Communications &  
Intergovernmental  
Relations Office  
City of Santa Rosa  
637 First Street  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD  
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA  
OCTOBER 30, 2024  
SPECIAL MEETING  
6:00 P.M.  
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Community Advisory Board will  
conduct a Special Meeting on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 6:00  
P.M.  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY  
ATTENDING IN-PERSON AT THE COMMUNICATIONS &  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
AFFAIRS OFFICE AT 637 FIRST STREET, SANTA ROSA.(IT IS  
RECOMMENDED THAT SOCIAL  
DISTANCING BE OBSERVED).  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE  
MEETING LIVE AT:  
• VIA ZOOM BY VISITING  
HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/85724523316  
• BY PHONE BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID:  
857-2452-3316  
Public Comment may be made live during the meeting In-Person from  
the Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs Office at 637 First  
Street, Santa Rosa or  
submitted in advance via email at svbrown@srcity.org by  
12:00 p.m., on or before October 29, 2024. Identify in the subject line of  
your  
email the Agenda Item Number on which you wish to comment. Email  
public comments will be provided to all CAB members prior to the  
meeting.  
IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED  
ON JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB  
2449, THE CITY WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH  
THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN NUMBER ABOVE.  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
To consider and take action on any request from a Board Member to  
participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency  
Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54953(f)).  
3. ROLL CALL  
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
This is the time when any person may address matters not listed on this  
agenda, but which are within the subject matter of the jurisdiction. The public  
may comment on agenda items when the item is called. Each speaker is  
allowed up to three minutes.  
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.1  
Draft Minutes - September 18, 2024  
Draft Minutes - September 18, 2024  
Attachments:  
6. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
6.1  
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS REVIEW  
Staff will review information regarding the Community Improvement  
Grant eligibility criteria, application process, deadlines, and report  
requirements.  
Provided for information.  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 - CIG 2023 Video  
Attachment 2 - Reports  
6.2  
MOTION - COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD GRANTS  
The Community Advisory Board (CAB) reviews and approves the 2024  
Community Improvement Grant Applications. The Board shall award  
grants to the applicants whose projects best meet the criteria. Grant  
Applications for Quarter 3 closed on September 27, 2024. The CAB  
received 10 applications eligible for funding, totaling $25,000.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and  
Intergovernmental Relations Department that the Community Advisory  
Board, by motion, determine the dispersing of Community Advisory  
Board Q3 2024 Grants.  
Attachment 1 - CIG Grant Applications Q3 2024  
Attachment 2 - CIG Applications Summary Q3 2024  
Attachments:  
6.3  
REPORT - CAB WORK PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL  
BACKGROUND: In June 2024, the Community Engagement Manager,  
City Council, and the Community Advisory Board (CAB) began working  
to develop an annual work plan for the CAB. City council members met  
with their respective CAB appointees to increase communication and  
collaboration between councilmember and their CAB appointees and to  
discuss the creation of an annual workplan for the CAB. The work plan  
presented here is the result of those collaborative meetings.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and  
Intergovernmental Relations Department that the Community Advisory  
Board, by motion, approve their Annual Work Plan for year 2025, and  
make a recommendation to City Council, by motion, to approve it.  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
7. CAB ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ISSUES OF CONCERN TO CITY RESIDENTS  
CAB Members may share community news, upcoming community events that  
may be of interest to the CAB and issues of concern for residents.  
8. STAFF UPDATES  
This time is reserved for City staff to provide a briefing on issues of interest.  
No action will be taken on these matters except to possibly place a particular  
item on a future agenda for consideration.  
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
This schedule is tentative and subject to change pending final publication  
and posting of the Meeting Agenda. This time is reserved for discussion  
whether to place matters on a future agenda for further discussion.  
10. ADJOURNMENT  
The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or  
employment in, its programs or activities. Disability-related aids or services, including printed information in alternate formats, to  
enable persons with disabilities to participate in public meetings are available by calling (707) 543-4321 one week prior to the  
meeting. (TTY Relay at 711).  
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of this meeting body prior to this meeting regarding any item on this agenda  
are available for public review in the City Clerk's Office, Room 10, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave, during normal business  
hours.