there

[1:35:06] was no exceptions to that

[1:35:08] report and I presented to

[1:35:11] you back when we did the

[1:35:17] budget.

[1:35:19] So now I'm going to move on

[1:35:21] to the financial highlights

[1:35:23] and the first thing I want

[1:35:24] to explain to you that the

[1:35:26] general fund is the main

[1:35:28] operating account for the

[1:35:32] city and it's used for

[1:35:35] accounted all resources not

[1:35:43] accounted in another fund.

[1:35:44] Now we're going to look at

[1:35:47] the general fund revenue.

[1:35:49] Here we have a pie chart

[1:35:53] that shows the revenue that

[1:35:56] make 52.9 general fund

[1:36:01] revenues received in 22-23.

[1:36:02] 32

[1:36:04] $32.2 million were derived

[1:36:06] from taxes which includes

[1:36:08] the property taxes of $12

[1:36:11] million or 22.7% that's the

[1:36:12] light green.

[1:36:15] Sales tax of $15.6 million

[1:36:19] or 29.5% in the light red

[1:36:22] and the transient occupancy

[1:36:27] tax of $4.8 million.

[1:36:30] The next two largest are

[1:36:32] enter

[1:36:33] intergovernmental the light

[1:36:35] red and charges for services

[1:36:38] at $5.3 million and that's

[1:36:43] in the dark blue.

[1:36:45] So on his chart we compare

[1:36:50] the fiscal year 2023 actual

[1:36:54] revenues to '22 actual

[1:36:56] revenues that show that the

[1:36:59] total revenue.

[1:36:59] Over

[1:37:04] overall revenues were down

[1:37:14] 1% over fl 21-22.

[1:37:15] 21-22.

[1:37:16] I 21-22.

[1:37:16] S 21-22.

[1:37:17] C 21-22.

[1:37:18] A 21-22.

[1:37:18] L 21-22.

[1:37:20] 21-22.

[1:37:23] Y 21-22.

[1:37:26] E 21-22.

[1:37:29] A 21-22.

[1:37:33] R 21-22.

[1:37:35] Ade in the

[1:37:36] motor vec

[1:37:38] hicle license

[1:37:39] revenue.

[1:37:51] That's a property tax.

[1:37:54] And that's mainly to change

[1:37:57] in a county of sales tax

[1:37:58] distribution.

[1:38:00] So when you have internet

[1:38:01] sales they don't

[1:38:03] specifically identify what

[1:38:04] blaupings to rohnert park

[1:38:05] and what belongs to the

[1:38:06] county and the other cities.

[1:38:09] It goes into a pool and then

[1:38:11] we get a percentage of that

[1:38:14] pool and that's the dollars

[1:38:17] I'm talking about.

[1:38:20] Transient occupancy tax was

[1:38:31] down about that 1%.

[1:38:33] Enter guch

[1:38:36] overn nenl crees by

[1:38:41] 22.6%.M by 22.6%.

[1:38:42] E by 22.6%.

[1:38:43] N by 22.6%.

[1:38:43] T by 22.6%.

[1:38:47] A by 22.6%.

[1:38:51] L by 22.6%.

[1:38:55] By

[1:38:57] 22.6%.I by

[1:38:59] 22.6%.

[1:39:02] N by

[1:39:04] 22.6%.C by

[1:39:07] 22.6%.R by

[1:39:09] 22.6%.

[1:39:09] !

[1:39:10] $25,400.

[1:39:12] interest in rents decrease

[1:39:13] by 40%.

[1:39:16] This was due to an increase

[1:39:19] of rent of $200,000.

[1:39:21] This was offset by a net

[1:39:27] nvenlt income decrease of

[1:39:33] $433,000.

[1:39:36] $433,000.

[1:39:38] It was a change of

[1:39:39] presentation.

[1:39:43] So in fact, we had $300,000

[1:39:45] in interest and a balance is

[1:39:47] the recording of a fair

[1:39:49] market value which gains and

[1:39:51] losses aren't realized until

[1:39:52] you sell them.

[1:39:55] But in the meantime the

[1:39:57] market value has to be

[1:39:58] reported.

[1:40:02] Charges for services

[1:40:05] decreased by 1.4%.

[1:40:19] Or licenses and permits

[1:40:23] decreased by 1.8

[1:40:35] $1.8 million or

[1:40:36] 5.3%.

[1:40:37] Donations and miscellaneous

[1:40:40] revenues increased by

[1:40:41] $400,000.

[1:40:42] Donations were received from

[1:40:49] the federated indian of ran

[1:40:49] rancho

[1:40:52] rancho rancho rea.

[1:40:59] And that was about $200,000.

[1:41:02] Next we'll talk about the

[1:41:03] general fund expenditures.

[1:41:06] Here we have a similar pie

[1:41:07] chart that shows the amount

[1:41:10] that makes up the $52.1

[1:41:11] million of general fund

[1:41:14] expenditures by functional

[1:41:14] area.

[1:41:16] So the general government in

[1:41:19] light blue has the highest

[1:41:23] of 24.2 scmleds this

[1:41:25] category includes city

[1:41:26] council, city manager,

[1:41:28] economic development,

[1:41:30] finance, legal, human

[1:41:33] resources and development

[1:41:41] services.

[1:41:45] services.

[1:41:49] Of $6.1 million.

[1:41:51] Retiree medical costs of

[1:41:54] $1.3 million.

[1:41:55] And word

[1:41:57] kers compensation of

[1:41:59] $1 million.

[1:42:02] Public safety in the medium

[1:42:05] blue has the next $19.8

[1:42:06] million.

[1:42:07] Parks and recreation in

[1:42:10] green is 3.

