City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Planning Commission  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Thursday, December 11, 2025  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Weeks called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.  
7 -  
Present  
Chair Karen Weeks, Vice Chair Vicki Duggan, Commissioner Charles  
Carter, Commissioner Patti Cisco, Commissioner Miles Horton,  
Commissioner Aaron Pardo, and Commissioner Terrence Sanders  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
None.  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
3.1  
Draft Minutes - November 13, 2025.  
Approved as submitted.  
No public comments were made.  
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
No public comments were made.  
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS  
5.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Weeks read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
5.2 COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
None.  
5.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
None.  
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
None.  
7. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION OR RECUSAL  
None.  
8. PRESENTATIONS  
8.1  
PRESENTATION - DRAFT COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION  
PLAN FOR SOUTH SANTA ROSA AVENUE CORRIDOR  
Steph Britt from the Sonoma County Transportation and Climate  
Authorities and City of Santa Rosa Transportation Planner Torina  
Wilson presented.  
Commissioners asked questions to the presenters.  
Public Comment: None.  
9. CONSENT ITEMS  
None.  
10. REPORT ITEMS  
None.  
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
11.1  
PUBLIC HEARING - HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION -  
PLN25-0397 (THIS ITEM IS BEING CONTINUED TO THE JANUARY  
8, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING)  
BACKGROUND: Amendments to Title 20 and Title 21 of the City Code  
to implement the Housing Element. Addendum to General Plan 2035  
EIR, CEQA Exemption 15061(b)(3), Statutory Exemption 15282(H) and  
Government Code 66333  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that, by resolution, recommend to  
the City Council adoption of Zoning and Municipal Code Amendments to  
implement goals, policies, and programs within the Housing Element..  
Continued to a date certain  
11.2*  
PUBLIC HEARING - LAGO FRESCA APARTMENTS - CONDITIONAL  
USE PERMIT - 2445 SUMMERFIELD RD, 4744 HOEN AVE -  
CUP22-050  
BACKGROUND: Major Conditional Use Permit for Lago Fresca  
Apartments a, 50-unit multifamily project. Four (4) of the 50 units are  
designated for very low-income residents. This project is exempt from  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and  
Economic Development Department that the Planning Commission, by  
resolution, approve a Conditional Use Permit to allow a 50-unit  
multifamily residential development project located at 2445 Summerfield  
Road and 4744 Hoen Avenue.  
PRESENTED BY: Monet Sheikhali, Supervising Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Project Planner Sheikhali presented.  
Commissioners asked questions to Staff.  
Applicant presented.  
Commissioners asked questions to Applicant.  
Chair Weeks opened the Public Hearing at 5:19 p.m.  
Janice Karrman spoke in opposition of the project.  
Member of the public spoke in opposition of the project.  
Sonya spoke in opposition of the project.  
Michael Freed spoke in opposition of the project.  
Stephanie spoke in support of the project.  
Robert spoke in opposition of the project.  
Kashi spoke in opposition of the project.  
Mary Cathrine Mirranda spoke in opposition of the project.  
Stephen Schwartz spoke in opposition of the project.  
Mindy Shimbaugh spoke in opposition of the project.  
Chair Weeks closed the Public Hearing at 5:45 p.m.  
Staff and Applicant representatives responded to Commissioner  
inquiries.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Cisco, seconded by Commissioner  
Pardo, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION NO. PC-RES-2025-018 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA MAKING  
FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE  
PERMIT FOR 50-UNIT MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT -  
LOCATED AT 2445 SUMMERFIELD ROAD AND 4744 HOEN AVENUE - FILE  
NUMBER PRJ22-019 (CUP22-050, DR22-037, AND DB22-004)  
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Yes:  
Chair Weeks, Vice Chair Duggan, Commissioner Carter,  
Commissioner Cisco, Commissioner Horton, Commissioner Pardo  
and Commissioner Sanders  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Weeks adjurned the meeting at 6:13 p.m.