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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
1. CITY COUNCIL/ SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL Mayor Giudice called the special meeting to order at 4: 01 p.m., which was legally noticed on April 10, 2025.
All Council Present: Gerard Giudice, Mayor
Emily Sanborn, Vice Mayor
Susan H. Adams, Councilmember
Jackie Elward, Councilmember
Samantha Rodriguez, Councilmember
Staff present: City Manager Piedra, Assistant City Attorney Burdick, Director of Public Works Garrett, Director of Finance Howze, Human Resources Director Cannon, Director of Community Services Bagley, Director of Development Services Giudice, City Clerk Lopez Cuevas, Accounting Supervisor Piotrkowski, Finance Manager Ortega De Valencia, Senior Analyst Hopley, ERP Business Analyst Rosales, Senior Accounting Technician Dillingham, Senior HR Analyst Rankin, Accountant Reddy, Accountant Campos, Deputy Chief Johnson, Operations Manager General Services Bunte, Accounting Supervisor Newzell, Management Analyst McGunagle, Information Systems Operations Manager Cotter, and Assistant City Clerk Machado.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. BUDGET STUDY SESSION# 1 FOR REVIEW OF BUDGET FY25- 26 a. General Fund Overview
City Manager Piedra and Director of Finance Howze provided an overview of the General Fund.
Mayor Giudice declared a recess at 5: 47 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 6: 02 p. m. b. Casino Funds Special Revenue Funds
i. Mitigation
ii. Supplemental
iii. Neighborhood Upgrade
iv. JEPA ( Joint Exercise Powers Agreement)
City Manager Piedra and Director of Finance Howze provided an overview ofthe Casino Funds Special Revenue Funds.
City of Rohnert Park Special Meeting Minutes for City Council April 15, 2025
c. Other Funds Overview
Director of Finance Howze provided an overview ofthe Other Funds. d. Administration
i. City Council
City Manager Piedra presented the Council' s reaffirmed multi-year goals and priorities for the next fiscal year.
ii. City Attorney
iii. City Manager
City Manager Piedra presented the accomplishments and goals ofthe City Manager' s Office.
iv. City Clerk
City Clerk Lopez Cuevas presented the accomplishments and goals of the City Clerk' s Office.
v. Economic Development
City Manager Piedra presented the Economic Development accomplishments and goals.
vi. Communications
City Manager Piedra presented the Communications accomplishments and goals.
e. Finance
Director of Finance Howze presented the Finance accomplishments and goals. f. Non- Departmental
g. Human Resources
i. Retiree Medical
ii. Workers' Compensation
iii. General Liability
Human Resources Director Cannon presented the Human Resources accomplishments and goals.
h. Development Services
i. Homelessness
ii. Housing Successor Agency
Director of Development Services Giudice presented the Development Services accomplishments and goals.
City Manager Piedra provided a summary of today' s budget session and presented revenue enhancements.
ACTION: By consensus ( none opposed), Council directed staff to move forward with considering a sales tax increase as a revenue enhancement and present additional information and comparable to other cities prior to considering a Transient Occupancy Tax increase and business license fees.
ACTION: By Consensus ( none opposed), the Rohnert Park City Council agreed to adjourn and continue the Joint Special Meeting to 3: 00 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 3 p. m.
City of Rohnert Park Special Meeting Minutes for City Council April 15, 2025
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Giudice adjourned the meeting at 7: 54 p.m.
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