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25-0841
| 1 | 3.1 | Closed Session - Hartman Litigation | CC- Closed Session | CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Clare Hartman v. City of Santa Rosa, et al.
Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. 24CV02546 | | |
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25-0697
| 1 | 3.2 | Closed Session - Litigation (Gemignani) | CC- Closed Session | CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Cindy Gemignani, as Conservator of the Estate of Daryl W. Titus, et al. vs. City of Santa Rosa, et al.
Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCV-270898 | | |
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25-0759
| 1 | 8.1 | Community Empowerment Plan Update | CC- Staff Briefing | COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PLAN UPDATE
This is a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken except for possible direction to staff. | | |
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25-0796
| 1 | 8.2 | Capital Improvement Program Status Update | CC- Staff Briefing | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS UPDATE
Staff will provide an update of projects currently in the Capital Improvement Program. No action will be taken except for possible direction to staff. | | |
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25-0822
| 1 | 12.1 | Special Meeting Minutes - 11/18/2025 | CC- Minutes | November 18, 2025, Special Meeting Minutes. | | |
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25-0791
| 1 | 12.2 | Regular Meeting Minutes - 11/18/2025 | CC- Minutes | November 18, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes. | | |
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25-0782
| 1 | 13.1 | First Amendment to PSA F003153 | CC- Consent - Motion | MOTION - FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F003153 WITH BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP FOR CONTINUED LEGAL REPRESENTATION
RECOMMENDATION: The City Attorney recommends that the Council, by motion: 1) approve the First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement Number F003153 with Best Best & Krieger LLP increasing compensation by $45,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $145,000, for continued legal representation in the matter of Cornerstone Communities II, LLC v. City of Santa Rosa, et. al., Sonoma County Superior Court Case 25CV06089; 2) authorize the City Attorney to execute the agreement; and 3) appropriate $145,000 from unassigned General Funds to the City Manager’s professional services budget to fund the legal services in Cornerstone through trial. | | |
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25-0812
| 1 | 13.2 | First Amendment to PSA F003096 | CC- Consent - Motion | MOTION - FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F003096 WITH ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO FOR CONTINUED LEGAL SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION: The City Attorney and the Human Resources Director recommend that the Council, by motion: 1) approve the First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement Number F003096 with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo increasing compensation by $100,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $200,000, for continued legal services; and 2) authorize the City Attorney to execute the agreement. | | |
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25-0783
| 1 | 13.3 | GSA F003152 for Tree Services | CC- Consent - Motion | MOTION - APPROVAL - GENERAL SERVICE AGREEMENT F003152 FOR TREE SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION: The Finance Department recommends that the Council, by motion, approve a two-year General Services Agreement Number F003152 with California Expert Tree Solutions Inc., DBA California Tree Solutions, San Jose, California, for tree services for a total amount of $300,000, and authorizes the Purchasing Agent make non-substantive changes to the Agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney, and execute the Agreement. This item has no impact on current fiscal year budget. | | |
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25-0788
| 1 | 13.4 | Revisions to City Code Chapter 11 | CC- Consent - Motion | MOTION - ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION - ORDINANCE ENTITLED: ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING CHAPTERS 11-08 AND 11-20 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE TO UPDATE STAFF DELEGATIONS AND TITLES AND REMOVE REQUIREMENT OF COUNCIL APPROVAL TO INSTALL MIDBLOCK CROSSWALKS, ROAD UNDULATIONS AND OTHER TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES
RECOMMENDATION: The Transportation and Public Works Department recommends that the Council: 1) introduce an ordinance revising staff delegations entitled Chapter 11-08 and Chapter 11-20 of the City Code; and 2) approve a motion to rescind Council Policy Number 000-14, Policy of the City of Santa Rosa Relative to the Use of Road Undulations for Traffic Control. This item has no impact on the fiscal year budget. | | |
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25-0741
| 1 | 13.5 | Acceptance of Prop 47 Grant Funds | CC- Consent - Resolution | RESOLUTION - ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDING FROM THE PROPOSITION 47 (PROP 47) GRANT PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATION: The Police Department recommends that the Council, by resolution: 1) accept grant funds in the amount of $1,693,820 from the Board State and Community Corrections (BSCC) through the Proposition 47 Grant Program; 2) approve a Standard Agreement with the State of California Department of General Services; 3) authorize the City Manager or designee to execute award documents and any additional documents for administration of the grant; and 4) authorize the Chief Financial Officer to appropriate $1,693,820 of grant funds to a project key. This item has no impact on current fiscal year budget. | | |
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25-0742
| 1 | 13.6 | Approve Agreement with Buckelew Programs | CC- Consent - Motion | MOTION - WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BID AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH BUCKELEW PROGRAMS
RECOMMENDATION: The Police Department recommends that the Council, by motion, waive competitive bidding pursuant to Section 3-08.100(d) of the City Code and approve a three-year Professional Services Agreement, with Buckelew Programs, a California non-profit organization, with an amount not to exceed $1,575,000 and authorize the City Manager or designee to make non-substantive changes to the Agreement, and execute the Agreement. This item has no impact on current fiscal year budget. | | |
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25-0787
| 1 | 13.7 | Homeless Emergency Extension | CC- Consent - Resolution | RESOLUTION - EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL HOMELESS EMERGENCY
RECOMMENDATION: The Housing and Community Services Department recommends that the Council, by resolution, approve an extension of Resolution No. 28839 which formally proclaimed a local homeless emergency within Santa Rosa. This item has no impact on current fiscal year budget. | | |
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25-0792
| 1 | 13.8 | Ordinance Adoption - Prezoning of 2299 Brush Creek Road | CC- Consent - Ordinance | ORDINANCE ADOPTION SECOND READING - ORDINANCE ENTITLED: ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA PREZONING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2299 BRUSH CREEK ROAD TO THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR-20) ZONING DISTRICT, ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 182-030-031 - FILE NUMBER ANX24-001
RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission and Planning and Economic Development Department recommend that the Council approve the second reading and adopt an ordinance to prezone the property located at 2299 Brush Creek Road to the RR-20 (Rural Residential) zoning district, consistent with the Very Low Density Residential General Plan land use designation. This ordinance, introduced at the November 18, 2025, Regular Meeting, passed by a 6-0-1-0 vote (MacDonald absent). | | |
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25-0809
| 1 | 15.1 | Jennings Railroad Crossing License Agreement and Construction and Funding Agreement | CC- Report | REPORT - JENNINGS AVENUE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN RAILROAD CROSSING REAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE SONOMA MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT THE CROSSING
BACKGROUND: On September 20, 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Decision No. 16-09-002 granting the City’s application for an at-grade crossing of SMART’s rail line at Jennings Avenue. Since that date, staff for the City and SMART have been in protracted negotiations over the terms and conditions of a Real Property License Agreement under which SMART would allow the City to utilize its property to construct an at-grade bicycle and pedestrian crossing of the rail lines at Jennings Avenue.
RECOMMENDATION: The City Manager’s Office recommends that the Council, by motion, approve and delegate authority to the City Manager to negotiate and execute both the Real Property License Agreement and Construction and Funding Agreement in substantially the same form as the attached drafts, subject to approval as to form by the Cit | | |
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25-0819
| 1 | 15.2 | Appointment of Interim City Manager | CC- Report | REPORT - APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CITY MANAGER, APPROVAL OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING SALARY OF THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER
BACKGROUND: City Manager Maraskeshia Smith has announced her resignation. The City will be conducting an extensive open recruitment for her replacement. It is anticipated that the recruitment could take six months or more. To ensure a smooth transition and uninterrupted City operations, the City Council seeks to appoint an Interim City Manager to serve in the position until a new permanent City Manager is found.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council, by resolution, appoint Lori Ann Farrell as Interim City Manager effective January 2, 2026, and approve an Employment Agreement with Ms. Farrell. It is further recommended that the Council approve the first reading and introduce an ordinance entitled ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ESTABLISHING MONTHLY SALARY OF $24,266.66 ($291,200 ANNUALLY) AND OTHER COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2026. | | |
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25-0803
| 1 | 16.1 | Public Hearing - Bennett Valley Golf Course Dynamic Pricing | CC- Public Hearing | PUBLIC HEARING - BENNETT VALLEY GOLF COURSE FEES - DYNAMIC PRICING FOR NON-RESIDENT GOLF FEES
BACKGROUND: In response to questions by both Council and staff following the new two-year fee schedule adopted by Council on May 6, the City Manager’s Office and Kemper Sports Management, LLC, the City’s contract operations and maintenance company, wish to propose additional fee adjustments for non-resident players by implementing a Dynamic Pricing fee schedule. Kemper Sports Management, LLC presented the Dynamic Pricing proposal to Council in a study session on November 4, 2025.
RECOMMENDATION: The City Manager’s Office recommends that Council, by resolution, approve the Dynamic Pricing fee schedule for non-resident golf fees at the Bennett Valley Golf Course effective January 1, 2026. This item has no impact on current fiscal year budget. | | |
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25-0758
| 1 | 21.1 | Upcoming Meetings List | CC- Upcoming Meetings | UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST | | |
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