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Santa Rosa City Council (Jan 27, 2026) extends local homeless emergency, accepts PSAP report, approves consent actions, and provides direction on Sonoma County appointments

Santa RosaJan 27, 20264 min read

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Council met January 27, 2026; approved multiple consent motions including funding and contract amendments, adopted resolutions extending the local homeless emergency and acknowledging CDBG‑DR project completion, accepted the Public Safety and Prevention Tax (PSAP) FY 2024‑25 annual report, held a budget priorities public hearing, and directed the Mayor on regional appointment recommendations.

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Accepted Public Safety and Prevention Tax Annual Report for FY 2024‑25.
Adopted Resolution No. RES‑2026‑006 extending the proclamation of a local homeless emergency.
Adopted Resolution No. RES‑2026‑007 acknowledging construction completion and expenditure of CDBG‑DR funds for Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery project.
Approved Consent motions 13.1–13.6, including: appropriating $47,620 for a City Attorney departmental assessment; increasing Ward Levy appraisal contract compensation by $150,000; approving a third amendment to ImageTrend agreement (+$45,963.85); and issuing a purchase order for vehicle extrication equipment (not to exceed $119,959).
Directed the Mayor to support Tanya Potter and Mark Stapp for the Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Aviation Commission appointments, and to support Samantha Rodriguez for the Childcare Planning Council appointment (to be made by the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association on Feb 12, 2026).
Reappointed Council Members Victoria Fleming and Caroline Bañuelos to the Public Financing Authority.
Held a public hearing to solicit community input on FY 2026‑27 budget priorities (hearing opened 5:37 p.m., closed 5:48 p.m.).
Continued approval of January 13, 2026 meeting minutes and the eDiscovery software award item to the February 10, 2026 meeting.

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