City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
City of Santa Rosa  
City Council  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, August 23, 2022  
1:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Mayor C. Rogers called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.  
6 -  
Present:  
Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez, Council Member  
Victoria Fleming, Council Member Natalie Rogers, Council Member  
John Sawyer, and Council Member Tom Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member Dianna MacDonald  
Absent:  
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  
No public comments were made.  
Mayor C. Rogers recessed the meeting to closed session at 1:01  
p.m. to discuss Items 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 as listed on the agenda.  
2.1  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Designated Representatives: Mayor Chris Rogers  
Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney  
This item was received and filed.  
2.2  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE - EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE  
(Government Code Section 54957(b))  
Title: City Attorney  
This item was received and filed.  
2.3  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
Name of Case: David Pelayo, et al. v. Utility Partners of America, LLC,  
et al.  
Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCV-264530  
This item was received and filed.  
Mayor C. Rogers recessed closed session at 3:03 p.m. and reconvened to  
study session at 3:11 p.m.  
3. STUDY SESSION  
6 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez, Council Member  
Victoria Fleming, Council Member Natalie Rogers, Council Member  
John Sawyer, and Council Member Tom Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member Dianna MacDonald  
3.1  
PARKING DISTRICT UPDATE  
This study session is the first of a three study session series that will  
provide a holistic overview of the opportunities and challenges of  
intensifying downtown City asset land use by enabling housing and  
residential mixed-use development, and to identify pathways and  
receive direction on future downtown asset development. The first  
study session will focus on the Parking District and will provide the  
results of a parking utilization study completed in June 2022, which is  
an update of a study conducted just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In  
addition, this presentation will provide an overview of the parking fund’s  
financial condition.  
Attachments:  
Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer, presented and answered  
questions from Council.  
Chrissy Mancini Nichols, Walker Consultants, presented and was  
available to answer questions from Council.  
Tania Schleck, Walker Consultants, presented and was available to  
answer questions.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Ramon Meraz, Director of Community Engagement at Generation  
Housing, spoke on the completion of the Parking District Update, on  
the vacancy rate in the garages growing significantly during the  
pandemic, the need to take action with changes for the long-term  
vibrancy of downtown Santa Rosa, and using the Third Street  
garage for housing.  
Adrian spoke on the number of vacant parking spaces downtown,  
this being an opportunity for Santa Rosa to take it to the next level to  
compete for tourism dollars, to attract families to downtown, urged  
Council to replace the 3rd & D Street garages, open Mendocino  
Avenue exclusively for pedestrians, and to build a network of  
protected bike lanes.  
Eris Weaver, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, spoke on the need  
to provide more bicycle parking downtown, turning 4th Street into a  
pedestrian only space, and to make downtown more bicycle and  
pedestrian friendly.  
Steve Birdlebough, Transportation and Land Use Coalition, spoke  
on being amazed that one of the issues that hindered the County  
from moving downtown was concern about parking, and wished the  
Council luck with the planning process.  
Kevin Anderson spoke on the opportunity to build on the land for the  
future of Santa Rosa, the benefit to closing 4th Street making it  
pedestrian friendly, and urged Council to focus on the long-range  
plan for downtown.  
Mark F. spoke on this being an opportunity to meet a 40% reduction  
goal on greenhouse gases by building housing downtown, property  
tax revenue for the city, and supports closing 4th Street to make it  
pedestrian friendly.  
Evan W. spoke on the parking garage being vacant during the week,  
the need for more housing and people to live downtown to make it  
vibrant.  
Gregory Fearon spoke asking the Council to bring a sense of  
urgency to the topic as they did for the Bennett Valley Golf Course,  
the need for more housing, and less transportation.  
Duane De Witt spoke on his concern that the problem of downtown  
parking being a concern of city staff, the number of vacant parking  
spaces in garages, the housing crisis, and land being under utilized.  
4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL (IF NEEDED) - NONE.  
5. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSIONS  
Mayor C. Rogers reported Council met on Items 2.1 and 2.2  
regarding the performance evaluation of the City Attorney and no  
action was taken; on Item 2.3 regarding existing litigation, Council  
gave direction to staff and no action was taken.  
6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS  
6.1  
PROCLAMATION - WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY  
Attachments:  
Council Member Fleming read the proclamation and presented it to  
Janice Blalock, Chair Sonoma County Commission on the Status of  
Women.  
No public comments were made.  
Mayor C. Rogers recessed the meeting at 4:36 p.m. and reconvened at 4:39  
p.m.  
6 -  
Present:  
Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez, Council Member  
Victoria Fleming, Council Member Natalie Rogers, Council Member  
John Sawyer, and Council Member Tom Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member Dianna MacDonald  
Absent:  
7. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Duane De Witt spoke on being a member of Santa Rosa Sister City  
Cherkasy, the downtown housing dashboard, and the COVID-19  
response.  
Gregory Fearon spoke on Item 7.2 and the need for the City to  
partner with community agencies.  
Ramon Meraz, Generation Housing, thanked the Council and staff  
for the steps taken in increasing transparency in housing  
construction.  
7.1  
COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE  
This will be a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken  
except for possible direction to staff.  
Jason Nutt, Assistant City Manager, reported the Center for Disease  
Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidelines saying the  
nation should move away from restrictive measures and focus on  
reducing severe disease from COVID-19, and Sonoma County  
advanced into the "low" COVID-19 community level tier based on  
hospitalization rates. For more information about the status of  
COVID-19 in the community, visit socoemergency.org.  
7.2  
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT MAP PORTAL AND HOUSING  
DASHBOARDS  
Staff will provide an update on the development of data dashboards  
specific to the construction of new housing units, as well as a map  
portal displaying the status of private development projects and City  
sponsored enhancements within the Downtown Station Area.  
Attachments:  
Clare Hartman, Director of Planning & Economic Development,  
provided opening comments about housing production and  
performance tracking, shared information on the process, on  
performance, and providing opportunity based information to the  
public.  
Gabe Osburn, Deputy Director Development Services, presented  
and answered questions from Council.  
7.3  
2017 TUBBS FIRE RECOVERY PROJECTS UPDATE  
Transportation and Public Works and Finance staff will provide an  
update to the City Council on the current status of fire recovery projects  
within Santa Rosa.  
Attachments:  
Joe Schiavone, Acting Director of Transportation and Public Works,  
Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer, and Grant Bailey, Acting Deputy  
Director Capital Projects Engineering, provided an update on the  
2017 Tubbs Fire Recovery Projects and answered questions from  
Council.  
7.4  
UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SANTA ROSA’S SISTER CITY  
CHERKASY, UKRAINE  
The Rotary will be presenting information on their efforts to provide  
resources to Santa Rosa's Sister City Cherkasy, Ukraine.  
Attachments:  
Jeff Kolin introduced Jeff Gosby, Santa Rosa Rotary Club member,  
and Curt Groniga, a former Planning Commissioner and a member  
of both the Santa Rosa Rotary Club and the Cherkasy Center Rotary  
Club. Mr. Groniga provided an update on the Rotary Club's efforts  
to help the people in Cherkasy, Ukraine, and answered questions  
from Council.  
13. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
Eric Fraser spoke on the short-term rentals Homes Not Hotels signs  
being put up in his neighborhood and expressed concern about the  
discrimination the signs create.  
Robert Hansen spoke expressing his concern on California's lack of  
a voter I.D. requirement, provisional ballots, and being terminated as  
a precinct inspector.  
Duane DeWitt spoke thanking Santa Rosa Fire Department for  
responding to a car fire in Southwest Community Park and for the  
reports related to the incident.  
15. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
15.1  
PUBLIC HEARING - PLACEMENT OF ANNUAL STORM WATER  
ENTERPRISE CHARGES ON THE SONOMA COUNTY PROPERTY  
TAX ROLL - MANNER OF COLLECTION  
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa is required under the federal  
Clean Water Act to obtain and comply with a National Pollutant  
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Waste Discharge  
Requirements for Discharges from the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer  
Systems (Storm Water Permit). To comply with permit requirements and  
to control and reduce flooding, property damage, erosion, and storm  
water quality degradation in the City, the Council, in 1996, added Title  
16 to the City Code, which created a Storm Water Enterprise and Utility  
(“Storm Water Enterprise”) as an agency of the City. Under Title 16, the  
City Council is authorized to prescribe and collect charges (special  
assessments) for the services and facilities of the Enterprise. The  
Council’s intention to collect the Storm Water Enterprise charges on the  
Sonoma County Property Tax Roll was stated in Resolution 22880,  
adopted in 1996, which levied the annual charges. The amount of the  
annual charges of the Storm Water Enterprise for fiscal year 2022-23  
were adopted by the Santa Rosa City Council on June 21, 2022. This  
action only considers the manner which the annual charges will be  
collected and not the amount of the fee.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the  
Council, by resolution, adopt by 2/3 vote the Storm Water Enterprise  
Charge Report and approve placement of the Storm Water Enterprise  
charges on the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll to be collected by the  
Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector at the same  
time and in the same manner as Sonoma County property taxes are  
collected, unless those charges do not meet the County minimum of $10  
and/or parcel owner contact information is known to be incorrect.  
Attachments:  
Claire Myers, Storm Water and Creeks Manager, presented and  
answered questions from Council.  
Mayor C. Rogers opened the public hearing at 7:24 p.m.  
No public comments were made.  
Mayor C. Rogers closed the public hearing at 7:25 p.m.  
A motion was made by Council Member N. Rogers, seconded by Council  
Member Sawyer, to waive reading of the text and adopt  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-178 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING AND ADOPTING  
"REPORT FOR PROPOSAL TO PLACE STORM WATER AND DRAINAGE  
CHARGES ON SONOMA COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR  
COLLECTION WITH COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES - FISCAL YEAR  
2022-2023"  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council  
Member Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member MacDonald  
Absent:  
15.2  
PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO  
PROHIBIT NEW GAS STATION LAND USES AND PROHIBIT  
EXPANSION OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EXISTING  
GAS STATIONS  
BACKGROUND: The Planning Commission has recommended City  
Council approval of Zoning Code Text Amendments to prohibit new gas  
station land uses and prohibit expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure for  
existing gas station land uses. The Climate Action Subcommittee  
provided the original direction to staff to draft this ordinance. This  
direction was based on the City’s stated goal of reaching carbon  
neutrality by 2030 and public input received at Climate Action  
Subcommittee meetings.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning Commission  
and the Planning and Economic Development Department that the  
Council introduce an ordinance approving text amendments to Title 20  
of the City Code to prohibit new gas station land uses and to prohibit  
expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure for existing gas station land uses.  
Attachments:  
Shari Meads, Senior Planner, presented and answered questions  
from Council.  
Mayor C. Rogers opened the public hearing at 6:11 p.m.  
Jane Bender spoke on the need to curb emissions and in support of  
adoption of the ordinance.  
Eric Fraser spoke expressing his concerns on the difference in  
urgency between this issue and the short-term rental urgency  
ordinance, and on his perceived irregularities on the data presented.  
Woody Hastings, Co-Cordinator of the Coalition Opposing New Gas  
Stations, spoke in support of the adoption of the ordinance.  
Jean Kapolchok, representing Elm Tree Station, spoke on two  
projects being exempt from the ordinance, and asked the Elm Tree  
Station project be allowed to be processed.  
Chris spoke on being proud of Sonoma County for being a leader  
on this issue, thanked the Planning Commission and staff for their  
work, and in support of the adoption of the ordinance.  
