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>> Good afternoon. I'd like to ask the interpreter currently on the Spanish Channel to commence interpretation of the meeting for those just joining the meeting live interpretation in Spanish is available and members of the public or staff wishing to listen Spanish. Can join the Spanish channel by clicking on the interpretation icon in the Zoom toolbar, looks like a glow. If you are on your cell phone or tablet locate the 3 dots, tap them lightly and put a check mark on your preferred language but to activate and begin the interpretation. She joined the Spanish Channel, we recommend you shut off the main audio. So you only hear the Spanish interpretation. Cedro you sorry, Claudia, will you please restate this in Spanish? Yes. >> What is that? The shuttle's be many of those the issues interpret this unity spine. You're going to start exporting Nobody. That's got me up. But again, a week. But at the access or iced tea said we public if cops in the 5 20 on just want to note that see where bullet that killed were in one go to a corner. So should Lopes. Who in heat yesterday of the Spring York point bees, in the heat the spring, you get them putting with at least and it has act to Mexico, stuff on the and locked that, which is put into place point. Those guests and the parties video month. I get my about Lisa's face. Is one number that will not allow daca. He said my school more boat hit with a peak soon as my left side and you will get back you if a board of the heat, money spent. Be in yeah

Kittle. I public click onto the that I'm done. So by sit in 4th and 5th. But comes to this point that tried in many of them anything which he must ask some sort Thank you very much. Back to. >> Lori for those of you not get enough City Council discussion last week. We are back. The time is call this this meeting to order. MADAM City clerk. >> Councilmember Rogers, PRESIDENT Councilmember Okrepkie Councilmember MacDonald here, Councilmember Fleming. Councilmember Ben Willows here. Vice Mayor Alvarez present Mayor step here. Let the record show that all councilmembers are present with the exception of Councilmember Fleming. >> Thank you. And we get to jump right ahead to item number 7 are proclamations and presentations for the week. Woman turned over to Councilmember MacDonald for a proclamation on National Public Works Week. >> Thank you, Mayor. It's my pleasure, too. Read this proclamation tonight. Whereas public works are integral to the daily lives of our citizen. And whereas public works, professionals maintain the infrastructure facilities and services that are critical to the sustainability, resilience and health of our community. And they hand seeing the well-being of Santa Rosa's residents by managing 516 mile roadway Network 1085 acres of park and open space. 73 acres of roadway, landscaping. 108 city-owned buildings, 320 miles of storm drain 1200 miles of water and sewer pipes and the wastewater

treatment plant. Whereas these vital services would not be possible without the dedication and hard work of public Professionals, engineers, operators, technicians. And across all levels of government and the private sector who are responsible for maintaining improving designing and safeguarding our communities and the structure transportation system, water and sewer networks, parks. Public buildings and other essential services. And whereas public works personnel work daily and are challenging condition, conditions to ensure the safety of all people while performing the critical tasks of maintaining and enhancing our infrastructure. And whereas it is essential for the citizens leaders and future generations of Santa Rosa to understand and appreciate the importance of public works and the rule these programs play in our community and whereas 2025 marks the 65th anniversary have a national public works week now, therefore, be it resolved Marks tap the mayor of the city of Santa Rosa on behalf of the entire city Council. Do hereby proclaim MAY 18 through 24 2025. As National Public Works Week. Glad to see so many of our team here. Dan, are kicking it off? >> Yeah, I just say a few to accept the proclamation recipients come down. Thank you very much. Councilmember 1000 Council for this recognition public works the backbone of our community. It does a lot of the stuff that

goes without any glory many departments working together, parks, water, Transportation public works. And the number of others to contributes to service mentality that helps our community keep running. You know, friend in our street conditions and storm water storm drains to our engineering teams and parks, maintenance and parks, planning staff a lot goes into this. That goes on scene. And and to have a week like this where we're able to recognize our teams, the camaraderie across the departments and the services that they provide to the citizens. It's really appreciated. So we thank you for that. I also want to note you know, there are a lot of discussions recently particularly last week's council meeting about different services the stuff that these teams do is not only important to the city, but it costs money to do. And so we recognize that we're working as hard as we can to do as much as we can with the resources that we have. Have challenges just like everybody else. And now we're working through those but really appreciate that, right? The recognition looking forward to see these guys come down, get a picture with the and get get the recognition thank you again, Mayor and council. Thank you. Director Hennessy. Are there any other members of the public who like to say a few words, mayor and part of me and our scummy occasions kill me. If I don't mention the public Works Week Festival City Works Festival that the center has a market on Wednesday. MAY 20st starting at 5 through 08:30pm. There will be a scavenger hunt, a

number of different pieces of equipment down for kids and adults to staying out sea and see exactly what it is that we do and how we do it. Thanks for mentioning that. So a number of us were there last year. That is it is a great night for families. So come and you can make it. >> And with that, are there any other members of the public would like to speak and say something complimentary about center is a public works. And there are many things to say. Seeing none. Let's do it. Let's do a photo-op. Dan, if you can bring yourself and the team down, let's let's take a picture. All right. Our next item, number 7.2 has to be rightfully counted. Among the highlights for center as of this year, it has made the paper on number of occasions. I think we have some community members here as well to celebrate. And without further ado, I would like to turn it over or that we'd like to read the presentation or would like rather do the presentation from the California Massage Therapy Council. So we have we have MISS. And then Mark Dixon here to present an award to Santa Rosa as the 2025 City of the year. Do we want to want to do any remarks? First you for doing that? Come down come down to the main table. And if you're willing say say a few things about that, the journey that led us to this to list of this moment. >> Most that, know, I came up to present award to the city. To the Citizens Council Police Department. The business owners, massage professionals. What's our school in town? All collaborated in all came

together. To what doesn't often happen between. The missiles community and the government. For 16 years. Cmt sees experts in government lesions long code enforcement communications schools, supervision have been supporting cities and counties who are interested in protecting the public. And that includes the therapists who provide them a seismic lines to receive it. To protect so that they can work and risk given receive a sergeant. In a safe setting. Once in a while. The citizens in this case led an organized and inspired by Curtis Bennett who couldn't be here tonight. The citizens came together about a year ago, FEBRUARY. I had happened to have been on Valentine's Night 60's 60 or 70 people, including yourself, MR. Mayor. Police Chief showed up and got the attention of city council who got the attention of law enforcement who collaborated with the businesses, the school in town with a therapist in New York. Stab lish months to produce an ordinance that has created good beginning. A good beginning for helping to protect the public can uplift a profession and keeping a safe place to practice and received a Sergeant Santa Rosa. So big week, it was a big enough deal for to designate Santa Rosa as the city of the year because it's the result of the collaboration and communication between a lot of manatees doesn't often happen

was a perfect storm of collaboration. So here we are. Our about a month ago to see the ordinance motor we went right to a board meeting. And I said, let's let's recognize citizens. All of the stakeholders in Rosa came together to make this happen. That's why we're here tonight to present this award to the citizens. The government and all the stakeholders in Santa Rosa for a job. Well It was a perfect summer, MR. Dixon, thank you. Ready, highlight >> It was a joy to see my if I MAY just areas, 1, 1, public most that than ever this see over the kind of funny massage therapy council. I was also here that. Valentine's night your your library when the whole thing started. And I just wanted to share you. I have a feeling that California legislature would be very pleased was what is happening in the city. And the reason why I'm getting this feeling like to point call your attention to the code for Massage Therapy Act section. 46, 0, 0.5 c which reads. It is intent of the legislature local government, law enforcement, nonprofit, stakeholders, the massage industry and the massage, perfect and massage professionals work together. Going forward to improve communication and share information to further increase the value of statewide certification. To collaborate in implementation of this act and to develop. Model ordinance reflecting best practices in massage regulation for cities and

counties to adopt. That will respect local control patient privacy and the dignity or the profession of massage therapy. And I feel that the people of the city and the leaders of the city, really anybody. The intent of the legislature. So thank you. >> are honored and you underline all the right points, MR. Dixon, thank you for calling out ever mentioning. Curtis Bennett in particular, as I think some members the audience today and certainly everyone Council recognizes our Curtis was instrumental in organizing the community groups that came together multiple times starting with that Valentine's, the infamous Valentine's Day evening thing continuing throughout the year. Working with I almost every department in the city including Code Enforcement Police City Council. Your point about this being a complete team activity with your leadership being a central part of it with with the California Massage Therapy Council being right at that right at the heart of it. We are honored to receive this award. We are thankful for your efforts. We're certainly thankful for the efforts of the community and we're glad to be here today celebrating this, which as I mentioned, has been a high point for the city of Santa Rosa and for our council this year. So thank you very Ripped open this up to public comment and then we'll come down and do I do a photo-op? Are there any members of the public here who either participated in the efforts that went into this award or like to say a few words about the massage ordinance, at the at this

time. Seeing none. What's to the official presentation photo op. Our thanks again to the California Massage Therapy Council and to all the citizens who made that were possible. We'll move on to item 7.3, our proclamation for Water Awareness month. Ms Rogers. >> Thank you, Mayor. Whereas water is essential for every living creature and is a pressure precious and limited natural resource that must be stewarded wisely for future generations. And whereas the city of Santa Rosa is a purveyor of the water resource in the center of the community and whereas the highly skilled staff of Santa Rosa Water are fully dedicated to protecting public health by sustaining water resources, infrastructure and the environment. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days. A year. And whereas because water is a precious resource. Wise use of water should be considered a way of life. And whereas Santa Rosa Water encourages citywide understanding and appreciation of the value of water efficiency. And whereas the Santa Rosa community has long demonstrated a commitment to using water wisely by minimizing waterways, installing over 59,500 water efficient. Toilets and converting 4.3 million square feet of lawn tullow water use landscapes and whereas the implementation of water use efficiency program has resulted in an annual reduction of approximately 166

metric tons of greenhouse gases and 6,498 megawatt hours energy and we're at the city of Santa Rosa is the owner and operator of the regional Water Resistant and is one of the largest recyclers of water. Producing high-quality, recycle water for many purposes, including irrigation of parks, commercial businesses and a community garden. And whereas for every drop of recycled water used a drop of potable water is state now, therefore be it resolved that our Mayor Mark Stapp, the mayor of the city of Santa Rosa on behalf of the entire city council proclaims MAY 2025 as Water Awareness Month and encourage all citizens to do your part. The water, smart. Thank you. Thank you very much. I think we have clear northerly here to accept the award her to accept the proclamation, rather where the floor is. Yours. >> Thank you. >> Good afternoon. Mayor Stapp and council member Roger's son, members of the council. I just want to say thank you. On behalf of the water use efficiency team is >> movement a little bit closer, Claire, doesn't pick it up to very well. Okay. Can you hear me now? There we go without a perfect. Thank you. Mayor staff and members of the Council for the proclamation. I'm Claire northerly just here announce that there are a couple of water awareness activities coming up this month. Last weekend we had the eco-friendly garden tour which

is on MAY 10th. And Anderson, the few of attended and were able to tour some of the gardens. There are over 3,000 people that attended that tour and there were 6 gardens highlighted in Santa Rosa loan. We also have and just right after this agenda item, we have our water use efficiency award winners and we're excited to present them though. Awards. So thank you again for the water where proclamation Thank you, Claire, and thank you for the segue into the awards presentation. >> But before we knew that will open up to public comment, would any members of the public like to speak on Water Awareness Month? MISS Carmen, the floor is yours. >> Thank you for doing. This is marvelous and I'm glad to see this happening today and glad to be here. And I just want to say One of the reasons why this area. Is a great place for water moisture, super environmental environment. Is the trees and saving the tree. He's is really important here to be sure that they remain part of lawfully being had. >> And not just abuse and people closing their eyes and looking the other way the trees are what make the water such a great thing here in center and Thank Thank you, Janice. What any other members of the public like to speak? Alright, we'll close public comment and will bring anyone who's in the audience, including clear down to the front to do a quick photo op. >> As Claire mentioned, we're going move next to item 7.4, which is the presentation of our water efficiency Awards. >> As part of water where month, we're going to recognize those in our community. Some of those that have gone above and beyond to

save water. And before we present awards were gonna have a short video that will be playing in honor of this year's recipients. MADAM City Clerk. >> Congratulations to Santa Rosa Waters. 3 2025 water Use Efficiency Award winners for their outstanding efforts to increase water efficiency in their homes, communities and businesses. This year's award winners are. Alfredo villains. And who installed 330 gallons of rainwater storage to supplement his irrigation needs and participated in our direct install program to replace a high flow, toilet and fixtures with high efficiency ones. These actions have saved approximately 20,000 gallons of water a year. Deborah Debra, who are placed over 2,900 square feet of grass in her yard, incorporating stormwater features and lower water use plants. She installed the rain garden helping to reduce erosion and flooding and allowing rain water to sink into the soil and recharge our communities. Groundwater. Her efforts are saving over 32,000 gallons of water annually. Richard Dobbins, who installed 275 gallons of rainwater storage removed the 325 square feet of grass and use a rebate to replace his high-flow toilet and fixtures with high efficiency ones. His actions save about 9,000 gallons of water annually. Thank you to our 2025 water Use Efficiency Award winners for achieving exceptional water savings. >> Impressive and thank you to our water team for that. For that video. Now we're going to ask the recipients to come out one by one after a call their names so that they can accept their award. And then once you've been called up, if you

could, please stay up front because we're going to take group photo at the end. Now, the first award recipient, a friend of Alan Batt for u l Fredo Valencia. He MAY not be present. Is anyone here on behalf of Alfredo Villain Valencia to accept the award. All right. We'll make sure that of Alfredo gets that. Like call it. Debra, Debra. Deborah, come up. All right. For our second and 3rd recipients. Technical issues tonight. We have Richard Dobbins and Jack Williams. And in my enthusiasm to prevent to present the awards. I skipped over public comment. There any members of the public who wish to wish to speak? There any way? Sir? Did you wish to speak on the water award recipients? This is not general public comment. Not quite yet, Sir. Okay. Thank you. Will be there shortly. Thank you. Let's move on to item Are, know, a dash one ground and being ground ambulance, contract, compliance. We we have Chief Westrope to do the presentation. Well come down. For yours. Good afternoon. Mayor staff members of council Scott Fire chief, the city of Santa Rosa. >> Today we bring you brief presentation on the overview of the complaints data for the year way. One ground ambulance contract between the county of snowmen. Snow in County Fire district presenting will be

