City Hall, Council Chamber

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

City of Santa Rosa

City Council

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

12:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Mayor N. Rogers called the meeting to order at 12:01p.m.

Council Member Fleming participated in the meeting under the AB

2449 "Just Cause" provisions of the Brown Act related to child care

and noted that no one over the age of 18 was participating in the

meeting at the remote location.

Council Member C. Rogers joined the meeting at 12:08 p.m.

Council Member Alvarez joined the meeting at 12:18 p.m.

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Present:

Mayor Natalie Rogers, Vice Mayor Dianna MacDonald, Council

Member Eddie Alvarez, Council Member Victoria Fleming, Council

Member Jeff Okrepkie, Council Member Chris Rogers, and Council

Member Mark Stapp

2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - NONE.

3. STUDY SESSION

3.1

REVIEW OF FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 OPERATIONS AND

MAINTENANCE BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

BUDGET

In this Study Session, staff will present City Council with an overview of

the funding requests for FY 2023-24, as well as perspectives as to

overall funding considerations. The Study Session is held in advance

of the Budget Hearings in June to provide the opportunity for City

Council to ask questions, provide direction, and gain a full

understanding of the budget and resulting financial implications for the

City ahead of formal budget adoption in June.

Information and department budgets will be presented in the following

order:

Day 1 - May 9, 2023

City-wide overview and General Fund segment

Administrative Departments:

· City Council

· City Manager

· City Attorney

· Communications & Intergovernmental Relations

· Human Resources and Risk

· Finance Department

· Non-Departmental

· Information Technology

· Housing & Community Services

Day 2 - May 10, 2023

· Fire Department

· Police Department

· Planning & Economic Development

· Parks & Recreation

· Transportation & Public Works

· Water Department

· Capital Improvement Project

Attachments:

Revised Presentation Full (Uploaded 05-09-2023)

Revised Presentation Day 2 (Uploaded 05-09-2023)

Late Correspondence (Uploaded 05-09-2023)

Late Correspondence (Uploaded 05-15-2023)

Veronica Conner, Budget and Financial Analyst Manager, introduced

the order and overview of the two-day study session.

City Manager Maraskeshia Smith provided opening comments,

thanked staff for their efforts in the budget preparation, and other

concepts for consideration during the budgeting process.

Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer, provided a brief report on the

economic overview, the FY 2023-24 General Fund budget deficit,

and mitigation measures.

Veronica Conner, Budget and Financial Analyst Manager, presented

a citywide budget overview and staffing changes summary.

Cindy Benzerara, Interim Administrative Support Supervisor,

presented the City Council and City Manager's Office proposed

budget.

City Attorney Sue Gallagher presented the City Attorney's Office

proposed budget.

Lon Peterson, Chief Communications and Intergovernmental

Relations Officer, presented the Communications &

Intergovernmental Relations proposed budget.

Dominique Blanquie, Interim Human Resources Director, presented

the Human Resources Department proposed budget.

Alan Alton, Director of Finance, presented the Finance Department

and Non-departmental proposed budget.

Brian Tickner, Chief Information Officer, presented the Information

Technology Department proposed budget.

Megan Basinger, Director of Housing and Community Services, and

Kate Goldfine, Administrative Services Officer, presented the

Housing and Community Services Department proposed budget.

Mayor N. Rogers recessed the study session at 3:00 p.m. and

continued it to Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

Mayor N. Rogers reconvened the meeting at 4:00 p.m. for Regular

Session.

4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL (IF NEEDED)

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Present:

Mayor Natalie Rogers, Vice Mayor Dianna MacDonald, Council

Member Eddie Alvarez, Council Member Victoria Fleming, Council

Member Jeff Okrepkie, Council Member Chris Rogers, and Council

Member Mark Stapp

5. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSIONS

None.

6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

6.1

PROCLAMATION - MAY IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH

Proclamation

Attachments:

Council Member Okrepkie read and presented the proclamation to

Megan Basinger, Director of Housing and Community Services.

Megan Basinger thanked Council for acknowledging the efforts of

staff to provide adequate access to affordable housing.

Jeff Owen, Chair of the Housing Authority, expressed appreciation

related to the proclamation and staff housing efforts.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Duane DeWitt, Sonoma County Housing Advocacy Group, spoke in

support of Item 6.1 and suggested that residential rentals will be

what solves the housing crisis.

