City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Design Review Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, October 19, 2023  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Jones-Carter called the meeting to order at 4:30 P.M.  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Melanie Jones-Carter, Vice Chair Drew Weigl, Board Member  
Michael Cook, Board Member Victoria Liptak, and Board Member  
Ernest Wuethrich  
2 - Board Member Michael Burch, and Board Member Adam Sharron  
Absent  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
September 7, 2023 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
2.2  
October 5, 2023 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as amended.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENT  
None.  
4. BOARD BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Jones-Carter read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
4.2 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
None.  
4.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
None.  
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
Staff Liaison Nicholson reported.  
6. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
None.  
7. CONSENT ITEM(S)  
None.  
8. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
8.1  
PUBLIC HEARING - BROOKWOOD MEDICAL - GARAGE  
MODIFICATIONS - DESIGN REVIEW - 1000 2ND ST - DR23-009  
BACKGROUND: On September 1, 2022, the Design Review Board  
(DRB) approved the Brookwood Medical project which included a  
four-story, 93,270-square foot medical office building and a six-level  
parking garage.  
The applicant is requesting approval to reduce the size of the parking  
structure from six levels to five and reduce the number of available  
parking spaces from 325 parking spaces to 276 spaces. The revisions  
also include a shift in the building location and reduction in drive aisle  
width.  
PRESENTED BY: Susie Murray, Supervising Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Supervising Planner Murray presented.  
Applicant representatives made a presentation.  
Staff and applicant representatives responded to Board Member  
inquiries.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Weigl, seconded by Board Member  
Liptak, to waive reading of the text and adopt as amended:  
RESOLUTION NO. DRB-2023-013 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA GRANTING  
DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL FOR THE BROOKWOOD MEDICAL –  
GARAGE MODIFICATION PROJECT, LOCATED AT 1000 2ND STREET,  
ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 009-063-019; FILE NO. PRJ21-024  
(DR23-009)  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Jones-Carter, Vice Chair Weigl, Board Member Cook, Board  
Member Liptak and Board Member Wuethrich  
2 - Board Member Burch and Board Member Sharron  
Absent:  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Jones-Carter adjourned the meeting at 6:39 P.M.  
Approved on: December 7, 2023  
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