Jenny Baker, Co-Cordinator of the Coalition Opposing New Gas  
Stations, spoke in support of the adoption of the ordinance and  
thanked staff, the Climate Action Subcommittee, and the Planning  
Commission for their work.  
Natalie Mattei, Director of Real Estate for Safeway, spoke on  
operating six union grocery stores in Santa Rosa, stated Safeway  
respects the City's sustainability efforts and has no future plans for a  
gas station in Santa Rosa, supports the minor edits to the ordinance  
recommended by staff and in support of the adoption of the  
ordinance.  
Chris Thompson spoke in support of the adoption of the ordinance.  
Tom spoke echoing the comments of speaker Chris Thompson and  
in support of the adoption of the ordinance.  
Rebecca spoke in support of the adoption of the ordinance.  
Mayor C. Rogers closed the public hearing at 6:29 p.m.  
A motion was made by Council Member Schwedhelm, seconded by  
Council Member N. Rogers, to waive reading of the text and introduce  
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING  
TITLE 20 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT NEW GAS  
STATION LAND USES AND TO PROHIBIT EXPANSION OF FOSSIL FUEL  
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EXISTING GAS STATION LAND USES, FILE  
REZ22-001  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council  
Member Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member MacDonald  
Absent:  
Mayor C. Rogers recessed the meeting at 6:38 p.m. and reconvened at 7:15  
p.m.  
6 -  
Present:  
Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez, Council Member  
Victoria Fleming, Council Member Natalie Rogers, Council Member  
John Sawyer, and Council Member Tom Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member Dianna MacDonald  
Absent:  
15.3  
PUBLIC HEARING - SUMMER 2022 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT  
PACKAGE - BRUSH CREEK MINOR SUBDIVISION GENERAL PLAN  
AMENDMENT AND PREZONING  
BACKGROUND: General Plan Amendments are considered three times  
per year in accordance with General Plan policy. This General Plan  
Amendment package includes one project described below and  
requests action from City Council on one CEQA resolution, one  
amendment to the General Plan Land Use Diagram, and one Prezoning  
ordinance.  
The proposed project includes a General Plan Amendment, Prezoning  
of the property located at 2210 Brush Creek Road (APN: 182-050-004),  
and Prezoning the properties located at 2200 Brush Creek Road & 0  
Bridgewood Drive to eliminate the remaining County island, per  
consultation with Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission  
(LAFCO).  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning Commission  
and the Planning and Economic Development Department that the  
Council: 1) by resolution, adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and  
Mitigated Monitoring Program for the Brush Creek Minor Subdivision; 2)  
by resolution, adopt the Spring 2022 General Plan Amendment  
Package to amend the General Plan for the property located at 2210  
Brush Creek Road from very low density residential to low density  
residential; and 3) introduce an ordinance Prezoning the property  
located at 2210 Brush Creek Road into the R-1-6 (Single Family  
Residential) zoning district and Prezoning the properties at 2200 Brush  
Creek Road and 0 Bridgewood Drive into the RR-20 (rural residential)  
zoning district.  
Attachments:  
The following Council Members disclosed ex parte communications:  
Council Member Fleming received an email from a concerned  
constituent.  
Nils, Applicant, was available to answer questions from the Council.  
Mayor C. Rogers opened at 7:36 p.m.  
No public comments were made.  
Mayor C. Rogers closed at 7:36 p.m.  
