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>> Good afternoon. Adriana please commands translation of the meeting on the Spanish Channel. For those just joining the meeting live translation in Spanish is available. And members of the public, our staff wishing to listen in. Spanish can join the Spanish channel by clicking on the interpretation icon in the tool bar. It looks like a close won't you join the Spanish Channel. We recommend you shut up the main audio. So you only hear the Spanish translation, but will you please restate this Spanish? >> But of those candidates can say you know into on honest, know even the members political bets on get in the Senate with 10, what? I don't can. I I don't need said I got so can only interpret that, but it's in a lot of going to assume almost double that I can say we're not going to find you in Central Command. 05:11pm, but I sort chat like to put on >> Hello and welcome everyone to our JUNE 8 teen 2024 Santa Rosa City Council meeting saying a quorum, MADAM City Clerk me please call the roll. Thank you, Mayor Councilmember Chris Rogers cookie for Councilmember MacDonald here, Councilmember Fleming. Council member of Vice Mayor step here. Mayor Rogers, PRESIDENT Weather records show that all council members are present with the exception of Councilmember Alvarez. Thank you. Moving on to item 3, we have one closed session items for I do not see anyone in chamber to make public comment on that item. So we will now

recess into closed session. Thank you. Welcome everyone to our 5/18/2024, Santa Rosa City Council meeting and is now 5.11. And we will be meetings. Start seeing a quorum. MADAM City Clerk, can you please call the roll? Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Chris Rogers there, Cookie Councilmember MacDonald Councilmember Fleming. Councilmember over U.S.. PRESIDENT Vice mayor stopped here. Mayor Rogers PRESIDENT, let the record show that all council members are present. Thank you. Moving on to item 6, MADAM City Attorney. Can you please give us a report on a closed session? Yes, thank you. MADAM Mayor council members. >> There is no reportable action from closed session, but I will mention that Councilmember Perez did join the closed session at about 03:40pm. Thank you. >> Thank you. We have no proclamations today, no staff briefing. So we will continue on to item 9, which is our city manager and city attorney's report. MADAM City manager. >> Thank you, MADAM Mayor, members of council, I have no reports this evening. >> city attorney. Thank you, MADAM I do have a monthly litigation and that is attached to the We had one settlement over $50,000. I'm sorry, $50,000 that was finalized in MAY that was previously authorized by City Council in closed session. The matter was a dispute with between the city and that a

green number 2 homeowners association Meadow Green asserted that the city's failure to maintain the creek in creek banks under the terms of the cities, drainage easement caused property damage. The case was resolved with the city paying Med $263,000 in exchange for release of all claims and the parties entering into a maintenance agreement to clarify their respective maintenance obligations going forward. That settlement was contingent on the city council appropriating funds to pay the The city Council adopted a resolution on JUNE 4th. That was the last your last regular meeting. Appropriating those funds. Otherwise our remains a 36 litigation matters. Many cases are currently in the discovery phase with trial date assigned to many. We continue to try to resolve smaller cases with little to no cost to the city. And with that, that's the end of my report. I'm happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Are there any questions from seeing MADAM Clerk, a new police facility. Public comment. >> Thank you. We're now taking public comment on item 9. If you're in the chamber and would like to comment but have not provided a speaker card or your name. >> Please make your way to the podium. You have 3 minutes and a countdown. Timer will alert at the end of that period. As you approach the podium, please state your name for public record. If you choose to do so. Seen no one approached the podiums for public comment on item 9 item 9. Thank you. Moving on to item which is our statements of abstention by council member. Are there. Councilmember MacDonald. Thank you, mayor. I will be recusing

myself the parks and recreation parts of the budget out of abundance of caution due to a personal relationship, not because of any financial conflict of interest. >> Thank you. We'll now move on to mayor and council member reports. Would anyone like to give a report Councilmember Rogers? >> I just want to report out on a groundbreaking that the Smart a multi-use path had this fallen at this last Friday. I it's been a long awaited project and has been a collaboration with the city of Santa Rosa County of Sonoma. The city of Runner Park, Smart and it on the bicycle track runner Park to Moreland, which is just fantastic and good to see that moving forward. And and I particularly appreciated folks from the Moreland community coming out to help us with the groundbreaking. There's this great photo of folks who live in the neighborhood doing the groundbreaking with the golden shovels themselves. That was fun to see. We did have a smart meeting this prior to our closed session here at the city and it really just things are moving in the right We had all time high and ridership in APRIL. We followed that up with an all-time high in ridership in MAY. We have an all-time high of use of the multi-use path in both of those months as well. Far eclipsing where we are at prior to the And we've got good things that are on the horizon this Friday, we will formally cut the ribbon on a smart shuttle. I have for the larkspur extension that will connect people from the smart station to the ferry that's been widely anticipated. And then we also have events that are coming up that will

showcase the ability of that rain to really move people such as all 5 days of the Marine County fair, that rain will have a specific train for once the fireworks show is over. That runs later in the evening. 2 new routes are coming in as well. One that goes South 5.34 incomes North 7.12. That's for students, particularly that that will start up in JULY and then one that's 10, 54 going south and then 12. 47 coming up. That plugs a gap that's there as well. So a good things going on. But the smart train happy to answer any questions from my colleagues but really appreciated the groundbreaking. >> Thank you. >> Councilmember MacDonald. Just to be sure you said me. Thank you, Mayor. Ended in front of people otherwise I just wanted to report out quickly. We had a violence prevention program policy meeting we've been seeing an up take of violence are used, particularly in the downtown area around the transit area. And I know as rpd put out another recently, there's going to be a full report coming to around JULY 9th because we were able Jen dies. It. But I just wanted the community to know that we're cognizant of the issues that are happening in the downtown area. And star pd has been right there our downtown enforcement team is right there on the scene as well as our outreach to specialist under the ppp plan. We are and yuan which they call Ron team out, working with our use. But just to let families and parents know that we need

everybody's support right now, too. Know where kids are at know what they're up to. These have been gang-related activities. So we want the community to be aware, though, first and foremost that we're on top of things and whatever you can do to assist us, we'd appreciate thanks. Kept >> Thank you, MADAM We have this some County Transportation Authority's board meeting. We heard a report on the 2050 regional Transportation Plan. I'm pleased to announce smart has been included as a priority in that plan when it wasn't before. Thanks to the advocacy of this area. Also, the equity priority areas are being revised in a new draft will come out later. This year's recall. There's questions as to why certain areas were removed and others added they have Sonoma will say pointed remarks and are going to come back with with a revised the Transportation Bond sb 1031, has been pulled from consideration by its that was a bill that was expected to bring in 1 billion dollars in transportation funds has been polled however, some good news is that we approved the pursuit of a memorandum understanding for the in integrated Transportation plan, which would align center of the city bus put on a bus in Sonoma County, schedules so that you don't have to wait at transit mall at the transit mall for one of the one of the other to arrive to take your destination so won't take 3 hours across the county. Hopefully it'll take a little bit less I was appointed to be on the ad-hoc for that ready. Transportation plan is representative from the city of Santa Rosa and legislature is trying to claw back over 850 million dollars in transportation funds that the governor cut for his budget next Some of that MAY be very

difficult. But we, you know, transportation and infrastructure is going to be a extremely important matter what the financial situation is for the state. I was able to 10 the show trying car show on Father's Day which become a a a fun event over here. Juilliard parked on Engineering Contractors Association waking up on Father's Day having breakfast my kids and take them over there walking through seeing all the cars. My very large fan of anything pink. And there's plenty of pink and purple cars and yesterday was able to have a brief phone call with a Northern California Youth Policy Coalition. It's a bipartisan coalition of high school students in mostly rural areas in northern California. And they're looking for people specifically in this area. Kids in this that are school age that want to be involved in policy discussions at the local and levels. So you can reach out to me and we'll try to get try to get you in contact and then last but not least it was a a happy birthday to my daughter because her 6th birthday today. Vice mayor stopped. Thank you, mayor. On JUNE the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater sustainability agency held a quarterly meeting. >> It was a it was an exciting meeting as such things go. We approve a new ground. Water stacks traction rate of $43.65 for the center's a plane, groundwater basin which is and and that those funds go to support the work of the gsa, mainly protecting monitoring and protecting the basin as well as several really interesting projects that include for recharge groundwater monitoring. We also approved a budget for the upcoming year for the gsa. And

finally, we got we got a letter from the state talking about what good work the gsa is doing. There are a number of counties across the state right now who are being watched very closely by the state because of not monitoring their groundwater supplies closely as is so often the case with environmental issues. Sonoma County is ahead of the curve the work of the gsa represents that. The state was it was kind enough to notice. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. And I will give my report. I was able to resume. Councilmember Fleming sorry about that? >> All Thank you, Mayor. Let's see last Thursday I attended the mayors and council members meeting where we heard a presentation from Daniela Kerrville of Forces Street Partners. And Michelle, what men, women from our >> county Department of Housing and about the upcoming bond that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is going to. To make a final vote on agenda using on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Transportation Center, 3, 7, 5, Hill Street in San Francisco. Anybody who's interested in coming here making comment can do so in person or online. And this bond. For those of you who and then following is a 20 billion-dollar bond that will have the potential to bring 72,000 housing units across the 9 Barry County region. We're really looking forward to this day. I'm very excited for next Wednesday. And then

finally at the commission subcommittee meeting week ago Wednesday. Senator Wiener came virtually to our meeting to discuss sb 1031. Being tabled and reaffirm his commitment and the commission reaffirm our commitment to finding a solution that will address the coming transit, fiscal cliffs that are going to affect many operators across the region. And then finally, it was my pleasure to attend the groundbreaking in Moreland Friday as your representative from Metropolitan Transportation Commission or from Sonoma County to the ntc to see an area that has a so it's little infrastructure and such high demand. Get something as needed as is just really incredible. And the thing that I want to plan is that to set. Senator McGuire noted that it's going to be done really quickly. And then it's going to be way for children to access safe routes to school and rather community. So very excited to see this Pat completed releasing. >> Thank Now I will continue with my record. I apologize. Councilmember for me. I was able to resume my tours of the fire stations. Thank you to the fire personnel that welcoming with bright smiles. I attended a few graduation ceremony one on JUNE 5th. Attended a no. That is center for education. Twenty-twenty for high school graduation ceremony, which was very nice. I also attended the North a cow city's executive meeting participated in the volunteer

party Doyle Community Park. And I would like to encourage the community again that if you have not participated in a park a month, those parties are some of the best parties. So I would encourage you to come on out participate in those so I tended for I welcomed the recreation staff insert that they're in service training for our our summer staff. And I just want to say that was one of the best welcomes that I've ever had they were very enthusiastic. So I'm excited that they're here. I'm excited that they're able to help us run the camps that we have. And so that I mean, sign up your kids early next time. If I remember what Councilmember Fleming said for next summer and I spent the day with Mexican consulate and we establish an overdue and much relationship. I look forward to working with him and his office to ensure that our Mexican residents of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County continue to benefit from the many services that their office provides. So I'm happy that he came toured Santa Rosa and was able to spend time here in our beautiful city. JUNE 13th, the long term financial policy and subcommittee met and we looked at potential ballot measures I was also able 10 Mountain 15th year celebration. And wrapped up my night at the mayor and