[1:42:12] $3.9 million in

[1:42:12] expenditures.

[1:42:14] This includes general park

[1:42:15] maintenance.

[1:42:17] Swimming pools and community

[1:42:19] programs and their

[1:42:20] administration.

[1:42:28] Public works in burge

[1:42:33] undy is

[1:42:34] $3 million.

[1:42:37] To the 20-22 actual

[1:42:37] expenditures by function and

[1:42:40] show you the personal of the

[1:42:42] expenditures each functional

[1:42:44] area is at the of the whole

[1:42:45] general fund.

[1:42:48] Overall decreased by $16.9

[1:42:52] million or 2.4%.

[1:42:56] Over 75% occurred in the

[1:42:58] general government function.

[1:43:01] Nearly all of reductions in

[1:43:02] capital outlay.

[1:43:05] The $12.7 million reduction

[1:43:07] of general government is

[1:43:11] mainly atrittable to fiscal

[1:43:16] year 21-22 we did a large

[1:43:20] pay down in her PERs.

[1:43:23] So it caused our next year's

[1:43:25] expenditures to go down

[1:43:27] because we did not have that

[1:43:28] large expenditure.

[1:43:31] The pay down flulted

[1:43:33] employee p echlt

[1:43:35] er

[1:43:36] PERs.

[1:43:38] That's the benefit being

[1:43:42] able to make those pay

[1:43:42] downs.

[1:43:45] in addition $5.3 million of

[1:43:48] public works, public

[1:43:49] operational utilities.

[1:43:52] Ban kirning, insurance.

[1:43:53] Worker compensation costs

[1:43:58] and cost allocation werek, insurance.

[1:43:59] Worker compensation costs

[1:44:00] and cost allocation werein, insurance.

[1:44:00] Worker compensation costs

[1:44:01] and cost allocation wereg, insurance.

[1:44:02] Worker compensation costs

[1:44:09] and cost allocation were so

[1:44:10] the way it works in

[1:44:12] government when you have a

[1:44:13] reimbursement it is a

[1:44:15] reduction of your cost.

[1:44:17] And so we changed that from

[1:44:19] being a reduction in our

[1:44:20] cost to transferring the

[1:44:21] money from one fund to

[1:44:23] another fund.

[1:44:25] So instead of reducing our

[1:44:29] costs it increased costs

[1:44:30] because it became a

[1:44:30] transfer.

[1:44:33] You're going to hear this

[1:44:34] explanation a few times.

[1:44:37] This was simply a

[1:44:37] reclassification.

[1:44:41] We also had a $3.7 million

[1:44:43] increase in contracted costs

[1:44:45] to contract with the

[1:44:47] unhoused population.

[1:44:50] These were offset by grant

[1:44:51] funding and donations.

[1:44:54] There was 700

[1:44:54] $700,000 increase

[1:44:58] in wages and benefits.

[1:45:00] The $1 million decrease in

[1:45:02] public safety over fiscal

[1:45:05] year 21-22 were mainly due

[1:45:08] to a $2.9 million reduction

[1:45:12] in the utility banking being

[1:45:14] consolidated in the non-

[1:45:15] nondepartmental

[1:45:16] nondepartmental.

[1:45:18] And then $1.5 million was

[1:45:22] because of the reimbursement

[1:45:24] where instead of it being a

[1:45:25] negative cost it became a

[1:45:26] positive cost.

[1:45:29] >> I'm sorry, can you plain

[1:45:31] that in a way that somebody

[1:45:34] who's not doesn't have your

[1:45:37] level of expertise.

[1:45:39] But this one is going right

[1:45:40] past me.

[1:45:42] >> okay.

[1:45:44] So in government one of the

[1:45:46] things you do not want to do

[1:45:48] is to double count costs.

[1:45:49] >> okay.

[1:45:51] >> the way you do that when

[1:45:53] you have a cost in one area

[1:45:55] and you have a cost in

[1:45:57] another area.

[1:46:00] If the cost actually belongs

[1:46:03] in program a, is but program

[1:46:06] b paid for those costs up

[1:46:09] front, what you do is charge

[1:46:11] those costs to program b and

[1:46:15] program b sends the

[1:46:16] reimbursement back to

[1:46:18] program a so that you don't

[1:46:20] have costs in both areas.

[1:46:22] Is on o in this case what

[1:46:23] happened instead of having

[1:46:27] the reimbursement which

[1:46:29] reduced the cost

[1:46:30] re-qualified to transfers

[1:46:31] and the transfer s an

[1:46:31] expenditure

[1:46:32] >> okay.

[1:46:32] Thank you.

[1:46:34] >> it's a below the line

[1:46:36] >> I understand.

[1:46:36] Thank you

[1:46:38] >> it is not a common thing

[1:46:40] and it's only in government

[1:46:42] and it is very confusing.

[1:46:43] >> thank you.

[1:46:46] >> certainly.

[1:46:48] So in public safety there

[1:46:51] was a $500,000 increase in

[1:46:53] wages and benefits and they

[1:46:57] had $700,000 in the per sec

[1:46:59] spence again due to the

[1:47:01] payoff we had done.

[1:47:03] Public works increased by $1

[1:47:05] million and this is mainly

[1:47:09] $1 million of the expense

[1:47:12] reimbursements being

[1:47:26] reclassified.

[1:47:27] Parks and recreation costs

[1:47:30] increased by $200,000.

[1:47:32] They had a $900,000 in wages

[1:47:34] and benefits.

[1:47:36] That's because they had

[1:47:38] costs were previously housed

[1:47:41] within the performing arts

[1:47:41] center.

