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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/14/2023 12:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Council Chamber 100 Santa Rosa Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95404
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23-0770 12.1Closed Session - KBBFCC- Closed SessionCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9) Name of Case: Bilingual Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. City of Santa Rosa Administrative Enforcement Orderreceived and filed  Action details Video Video
23-0825 12.2Closed Session - Unit 2CC- Closed SessionCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Maraskeshia Smith, City Manager; Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer; Dominique Blanquie, Human Resources Director, Siara Goyer, Employee Relations Manager, and Jenica D. Maldonado of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. Employee Organization: Santa Rosa Firefighters Association Local 1401, Firefighting (Employee Unit 2).received and filed  Action details Video Video
23-0814 13.1Interview for Public Financing AuthorityCC- AppointmentINTERVIEWS FOR THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY The Council will interview applicants to fill the following vacancies: One position - Joint City of Santa Rosa/Sonoma County Representative.table  Action details Video Video
23-0808 14.1Parks Capital Improvements Projects FundingCC- Study SessionPARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUNDING AND PRIORITIZATION It is recommended by the Recreation and Parks Department that the Council hold a Study Session to receive information, discuss, and provide input on the Parks Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) funding and prioritization process. No action will be taken except for possible direction to staff.directed staff to  Action details Video Video
23-0802 14.2Tobacco Retail License OrdinanceCC- Study SessionTOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE ORDINANCE During the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Council Goal Setting Workshop, staff was asked to research and develop a tobacco retail license ordinance similar to one adopted by the City of Petaluma in 2021. This Study Session will highlight the rationale for considering a Tobacco Retail License, provide an overview of Petaluma’s ordinance and similar ordinances in other Sonoma County cities and present a framework for a Santa Rosa potential ordinance. No action will be taken except for possible direction to staff.directed staff to  Action details Video Video
23-0776 18.1Community 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
23-0759 19.1October 2023 Litigation ReportCC- CMO/CAO ReportREPORT OF SETTLEMENTS AND ACTIVE LITIGATION The City Attorney will report on settlements over $50,000 through October 2023 as well as provide a summary of pending litigation against the City.received and filed  Action details Not available
23-0801 111.2.1Public Financing Authority AppointmentsCC- Mayor/Council Member ReportPUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY APPOINTMENTS It is recommended by the Planning and Economic Development Department and the City Clerk’s Office, that the Council, by motion, make an appointment of the (1) Joint City of Santa Rosa/Sonoma County Board of Supervisors representative on the Public Financing Authority.approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-0645 112.110/24/2023 Draft MinutesCC- MinutesOctober 24, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes.Approved as submitted.  Action details Video Video
23-0807 113.1County Employees Unlimited Rides ProgramCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AND COUNTY OF SONOMA FOR AN UNLIMITED RIDES PILOT PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma for a reciprocal unlimited rides pilot program for employees on Santa Rosa CityBus and Sonoma County Transit; and 2) authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the MOU and any future amendments, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0748 113.2First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with AVENU/Muniservices LLCCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MUNISERVICES, LLC/AVENU INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS, LLC FOR REVENUE AUDIT AND CONSULTING SERVICES RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Finance Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) approve a First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement Number F002076A with MuniServices, LLC, now operating as Avenu Insights & Analytics, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, Centreville, Virginia to extend the term of the Agreement by two-years and to increase compensation by $853,020 for a total not to exceed amount under the contract of $1,453,020; and 2) authorize the City Manager to execute any agreement related to the vendor’s corporate name change. The purpose of this agreement is to provide revenue auditing and consulting services to the City.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0755 113.3Fourth Amendment To General Service Agreement F002035CC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF FOURTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL SERVICE AGREEMENT F002035 FOR ONE YEAR EXTENSION, INCREASE IN COMPENSATION, AND INCREASE OF SCOPE OF SERVICES WITH BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC. DBA SIGNATURE COAST HOLDINGS, LLC RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Recreation and Parks and Finance Departments that the Council, by resolution, approve and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Fourth Amendment to General Service Agreement Number F002035 with BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. dba Signature Coast Holdings, LLC, Napa, California for 1) a one-year extension of mowing services and increase in compensation in the amount of $1,238,981.18; 2) an increased scope of services for landscape maintenance of various medians, roadways and city facilities for one year in the amount of $1,149,999.84; 3) an increase in scope of services and compensation in the amount of $45,630 to include Tax District funded roadway landscaping maintenance; and 4) ratification of weed abatement, roadside work and tree trimming services performed in the amount of $138,15 to waive reading of the text and adoptPass Action details Not available