council members board of directors meeting in the Sonoma County mayor and council members association meeting at the board of directors meeting. We received a presentation from Sonoma can about the services that they provide to our community. I was able to attend the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony honoring Benjamin. >> Romney Cousy in Wesley Wolf. If anyone knows with the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony is it is a very big deal in these young men worked very, very hard for this accomplishment and not everyone makes it that far. So I do want to congratulate them. And we are all looking to see what they will do next with their lives since they made that accomplishment. And I was able present the proclamation to at the Juneteenth the 54th annual celebration. Juneteenth is actually tomorrow. So really excited that there was successful again celebration. A lot of people came out and there are a lot of vendors. So thank you for everyone that came out to either provide information or to sell goods are just to sit back, relax and listen to the wonderful music. I met with Santa Rosa City as a part of our collaboration meeting and no action was taken at that meeting. I would like to appoint Aaron to the planning Commission. And also appointed Vice Mayor Mark Stat to our 0 waste. And we will taking off Fleming. And lastly, I would like to wish. My council

member out is a happy belated birthday. So happy birthday, Addie. And with that, MADAM City clerk, the police facilitate public comment. Thank you. We are now taking public comment on item 11. If you're in the council chamber and would like to comment but have not provided a speaker card, please make your way to the podium. You have 3 minutes and a countdown. Timer will alert at the end of that period. As you approach the podium, please state your name for the record. If you choose to do so. Please go ahead. Doing. >> They are ready with your clock. Nearly. Clocks. Most important. >> Hello, my name is doing to from Rose. And I want to congratulate MISTER Stapp for being appointed to the 0 Waste Board and thank him for his efforts on the groundwater sustainability. People in my area rose and a lot of them are still on wells. They've been quite concerned about that charge is being put on him, especially because they paid for their own wells and 30 years ago in the city of Santa Rosa was talking about what was called the Southwest Area plan. It was mentioned to the city often that they should stop paving over the offer for recharge areas and that one of the problems that's going on is that him permeable surfaces are being laid on numerous areas where aqua for recharging been happening. Naturally, we've been having what's called subsidence and over drawing of aqua for and we have to come up with some way too balance. How you're going to help

nature help itself. And look at things in a different matter. I believe MISTER Step can be that person that's doing it. It won't be the same ol. Same ol different day. It will be a new approach, perhaps also want to thank the mayor for talking about park a month and ask you all to come to the next one in JULY because it's at Southwest Community Park, Southwest Community Park is in the Bellevue District on the Southside of Herndon Avenue. At the end of Burbank Avenue. It's a great little park that was put together decades ago and earning Carpenter, who is our supervisor back at the time made a point of saying that the park was for the people of the Bellevue District and the Roseland District. Those are 2 distinct districts out there in the Southwest. Many people don't recognize that, but it's important because they've been around a really long time. Those unified school districts have been around for many, many decades and they're quite proud of their independence as the Bellevue Unified School District in the Roseland Public School district as they call themselves now. Come on out to the park and help us out there as we've done tree plantings there in the past. Done a lot of good things that we have a full size regulation, softball field. There. It's under utilized. But what we really need is some basketball courts out there because lots of people come out to use the basketball courts and actually hold tournaments out there on the weekends. And so this weekend

you might get to see on that weekend of the park a month. One of those tournaments and see the hundreds upon hundreds of basketball players that come out there and utilize that park. So just looking forward to seeing you all out there you know, there's a well under that area, too. So don't pay that use that water. Thank you. >> Next speaker, go ahead. Good afternoon. >> I was going to talk about well regarding the United Nations Bay area, governments a bag and we have heard for so long and the public. Doesn't really know exactly what that means. And I do that part of it is to do positive things allegedly, but it's basically a United Nations organization that's anti U.S. Constitution. It's anti sheriffs and more. And I don't I don't agree with that. At all. I don't think the veterans do either. >> Regarding water. They're looking to charge for private owners on county lands their well water. They want to charge the well water. They've already charging for air. With our cell phones in our. Electronic communications, which are. Subliminal Stefanik's, aka. >> Synthetic telepathy. I think probably the greatest thing the parents could do would take a hammer to their children, cell phones. So they learn how to play and talking speaking, interactive children should instead of these that

we see everywhere. We can change all this because after all, we are some of the finest people in the greatest state in the world. So looking at. The water, we're going to charge for water. I'm looking down here. We've got to article on the homeless. Well, the homeless. Have been disappeared to a large extent into the fema camps. There's over 20 million people at this point back in the 70's and 60's people talk to German people how could you not know this was going on? How could you not know that? There's 20 million people in the fema concentration camps. One-third are American homeless. As matter of fact, Ssu was one of the holding grounds for this under the guise of covid quarantines. The bus drivers I spoke to brought those people in, but they never came out. They were sent down the Richmond Center. The Fields, one 3rd of them are American homeless. One-third of them. Our. Our brothers and sisters from Mexico. As I stopped reporting 2007. And then one 3rd of them are from South America that have been terrorized to come up here. So these wealthy politicians here can go down there with her 50,000 acres states with just enough workers to maintain their little plantations. This is a casting call for common sense and self determination to those listening to the veterans, to the American labor, to the workers who among you doesn't have 5 to 10 reasons to general strike this system into submission and extricate vampiric bar

lawyerly system and free law enforcement and the in the shares into a place where they actually can do their job. >> Thank you, Mary. See no one else approaching the podium for public comment. Thank you. We will now continue 12, which is approval of minutes. We have 3 set of minutes. MAY 20st 2024. JUNE 4th, 2024 JUNE 6, 2024, which was a special. Looking to council to see if there any corrections. So I just had correction and I maybe you'll correct me on item 12.2 for the 6/4/2024. It states that I gained report on events attending. >> But I also to give report on the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition board meeting. And in addition in to that, because it is ad hoc, I'm not sure. But the center of the city School and center of the City Council collaboration meeting. I don't know if those 2 should >> stated that I gave. >> Report on those are we don't state. That report was given. We capture those under the general mayors and councilmembers under item 11. If it is the desire of counsel to have more we are we do for court action minutes. So try and make some restatements rather than capture every single event. Each council member has attended. So those are not. So where does one get those the minutes that actually? They can review the video recording? And that is one of the reasons why we have time stamps. If you go back to

watch that video playback, you can get to that item and listen to click on item 11 on the play back video at Santa Hyphen. Rosa Dot Legistar dot com and listen to the report outs under those items. I think that if there are items that are within 1011011.1, 2. >> 1011011.11 that maybe they should be noted that the council members are actually attending in there giving a report out. >> Aand where they're assigned to. >> The 10 understood enough. I MISS The one for Sonoma County homeless coalition. I captured back under but for the sr city school ad-hoc, I leaving that because it's not identified specifically on the city Council agenda. That was captured under item 11. The global perfect. Just wanted to make sure case on item 11 or 12.2, it'll be adopted approved as amended. Thank you. But MADAM City clerk, can you please facilitate public comment 2.1, 12.2 2.3. >> Thank you. We're now taking public comments on the minutes under 1012.2 12.3. If you're in the chamber and would like to comment but have not provided a speaker card or your name, please make your way to the podium. You have 3 minutes in a countdown. Timer will alert at the end of that period. As you approach the podium, please state your name for public comment if you choose to do so. Mayor mc no one approached the podiums on public comment. Thank you. Continuing on to item 13, which are consent items city clerk me please read to consent items. Thank you, Mayor item 13.1 contract award for the Transit Mall Road Bed Rehabilitation Project. Item.

13.2 motion general 2023 General Plan annual report. Item 13.3 Second professional services agreement. S 0, 0, 2, 5, 4, 3, with Matrix Consulting Ltd. And 13 point for resolution approval of professional service agreement 0, 0, 2, 8, 0, 2, 4, translation and interpretation services with Jackson Online, which is incorporated. Item 13.5 resolution authorizing submittal of the community spaces matching grant application to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open space district for improvements at Lower Colon Creek Neighborhood Park. Item 13.6 resolution, Governors, Office of Emergency Services. Cal Oes designation of applicant's agent. Resolution for non state agencies. 13.7. Resolution, 5th Amendment to fa 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 4, with legal aid of Sonoma County. Item. 13.8 resolution approval of fiscal year 2024. 2025. Grand Agreements for Public Services, Fair Housing and housing opportunities for persons with aids. Item. 13.9. Resolution approving professional services agreement within the Transportation incorporated for a deep Eritrean ada paired transit eligibility paratransit service in deviated fixed route service. Item. 13.10. Resolution, appropriations limit for fiscal year 2024, 25. And that concludes reading of the consent calendar. Thank you so much. Bring it back to council to see if there any questions from council members. On the consent items. Seeing city clerk me, please conduct

public comment. Thank you. We are now taking public comments on the consent calendar items. 13.1 through 13.10. If you're in the council chamber would like to comment but have not provided a speaker card. Please make your way to podium. You will have 3 minutes and a countdown timer will alert at the end of that period. As you approach the podium, please state your name for public record. If you choose to do so. The first public comment will be from Dwayne followed by Sunny. Then Peter. >> Hello, my name is Duane De Wit. I ask you to pull item 13.2 so that you could actually show what the 2023 General plan is and give us a report on inclusionary housing and Growth Management annual review. The reason this is important is because in the day that these things were first put together. They would be put up here for the public to actually see them while they were going to be discussed. He can't find them here right now. Today. And it's really important because that general plan was put together under the covid darkness, if you will. A lot of folks were consumers. They weren't able to see what you folks were doing. And this general plan basically make some very large decisions that affect a lot of people in the community without them knowing about it. The inclusionary housing is very important because that was put forward decades ago trying to point out that we needed more

residential. We needed more affordable rental residential specifically. And that was the hope that we would get that. It hasn't been proven to be true yet. So and the growth management that still very important because we're growing like weeds, especially over Roseland. We're getting hundreds 100's of new housing units, Putin, they're crowding all kinds of people over there. But we're not getting new infrastructure and were actually over carrying capacity. Now the roads are packed. You can't. There's only a couple roads to get in there and they're packed it 2 times in the day. The dilemma is you should be coordinating this also with the budget. You're going to be talking about later in the meeting so that the basic taxpayer, the citizen, what understand how these decisions are impacting our quality of life. Here in our area one of the important things that I'm finding out as I talk with the new people that we need over in Roseland. They're not from Roseland. Most of them. They're moving in from other areas coming in because there's getting more housing there. Now like, ok, get over there. So rose in the most disadvantaged and underserved overburden community in the entire city besides maybe South Park is picking up the slack and having to bear even more of the burdens as hundreds upon hundreds of housing units come in. The dilemma is. We're not getting that opportunity to talk with you as a body so that we can be a part of what's called the public

