Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit Subcommittee
Regular MeetingSanta Rosa, CA · March 21, 2024
Minutes
637 First Street
City of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Long-Term Financial Policy and Audit
Subcommittee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday, March 21, 2024 3:30 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 3:30pm
Also present:
Scott Wagner - Deputy Director, Finance
Donte Watson - Director, Recreation and Parks
Jen Santos - Deputy Director, Parks
Teresa Strickler - City Attorney
Maraskeshia Smith - City Manager
Pam Lorence - ASO, Police
Present: 2 - Chair Natalie Rogers, and Mark Stapp
Absent: 1 - Dianna MacDonald
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS NON-AGENDA MATTERS
No Public Comment
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Member Stapp did not have any edits or adjustments to the minutes
3.1 Cancellation Notice’s
Attachments: CANCELLED AGENDA - LTFPA - FEBRUARY 8, 2024
CANCELLED AGENDA - LTFPA - MARCH 14, 2024
3.2 Special Meeting Minutes - January 25, 2024
Attachments: Special Meeting Minutes - January 25, 2024 - draft
4. SCHEDULED ITEMS
4.1 BENNETT VALLEY GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS OVERVIEW AND
UPDATE
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Presenter: Jen Santos
Purpose: Review the past operational expenditures and service debt
and propose fee increases.
Recommendation Action: Information
Attachments: BVGC Overview Presentation
Presenters included:
Greg Anderson - General Manager, Touchstone Golf
James Birchall - VP of Operations, Touchstone Golf
Mark Luthman - President, Touchstone GolfSave
Committee discussed the presentation
Public Comments:
Richard Carlile - President, Save Bennett Valley Golf Course,
expressed appreciation to Touchstone Golf for their efforts and
expressed interest in next steps as to how the group could help
fundraise to offset costs.
Lynne Carlile - Member, Save Bennett Valley Golf Course, also
expressed appreciation to Touchstone Golf for their efforts and
expressed interest in next steps as to how the group could help
fundraise to offset costs and supported fee increase.
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
no future agenda items
6. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Rogers adjourned the meeting at 4:39 pm
Approved: June 13, 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
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND
SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL
MARCH 21, 2024
3:30 P.M.- PLEASE NOTE EARLIER START TIME FOR THIS MEETING
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Live Public Comment: All public comments shall be in person. Each
speaker is allowed up to three minutes to comment.
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 and note in the subject line
“LTFPA COMMENT”, no later than Monday, 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 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
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2. PUBLIC COMMENTS 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 Cancellation Notice’s
Attachments: CANCELLED AGENDA - LTFPA - FEBRUARY 8, 2024
CANCELLED AGENDA - LTFPA - MARCH 14, 2024
3.2 Special Meeting Minutes - January 25, 2024
Attachments: Special Meeting Minutes - January 25, 2024 - draft
4. SCHEDULED ITEMS
4.1 BENNETT VALLEY GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS OVERVIEW AND
UPDATE
Presenter: Jen Santos
Purpose: Review the past operational expenditures and service debt
and propose fee increases.
Recommendation Action: Information
Attachments: BVGC Overview Presentation
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
This time is reserved for discussion whether to place matters on a future
agenda for further discussion.
Our next regular scheduled meeting for April 11 has been cancelled and
replaced with a Special Meeting on April 25, 2024, at the new meeting time -
3:30 pm.
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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: finance@srcity.org , please put in the subject line “LTFPA”, or (707) 543-3140 (TTY Relay at 711) one week
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on this agenda can be made available for public inspection upon request to finance@srcity.org please put in the subject line:
“LTFPA DOCUMENT REQUEST”
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