City Hall, Council Chamber

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

City of Santa Rosa

City Council

Special Meeting Minutes - Final

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

4:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Mayor Rogers called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

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Present:

Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez, Council Member

Victoria Fleming, Council Member Natalie Rogers, Council Member

John Sawyer, and Council Member Tom Schwedhelm

2. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

No statements of abstention were made.

3. CONSENT ITEMS

PUBLIC COMMENT

West Below spoke on COVID statistics.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Alvarez, seconded by Council Member

Sawyer, to waive reading of the text and adopt Consent Items 3.1 through

3.3. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,

Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council

Member Schwedhelm

3.1

RESOLUTION - EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE

OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO THE THREAT TO

COMMUNITY HEALTH POSED BY COVID-19 (CONTINUED FROM

THE FEBRUARY 1, 2022 AGENDA)

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:

Late Correspondence (Uploaded 2-8-2022)

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-020 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

3.2

RESOLUTION - EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL

HOMELESS EMERGENCY (CONTINUED FROM THE FEBRUARY 1,

2022 AGENDA)

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Manager’s Office

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:

Presentation

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-021 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA EXTENDING A PROCLAMATION

OF LOCAL HOMELESS EMERGENCY (Government Code Sections 8630 et

seq.)

3.3

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 (CONTINUED FROM THE FEBRUARY 1,

2022 AGENDA)

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-2022-022 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

4. APPROVAL OF INTERVIEW AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURES

4.1

INTERVIEW AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURES FOR CITY

COUNCIL VACANCY

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Attorney and the

City Clerk that the Council, by motion, approve procedures for interview

and selection of applicants for appointment to the City Council to

temporarily fill the District 3 vacancy on the City Council.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Council Policy 000-23

Attachment 2 - Applications

Resolution

City Clerk Stephanie Williams outlined the interview process, and

reviewed the voting procedure outlined in Council Policy 000-23.

No public comments were made.

A motion was made by Council Member Fleming, seconded by Council

Member Sawyer, approving the interview and appointment procedures.

The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,

Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council

Member Schwedhelm

5. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO FILL THE

DISTRICT 3 COUNCIL VACANCY

5.1

Council members will interview the following persons who have filed

an application for appointment to fill the recently created District 3

vacancy on the Council for a term to expire December 2022.

Interview order by name:

David “Alex” Shantz

Dianna MacDonald

James DeVore

Melanie Nacouzi

Christopher Miller

Michael Stanford

Each applicant will provide a three-minute opening statement of

qualifications, followed by questions from the Council, and lastly the

applicants will have a one-minute closing statement.

Interview Schedule

Attachments:

Correspondence

Late Correspondence (Uploaded 2-8-2022)

Late Correspondence (Uploaded 2-10-2022)

Council interviewed the following applicants for appointment to

the Council District 3 vacancy:

David Alex Shantz

Dianna MacDonald

James DeVore

Melanie Nacouzi

Christopher Miller

Michael Stanford

PUBLIC COMMENT

Stephanie Nacouzi spoke in support of Council appointing her

daughter Melanie Nacouzi.

The following people spoke in support of appointing Michael

Stanford:

Jana Blunt

Clark

Mary Sandberg

Julia Rapkin

Amos Easton

Jack Buckhorn

Mateo spoke expressing his belief it is time to get things back to

normal.

A motion was made by Council Member Fleming, seconded by Vice

Mayor Alvarez, to approve an additional round of voting to choose one

of the two remaining candidates for consideration. The motion carried

by the following vote:

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Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Member Fleming,

Council Member Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, and Council

Member Schwedhelm

At the conclusion of a final round of voting, City Clerk Williams read

the votes into the record and announced Dianna MacDonald was