[1:47:42] They are moved to the

[1:47:44] community services, scp

[1:47:45] and for

[1:47:48] reporting purposes the

[1:47:49] performing art center is in

[1:47:51] a different functional

[1:47:52] category which you're going

[1:47:54] to hear about next.

[1:47:58] But the affect was it caused

[1:47:59] parks and recreation budget

[1:48:01] to go up because of that

[1:48:02] change.

[1:48:06] There was an $800,000 in

[1:48:07] banking communication that

[1:48:09] were centralized.

[1:48:13] And then $600,000 costs were

[1:48:18] removed from the pac to the

[1:48:21] operating expenses.

[1:48:23] So now the cultural arts

[1:48:25] piece of that.

[1:48:28] They had -- so just to

[1:48:30] offset so they had a

[1:48:33] decrease of $600,000.

[1:48:35] And that is mainly due to

[1:48:36] transferring for salaries

[1:48:39] and been foyts to community

[1:48:41] services as I just told you

[1:48:50] about.

[1:48:53] That was $4.5 million.

[1:48:56] Offset by a $400,000 in

[1:48:57] vehicle purchases in fiscal

[1:48:59] year 22-23.

[1:49:03] And $300,000 net increase n

[1:49:05] capitalizable equipment

[1:49:06] purchase.

[1:49:08] Debt service principle went

[1:49:11] down slightly due to a pay

[1:49:17] off to one of the pg echlt

[1:49:18] e.

[1:49:21] but that one has been paid

[1:49:23] off.

[1:49:25] So now you've seen the

[1:49:27] revenues and expenditures we

[1:49:30] can show the results on

[1:49:30] operations.

[1:49:33] And so we had $52.9 million

[1:49:37] in revenues.

[1:49:40] 52.

[1:49:41] 52.

[1:49:43] $52.1 million.

[1:49:46] And that result left us with

[1:49:50] a net increase of $5.9

[1:49:58] million.

[1:49:59] So here this is the chart

[1:50:01] that's going to show you

[1:50:02] general fund budget to

[1:50:06] actual and I want to point

[1:50:08] out an error that was made

[1:50:09] in the financial report.

[1:50:12] I did make a last minute

[1:50:13] change to this chart.

[1:50:15] Your powerpoint has

[1:50:16] different numbers on it.

[1:50:19] We did identify the issue

[1:50:21] and got this chart

[1:50:22] corrected.

[1:50:24] So this is going to show us

[1:50:27] the original budget the

[1:50:28] final budget the actual

[1:50:29] amount spent and the

[1:50:32] variance in the final budget

[1:50:35] to the actual amounts.

[1:50:37] So actual revenues compared

[1:50:45] to final budget was $5.2

[1:50:46] million because we

[1:50:50] recognized a grant that has

[1:50:54] not been in the budget last

[1:50:54] year.

[1:50:56] When the money came in it

[1:50:59] was deferred revenue because

[1:51:02] we haven't done the things

[1:51:03] we needed to do in order to

[1:51:06] call the mope our own.

[1:51:08] Once we met those we were

[1:51:10] able to recognize that

[1:51:23] revenue.

[1:51:26] So we also had $1.5 million

[1:51:28] in taxes.

[1:51:29] There was a $1 million

[1:51:31] decrease in developer

[1:51:32] revenue.

[1:51:34] And a 700

[1:51:35] $700,000 on investment

[1:51:37] income because of the fair

[1:51:40] market value I told you

[1:51:43] about previously.

[1:51:44] Actual expenditures were

[1:51:47] lower by actual budget by

[1:51:48] $7.8 million.

[1:51:51] That was 2.

[1:51:53] $2.1 million in

[1:51:54] development services

[1:51:56] savings.

[1:51:58] $1.3 million in public

[1:51:58] works.

[1:52:01] $1 million in finance and

[1:52:04] $759,000 savings in public

[1:52:09] safety.

[1:52:11] So the next two slides will

[1:52:14] show us all of the

[1:52:16] categories at JUNE 30th.

[1:52:18] Others we have assigned

[1:52:19] based on our current

[1:52:22] policies and listening to

[1:52:23] council concerns.

[1:52:25] These amounts are simply

[1:52:27] assigned and can be easily

[1:52:31] redirected if the council so

[1:52:32] choses.

[1:52:36] We have a non-spendable

[1:53:07] category.

[1:53:08] Category.

[1:53:12] S so we set those oneys

[1:53:14] aside until we could send

[1:53:15] those moneys over to the

[1:53:16] senior center.

[1:53:18] And most of these are based

[1:53:21] on policy.

[1:53:24] So we have an operating

[1:53:26] reserve of $9.6 million.

[1:53:28] We take 10% of the next

[1:53:31] year's budget and set it

[1:53:31] aside.

[1:53:34] We have our contingency

[1:53:35] reserve which is 5

[1:53:37] % of that.

[1:53:38] And infrastructure reserve

[1:53:41] if there's any funds left

[1:53:43] after we do the calculations

[1:53:46] and the contingency we start

[1:53:48] to put these in the

[1:53:51] categories you told us you

[1:53:52] wanted to set money aside

[1:53:55] for.

[1:53:57] We have funds set aside for

[1:53:59] the self-insured.

[1:54:02] We have funds for raw

[1:54:02] etiree

[1:54:04] health savings.

[1:54:06] And then we have a little

[1:54:09] bit left over from the sale

[1:54:16] of the we have encumbrances

[1:54:19] that roll over from the

[1:54:21] prior year that we carry

[1:54:23] into the new year.

[1:54:26] And then I did vary from the

[1:54:28] policy a little bit where

[1:54:29] the occurrence with the city

[1:54:30] manager.

[1:54:34] I didn't want to take our un

[1:54:34] au

[1:54:39] una signed balance to $0.