A motion was made by Council Member Sawyer, seconded by Council  
Member Schwedhelm, to waive reading of the text and adopt  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-179 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ADOPTING A MITIGATED  
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND  
REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE BRUSH CREEK MINOR SUBDIVISION,  
LOCATED AT 2210, 2200 BRUSH CREEK ROAD & 0 BRIDGEWOOD DRIVE-  
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS 182-050-004, -005, & -014 - FILE  
NUMBER PRJ20-008  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council  
Member Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member MacDonald  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Council Member Sawyer, seconded by Council  
Member N. Rogers, to waive reading of the text and adopt  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-180 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN  
FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2210 BRUSH CREEK ROAD,  
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 182-050-004 (BRUSH CREEK ROAD  
MINOR SUBDIVISION), FROM VERY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO LOW  
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL - FILE NUMBER GPAM20-003 (PRJ20-008)  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council  
Member Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member MacDonald  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Council Member Sawyer, seconded by Council  
Member N. Rogers, to waive reading of the text and introduce  
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA  
PREZONING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2210 BRUSH CREEK ROAD  
(BRUSH CREEK ROAD MINOR SUBDIVISION) INTO THE R-1-6  
(SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT, ASSESSOR'S  
PARCEL NUMBER 182-050-004; AND PREZONING THE PROPERTIES  
LOCATED AT 2200 BRUSH CREEK ROAD AND 0 BRIDGEWOOD DRIVE  
INTO THE RR20 (RURAL RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT, ASSESSOR'S  
PARCEL NUMBERS 182-050-005 & -014; FILE NO. PRJ20-008  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council  
Member Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member MacDonald  
Absent:  
8. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS  
City Manager Smith introduced and welcomed the new Assistant  
City Manager Daryel Dunston.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Calum Weeks, Generation Housing, spoke welcoming the new  
Assistant City Manager Daryel Dunston.  
9. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS  
No statements of abstention were made.  
10. MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS’ REPORTS  
Council Member Fleming attended the Housing and Homeless Ad  
Hoc Committee meeting.  
Council Member N. Rogers reported she is working with local  
veterans, families, community members and organizations on  
logistics for the Veteran's Day celebration in Santa Rosa on  
November 11.  
Vice Mayor Alvarez reported he worked at one of the political booths  
at the fairgrounds, he participated in the Sonoma Ready event at  
Bayer Farm, and attended an event at Roseland University Prep to  
discuss the Hearn Ave. Resiliency Hub.  
Council Member Schwedhelm provided a brief update on the safe  
parking program and an update on the City's strategic plan.  
Mayor C. Rogers congratulated the Art in Public Places team and  
the Parking Division for the ribbon cutting for the completed mural  
project "Help Each Other Grow" at the Fifth Street garage and  
recognized Raizes Collective for their mural project "Harvesting  
Hope" on the Third Street Aleworks side of the building in Comstock  
Mall.  
10.1 MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS' SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON  
REPORTS (AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO BOARD  
REPRESENTATIVE ON PENDING ISSUES, IF NEEDED)  
10.1.1 Council Subcommittee Reports  
Council Member N. Rogers provided a brief report on the  
Open Government Implementation Task Force meeting.  
Council Member Schwedhelm provided a brief report on the  
Housing and Homeless Ad Hoc Committee meeting.  
10.1.2 Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate  
Protection Authority (SCTA/RCPA)  
10.1.3 Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) - Water Advisory Committee  
10.1.4 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)  
10.1.5 Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District  
Advisory Committee  
10.1.6 Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA)  
10.1.7 Zero Waste Sonoma (formerly known as Sonoma County Waste  
Management Agency (SCWMA))  
10.1.8 Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)  
10.1.9 Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC)  
Council Member Schwedhelm provided a brief report on the  
meeting.  
10.1.10 Renewal Enterprise District (RED)  
Council Member Fleming provided a brief report on the  
meeting and announced an upcoming Renewal Enterprise  
District Housing Fund board meeting.  
10.1.11 Public Safety Subcommittee  
Council Member Fleming provided a brief report.  
10.1.12 Other  
11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NONE.  
