City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
City of Santa Rosa  
City Council  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, October 11, 2022  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Mayor C. Rogers called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.  
6 -  
Present:  
Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez, Council Member  
Victoria Fleming, Council Member Dianna MacDonald, Council  
Member Natalie Rogers, and Council Member John Sawyer  
1 - Council Member Tom Schwedhelm  
Absent:  
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - NONE.  
3. STUDY SESSION  
3.1  
DOWNTOWN CITY ASSET SURPLUS STRATEGY  
This is the third and final study session in the Downtown City Asset  
Series.  
Staff is seeking direction on the surplus of underutilized downtown City  
Assets (Property), making these Properties available for affordable  
housing/housing focused development through the Surplus Lands Act  
notice of availability.  
Staff Report  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
Jill Scott, Real Property Manager, presented and answered  
questions from Council.  
Ethan Walsh, BBK Law, answered questions from Council.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Hugh Futrell spoke on his site at 4 E Street, and asked that his  
permit allocation agreement be allowed to move forward.  
Natalie Balfour spoke asking Garage 5 not to be designated as  
surplus land, the harm done to her building due to the  
pre-construction phase, the loss of tenants, and the diminished  
ability to lease the building.  
Calum Weeks, Generation Housing, spoke asking Council to take a  
holistic long view to preserve the cultural aspects of downtown, on  
parking occupying 25% of the downtown area, on partnerships with  
state and federal government, the need to collaborate with Santa  
Rosa City Schools, and Generation Housing being willing to  
collaborate with the City.  
Mayor C. Rogers recessed the meeting at 2:52 p.m. and reconvened at 4:00  
p.m.  
4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL (IF NEEDED)  
6 -  
Present:  
Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez, Council Member  
Victoria Fleming, Council Member Dianna MacDonald, Council  
Member Natalie Rogers, and Council Member John Sawyer  
1 - Council Member Tom Schwedhelm  
Absent:  
5. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSIONS  
No report was given on the study session.  
6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS  
No public comments were made.  
6.1  
PROCLAMATION - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH  
Proclamation  
Attachments:  
Council Member N. Rogers read the proclamation and presented it  
to Madeleine Kegan O'Connell, Chief Executive Officer of Sonoma  
County YWCA. Madeleine Keegan O'Connell thanked the Council  
for honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month and provided  
information on the work the YWCA does for the County.  
7. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
No public comments were made.  
COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE  
7.1  
This will be a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken  
except for possible direction to staff.  
No report was provided.  
7.2  
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PLAN UPDATE  
This will be a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken  
except for possible direction to staff.  
Magali Telles, Deputy Director Community Engagement, provided  
an update on the Hearn Avenue Community Hub.  
8. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS  
No public comments were made.  
8.1  
REPORT OF SETTLEMENTS AND ACTIVE LITIGATION  
The City Attorney will report on settlements over $50,000 through  
September 2022 as well as provide a summary of pending litigation  
against the City.  
Litigation Report  
Attachments:  
Jeff Berk, Chief Assistant City Attorney, reported materials were  
provided in the published agenda packet on active litigation and  
settlements, noting City Attorney Sue Gallagher reported on the  
settlement of Apogee Gardens v. City of Santa Rosa at the meeting  
on September 27, 2022.  
9. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS  
No statements of abstention were made.  
10. MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS’ REPORTS  
Vice Mayor Alvarez made a motion to place on a future agenda for  
Council discussion an item regarding Ordinance No. 2519 Traffic  
Chapter 11-16. Council Member N. Rogers seconded the motion.  
Council Member MacDonald attended a ride along with Police  
Officer Raymond and thanked him for the care he and the other  
officers provided to someone going through trauma. She attended a  
Los Cien event, the TLC Child and Family Services event, the  
Schulz Museum for a Commemorative Stamp event, toured the new  
Caritas Center, and recognized City Manager Smith and Mayor C.  
Rogers for presenting at Sonoma County Alliance on the State of  
Santa Rosa.  
Council Member N. Rogers announced she is seeking applications  
from persons interested in serving on the Community Advisory  
Board, she attended a picnic for the Athena House and announced  
they will remain open, attended a Faith in Blue event and thanked the  
police officers and Police Chief Cregan for thinking outside the box  
with new ideas. She will be participating in a park clean-up at A Place  
to Play, and in a series of Empowering Neighborhood Voices at  
Bayside Church.  
Council Member Fleming reported she worked in the community  
garden at her daughter's school, she met with the Santa Rosa Police  
Department, and thanked Mayor C. Rogers, Fire Chief Scott  
Westrope, and City Manager Smith for coordinating the Tubbs Fire  
Anniversary event.  
