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Santa Rosa City Council Special Meeting – March 10, 2026

City Council — Tuesday, March 10, 2026
BodySanta Rosa, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, March 10, 2026
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2:51

All right, let's go ahead and call this meeting to order at one thirty-two.

2:56

Uh, Madam City Clerk, can you call roll, please?

3:04

Mayor.

3:05

Councilmember Rogers.

3:07

Present.

3:07

Councilmember McDonald?

3:09

Here.

3:10

Councilmember Fleming is absent today.

3:12

Councilmember Ben Wellows?

3:13

Here.

3:14

Councilmember Alvarez.

3:20

I'm not seeing Council Member Alvarez.

3:25

Here.

3:26

Mayor Stapp.

3:28

Let the record show that all council members are present with the exception of Mayor Stapp, Councilmember Avrez, and Councilmember Fleming.

15:45

All right, welcome back.

15:47

Um Madam City Clerk, will you take roll, please?

15:50

Thank you, Mayor.

15:51

Councilmember Rogers.

15:53

Councilmember McDonald?

15:54

Here.

15:54

Councilmember Fleming is absent.

15:56

Councilmember Ben Wellows?

15:58

Here.

15:59

Councilmember Alvarez is absent.

16:02

Vice Mayor Krepke?

16:04

Here.

16:04

Mayor Stopp is absent.

16:07

Let the record show that all council members are present, with the exception of Council Members Fleming, Alvarez, and Mayor Stepp.

16:16

All right, and then we move on to item five, report on closed session items.

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Summary of Proceedings

Santa Rosa City Council Special Meeting – March 10, 2026

The Santa Rosa City Council held a special meeting on March 10, 2026, primarily to convene in closed session. The meeting was called to order at 1:34 p.m. by Vice Mayor Jeff Okrepkie. Four council members were present (Vice Mayor Okrepkie, Council Members Bañuelos, MacDonald, and Rogers), while Mayor Stapp and Council Members Alvarez and Fleming were absent. Mayor Stapp and Council Member Alvarez later joined the closed session remotely under just cause provisions of the Brown Act. The meeting recessed to closed session at 1:34 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 2:27 p.m.

Closed Session

  • The council held a closed session under Government Code § 54956.9, subdivision (d)(2) and (e)(2) regarding significant exposure to litigation: one potential case involving an employment-related claim. No public comments were made on the closed session item.

Key Outcomes

  • City Attorney Teresa Stricker reported that there was no reportable action from closed session.
  • The meeting adjourned at 2:28 p.m.

Note: The raw transcript contains conflicting roll call information (indicating all members present at one point), but the official minutes show four members present and three absent. The minutes are taken as authoritative.

Meeting Transcript

All right, let's go ahead and call this meeting to order at one thirty-two. Uh, Madam City Clerk, can you call roll, please? Mayor. Councilmember Rogers. Present. Councilmember McDonald? Here. Councilmember Fleming is absent today. Councilmember Ben Wellows? Here. Councilmember Alvarez. I'm not seeing Council Member Alvarez. Here. Mayor Stapp. Let the record show that all council members are present with the exception of Mayor Stapp, Councilmember Avrez, and Councilmember Fleming. All right, welcome back. Um Madam City Clerk, will you take roll, please? Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Rogers. Councilmember McDonald? Here. Councilmember Fleming is absent. Councilmember Ben Wellows? Here. Councilmember Alvarez is absent. Vice Mayor Krepke? Here. Mayor Stopp is absent. Let the record show that all council members are present, with the exception of Council Members Fleming, Alvarez, and Mayor Stepp. All right, and then we move on to item five, report on closed session items.

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