policy decision-making process. We're just being hung out to dry, basically in we have to pick up whatever comes our way. So please pull this report tell us what it's about. It's not appear for us to see it. Thank you. Thank you. The next speaker will be sunny, followed by Peter than Sioux. >> Good Mayor Council members and city My name is Sonny know I'm the deputy director of to Sonoma County. I have not yet had the pleasure to meet all of these. I hope I do in the future and I'm just here tonight to thank you for continuing to fund the very important eviction prevention and housing and homelessness prevention work that legal aid has been doing since 2017 in partnership with the city. Keep it brief. Thank you so much. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to us. Thank you. >> Thank you. The next speaker will be Peter. Yes, go ahead. We're Okay. Thank I am Peter. I'm here. >> couple of comments on the consent items. You know, you start off with 13 1, the Corleone brothers and Jelani brothers. Actually, I know some of them. They're nice people. But I'm just kind of curious as to why they have so much. Business. I mean, they run the entire airport in San Francisco. They're doing all the freeway all over the Bay Area and I'm just wondering what happened to giving smaller contractors opportunities. Just it's just a question. And so I'm looking over here >> and approval, 13 for approval of professional services agreement for translation, interpretation services with accent on languages. >> My first thought I'm not

very bright. I'm thinking bingo having to do with bar lawyerly lying lingo. Making things so complicated that the average person can't figure it out. Takes a bunch of lawyers. Explain things. I'm looking the grant application for county agricultural Preservation, Open space. You talking about. Agriculture, but that usually is a reference to the animal industry which is thankfully coming to an end. You know. And so I'm thinking grants versus subsidies and beef or pork would be about 3, 4, $100, a pound right now. And but it's not. And you have to wonder why and why are the cancer so high everywhere, including with law enforcement police statewide county wide nationwide. It's what they put in this foods and the vaccines. And a vaccines aren't too good either. So grant Spurs are our own taxes. We give out all these taxes compared California puts forth almost 80% of all the taxes this country takes. They still 95% of it and we're supposed to be somehow grateful for the 5%. They send back that we squabble over little meetings. The last one is. The governor, state of emergency services for non state agencies. What does that mean? Federal police? Is this another one of these be mundiales words and tell Constitution anti United States sheriff's, the sheriffs who are supposed to have the highest law authority in the land. >> want to take away their power. That's unacceptable. Have a law enforcement, whether the sheriffs or police officers are veterans and they're not treated very well either. I can't wait fact. I'm looking forward. I'm seeing the law enforcement and the

veterans rising up with the students and the labor. To shut down this corruption and say goodbye to bar association attorneys that are in public office, which by the way, the constitution says no one with a tie with nobility MAY hold public office in America. Lawyers as nobility title the power. We have to take vampiric Paris, a >> But next speaker will be I mean, scroll back up here. The next speaker will be soon had her. Ok? Thank you. Mayor. Mc no one else approach the podium for public comment on this item. Thank you. Bring it back to council to see if there any questions seeing Vice Mayor staff. Can you please make a motion? >> Thank Move items. 13.1 through 13 point and we for the reading the text >> We have a motion made by Vice Mayor stop in a second by Councilmember Okrepkie MADAM City Clerk me please call the vote. Thank you. Mayor Councilmember Rogers, I Councilmember Okrepkie I councilmember MacDonald. I councilmember Fleming. Councilmember Alvarez. I vice mayor stopped. Yes. Mayor Rogers, I let the record show this passes unanimously. Thank you. Moving on to item 14, which is our first public comment tonight on on edge >> it's city clerk made least facilitate public comment. We are now taking public comment on item. 14 non agenda matters. This is the time where in any person MAY address the council on matters

not listed on this agenda, which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the council. If you're in the council chamber and would like to comment but have not yet provided a speaker card. Please make your way to the podium. You have 3 minutes and a countdown. Timer will alert at the end of that period, we will take 12 speakers under item 14. If we have more than 12 public comments on item 14, the remaining speakers will afforded the opportunity to speak on item 18 non agenda matters. As you approach the podium, please state your name for public record. If you choose to do so. The first public comment will be from Paul followed by Peter been soon. Paul, are you? There you go. Thank you. We here we go Ullah Tivoli Neu to a Santa Rosa couple years. Beautiful city enjoying it very much. On the topic just look around these chambers and thinking about how lucky we are and these so wonderful United States to be able to come to a public meeting like this as citizens and sit and see our representatives. What a wonderful gift we have in the in this country of ours. Look around. You see people in a public space all sharing an experience. And I'm not cloistered in their homes as people sometimes center do. We have come out to the to the common area? And this will lead me into a comment about. Beautiful space on Summerfield Road. That is a place where people can come out not be close to in their homes, not be. Isolated, come out to a beautiful movie theater called the Summerfield. The

Summerfield. In danger of being closed down. Lemonade and replaced by a fitness club. The planet Fitness. We represent. Our group represents hundreds of people who find that. Prospect. Quite disconcerting. And we are hoping that the community will rally to the notion that we need these kind of public spaces. But just look for a second think about what what could happen at a movie theater like the Summerfield which is facing economic difficulties. As we know, people don't come out to movies as much this home closed in their living rooms you know, not wanting to come to public spaces like we see right here. Looking good for everyone for coming out. But think about the nestled in a lovely neighborhood showing some of the most creative works of cinema anywhere. Imagine this resource not only for entertainment but serving the community in myriad ways from ongoing daytime educational programs for local kids, inspiring them. These future filmmakers, his future actors and actresses. Lectures by noted filmmakers and actors famous and homemakers, a small fee to attend a series, perhaps. To the soon beat us up to the soon-to-be famous Santa Rosa International Film Festival. Let your mind go. Imagine you're at the movies and you and anything is possible. Imagine the economic benefits to the city. All this to in life and improve Santa Rosa. A a a new film Mecca, perhaps. Why do we have to accept the closing of

theaters? They are lifeblood. We all from all the >> The next speaker will be Peter followed by soothing Derek. Peter, go ahead. >> Thank you, Peter. Alexander Cerna. You more than a rumor. It seems that people like Robert Redford are re routinely of going to the summerfield Cognito. You know, there's quite a few. >> Big big people. >> Not just in the entertainment field They they are in this area. They go there for such things and this is a call to all Labor Betts students, law enforcement, mothers and seniors. The American Freedom casting call. One of the foundational assumptions on which everything else has been built has been revealed as flawed. This calls for a mental break to a full stop. Take your way off all the leaves. Build on the wrong assumption. Do your best to rethink everything from scratch. One of them being the core of all war and violence itself, which is why the religious never wanted people to read the scenes gospel of and what began as is not considered too murder as it is of all animals. So I'm talking about a rear guard action based on true squelching once and for all the lying lawyers. The high rents the $3 per gallon more than any other state that we are being left out about. Unions. The lawyers, their lawyers, they make more money than all the workers that they never work. They work with each other to keep all the workers in their religious or state of Labor's true power, which are taught to never use. It's called a general strike. One example, are we getting

our children to emulate? As I said before take a hammer to their cell phones. Harry Bridges got famous for turning wharf rats to the Lords of the dock on the West Coast by a strike and the U.S. Constitution clarifies that anyone with a title nobility be not be permitted in public office in America. Lawyers are ask why years there in the White House, both sides are no Republicans and Democrats. They're all boring lawyers and they drink can laugh at the public's perceptions. Union labor labor in general in California, the most powerful in the world. And Martin Luther King said one man wrongfully incarcerated. So are we all letter? Pelletier has been down 48 years and in his cell as the U.S. Constitution and the prophetic Command issue of gay Peter strongly clarifies a 40 day freedom strike that opens up the promise of the promise land that opens up. The goings of Jenna says that opens up the promise of America. I am. Peter. I am seeing is I'm commanding within a breath of full moon, a powerful almighty action. Supported But all the Angels. To shut down this greedy corruption amendment. That has all of us wondering what to do next. It's really simple. You say no more to the supporters of war and knock off this delicious willful blindness that we've been taught to under under undertake and be who we are and released the power the christos like in each of our hearts. I say it is so is >> Thank you. The next speaker will be soon hatter. In

regards to Summerfield sentiments. Sonoma County casting call mother of all boycotts being the Most patriarch ul religion is cater to patients as most peach jarkel politicians cater to morticians. And both sides have always maintained wars and trafficking of women and children and drugs. Even today. Time for all and engage in 10 in taking the stage in turning this page. >> I'm here speaking out for and inviting sister more years where your daughters and mothers arise and the time is now. Financially strike their never ending greedy correction into submission. I liked Tulsi Gabbard, Cynthia McKinney, Angela Davis and Deborah Tavares for the White House. Time to get this correction. A timeout. In this very moment. There are a trafficking of women and children, San Francisco Bay Area, including Ring County and Sonoma County. For all to engage in take the stage and turn this page. Let's make a difference to clarify and eliminating and eliminate corruption. Stand up for what you believe in is right from Let your voices be heard. Having said that, I Speaking here by Carl 4th American Veterans to arise. Thank you. The next speaker will be Derek followed by Dwayne then John. >> Good evening. >> I'm Derrick Stephen. Local Santa Rosa born and raised a member of sag Aftra here to support the same summerfield community effort as a member of this group that is growing every day I've launched a petition to save the Summerfield from demolition. I encourage you to look on change, dot org and find it.

We have 375 signers. As of tonight, including a very famous filmmaker. You can check out his comments. Quentin Tarentino himself. I would like to seek the city council to consider amending the general plan to create a new zoning for locally owned small businesses in a corridor on summerfield and other like areas such as Montgomery Drive and throughout the city of Santa Rosa. Allowing a big box store too. Take over the space of the Summerfield cinemas. Really takes away the community. Diversity and the drive for small local business. I really would like to see this amendment to the city general plan. In the spirit of Calistoga, our neighboring cities in Napa as well as seen Halyna who have successfully prevented big box stores from coming into their corridors. Healdsburg as well as Berkeley, California. Summerfield Cinemas is more than just a movie house. It's a community and it's a place for all to gather and share community and see our humanity. I appreciate your consideration. And I encourage all of you to go Summerfield Cinema show this week and into the weekend. And supports Kenny family in their quest to keep the theater open. I have an e-mail from MISTER Jean Carlo to took took a knee, a vice-PRESIDENT And operator stating that they support our petition. And I would encourage the community to support this effort. Thank you. And Derek, Stephen, again, for safe Summerfield.

