City Hall, Council Chamber

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

City of Santa Rosa

City Council

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

12:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Mayor Rogers called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m.

6 -

Present:

Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Natalie Rogers, Council Member

Eddie Alvarez, Council Member Victoria Fleming, Council Member

John Sawyer, and Council Member Tom Schwedhelm

1 - Council Member Jack Tibbetts

Absent:

Planning Commission Roll Call:

Present: 6 - Chair Karen Weeks, Vice Chair Julian Peterson, Commissioner

Cisco, Commissioner Charles Carter, Commissioner Vicki Duggan,

Commissioner Jeff Okrepkie

Absent: 1 - Commissioner Jeffrey Holton

2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - NONE.

3. STUDY SESSION

3.1

2050 GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE

Study Session to review and provide input on the 2050 General Plan

Housing Update Report. PlaceWorks, the lead General Plan update

consultant, is contracted to prepare a Housing Element consistent with

State housing law including a housing needs assessment, evaluation of

the existing housing element, housing site inventory analysis, potential

and actual government constraints analysis, analysis of the Growth

Management Ordinance, and housing implementation goals, policies,

and programs to support housing production, housing affordability, and

homelessness among other topics. Outcomes and policy direction from

the Affordable Housing and Anti-Displacement Strategies will be

incorporated into the Housing Element as appropriate.

The housing element will be completed in conjunction with the general

plan so that it will be reviewed in concert with the other elements of the

general plan in the fall of 2022 and submitted to the State Housing and

Community Development Department by the January 2023 deadline.

Staff Report

Presentation

Attachments:

Clare Hartman, Assistant City Manager, Amy Lyle, Supervising

Planner, Cynthia Walsh, Placeworks, and Lucy Rollins, Placeworks,

presented and answered questions from Council and Planning

Commissioners.

Council Member Tibbetts joined the meeting at 12:14 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Jen Klose, Executive Director Generation Housing, spoke on a new

state housing designation which increases jurisdictions eligibility for

state grant funding.

ADJOURN SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND

PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECONVENE TO THE CITY COUNCIL

STUDY SESSION

Mayor Rogers adjourned the special joint meeting with the Planning

Commission at 1:00 p.m. and reconvened City Council for study

session Item 3.2.

3.2

EQUITY PRIORITY COMMUNITIES’ WORK PLAN

The objective of the Equity Priority Communities’ Empowerment and

Outreach Work Plan is to inform, consult, provide opportunities to

participate, and empower every resident of Santa Rosa to be part of the

decision-making processes related to the General Plan Update, known

as Santa Rosa Forward. The Work Plan will focus on vulnerable,

underrepresented, and historically marginalized populations and areas

with significant concentrations of low-income households and people of

color - defined as “Santa Rosa Equity Priority Communities,” based on

Plan Bay Area 2050 (Metropolitan Transportation Commission).

The City of Santa Rosa will partner and collaborate with diverse local

organizations and residents, adjust the Community Involvement

Strategy (CIS) to make it more inclusive, and use place-based outreach

methods to meet Santa Rosa’s residents where they are. Funds from

the Healthy City Grant granted by Kaiser Permanente will be used to

provide resources to residents, groups of residents, or organizations

who are part of or who are working with any of the Equity Priority

Populations or Areas to empower and engage these individuals in the

General Plan Update. This Work Plan will contribute to develop trust,

long term skills, and knowledge for decision making in planning,

community design, and development.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Equity Priority Areas Map 2021

Presentation

Beatriz Guerro Auna, Senior Planner, presented and answered

questions from the Council.

PUBLIC COMEMNT

Gregory Fearon spoke thanking staff for their work, the need for the

City to work with the County, to provide a better data system, and for

better communication.

This item was received and filed.

3.3

SANTA ROSA CREEK FLOOD STUDY AND FEMA MAP REVISION

It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the Planning and

Economic Development Department that Council hold a Study Session

to receive information, ask questions, discuss, and provide feedback to

staff regarding the Santa Rosa Creek Flood Study and Federal

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) map revision. The City is in

the process of engaging with FEMA to update flood hazard maps for

Santa Rosa Creek and its key tributaries so that FEMA can generate

new Flood Insurance Rate Maps and update Flood Insurance Studies

for the study area. The City will evaluate implications of map updates on

local property owners, lead stakeholder engagement efforts,

communicate findings, and assist the public in understanding National

Flood Insurance Program requirements and options.

