Finley Center  
2060 W. College Avenue  
Cypress Room  
City of Santa Rosa  
Board of Community Services  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, September 27, 2023  
5:00 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Castillo at 5:07 PM  
2. ROLL CALL  
Also present: Acting Director, Recreation and Parks - Jen Santos, Deputy  
Director Recreation, Jeff Tibbetts and Parks Superintendent, James Castro.  
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Present:  
Vice Chair Paul Castillo, Board Member Guido Boccaleoni, Board  
Member Carole Quandt, Board Member Carolina Spence, and Board  
Member Omar Lopez  
2 - Chair Logan Pitts, and Board Member Madonna Cruz  
Absent:  
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS  
3.1  
Public Comment - Non-Agenda Matter  
No in person public comment.  
Email received and attached  
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
meeting minutes were approved as submitted by the Board  
4.1  
Regular Meeting Minutes - August 23, 2023  
meeting minutes were approved as submitted by the Board  
5. REPORTS ON UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHED EVENTS  
5.1  
Upcoming Events and Accomplished Events  
A list of accomplished and upcoming events was distributed to the Board and  
made available to the public prior to the meeting. Acting Director, Jen Santos  
highlighted the following:  
Upcoming Highlights:  
September 19: Tacos with a Cop. Neighborhood Services and Violence  
Prevention collaborated with SRPD to engage the Apple Valley neighborhood  
and bring community resources to residents. Over 100 people attended.  
Accomplishment Highlights:  
October 7-8: Last weekend of operation for Redwood Empire Live Steamers  
train at Youth Community Park.  
6. DIRECTOR UPDATES  
Acting Director Santos provided the following updates:  
September 12 Council approved the Finley Aquatics Center construction  
contract and also on September 12th, Council received a Recreation Division  
update  
Council approved a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Kawana  
Springs Park design and construction.  
The Draft General Plan was presented to Council by the Planning and  
Economic Development staff, which included significant updates to the  
Recreation and Parks sections.  
Violence Prevention Partnership (VPP) will provide a 5-year Strategic Plan to  
Council on October 10, 2023 and receive feedback.  
Finley Aquatic Center (FAC) closure is scheduled for November 3, 2023 and  
additional options and schedule will be provided to accommodate aquatic  
recreation while the pool is under construction.  
Ridgway Aquatics Center will have an alternate schedule starting November 6,  
2023 through Spring 2024.  
The Southeast Greenway in conjunction with the Southeast Greenway Partners  
will be discussed at the BOCS October meeting.  
At the request of the Board, direction was provided on how to report graffiti.  
A reminder was provided that at the previous request of the Board, new park  
naming requests will be considered until the new Citywide Naming Policy has  
been updated - Naming Policy will move forward following completion of the  
Board Ordinance updates.  
Early training on best management practices for the beetle infesting Oak trees  
has been implemented and the Board will be updated when a Best Practice  
and Management Strategy has been completed and ready for implementation.  
Deputy Director of Recreation, Jeff Tibbetts, provided an update regarding the  
collaboration with other agencies for use of swimming pools during the FAC  
closure for construction.  
7. CHAIR/BOARD MEMBERS' REPORTS  
Vice Chair Castillo - Visited Strawberry Park and Coffey Park.  
Member Lopez - Visited 5 parks  
Member Quandt - Volunteered at Olive Park with Park Maintenance and the  
Creeks Steward Program as well as North Park with the neighborhood group  
Participated in 16 sold out Rural Cemetery nighttime tours  
Member Spence - Provided a report about the Merit Awards held at the Finley  
Center and 14 awards were presented  
Member Boccaleoni - Visited Southwest Community Park  
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
8.1  
DAY CAMPS AND WORK EXPERIENCE  
Recreation Supervisor, Rob Beal provided an overview of the traditional  
day camp programs Wa-tam, Yu-Chi, and Doyle Day Camps, as well as  
the Work Experience program for teens.  
*Recreation Coordinator, Ryan Shepherd, gave the presentation to the  
Board on behalf of Rob Beal.  
Recommended Action: Information  
BOCS discussion and questions ensued  
no public comment  
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 - Staff presented the General Plan updates with  
emphasis on waterways  
9.3  
BOCS Governing Documents Subcommittee  
Recommended Action: Information  
Acting Director provided a brief update that the changes have been submitted  
to the City Attorney and will be submitted to the City Manager’s Office prior to  
bringing it back to the full Board.  
10. WRITTEN AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS  
none received  
11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
Recommended for consideration that the BOCS be scheduled every other  
month  
Update on 888 4th Street Development  
Update on Fremont Park  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
Vice Chair Castillo adjourned the meeting at 6:02 PM  
No meeting in November.  
The next special meeting will be on December 13, 2023, at 5:00pm.  
Approved on: October 25, 2023  
/s/ Julie Schulz  
Administrative Secretary