City of Santa Rosa City Council 11-10-26

The November 10, 2026 Santa Rosa City Council meeting included a study session on Senate Bill 10 (SB10) housing rezoning. Staff reported that about 72% of residentially designated parcels could meet the law’s eligibility criteria, and explained that implementation could require objective design standards and consultant support; no consultant budget or contract was presented. Council discussion favored further work on a targeted approach, including transit-oriented areas and consideration of wildfire, flood, evacuation, infrastructure, and neighborhood conditions. Staff said they would preserve existing work priorities and return with a more detailed proposal; the rezoning must take effect before SB10’s January 1, 2029 sunset. No formal SB10 adoption or spending vote was recorded in the transcript.

The council adopted the 2026 Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and Santa Rosa annex by resolution. Staff said the plan includes 28 mitigation actions and helps the city qualify for FEMA grants that may support future capital projects; no grant award or project appropriation was made. The council also approved a local emergency proclamation related to forecast El Niño winter hazards, passing 6–0 with the vice mayor absent. Consent items 13.1–13.5 passed as a group; public comment referenced $35 million in CDBG disaster-recovery funding, but the transcript provides no spending detail. The council also discussed a proposed immigration-enforcement ordinance amendment and staff policy, but the transcript does not capture a vote on those items.