City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
City of Santa Rosa  
City Council  
Special Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Tuesday, August 18, 2026  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Mayor Stapp called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.  
6 -  
Present:  
Mayor Mark Stapp, Vice Mayor Jeff Okrepkie, Council Member Eddie  
Alvarez, Council Member Caroline Bañuelos, Council Member Dianna  
MacDonald, and Council Member Natalie Rogers  
1 - Council Member Victoria Fleming  
Absent:  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code § 54953.8)  
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)  
No public comments were made.  
Council Member Fleming joined the meeting at approximately  
1:32 p.m.  
Mayor Stapp recessed the meeting to closed session at  
1:32 p.m. to discuss Item 3.1 as listed on the agenda.  
3.1  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of  
Government Code Section 54956.9: one potential case  
This item was received and filed.  
Mayor Stapp adjourned closed session at approximately 1:53 p.m. and  
reconvened at approximately 1:55 p.m.  
4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL  
7 -  
Present:  
Mayor Mark Stapp, Vice Mayor Jeff Okrepkie, Council Member Eddie  
Alvarez, Council Member Caroline Bañuelos, Council Member Victoria  
Fleming, Council Member Dianna MacDonald, and Council Member  
Natalie Rogers  
5. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)  
Ashle Crocker, City Attorney, reported that by motion from Council  
Member Fleming, seconded by Council Member MacDonald,  
Council unanimously gave City Attorney direction to initiate litigation.  
Further information will be disclosed once commenced under  
Government Code section 54957.1.  
6. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
Mayor Stapp adjourned the meeting at 1:57 p.m.  
Approved on:  
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Dina Manis  
City Clerk