Chief Bush from Sonoma County Fire District and James Pearson, PRESIDENT And ceo of medic Ambulance not turned over to them for the presentation. Make sure you get this right. Thank you for taking the time out of her assault today. We are really happy to come in front of you and let you know how well the system is doing. >> As you know, Sonoma County Fire district and medic ambulance as are subcontractor of entered into an agreement to provide ground transport service and exclusive operating area. Number one. I want to give you a first a little background on who Sonoma County Fire District isn't all pull a map up here in just a minute. But Sonoma County Fire district, a new advance know we got Sonoma County Fire District response over 4,000 or 40,000 incidents, fires, emergency, medical and emergency responses. We're partnered us not to Santa Rosa Fire Department. We approached, we provide ems care across 425 square Miles. Were established in APRIL of 2019 by the combination of a consolidation of Windsor, Rincon Valley, Bennett Valley and Mountain in 2020, we also brought in Russian River Forest bill and big tell you a little bit or Jimmy's into a little bit about medic ambulance >> good evening, everyone. Again, chambers on Medicare months. We're a family-owned and operated business. We started in the city of Aleppo. My grandparents and uncle. Yes, we literally literally a family business. I've been a paramedic for 20 plus years, but my grandparents and uncle and aunt and all immigrated from Italy and started medic in 1979. Next month will be our 46th year. My mom is our current ceo. Again, a little bit of nepotism, she's a tough boss and but we're or not just among pot. So we operate

150,000 calls annually. We have 675 employees. We operate 7 counties. We do the 9, one exclusive and one service. It's Long County. Obviously Sonoma one and in Sacramento with a partnership with Saquon of fires. Well. See, push the button in 2 2023, the Sonoma County Fire District along with Medicas are subcontractor were awarded the bid to the exclusive area pursuit of operating area. >> Which we started providing service in JANUARY of 24. Were the contract holder with the county of Sonoma with Medicas or subcontractor. We're a truly partners in care and having integrated our leadership teams together to provide the best level of service that we can. I like just take a look at the map. Real kind of gives you an idea of what we provide service for. So to give some orientation, the centerpieces, Santa Rosa City, the blue area is the exclusive operating here. We provide ground transport service and the red areas. The Sonoma County Fire District currently today in that area. It's about 436 square miles. And like I said before we cover about 40,000 emergency responses and not area. So you kind of not only a Santa Rosa, a good partner to us there in the center of where provide our service level, approximately 80% of the service that we provide is in the city limits of Santa Rosa. Sonoma County Fire district and the Snow County Health and Human Services entered into an agreement. They enforce our standards and our compliance for the ambulance service agreement. Read comments, our dispatch

center. They also are an intricate piece of the compliance date of the day to go straight from red. Right to get from the cad right to read Com right to our first watch online compliance utility program, which helps us with compliance. And we'll show you a slide here. Next slide to She was going to kind of walk through. This is a slide of compliance standards. So these are standards that we have with the eu, a contract for our Allison first response. >> And then on owns also enough roles on Wood Frogs means first All of us. In zone, the the first responder als would have a 6 minute. 59 seconds. Standard. And ma'am, would have a 10 minute? 59 0nd standard and in those zones likes about support Rohnert Park Cotati where we don't have first responder, als. We would have a seven-minute standard and just from a system wide perspective, statewide perspective, even nationwide prospect's perspective perspective. These are some of the strictest. Am going spawn standards in Solano County, for example, we have very similar partnership with fire. Were they have to be on scene and 7 minutes. But we actually 11 59 so in here and 59. So just in a relative manner to very strict, a standard. And what we have with you guys today. In the slides is our performance dating back to APRIL. 24 and we gave a to FEBRUARY because the county still, Judy King Martin was in MARCH and APRIL, which will be released shortly. So we highlighted Oakmont Santa Rosa response on. So there's there's zones not to worry all day, but

going to for a long time. But zone one is the Oakland Area zone. 2 runner-up, our zone, 3 centers or urban. And then you have pass a pool. Some of rules owns rule and emergency lsi of 2, which is an er facility. Emergency transfers. All those have strict compliance standards for all those. So I'd like like to just point out we're focusing clearly today and just the Santa Rosa zones. We left you some leave behind documents that you can have a >> afterward. And the system as we're looking at 98 points for 5% in JUNE. 98.84, that's the core area of Santa Rosa. As we get farther out Oakmont's a little harder high numbers. But we're held to a 90% or above standard. So if we are below 90%, then we weakens receive fines for that. So what I would like to see by looking at the slides is the service has never been better. We're providing top notch a less and be a less service across the U.S.. And so some of the highlights to get to to get the standards that we offer during our being that we've >> implemented over the last 15 months as the peak of 21 and wants is mix of bill snl s ambulances and medical ambulance bus that can transport up to 24 patients. So have you guys ever want to come by the station on Corporate Center Parkway is parked over there. It's a great resource medic. We have unable U.S. Bus in Sonoma and we have 100 and that actually came for the fires. So we wanted to make sure we had one up and ready. One service

delivery was up. So it's great resource. We have 4, 4, by 4 ambulances. We have an atv ambulance as well. U.S. Special operations vehicle that are our. And strike. Team leaders will use in case of a major event. They have Wi-Fi capability, tv monitoring just other assets, the use and high hi emergent situations. We have a mobile command center that we're still putting together that will have. But it's here. We're just getting the radio set up so that we have privilege with that read Com and field crews, a dedicated bariatric ambulance. So all of our ambulances have the auto loaded earnings, which can up to 700 pounds and it's an amazing technology because you just push it in a port out and it stays on the wear and tear of our field providers. But this vehicles, Pacific has a one system and can transport patients that can get up to 1400 pounds. So it's again, another great medical asset to have over the last when we went live with the contract and the 4 months leading up to JANUARY. Last year, we more over 140 employees. 25 new ambulances, like I said, with motor striker power varies and just break up some anonymously. Don't think we're if you some real world pictures. Some system enhancements. We also we have a 15,000 square-foot facility at 12. 69 corporate. We also wanted to give more opportunities for fields out to have recall conversations so they can get out of the ambulance and we lack. So we've done not with so station in Oakmont with artists on

Circle station also with the the couple, the fire stations on Todd Road in Middle Rincon Road. We have a four-year labor agreement that was agreed to last SEPTEMBER. So very stable workforce. We were when we took over the contract that would say that great care givers. But there was a lot of gaps in terms of having health care providers that needed to be in the dedicated workforce. A Sonoma County. We worked diligently over for the last 14 months to scholarship programs, recruitment programs. We're very excited to say there. There's travel medics that were in the system before we took over that we did maintain. But there are no more child medics. We have a full staff of paramedics. We have over 30 of teas and paramedic school we have a robust emt, group that want assist. He's an restocking and once that are going to into school as well. So building that sustain a war, of course, is a big deal for us. What's something like So I just want to kind of build on what you do, saying the system is really great. If you ever have an opportunity to go to corporate center look at the operation is pretty fascinating to watch how they restock ambulances and get them moving through. >> Another couple points that would like to make are that we do have currently have a first Responder Ellis agreement with the city of Santa Rosa, which ensures that reimbursing you for your engine companies going to the medical aids and they respond to that pays for about 12 companies were pace towards 12 companies, a portion of it. We also have first responder, basic life support agreements with Gold Ridge Fire District as well as

Rancho Adobe Fire District. So we're trying to pay it back into the system. And just couple highlights for just couple things that we offered Lucas devices to enhance quality, cpr and outskirts of so. >> As the county wide service. So we have 18 of those that are deep being deployed over these next couple months. And when we started the contract like Pack 15 was the standard monitor and they came out with a new water called like back. 35 that all of our inland says all of our paramedics, I'm a trained on. It's what our field training officers right now. And we expect in the next 30, 60 days due to be deployed like Pack 30 fires, which have just some amazing technology in terms of cardiac care and transferring data to the hospitals. And, you know, just in terms of training and there's the trial exercise that we're going to do it again this year. There's bus just training dedication, having the fire partnership between the private, the public. It's been amazing and it just doesn't stop there. We have to go to relationships, maintain relationships in the community we try to just not skip a beat and be a part of the community as best we can. So in new Year, communities want once it's coming to showcase thing we can do, please let us know because we have to continue building our future leaders from our community today to be ready for them. All. Okay. The Sonoma County Fire district is guided by our principles, honesty, respect, integrity.

We're committed to providing the highest level of service that we can to the residents and visitors of your community and other communities. County wide. >> I like to take the opportunity. Thank you for your time today. I know you guys have a busy schedule and would open it up to any questions you MAY have. >> Thank you very much for this. Presentation provide the council any questions. MR. Creepy. Thank you very much, MR. Mayor, so on slides 9.10 year. Compliance statistics. So for zone one zone, 3 is that time 2% of the time that one of your unit is on scene or paramedic period. That's all yet. So that's a complaint stated with a paramedic arriving on scene and really hard to sit down and explain to you exactly how it works. But compliance works by corrections exemptions and other things that are in that built into the contract so that if a for, example, for als, with Saint Rose and a company. That's the first engine company arriving on scene, which either extends o'clock for a to get their couple minutes later worse. And a lot of cases are ambulance gets there ahead of time. But this would be the ambulance only >> The statistics are ambulance. Only these are measuring the ambulance to compliance standard a slide before that high. Okay. So it's not a but let's first examine. That's when that sliding scale. So if you get extended avenging its their first. >> No since his that counts is compliance. >> With so the engine getting on scene doesn't matter we're enough roles on our response. Compliance is 10 minutes and 59 seconds for Delta's and echoes and Charlie's is 15.

59. So that would be measuring those zones to that standard. To the ambulance. Only standard. The fire department does not stop our clock extent. Our part. >> Okay. So if it extend your clock, how often? A name is a fire engine and a paramedic on scene. First before your ambulance. I can get to that number, but I would love that number to We have all that. We track it. I can tell you just from what we see was in the first 5 minutes of your engines response. I'm so I can break it down. We were on scene prior after but over 60% of the time we are on scene within the first 5 minutes of the engine. Okay. But I We can. We can. If you get some specifics like there's exact number on which one afterwards we get to chief, we can usually get to That the great thank And then on the talks about the response. Time for parts or code 3 what? Or where? Our code 3. What kind events are those? So? >> Right now and wrong committee speaking with more right now. What's being measured right now is not Co 3, o Co 2 per the county and those compliance. That's what our contract currently says. That front. The Sisco, 30, the county is holding us too, that Delta, Charlie Delta Echo out from Bravo Standard. So that's the determinant that's done through red com. When someone calls and you have a numbers, medical dispatcher and as they answer the questions, it's classified as echo, which is the most immediate. Delta, which riding Echo Charlie moderate symptoms and then bravo so coach 3, his lights and sirens, right? But our measure is in priority

symptom. >> Okay. So let me ask it a different way. What kind of events necessitate lights and sirens? >> Operating yet Charlie severe chest shortness of breath, any of those high level high acuity calls. I think this is something that, yeah, if we can get into the weeds with the week we can, but I think it would be better if we maybe get me 1, 1, Explain it to you a little bit better because it's it's kind of a interesting the way that this is measured is currently. We're in collaboration with the county Sonoma to create less ambiguity over charts that they provided the contract. >> There's about 700 determine codes overall that I mean, when a dispatcher and and was like, let's say, understand that. So so, ok, so then Co 2, no lights and sirens. Okay. What is what are those kinds of events? Majority of those ut is also of Bravo's and some Charlie's not on Charlie, a case of the coaches. Coaches are also included in these and I absolutely okay for The numbers we gave you and slides 9 9.10. Those were the county's numbers really strong oc platform. That's the county's 3rd party system. So when a call comes in a tram to read Com, right, which is not our dispatch center. And then mid Davis passed through. First. Watch to see you, which is the county system that measures compliance, what calls a term in late based on not Co code 3 based on Echo Delta, Charlie Brower, it's put see you. And then we have to respond to the county throws the right now the standards you're seeing are from the county See you,

right. And everything having a standard, including alpha, some problems. And Charles. At the 15, 59 standard. Save my comments Thank you. MISS Rogers. >> Thank Comes from real You had were on the same line thought process. I still don't really understand. Whether or not it's the rig showing up or the truck showing at if it delays. So I was one of the people that definitely supported this partnerships and looking at for its success. And these are some of the questions or problems that came up when we had amr get. So I just want to make sure that this partnership did address them. So that was one of my questions. Also, how many rakes do you have in the city? Within the city At any given time. What is the highest amount and what is the lowest amount and does that depend on a time of day? >> Yeah, that's a great question. So go to for mammals. Question first, right? So it always depends on our levels. But we do. We grabbed historical trends. We do not have multiple posting plans. We don't change based on compliance. We looked at the historical data over 3 years and we built a posting plan that we want cover a greater than 120% of the system demand. So at minimum where our level one ambulance is always going to be at Todd Road. So central in Central Santa Rosa and then obviously, as we add more units, it scales up and we have to cover the seven-minute zones. But when we're at level 6, there's 2 in every city and then it only goes up from there. Which predominantly more will be

here. And we peak out with 21 ambulances on the street, which is 15 Ellis and 6 below us. But not in the city of Santa mean we can get you guys apart. We can give opposing listen that list out all our levels and we can share that with got here. So you can literally see if there's 01:00am once in our system. It'll go here. There's too 3, 4, And when will. We'll share with you that >> I happen to know that you're you're fully staffed. Reason ask this? Because we're having our own difficulties and I just want to make sure that our rigs are trucks get there, that as soon as you guys get someone there, that our people are relieved and they can go and do what we need them to do. So what is the average wait time? And I don't know chief those answer to this or if you guys know the answer to this from the time you guys arrive to the time that. Staff are able. To be relief so they can get ready for. >> The next kind of a wild card depending on the level of the type of call. So obviously a cpr in progress. Call the engine companies going to be there for quite a while on the lower acuity calls they're released. As soon as the ambulance feels like they have the patient under control and there the loading him into the ambulance or they're letting themselves. So I think the

certainly be able to. Thanks for question. Councilmember actually assessing that right now. Unfortunately, what happened was we switched our data collection system midstream, mid-year. >> And so we're going to having to go tabulated. So we have several people in office going through looking at are on scene time because one of the the big things that we discussed in building the ground bills, contract in the rp for the ground. Feels contract was what are the impacts to center is on scene times and you and you utilization so county of Sonoma and it was entirely the system. It's it's nobody's fault necessarily but took on a lot of news things all at once. So on top of the new provider, well, stick on tiered response and be less ambulances in the system. So it was a major sleeping change across the board for system. And so that's one thing that we always said is at the end of the day, we want the best patient care best customer service, and least impact to our operations as possible. So Chief McCown contest I push on for this every day. >> That we're we're looking comparative analysis of our onscene times right now. They will. >> We'll bring that back to you. >> Perfect 1, one last question. There and a rake in Oakmont. Because those seem to be some of our most vulnerable. And with our population their aging and you know, so I would think that they have some of the most severe calls in. I was fortunate enough to go on a ride along in our wait time for a raid. Was very, very very, very long. And that was very troublesome for me. So that's where that question came from. >> we have a 21st Kiwanis

