City Hall, Council Chamber

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

City of Santa Rosa

City Council

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

9:00 AM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Mayor N. Rogers called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m.

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Present:

Mayor Natalie Rogers, Vice Mayor Mark Stapp, Council Member

Eddie Alvarez, Council Member Victoria Fleming, Council Member

Dianna MacDonald, Council Member Jeff Okrepkie, and Council

Member Chris Rogers

2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)

3. STUDY SESSION (CONTINUED FROM THE MAY 7, 2024, REGULAR MEETING)

3.1

REVIEW OF FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 OPERATIONS AND

MAINTENANCE BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

BUDGET

It is recommended by the City Manager and Finance Department that

the Council hold a Study Session intended to provide City Council the

opportunity to receive information and ask questions related to the

City’s overall financial stability and the proposed Fiscal Year (FY),

2024-25 Operations and Maintenance Budget and the Capital

Improvement Program budget. This item is provided for Council’s

information and no action is required.

Day 1 - May 7, 2024

City-wide overview and General Fund segment

Administrative and Public Safety* Departments:

· City Council

· City Manager

· City Attorney

· Communications & Intergovernmental Relations

· Human Resources and Risk

· Finance Department

· Non-Departmental

· Information Technology

· Housing & Community Services

· Fire Department

· Police Department

Day 2 - May 8, 2024

· Planning & Economic Development

· Parks & Recreation

· Transportation & Public Works

· Water Department

· Capital Improvement Project

Attachments:

Late Correspondence (Uploaded 05-07-2024)

Late Correspondence (Uploaded 05-09-2024)

Gabe Osburn, Director of Planning and Economic Development,

and Serena Lienau, Administrative Service Officer, presented and

answered questions from Council regarding the Planning and

Economic Development proposed FY 2024-25 budget.

Council Member MacDonald recused herself from the Recreation

and Parks proposed budget presentation due to a personal

relationship and left the dais at 10:07 a.m.

Donte Watson, Director of Recreation and Parks, presented and

answered questions from Council regarding the Recreation and

Parks proposed FY 2024-25 budget. Dan Hennessey, Director of

Transportation and Public Works, Jen Santos, Deputy Director of

Parks, Scott Wagner, Deputy Director of Finance, and Jeff Tibbetts,

Deputy Director of Recreation, answered questions from Council

regarding the proposed FY 2024-25 budget.

Mayor N. Rogers recessed the meeting at 11:37 a.m. and

reconvened at 12:12 p.m. All Council Members were present

with the exception of Council Member C. Rogers who rejoined

the meeting at 1:40 p.m.

Dan Hennessey, Director of Transportation and Public Works,

presented and answered questions from Council regarding the

Transportation and Public Works proposed FY 2024-25 budget.

Rachel Ede, Deputy Director of Transit answered questions from

Council regarding the proposed FY 2024-25 budget.

Jennifer Burke, Director of Santa Rosa Water, and Nick Harvey,

Deputy Director of Administration, presented and answered

questions from Council regarding the Santa Rosa Water proposed

FY 2024-25 budget.

Dan Hennessey, Director of Transportation and Public Works,

presented and answered questions from Council regarding the

Capital Improvement Program proposed FY 2024-25 budget.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Thea Hensel spoke in support of the Southeast Greenway project

and in support of parks.

Chris Bowen spoke in support of the Southeast Greenway project

and in support of parks.

Eric Fraser spoke regarding the budget presentations and financial

future of the City.

Abbey Arnold spoke in support of affordable housing.

Jen Klose, Generation Housing, spoke regarding impact fees as a

tool to solve the housing crisis.

Heather Thurber spoke in support of allocations of park staff and

funding to support development of the Southeast Greenway project.

Rebecca Sullivan, by speaker card, requested budgeting for school

resource officer programs.

Melissa Stewart, by speaker card, requested funding for school

resource officer programs.

Public comment concluded.

Veronica Conner, Budget and Financial Analyst Manager, Alan Alton,

Chief Financial Officer, Daryel Dunston, Assistant City Manager,

Megan Basinger, Director of Housing and Community Services, and

Jennifer Burke, Director of Santa Rosa Water, answered questions

from Council regarding the proposed FY 2024-25 budgets.

City Council provided feedback and direction to staff regarding

budget presentations.

PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN ON THIS ITEM ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8,

AFTER ALL DEPARTMENTS HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS.

4. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING

Mayor N. Rogers adjourned the meeting at 2:52 p.m. The next

regularly scheduled meeting will be held on May 21, 2024, at at time

to be set by the Mayor.

Approved on: June 4, 2024

/s/ Rhonda Bolla, Deputy City Clerk