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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
City Council
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Rohnert Park City Hall, Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California
1. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED JOINT SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO
ORDER/ ROLL CALL
Mayor Giudice called the April 15, 2025 adjourned Joint Special Meeting special meeting to order at 3: 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( departed at 5: 55 p.m.) Staff present: City Manager Piedra, Director of Public Works Garrett, Director of Finance Howze, Human Resources Director Cannon, Director of Community Services Bagley, Director ofPublic Safety Mattos, Accounting Supervisor Piotrkowski, Finance Manager Ortega De Valencia, Senior Analyst Hopley, ERP Business Analyst Rosales, Project Manager Terrie Zwillinger, Senior Analyst E.
Tacata, Accountant Reddy, Accountant Campos, Deputy Chief Johnson, Operations Manager General Services Bunte, Management Analyst McGunagle, Information Systems Operations Manager Cotter, and City Clerk Lopez Cuevas.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Danny Hukill requested the Council to address flooding and stormwater problems in the City.
Paula Brown and Lisa Scott requested the Council continue funding homeless services.
3. BUDGET STUDY SESSION # 2 FOR REVIEW OF BUDGET FY 25- 26 i. Public Works
i. Fleet Services
ii. Water
iii. Sewer
iv. Recycled Water
v. Golf Course
vi. Vehicle Replacement Fund Internal Service Fund (VRF ISF) vii. Fleet Internal Service Fund
viii. Capital ( CIP) Plan
j. Community Services
i. Recreation
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ii. Animal Services
iii. Performing Arts Center
iv. Performing Arts Center Endowment
k. Public Safety
i. Police
ii. Fire
1. Internal Services Funds
i. Information Technologies ( IT)
Items 3. A- 3. h. i. i. were heard at the City Council Joint Special Meeting, Budget Study Session# 1 on April 15, 2025.
ACTION: By Consensus ( none opposed), the Council reordered the agenda to hear item 3. k. before item 3. i.
k. Public Safety
i. Police
ii. Fire
Director of Public Safety Mattos presented Public Safety' s accomplishments for FY24/ 25 and goals for FY25/ 26.
i. Public Works
i. Fleet Services
ii. Water
iii. Sewer
iv. Recycled Water
v. Golf Course
vi. Vehicle Replacement Fund Internal Service Fund ( VRF ISF) vii. Fleet Internal Service Fund
viii. Capital ( CIP) Plan
Director ofPublic Works Garrett presented Public Works' accomplishments for FY24/ 25 and goals for FY25/ 26.
Mayor Giudice declared a recess at 4: 59 p. m. and reconvened the meeting at 5: 13 p.m. j. Community Services
i. Recreation
ii. Animal Services
iii. Performing Arts Center
iv. Performing Arts Center Endowment
Director of Community Services Bagley presented Community Services' accomplishments for FY24/ 25 and goals for FY25/ 26.
Councilmember Rodriguez departed the meeting at 5: 55 p.m.
I. Internal Services Funds
i. Information Technologies ( IT)
Information Systems Operations Manager Cotter presented IT' s accomplishments for FY24/ 25 and goals for FY25/ 26.
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Mayor Giudice declared a recess at 6: 17 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 6: 23 p. m.
City Manager Piedra and Finance Director Howze provided a General Fund Budget Summary, additional requests from departments, and presented revenue enhancements. City Manager Piedra made recommendations to address General Fund Budget Deficit for FY 2025- 26. City Manager Piedra provided a sales tax comparison for Sonoma County cities.
ACTION: By Consensus ( Adams opposed, Rodriguez Absent), City Council directed the City Manager to move forward with her recommendations to eliminate Pickleball Project, use Available Casino Supplemental Funds, and use of GF from Pickleball Project.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Giudice adjourned the meeting at 7: 31 p. m.
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