Staff Report

Presentation

Attachments:

Flannery Banks, Assistant Engineer - Storm Water & Creeks, Jesse

Oswald, Chief Building Official, Betty Andrews, Principal Engineer,

Environmental Science Associates, presented and answered

questions from Council.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Jen Klose, Executive Director Generation Housing, spoke on her

concern the report did not provide information on how to avoid

floods, the possibility of moving City Hall from its current site to a

high rise building in downtown to create prime real estate for

housing at its current site and opening up Santa Rosa Creek.

This item was received and filed.

The time not yet being 4:00 p.m. to start the Regular meeting, Mayor Rogers

recessed the meeting at 2:35 p.m. and reconvened at 4:00 p.m.

4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL

7 -

Present:

Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Natalie Rogers, Council Member

Eddie Alvarez, Council Member Victoria Fleming, Council Member

John Sawyer, Council Member Tom Schwedhelm, and Council

Member Jack Tibbetts

5. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSIONS - NONE.

6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

No public comments were made.

6.1

PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE

MONTH

Proclamation

Attachments:

Council Member Alvarez read the proclamation and presented it to

Delmar Billy, Chairperson of Ya-Ka-Ama Education and

Development, Inc.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Delmar Billy made comments of thanks to the Council and it being

an honor to receive the proclamation.

Maria Cardenez spoke on being grateful and thankful for the

proclamation and thanked the board members present.

Madonna Rose Feather Cruz spoke on what equity means to her.

This item was presented.

6.2

PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK

Proclamation

Attachments:

Council Member Fleming read the proclamation and presented it to

John McIntaggert, Business Manager for International Brotherhood

of Electrical Workers Local 551, who made comments of thanks

and the importance of working in the union trades.

Dan commented on the impact the apprenticeship program had on

his life.

Mike made comments of thanks and on his experience going

through the apprenticeship program.

This item was presented.

7. STAFF BRIEFINGS

No public comments were made.

COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE

7.1

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

except for possible direction to staff.

Interim City Manager Jeff Kolin provided information on obtaining

COVID-19 boosters.

This item was received and filed.

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

8.1

REPORT OF SETTLEMENTS AND ACTIVE LITIGATION

The City Attorney will report on settlements over $50,000 through

October 2021 as well as provide a summary of pending litigation against

the City.

Litigation Report

Attachments:

City Attorney Gallagher reported there were no new settlements

made, 29 active litigation cases, 5 receiverships of which three of

the properties rehabilitation are underway and close to being

finalized, 10 general litigations of which three have been either

resolved or close to being resolved, 6 cases of personal injury or

dangerous conditions, 4 police actions, and 4 writs of mandate. City

Attorney Gallagher reported these were in addition to other legal

proceedings handled in the City Attorney's Office.

No public comments were made.

This item was received and filed.

9. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Council Member Schwedhelm announced he would be abstaining

from Item 11.4 due to not being in attendance at the meeting.

Council Member Tibbetts announced he would be abstaining from

Item 12.1 due to his organization being one of the applicants.

10. MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS’ REPORTS

Vice Mayor Rogers announced her appointment Guido Boccaleoni

to the Board of Community Services, and made comments of

thanks and appreciation to Police Officer Anthony Scalercio for the

way he interacts with the community.

Council Member Alvarez reported on the sideshow community

meeting that was conducted in Spanish.

Council Member Schwedhelm reported he attended the Veteran's

Day flag ceremony at City Hall, and commended the Merit Awards

Committee and the recipients for the work they do for the

community.

No public comments were made.

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

10.1.2 Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate

Protection Authority (SCTA/RCPA)

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

10.1.4 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

10.1.5 Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District

Advisory Committee

10.1.6 Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA)

10.1.7 Zero Waste Sonoma (formerly known as Sonoma County Waste

Management Agency (SCWMA))

10.1.8 Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)

Council Member Schwedhlem provided a brief report.

10.1.9 Home Sonoma County (HSC)

10.1.10 Renewal Enterprise District (RED)

10.1.11 Public Safety Subcommittee

10.1.12 Other

11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

11.1

October 6, 2021, Special Meeting.

Draft Minutes

Attachments:

Approved as submitted.

11.2

11.3

11.4

October 19, 2021, Special Meeting.