staffed by 2.12, months as one during the day one, I believe each other. So. Again and it's a priority pose for us. So, you know, Oakmont I don't sleep at night thinking So believe me, it's it's at the top of our top of mind for us. >> Well, MISTER PRESIDENT and Chief Bush, thank you so much for being here. Thank you. MISS MacDonald. >> We thank you, Mayor. Thank you for the presentation. And as you know, council was very supportive of bring the services back to the county because >> we felt we had concerns over some of the response times from Anbar, which I think is why some of this questioning feels pretty hard a# # on you guys. Sorry about that. How many one calls does, the city of Santa Rosa produces? You said about 80% of them in the whole county. >> Yes, think total systemwide is around 27,500 calls. So roughly 80% of those. Okay. So >> that about how much revenue is driven from 80% of those calls. >> I don't have a good number for you right now. What I would say isn't just what I would say to for U.S. Troops point. The system has changed. We shifted the paradigm from an als all l a system where every time you respond, you have an als ambulances shows up to an Ellis were bls. And when the with the way that the charter in through the county, the bls units have a little more time to get there so that maybe some of the delay. But it's because of a paradigm shift and I would point into a risk management perspective having a person that's 27 years old in an ambulance running through a red light to make a time complaint standard

versus getting there safely. And so this is a big shift in how it was provided in the county. We think it's the right work. We're still only providing bill your response with in Santa Rosa Sonoma County Fire district. But as far as revenue goes, I don't know. I I could probably get back to the number on that. >> Well, the reason I ask is because as Councilmember Rogers said, we're going through our own set of issues. So I'm hopeful that we'll be able to negotiate a fair contract if we're producing 80% of the income that's coming from the calls. And then I just have a question the paramedics that are on the fire trucks. Does that not help with the compliance? Because we have our own paramedics. Does that not help with stopping the clock simply doesn't stop our clock, right? So it does help with our Gives us an extension are caught. >> So if we didn't have paramedics to say on engines like in Rohnert Park's passable, we have to be there 6 minutes. And 59 seconds because you have paramedics, Hamels caucus. 10 minutes with 59 seconds. Like to just add to that point. So when Mr was here, I'm not sure what the number was that they provided for first Responder Ls. But currently. >> The system that we're providing is paying the city of Santa Rosa. 1.5 million dollars to provide that same level of service on more companies. >> And then what is the city of Santa Rosa obligated to provide because of that contract? >> Respond to the cost normally respond to. Did we have to hire any other staff for that? >> know Councilmember the current frost contract pays for our current 12, a less resources to be paramedic

equipped and staffed to those resources. The paramedic officer pay for out of peace. After but it covers are employee costs, including the ems Division chief. I'm sorry, not the ems captain and a paramedic incentives for the personnel except those that are paid for by a measure. Our peacetime. >> So what I'm trying to get out is because we have paramedics on our fire trucks and because we help with compliance. But I want to ensure is if we're providing 80% of the call volume as far as Santa Rosa citizens. And that's where majority of your revenues coming from the city. The county of Sonoma. I want to make sure that when we go to negotiations that we're getting our fair share to actually offset all the paramedics that were paying for to get on the trucks that stopped the clock for Sonoma County Ambulance services. And then that helps us as well with continuing to by the U.S. Here service. So that's that's what I'm getting at is as we go forward and I want this contract run smoothly. I want to make sure that Sonoma County and specifically Santa Rosa Fire Department because that's our first team this council is getting their fair share of the revenue on this. I understand the 1.5 million dollar contract. I don't believe that covers all the paramedics we provide on our fire trucks. Does it? >> At the time that we calculated the contracted to Obviously the numbers have changed with the increase million contract language, though the numbers going up. So at the time that we had at the time we evaluate or ems system in its entirety couple years ago when we decide on a

number. But the number has obviously change with the increased contracts. >> And is just question. But why has Santa Rosa never run their own ambulance service? Because it would seem that it's a revenue opportunity for us. >> It's come up quite often through the course of time. Ambulance contracts only renewed every 5 or 10 years. Quite frankly, we were in a place last time. We just did not have the financial capability to because you have to come up with capital 30 million dollars capital, something like that. So the city just never been in position to put up the capital To do such a service. >> Thank you for those answers. And again, I appreciate all year and counting responses around revenues. I think that that's all of our primary concern right now for the city of Santa Rosa, specifically making sure that our citizens and since so many priority, one calls and calls go out which is my district. I want to make sure that those call times are being cut that were serving our community as best we can. Public safety is obviously a big concern for us on this council. So thank you. >> I have just 2 questions and there a lot easier. There was it was good news with respect not having traveled mix anymore. Thank you for sharing that. All right. Out of curiosity, how many of the new hires are coming out surge, ac or local programs? >> Majority of our new promotions have come from. That's rgc or program. That's in Ukiah now. So we have. 32 paramedics that are in both of the 32 emt's that are both of those schools was the

predominant being Srg c. >> Excellent. Is there any kind dedicated pipeline from sr jc 2 medic? >> There isn't. But we have what's called pathways program. So people kind of caught to learn type program. So we pay them a stipend to go to school. They work 2 days a week or so considered full-time so they don't have to lose health benefits. And that ought to focus about working full time and going to school. We pay during didactic been clinicals and then they can actually reduce their work hours and focus on the field internship for that last face and all that's paid for school and then they get a stipend of their normal emt rate while they're going to paramedic school. So it's a huge investment for for the district, but also making sure really helps us rebuild our workforce, which is what we wanted to do. We had to start very aggressively for 2 months ago. I could 7. We have 9 students and earn to learn another 4, 5, and scholarship. Only and that's with a waiting list for paramedicine is really cool. It's not always good to have the local aspect that we've been able to bring in some paramedics from Australia. And I know some people consider them travelers, but they're not. They obviously traveling from Australia, but they're here. They're part of our collective bargaining agreement. California paramedics their local, they live here. There out to your work visas. But they're part of the community it's been awesome. They love it. Just multi faceted right

building that you had a covid gap workforce and that's where restaurants can come in because in Australia, it's actually a bachelor program to be a paramedic and the 4th year action ERs. So a couple of our medics are actually paramedics last says so. They have kind of a cool way to do it there. But every worst different. But they're actually they're not traveling for here. But so rebuilding that sustainable workforce, takes time, money effort. But were there just want to add? Just one point to that is that we have actually Sonoma County Fire district is out as hired. >> Several paramedics from acf DMs and brought him on as firefighters. So that relationship has been really good. I don't know that Santa Rosa's hired any from that system yet, but we've great results with it. >> All right. Well, thank you for highlighting Obviously, the council's concerned about regional workforce development as well. And one last saw for question. And James, thank you for high her speak. On other occasions, it several of us were part of the crowd, a ribbon cutting year ago or 14 months ago. And you always do a nice job of highlighting the fact you're from a family from the one you that you make a point investing back in the community. I'm just wondering, are there any plans to have signature event like this on a turkey? Trot are some of the events, the investing elsewhere, something with with medics name on it here in the county. >> Boyce? Ruiz a Roy Street where we with the Chamber of Commerce. We to help spot not sponsor but most the name of the workforce development program. But were to kids that

come in are in our facility for for 2 days. But we're in we're all about community. So we want to start a Turkey. Sonoma. Turkey trot weren't whatever I think for us, it's just organically being a part of that community and knowing that we're resource right to call us. We're where you think we're needed. And where suv and medic this is what we do. That's where our family from this area. We care property here, this community in this county. Vince, a lot to us. Just like any where we operate. >> Well, thank you for that. Obviously, this council is looking for a ride for community investment as well. Seeing no other questions from council. We will open it up to public comment. Are there any members of the public who would like to speak on this item? Seeing none all bring it back to council for any final comments or Rick Ross. MR. Prepping. >> Thank you, MR. Mayor, I guess my my one comment on this is on item entitled Ground Ambulance, contract compliance and having the inability to really give succinct answers as to whether compliance is being reached or not. And having being told it's too difficult to explain to us when you to one on one to get into the weeds is not necessarily something that overly enthusiastic about, you know, plus, the comments of well, our county contracts as this, but we do that. And if we're supposed to determine whether or not your service your community correctly as as it pertains to compliance or contract. We need easily digestible information. We need to know what that information is supposed to be. Not whether it's what you do

versus what the contract says. What is supposed to be, Howard spoke to being serviced. So to that point, the document that you have with the compliance date on it is the complaint stated that was run through those you program. >> And it's showing that we are compliant and one in all areas. Okay. Let be a little bit more succinct. I need to have information that state as well to me to determine whether or not I think you're being in compliance with versus whether you tell me that you are compliance and I have to trust you. >> So I know continue if I have no control of the day to the data comes out of our red come dispatch center goes 3 county a fire a special district with elected officials such as you are okay, the county of Sonoma, the Lem, sir, gets all that data into a program and it spits out complaints we have no control over the data from the other than when our people hit in route. But none on scene button. That's the only part of whole system where we actually put data into it from that point on, it's controlled by a cad system and it goes and is fed into see you program, a utility program that looks at time frames for responses each of those zones on what type of a call it is. So I understand that you're saying that you want simplify it for you. What I'm trying to says. It's a very complicated system that would take us some time to even sit down one-on-one. Explain to you. But right now as it stands today, we are 98% compliant in the city of Santa Rosa. And we're 91% compliant in

Oakmont. So we are compliant. Councilmember corrupted just in the essence of time. I understand what your point is and where you're headed with that. And we work with the district to present counsel or bring council back. >> better information this morning just before you and format that's easier to understand and read. It is complicated. So I understand where you're going with that and we work the district to bring you something that's easily digest adjustable. Appreciate Thank you. Chief. MR. Rogers. >> I just want to say, I think. We haven't discussed this, but part of the frustration might be is that when we decided to partner. A lot of information was given to us. So we're not necessarily new. Sometimes we MAY ask questions so the community can better understand, but these are still numbers that we can easily die just because you guys have taken us through at. First through 12th grade. Very quickly for us to get this partnership off the ground in the first place so we can digest it. We do know that we MAY ask questions for the community to understand. So next time it would be nice just to have a little bit more. Information Probably knowing that we are going to ask. So some numbers were numbers questions. >> Thank you. >> Any additional final comments from council? And chief push MR. Pearce under PRESIDENT Pearson, thank you. Thank you very much for your time. Very much. We appreciate the opportunity to be in front of you to show we feel like we're being very successful. We're providing a different level and a higher level of service and in your city. >> As well as the >> Well, this I'm sure this is

the first of many discussions and I hope it came across that that Santa Rosa, like I'm sure many other cities in the county are very interested in emergency response services. Sure we taking us in the near future thank you for thank you for your time tonight. Thank Thank you. Chief With that. Let's go to item 9, 9 point but see item. 9 city managers and city attorneys reports. MADAM City manager. Come catch him, catch you off guard. MADAM City manager. It is. It is a city manager and city attorneys reports right now. MADAM City manager, anything to share. Answer is yes. We're on pins and needles. >> Good afternoon. Mayor, vice mayor members of council. >> So have a couple items today. So Bay area back to work is this Thursday. Bike to work Day is Thursday. MAY the 15th and from 6, 30 to 9, 8, 09:30am. It's a great time to celebrate sustainability community across the bay. If you need directions on how to bike across Santa Rosa, you can call Director Hennessy can get you to work so you can stop by city engineers station at >> Santa Rosa Avenue and Prince Memorial Greenway for some snacks, them giveaways, some bike tune-ups, some breakaway by tune ups by breakaway bites bikes support cta and bikeable Santa Rosa. So if you want to learn more about that, go to r us City Dot org forward slash bike to work day 2025. And again, Dan offers up his service to get you to and from work on time. The final active transportation plan has been released. The city has

released the final active transportation plan. This plant actually reflects 18 months of collaboration with the city's bicycle and petition pedestrian advisory board and also some several partner agencies and some community members generously donated their time and input to the plan, the bicycle and pedestrian advisory board will formally review the final plan during their public meeting. MAY the 15th Thursday. The plan will be presented to this governing body city City Council for adoption on JULY. The 8th members are encouraged to review the tpd at Sr City Dot org forward slash a teepee. And that's all I have for this evening. Thank you. Thank you. MADAM City Manager, City Attorney. Thank you, MR. Mayor Councilmembers, I do have my monthly litigation >> There were no settlements that were previously authorized by council in closed session finalized in the month of APRIL. Our caseload continues to remain constant with 31 current litigation matters at this point. Many cases are currently in the discovery Most have trial dates assigned to them. And as always, we continue to resolve smaller cases and claims at little or no cost to the city. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any members of the public who wish to comment on? >> Either those reports? MR. De Witt. It's been a while a comeback. >> Hello, my name is Dwayne to it. I'm from Rose and they want to make sure and thank the city manager for the begin. Another report on the

active transportation plan process that's gone forward for so long. Also want to thank Dan had see who she pointed out for all the extra work that he's doing on this. Important that you folks understand one important thing that came about almost 15 years ago when the city staff convinced the county of Sonoma to spend money to buy 6 acres on the south side of Rosen Creek spent 2 and a half million dollars. But the rationale that would be the spot for a bike way Greenway on the south side of Rosen Creek. Earlier this year, MR. Hennessey was giving is capital improvements. Program discussion. He pointed out that this year is when they expect there to be a bike path put across the Roseland Creek never would. He didn't stay tough. It would be on the south side of the creek. I think it really needs to be pointed out where it's going to be, especially because that 2 and a half million dollars of taxpayers money was spent originally with the rationale, bike path of be on the south side of the creek. Now there's been a switch along the way that really, in a sense has been duplicitous and disingenuous to the taxpayers. Now, you can say, well, those previous staff members are no longer here. They've left and we changed our minds. And that's the way that goes. But it really leaves of foul taste in the mines. The taxpayers when they see this type of the switch. It's really important. There's a lot of people out

