City Hall

100 Santa Rosa Avenue,

Room 7

City of Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

WATERWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND

SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL-REVISED

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN PERSON OR VIA EMAIL

IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETINGS.

Public Comment may be made live, in-person, during the meeting in the

1st Floor Conference Room, at 637 First Street, or submitted in advance

via email at Planning@srcity.org by 12:00 pm the Wednesday before the

Waterways Advisory Committee Meeting. Any written correspondence

will be included in the agenda before the meeting begins.

THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE VIA

ZOOM BY VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/88945556806, OR

BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 889 4555 6806.

IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED

ON JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB

2449, THE BOARD WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

THROUGH THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN NUMBER ABOVE.

9:00 A.M. - REGULAR SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)

To consider and take action on any request from a Board Member to

participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency

Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54953(f)).

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. COMMITTEE BUSINESS

5.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The role of the Waterways Advisory Committee is to review development

projects, both public and private, that are located adjacent to creeks and

waterways for consistency with the goals, policies and regulations for

creekside development identified in the Santa Rosa General Plan, Zoning

Code, Design Guidelines and Citywide Creek Master Plan. While the

Committee does not take formal action on projects, it does provide

advisory comments to the decision-making body. All development projects

located adjacent to a creek or waterway are required to be reviewed by

the WAC prior to proceeding through the entitlement process.

5.2 COMMITTEE REPORTS

5.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)

Chair Elections

Vice Chair Elections

6. 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.

6.1 PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORTS

6.2 WATER DEPARTMENT REPORTS

6.3 SONOMA WATER DEPARTMENT REPORTS

7. SCHEDULED ITEMS

7.1

PUBLIC MEETING - SANTA ROSA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

UPDATE

BACKGROUND: The Santa Rosa Transportation and Public Works

Department is conducting an update to the 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian

Master Plan, to be renamed the Active Transportation Plan. City staff

released the Public Review Draft of the Active Transportation Plan on

March 3rd to solicit feedback on the document. Public comment will be

accepted through March 31st. It is anticipated that the Plan will be

adopted by the City Council in the Spring of 2025.

PRESENTER: Torina Wilson, Transportation Planner

Presentation

Attachments:

8. ADJOURNMENT

The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities in its employment, services, benefits,

facilities, programs, or activities. Requests for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services necessary to participate in a City

program, service, or activity, including printed information in alternate formats, are available by contacting the Recording

Secretary at 707-543-4690 (TTY Relay at 711) . Requests should be submitted as far in advance as possible, but no later than

two business days before the scheduled meeting.

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Waterways Advisory Committee prior to this meeting regarding any item

on this agenda, excluding closed session items, are available for public review at the Planning and Economic Development

Department, Room 3, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave, during normal business hours.