Communications &  
Intergovernmental  
Relations Office  
City of Santa Rosa  
637 First Street  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT  
JULY 23, 2025  
6:00 P.M.  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY  
ATTENDING IN-PERSON AT THE COMMUNICATIONS &  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 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 & Intergovernmental Affairs 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 July 22, 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 - May 28, 2025  
Draft Minutes - May 28, 2025  
Attachments:  
6. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
6.1  
PRESENTATION - REIMAGINING DOWNTOWN: PEDESTRIAN  
FRIENDLY STREETS SURVEY RESULTS  
Planning and Economic Development staff will share the results of their  
“Reimagining Downtown: Pedestrian-Friendly Streets” Survey.  
Attachment 1: Community Survey Results  
Attachment 2: Business Survey Results  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
6.2  
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 four grants that have been submitted for the June-July 2025 period,  
totaling $9,922. The current balance is $38,374.70; if all grants are  
awarded the remainder balance for the current fiscal year will be  
$28,452.70.  
Provided information. Attachments: June-July 2025 Applications  
Summary; June-July 2025 CIG Grant Applications  
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 June-July 2025 period.  
June-July, 2025, CIG Applications Summary  
June-July, 2025, CIG Applications  
Attachments:  
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.