City Council
Regular MeetingSanta Rosa, CA · September 1, 2020
Agenda
City Hall, Council
City of Santa Rosa Chamber
100 Santa Rosa Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND
SUMMARY REPORT
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
4:00 P.M. - REGULAR SESSION (VIDEO CONFERENCE)
DUE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS
N-25-20 AND N-29-20 WHICH SUSPEND CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF
THE BROWN ACT, AND THE ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE
COUNTY OF SONOMA TO SHELTER IN PLACE TO MINIMIZE THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE
PARTICIPATING VIA ZOOM WEBINAR.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY
VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/91775475227 OR BY
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THE MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED AT
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THE MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON COMCAST CHANNEL 28,
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Public Comment may be submitted by 5:00 pm, the Monday before the
City Council Meeting via e-mail at cc-comment@srcity.org, recorded
voice message at 707-543-3005, and through the eComment feature at
https://santa-rosa.legistar.com. E-mail public comments and
eComments will be read into record (up to 3 minutes each) during the
meeting. Recorded voice message public comments (up to 3 minutes
each) will be played at the time that Agenda Item is discussed during the
City Council Meeting.
DEADLINES AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
ARE SET FORTH BELOW.
COUNCIL MAY RECESS DURING THE EVENING FOR BREAKS.
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PUBLIC HEARING MATTERS WILL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 5:00 P.M.
MATTERS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Live Public Comment: The public accessing the meeting through the Zoom
link or dial-in will be able to provide public comment on agenda items at the
time an Agenda Item is discussed during the City Council Meeting. Go to
https://srcity.org/virtualparticipation for more information.
E-mail Public Comment: To submit an e-mailed public comment to the City
Council, please send to: cc-comment@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m., Monday,
August 31. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the Agenda Item Number
on which you wish to comment, provide your name in the body of the e-mail
and your comment. Please limit your e-mail to approximately 400 words
(which is a speaking rate of 133 words per minute).
Recorded Voice Message Public Comment: To submit a voice message
public comment, please call 707-543-3005 by 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 31.
State your name, the Agenda Item Number(s) on which you wish to comment,
and your comment.
eComment: To submit an eComment, go to https://santa-rosa.legistar.com
and click the eComment link near the agenda link. eComment period will
close at 5:00 p.m., Monday August 31.
E-mail Public Comments, Recorded Voice Message Public Comments, and
eComments will be read into the record (up to 3 minutes) at the time that
Agenda Item is discussed during the City Council Meeting.
Recorded public comments on public hearing items may be played at the time
when the hearing is opened.
Non-Agenda Items are the time when any person may address the Council on
matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the Council. Comments from the public on non-agenda items,
are regularly heard under both Agenda Items 12 (first ten speakers) and 16
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(any additional speakers wishing to speak on non-agenda items).
For this meeting, e-mail and recorded public comments, and eComments on
non-agenda items may only be heard under Agenda Item 16.
4:00 P.M. (VIDEO CONFERENCE)
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - NONE.
Following the announcement of Closed Session items and prior to recess into
Closed Session, the public may speak up to three minutes on items to be
addressed in Closed Session.
3. STUDY SESSION - NONE.
Study Session items are items for in-depth discussion and possible direction
to staff. No action will be taken.
4. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSIONS
5. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
5.1 PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
Attachments: Proclamation
6. STAFF BRIEFINGS
This time is reserved for City staff to provide a five-minute briefing to the
Council on departmental issues of interest. No action will be taken on these
matters except to possibly place a particular item on a future agenda for
Council consideration.
6.1 STATUS OF STATE AND LOCAL EVICTION PROTECTIONS
Staff will provide a brief update on the status of state and local eviction
protections. No action will be taken except for possible direction to staff.
6.2 COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE
This will be a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken
except for possible direction to staff.
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6.3 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PLAN UPDATE
This will be a standing item on the agenda. No action will be taken
except for possible direction to staff.
