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>> hello, ladies and gentlemen. Let's get started.

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we have a few minutes behind but I appreciate your patience.

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we just have a mountain of recognitions that we're going to do tonight.

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so much it's tuesday, august 25th and let's go ahead and call roll.

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>> councilmember adams >> here sdemrchlt councilmember guidice.

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>> present. >> councilmember rodriguez. >> here.

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>> vice mayor elward >> here. >> mayor sanborn

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>> here. >> all present. Thank you.

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>> we'll move on to the reading of the land acknowledgment.

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if you would please rise. Thank you. The city of rohnert park

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acknowledges indigenous peoples as the traditional stewards

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of the land. Let it be acknowledged that

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the city of rohnert park is located

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within the traditional homelands of the federated indians of

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graton rancheria, comprised of coast miwok and

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southern pomo peoples. And then we have our pledge of allegiance.

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if gerard guidice, you would do the honors. >> thank you.

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all right. So we have a few presentations to get

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ourselves started his evening. Our first is going to be for

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our amazing front row here, our public works department. So I think we have here with

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us oe hanson, john bretzk, brandon and charles, bobby and patrick and nicholas and

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all of our public works staff and I would go ahead and read this proclamation

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and then if you're up for it, you're welcome to speak or not.

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and we'd love to get a quick photo if that's okay. The city of rohnert park

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proudly recognizes the public works parks maintenance staff for

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their outstanding teamwork, dedication, and commitment to improving

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the magnolia park tennis courts and

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surrounding area. As a dedicated and collaborative

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parks team, these employees work together to get the job done

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and take pride in maintaining and

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improving the spaces our community enjoys. Their teamwork

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and willingness to contribute in different ways were evident

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throughout this project. Staff contributed their

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time, skills, and teamwork by building

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and installing benches, trimming trees overhanging the tennis

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courts, spreading wood chips, beautifying the surrounding

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area, and installing a new trash receptacle. Each member of

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the team played an important role in creating a

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cleaner, safer, and more welcoming space for tennis players and the entire

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community. The city extends its sincere appreciation to the parks

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maintenance team for the pride they take in their work,

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their dedication to our parks, and their commitment

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to working together in service to

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our community. I just want too thank you personally for your hard

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work and teamwork and your commitment to making rohnert park a great place to live,

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work, and play, presented this day, august 25, 2026. Knowing that you are a

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behind the scenes team I'm going to guess you don't have a lot of words that

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you'd like to share. It was really important to me in walking the

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progression of this beautiful project and we'll share more about the tennis

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club's part in this too, you didn't just make something good enough, it really is

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beautiful. You can see down the road those gorgeous benches that

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you handcrafted from the trees that were from our town and it's just

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exceptional and I really appreciate the work you do and I know the council does

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at well so we wanted to make sure we called that out widely and broadly.

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so thank you. We will have you do a quick family photo, though, real

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quick.

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okay. Staying on the theme of our beautiful magnolia tennis

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courts, I have a second recognition I'd like to do this evening for the rohnert

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park tennis club for their generous investment toward the renovation of the

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magnolia parks tennis court. Do we have rich, barbara and anthony here this evening?

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marvelous. Okay. The city of rohnert park

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proudly recognizes the rohnert park tennis club for more than 50

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years of service to our community and. For its extraordinary

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commitment to improving the tennis courts

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at magnolia park. Established in 1975, the rohnert

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park tennis club has played an important role in making

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tennis accessible and enjoyable for residents of all ages.

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through lessons, programs, and opportunities to learn and

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play, the club promotes recreation,

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connection, and a love of tennis. The club has demonstrated

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exceptional dedication to the magnolia park courts by

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securing grant funding, leading fundraising efforts,

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and investing club funds to support improvements to these

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valued public facilities. Their generosity, hard work, and

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civic spirit have helped preserve and enhance

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an important recreational resource

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for rohnert park residents. The city extends its sincere appreciation to the rohnert

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park tennis club for its longstanding

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service, generous investment, and

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strong partnership in helping make rohnert park an even

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better place to live, play, and connect.

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presented this day, august 25th, 2026.

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[ applause ] >> all right, folks. I mean, on the court for a

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group photo. And if you would like to speak, maybe you're more

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inclined to speak, would you like to share any words about all of the effort you

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went through -- so he stood up and sat down, perfect. Wonderful.

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okay. The arly bird gets the worm.

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we would love to hear from you about that amazing effort.

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>> my name is is rich hu hutchinson and I would like to thank my board who pushed

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me and get this project forward. I'd like to acknowledge

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amanda, who was our right hand person through this project, nd I'd like to

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thank the city of rohnert park having trust in four individuals to bring

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$140,000 project to the city and those courts are outstanding.

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they're be well received by the tennis community, and we look to do it again

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sometime. >> well, you're in luck, we've got lots f courts.

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did you have something you'd like to add, councilmember guidice?

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>> thank you, mayor. So these are the kind of partnerships that we so

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desperately need now in these challenging economic times.

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it's really important that individual organizations and groups step up and I am

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truly grateful and appreciative, rohnert park has a lot of parks, has a

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lot of public amenities and it could be challenging at times to maintain all of

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those facilities ain tournament-ready condition, and we went through this

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with pickle ball a little while ago and now with tennis, orso to the pickle

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ball folks out there we appreciate you, and now to the tennis folks we really

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appreciate you and we thank you for stepping up and just being model citizens nd

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hechg the city maintain all of of its assets. So thank you.

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>> will you join us now on thelping the city maintain all of of its assets.

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so thank you. >> will you join us now on the court?

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and then we have a third proclamation and I do believe that there is not

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someone here to receive it. Is jenny here to receive it? I appreciate her requesting

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this because it's important. A representative for the commission on women and she

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represents for the county board. So she sent this information

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and I have used it to write a proclamation. The city council of the city

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of rohnert park. Proclaims

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august 26, 2026 as women's equality day in the city of rohnert park

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. Tomorrow. Whereas, august 26, 2026,

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marks the 106th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th

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amendment to the united states constitution,

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recognizing and protecting women's constitutional right to

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vote; and whereas, achieving this milestone required

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generations of women to organize, advocate,

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and persevere through hundreds of campaigns at

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the local, state, and national levels, ultimately securing

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the support of 36 states; and

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whereas, women today are nearly half of the nation's

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workforce, comprise the majority of students in

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colleges and graduate schools, and are increasingly primary

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or co-breadwinners for their families; and

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whereas, despite significant progress, women continue to face

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barriers to full equality, including disparities in pay and

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access to affordable childcare, housing,

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health care, and mental health care; and

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whereas, women's fundamental rights continue to be challenged, underscoring the

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importance of protecting the right to vote,

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access to health care, freedom from violence, and equal

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opportunity; and whereas, women's equality day

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honors the courage and perseverance of generations of

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women, celebrates the contributions of

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women today, and calls us to continue advancing equality for

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women and girls. Now, therefore, be it

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proclaimed that I, emily sanborn, as mayor

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and on behalf of the city council, do hereby proclaim august

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26, 2026, as women's equality day in

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the city of rohnert park, honoring the 106th anniversary of the

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19th amendment and reaffirming our commitment to equality

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and the fundamental rights of all

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women. Thank you. [ applause ]

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>> we will make sure that gets to them. Without further ado we shall

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move to item 5 department head briefings. There are none so we will

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continue to item 6 which is public comment. Oh, yes.

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and this is where I give the disclaimer. I will stick to the script

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so I don't miss anything. Before we start I'm going to recap the rules because they

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changed a little bit in the last couple months for some of you who haven't been here

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before. So it's public meetings like this that the rules that

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apply for commenting t these meetings are that comments from the n

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non-agendaized items can occur only during those designated public comment

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periods which we're about to have and they have to stay within the subject matter of

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the jurisdiction of the city. Comments on the agendaized

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items have to stick with the script. And then all of the comments

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that are non-agendaized have to occur during that designated comment period.

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if they don't fall into that subject matter, I'll remind you and then my city

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attorney -- yes, can also if they don't follow the city rules I do an initial

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warning to stay within the subject matter jurisdiction and if it's not followed

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then the chair, myself, will direct the city clerk to cut the microphone and

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throughout this warning system I will just look to the city attorney to help

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identify whether or not comments are within the subject matter jurisdiction

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of the city or not. So anyone who is attending in-person you are welcome to

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fill out one of these beautiful pink comment cards.

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if you're participating virtually on zoom, just remember that you need to

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use the raised hand feature so that we know that you would like to speak and then

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if you change your mind, you can lower it. And then if you are on phone

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you need to do star 9 to raise your hand. And then same to lower your

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hand and star 6 to mute or unmute yourself. The clerk it looking through

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zoom for anybody with their hand raised and you need just to raise your hand when

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the public comment period opens within a minute of it opening.

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otherwise we will have no ability to call on you. Everybody gets three minutes

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and you're welcome to use that whole time if you'd like but I will cut you off

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when three minutes is up. Okay. Without further ado.

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so formal. We have our first comment for public comment period is

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from mr. John ordway and then mr. Steve keith and then kevin arnold.

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not all at once. John. John is here.

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john is not here. Hmm. Okay.

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well, we'll skip him for now. Mr. Keith, you're up next.

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>> good afternoon, madam mayor, vice mayor and staff. I appreciate that I'm

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actually right after that disclaimer. Because I think we do at

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least certainly for public more be recently, becoming acquainted with these

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proceedings, and with the events of last meeting which I'll touch on here briefly,

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obviously sb 707 made some changes towards how the public can engage with these

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proceedings. However, it would appear in my observation that the

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opportunity for public to give a comment has been reduced.