there volunteering for decades to do positive stuff at the Roseland never would. That Bikeway Greenway on the south side of the creek is an important part of what was at least then the rationale. Right now, a housing development is coming in just to the south of it. And I've been told that one of the selling points is the park. Right nearby and the bike path. It's going to come in. So how about you, folks? Do some due diligence and find out where the path is actually going to go go to the Thursday meeting of the bicycle and pedestrian committee. And talk about the active transportation plan again. They don't really listen to us that much. They listen to you, folks. It comes from you. The elected officials as to whether or not wear something will actually be directed and whether or not it will follow what was previously stated as the rationale for the purchase of 1400 Burbank Avenue. 5.9 acres for 2.5 million dollars when the market rate at that time was only about $600,000. Some folks thought it was just a boondoggle. But I got faith. I know it's about that Greenway. Thank you kindly for your time. Thank you to Wayne. Are there any other members of the public would like to speak? >> Seeing none. We'll go on to item 10 statements of abstention are accused what council members are there. Any statements of abstention or recusal tonight, MR. Donald. >> Thank you, Mayor. I'll be abstaining from 13.9 at of the consent agenda due to a past personal relationship. >> Thank you very much. Any other statements of abstention

or q zone? Seeing none. We're going to keep everyone on their toes. Seeing minutes after 5 o'clock, we're going to go over to item 14. Our first public comment on non agenda matters and then go on to our 2 public hearings for the evening. So first item, 14 public comment on non agenda matters. Here's the time here. This is the time that members of the public can comment on any items not listed on the agenda. Are there any members of the public here who would like to speak on item is not listed? Is it Richard? Yes, sir. Richard. The floors. Yours. Welcome. Thank you. >> Mayor Council city manager staff ladies and gentlemen, greetings. Here are sources of news and information that we do not get from the billion is the establishment media and these are available. On the. Computer. You prior planning pretty close, poor performance. The first one is a nightly news report by Amy Goodman. Excellent source. The billionaire media and does not tell the whole truth. The billionaire media buys. Media is the most powerful entity in the United States. More powerful than our government. PRESIDENT Of the United States State. And that. The billionaire has established a stranglehold on our government. And that's By by the use of the media. The billionaire's write laws pertaining to taxes and was for their further enrichment. But all is not lost. Here are some excellent sources that you're not going to get from the establishment media. These sources are not controlled by the billionaire is. And a

fully act. People are essential for democracies. One of the great lies, of course, was the Iraq war of 2003, many people were in rich and many other people died. They control the pbs as well during the buildup to that walk, commentators on pbs were fired. They have a stranglehold on us. But the source says, well, maybe enlighten a little better. Bless America. Thank you. Thank you, Richard. Use the overhead also. Nice comments. >> Thank you. My name is doing to from Rose and what I've put up here today. Is a flyer for a property that's for sale over in the Bellevue Ranch neighborhood next to Southwest Community Park. Reason picked is because this house right here that they want $630,000 for now originally built was support for affordable housing. It's on a small lot. It was specifically set up on that small lot. Was self-help house building, Burbank, housing, being involved. Because this project originally was supposed to have affordable housing in the Bellevue Ranch, Subdivision. The developer, the Bellevue Ranch was Benjamin talks. Foreign company. They did not provide their 64 units of affordable housing. Left off and Burbank, housing and the taxpayers. The taxpayers paid to have affordable housing bill was subsidies coming from the taxpayers. You get a small. House on a small out

subdivision and supposed to be affordable and would think there would be covenants for long-term affordability. Guess what? They didn't do that. And so now this once affordable house is going for the current market rate of $630,000, there's not many young families that can afford that type of a house. What's happening over in Rosen's? We're getting not just hundreds but thousands of new housing units built over there. Also. And it's not people from Rosen. We're being able to buy that housing or rented even. A unit right now runs about $2,300. Used to be a mortgage payment. So I'm really concerned that you folks have perhaps not been fully informed along the way about how the city of Santa Rosa staff make sure and maintains the affordability of the housing units they're supported with the taxpayers money under the affordability paradigm. So important that you folks become involved in this. If you're not involved, no one really cares. They just go with what comes next. And that's that. There's about 5 apartments out in Sea ranch that were built with affordable funds. They're being converted to ownership. They're going to be sold. Burbank, housing, the pride, the Million Dollar homes once affordable. This kind of things happening all over the county. We can stop it. In the bud right here in Santa Rosa. If you folks will take it on

and make sure affordability covenants run for 55 years or longer as stipulated. Thank you for the time. Thank you to Wayne. Would any other members of the public like to speak? Janice? >> The floor is yours. Thank you. Hello again. >> I just want to well, Chris, second or whatever to I've been present at the meetings. I've heard the stories. I've seen it, this is what I want to bring up today is a pt need started. Disappeared in the background peach in the still of those. >> Many people the money from the settlement that they managed to get new entities. Corporate And moved along and then continued to raise their rates. And the raising of the pg e raise it. Lost track. I think they've raised in I know at least twice maybe more at this point. But this is a very serious issue. And there's older people that should have been paid a long time ago. And I'm sure those people on the board there >> all about this. I should have been paid, haven't been paid. And they're just older. And there. Injured by this and they were injured in the first place. Some of them die. Of course, some of them. We heard already traumatized. >> But that money should be being recovered somehow. I don't know what can be done skews me still about it. It used to be if a lawsuit going to be 5 years old, I better get it settled or you're going to be in trouble. But now this

has been I think it's going into the 8th year this is just not acceptable and it should be acceptable to any adult. Who knows anyone who lived through the fires survived and is older and there is money with the county related to this. But recently they were going to spend it for something else. Anyway, I'm just saying in the know pt News still has not honored their original settlements and especially to the old people. Thank you. >> Thank you. Would any other members of the public like to speak? Seeing none? We will close public comment at this time in order to move on to item 16.1. Our public hearing for the evening, petition to expand the Talbot Memorial Residential parking permit parking zone to include the 100 block of sort of a sudden my own Soto. Thank just to thank you for the Help Street. Let's see. I will turn it over to. Chad and Tanya. >> Good afternoon. Mayor staff Vice Mayor Alvarez Councilmembers, Chad hedge parking division manager of got Tanya Cordova. Here are parking analyst. We're coming back tonight, too. Talk about a petition that was submitted by the 100 block of So you know me. Residents to include them into the residential parking permit program in that area. So for history, the residents of the downtown residential parking permit program was established in MARCH. Won't 2007 City Code Section 11, Dash 4, 4, got find those would establish the council, our permissions to add homes into the rpp program, the residential

parking permit program. Petition was signed and we received that and verified all the signatures from the residents on that 100 block of Sochi on me. Street currently has 2, 2, are time limited signs on the street. From 09:00pm to 06:00pm. Historically originally we put these time. It's on. There's a lot of impacts from the hospital. Since the hospital's completed that garage, now that street is a lot more open, but it's still difficult for the residents who live there to to follow those to our time limits. There's not adequate on site parking for the tenant. So we're trying to assist them with with street parking with the permit. So this is just a map that shows the current Talbot residential area. And the addition the Sony only 100 block that's going to be added to the to the program. We've already put them in the system. We've we put out signs to give some notification that these changes were going to happen. We got neighborhoods like this throughout the city. So it's we do want to make sure we ran it by the council. The benefit of this again is it will provide early to the residents who right now don't have sufficient parking in our parking on the street, but they have to move their cars every 2 hours. And then the two-hour time level continue for folks who don't have a permit to make sure that it's impacted by folks outside of that area. And then some finally it is recommended by the Finance Department that council by resolution approved a petition to add the 100 block of Sony on the street. To that, how that Memorial residential permit parking

zone. Available for any questions. If you have any. Thank you both. Bring it back to council for questions. >> Seeing none we'll open up to the public. Are there any members of the public here? Wish to comment on this item? >> Mayor, would you like to formally open the public Thank you for that reminder. Yes. All right. We're formally open the public hearing now. I'm going to ask, are there any members of the public they would like to comment on this item? Seeing none. We're going to close the public hearing. And bringing it back to council been essentially to make a motion. Thank you, Mayor. >> It's he. Resolution of the Council of the City Center is expanding the downtown residential permit parking zone to include the 100 block of sodium. The street within that held that Memorial residential permit parking zone and waive reading of the text. Get the second to MISS Fleming. So we have a motion a second. MADAM City clerk. Whenever you're ready. Thank you. Mayor Councilmember Rogers. Councilmember Okrepkie Councilmember Macdonald. I councilmember. >> mean, yes. Councilmember Ben Willows. Yes, Vice Mayor Alvarez, major step. Yes, but the record show this passes unanimously. >> Thank right. Now, now we will go back to item 11.1. Our mayor and Councilmembers reports. Are there any members of the council would like to make reports this evening? It's true. We haven't had much time our last meeting, MR. Crappie. Thank you, MR. Mayor, just a couple things on this past Friday, I was honored to

be asked to be a speaker on a tour of state legislators of Santa Rosa as part of the Enviro Voters, Climate Summit, 2025, which was focused on this tour is focused on rebuilding. >> After the fire and more environmentally friendly ways as a great opportunity to talk state legislators that are heading up environmental causes as well as those like Ben Allen and Jackie Irwin where senators and Allen and Jackie Irwin who represents the Eaton Fire and Palisades fire areas. Yesterday at the Summit County Transportation. Sonoma County, transportation and climate authorities. The new name, meeting. One thing of note was we had a presentation on the current state and future of gas tax in the state of California and how basically sense the mid-nineties. We have lost 50% of our peak gas tax revenue and looking for good measures that could be taken going forward clean energy vehicles as well. And then finally, I'd like to add an item to a future meeting agenda, to discuss modification, to zoning code. Section 2, 0 dash 6, what to 6, 1.0. 0, 2, 0, e which addresses gas station modifications. And this requires a second so that we can have a discussion at a later time. >> In the spirit of having a conversation, I will second the motion. That's all I have. Thank you. We have a motion a second. MADAM City clerk. Did you get both those? >> Thank you. We will get that edge and eyes for future discussion too. At the next regular council meeting on JUNE 3rd to confirm whether or not it should go forward on a

future agenda. Perfect. Thank you, MR. Rogers, thank mayor. >> On the 7th I was able to attend the first night of 2025 Wednesday night Market, which was great. So if you are not able to go, I suggest that you meet us down there tomorrow or that you come another Wednesday during the season. On the 10, I-10 did a couple of the eco friendly Garden tours. >> That were put on by Sonoma Marine Saving water partnership. I was also able to attend the inclusion festival 2025 down in Petaluma and the theme was empowering communities they have a mission to celebrate diversity, amplify voices and foster connections that make our community stronger and more inclusive. I wrapped up my Saturday's stopping by the city's second annual bike in Block party. I was able to ride a bike. I think that it was brought Taco Tuesday. >> Bike riding boots because won gave it to me. It was very shaky at the start. I will. I don't know why they say once you not ride a bike, you never forget it. But but I did get it going. I hope none of that is on video about the first couple seconds. But it was a lot of fun. So thank you to all of our staff who are there and everyone that participated and on Sunday MAY 11, I was able to enjoy Mother's Day. But more importantly, I was able to share mothers. Stay with my youngest of 8. And Jalen Rose turned 14 on Mother's Day. So I would like

to take this opportunity to wish him a happy birthday and also say that on this coming Thursday, I I was honored to be asked to be a speaker at the Rjc Black grad and on Friday at as use Black grad. Thank you very much, Mayor. >> Thank you. Any other Councilmembers reports? Morning? >> Thank you, Mayor. Few things to report Sonoma clean power met on Thursday and excitingly. We discussed potentially looking at what gave permission to staff to go ahead and evaluate bringing Lake County into our service area, which is a really exciting because they county, as many folks know is one of the lowest income areas in California. Lowest income county in the state and it relies heavily on natural gas electrical. And we believe that it's possible that we MAY be able provide them with lower cost electrical. Service going forward. And so now we're going to be evaluating that. That makes me, you know, want to share with everybody in case. You haven't done so you can bring your pga near Sonoma, Clean power bill, down to the customer service center on 4th Street and they'll evaluate your bill and give you some tips and let you know what the line items are on that. Because if you're anything like the bill can seem a little overwhelming. Even if you look at Waukee stuff all day long. The great Communities collaborative met on Friday at Kerr toss on a tour of the North Bay. The mayor was there where we created folks and talked about

housing and Includes inclusionary and forward thinking our council is when it comes to housing and how our city staff is is Ben just excellent in helping us get there. Went to Petaluma and got to see the new floating bull photovoltaic arrays out on the water there. And it was just a really good example of a sustainability project that done good, good labor, good working conditions. And finally, an overall cannot wait for Saturday, which is the Rose parade at 10:00am in downtown Santa Rosa. Hope to see you there. >> Thank you. That concludes our mayor and councilmembers members reports one bit of cleanup from an earlier item. I should have mentioned that item. 16.2, the second public hearing for the evening, which was the general Plan Amendment package that's being continued to JUNE 3rd, 2025. So are continuing item. 16.2. Coming back to item 11.2. And we've got an mayors and Councilmembers Association meeting and we haven't and agenda item the deals with that. A bit of context. Both for city staff and for members of the public who are watching. There's a group called the Mayors and Councilmembers Association. It is a consortium of all 9 Sonoma County cities. It means there's a board meeting that meets monthly all council members across the across the county will will participate on at least a bi-monthly basis. And there is a desire from that group to be a bit more coordinated and active this year. And in coming years and to that. And there has

been a decision to focus and on 2 or 3 items that all city should have in common or at least all city support in terms of our partnership with the county. So that group wants to have identify a couple of top priority projects for the year to come. And then as a group work with the county to push those initiatives forward, the catalyst for this was the first discussion around homeless services funding. That's where this conversation began. It broadened out a bit and it was the decision was made at Adam Air at that at 2, and was made. Sorry, I'm stumbling around words here about 6 weeks ago to have all of the council's in the county have a discussion amongst themselves, identify 3 or a maximum of 3 issues that were of concern both to individual cities there were of concern to individual cities as well as all the cities together to bring back to the next Mayors and Councilmembers Association, which is a special meeting next week on the twenty-second and then agree at during that discussion to focus on those items for the year to come. So that's our purpose right here is to have a discussion as a council and identify key no more than 3 policy areas that are of importance not just to our city but to all the cities across the county. So the mayors and Councilmembers Association can work to take action on those items in the year to come. With that. I will turn it. I will. I will look to my colleagues for for ideas. I will certainly emphasize that discussions or

