City Hall, Council  
Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
CITY COUNCIL  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT  
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024  
2:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION  
4:00 P.M. - REGULAR SESSION  
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Council Chamber or submitted in advance via email at  
cc-comment@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m. the Monday before the City  
Council Meeting.  
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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.  
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 can provide comment on an  
Agenda Item In-Person from Council Chamber by completing a Speaker Card  
or signing up with the Administrator in Council Chamber.  
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.  
2:30 P.M.  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
To consider and take action on any request from a Council Member to  
participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency  
Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 549539(f)).  
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  
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.  
3.1  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR  
(Government Code Section 54956.8)  
Property: 730 3rd Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Agency Negotiator: Jill Scott, Real Property Negotiator, and Stephanie  
Valkovic, Associate Real Property Negotiator  
Negotiating Parties: 10 E Street, LLC and Burbank Housing  
Development Corporation, a California non-profit corporation  
Under Negotiations: Price and terms of payment.  
3.2  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Agency Designated Representatives: Maraskeshia Smith, City  
Manager; Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer; Dominique Blanquie,  
Human Resources Director; Siara Goyer, Employee Relations  
Manager; and Burke Dunphy of Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP.  
Employee Organizations: Santa Rosa Firefighters Association - Local  
1401 (representing City Employees in Unit 2).  
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. No action will be taken.  
4:00 P.M.  
5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL (IF NEEDED)  
6. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSIONS  
7. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS  
7.1  
PROCLAMATION - THE SWAIN CENTER AND THEIR SOCIAL  
SKILLS PROGRAM  
Attachments:  
8. STAFF BRIEFINGS - NONE.  
This time is reserved for City staff to provide a five-minute briefing to the  
Council on departmental issues of interest. No action will be taken on these  
matters except to possibly place a particular item on a future agenda for  
Council consideration.  
9. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS  
9.1  
REPORT OF SETTLEMENTS AND ACTIVE LITIGATION  
The City Attorney will report on settlements over $50,000 through  
August 2024 as well as provide a summary of pending litigation against  
the City.  
Attachments:  
10. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION 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 Authority/Regional Climate  
Protection Authority (SCTA/RCPA)  
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  
11.2 SONOMA COUNTY MAYORS' AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' ASSOCIATION /  
CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE  
11.2.1  
The City Council will, by motion, provide direction to the Mayor  
regarding letters of interest received for appointment to the following  
vacancies, which will be made by the City Selection Committee of  
the Sonoma County Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association at its  
meeting on October 10, 2024:  
City Selection Committee:  
1.  
Measure O Citizens Oversight Committee: Two seats to fill  
expiring terms of Mayor Kevin McDonnell of Petaluma and Vice  
Mayor Ben Ford of Cotati, with 3-year terms starting in December.  
Letters received from:  
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Ben Ford (Cotati)  
Gerard Giudice (Rohnert Park)  
Kevin McDonnell (Petaluma)  
Stephen Zollman (Sebastopol)  
Attachments:  
12. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
12.1  
September 10, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes.  
Attachments:  
13. CONSENT ITEMS  
13.1  
RESOLUTION - MEASURE H (2022) CHOICE CYCLE XII GRANT  
PROGRAM FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Recreation and Parks  
Department, Violence Prevention Partnership, that the Council, by  
resolution: 1) adopt the yearly funding recommendations of the Grant  
Review Team for the Measure H (2022) CHOICE Cycle XII Grant  
Program with Year Two funding contingent on successful completion of  
Year One and Year Three funding contingent on successful completion  
of Year Two; and 2) authorize the City Manager or designee to approve  
and execute the funding agreements and any amendments with  
CHOICE Cycle XII approved providers.  
Attachments:  
13.2  
RESOLUTION - ADOPTING AMENDED CONFLICT OF INTEREST  
CODE  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Clerk that the  
Council, by resolution, adopt an amended Conflict of Interest Code for  
designated positions in the City of Santa Rosa as required by the  
Political Reform Act to be done biennially in even-numbered years.  
Attachments:  
13.3  
RESOLUTION - SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 TO FUNDING AGREEMENT  
BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION  
AND THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF  
QUICK BUILD LOW-STRESS BICYCLE FACILITIES  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and  
Public Works Department that Council, by resolution, approve  
Supplement No. 5 to the Master Funding Agreement between the  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the City of Santa Rosa to  
procure K71 bollards at an amount not to exceed $200,000 of Exchange  
Funds for the deployment of Quick Build Low-Stress Bicycle Facilities  
on four roadway segments.  
