City Hall, Council  
Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
CITY COUNCIL  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT  
NOVEMBER 15, 2022  
3:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION (HYBRID VIA IN-PERSON AND ZOOM)  
4:00 P.M. - REGULAR SESSION (HYBRID VIA IN-PERSON AND ZOOM)  
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e) AND THE  
RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF  
SONOMA, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS  
MEETING EITHER VIA ZOOM WEBINAR OR IN-PERSON, SOCIALLY  
DISTANCED, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE.  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY  
ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 100 SANTA  
ROSA AVENUE (SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS WILL BE  
OBSERVED), VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/83488513627,  
OR BY  
DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTER WEBINAR ID: 834 8851 3627  
THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED AT  
HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR.  
CLICK ON THE "IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW.  
THE MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON COMCAST CHANNEL 28,  
AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99, AND AT  
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA  
Public Comment may be made live during the meeting via Zoom,  
In-Person from Council Chamber, or submitted in advance by 5:00 pm,  
the Monday before the City Council Meeting via e-mail at  
cc-comment@srcity.org, or recorded voice message at 707-543-3005.  
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL E-MAILS SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL ARE  
CONSIDERED TO BE PUBLIC RECORDS AND SUBJECT TO  
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.  
DEADLINES AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT  
ARE SET FORTH BELOW.  
COUNCIL MAY RECESS DURING THE EVENING FOR BREAKS.  
PUBLIC HEARING MATTERS WILL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 5:00 P.M.  
MATTERS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS:  
Except for public hearing items, comments from the public will be allowed on  
all agenda items at the time each item is called. Comments on public hearing  
items may be made when the hearing is opened.  
Live Public Comment: Members of the public can provide comment on an  
Agenda Item In-Person from Council Chamber by signing up with the  
Administrator in Council Chamber (in lieu of Speaker Card), by accessing the  
meeting through the Zoom link, or by dial-in at the time an Agenda Item is  
discussed during the City Council Meeting. Go to  
https://srcity.org/virtualparticipation for more information.  
Advanced Public Comment:  
E-mail Public Comment: To submit an e-mailed public comment to the City  
Council, please send to: cc-comment@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m., Monday,  
November 14. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the Agenda Item  
Number on which you wish to comment, provide your name in the body of the  
e-mail and your comment.  
Recorded Voice Message Public Comment: To submit a voice message  
public comment, please call 707-543-3005 by 5:00 p.m., Monday, November  
14. State your name, the Agenda Item Number(s) on which you wish to  
comment, and your comment. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PHONE  
NUMBER OR PERSONAL ADDRESS IN THE VOICE MESSAGE AS IT WILL  
BE PLAYED BACK LIVE DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.  
E-mail public comments received by the deadline will be distributed to City  
Council members and uploaded to the agenda prior to the start of the City  
Council Meeting for public access. Recorded voice message public comments  
will be played during the meeting at the time the item is heard.  
Non-Agenda Items are the time when any person may address the Council on  
matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter  
jurisdiction of the Council. The first public comment period on non-agenda  
items (Agenda Item 13) will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m. and will be limited  
to twelve speakers selected randomly by the Mayor. Each speaker will be  
allowed three minutes. Speakers who do not have an opportunity to speak  
during this time will be allowed to make public comment under Agenda Item  
17.  
3:00 P.M. (HYBRID VIA IN-PERSON AND ZOOM)  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS  
Following the announcement of Closed Session items and prior to recess into  
Closed Session, the public may speak up to three minutes on items to be  
addressed in Closed Session.  
2.1  
2.2  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
Name of Case: Robin Coser, et al. v. City of Santa Rosa, et al.  
United States District Court Northern District of California Case No.  
22-cv-04488-SI consolidated with Case No. 22-cv-04753  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of  
subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: One potential  
case  
RECESS CLOSED SESSION(S) AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE  
COUNCIL CHAMBER AND VIA ZOOM.  
4:00 P.M. (HYBRID VIA IN-PERSON AND ZOOM)  
3. STUDY SESSION - NONE.  
Study Session items are items for in-depth discussion and possible direction  
to staff. No action will be taken.  
4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL (IF NEEDED)  
5. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSIONS  
6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS - NONE.  