Draft Minutes

Attachments:

Approved as submitted.

October 20, 2021, Special Meeting.

Draft Minutes

Attachments:

Approved as submitted.

October 29, 2021, Special Meeting.

Draft Minutes

Attachments:

Approved as submitted with Council Member Schwedhelm abstaining due

to not being present at the meeting.

12. CONSENT ITEMS

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Erin Rineberg spoke asking if changes made to the zoning code

were intended to make the process easier, and if Item 12.1 would

help the homeless issue.

12.1

RESOLUTION - SUBMITTAL OF TWO APPLICATIONS TO THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT’S HOMEKEY GRANT PROGRAM FOR

THE CITY TO BE A CO-APPLICANT IN TWO PROJECTS: 1)

CARITAS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $11.36 MILLION AND 2)

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL COMMONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO

EXCEED $7.6 MILLION

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and

Community Services Department that the Council, by two resolutions: 1)

approve the submittal of a grant co-application to the State of California

Department of Housing and Community Development’s Homekey Grant

program with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa for

Caritas Center in an amount not to exceed $11.36 million for Caritas

Center; and 2) approve the submittal of a grant co-application to the

State of California Department of Housing and Community

Development’s Homekey Grant program in an amount not to exceed

$7.6 million for St. Vincent de Paul Commons.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1

Resolution - Caritas

Resolution - St. Vincent

Presentation

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Rogers, seconded by Council Member

Alvarez, to waive reading of the text and adopt Consent Item 12.1

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2021-199 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL

OF JOINT APPLICATION TO AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CALIFORNIA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

FOR UP TO $11.36 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE HOMEKEY GRANT

PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CARITAS CENTER WITH CATHOLIC

CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF SANTA ROSA; AUTHORIZE THE

EXECUTION OF A STANDARD AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS

THERETO

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2021-200 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL

OF JOINT APPLICATION TO AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CALIFORNIA

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

FOR UP TO $7.6 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE HOMEKEY GRANT

PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

COMMONS WITH THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL DISTRICT

COUNCIL OF SONOMA COUNTY; AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A

STANDARD AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO

The motion carried by the following vote:

5 -

Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Rogers, Council Member Alvarez,

Council Member Sawyer, and Council Member Schwedhelm

1 - Council Member Fleming

1 - Council Member Tibbetts

Absent:

Recused:

Approval of the Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Rogers, seconded by Council Member

Schwedhelm, to waive reading of the text and adopt Consent Items 12.2

through 12.4. The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Rogers, Council Member Alvarez,

Council Member Sawyer, Council Member Schwedhelm, and Council

Member Tibbetts

1 - Council Member Fleming

Absent:

12.2

RESOLUTION - AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 ADOPTED

BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUND BALANCE TO ESTABLISH

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT RESERVE

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Human Resources

Department that the Council, by resolution, amend the Fiscal Year

2021-22 adopted budget to appropriate $77,000 from the General Fund

reserves to establish an account from which to pay Flexible Spending

Account claims.

Staff Report

Resolution

Attachments:

Presentation

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2021-201 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR

2021-22 ADOPTED BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE $77,000 FROM GENERAL

FUND RESERVES TO ESTABLISH A REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE

ACCOUNT TO PAY FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT CLAIMS

12.3

RESOLUTION - TERMINATION OF PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL

EMERGENCY DUE TO THE 2020 GLASS FIRE

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Attorney’s Office

that the Council, by resolution, terminate the Proclamation of Existence

of a Local Emergency, first proclaimed on September 27, 2020 and

extended since that time relating to the 2020 Glass Fire.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - RES-2020-157

Resolution

Presentation

This Consent - Resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2021-202 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA TERMINATING THE

PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY RESULTING

FROM THE 2020 GLASS FIRE

12.4

ORDINANCE ADOPTION - ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF SANTA ROSA TO AMEND CITY ZONING CODE CHAPTER

20-31, DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER DEVELOPER INCENTIVES TO

BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION

65915, DENSITY BONUSES AND OTHER INCENTIVES - FILE

NUMBER REZ21-003

RECOMMENDATION: This ordinance, introduced at the November 9,

2021, Regular Meeting by a 6-0-1 vote (Council Member Tibbetts

absent) to amend City Zoning Code Chapter 20-31, Density Bonus and

Other Developer Incentives, to be consistent with State Government

Code Section 65915, Density Bonuses and Other Incentives.

