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 July 23, 2024
35 items acted on: 0 contested, 7 other regular items, 28 on the consent calendar. 3 more votes are quoted in the Clerk’s words, uncounted.
The County’s page for this meeting Agenda (PDF)
Roll call
- Susan Gorin Present
- David Rabbitt Present
- James Gore Absent
- Lynda Hopkins Absent
- Chris Coursey Present
Other items acted on
9:30 A.M. CONSENT CALENDAR
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Human Services Department Appointment of Retiree Extra Help
File 2024-0741 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Update on Workplan to Develop a Local Expenditure Plan for Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) 2024 Regional Housing Bond and Approval to Form a Countywide Steering Committee to Inform the Local Expenditure Plan Process.
File 2024-0854 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Community Development Commission: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Proposed New County Government Center (CGC) Plan
File 2024-0759 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as amended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by James Gore.
9:30 A.M. CONSENT CALENDAR
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Homelessness Services for Interim Shelter Sites
File 2024-0794 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
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.
28 consent items, none contested
Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Meetings of April 16, 22, 23, 24, 30, 2024, May 14, 21, 2024, and June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2024. Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District of April 30, 2024, May 21, 2024, and June 11, 12, 14, 2024.
File 2024-0068 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Meeting of May 17, 2024.
File 2024-0677 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Abstain. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by James Gore.
Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Meeting of June 4, 2024 and June 19, 2024.
File 2024-0733 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Abstain. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by David Rabbitt.
District Attorney 2024-25 Workers’ Rights Enforcement Grant Program - $147,275 Awarded from the California Department of Industrial Relations, Award Number 23WREG-17
File 2024-0716 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From District Attorney: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
District Attorney Family Justice Center Program CalOES Grant Award
File 2024-0530 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From District Attorney: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Behavioral Health Bridge Housing and Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Grant Awards
File 2024-0437 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Measure O Agreements and Position Allocations
File 2024-0628 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Department of Health Services Budget Appropriation
File 2024-0636 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Delegated Authority for State and Federal Revenue Agreements
File 2024-0650 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Classification and Compensation Consulting Agreements
File 2024-0481 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Miscellaneous Classification, Compensation, and Allocation Changes
File 2024-0622 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
County of Sonoma Reasonable Suspicion Policy Revision
File 2024-0757 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Behavioral Threat Assessment Consultation, Workplace Violence Prevention Planning, Security Assessment Services, and Training Agreements
File 2024-0763 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Permit Sonoma Project File No. PLP23-0021, Hanna Mixed-Use Project - Contract Award for County Consultant for Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report and Project Management Tasks; 810 West Agua Caliente Road and 17000 Arnold Drive, Sonoma (APN 133-220-003, 133-220-001, and 133-112-020)
File 2024-0639 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Sonoma Developmental Center Specific Plan DGS Contract Partial Return of Funds
File 2024-0821 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Acceptance of Candlelight Drive into County Maintained Road System
File 2024-0761 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 4
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Mark West Creek Regional Park - Cresta Culverts and Road Drainage Improvements Bid Award
File 2024-0803 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 Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Sheriff’s Office Federal Grant Applications
File 2024-0798 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Sheriff's Office: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Quagga and Zebra Mussel Inspection at Lake Mendocino
File 2024-0732 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Sonoma County Water Agency: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
As-Needed Electrical Equipment Services
File 2024-0744 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Sonoma County Water Agency: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Approve the Re-Appointment of Jennifer Buffo to the Sonoma County Tourism Board serving a two-year term beginning August 5, 2022 and expiring August 5, 2024. (Second District)
File 2024-0825 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 2: all its voted items District 2
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Approve the Appointment of Patrick W. Emery to the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space Fiscal Oversight Commission for a four-year term beginning August 20, 2024 and ending August 20, 2028. (Third District)
File 2024-0882 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 3: all its voted items District 3
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Approve the Appointment of Laura Arreguin to the Commission on the Status of Women for a two-year term beginning July 23, 2024, and ending July 23, 2026. (Fourth District)
File 2024-0799 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 4: all its voted items District 4
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Approve the Appointment of Elizabeth Smith to the Commission on the Status of Women for a two-year term beginning July 23, 2024, and ending July 23, 2026. (Fifth District)
File 2024-0704 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 5: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Adopt a Gold Resolution acknowledging the importance of breastfeeding awareness and support
File 2024-0817 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented at the Board
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Congratulating Neil McIsaac & Sons Dairy as the Sonoma County Fair 2024 Dairy of the Year. (Countywide)
File 2024-0808 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 Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Congratulating Ron & Melissa Zanetti as the Sonoma County Fair 2024 Award of Excellence in the Horse Industry Recipients. (Countywide)
File 2024-0809 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 Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Congratulating Ron Crane as the Sonoma County Fair 2024 Outstanding Person in Agriculture. (Countywide)
File 2024-0810 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 Chris Coursey, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.