7. STAFF BRIEFINGS - NONE.  
This time is reserved for City staff to provide a five-minute briefing to the  
Council on departmental issues of interest. No action will be taken on these  
matters except to possibly place a particular item on a future agenda for  
Council consideration.  
8. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS  
8.1  
REPORT OF SETTLEMENTS AND ACTIVE LITIGATION  
The City Attorney will report on settlements over $50,000 through  
October 2022 as well as provide a summary of pending litigation  
against the City.  
Litigation Report  
Attachments:  
9. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS  
10. MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS’ REPORTS  
10.1 MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS' SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON  
REPORTS (AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO BOARD  
REPRESENTATIVE ON PENDING ISSUES, IF NEEDED)  
10.1.1 Council Subcommittee Reports  
10.1.2 Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate  
Protection Authority (SCTA/RCPA)  
10.1.3 Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) - Water Advisory Committee  
10.1.4 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)  
10.1.5 Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District  
Advisory Committee  
10.1.6 Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA)  
10.1.7 Zero Waste Sonoma (formerly known as Sonoma County Waste  
Management Agency (SCWMA))  
10.1.8 Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)  
10.1.9 Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC)  
10.1.10 Renewal Enterprise District (RED)  
10.1.11 Public Safety Subcommittee  
10.1.12 Other  
11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NONE.  
12. CONSENT ITEMS  
12.1  
RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF THIRD AMENDMENT TO GENERAL  
SERVICE AGREEMENT NUMBER F002035 - ONE YEAR EXTENSION  
AND INCREASE IN COMPENSATION WITH BRIGHTVIEW  
LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC. DBA SIGNATURE COAST HOLDINGS,  
LLC  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and  
Public Work and Finance Departments that the Council, by resolution,  
approve a Third Amendment to General Service Agreement Number  
F002035 with BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. dba Signature  
Coast Holdings, LLC, Napa, CA for a one-year extension and increase  
in compensation to for citywide landscape services in the amount of  
$1,179,982.08, for a cumulative not to exceed value of $4,465,080.08.  
Staff Report  
Resolution  
Exhibit A  
Attachments:  
12.2  
RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT WITH  
KONE INC. FOR MODERNIZATION OF THE ELEVATORS IN  
GARAGE 12 LOCATED AT 555 1ST STREET  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Finance Department  
that the Council, by resolution, award Contract Number C02188 to  
Kone Inc., Moline, Illinois, for the modernization of the elevators in  
Garage 12 located at 555 1st Street in the amount of $930,000 with a  
contingency of $60,000.  
Staff Report  
Resolution  
Exhibit A  
Attachments:  
13. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
This is the time when any person may address the Council on matters not  
listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of  
the Council. This public comment period will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m.  
and will be limited to twelve speakers selected randomly by the Mayor. Each  
speaker will be allowed three minutes. Speakers who do not have an  
opportunity to speak during this time will be allowed to make public comment  
under Agenda Item 17.  
Voice message public comments received for non-agenda items may be  
played under Agenda Item 13 or at Item 17. Recorded public comments are  
limited to 3 minutes to mirror in-person meeting protocols.  
14. REPORT ITEMS  
14.1  
REPORT - HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS STRATEGIC PLAN  
BACKGROUND: Following a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP)  
process, on March 1, 2022, Council approved Focus Strategies to  
develop a Homelessness Solutions Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan).  
Since then, staff has worked with Focus Strategies to draft the Strategic  
Plan, which involved a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the  
current response to homelessness in Santa Rosa and extensive  
stakeholder engagement. Staff is seeking Council approval of the  
Strategic Plan for the five-year period, 2023 through 2027, which  
provides key strategies and actions for the City to improve its response  
to homelessness in alignment with the Sonoma County Continuum of  
Care (CoC) to achieve “Functional Zero” homelessness. Additionally,  
staff is seeking the ability to make minor or non-substantive  
modifications to amend the Strategic Plan to ensure alignment with the  
CoC regional plan.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and  
Community Services Department that the Council, by resolution: 1)  
approve the Homelessness Solutions Strategic Plan for the five-year  
period, 2023 through 2027, which provides key strategies and actions  
to improve the City’s response to homelessness in alignment with the  
Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC) to achieve “Functional Zero”  
homelessness; and 2) authorize the City Manager to make minor or  
non-substantive modifications to amend the Strategic Plan to ensure  
alignment with the CoC regional plan.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Exhibit A - Homelessness Solutions Strategic Plan  
Presentation  
Late Correspondence (Uploaded 11-15-22)  
15. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Public Hearing matters will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m. or as soon  
thereafter as the matters are reached on the agenda.  
