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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/5/2023 3:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Council Chamber 100 Santa Rosa Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95404
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23-0812 12.1Closed Session - Bay Cities LitigationCC- Closed SessionCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (THIS ITEM HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO THE DECEMBER 12, 2023 REGULAR MEETING.) (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9) Name of Case: Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. v. City of Santa Rosa Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCV-265333   Action details Video Video
23-0868 12.2Closed Session - Litigation InitiationCC- Closed SessionCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: one potential casereceived and filed  Action details Not available
23-0866 12.3Closed Session - Real EstateCC- Closed SessionCONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: a portion of 1215 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, CA APN 125-091-036 Agency Negotiator: Jill Scott, Real Property Negotiator Negotiating Parties: Skikos Properties, LLC Under Negotiations: Price and terms for leasereceived and filed  Action details Not available
23-0813 16.1Eddie Curiel RetirementCC- ProclamationPROCLAMATION - EDDIE CURIEL RETIREMENTpresented  Action details Video Video
23-0838 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
23-0849 112.1Ratification of Purchase Order for Fleet Vehicle PurchasesCC- Consent - ResolutionRESOLUTION - RATIFICATION OF PURCHASE ORDER 170391 FOR 8 FORD F 350 TRUCK CAB AND CHASSIS TO 72 HOUR LLC, DBA NATIONAL AUTO FLEET GROUP UNDER SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 091521-NAF RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution, ratify the issuance of Purchase Order 170391 utilizing cooperative purchasing through Sourcewell Cooperative Contract Number 091521-NAF for the purchase of eight (8) 2023 Ford F-350 Super Duty Cab and Chassis to 72 Hour LLC, dba National Auto Fleet Group, Watsonville, California for a total amount not to exceed $432,967.73, as replacement vehicles for existing fleet vehicles used in various maintenance departments. No City General Fund money is included in this project. to waive reading of the text and adoptPass Action details Video Video
23-0853 114.1Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) and 2024 Regional Affordable Housing BondCC- ReportREPORT - BAY AREA HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY (BAHFA) AND 2024 REGIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND BACKGROUND: This report item will provide an overview of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) and its preparation of a $10-20 billion Regional General Obligation Affordable Housing Bond for the November 2024 election. Should the regional housing bond pass, the City of Santa Rosa (City) will potentially receive an appropriation ranging between $121 million - $242 million, to be allocated by the City Council (Council). To accept any bond proceeds, an Expenditure Plan that complies with regulations established by BAHFA, to include minimum investment targets and a plan for the flexible funding portion, must be adopted by Council no later than 2025. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and Community Services Department that the Council: 1) receive information about the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority and the 2024 Regional Affordable Housing Bond; and 2) by motion, direct staff to conduct outreach and develop an Expenditure Plan outlining the use of bond proceeds, reapprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0809 115.1Petition To Expand the Downtown Residential Parking Permit Zone to Include the 300 Block of Lincoln St.CC- Public HearingPUBLIC HEARING - PETITION TO EXPAND THE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE TO INCLUDE THE 300 BLOCK OF LINCOLN STREET SITUATED BETWEEN WASHINGTON STREET AND MORGAN STREET BACKGROUND: Santa Rosa City Code 11-44.050 establishes that neighborhoods impacted by non-resident parking may submit a petition to the City Council to have their area added to the Residential Permit Parking Program (“Program”). Residents of the 300 block of Lincoln Street have submitted a petition to be included in the Program. The Program was established to provide on-street parking relief in the form of time limited parking in neighborhoods being impacted by a high volume of non-resident parkers who are attracted to that area, such as Santa Rosa Junior College, the Fairgrounds, Memorial Hospital, and the periphery of downtown Santa Rosa. Residential units within the designated permit area are eligible for permits which exempt them from the posted on-street time limits. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Finance Department that the Council, by resolution, approve the petition to expand the Downto to waive reading of the text and adoptPass Action details Video Video
