Community Advisory Board

VIRTUAL MEETING - City of Santa Rosa PARTICIPATION INFORMATION BELOW Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 23, 2022 6:00 PM 6:00 P.M. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e) AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF SONOMA, COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING VIA ZOOM WEBINAR. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY: • BY ZOOM BY VISITING https://srcity-org.zoom.us/j/87425590710, OR • BY PHONE BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 874 2559 0710 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 (2/22) 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 6:04pm. Member Lange arrived at 6:26pm. Present:10 - Chair Leslie Graves, Vice Chair Jorge Inocencio, Board Member Cherie Barnett, Board Member Robin Bartholow, Board Member Kirstyne Lange, Board Member Candice Richardson, Board Member Andrea Rodriguez, Board Member Beth Steffy, Board Member Calum Weeks, and Board Member Sara-Jane Wiseman City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 7 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes February 23, 2022 Absent: 3 - Board Member Manny Baldenegro, Board Member Steve Rahmn, and Board Member Damion Square 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes. Public Comments: None. A motion was made by Board Member Richardson, seconded by Board Member Steffy to approve the January 26, 2022 regular meeting minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 8 - Chair Graves, Vice Chair Inocencio, Board Member Barnett, Board Member Bartholow, Board Member Richardson, Board Member Rodriguez, Board Member Steffy, and Board Member Weeks Absent: 4 - Board Member Baldenegro, Board Member Lange, Board Member Rahmn, and Board Member Square Abstain: 1 - Board Member Wiseman 4. CAB ANNOUNCEMENTS Member Wiseman introduced herself to the CAB. Member Weeks announced that the Board of Supervisors will introduce plans for downtown on Tuesday, March 1. Chair Graves announced that over the past weekend, she volunteered at the "A Park a Month" event at Franklin Park. The next "A Park a Month" event is scheduled for Saturday, April 9 at Coffey Park. She also announced that on Saturday, March 12 from 9:00am to 12:00pm there would be an Arbor Day tree planting event at Rincon Valley Community Park. Finally, Chair Graves reminded everyone that the CAB grant applications for Q1 are due on Monday, April 4 by 4:00pm. Public Comments: None. 5. STAFF UPDATES Community Empowerment Plan Update Marylou Lowrider The car is almost complete. The SRPD logo will be added next week and the following week, the car’s light bar will be put back on. The last step is finishing the upholstery, then the car will be complete. As a reminder, the unveiling event will be held on Saturday, March 26 from 4-8pm. CAB will be provided a table and Danielle City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 7 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes February 23, 2022 will reach out with sign-up information. Multicultural Roots Project March is Women’s History Month! The Project Team will highlight several women this month including Charlie Toledo, Bernice Espinoza, Laurie Fong and Grace Cheung-Schulman. In April, to coincide with the reveal of the Marylou Lowrider Patrol Car, the Project will dedicate a month to lowrider history and lowriding in Sonoma County. Articles will include general history, the Sonoma County Lowrider Council, women in lowriding and several individual stories - more information to come soon. The Project Team has also been invited to participate on the Museum of Sonoma County’s PEACE Committee (PEACE = Programming, Education and Community Engagement). Open Government Update The February 28 Council Subcommittee meeting has been cancelled and the next meeting is scheduled for April 25 at 6pm. The City Council will be meeting holding their goal setting meeting tomorrow, Feb. 24 starting at 8:30am at the City’s Utilities Field Office (UFO), 35 Stony Point Rd. Public participation is welcome. The City Manager is planning a public town hall meeting - date still to be determined. Violence Prevention Partnership (The Partnership) Update CHOICE Grant Program The Partnership received 17 eligible proposals from community-based organizations for the CHOICE Grant Program. The Partnership Team is preparing the Grant Review Team for their review process and will hold an orientation for those members tomorrow, Feb. 24. The Grant Review Team will make their recommendations on April 5. School Outreach Program The Partnership Team is currently developing a School Outreach Program which will be piloted at Santa Rosa Middle School and Santa Rosa High School. The program will provide youth who are participating in restorative circles at each school with life skills classes and links to our community partners for services. As planning is in the early stages, staff will have more information to come on plans and progress. Crisis Response Team The Partnership is also busy developing a proposal for a crisis response mechanism for the Violence Prevention Partnership. This is in response to the shooting that happened last summer at Bayer Neighborhood Park. Staff realized through speaking with community members, along with the victim’s family, that there needs to be a better response to incidences of violence immediately following the City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 7 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes February 23, 2022 incident. This includes establishment of a communication mechanism between the SRPD and The Partnership; activation of our community partners to respond to the immediate needs of the victim and their family (e.g. mental health resources, advocate services, etc.); and ensuring the City is using a trauma-informed approach and culturally appropriate services. Public Comments: None. 6. SCHEDULED ITEMS 6.1 CAB VICE CHAIR ELECTION The following members indicated that they did not want to be considered for Vice Chair: Members Bartholow, Lange, Richardson, Rodriguez, Steffy, Wiseman and current Vice Chair Inocencio. Public Comment: None. A motion was made by Board Member Barnett, seconded by Board Member Lange, to approve the nomination of Member Weeks as the new Vice Chair. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 10 - Chair Graves, Vice Chair Inocencio, Board Member Barnett, Board Member Bartholow, Board Member Lange, Board Member Richardson, Board Member Rodriguez, Board Member Steffy, Board Member Weeks, and Board Member Wiseman Absent: 3 - Board Member Baldenegro, Board Member Rahmn, and Board Member Square 6.2 CAB STRATEGIC PLAN REFRESH Chair Graves provided the CAB with an overview of the current strategic plan, and information and accomplishments over the last two years. The CAB brainstormed objectives and prioroties to focus on for the next 12 months. These include: Reactivate/reconvene neighborhood groups Facilitate neighborhood groups - how to start a neighborhood group Reconnect with community using parks, fields and creeks and gather data on how people want to connect with the City Boost CAB's overall engagement with and empower the community in City decision making Revisit Neighborfest Fund block parties with Community Improvement Grant Program (general block party, outside of NF) Wildfire Ready in May Document tangible benefits the CAB to share with the community City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 7 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes February 23, 2022 Develop hybrid tools and make available to educate the public on what city government does and how to access services (Civic 101 videos) Fund neighborhood newsletters Making a presence in all 7 districts Wednesday Night Market May 18- August 31 Use data from Portrait of Sonoma County to recognize issues of inequity and serve community members where they are Team building exercises/trainings Explore the diversity of the community within the areas of interest stated above Chair Graves closed the discussion with recommending that once the CAB selects priorities for the next 12 months to follow-up with Council Members to share what CAB brainstormed but does not have the capacity to take on currently. This will allow Council an opportunity to know what the needs are but also that the CAB has limitations (i.e. volunteer group, limited time, meets once a month) and cannot get to every single item. Public Comments: None. CAB Strategic Plan Refresh. 6.3 REQUEST FOR GRANT EXTENSION On July 28, 2021 the CAB voted to fund the Chinatown Memorial Crosswalk Mural Project. The grantee has since been informed that Public Works will be conducting a slurry seal project at that site in the summer of 2023 and will not allow the art installation to move forward until that is complete. The grantee is asking the CAB for permission to extend the due date of the art installation until late 2023. Public Comment: None. A motion was made by Board Member Steffy, seconded by Board Member Bartholow, to approve the extension of the Chinatown Memorial Crosswalks Project in the Community Improvement Grant Program. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 10 - Chair Graves, Vice Chair Inocencio, Board Member Barnett, Board Member Bartholow, Board Member Lange, Board Member Richardson, Board Member Rodriguez, Board Member Steffy, Board Member Weeks, and Board Member Wiseman Absent: 3 - Board Member Baldenegro, Board Member Rahmn, and Board Member Square 6.4 NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY GROUPS LIST DISCUSSION Chair Graves reviewed the neighborhood and community groups list with the CAB and highlighted each district by the number of neighborhood groups they have: City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 7 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes February 23, 2022 District 1 - 9 groups District 2 - 5 groups District 3 - 2 groups District 4 - 10 groups District 5 - 7 to 8 groups District 6 - 1 to 2 groups District 7 - 1 group The CAB agreed that there are areas that need to be filled in on the list and perhaps Council Members could help fill in those gaps. Public Comments: None. NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS LIST - Provided for information. 6.5 ISSUES OF CONCERN TO CITY RESIDENTS No concerns were reported by the CAB. Public Comment: None. 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The March 2022 meeting is cancelled due to staff scheduling conflicts. The next meeting will be held on April 27, 2022. On this agenda, Santa Rosa Together is scheduled to present. Member Weeks will miss April's meeting. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:14pm. A motion was made by Board Member Lange, seconded by Board Member Wiseman, to adjourn the meeting.The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 10 - Chair Graves, Vice Chair Inocencio, Board Member Barnett, Board Member Bartholow, Board Member Lange, Board Member Richardson, Board Member Rodriguez, Board Member Steffy, Board Member Weeks, and Board Member Wiseman Absent: 3 - Board Member Baldenegro, Board Member Rahmn, and Board Member Square 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. City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 7 Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes February 23, 2022