Santa Rosa Council approves housing bonds, funding
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Council approved up to $20 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds for Santa Rosa Garden Apartments and accepted $4.6 million in County of Sonoma Measure O funding for the inRESPONSE Mental Health Support Team. Members also approved a study session on unpermitted food vendors, appointed an alternate to the Zero Waste Sonoma board, and adopted several consent items covering transportation, parks, police, and water projects.
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What this means
The biggest actions were financial: the Council approved tax-exempt bonds for Santa Rosa Garden Apartments and accepted $4.6 million to support the city’s mobile crisis response and mental health support team over the next three years. It also moved forward with several city projects, including work on roads, a bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing, a park garden, and a drought-response grant application for Carley Well. The Council asked staff to return with a study session on unpermitted food vendors, which could lead to future rules for street vending.
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- Approved issuance of up to $20 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds for Santa Rosa Garden Apartments at 4601 Montgomery Drive.
- Accepted $4.6 million in County of Sonoma Measure O funding for the inRESPONSE Mental Health Support Team and authorized related agreement documents.
- Appointed Dan Hennessey as alternate staff member to the Zero Waste Sonoma Agency Board of Directors.
- Directed staff to bring forward a study session on unpermitted food vendors.
- Approved consent items including transportation contracts, a police services amendment, a wastewater/water grant application for Carley Well, and other routine actions.
- Accepted the 2025 Annual Report of Diversity of City Council Appointees.
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