| Item | Gorin | Coursey | Gore | Hopkins | Rabbitt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-0068: Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Meetings of April 16, 22, 23, 24, 30, 2024, May 14, 21, 2024, and June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2024. Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District of April 30, 2024, May 21, 2024, and June 11, 12, 14, 2024. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0677: Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Meeting of May 17, 2024. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Abstain | Abstain |
| 2024-0733: Approve the Minutes of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Meeting of June 4, 2024 and June 19, 2024. | Abstain | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0716: District Attorney 2024-25 Workers’ Rights Enforcement Grant Program - $147,275 Awarded from the California Department of Industrial Relations, Award Number 23WREG-17 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0530: District Attorney Family Justice Center Program CalOES Grant Award | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0437: Behavioral Health Bridge Housing and Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Grant Awards | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0628: Measure O Agreements and Position Allocations | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0636: Department of Health Services Budget Appropriation | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0650: Delegated Authority for State and Federal Revenue Agreements | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0481: Classification and Compensation Consulting Agreements | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0622: Miscellaneous Classification, Compensation, and Allocation Changes | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0757: County of Sonoma Reasonable Suspicion Policy Revision | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0763: Behavioral Threat Assessment Consultation, Workplace Violence Prevention Planning, Security Assessment Services, and Training Agreements | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0639: Permit Sonoma Project File No. PLP23-0021, Hanna Mixed-Use Project - Contract Award for County Consultant for Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report and Project Management Tasks; 810 West Agua Caliente Road and 17000 Arnold Drive, Sonoma (APN 133-220-003, 133-220-001, and 133-112-020) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0821: Sonoma Developmental Center Specific Plan DGS Contract Partial Return of Funds | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0761: Acceptance of Candlelight Drive into County Maintained Road System | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0803: Mark West Creek Regional Park - Cresta Culverts and Road Drainage Improvements Bid Award | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0798: Sheriff’s Office Federal Grant Applications | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0732: Quagga and Zebra Mussel Inspection at Lake Mendocino | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0744: As-Needed Electrical Equipment Services | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0825: Approve the Re-Appointment of Jennifer Buffo to the Sonoma County Tourism Board serving a two-year term beginning August 5, 2022 and expiring August 5, 2024. (Second District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0882: Approve the Appointment of Patrick W. Emery to the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space Fiscal Oversight Commission for a four-year term beginning August 20, 2024 and ending August 20, 2028. (Third District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0799: Approve the Appointment of Laura Arreguin to the Commission on the Status of Women for a two-year term beginning July 23, 2024, and ending July 23, 2026. (Fourth District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0704: Approve the Appointment of Elizabeth Smith to the Commission on the Status of Women for a two-year term beginning July 23, 2024, and ending July 23, 2026. (Fifth District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0817: Adopt a Gold Resolution acknowledging the importance of breastfeeding awareness and support | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0808: Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Congratulating Neil McIsaac & Sons Dairy as the Sonoma County Fair 2024 Dairy of the Year. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0809: Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Congratulating Ron & Melissa Zanetti as the Sonoma County Fair 2024 Award of Excellence in the Horse Industry Recipients. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2024-0810: Adopt a Gold Resolution Honoring and Congratulating Ron Crane as the Sonoma County Fair 2024 Outstanding Person in Agriculture. (Countywide) | 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.
Untitled item
Procedural
Board Action: Moved by Supervisor Gorin, Seconded by Supervisor Rabbitt; Approved as recommended.
Ayes: Gorin, Rabbitt
Absent: Gurney
Untitled item
Procedural
Board Action: Moved by Supervisor Gorin, Seconded by Supervisor Rabbitt; Approved as recommended.
Ayes: Gorin, Rabbitt
Absent: Gurney
Untitled item
Procedural
Board Action: Moved by Supervisor Gorin, Seconded by Supervisor Rabbitt; Approved as recommended.
Ayes: Gorin, Rabbitt
Absent: Gurney