City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Housing Authority  
Special Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Friday, May 24, 2024  
1:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair LaPenna called the meeting to order at 1:00pm.  
2. ROLL CALL  
7 -  
Present  
Chair Thomas LaPenna, Vice Chair Jeremy Newton, Commissioner  
Angela Conte, Commissioner Wayne Downey Ph. D, Commissioner  
Jeffrey Owen, Commissioner Doug Shivananda Friedman, and  
Commissioner Andrew Smith  
3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
NONE  
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)  
NONE  
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.1  
April 22, 2024 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
6. CONSENT ITEMS  
6.1  
RESOLUTION - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PROJECT COMPLETION  
FOR LAUREL AT PERENNIAL PARK PHASE I, FORMERLY 3575  
MENDOCINO PHASE I, A NINETY-FOUR (94) UNIT RENTAL  
HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED AT 3575 MENDOCINO AVENUE IN  
SANTA ROSA, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, APN 173-030-030.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and  
Community Services Department that the Housing Authority, by  
resolution, acknowledge the completion of Laurel at Perennial Park  
Phase I, formerly 3575 Mendocino Avenue Phase I under the  
Community Development Block Grant Program - Disaster Recovery  
administered by the California Department of Housing and Community  
Development.  
6.2  
RESOLUTION - CHANGE TO NAME OF ENTITY ON PRIOR AWARD  
OF PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS FOR DEL NIDO APARTMENTS  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and  
Community Services Department that the Housing Authority, by  
resolution, change the legal name of the entity awarded eight (8)  
Project Based Vouchers for Del Nido Apartments from Eden  
Development, Inc. to New Del Nido, L.P.  
Public Comments:  
None  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Newton, seconded by Commissioner  
Friedman, to waive reading of the text and adopt CONSENT ITEMS.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair LaPenna, Vice Chair Newton, Commissioner Conte,  
Commissioner Downey Ph. D, Commissioner Owen, Commissioner  
Friedman and Commissioner Smith  
7. ADJOURNMENT  
Seeing no further business, Chair LaPenna adjourned the meeting  
at 1:07pm.  
Approved on:  
_______________________________  
Steven V. Brown, Recording Secretary