10.1 MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS' SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON  
REPORTS (AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO BOARD  
REPRESENTATIVE ON PENDING ISSUES, IF NEEDED)  
10.1.1 Council Subcommittee Reports  
10.1.2 Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate  
Protection Authority (SCTA/RCPA)  
Mayor C. Rogers recognized the five year anniversary of the  
Tubbs Fire and expressed gratitude to the community and  
staff who are survivors and helped the community.  
10.1.3 Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) - Water Advisory Committee  
10.1.4 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)  
10.1.5 Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District  
Advisory Committee  
10.1.6 Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA)  
Mayor C. Rogers provided a brief report.  
10.1.7 Zero Waste Sonoma (formerly known as Sonoma County Waste  
Management Agency (SCWMA))  
10.1.8 Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)  
10.1.9 Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC)  
10.1.10 Renewal Enterprise District (RED)  
10.1.11 Public Safety Subcommittee  
10.1.12 Other  
10.2 MATTERS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
10.2.1  
REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEM REGARDING TODD CREEK  
ANNEXATION  
BACKGROUND: At the September 27, 2022, City Council meeting,  
Council Member Sawyer requested a future agenda item to discuss  
the Todd Creek Annexation. Vice Mayor Alvarez concurred with the  
request.  
Council Member Sawyer shared the necessity of why Council  
should discuss this issue was to address some complex issues  
with expediting this causing some challenges that Council should  
discuss. Council Member Alvarez had concurred on this motion.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Ken MacNab spoke thanking Council for considering this item, on  
housing challenges facing the community, and annexing vacant  
land properties being an opportunity to develop housing to meet  
the city's future housing needs.  
On a motion by Council Member Sawyer, seconded by Vice Mayor  
Alvarez, to direct staff to bring this item back at a future agenda for  
Council discussion.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member MacDonald, Council Member Rogers, and  
Council Member Sawyer  
1 - Council Member Schwedhelm  
Absent:  
11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
No public comments were made.  
June 7, 2022, Regular Meeting.  
11.1  
Draft Minutes  
Attachments:  
Approved as submitted.  
11.2  
June 21, 2022, Regular Meeting.  
Draft Minutes  
Attachments:  
Approved as submitted.  
Council Member Sawyer left the meeting at 4:45 p.m. for the remainder of the  
evening.  
12. CONSENT ITEMS  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Eris Weaver, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, spoke on Item 12.2  
expressing concern and disappointment it will cause delays on the  
project.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Alvarez, seconded by Council Member  
N. Rogers, to waive reading of the text and adopt Consent Items 12.1  
through 12.7. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member MacDonald, and Council Member Rogers  
2 - Council Member Sawyer, and Council Member Schwedhelm  
Absent:  
12.1  
MOTION - CONTRACT AWARD - SANTA ROSA PAVEMENT  
REHABILITATION OF VARIOUS STREETS  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and  
Public Works Department that the Council, by motion, award Contract  
No. C02089, Santa Rosa Pavement Rehabilitation of Various Streets, in  
the amount of $2,655,597.99 to the lowest responsible bidder, Ghilotti  
Constriction Company, Inc. of Santa Rosa, California, approve a 10%  
contract contingency, and authorize a total contract amount of  
$2,921,157.79.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 – Location Map  
Attachment 2 –Summary of Bids  
This Consent - Motion was approved.  
12.2  
MOTION - REJECT ALL BIDS - SANTA ROSA AVENUE CORRIDOR  
IMPROVEMENTS  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and  
Public Works Department that the Council, by motion, reject all bids  
received for Contract No. C01620, Santa Rosa Avenue Corridor  
Improvements.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 - Location Map  
Attachment 2 - Summary of Bids  
Presentation  
This Consent - Motion was approved.  
12.3  
RESOLUTION - EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE  
OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO THE THREAT TO  
COMMUNITY HEALTH POSED BY COVID-19  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Attorney’s Office  
that the Council, by resolution, declare that the proclamation of a state  
of local emergency within the City of Santa Rosa has been and remains  
in full force and effect without interruption.  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-200 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA EXTENDING THE  
PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE  
THREAT TO COMMUNITY HEALTH POSED BY COVID-19  
12.4  
RESOLUTION - MAKING REQUIRED MONTHLY FINDINGS AND  
AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED USE OF TELECONFERENCING  
FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE  
CITY’S BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES, PURSUANT  
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Attorney that the  
Council, by resolution, make required monthly findings and authorize  
the continued use of teleconferencing for public meetings of the City  
Council and all of the City’s boards, commissions and committees  
pursuant to Assembly Bill 361.  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-201 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA MAKING REQUIRED FINDINGS  
AND AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED USE OF TELECONFERENCING FOR  
PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE CITY'S  
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY  
BILL 361  
12.5  
RESOLUTION - EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL  
HOMELESS EMERGENCY  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and  
Community Services Department that the Council, by resolution,  
approve an extension of Resolution No. 28839 which formally  
proclaimed a local homeless emergency within Santa Rosa.  