Thank you. >> Thank you. The next speaker will be Dwayne followed by John. >> Hello, my name is doing to from Roseland. Yesterday. The Housing Authority had a very good meeting and it's good to see the nice work they're doing. It was pointed out that there's a pipeline of affordable housing that over 2,500 units have been at least permitted and are going to be built here in the city of Santa Rosa within the city limits. Is especially important because if you were to go look housing right now. >> There's only one offering over at the housing office across the street. It's for a studio and it's managed by somebody, Marin County and for that studio, the rent is $1750. So we definitely need affordable rental residential housing. Now here in Santa Rosa, we could focus upon being put down town. Years ago, tnt building was supposed to be having that type of housing. It's across from the courthouse square here and the developer that picked up from the city's redevelopment agency was given incentive of a 1.5 million dollar discount on the cost with the belief that housing within going. And still no housing has gone there. Now's time for though. Everything wood pencil out. There's nobody really going to dispute the fact that the housing is needed and that it could be done in such a way that it would be. Profitable for that person. And that seems to be the big thing. A

lot of times they use the term. Will pencil out? And if it doesn't pencil out the wait. So we've waited for many, many years for this housing to be a cross from courthouse square. And now is the time when you could pencil out. So I'm hoping that you folks will put a little push and that if you will. It's really important because >> outlook for the future here is there will be an even greater need for housing because we're building a train and the train is typically a growth engine. They used him in Oakland and in other places to make sure that they would increase the population of the city. So that's going to be happening here. I want to leave you with this idea that you are glad done a groundbreaking out there on the smart path. There needs to be a South Santa Rosa Smart station. It could be by and these unity park where you can put the slide stop in there. And then those people, many of them commute to jobs down and Rohnert Park Petaluma Novato. >> Thank you. Ride the train that would help everybody in the long run. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. The next speaker will be John. >> Hello, where's the camera? There we go. Thank you giving us a few moments to speak. Our own opinions. I appreciate that. I hope that's not too

much of a burden is sometimes. >> My name is John Deval. I moved into Rohnert Park 11 years ago and when I moved here, there 7 theaters, public theater's in the in the region. If that's if summerfield theater closes. There will be 4. And one of them is way up at the airport and some basketball wins in Petaluma. >> This is this is I think that summer feel makes big contribution to the culture of the city and to the neighborhood and that it said >> I living in Rohnert Park. I'm almost as far from the summer feels am from Petaluma more from Sebastopol. And yet I come up here because this is the only place I can sit in the theater and watch a lot of the movies that they show there. MAY say, well, you know, they're streaming. You can watch things streaming. Anybody who knows the economics of streaming those that most of the streamers also showed the same big, mega Bucks pictures that they do in the big theaters. And a lot of the theaters that showed Summerfield are low-budget independent films. Some international films, some classic films. You're just not going to chance to get to watch in the theater any place else. So I I really feel the if this theater goes away. I would all I want to endorse what Derek said earlier about the zoning issues involved in something like this that we can use zoning to protect the neighborhood culture and and keep big box stores that and things. The plan. You know, fitness centers are a dime. A dozen. And if I want to go to a fitness center, I can up almost walked the one where I live drive a mile. I don't

need to come up here for that. And I imagine that's 2 of most people. I know that the council has limited power over this decision, I urge you to look at what you might be able to do too, to deal with such issues in the future I hope that some angel will be found to take on management of the summerfield and keep it alive for all of us. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mayor. Mc no one else approach the podium for public comment on item 14. >> For a while, I was trying to find a place I could afford yet the were dollars able to was killed and one stat are nicer. On affordable, on tell. i learned of the place I've being for past 15 years. In spite of my rent going up and down at that time. It is a horrible thing. I recently got a housing voucher. Which makes my rant even more affordable. I wouldn't have it any other way. So. If you guys. Make the effort to. >> More or put their effort into affordable housing. We would all appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. >> Mayor mc no one else approach the podium for public comment. Thank you. So we will now close public comment. We have no report items, but the council is going take short break. Not really sure. Let me to be back at around 6.30. Saying a qorum Adams city clerk. MAY you please call the roll? Thank you, Mayor Councilmember Rogers, Crappie. >> Councilmember MacDonald,

Councilmember Fleming, there. Councilmember offer PRESIDENT Vice mayor stop here. Mayor Rogers PRESIDENT, let the record show that all council members are present. Thank you very much. We will now resume our meeting with item 16. Our public hearing. >> For today City manager, thank you, item 16.1 is a public hearing public hearing on adoption of the city of Santa Rosa Fy. 24 25 operations and maintenance budget and Capital Improvement program. Budget. I do want to this time to think my staff. I just want to run through a couple of and some home runs. I feel like that we've made do this past fiscal year. >> And this is not even close to being all of them. Groundbreaking on the herd overcrossing. The band began construction on fire station 5. We began construction and opened yesterday. Family Aquatic Center. Coffey Park and found Grove repaving Sonoma Avenue rehabilitation. As part of our complete streets program. Completed some 2 way protected bike lanes. Staff has received many awards, including Lisa Welch Daario Dunstan. Some departments have received awards. We received the bronze level bicycle Friendly Business Award. The excuse me. Storm waters in creeks. Steam received 3 awards from the California Storm. Water

Quality Association southeast Greenways acquisition, housing projects including Kerry Park and the whole new grand we've secured over 22 million in federal funds. We created a one 15 trusts for Pimco. Brumback the Rose Parade in coordination with the Rose Parade Secured 1.2 million dollars from him to see in a bag for the South. Santa Rosa specific plan. We celebrated the geysers 20th year hosted multiple town halls, launched the Down Payment Assistance Program. And as of today, we've awarded 7 loans to individuals who are now homeowners. We received 9.5 for downtown housing. We reduce homeless by 30%. With your help. We passed the camping on public property ordinance. The Pro Housing designation seized more than 300 ghost guns, reduce shootings by 60%. And as of today, chief for hope, you're still in the room. We only have one homicide. We completed the economic development, strategic plan completed over 798 housing units past the bacon lot ordinance. Feel more than 7500 potholes launch. The Vive Committee address over 11,000 internal it Service request. I believe probably most of them were from people sitting on the So stand as a testament to the dedication and commitment of the great team that we have here in the city. And I just want to express my

appreciation to a job well done and say thank you. So with that, I'll turn it over to finance. >> Good evening, mayor and city council we're bringing before you today. A public hearing for the budget adoption for fiscal year. 24 25. So just to recap of where we've been this budget process back on JANUARY 9th, we held a public hearing on budget priorities and which the public was able to come and get their input on where we should be addressing our budget needs for the year. City council held their goal setting session on FEBRUARY 6th and staff was able to take into consideration. Also council goals. As we put together our department budgets, the city manager met with each department in MAY of 2024. To go through in-depth reviews of the department budgets and to hear additional concerns and needs and changes happening at that time. And then back in MAY you heard from us for 2 days at the MAY Budget study session on. We did a deep dive of our overall citywide budget and we're able to take in council feedback and changes in questions at that time. So this brings us to JUNE 18th 2024 and we have our final proposed budget today that we are bringing forward for adoption. And before we get into the details, I'd like to hand it over to our chief financial officer for some comments. Thank you, Thank you, mayor and members of the council if you'll indulge me for just a I got here today at about 3.30, this afternoon my a daughter graduated from the University of Oregon yesterday so to Maddy on Madison, go Ducks.

And with that. Does that says, you know, dad's got embarrassed or daughter. It's on tape. Now. So it's there forever. All right. So before Veronica takes you through the rest of this presentation, what I Want to do is take this opportunity to provide a little bit of contacts for where we are. So the challenges that we're facing and are reflected in the cities 2024. 25 proposed budget are what many cities are experiencing right now. Key revenues of flattened federal funding is running out for crucial programs and the cost of providing services has increased. Virtually all of our city operations are experiencing higher costs. Whether it's materials provide services or to complete projects. Utility costs or personnel costs. We've talked at length at the at the budget, study session in the past. How are arpa funding is coming to an end and we have some very worthwhile programs that are there, cars challenges for the general fund going forward. And and it for our in the general fund since fiscal year. I think it was fiscal year 20 to 23 budget actually the mid-year before that we adopted a method of of being more realistic with our revenue estimates. So we were we were very conservative and we moved off of that conservative position and what that did was provided a more resources for

budgeting and actually allowed us to balance the budget in in that year, which all very positive. Unfortunately, sales tax revenues have slowed over the last 2 years. And this year we are projecting to MISS Our sales tax estimates by about 5.3 million. This is a result of the natural decline in in sales tax revenue coming into the city. The decline from the steep growth that we saw coming out of the pandemic. And as well, we're finding that consumers are tending to shift. They're spending more on services and less on goods. While we're optimistic, though, that revenues will slowly increase to a more normal 2 to 3% stable growth pattern that we would expect. Where we find ourselves. Now is that our math is change. We're familiar with. Us coming to you with a budget deficit adoption and then as the year goes on the deficit shrinks to wear no longer exists. And then by the end of the year, we end up with the surplus but as we moved away from our conservative estimating we've seen that year in surplus. Get smaller. Now we're headed the other direction. So based off of the latest stated that we have and that's through MAY 30th we're projecting a 2 million dollar deficit in the general fund to end the year. So we're now at the point where we're gonna adopt

budget in deficit and in the budget in deficit. And that is not a good situation that we should so a couple of the it issues that I want to highlight, Veronica will go into greater detail. We heard the comments from the council during the Budget study session. And so we've included the first the city's wage offer that is currently out to all operating or to all of our employee groups in the operating budget. So the city's was a 15% over 3 years with the first year front loaded to a amount. So while the potential cause of these contracts are substantial. There are a critical step toward being competitive in the marketplace, which is where we wanted to go. And that's where the council wanted to go. So we we've taken that step to actually put it in the budget. The first-year cars and again, Veronica will go through this. But first here, cause of of these contracts on a citywide bases is about 12 million dollars in about 7.9, 8 ish million dollars in the general fund. What this will do combined with the with the other deaths, it that we were running. We'll bring a the the proposed budget to a 13.3 million dollar deficit for 24. 25. In our long-range forecast. Veronica Wall will walk you through 2 versions, one showing the budget as we know it. Plus the conditions of of of the Cole increases in the way that we've worked. The

wages in there was something similar to what the structure of the the current offer is, which is 7% in the first year. And then 4% and 4% in the next 2 years. And then we rounded out the the last 2 years of the forecast with what we expect cpi to be at that time, which would be 3% for each year. The second version includes a ballot measure revenue coming in should they pass NOVEMBER? And it also includes edition of arpa funded programs. What I think we need to take away from these forecasts as we go through it is to have the focus on the deficit line. Hopefully at some point a surplus line right now, it's just it's a deficit line that is what will take away from our reserves. So reserves are very important. But until we fix our our deficit, we're headed in a in a bad path. So with all these challenges, the city has put together and to be perfectly honest, we're still putting parts of it together. But we have the framework of a strategy to build stability and sustainability for not just the general fund, although that's where our focus, but for all of our operating funds. So the first thing that we would do is is a is to the hiring freeze. We we will developing next. The 25 26 budget as a 0 base budget. This will allow us give us an opportunity to find what the