the issue of homeless services funding and Munnings a moneys was the catalyst for this conversation. I would assume that continues to of interest to us. But during our discussion tonight, if there are other items like that that really have brought great based interest at a city level, we can highlight those and then raise and again at the meeting on the 22nd. MR. Donald. >> I think with the current concerns around water and some of the issues that we're having around the dams and I'm and here a lot of conversations around that we might need to work together on some of those issues. So I think that should be a priority as well. That's an act. That's an excellent example of an issue that is being handled with all the water agencies right now. So there are other bodies that are doing with that pretty directly that involve all the cities. >> But I've written that People taken note of that. If there are other items like that that aren't being pushed forward in other forums. That's really what mayors and councilmembers wishes to address, MR. Creepy. Thank you, MR. I think based on our previous discussion, a little more clarity about the service level and costs of the aim of contracts, not just the Santa Rosa but other municipalities. >> Taken note of that. That's a good suggestion. Other ideas. >> Sales tax caps and how the state is going respond to the increasing demand on that tape of revenue measure. >> suggestion. MR. Willis. >> I along the lines of what council member of Quick you Emergency services disaster, trainings, those things. I

think. I know I talk to. City manager about this. The probably the fact you know, the la fires kind reminded us that we've been through that as well. And you know, we've gotten a little bit complacent and you know, where we at is region on those on that issue. >> Are you suggesting something like an audit of the counties? Emergency response? For a cause? >> Something along that line or just what are we all doing in that area and what? How can we work together? 4 nations? Yeah. Yeah. >> other ideas. Added a lot and out of the box. There's an issue right now in across the state of California with respect a lack of insurance availability for developers who wish develop condominium projects and in cities like Santa Rosa County projects can be an important step on the housing ladder. So this is this is actually been raised in other mayors and councilmembers meetings. On the table for this group, a case that's of interest. Don't need to belabor this all evening. If there are other and any other ideas off the top of people's heads. All right. And I'll look MR. Crept turn this over to you. We have at least 4 ideas. We've got homelessness services slash we've got emergency coordination of emergency Services, County rock or county line. We've got the issue of sales tax, the sales tax cap that is affecting at least a few cities in the county and it will be likely to affect more as as the years

roll on. And then we've got the issue developers not being able to receive insurance for condominium projects in the county. With respect to the water issue, I guess the question I would have there is given that there are multiple county wide bodies that involve the cities that pushing that issue forward. It most particularly whacked hack, which has been over this issue. Is there a particular way that you think that mayors and council members could address this in different or more effective way. >> No, and I'm not sure that that that would be more effective if you think that there's a body that are ready handle some of this, then that I'd be fine with that taken that off? The are calling this Rogers is doing an excellent job, pushing that. That issue forward as our work. It funny mask. A procedural question the body of mayors and Councilmembers is going to select 3 issues. Say that again, the body of mayors and Councilmembers is going to select 3 issues to focus on. Ideally correctly. So all the cities, you'll have 9 cities coming to the table on the 22nd and they will present the items that they're council has authorized their board member to to present. And then that board will will. >> Aggregator decide from on those items with the expectation that a few of the items are going to float to the top as being of talk of top pitchers for all the from the city's. So then there. >> If we only submit 3 items, it's clear that not every city would submit that same 3 items then we would not all have, you know, guess what I'm asking is is more better in

the sense of we have for 5 or 6. Then each city would like us living dot and you could see which cities. But for the most of them right. >> So to to keep things manageable. We were asked who are the cities Ras nominate no more than 3. >> Okay. See you guys will not be focusing on 3 issues will be focusing on maybe one, if not 2, just from logistical part in terms of how it works. It MAY well, MAY well turn out like Well, I think that you MAY want to take the entire list because it could be the case that we don't get consensus amongst 9 cities. It's kind of fly in the the planning here. Best of luck to you. I will. I will take your party back to Girard hey, let him know he discovered a flaw. With with respect to our group right do I've got all 4 of my head. I could probably sneak one in. Do my past. >> But if we if we had to choose 3 among this list, what would be the top 3, I find kind of an interesting exercise just for our group. MR. Rogers. I think. >> Homeless services and has continually been a big one. And also add with that, not just discussed discussing that, but the transparency about what is going on with the funds that are currently available and where those funds are going. I think that's something that's been the concern. Even when I was doing mayor and council members. So. >> I would certainly concur. Am I seeing a thumbs up in my straw poll across the day is here that that's our top issue. You know, I can I think I can make this a little bit

easier for us to because again, at at at mca the main focus for this year is our partnership with the county. So finding issues where you've got county control over the issue. So as much as I love my own my own condominium insurance suggestion and that really a state level issue as is the sales tax. So he could go with that. The top 2 and have the other 2 in in my back pocket. I would I would really like to put the end his contract and there are great, great to give him or do you have it? You see that ambulance contract Youve got coordination of emergency services. Are we combining those? Are they separate? I'd say those are very separate. >> I would try to slip it in as one. >> I will. I will use the Diana Donald ago shading strategy. What about the table? I think you can give it to you. All right. Do I did we have a motion here that those are top 3. >> After discussion, I'll make a motion to prioritize slash homeless services money. The aim of contract. What was the 3rd? >> The Coordination of Emergency Service nation of emergency services and readiness. >> Second. We have a motion a second. City clerk. You like to take public comment? Oh, yes, I would. Are there any members the public would like to speak, MR. Do it. We'll start with MR. Do it. Then going to Carmen. >> My name is doing to it. I'm from Rosen. Thank you for this discussion that you're having and I do hope based on what was said earlier. With the gentleman from the ambulance discussion. That you look into the coordinated fire services,

especially overlap. I don't know if any of you caught that. He mentioned the fire station on Todd Road. That's been there longer than almost any of the others around because they had their own district. And yet during the time that you were discussing, but a new fire station on Hearne Avenue. It was really discussed. It that fire stations just down the road a mile. Having these overlaps. And finding a way and which to cut your costs. More efficiency would be very helpful for the public to understand, especially because they're the taxpayers that underwrite this and you're looking into perhaps trying to raise the sales tax cap. There's a lot of folks don't want any more taxes. I think this is actually time for folks to be in front of that parade and say let's cut costs, bring more efficiency into it and explain we're going to have coordinated fire services and a lot less overlap. Thank you. Kindly. You doing this comment. Is Mike from here. >> I would like to a lot more about I MAY have it backwards. The e f I d I was present at the county when they re trying to make the adoption of it. I think it was getting on the ballot at the time it was in college. 23. It's development. Situation with economic development and it's just not real clear. And I keep asking questions about it. And I kind of get one-liner responses. To city budget is so much smaller than the county budget. And it is something that they do somehow together. And I'd like to know how that plays in to

the rest of the contracts and other things that you do and just recently, I was at the finance meeting for the city and something came out of there on. I think it was a's this month. They just wrote whatever they wrote and I haven't gotten all that paperwork yet, but it's really important. And I think and I think the public should know something about it. And we should have a feel for what's going on and how it's affecting the other services. That's Thank you. >> Thank you, Janice. What any of the members of the public like to speak? Now? We we have We can bring it back to council. We've got a motion a second. MADAM City clerk. Councilmember Rogers. I councilmember ok, pink Eye, Councilmember Macdonald, I councilmember Fleming, yes, Councilmember Ben Willows, U.S. Vice Mayor Alvarez Mayor step. Yes, this passes unanimously. >> Thank you. Wrangle or we will skip over and 12. We have no minutes to to We want the item. 13 consent city clerk. >> Thank you, Mayor item 13.1. Motion contract award garage, hoist purchase, and installation item. 13.2 resolution delegation of authority to certain staff to execute project work orders issued under existing master. Excuse Master Professional Services agreement item 13.3 resolution authorization to participate in pg and e ev Fleet Program for development of Battery electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Item. 13.4 resolution approval,

Second Amendment to the blanket purchase order 1, 6, 9, 2, 6, 4, to extend that. Term one year and increased compensation with Iris Group Holdings, llc dba ever on llc. Item 13.5 resolution approval of amendment to blanket purchase order. 1, 6, 4, 2, 0, 4, 8, to extend the term and increased compensation with Geo Tab usa Incorporated. Item 13.6 resolution approval of grand easement to Pacific gas and electric company over a portion of city-owned property located at 700th Street Apn 0, 0, 9, Dash 0, 1, 2 Dash, 0, 2, 5, Item, 13.7. Resolution amendment to professional service agreement. Number 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 2 with Bureau Veritas, North America Incorporated for Fire Code Plan. Review Services. Item 13.8 resolution approval of professional service agreement. Updating community wildfire protection plan. Item 13.9 resolution bit Award General Service agreement for city roadway, landscape services with bright few landscape services incorporated. Item 13.10 resolution authorizing the resolution of local support for the filing of an application for funding assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Master Planning and design of the Santa Rosa Southeast Greenway and committing any necessary matching funds and stating a certain assurances to complete the project. Item. 13.11. Resolution amending council policy. 0, 0, 0 Dash, 0, 6, appointments to boards, commissions and committees.

Item 13.12 resolution, administrative costs recovery leaning against the real property located at 2100 Sebastopol Road. Item. 13.13 resolution approval of grand easement. Partly approval of grant of easement to county of Sonoma over a portion of city property located at 5, 5, 6, 5, Pine Flat Road ap in 1, 3, 1, dash, 1, 5, 0, Dash, 0 to 9. Item. 13.14 resolution First Amendment to the professional service agreement with Spectrum Canine Isabel llc. Thank you. Bring it right to counsel. Are there any questions? >> for public comment remembers the public like to speak on any of the consent items is it really? >> Yes, very go ahead. >> Hello, my name is Bailey Hurley. I am a lifelong resident of Santa Rosa and a student at Credo High School. I wanted to bring up 13.3. Well, I agree with the idea more electric vehicles. I have some concerns earlier this year in Monterrey, a lithium battery plant caught fire spewing all kinds of harmful pollutants into the surrounding water, air and soil. Many residents also reported feeling sick as a result. The impacts of this incident are great to say the least. I bring this up because with this program, more electric vehicles mean more Matt, more batteries, which in turn means more potential for an incident like this to happen again, I wanted to ask what the city is planning on doing to address this and urge some sort of action to prevent more damage from happening in the future. Thank you. Baihly, MR. To wait. >> Hello. My name is doing to

from Roseland 13.8. Very important that the wildfire protection plan also looking to right, Perry and corridors. There's lots of trees along those corridors and that's where many transient vagrants happened to stay and use campfires. They also use over the Roseland neighborhood. There are many. People who live nearby there that are quite concerned about the fires that have happened there in the past. They're worried that more fires will happen. The city in a sense could become liable a campfire on its public land spreads into a fire that then goes to the houses Hughes now is basically are at risk and there could be vicarious liability for the city. With that in mind, as you have this contract worked up, please make sure that these people know about that area and make sure that they look into away for good wildfire protection around that Rosen Creek Riparian corridor, 13, 10 as you're putting together the idea for the master planning of the Southeast Greenway. Please make sure they look into housing along that Greenway. When design studio at University College for New Berklee College of Environmental Design went forward with the plan for free that they gave to the proponents of this project. They pointed out that housing is a safety measure, that it would help to have eyes on the prize, if you will. So housing along the Greenway and as many

spots as possible, also helps with the affordability crisis that we keep having to renew the emergency declaration about that housing affordability. So you have these opportunities with these 2 items. Coming forward under contract and which you can point out to the new contract. The that they will be. Given a higher efficiency rating, if you will, if help us to solve these issues. The protection of wildfire areas along riparian corridors and the protection along Greenways for public safety due to the fact that so many transient vagrants use these bike paths and greenways as camping areas and that could easily beginning to happen over in the Southeast Greenlee area. They might not think that they're prone to that. But believe me, you did the folks along the Jordan to trail. And it just gets started and you don't get a chance to stop it. Thank you kindly for your time. Thanks to wane as Carmen. Chance, Carmen. >> I want to rewind back to 13.3. That was want raise a red flag with me and I'd like to see that when a table for its own discussion at a future time. And I've been looking at a lot of these fires and all they can do is let them burn out because they're so hot they can put him out from what I've been seeing. And it really is a threat and a worry. And I don't think that you should just okay. And when it's in the body of work fits on and how many she ran a lot.

She should be by now. But of all of these, I feel like it's something that like, you know, the Congress like they get some weird thing in there is there because all how did that happen? And I think this is one of How did that happen? So I hope that you can prevent and like slow it down a little bit and maybe make it something that is something that people really research and look at before approve Thank you. >> Thank you, Janice. Where any other members of the public like to speak. Bring it back to council, then vice mayor to have a motion. Thank you, Mayor. >> I'd like to put motions. 32.1 to 13.1, 4 with the exception of 13.9 is requested by Councilmember MacDonald. And we've for the reading of the text get. We have a motion a second by MISS MacDonald. MADAM City clerk. Whenever you're ready. Thank you. >> Councilmember Rogers, I Crappie, I Councilmember Macdonald. I councilmember Fleming. Yes, Councilmember Ben Willows. Yes, vice for us. Let the record show those passes. Those passed unanimously. >> And following that, I like to put motion 13.9 and also we've love for reading the text. And second. All right. We have motion in a second by MISS Rogers. >> Thank you. Councilmember Rogers, I Councilmember Okrepkie. I Councilmember MacDonald has recused. Councilmember Fleming. Yes, Councilmember Ben Willows. Yes, Vice Mayor Alvarez Let the record show that passes with 6 affirmative votes. >> Thank you. And now we're on

to item 15.1. Our report, an extension of the center is a city bus, unlimited rides for youth program. >> All right. Good afternoon, mayor stepping members of the council and pleased to be here tonight to present our proposed extension of the center is a city bus, unlimited rides for youth program. Begin with just a quick overview background of the program. As you MAY recall, we initiated the program in JULY 2021. As part of our covid recovery strategy for the transit system. We have seen transit ridership fall off dramatically during the pandemic and particularly among youth while school was remote. And a lot of you serving activities were closed. We also saw this is a strategy to assist the community with economic recovery, recognizing that many of our writers in the city bus system are low income families. And with school restarting in the fall, there could be difficulty with bus fare bus passes as kids return to in-person school. The program was very successful right out of the gate. So we did come back to council in late 2022. Asking for a six-month extension to look for longer-term funding for the program. We were able to then work with Sonoma County Transit in Petaluma Transit, Seek funding from the Sonoma County climate Resilience Fund which did a word funding for a two-year extension through JUNE of 2025. And also expanded the program to include the 2 other transit systems making fair for youth. A veil rides available throughout the county of Sonoma. Some program goals that we had laid out the very beginning or in the blue box here. Your guys are well aware of this increase transit ridership reduce household expenses for families. We also based on experience with other