Staff Report  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-202 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA EXTENDING A PROCLAMATION  
OF LOCAL HOMELESS EMERGENCY (Government Code Sections 8630 et  
seq.)  
12.6  
RESOLUTION - APPROVAL - WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BID AND  
PURCHASE ORDER FOR MICROCLOR ON-SITE HYPOCHLORITE  
GENERATOR SYSTEM  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Recreation and Parks  
and Finance Departments that the Council, by resolution: 1) waive  
competitive bidding pursuant to Section 3-08.100(D); 2) approve  
issuance of a purchase order for the purchase of a new larger Microclor  
On-Site Hypochlorite Generator to PSI Water Technologies, Inc.,  
Milpitas, California, in a not to exceed amount of $140,932.50; and 3)  
delegate authority to the City Manager or designee to execute the  
Non-Standard Agreement, subject to approval as to form by the City  
Attorney.  
Staff Report  
Resolution  
Exhibit A  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Resolution was adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-203 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA WAIVING COMPETITIVE  
BIDDING; APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A MICROCLOR ON-SITE  
HYPOCHLORITE GENERATOR SYSTEM  
12.7  
ORDINANCE ADOPTION - SECOND READING - ORDINANCE OF  
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA INCREASING THE  
COMPENSATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE,  
EFFECTIVE MAY 8, 2022, (1) A 5% MERIT INCREASE IN SALARY,  
AND (2) A 3% INCREASE IN DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR A  
TOTAL CITY CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT OF 8%  
RECOMMENDATION: This ordinance, introduced at the September 27,  
2022, Regular Meeting by a 6-0-1 vote (Schwedhelm absent), increases  
the compensation of the City Attorney to provide, effective May 8, 2022,  
(1) a 5% merit increase in salary, and (2) a 3% increase in deferred  
compensation for a total City contribution amount of 8%.  
Ordinance  
Attachments:  
This Consent - Ordinance was adopted.  
ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2022-011 ENTITLED: ORDINANCE OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA INCREASING THE  
COMPENSATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE, EFFECTIVE MAY  
8, 2022, (1) A 5% MERIT INCREASE IN SALARY, AND (2) A 3% INCREASE  
IN DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR A TOTAL CITY CONTRIBUTION  
AMOUNT OF 8%  
Mayor C. Rogers recessed the meeting at 4:50 p.m. and reconvened at 5:00  
p.m.  
13. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
Eric Fraser, Truth in Tourism, spoke on a recent short-term rental  
owner who was victimized by the renters who booked the home, and  
expressed his concern on the current ordinance and lack of  
enforcement to hold renters accountable.  
Lisa Miller spoke on the recreational vehicles and trailers parked on  
her street having a negative impact on the sale of her home and the  
neighborhood.  
Shirley Cheal spoke on homelessness in the community,  
commended the people who participate in the Safe Parking  
Program, and asked Council not to forget the people who are not  
chronically homeless but need services.  
Cassie spoke on the multiple recreational vehicles and trailers  
having a negative impact in her neighborhood, and on the events in  
the park that happen once a month disrupting their lives with  
amplified sound.  
14. REPORT ITEMS  
14.1  
REPORT - INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO THE SANTA  
ROSA CITY CODE ADDING CHAPTER 10-26 SIDESHOWS  
BACKGROUND: Over the last few years, Santa Rosa has experienced  
an increase in reckless driving exhibitions on City streets. These  
contests, known as “sideshows” (involving activities such as drifting,  
burnouts, and donuts) are held throughout the city, several times per  
month, usually in the late night or early morning hours. Hundreds of  
illegal street racers and spectators converge on various public streets  
and off-street parking lots in both commercial and residential  
neighborhoods. These juveniles and adult participants block the streets  
with their cars, set up exhibition areas for reckless driving and  
spectators will act as human guard rails. When patrol cars descend on  
an illegal sideshow site, spectators jump back into their cars and  
caravan to other locations, where a new sideshow is started until the  
police locate and move them along. The sideshow participants,  
traveling at high speeds from location to location, cause traffic  
congestion and dangerous conditions for other drivers. The high  
speeds and reckless driving that characterize sideshows endanger  
participants, members of the public, and police officers.  
In recent months, sideshows have become significantly worse and  
present much like riotous behavior. With organized sideshows growing  
to hundreds of cars and becoming more violent, it frequently requires  
massive police responses that have pulled in officers from all over the  
city and county. These events have caused an increase in overtime for  
upstaffing police officers in anticipation of a sideshow event. They have  
been increasingly violent toward the responding officers as bottles,  
rocks and other dangerous items are thrown at them and their patrol  
cars. Fire trucks and ambulances have also been surrounded and  
damaged when trying to administer medical aid to persons involved in  
or around the sideshow events.  
