City of Santa Rosa  
City Charter Review Committee  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Wednesday, May 11, 2022  
5:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Committee Member Villalobos joined at 5:05 p.m.  
Committee Member Gudino joined at 5:05 p.m.  
Committee Member Arrizon joined at 5:05 p.m.  
Committee Member Barbour joined at 5:05 p.m.  
Committee Member Klose joined at 5:06 p.m.  
Committee Member Byrne joined at 5:05 p.m.  
Committee Member Arrizon joined at 5:17 p.m.  
Committee Member Olivares joined at 5:19 p.m.  
Committee Member Bartley joined at 5:27 p.m.  
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Present  
Chair Patti Cisco, Committee Member Adriana Arrizon, Committee  
Member Annie Barbour, Committee Member Lisa Badenfort,  
Committee Member Scott Bartley, Committee Member Christine  
Byrne, Committee Member Dan Condron, Committee Member Ana  
Diaz, Committee Member Jazmin Gudino, Committee Member Jen  
Klose , Committee Member Brian Ling, Committee Member Danny  
Martinez, Committee Member Chris Mazzia, Committee Member Ron  
Miller, Committee Member Evette Minor, Committee Member Ernesto  
Olivares, Committee Member Logan Pitts, Committee Member  
Jocelyn Villalobos, Committee Member Mark Walsh, and Committee  
Member Karen Weeks  
1 - Committee Member Abigail Cunningham  
Absent  
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
No public comments were made.  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
3.1  
March 30, 2022, Regular Meeting.  
Approved as submitted.  
3.2  
April 13, 2022, Regular Meeting.  
Approved as submitted.  
3.3  
April 27, 2022, Regular Meeting.  
Approved as submitted.  
4. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
4.1  
EQUITY PRINCIPLES  
The principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging remain in the  
forefront of the Charter review process. This standing agenda item  
provides the Committee with the opportunity, at the outset of each of its  
meetings, to refine, reaffirm and recommit to its Statement of Principles.  
The Statement of Principles regarding diversity, equity, inclusion and  
belonging provides a procedural and substantive lens through which the  
Committee undertakes all of its work.  
No presentation or public comment.  
This item was received and filed.  
4.2  
DRAFT FINAL REPORT ON THE WORK AND RECOMMENDATIONS  
OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE  
The City Attorney will present a draft of the Charter Review Committee’s  
Final Report (Report) for the Committee’s review and comment. The  
Report follows the outline accepted by the Committee at its last meeting  
and includes (a) a summary of the Committee’s recommendations, (b) a  
background on the Committee’s formation, composition and practices,  
(c) a detailed description of each of the five issues considered by the  
Committee in depth, together with the Committee’s recommendation on  
each item. The five issues include Council compensation, at large  
Mayor, ranked choice voting, voting rights for noncitizens and a  
proposal for Charter update and modernization, which includes a  
number of smaller items. The Report will also include a brief description  
of additional issues considered by the Committee, but not prioritized for  
action.  
The City Attorney will receive the Committee’s comments and  
recommended revisions and will request that the Committee authorize  
the Committee’s Chair to finalize the Report in accordance with the  
Committee’s direction and submit the Report to the City Council.  
City Attorney Sue Gallagher presented a draft of the Final report that  
will be presented to Council on May 24, 2022, noting Chair Cisco will  
approve, on behalf of the Committee, the final report being  
presented to Council.  
Committee discussion ensued on the content of the report.  
Committee Member Gudino asked for amendment changing citizen  
to resident.  
No public comments were made.  
A motion was made by Committee Member Weeks, seconded by Committee  
Member Olivares, to approve all straw votes as final votes. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
19 -  
Yes:  
Chair Cisco, Committee Member Barbour, Committee Member  
Badenfort, Committee Member Bartley, Committee Member Byrne,  
Committee Member Condron, Committee Member Diaz, Committee  
Member Gudino, Committee Member Klose, Committee Member  
Ling, Committee Member Martinez, Committee Member Mazzia,  
Committee Member Miller, Committee Member Minor, Committee  
Member Olivares, Committee Member Pitts, Committee Member  
Villalobos, Committee Member Walsh and Committee Member  
Weeks  
2 - Committee Member Arrizon and Committee Member Cunningham  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Condron, seconded by  
Committee Member Pitts, to approve inclusion of all motions and votes  
throughout process be included in report to include relevant presentation  
details and changing certain language as discussed.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
19 -  
Yes:  
Chair Cisco, Committee Member Barbour, Committee Member  
Badenfort, Committee Member Bartley, Committee Member Byrne,  
Committee Member Condron, Committee Member Diaz, Committee  
Member Gudino, Committee Member Klose, Committee Member  
Ling, Committee Member Martinez, Committee Member Mazzia,  
Committee Member Miller, Committee Member Minor, Committee  
Member Olivares, Committee Member Pitts, Committee Member  
Villalobos, Committee Member Walsh and Committee Member  
Weeks  
2 - Committee Member Arrizon and Committee Member Cunningham  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Martinez, seconded by  
Committee Member Diaz, to approve revision of the last paragraph of  
section related to directly elected mayor to reference actual vote. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
19 -  
Yes:  
Chair Cisco, Committee Member Barbour, Committee Member  
Badenfort, Committee Member Bartley, Committee Member Byrne,  
Committee Member Condron, Committee Member Diaz, Committee  
Member Gudino, Committee Member Klose, Committee Member  
Ling, Committee Member Martinez, Committee Member Mazzia,  
Committee Member Miller, Committee Member Minor, Committee  
Member Olivares, Committee Member Pitts, Committee Member  
Villalobos, Committee Member Walsh and Committee Member  
Weeks  
2 - Committee Member Arrizon and Committee Member Cunningham  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Walsh, seconded by Committee  
Member Weeks, to delegate authority to the chair to finalize edits in  
accordance with Committee's direction and transmit report to the City  
Council. The motion carried by the following vote:  
19 -  
Yes:  
Chair Cisco, Committee Member Barbour, Committee Member  
Badenfort, Committee Member Bartley, Committee Member Byrne,  
Committee Member Condron, Committee Member Diaz, Committee  
Member Gudino, Committee Member Klose, Committee Member  
Ling, Committee Member Martinez, Committee Member Mazzia,  
Committee Member Miller, Committee Member Minor, Committee  
Member Olivares, Committee Member Pitts, Committee Member  
Villalobos, Committee Member Walsh and Committee Member  
Weeks  
2 - Committee Member Arrizon and Committee Member Cunningham  
Absent:  
5. COMMITTEE CHAIR'S/CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS  
None.  
No public comments were made.  
6. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
7. WRITTEN AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS  
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Cisco adjourned the meeting at 6:47 p.m. This meeting  
concludes the City Charter Review Committee's work.  
Approved on:  
_______________________________  
Dina Manis  
City Clerk