fare free for youth programs that we could see improvements in school attendance. And we did have some evidence of that based on survey results. And we also thought it would be a great way to increase transit's profile within the community and rebuild that culture of transit use among youth following the pandemic. And of course, anything we do improve transit affordability is a great move towards transportation equity. We did see some additional outcomes that we were really pleased with. Our survey results show that youth are using this program for accessing many other parts of the community, not just school over 50% of our respondents stated that they were using the fare free fares for youth program to get some any other places such as work after school activities visiting friends and relatives, etc. 78% of our survey respondents indicated that their households had reduced their car trips as a result of the program, which indicated to that this program is also having some success with mode shift. Another great outcome was new partnerships we had with schools, individual school sites with school district programs such as the extended Summer School year program. Summer camps such as the city Rec and Park Department summer camps and other you serving programs. They've been making great use of this program to teach kids how to use transit and take them out on field trips and other activities throughout the community using the transit system. So it's been a great additional outcome. And one thing we're particularly proud of is the expansion of the program to additional operators. You know, we kind of stuck her neck out in 2021. Trying this new thing. We weren't sure how we're going to keep it funded. We weren't sure how it would work out. But to see that program then

be extended to Sonoma County Transit Petaluma transit. And now we, of course, also have smart offering free fares for youth. It's a pretty unique situation in Sonoma County to have commuter rail and all the local bus systems to be fare free for youth. And that's not common around the country. And it's something that we're all collectively really proud of. His transit operators. In terms of ridership. The program is vastly exceeded our expectations before the pandemic we were carrying about 200,000 youth rides a year that obviously plummeted during covid. But within 3 months of starting this program in 2021, we had returned to pre-covid youth ridership levels and the program is continue to grow. And every year since then, we expect to carry about 450,000 youth rides in the current fiscal year. So we've seen 125% increase in youth ridership over the past 4 years. And that's something you just don't see in transit. It's very unusual to see that kind of ridership growth, which I think for us, this really speaks to the need in the community and the value of the program has 4 youth and families. So our proposal here today is to extend the program through fiscal 2030, subject to continued funding availability and the funding program are proposing includes 2 key elements beginning in fiscal 26. We will have access to an increment of go Sonoma sales tax funds that are specifically identified in the expenditure plan for fare free transit programs. The city of Santa Rosa share of that is estimated at about $220,000, which we would apply towards

this program and we would complement that with about $300,000 and low-carbon transit operation program funding or else top funds in lc Top is a really unique program. It's the only state or federal funding program that we can actually use for fare-free transit programs in the past few years. We've been using it in our electrification program for transit. But at this point, that programs pretty well funded. Where where we could really use resources in the operating budget and to keep a good program going. So we expect that this funding strategy is solid through fiscal 2030. Tlc top program is currently authorized through 2030, and efforts are already underway to reauthorize it beyond that date. But we think because it is a formula based program and the ghosts, no sales tax funds are also far from ula funded. This would be a solid approach for the next 5 years. So with that, we are recommending that the council by resolution extend the unlimited rides for youth program for tk through 12th grade youth through 6/30/2030, subject to ongoing funding availability Papi steak. Any questions council MAY have. Thank you very much, director. What a great program bringing it back to council for questions. >> All right. Well, I I'm going to ask and with and with apologies in advance, it's going to be a slightly. Think I don't to pouring cold water over. What's a just a fabulous program. I'm even see the numbers here. The fact we've got this many, this many young people taking as many right supporting public transport transportation. I certainly enjoy seeing the students on the bus when when my wife and I are writing, I should ask or feel compelled to ask just

because I've heard enough riders mention, but sometimes the students in the kids could be a handful. And that when when they head back to school in the fall, every the bus drivers breathe breathe a sigh of relief. And so I guess my question is we absolutely want students and young people to be on the We don't want to be creating headaches for drivers and driving them driving them nuts. Are there strategies in place to manage the youth ridership? >> Yeah, that's a great question. And one that I almost included in the presentation. So I'm glad you asked it. Yeah, we have had some issues with behavior with a very small segment of our youth ridership. I think we all recognize the vast majority of youth in our community are are doing what they need to do and following the rules. But we do have These are teenagers. And so we've developed over the course of the program. Some really strong partnerships and we've had great partnership from the individual school sites when we have issues with specific student Senate, it could be a behavior issues on the bus. You know, sometimes they try to vape. Sometimes they might tag. We're creating palms in particular. What's that? If the sting pause in particular like the 1, 1, that went off during one of the bus turned to my wife and I were on you were on that trip, ok? Get to good is is. It is. It is a part of the lore and the There's a bit of lore. Yeah, that was interesting trip. >> Yes, so we you know, we have great cameras all over buses. Every bus has 8 cameras on it. They're very high def. We can identify the students working with the schools. The schools have been great about following up with individual students and taking the necessary action to respond. If we've had a more significant issue. We've also worked really closely with the violence prevention program in

Srpd when necessary when there's something that rises to that level. But for the most part, the issues we've had our very addressable at the school site. I should also say one other thing we're looking at in the future is potentially shifting this program to the Clipper Card system as the next generation Clipper system comes online. That would be a little bit of a challenge in terms of distribution, but it does create a little bit of accountability to have a card that's actually being tapped to know as you get on and off the bus. And so we think that's another strategy we could use to just help, you know, help provide some accountability around behavior. But I I what I will say, I think we've developed a good way of managing what goes on. I know they're sometimes headaches for the bus operators, but you also write trips and you see youth being very respectful and polite and thanking the driver all the time. So, you know, I think that's the bulk of the bulk of the users. >> That's absolutely true. And thank you for for walking through all of the mitigation, best methods that are permitted, mitigation options that put into place to great. All right. No more questions remain. Well. Now there's a question as forming I have a question now. >> What do we do with the adults who misbehave on the buses? Because I've about them. I'm just kidding. But I do think that people across all 8 spectrum misbehaved and I know, you know, another group of people who has free bus rides a center of the city employees. So will be handled this yes, that I know. I know we have great wonderfully behaved folks, but I just want to make sure that we don't disincentivize young people to

ride. Help educate them. And answer to your question, I mean, we have that issue as well with adults and more with adults than youth in some cases. >> we have adopted a code of conduct and the last couple of years for city bus and we never actually had an adopted formal code of conduct pre-covid. But the aftermath of covid we found it was really necessary to establish clear rules and consequences for behavior issues. And so through that code of conduct that we have the ability to suspend riders from the system, if if needed. And we have used that a couple of times and we found it's very effective to get people's attention that they need to alter their behavior for the most part, our team is very skilled de-escalating and getting people back on track with their behavior because the bus is something they really do need. But yeah, it's it's an ongoing just just as with some of the youth where we need to follow up with the individual specifically to address the behavior we have the same approach with adults, right? I mean, I have great concern about folks, you know this. But in this post covid you know, across all the age spectrum is learning how to interact with each other. >> behave in ways that support all of our communities. And so thank you. I know that probably average of bus operator doesn't sign up to to do that role of educating our community. And so I'm grateful to them for all that they put into this they see that's really the proof is in the ridership. Thank Thank you. >> You're here. Alright, will open up to public comment any members of the public like to comment on this item. Seeing none bringing back to council for a motion is that U.S. Funding? Me one morning on to comment. MISS Rogers

apologies. Do both of you have comments? Crappie MAY begin Rogers, thank you so much, MR. Mayor >> Yeah, I think this is great at the slide on on ridership in the increase is phenomenal as we try to adjust the mentality of people and the mode of transportation they use. It's great to see that and unlike our cloud yelling, Mayor, I once one of those kids that road the city bus home from Slater every day. And most of us were very well behaved and believe its public transportation that a lot of us use that as that is framed, mindset as to what kind of mode of transportation we prefer used today. Thank you so much, MR. Rogers. >> I just wanted to come in the drivers because I know that there are challenging people period. But today we're talking about the youth that take public transportation and just the way that they work with them and not just saying like, oh, you did this, you're getting kicked off the bus, but actually working with them in developing mutual respect. And I think that goes a long way with our youth. So I do want to thank Come in the drivers for someone that has 8 kids, their patients, which I know probably runs very thin sometimes, but they're doing a great job. So please pass that along to them. Thank you so much. I well, I appreciate that. MR. Donald. My sentiments are along with my colleagues that I really appreciate the work. And that's definitely bus drivers. I mean, I had 3 teenage boys myself, but >> I was able to self medicate with a bottle of chardonnay when they misbehaved. We don't want our drivers doing that. So I want to say thank you to

them for all that they do. I want to also thank you for the work that goes into coordinating buys times to get the kids to school on time. There's so much data around the importance of them getting to school and not missing that first 10 minutes, making sure that they're there for attendance and the importance of that. So I just want to say thank you to you and your team. I know that there's been some work with that on the coordination. I'm really proud of our use to use public transportation and be able to coordinate that get themselves to the bus on time. So just thank you to you and your team and keep up the great work. And I'm definitely in support of this. Thanks. Thanks very much. >> Thank Well, just did a quick public service announcement city residents, including council members, are not allowed to self medicate while riding the bus. But we're glad it all worked out for you. >> And I would that public transportation is there exactly for that. But we did that just 5. A final note. I'm glad my college brought this up. The bus drivers are fantastic. They've got a tough Please pass along our compliments. And with that MISS Fleming, what were you? >> Okay. >> we'll move a resolute resolution of the council, the City of Center is approving. The extension of the center. Is a city bus, unlimited rides for youth. You are free program and waive further reading of the text. Second. >> We have a motion and then a second by MISS Rogers. >> Thank you. Councilmember Rogers. I Crappie, I Councilmember Macdonald. I councilmember Fleming. Yes, Councilmember Ben, most. Yes. Vice France your step. I the record show this passes

unanimously. >> Thank you. We were gonna move on to item 15 point to our report item on the approval of an agreement for school resource officers between the city of Santa Rosa and Santa Rosa City Schools, district. >> Mayor, we have a few changes. I just want to remind Rachel in last item she wanted to pull it consent. So. Next time I bet you, you know, keep it on consent. Lesson learned. Rachel, thank over the sro presentation. I wanted to clarify there's going to be some changes. We originally had. You also outlines a shared commitment to discuss to negotiate cost sharing. That is not going to be discussed in this presentation. We've made some changes to the resolution as well. So this is only going to be to accept and approve you. We wanted to make certain that we brought it forward. This is something that we normally would not break full, bring forward. But there was a lot of work done on the committee's between that all the the Working Committee and the 3 by 3. We thought it was best to bring this forward to council. So with that, I'll turn it over to chief Thank you very much. >> Good evening. Mayor John Green Center as a chief of police said I'm joined tonight by Sergeant Matt Crosby, who is really our resident expert for the city of Santa Rosa Police Department. He worked not only is an sro but was part of the original ad hoc committee of the 32 members who examined this issue in his state really impressed us or school liaison. Have a turnover. He was a key part of helping us develop this You

with our city leaders and the Santa Rosa City schools. They'll provide a quick high-level overview of it. And then we can talk about any Council MAY have. >> Thank you, chief. Good to see everybody here to afternoon. I'm happy to present to you. The sro agreement that we have worked very diligently on over the last. It's a couple years now and with that and just give you some contacts, an overview of where we've been as a police department in regards that as our programming kind of where we are today. So real quickly, the mission is that the school resource officers, the center of the police Department, are dedicated to collaborating with the center the school districts to ensure a safe learning environment provide valuable resources to school staff in youth to prevent and to solve problems within the school and community into foster relationships between the youth in and police officers of our department. So good. Just real brief, a summary of where our program's been. We have a 25 year footprint here in the city of Santa Rosa School resource officers. The inception of the program dates back to 1996. And at that time, there was one dedicated school resource officer, the Santa Rosa City schools and really over the next decade, that program due to its success grew grew to a total of 5 dedicated astro's to each of our main high schools in feeder schools and one dedicated supervising Sergeant. Part of the background in terms of how we train and our philosophy by philosophy behind the school resource officers within our schools. Is this concept that was designed by now it's a row, which is the National

Association of School Resource Officers in this. The triad concept that really focuses on officers in schools being teachers, counselors, obviously law enforcement component to that. And at the heart of it all, really a mentor to the to youth in our in our city. So the city Santa Rosa, is important to point out just to give more context to how the school districts are designed. This Santa Rosa City School district is the largest district within our community in. But that's also fair to point out that there's other school districts that encompass encompass other parts of the city of Bellevue Bennett Valley Union upon all of that rig Valley, Roselyn Enright Union school districts. When we look at Santa Rosa City schools, specifically, we talked about 23 schools made up of more than 14,000 students signed 9 elementary for charter schools. 4 middle schools, continuation school and are 5 main high schools which are Montgomery Piner Santa Rosa Elsie Allen and Maria Creel. You are starkly estero's have participated in a number of events through contracts services. Those include football games, basketball games, school dances such as prong a graduation prom project graduation in open House nights every year at schools. So most recently, when we go back to the year 2020 to present what happened in Twenty-twenty was the existing member and in the memorandum of understanding between Srpd and Sarah City

schools expired at that time. And I think we all remember at that same time there were a couple other significant events that took place. One was obviously the covid-19 pandemic in the death of George Floyd. That led to really a national conversation around policing and specifically s arose on school campuses. JUNE 2020. That debate above. That's roads continuing and renewing our You at that time. It was during this time period with the center is a school district that they voted 7 to pause the program. And it's fair point out at this time that we were at we were in the middle of distant learning. So there were no students currently on campus at that time. So JULY 2020, there was further discussion about bringing together an ad hoc committee. Really was a joint operation between centers, the city schools and the police department in really the objective was to evaluate the prop the program moving forward in the look at it among 3 different components in really idea was evaluated as we continue the program currently in its form. We continue the program with modifications on how we can improve and make it even better. Or do we dis discontinue the program altogether? A 32 member committee consisting multiple stakeholders around the committee in this. There are teachers, parents, students themselves on the police department represented this group. Then then the in 30 of the 32 members voted to continue the program with modifications. The police department voted in alignment with that agreement. In the