Ordinance

Attachments:

Ordinance Summary

This Consent - Ordinance was adopted.

ORDINANCE NO. ORD-2021-014 ENTITLED: ORDINANCE OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA TO AMEND CITY ZONING CODE

CHAPTER 20-31, DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER DEVELOPER INCENTIVES

TO BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65915,

DENSITY BONUSES AND OTHER INCENTIVES - FILE NUMBER REZ21-003

Mayor Rogers announced the agenda is being ordered to take Item 14.1, Item

13, Public Hearing Items 15.1 through 15.3 and then resume with Report Item

14.2.

14. REPORT ITEMS

14.1

REPORT - DECLARING RACISM A PUBLIC AND HUMAN RIGHTS

CRISIS IN SANTA ROSA

BACKGROUND: On May 5, 2021, staff from the Office of Community

Engagement presented the Community Empowerment Plan Listening

Sessions Report to the City Council. Included in the report were

community feedback, input and recommendations that focused on

systemic racism in Santa Rosa. One of the community

recommendations was declaring racism as a public health crisis in

Santa Rosa.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Office of Community

Engagement that the City Council, by resolution, declare racism as a

public health and human rights crisis in Santa Rosa.

Staff Report

Resolution

Attachments:

Presentation

Magali Telles, Deputy Director - Community Engagement, and

Danielle Garduno, Community Engagement Coordinator, presented

and answered questions from Council.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Evan Phillips spoke on his experiences in Santa Rosa as a 30 year

resident, and in support of the resolution.

Shelby spoke on segregation happening now due to vaccinations,

and equity not being found in Santa Rosa.

A motion was made by Council Member Alvarez, seconded by Council

Member Schwedhelm, to waive reading of the text and adopt

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2021-203 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA DECLARING RACISM A HUMAN

RIGHTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN SANTA ROSA

The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Rogers, Council Member Alvarez,

Council Member Sawyer, Council Member Schwedhelm, and Council

Member Tibbetts

1 - Council Member Fleming

Absent:

13. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

David Harris spoke regarding his personal offense with the design

of the Hwy 101 over-crossing.

Erin Rineberg spoke on her concern of not being noticed properly

for this meeting.

Shelby spoke regarding the community being put in a situation of

losing jobs for not being vaccinated and felt this is a form of racism.

Lorna spoke echoing a previous comment on the homeless

encampment, the negative experiences she is having related to the

encampment, and the need for the city to enforce the code.

Adina Flores spoke regarding having access to city facilities as an

unvaccinated person, and vaccinations creating a racial divide in

communities.

Mayor Rogers recessed the meeting at 5:34 p.m. and reconvened at 5:37 p.m.

6 -

Present:

Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Natalie Rogers, Council Member

Eddie Alvarez, Council Member John Sawyer, Council Member Tom

Schwedhelm, and Council Member Jack Tibbetts

Planner, presented and answered questions from Council.

Rob Sprinkle, Traffic Engineer, answered questions from Council.

The following ex parte communications were made by Council:

Council Member Sawyer received emails and phone calls and no

new information was received.

Council Member Alvarez received emails, visited the site, and no

new information was received.

Mayor Rogers received emails, phone calls, and no new information

was received.

Drew Wiegal, Chair of the Design Review Board, presented

information on the actions of the Board on this project at their

meeting on September 22, stating it passed unanimously.

Phil Wood, Applicant, presented information on the project and

answered questions from the Council.

The husband of Appellant Erin Rineberg spoke on behalf of Friends

of Roseland Creek, informed Council the Appellants are withdrawing

the heritage tree appeal, and presented information on perceived

violations of the Brown Act, inadequate public comment allowed,

concerns about the traffic study, the U-turn requirement to go north,

the Environmental Impact Report, fencing, and requested Council

impose required remedies to make the project equitable before it

moves forward.

Applicant Phil Wood responded to the Appellant's concerns

regarding the traffic study, flooding on the property, and fencing,

Mayor Rogers opened the public hearing at 6:32 p.m.

Annette spoke regarding giving permits to new housing

developments throughout the community and not just in Roseland.

Lorna spoke echoing the comments that development in Roseland

impacts the quality of life, and against the comments made by Mr.

Wood regarding keeping people out, the assertion that the parcel

was dry, and concern with traffic having to go north before it can go

south.