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notably, the opportunity to speak at the end of the meeting is now vanished.

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and based on he scldisclaimer you just gave the agendaized items have an opportunity

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for public comment, and I interpret that as every item that's on the agenda, not

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just regular items but every item. Which would include all the

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way to the very end. Community liaison and other reports, communications,

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adding agenda items to future city council meeting agenda.

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all of those items would require an opportunity for the public to speak.

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however, last meeting a gentleman came in and attempted to offer ublic

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comments. We had not been given the opportunity to learn whether

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or not, despite historical evidence, that it would have nothing to do with that item

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or anything that the council is has under their control. Should have had the

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opportunity. It's important that the oath that we've all given to

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protect the constitution, the first amendment, super important.

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and that protects uncomfortable speech. It protects speech that some

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people may not want to hear, but it's important that everybody have is that

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opportunity to speak. Thank you. >> thank you for your

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public comment, mr. Keith. Mr. Arnold? Good evening, kevin arnold, I'm a field

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rep for seiu10 to one. First welcome to the new chief.

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we really look forward to working with you. Welcome home.

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I know on behalf of seiu welcome to the city of rohnert park, we have lots

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of things to partner with and accomplish. And so like I said, wlcome.

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we did also just receive our first letter for a preliminary bargaining

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meeting which we're very much looking forward to. We will be scheduling out

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exactly when to meet with the full staff and I hope we can continue to have a good

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back and forth on that. The last thing I wanted to mention was just that this

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was of a eally great opportunity today to recognize the incredibly

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hard work that these folks do in public works but in the entire seiu bargaining

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unit every single day. And we ll about a week from a ear since the gallagher

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report was published, correct? So here we are, the way to recognize the

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hard work of these folks, do there are or more substantive ways to

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recognize the incredibly hard work they do. And we need to be able to

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solve this issue as far as competitive wages, compensation, retention, as

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we move forward into this next era. Hopefully with having some

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more revenue to be able to jet as well. So thank you.

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>> thank you, mr. Arnold, and mrs. Carol sherman, come on down, you're the next

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contestant on public comment. >> well, it's good o see

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that I come up here. I don't normally speak but I'm very thrilled to say you

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just finished my six-month commitment to the rohnert park animal shelter, and I'm

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thrilled to fall in love with so many animals, but more importantly, the people

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who work there. What a great group of folks. The people on staff, but

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that place, honestly, runs by volunteers. And I'm continuing on in a

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different capacity there, but I adopted a cat, yes, it happens.

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everybody that works there goes home with a few animals.

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and we're kind of towards the end of kitty world. We had so many kitties.

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but I would encourage anybody who's looking for a way to build community for

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them themselves, make a big difference, please come and

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join us and volunteer, anything you like to do, whatever your specialty is,

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and there's a lot of cool things to do. Please, don't be timid, jump

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right in, and we're going to have public works right next door.

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that's a plus. And I just want to thank you all for your encouragement,

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your willingness to let me serve in this community. I have done so many

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different service-driven things for the last 15 years, and I'm going to

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continue, and I feel very ble blessed, especially when you

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get a little older, don't sit home and watch tv all day, okay? Get out there

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and help your community. And I hope more people here and people at home do that,

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and we'll welcome you, I promise you, you will be welcomed.

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okay? Especially if you love animals and people. It's a good place.

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thank you. >> thank yu, ms. Sherman. And then we have lisa

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orla -- actually, ucy dean and then lisa orla. Welcome, lucy.

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>> hi, everybody. Thanks for having me. My name is lucy dean the

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representative from sonoma state university the new vice president of external

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affairs. I've met a couple of you briefly s welcome.

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lovely to see you again. I just came to give you all a brief report on sonoma

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state. We're back in session as of yesterday.

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we had our first day of class yesterday. And the associated students

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are back in session making sure that everybody is well fed and got our basic needs

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program back up and running our associate students event planning program and had a

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big night the other insight and making sure our students are taken care of.

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we're planning to have a couple hygiene drives throughout the semester if

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anyone in the community wants to help invest in that, we always love your

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support. Any information about that will be on our went and our

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social media as well as our loveless pantry is open for four days a week,

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information about that is also on our website. Yeah.

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but we're just back in session. We love having our community

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involved and we're happy to have you all here. Thank you.

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>> thank you very much. Lisa orloff. >> I just want to invite

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everyone in the audience and everyone listening that we're doing a ribbon cutting

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to celebrate hot works a new fitness center here in rohnert park.

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a grand opening tomorrow from 5:30 to 7. I'm sure samantha is

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probably going to share this again I wanted to let you know we're excited to get

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into business in rohnert park and I want to congratulate the staff, I

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shared this with marcela already. Dustin shaffer is the owner

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and he was talking about opening this site in rohnert park, the staff, it's the

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best, he's opened different businesses in different towns across california and

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the united states and he was just so excited to share how great it was to work with

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rohnert park and how easy you made it so I wanted to invite everybody to hot

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works. Hope to see you there. >> thank you.

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and then we have barbara mackenzie and then go to zoom.

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>> good evening everyone. Just wanted to come down and remind everyone our library

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will be closed starting september the first for four months plus, it's going to

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be beautiful when it's finished and then we realize that it's an inconvenient to

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a lot of people and we'll have some services available at the headquarters bg and

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also wanted to thank you or city manager for her call earlier today inquiring as

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to whether I would be interested in continuing to serve as the library

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commissioner and I appreciate that call and yes, am of, thanks very

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much. >> thank you. Then we're going to go to

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zoom. Do we have any participants on zoom with their hands

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raised >> no, mayor, we do not. >> then that's it for

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public comment. I'm closing it up. We are going to move on to

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item 7 which is the consent calendar. So I would be ooking for a

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motion to approve the consent calendar as is -- approve the calendar as is

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but I actually need it pull one item. So on friday, I learned that

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my -- >> which item are you pulling?

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>> 7c. On the consent calendar because on friday I learned

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that the nominee that I had put out for the library commission role has

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withdrawn his application which was what miss mackenzie was referring to

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in her public comment. I believe per protocol I could appoint somebody

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without moifgving it to a future agenda but I would like to request we do still

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move it it a future agenda and that is because I need more time.

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go ahead. >> I was gonna say if it's possible to make comment on

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that item, I'm amenable to have it open for further review.

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>> I'd like to make a >> we can comment on the item that's pulled --

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>> and can I continue to speak on it or no? Use your mic.

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>> we should remove it from consent calendar and then come back and discuss this

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item separately >> beautiful. Thank you for clarifying

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>> I'll motion to pull 7c, correct? Or was it h. Hold on, let me make sure

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I'm pulling the right item. Yeah. >> motion to approve the be

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consent calendar pulling 7c. >> second. >> okay.

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so the adoption of the consent calendar with the exception of 7c.

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are all those in favor. Anyone opposed. Motion passes 5-0.

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>> I realize my first time getting to a point someone to an at large position but

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this is kind of a big deal and it's kind of a hard decision to -- or

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challenging hing because that's all of these people -- I know at the end

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you see them on thursday on the agenda packet comes out but it's not an easy thing.

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what I actually would like to do is also look at the possibility of making this

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like some of our committee appointments with where we go through the applications

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together and -- bmake it a council decision versus a - mayor chooses someone

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second. >> I'll support that >> and then I guess my only

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other question would be if we were to do that, what other committee roles would

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it apply to because we would want to keep standard across all

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>> thank you mayor for the question. We would have to bring that

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back to council so we can indicate to you which other appointments would be

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revisited if we want to change the selection process for these at-large

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appointments so we can work with our city clerk to bring that back to you.

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>> okay. Fantastic. So with that as the regular

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item n a future agenda? >> is yes, we would bring back the item for discussion

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and if necessary, then at that point we would get direction, we would have to

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also change the city council protocols to reflect whatever new process the

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council would like to follow. We can do that.

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>> okay. Perfect. I appreciate that.

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thanks for humoring me on this suggestion. It's appreciated.

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any other questions? Go to public comment >> to we want to do public

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comment first? >> council discussion? >> would anybody from the

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public in the room or on zoom like to speak on this item specifically 7e?

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seeing and hearing no one is interested, clerk, anyone on zoom?

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>> we have to wait a full minute. Because they need to raise

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their hand. But there isn't anyone so far with a raised hand.

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>> okay. >> there's nobody on the raised hand we don't have to

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wait -- if there's nobody on zoom >> there is a person on

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zoom. >> there is. Okay.

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>> we have about 30 seconds. Process.eciate the new -

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public comment, no one in the room has a burning desire to speak on this

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item? >> one minute has passed. >> okay.

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if no one else would like to speak on this item I'll go ahead and close the public

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comment period and come back to our council for any remaining thoughts,

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questions. >> I wanted to pull this to be honest, just because I'm

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really feel a bit uneasy on the timeline of events of the email I received and

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hearing somebody rescinded their application. So I have asked our city

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manager and I'm going to ask here we also look at a code of conduct of folks that we

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appoint to committees and commissions. I don't want to assume

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things but also feel when folks are interested and it's not an easy process,

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folks are pouring in and taking time to put in an application and wanting to

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participate in thirsty. I just have some doubts and concerns as to why somebody

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would rescind so suddenly just given the timeline of what I've experienced of

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communications received. And so I would like to either extend or have the

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opportunity a bit more time, to be able to ask the applicants those questions

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if possible, and also figure out whether it's us or who we appoint, what is our code

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of conduct on those seats and within the community as well because there's -- some

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things we also get feedback in different ways and I want to make sure if we're going

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to be updating things we just update fully across the board for fairness and

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equa equability. And I know -- and so that's

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my hesitancy. It's not necessarily the candidates or past, present,

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future, it's more of the timeline of events has caused me a lot of pause to

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be able to confidently move forward with the item. >> I was going to suggest

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if we can ask the city manager that possibility to reopen the process so that

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other people can have the opportunity to apply and that will be based on our

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five here and to give the guidance to madam city manager.

