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Board of Supervisors

Meeting of February 25, 2025

22 items acted on: 0 contested, 4 other regular items, 18 on the consent calendar.

The County’s page for this meeting Agenda (PDF)

Roll call

David Rabbitt Present
James Gore Present
Lynda Hopkins Present
Chris Coursey Present
Rebecca Hermosillo Present

Other items acted on

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

Procedural County record of this item’s meeting

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as amended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Chris Coursey.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Proposed Lower Russian River Eviction Defense Urgency Ordinance Related to Declared Flood State of Emergency

File 2025-0262 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From County Counsel: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Chris Coursey.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Permit and Resource Management Department: Review and possible action on the following: Acts and Determinations of Administrative Certificate of Compliance Acts and Determinations of Airport Land Use Commission Acts and Determinations of Design Review Committee Acts and Determinations of Environmental Review Committee Acts and Determinations of Landmarks Commission Acts and Determinations of Planning Commission/Board Zoning Adjustments Acts and Determinations of Project Review and Advisory Committee Administrative Determinations of the Director of Permit and Resource Management (All materials related to these actions and determinations can be reviewed at: http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/PRMD/Boards-Commissions-and-Committees/)

File 2025-0100 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Procedural County record of this item’s meeting

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved the Consent Agenda. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

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.

18 consent items, none contested

Mark West Area Community Park Matching Grant Project with Sonoma Land Trust on behalf of the Mark West Area Community Fund

File 2025-0166 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District: all its voted items District 4

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Fee Waiver - West County Community Services

File 2025-0153 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Board of Supervisors District 5: all its voted items District 5

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

FY24-25 Grant Agreement with Community Partners on behalf of Health Action Together and NAACP Santa Rosa - Sonoma County Branch

File 2025-0167 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program

File 2025-0156 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From District Attorney: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Tobacco Retailer License Administration Agreement - City of Santa Rosa

File 2024-1212 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Exemption of Registrar of Voters from Civil Service Ordinance

File 2025-0117 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Human Services Department Contract Amendment No. 2 with Witt O’Brien’s, LLC

File 2025-0159 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Integrated Justice System Modernization Phase 3

File 2025-0073 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Information Systems: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Application for a US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Non-Traditional Section 6 Grant Application to Continue Funding the Development of the Sonoma County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Communities Conservation Plans (HCP/NCCP)

File 2025-0169 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 James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Multi-parcel Annexation to the Geyserville Sanitation Zone for Drury; Permit Sonoma File No. SEW24-0115

File 2024-1402 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 James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Parking Restrictions on a Portion of West Robles Avenue - Adopt

File 2025-0046 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 3

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Delegation of Authority to Closeout Grant Assistance Provided by the State of California’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Infrastructure (DR-Infra) Programs.

File 2025-0060 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Monte Rio Redwoods Expansion Wildlife Conservation Board grant application

File 2025-0137 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 James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Hazardous Waste Regulatory Support for Water Transmission System Services

File 2025-0135 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 James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Water Resources Investigations to Evaluate Streambed Clogging Impacts on Riverbank Filtration

File 2025-0136 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 James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Russian River Watershed Resiliency Study

File 2025-0140 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 James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Maintenance and Development of E-Commerce and Association Management Software for Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper Program

File 2025-0141 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 James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Approve the Appointment of Don O’brien to the Sonoma County Mental Health Board representing the Second District for a three-year term beginning February 25, 2025 and ending December 31, 2027. (Second District)

File 2025-0173 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 James Gore, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Votes on consent items
Item	Hermosillo	Rabbitt	Coursey	Gore	Hopkins
2025-0166: Mark West Area Community Park Matching Grant Project with Sonoma Land Trust on behalf of the Mark West Area Community Fund	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0153: Fee Waiver - West County Community Services	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0167: FY24-25 Grant Agreement with Community Partners on behalf of Health Action Together and NAACP Santa Rosa - Sonoma County Branch	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0156: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2024-1212: Tobacco Retailer License Administration Agreement - City of Santa Rosa	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0117: Exemption of Registrar of Voters from Civil Service Ordinance	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0159: Human Services Department Contract Amendment No. 2 with Witt O’Brien’s, LLC	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0073: Integrated Justice System Modernization Phase 3	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0169: Application for a US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Non-Traditional Section 6 Grant Application to Continue Funding the Development of the Sonoma County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Communities Conservation Plans (HCP/NCCP)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2024-1402: Multi-parcel Annexation to the Geyserville Sanitation Zone for Drury; Permit Sonoma File No. SEW24-0115	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0046: Parking Restrictions on a Portion of West Robles Avenue - Adopt	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0060: Delegation of Authority to Closeout Grant Assistance Provided by the State of California’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Infrastructure (DR-Infra) Programs.	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0137: Monte Rio Redwoods Expansion Wildlife Conservation Board grant application	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0135: Hazardous Waste Regulatory Support for Water Transmission System Services	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0136: Water Resources Investigations to Evaluate Streambed Clogging Impacts on Riverbank Filtration	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0140: Russian River Watershed Resiliency Study	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0141: Maintenance and Development of E-Commerce and Association Management Software for Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper Program	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2025-0173: Approve the Appointment of Don O’brien to the Sonoma County Mental Health Board representing the Second District for a three-year term beginning February 25, 2025 and ending December 31, 2027. (Second District)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye

Items with no recorded action

1 items

2025-0142: 10:05 A.M. Code Updates for Land Use Public Hearings and Procedures- Creation of Zoning Administrator and Additional Changes