City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Planning Commission  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, February 12, 2026  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Weeks called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.  
7 -  
Present  
Chair Karen Weeks, Vice Chair Vicki Duggan, Commissioner Charles  
Carter, Commissioner Patti Cisco, Commissioner Miles Horton,  
Commissioner Aaron Pardo, and Commissioner Terrence Sanders  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code ยง 54953.8)  
None.  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
3.1  
Draft Minutes - January 22, 2026.  
Approved as submitted.  
There were no public comments.  
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Dwayne DeWitt spoke on the General Plan book.  
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS  
5.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Weeks read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
5.2 COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
None.  
5.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
Chair Weeks opened public comments  
Dwayne DeWitt spoke on the composition of the Planning  
Commission.  
Chair Weeks closed public comments.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Horton, seconded by  
Commissioner Sanders, to nominate Commissioner Duggan to Vice  
Chair. Commissioner Duggan accepted the nomination:  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco, Commissioner Horton, Commissioner  
Pardo and Commissioner Sanders  
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
None.  
7. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION OR RECUSAL  
None.  
8. PRESENTATIONS  
None.  
9. CONSENT ITEMS  
None.  
10. REPORT ITEMS  
None.  
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
11.1*  
PUBLIC HEARING - DEL VALLE DRIVE THRU - CONDITIONAL USE  
PERMIT - 2000 SEBASTOPOL RD - CUP23-041 (PRJ23-008)  
BACKGROUND: Conditional Use Permit for new 850 SF drive-through  
building and parking lot for Del Valle Mexican Restaurant., CEQA  
Exempt Project  
RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Economic Development  
Department recommends that the Planning Commission, by resolution,  
approve a Conditional Use Permit to allow the development of a  
drive-through restaurant, to operate between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and  
9:00 p.m., for the property located at 2000 Sebastopol Road.  
PRESENTED BY: Sachnoor Bisla, City Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: No new information to disclose.  
Project Planner Bisla presented.  
Applicant representatives presented.  
Staff and the Applicant representatives responded to Commissioner  
inquiries.  
Chair Weeks opened the Public Hearing at 5:26 p.m.  
Adina Flores spoke in support of the project.  
Member of the public spoke in opposition to the project.  
Sam spoke in opposition to the project.  
Member of the public spoke in opposition to the project.  
Member of the public spoke in opposition to the project.  
Don Gimbel spoke in support of the project.  
Member of the public spoke in opposition to the project.  
Scott Robinson spoke in opposition to the project.  
Member of the public spoke in opposition to the project.  
Member of the public spoke in opposition to the project.  
Ken Davis spoke in opposition to the project.  
Member of the public spoke in support of the project.  
Chair Weeks closed the Public Hearing at 5:57 p.m.  
Staff responded to Commissioner inquiries.  
Commissioners provided comments and feedback.  
Chair Weeks recessed the meeting at 6:42 p.m.  
Chair Weeks reconvened the meeting at 7:11 p.m.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Sanders, seconded by  
Commissioner Pardo, to waive reading of the text and adopt;  
RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA  
ROSA MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING A  
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR DRIVE-THROUGH RETAIL SALES FOR  
THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2000 SEBASTOPOL ROAD - FILE NUMBER  
CUP23-041.  
The motion failed by the following vote:  
2 - Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Sanders  
Yes:  
No:  
5 -  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco and Commissioner Horton  
A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by Vice Chair  
Duggan, to waive reading of the text and adopt;  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-RES-2026-005 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA DENYING A  
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR DRIVE-THROUGH RETAIL SALES FOR  
THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2000 SEBASTOPOL ROAD- FILE NUMBER  
CUP23-041.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco and Commissioner Horton  
2 - Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Sanders  
No:  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Weeks adjourned the meeting at 7:16 p.m.  
Approved on: February 26, 2026  
S/ Madeline Brown, Recording Secretary