Ryan Schwab spoke regarding his concerns the fencing is only on

the south side an not around the entire community, and concern the

solid median only allowing right turns in and out of the property.

Stevan spoke regarding the project being affected by COVID and

his concern on how traffic will exit the parcel, asked for Council to

visit the site, for the City Engineer to do another traffic study, and for

a wall to be built instead of a fence.

Jen Klose, Executive Director Generation Housing, spoke regarding

the need for more affordable housing in Santa Rosa and supports

the project being built without delay.

David Harris spoke in support of the project, and the need to make

infrastructure improvements.

Chris Stewart, Santa Rosa Community Health, spoke regarding the

housing crisis, affordable housing solutions needed and the project

being a part of meeting the needs of the shelterless.

A concerned citizen spoke in opposition to more building in the area.

Mayor Rogers closed the public hearing at 6:52 p.m.

A motion was made by Council Member Sawyer, seconded by Council

Member Tibbetts, to waive reading of the text and adopt

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2021-204 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA DENYING AN APPEAL AND

UPHOLDING THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD'S ADOPTION OF AN

ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED ROSELAND AREA/SEBASTOPOL ROAD

SPECIFIC PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (STATE

CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2016012030) AND APPROVAL OF MINOR DESIGN

REVIEW FOR STONY POINT FLATS APARTMENTS, A 2- and 3-STORY,

50-UNIT, MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED AT

2268 STONY POINT ROAD, SANTA ROSA, APN 125-521-008, (FILE

NUMBER DR21-023; PRJ21-012)

The motion carried by the following vote:

4 -

Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Council Member Sawyer, Council Member

Schwedhelm, and Council Member Tibbetts

2 - Vice Mayor Rogers, and Council Member Alvarez

1 - Council Member Fleming

No:

Absent:

Mayor Rogers recessed the meeting at 7:31 p.m. and reconvened at 8:00 p.m.

6 -

Present:

Mayor Chris Rogers, Vice Mayor Natalie Rogers, Council Member

Eddie Alvarez, Council Member John Sawyer, Council Member Tom

Schwedhelm, and Council Member Jack Tibbetts

1 - Council Member Victoria Fleming

Absent:

15.2

PUBLIC HEARING - MODIFICATION OF CITY CODE TITLE 14

(POTABLE WATER AND RECYCLED WATER), MODIFYING

SUBSECTION (B) AND DELETING SUBSECTION (G) OF SECTION

14-04.010 (DEFINITIONS) AND MODIFYING SECTION 14-04.140

(BILLS GENERALLY)

BACKGROUND: With the implementation of Advanced Metering

Infrastructure (AMI), Water Billing is able to create more consistent

billing periods for water and sewer customers. Billing periods are

currently between 28 to 35 days. In order to modify the meter read

schedules to transition from billing periods of 28 to 35 days to billing

periods of 28 to 32 days, some customers will require a 13th bill in

2021. City Code Section 14-04.140 currently states that bills are

rendered 12 times per calendar year, and the City Code sections must

be modified to accomplish this modification to the billing periods.

Affected customers will still have a full billing period of no less than 28

days, they will just receive a bill in the last week of 2021 creating 13

bills for the calendar year.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Board of Public

Utilities, the Finance Department and Santa Rosa Water that the City

Council introduce an ordinance modifying City Code Title 14 (Potable

and Recycled Water) of the City Code to modify the definition of “Billing

Period” in Section 14-04.010(B), delete the definition of “Monthly” in

Section 14-04.010(G) and modify Section 14-04.140 to delete the

wording “12 times per year” and replace it with a requirement that the

City will render bills “monthly”.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Ordinance (Redline)

Ordinance

Presentation

Alan Alton, Acting Chief Financial Officer, presented and answered

questions from Council.

Mayor Rogers opened the public hearing at 8:15 p.m.

No public comments were made.

Mayor Rogers closed the public hearing at 8:15 p.m.

