City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Cultural Heritage Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, July 19, 2023  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Vice Chair Garrett called the meeting to order at 4:34 P.M.  
4 -  
Present  
Vice Chair Cappie Garrett, Board Member Bonnie Boren, Board  
Member Patrick Carney, and Board Member Laura Fennell  
2 - Chair Brian Meuser, and Board Member Heidi Klyn  
Absent  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
June 21, 2023 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
None.  
4. BOARD BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Vice Chair Garrett read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
4.2 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
None.  
4.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTION)  
None.  
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
Staff Liaison Murray reported.  
6. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS  
Board Member Fennel abstained from item 8.2 due to closeness in  
proximity to the project site address.  
7. CONSENT ITEM(S)  
None.  
8. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
8.1  
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD WILL BRAINSTORM IDEAS TO  
ADDRESS WORK BEING DONE WITHIN PRESERVATION  
DISTRICTS WITHOUT BENEFIT OF PERMITS.  
BACKGROUND: At the Cultural Heritage Board (CHB) meeting held on  
June 1, 2022, a motion was made and seconded to add a discussion  
regarding changes to properties and structures within Santa Rosa’s  
preservation districts without benefit of permits.  
At its meeting on December 7, 2022, the CHB voted to add the  
discussion onto a future agenda.  
The purpose of this agenda item is to facilitate a discussion between  
CHB members regarding working being done without benefit of permits  
within preservation districts.  
PRESENTED BY: Susie Murray  
Staff Liaison Murray requested this item be continued to a date  
certain of August 16, 2023.  
A motion was made by Board Member Fennell, seconded by Board Member  
Boren, to continue the item to a date certain of August 16, 2023.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Vice Chair Garrett, Board Member Boren, Board Member Carney  
and Board Member Fennell  
2 - Chair Meuser and Board Member Klyn  
Absent:  
8.2  
CONCEPT REVIEW - 635 MILL ST CONCEPT - NOT A PROJECT -  
LANDMARK ALTERATION - 635 MILL ST - LMA23-005  
BACKGROUND: Concept Major landmark alteration for 635 Mill St.  
PRESENTED BY: Noor Bisla  
Board Member Fennel recused herself and left the meeting.  
Vice Chair Garrett continued item 8.2 to a date certain of August 16,  
2023 due to lack of quorum.  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Vice Chair Garrett adjourned the meeting at 4:44 P.M.  
Approved on: August 16, 2023  
s/ Lani Buckheit