City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Housing Authority  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, September 22, 2025  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Acting Chair Owen called the meeting to order at 1:30PM.  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
NONE  
3. ROLL CALL  
6 -  
Present  
Vice Chair Wayne Downey Ph. D, Commissioner Claudia Cappio,  
Commissioner Angela Conte, Commissioner Jeffrey Owen,  
Commissioner Andrew Smith, and Commissioner Scott Wimmer  
1 - Chair Jeremy Newton  
Absent  
4. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
NONE  
5. STUDY SESSION  
NONE  
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)  
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
7.1  
Draft Minutes - August 25, 2025.  
Draft Minutes - August 25, 2025.  
Attachments:  
Approved as amended.  
Public Comment:  
None  
8. CHAIRMAN/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
NONE  
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
NONE  
10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:  
10.1  
PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE - Provided for  
information.  
Memorandum  
Attachment 1  
Attachments:  
Megan Basinger, Executive Director presented item for  
informational purposes and responded to questions from the  
Commissioners.  
Public Comment:  
Duane Dewitt provided public comment requesting data on housing  
units built since the Tubbs Fire to help assess remaining recovery  
needs.  
11. CONSENT ITEMS  
NONE  
12. REPORT ITEMS  
12.1  
REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 NOTICE OF FUNDING  
AVAILABILITY - FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS  
BACKGROUND: In response to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Notice of  
Funding Availability (“NOFA”) announcing approximately $3.5 million in  
funds for rehabilitation, acquisition, and development of affordable  
housing; the Housing Authority received four applications requesting  
approximately $5.1 million for 307 affordable units. Two applications  
were received for rehabilitation projects and two applications were  
received for new construction projects.  
The projects were evaluated and ranked based on project readiness,  
affordability, bedroom size, special needs set asides, leveraging, project  
competitiveness, developer and management experience, services and  
amenities, and other factors. A NOFA Ad-Hoc Committee comprised of  
Vice-Chair Downey and Commissioner Cappio met on three occasions  
between August 12, 2025, and August 26, 2025, to review the projects  
and scoring details. The Ad-Hoc Review Committee is recommending  
funding for three of the four applications received.  
RECOMMENDATION: The Housing and Community Services  
Department recommends that the Housing Authority, by three  
resolutions, approve conditional commitments of loan funds to: 1)  
Community Housing Sonoma County in the amount of $489,228 for  
rehabilitation costs for Zane-Wolff Veterans Village located 665 Russel  
Avenue; 2) Apple Valley Olive Grove, LP, in the amount of $1,238,310  
for rehabilitation costs for Apple Valley Scattered Sites located at  
various addresses on West Steele Lane, Papago Court, Apple Valley  
Lane and Zinfandel Avenue; and 3) Ridley Avenue Apartments, LP, in  
the amount of $2,000,000 for predevelopment and construction-related  
costs for Ridley Family Apartments located at 1801 Ridley Avenue.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Notice of Funding Availability  
Attachment 2 - Final Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Points Scoring System  
Attachment 3 - Zane-Wolff Veterans Village  
Attachment 4 - Apple Valley Scattered Sites  
Attachment 5 - Ridley Family Apartments  
Attachment 6 - Laurel at Perennial Park Phase III  
Resolution - Zane Wolff Veterans Village 09.22.2025  
Resolution -Apple Valley Scattered Sites 09.22.2025  
Resolution - Ridley Family Apartments 09.22.2025  
Presentation  
Rebecca Lane, Program Specialist gave a presentation and, along  
with Megan Basinger, Executive Director, responded to questions  
from the Commissioners.  
Public Comment:  
Craig Meltzer, Zane Wolff Project developer, responded to  
questions and briefly outlined NOFA fund usage during public  
comment.  
Duane Dewitt expressed support for the Veterans Tiny Home  
Project and raised concerns about funding use, suggesting trellis  
funds be redirected to more practical benefits for Veterans.  
Jocelyn Lin of Burbank Housing gave a funding overview and  
responded to commissioner and public questions.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Downey Ph. D, seconded by  
Commissioner Smith,to approve RECOMMENDATION The Housing and  
Community Services Department recommends that the Housing Authority,  
by three resolutions, approve conditional commitments of loan funds to: 1)  
Community Housing Sonoma County in the amount of $489,228 for  
rehabilitation costs for Zane-Wolff Veterans Village located 665 Russel  
Avenue; 2) Apple Valley Olive Grove, LP, in the amount of $1,238,310 for  
rehabilitation costs for Apple Valley Scattered Sites located at various  
addresses on West Steele Lane, Papago Court, Apple Valley Lane and  
Zinfandel Avenue; and 3) Ridley Avenue Apartments, LP, in the amount of  
$2,000,000 for predevelopment and construction-related costs for Ridley  
Family Apartments located at 1801 Ridley Avenue.. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Vice Chair Downey Ph. D, Commissioner Cappio, Commissioner  
Conte, Commissioner Owen, Commissioner Smith and  
Commissioner Wimmer  
1 - Chair Newton  
Absent:  
13. ADJOURNMENT  
Seeing no further business Acting Chair Owen adjourned the  
meeting at 2:45PM.  
Approved on: October 27, 2025  
/s/ Ashley Paul, Recording Secretary