Communications &  
Intergovernmental  
Relations Office  
City of Santa Rosa  
637 First Street  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT  
JULY 24, 2024  
6:00 P.M.  
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN  
THIS MEETING IN THE COMMUNICATIONS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
AFFAIRS OFFICE AT 637 FIRST STREET, SANTA ROSA.  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY  
ATTENDING IN PERSON (IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SOCIAL  
DISTANCING BE OBSERVED).  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE  
MEETING LIVE AT:  
• VIA ZOOM BY VISITING  
HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/85724523316  
• BY PHONE BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID:  
857-2452-3316  
Comments from the public will be allowed on all agenda items at the  
time each item is called.  
Email Public Comment: To submit an emailed public comment to the  
Community Advisory Board, please send to: svbrown@srcity.org by  
12:00 p.m., on or before July 23, 2024. Identify in the subject line of your  
email the Agenda Item Number on which you wish to comment. Email  
public comments will be provided to all CAB members prior to the  
meeting.  
IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED  
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.  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
To consider and take action on any request from a Board Member to  
participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency  
Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54953(f)).  
3. ROLL CALL  
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
This is the time when any person may address matters not listed on this  
agenda, but which are within the subject matter of the jurisdiction. The public  
may comment on agenda items when the item is called. Each speaker is  
allowed up to three minutes.  
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.1  
Draft Minutes - June 26, 2024  
Draft Minutes - June 26, 2024  
Attachments:  
6. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
6.1  
PRESENTATION - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S  
COMMUNITY CHANGE GRANTS  
Scott Alonso, Government Affairs Officer, will provide information  
regarding Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Change  
grants.  
Provided for information only  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
6.2  
PRESENTATION - COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD WORKPLAN  
UPDATE  
Ana Horta, Community Engagement Manager, will provide an update on  
the Community Advisory Board Workplan regarding the board’s charter  
and feedback received during board member meetings with their  
appointing City Council Member.  
Provided for information  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
6.3  
MOTION - COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD GRANTS  
The Community Advisory Board (CAB) reviews and approves the 2024  
Community Improvement Grant Applications. Grant Applications for  
Quarter 2 closed on June 28, 2024. The CAB received four more  
applications eligible for funding, totaling $10,000. The projects are as  
follows:  
• The Vince Harper’s South Park Day & Night Festival grant application  
from EFZM Engage requests funds to host the Vince Harper’s South  
Park Day & Night Festival. The festival is designed to build knowledge  
through educating the public, bringing resources to the people and  
community, and celebrating the vibrant neighborhood of South Park.  
The neighborhood residents, community-based organizations,  
nonprofits, city, and county come together to strengthen the community  
and provide opportunities for on-site health and wellness services and  
to connect to resources for the betterment of the whole family approach.  
• The Prince Plaza Mosaic Bench grant application from Friends of  
Prince Memorial Greenway requests funds to continue the  
beautification of the Prince Memorial Greenway (PMG) by installing a  
mosaic tile design bench at the circular plaza behind the Hyatt Regency  
Hotel. The project is a collaboration among Artstart, Chop’s Teen Club,  
and Friends of PMG. The project will provide artwork experience for  
teens, fostering connections and engagement through art.  
• The Bags of Love Program grant application from Food for Thought  
requests funds to provide bags of healthy, shelf-stable, easy-to-eat food  
to unsheltered/housing insecure people. Each portable bag contains  
the equivalent of 11 meals. Their Bags of Love Program directly  
addresses food insecurity and helps alleviate poverty in Santa Rosa by  
mitigating the rising costs of one of the most essential, yet expensive  
basic needs-food.  
• The We Supply Sonoma grant application from We Supply Sonoma  
Co. requests funds to service the unhoused community by providing  
them with food and hygiene products. They are proposing to have a  
mobile unit that will feed people when other resources may not be  
available due to time, day, or location..  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications and  
Intergovernmental Relations Department that the Community Advisory  
Board, by motion, determine the dispersing of Community Advisory  
Board Q2 2024 Grants.  
CIG Grant Applications Q2 2024  
Attachments:  
7. CAB ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ISSUES OF CONCERN TO CITY RESIDENTS  
CAB Members may share community news, upcoming community events that  
may be of interest to the CAB and issues of concern for residents.  
8. STAFF UPDATES  
This time is reserved for City staff to provide a briefing on issues of interest.  
No action will be taken on these matters except to possibly place a particular  
item on a future agenda for consideration.  
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
This schedule is tentative and subject to change pending final publication and  
posting of the Meeting Agenda. This time is reserved for discussion whether  
to place matters on a future agenda for further discussion.  
10. ADJOURNMENT  
The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or  
employment in, its programs or activities. Disability-related aids or services, including printed information in alternate formats, to  
enable persons with disabilities to participate in public meetings are available by calling (707) 543-XXXX one week prior to the  
meeting. (TTY Relay at 711).  
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of this meeting body prior to this meeting regarding any item on this agenda  
are available for public review in the City Clerk's Office, Room 10, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave, during normal business  
hours.