[1:54:40] That's in case we have a

[1:54:43] reduction in revenues or we

[1:54:44] have a additional costs we

[1:54:45] need to cover.

[1:54:48] I did want to make that

[1:54:48] adjustment.

[1:54:51] And that gave us our fund

[1:54:57] balance of $30 million.

[1:55:00] So next I want to give you a

[1:55:03] lintle snippets of our

[1:55:05] proceed

[1:55:09] proprietary funds.

[1:55:12] So here here are our

[1:55:14] enterprise fund the sewer if

[1:55:16] you said.

[1:55:16] Re-

[1:55:21] recycled fund and review

[1:55:22] fund.

[1:55:23] Our golf course.

[1:55:25] And the available balance to

[1:55:26] appropriate.

[1:55:28] So those are the fund

[1:55:30] balances that we have that

[1:55:33] are available to appropriate

[1:55:35] in the ext fiscal year owe

[1:55:38] 0 or if there's an

[1:55:39] emergency.

[1:55:43] i did a similar slide for

[1:55:45] our internal service funds

[1:55:47] and information technology

[1:55:48] facilities maintenance are

[1:55:50] our vehicle equipment

[1:55:56] replacement fund and our and

[1:55:59] again I've given you the

[1:56:02] cash balance as of JUNE 30.

[1:56:15] JUNE 30 of 2023.

[1:56:17] Technically that's the term.

[1:56:19] Because we're behind.

[1:56:21] If I were giving this report

[1:56:23] in JANUARY those would be

[1:56:25] the balances going into

[1:56:25] budget

[1:56:26] >> okay

[1:56:28] >> when we finish this

[1:56:30] year's audit we'll be able

[1:56:33] to give you those balances

[1:56:35] going into next fiscal year.

[1:56:39] So the other thing I want to

[1:56:40] city of rohnert park

[1:56:40] foundation.

[1:56:42] It is a separate legal

[1:56:45] entity and you hold separate

[1:56:46] meetings but because of the

[1:56:48] relationship of the

[1:56:50] foundation to the city, it

[1:56:52] is a blended component unit

[1:56:54] of the city's financial

[1:56:55] statement and is included in

[1:56:57] the audit as a column.

[1:56:59] It's a special revenue fund

[1:57:01] in our audit.

[1:57:03] But because I know that the

[1:57:05] people have an interest in

[1:57:08] it, and I did want to make a

[1:57:10] presentation and give you a

[1:57:12] brief overview of this as

[1:57:16] well.

[1:57:18] I'm showing you the original

[1:57:18] budget.

[1:57:20] The final budget.

[1:57:22] The actual amounts and the

[1:57:26] variance to final.

[1:57:30] So revenue was 63

[1:57:31] $63,000 more

[1:57:33] than budget.

[1:57:35] That was mainly due to

[1:57:36] interest income.

[1:57:39] donation from the federal

[1:57:40] ted

[1:57:47] indian of rancho rea.

[1:57:49] Expenditure were 700

[1:57:50] $700,000

[1:57:52] less than budget mainly to

[1:57:53] projects that will be

[1:57:59] carried or re-budgeted in.

[1:58:10] And with that here is the

[1:58:13] fund balance for the

[1:58:14] foundation.

[1:58:16] They had revenues of $1.3

[1:58:17] million.

[1:58:20] Expenditures of $115,000.

[1:58:24] They made transfers of $1.3

[1:58:27] million and they had a net

[1:58:30] decrease in fund balance of

[1:58:31] $43,000.

[1:58:33] And that concludes my

[1:58:35] report, and I'm happy to

[1:58:36] answer any questions.

[1:58:38] >> thank you very much.

[1:58:40] With that we will open it up

[1:58:42] for public comment.

[1:58:43] Is there anyone from the

[1:58:45] public wishing to speak to

[1:58:48] this item tonight.

[1:58:50] Seeing none we'll close

[1:58:51] public comment.

[1:58:52] Thank you very much for your

[1:58:55] excellent presentation.

[1:58:57] Council sanborn do you have

[1:59:00] any questions.

[1:59:02] >> I started to get excited

[1:59:04] about the balance.

[1:59:07] My only questions were it

[1:59:10] seems I didn't know about

[1:59:11] can you clarify what you

[1:59:14] said in the general fund

[1:59:16] revenue about delinquent

[1:59:17] hotel.

[1:59:21] Was it reporting or payment

[1:59:22] >> we have a little bit of

[1:59:22] both.

[1:59:25] Some of hotels have reported

[1:59:27] to us how much they owe.

[1:59:30] And we do have a delinquency

[1:59:33] we are working on currently.

[1:59:36] And the other question was

[1:59:38] about the old housing

[1:59:39] agency.

[1:59:41] What is that?

[1:59:46] >> so we had a re-

[1:59:47] development

[1:59:49] agency, and there were two

[1:59:50] pieces to it.

[1:59:52] There was a redevelopment

[1:59:54] side and then there was the

[1:59:55] housing side.

[1:59:58] When they went the

[1:59:59] dissolution of the successor

[2:00:02] agency the redevelop

[2:00:04] successor agency went into

[2:00:06] louisiana trust fund for the

[2:00:09] city of rohnert park nd we

[2:00:10] still get the tax revenues

[2:00:12] from the re-

[2:00:13] development area.

[2:00:15] We get the distribution just

[2:00:18] like we get the property ax

[2:00:20] from the county.

[2:00:21] We use those moneys o pay

[2:00:24] for the obligations of

[2:00:27] winding down the successor

[2:00:27] agency.

[2:00:29] All we have is the debt

[2:00:30] service scpament so they

[2:00:33] give us the money we need to

[2:00:35] service that debt.

