City Hall, Council

Chamber

City of Santa Rosa

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND

SUMMARY REPORT - PRELIMINARY -

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025

1:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION

2:00 P.M. - STUDY SESSION

4:00 P.M. - REGULAR SESSION

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY

ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM COUNCIL CHAMBER AT

100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE, SANTA ROSA.

THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE AT:

1. HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE

"IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW;

2. VIA ZOOM WEBINAR BY VISITING

HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/84471867952, OR BY DIALING

877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 844 7186 7952;

3. COMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99; AND

4. VIA YOUTUBE AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA

Public Comment may be made live during the meeting

In-Person from 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.

IN THE EVENT A COUNCIL 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.

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:

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL FINAL AGENDA IS

PUBLISHED.

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.

1:30 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 LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

Stillwater Insurance Company v. City of Santa Rosa

Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. 25CV01641

RECESS CLOSED SESSION(S) AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE

COUNCIL CHAMBER AND VIA ZOOM.

2:00 P.M.

4. STUDY SESSION

Study Session items are items for in-depth discussion and possible direction

to staff. No action will be taken.

4.1

STUDY SESSION FOR TEMPORARILY CLOSING PORTIONS OF

FOURTH STREET

This study session is to provide the City Council with an overview of the

opportunities and challenges associated with street closures and

pedestrianization, and to present the findings and alternatives identified

through staff’s due diligence.

4.2

DOWNTOWN SANTA ROSA PARKING AND RATE ADJUSTMENTS

The purpose of this Study Session is to provide a summary of proposed

parking rate adjustments and an overview of the study conducted by

Sam Schwartz/TYLin for a technical assistance grant awarded to the

City of Santa Rosa by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

The purpose of the study was to provide information and

recommendations on comprehensive parking strategies and the critical

need to adjust parking rates.

4.3

CITY COUNCIL VOTING PROCESS FOR CERTAIN APPOINTED

POSITIONS

The City Attorney recommends that the Council hold a Study Session to

provide Council an opportunity to review the voting processes City

Council uses to appoint individuals to vacant Council Member seats,

members of boards, commissions and committees appointed by the full

Council, and Mayor and Vice Mayor. This item is provided for Council’s

information and no action will be taken, but the Council may discuss

and provide direction to staff. This item has no impact on current fiscal

year budget.

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 - CREEK WEEK 2025

Proclamation

Attachments:

8. STAFF BRIEFINGS

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.

8.1

8.2

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PLAN UPDATE

This is a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken except

for possible direction to staff.

VIOLENCE PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP STREET OUTREACH AND

CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM UPDATE

Staff will provide an update on the Street Outreach and Crisis

Response Team, implemented by New Hope for Youth. No action will

be taken except for possible direction to staff.

9. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS

10. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION/RECUSAL 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 and Climate Authorities (SCTCA)

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 DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE/ALTERNATE TO LEAGUE OF

CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE

11.2.1

LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

VOTING DELEGATE

In order to vote at the Annual Business Meeting at the League of

California Cities 2025 Annual Conference, each member City must

designate a voting delegate and up to two alternate delegates. This

year’s conference will be held in Long Beach from Wednesday,

October 8 through Friday, October 10. The delegates must be

designated by the City Council, and the voting delegate and

alternates must be registered to attend the conference.

2025 Voting Delegate Information Packet

Attachments:

12. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

12.1

13. CONSENT ITEMS

August 19, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes.

13.1

MOTION - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION

CONTRACT AWARD - CALISTOGA ROAD RECONSTRUCTION -

MONTECITO BOULEVARD TO HWY 12

RECOMMENDATION: The Transportation and Public Works

Department recommends that the Council, by motion, approve Project

Work Order Number A010139-2016-37 to provide Construction

Management and Inspection services with Coastland Civil Engineering,

Santa Rosa, California, in an amount not to exceed $1,339,723,

inclusive of a 10% contract contingency. This item has no impact on

current fiscal year budget.

13.2

RESOLUTION - FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY EXTENSION

ASSESSMENT DISTRICT CLOSEOUT

RECOMMENDATION: The Finance Department recommends that the

Council, by resolution: 1) recognize that the Fountaingrove Parkway

Assessment District’s purpose has been accomplished; 2) declare no

remaining balance in the Redemption Fund of the District; 3) approve

the Closeout Analysis Report; and 4) dissolve the Fountaingrove

Parkway Assessment District. This item has no fiscal impact to the City.

13.3

ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION - ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT

- CLERICAL EDIT TO ORDINANCE

RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Economic Development

Department recommends that the Council introduce an ordinance to

correct a clerical error to Section 8 of Ordinance No. ORD-2025-001,

which was previously adopted by Council on January 28, 2025, to

accurately cite an amendment to Zoning Code Section 21-31.040(C).

This item has no impact on current fiscal year budget.

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 - NONE.

16. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.

Public Hearing matters will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m. or as soon

thereafter as the matters are reached on the agenda.

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

*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

http://srcity.org/OpenGovOrdinance and http://srcity.org/OpenGovOrdinanceAmend. To request paper

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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facilities, programs, or activities. Requests for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services necessary to participate in a City

program, service, or activity, including printed information in alternate formats, are available by contacting the City Clerk's Office

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Meeting information can also be accessed via the internet at http://srcity.org

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council prior to this meeting regarding any item on this agenda,

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.