6.2

PROCLAMATION - MAY 2023 BIKE TO WORK MONTH & DAY

Proclamation

Attachments:

Council Member C. Rogers read and presented the proclamation to

Eris Weaver, Executive Director, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition.

Eris Weaver, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, spoke on the

importance of bicycling in our community and the potential joy

bicycling can bring to individuals.

No public comments were made.

7. STAFF BRIEFINGS

7.1

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PLAN UPDATE

This will be a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken

except for possible direction to staff.

Danielle Garduno, Violence Prevention Program Manager, provided

a brief update on the Community Empowerment Plan, the success

of the recent Cinco de Mayo event in Roseland, the cruising

ordinance repeal, and the community engagement coordinator is

now open.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Duane DeWitt spoke on Item 7.1 and acknowledged Danielle

Garduno's direction related to graffitti removal, made a suggestion

to move the Cinco de Mayo celebration to Courthouse Square, and

provided historical information related to the cruising ordinance.

This item was received and filed.

8. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS

No reports provided.

9. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Vice Mayor MacDonald announced abstention from Item 16.1 due to

property ownership near the location of the subdivision for the final

map being received.

10. MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS’ REPORTS

Council Member Okrepkie provided a brief report on recent

community events attended.

Council Member Stapp provided brief report on recent community

events attended.

Council Member Alvarez provided a brief report on recent

community events attended.

Council Member C. Rogers provided a brief report on various

meetings and events attended.

Vice Mayor MacDonald provided a brief report on recent community

events attended.

Mayor N. Rogers provided a brief report on recent community

events attended.

10.1 MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS' SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON

REPORTS (AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO BOARD

REPRESENTATIVE ON PENDING ISSUES, IF NEEDED)

10.1.1 Council Subcommittee Reports

Council Member Alvarez provided a brief report on a recent

Open Government Implementation Task Force meeting.

Mayor N. Rogers provided a brief report on a recent Long

Term Financial Policy and Audit Subcommittee meeting.

10.1.2 Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate

Protection Authority (SCTA/RCPA)

Council Member C. Rogers provided a brief report.

10.1.3 Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) - Water Advisory Committee

Council Member Stapp provided a brief report.

10.1.4 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

10.1.5 Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District

Advisory Committee

Council Member Stapp provided a brief report

10.1.6 Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA)

Council Member C. Rogers provided a brief report.

10.1.7 Zero Waste Sonoma (formerly known as Sonoma County Waste

Management Agency (SCWMA))

10.1.8 Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)

10.1.9 Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC)

10.1.10 Renewal Enterprise District (RED)

Council Member Fleming provided a brief report.

10.1.11 Public Safety Subcommittee

10.1.12 Other

Council Member Okrepkie provided a brief report on a recent

LAFCO meeting attended.

Council Member Fleming provided a brief report and

announced her appointment to the MTC.

11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

11.1

March 9 and 10, 2023, Regular Meeting.

Draft Minutes

Attachments:

Approved as submitted.

12. CONSENT ITEMS

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Duane DeWitt, Sonoma County Housing Advocacy Group, spoke on

Item 12.5 and suggested continued efforts on partnering with faith

based operations to provide safe parking opportunities.

Approval of the Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Vice Mayor MacDonald, seconded by Council

Member Okrepkie, to waive reading of the text and adopt Consent Items

12.1 through 12.5. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor MacDonald, Council Member Alvarez,

Council Member Fleming, Council Member Okrepkie, Council

Member Rogers, and Council Member Stapp

12.1

RESOLUTION - STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM

AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR THE ANNUAL FORMULA

ALLOCATION AND PROJECT APPROVAL

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and

Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution, approve the

SB1 State of Good Repair Project List, and authorize the Director of

Transportation and Public Works or designee to request the City’s

annual allocation of FY 2023-24 State of Good Repair funding in the

estimated amount of $27,383 from the California Department of

Transportation.

Staff Report

Resolution

Attachments:

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2023-079 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING THE SB1 STATE OF

GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM PROJECT LIST AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING

OF A FUNDING CLAIM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24

12.2

RESOLUTION - TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE

IV AND STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE ANNUAL FORMULA

ALLOCATION CLAIM SUBMITTAL

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and

Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution, authorize the

Director of Transportation and Public Works or designee to file a claim

for the Transit Division’s annual drawdown of Transportation

Development Act Article IV and State Transit Assistance funds with the

Metropolitan Transportation Commission for FY 2023-24 in the

estimated amount of $12,255,165 for ongoing Transit Operations and

Capital budgetary needs.