7. CITY MANAGER’S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS
8. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
9. MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS’ REPORTS
9.1 MAYOR'S/COUNCIL MEMBERS' SUBCOMMITTEE AND LIAISON
REPORTS (AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO BOARD
REPRESENTATIVE ON PENDING ISSUES, IF NEEDED)
9.1.1 Council Subcommittee Reports
9.1.2 Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate
Protection Authority (SCTA/RCPA)
9.1.3 Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) - Water Advisory Committee
9.1.4 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
9.1.5 Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Advisory Committee
9.1.6 Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA)
9.1.7 Zero Waste Sonoma (formerly known as Sonoma County Waste
Management Agency (SCWMA))
9.1.8 Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)
9.1.9 Home Sonoma County (HSC)
9.1.10 Renewal Enterprise District (RED)
9.1.11 Public Safety Subcommittee
9.1.12 Other
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10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
10.1 April 28, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes.
Attachments: Draft Minutes
11. CONSENT ITEMS
11.1 MOTION - APPROVAL OF THE 2020 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Police Department that
the Council, by motion, approve the application for the Edward Byrne
Justice Assistance Grant, an annual allocation program, that was made
available for public comment for a period of 30 days and authorize
submission of the required Certifications and Assurances by the Mayor.
Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment 1-Certs and Assurances
Attachment 2 - Application packet
Presentation
11.2 RESOLUTION - AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CLASSIFICATION AND
SALARY PLAN REESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATION OF CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER AND RECLASSIFICATION OF THE VACANT
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER POSITION
TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Human Resources
Department that the Council, by resolution, amend the City
Classification and Salary Plan to reestablish the classification of Chief
Financial Officer with a salary range of $159,972 - $199,889 annually,
in Unit 10 - Executive Management and authorize the reclassification of
the vacant Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer to Chief
Financial Officer.
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Presentation
11.3 RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZATION OF MATCHING GRANT
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APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SECTION
5307 FUNDS UNDER LIFELINE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
CYCLE 6
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and
Public Works Department that the Council, by resolution; 1) authorize
submittal of a matching grant application to the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission Lifeline Transportation Program for
Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 funds in the amount of
$203,782 for the proposed “Lifeline Route Operation Funds” project; 2)
authorize matching funds from the City of $203,782; and 3) direct
Transit Division staff to forward a copy of this resolution, and such other
information as may be required, to Metropolitan Transportation
Commission, the Sonoma County Transportation Authority, and such
other agencies as may be appropriate.
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Exhibit A
Presentation
11.4 RESOLUTION - SPEED LIMITS ON HOPPER AVENUE, PARSONS
DRIVE, AND SEBASTOPOL ROAD
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and
Public Works Department that Council, by resolution, establish a speed
limit of 35 miles per hour on Hopper Avenue from Cleveland Avenue to
Coffey Lane, establish a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on Parsons
Drive from Hidden Valley Drive to Montecito Avenue, and establish a
speed limit of 30 miles per hour on Sebastopol Road from Dutton
Avenue to Olive Street.
Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Maps
Resolution
Presentation
11.5 RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF A BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER
AND RELATED PARTICIPATING AGREEMENT FOR OFFICE
SUPPLIES UNDER SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE CONTRACT
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RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Finance Department
that the Council, by resolution, approve the City’s utilization of
cooperative purchasing through Sourcewell Contract #012320-SCC for
the purchase of office supplies from Staples Contract & Commercial,
LLC, Framingham, Massachusetts, by approving: 1) issuance of a
blanket purchase order in a total amount not to exceed $1,600,000 for a
term of one year, renewable annually for a total period not to extend
beyond April 6, 2024; and 2) the related Sourcewell Participating
Agreement with Staples Contract & Commercial, LLC under the
Sourcewell Supplies Program.
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Exhibit A
Presentation
11.6 ORDINANCE ADOPTION SECOND READING - ORDINANCE OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA PREZONING THE
PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 3111 AND 3119 SANTA ROSA AVENUE
INTO THE CG (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) ZONING DISTRICT, AND
THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 3110, 3114 AND 3122 INTO THE
R-3-18 (MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT; FILE NO.
ANX19-001
RECOMMENDATION: This ordinance, introduced at the August 25,
2020 Regular Meeting by a (5-0-2) vote (Vice Mayor Fleming and
Council Member Tibbetts absent), to prezone for annexation the
properties located at 3111 and 3119 Santa Rosa Avenue into the CG
(General Commercial) zoning district, and the properties located at
3110, 3114 and 3122 into the R-3-18 (Multi-family Residential) zoning
district.
