Finley Center  
2060 W. College Avenue  
Cypress Room  
City of Santa Rosa  
BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL  
DECEMBER 10, 2025  
4:00 P.M.  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE  
MEETING BY ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM THE  
CYPRESS ROOM, 2060 W. COLLEGE AVE., SANTA ROSA.  
THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE AT:  
1. HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE  
"IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW;  
2. VIA ZOOM BY VISITING,  
HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/81396941017, OR BY DIALING  
877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 813 9694 1017  
3. COMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99; AND  
4. VIA YOUTUBE AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA  
IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED  
ON JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT  
TO AB 2449, THE BOARD WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC  
COMMENT THROUGH THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN NUMBER ABOVE.  
DEADLINES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT  
ARE SET FOR BELOW.  
Email Public Comment: To submit an emailed public comment  
to the Board of Parks and Recreation, please send to:  
BPR-comment@SRCity.org by 4:00 p.m. the Monday before the meeting.  
Emailed public comments will be added to the record prior to the  
start of the meeting and will be distributed to the  
Board of Parks and Recreation members and uploaded to  
the agenda prior to the start of the meeting for public access.  
Please note that all emails sent to the City are considered  
public records and subject to disclosure under the  
California Public Records Act.  
BOARD MAY RECESS DURING THE EVENING FOR BREAKS.  
4:00 P.M.  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
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. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
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 of the Board  
of Parks and Recreation. The public may comment on agenda items when the  
item is called. Each speaker is allowed up to three minutes.  
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
4.1  
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 27, 2025 AND OCTOBER  
22, 2025.  
Draft Meeting Minutes-August 27, 2025  
Draft Meeting Minutes-October 22, 2025  
Attachments:  
5. RECREATION AND PARKS 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  
items on a future agenda for consideration.  
5.1  
UPCOMING EVENTS AND PARK PROJECTS  
Upcoming Events & Park Projects 12.10.25  
Attachments:  
6. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS REPORTS AND COMMITTEE UPDATES  
The Chair and Board Members may provide brief updates relevant to their  
district, Recreation and Parks, a committee they are on, or updates relevant  
to the subject matter within the jurisdiction of the Board of Parks and  
Recreation.  
7. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
7.1  
PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UPDATE  
Christa Siegenthaler, Deputy Director of Engineering Services, will  
provide an update on the latest Parks CIP Measure M projects.  
Recommended Action: Information  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
7.2  
ETHICS AND BOARD PROCEDURES TRAINING  
Deputy City Attorney, Hannah Ford-Stille, will provide the Board with an  
orientation training focused on Council Policy 000-45: Attendance,  
Council Policy 000-51: Code of Conduct, and the required Board  
member trainings.  
Recommended Action: Information  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
Council Policy 000-45  
Council Policy 000-51  
7.3  
REPORT - BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION BYLAWS UPDATE  
BACKGROUND: Assistant Parks Planner, Emily Ander, will present  
updates to the Board Bylaws that have been discussed and agreed to  
by the Board including meeting frequency, meeting start time, and  
administrative changes for Board adoption.  
RECOMMENDATION: The Board of Parks and Recreation  
recommends adopting the following amendments to their Bylaws: 1)  
changing the meeting start time from 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 2) moving  
from monthly to bi-monthly meetings, 3) updating the name of the Board  
from the Recreation and Parks Board to the Board of Parks and  
Recreation, 4) adding the ordinance #, ORD-2025-008, 5) adding the  
ordinance adoption date, April 15, 2025, 6) incorporating changes made  
to CP 000-06, including clarifying language about Oath of Office for the  
youth member and the recording secretary, 7) changing the meeting  
date from the third to the fourth Wednesday of the month, and 8)  
replacing special committee, standing committee, and subcommittee  
with ad hoc committee.  
Staff Report  
Attachment 1  
Attachment 2  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
8. WRITTEN AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS  
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  
Next meeting will be held on February 25, 2026, at 4:00 pm.  
The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate against individuals (including member(s) of a legislative body) with disabilities in  
its employment, services, benefits, facilities, programs, or activities. Requests for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services  
necessary to participate in a City program, service, or activity, including printed information in alternate formats, are available  
by calling the Parks office at (707) 543-3770 (TTY Relay at 711). Requests should be submitted as far in advance as possible,  
but no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled meeting.  
This information can also be accessed via the internet at: http://srcity.org. Any writing or documents provided to a majority of  
the Board of Parks and Recreation regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Parks  
Office, 69 Stony Circle, Santa Rosa, California during regular business hours by contacting the contacting the Parks office at  
707-543-3770 (TTY Relay at 711) or bpr-comment@srcity.org. Requests should be submitted as far in advance as possible,  
but no later than two (2) business days before the scheduled meeting.