Attachments:  
13.4  
RESOLUTION - SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE  
OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY  
DEVELOPMENT’S PROHOUSING INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM  
FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,250,000  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Department of  
Housing and Community Services that the Council, by resolution,  
approve the submittal of a grant application to the State of California  
Department of Housing and Community Development’s Prohousing  
Incentive Program in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000 to provide  
financial assistance to multifamily, rental housing that is affordable to  
extremely low-, very low-, low-, or moderate-income households and  
authorize the City Manager to execute a Standard Agreement with the  
Department of Housing and Community Development and related  
documents if funding is awarded.  
Attachments:  
13.5  
RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF (1) FIRST AMENDMENT TO  
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F002573 FOR  
GRANT WRITING SERVICES WITH RENNE PUBLIC POLICY  
GROUP; (2) ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF PROFESSIONAL  
SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F002371 FROM RENNE PUBLIC  
LAW GROUP, LLP TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY GROUP; AND  
(3) ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF PROFESSIONAL  
SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F002573 FROM RENNE PUBLIC  
LAW GROUP, LLP TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY GROUP  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and  
Intergovernmental Relations Office that the Council, by three separate  
resolutions: 1) approve a first amendment to Professional Services  
Agreement Number F002573 with Renne Public Policy Group, a  
division of Renne Public Law Group, LLP, of Sacramento, California,  
increasing time of performance for a two-year extension for a total  
amount not to exceed $148,800, for grant writing services; 2) approve  
the assignment and assumption agreement for F002371 to California  
Public Policy Group for state legislative advocacy services; and 3)  
approve the assignment and assumption agreement for F002573 to  
California Public Policy Group for grant writing services.  
Attachments:  
13.6  
RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO GENERAL  
SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F002577 TO INCREASE  
COMPENSATION WITH STROUPE PETROLEUM MAINTENANCE,  
INC.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Finance Department  
that the Council, by resolution, approve the First Amendment to General  
Services Agreement Number F002577 for fuel station testing,  
inspection, maintenance, and repair services to increase compensation  
with Stroupe Petroleum Maintenance, Inc., Santa Rosa, California, in  
the amount of $50,000, for a total cumulative amount not to exceed  
$145,000.  
Attachments:  
13.7  
RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF ADDING FUNDS TO BLANKET  
PURCHASE ORDER 172139 TO INCREASE COMPENSATION WITH  
CREAM’S TOWING, INC.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Police and Finance  
Departments that the Council, by resolution, approve adding funds to  
Blanket Purchase Order 172139 for abandoned vehicle abatement  
services, increasing compensation with Cream’s Towing, Inc., Santa  
Rosa, California, in the amount of $95,000, for a total cumulative  
amount not to exceed $145,000.  
Attachments:  
13.8  
RESOLUTION - AGREEMENT WITH ACCELA, INC. FOR  
DEVELOPMENT-RELATED PERMITTING, INSPECTION, AND CODE  
ENFORCEMENT SOFTWARE SERVICES  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Finance, Information  
Technology, Planning and Economic Development and Fire  
Departments, that the Council, by resolution, approve a seven-year  
General Services Agreement with Accela, Inc., San Ramon, California,  
for the provision of a Cloud-hosted Software as a Service (SaaS)  
solution to manage the City’s development-related permitting,  
inspections, and code enforcement services, data, and processes, for a  
total amount of $2,523,601.11, which includes a 15% ($13,800)  
contingency for implementation services, and $30,000 contingency for  
as-needed additional licenses throughout the contract term.  
Attachments:  
13.9  
ORDINANCE ADOPTION SECOND READING, SUBJECT TO VOTER  
APPROVAL - ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA  
AMENDING CHAPTER 6-04 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE,  
ENTITLED “GENERAL BUSINESS TAX,” TO INCREASE THE  
MAXIMUM TAX TO $10,000 ANNUALLY, ADJUST TAX RATES AND  
TAX SHORT-TERM RENTAL BUSINESSES (THIS ITEM WAS  
CONTINUED FROM THE AUGUST 20, 2024, REGULAR MEETING  
AND HAS BEEN CONTINUED AGAIN TO THE OCTOBER 8, 2024  
REGULAR MEETING)  
RECOMMENDATION: This ordinance, introduced at the August 6,  
2024, Regular Meeting by a 4-0-0-3 vote (Alvarez, Fleming, N. Rogers  
recused), adopts an ordinance amending Chapter 6-04 of the Santa  
Rosa City Code to amend the General Business Tax upon voter  
approval.  
