Old Chamber Building  
Conference Room  
637 First Street  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa CA 95404  
Board of Building Regulations Appeals  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Wednesday, October 18, 2023  
4:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
The last elected Chair Cooper called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m. Present 4 - Chair Cooper, Board  
Member Coker, Board Member Larson and Board Member Colgrove. Absent 0. Vacancies 3.  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Chair Cooper called for a move to approve the November 16, 2022 meeting minutes as submitted. Board  
member Coker moved to approve and Board member Colgrove moved as second to approve. Minutes  
were approved at 4:14 p.m.  
3. STAFF LIAISON REPORT  
Liaison report - Chief Building Official Jesse Oswald: Chief Building Official Jesse Oswald introduced the  
Assistant Chief Building Official Lou Kirk to the Board members. Chief Building Official Oswald advised the  
members of the Board of Building Regulation and Appeals purpose and spoke about the governing codes  
as well as Fire appeals.  
4. BOARD BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Cooper asked the board to read the Statement of Purpose for BOBRA: The purpose of the Board of  
Building Regulation Appeals (BOBRA) is to provide the venue as stipulated in Section 18-04.050 of the  
Santa Rosa City Code to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the  
Building Official or Code Official relative to the application and interpretation of the building codes and  
ordinances and/or Code notices and orders as adopted by the City.  
4.2 Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair  
Chair Cooper opened the nominations for Chair. Board member Coker nominated the last elected Chair  
Cooper as Chair. Board member Lawson second the nomination. There were no objections. Roll call vote  
to elect Board member Cooper as Chair of the Board of Building Regulations and Appeals.  
3- Aye - Board member Coker, Board member Lawson and Board member Colgrove.  
0- Nay  
1- Abstention - Last elected Chair Cooper. Chair Cooper was elected Chair.  
Chair Cooper opened the nominations for Vice Chair. Board member Lawson nominated Board member  
Coker as Vice-Chair. Board member Colgrove second the nomination. There were no objections. Roll call  
vote to elect Board member Coker as Vice Chair of the Board of Building Regulations and Appeals.  
3- Aye - Board member Colgrove, Board Member Lawson and Board member Cooper  
0- Nay  
1- Abstention - Board member Coker. Board member Coker was elected Vice Chair.  
5. PUBLIC COMMENT  
None.  
6. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Cooper at 4: 21 p.m.