Community Advisory Board

Virtual Meeting City of Santa Rosa Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, March 24, 2021 6:00 PM 6:00 P.M. 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 COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE PARTICIPATING VIA ZOOM WEBINAR. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY VISITING: https://srcity-org.zoom.us/j/95747709793 OR BY DIALING 877 853 5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 957 4770 9793 THE MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED AT HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE "IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW. THE MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON COMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99, AND AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA Public Comment may be made live during the meeting via Zoom or submitted by 5:00 pm, the Tuesday (3/23) before the CAB Meeting via e-mail at communityengagement@srcity.org or via recorded voice message at 707-543-3080.Recorded voice message comments will played (up to 3 minutes each) at the time that Agenda Item is discussed during the CAB meeting. Email public comments will be provided to all CAB members prior to the meeting. 1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL Meeting called to order at 6:00pm. Member Square was marked absent but has not received his oath of office yet. Member Tornado left the meeting at 6:30pm. City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 24, 2021 Present: 8 - Chair Leslie Graves, Board Member Carley Moore, Board Member Manny Baldenegro, Board Member Vincent Harper, Board Member Jorge Inocencio, Board Member Cecile Querubin, Board Member Chantavy Tornado, and Board Member Beth Steffy Absent: 3 - Board Member Cherie Barnett, Board Member Keith Roberts , and Board Member Damion Square 2. OATH OF OFFICE None. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 24, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes. Public comment: none. A motion was made by Vice Chair Moore, seconded by Board Member Baldenegro, approved: The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Chair Graves, Board Member Moore, Board Member Baldenegro, Board Member Harper, Board Member Inocencio, Board Member Tornado, and Board Member Steffy Absent: 3 - Board Member Barnett, Board Member Roberts, and Board Member Square Abstain: 1 - Board Member Querubin 5. CAB ANNOUNCEMENTS Member Tornado announced that she needs to leave the meeting by 7:00 for a vigil. There is an upcoming event on March 28 called Tune of Hope and a solidarity protest in Healdsburg. She encourages CAB members to write letters of support. She also announced that she will be participating in CAP's Community Conversation on Race on Monday, March 29. Chair Graves announced that she is attending monthly meetings with the Mayor and other board chairs. She also mentioned that the Mayor hold Mondays with the Mayor each Monday, open to all residents to attend. She also mentioned that during the recent Ethics Training held by the City, attendees learned important information regarding participation in comments on social media threads and that members should refrain from doing so, as this constitutes as a quorum of the board. Public comment: none. City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 24, 2021 6. STAFF UPDATES Community Empowerment Plan 1. The Marylou Lowrider Patrol Car: car is now available for the project build and a timeline and plan has been developed with the Sonoma County Lowrider Council that outlines each club's specific project. Enterprise Rental Car donated a stereo to the project and the City is also working with the Latino Peace Officer's Association to secure additional funding. The car will be named The Marylou after fallen police officer Marylou Armer and her family has given the City permission to dedicate the car to her memory. 2. Multicultural Roots Project: during the month of March, stories will be focused on women for Women's History Month. May will highlight youth community leaders and June will highlight our LGBTQ community members. 3. Engagement HQ Platform (Let's Connect SR): online engagement platform is here. The Office of Community is working on building the site and will be available to do things like surveys, mapping, polls and more. Staff will do a demonstration to the CAB once the site goes live. Open Government Update 1. City Council held a study session on the initial implementation of the Open Government Ordinance on March 23. The presentation is available on the City of Santa Rosa's YouTube channel. The presentation includes challenges and success of the ordinance implementation, including translation of all Council agendas in Spanish and Spanish-language interpretation available at all Council meetings. 2. The Citizen Guidebook to Participation in Local Government is in the process of being developed with the help of the Empowerment Subcommittee. Personnel Community Engagement Coordinator, Danielle Garduno, announced that she will begin law school in June 2021 and would like to discuss with the CAB potentially moving the monthly meeting date to a different day of the week so that she can still serve as staff liaison. Public comment: none. 7. SCHEDULED ITEMS 7.1 2020 SONOMA COUNTY HOMELESS COUNT Item held for future meeting. PRESENTATION - 2020 SONOMA COUNTY HOMELESS COUNT 7.2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAB MEMBERS City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 4 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 24, 2021 Item held for future meeting. 7.3 ISSUES OF CONCERNS TO CITY RESIDENTS Item held for future meeting. 7.4 CAB SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES Item held for future meeting. 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. 9. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:30pm due to lack of quorum. The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or employment in, its programs or activities. Disability-related aids or services, including printed information in alternate formats, to enable persons with disabilities to participate in public meetings are available by calling (707) 543-4676 one week prior to the meeting. (TTY Relay at 711). Any writings or documents provided to a majority of this meeting body prior to this meeting regarding any item on this agenda are available for public review in the City Clerk's Office, Room 10, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave, during normal business hours.