Attachments: Ordinance
11.7 ORDINANCE ADOPTION SECOND READING - ORDINANCE OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING TITLE 20 OF
THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE RECLASSIFYING (REZONING) TWO
PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 3991 AND 3995 SEBASTOPOL ROAD
TO THE R-1-6 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONING DISTRICT;
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FILE NUMBER PRJ18-018
RECOMMENDATION: This ordinance, introduced at the August 25,
2020, Regular Meeting by a (5-0-2) vote (Vice Mayor Fleming and
Council Member Tibbetts absent), is to rezone the properties located at
3991 and 3995 Sebastopol Road into the R-1-6 (Single-family
Residential) zoning district for General Plan consistency.
Attachments: Ordinance
12. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
This is the time when any person may address the Council on matters not
listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of
the Council. This public comment period will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m.
and is normally limited to ten speakers selected randomly by the Mayor. For
this meeting, e-mail and recorded public comments, and eComments received
for non-agenda items may be played under Agenda Item 16. E-mail and
recorded public comments, and eComments are limited to 3 minutes to mirror
regular meeting protocols.
13. REPORT ITEMS
13.1 REPORT - EXTENSION OF RESILIENT CITY (RC) COMBINING
DISTRICT
BACKGROUND: The proposed Zoning Code text amendment would
extend Section 20-28.100, Resilient City (-RC) combining district for a
period of three years, until October 9, 2023.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and
Economic Development Department that the City Council introduce an
ordinance to amend City Code, Section 20-28.100, to extend the
Resilient City (-RC) combining district for a period of three years, until
October 9, 2023.
Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment 1
Ordinance
Presentation
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14. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Hearing matters will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m. or as soon
thereafter as the matters are reached on the agenda.
14.1 PUBLIC HEARING - PLACEMENT OF ANNUAL STORM WATER
ENTERPRISE CHARGES ON THE SONOMA COUNTY PROPERTY
TAX ROLL - MANNER OF COLLECTION
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa is required under the federal
Clean Water Act to obtain and comply with a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Waste Discharge
Requirements for Discharges from the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
Systems (Storm Water Permit). To comply with permit requirements
and to control and reduce flooding, property damage, erosion, and
storm water quality degradation in the City, the Council, in 1996, added
Title 16 to the City Code, which created a Storm Water Enterprise and
Utility (“Storm Water Enterprise”) as an agency of the City. Under Title
16, the City Council is authorized to prescribe and collect charges
(special assessments) for the services and facilities of the enterprise.
The Council’s intention to collect the Storm Water Enterprise charges
on the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll was stated in Resolution
22880, adopted in 1996, which levied the annual charges. The amount
of the annual charges of the Storm Water Enterprise for fiscal year
2020-21 were adopted by the Santa Rosa City Council on June 24,
2020. This action only considers the manner which the annual charge
will be collected and not the amount of the fee.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Water Department that
the Council, by resolution, adopt by 2/3 vote the Storm Water
Enterprise Charge Report and approve placement of the Storm Water
Enterprise charges on the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll to be
collected by the Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax
Collector at the same time and in the same manner as Sonoma County
property taxes are collected, unless those charges do not meet the
county minimum of $10 and/or parcel owner contact information is
known to be incorrect.
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Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Additional Attachment LINK
Resolution
Presentation
15. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
15.1 NOTICE OF FINAL MAP - ROUND BARN VILLAGE SUBDIVISION -
Provided for information.
Attachments: Notice of Submittal of Final Map
Location Map
16. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
This is the time when any person may address the Council on matters not
listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of
the Council. E-mail and recorded public comments, and eComments are
limited to 3 minutes to mirror normal meeting protocols.
17. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION ITEMS, RECESS TO
CLOSED SESSION IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, RECONVENE TO
OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS [IF NEEDED]
18. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
19. UPCOMING MEETINGS
This schedule is tentative and subject to change pending final publication and
posting of the City Council Meeting Agenda.
19.1 UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST
Attachments: Upcoming Meetings List
*Did not appear on the preliminary agenda.
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