City Hall exchange

Representing Santa Rosa YIMBY, she supported the plan's density and connectivity, and later supported the City Hall exchange while urging creek daylighting.

A Roseland resident criticized the plan outreach as performative, urged a straight exchange with no subsidies for the developer, and asked that the Flock camera meeting give residents equal time.

A retired civil engineer who helped design downtown projects strongly supported the exchange, calling the site the city's 'front porch' and urging good urban design.

A realtor and JC neighborhood resident urged unanimous approval, suggesting a public roof garden and return of the Courthouse Square fountains.

Santa Rosa YIMBY supported the exchange, saying it will bring people downtown, save money, and uncover Santa Rosa Creek.

A retired civil engineer who worked on past downtown renewal urged good urban design and praised local developer Hugh Futrell's track record.

A Realtor and son of a local architect urged unanimous approval and suggested a public roof garden and restoring Courthouse Square fountains.

A 38-year resident and civil engineer supported the deal but warned the 1.61-acre creek corridor is too narrow and that Sonoma Water staff weren't consulted on the culvert constraint.

Urged the city not to give taxpayer money to the developer and warned about development agreements being violated.

Supported the deal but urged coordination with Sonoma Water on the downtown culvert, which modeling shows could cause major flooding.

Supported the project conceptually but doubted the narrow 1.61 acres allows meaningful creek daylighting; asked that the creek become a centerpiece.

Urged the strongest possible language in the development agreement to mandate creek daylighting, citing Bend, Oregon as a model.

Chop's Teen Club director urged making creek daylighting a binding condition with creekside design standards and a public design process.

Supported the agreement but called the culvert a liability far beyond $100 million given climate-driven flooding, urging it be addressed.