Communications &  
Intergovernmental  
Relations Office  
City of Santa Rosa  
637 First Street  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Community Advisory Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, April 24, 2024  
6:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Weeks called the meeting to order at 6:08PM.  
2. ROLL CALL  
8 -  
Present:  
Chair Calum Weeks, Board Member Cherie Barnett, Board Member  
David Chen, Vice Chair Amy Holter, Board Member Henry Huang,  
Board Member Jorge Inocencio, Board Member Kirstyne Lange, and  
Board Member Steve Rahmn  
4 -  
Absent:  
Board Member Ariana Diaz De Leon, Board Member Duane De Witt,  
Board Member Andrea Rodriguez, and Board Member Angelina  
Vasquez  
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
NONE  
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
4.1  
Draft Minutes - March 27, 2024  
Approved as submitted.  
5. CAB ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ISSUES OF CONCERN TO CITY RESIDENTS  
Chair Weeks announced that item 7.1 would be heard earlier in the  
agenda.  
Chair Weeks introduced newly appointed Member Derek Knowles,  
and welcomed him to the Community Advisory Board.  
Member Chen made comments regarding a community event at  
Rincon Valley park occurring on April 7, 2024.  
Member Holter made comments regarding the Native Arts Festival  
occurring in Windsor on May 11, 2024, and the Latinx Teen  
Conference occurring in Santa Rosa on May 4, 2024.  
Public Comments:  
None  
6. STAFF UPDATES  
Ana Horta, Community Engagement Manager, provided information  
regarding the following events and answered Member questions:  
April 20, 2024, Launch of the City's Active Transportation Plan  
April 27, 2024, Women in Public Safety Day  
May 1, 2024, Wednesday Night Market  
May 4, 2024, Human Race  
May 5, 20204, Cinco de Mayo  
May 11, 2024, Park-A-Month Volunteer Work Part  
May 16, 2024, Bike to Work Day  
May 16, 2024, Bike-in Block Party  
May 17, 2024, Aging and Disability Expo  
May 18, 2024, Rose Parade  
May 18, 2024, Kids to Parks Day Scavenger Hunt  
May 18, 2024, Eco-friendly Garden Tour  
May 19, 2024, Matsuri Japanese Art Festival  
May 22, 2024, City Works Festival  
May 24, 2024, Steele Lane Elementary Pilot Study  
June 1, 2024, Pride Parade  
Ana Horta, Community Engagement Manager, made additional  
comments regarding nominations being accepted for the City's  
2024 Merit Awards through June 14, 2024, and  
the Junior Giants Program needing volunteer coaches and team  
parents  
Lon Peterson, Director Communications and Intergovernmental  
Relations, made comments regarding the new name badges  
provided for the Community Advisory Board Members to wear at  
community events.  
Public Comments:  
None  
7. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
7.1  
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE  
Transportation and Public Works Traffic Engineering will provide  
information and respond to Citizen’s Advisory Board questions and  
concerns regarding crosswalks.  
Provided for information.  
Rob Sprinkle, Deputy Director Transportation and Public Works,  
provided information and answered Member questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
7.2  
MOTION - 2024 Q1 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT  
APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING  
The Community Advisory Board (CAB) reviews and approves the 2024  
Community Improvement Grant Applications. Grant Applications for  
Quarter 1 closed on March 29, 2024. The CAB received three  
applications eligible for funding, totaling $7,500. The projects are as  
follows:  
The SPFA Arts District Outdoor Gallery grant from A Street Studios  
requests funds to create an outdoor public art mural that celebrates the  
community and expresses the creative exuberance of the SOFA Arts  
District neighborhood.  
The Summer in South Park grant from the South Park Coalition  
requests funds to support a free community event in Martin Luther King  
Junior Park, which would foster neighborhood cohesion and  
empowerment.  
The Rising of 606 Santa Rosa Ave grant from Santa Rosa Garden  
Supply, Neighbors and Supporters of the Arts requests funds to create  
a mural showcasing the diversity of native plants along with a garden  
featuring native plants. The mural and the garden will beautify that area  
of Santa Rosa Ave and surrounding neighborhoods. The culmination of  
the project will be celebrated with a garden community party.  
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 Q1 2024 Grants.  
Ana Horta, Community Engagement Manager, provided information  
and answered Member questions.  
Lon Peterson, Director Communications and Intergovernmental  
Relations, assisted in answering Member questions.  
Public Comments:  
Annette Arnold, South Park Coalition, made comments regarding  
the attendance and purpose of the Summer in South Park event,  
and provided information regarding the South Park clean-up event  
occurring this weekend.  
A motion was made by Board Member Lange, seconded by Vice Chair  
Barnett, to approve the recommended dispersing of Community Advisory  
Board Q1 2024 Grants.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Board Member Barnett, Board Member Chen, Vice  
Chair Holter, Board Member Huang, Board Member Inocencio,  
Board Member Lange, and Board Member Rahmn  
4 -  
Absent:  
Board Member Diaz De Leon, Board Member De Witt, Board  
Member Rodriguez, and Board Member Vasquez  
7.3  
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD VISION  
The Communications and Intergovernmental Relations Office  
recommends the CAB discuss its vision, goals and how to improve  
engagement opportunities for CAB members to participate in.  
Lon Peterson, Director Communications and Intergovernmental  
Relations, and Ana Horta, Community Engagement Manager,  
provided information and answered Member questions.  
The Community Advisory Board Members engaged in a roundtable  
discussion regarding the vision for the board.  
Public Comments:  
None  
7.4  
REPORT - ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
BACKGROUND: Per the City Charter Section 15 and Council Policy  
000-06, the Mayor appoints the Chair of each body with the approval of  
the majority of the Council. At the first regular board meeting as is  
practical after the Mayor’s selection of the Chair, the commission,  
committee or subcommittee select a Vice Chair from among its voting  
members. The chair and vice chair serve for a period of one year or as  
otherwise identified in the body bylaws.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and  
Intergovernmental Relations Department that the Community Advisory  
Board elect a Vice-Chair to serve with a term of office commencing on  
April 24, 2024.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Barnett, seconded by Board Member  
Chen, to nominate Member Holter as the Community Advisory Board Vice  
Chair.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Board Member Barnett, Board Member Chen, Vice  
Chair Holter, Board Member Inocencio, Board Member Lange, and  
Board Member Rahmn  
5 -  
Absent:  
Board Member Diaz De Leon, Board Member De Witt, Board  
Member Huang, Board Member Rodriguez, and Board Member  
Vasquez  
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
Member Lange recommended information regarding which City  
departments have not spoken with the City Advisory Board be  
brought to the next meeting.  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Seeing no further business, Chair Weeks adjourned the meeting at  
8:16PM.  
Approved on:  
_______________________________  
Steven V. Brown,  
Recording Secretary