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