A motion was made by Council Member Schwedhelm, seconded by

Council Member Alvarez, to waive reading of the text and introduce

ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING

SECTIONS 14-04.010 AND 14-04.140 OF TITLE 14 OF THE SANTA ROSA

CITY CODE MODIFYING DEFINITIONS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO

MONTHLY WATER AND SEWER BILLS

The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Rogers, Council Member Alvarez,

Council Member Sawyer, Council Member Schwedhelm, and Council

Member Tibbetts

1 - Council Member Fleming

Absent:

15.3

PUBLIC HEARING - TEFRA PUBLIC HEARING AND ISSUANCE OF

BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY IN

AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $430 MILLION FOR

AURORA SANTA ROSA HOSPITAL, AN MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY -

LOCATED AT 1265 THROUGH 1287 FULTON ROAD AND 2598

GUERNEVILLE ROAD

BACKGROUND: The issuance of tax exempt, private activity bonds

must be approved by the jurisdiction where the project is located

following a public hearing. QCF/I, Inc., a 501(c)(3), a nonprofit

healthcare organization (“Borrower”) has selected the California

Municipal Finance Authority (“CMFA”), a joint-powers authority of which

the City is an additional member, to be the issuer of revenue bonds for

Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, a mental health facility, located at 1265

through 1287 Fulton Road and 2598 Guerneville Road (the “Project”),

in an aggregate amount not to exceed $430 million, and has requested

that the City Council conduct a public hearing in accordance with the

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1983 (“TEFRA”). A public

hearing is required to provide a reasonable opportunity for interested

individuals to express their views, orally or in writing, on the proposed

issue of bonds and the location and nature of the proposed project to

be financed. All financial obligations of the bond issuance are the

responsibility of the Borrower, not the City of Santa Rosa.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and

Community Services Department that the Council: (1) conduct a public

hearing under the requirements of the Tax Equity and Fiscal

Responsibility Act of 1983 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

amended; and 2) by resolution, approve the issuance of tax exempt

501(c)(3) revenue bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority

in an aggregate amount not to exceed $430 million to finance the

acquisition, construction, renovation and equipping of the Aurora Santa

Rosa Hospital, a mental health facility, located at 1265 through 1287

Fulton Road and 2598 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Location Map

Attachment 2 - Aurora SR Hospital TEFRA Request Letter

Resolution

Presentation

Angela Morgan, Program Specialist II, presented and answered

questions from Council.

Mayor Rogers opened the public hearing at 8:19 p.m.

No public comments were made.

Mayor Rogers closed the public hearing at 8:19 p.m.

A motion was made by Council Member Alvarez, seconded by Council

Member Sawyer, to waive reading of the text and adopt

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2021-205 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF

REVENUE BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $430

MILLION BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR

AURORA SANTA ROSA HOSPITAL, A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY,

LOCATED AT 1265 THROUGH 1287 FULTON ROAD AND 2598

GUERNEVILLE ROAD, FOR THE BENEFIT OF QCF/I, INC., A 501(C)(3)

NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH

SECTION 147(f) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE JOINT

EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT RELATING TO SAID AUTHORITY

The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Rogers, Council Member Alvarez,

Council Member Sawyer, Council Member Schwedhelm, and Council

Member Tibbetts

1 - Council Member Fleming

Absent:

REPORT ITEMS

14.2

REPORT - PARKS MEASURE PRIORITY PLAN UPDATE

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the Parks Measure Priority Plan is to

provide a strategy for prioritizing funding received from Sonoma County

Parks for All Tax Measure M, known as the Parks Measure. The update

will add a strategy to the Parks Measure Priority Plan received from

recent city-wide outreach conducted for utilization of funds received in

years 3-10 of the Parks Measure.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and

Public Works Department and the Planning and Economic Development

Department that Council, by resolution, approve the Parks Measure

Priority Plan update for Parks Measure funds received in years 3-10.

Attachments:

Late Correspondence (Uploaded 11-22-2021)

Jen Santos, Deputy Director - Parks, Jeff Tibbetts, Interim Deputy

Director - Recreation, and Jeremy Gundy, Deputy Director Field

Services, presented and answered questions from Council.

No public comments were made.

A motion was made by Council Member Schwedhelm, seconded by

Council Member Tibbetts, to waive reading of the text and adopt

RESOLUTION NO. RES-2021-206 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING THE PARKS

MEASURE PRIORITY PLAN UPDATE

The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Mayor Rogers, Vice Mayor Rogers, Council Member Alvarez,

Council Member Sawyer, Council Member Schwedhelm, and Council

Member Tibbetts

1 - Council Member Fleming

Absent:

16. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - NONE.

17. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

No public comments were made.

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] - NONE.