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>> and I would assume that that has to happen if we're gonna change the process or

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propose changing the process >> I think all of these questions will be

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deliberated and answered when we bring back the item. >> okay.

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perfect. Thank you, then. >> does that -- and that

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leaves the current person in that seat until then, correct

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>> yes, I'm sorry, I didn't want to give the impression that there's been a decision

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made. There hasn't been. So we need a motion and t

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then. I'd be -- >> I'd like to have an

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opportunity to make a comment. >> go for it.

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>> mayor, you received a call from the gentleman on friday?

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>> I did >> id you give you some reasons why he rescinded?

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>> he said he felt like -- can I ask a question? >> she's asked a question,

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I think it's on the table and -- >> you're asking a

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question, right now it's your question, correct? >> I was just wondering --

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for the privacy of the -- >> the privacy of the.candidate --

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>> interested in serving our community and really any capacity.

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this was one area where he applied and I really appre

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appreciated, you know, him stepping up and considering doing it and his decision

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was to not do it after all, and I mean, I'm sure he will serve in some other way

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somewhere. >> I guess my concern here is we have someone who

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served well and faithful for 12 years and that communication that was sent

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to her last week, the city talked about her dedicated service, her contributions

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to help strengthen library services, representation he have the community with

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integrity and care, outstanding service and dedication, generous

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volunteering of her time, her passion for preserving and sharing history, her

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unwaving commitment to public service, her countless hours of dedicated

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time making rohnert park a better community, contributions to make

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meaningful and lasting impact, appreciation for her support of and her many

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capacities and her interest service and I just feel like we're not forwarding barbara

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mackenzie the dignity here through this process that she's earned and she's

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entitled to. With that I have absolutely no problem relooking at this

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process. You made a comment when you were speaking about the

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mayor appoint. In my understanding, it's the mayor nominates and

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brings to the council but I fully support your desire to say let's take a look at

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this, bring the names forward to maybe have the mayor narrow it down to two

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or three and then have the council decided. But I see no reason to leave

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ms. Mackenzie or tenterhooks for another two weeks to a month.

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I may be out of town the second meeting in september and 'd like for here if

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that happens. I don't see any reason why we need to prolong the agony

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for ms. Mackenzie. >> can I make a comment? >> yes.

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>> so to be honest, I got concerned when I get a -- when I just got today saying

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that the nominee pulled out the nomination. And I do respect our current

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representative, so has nothing to do with her personality nd I do not

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want eople to start judging people for their personality or what is pg had a.

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there's a situation hat happened that we need to address, and that has

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nothing to do with her or any other candidate. The last thing that we

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wanted to do is to scare off people to apply to any of our committees.

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because that is going to become a pattern when someone wanted to come and

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apply to serve, then they get scared off and then leave.

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it's not oing to be a pretty image of rohnert park.

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we talk about fairness, we talk about opening up to the public, and I think it is

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fair to say that since that process didn't go through, it's fair to see it open.

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and I will be, you know, cautioning us to -- I mean, we know personally, I do

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respect the work that ms. Mackenzie has done and I do not want to put it on the

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line because of the situation happening. It's unfortunate.

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I didn't know. I just found out today. And I was a little bit

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unease to talk about a private conversation that the mayor had with someone

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that applied on a public setting. That sounded very

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inappropriate because it's going to scare off future candidates for any other

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committee that we're going to open in the future, and out of respect of

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mrs. Mackenzie, I don't think it's fair for her to be put in that position.

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we should have just, you know, made it clear and simple.

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it didn't work out, we have someone here, how about we continue the process.

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I think that would also show that we do respect the work that she has done.

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>> I think one of the ways to show the respect for the work she's done is to

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appoint her to continue to serve and I'd like to make a motion to do that at this

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time and ask for a second >> is unfortunately right now that process isn't

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allowed under our protocols because the mayor has to nominate first and the mayor

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has not nominated anybody >> the mayor nominated someone, he withdrew so --

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>> another person that applied. So -- in theory if the mayor

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wanted to appoint someone other -- >> what I was gonna ask is

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can the commissioner continue to serve if I extend this out -- as a

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matter of law the commissioner will erve until a replacement is

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sele selected. >> mayor, may I?

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>> yes. >> I support reinitiating process and I'd like to call

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for the question. In that case I will revisit this.

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I would like to make a motion that we continue the process for the library

446
00:44:53,240 --> 00:44:56,710
commissioner selection and, of course, ms. Mackenzie will be included in that

447
00:44:56,710 --> 00:45:03,717
process if she so chooses >> I'll second. >> just to clarify that you

448
00:45:03,717 --> 00:45:12,717
want staff to bring back an agenda item at a future agenda to discuss this

449
00:45:13,326 --> 00:45:16,620
process. >> keeping in mind that councilmember adams would

450
00:45:16,620 --> 00:45:21,467
like to definitely be here. So we can schedule around that.

451
00:45:21,467 --> 00:45:28,667
>> okay. Did -- did we do everything we needed to do there

452
00:45:30,477 --> 00:45:34,947
>> there was a motion -- >> I got a motion, I got a second.

453
00:45:34,947 --> 00:45:40,347
all those in favor. Those opposed? Okay. Thank you.

454
00:45:42,688 --> 00:45:47,561
>> motion to bring back a discussion regarding city council protocols

455
00:45:47,561 --> 00:45:51,970
surrounding mayor nominations for outside agency appointments and code

456
00:45:51,970 --> 00:45:56,497
of conduct for all appointees is passed by a 4

457
00:45:59,106 --> 00:46:01,641
4-1-0 with councilmember adams dissenting. Thank you.

458
00:46:01,641 --> 00:46:06,112
>> thank you. Next we will move to our regular items starting with

459
00:46:06,112 --> 00:46:13,312
l 8a. And our presenter is I believe going to be m

460
00:46:14,521 --> 00:46:19,726
ms. Rankin or would that be you? >> good afternoon, and it's

461
00:46:19,726 --> 00:46:24,731
going to be a joint presentation here with our director of human resources,

462
00:46:24,731 --> 00:46:29,602
tracy rankin, and, of course, me. And so as you know, in

463
00:46:29,602 --> 00:46:34,808
december, chief mattos indicated that he was retiring even though he's

464
00:46:34,808 --> 00:46:39,412
still with us he's serving in an interim capacity o we started a recruitment

465
00:46:39,412 --> 00:46:42,882
process in february, and it's been six months that we've gone through this

466
00:46:42,882 --> 00:46:47,754
process, which is very common and typical for a law enforcement professional.

467
00:46:47,754 --> 00:46:52,692
and it gives me great joy to be able to present the item before you today, which is

468
00:46:52,692 --> 00:46:58,498
the resolution to consider the employment contract for ignacio richard navarro

469
00:46:58,498 --> 00:47:02,903
better known as rick navarro in the community law enforcement community.

470
00:47:02,903 --> 00:47:08,842
and we're extremely pleased after a nationwide recruitment and a strong

471
00:47:08,842 --> 00:47:14,447
candidate pool to bring forward mr. Rick navarro to have the position f the

472
00:47:14,447 --> 00:47:19,185
director of public safety. We're extremely fortunate that he has decided to join

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00:47:19,185 --> 00:47:23,790
our city and join our public safety department. He actually is a resident of

474
00:47:23,790 --> 00:47:30,130
here for many years and for him to be able to serve his community in the capacity of

475
00:47:30,130 --> 00:47:35,100
director of public safety is extremely important for us and valuable.

476
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:40,140
and so I'm very excited that he's joining the team. He has more than 35 years of

477
00:47:40,140 --> 00:47:44,940
law enforcement experience, 30 years with the marin county

478
00:47:48,148 --> 00:47:51,417
sheriffs office and currently serving as chief of police in the city of

479
00:47:51,417 --> 00:47:55,870
mill valley so we're very pleased that he's decided to join the team.

480
00:47:55,870 --> 00:48:00,960
for us as a community, we value community, we value accountability, nd also

481
00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:05,498
value the relationship that our public safety department has with members of our

482
00:48:05,498 --> 00:48:09,569
community and so he brings that and he will continue with that, and he knows the

483
00:48:09,569 --> 00:48:13,973
importance of those values for us. And just really making sure

484
00:48:13,973 --> 00:48:17,710
that we have the public safety relationship with our community.

485
00:48:17,710 --> 00:48:22,649
and so I'm very, very pleased that he's joining. He's here with us today and

486
00:48:22,649 --> 00:48:25,251
he'll be hopefully addressing you with a couple of comments.

