Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit Subcommittee
Regular MeetingSanta Rosa, CA · January 25, 2024
Minutes
637 First Street
City of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit
Subcommittee
Special Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday, January 25, 2024 4:00 PM
SPECIAL MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The Meeting was called to order by Acting Chair MacDonald at 4:01
pm
Also present in-person:
Alan Alton, Chief Financial Officer
Teresa Stricker, City Attorney
Attending via Zoom:
Maraskeshia Smith, City Manager
Jason Nutt, Assistant City Manager
Daryel Dunston, Assistant City Manager
Pam Lorence, ASO - Police
Megan Basinger - Director - Housing and Community Services
Present: 2 - Mark Stapp, and Dianna MacDonald
Absent: 1 - Chair Natalie Rogers
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
There were no public comments
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Regular Meeting Minutes
4. SCHEDULED ITEMS
4.1 FY 2024 Quarterly Budget Review - Second Quarter
Veronica Conner, Budget and Financial Analysis Manager presented a
quarterly look at budget performance, primarily focused on the General
Fund.
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The Committee discussed the presentation.
Public Comment:
Student - appreciated the effort and time put into the meeting.
Would like to see clarification as to where unspent money's go at
the end of a fiscal year.
Person - wanted more information specific to a breakdown of
housing costs as related to homeless services. Topic was added to
future agenda items
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- Next meeting scheduled, February 8, 2024 will be cancelled.
Meeting to be replaced with March 14 meeting at 3:30pm. Note this
meeting time is 30 minutes earlier than the regular meeting schedule
of 4:00pm.
- Clarify a breakdown of costs for temporary housing, including tax
implications.
- Discuss/analyze in-house vs. external services. Target date March
or April
- Bennett Valley Golf Course follow up, including debt servicing to
date. Target date March.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Acting Chair MacDonald at 4:53 pm
APPROVED: MARCH 21, 2024
/s/ Shelley McClure
Recording Secretary
Agenda
637 First Street
City of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA 95404
LONG-TERM FINANCIAL POLICY AND AUDIT
SUBCOMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA -
FINAL
JANUARY 25, 2024
SPECIAL MEETING
4:00 P.M.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY
ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM THE CHAMBER LARGE CONFERENCE
ROOM LOCATED AT: 637 FIRST STREET - (IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
SOCIAL DISTANCING CONTINUE TO BE CONSIDERED).
OR VIEW VIA ZOOM BY VISITING
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A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
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PUBLIC COMMENT/PARTICIPATION
Live Public Comment: All public comments will be provided in person or
via email submitted in advance of the meetings.
Each speaker is allowed three minutes.
E-mail Public Comment: To submit an e-mailed public comment to the
Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit (LTFPA) Subcommittee, please
send to: finance@srcity.org by 5:00PM, Monday, prior to the regularly
scheduled 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 Subcommittee 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.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
This is the time when any person attending in person may address matters
not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter of the
jurisdiction.
The public may comment on scheduled agenda items when the item is called.
Each speaker is allowed three minutes.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Regular Meeting Minutes
Attachments: Regular Meeting Minutes - November 9, 2023 - draft
4. SCHEDULED ITEMS
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Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit - FINAL JANUARY 25, 2024
Subcommittee
4.1 FY 2024 Quarterly Budget Review - Second Quarter
Veronica Conner, Budget and Financial Analysis Manager presents a
quarterly look at budget performance, primarily focused on the General
Fund.
Attachments: LTFPA Q2 Budget Report - Presentation
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
This time is reserved for discussion whether to place matters on a future
agenda for further discussion.
The next regular meeting is scheduled: February 8, 2024 at 4:00PM
6. ADJOURNMENT
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 and programs are available by contacting the Finance
Department at (707) 543-3140 (TTY Relay at 711) one week prior to the meeting. Meeting information can also be accessed via
the internet at http://srcity.org.
Any writing or documents provided to the Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit Subcommittee regarding any item on this
agenda can be made available for public inspection upon request to finance@srcity.org.
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