Finley Center  
2060 W. College Avenue  
Cypress Room  
City of Santa Rosa  
Board of Community Services  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, June 28, 2023  
4:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 5:05 pm by Vice Chair Castillo  
2. ROLL CALL  
Also in Attendance: Deputy Director Parks, Jen Santos and Parks  
Superintendent, James Castro.  
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Present:  
Vice Chair Paul Castillo, Board Member Guido Boccaleoni, Board  
Member Madonna Cruz, Board Member Carole Quandt, Board  
Member Carolina Spence, and Board Member Omar Lopez  
1 - Chair Logan Pitts  
Absent:  
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTER  
Public Comment was made by: Duane Dewitt. Supported work  
being done at Southwest Community Park.  
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
4.1  
Regular Meeting Minutes - May 24, 2023  
Regular Meeting Minutes May 24, 2023 - draft  
Regular Meeting Minutes May 24, 2023 - final  
Attachments:  
approved as submitted  
5. REPORTS ON UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHED EVENTS  
5.1  
REPORTS ON UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHED EVENTS  
UPCOMING AND ACCOMPLISHED EVENTS - June 2023  
Attachments:  
A list of accomplished and upcoming events was distributed to the Board and  
made available to the public prior to the meeting. Parks Deputy Director  
Santos highlighted the following:  
Upcoming Highlights:  
July 9: Deadline for Merit Award nominations  
www.srcity.org/1241/City-Merit-Awards  
Accomplishment Highlights:  
June 5 - 9: In-Service Training held for Recreation’s 300+ temporary  
summer staff.  
Public Comment: Duane Dewitt spoke in support of local items  
6. DIRECTOR UPDATES  
Parks Deputy Director Santos provided the following update:  
Department name is clarified to remain as Recreation and Parks  
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Department and as of July 1, 2023 are a unified department. A Director  
position will be open soon for Recreation and Parks, as will a new Parks  
Planner position.  
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Funding for a new irrigation pond at Bennett Valley Golf Course and  
funding for a new landscape contract are being considered by City Council.  
VPP (Violence Prevention Partnership) is moving over to the Recreation  
and Parks Department. This will be updated in the future.  
Parks Maintenance and Field Services are focused on weed cutting in the  
City.  
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July 11, 2023, the City Council will be presenting a Parks Make Life Better  
Proclamation, and City Council will receive a briefing on the Park A Month  
Volunteer Program.  
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Hearn Hub Project meeting will be at Roseland Elementary School 7/29.  
There will also be a kiosk at Mitote Food Park, and a kiosk at the Roseland  
library 7/29 for feedback on the project.  
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Fremont Park update. Working with consultant MIG, estimating a follow up  
with the Cultural Heritage Board in the Fall. Updates will be forthcoming as  
more is available.  
Public Comment: Duane Dewitt spoke in support of the Director updates  
7. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS  
Vice Chair Castillo - Visited Nagasawa Park.  
Member Boccaleoni - No parks visited  
Member Cruz - Attended “Child in the Wild” event. Attended Native American  
Graduation Ceremony. Did a land acknowledgement at Juilliard Park.  
Upcoming event “Youth Big Time” at Galvin Park.  
Member Lopez - No new parks visited  
Member Spence - Attended “Show and Shine Car Show” at Juilliard Park.  
Member Quandt - Volunteered at the Doyle Park clean-up. Rural Cemetery  
had a booth at Juneteenth Celebration at MLK. Also attended “Show and Shine  
Car Show” at Juilliard Park. Also, a few tickets remaining for the Lamplight  
Tours at the Rural Cemetery.  
Public Comment: Duane Dewitt spoke in support of the Board visiting all of the  
parks.  
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
8.1  
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES  
Arts & Culture Manager, Tara Thompson and Arts Specialist, Jessica  
Rasmussen, introduced the Art in Public Places Program as  
coordinated through the Planning & Economic Development  
Department.  
Recommended Action: Information  
Art in Public Places Presentation  
Attachments:  
BOCS discussion and questions ensued  
Public Comment: Duane Dewitt spoke in support of art in public spaces.  
8.2  
ANNUAL APPOINTMENT OF THE SANTA ROSA WATERWAYS  
ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE  
The Board nominated, discussed, and voted to elect a member of the  
Board of Community Services to serve as Representative of the Santa  
Rosa Waterways Advisory Committee.  
Recommended Action: The Board shall, by motion, elect a  
Representative for a term of two (2) years *** (this was noted as one (1)  
year at the 6/28 Board Meeting, it is corrected to represent its current  
term of two (2) years)  
Public Comment: none  
Motion to nominate Carole Quandt: Board Member Cruz  
Second: Board Member Lopez  
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Yes:  
Vice Chair Castillo, Board Member Boccaleoni, Board Member  
Cruz, Board Member Quandt, Board Member Spence, and Board  
Member Lopez  
1 - Chair Pitts  
Absent:  
8.3  
BOARD OF COMMUNITY SERVICES (BOCS) ORDINANCE  
SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE  
Deputy Director, Parks, Jen Santos will discuss the reinstatement of the  
BOCS Ordinance Subcommittee and will also address the Board name.  
Recommendation Action: The Board shall, by motion, address any  
changes to be recommended to Council  
Ordinance Presentation  
Attachments:  
RECIND MOTION:  
Motion to rescind former recommendation to change the name from the  
Parks and Recreation Board back to the Recreation and Parks Board:  
Board Member: Cruz  
Second: Board Member Lopez  
Aye’s:  
6
Nay’s: 0  
NAME OF ADVISORY BODY:  
Motion to recommend to align the name with the Recreation and Parks  
Department to Recreation and Parks Board: Board Member Cruz  
Second: Board Member Boccaleoni  
Aye’s:  
6
Nay’s: 0  
RE-ESTABLISH THE BOARD OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ORDINANCE  
SUBCOMMITEE:  
Motion to re-establish the subcommittee: Board Member: Lopez  
Second: Board Member Cruz  
Aye’s:  
6
Nay’s: 0  
NOMINATE NEW MEMBER THE BOARD OF COMMUNITY SERVICES  
ORDINANCE SUBCOMMITEE:  
Motion to nominate Board Member Lopez to the Subcommittee: Board  
Member: Cruz  
Second: Board Member Quandt  
Aye’s:  
Yes:  
6
Nay’s: 0  
6 -  
Vice Chair Castillo, Board Member Boccaleoni, Board Member  
Cruz, Board Member Quandt, Board Member Spence, and Board  
Member Lopez  
1 - Chair Pitts  
Absent:  
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
9.1  
Mayor’s Lunch for Committee/Board Chairs  
Recommended Action: Information  
No update was available  
9.2  
Santa Rosa Waterways Advisory Committee  
Recommended Action: Information  
Board Member Quandt - meeting for June was held. Two parcels reviewed.  
Two new members on the committee. Field trip planned for Colgan Creek  
Reach  
10 WRITTEN AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS  
No written or electronic communications were received  
11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
VPP (Violence Prevention Partnership) update  
Email was sent to all Board Members following the Board meeting regarding  
contact information for reporting parks issues to Parks Maintenance in a timely  
manner  
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DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging) update as becomes available  
5-year financial goal for Recreation and Parks  
Landscape Maintenance contract update  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
The next regularly scheduled meeting if the Board of Community Services will  
be held on Wednesday, July 26th at 5:00 pm  
Vice Chair Castillo adjourned the meeting at 6:29 PM  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be on July 26, 2023, at 5:00pm.  
Approved on July 26, 2023  
/s/ Shelley McClure  
Recording Secretary