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.
Board of Supervisors
Meeting of May 18, 2021
16 items acted on: 0 contested, 1 other regular items, 15 on the consent calendar. 5 more votes are quoted in the Clerk’s words, uncounted.
Other items acted on
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.
15 consent items, none contested
Disbursement of Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Fourth District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards
File 2021-0432 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item 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.
Certificate of Sufficiency of Petition to Recall District Attorney Jill Ravitch
File 2021-0367 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Clerk-Recorder-Assessor: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.
Lease Term Extension for Department of Emergency Management at 7844 Bell Road, Windsor
File 2021-0408 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.
Area Agency on Aging Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Resolution and Service Provider Contract Amendments
File 2021-0422 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended by Resolution 21-0209.
Proposed Production Well Activation Project
File 2021-0555 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 21-0219.
Cooperative Funding Agreement with the Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) to Finance Improvements at Main Street and Adobe Road in Penngrove
File 2021-0344 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 2
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.
2021 Pavement Preservation Program - Full-Depth Reclamation and Overlays Project, C21401, for 26.76 miles of roadway
File 2021-0403 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 1, District 2, District 4, District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.
Approve the Appointment of Mark Soiland to the Sonoma County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee for a term of two years beginning May 18, 2021 and expiring May 17, 2023 (Second District).
File 2021-0419 on the County’s site Appointment Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items District 2
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.
Approve the Appointment of Bryan Much to the Landmarks Commission beginning May 18, 2021 for a coterminous appointment. (Third District)
File 2021-0401 on the County’s site Appointment Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Board of Supervisors District 3: all its voted items District 3
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.
Approve the Appointment of Robert J. Cortelyou to the Flood Control Advisory Committee Laguna-Mark West Watershed Zone 1A, effective 05/18/21 (Coterminous). (Third District)
File 2021-0420 on the County’s site Appointment Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Board of Supervisors District 3: all its voted items District 3
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.
Approve the Appointment of Vanessa Nava to the Mental Health Board, effective May 18, 2021 and expiring on December 31, 2024. (Third District)
File 2021-0505 on the County’s site Appointment Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Board of Supervisors District 3: all its voted items District 3
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.
Approve the Appointment of Fred Corson (Affected Community/Dry Creek Valley Association) and Alex Harris (Fourth District At Large) to the Dry Creek Valley Citizens Advisory Council for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2022. (Fourth District)
File 2021-0434 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.
Approve the Reappointment of Lea Black to the Advisory Council to the Area Agency on Aging, Sonoma County for a two-year term beginning May 1, 2021 and ending April 30, 2023. (Fourth District)
File 2021-0479 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.
Adopt a Gold Resolution declaring May 2021 Foster Parent Recognition Month in Sonoma County.
File 2021-0414 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended by Resolution 21-0210.
Adopt a Gold Resolution recognizing the week of May 16-22, 2021 as National Public Works Week.
File 2021-0348 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Transportation and Public Works: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended by Resolution 21-0211.