[2:00:37] We also get an

[2:00:38] administrative fee, and then

[2:00:40] the remainder of those tax

[2:00:45] dollars go back to the

[2:00:45] county and they

[2:00:45] re-transcribe those dollars

[2:00:47] to all of the taxing

[2:00:49] entities that were involved

[2:01:01] in our redevelop area.

[2:01:04] Sometimes we call those

[2:01:05] boomerang dollars.

[2:01:07] They go and they come back

[2:01:08] to us.

[2:01:10] They do a boomerang.

[2:01:13] Did that help with that.

[2:01:15] >> the funds originally came

[2:01:17] from the tate of

[2:01:21] california, and one day they

[2:01:23] said that's enough of that.

[2:01:27] >> you talk in upbeat

[2:01:28] positive voice

[2:01:32] >> I loved the dollars.

[2:01:34] So then the housing piece

[2:01:39] was integrated into the city

[2:01:39] to wrap-up on the balance of

[2:01:39] your question.

[2:01:42] So those were moneys that

[2:01:44] were left over when we

[2:01:47] integrated the funds in

[2:01:50] until you decide what to do.

[2:01:53] We have spent them a couple

[2:01:54] of different times.

[2:01:57] We hold them until we're

[2:01:59] ready to spend them.

[2:02:03] We hold them for you.

[2:02:05] >> I've got nothing.

[2:02:07] Other than great report.

[2:02:11] Appreciate it.

[2:02:12] Thank you.

[2:02:15] >> yes.

[2:02:18] I'm here thank you for the

[2:02:18] report.

[2:02:21] For every time you do a

[2:02:22] presentation

[2:02:24] presentation it makes sense

[2:02:26] in my brain.

[2:02:29] Because I'm not like into

[2:02:30] number.

[2:02:32] It's more into words.

[2:02:34] It makes sense and it was

[2:02:35] easy to follow.

[2:02:37] And yeah.

[2:02:41] Excited to see where we're

[2:02:43] scmeinged thank you for

[2:02:48] joining us back.H

[2:02:48] thank you for joining us

[2:02:49] back.

[2:02:50] Hea thank you for joining us

[2:02:50] back.Di thank you for joining

[2:02:51] us back.

[2:02:51] N thank you for joining

[2:02:52] us back.

[2:02:52] G thank you for

[2:02:53] joining us back.

[2:02:59] Thank you for

[2:03:02] joining us back.

[2:03:10] A thank you for

[2:03:12] joining us back.

[2:03:19] Nd thank you for

[2:03:22] jit try to second guess

[2:03:22] us.

[2:03:24] great presentation minus the

[2:03:29] issues with the implement

[2:03:30] implementation.

[2:03:31] I'm very pleased.

[2:03:33] Residents should be very

[2:03:34] pleased with the financial

[2:03:35] condition of our city.

[2:03:37] So thank you.

[2:03:41] >> thank you for your

[2:03:42] report.

[2:03:44] I agree as well.

[2:03:47] Unqualified clean audit is

[2:03:48] something to be very proud

[2:03:48] of.

[2:03:52] If you go back two slides.

[2:03:55] Slide #20.

[2:03:58] >> on this slide

[2:04:12] >>

[2:04:14] >> there you go.

[2:04:17] >> and then in a second

[2:04:18] slide 23.

[2:04:22] So slide 20 this is as of

[2:04:26] the end of JUNE r JULY

[2:04:26] 2023.

[2:04:27] >> oay.

[2:04:29] So these are great looking

[2:04:30] numbers here.

[2:04:31] >> uh-huh.

[2:04:33] >> on the next panl.

[2:04:36] When you give us for the end

[2:04:38] of JULY 224 ill these

[2:04:42] numbers be here or here

[2:04:42] minus.

[2:04:43] >> I believe they will be

[2:04:49] very stable.

[2:04:52] We are still working on

[2:04:53] things.

[2:04:55] But I haven't seen anything

[2:04:57] that leads me to believe

[2:04:59] that we're going to be

[2:05:01] dipping into fund balance.

[2:05:03] I make no guarantees until

[2:05:05] the audit is done.

[2:05:07] But these numbers will

[2:05:09] remain until we close and

[2:05:12] what we'll be looking at is

[2:05:14] our revenues less our

[2:05:16] expenditures and that

[2:05:19] difference will go into our

[2:05:21] unassigned fund balance and

[2:05:23] then I would be looking at

[2:05:25] them and redistributing per

[2:05:27] your policy across the item.

[2:05:31] If there -- if the

[2:05:33] expenditures do exceed the

[2:05:35] rev nudes then we would do

[2:05:38] we would adjust these

[2:05:39] numbers so that we are still

[2:05:42] in alignment.

[2:05:44] But I don't anticipate that.

[2:05:46] The biggest thing you have

[2:05:49] to look at the next year's

[2:05:52] budget because -- let's see

[2:05:54] the operating reserve and

[2:05:56] the contingency reserve

[2:05:59] those numbers we have to

[2:06:00] recalculate them and that's

[2:06:02] the first number that we do.

[2:06:04] That's the first draw on

[2:06:06] those balances and the rest

[2:06:08] of optional if there are

[2:06:09] funds left.

[2:06:12] But that would be the first

[2:06:14] thing I would be looking at.

[2:06:16] I don't believe I've seen

[2:06:18] anything that would lead me

[2:06:20] to believe we're not going

[2:06:23] to add to fund balance.

