Agenda Item #13.1
For Council Meeting of: August 4, 2026
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
CITY COUNCIL
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CHRISTA SIEGENTHALER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION OF RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT – DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ALLOCATING SUCH FUNDS TO THE COFFEY PARK AND FOUNTAINGROVE NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECT AGENDA ACTION: RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDATION
The Transportation and Public Works Department recommends that the Council, by resolution, approve receipt of additional Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Grant Funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development and allocate such funds to the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery Project, Contract No. C02258, and authorize the Chief Financial Officer to increase appropriations in the amount of $1,496,623.27.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery Project rehabilitated approximately 33 miles of residential roadways damaged during debris removal activities following the 2017 Tubbs Fire. The project was funded through a combination of Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant funds provided by the Housing and Community Development (HCD), utility settlement funds, and local City funds. HCD has secured additional funding for projects funded under the CDBG-DR program and has identified an additional allocation of $1,496,623.27 for this project. The proposed action authorizes receipt and appropriation of the additional grant funds, which will reimburse a portion of the City's local contribution to the completed project.
GOAL
This item relates to Council Goal #1 - Achieve and Maintain Budgeting Excellence and Fiscal Stability.
BACKGROUND/PRIOR COUNCIL REVIEW
Following the 2017 Tubbs Fire, extensive debris removal operations were conducted throughout the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove neighborhoods. Heavy equipment and truck traffic associated with debris removal activities caused significant damage to residential streets throughout the affected areas.
To address these impacts, the City developed the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery Project (Contract No. C02258), which rehabilitated and strengthened approximately 33 miles of residential roadways. The project also included upgrades to curb ramps and related improvements necessary to bring infrastructure into compliance with current standards.
The HCD awarded the City a CDBG-DR grant under Agreement No. 17-DRMIT-17003 in the amount of $13,835,903.19 to fund eligible project costs. The City supplemented the grant funding with $3,654,718.92 in local funds and $4,475,180 in utility settlement funds.
Construction of the project was completed and accepted by the City on November 13, 2025. All available grant funds under the original agreement were expended on eligible project costs.
On June 30, 2026, HCD provided a preliminary award letter, pending execution of an authorization resolution to receive the additional funds.
After the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the City of Santa Rosa, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, began a debris removal operation to remove hazardous burned material from the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove neighborhoods of the City. This operation included thousands of truck trips on residential roads not designed to accommodate such heavy loading. These residential roads experienced significant damage as a direct result of the required debris removal operations which led to premature pavement failure on residential streets within the City of Santa Rosa.
To obtain adequate funding, City staff requested and Council approved allocation of funding, an application of funding, and the execution of a grant agreement from the CDBG-DR program on September 26, 2023 by Resolution RES-2023-164. The California Department of Housing and Community Development approved a CDBG-DR grant in the amount of $13,835,903.19 under Agreement Number 17-DRMIT-17003 for fire damaged road repairs that would be applicable to the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery Project, Contract No. C02258.
Also, by Resolution RES-2023-164, the construction contract was awarded on September 26, 2023, to Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa, California. Construction was completed and accepted by the City of Santa Rosa on November 13, 2025 and a Notice of Completion was filed with the Sonoma County’s Assessor’s office on December 2, 2025.
On January 27, 2026, the Council, by Resolution RES-2026-007, acknowledged completion of construction of the project and expenditure of all grant funds through contract work for the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery Project.
ANALYSIS
The HCD has secured additional funding for projects funded through the CDBG-DR grant program. HCD has identified an additional allocation of $1,496,623.27 for the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery Project.
The project has been completed, and all original grant funds were expended on eligible project costs. Receipt of the additional funding will reimburse a portion of the City's local contribution to the project.
Approval of the proposed resolution will authorize receipt of the additional grant funds from HCD and appropriate the funds to JL 17674. No additional construction work is required as a result of this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of this action does not have a fiscal impact on the General Fund. The additional grant funding will reimburse a portion of previously expended local project funds.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, the proposed action is not a "project" subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it consists solely of accepting and appropriating grant funds and does not authorize any physical changes to the environment. In the alternative, the proposed action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. No further environmental review is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Not applicable.
NOTIFICATION
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - HDC Letter Dated June 30, 2026
Resolution
PRESENTER(S)
Felicia Ong, Associate Civil Engineer
Gregory Mariscal, Supervising Engineer
AUTHORIZATION OF RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT – DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ALLOCATING SUCH FUNDS TO THE COFFEY PARK AND FOUNTAINGROVE NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECT PAGE 3 OF 3