true costs of service will be will we are in the process of of developing too measures that would be passed in NOVEMBER. We will look at at revenues going forward. But we also have a mind toward expanding our economy. So we're not just so focused on bringing in revenues, but we also want to do the things that invests in our economy and and moves out forward. The the one thing that we do want to look at, though, when we talk about this is that for at least for the first few years, we need to focus very heavily what our short-term needs are and then have a long term. Goal for those types economic investments. There is a a very good chance that we need to do. After all of that to do reductions. But our plan is to take a programmatic in and a thoughtful approach to that as somebody that went through the Great Recession and I'm laying people. That's not something that I take lightly or really anybody in the leadership team takes lightly. But we need to be able to have those contingencies in place. But even with all that, none of this means that we stop doing innovative projects that we that that we we shut down or bury our heads in the sand. However, we want to phrase it. What it just means is that we need to be mindful of the budget impacts of those

programs. You have on the city and what we would need to do in order to offset those should day should we need to offset them? So and the last point that I want to make is that we have a very short time to act we're proposing no cuts in this budget we have come about as flat as we can. We're going to show that we're not flat, but that's because we've then sense loaded in a added personnel costs. But for the most part, department's did what they could to curb their services and supplies expenditures and to get to where we wanted them to be the 25 26 year is the critical year by that time we will of gone through our fiscal stability reserves and then we will be end to our general fund undersigned reserves we even when the revenue, if the revenue comes. New revenue comes on board. That still want stem the tide of us depleting our our reserves. So there's work to be done. I think between myself and the city manager and the rest of the leadership team, my staff we able to to take on this challenge and we will move us forward through it. With that, I will turn over Veronica. Thank you, Alan. We're going to first take council through a few slides summarizing the major changes that have occurred since a study session. >> As Allan mentioned, the

largest change will see within our general fund is an additional 7.9 million to account for these anticipated cost of living increases of 7%. In addition to the cost of living increase, we've added in $100,000 for the Metro Chamber contracts. This was in response to council direction of them. A study session. We also removed the limited term designation from the in Response. Paramedics Council gave the direction to make those programs permanent once arpa funds expire. And so while there is no budgetary impacts, this does change the designation of the people being hired, that they will not be permanent. Instead of limited term. We also moved at the request of council the new clean energy manager from tp w to the city manager's office. And we remove the addition of the fte headcount. But we kept the funding piece in their. This is because human resources is still working on finalizing the classification of the salary range, etcetera. So they'll bring that forward at a later date to actually add the position. But for now, we're keeping the funding piece in place in the general fund. We did have to increase or violence prevention Partnership General Fund program by $8400 in order to reach their baseline requirement as required by our public safety and prevention tax formally ordinance. As General fund expenditures increased. This change is our baseline requirement for police fire and violence, prevention and violence prevention did have to have some additional expenditures added to meet that requirement, which we'll see in a later slide. And then finally within the general fund, we also increased our transfers out by $34,000 also to cover cost of living increases that we transfer out to our homeless services,

Special Revenue Fund and our parking Enforcement Enterprise Fund. Outside of the General Fund. We did see changes for cost of living increases in both our enterprise funds in the parking fund and the water funds and storm water funds. We also increased our cost of living adjustment within homeless services that Special Revenue Fund homeless services also received an additional $35,000 of grant revenues. So that helped. And within the housing authority we received updated allocations from the Department of Housing and Urban Development of $80,000 and expenditures and admin costs and loan repayments for adjusted accordingly. And taking us through the citywide budget overview, I'm not going to go and get some of the slides because we've talked about them at length of the study session. But just to highlight some of the changes here. In our revenues by fund, you will see increases in mood. Housing authority by $80,000. As I mentioned, we got allocations. As well as in our enterprise funds. We have an increase of about $160,000 worth of revenue. This is representative of additional revenue we will be receiving from the Sub regional partners to help pay for those cost of living increases to run the subregional fund. We also had an increase of $35,000 in our special revenue funds. As I mentioned, that the homeless services received some additional grant funding. Our expenditures by fund citywide had several changes that we already touched on. The general fund is the most significant. We did see an addition of 8 million dollars in the general fund as well as our enterprise funds resigned titian's for those cost of living increases and parking as well as water. And then finally a special revenue fund also increased for the additional cost of living increases for the homeless services fund. And just a visual this pie chart has

shifted a bit since we showed it due to adding cost of living increases and the general fund of the enterprise operating funds, those pieces of the pie of become just a bit bigger and the other pieces respectively. A little smaller. And then I'm just going to take you through a recap of our enterprise fund summaries. These have all changes again. Have all changed again due to the cost of living increases. And our bottom line for many of these have gone the use of reserves for the parking Enterprise Fund summary. We're now looking at about $450,000 use of reserves as a result of increasing for the cost of living adjustment. Our Water Enterprise Fund summary. We're anticipating a surplus of about 691,000. And local wastewater. We previously we're anticipating a surplus by a year and after making those adjustments for personnel costs are looking at a slight use of reserves of $17,000. And in our regional As I mentioned, we increased the revenue because this a regional partners will be contributing more. But we also had to increase expenditures for personnel costs. So the surplus overall landed at 1.5 million. And then finally, our storm water Enterprise fund summary. We're anticipating a use of reserves of about $670,000. So that concludes the citywide overview and moving down into the general fund. As Allan mentioned in his opening comments, we are proposing a 13.3 million dollar deficit this year in the general fund. This is increased by 8 million dollars last month and MAY. Mainly as a result of the labor adjustments that we're When we met in MAY, we felt that the negotiations are at a point

where we couldn't quite yet make an educated guess of what that financial impact would be. But now that we're able to put together what we think is going to be reasonable number, we felt it was important to bring the council to bring to the public to see exactly what that impact will be. And so we have a pretty significant change from what we saw before. And we wanted to call out for council the 4 additions that we're adding into the budget this every year during the budget season, departments come to us with many requests for additional staffing or funding or programs any number of things. This year, we said no to just about everything except for the most critical or what we thought was most in line with council goals and priorities. So we added that climate action manager, as we mentioned, we have funding for that. The city manager's office, the admin analyst is an economic development position that's funded half way by the U.S. Or tbi. A fund 50% by the general fund. So that's what that $80,000 cost is. The Metro Chamber contract was at the direction of counsel to at-bat in at a study session. And then we've also adjusted police over time by $400,000. This has been a line item that has probably been under budgeted for some time. So in total council has the option to not include this $885,000 in the adopted budget. We haven't worked into the numbers now, but if you would like to remove these from the budget, that is certainly an option because this was not something that we had included in the previous year. So again, I'm not going to go to in-depth to these financial tables because we already covered them in MAY. The general fund revenues as one slider? We have no changes from the study session. We are

pretty confident with our revenue estimates here. So these numbers have stayed the same. And again, a visual to show that sales tax. That 75.9 million is our largest funding source. Our largest source of resources in the general fund. As Allan mentioned, this is a pretty critical piece of revenue that we bring in that has not been growing as anticipated. We're going to be missing the mark on this this current fiscal year. And so we're holding the budget flat for next fiscal year, which is a pretty critical point, contributing to the deficit that we are facing. And we are hoping that this will rebound in future years our consultants and many experts have assured us this is not an indication of a recession. Our economy is still strong and good. It's the result of kind of that post-pandemic shift and a change in consumer spending. Our general fund expenditures by categories includes all general fund departments lumped into one table but split up by categories. And again, the most significant changes we see here in the salary and benefit line items. The top 2. Our salaries have increased by 6.3 million as a result of an anticipated 7% increase for all bargaining units. And our benefits have increased by 1.5 because 1000 increases in those bargaining unit, labor costs will also affect our retirement. Our workers comp costs. And just a visual of the previous table. This is this. The data shown in a pie chart and a reminder that our salaries and benefits in the general fund make up. 76% of our expenditures. And still within the general fund. This breaks out all of our annual expenditures by department. The administration line item does include City council's budget and the non

departmental budget. These are the only 2 departments that were not affected by the cost of living changes. All of the department's did have that 7% impacts credit spread out across. And our final visual of the previous table. This pie chart amounts and percentages have shifted a bit since MAY after adding in those cost of living increases, police and fire still remain. Our 2 largest departments making up just over 62% of the general fund. So general fund baseline. I touched on this earlier. This is a requirement of our public safety and prevention tax ordinance. It requires that our general fund. Funding for police fire and violence prevention stay above a certain calculation, which is dependent on our overall general fund expenditures. Police and fire have historically not had any issue in coming in danger to being below baseline. But violence prevention is one area that every year as general fund expenditures increase, we have to adjust this program to make sure it stays above our baseline. So at the conclusion of our general fund discussion, this brings us into our forecast. And we have seen this forecast a number of times. But this year, as Allan mentioned, we have included fiscal year. 24 25 in the out years, we've added cost of living adjustments and which just change things pretty significantly. So fiscal year. 24 25, we have that 7% cola and the U.S. Fiscal years. 25. 26 and twist. 26 27. We've added a 4% call and both those years. And in the final 2 years, a 3% cpi adjustment. So this has had a pretty profound effect on expenditure line item. As we saw earlier. The

general fund is 76% salaries and benefits. So any cost of living adjustment is going to have some pretty exponential effects on this forecast. Another change since a study session is in our transfers outline which is right beneath the expenditures. As a reminder because this is a little bit of a confusing topic. Transfers out our general fund resources that go to other funds where the spending occurs and the other funds so and are 24. 25 line that 8.4 million, 3.7 of that is going out to affordable housing and homeless services. See that growth and to fiscal year. 25 26 because our arpa funds expire. And so now our homeless services costs. We're having to pay the full amount out of the general fund, which is being transferred out to a special revenue fund. Homeless services without any other arpa funds or any other assistance across the general fund about 4.2 to 4.5 million dollars a year. So the change that I'd like to highlight is between fiscal year. 25 26 26 27. We see that transfers from 9.8 million up to 13.2, it was brought up at a study session that our pension obligation, bond. We're going to have the final debt service payment on that and fiscal year. 25 26 after which due to previous discussion, we had. We have worked into the forecast to put that 3 million dollar debt service payment towards our pension. One 15 trust. But council direction, request was asked that we would put that towards our bike pedestrian overcrossing project to help close the gap on that funding. So that's why we see that increase. We have an

additional 3 million in fiscal year, 26. 27 going out to our cip fund for that project if needed. That project is doesn't is anticipated to have enough cash in the next couple years to move forward. So if needed, it probably would not be required until fiscal year 26. 27. So mostly as a result of these cost of living increases, our budget deficit line item has grown into double-digit figures starting in. 24 25 and just growing from there. Our fiscal stability reserves of 24 Million. Last us about one and a half years. So again, these were reserves that thanks to the Foresight of council several years ago, 40 million dollars of rpg. Any settlement funds were set aside for fiscal stability purposes. Down to 24 Million. And while these funds are very nice to have, they were never intended to be absorbing double-digit deficits over several years in a row. So we also do have an additional 15 million dollars of our general fund reserves. This is over that 17% requirement. So between the 2 of these, we do have enough reserves to pass a deficit. And 24 25. Pass a deficit in. 25 26. But then in 26 27. We no longer have the reserves to pass a budget. So what this means is that by JUNE 2026, which is in 2 years from now, we cannot bring a budget for past. We have to make some significant changes in order to close this budget gap by then this gives us 2 years to try to close the ground on the significant budgets. And as someone who has their hands deep in this forecast and even this budget, I will tell you closing a gap

