Council Member· 2020-12-09 - 2028-12-01
Eddie Alvarez
Santa Rosa
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 19
- Total speaking time
- 1:22:41
- Avg per meeting
- 4:21
- Segments
- 933
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Massage Establishment Enforcement — 88 Spa Certificate Denial
No impact on the current fiscal year budget.
Youth safety and school policing
The city's $14 million budget shortfall and 15 cut police positions are the main obstacles to putting officers back in schools.
Community safety and civil rights for immigrant communities
No direct fiscal impact this fiscal year, though litigation and ordinance work will take staff time.
Continued local homeless emergency proclamation
No monetary payment by the city in the settlement; emergency extension has no fiscal year budget impact.
Wildland-Urban Interface fire map expansion
No direct city cost this year, but affected homeowners could face higher insurance and fire-hardening expenses.
Planned homeless shelter at West Third Street and Fulton Road
Roughly $5.4 million in combined county, federal, and local funds for homeless services and fair housing in FY 2026-27.
School board meeting accessibility
Graffiti abatement along Highway 101 corridor
Conditions around Sam Jones shelter
Unpermitted food vendors regulation
Unknown; council members noted potential revenue from bringing vendors into permitting.
Transparency of closed-session agendas
No impact on the current fiscal year budget.
Potential fire station and engine company closures
$2.5 million in fire cuts by 2027, growing to $5.8 million more by 2030.
Potential police staffing cuts below 1990s levels
About $3.1 million in cuts next year, escalating to 24 sworn positions lost by 2030 without new revenue.
New Fire Station No. 9 site acquisition
$1.65 million from Measure H reserves funds the property purchase.
Weed abatement and fire prevention
Unpaid abatement costs are recovered through property liens; no current fiscal year budget impact.
In-RESPONSE Mental Health Team Funding Cut
About $1.5 million less in county Measure O funding for the mental health crisis team.
Fire Department Overtime and SAFER Grant Transition
$2.5 million added to fire overtime budget; $1 million saved on apparatus leasing.
Closed-session threat to public services or facilities
Potential employment-related litigation against the City
Unknown — if litigation proceeds, potential settlement or legal costs are not yet public.
Alcohol sales expansion at 24 Seven Foods and Fuel
No impact on the current fiscal year budget, per staff.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Alvarez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (2)(Public Safety)
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