Fee Waiver
File 2020-0273 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Board of Supervisors District 5: all its voted items District 5
Failed: 2 Aye, 3 Nay. This item was not approved.
Board of Supervisors
Meeting of May 12, 2020
18 items acted on: 1 contested, 4 other regular items, 13 on the consent calendar. 2 more votes are quoted in the Clerk’s words, uncounted.
Contested items
The Board split: some Supervisors voted Aye and some Nay.
Other items acted on
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Amended.
10:30 a.m. - Annual Tourism BIA Assessment Report & Continuation of Tourism Assessment Without Change in Fiscal Year 2020-21
File 2020-0429 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Economic Development Board: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended by Resolution 20-0167.
1:00 P.M. - Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 Threat, Response, Reopening and Recovery Update
File 2020-0479 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Emergency Management: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.
Emergency Planning
File 2020-0415 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From County Counsel: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended approved by Resolutions 20-0168 and 20-0169.
Consent calendar
The Board approves the consent calendar in one motion; the County records that vote on each item. Appointments and gold resolutions are approved with it. A consent item on which the Board split is listed under contested items above.
13 consent items, none contested
Disbursement of Fiscal Year 2019-2020 First District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards
File 2020-0376 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items District 1
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended.
Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Tourism Impact Fund Grant Awards
File 2020-0483 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended.
New Lease with State Department General Services at Oakridge for Telecommunications Purposes
File 2020-0284 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From General Services: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended by Resolution 20-0160.
Regional Climate Protection Authority Funding Agreement 2020
File 2020-0384 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From General Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended by Resolution 20-0161.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Staffing
File 2020-0288 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended by Resolution 20-0162.
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Engineering Support for the Lake Mendocino Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Final Viability Assessment
File 2020-0361 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Sonoma County Water Agency: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended by Resolution 20-0163.
Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport Conservation Easement Deed for the Sonoma County Consolidated Mitigation Area (SACMA)
File 2020-0323 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Transportation and Public Works: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended.
Lease between the Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport and Propjet 210 Aviation, Inc.
File 2020-0339 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Transportation and Public Works: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended.
Construction Management Services for the Wohler Road Bridge Replacement at Mark West Creek Project (County Project Number C01135)
File 2020-0340 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Transportation and Public Works: all its voted items District 4
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended.
Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates for design of the Wohler Road Bridge Replacement.
File 2020-0341 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Transportation and Public Works: all its voted items District 4
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended.
Approve the appointment of Brian Ling to the Sonoma County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee as the Fourth District representative for a three year term beginning May 12, 2020 and ending May 11, 2023.
File 2020-0381 on the County’s site Appointment Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Board of Supervisors District 4: all its voted items District 4
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended.
A) Approve the appointment of John McEntagart to the Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board for a one-year term beginning May 12, 2020, and ending May 12, 2021. B) Approve the re-appointment of Robin Bartholow, Kristyn Byrne, and Steve Herrington to the Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board for a two-year term beginning May 12, 2020, and ending May 12, 2022.
File 2020-0375 on the County’s site Appointment Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended.
Adopt a Gold Resolution recognizing May 2020 as Travel and Tourism Month (First District)
File 2020-0443 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Board of Supervisors District 1: all its voted items District 1
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as Recommended by Resolution 20-0164.
| Item | Gorin | Rabbitt | Zane | Gore | Hopkins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-0376: Disbursement of Fiscal Year 2019-2020 First District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0483: Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Tourism Impact Fund Grant Awards | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0284: New Lease with State Department General Services at Oakridge for Telecommunications Purposes | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0384: Regional Climate Protection Authority Funding Agreement 2020 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0288: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Staffing | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0361: Hydrologic and Hydraulic Engineering Support for the Lake Mendocino Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Final Viability Assessment | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0323: Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport Conservation Easement Deed for the Sonoma County Consolidated Mitigation Area (SACMA) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0339: Lease between the Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport and Propjet 210 Aviation, Inc. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0340: Construction Management Services for the Wohler Road Bridge Replacement at Mark West Creek Project (County Project Number C01135) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0341: Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates for design of the Wohler Road Bridge Replacement. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0381: Approve the appointment of Brian Ling to the Sonoma County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee as the Fourth District representative for a three year term beginning May 12, 2020 and ending May 11, 2023. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0375: A) Approve the appointment of John McEntagart to the Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board for a one-year term beginning May 12, 2020, and ending May 12, 2021. B) Approve the re-appointment of Robin Bartholow, Kristyn Byrne, and Steve Herrington to the Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board for a two-year term beginning May 12, 2020, and ending May 12, 2022. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2020-0443: Adopt a Gold Resolution recognizing May 2020 as Travel and Tourism Month (First District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
In the Clerk’s words
The Clerk’s minutes text records a vote on these items, but not in a form this site reads with confidence: several motions on one item, a vote with no stated Board Action to attach it to, or a voter who is not a Supervisor, such as a sanitation district’s mayor-director. They are quoted, not counted. Why.
The Board of Supervisors will consider the following in closed session: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - State of California; County of Alameda; County of Sacramento; County of San Francisco; County of Contra Costa; County of Sonoma; and County of Yolo ex rel. Helen Kim and Lisa Little Villela v. FamiliesFirst, Inc.; Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG14733912. (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).)
File 2020-0438 on the County’s site Closed Session Calendar Item
The Board approved the settlement agreement with Families First, Inc. (aka EMQ Families First, Inc. and Uplift Family Services), Helen Kim, Lisa Little-Villela, to resolve the claims brought against Families First, Inc. pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the California False Claims Act. Authority was given to County Counsel to execute settlement documents. The County of Sonoma will receive $1…
AYES: Gorin, Rabbitt, Zane, Gore, Hopkins
The Board of Supervisors will consider the following in closed session: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Mateos-Sandoval v. County of Sonoma, U.S.D.C.-Northern District, Case No. C11-5817 TEH. (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).) (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).)
File 2020-0442 on the County’s site Closed Session Calendar Item
The Board approved a settlement where the County paid $339,072.09 to settle plaintiff’s attorneys fees and costs following for a complete dismissal of the case including $3,700 in damages to plaintiff, $31,431.09 in attorney’s fees for the Ninth Circuit appeal, and now the settlement of the remaining attorneys fees for the trial court proceeding and the cert proceeding of $303,941. Authority given…
AYES: Gorin, Rabbitt, Zane, Gore, Hopkins