[2:06:25] >> maybe mayor if I MAY part

[2:06:28] of the reason if you MAY

[2:06:31] recall these two past budget

[2:06:33] cycles we have prepared we

[2:06:35] have worked very hard to

[2:06:38] maintain stable budgets

[2:06:41] given that if you see -- I

[2:06:43] know we talked perhaps other

[2:06:47] agencies are not in a

[2:06:50] position that we are.

[2:06:52] We're not seeing any

[2:06:53] increases.

[2:06:57] So we have worked very hard

[2:06:59] to try not to compromise or

[2:07:02] decline service delivery but

[2:07:04] stay within the same bunl.

[2:07:06] That is also a reflection we

[2:07:08] are not stbooping the

[2:07:13] reserve.T the reserve.

[2:07:13] A the reserve.

[2:07:14] P the reserve.

[2:07:15] P the reserve.

[2:07:19] in the reserve.

[2:07:25] G the reserve.

[2:07:29] The

[2:07:32] reserve.T the

[2:07:35] reserve. The

[2:07:39] reserve.In the

[2:07:41] reserve.

[2:07:42] !E the thought

[2:07:52] of the team.

[2:07:54] Same thing with these funds

[2:07:55] here.

[2:08:00] Water fund, sewer fund.

[2:08:02] Available balance to

[2:08:02] appropriate.

[2:08:04] If I was talking to my

[2:08:05] children here's how much

[2:08:07] money I've got in my

[2:08:09] checking account.

[2:08:10] It doesn't mean we're going

[2:08:11] to spend any of that.

[2:08:14] >> if you see the asterisk

[2:08:16] it includes the reserve.

[2:08:18] We have a $1.5 million in

[2:08:21] each one of those funds we

[2:08:23] set aside for rate

[2:08:25] stabilization and then we

[2:08:29] take 5% of the next year's

[2:08:31] operating budget and we set

[2:08:33] that aside as well.

[2:08:35] These numbers do include

[2:08:52] that.

[2:08:55] The we're not going to have

[2:08:59] fund balance stabilize and

[2:09:00] finance department

[2:09:01] stabilizing.

[2:09:03] It's just misleading at the

[2:09:05] look at the water fund and

[2:09:09] sewer fund, and tell them

[2:09:12] we're going to raise your

[2:09:14] rates.

[2:09:15] At any rate this is

[2:09:17] excellent.

[2:09:19] Does anyone have any follow

[2:09:21] up comments or questions.

[2:09:23] Look forward to the next

[2:09:28] report.

[2:09:31] That takes care of 9b.

[2:09:36] Go to 9c.

[2:09:42] [Reading item 9c into the

[2:09:42] record]

[2:09:42] .

[2:09:43] Staff report.

[2:09:45] The staff report will be

[2:09:49] given by our wonderful city

[2:09:57] clerk elizabeth machado.The staff report will be

[2:09:57] given by our wonderful city

[2:10:00] clerk elizabeth machado.

[2:10:02] All councilmembers they had

[2:10:04] a potential conflict of

[2:10:07] interest and raw accused

[2:10:08] themselves from

[2:10:09] participating in this result

[2:10:11] in a lack of quorum.

[2:10:14] The rule of necessity and

[2:10:17] mayor adams and vice mayor

[2:10:20] giudice and council

[2:10:22] rodriguez were elected to

[2:10:27] plapt in the proceedings.

[2:10:33] Pa in the proceedings.

[2:10:41] R in the proceedings.

[2:10:48] T in the

[2:10:51] proceedings.

[2:10:55] In the

[2:10:57] proceedingscl

[2:11:01] turn it over to city clerk.

[2:11:03] It was introduced by the

[2:11:06] council at its OCTOBER 8THth

[2:11:07] meeting.

[2:11:10] Now to waive the second

[2:11:14] reading and adopt it.

[2:11:17] 985 which is an ordinance

[2:11:21] amending section 2.12.20

[2:11:23] population, and section

[2:11:26] 2.12.30 salaries of the

[2:11:29] rohnert park to adjust city

[2:11:30] council compensation

[2:11:31] >> thank you very much.

[2:11:33] We'll go ahead and open up

[2:11:41] for public comment on 9c.

[2:11:44] Ing seeing no one we'll go

[2:11:46] ahead and close the public

[2:11:46] comment.

[2:11:50] Are there any discussion?

[2:11:51] Questions.

[2:11:53] All right then I'll make a

[2:11:55] motion that we approve this

[2:11:57] item as read by the city

[2:11:57] clerk

[2:11:59] >> is there a second.

[2:12:00] >> second.

[2:12:03] >> all in favor.

[2:12:10] Aye.

[2:12:12] So will be to waive the

[2:12:15] second reading and adopt

[2:12:18] ordinance 985.

[2:12:20] Council member rodriguez.

[2:12:22] >> yes.

[2:12:25] >> mayor adams.

[2:12:27] Yes.

[2:12:29] >> vice mayor giudice.

[2:12:31] >> yes.

[2:12:58] >> it passes 3-0 on that.

[2:12:59] Thank you.

[2:13:01] Item 9d discussion and

[2:13:02] direction regarding

[2:13:04] cancellation of the security

[2:13:07] council on NOVEMBER 26th

[2:13:09] 2024, DECEMBER 24th, 2024

[2:13:14] due to the holiday season.

[2:13:16] Scheduling a special meeting

[2:13:24] on NOVEMBER 19th, 2024 at

[2:13:25] 5:00 P.M.

[2:13:28] We'll have the staff report.

[2:13:30] And I can provide the staff

[2:13:31] report with the assistance

[2:13:33] of our city clerk.

[2:13:35] So the item before you as

[2:13:38] you MAY see on the NOVEMBER

[2:13:41] 26th which is the week of

[2:13:42] thanksgiving we would be

[2:13:43] meeting on NOVEMBER 26th.