487
00:48:25,251 --> 00:48:29,923
but again, just having an individual with his distinguished and extensive

488
00:48:29,923 --> 00:48:35,261
career in law enforcement join the city of rohnert park is important for us and

489
00:48:35,261 --> 00:48:39,466
so I'm glad, again, that he's here. Now, I will turn it over to

490
00:48:39,466 --> 00:48:44,871
our director of human resources, tracy rankin, we have to whenever we're

491
00:48:44,871 --> 00:48:49,208
bringing forward an employment contract for a department head director, we

492
00:48:49,208 --> 00:48:54,948
do have and we're required by law to read a statement that satisfy the

493
00:48:54,948 --> 00:49:00,620
requirements of a government code so now I will give the opportunity for ms. Rankin

494
00:49:00,620 --> 00:49:03,489
to be able to state that. Thank you. >> thank yu, madam city

495
00:49:03,489 --> 00:49:07,689
manager. Good evening, council. In accordance with

496
00:49:10,163 --> 00:49:16,903
government code section 54953 a the city council is to receive an oral summary

497
00:49:16,903 --> 00:49:20,593
report of the salary and compensation including fringe benefits paid to any

498
00:49:20,593 --> 00:49:26,466
local agency executive prior to taking final action. Under the terms of this

499
00:49:26,466 --> 00:49:31,270
agreement, are the director of public safety is entitled to receive the following

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00:49:31,270 --> 00:49:37,870
compensation and benefits. An annual base salary of $255,661.05 per year, which

501
00:49:42,148 --> 00:49:48,148
is step 5 of salary range 78m. A peace officer's standards

502
00:49:48,354 --> 00:49:54,427
and training post executive certificate stipend in the amount of nine percent of

503
00:49:54,427 --> 00:50:00,232
base salary, a uniform allowance of $,080 per calendar year to be paid

504
00:50:00,232 --> 00:50:05,838
monthly. A city cell phone, city vehicle for his use at city

505
00:50:05,838 --> 00:50:10,430
expense, and other equipment deemed appropriate by the city manager.

506
00:50:10,430 --> 00:50:15,981
a credit of 80 hours of annual leave on date of hire and accrual of annual leave

507
00:50:15,981 --> 00:50:21,454
at a rate of 240 hours per year. 100 hours of administrative

508
00:50:21,454 --> 00:50:28,610
leave per fiscal year. Participation in calpers in the three percent at 55

509
00:50:28,610 --> 00:50:34,610
program and fringe benefits including health insurance, disability benefits, retiree

510
00:50:34,660 --> 00:50:38,866
health savings contributions, and employer retirement contribution in

511
00:50:39,205 --> 00:50:42,608
accordance with the council's adopted outline of certain conditions of

512
00:50:42,608 --> 00:50:48,800
employment, fringe benefits, and salary for the management unit.

513
00:50:48,214 --> 00:50:54,286
>> I forgot to mention that the employment agreement is before you this evening,

514
00:50:54,286 --> 00:51:00,827
however, chief navarro will be start sptember 22nd and we will be working with the

515
00:51:00,827 --> 00:51:03,829
department to do a welcome ceremony for him, give him an opportunity to interact

516
00:51:03,829 --> 00:51:07,166
with members of the public. So I just wanted to make sure I clarified that.

517
00:51:07,166 --> 00:51:12,566
thank you. >> good evening, mayor, vice mayor, city council

518
00:51:15,508 --> 00:51:19,112
members and city manager. Thank you nor hose kind words.

519
00:51:19,112 --> 00:51:23,649
much appreciated. I have prepared a statement and I promise you that city

520
00:51:23,649 --> 00:51:28,321
manager did not discuss my comments prior to this evening with you they're

521
00:51:28,321 --> 00:51:34,660
going to be very similar. I am deeply honored and humbled to be here with you

522
00:51:34,660 --> 00:51:39,198
tonight I come before you as a proud resident of rohnert park with deep roots in this

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00:51:39,198 --> 00:51:42,869
community. I was not seeking another career opportunity when I

524
00:51:42,869 --> 00:51:45,604
saw the recruitment for rohnert park's director of public safety.

525
00:51:45,604 --> 00:51:50,809
however, this position immediately spoke to me. I've always held our public

526
00:51:50,809 --> 00:51:56,149
safety department in a highest regards, and it's members are true heros n

527
00:51:56,149 --> 00:52:03,956
our community as a resident I personally called upon them for assistance and have

528
00:52:03,956 --> 00:52:06,693
consistently been I am pred by their knowledge, compassion and

529
00:52:06,693 --> 00:52:11,230
professionalism. Through the the recruitment process I was equally

530
00:52:11,230 --> 00:52:14,299
impressed by the city's commitment to including regional partners, community

531
00:52:14,299 --> 00:52:17,570
members, department heads and members of the public safety department.

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00:52:17,570 --> 00:52:22,970
that approach resonates teteep deeply with me because I

533
00:52:23,576 --> 00:52:27,446
believe collaboration and inclusion are essential to building trust and achieving

534
00:52:27,446 --> 00:52:31,500
long-term success, the warmth and support I've received from the entire

535
00:52:31,500 --> 00:52:34,787
city team has been incredible and I am truly grateful for the welcome.

536
00:52:34,787 --> 00:52:40,526
I know there's a great deal of work ahead of us but with this outstanding team, I am

537
00:52:40,526 --> 00:52:43,863
confident that we're ready for the challenges and opportunities before us.

538
00:52:43,863 --> 00:52:48,630
I value partnership, collaboration, accountability, and hard

539
00:52:49,680 --> 00:52:53,739
work. What you can expect from me is authentic, transparent,

540
00:52:53,739 --> 00:52:59,344
and engaged leadership from someone who cares deeply about this city, our

541
00:52:59,344 --> 00:53:04,830
employees, and the essential public safety services our community deserves.

542
00:53:04,830 --> 00:53:08,287
thank you for the trust you have placed in me and for the opportunity to lead this

543
00:53:08,287 --> 00:53:15,294
it is an incredible onor to serve the community that y family and I have proudly

544
00:53:15,294 --> 00:53:19,494
called home for 34 years. Thank you. [ applause ]

545
00:53:26,172 --> 00:53:32,177
>> where do we begin? This is a really big deal. >> you need to take --

546
00:53:32,177 --> 00:53:35,915
>> I'd like to make a motion -- >> thank you

547
00:53:35,915 --> 00:53:38,717
>> I will second -- >> let's do public comment, let's do public comment.

548
00:53:38,717 --> 00:53:42,254
I'm sure somebody in this room has something they would like to say on this

549
00:53:42,254 --> 00:53:48,127
item although I do not have any cards in front of me. I put you on the spot

550
00:53:48,127 --> 00:53:53,732
>> we do not have any speaker cards and -- >> clark is currently

551
00:53:53,732 --> 00:54:00,332
running -- >> we could do council -- >> should we adopt the

552
00:54:06,345 --> 00:54:10,545
resolution first? >> we have to wait. Okay.

553
00:54:12,885 --> 00:54:17,850
>> so moved. [laughter], >> mr. Keith, taking one

554
00:54:17,156 --> 00:54:20,156
for the team. Wha what

555
00:54:23,228 --> 00:54:28,234
what are your thoughts? >> I just met this guy and he seems really good.

556
00:54:28,234 --> 00:54:32,434
[laughter] >> seems like a really nice guy.

557
00:54:33,305 --> 00:54:39,178
he introduced himself to me. I mean, look at me. [laughter]

558
00:54:39,178 --> 00:54:43,115
>> shook my hand and everything. Great job.

559
00:54:43,115 --> 00:54:48,254
I think you found a good person. How we doing? [laughter]

560
00:54:48,254 --> 00:54:53,659
>> all good? >> thank you, as you know, council is not allowed to

561
00:54:53,659 --> 00:54:58,464
comment on public comments so e'll just say that was a good ne there.

562
00:54:58,464 --> 00:55:01,200
okay. Anything else? P do we have a motion?

563
00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:03,736
>> yeah. >> let's get a motion on this.

564
00:55:03,736 --> 00:55:10,209
>> I'd like to make a motion to adopt the resolution authorizing and

565
00:55:10,209 --> 00:55:13,479
approving the director of public safety employment agreement between the city

566
00:55:13,479 --> 00:55:16,548
of rohnert park and ignacio richard navarro >> and I'll happily second

567
00:55:16,548 --> 00:55:22,548
that one. >> all those in favor? >> there are people that

568
00:55:22,955 --> 00:55:29,428
would like to make comments. Can we go backward and hold that.

569
00:55:29,428 --> 00:55:35,786
let's pass it and then comment. All those in favor? Anyone

570
00:55:35,786 --> 00:55:38,786
opposed? Motion passes by 5-0.

571
00:55:41,124 --> 00:55:44,127
let's talk more about this. >> sure. And I said this before.

572
00:55:44,127 --> 00:55:49,527
so welcome. Very excited. Not only from the things

573
00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:54,710
that I've been told by either present law enforcement here in rohnert

574
00:55:54,710 --> 00:55:59,409
park but people down in mill valley, people in the county of marin and then your

575
00:55:59,409 --> 00:56:03,881
neighbors and residents here in rohnert park as well. I think it is so important

576
00:56:03,881 --> 00:56:09,352
that you have been deeply embedded in this community for many years, decades, and

577
00:56:09,352 --> 00:56:15,158
I'm very excited to welcome you and build on the great foundation that tim has

578
00:56:15,158 --> 00:56:20,290
created here. And move forward. So welcome, neighbor, and

579
00:56:20,290 --> 00:56:24,435
welcome back home. >> thank you. >> I'm so excited to have

580
00:56:24,435 --> 00:56:30,107
you on board, chief. I know chief mattos, because he's still our chief right

581
00:56:30,107 --> 00:56:37,714
now, has some big shoes to fill. He undertook quite a bit of

582
00:56:37,714 --> 00:56:42,452
the department these last five years and has really if anything answered all of my

583
00:56:42,452 --> 00:56:47,123
many, many questions so you will now be the new chief I'll be calling with my

584
00:56:47,123 --> 00:56:50,600
many, many questions and this community, you know it, I know it, I think people

585
00:56:50,600 --> 00:56:55,332
will be hard pressed to not know chief navarro or his family, but I'd really like

586
00:56:55,332 --> 00:56:59,669
to thank mrs. Navarro because I don't think law enforcement can happen

587
00:56:59,669 --> 00:57:04,274
without their steadfast family and support and the worry.