23-0855 115.2Revised Animal Services Fees Public HearingCC- Public HearingPUBLIC HEARING - ADOPTION OF REVISED ANIMAL SERVICES FEES BACKGROUND: Sonoma County Animal Services (SCAS) is proposing several fee increases to help recover some of the costs of services delivered to residents in the jurisdictions served. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Manager’s Office and Sonoma County Animal Services that the Council, by resolution, approve and adopt the Sonoma County Animal Services revised fees effective as of December 6, 2023. to waive reading of the text and adoptPass Action details Video Video
23-0851 114.2Hazardous Vegetation and Fuels Management Ordinance IntroductionCC- ReportREPORT - INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 9-30 TO THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE PERTAINING TO HAZARDOUS VEGETATION AND FUELS MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2020, the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approved the CWPP, Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Wildfire Annex, by resolution. Objectives of the CWPP includes the need to improve enforcement of defensible space standards, treating vegetation to reduce wildfire risk and improving evacuation routes. These objectives can reduce the risk of loss and damage from wildfire. The greatest responsibility for the protection of improvements in the community rests not with the City but with the individual property-owner through the development of adequate defensible space and reducing hazardous fuels. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Fire Department that Council introduce an Ordinance adding Chapter 9-30 to the Santa Rosa City Code pertaining to Hazardous Vegetation and Fuels Management that would require property owners to maintain defensible space throughout the entire Wildland Urban Interface Fire Area, remove dead trees, to waive reading of the text and introducePass Action details Video Video
23-0852 114.3Measure O Annual Report UpdateCC- ReportREPORT - ACCEPTANCE OF FY 2022-23 MEASURE O ANNUAL REPORT, OVERSIGHT BOARD NAME CHANGE AND AMENDMENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BACKGROUND: Ordinance 3680 added Chapter 3-26 to the Santa Rosa City Code establishing a special transaction and use tax. The special tax measure, known as Measure O, increased sales tax by a quarter percent to fund specific Police, Fire, and Gang Prevention/Intervention programs, as set forth in the Ordinance. The Ordinance also established a seven-member Citizen Oversight Committee, with members appointed by the City Council, to annually review expenditures and appropriations of the tax revenues to ensure that all such revenues are spent, or appropriated, for the purposes and uses set forth in the Ordinance. Each year, an Annual Report is prepared by City staff, reviewed by the Citizen Oversight Committee, and presented to the City Council reporting on expenditures and activities during the past fiscal year. On November 8, 2022, voters approved Measure H to extend the special tax revenue until March 31, 2045. This year, staff and the Measure O Citizen O to waive reading of the text and adopt as amendedPass Action details Video Video
23-0852 114.3Measure O Annual Report UpdateCC- ReportREPORT - ACCEPTANCE OF FY 2022-23 MEASURE O ANNUAL REPORT, OVERSIGHT BOARD NAME CHANGE AND AMENDMENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BACKGROUND: Ordinance 3680 added Chapter 3-26 to the Santa Rosa City Code establishing a special transaction and use tax. The special tax measure, known as Measure O, increased sales tax by a quarter percent to fund specific Police, Fire, and Gang Prevention/Intervention programs, as set forth in the Ordinance. The Ordinance also established a seven-member Citizen Oversight Committee, with members appointed by the City Council, to annually review expenditures and appropriations of the tax revenues to ensure that all such revenues are spent, or appropriated, for the purposes and uses set forth in the Ordinance. Each year, an Annual Report is prepared by City staff, reviewed by the Citizen Oversight Committee, and presented to the City Council reporting on expenditures and activities during the past fiscal year. On November 8, 2022, voters approved Measure H to extend the special tax revenue until March 31, 2045. This year, staff and the Measure O Citizen OapprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0837 120.1Upcoming Meetings ListCC- Upcoming MeetingsUPCOMING MEETINGS LISTreceived and filed  Action details Not available