City Hall, Council

Chamber

City of Santa Rosa

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND

SUMMARY REPORT

OCTOBER 24, 2023

9:00 A.M.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY

ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 100 SANTA

ROSA AVENUE (IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING BE

OBSERVED).

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 BY VISITING

HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/89806826201, OR BY DIALING 877-

853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 89806826201;

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

4. VIA YOUTUBE AT

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA

PUBLIC COMMENTS: 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 during the Public Safety

Subcommittee meeting.

Advanced Public Comment via E-mail: To submit an e-mailed public

comment, please send to: pss-comment@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m., on

10/19/23. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the Agenda Item

Number on which you wish to comment, provide your name in the body of

the e-mail and your comment. E-mail public comments received by the

deadline will be distributed to the Subcommittee members and uploaded to

the agenda prior to the start of the meeting for public access.

Non-Agenda Items are the time when any person may address the

Subcommittee on matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within

the subject matter jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

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 three minutes.

5. NEW BUSINESS

5.1

INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR’S RECOMMENDATION

Chief of Police will provide a response to the Independent Police

Auditor’s recommendations from the 2022 annual report and outline the

steps the police department has taken to address the

recommendations.

Presentation

Attachments:

OIR Report (Uploaded 10/20/2023)

5.2

SAFER GRANT IMPLEMENTATION

The Fire Department will provide a draft review of plans to date

regarding the implementation of the SAFER grant funding. SAFER is

providing three years of funding for twelve additional FTE

firefighters/paramedics to staff two advance life support squads.

Presentation

Attachments:

5.3

5.4

MEASURE H UPDATE

The Departments will provide a brief overview of how Measure H funds

have benefited the community and how they will be used in the future

with the transition to Measure H/Public Safety Sales Tax.

Presentation

Attachments:

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE

The Fire Department will provide an overview of the status of the

Vegetation Management Program and related projects. This update will

include the status and framework of the Vegetation Management

Ordinance that will be presented to the full City Council in November

2023.

Presentation

Attachments:

6. MATTERS HELD IN COMMITTEE

7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS

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.

7.1

7.2

POLICE CHIEF UPDATE

Chief of Police will provide a high-level overview and update on major

police department programs, projects and initiatives as they relate to

the City Council Goals and Department operations.

FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE

The Fire Department will provide a high-level overview and update on

major programs, projects, and initiatives related to City Council Goals

and Department operations.

Presentation

Attachments:

8. 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 and programs are available by contacting the Secretary at

(707) 543-3019 (TTY Relay at 711) one week prior to the meeting. Meeting information can also be accessed via the internet

at http://srcity.org.