City Council
Regular MeetingSanta Rosa, CA · November 18, 2025
Minutes
City Hall, Council Chamber
City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
City Council
Special Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:30 PM
SPECIAL MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Stapp called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
Present: 6 - Mayor Mark Stapp, Council Member Eddie Alvarez, Council Member
Caroline Bañuelos, Council Member Victoria Fleming, Vice Mayor Jeff
Okrepkie, and Council Member Natalie Rogers
Absent: 1 - Council Member Dianna MacDonald
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Duane De Witt spoke on Item 3.1 and requested that if the matter is
harassment related that resolution of the potential litigation fairly and
with mindfulness to current budget.
Mayor Stapp recessed the meeting to closed session at
1:31 p.m. to discuss Item 3.1 as listed on the agenda.
3.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE
TO LITIGATION
Government Code § 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2) and (e)(2)): 1 potential
case.
The City is in receipt of information that might result in litigation against
the City that is known to a potential plaintiff and pertains to potential
employment-related claims.
This item was received and filed.
Present: 6 - Mayor Mark Stapp, Council Member Eddie Alvarez, Council Member
Caroline Bañuelos, Council Member Victoria Fleming, Vice Mayor Jeff
Okrepkie, and Council Member Natalie Rogers
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Absent: 1 - Council Member Dianna MacDonald
Mayor Stapp reconvened the meeting at 2:22 p.m.
4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL
5. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)
Teresa Stricker, City Attorney, reported that there was no reportable
action from closed session.
6. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Mayor Stapp adjourned the meeting at approximately 2:23 p.m.
Approved on December 2, 2025:
/s/ Dina Manis, City Clerk
Agenda
City Hall, Council
City of Santa Rosa Chamber
100 Santa Rosa Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
NOVEMBER 18, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING
1:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Rosa City Council
will conduct City Council Special Meeting on Tuesday,
November 18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. No other business
will be considered at this Special Meeting.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY
ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM COUNCIL CHAMBER AT
100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE, SANTA ROSA.
THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE AT:
1. HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE
"IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW;
2. VIA ZOOM WEBINAR BY VISITING
HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/83941055061, OR BY DIALING
877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 839 4105 5061;
3. COMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99; AND
4. VIA YOUTUBE AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA
Public Comment may be made live during the meeting
In-Person from Council Chamber or submitted in advance
via email at cc-comment@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m. the
Monday before the City Council Special Meeting.
IN THE EVENT A COUNCIL MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED
ON JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB
2449, THE CITY WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH
THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN NUMBER ABOVE.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL E-MAILS SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PUBLIC RECORDS AND SUBJECT
TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.
DEADLINES AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT ARE SET FORTH BELOW.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public Comment will be limited to items listed on the Special Meeting Agenda.
Live Public Comment: Members of the public can provide comment on an
Agenda Item In-Person from Council Chamber by completing a Speaker Card
or signing up with the Administrator in Council Chamber.
Advanced Public Comment Via E-mail: To submit an e-mailed public
comment to the City Council, please send to: cc-comment@srcity.org
by 5:00 p.m., the Monday prior to the Council Meeting. Identify in the subject
line of your e-mail the Agenda Item Number on which you wish to comment,
and provide your name and comment in the body of the e-mail. E-mail
public comments received by the deadline will be distributed to City Council
members and uploaded to the agenda prior to the start of the
City Council Meeting for public access.
1:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)
To consider and take action on any request from a Council Member to
participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency
Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 549539(f)).
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
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.
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3.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE
TO LITIGATION
Government Code § 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2) and (e)(2)): 1 potential
case.
The City is in receipt of information that might result in litigation against
the City that is known to a potential plaintiff and pertains to potential
employment-related claims.
RECESS CLOSED SESSION(S) AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBER AND VIA ZOOM.
4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL
5. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)
6. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
The Open Government Ordinance was adopted by City Council in December 2020 (ORD-2020-018) and
amended in July 2021 (ORD-2021-007). These ordinances added and amended Chapter 1-10 to the City
Code to codify the City of Santa Rosa's commitment to embrace a culture of open government to ensure
public trust, engage the community, and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and
collaboration. To view a full versions of the Open Government Ordinances go to
http://srcity.org/OpenGovOrdinance and http://srcity.org/OpenGovOrdinanceAmend. To request paper
copies of the Open Government Ordinances contact the City Clerk's Office at 707-543-3015 (TTY Relay at
711) or cityclerk@srcity.org.
The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities in its employment, services, benefits,
facilities, programs, or activities. Requests for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services necessary to participate in a City
program, service, or activity, including printed information in alternate formats, are available by contacting the City Clerk's Office
at 707-543-3015 (TTY Relay at 711) or cityclerk@srcity.org. If the request is received at least 7 business days prior to the City
Council meeting, the copy shall be provided no later than two (2) business days prior to the City Council meeting.
Meeting information can also be accessed via the internet at http://srcity.org
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council prior to this meeting regarding any item on this agenda,
excluding closed session items, are available for public review in the City Clerk's Office, Room 10, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa
Ave, during normal business hours.
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