637 First Street  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Public Safety and Prevention Tax  
Citizens' Oversight Committee  
(Formerly Measure O)  
Special Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Wednesday, October 30, 2024  
3:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
The meeting was called to order at 3:00pm by Chair Minor  
6 -  
Present  
Chair Evette Minor, Vice Chair Nicholas Caston, Committee Member  
Ellen Bailey, Committee Member Elias Hinit, Committee Member  
Jennielynn Holmes, and Committee Member Ethan Cosgrove  
1 - Committee Member Manza Atkinson  
Absent  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
Special Meeting Minutes - April 10, 2024  
approved as submitted  
3. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
3.1  
FY 23-24 ANNUAL REPORT  
This will be a three-part presentation to review and approve the 23-24  
Annual Report.  
Presenters:  
FIRE DEPARTMENT:  
Fire Chief, Scott Westrope  
Administrative Analyst, Sara Roberts  
POLICE:  
Police Chief, John Cregan  
Administrative Services Officer, Pam Lorence  
VIOLENCE PREVENTION:  
Deputy Director of Recreation, Jeff Tibbetts,  
Program Manager VPP, Danielle Garduno  
Recreation Supervisor, Joanna Moore  
Recommendation Action: It is recommended that the Public Safety and  
Prevention Tax Citizens’ Oversight Committee, by motion, approve the  
FY 2023-24 Annual Report.  
The Committee discussed.  
There were no comments from the public.  
Let the record reflect that by a majority vote, the Committee recommends  
this item be presented to Council.  
* A recommendation was suggested that moving forward each  
(Police/Fire/VPP) add a section to their presentation and report on the  
health of their portion of the fund, based on sales tax trends.  
A motion was made by the Committee to recommend this presentation to  
Council  
Aye: 6  
Nay: 0  
Absent: 1  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Minor, Vice Chair Caston, Committee Member Bailey,  
Committee Member Hinit, Committee Member Holmes and  
Committee Member Cosgrove  
1 - Committee Member Atkinson  
Absent:  
3.2  
STREET OUTREACH AND CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM CONTRACT  
Presenters:  
Jeff Tibbetts, Deputy Director, Recreation  
Danielle Garduno, Violence Prevention Manager  
Purpose: Presentation to recommend contract to enhance the Street  
Outreach and Crisis Response Teams.  
Recommendation Action: The PSAP Citizens’ Oversight Committee  
shall, by motion, make a recommendation to present item to Council.  
The Committee discussed.  
There were no comments from the public.  
Let the record reflect that by a majority vote, the Committee recommends  
this item be presented to Council.  
A motion was made by the Committee to recommend this presentation to  
Council  
Aye: 6  
Nay: 0  
Absent: 1  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Minor, Vice Chair Caston, Committee Member Bailey,  
Committee Member Hinit, Committee Member Holmes and  
Committee Member Cosgrove  
1 - Committee Member Atkinson  
Absent:  
4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
No items were added  
5. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Minor adjourned the meeting at 4:45pm  
Approved:  
Shelley McClure, Recording Secretary