588
00:57:04,274 --> 00:57:09,946
and your involvement in community as well. So I'm going to save the

589
00:57:09,946 --> 00:57:16,190
tears for later in september but I'm so excited to have you on board and echo

590
00:57:16,190 --> 00:57:20,958
councilmember guidice even myself working in probation marin, without people

591
00:57:20,958 --> 00:57:26,163
knowing, right, how highly they spoke of you, friends of my own who have been

592
00:57:26,163 --> 00:57:33,237
taught by you and mentored by you the impact is.quite literally throughout the

593
00:57:33,237 --> 00:57:37,441
whole north bay and possibly the state. What an incredible way to

594
00:57:37,441 --> 00:57:42,450
now represent the friendly city in an official way. So welcome.

595
00:57:42,450 --> 00:57:45,849
>> thank you, councilmember, and thank you for recognizing my true

596
00:57:45,849 --> 00:57:50,120
foundation, my bride, jennifer. >> well, welcome to rohnert

597
00:57:50,120 --> 00:57:54,591
park chief in waiting. We're excited to have you. This has been just the

598
00:57:54,591 --> 00:57:58,462
leadup time. I was talking to your wife about the anticipation

599
00:57:58,462 --> 00:58:01,464
period of since you knew this was going to be your responsibility going through

600
00:58:01,464 --> 00:58:07,337
all the process, that tests person sometimes just the waiting.

601
00:58:07,337 --> 00:58:11,675
I met tim mattos for the first time after I was elected in 2018.

602
00:58:11,675 --> 00:58:16,120
you have big shoes to fill here in rohnert park. I think you also have a

603
00:58:16,120 --> 00:58:19,483
little bit of a leg up on most other candidates since you know the community so

604
00:58:19,483 --> 00:58:24,821
well. I'm very excited for the women and the men who serve

605
00:58:24,821 --> 00:58:30,426
safety in rohnert park from - the dispatcher to everybody who works in that building,

606
00:58:30,426 --> 00:58:35,499
the sergeants, lieutenants, line folks, they're excited to have your leadership to

607
00:58:35,499 --> 00:58:39,836
build on what's been done by chief mattos and I look forward to many years of

608
00:58:39,836 --> 00:58:44,360
working with you. Thank you. >> thank you,

609
00:58:44,400 --> 00:58:48,840
councilmember. >> your true foundation is our true foundation.

610
00:58:50,980 --> 00:58:57,580
you gotta share. I'm really excited and thank you, mrs. Navarro.

611
00:58:57,587 --> 00:59:02,987
I'm incredibly excited, leadership is very important, and leadership

612
00:59:04,394 --> 00:59:12,194
can either break or elevate the community, and having the right person into

613
00:59:12,936 --> 00:59:16,806
leadership is really important, especially now with everything that's, you

614
00:59:16,806 --> 00:59:22,545
know, every community is going through. However, the mayor of mill

615
00:59:22,545 --> 00:59:28,180
valley is not too thrilled, he grilled me. So he said we stole him, we

616
00:59:28,180 --> 00:59:34,223
stole you from him, but I say, no, we took back our own person.

617
00:59:34,223 --> 00:59:40,823
so he's coming home. Sorry, max. But it shows how effective

618
00:59:41,310 --> 00:59:49,390
your work has been in marin and mill alley and how you have transformed that city.

619
00:59:49,390 --> 00:59:58,639
chief mattos has been our pillar here for the many years he has served and it

620
01:00:01,317 --> 01:00:05,455
aches to see him going but at the same time you guys have made sure along with

621
01:00:05,455 --> 01:00:07,570
all the public safety leaders to bring you on board.

622
01:00:07,570 --> 01:00:15,398
and it's very exciting to see that your leadership will be now here at home,

623
01:00:15,398 --> 01:00:23,798
representing the values and the people that, you know, you live and create memories

624
01:00:25,740 --> 01:00:34,170
every single day, and I'm so excited because I know that what you have done in mill

625
01:00:34,170 --> 01:00:42,417
valley as n employee and an outsider, you would take that baton and that

626
01:00:42,626 --> 01:00:48,300
different level now that you're here at home, and I'm so excited and welcome home.

627
01:00:48,300 --> 01:00:54,904
>> thank you so very much, it's great to be home. >> and all the things that

628
01:00:54,904 --> 01:00:58,307
my colleagues have said and more. I am very grateful that you

629
01:00:58,307 --> 01:01:02,779
are interested in the position and to all of our staff, it was a very

630
01:01:02,779 --> 01:01:05,648
collaborative hiring process. I think everyone got to give

631
01:01:05,648 --> 01:01:08,785
their $0.02 what they were looking for so I think we've got it.

632
01:01:08,785 --> 01:01:16,393
and I really look forward to the good work you're gonna continue here in our city.

633
01:01:16,393 --> 01:01:21,865
>> thank you so much, mayor. >> we do -- since you're

634
01:01:21,865 --> 01:01:30,265
here we're going to do a family photo together. This will be the before

635
01:01:58,239 --> 01:02:00,239
photo.

636
01:05:30,918 --> 01:05:38,118
>> we're gonna go to the next item, which is 8b >> good evening.

637
01:05:43,731 --> 01:05:49,136
mark henderson public works director with scott sanders our sustainability manager,

638
01:05:49,136 --> 01:05:57,411
we're here to discuss the reentry into the russian this is a local entity that -

639
01:05:57,411 --> 01:06:02,816
focuses on storm water compliance and outreach. So I will turn it over to

640
01:06:02,816 --> 01:06:05,619
scott. Scott oversees our storm water compliance and

641
01:06:05,619 --> 01:06:08,619
outreach program. Thank you. >> hello.

642
01:06:09,956 --> 01:06:15,629
great to be here. So let's just dig right in. So I'm gonna present on the

643
01:06:15,629 --> 01:06:20,501
russian river watershed association, hard to say. But tonight I'm gonna walk

644
01:06:20,501 --> 01:06:28,576
you through kind of what it is, our steps, I'm going to call it the rrwa because

645
01:06:28,576 --> 01:06:31,779
it's hard to keep saying over and over again. We're going to go through

646
01:06:31,779 --> 01:06:40,587
what is the rrwa. Our history, how it operates day to day, the miles per

647
01:06:40,587 --> 01:06:45,860
hour membership costs and programs and what what are we here for.

648
01:06:45,860 --> 01:06:50,664
what is the rrwa, a coalition of 11 public agencies and all

649
01:06:50,664 --> 01:06:55,136
coordinating storm water compliance, outreach, grant funding across the russian

650
01:06:55,136 --> 01:07:03,536
river watershed. So ur member agencies are a iks many of cities, we have

651
01:07:04,211 --> 01:07:12,110
the sonoma water, two counties, mend mend and sonoma the city of ukiah

652
01:07:12,180 --> 01:07:18,618
serves as the administrative agency and fiscal agent and handle financial

653
01:07:19,260 --> 01:07:24,631
administration on behalf of all the members. The core rrwa operating

654
01:07:24,631 --> 01:07:29,637
budget does come entirely from member agency so our dues cover the cost of

655
01:07:29,637 --> 01:07:32,973
running the organization itself. Individual programs

656
01:07:32,973 --> 01:07:41,373
sometimes bring grant money into the program as well. It was formed in 2023 to

657
01:07:41,915 --> 01:07:45,986
facilitate this partnership across political boundaries to member agencies could

658
01:07:45,986 --> 01:07:50,400
work cooperatively to protect this watershed and efforts at no single agency

659
01:07:50,400 --> 01:07:56,720
could take on effectively alone. So what is the watershed?

660
01:07:56,720 --> 01:08:02,720
it consists of 1,484 square miles across mendocino and sonoma counties.

661
01:08:10,820 --> 01:08:17,420
what's in that watershed, there are 238 treams and creeks, two major

662
01:08:17,494 --> 01:08:21,231
reservoirs, ten tribal land organizations home to 63 different fish species, as

663
01:08:21,231 --> 01:08:29,631
well as 360,000 people. And how are we connected to it? I'll add some extra

664
01:08:29,906 --> 01:08:32,508
here. Everything that goes to our storm drains heads to a

665
01:08:32,508 --> 01:08:37,470
creek. From that creek our creeks will ended laguna which goes

666
01:08:37,470 --> 01:08:43,253
to mark west creek which then drops into the russian river.

667
01:08:43,253 --> 01:08:48,658
also we get water directly from the russian river. Sonoma water pulls it right

668
01:08:48,658 --> 01:08:54,264
from the russian river filters and brings it to rohnert park residents.

669
01:08:54,264 --> 01:09:00,337
our history with the rrwa is not new. Of we were one offist

670
01:09:00,337 --> 01:09:07,537
founding members in 2004. We stepped away in 2020 by council vote the reason

671
01:09:08,780 --> 01:09:14,818
being cost effectiveness and as well as we had internal capacity to handle the items

672
01:09:14,818 --> 01:09:20,691
on our own. But then this year we have now rejoined and we signed

673
01:09:20,691 --> 01:09:25,361
the amendment 1, the same mou that's been running since 2004.

674
01:09:25,361 --> 01:09:34,360
so all member agencies are signing the same mou. Next we're going to go with

675
01:09:34,360 --> 01:09:41,236
how it operates. It's day to day governance. Each member -- it's

676
01:09:43,112 --> 01:09:47,183
governored by a board of directors made up of elected officials.

