Community Advisory Committee


 

About the Committee

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is made up of a range of community interests to advise the project team during the development of the General Plan Update. Members represent a variety of organizations and perspectives including neighborhood groups, business groups, transportation and housing advocacy groups, and environmental organizations, as well as residents representing diverse perspectives, including youth and seniors.

CAC members are active participants in the planning process at each stage, from visioning through adoption. The primary role of the CAC is to act as project liaisons and to encourage the wide range of Santa Rosa’s community members to participate in virtual and in-person project activities (e.g., community workshops, online surveys, virtual events). The CAC is not a decision-making body and will not have access to information or take action that differs from the opportunities made available to all outreach participants. However, CAC members will provide feedback on GPU products and help refine materials before they are presented to the greater community.

Each CAC member is expected to attend and be an active participant at all 10 meetings from Summer 2020 to Fall 2022. CAC members will serve as liaisons to their constituent groups, inviting input into the process and encouraging community participation throughout the planning process.


Meeting Information

The CAC will meet up to 10 times during this 30-month process to review and discuss emerging concepts and strategies, review work products, and refine community input opportunities. Each meeting will last between 90 minutes and two hours and will be held on weeknight evenings via online meetings (during COVID-19) or at a community center. All CAC meetings will be open to the public and will include public comment periods.

CAC Meeting #5: Preferred Alternative

September 26, 2022
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Virtual Meeting

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) will hold their fifth meeting on September 26, 2022. This meeting will provide an opportunity for the CAC to review the Preferred Alternative Summary and discuss upcoming community engagement activities. CAC members will provide feedback on both the Preferred Alternative and the community engagement process to help the project team clarify policy ideas and messaging to the community.

CAC Meeting #4: Alternatives

January 24, 2022
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Virtual Meeting

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) will hold their fourth meeting on January 24, 2022. This meeting will provide an opportunity for the CAC to continue their discussion from the prior meeting on the revised Alternatives Workbook, upcoming community engagement activities, and Equity Priority Communities. CAC members will provide feedback on both the Alternatives and the community engagement process.   

CAC Meeting #3: Alternatives

December 13, 2021
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Virtual Meeting

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) will hold their third meeting on December 13, 2021. This meeting will provide an opportunity for the CAC to review the draft Alternatives Workbook, discuss the upcoming community engagement activities, and discuss the Equity Priority Communities Empowerment and Outreach work plan related to General Plan Alternatives. CAC members will provide feedback on both the Alternatives and the community engagement process. The meeting will include an interactive discussion on the CAC Engagement Toolkit, including the CAC’s role in supporting the City with engagement activities.  

CAC Meeting #2: Vision

March 31, 2021
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Virtual Meeting

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) will hold their second meeting on March 31, 2021. This meeting will provide an opportunity for the CAC to review the key learnings of the Existing Conditions Report and discuss what lies ahead for the city in the next 20-30 years. It will include an interactive discussion on framing a vision for the future of Santa Rosa. 

CAC Meeting #1: Introduction

February 3, 2021
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Virtual Meeting

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) held their first meeting on February 3, 2021. This meeting provided an opportunity for each individual CAC member to introduce themselves, review the purpose and role of the committee, receive a project overview presentation, and discuss some initial key themes for the project. Members of the public were welcome to attend.


CAC Roster 

 CAC Member Email
 Ali Soto
 Andres Vigil
 Annette Arnold
 Delashay Carmona Benson
 Erica Mikesh emikesh@srcity.org 
 Evette Minor eminor@srcity.org  
 Jen Klose jklose@srcity.org 
 Kevin Anderson kanderson@srcity.org
 Lee Pierce lpierce@srcity.org 
 Lisa Joslen ljoslen@srcity.org 
 Melanie Ahlers mahlers@srcity.org 
 Michael Cook mcook@srcity.org  
 Omar Lopez olopez@srcity.org 
 Patricia Thompson
pathompson@srcity.org 
 Rituja Bhowmik
rbhowmik@srcity.org 
 Ryan Tracey
rtracey@srcity.org 
 Stephanie Manieri
smanieri@srcity.org 
 Steven Spillman
sspillman@srcity.org 
 Michelle Sepulveda, City Council Appointee, District 1
msepulveda@srcity.org
 James Pedgrift, City Council Appointee, District 2
jpedgrift@srcity.org
 Jennifer Kujala, City Council Appointee, District 
jkujala@srcity.org 
 Vacant, City Council Appointee, District 4*
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 Ana Stevens, City Council Appointee, District 5
astevens@srcity.org 
 Anne Barbour, City Council Appointee, District 6
abarbour@srcity.org 
 Vacant, City Council Appointee, District 7*  -

 

Updated August 2022


CAC Applications

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) still has some spaces left for you to participate. If you represent an organization or a perspective including a neighborhood group, business groups, transportation and housing advocacy group, environmental organization, youth, seniors, people with diabilities, minority groups, LGBTQ+, please fill in an application and send it to BGuerreroAuna@srcity.org