City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Design Review Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, August 3, 2023  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Jones-Carter called the meeting to order at 4:30 P.M.  
Rollcall  
7 -  
Present  
Chair Melanie Jones-Carter, Vice Chair Drew Weigl, Board  
Member Michael Burch, Board Member Michael Cook, Board  
Member Victoria Liptak, Board Member Adam Sharron, and  
Board Member Ernest Wuethrich  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
July 6, 2023 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENT  
None.  
4. BOARD BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Jones-Carter read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
4.2 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
Board Member Liptak reported about the Waterways Advisory  
Committee meeting on July 27, 2023.  
4.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
None.  
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
Staff Liaison Nicholson reported.  
6. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
None.  
7. CONSENT ITEM(S)  
None.  
8. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
8.1*  
PUBLIC HEARING - CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT - CULINARY  
FACILITY, DESIGN REVIEW - 0 APOLLO WAY - DR22-046  
BACKGROUND: Construction of a new two-story 19,500 sf culinary  
and youth development facility for production and distribution of  
medically tailored meals and education about healthy eating. The  
project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.  
PRESENTED BY:Sachnoor Bisla, City Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: Chair Jones-Carter disclosed she received a  
letter from Congressman Mike Johnson supporting the project.  
Planner Bisla presented.  
Applicant representatives made a presentation.  
Chair Jones-Carter opened and closed the public hearing at 5:12  
P.M.  
Staff and Applicant representatives responded to Board Member  
inquiries.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Weigl, seconded by Board Member  
Sharron, to waive reading of the text and adopt as amended:  
RESOLUTION NO. DRB-2023-011 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA GRANTING  
DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL FOR CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT –  
CULINARY FACILITY, LOCATED AT 0 APOLLO WAY, APNS 035-490-030,  
035-490-031, FILE NO. DR22-046  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Jones-Carter, Vice Chair Weigl, Board Member Burch, Board  
Member Cook, Board Member Liptak, Board Member Sharron and  
Board Member Wuethrich  
Chair Jones-Carter called for recess at 7:13 P.M.  
Board Member Cook left the meeting at 7:20 P.M. due to  
personal obligations.  
Chair Jones-Carter reconvened the meeting at 7:20 P.M.  
8.2  
REPORT ITEM - RESILIENT CITY DEVELOPMENT MEASURES  
UPDATE - CITYWIDE - FILE NO. PRJ23-010  
BACKGROUND: Request for feedback on proposed updates and  
codification of the Resilient City Development Measures and  
Resilient City Combining District Ordinances adopted in 2018.  
PRESENTED BY: Christian Candelaria, City Planner  
Planner Candelaria presented.  
Board Members provided comments and feedback.  
Chair Jones-Carter opened and closed the public comment  
period at 8:08 P.M.  
Staff responded to Board Member inquiries.  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Jones-Carter adjourned the meeting at 8:10 P.M.  
Approved on: September 7, 2023  
s/Lani Buckheit