of 13.3 million us 16.4 million is very, very challenging. I believe Allen mentioned earlier we've made a lot of efforts this year to clean up our services and supplies scrub any excess budget. Any padding. We've pushed our revenue estimates as high as we can go. So we are faced with some difficult decisions in the future. We can't close this gap just by cutting expenditures. We're also going to have to increase revenue, which we'll talk about on the next slide. But just to give some historical context of what previous councils have done when faced with budget cuts, some difficult decisions have been made in the past to do things like turn off street lights or brown out fire stations or freeze or eliminate any vacant positions. And while these are very undesirable choices, they were made in an effort to maintain positions and other programs that remain between maintaining a good quality of life. Here in Santa Rosa. So our next slide is the same forecast with the couple additional scenarios built in. We do have a tax measures going out to the voters in NOVEMBER. Want to increase, dot and one to rework and kind of equalize our business tax measure. If both of these past we could potentially be receiving as much as 14 million dollars starting in fiscal year. 25 26 and this will help our case considerably. This will make a very big difference. Back in MAY Council also give the direction to include, say for parking in in response to make those permanent programs once arpa funds expire. Those are in those orange highlighted lines. So at this time we have

enough arpa funds and county measure o funds to fund our in response program at the 24 hour model through the end of fiscal year. 24 25. If that 24 hour model is not fully up and running, if it's just the more reduced model, those funds will then extend over into fiscal year. 25 26. In addition, staff is also looking at options for safe parking, trying to find ways to reduce costs. There are potential grant opportunities are more county measure o funds for both of for and response. Our grant funding options for safe parking. We don't know if these will actually be expenditures of the general fund will have to pay 100% of the cost for in the future years. But we have them on this forecast to kind of have a, you know, worst-case scenario. We need to be prepared in the event. The general fund does have to pick up these costs. What we don't have worked into this forecast is the impacts of waving development impact fees. That's something that staff is working on will come back with recommendations. More discussion later this fiscal year. So we don't have implemented to this forecast. So we don't have reserve lines on this slide. And the point being is that if this exact scenario plays out, if we get this revenue and if we don't have any grant funding or additional funding for safe parking and response, our reserves are going last us one more year instead of running out 26 27. They will run out in 27. 28. But the overall picture that we are hoping this forecast is showing us that really reserves are not the not the takeaway here. We are trying to show how long we can continue our current operations. We're trying to

show you that the general fund no longer has the revenue to continue current operations. The operations in the general fund need to be re-evaluated. Reorganized reduced in some ways in order to close this budget gap. Are dot and business tax measure are incredibly helpful, but they MAY not come to pass. And even if they do, it's not going to solve our problem. And so. As Allan mentioned, staff does have some ideas and steps to take to start working on a plan to correct this issue. But we do have one to 2 years to really turn things around. We are glad to have some reserves to buy us a little bit of time. But the truth is that there really isn't much time before action needs to be taken. I just a couple more slides before we conclude our staffing summary, the only change since we showed it back in MAY is that we removed head count for that clean action manager position. As I said, we still the funding in here. But the actual position change will come at a later time. Hr has that position finalized. Year-over-year city staff is increasing by 18.6 5 positions. But this does include things that have come mid year. We consider things from a JUNE 30th to a JUNE 30th perspective. So this includes on the previous slide. We have 12 positions and fire that were funded by a safer grant. We also have some positions and pad that were added mid-year for things like their graffiti abatement program and their vacant lot program things. The council has already been aware of. So

in our recommendation is that council open the public hearing and after the conclusion of which by 5 resolutions to adopt the fiscal year. 24 25 operations and maintenance and cip budgets and then the public safety and prevention tax implementation plan for fiscal year. 24 25. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Thank you for that presentation and looking to council to see if there are any questions. Questions. Council member MacDonald. Thank you, Mayor. I just have a couple questions on the enterprise funds. Do we have any general fund money going into our enterprise funds right now? >> So our parking Enterprise fund, we do transfer funds from the general fund in there. But that is because we receive our parking violation revenue in the General fund. >> So we transfer out enough funds to cover their parking violation program and it's usually a wash some years. It's a little bit of a gain. Summers us a little bit of a loss for the general fund. Okay. No other. And I'm sorry in the golf course. Enterprise fund as well and fiscal year. 24 25, we do have budgeted a $500,000 transfer. That's intended to be one time. That's not intended to be ongoing, but to help get some of the projects up to speed and to supplement that operation. Okay. Thank you. And then as far as I just saw, one particular thing that I don't recall us talking about during budget development. >> And that the Pardon me. The climate action manager position. Could you go back to that and and explain what that position is? I just don't recall us discussing that.

Sure. This was a position. We MAY have called it something Them a study session. I'll be honest. I think hr has since been clarified. This is what the title would be. >> It was it's a position that is a management level position. We I think we had in the 0 waste program previously and cpw but council opted to move this to the Gent 2 city manager's office. Instead. And this is a position to clean energy efforts within the city. And it's just one position. Thank And then my last question is on site. 24 under the police budget. I notice that we had an increase in officers which I'm fine with what I'm questioning is does this include the potential of sorrows? >> Know, we've actually kept our staffing flatten the police department this year. We did discuss Sro's back in MAY, but the decision was not made to add that to the budget for the next fiscal year. I believe I mentioned it during but we didn't have 4 of us mentioning is so that might have been why it wasn't included. It. >> Into the budget. I think my concern is that if are adding that program and I want to say it was 2.1 million dollars for the start of an 1.7 million for ongoing costs. It would be more appropriate since there's no him. Are you currently with the city of Santa Rosa schools that it come back at mid-year for consideration. I'm looking for some feedback on that. Is there anyone? Council that would like to get the puck? I guess I'm trying to get I don't know if the chief could answer that question or if city manager would answer that

question. I'm just not sure just because it has been something that we've discussed. I'm not sure if it needs to go into the budget now for consideration and make an amendment to the current budget, which would increase our deficit be more appropriate. That one's all that. You would potentially even be solidified with the city of Santa Rosa come back at another time to city council. So through the chair, that would be a decision that needs to made by the. >> Governing body. Okay. I'm comfortable that comes back and is amendment to the budget are potentially at mid-year 8. >> I guess I'm trying to get at how long would it take to scale up that program? So we didn't need to be done now or can we actually do it mid year? Don't know chief could give us that information. >> Through Chair COUNCILMAN Donald is going to take us about 6 months to get the program up and that consideration for this body is whether or not you want to continue to increase your deficit. Deficit 15 Million. Okay. I think I would be comfortable to bring it back for consideration once a lot of things would solidified today. >> Not only just the school district because we are the ones that actually make the decision to put something like that in place. But I think it's important for the body, the governing body to be aware that that's a potential costs that would come for consideration. And I just didn't see it in the budget. So I just want to make sure that it was what consideration. I do recall back in MAY part of the discussion to is there was a potential for federal funds or state. Your market can't recall exactly. But there was maybe some. >> Outside funding sources that could be pursued. So the tone of the conversation at that time was to hold off and to see what maybe could come through. So that was why it

was not included in the budget to move forward at this time. Okay. I also want to make sure that the community's clear where we're at as far as budgeting for this because it's been something that we've had extreme amount of feedback the community for implementation and specifically on this program. So >> I just want to make it that it's not included in this budget. So it have to come back. Thank you. And thank you for the presentation. >> city attorney. A point of clarification can one councilmember suggest that something come back? Because I I just want be clear. I didn't hear anyone else chime in. And so where are we at with something coming back from a year? >> the council, make a request that it would be need to be by motion. I in order for the full body be to be asking staff to come back. Otherwise this something that one council member has indicated that she would like. And so staff would need. Some sort of motion or direction either today or in some future to bring that item back. I do ever the process. I just wanted to make sure that we were clear that it's not included in this budget. >> For consideration. And so and since there is no ammo you currently in place, I think that that's why I'm comfortable leaving it for a later time. Thanks. Thank you, Mayor. >> Any additional questions from council members. All Vice mayor's >> Thank you very much for the Obviously was not the the news that any of us he was wanted to put. It doesn't come as a

surprise, given all the all the other conversations in recent weeks. Goes without saying that this is going to be the theme for the upcoming year and going to have many conversations to come about how we right-size our our city government, what services we need to provide etc. What's the what's the timeline for that as we go forward in terms we work where as a council reevaluate where we are with respect to the budget we look more closely at the at the additional revenue options that are or potentially coming here. And in the next months. What is the decision? What is the decision timeline? In the near future. >> Through the what used to be an offseason will be a. Actually probably beginning JULY. He's our team and the exact leadership team will so working on a lot of the sayings, the the the changes in budget year in a c in the 25. 26 a proposed budget. So in a study session in 20 5 is is when you'll start seeing a lot of these changes, I would say that and I would say that that should the the revenue measures not pass? You'll see probably in DECEMBER with a course correction at that point. So thank you for Through the chair, a vice mayor, sap. >> Staff have been directed to a freeze positions immediately beginning JULY one. And we will begin to sunset incentives that we have offered. Employees in the past. So that will take effect immediately. Councilmember Rogers. >> So just appreciate all the

work that's going into this, especially looking for in knowing kind of employees are going to need us to go as well as we have those discussions. I do have a couple of questions about considerations for next year putting some things on the table. I mentioned a couple things in our last meeting that wouldn't be here. One adoption of this budget could be savings but really looking into delivery of services going forward. And in areas that Santa does that other places don't think that's worth looking at through the long-term finance committee. I did have a question about a report that we did a couple of years ago looking city-owned facilities and looking specifically about which ones work costing us more money to invest in them to divest from. And just wondering where we're at on actually implementing that has a potential cost savings of taking properties that we're sinking money into that perhaps to go towards other city priorities like housing and investing from them, getting that off our balance sheet and also potentially moving forward, something our community needs. If if I what remember from the report we're talking 10's of millions a year and maintenance dollars that were either falling further behind we're thinking of properties that we eventually intend to bring up to. I I would I would say this at this >> all all of those options are absolutely on the table. And you know, I don't have a direct update. >> Right now but that's something that that would be part of that offseason. Look