| Item | Gorin | Rabbitt | Coursey | Gore | Hopkins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-0432: Disbursement of Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Fourth District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0367: Certificate of Sufficiency of Petition to Recall District Attorney Jill Ravitch | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0408: Lease Term Extension for Department of Emergency Management at 7844 Bell Road, Windsor | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0422: Area Agency on Aging Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Resolution and Service Provider Contract Amendments | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0555: Proposed Production Well Activation Project | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0344: Cooperative Funding Agreement with the Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) to Finance Improvements at Main Street and Adobe Road in Penngrove | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0403: 2021 Pavement Preservation Program - Full-Depth Reclamation and Overlays Project, C21401, for 26.76 miles of roadway | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0419: Approve the Appointment of Mark Soiland to the Sonoma County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee for a term of two years beginning May 18, 2021 and expiring May 17, 2023 (Second District). | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0401: Approve the Appointment of Bryan Much to the Landmarks Commission beginning May 18, 2021 for a coterminous appointment. (Third District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0420: Approve the Appointment of Robert J. Cortelyou to the Flood Control Advisory Committee Laguna-Mark West Watershed Zone 1A, effective 05/18/21 (Coterminous). (Third District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0505: Approve the Appointment of Vanessa Nava to the Mental Health Board, effective May 18, 2021 and expiring on December 31, 2024. (Third District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0434: Approve the Appointment of Fred Corson (Affected Community/Dry Creek Valley Association) and Alex Harris (Fourth District At Large) to the Dry Creek Valley Citizens Advisory Council for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2022. (Fourth District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0479: Approve the Reappointment of Lea Black to the Advisory Council to the Area Agency on Aging, Sonoma County for a two-year term beginning May 1, 2021 and ending April 30, 2023. (Fourth District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0414: Adopt a Gold Resolution declaring May 2021 Foster Parent Recognition Month in Sonoma County. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2021-0348: Adopt a Gold Resolution recognizing the week of May 16-22, 2021 as National Public Works Week. | 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.
Proposed Commercial Cannabis Cultivation in Agricultural and Resource Areas Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Code Amendments; General Plan Amendment
File 2021-0337 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
9:36 A.M. The Board took a straw vote.
AYES: Gorin, Rabbitt, Coursey, Gore, Hopkins
Board Action: Approved as amended by Resolution 21-0212
The Board adopted an alternative resolution which expressly disapproved A, B, and C (and by implication D since that just supports C). They did not expressly vote on E, but this staffing was only proposed to support the implementation of the program (which was not adopted).
AYES: Gorin, Rabbitt, Coursey, Gore, Hopkins
The Board of Supervisors will consider the following in closed session: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation -Richard Wise vs. County of Sonoma, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nos. ADJ3209430; ADJ2583743; ADJ3455601 (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).)
File 2021-0485 on the County’s site Closed Session Calendar Item
The Board of Supervisors gave approval for the settlement of Richard Wise’s worker’s compensation claim by way of a Compromise and Release agreement for $95,000.00, new money. Direction was also given to the Deputy Human Resources Director to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the settlement.
AYES: Gorin, Rabbitt, Coursey, Gore, Hopkins
The Board of Supervisors will consider the following in closed session: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Carol Dixon vs. County of Sonoma, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board No. ADJ11737455 (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).)
File 2021-0486 on the County’s site Closed Session Calendar Item
The Board of Supervisors gave approval for the settlement of Carol Dixon’s worker’s compensation claim by way of a Compromise and Release agreement for $88,520, less permanent disability advances. Direction was also given to the Deputy Human Resources Director to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the settlement.
AYES: Gorin, Rabbitt, Coursey, Gore, Hopkins
The Board of Supervisors will consider the following in closed session: Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - Fernando Del Valle v. County of Sonoma, et al., United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 4:17-cv-03611 (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).)
File 2021-0518 on the County’s site Closed Session Calendar Item
The Board of Supervisors gave approval was for the settlement of the claim brought by Fernando Del Valle against the County of Sonoma, Steve Freitas, Scott Thorne, Anthony Diehm, and Beau Zastrow by way of Settlement Agreement as follows: Payment of $875,000 dollars in exchange for a full release. Direction was also given to the Deputy Human Resources Director to execute all documents necessary t…
AYES: Gorin, Rabbitt, Coursey, Gore, Hopkins
1:30 P.M. - Sewer Rates and Written Report of Charges
File 2021-0405 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
Board Action: Approved as recommended by Resolutions 21-0214, 21-0215, 21-0216, 21-0217, 21-0218 and Ordinances 6343, 6344, 6345, 6346, 6347.
AYES: Gorin, Rabbitt, Coursey, Gore, Hopkins
Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District
AYES: Gorin, Hopkins
ABSENT: Mayor Harvey
Items with no recorded action
1 items
- 2021-0236: 2:00 P.M. -Tree Ordinance Scoping Workshop