end of 2020 DECEMBER 14th. Again, the school board's follow-up regarding this pause in the program was one in which they sent a letter to the then city manager, chief of police, superintendent to talk specifically further about this modification process and where we move from here. And from there it to that that the police department, the chief of police at the time shared the passion to continue the program and our desire to continue to work within the schools during the year 2021. 22, we saw number of challenges. We saw the return of in-person teaching and learning and with that we saw the increase in fights weapons on campus, behavioral issues, threats and violence. And more importantly, we saw an increase in mental health. And a lot of that was due to you know, this, the return in-person learning that that sort of thing. It is fair to note that that wasn't specific to our jurisdiction. This is something that was consistent around the United States time. So we started to notice and see specifically within the police department just how the lack of Astros on campus started to really present some challenges. The challenge is really were focused around really responding that in a response overs from a distance and not being as proactive as we once were being embedded within the schools. And, you know, we we started to see that we're losing some of the informal counseling getting out in front of of issues that were occurring in kind of highlighting the importance giving the resources in a timely matter in an efficient manner. Here you have a snapshot of data that we are

able to collect from 2022. Through 2024, this represents a 3 year snapshot. And these are all the schools that are consistent with in the Santa Rosa School district. You can see that primarily the calls for service that are in higher volume, focused primarily around the high schools. However, there's calls for service all the way down through the feeder schools and elementary schools as well. The total number or an excess of 3700 calls for service. They consist of a variety of calls from well for checks to batter reports, threat investigations, vandalism, trespassing. But I think what's important to highlight is that we've had some violence and is on our campuses in those consist of 4 separate stabbing incidents among high schools and also the recovery of 4 additional loaded firearms in separate occasions at our high school level. I think we remember in March. 23, 23, the track tragic incident that I cover high scores to that lost their life due an incident in the classroom involved in the stabbing. It was really are in this time that we saw the community kind of rally together calls to reestablish an sro program really intensified by parents, teachers and the community. So in response to all this and FEBRUARY 2024, that was the formation of additional committees. There was a 3 by 3 committee which consisted of joint leadership among center of the City Council in several school board members. And additionally alongside that was a working group, 13 community members, the chief tonight, we're fortunate to serve among that group. And really we were tasked with looking further into into a memorandum of understanding

if, in fact, we were very back school resource officers on campus really gain the perspective, the background of everyone who was involved in that process. And so some of the highlights of what we talked about from a higher level. We're just safety equity training, defined roles and responsibilities, all of which we able to go through. And so these are some of the shared components that we talked about continuing the program with modifications some of the things that we as a group came up with a shared vision and the unified commitment to safe and inclusive school, inclusive schools for all students. And it really a holistic approach that supports emotional and physical well-being of all students on campus. Really strong partnerships, partnership that's grounded in trust and transparency open dialogue about what the same old memo you looks like and how can we best serve students and staff on these campus shared accountability within that transparency. Just being able to problem solve together, encourage that ongoing collaboration with one another. How we share information was another topic that came up. How do we protect the privacy rights of students This was a big part of it, which was the clear separation of administrative duties and law enforcement duties. We heard a lot of concerns about officers being weaponized a school district to escalate how behavior occurs every day on campus. And really, we really spoke. We're a hardly about, you know, how that looks in the distinct roles that. That come up every day campus from administrative to anything that would involve law enforcement. And it's fair to know in these discussions

historically that 99% of all this up on campuses handled administratively and that our law enforcer role really makes up less than one percent of that. And promoting safety. You know, there's there's obviously this wasn't of outcry by the public about what safety looks like on our campus is one of the roles of Esser Rose. How do we help better support staff and students themselves? This is shows up in training preparedness. We're start of justice justice practices, trauma informed approaches to how we best support students and staff on campus. And so we talked a lot about this in part of this component was we talked about multilevel behavioral threat assessment teams, all of which are important in the new trend that we see across the United States that have has been embedded in law that really not just asked for this but requires this in law enforcement place not up apart now, but an ongoing every a part team. And then Sarah selection in training. We talked a lot about not just what our training looks like currently as school resource as officers that worked the street. But what other additional training can we develop become involved in that involves trauma, informed care, adolescent development, understanding Houston, understanding behaviors. And how does that play into where Stuart of justice and how do we work collaboratively and what resources are available? We went on and on and we dove really deep into this process which important process in conversation to have. We talked about shared training, not just for officers but with school staff themselves and

how we can best work together. Moving forward. And then in MARCH, most recently 2025, the 3 by 3 committee met again. We were able to get the recommendation of this you that was agreed upon as a result of this working group in a MARCH shot 25th of this year. Board held a special meeting where they were able to pass them. Are you that we have tonight for 3 years that was agreed upon by all parties. Then in the end here we talk a little bit about and this is going to be one of the challenges with this program and in given the budget constraints going on right this is going to get going to be a You know, the cost it's going to take to have 5 has a rose in a sergeant every year is going to run of the cost of about 2.1 million dollars for the first year. And that would encompass a lot of the start-up costs. And then the ongoing annual cost of somewhere between 1.7 million dollars. And so with that, there hasn't been any formal talks about how that looks right now going forward were here to just kind of present the memorandum of at the Mo. You that has been agreed upon. With that. I'd like to read this recommendation as recommended by the police department. But the council by resolution approving and agreement for the school resource officers between center of the city, generous police department in center city schools to relaunch the sro program into to delegate authority to the city manager to execute the agreement, subject to approval has to form by the city attorney. And with that, I'm happy to answer questions. >> Thank you, Chief Cregan and

thank you, Sergeant Crosby for all of your work. Not just in this presentation, but bringing us to this moment. And thank you to a Councilmember's Rogers Okrepkie and MacDonald. There were a lot of hours that you spent as part of a 3 by 3. So thank you all for your time. Bring it back to council for questions. Any questions on this item today? MR. Donald. >> Yeah, thank you for the presentation. I just want to say thank you to all of you as well as a p for working on The m o you to make sure that language was clear that was brought forward in that the time that they took to go through all of this is it's significant. I appreciate it. >> I'm just reading through the hours that we've and actually the call volume. I think you said that there was 1172 calls in 2024. >> For service in the schools. So if I was to break that down, there's usually 180 days in a school year divide that by week spout 36 weeks. So we're tracking about 33 34 calls a week at our school is is that right about 5 or 6 a day going to schools? If I'm if I'm calculating this right? >> Yes. And to clarify, we narrowed that down to just Santa Rosa City schools. So that doesn't count Roselyn doesn't cut all the other districts that we went through. So rose play a key role of also helping some of the other future districts like that. So with all schools in Santa Rosa in 2024, it was 1772 with all districts within the city limits, specifically just Santa Rosa schools was the 1100 number that you have. >> Okay. Thank you for that clarification. So if we were have a Sarah's on campus, do you believe that the call volume of assistance through our police department was go

down too many data on that. >> we can go back and look at the call, volume on the years that we had an sro program and we have that data. We can be able to present what we see am totally in charge of Crosby can speak directly about from his time. There is that when the officers campus, we're not seeing some of the outbreaks of violence. Seeing some of these things, but also they can work more collaboratively with the district were I see is chief to its not diverting a resource from the street. So right now you have patrol officer who is also responding to domestic violence is and sexual assault and everything else across the city who is diverted now to go on the school campus. They're not as familiar with the school campus. So for me, I rather have the more highly trained resources carefully selected to be on that school campus handle patrol officers, detectives and others focus on their core responsibilities across the city. >> You me into the next question I have is really around the training and what the officers that are specifically chosen to do the sro program. You mention restorative justice. You mentioned de-escalation and we know that Al Srpd are highly trained officers. But is there anything that sets up part specifically an sro that's on a campus that the other officers might not have the opportunity to go through. >> And that's one of the things that and we heard a lot of like criticism about the sro program that we saw the closure of it. One of my goals as chief to embrace some of that constructive criticism and say, hey, how can we hear this? How can we get better? And I feel very confident. The new relaunch sro program we get there one day we find the funding were able to launch this program. It's going to be a major improvement from what

existed in 2020. In part of that is some multi faceted. But part of it is the careful selection of an sro with that. Quite frankly, not every officer designed to be a great sro. So we need to work collaborate with the schools, with the administration of the police department and with our team to select the right officer to be able to do that. Secondly, is really giving them an enhanced training. So we work very closely with that working group over 15 different classes that we have training about understanding the adolescent brain that working with use de-escalation, implicit bias, procedural justice. The list goes on and on and specific training that we're going to have not only carefully selected, but much more enhanced training. So they thrive in that environment within the school and then making sure that by having the dedicated sergeant that the dedicated sergeant is looking at the supervision, the accountability hearing that the back and then we built in some creative ideas to be able to look at like the students and staff parents filling out a survey every year so we can constantly be evaluating cause. We really feel like we got it right. But quite honestly, this is just the first step in the journey. We're going to continue to evaluate that. Hear that. The backed an overwhelmingly heard feedback about what are the arrests made on the campus is what's the accountability? The transparency on that. So we've developed a quarterly portal which is going to be both on the school Web site and on the police department website. So you can look at parents, teachers, community city leaders. Can look at what were the arrest made, what we're and we'll break it down by race by age by charge, whether it was initiated by school or

officer and so many of those things are going to have so much more. We're community can really see what's really going on with. That's our program that we had before. That's what I was going to ask you to chief. Did we have all that data that we were tracking prior to this specific kind of You? >> We didn't share it publicly that time. So that'll be something that changes dramatically. We can go back with our crime analyst Eamonn pull all data and these things like that. So we able to do that. What we're doing now is a dramatic change of really being able to capture that better share it publicly and not only to inform. And I think what the community is going to see is that a trained as a row actually makes less arrests, a patrol officer being assigned to see because they get to know the students. They get to know the culture of the school and they get to really get the focus from starting with me is the chief on like a focus on restorative justice model as we now have a restorative justice didn't exist in twenty-twenty that we have a contract with earned you with dot rj with it. And that's our youth program that dirt differs them away from the criminal justice system. That's going to be another tool in the tool belt of rsa Roads today. >> You talk me through just a little bit around how they develop the relationships on the campus and why that's so effective to have this type of model versus an officer just coming in off the street to assist. >> Yeah. And I'll let Sergeant Crosby Co about some of his personal experience with that with some of the relationships. But we saw that after the travesty at Montgomery High School and then officer Luigi Valencia and he was able to go and he certainly a rare breed in the kids refer to him as the unicorn of that. He such a unique officer, his skill set,

but really was able to build that. Alice Sergeant talk because we talk as he worked as an sro at Santa Rosa High was able to go through some of the universities there. I was there the day that we had a shooting at Ridgeway were a student shot. Another student out front of the school. And then just weeks later, we evacuated the entire graduation ceremony with a student with a firearm. And Sergeant Crosby was there for both of those. Let's talk about some of the relationships he built. The kids. >> Yes, a great question. Know what I think that I think spending time on the campus. I think what it highlights is exactly that it's time. You know, when we're police officers on the street were going call the call to call. >> In the ability not only be on a spend an extended amount of time, but the have conversations with students. It's a valuable important and that's where the trust is. Bill. It's seeing the same students day in and day out. I often said that some of the strongest relationships I had with students are the ones that got the most trouble because those the ones that you continue to check in on circle back with. It wasn't so much. You know, the initial incident of whatever they did, it was the follow through. It was the follow-up conversations. It was the the continuing mentorship that came along with the ability to spend that time with them. And so, you know, being on a campus, you know, talking about anything and everything with the students that relationship was so strong that I think, you know, they they felt. Comfortable coming to talk to us a lot of situations. And so we saw that quite often there was this ability to say I'm gonna go talk to my of unexplained. What's going on? Because one I trust them and more

importantly, they can do something about it. We heard this feedback and I think that was very powerful in those relationships. >> Thank you. That's all of my questions. I thank you. MISTER Thank you, Mayor. First, just want to say thank you so much for the report. I really appreciate it. And Want to thank my colleagues that worked on You as well as the trustees as well as all the stakeholders and everyone that was involved I coming late to this. But I obviously have been following it for years at this point. So with that, I do have few questions. So the first one is around the time frame. So you itself is for 3 years, right? And it's starts on JULY. 1st, do we have any? Idea of a timeframe of when this program would actually be implemented. And if that's connected to cost and have up some questions around that that. >> So at this point, it's all associated with costs of once this interview today is allowing us to look more proactively at some of the funding sources. So just assistant city manager Jason I had a meeting with the cops office in Washington, D.C., this morning just talking about different funding. So that's what we're focused. Once we have an agreement from our city council about we want to move forward with this, then we're going to work toward that quite frankly right now, obviously with the city budget stuff and with the city staffing reduction, we're not going to see one in AUGUST of this year. The school board has reached out to me would love to see that, especially

with the combination of high schools and middle schools being on one certainly with our staffing reduction. We won't have the ability to do that. And I don't see it feasible that will have funding in time for that place. But we're actively going to pursue state and local and federal grants and look toward the future about what that looks like and what we secure that funding. >> So is the idea that the city would pay for it or is it? I know I I saw cost sharing and then I sought removed. I'm wasn't clear that still that was an agreement. So you specifically left bike will further develop that. >> The being there by the in the 3 by 3 conversations and meeting with other elected officials from our school district. The agreement was this is going to say now we can start pursuing some of those outside funding and both the school district and council in a perfect world. We find outside funding for it. So we're not using it from the school district funds were not using it from the city general fund dollars that we find a federal grant for the cops office is one that we're pursuing right now. We've we've had conversations with many other state and federal elected officials, 2 about what are some of the avenues, whether we've been very successful, the city with federal earmarks. What are some of those avenues that we could pursue that would be able to launch an sro program at this point. Right now, we're still seeking those avenues. We have no guarantee funding whatsoever. >> Yeah, I was concerned because after last week, you know, looking at the possibility of cutting any public safety positions and then trying to add 6 more. I just like how we're going and how we're gonna do that. And I

understand the school board is in the same situation and, you know, so just trying to figure out how that supposed to happen along that line with costs. I really appreciated in the presentation. You know, the history. But what I didn't see was how it was paid for in the past. I have talked to many times former school board members and I'm not talking the last school board. I'm talking 2000, mid 2, thousands, you know, old-school member school board members who are still around and talk about how it was paid for before and that wasn't touched maybe have an idea. Yeah, I'm really clear on it with it. So even some unfortunate school board members of the past didn't have a whole lot of clarity on this with it. So the program started in 1996. The police department was paying for the one s a row. >> Has it evolved? The school district started contributing 250,000 of the 1 million dollar budget at that time. So they're paying approximately 25% the cost. And 2008, we also across California, really the nation, huge budget deficits. The school district came together and said we don't have the money pay the 25%. The Santa Rosa City Council, the time felt that it was extremely important. So they 100% of the cost from 2008 to win the program last left in 2020. We find that partially at a piece out from the public safety and prevention tax. The rest with general fund dollars. So in 2020, we cut the obviously the funding for the program and psac funded sro positions were filled with other things that we feel that with the downtown enforcement team and with the traffic officer position. So we currently has 17 positions

