City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Ave  
City of Santa Rosa  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Design Review Board  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, April 18, 2024  
4:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Jones-Carter called the meeting to order at 4:30p.m.  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Melanie Jones-Carter, Vice Chair Drew Weigl, Board Member  
Michael Cook, Board Member Victoria Liptak, and Board Member  
Ernest Wuethrich  
1 - Board Member Adam Sharron  
Absent  
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
2.1  
January 18, 2024 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
2.2  
January 25, 2024 - Draft Minutes  
Approved as submitted.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENT  
Chair Jones-Carter opened Public Comment at 4:33 p.m.  
Richard Canini commented on the solar orientation and the effects  
of the sun in each season.  
Duane De Witt commented on the Roseland Creek clean-up  
scheduled on April 20th, Earth Day.  
Jennifer LaPorta commented on the design in the courtyard, and  
asked for more directional signage. She also commented on the  
roadway access being inadequate.  
Chair Jones-Carter closed Public Comment at 4:42 p.m.  
4. BOARD BUSINESS  
4.1 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE  
Chair Jones-Carter read aloud the Statement of Purpose.  
4.2 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
Board Member Liptak reported on the Waterways Advisory  
Committee meeting on March 28, 2024.  
4.3 OTHER (i.e. VICE CHAIR ELECTION, NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS)  
A motion was made by Board Member Liptak, seconded by Board  
Member Wuethrich, to continue the Vice Chair Elections to a future  
meeting.  
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  
1 - Board Member Sharron  
Absent:  
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  
None.  
6. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
None.  
7. CONSENT ITEM(S)  
None.  
8. SCHEDULED ITEM(S)  
8.1*  
PUBLIC HEARING - DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT FOR A NEW  
TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER - AT 2715 GIFFEN AVENUE - FILE  
NO. DR23-038  
BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting approval of a Design  
Review Permit for the construction of an 85-foot-tall (monopine)  
telecommunication tower with ground equipment, surrounded by a  
6-foot-tall CMU wall. The project is exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  
PRESENTED BY:Suzanne Hartman, City Planner  
Ex Parte Disclosures: None.  
Project Planner Hartman presented.  
Chair Jones-Carter opened the Public Hearing at 5:00 p.m.  
Jennifer LaPorta spoke in opposition of the project.  
Chair Jones-Carter closed the Public Hearing at 5:04 p.m.  
Staff and the Applicant representatives responded to Board  
Member inquiries.  
Board Members provided comments and feedback.  
A motion was made by Board Member Wuethrich, seconded by Board  
Member Liptak, to waive reading of the text and adopt as amended:  
RESOLUTION NO. DRB-2024-003 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE  
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA GRANTING  
DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL FOR A NEW MONOPINE  
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY) WITH SUPPORTING GROUND  
EQUIPMENT, SHIELDED BY 6-FOOT-TALL CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT  
(CMU) WALL, LOCATED AT 2715 GIFFEN AVENUE, APN: 010-450-008, FILE  
NO. DR23-038  
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  
1 - Board Member Sharron  
Absent:  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Jones-Carter adjourned the meeting at 5:35 p.m.  
Approved on: May 2, 2024  
s/ Jack Reynolds, Recording Secretary