City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Design Review Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, December 7, 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  
Adam Sharron  
1 - Board Member Ernest Wuethrich  
Absent  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
October 19, 2023 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
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  
Board Member Cook abstained from item 8.1 due to conflict.  
Board Member Cook left Council Chambers at 4:35 p.m.  
7. CONSENT ITEM(S)  
None.  
8. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
8.1*  
PUBLIC HEARING - HERITAGE COMMERCE CENTER - MAJOR  
DESIGN REVIEW - 0 NORTHPOINT PARKWAY - DR23-008  
BACKGROUND: The applicant is proposing to develop an  
approximately 74,949-square-foot industrial building, Heritage  
Commerce Center, located at 0 Northpoint Parkway. The Project is in  
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 because it is consistent  
the General Plan.  
PRESENTED BY:Suzanne Hartman, City Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Project Planner Hartman presented.  
Chair Jones-Carter opened and closed the public hearing at 4:48  
P.M.  
Staff and Applicant representatives responded to Board Member  
inquiries.  
A motion was made by Board Member Liptak, seconded by Board Member  
Sharron, to waive reading of the text and adopt as amended:  
RESOLUTION NO. DRB-2023-014 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA GRANTING  
DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL FOR THE HERITAGE COMMERCE CENTER,  
LOCATED AT 0 NORTHPOINT PARKWAY, ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NOS.  
035-530-016 & 035-530-055, FILE NO. DR23-008.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Chair Jones-Carter, Vice Chair Weigl, Board Member Liptak and  
Board Member Sharron  
1 - Board Member Wuethrich  
1 - Board Member Cook  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Jones-Carter adjourned the meeting at 5:33 P.M.  
Approved on: December 21, 2023  
s/Krystal Camp, Recording Secretary