City Council
Regular MeetingSanta Rosa, CA · September 23, 2014
Agenda
City Hall
City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND
SUMMARY REPORT
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
4:00 P.M. (CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER)
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Except for public hearing items, comments from the public will be allowed on
all agenda items at the time each item is called. Comments on public hearing
items may be made when the hearing is opened.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
Comments from the public on non-agenda items will be heard under Agenda
Item 15.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - NONE
Following the announcement of Closed Session items and prior to recess
into Closed Session, the public may speak up to three minutes on items to be
addressed in Closed Session.
3. STUDY SESSION - NONE
Study Session items are items for in-depth discussion and possible direction
to staff. No action may be taken.
4. REPORT, IF ANY, ON CLOSED SESSIONS - NONE
5. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
5.1 PROCLAMATION - RETIREMENT OF SANTA ROSA POLICE
DEPARTMENT CANINE “DUKE”
Attachments Proclamation
5.2 PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY
Attachments Proclamation
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council prior to this meeting regarding any item
on this agenda, excluding closed session items, are available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office,
Room 10, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave, during normal business hours.
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6. STAFF BRIEFINGS - NONE
This time is reserved for City staff to provide a five-minute briefing to the
Council on departmental issues of interest. No action will be taken on these
matters except to possibly place a particular item on a future agenda for
Council consideration.
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
7.1 September 9, 2014, Regular Meeting Minutes.
Attachments Draft Minutes
8. MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
8.1 STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCILMEMBERS
8.2 MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS
8.2.1 Council Subcommittee Reports
8.2.2 Other
8.3 REPORTS REGARDING AGENCY MEETINGS ATTENDED AND
POSSIBLE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO REPRESENTATIVES ON PENDING
ISSUES BEFORE SUCH BOARDS (IF NEEDED)
8.3.1 Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate
Protection Authority (SCTA/RCPA)
8.3.2 Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) - Water Advisory
Committee
8.3.3 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
8.3.4 Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space
District Advisory Committee
8.3.5 Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA)
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8.3.6 Sonoma County Waste Management Agency (SCWMA)
8.3.7 Other
9. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS
10. CONSENT ITEMS
10.1 RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT’S DOWNTOWN ENFORCEMENT TEAM
OFFICE LOCATED AT 520 THIRD STREET, SANTA ROSA
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Police Department that
the Council adopt a resolution, approving a lease agreement between the
City of Santa Rosa and Museum on the Square, LLC for a portion of the
property located at 520 Third Street, Santa Rosa starting on March 1,
2015 at a monthly rate of $1,764.00 with a 3% annual increase from GL
Key 170303, in substantially the same form as Exhibit A to the resolution,
subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney .
Attachments Staff Report
Attachment
Resolution
Exhibit
11. REPORT ITEMS
11.1 REPORT - APPROVAL OF PROPOSITION 40 AND PROPOSITION 84
STORM WATER GRANT AGREEMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF
FUNDS FOR CITY HALL PLAZA DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AND
LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID) RETROFIT
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa has been selected to receive
Propositions 40 and 84 Storm Water Grant Program funding for a Low
Impact Development (LID) storm water treatment and water-use
efficiency project at City Hall plaza totaling $806,174. The project, "City
Hall Plaza Demonstration Garden and LID Retrofit," will convert two of
the large lawn and ivy landscape areas along Santa Rosa Avenue and
First Street frontages to a low water-use demonstration garden with
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vegetated swales, as well as retrofit the main parking lot to capture and
treat storm water runoff. The aging irrigation system will be replaced with
high-efficiency irrigation technology and a rainwater harvesting
demonstration system will be installed. Additionally, this project will
include a public gathering area for educational classes; signage and
kiosks throughout the City Hall campus, as well as a web-based
educational interface.
The completed project will exemplify the type of regional appropriate
landscape encouraged in Santa Rosa that is both beautiful and resilient
to drought conditions, and also provides storm water quality benefits to
protect local waterways. The additional 20% required match funds in the
amount of $226,256 will be provided by Utilities Water Resources and
Storm Water Enterprise funds.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Departments of Utilities
and Recreation and Parks that the Council, by two resolutions: 1)
approve the Proposition 40 and Proposition 84 Storm Water Grant
Program Agreement between the State Water Resources Control Board
and the City of Santa Rosa, attached as Exhibit A to the resolution; 2)
authorize the Director of Utilities, or his designee, to execute the grant
agreement, approve and execute any amendments thereto, and
administer the grant, including but not limited to, invoicing, reporting, and
the execution of applications, permits, and regulatory agreements
related to the project; 3) authorize the Chief Financial Officer to
appropriate grant funding in the amount of $806,174 to IFAS key 55706,
“City Hall Plaza Demonstration Garden and LID Retrofit Project”; and 4)
authorize the Chief Financial Officer to initiate the annual appropriation of
funding in the amount of $11,000 from Fund 1100 to IFAS expenditure
key 090303-5321, Parks and Landscape Maintenance - Other Outside
Services,” and $4,300 from Fund 1100 to IFAS expenditure key
090303-5333, Parks and Landscape Maintenance - Water/Sewer Service
Charges,” in Fiscal Year 2016-2017.
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Attachments Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Resolution 1
Resolution 2
Exhibit
Presentation PDF
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - NONE
14. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
This is the time when any person may address the Council on matters not
listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of
the Council. Each speaker is allowed three minutes. To address the Council
you are requested to complete the yellow Speaker’s Card and give it to the
City Clerk. If you are unable to or do not wish to wait for the public comment
portion of the agenda, you are encouraged to contact the Council or City
Clerk directly by emailing your information to cityclerk@srcity.org or by
telephoning the Council and City Manager’s Office at 707-543-3010.
15. [IF NEEDED] - ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION
ITEMS, RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE
ROOM, RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF ANY
16. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
17. UPCOMING MEETINGS
17.1 UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST
Attachments List
*Did not appear on the preliminary agenda.
**Quasi-judicial or adjudicative action.
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