APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as amended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Board of Supervisors
Meeting of May 14, 2024
46 items acted on: 0 contested, 9 other regular items, 37 on the consent calendar.
The County’s page for this meeting Agenda (PDF)
Roll call
- Susan Gorin Absent
- David Rabbitt Present
- James Gore Present
- Lynda Hopkins Present
- Chris Coursey Present
Other items acted on
Military Equipment Use Policy 2023 Annual Report
File 2024-0475 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Sheriff's Office: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Department Head Personal Services Agreement First Amendment - Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District General Manager
File 2024-0044 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Introduce an Ordinance amending Article XVII of Chapter 2, Section 2-172 of the County Code (First Reading)
File 2024-0403 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Tierra de Rosas and Recognition of Affordable Housing Month.
File 2024-0434 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Community Development Commission: all its voted items District 3
Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Initiative Petition for Sonoma County Prohibition on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Ordinance.
File 2024-0575 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From County Counsel: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as amended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Cannabis Code Enforcement Ordinance (Section 1-7.1 of the Sonoma County Code) Amendment - First Reading
File 2024-0309 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
1:45 P.M. Financing for Energy Upgrades
File 2024-0302 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Approval of the Consent Agenda
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved the Consent Agenda. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
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.
37 consent items, none contested
Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Vital Streams and Forests: Technical Assistance - Enhancement Supplemental Agreement
File 2024-0349 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Community Spaces Matching Grant Program Technical Assistance Agreements
File 2024-0394 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Disbursement of Fiscal Year 23-24 First District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards
File 2024-0456 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors District 1: all its voted items District 1
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Fee Waiver - North Bay Children’s Center
File 2024-0454 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items District 2
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Disbursement of Fiscal Year 23-24 Third District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards
File 2024-0476 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors District 3: all its voted items District 3
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Tobacco Retail License Ordinance - Second Reading
File 2024-0288 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Department of Health Services Delegated Authority to Approve Environmental Reviews for Homelessness Projects
File 2024-0378 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Department Health Services Fees Ordinance - Sonoma County Animal Services - 2nd Reading
File 2024-0395 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Public Health Micro Enterprise Home Kitchen Operations Grant Award
File 2024-0468 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Employee and Retiree Medical Plan Agreements and Amendments
File 2024-0281 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
NEOGOV Contract Amendment
File 2024-0291 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Sonoma County Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program Standard Agreement for State Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25; Council on Aging and Senior Advocacy Services Contract Amendments
File 2024-0307 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Language Access Policy and Implementation Plan
File 2024-0460 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Office of Equity: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Multiparcel Annexation to the Russian River County Sanitation District of Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 072-220-026, 072-220-027, and 072-240-029 for Sonoma County Community Development Commission; SEW23-0145
File 2024-0177 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
File No. CPH23-0011 The Wildlands Conservancy Request for Coastal Permit Consolidation by the California Coastal Commission, located at 2000 Estero Lane, Bodega Bay; APN 100-160-002.
File 2024-0449 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Amendment No. 2 - Transdev Services, Inc.
File 2024-0248 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
FY 2024-25 Transit Services Agreement - Mendocino Transit Authority
File 2024-0249 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
FY 2024-25 ADA Paratransit Services Agreement
File 2024-0405 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Sonoma County Transit - Transportation Development Act and State Transit Assistance Annual Claim of Funds.
File 2024-0406 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Resolution for list of SB1 projects for Fiscal Year 2024-25
File 2024-0414 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
2024 Certified Mileage of Sonoma County Maintained Roads
File 2024-0423 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Third Amendment to Lease for Department of Child Support Services at 3725 Westwind Blvd, Suite 200, Santa Rosa
File 2024-0424 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Notice of Intent to Acquire approximately 101 acres located at 1616 Los Alamos Road, Santa Rosa, to incorporate into Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve
File 2024-0477 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Regional Parks: all its voted items District 1
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Commercial Berthing Credit at County of Sonoma Marinas
File 2024-0483 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Regional Parks: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Acceptance of Grant Funds from Point Blue Conservation Science for the Taylor Mountain Wetland and Riparian Restoration Project
File 2024-0489 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Regional Parks: all its voted items District 1, District 3
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Approve the Reappointments of Matthew Eshoo, as General Member, and William Severi, as Alternate Member, of the Assessment Appeals Board each for a three-year term beginning September 2, 2024 and ending on September 5, 2027. (Countywide)
File 2024-0287 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Approve the Appointment of Ross Liscum as a General Member to the Assessment Appeals Board for a term beginning September 5, 2022 and ending on September 1, 2025. (Countywide)
File 2024-0436 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Approve the Appointment of Rena Wang to the Sonoma County Community Development Committee representing the First District beginning May 14, 2024 as a coterminous appointment. (First District)
File 2024-0474 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 1: all its voted items District 1
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Approve the Reappointments to the Partnership HealthPlan of California Commission of Kathryn Powell, Chief Executive Officer of Petaluma Health Center for the four-year term of May 22, 2024 through May 21, 2028; and Tina Rivera, Department of Health Services Director for the four-year term of May 21, 2024 through May 20, 2028. (Countywide)
File 2024-0467 on the County’s site Appointment
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Approve the Appointment of Oscar Chavez to the First 5 Sonoma County Commission in an At Large position representing the community-based organizations that are focused on family resiliency and nurturing parenting, for a two-year term beginning May 14, 2024, and ending on May 13, 2026. (Countywide)
File 2024-0471 on the County’s site Appointment
