Communications &

Intergovernmental

Relations Office

City of Santa Rosa

637 First Street

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND

SUMMARY REPORT

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025

6:00 P.M.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY

ATTENDING IN-PERSON AT THE COMMUNICATIONS AND

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS OFFICE AT 637 FIRST STREET,

SANTA ROSA.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE

MEETING LIVE AT:

• VIA ZOOM BY VISITING

HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/85724523316

• BY PHONE BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID:

857-2452-3316

Public Comment may be made live during the meeting In-Person from

the Communications and Intergovernmental Relations Office at 637 First

Street, Santa Rosa or submitted in advance via email at

svbrown@srcity.org by 12:00 p.m., on or before September 23, 2025.

Identify in the subject line of your

email the Agenda Item Number on which you wish to comment. Email

public comments will be provided to all CAB members prior to the

meeting.

IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED

ON JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB

2449, THE CITY WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH

THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN NUMBER ABOVE.

1. CALL TO ORDER

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. ROLL CALL

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS

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. The public

may comment on agenda items when the item is called. Each speaker is

allowed up to three minutes.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

5.1

Draft Minutes - July 23, 2025

Attachments:

6. SCHEDULED ITEMS

6.1

WEED ABATEMENT, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, and

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

Santa Rosa Fire Department, Planning and Economic Development,

and Transportation and Public Works Departments will provide

information of the City’s Weed Abatement, Landscape Maintenance,

and Vegetation Management.

For information only.

6.2

FEMA FLOOD RISK MAPPING PROJECT FOR THE SANTA ROSA

CREEK WATERSHED

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has initiated a

flood mapping project for the Santa Rosa Creek Watershed as part of a

nationwide effort to better identify flood risk. Santa Rosa City staff will

present the latest update on the project.

For information only.

Presentation

Attachments:

6.3

MOTION - COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

The Community Advisory Board (CAB) reviews and approves the 2025

Community Improvement Grant Applications. The Board shall award

grants to the applicants whose projects best meet the criteria. There

are two grants that have been submitted for the August-September

2025 period:

• The Expanding Santa Rosa Tool Library grant application from Santa

Rosa Tool Library requests $2,500.00 to expand its shared tool

inventory-primarily battery-powered plus select specialty tools-to

improve wildfire defensible space, low-cost bike repair, and sustainable

yard care. The Tool Library lends tools at no cost to over six hundred

and fifty Santa Rosa households. Priority beneficiaries include renters

and low- and moderate-income residents in fire-prone areas, bicycle

commuters, and families that cannot afford rarely used equipment.

• The Roseland Elementary Strider Bikes for Climate from Roseland

Elementary Schools requests $801.20 to purchase youth bicycle

helmets for the Bicycling Skills Pause Climate Change Project. This will

complement the 12 Strider Balance bikes already awarded to Roseland

Leadership Academy, ensuring students can participate safely. The

program will benefit about 200 TK-2nd grade students, promoting

safety, health, and lifelong habits while encouraging human-powered

transportation, reducing emissions, and fostering community well-being.

The two grants total $3,301.20. The current balance is $31,974.70; if all

grants are awarded the remainder balance for the current fiscal year will

be $28,673.50.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and

Intergovernmental Relations Department that the Community Advisory

Board, by motion, determine the dispersing of the Community

Improvement Grants Application for the August-September, 2025,

period.

Aug-Sept 2025 CIG Applications

Attachments:

6.4

MOTION - ADJUSTMENT TO CAB START TIME

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and

Intergovernmental Relations Department that the Community Advisory

Board, by motion, adjust the start time of the Community Advisory Board

Meetings.

7. CAB ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ISSUES OF CONCERN TO CITY RESIDENTS

CAB Members may share community news, upcoming community events that

may be of interest to the CAB, and issues of concern for residents.

8. STAFF 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

item on a future agenda for consideration.

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

The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or

employment in, its programs or activities. Disability-related aids or services, including printed information in alternate formats, to

enable persons with disabilities to participate in public meetings are available by calling (707) 543-4321 one week prior to the

meeting. (TTY Relay at 711).

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of this meeting body prior to this meeting regarding any item on this agenda

are available for public review in the City Clerk's Office, Room 10, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave, during normal business

hours.