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 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.  
15. REPORT ITEMS  
15.1  
REPORT - SUPPORT VARIOUS STATE AND LOCAL BALLOT  
MEASURES ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, BALLOT  
BACKGROUND: A study session was held at the last council meeting  
where 12 ballot measures were discussed and deliberated. Council  
asked staff to return to this meeting to formally support certain ballot  
measures on the November 5 ballot.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and  
Intergovernmental Relations Office that the Council, by motion, support  
the following ballot measures on the general election ballot: Measure I  
(Sonoma County), Measure W (Sonoma County), Proposition 2 (State),  
Proposition 3 (State), Proposition 4 (State), and Proposition 5 (State).  
Attachments:  
16. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Public Hearing matters will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m. or as soon  
thereafter as the matters are reached on the agenda.  
16.1  
PUBLIC HEARING - PREZONING OF PARCELS ALONG BARBARA  
DRIVE, ROBIN WAY, EDDY DRIVE, AND MOORLAND AVENUE TO  
SUPPORT FUTURE ANNEXATION AND PUBLIC WATER  
CONNECTIONS  
BACKGROUND: The City proposes to Prezone 34 parcels located on  
Barbara Drive, Robin Way, Eddy Drive, Moorland Avenue, and Bellevue  
Avenue. The goal is to annex the properties into the City of Santa Rosa  
for the purpose of providing City water service to 29 parcels in the area,  
which currently suffer from groundwater contamination, utilizing State  
funding. No new development or construction is proposed.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning Commission  
and the Planning and Economic Development Department that the City  
Council: 1) introduce an ordinance to Prezone the properties situated  
on Barbara Drive, Robin Way, Eddy Drive, Moorland Avenue, and  
Bellevue Avenue to the R-1-6 (Single-Family Residential) and R-2  
(Medium Density Multi-Family Residential) zoning districts, consistent  
with the Low and Medium-Low Density Residential General Plan land  
use designations; and 2) by resolution, adopt a Resolution of  
Application for the annexation application to Sonoma County Local  
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).  
Attachments:  
16.2  
PUBLIC HEARING - CERTIFY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT  
REPORT; APPROVE THE ROSELAND CREEK COMMUNITY PARK  
MASTER PLAN; AND ADOPT THE CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT AND  
MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM  
BACKGROUND: The proposed Roseland Creek Community Park  
Master Plan (Master Plan) provides a comprehensive Master Plan that  
includes myriad park amenities reflective of the community’s collective  
input. The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) was prepared in  
accordance with CEQA to analyze the potential environmental impacts  
associated with adoption of the Roseland Creek Community Park  
Master Plan and identifies mitigation measures that when implemented  
will reduce all potential impacts to less than significant levels.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Recreation and Parks  
Department that the Council, by resolution: 1) certify the Final  
Environmental Impact Report; 2) approve the Roseland Creek  
Community Park Master Plan; and 3) adopt the related CEQA Findings  
of Fact and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.  
Attachments:  
17. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - NONE.  
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  
Attachments:  
*Did not appear on the preliminary agenda.  
**Quasi-judicial or adjudicative action, ex-parte communication disclosure is  
required.  
The Open Government Ordinance was adopted by City Council in December 2020 (ORD-2020-018) and  
amended in July 2021 (ORD-2021-007). These ordinances added and amended Chapter 1-10 to the City  
Code to codify the City of Santa Rosa's commitment to embrace a culture of open government to ensure  
public trust, engage the community, and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and  
collaboration. To view a full versions of the Open Government Ordinances go to  
copies of the Open Government Ordinances contact the City Clerk's Office at 707-543-3015 (TTY Relay at  
711) or cityclerk@srcity.org.  
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excluding closed session items, are available for public review in the City Clerk's Office, Room 10, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa  
Ave, during normal business hours.