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Adopt a Gold Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma Recognizing May 2024 as Travel and Tourism Month. (Countywide)
File 2024-0327 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented at the Board
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Recognizing May 2024 as Bike Month and Proclaiming May 16, 2024 as Bike to Work Day. (Countywide)
File 2024-0400 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented at the Board
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items District 2
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Proclaiming May 2024 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Sonoma County. (Countywide)
File 2024-0347 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented at the Board
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Commending Sonoma County Winegrowers as Recipient of North Bay Leadership Council’s 2024 “Paint the Town Green - Environmental Stewardship” Award. (Countywide)
File 2024-0623 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Commending Luana Vaetoe as Recipient of North Bay Leadership Council’s 2024 “The Lightbulb Went On - Innovative/Entrepreneurial Spirit” Award. (Countywide)
File 2024-0445 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Celebrating and Acknowledging the Petaluma Garden Club on the Occasion of its 100th Anniversary. (Second District)
File 2024-0510 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items District 2
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Commending Larry Florin as Recipient of North Bay Leadership Council’s 2024 “United We Stand - Community Building” Award. (Countywide)
File 2024-0446 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
| Item | Gorin | Coursey | Gore | Hopkins | Rabbitt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-0349: Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Vital Streams and Forests: Technical Assistance - Enhancement Supplemental Agreement | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0394: Community Spaces Matching Grant Program Technical Assistance Agreements | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0456: Disbursement of Fiscal Year 23-24 First District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0454: Fee Waiver - North Bay Children’s Center | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0476: Disbursement of Fiscal Year 23-24 Third District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0288: Tobacco Retail License Ordinance - Second Reading | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0378: Department of Health Services Delegated Authority to Approve Environmental Reviews for Homelessness Projects | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0395: Department Health Services Fees Ordinance - Sonoma County Animal Services - 2nd Reading | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0468: Public Health Micro Enterprise Home Kitchen Operations Grant Award | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0281: Employee and Retiree Medical Plan Agreements and Amendments | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0291: NEOGOV Contract Amendment | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0307: Sonoma County Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program Standard Agreement for State Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25; Council on Aging and Senior Advocacy Services Contract Amendments | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0460: Language Access Policy and Implementation Plan | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0177: Multiparcel Annexation to the Russian River County Sanitation District of Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 072-220-026, 072-220-027, and 072-240-029 for Sonoma County Community Development Commission; SEW23-0145 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0449: File No. CPH23-0011 The Wildlands Conservancy Request for Coastal Permit Consolidation by the California Coastal Commission, located at 2000 Estero Lane, Bodega Bay; APN 100-160-002. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0248: Amendment No. 2 - Transdev Services, Inc. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0249: FY 2024-25 Transit Services Agreement - Mendocino Transit Authority | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0405: FY 2024-25 ADA Paratransit Services Agreement | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0406: Sonoma County Transit - Transportation Development Act and State Transit Assistance Annual Claim of Funds. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0414: Resolution for list of SB1 projects for Fiscal Year 2024-25 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0423: 2024 Certified Mileage of Sonoma County Maintained Roads | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0424: Third Amendment to Lease for Department of Child Support Services at 3725 Westwind Blvd, Suite 200, Santa Rosa | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0477: Notice of Intent to Acquire approximately 101 acres located at 1616 Los Alamos Road, Santa Rosa, to incorporate into Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0483: Commercial Berthing Credit at County of Sonoma Marinas | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0489: Acceptance of Grant Funds from Point Blue Conservation Science for the Taylor Mountain Wetland and Riparian Restoration Project | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0287: Approve the Reappointments of Matthew Eshoo, as General Member, and William Severi, as Alternate Member, of the Assessment Appeals Board each for a three-year term beginning September 2, 2024 and ending on September 5, 2027. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0436: Approve the Appointment of Ross Liscum as a General Member to the Assessment Appeals Board for a term beginning September 5, 2022 and ending on September 1, 2025. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0474: Approve the Appointment of Rena Wang to the Sonoma County Community Development Committee representing the First District beginning May 14, 2024 as a coterminous appointment. (First District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0467: Approve the Reappointments to the Partnership HealthPlan of California Commission of Kathryn Powell, Chief Executive Officer of Petaluma Health Center for the four-year term of May 22, 2024 through May 21, 2028; and Tina Rivera, Department of Health Services Director for the four-year term of May 21, 2024 through May 20, 2028. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0471: Approve the Appointment of Oscar Chavez to the First 5 Sonoma County Commission in an At Large position representing the community-based organizations that are focused on family resiliency and nurturing parenting, for a two-year term beginning May 14, 2024, and ending on May 13, 2026. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0327: Adopt a Gold Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma Recognizing May 2024 as Travel and Tourism Month. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0400: Adopt a Gold Resolution Recognizing May 2024 as Bike Month and Proclaiming May 16, 2024 as Bike to Work Day. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0347: Adopt a Gold Resolution Proclaiming May 2024 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Sonoma County. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0623: Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Commending Sonoma County Winegrowers as Recipient of North Bay Leadership Council’s 2024 “Paint the Town Green - Environmental Stewardship” Award. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0445: Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Commending Luana Vaetoe as Recipient of North Bay Leadership Council’s 2024 “The Lightbulb Went On - Innovative/Entrepreneurial Spirit” Award. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0510: Adopt a Gold Resolution Celebrating and Acknowledging the Petaluma Garden Club on the Occasion of its 100th Anniversary. (Second District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0446: Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Commending Larry Florin as Recipient of North Bay Leadership Council’s 2024 “United We Stand - Community Building” Award. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |