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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/14/2023 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Council Chamber, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue
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23-0235 12.1City Manager EvaluationCC- Closed SessionPUBLIC EMPLOYEE - EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE (Government Code Section 54957(b)) Title: City Managerreceived and filed  Action details Not available
23-0236 12.2Closed Session - Labor City ManagerCC- Closed SessionCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Mayor Natalie Rogers Unrepresented Employee: City Managerreceived and filed  Action details Not available
23-0225 12.3Closed Session - Bay CitiesCC- Closed SessionCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9) Name of Case: Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. v. City of Santa Rosa Court Case No. Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCV-265333received and filed  Action details Not available
23-0200 16.1Americorps WeekCC- ProclamationPROCLAMATION - AMERICORPS WEEKpresented  Action details Video Video
23-0204 16.2Arbor WeekCC- ProclamationPROCLAMATION - ARBOR WEEKpresented  Action details Video Video
23-0207 16.3National Surveyors WeekCC- ProclamationPROCLAMATION - NATIONAL SURVEYORS WEEKpresented  Action details Video Video
23-0220 17.1Community Empowerment Plan UpdateCC- Staff BriefingCOMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PLAN UPDATE This will be a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken except for possible direction to staff.received and filed  Action details Video Video
23-0174 18.1February 2023 Litigation ReportCC- CMO/CAO ReportREPORT OF SETTLEMENTS AND ACTIVE LITIGATION The City Attorney will report on settlements over $50,000 through February 2023 as well as provide a summary of pending litigation against the City.received and filed  Action details Video Video
23-0247 112.1Teri Black 2nd AmendmentCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F002506 WITH TERI BLACK & COMPANY, LLC FOR EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT RECRUITMENTS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Human Resources Department that the Council, by resolution, approve a Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement Number F002506 with Teri Black & Company, LLC in the amount of $150,001 for a total contract amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide recruitment services for various executive and senior management level positions.adopted  Action details Not available
23-0198 112.2West Third Street SignalCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF A DESIGN FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH SMART FOR THE DESIGN OF WEST THIRD STREET SIGNAL AT SMART MULTIUSE PATH CROSSING - CEQA EXEMPT RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution, approve and delegate authority to the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Design Funding Agreement in the amount of $153,854.80 between the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) and the City of Santa Rosa authorizing the design of the West Third Street signal at the SMART Multiuse Path Crossing.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0217 112.3LCTOP Funding FY 2022-2023CC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - AUTHORIZATION FOR REQUEST OF LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM FUNDING FOR FY 2022-2023 FOR PURCHASE OF BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution, approve and authorize:1) the Deputy Director - Transit to request $507,036 in Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) formula funds to assist in purchasing a battery electric bus; 2) the Deputy Director - Transit to execute the Certifications and Assurances and related documents for the LCTOP grant; 3) the delegation of authority to the Director of Transportation and Public Works to execute an Authorized Agent Form for the LCTOP designating the Deputy Director - Transit as the City’s Authorized Agent; 4) the Chief Financial Officer to increase appropriations in revenue and expenditures by the approved grant award; and 5) the submittal of the City’s project nomination and allocation request to the Department of Transportation for FY 2022/23 LCTOP funds.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0218 112.4Buses and Bus Facilities FY 2023CC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING AND EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES AND LOW OR NO EMISSION PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL FY 2023 AND COMMITTING ANY NECESSARY MATCHING FUNDS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) authorize the Director of Transportation and Public Works or designee to file and execute two grant application(s) and related documents for the Federal Transit Administration’s Buses and Bus Facilities Program and the Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emission Program requesting a combined total of $9,899,120 in grant funds for battery electric buses and electric bus charging infrastructure; and 2) appropriate necessary matching funds.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0238 112.5Amendment to PSA Renne Public Law GroupCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F002284 WITH RENNE PUBLIC LAW GROUP LLP RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Human Resources Department and City Attorney’s Office that the Council, by resolution, approve a Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement Number F002284 with Renne Public Law Group LLP for specialized labor relations and employment law services increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $250,000, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $500,000.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0180 112.6Termination of Proclamation of Local Emergency COVID-19CC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - TERMINATION OF PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO THE THREAT TO COMMUNITY HEALTH POSED BY COVID-19 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Attorney’s Office that the Council, by resolution, terminate the proclamation of a state of local emergency within the City of Santa Rosa relating to the threat to community health posed by COVID-19, first proclaimed on March 2, 2020 and extended since that time.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0201 112.7Resolution Of The Council Of The City Of Santa Rosa Extending A Proclamation Of Local Homeless EmergencyCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL HOMELESS EMERGENCY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and Community Services Department that the Council, by resolution, approve an extension of Resolution No. 28839 which formally proclaimed a local homeless emergency within Santa Rosa.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0297 1 Late CorrespondenceCC- CommunicationLATE CORRESPONDENCE   Action details Not available
23-0224 114.1Rescind Stage 3 - Mandatory of the City of Santa Rosa Urban Water Shortage Contingency PlanCC- ReportREPORT - RECOMMENDATION TO RESCIND JUNE 29, 2021 DROUGHT EMERGENCY DECLARATION, RESCIND STAGE 3 OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA’S WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN, REMOVE AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE WATER ENTERPRISE FUND CATASTROPHIC RESERVES, AND IMPLEMENT DEMAND REDUCTION ACTIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 23, SECTION 996(c)(1) OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS FOR THE DURATION THIS EMERGENCY REGULATION IS IN EFFECT BACKGROUND: In response to drought conditions, on June 29, 2021, the City Council declared a water shortage emergency and adopted Stage 3 of the City of Santa Rosa’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan imposing mandatory restrictions and requiring customers to reduce community-wide water use by 20%. Beginning late December 2022, the region experienced a series of atmospheric rivers filling our region’s water supply reservoirs, Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino. Lake Sonoma now holds sufficient storage to provide more than three years of water supply. Therefore, required reductions in water use are no longer necessary. However, compliance with the State Water Reso to waive reading of the text and adoptPass Action details Video Video
23-0100 115.1ADU Urgency Ordinance Public HearingCC- Public HearingPUBLIC HEARING - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT URGENCY ORDINANCE BACKGROUND: The proposed Zoning Code text amendment is proposed by way of Urgency ordinance, amending Title 20 of the Santa Rosa City Code - modifying Section 20-42.130, Accessory Dwelling Units, to remain consistent with State law and to include local allowances and protections. This urgency ordinance would be effective upon adoption. Under the City Charter, five affirmative votes are necessary to adopt an urgency ordinance. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and Economic Development Department that the Council adopt an urgency ordinance amending City Code Section 20-42.130 to allow Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in compliance with State law. to waive reading of the text and adoptPass Action details Video Video
23-0211 116.1State Legislative Memo-SB 30CC- CommunicationSTATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: · Support for AB 30 (Ward) -- Atmospheric Rivers: Research, Mitigation, and Climate Forecasting Program. Provided for information.received and filed  Action details Video Video
23-0219 120.1Upcoming Meetings ListCC- Upcoming MeetingsUPCOMING MEETINGS LISTreceived and filed  Action details Not available