Office of Community

Engagement

City of Santa Rosa

637 First Street

COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND

SUMMARY REPORT - CANCELLED

JULY 26, 2023

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

Notice is hereby given that the COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD Regular

meeting of July 26, 2023, is cancelled due to meeting noticing error.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for August 23, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

and will be held at 637 First Street.

DATED: July 26, 2023

LON PETERSON, CAB Staff Liaison

6:00 PM

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY

ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM THE OLD CHAMBER BUILDING

LOCATED AT 637 1ST ST., OR VIA ZOOM WEBINAR BY VISITING

HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/81841949880, OR BY DIALING

877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 818 4194 9880

THE MEETING WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AT

HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE "IN

PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW. THE MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AT

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUTBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA

Public Comment may be made live during the meeting via Zoom or

submitted by 5:00 p.m., the Tuesday (7/25) before the CAB meeting via

e-mail at communityengagement@srcity.org. Email public comments

will be provided to all CAB members prior to the meeting.

1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL

2. 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. Public Comment may

be made live during the meeting via Zoom. Each speaker is allowed three

minutes. Public comments may also be submitted by 5:00 pm, the Tuesday

before the CAB meeting via e-mail at communityengagement@srcity.org or

via recorded voice message at 707-543-3080. Recorded voice message

comments will be played (up to 3 minutes each) at the time that Agenda Item

is discussed during the CAB meeting. Email public comments will be provided

to all CAB members prior to the meeting.

3. CAB ANNOUNCEMENTS & ISSUES OF CONCERN TO CITY RESIDENTS

CAB Members may share community news, upcoming community events that

may be of interest to the CAB and issues of concern for residents. This is also

the time when CAB Members may announce departure from the meeting

early, or any other announcement that may affect the meeting.

4. STAFF UPDATES

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.

5. SCHEDULED ITEMS

5.1 CivicReady Test Message on May 31

The City of Santa Rosa sent out a test message for the Civic Ready

function that City offers to residents. During the test, subscribers received

a text message (if you included your cell phone number) and email (if you

included your email address). This test was used to help the City evaluate

the system's efficiency and allowed users to make any necessary tweaks

to their subscriptions preferences. Lon Peterson, Director Of

Communications, Engagement And Government Affairs will go over the

test and what we learned from it.

Visit SRCity.org/CivicReady for more information, to sign up for

CivicReady, or to modify your existing settings.

5.2 DRAFT TOWN HALL FRAMEWORK

Lon Peterson, Director Of Communications, Engagement And Government

Affairs will provide an overview of the townhall framework developed.

PRESENTATION - CITY OF SANTA ROSA TOWN HALL

FRAMEWORK

5.3 WILDFIRE READY JOINT BOOTH

CAB Members are invited to partner the City of Santa Rosa

Communications, Engagement and Government Affairs Department for the

2023 Wildfire Ready Resource Fair on Saturday, August 19, from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. at Finley Community Center, 2060 West College Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95401. This will be an opportunity for CAB members and

CEGA team to engage with the community and hear from the experts

about best practices and proactive measures to effectively protect the

community from wildfire threats.

5.4 2023 Q2 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT APPLICATION SELECTION

REPORT - COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM

2023 Q2 APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING

BACKGROUND: On April 1, 2023, the Community Advisory Board (CAB)

released the 2023 Community Improvement Grant. Application for Quarter

2 to the public. The application closed on June 30, 2023. The CAB

received four applications eligible for funding, totaling $10,000. The

projects are as follows:

AAPIC Community Gathering & AGM

Sequoia Gardens Community Garden

Bags of Love Program

Minor Beats Open Mic

RECOMMENDATION: The Communications, Engagement, and

Government Affairs Department recommends the CAB discuss the four

project applications for this grant period.

6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

This schedule is tentative and subject to change pending final publication and

posting of the Meeting Agenda. This time is reserved for discussion whether

to place matters on a future agenda for further discussion.

A. Santa Rosa General Plan Update- Alternatives (TBD)

7. 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 are available by calling (707) 543-4676 one week prior to the

meeting. (TTY Relay at 711).