City of Santa Rosa  
City Charter Review Committee  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, November 17, 2021  
5:00 PM  
2. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Cisco called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.  
20 -  
Present  
Chair Patti Cisco, Committee Member Annie Barbour, Committee  
Member Scott Bartley, Committee Member Christine Byrne,  
Committee Member Dan Condron, Committee Member Abigail  
Cunningham, Committee Member Jazmin Gudino, Committee  
Member Jen Klose , Committee Member Brian Ling, Committee  
Member Danny Martinez, Committee Member Ron Miller, Committee  
Member Evette Minor, Committee Member Ernesto Olivares,  
Committee Member Logan Pitts, Committee Member Lisa Badenfort,  
Committee Member Mark Walsh, Committee Member Karen Weeks,  
Committee Member Jocelyn Villalobos, Committee Member Chris  
Mazzia, and Committee Member Ana Diaz  
1 - Committee Member Adriana Arrizon  
Absent  
1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION  
Interim City Manager Jeff Kolin made comments of welcome,  
thanked the Committee Members for their service, and stated the  
importance of the City Charter as a high-level governing document  
for the City of Santa Rosa.  
Chair Cisco made comments of welcome and asked Committee  
Members to introduce themselves and state which Council Member  
appointed them to the Committee.  
Committee Member Adrian Arrizon joined the meeting at 5:15 p.m.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
No public comments were made.  
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NONE.  
5. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
5.1  
CHARTER REVIEW PROCESS  
This is the first meeting of the 2022 Charter Review Committee,  
charged with leading the City’s decennial review of the City Charter. To  
set the stage for the Committee’s work, the City Attorneys’ Office will  
provide (a) a brief overview of the nature and contents of the Santa  
Rosa City Charter, (b) a summary of the composition and  
responsibilities of the Charter Review Committee, and (c) an outline of  
the Charter review process and its associated timelines.  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
City Attorney Sue Gallagher presented an introduction to the City  
Charter Review process, key elements of the Charter, the  
responsibilities of the Committee, and answered questions from  
Committee members.  
No public comments were made.  
This item was received and filed.  
5.2  
INTRODUCTION TO BROWN ACT AND PUBLIC RECORDS ACT  
The Charter Review Committee is subject to the Brown Act and the  
California Public Records Act. Staff will provide an outline of the basic  
requirements and restrictions of the two statutes.  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
City Attorney Sue Gallagher presented information on the mandates  
of the Brown Act and the Public Records Act as they relate to the  
Committee.  
No public comments were made.  
This item was received and filed.  
5.3  
CHARTER REVIEW WORK PLAN  
The Charter Review Committee has significant responsibilities and  
exciting work ahead. The Committee will be researching, deliberating  
and, as it deems appropriate, drafting proposed revisions to the City  
Charter. The City Council has identified twelve topics for the  
Committee’s consideration. As the Committee moves forward and hears  
from the community, additional ideas may emerge. The Committee is  
expected to have its work completed by sometime in the spring. In this  
agenda item, the Committee will begin the process of developing its  
work plan and its path forward.  
City Attorney Sue Gallagher presented an initial meeting schedule  
and work plan requirements for the Committee's consideration and  
discussion.  
The Committee agreed to meet every other Wednesday at 5:00  
p.m.  
The Committee asked for a summary of the 12 topics Council  
suggested for Committee discussion and consideration.  
No public comments were made.  
This item was received and filed.  
6. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS - NONE.  
7. WRITTEN AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS - NONE.  
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Hearing no further business, Chair Cisco adjourned the meeting at  
7:05 p.m.  
Approved on: December 15, 2021  
/s/ Stephanie A. Williams, City Clerk