at our budget. >> thank you for that. I will say that we are in touch with a couple of individuals who have interest in some of our making buildings. And we are looking to see if we can. Some of those are on the economic development front and to see if we can have some agreements come forward before this council. >> Perfect. Thank you. It just seems to me like it be a win-win for the council and also be interested in bringing back a discussion about as we kind of the shark circling in the water for the last couple of years. The portion of rt ot that goes towards the tourism that goes towards promotion of the city for tourism, that perhaps when we're talking about cutting critical services, that there's a better way for us to approach that. I'd be interested in the council said if I remember correctly that a couple million a year and rt ot that we're currently giving away. >> Yes, and this these were discussions that we're having and will have in front of the long-term finance committee and from there, we would decide to move it back up to the council for the Full Council. >> Another one that I think would be interesting for us to look at is redundancies between design Review Board, Planning Commission, Cultural Heritage Board, particularly when we talk about ability for staff to deliver on projects, how much are we actually spending for redundant meetings? Is there a better model that we can I know that that would also go towards our goal of facilitating housing production. And the last one I

saw in the the safe parking. What I heard from the last council meeting about this was in response was a must have. I did not hear from majority of council that they were insistent on the safe parking project going forward. I would caution us and see if there's a better model that's out there that perhaps doesn't have. I think about 70% of it go towards security. Not not actually the deliver of service for for folks that let's look for another option. >> So through the chair to COUNCILMAN Rogers, I will tell you assistant city manager Dunston and Director Osborne are actually looking a Teal rt bia and they're also looking at our committees to determines which one can we have some economies of scale merging? >> I really appreciate that. I don't want a vote to approve deficit budget without at least trying some bread crumbs to staff on where we might be able Right-size. Thank you. >> City. City manager. Is there any >> for us to clarify about the safe parking and what was ask because I along with Councilmember Rogers heard in response was a must. And then the safe parking was not we didn't say it was a permanent That is correct, But we have not made a decision. >> assistant city manager Dunston has some additional information assistant city manager Dunston and Megan was last night. Looking that program. We have not made a decision, but >> if this body would like for us to begin scaling safe parking, we can definitely

make certain that we move in that direction. I only ask because if I recall correctly and I'm trying to hurry up and go through the sites, it said that it was permanent. >> That the 2 are permanent moving. So we did include them in our forecast, but to be clear, I'm safe. Parking has no costs associate in the fiscal year. 24 25 budget year because art is covering it through the next fiscal year. So we included in our forecast. >> As I apologize, if there's a miscommunication, we believe council did want to continue that program. But if not, it can certainly be changes could be made without any changes to our budget. So thank Councilmember. >> I don't know Councilmember Rodgers Open the door feedback on this a little bit because it can come Is this an appropriate time to get some comments about some changes would like to see? I think we've heard a few already. So. The climate action manager, that was actually something that I talked the city manager about. I'm just as somebody who is overseeing all of our activities when it comes to our climate resiliency in our climate action plan just so that departments act. So when about department are acting, they're not acting depend. Whether someone, harnessing all of the efforts together. I I would hate to have to sacrifice us. But at the same time we're talking hiring freezes and these other measures. I don't think appropriate for us to go. You can create a new position at the cost of $225,000. So I would say we could we could probably pull that from consider for me. I would pull that from consideration just because it's to use council Rogers CHAIRMAN, sir, nice to have not a must have at this

point. Because we're already doing great work They would be nice to have somebody do that. That absolutely have to have somebody do that. Considering where we are physically in terms of safe parking. I think what will it was? I think we're MAY have got a little confusing. I think we all agreed love to have both. But I think we also said that if we had to pick, you know, make the Sophie's choice between in response and safe parking, whether we all agreed on in response. That's where I sit and while we're on in response, I would like to say, you know, financially, I think would only be proper to stay at 15. Model right now, the go to the full 24 hour. I'm going forward just because that is a lot of We can't afford I I'd love to be able to do it 24 But I think when we went funds run out unless we start getting more money for to offset that and then to council member Rogers Point you made earlier is the facilities optimization solutions presentation that was done 2018 >> yes, it was 6 years ago I only know that because I asked for that report a few months back take a look at it I would be very interested looking into that as well. >> All right. Thanks to the chair. I would like to hear if I MAY from Director Osborne on the Climate action Part of that, we folded into The general plan. >> So I would like to know if there are other alternatives we might be able to suggest if we wanted to eliminate that position. >> Good evening season. Good evening, Mayor. Vice mayor

members of the council as part of our general plan process. We will be adopting greenhouse gas reduction strategies is a companion that will likely move through the process here through this year and look at adoption 1st quarter of next year and initial phases of the development of that document. The climate action position was identified as a critical piece to create alignment across the departments in the city. And generally the feedback provided from the consultant says cities that do not have that struggle a bit meeting their holistic goals across the departments. So in the absence of that position, there needs to be a stronger structure around those climate action goals to create that alignment and solidify the gulls in the direction of the strategies moving forward over the life of the greenhouse gas reduction strategies. Councilmember I appreciate that. My question and I think about this up last time is whether or not there's a cost saving ability to partner with our cpa. >> I know that they are always stretched in terms of what their budget 10 have. Now that they have the authority to go after attacks? Thanks to a Bill Dodd bill this year, they did polling and found that is just not viable. And so how did they achieve their mission at our cpa without investment from cities? They don't. How do we achieve this without this position? I don't think we do either. There MAY be a really good partnership. That's their where we have maybe a halftime person or were for shouldering the load for halftime person. So I'd be interested in hearing whether that's viable with them. I I think it absolutely is. And in the absence that position the secondary option would be to look at existing resources throughout the area to

identify and partner and figure out how we can create that alignment across the board. >> So based on where we are in the process, understanding this information, we still have the time to work that into the greenhouse gas reduction strategies and and look at the secondary option, but that that's exactly what we would look at as a contingency plan. >> And who exactly are they managing? Because a manager. I want to thank the manager. I think that they're like managing someone other than themselves. Who exactly are they managing? >> They will be managing when we looked across a different organizations. That is the model. When you're hiring from a climate perspective, it's a very skilled positions. So there's just not a lot of room up and down almost like economic development, right? It's either at a deputy director level or higher just because it there's the subject matter expert. Thank you >> Councilmember kept you wanted to circle back with you to make sure that all your questions were answered when it comes to. >> Yes, and just for clarification, we're and you were talking more, something more akin to a project manager than personnel manager. Correct. Yes. All right. So and not individuals but projects were all undertaking. So as a city. So, yeah, oh, my. Oh, my questions are answered. I'm very interested. And possibility that council Rogers put Bausch helping shoulder load instead of taking on all ourselves and yeah, I'm good. >> Councilmember MacDonald. >> Thank you, mayor. Just a couple things I too I'm interested in looking at the what Councilmember Rogers offered as far as a climate

action manager. I think when we talk about a freeze on employees right now, that would be one position. I would be willing to say. Let's hold off on that. I know it's only $225,000 when we're looking at many multiple million dollars of deficit. But I think that that's critical right now. What we're saying important to us. Why I think we should hold off on that one. The say parking. I think when we win, I recall the conversation was we weren't sure of the cost of not having the safe parking put in One of the things I recall we had tremendous amount of rv's on our streets and there is a significant costs associated with that to actually have them told we don't have a place to have them to do. There's hazard issues. >> And so I think for us to have a clear picture as we move forward on say parking, i want to know the impact to the community to not have that in 10 leave for the cost of that. Not to mention rv's in our in neighborhoods and on our streets and 9. I know that that's been an effort that we them been able to reduce by having that particular program in place is still would be very interested and looking at a reduction and what we're spending. And I think we offer a lot of services that particular program, but it also has a high rate of people actually transitioning out into housing and that particular program. And so I think if we're going to look homelessness efforts, we need to be looking at what are the

programs that are actually helping people transition into permanent housing. If we're going to look at cuts that would be would I be interested as far as facilities in land use. I think just looking at our cip budget on acquisition, it goes back to how are we currently maintaining our infrastructure? What are we looking at? As far as goes and are we now even with this budget looking at acquiring an additional facilities and we're not going to be able to maintain them. So even if we're looking at large infrastructure programs, what's the plan that we have in place for the city to maintain those? So for the king at the pad over cross, how are we planning on maintaining that once we make this 40 million dollar investment? And so I think as we move forward and looking at kind of this bleak time of our deficit, we already know just based the last presentation we hadn't cip. We're underfunding our current infrastructure. And so just looking at the cip budget, is there is are we going to be able to maintain what we're even biting off right now? I I have real concerns over that. And I think that goes for pretty much everything is follow-up, but also just wanting to make sure the safe parking we have cost to that of a what that's going to be or any of the homeless services for that matter. Thank you for the follow-up care. Appreciate it. Yet through the chair, COUNCILMAN MacDonald, I think we're in agreement when we speak about safe parking. It is a program that has made impacts in and throughout the

city. So just blatantly cutting, it is not a recommendation that we would like to make. >> Through the the housing department tp w and the police department. We've been able to make great with safe parking program. We start to sing Clean Street. We're starting to see less crime. And one of the things that we really have to talk about are these individuals are the you know, to house. So we want to be very thoughtful and mindful on how we explore this program. We want to make certain looking at duplicative services across all of our homeless programs. And like I said, I know I'm assistant city manager Dunston and Director passenger. Remember the last time this time, you know, are looking at how are providing services in throughout the city. But what we want to make is that we're not falling back. 2. Because when we start to see more rv's and more vehicles out on the street, you're actually picking up that cost another area as well. So we'll be thoughtful and will be mindful how we approach the program. Thank you. Appreciate that. There's >> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, MADAM City manager. I really I really like the way the position that and I'm glad that my colleagues opened up this discussion to at least a little bit of crane, creative thinking about how what our options are with with respect to the budget. I'm certainly in support of the options that are mentioned here. I would say our the structural deficit is structural deficit going to be so large. But in some ways, I'm I'm less interested in talking about particular program or a particular

department this point that I have that at seeing some kind of systemic systematic solution to to the budget deficit are coming. Allen, thank you for mentioning 0 base Sometimes that can be a bit of a buzz word. But here there's clearly an interest in looking at how we're providing services to the city from, you know, from the firm Ground, 0 from the from the from baseline and trying to figure out what things we can we can do differently and perhaps more efficiently. And again, i just want to reiterate with all of my colleagues have expressed that I'm I'm here to creative solutions obviously, we need to find some here over the next over the next couple of years. Thank you. Any other. >> Questions. No more questions. I did have a couple of questions in response some of the comments that were made from my colleagues, one, which and I know you're probably thinking are we talking about say parking when we don't have to do with it right now and it's because we will be sitting here very quickly come the next fiscal year. So it is a parking. So when we receive information on say parking, we look at this excessive say parking. I would like to know how many your house, but also how many remain housed because that's very important to me that people are connected to to wrap around services. It's not just about being houses about how many people Ken can permanently stay house. And if we're tracking that or have a mechanism to track that. And then in response Councilmember Okrepkie with that in response right now, I think 15 hours is

good. But I also still want to examine what does it look like if able to bill for some of those services to get money back for the services that are provided that I'm very interested and that and that will allow us to to have the 24 hour model. Already have those answers. I'm looking at Chi for those of you that can't tell. I can is provide some quick information. >> All that. So John Cregan, our chief of police. So that's one important thing to understand. Right now, the 15 our model is just over 2.2 million dollars. It would go up to just over 2.8 about a 600,000 Delta between the 2. But the one thing that's really important is the Medicaid funding right now is a stipulation has to be 24 7 response model. So we will not be able to get any of that reimbursement without being a 24 7 response model. So it's really important. We're still working. So we have our contractor Buckelew and we're also partnering with the county Sonoma to study what exactly is this reimbursement? We have to go through a certification process and we're doing that now. Are they come to a site visit with our team at our building and then we're still getting a better What is the reimbursement per call? So last year in 2023 with the 4600 calls with our in response team. So we can be able to come back to council with a better calculation. But we're estimating it to be in the hundreds of thousands might not be the full 600,000 but we were estimated to be somewhere that 100,000, several $100,000 range. So that's going to be important part and also the important part, the understand of the mental health crisis calls that continue to occur at 1,