Sideshows effect all areas of Santa Rosa. Some of the primary  
locations for sideshow activities have included:  
• Sebastopol Road and West Avenue  
• Hoen, Yulupa and Summerfield Avenues  
• Corporate Center Parkway near Sebastopol Road  
• Wilson and 7th Street  
• Dutton Avenue at W. 9th Street  
• Hwy 12 and Fulton Road  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Police Department that  
the Council introduce an ordinance to the Santa Rosa City Code adding  
Chapter 10-26 Sideshows for citing Participants, Spectators and  
Organizers of Sideshow events in Santa Rosa.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
Ordinance (Revised 10/11/2022 - Redlined)  
Ordinance (Revised 10/11/2022 - Final)  
Presentation  
John Cregan, Chief of Police, presented and answered questions  
from Council.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Lisa Miller spoke thanking Chief Cregan for the huge effort to make  
this happen for the community.  
A motion was made by Council Member Fleming, seconded by Vice Mayor  
Alvarez, to waive reading of the text and introduce the ordinance as  
amended by removing the word "predetermined" in Section D. 1. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING  
TITLE 10, AND ADDING CHAPTER 10-26 TO THE SANTA ROSA MUNICIPAL  
CODE REGARDING RECKLESS DRIVING EXHIBITIONS, HEREINAFTER  
REFERRED TO AS "SIDESHOWS"  
5 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member MacDonald, and Council Member Rogers  
2 - Council Member Sawyer, and Council Member Schwedhelm  
Absent:  
14.2  
REPORT - SONOMA COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS  
IMPROVEMENT AREA ASSESSMENT MODIFICATION REMOVING  
THE $350,000 REVENUE THRESHOLD FOR COLLECTION  
BACKGROUND: To increase assessment revenue generated by the  
Sonoma County Tourism Business Improvement Area (SCTBIA), as  
established by Sonoma County Ordinance No. 5525, the Sonoma  
County Tourism Bureau seeks to remove the current $350,000 revenue  
threshold for collections. The current SCTBIA assessment rate of 2%  
would remain unchanged. The Parking and Business Improvement Area  
Law of 1989 requires the consent of the Santa Rosa City Council before  
any changes to assessments collected within Santa Rosa city limits may  
be considered by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that the Council, by resolution,  
consent to a change to the assessment methodology outlined in  
Sonoma County Ordinance No. 5525, removing the $350,000 revenue  
threshold for participation of Santa Rosa lodging establishments in the  
Sonoma County Tourism Business Improvement Area pending the  
outcome of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Public Hearing  
and subsequent action.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 - Sonoma County Ordinance No. 5525  
Resolution  
Presentation  
Raissa De La Rosa, Deputy Director Economic Development,  
presented and answered questions from Council.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Eric Fraser, Truth in Tourism, spoke asking if the County's  
assessment is replacing Santa Rosa's assessment, and expressing  
his concern that inaccurate information is being provided by the  
Business Improvement District.  
A motion was made by Council Member MacDonald, seconded by Council  
Member N. Rogers, to waive reading of the text and adopt  
RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-204 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA CONSENTING TO A CHANGE TO  
THE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY OUTLINED IN SONOMA COUNTY  
ORDINANCE NO. 5525  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,  
Council Member MacDonald, and Council Member Rogers  
2 - Council Member Sawyer, and Council Member Schwedhelm  
Absent:  
15. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.  
16. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS  
No public comments were made.  
16.1  
STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:  
· Veto Request AB 2234 (R. Rivas and Grayson) -- Planning and  
zoning: housing: postentitlement phase permits. Provided for  
information.  
· Support for S. 4517 (Ossoff and Hawley) and S. 4690 (Van  
Hollen) -- Fire Station Improvement Act and Fire Station  
Construction Grants Act. Provided for information.  
Legislative Memo  
Attachments:  
Bill Text - AB 2234 Planning and zoning: housing: postentitlement phase permits  
Letter of Opposition Veto Request to Governor Newsom  
Bill Text - S. 4517 Fire Station Improvement Act  
Bill Text - S. 4690 Fire Station Construction Grants Act  
Support Request Letter to Senator Feinstein  
Support Request Letter to Senator Padilla  
This item was received and filed.  
17. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
No public comments were made.  
18. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION ITEMS, RECESS TO  
CLOSED SESSION IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, RECONVENE TO  
OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS [IF NEEDED] - NONE.  
19. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
Mayor C. Rogers adjourned the meeting at 6:09 p.m. The next  
regularly scheduled meeting will be held on October 25, 2022, at a  
time to be set by the Mayor.  
20. UPCOMING MEETINGS  
20.1  
UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST  
Upcoming Meetings List  
Attachments:  
This item was received and filed.  
Approved on: December 13, 2022  
/s/ Stephanie A. Williams, City Clerk