677
01:09:47,183 --> 01:09:52,255
every member agency appoints one representative and one alternate to sit on that

678
01:09:52,255 --> 01:09:55,257
board below the board there's an executive program, an initiatives

679
01:09:55,257 --> 01:09:58,461
committee and a technical working grouping and those bodies support the board

680
01:09:58,461 --> 01:10:03,132
with staff level expertise on the technical and programatic side of things.

681
01:10:03,132 --> 01:10:09,205
the rrwa facilitates more than 24 regional meetings a year between the board,

682
01:10:09,205 --> 01:10:14,500
committees, and advocacy meetings. During the september and

683
01:10:19,215 --> 01:10:23,285
february time, the board adopts a work plan and budget that was created

684
01:10:23,285 --> 01:10:31,685
throughout the year. And then now we're going to move over to our costs.

685
01:10:33,963 --> 01:10:39,235
membership costs and hat it provides. So there we go.

686
01:10:39,235 --> 01:10:44,908
year 1 it's a little modest starting with a 5,000 flat rate in our cost, the first

687
01:10:44,908 --> 01:10:50,379
year is kind of getting used to it. But hen over time it's

688
01:10:50,379 --> 01:10:57,387
gonna start going to a formula where half the cost is split among the member

689
01:10:57,387 --> 01:11:01,324
agencies and then the other half is weighted based on each agency's operational

690
01:11:01,324 --> 01:11:04,727
budget. Last time rohnert park was in it it was about five to

691
01:11:04,727 --> 01:11:10,660
seven percent of that total budget. Recently the budget is now

692
01:11:10,660 --> 01:11:15,939
719,000 so roughly rohnert park would be on 36 to $50,000 a yar, of course,

693
01:11:15,939 --> 01:11:21,477
today's item is not a fiscal impact. It will just bring in your

694
01:11:21,477 --> 01:11:28,351
representative to the board. So what do these costs do for us? Well, first,

695
01:11:28,351 --> 01:11:32,355
regional collaboration. Rrwa facilitates board meetings, committee

696
01:11:32,355 --> 01:11:36,693
meetings, operators, forums and maintains a shared website for all member

697
01:11:36,693 --> 01:11:41,564
agencies. Second, they do regulatory advocacy, they attend water

698
01:11:41,564 --> 01:11:47,236
board hearings, they prepare comment letters, represent local interests at

699
01:11:47,236 --> 01:11:49,372
sacr sacramento. Third, or fourth, they do

700
01:11:49,372 --> 01:11:55,111
grant support as well, third is regulatory compliance, they help us with our

701
01:11:55,111 --> 01:12:00,450
municipal storm water permits, they help us with lid trainings, russian river

702
01:12:00,450 --> 01:12:05,255
regional onitoring program is also under this. And then they also help with

703
01:12:05,255 --> 01:12:13,655
grant support. And hat we're here today is to pick a member for the

704
01:12:14,597 --> 01:12:22,997
board of directors. Let's see what we got here. We're required to have an

705
01:12:23,940 --> 01:12:27,677
appointed representative which is a city councilmember, to this

706
01:12:27,677 --> 01:12:34,160
organization and then we'll have an alternate. Just like zero waste.

707
01:12:34,160 --> 01:12:38,220
>> you're saying you would have picked one of us anyway, but because we have

708
01:12:38,220 --> 01:12:41,957
to have one we're here to nominate somebody today >> that's what we're going

709
01:12:41,957 --> 01:12:46,896
to do. We're just going to need to complete those two items

710
01:12:46,896 --> 01:12:50,330
tonight, yeah, that's kind of my whole presentation right there.

711
01:12:50,330 --> 01:12:52,702
>> beautiful. Okay. What we'll do is we can take

712
01:12:52,702 --> 01:12:57,440
questions from our council and then want to go to public comment and then back

713
01:12:57,440 --> 01:13:02,778
to our comments. So -- >> I have no questions.

714
01:13:02,778 --> 01:13:06,248
>> any questions on that item itself? >> I do.

715
01:13:06,248 --> 01:13:09,718
thank you very much. Can you go back to the slide that tells how much money

716
01:13:09,718 --> 01:13:15,718
this is going to cost? >> uh-huh. >> it starts out at 5000

717
01:13:16,526 --> 01:13:22,264
entryway and then we're going to get up to somewhere between 35,050,000, but my

718
01:13:22,264 --> 01:13:25,868
understanding from reading the report and especially listening to you talk it's

719
01:13:25,868 --> 01:13:29,873
actually going to be a net savings for us for the services they're going to

720
01:13:29,873 --> 01:13:35,411
provide, and I think too maybe explain o mr. And mrs. Rohnert park maybe when

721
01:13:35,411 --> 01:13:39,949
we can explain that this is -- we're spending so much more doing some of hese

722
01:13:39,949 --> 01:13:45,155
things that they're now going to help us do including the legislative

723
01:13:45,155 --> 01:13:48,624
interaction and all those sorts of things, right? So can you peak to that a

724
01:13:48,624 --> 01:13:52,629
little bit? >> yes. So we decided to bring back

725
01:13:52,629 --> 01:13:57,900
rrwa because we do not have the internal capacity to do everything that we need to

726
01:13:57,900 --> 01:14:02,915
do to fulfill our permit compliance with the water board and all those our

727
01:14:02,915 --> 01:14:06,185
items. So spending the 36 to $50,000 a year actually does

728
01:14:06,185 --> 01:14:10,389
safe us money without having to hire extra people to perform this compliance work

729
01:14:10,389 --> 01:14:15,194
and not only that they're doing grant support and they're in sacramento

730
01:14:15,194 --> 01:14:18,997
lobbying for us. And multiple other items like that that do save us

731
01:14:18,997 --> 01:14:21,267
money. >> that's definitely the advantage of having that

732
01:14:21,267 --> 01:14:26,472
unified front for grant support, meeting as an organization rather than us

733
01:14:26,472 --> 01:14:30,409
doing it individually. And also we're currently using consultants to help us

734
01:14:30,409 --> 01:14:35,815
manage our storm water compliance. So this will lessen the

735
01:14:35,815 --> 01:14:40,619
burden. >> by what -- can you give us some ballpark --

736
01:14:40,619 --> 01:14:49,628
>> I mean, probably saving over 25,000 a year -- I mean, if I had to throw a

737
01:14:49,628 --> 01:14:53,766
number off >> I think -- I really appreciate your the way you

738
01:14:53,766 --> 01:14:57,369
presented it here because it does show the net benefit to the citizens of rohnert park

739
01:14:57,369 --> 01:15:02,240
top get back and joining this organization >> and the outreach that

740
01:15:02,240 --> 01:15:06,178
they do now, they will do locally, a lot of these pilot programs that they

741
01:15:06,178 --> 01:15:09,648
were doing in other jurisdictions we weren't part of it so now they're

742
01:15:09,648 --> 01:15:16,521
going to be bringing these programs to rohnert park. >> other council questions?

743
01:15:16,521 --> 01:15:20,259
open it you up for public comment. Ladies and gentlemen, public

744
01:15:20,259 --> 01:15:27,532
comment item 8b, if anybody would like to speak on this item, now is your chance.

745
01:15:27,532 --> 01:15:34,206
I have no cards. He's not getting up. Is there anyone on zoom?

746
01:15:34,206 --> 01:15:38,277
>> there's one person present. The erson hasn't raised

747
01:15:38,277 --> 01:15:40,946
their hand. >> okay. It's been more than a

748
01:15:40,946 --> 01:15:46,485
minute. True? We're good to proceed? We don't need to

749
01:15:46,485 --> 01:15:52,485
wait a full manipulate for this person? We do. Okay.

750
01:16:00,320 --> 01:16:09,632
what other questions do I have? I think my question would be about what do you

751
01:16:12,577 --> 01:16:17,782
think the best intint going to be for us. What's your favorite thing

752
01:16:17,782 --> 01:16:21,987
that rrwa is benefit is going to be for us. What's your favorite thing

753
01:16:21,987 --> 01:16:25,390
that rrwa is offering? >> well currently they are bridging this gap between

754
01:16:25,390 --> 01:16:30,662
ssu so right now ssu us and rrwa with getting together and trying to work on

755
01:16:30,662 --> 01:16:35,934
copeland creek. It's just another added seat at the table of bringing

756
01:16:35,934 --> 01:16:41,934
resources to places in our communities is my biggest excitement.

757
01:16:46,745 --> 01:16:49,748
>> we just learned about this, that's kind of exciting.

758
01:16:49,748 --> 01:16:55,354
they're looking at enhancing copeland creek. I think it's a regulatory

759
01:16:55,354 --> 01:17:02,828
compliance, we have some really tall hills to climb. One is trash capture and

760
01:17:02,828 --> 01:17:06,298
things that they assist with. So I think it's better to be

761
01:17:06,298 --> 01:17:12,905
regionally on a unified front than stand alone. So that's just one of them

762
01:17:12,905 --> 01:17:20,705
off the -- that is -- we're going to have to comply with.

763
01:17:21,380 --> 01:17:26,510
what I'm referring to is trash entering the creeks, that we have to -- yeah,

764
01:17:26,510 --> 01:17:35,510
yeah, sorry, we know we have to stop basically all trash from entering the creeks.

765
01:17:35,660 --> 01:17:38,864
>> all right. Now we may proceed. Wonderful.

766
01:17:38,864 --> 01:17:42,601
back to the comments from the council. >> thank you.