15.1  
PUBLIC HEARING - WALNUT COURT PETITION FOR ADDITION TO  
THE TALBOT AREA RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE  
BACKGROUND: Santa Rosa City Code 11-44.050 establishes that  
neighborhoods impacted by non-resident parking may submit a petition  
to Council to have their area added to the Residential Permit Parking  
Program (“Program”). Walnut Court has submitted a petition to be  
included in the Program. The Program was established to provide  
on-street parking relief in the form of time limited parking in  
neighborhoods being impacted by a high volume of non-resident  
parkers who are attracted to that particular area; such as Santa Rosa  
Junior College, the Fairgrounds, Memorial Hospital, and the periphery  
of downtown Santa Rosa. Residential units in the Program are eligible  
for permits which exempt them from the on-street time limits.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Finance Department  
that Council, by resolution, approve the Walnut Court petition to be  
included in the Talbot area Residential Permit Parking Program.  
Staff Report  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A  
Presentation  
Public Hearing Notice  
15.2  
PUBLIC HEARING - CODE ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS TO THE  
CALIFORNIA BUILDING AND FIRE CODES, CITY CODE CHAPTER  
18  
BACKGROUND: Adoption of Ordinances amending and adopting the  
California Fire and Building Codes; including the International Property  
Maintenance Code and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination  
Permit.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Fire Department and  
the Planning and Economic Development Department that the Council:  
1) adopt an ordinance by reference, with local amendments, the 2022  
edition of the California Fire Code as adopted and amended by the  
State of California, for use in Chapter 18-44 of the Santa Rosa City  
Code, repeal existing sections not applicable to new codes and modify  
the Santa Rosa City Code to reflect the new model code; and 2) adopt  
an ordinance by reference, with local amendments, the 2022 California  
Administrative Code, 2022 California Building Code, 2022 California  
Residential Code, 2022 California Green Building Standards Code,  
2022 California Electrical Code, 2022 California Mechanical Code,  
2022 California Plumbing Code, 2022 California Energy Code, 2022  
California Historical Building Code, 2022 California Existing Building  
Code, 2022 California Referenced Standards Code, 2021 International  
Property Maintenance Code, and the National Pollutant Discharge  
Elimination Permit and Waste Discharge Requirements.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 1- Fire Code Amendments  
Ordinance 2 - Building Code Amendments  
Presentation  
Presentation_Revised (Uploaded 11-15-22)  
Public Hearing Notice  
16. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - NONE.  
17. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
This is the time when any person may address the Council on matters not  
listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of  
the Council and not able to speak under Agenda Item 13. Each speaker will  
be allowed three minutes.  
18. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION ITEMS, RECESS TO  
CLOSED SESSION IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, RECONVENE TO  
OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS [IF NEEDED]  
19. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
20. UPCOMING MEETINGS  
This schedule is tentative and subject to change pending final publication and  
posting of the City Council Meeting Agenda.  
20.1  
UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST  
Upcoming Meetings List  
Attachments:  
*Did not appear on the preliminary agenda.  
**Quasi-judicial or adjudicative action.  
The Open Government Ordinance (ORD-2020-018) was adopted by City Council in December 2020. This  
ordinance, adds Chapter 1-10 to the City Code to codify the City of Santa Rosa's commitment to embrace  
a culture of open government to ensure public trust, engage the community, and establish a system of  
transparency, public participation, and collaboration. To view a full version of the Open Government  
Ordinance go to http://srcity.org/OpenGovOrdinance. To request a paper copy of the Open Government  
Ordinance contact the City Clerk's Office at 707-543-3015 (TTY Relay at 711) or cityclerk@srcity.org.  
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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 City Clerk's Office  
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Meeting information can also be accessed via the internet at http://srcity.org  
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council prior to this meeting regarding any item on this agenda,  
excluding closed session items, are available for public review in the City Clerk's Office, Room 10, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa  
Ave, during normal business hours.