funded peace app. But with sagging sales tax, we're looking at eliminating some of those positions. There's definitely no dollars to add to fund an sro program that comes up a lot in the communities have to just educate them on the funding is change. Not only was sells tax going down as we're all very clear on, but that we've reallocated that to other areas. So that would have to pull officers out of downtown enforcement, which is already taking a hit. But the other budget won't that be a difficult one to do right now? >> Thank you. The the last area I was interested in reporting >> I've been doing a lot of research on this is an area that I'm very familiar with is the former chair of the comedian Law Force Law Enforcement Task force for the county so I've done a deep dive on this over the years and reporting is a really big factor. And I just saw that it it the way it was worded. It said at a bare minimum we'll have quarterly reports. Some of this school districts across the state have not done a good job checking to see what are. Roads are doing. And it's been documented. And so I'm just wondering what kind of reporting these sro's would be required to do and how often so that whoever ends up paying for it at least has an idea of what what's being done, even if it's just I had an event with the, you know, high school or whatever, whatever it is, it doesn't have to be negative. Just reporting in general. Yeah. And that's something internally we've been really looking at because we want to be able to show what is the

activity on the school campus? >> With that. So we have a computer aided dispatching system cad that we call call it so that what we're looking as like the officers memorializing those contacts as it like through the cad system like that. So then that we were able to track the say officer acts at this school made whatever it MAY be. Hypothetically, 55 contacts this week and we're able to go through and the reason why the working group we developed every 3 months with it was to actually have some type of privacy for the students instead of it reporting that week and then where students can be a wait a minute said a 13 year-old white girl got arrested for this. Well, that Susie with that and we didn't want to do that. So that was having a little bit of the time gap of every quarter was unable to get little bit of spray space and privacy for the students on the school campuses. But still giving it a rather timely manner for community leaders and for parents and teachers to be able to understand what are the arrests, detentions of stuff being made on school campuses. >> One more thing I was thinking about, too, is that in the training section, there's a piece about implicit bias. So that's another concern that I have just a be real clear that the experience of students of color is different. It just is. And so I e. Really think that that piece is really important, that rainy peace. And I know you talked earlier about picking the right officer and not everyone is suited for it. I I totally agree with that is why to know that. But also how important, especially that piece around implicit bias because in my personal opinion, I think that's where

mistakes happen. And I don't want one of the things I don't want to see, especially when I talk with folks who used to be active people that worked in the school district that knew a lot of the U.S. Rose at that time that sometimes that's where we they used to have again contracts and all those things. Don't want to in that comeback necessarily. I know that that's a problem right now. I realize the 2025 dealing with a lot of different issues. We don't really know why students feel that they need to bring weapons to school and all of that and and I don't expect sro's too solve that problem or get to the bottom of that. But I think that's part of it. So just just wanted it let you know, some of my concerns going forward. Thank you. Absolutely. And I and I join with you in the concerns about implicit bias. We see that in human nature. >> And that's something even though that's in the training for the rose, that's something that we value. We have every police officer We actually work collaboratively with the group community stakeholders across the Sonoma County who came together. And so all of our officers, every 2 years go through implicit bias block and we go through of understanding some of the unconscious bias that we have and how to mitigate that, how to recognize that. And quite we try to have open conversations about this, accepting that that there is bias in What are you doing to understand? Maybe some of that implicit bias that maybe like seeping into your decision making. And another key component with your point about the contacts with it. And Sergeant Crosby talked about it is us really working with school staff about when

Sro's are introduced to a situation and it's not proper for an sro. If a student is talking on the cell phone in class with it, that's administrative like that. And so we're really going to work on the education of the school staff and teachers. And we have incredible teachers here in Sonoma County. But to be able to understand like what their role is for, says a law enforcement role and were there for the safety component, criminal violations, not for administrative task. And that's where when we really studied sro programs across the nation, that's where some of the issues go. Where officers are introduced to hand non-law enforcement functions with that. And that's where I think you many times the bias intercepted in there. Thank you so much. Absolutely. >> Thank you. Open up to public comment or any member the public would like to speak of this item common. >> Chris, I want to thank chance for me here. I want to think Caroline been well as for into this, was really significant. And a lot of revelation on both sides and also Cregan and I'm sorry, I don't remember the name of party that this was really, really good. And it brought out a lot of the intricacies, this psychological interactions between the students, the authority to police, all of these things that play into it and are very serious and can have very serious. And Ella Terry >> consequences. So thank you what you both have brought to this conversation. And it's

really been very good. As for myself, I Raleigh, I love police presence and I also went to Slater and Emery and we had who we cold MISS Nancy and this. Nancy showed up at the school. She was. I don't know what with. The police department and she walked around to talk to students in. She had a uniform on and everybody would, you know, recognize ms Nancy. That goes back a long I think this sounds really good. But again, it's the question of the money. And in my mind, I was thinking like how many people can do this when it does become an effective part of actually being in real time. >> I would like to see something like maybe 2 teens and really these people be special officers that they would be more like elite team that they got to know by name. Did they with people that you can go to be responsible? And I'm thinking of like 12 like to 6 people teams. I know that because a lot of money, but it could be 2, 3 people teams. >> But I'm just thinking that something like that where it's and the other printing it like athletics like a tag team, you know, and they separate. They also. >> Before the other somebody was absent or someone was hurt or something. And I just think it would help to create more of a sense of. Inclusiveness

with students as the chair you know, through their particular Asian with the school system. But I'm really glad I'm here today. It was a really great presentation and full of information. You sounds like it's really fantastic. >> And I support it. >> Thank you, Janice. Are there any other members of the public would like to speak? >> Mayor Vice Mayor City Council city manager, City Attorney. Hi, my name is Ana Diaz and I am from Roselyn. >> After 15 months >> you know, finally settling in you. I want to thank the 3 city council members. 4. Their dedication and obviously their time to this. I think it was very valuable. And Diana, thank you so much for your advocacy towards us as well. >> I do want to reflect upon my own personal experiences with. >> Law enforcement, especially living in a low-income area with violence. That was off the map when I was growing. Not. Express that we had sorrows and I never experienced anyone ever getting arrested. Chief Cregan, you've done an amazing job hiring so many people of color. I never born and raised here in Santa Rosa and I've never seen such a drastic change like this and the temporary sro's that you assigned to this task. I mean, that was as diverse as we can get. So I truly and confident and whatever's going forward sorrows being on campuses. I really do think that it would be of prevention for students to bring weapons and just

violence in general onto our campuses. Going with that as my experience going up in Roseland, I could obviously say this one pride of my past and who I am today that. I think I'm probably in this room. I probably been incarcerated or longer than most people here and you know, we just need to find a balance. And each other halfway learning how to collaborate with each other as a community. And as law enforcement, because if we don't see that change within ourselves, that continued indifference and separation will always continue. So we need to be the change. >> Thank you, Iowa. Time. >> Thank you. Any other members of the public wish to speak. All right. I'll bring it back to council for any final comments and a motion by MISS Rogers. Been way >> Thank you, I just want to say I'm I'm going to vote for this, but I just want to say that I am very, very concerned about the funding that's that's the thing that's bothering me about You because use usually defined where the funding is going to come from him. Not dispersed. Not any disrespect to those who worked on this because I'm sure there was an attempt to figure that out. But it it does bother me just because of what we went through last I keep thinking to myself, okay. Now we're gonna. It's not. We're not voting on this today, but so what I'm hoping and I'll say this to my fellow council members is that when the funding is? Discovered or if the council has given some opportunities to some up with some ideas of funding can come from because I think there are other ways to fund it again, looking at what other school districts are doing across the state. They've come up with

some really innovative ways to pay for for this I think that that's something that would I would feel more comfortable with. But in the meantime, like I said, I'm I I feel and I'm from Los Angeles. Let me just say that I grew up in a gang infested environment and I have a very close relative is a who was a gang member. So and was shot in the head. So so I I have a different perspective than most folks and I realize that. And that's where it where I bring to this. And so I will vote for it. I'm not completely comfortable with it, but I also am very concerned about the funding. So say that. Thank you. MISS MacDonald. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to say I appreciate all the work on this and that the sro program is one component. >> To make sure that the children and the staff our safe on campus that we know that this isn't the only thing that's going to make sure that school campuses are safe. But this is the one thing that the city of Santa Rosa can do to support those efforts. And with the work that went in from the Safe Campus Alliance of parents that have reached out to us on their concerns. I just want to validate that. We appreciate all the feedback from the community on this issue. I've been in favor of the sro program. I've made that known. So I'll be voting and to support this. You I will just echo my colleagues concern around the and I will share that that the things that I've seen in the past is a shared responsibility is a former trustee where the school district share that with the city. So I'm hopeful

as this comes 4 that will be able to have those discussions. Thank Mark Recchi. >> Thank you, MR. Mayor, I think it's important to a little bit of context on this discussion. It just for the fact that, you know, this is been a year and a half of the making. And we're now on our 3rd superintendent. We've been working with the Santa Rosa City schools with the interim superintendent. We're going to be our 4th as we move forward. That's why financing hasn't been discussed at this point is because we haven't had consistency of leadership at the center of the city schools level in order discuss long-term finance as goes forward. I will say that this is that hat that's subject has addressed by both sides, that it is a concern. But the main concern of the body going forward with you was to understand the responsibilities, understand any restrictions and freedoms that Sarah's MAY or MAY not have. And basically what it means to have an answer on campus a concept, not as an actual program yet, but as a consequence, mean, have an answer on campus and wow, are they going to operate? It has nothing to do with fight. It had nothing finance and we didn't discuss financing at all as we discussed as went through this you process because we all knew with in areas where we all that the of of the administrative staff turned over a couple of times. So that was that's why that wasn't done. And that's why it hasn't been discussed. Was not

coming forward. So I think it's important to have that contacts. When we discuss this item. Thank you. Vice Mayor Alvarez. >> Chief, are you stated that not all of us for for school resource officers. That's our owes. But I have to tell you that after speaking was met many of time Officer Crosby, many a times. He's definitely the man for the job love to see that. He says chair alongside of you when he speaks of the children of the students that he's encountered mentored how? They've approached him when we've been out in public. It's it's I I'm able to believe in the system. And I think reason when this first came before me, I was not a supporter. You know, I kept thinking, you know, school to prison. Thinking of own personal biases. I don't have a better answer. You know, when I hear the children up there on podium crying and saying that are scared to go to school. Something must be done. So with that, move forward. If we want to congratulate you with the gentleman that you have it that Thank you, sir. Thank Michael. My colleagues and I will underline a connection between what we're discussing here with you know, we discussed last week with with the budget issues. >> It's going to be difficult for the city of Santa Rosa and for the county generally to be economically robust. It's school systems, whether in the city or throughout the county stay in the shape that they're in. My colleagues are entirely correct. And chief cregan and office across. But you know, just as well, this is a tiny part of the larger set of issues that confront our

school systems in the county. But it's it's a way that that that the city can contribute, especially to our local schools, the school system to provide some security that the school system's resells are not well equipped to provide. And if that gets us a little closer to having excellent public schools, then that gets us closer. Also, to be able to attract businesses here to encouraging families and students remaining in the city and the Cobb County with all of the economic benefits that result from that to say nothing of the the moral and lifestyle quality benefits and long future success benefits that come to students and families. So I do think that there is very that the city very much has a stake in this discussion. And I applaud again, you Chief Cregan Officer Crosby, the members of the 3 by 3 here on the council. Our city manager for the work that you have done to get us to this point. Looking forward to seeing what comes of the investigations that our city manager and executive staff can have to see what our options are to push something forward. Because again, if we're looking to to bring companies here to keep employees here to, to make our city economic, the robust. We've got to. We've got to have stronger school systems. And so again, maybe this is a tiny step forward. And with that, turn over to you, MR. Rogers. >> Thank you. I'd also like to that the 3 by 3, we have to make sure that the center of the city schools. Actually going to approved in the eu before we could even look at funding. Not only has their leadership changed far as

their superintendent, but they're bored has had quite a drastic change far as the people that currently on the board in their thoughts process around sorrows. So that was something that we just we needed to deal with, to make sure that we got the logistical part of it worked out about what sorrows and how we saw them in the community and how we saw them at the school with a lot of community input. And I think that that was a great that we. 15 months is a long time, but that we had the opportunity to do that because everyone felt heard knew they were heard. And although everyone was not on board or at the same place, we could all agree that our children are important in their safety is very important. So after 15 months of collaboration with center of the school board, school administrators and dedicated community members, I'm proud to share that we have reached an agreement lays the groundwork to one day welcome and improve school resource officer. Program. Back to our sorrows for me, play a vital role in building trust between students in law enforcement. Ensuring safe for learning environments and providing critical support in times of need with the right structure oversight community input and improve sro program can reflect the values and needs of our students, families and communities. This milestone would not have been possible without the tireless work of the partnership of the 3 by 3. What a special. Thank you to Councilmember MacDonald, Councilmember Okrepkie

Sergeant Crosby Chief Cregan. And MADAM City manager, I know, behind the scenes so the same with you, too. So that 3 by 3 cannot see a way to move forward. You guys really took it. To the next level. And that is why we are here today. So thank you for working with the working group in order to make that happened. Today. I feel like we're taking a the next step to making our schools and our community safer. So thank you. And I would like to move resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Rosa proving an agreement for school resource officers between the city of Santa Rosa and the and Santa Rosa City schools district to relaunch. The school resource officer program delegating authority to the city manager to execute that agreement in a way for the reading of the text that didn't. >> We have a motion. We have a second by Vice Mayor see tourney. Just want to clarify that. It's resolution that has been revised. That staff is recommending today that you are moving forward. Is that correct? Just to confirm the second is is with that clarification. It is okay. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Rogers. I Councilmember Okrepkie Councilmember Macdonald, I councilmember Fleming. Councilmember Ben Willows. >> Vice Mayor Alvarez. I mean, your step, that passes unanimously thank you. >> We have no written. Can you

know there are written communications listed. We have no we have. Sorry. We have one final. Public comment non agenda matters. Item 18. Are there any members of the public who wish to speak on any items not listed on the agenda? Seeing none. We are adjourned. Thank you very much.