[2:13:47] So staff is recommending as

[2:13:49] it relates perhaps we

[2:13:51] consider meeting on the

[2:13:53] NOVEMBER 19th rather than n

[2:14:00] the TWIXth

[2:14:02] 26th.

[2:14:03] The city has canceled that

[2:14:05] meeting because of hall

[2:14:05] daeds.

[2:14:08] So recommendation we do

[2:14:09] cancel that meeting.

[2:14:11] But we are recommending we

[2:14:13] have a joint special meeting

[2:14:22] on NOVEMBER 19th.

[2:14:24] Council discussions.

[2:14:28] Any questions or comments?

[2:14:29] MR. Giudice would you like

[2:14:30] to make a motion.

[2:14:31] >> so moved.

[2:14:32] >> second.

[2:14:36] >> thank you very much.

[2:14:39] We'll do a roll call vote.

[2:14:40] All in favor.

[2:14:42] Any opposed.

[2:14:42] 5-0.

[2:14:43] >> thank you.

[2:14:45] >> thank you.

[2:14:47] Number 10 committee liaison

[2:14:56] and other reports.

[2:15:03] City standing committees.

[2:15:06] Council elward: I wasn't

[2:15:09] able to attend because I had

[2:15:12] a mandatory training for my

[2:15:13] job

[2:15:17] >> COUNCILWOMAN Sanborn.

[2:15:18] Hi.

[2:15:21] I just wanted to call out a

[2:15:23] few things I missed the 17th

[2:15:25] 17th.

[2:15:28] Zero waste won an award for

[2:15:29] most outstanding public

[2:15:34] agency by the year.

[2:15:38] The board approved their

[2:15:40] waste for grant.

[2:15:42] One for solid waste

[2:15:46] infrastructure to expend

[2:15:47] and the

[2:15:49] recut program and then a

[2:15:51] second for the community

[2:15:52] change stcompwrant that is

[2:15:56] to develop and implement a

[2:16:01] re-use hub in sonoma county.Gr that is to develop

[2:16:01] and implement a re-use hub

[2:16:02] in sonoma county.

[2:16:03] A that is to

[2:16:03] develop and implement a

[2:16:04] re-use hub in sonoma county.

[2:16:05] N that is to

[2:16:06] develop and implement a

[2:16:07] re-use hub in sonoma county.

[2:16:08] T that is to

[2:16:09] develop and implement a

[2:16:09] re-use hub in sonoma county. That is to

[2:16:10] develop and implement a

[2:16:12] re-use hub in sonoma county.

[2:16:22] A that is to

[2:16:27] develop and implement a

[2:16:31] re-use hub in sonoma county.

[2:16:36] To assemble

[2:16:39] big puzzles of water.

[2:16:40] So you know what pieces of

[2:16:41] information do we have about

[2:16:44] the water the groundwater.

[2:16:48] And what do we need to do to

[2:16:51] get more information to see

[2:16:53] big picture of water we have

[2:16:57] in the basin and the three

[2:16:58] basins.

[2:17:01] That way we can be most

[2:17:01] successful.

[2:17:04] On the 10th we got an update

[2:17:06] on all f those pieces and

[2:17:09] those are essentially the

[2:17:10] groundwater sustainability

[2:17:14] plan and the implementation

[2:17:14] activities.

[2:17:16] One they're doing

[2:17:20] voluntarily groundwater well

[2:17:20] monitoring.

[2:17:22] They've title identify it

[2:17:25] level up and they've had 102

[2:17:28] sign ups of residential and

[2:17:32] well owners who're letting

[2:17:34] the team at what level their

[2:17:36] groundwater is now.

[2:17:43] You can follow.

[2:17:45] We talked received a report

[2:17:48] on the water efficiency

[2:17:50] program.

[2:17:53] For which data is collected,

[2:17:53] scp

[2:17:58] and the data collection has

[2:17:58] happened.

[2:17:59] That's complete.

[2:18:01] And they identified the

[2:18:04] greatest potential for

[2:18:07] demand water reduction.

[2:18:09] Vineyards.

[2:18:09] Pasture

[2:18:11] pasture, rural and

[2:18:12] commercial industrial

[2:18:15] institutional terms: so ow

[2:18:16] they're on to the demand

[2:18:19] analysis and developing a

[2:18:22] project that are in a pilot

[2:18:25] for implementation to figure

[2:18:29] out how we can best reduce

[2:18:33] water consumption in those

[2:18:36] different categories.

[2:18:38] volunteer metering program.

[2:18:41] So we received a report on

[2:18:44] the voluntary low metering

[2:18:46] work and authorized he

[2:18:48] administer for the in

[2:18:51] inspections of low meters

[2:18:54] water meters on in

[2:18:55] participate

[2:18:56] participatence wells and

[2:18:57] santa rosa plain.

[2:19:00] So that's going to pay for

[2:19:02] the meters.

[2:19:05] People can have them put in

[2:19:10] and get data that one.

[2:19:13] They've developed a

[2:19:16] dashboard app you can

[2:19:18] actually look at current

[2:19:20] water levels and you can

[2:19:23] toggle to see historical

[2:19:25] levels.

[2:19:28] And it's a really good way

[2:19:30] to visualize all of this

[2:19:34] highly scientific statistic

[2:19:36] stuff.

[2:19:38] Hype ly

[2:19:43] hypely

[2:19:46] you can visit santa rosa

[2:19:48] plain groundwater.Com to

[2:19:49] learn more.

[2:19:51] Next meeting is DECEMBER

[2:19:52] 5th.

[2:19:54] >> thank you very much.

[2:19:58] Next up is MR. Giudice vice

[2:19:59] mayor.