767
01:17:42,601 --> 01:17:48,406
so first of all, thanks for the report. And udos to the council for

768
01:17:48,406 --> 01:17:53,945
rejoining the agency. Certainly the benefits greatly outweigh the osts

769
01:17:53,945 --> 01:18:03,880
and s we move forward with our hydrology study and with modeling as to how we ould

770
01:18:03,880 --> 01:18:09,270
relocate a retention basin over in k section and taking a look at what that modeling

771
01:18:09,270 --> 01:18:14,966
looks like and the russian river watershed association will be an indispensable

772
01:18:14,966 --> 01:18:20,705
resource or us not only department the development services but department of

773
01:18:20,705 --> 01:18:23,575
public works moving forward so I'm very excited that we're rejoining and also the

774
01:18:23,575 --> 01:18:30,175
collaboration with sonoma state, we're already working together with them, with

775
01:18:30,515 --> 01:18:36,721
mr. Rogers, and the center for environmental inquiry with regards to the copeland

776
01:18:36,721 --> 01:18:39,658
creeks in common and some of the other initiatives that we have.

777
01:18:39,658 --> 01:18:45,130
so this is a great fit, and if I am nominated I would be more than happy to serve and

778
01:18:45,130 --> 01:18:53,530
make sure that rohnert park gets its pound of flesh out of joining this

779
01:18:56,800 --> 01:18:59,811
organization. >> I have no comments but I'll second councilmember

780
01:18:59,811 --> 01:19:04,830
guidice nomination. Happy to support. >> I think it would be

781
01:19:04,830 --> 01:19:08,883
great if gerard wants to do this. [laughter]

782
01:19:09,221 --> 01:19:14,159
>> sigh of relief coming from everyone elevation on the dais.

783
01:19:14,159 --> 01:19:18,764
if no other board comments let's proceed with this wonderful nomination and

784
01:19:18,764 --> 01:19:21,834
second. >> do we need to have a nomination to rejoin the

785
01:19:21,834 --> 01:19:24,834
russian river watershed association? >> okay.

786
01:19:29,374 --> 01:19:36,382
>> my question will be that what o you guys have like meetings, when the meetings

787
01:19:36,382 --> 01:19:43,550
will be, so that people can know and see the schedule since life not that busy for

788
01:19:43,550 --> 01:19:49,661
all of us. >> I will share that I went to the meeting two months

789
01:19:49,661 --> 01:19:53,732
ago. They were very excited to see us, I feel like I guess

790
01:19:53,732 --> 01:20:01,406
the game is getting the band back together because we didn't know we were the

791
01:20:01,406 --> 01:20:04,809
missing poise. So everybody that meeting was very enthusiastic about

792
01:20:04,809 --> 01:20:10,209
the rejoining. I do I do believe they meeting

793
01:20:11,955 --> 01:20:16,493
once monthly and there's advisory committees so if you wanted to go above and

794
01:20:16,493 --> 01:20:21,231
beyond you could in addition to the board member. >> that will be great to

795
01:20:21,231 --> 01:20:26,970
know what we're going to get ourself into before -- >> if you were interested

796
01:20:26,970 --> 01:20:31,170
in serving, you mean? >> I'm not. >> okay.

797
01:20:32,576 --> 01:20:39,490
I can share with you when I look that up, but it's pretty much at least once a

798
01:20:39,490 --> 01:20:45,490
month -- >> sorry, mayor, are you asking about the alternate

799
01:20:46,389 --> 01:20:50,593
representative? >> I'm kind of lost -- >> you just have a

800
01:20:50,593 --> 01:20:59,268
representative there. I went just to say hello and remember us, and now that we

801
01:20:59,268 --> 01:21:04,541
are officially back in, we're needing to nominate someone to serve and

802
01:21:04,541 --> 01:21:08,345
actually, that brings up up a good point. Does the alternate have to

803
01:21:08,345 --> 01:21:13,349
be on the council could it be like with zero waste where you're my alternate if

804
01:21:13,349 --> 01:21:18,221
I can't attend >> there's a councilmember, there's a nominated and then

805
01:21:18,221 --> 01:21:24,821
the staff member would be acts an alternate. And there's 24 scheduled

806
01:21:25,294 --> 01:21:30,694
meetings throughout the year. >> and how long is the

807
01:21:35,370 --> 01:21:38,641
term? >> until someone else would be nominated.

808
01:21:38,641 --> 01:21:44,848
there's not a defined term to this. >> so madam city attorney,

809
01:21:44,848 --> 01:21:50,587
does that mean if for some reason I get really, really mad add ouncilmember

810
01:21:50,587 --> 01:21:54,257
guidice and I say I wanted to do it, would it be similar to something else

811
01:21:54,257 --> 01:21:59,462
that we would bring back to the agenda to discuss -- >> there's no term. The

812
01:21:59,462 --> 01:22:02,398
appointment is totally within the discretion of the council.

813
01:22:02,398 --> 01:22:08,398
so the council can remove, appoint whenever they want. >> okay.

814
01:22:10,206 --> 01:22:15,780
I think we got all our questions answered. We got a motion, we got a

815
01:22:15,780 --> 01:22:17,130
second. All those in favor. >> aye

816
01:22:17,130 --> 01:22:19,130
>> aye >> aye >> aye.

817
01:22:19,150 --> 01:22:24,415
>> any opposed? Okay. >> thank you. >> thank you for the

818
01:22:26,556 --> 01:22:28,956
presentation. >> thank you. >> okay.

819
01:22:37,567 --> 01:22:45,308
next we are moving on to item 9, which is committee liaison and other reports.

820
01:22:45,308 --> 01:22:52,508
council, who would like to share what they've been doing this month?

821
01:22:54,851 --> 01:22:59,389
>> chambers. I was able to give them pp bit of an update on what

822
01:22:59,389 --> 01:23:07,930
we've got going on in the city tomorrow as we heard there's a ribbon cutting for

823
01:23:07,930 --> 01:23:12,936
hot works, cost, you can find information on the chamber's website and on

824
01:23:12,936 --> 01:23:20,736
september 2nd, it is the noontime luncheon and the speaker will be senator

825
01:23:21,611 --> 01:23:24,681
balden. Please register by august 28th so make sure

826
01:23:24,681 --> 01:23:29,553
there's enough food for everybody. The next day, september 3rd

827
01:23:29,553 --> 01:23:35,358
is the grind and grow collective for young professionals focused on 45

828
01:23:35,358 --> 01:23:38,362
and younger entrepreneurs but it is open. And the speaker will be our

829
01:23:38,362 --> 01:23:43,767
very own kevin king to talk about how to support businesses and updates on

830
01:23:43,767 --> 01:23:48,171
downtown so hopefully we can get businesses into downtown.

831
01:23:48,171 --> 01:23:52,309
we've got two more weeks of the farmers market if I count correctly.

832
01:23:52,309 --> 01:23:59,849
it's been great. And we also have the african soul festival, I believe the

833
01:23:59,849 --> 01:24:08,249
third annual this year, happening on saturday, and in honor of mrs. Dolly p

834
01:24:09,459 --> 01:24:12,462
parton who passed today, there are still tickets available through the

835
01:24:12,462 --> 01:24:17,534
community foundation to support her imagination library and their gala is on

836
01:24:17,534 --> 01:24:24,541
saturday, august 29th. I want to congratulate old cas for seven years, our

837
01:24:24,541 --> 01:24:30,800
very own home brewed, a great weekend long event this past weekend, and then

838
01:24:30,800 --> 01:24:38,880
we have our third annual car show happening next sunday, september 6th, at the site

839
01:24:38,880 --> 01:24:41,491
of the downtown. I believe you can still register your car, take a

840
01:24:41,491 --> 01:24:45,295
look for it if you have a classic that you'd like to showcase.

841
01:24:45,295 --> 01:24:52,369
but it's just a great community event put on by our very own franky levin so

842
01:24:52,369 --> 01:24:57,907
lots going on in the city. >> I have a library advisory board meeting last

843
01:24:57,907 --> 01:25:02,578
week, and I just want to confirm what was satisfied earlier.

844
01:25:02,578 --> 01:25:06,516
the library is about to be closed and there's going to be some sort of mini

845
01:25:06,516 --> 01:25:10,186
libraries, some activities at the burton avenue rec center thank you for working

846
01:25:10,186 --> 01:25:16,126
that out and then the sonoma county library offices are on state farm, about a third

847
01:25:16,126 --> 01:25:19,620
of the mile down the street from the library. There will be some places

848
01:25:19,620 --> 01:25:23,200
where you can go there, there will be no services at the current library location

849
01:25:23,200 --> 01:25:28,400
so that box where people can pick up books, closed. It will be down the street

850
01:25:28,400 --> 01:25:33,743
at the main library place, you can go pick up books and if you have any questions

851
01:25:33,743 --> 01:25:42,285
you can go there and also go to petaluma library, I know it seems like a long time

852
01:25:42,285 --> 01:25:49,485
but it's going to go by like that, I promise. >> vice mayor?

853
01:25:50,260 --> 01:25:58,367
>> we have had sonoma lean power, t was a short one. For the most part, sonoma

854
01:25:58,367 --> 01:26:06,767
clean power renewed our engagement with the ceo, that's going to be there for

855
01:26:07,911 --> 01:26:10,714
another three years and counting. And so, yeah.

856
01:26:10,714 --> 01:26:20,527
and on -- and the next month we will have a recess for a month and we're going to

857
01:26:20,527 --> 01:26:25,927
resume in october. >> marvelous. I'll give an update on

858
01:26:28,469 --> 01:26:30,471
si zoef waste. We went over the outine

859
01:26:30,471 --> 01:26:35,271
items including the 24, 25 audits. Which showed a strong

860
01:26:36,770 --> 01:26:42,350
financial decision nd some continuing investment happening in our local waste

861
01:26:42,350 --> 01:26:45,950
reduction program. Cascadeia compliance outreach program.

