Agenda - City Council

City Hall, Council

Chamber

City of Santa Rosa

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND

SUMMARY REPORT

AUGUST 4, 2026

4:00 P.M. - REGULAR SESSION

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Public Comment may be made live during the meeting

In-Person from Council Chamber, via Zoom webinar or dial-in,

or submitted in advance via email at cc-comment@srcity.org

by 5:00 p.m. the Monday before the City Council Meeting.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL E-MAILS SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL ARE

CONSIDERED TO BE PUBLIC RECORDS AND SUBJECT TO

DISCLOSURE UNDER THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.

DEADLINES AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION FOR

PUBLIC COMMENT ARE SET FORTH BELOW.

COUNCIL MAY RECESS DURING THE EVENING FOR BREAKS.

PUBLIC HEARING MATTERS WILL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 5:00 P.M.

MATTERS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Except for public hearing items, comments from the public will be allowed on

all agenda items at the time each item is called. Comments on public hearing

items may be made when the hearing is opened.

Live Public Comment: Members of the public may comment on each agenda

item when the Chair opens public comments. To provide comment on an

agenda item you may: (1) speak in person from the Council Chamber by

completing a speaker card or signing up with the administrator; (2) participate

through Zoom by using the “raise hand feature”; or (3) join by phone using

the dial-in option in Zoom and pressing “*9” when public comment is opened

for the item. For more information, visit

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Advanced Public Comment Via E-mail: To submit an e-mailed public

comment to the City Council, please send to: cc-comment@srcity.org by 5:00

p.m., the Monday prior to the Council Meeting. Identify in the subject line of

your e-mail the Agenda Item Number on which you wish to comment, and

provide your name and comment in the body of the e-mail. E-mail public

comments received by the deadline will be distributed to City Council

members and uploaded to the agenda prior to the start of the City Council

Meeting for public access.

Non-Agenda Items are the time when any person may address the Council on

matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter

jurisdiction of the Council. The first public comment period on non-agenda

items (Agenda Item 14) will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m. and will be limited

to twelve speakers selected randomly by the Mayor. Each speaker will be

allowed up to three minutes. Speakers who do not have an opportunity to

speak during this time will be allowed to make public comment under Agenda

Item 18.

4:00 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code § 54953)

This time is reserved for any Council Member to announce remote

participation under the "Just Cause" provision of Government Code Section

54953.8.

3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - NONE.

Following the announcement of Closed Session items and prior to recess into

Closed Session, the public may speak up to three minutes on items to be

addressed in Closed Session.

RECESS CLOSED SESSION(S) AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE

COUNCIL CHAMBER AND VIA ZOOM.

4. STUDY SESSION - NONE.

Study Session items are items for in-depth discussion and possible direction

to staff. Council will take no action.

5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL (IF NEEDED)

6. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSIONS

7. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS - NONE.

8. STAFF BRIEFINGS

This time is reserved for City staff to provide a five-minute briefing to the

Council on departmental issues of interest. Council will take no action on

these matters except to possibly place a particular item on a future agenda for

Council consideration.

8.1

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PLAN UPDATE

This is a standing item on the agenda. Council will take no action

except for possible direction to staff. This item has no impact on current

fiscal year budget.

9. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS

10. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION/RECUSAL BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

11. MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS’ REPORTS

11.1 MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS' SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON

REPORTS (AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO BOARD

REPRESENTATIVE ON PENDING ISSUES, IF NEEDED)

11.1.1 Council Subcommittee Reports

11.1.2 Sonoma County Transportation and Climate Authorities (SCTCA)

11.1.3 Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) - Water Advisory Committee

11.1.4 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

11.1.5 Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District

Advisory Committee

11.1.6 Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA)

11.1.7 Zero Waste Sonoma (formerly known as Sonoma County Waste

Management Agency (SCWMA))

11.1.8 Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)

11.1.9 Sonoma County Homeless Coalition

11.1.10 Renewal Enterprise District (RED)

11.1.11 Public Safety Subcommittee

11.1.12 Other

12. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NONE.

13. CONSENT ITEMS

13.1

RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZATION OF RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT - DISASTER

RECOVERY GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

AND ALLOCATING SUCH FUNDS TO THE COFFEY PARK AND

FOUNTAINGROVE NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD DISASTER RECOVERY

PROJECT

RECOMMENDATION: The Transportation and Public Works

Department recommends that the Council, by resolution, approve

receipt of additional Community Development Block Grant - Disaster

Recovery Grant Funds from the California Department of Housing and

Community Development and allocate such funds to the Coffey Park

and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery Project,

Contract No. C02258, and authorize the Chief Financial Officer to

increase appropriations in the amount of $1,496,623.27.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - HCD Letter

Resolution

13.2

RESOLUTION - EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL

HOMELESS EMERGENCY

RECOMMENDATION: The Housing and Community Services

Department recommends that the Council, by resolution, approve an

extension of Resolution No. 28839 which formally proclaimed a local

homeless emergency within Santa Rosa. This item has no impact on

current fiscal year budget.