[2:20:00] >> yeah.

[2:20:02] It's better than vice

[2:20:04] PRESIDENT.

[2:20:09] So sonoma county

[2:20:11] transportation authority

[2:20:11] region.

[2:20:12] Tiff transportation is where

[2:20:14] it's at.

[2:20:15] Enjoy your bikes.

[2:20:16] Rohnert park there's a

[2:20:18] couple of locations at ss

[2:20:19] uchlt

[2:20:20] u

[2:20:23] one at the train station.

[2:20:25] They're all over the place.

[2:20:28] And then I'm seeing a lot of

[2:20:30] positive stuff out on social

[2:20:35] media and all over the

[2:20:35] place.

[2:20:37] I think it will be really

[2:20:39] effective once we have the

[2:20:40] downtown.

[2:20:42] Other than that the meeting

[2:20:43] was basically about

[2:20:46] approving budgets so the

[2:20:51] rcpa on the stca side.

[2:20:53] Whether it's for all of the

[2:20:55] different things we do.

[2:20:56] So yeah.

[2:20:58] That's about it.

[2:20:59] >> thank you.

[2:21:00] Excellent.

[2:21:02] So my report is about the

[2:21:04] mayors and council members

[2:21:05] meeting we held in rohnert

[2:21:07] park and I just want to

[2:21:11] begin by thanking the

[2:21:11] members of our team from the

[2:21:13] city clerk's office and city

[2:21:14] manager's office.

[2:21:18] We host around absolutely I

[2:21:21] would dare so lively meet at

[2:21:23] the oxy

[2:21:24] ford suites.

[2:21:27] We had a fairly nice turnout

[2:21:28] from our colleagues around

[2:21:29] the county.

[2:21:32] Before that the mayor's met

[2:21:34] and talked about the

[2:21:37] oversight committee

[2:21:39] representing mayors and

[2:21:40] council members.

[2:21:43] Kevin Mcdonald from petaluma

[2:21:45] were assigned to that

[2:21:46] particular responsibility.

[2:21:47] There's another meeting in

[2:21:50] NOVEMBER which I likely will

[2:21:53] not be attending because of

[2:21:56] an abag meeting.

[2:21:59] Some 6 reports under

[2:22:03] government code league of

[2:22:05] california cities 2024

[2:22:06] annual conference.

[2:22:08] It was kind of quick.

[2:22:10] I don't know how many have

[2:22:11] given any thought to

[2:22:13] something that you learn

[2:22:14] while you were at the

[2:22:17] conference that would want

[2:22:17] to share.

[2:22:19] You might want to come back

[2:22:22] and have a discussion at the

[2:22:22] next meeting.

[2:22:24] Give you a little bit of

[2:22:26] time what was your take

[2:22:27] away.

[2:22:29] I probably wouldn't have

[2:22:32] thought about that had I not

[2:22:34] attended that.

[2:22:36] If we can put that on our

[2:22:39] committee and liaison

[2:22:42] reports.

[2:22:47] Kind of a succinct I went to

[2:22:48] this particular seminar or

[2:22:52] conference group and this is

[2:22:54] what I learned and share

[2:22:57] that at our next meeting.

[2:22:58] Number 11 communications.

[2:23:01] Are there any communications

[2:23:05] any members want to share.

[2:23:08] >> the golf course is having

[2:23:10] a halloween event on

[2:23:10] thursday.

[2:23:15] >> it's on their website.

[2:23:17] I think it's I'm getting

[2:23:17] there.

[2:23:18] Hold on.

[2:23:23] Maybe not.

[2:23:25] >> I'm not sure but it's

[2:23:26] there.

[2:23:28] I usually put on it my

[2:23:29] social media.

[2:23:30] And then we have of course

[2:23:33] all of our rohnert park

[2:23:34] service events like the

[2:23:40] haunted house and the de

[2:23:42] iaw

[2:23:53] de los muertos.

[2:23:55] Los muertos.

[2:23:58] Ing excellent for those who

[2:24:00] want to come to the haunt do

[2:24:04] we need to make an appoint

[2:24:06] appointment online.

[2:24:10] The chair recognizes cindy

[2:24:11] bagley.

[2:24:13] We have the haunt brew and

[2:24:14] scare fest.

[2:24:17] That is the full festival.

[2:24:20] Tickets in advance is highly

[2:24:22] in coloneled.

[2:24:26] If we are not sold by

[2:24:27] friday.

[2:24:28] For saturday general

[2:24:29] admission you do not have to

[2:24:31] buy tickets in advance.

[2:24:34] We are guaranteeing access

[2:24:38] for those access for in a

[2:24:39] separate line.

[2:24:42] That one is open 7 to 10:00

[2:24:44] P.M. On saturday.

[2:24:54] >> adding anything to future

[2:24:55] city council meeting.

[2:24:58] >> I do have one thing to

[2:24:59] comment on.

[2:25:01] And that is typically in an

[2:25:02] election year the selection

[2:25:04] of the mayor and vice mayor

[2:25:08] is made the same night that

[2:25:10] mayor and advice

[2:25:11] vice mayor is

[2:25:11] seated.

[2:25:13] If it's appropriate with the

[2:25:15] city attorney can we do that

[2:25:18] on the 19th of NOVEMBER so

[2:25:21] that the new mayor and vice

[2:25:24] mayor know they can invite.

[2:25:28] >> there e go.

[2:25:30] >> thank you very much.

[2:25:32] Number 13 public comment.

[2:25:33] Is there anyone wishing to

[2:25:37] make a public comment.

[2:25:37] No.

[2:25:39] We'll close the public

[2:25:39] comments.

Rohnert Park City Council, Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA), Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission

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