2, 3 o'clock in the morning by all means we're getting a better response to those in a mental health crisis with our trained mental health clinicians versus one of our police officers. Any other questions on that? >> No, thank. Thank you very Thank you very much. It just I was just very curious about whether or not we would be able to recover some of those costs and how much of the cost we would be able to recover. And looking at move in forward. I still want it to be on the table. So thank you. Can't do anything with one person. And I think that is No one else has any further questions. So we will now open the public hearing. City clerk. They're now taking public comments on item 16.1. If you're in the chamber and would like to comment but have not yet provided a speaker card or your name, please make your way to the podium. >> You have 3 minutes and a countdown. Timer will alert at the end of that period. As you approach the podium, please state your name for the public record. If you choose to do so. The first public comment will be from Peter followed by Dwayne Then Jen. Peter. Duane. >> Hello, my name is doing to it on from Rosen. Before I begin to speak on the budget. I want to thank MISTER Alvarez and chief of police creating because they help to get rid a debris pile over in Roseland have been on South Avenue for quite some time. These quality of life issues are something that we need to keep in mind as we face deficit spending for a number of years in our future. One of the things that I would like to see occur without. Changing. I guess you

might say the revenue stream. An opportunity to look at how the money is divided from the situation. I like the like the fire department, but I really think we could be helping the use a bit more if we give more over to the violence Prevention partnership, I'd like to see a 3 way split. 33%. They could each work with it to get things done. Because the city is going to be in deficit for a number of years. One hope that might. Bring some added revenue to you, folks. Is to look to where there's opportunities to bring funding in to disadvantaged areas. Areas such as Roseland have what are known as Brownfields. And brown fields. Are something that the federal government gives billions of dollars. Renovate. Re store revitalize. So this year marks the 7 year itch. For Roseland being in the city of Santa Rosa. It's been 7 years. We need that money now more than ever. I know that the city doesn't have the the current buzzword is bandwith of staff to pull together some applications for grants. The federal monies. But I do believe if you are to work with. Organizations such as the Community Foundation for Sonoma County, Sonoma State University's community Engagement Department and others. You can find a way. Pull together. Some grant applications. Minimal expense

to you. To then hopefully bring in. Much more money. Return on investment would be very worthwhile. It's been a number of years ago. The U.S. epa gave the county of Sonoma. Close to $400,000 just for an initial grant. And once they got it and spend it, they didn't act on it because you're going to annex Roseland. So nothing's happened since then. Now would be the excellent time to step on forward. And as for other people's money to help Roseland, thank you kindly for your time. Good luck on all your deliberations. >> Thank you. The next speaker will be Jim. >> Good evening. Major Rogers and members of City Council. I'm to make and part of the Southeast Greenway campaign. First of all, I want to thank you for your service to our community. On behalf of all our green here and sitting here today and also throughout the city. I just want to say that we appreciate the campaign's continuing partnership with the city. And we greatly reprieves appreciate the city staff. Principal Lee, your staff and recreation and parks and in real estate who are helping to advance the Southeast Greenway to reality. Thank you. >> Is there anyone else in council chamber wishing to provide public comment on item? 16.1. Mayor. Mc no one approach the podium for public comment on 16.1. >> All right. Bring back to council. I will not close the

public hearing. Bring it back to council for any final comments. Councilmember Okrepkie. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I'm just real quick based on public >> not sure who to look at if it would be you or the city the public safety and prevention tax that is bound by the voter approval. Is that correct? So we can change it with has to be distributed that way because the voters not be able to change it without going out to vote. Ok, thank you also, I just want to say thank you, chief for that The 24 hour model with the ability to build back is definitely something that is worth looking so we're going to lean times some hard decisions are going to be this is not going to be easy on anybody. Whether it's us on the day as or that the run departments or the rank and file. What what have we're going to have to get lean and mean and and and still and be able to get projects and service our community the way that promise to. Vice mayor's comments about. A greater philosophy vs. Cutting I think it is is as a great point that was made I am happy to hear that some things have been you know, cutting it sent incentives, hiring freezes. I think some discretionary expenses are going to have to be really, really locked down on I want to assure the community and and our staff you know, these decisions we don't take We understand where we're going. We understand that this is not the end of

the discussion today. This is going to be ongoing issue that we're going to address as we as things arise, that we don't foresee and as things arise that we you know, expecting so this is an extremely serious Too. Advance a budget knowing that there are structural deficits for the years. Coming in. And I think we all need repaired for probably some of the toughest conversations that we are going to have elected officials. I appreciate up. I can't express how much I appreciate the fact that your daughter graduated yesterday and you're here today in front of us doing That is a tremendous self-sacrifice on your that should not go unrecognized. I appreciate all of your staff's efforts on this. And on the effort of all the staff, all the departments on this. So thank you so much for this work the vice mayor steps You know, it's not the Rosie's of things to discuss, but it's it's very necessary. But thank you so much for all the work you put in. >> Any other comments from council members? Last chance your last budget? I just want to thank staff. >> Thank staff for, you know, everything that you do. I'm for Willing to to be with us and fight with us through this hard time. And especially those of you that look at our finances all the time. Because I would run. So thank you for continuing to come to work and hoping to see is see us through this. I think that we get through this. >> But we just have to make

sure that we keep our priorities in order and that we are able to look at our expenditures in our revenues and be a little bit more realistic because whether we're doing that now in a few years, we're not going to have a choice for going have and thank you to the community for continuing to do things like Park a month or volunteering or I'm doing certain things to make sure that our community continues to put the way that it does. So I think everyone is doing their part and I am a forever grateful for that. So thank you very much. And with that, I will be looking. I councilmember All right. Thank you. >> Will take this up. 3 separate motions. So the first move to adopt 3 of the resolutions that's resolution of Council of the city of Santa Rosa approving the budget for the city of Santa Rosa for fiscal year. 24 25 the Capital Improvement program budget for fiscal year. 24 25 establishing reserves for the 24 25 fiscal year resolution. One resolution, 2 resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Rosa, amending the city's salary plan and schedule and authorizing the city manager to implement. >> Yes, read We can do these 3 together. I didn't hear the question. I can package these together. We can take them these 3 with one vote. Correct? You MAY if it's a pleasure of council to do them

separately, that is also an option. Make the motion. If anybody wants to separate them weekend so that the second resolution is the resolution of the council, the city of Santa Rosa amending the city salary plan and scheduling and schedule and authorizing the city manager to implement. >> The changes included in the fiscal year. 24 25 budget and the 3rd resolution is the resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Rosa setting the storm water utility budget in determining the amount of eligible funding that has been received from the flood control Zone. One a benefit assessment in fiscal year. 23 24 and based their on setting the storm water assessment or equivalent residential unit for the fiscal year. 24 25 and wait for the reading of those 3 resolution that >> Have a motion made by Councilmember Rogers and a second by Councilmember Okrepkie. MADAM City Clerk sorry. MADAM City manager. Yes. Can I get clarification? So you want to pass? It has designed are. I hurt a couple recommendations on the climate action matter. Jair. We're going make any of those. I'm not making the motion to pass it as presented. >> But I think you heard from us that there MAY be some budget savings if some of those conversations are fruitful, if we can continue to move forward. >> city clerk, please call Thank you. Mayor Councilmember Rogers site Councilmember MacDonald. I councilmember Fleming. One moment I she has left the virtual dance.

Councilmember Alvarez. I. Vice mayor stopped. Mayor Rogers, I let the record show these 3 resolutions passed the 6 affirmative votes in Councilmember Fleming. Absent. >> So now for the second motion and I know councilmember MacDonald's, this is were recuse move to? I will move to adopt 2 resolutions as a lodger is if I just MAY. >> Start with my recusal leave the room. Thank you. Pardon me for the interruption. I'm just need to recuse myself out of abundance of caution due to a personal relationship, not based on any conflict of interest as far as finances. Leave the room now. Thank you. >> That will be resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approving the recreation and parks budget within the fiscal year. 24 25 operations and maintenance budget and Capital Improvement budget program. And resolution to resolutions of the council and the city of Santa Rosa amending the city's salary plan and schedule and authorizing the city manager to implement these changes included in the fiscal year. 24 25 budget. Further reading second. >> Have a motion made by Councilmember Rogers in a second by Councilmember Okrepkie City clerk me please call the Councilmember Rogers. I Councilmember Okrepkie. I Councilmember MacDonald has recused Councilmember Fleming is absent. Councilmember progress. I vice mayor stopped. I Mayor Rogers, I'm let the record show this. These 2 resolutions pacify the affirmative votes. A moment. Well, councilmember MacDonald's rejoins the room. >> All right. Our our final motion need 6 council members. I'm glad Councilmember

MacDonald came back. Move resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Rosa amending the transaction and use tax implementation Plan for Gang Prevention, Intervention Services and way for the reading. Second. >> have a motion made by Councilmember Rogers in a second by Councilmember Okrepkie MADAM City Clerk me please call vote. Thank you. Councilmember Rodgers side Councilmember Okrepkie. I councilmember MacDonald. I Councilmember Fleming is absent COUNCILMAN Robert all right. Kim Basinger stopped by Mayor Rogers. I let the record show this past of the 6 affirmative votes. Thank you very much. Ali. We're sorry Thank you very much for the presentation. All right. Moving on item 7, we have no written communications and we will now have our last item 18 or last public comment on non agenda matters. MADAM City, Clint, thank you. You're now taking public comment on item 18 non agenda matters. This is the second opportunity where anyone who has previously not addressed council under and non agenda not on the agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction. If you're in the chamber and would like to comment but have not provided a speaker card, please make your way to the podium. You have 3 minutes and a countdown. Timer will alert at the end of that period. Mayor mc no one approached the podiums for public under item 18. Thank you so much. So we will go to item 20, which is our German and I would like to take the opportunity to adjourn this meeting on behalf of my colleagues for a successful year. We have accomplished a lot. And this year is coming to an in this fiscal year is coming to an in

and I look forward to making some tough decisions. >> And the the year to come, we're going to have challenges. Good days. Bad days, but I'm sure if we continue to put the interests of the city firs that we will get through so with that. We will reset. Well, we're advancing. And I will adjourn the meeting. Thank you so