Staff Report

Resolution

Attachments:

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2023-080 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A

FUNDING CLAIM WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION

COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATION OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

ACT ARTICLE IV / STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE FUNDS FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2023-24 IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $12,255,165

12.3

RESOLUTION - SPLIT BID AWARD -ISSUANCE OF BLANKET

PURCHASE ORDERS FOR CHEMICALS FOR CITY SWIMMING

POOLS TO KNORR SYSTEMS INT’L, LLC AND SCP DISTRIBUTORS

LLC DBA LINCOLN AQUATICS

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Recreation Division

and Finance Department that the Council, by resolution, approve a split

bid award and issuance of Blanket Purchase Orders for a period of two

(2) years, with three (3) one-year renewal options to: 1) Knorr Systems

Int’l, LLC, Santa Ana, California for the purchase of liquid carbon dioxide

in an amount not to exceed $26,984.76; and 2) SCP Distributors LLC,

dba Lincoln Aquatics, Concord, California for the purchase of liquid

chlorine in an amount not to exceed $88,033.66, for a total amount for

both not to exceed $115,018.42.

Staff Report

Resolution

Attachments:

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2023-081 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A SPLIT BID

AWARD AND ISSUANCE OF BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS FOR

CHEMICALS FOR CITY SWIMMING POOLS TO KNORR SYSTEMS INT'L,

LLC AND SCP DISTRIBUTORS LLC DBA LINCOLN AQUATICS IN A TOTAL

AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $115,018.42

12.4

RESOLUTION - SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 55 (UMBERG)

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Communications &

Intergovernmental Relations Office that the Council, by resolution,

support Senate Bill 55 (Umberg), which would require car dealers to

apply the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the catalytic converter of

each vehicle listed for sale.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Resolution

Attachment 1-State Bill 55 Fact Sheet

Attachment 2-State Senate Transportation Committee Analysis

Attachment 3-Text of Senate Bill 55

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2023-082 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 55

(UMBERG)

12.5

RESOLUTION - EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL

HOMELESS EMERGENCY

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and

Community Services Department that the Council, by resolution,

approve an extension of Resolution No. 28839 which formally

proclaimed a local homeless emergency within Santa Rosa.

Staff Report

Resolution

Attachments:

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2023-083 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA EXTENDING A PROCLAMATION

OF LOCAL HOMELESS EMERGENCY (Government Code Sections 8630et

seq.)

As it was not yet 5:00 p.m. Mayor N. Rogers announced a brief recess and

reconvened at 5:00 p.m.

All Council Members were present.

13. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

Alexa Forrester, Bikeable Santa Rosa, spoke in support of bicycle

advocacy throughout the City of Santa Rosa and shared

perspectives of community members regarding bike infrastructure.

Duane DeWitt spoke in support of efforts by the Open Government

Task Force and the continuation of that subcommittee, and

suggested review of the original recommendations made by the

original Open Government Task Force, specifically in relation to

community engagement.

Micah Reyes spoke in support of bike safety and investments in

low-stress bike infrastructure.

Isabella Barnard spoke in support of making the streets safe for the

bicycling community.

Bernadete Burrell spoke in opposition of current short term rental

enforcement, requested better code enforcement policies related to

noise ordinances, and other short term rental code enforcement

concerns.

Nancy Wang spoke in opposition of non-hosted short term rental

properties and requested limitation of non-hosted short term rental

properties or removal of all non-hosted to outside of residential

areas.

Jose Ibarra spoke in opposition to non-hosted short term rentals

and the greater economic benefit of this action.

14. REPORT ITEMS - NONE.

15. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.

16. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

16.1

NOTICE OF FINAL MAP - STONEBRIDGE SUBDIVISION PHASE 1 -

Provided for information.

Notice of Submittal

Location Map

Attachments:

No public comments made.

This item was received and filed with Vice Mayor MacDonald abstaining.

17. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

18. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION ITEMS, RECESS TO

CLOSED SESSION IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, RECONVENE TO

OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS [IF NEEDED]

19. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING

Mayor N. Rogers adjourned the meeting at 5:20 p.m.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at

9:00 a.m. to resume the Study Session - Review of Fiscal Year

2023-24 to review the Fire, Police, Planning and Economic

Development, Park and Recreation, Transportation and Public

Works and Water departments, and Capital Improvement proposed