Staff Report

Resolution

Attachments:

14. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

This is the time when any person may address the Council on matters not

listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of

the Council. This public comment period will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m.

and will be limited to twelve speakers selected randomly by the City Clerk.

Each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes. Speakers who do not have

an opportunity to speak during this time will be allowed to make public

comment under Agenda Item 18.

15. REPORT ITEMS

15.1

REPORT - PROHOUSING DESIGNATION PROGRAM APPLICATION

AUTHORIZATION

BACKGROUND: The Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) seeks to

acknowledge and support jurisdictions that go above-and-beyond state

housing law to help accelerate housing production. A jurisdiction with a

Prohousing Designation may receive priority processing or funding

points when applying for several funding programs, including Affordable

Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC), Infill Infrastructure

Grant (IIG), Transformative Climate Communities (TCC), Solutions for

Congested Corridors (SCCP), Local Partnership Program (LPP),

Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), and Sustainable

Transportation Planning Grant Program (STPG).

In July 2023, Santa Rosa was one of the first cities in California to

receive the Prohousing Designation. This designation expires three

years from January 1 of year following the date it was granted.

Accordingly, the City must submit a new application before its

designation expires on January 1, 2027.

RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Economic Development

Department recommends that the Council: 1) receive information

regarding the City's renewal application for the California Department of

Housing and Community Development's Prohousing Designation

Program; 2) receive public comment as part of the required Diligent

Public Participation Process; and 3) by resolution, authorize staff to

submit the renewal application to the California Department of Housing

and Community Development following completion of the required

public review period and consideration of all comments received. This

item has no impact on the current fiscal year budget.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Prohousing Application 2026

Resolution

Presentation

15.2

REPORT - HIGH-DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE

PROGRAM

BACKGROUND: On September 25, 2018, the City Council approved

the establishment of the High-Density Multi-Family Incentive Program

(Incentive Program). The purpose of the Incentive Program was to

address the community’s housing crisis by encouraging housing

development and increased density in downtown Santa Rosa through

the reduction/deferral of City development impact fees. The program

supports City Council goals to promote Citywide economic development

and plan for and encourage housing for all. Pursuant to the approved

resolutions, eligible projects must be located within the boundaries of

the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan and within one of the zoning

districts identified in the resolutions. In the September 2018 resolutions,

criteria was established for eligible residential projects including that

they “break ground” by August 31, 2023. Breaking ground was defined

as pulling a foundation building permit. As of October 2022, only one

project, The Cannery located at 3 West 3rd Street, had taken

advantage of the Incentive Program. Due to the ongoing housing crisis

and delays in housing investments and construction at that time, on

December 13, 2022, the Council adopted resolutions extending the

Program through August 31, 2026. To date, six projects have taken

advantage of the Incentive Program, with three additional projects

pending. Given the continued housing crisis and the City’s need to

develop an updated impact fee study, engage with the community and

developers, and subsequently amend the Program as necessary, staff

is recommending that the Incentive Program be extended to August 31,

2031.

RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Economic Development

Department recommends that the Council, by three separate

resolutions: 1) rescind Resolution No. RES-2022-246 and set forth a

revised schedule of capital facilities fees for the high density multi-family

residential incentive program; 2) rescind Resolution No. RES-2022-247

and set forth a revised schedule of park development impact fees for

the high density multi-family incentive program; and 3) rescind

Resolution No. RES-2022-248 and establish payment options for water

and wastewater demand fees for the high density multi-family

residential incentive program to further support housing development

and increased density in downtown Santa Rosa. This item has no

impact on current fiscal year budget.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Downtown Map

Attachment 2 - KM Memo

Attachment 3 - Maximum Base FAR Map

Attachment 4 - CC RES-2019-066-CFF

Attachment 5 - CC RES-2019-067-Park

Attachment 6 - CC RES-2018-169-Water_Wastewater

Attachment 7 - CC - RES-2022-246 - CFF

Attachment 8 - CC - RES-2022-247 - Parks

Attachment 9 - CC - RES-2022-248 - Water Wastewater

Resolution 1 - CFF

Resolution 1 Exhibit A - Map of Downtown

Resolution 2 - Park

Resolution 2 Exhibit A - Map of Downtown

Resolution 3 - Water and Wastewater

Resolution 3 Exhibit A - Map of Downtown

Presentation

16. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.

Public Hearing matters will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m. or as soon

thereafter as the matters are reached on the agenda.

17. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

17.1

NOTICE OF FINAL MAP - Holly Hock - Provided for information.

Notice of Submittal

Location Map

Attachments:

18. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

This is the time when any person may address the Council on matters not

listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of

the Council and not able to speak under Agenda Item 14. Each speaker will

be allowed up to three minutes.

19. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION ITEMS, RECESS TO

CLOSED SESSION IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, RECONVENE TO

OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS [IF NEEDED]

20. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING

21. UPCOMING MEETINGS

This schedule is tentative and subject to change pending final publication and

posting of the City Council Meeting Agenda.

21.1

UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST

Upcoming Meetings List

Attachments:

*Did not appear on the preliminary agenda.

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