862
01:26:50,692 --> 01:26:56,497
that supported 122 different food businesses including a few here in ohnert park.

863
01:26:56,497 --> 01:27:01,569
most are compliant or near compliant. So they're helping business

864
01:27:01,569 --> 01:27:10,111
owners address the things that need to be not -- when you go get take out that's

865
01:27:10,111 --> 01:27:15,916
not a thing anymore. People can't have styrofoam and they've been consulting

866
01:27:15,916 --> 01:27:21,789
on straws, utensils, finding best suppliers for these different things that meet

867
01:27:21,789 --> 01:27:26,928
all the requirements and the program is going to continue for six more months but it's

868
01:27:26,928 --> 01:27:31,650
already exceeded its goals around education and outreach.

869
01:27:31,650 --> 01:27:38,865
the board received a final update on usda compost food waste reduction grant

870
01:27:40,141 --> 01:27:43,945
program highlighting ajor wins in compost education, food recovery and some

871
01:27:43,945 --> 01:27:50,545
climate smart farming practices that resulted in over 50,000 pounds of local

872
01:27:50,751 --> 01:27:57,958
food rescued and thousands of residents that have been reached through the compost

873
01:27:57,958 --> 01:28:03,631
education efforts and it's been delivered to over 3600 acres of local farm land.

874
01:28:03,631 --> 01:28:09,370
the sb54 implementation is coming right along, producers are going to have

875
01:28:09,370 --> 01:28:15,970
to start funding statewide recycling improvements in 2027 so zero waste is

876
01:28:16,430 --> 01:28:19,847
helping with each jurisdiction and also with the county including rohnert

877
01:28:19,847 --> 01:28:27,470
park in making sure we understand what materials are covered any possible

878
01:28:27,540 --> 01:28:31,725
exemptions, infrastructure needed and the way of recycling and any potential

879
01:28:31,725 --> 01:28:37,465
reimbursements that might be out there because some of those reimbursements will be

880
01:28:37,465 --> 01:28:40,201
retroactive. So that is a really big deal.

881
01:28:40,201 --> 01:28:45,406
and the last thing would be that the board voted to move all our future meetings for

882
01:28:45,406 --> 01:28:51,479
zero waste sonoma to their new facility the head squares at 195 concourse

883
01:28:51,479 --> 01:28:56,350
drive in in santa rosa that's instead of the city hall building in santa rosa.

884
01:28:56,350 --> 01:29:01,355
so this is going to improve public access, if any of you have been there you have to

885
01:29:01,355 --> 01:29:06,755
go upstairs to go downstairs. And help facilitate better

886
01:29:07,227 --> 01:29:10,898
collaboration too. So on the 17th of september that's when we're going to

887
01:29:10,898 --> 01:29:16,637
start meeting the new staff. That's my update for zero waste.

888
01:29:16,637 --> 01:29:23,237
>> just wanted to take moment to thank and acknowledge our incredible

889
01:29:26,714 --> 01:29:30,317
city manager and congratulate you on a full permanent leadership team

890
01:29:30,317 --> 01:29:36,390
again. I know it's been a rocky time and we're so lucky to

891
01:29:36,390 --> 01:29:41,863
have your leadership and then for the folks who have stepped up and joined the

892
01:29:41,863 --> 01:29:47,135
city, again, I would say you guys are the experts. I did not go to school for

893
01:29:47,135 --> 01:29:51,406
each of your departments, but I just really wanted to appreciate that and

894
01:29:51,406 --> 01:29:56,206
appreciate everyone's undertaking of their departments as well.

895
01:29:56,944 --> 01:30:01,281
congrats. >> and on the nerdy moment I'd like to thank the city

896
01:30:01,281 --> 01:30:06,954
manager nd the staff for the upgrade on our sewer bond rating.

897
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and perhaps ust a quick explanation of what that means.

898
01:30:11,625 --> 01:30:19,367
I know we went from double a minus to double a and exactly if you could kind of

899
01:30:19,367 --> 01:30:21,969
provide a little narrative on that, that would be great.

900
01:30:21,969 --> 01:30:26,400
>> yes, thank you. And perhaps what I'm going to have is maybe bring up

901
01:30:26,400 --> 01:30:30,778
our director of finance and our public works director because really the

902
01:30:30,778 --> 01:30:34,982
celebration is for them. They have been doing a tremendous job in planning

903
01:30:34,982 --> 01:30:40,922
really our sewer improvements as you know, we have over 200 million in

904
01:30:40,922 --> 01:30:46,127
deferred maintenance. And what a credit rating increase does for us is s

905
01:30:46,127 --> 01:30:53,267
not that we are pursuing this but if p we were to go pursuing external financing

906
01:30:53,267 --> 01:30:56,337
it would give as you better credit rate. And that's huge.

907
01:30:56,337 --> 01:31:04,780
not only it a reflection of the really the management of the sewer funds that we

908
01:31:04,780 --> 01:31:09,484
have, but also it is showing the community and really us that we're planning for the

909
01:31:09,484 --> 01:31:14,222
future. And I know that's been one of our major goals and

910
01:31:14,222 --> 01:31:17,892
really just desire is to be able to address the needs of this community so. I'm

911
01:31:17,892 --> 01:31:23,297
very, very happy and I just want to thank you really our director of finance and her

912
01:31:23,297 --> 01:31:26,767
team and our public works team for the great work that they're doing and just

913
01:31:26,767 --> 01:31:29,704
making sure that we are addressing the needs f this community.

914
01:31:29,704 --> 01:31:34,442
so thank you, thank you to the team for doing that, well deserved recognition in

915
01:31:34,442 --> 01:31:38,779
terms of that upgrade. So thank you, councilmember guidice for pointing that

916
01:31:38,779 --> 01:31:43,579
out, appreciate it. >> I thought I felt different.

917
01:31:46,853 --> 01:31:50,858
it was our rating. Very encouraging. If there's no other updates

918
01:31:50,858 --> 01:31:56,731
on that we'll move on to -- did anybody have a public comment on the liaison

919
01:31:56,731 --> 01:32:03,331
reports? Anything spark inspiration for you? Double checking? Then on to

920
01:32:05,205 --> 01:32:08,409
communications. Item 10. Anything that the council

921
01:32:08,409 --> 01:32:15,900
would like to share there? >> councilmember adams >> two things, I received

922
01:32:15,149 --> 01:32:22,890
multiple communications from multiple members of the community asking if we can

923
01:32:22,890 --> 01:32:28,280
leave the farmers market out at the community center. Process is for saying to -

924
01:32:28,280 --> 01:32:32,372
people we're gonna look at that and give it serious consideration because it's

925
01:32:32,372 --> 01:32:36,710
obviously so much more well received. I've had a friend of mine

926
01:32:36,710 --> 01:32:41,114
out there doing drone footage with infrared o see the number of people there.

927
01:32:41,114 --> 01:32:45,719
it's incredible the number of people that are there. So I just wanted to report

928
01:32:45,719 --> 01:32:49,789
that people are really anxious to have us talk about that.

929
01:32:49,789 --> 01:32:57,998
the second thing is vice mayor elward and I have been receiving a lot of

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01:32:57,998 --> 01:33:03,603
communication from lap swimmer's in town. And we've been working with

931
01:33:03,603 --> 01:33:08,809
the director of community services about finding other places where they can swim

932
01:33:08,809 --> 01:33:14,280
from november, december and january and we'll be turning that research over to

933
01:33:14,280 --> 01:33:19,218
director bagley for her to share that with the swim community.

934
01:33:19,218 --> 01:33:23,623
it will cost about the same as the costs for them to swim right now either going

935
01:33:23,623 --> 01:33:28,940
up to the university or going to one of the health clubs in cotati.

936
01:33:28,940 --> 01:33:31,365
actually have some other benefits I think that will helpful to them as well.

937
01:33:31,365 --> 01:33:35,902
so I just wanted everyone to know we're looking at that and we're working together

938
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and we'll give all that information to cindy to send to the lap swimmer's.

939
01:33:40,640 --> 01:33:49,400
so thank you. >> I can add I want to also the constituents to know

940
01:33:49,783 --> 01:33:56,256
that if they want to connect with us, we have a room here where we can meet in person.

941
01:33:56,256 --> 01:34:01,527
so come. We're open. We want to meet with you.

942
01:34:01,527 --> 01:34:07,133
and the door is open at the city hall. >> marvelous.

943
01:34:07,133 --> 01:34:12,272
anything else for communications before we move on to item 11? Okay.

944
01:34:12,272 --> 01:34:19,472
then that would be adding agenda items to future city council meetings.

945
01:34:20,814 --> 01:34:25,614
no? Okay. Any public comment on that one?

946
01:34:26,620 --> 01:34:30,357
>> I don't know if we consider this an agenda item or not, but I was hoping we

947
01:34:30,357 --> 01:34:38,157
could recognize the norkel cal ripken12 team. They came in second be in

948
01:34:40,700 --> 01:34:45,838
their world series and really gave everyone a run for their money out there so

949
01:34:45,838 --> 01:34:52,446
they were the only one of two teams from nor cal representing so I was hoping

950
01:34:52,446 --> 01:34:54,981
we could give them a little recognition >> absolutely, I agree to

951
01:34:54,981 --> 01:34:58,581
that. Okay. Then we have adjournment.

952
01:34:59,653 --> 01:35:06,253
it's official. Don't go far because there is a foundation meeting.

953
01:35:07,127 --> 01:35:09,127
[ adjourned, 7:05 p.m. ]