12. CONSENT ITEMS  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Jack Osborn spoke on Item 12.3 and various topics.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Alvarez, seconded by Council Member  
N. Rogers, to waive reading of the text and adopt Consent Items 12.1  
through 12.9, with an amendment to Item 12.5 changing the language to  
read a not to exceed amount of $22 million. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council  
Member Schwedhelm  
1 - Council Member MacDonald  
Absent:  
12.1  
RESOLUTION - SANTA ROSA TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT  
AREA FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 ANNUAL REPORT & FISCAL YEAR  
2022-2023 WORK PLAN  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that the Council, by resolution,  
accept the Santa Rosa Tourism Business Improvement Area Fiscal  
Year 2021-2022 Annual Report, approve the continuation of the annual  
assessment on Santa Rosa lodging businesses, and adopt the Fiscal  
Year 2022-2023 Budget and Work Plan.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-181 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ACCEPTING THE2021-2022  
SANTA ROSA TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ANNUAL  
REPORT, ADOPTING THE BUDGET AND WORK PLAN FOR 2022-2023,  
AND APPROVING THE CONTINUATION OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT  
ON SANTA ROSA LODGING BUSINESSES  
12.2  
RESOLUTION - MASTER AGREEMENT AND PROGRAM  
SUPPLEMENTS FOR STATE-FUNDED TRANSIT PROJECTS WITH  
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and  
Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) approve a  
Master Agreement State Funded Transit Projects No. 64A0259 with the  
State of California acting by and through its Department of  
Transportation in order to obtain state funds for eligible transit-related  
projects; and 2) authorize the Director of Transportation and Public  
Works to execute Program Supplement Agreements for specific  
projects.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-182 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A MASTER  
AGREEMENT STATE FUNDED TRANSIT PROJECTS NO. 64A0259 WITH  
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS  
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR  
OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS TO EXECUTE PROGRAM  
SUPPLEMENTS FOR STATE-FUNDED TRANSIT PROJECTS  
12.3  
RESOLUTION - APPROVE PURCHASE OF FIVE ELECTRIC BUSES  
AND SELECTED COMPONENTS FROM PROTERRA, INC. USING  
STATE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and  
Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) approve the  
Cooperative Procurement purchase under the California Department of  
General Services State Cooperative Purchase Contract 1-19-23-17C of  
five 40-foot Battery Electric Buses and selected components by  
exercising the City’s previously approved price option to purchase  
buses from Proterra, Inc, Burlingame, California; 2) authorize the  
Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order to Proterra, Inc. in an  
amount not to exceed $6,500,000; 3) authorize the Director of  
Transportation and Public Works or his designee to execute all  
documents, including any necessary agreement(s) to effect the  
purchase, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; and 4)  
authorize the Chief Financial Officer to pay all proper claims for this  
purchase from the Transit Capital Fund.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-183 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF  
FIVE 40-FOOT BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES AND SELECTED  
COMPONENTS FROM PROTERRA, INC THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA  
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES STATE COOPERATIVE  
PURCHASING CONTRACT SOLICITATION 1-19-23-17C IN AN AMOUNT  
NOT TO EXCEED $6,500,000  
12.4  
RESOLUTION - AMEND CONTRACT WITH PROTERRA, INC TO  
INCLUDE PURCHASE OF BATTERIES AND EXTENDED  
WARRANTIES FOR FOUR BATTERY- ELECTRIC BUSES  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and  
Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) approve  
Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. PA-2021-001-SRCB, with Proterra  
Operating Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as  
Proterra Inc (Proterra), Burlingame, California, to increase  
compensation by $1,551,292 for a total not to exceed amount of  
$5,065,000 to accommodate purchase of bus batteries and an extended  
battery warranty; 2) authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue an  
amendment to Purchase Order 166357 to Proterra to include the  
additional purchase, rather than lease of the bus batteries; and 3)  
authorize the Director of Transportation and Public Works or designee  
to execute all documents necessary to effect the purchase, subject to  
approval as to form by the City Attorney.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-184 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 2  
TO CONTRACT NO. PA-2021-001-SRCB WITH PROTERRA OPERATING  
COMPANY, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,551,292 FOR THE PURCHASE OF  
BUS BATTERIES AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY  
12.5  
RESOLUTION - SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE  
OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY  
DEVELOPMENT’S INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM  
FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20 MILLION FOR A QUALIFIED  
