APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as amended. Moved by Chris Coursey, seconded by Susan Gorin.
Board of Supervisors
Meeting of August 13, 2024
32 items acted on: 0 contested, 4 other regular items, 28 on the consent calendar.
The County’s page for this meeting Agenda (PDF)
Roll call
- Susan Gorin Present
- David Rabbitt Absent
- James Gore Absent
- Lynda Hopkins Present
- Chris Coursey Present
Other items acted on
9:30 A.M. CONSENT CALENDAR
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
10:30 A.M. Comprehensive Energy Resiliency Project - Work Order and 2024 Certificates of Participation Financing Authorizations
File 2024-0599 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Chris Coursey, 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.
28 consent items, none contested
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District Fund Transfer
File 2024-0674 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector: all its voted items
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Fifth District Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council Bylaws Update
File 2024-0819 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors District 5: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Fifth District Sonoma County Coast Municipal Advisory Council Bylaws Update
File 2024-0820 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors District 5: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Assignment of Contract for Alternate Indigent Defense Counsel Services
File 2024-0849 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Quarterly Ad Hoc Update - First and Second Quarters of 2024
File 2024-0863 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Consolidate All Future Elections Called By Municipalities and Local Districts in Sonoma County Provided Certain Conditions Are Met
File 2024-0727 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Clerk-Recorder-Assessor: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Response to the 2023-24 Civil Grand Jury
File 2024-0895 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
FY 24-25 Tourism Impact Fund Grant Awards
File 2024-0909 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items District 1, District 4, District 5
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Quarterly County Grant Program Update - Second Quarter of 2024
File 2024-0795 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Economic Development Department and Advisory Board Name Change
File 2024-0872 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Economic Development Board: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
ACCESS Sonoma Safety Net Initiative - IBM Agreement
File 2024-0929 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Employee and Retiree Prescription Benefits Agreement
File 2024-0760 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Racial Equity Action Plan Revisions
File 2024-0837 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Office of Equity: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Local Agency Management Program and Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Regulations and Technical Standards Revisions
File 2024-0611 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Secure Youth Treatment Facility Agreements
File 2024-0869 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Probation: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
UC Master Gardener Amendment to License of Garden Area at County’s Los Guilicos Campus
File 2024-0776 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 1
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
FY 2025 SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program
File 2024-0815 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Fifth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Dewberry Engineers, Inc. for design of the Wohler Road Bridge over Russian River Seismic Retrofit (County Project No. C01136).
File 2024-0826 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Lease Amendment for Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector, 433 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 120, Santa Rosa
File 2024-0828 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Transfer of Unclaimed Funds to County General Fund
File 2024-0796 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Sheriff's Office: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Biological Assessment for Second Russian River Biological Opinion
File 2024-0833 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Sonoma County Water Agency: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Ultraviolet Light Capacity Bioassay Study
File 2024-0839 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Sonoma County Water Agency: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Approve the Reappointment of Alanya Navarro Blake as an Alternate Member of the Assessment Appeals Board for a term of three years beginning on September 3, 2024, and ending September 5, 2027. (Countywide)
File 2024-0444 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Approve the Reappointment of Tim Zahner to the Sonoma County Tourism Board for a one year term beginning November 17, 2023 and ending November 17, 2024 (First District)
File 2024-0860 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 1: all its voted items District 1
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Approve the Appointment of Nick Brereton to the Sonoma Valley Community Advisory Commission to the El Verano West seat for a four year term beginning July 23, 2024, and ending July 23, 2028. (First District)
File 2024-0871 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 1: all its voted items District 1
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Approve the Appointment of Alexandra Jacobs to the Mental Health Board for a three year term beginning August 13, 2024 and ending August 13, 2027. (Fifth District)
File 2024-0847 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 5: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Approve the Reappointment of Michelle Whitman to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space Advisory Committee for a two year term beginning August 2, 2024 and ending August 2, 2026. (Fifth District)
File 2024-0818 on the County’s site Appointment
From Board of Supervisors District 5: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
Approve the Appointment of Angel Flores to the First 5 Sonoma County Commission to serve in the At Large seat as a Tribal Governments and Organizations representative for a two-year term beginning August 19, 2024 and ending August 18, 2026. (Countywide)
File 2024-0846 on the County’s site Appointment
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Chris Coursey.
| Item | Gorin | Coursey | Gore | Hopkins | Rabbitt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-0674: Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District Fund Transfer | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0819: Fifth District Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council Bylaws Update | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0820: Fifth District Sonoma County Coast Municipal Advisory Council Bylaws Update | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0849: Assignment of Contract for Alternate Indigent Defense Counsel Services | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0863: Quarterly Ad Hoc Update - First and Second Quarters of 2024 | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0727: Consolidate All Future Elections Called By Municipalities and Local Districts in Sonoma County Provided Certain Conditions Are Met | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0895: Response to the 2023-24 Civil Grand Jury | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0909: FY 24-25 Tourism Impact Fund Grant Awards | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0795: Quarterly County Grant Program Update - Second Quarter of 2024 | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0872: Economic Development Department and Advisory Board Name Change | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0929: ACCESS Sonoma Safety Net Initiative - IBM Agreement | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0760: Employee and Retiree Prescription Benefits Agreement | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0837: Racial Equity Action Plan Revisions | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0611: Local Agency Management Program and Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Regulations and Technical Standards Revisions | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0869: Secure Youth Treatment Facility Agreements | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0776: UC Master Gardener Amendment to License of Garden Area at County’s Los Guilicos Campus | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0815: FY 2025 SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0826: Fifth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Dewberry Engineers, Inc. for design of the Wohler Road Bridge over Russian River Seismic Retrofit (County Project No. C01136). | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0828: Lease Amendment for Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector, 433 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 120, Santa Rosa | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0796: Transfer of Unclaimed Funds to County General Fund | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0833: Biological Assessment for Second Russian River Biological Opinion | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0839: Ultraviolet Light Capacity Bioassay Study | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0444: Approve the Reappointment of Alanya Navarro Blake as an Alternate Member of the Assessment Appeals Board for a term of three years beginning on September 3, 2024, and ending September 5, 2027. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0860: Approve the Reappointment of Tim Zahner to the Sonoma County Tourism Board for a one year term beginning November 17, 2023 and ending November 17, 2024 (First District) | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0871: Approve the Appointment of Nick Brereton to the Sonoma Valley Community Advisory Commission to the El Verano West seat for a four year term beginning July 23, 2024, and ending July 23, 2028. (First District) | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0847: Approve the Appointment of Alexandra Jacobs to the Mental Health Board for a three year term beginning August 13, 2024 and ending August 13, 2027. (Fifth District) | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0818: Approve the Reappointment of Michelle Whitman to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space Advisory Committee for a two year term beginning August 2, 2024 and ending August 2, 2026. (Fifth District) | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |
| 2024-0846: Approve the Appointment of Angel Flores to the First 5 Sonoma County Commission to serve in the At Large seat as a Tribal Governments and Organizations representative for a two-year term beginning August 19, 2024 and ending August 18, 2026. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Absent | Aye | Absent |