23-0805 113.4Infill Infrastructure Grant FundsCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT FUNDS; ACCEPTANCE OF A REVISED AWARD AMOUNT, APPROVAL OF A BUDGET REVISION, AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE PROGRAM AND AWARD DOCUMENTS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and Community Services and Recreation and Parks Departments that the Council, by resolution: 1) accept and appropriate a revised award from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant funds for the 2022 Santa Rosa Qualified Infill Area in the amount of $19,652,636, reduced from $20,651,354 due to a direct grant award to the Bennett Valley Apartments project; 2) approve a budget revision to reduce the appropriation in the Housing and Community Services Department budget to reflect this revised award amount, transfer $7,407,551 into the Recreation and Parks Department budget for improvements to Martin Luther King Jr. Park; and 3) authorize the Director of Housing and Community Services to execute a Standard Agreement, program and award documents for projects adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0806 113.5Safe Parking Program With Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Santa RosaCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - OPERATING AGREEMENT FOR SAFE PARKING PROGRAM CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF SANTA ROSA EXTENDING TERM FROM DECEMBER 31, 2023 TO JUNE 30, 2025 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and Community Services Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) approve and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Operating Agreement for the Safe Parking Program with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in the amount of $1,949,739 in funds previously appropriated to Homeless Services for an eighteen-month period (January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025); and 2) authorize the Director of Housing and Community Services to execute the Operating Agreement.adoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0800 113.6Extension Of 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
23-0769 113.7Water Waste Ordinance AdoptionCC- Consent - OrdinanceORDINANCE ADOPTION SECOND READING- ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING CHAPTER 14-21 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE, WATER WASTE REGULATIONS, TO INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT AND APPEALS PROCESS RECOMMENDATION: This ordinance, introduced at the October 24, 2023, Regular Meeting by a 5-0-2 vote (MacDonald and Fleming absent), amends Chapter 14-21 Water Waste Regulations of the Santa Rosa City Code to add refinement to the definition of what is considered waste, creates a new administrative fine for violations of the Water Waste Regulations, adds an exception process, adds an appeal process, and clarifies non-substantive language.adopted on second readingPass Action details Not available
23-0850 1 Late CorrespondenceCC- CommunicationLATE CORRESPONDENCEreceived and filed  Action details Not available
23-0641 115.1Resilient City Development Measures Ordinance ExtensionsCC- ReportREPORT - RESILIENT CITY DEVELOPMENT MEASURES ORDINANCE EXTENSIONS BACKGROUND: The Resilient City (-RC) Combining District was created on October 24, 2017, through an Urgency Ordinance. The Resilient City Development Measures were adopted as an Ordinance on May 22, 2018. This Zoning Code Text Amendment would amend the expiration date of both ordinances from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024. A one-year extension is requested to allow staff time to complete a comprehensive update and recommendations to Council for codification of the Resilient City Development Measures and -RC Combining District into appropriate sections of the Zoning Code, with no sunset date. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and Economic Development Department that the Council introduce an ordinance amending Title 20 of the Santa Rosa City Code to extend the expiration date of Zoning Code Chapter 20-16, Resilient City Development Measures, and Zoning Code Section 20-28.100, Resilient City (-RC) Combining District, by one year, from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024. to waive reading of the text and introducePass Action details Video Video
23-0763 117.1State Legislative UpdateCC- CommunicationSTATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: • Signature Request for AB 246 (Papan): Related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - starting January 1, 2025, would ban the use of PFAS substances in feminine hygiene products. Provided for information. • Signature Request for AB 727 (Weber): Related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - starting January 1, 2026, would ban the use of PFAS substances in the sale of cleaning products; starting January 1, 2028, would ban the use of PFAS substances in floor sealer or floor finish. Provided for information.received and filed  Action details Video Video
23-0795 117.2Kerry Ranch 1 Location MapCC- CommunicationNOTICE OF FINAL MAP - Kerry Ranch 1 - Provided for information.received and filed  Action details Video Video
23-0777 121.1Upcoming Meetings ListCC- Upcoming MeetingsUPCOMING MEETINGS LISTreceived and filed  Action details Not available