INFILL AREA  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and  
Community Services and the Transportation and Public Works  
Departments, in conjunction with the Renewal Enterprise District, that  
the Council, by resolution: 1) approve the submittal of a grant  
application to the State of California Department of Housing and  
Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program in an  
amount not to exceed $22 million for a Qualified Infill Area - 2022 Santa  
Rosa Infill QIA; and 2) authorize the approval and execution of a  
Standard Agreement and any amendments thereto and any other  
necessary documents related to the grant.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-185 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL  
OF AN APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF  
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR UP TO $22 MILLION IN  
FUNDING FROM THE INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM AND  
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A STANDARD AGREEMENT AND ANY  
AMENDMENTS THERETO  
12.6  
RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT  
APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES  
URBAN STREAMS RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR THE LOWER  
COLGAN CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT - PHASE 3  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the  
Council, by resolution: 1) approve a grant application to the Department  
of Water Resources Urban Stream Restoration Program for design,  
construction, and education and outreach for the Lower Colgan Creek  
Restoration Project - Phase 3; 2) authorize the Santa Rosa Water  
Director (Director) to submit a grant application; 3) authorize the  
Director to accept the grant and execute the Grant Agreement and  
amendments thereto, and all other agreements or documents necessary  
for the completion of the project, subject to approval by the City  
Attorney; and 4) authorize the Chief Financial Officer to increase  
appropriations by the approved grant award.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-186 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING THE  
APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE, AND EXECUTION OF A DEPARTMENT OF  
WATER RESOURCES URBAN STREAMS RESTORATION PROGRAM  
GRANT FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EDUCATION AND  
OUTREACH FOR THE LOWER COLGAN CREEK RESTORATION - PHASE 3  
PROJECT  
12.7  
RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO  
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F001748 WITH  
HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and  
Intergovernmental Relations Office that the Council, by resolution,  
approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and  
execute the Fifth Amendment to Professional Services Agreement  
Number F001748 with HROD, Inc. dba MMO Partners, a District of  
Columbia C-corporation, Washington, DC, increasing time of  
performance and compensation by $108,000 for a total amount not to  
exceed $576,000 for continued assistance with federal advocacy  
efforts, including policy development and funding for recovery,  
resiliency and other council legislative priorities.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-187 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING THE FIFTH  
AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NO. F001748  
WITH HROD, INC. DBA MMO PARTNERS  
12.8  
RESOLUTION - EXTENSION 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, declare that the proclamation of a state  
of local emergency within the City of Santa Rosa has been and remains  
in full force and effect without interruption.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-188 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA EXTENDING THE  
PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE  
THREAT TO COMMUNITY HEALTH POSED BY COVID-19  
12.9  
RESOLUTION - 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.  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-189 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA EXTENDING A PROCLAMATION  
OF LOCAL HOMELESS EMERGENCY (Government Code Sections 8630 et  
seq.)  
14. REPORT ITEMS - NONE.  
16. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS  
16.1  
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:  
· Support for H.R. 1368-- The Mental Health Justice Act of 2021.  
Provided for information.  
· Support for H.R. 6375--The COPS on the Beat Grant Program  
Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022. Provided for information.  
· Support for H.R. 6448--The Invest to Protect Act of 2022.  
Provided for information.  
Attachments:  
This item was received and filed.  
17. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
No public comments were made.  
18. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION ITEMS, RECESS TO  
CLOSED SESSION IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, RECONVENE TO  
OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS [IF NEEDED] - NONE.  
19. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
Mayor C. Rogers adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m. in memory of  
Tony Gonsalez, a 23-year City employee. The next regular meeting  
will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at a time to be set by  
the Mayor.  
20. UPCOMING MEETINGS  
20.1  
UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST  
Attachments:  
This item was received and filed.  
Approved on: November 29, 2022  
/s/ Stephanie A. Williams, City Clerk