Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit Subcommittee
Regular MeetingSanta Rosa, CA · September 14, 2023
Minutes
637 First Street
City of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit
Subcommittee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday, September 14, 2023 4:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Chair Rogers at 4:00pm
Present: 3 - Chair Natalie Rogers, Mark Stapp, and Dianna MacDonald
Also present: Chief Financial Officer - Alan Alton, Deputy Director - Scott
Wagner, City Manager -Maraskeshia Smith, Financial Analyst - Mike
Frugoli, Administrative Services Officer - Pam Lorence.
*Committee Member MacDonald left the meeting at 4:55 pm
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDA MATTERS
Duane De Witt:
Inquired as to the status of the City's previous discussion of Public
Banking.
Inquired the status of a Joint Powers Agreement from the County of
Sonoma, per a 2002 Press Democrat article.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Regular Meeting Minutes - July 13, 2023
Attachments: Regular Meeting Minutes - July 13, 2023 - draft
Regular Meeting Minutes - July 13, 2023 - final approved
4. SCHEDULED ITEMS
4.1 Employee Home Loan Assistance Program
Scott Wagner, Deputy Director - Finance provided an overview of the
scope and impact of an Employee Home Loan Assistance Program.
Recommended Action: Information
Attachments: Employee Home Loan Program Presentation
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Audit Subcommittee
The Committee discussed the presentation
No public comments
4.2 General Fund Revenue Options
Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer, initiated a discussion of possible
revenue enhancements for the City’s General Fund.
Recommended Action: Information
Attachments: General Fund Revenue Options Presentation
The Committee discussed the presentation
No public comments
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
1 - The next meeting will be a Special Meeting: October 19, 2023 at
4:00pm (not October 26, 2023 as noted in the agenda)
2 - Discuss CalPers
3 - Discuss OPEB
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned By Chair Rogers at 5:27PM
***A corrected date for the next meeting was announced as October
19, 2023 at 4pm, not October 26, 2023***
Approved: October 19, 2023
/s/ Shelley McClure
Recording Secretary
Agenda
637 First Street
City of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA 95404
LONG-TERM FINANCIAL POLICY AND AUDIT
SUBCOMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND
SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
4:00 P.M.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY
ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM THE CHAMBER LARGE CONFERENCE
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PUBLIC COMMENT/PARTICIPATION
E-mail Public Comment: To submit an e-mailed public comment to the LTFPA
Subcommittee, please send to: finance@srcity.org by 5:00PM., Tuesday,
prior to the LTFPA meeting. E-mailed public comments will be added to the
record prior to the start of the meeting and will be distributed to the LTFPA
members and uploaded to the agenda prior to the start of the meeting for
public access. Emails received will not be read into the record. Please note
that all e-mails sent to the city are considered public records and subject to
disclosure under the California Public Records Act.
Live Public Comment: The public accessing the meeting in-person or through
the Zoom link (video or dial-in) will be able to provide public comment on
agenda items at the time an agenda Item is discussed during the meeting. Go
to https://srcity.org/virtualparticipation for more information.
Except for public hearing agenda items, the public may comment on all
agenda items and on items not on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the
LTFPA Subcommittee at this time. Each speaker is allowed three minutes.
A video recording of the meeting will be uploaded and available at:
santa-rosa.legistar.com
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Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit - FINAL SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Subcommittee
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDA MATTERS
This is the time when any person may address matters not listed on this
agenda, but which are within the subject matter of the jurisdiction. The public
may comment on agenda items when the item is called. Each speaker is
allowed three minutes.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Regular Meeting Minutes - July 13, 2023
Attachments: Regular Meeting Minutes - July 13, 2023 - draft
4. SCHEDULED ITEMS
4.1 Employee Home Loan Assistance Program
Scott Wagner, Deputy Director - Finance will provide an overview of the
scope and impact of an Employee Home Loan Assistance Program.
Recommended Action: Information
Attachments: Employee Home Loan Program Presentation
4.2 General Fund Revenue Options
Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer, will initiate a discussion of possible
revenue enhancements for the City’s General Fund.
Recommended Action: Information
Attachments: General Fund Revenue Options Presentation
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
This schedule is tentative and subject to change pending final publication and
posting of the Meeting Agenda. This time is reserved for discussion whether
to place matters on a future agenda for further discussion.
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6. ADJOURNMENT
Next scheduled meeting: Thursday, October 26, 2023 – 4:00 PM
*please note the regularly scheduled meeting will be moved to the 4th
Thursday of October.
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