APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Procedural County record of this item’s meeting
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Rebecca Hermosillo, seconded by James Gore.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Board of Supervisors
Meeting of September 23, 2025
25 items acted on: 0 contested, 9 other regular items, 16 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
10:00 A.M. Freestone Water System Financing
File 2025-0895 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Rebecca Hermosillo, seconded by James Gore.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
10:05 A.M. Jenner Water System Financing
File 2025-0896 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by Chris Coursey.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
10:10 A.M. Salmon Creek Water System Financing
File 2025-0897 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: 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
Amendment to Agreement with Dr. Karen Smith for Interim Health Officer Services
File 2025-0870 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 James Gore.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Sonoma County Energy Independence Program Semi-Annual Bonding Authorization
File 2025-0891 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector: 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
Introduction of Ordinance updating the Governance, Financial Structure, and County Code for Sonoma County Marinas
File 2025-0894 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Regional Parks: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by James Gore.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Approve the Supporting Immigrant Communities Ad Hoc Charter
File 2025-1012 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, 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 Rebecca Hermosillo.
- 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.
16 consent items, none contested
Graton Town Square Matching Grant Project (Project No. 0660)
File 2025-0939 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Conservation and Sale of Haroutunian North Property (Property No. 0154)
File 2025-0959 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 Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Disbursement of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards
File 2025-0954 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 James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Updates to Housing Authority Administrative Plan
File 2025-0654 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Community Development Commission: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Re-budget Funds for Climate and Strategic Plan Projects
File 2025-0965 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 Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Extend 1.0 FTE Time-Limited Department Program Manager to June 30, 2026
File 2025-0953 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Emergency Management: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Crisis Residential Services – Agreement for Crisis Residential Unit Operations
File 2025-0937 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 Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Permit Sonoma Position Allocation Change Request for County Surveyor's Office
File 2025-0952 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 Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Authorize An Overhead AT&T Service Pole Within Freestone Underground Utility District No. 1.
File 2025-0848 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Marin-Sonoma Coordinated Transit Service (MASCOTS) Plan
File 2025-0862 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 Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Water Transmission System Cathodic Protection Assessment
File 2025-0916 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 Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Design and Preconstruction Activities for Occidental County Sanitation District to Graton Community Services District Wastewater Transfer Pipeline Project
File 2025-0917 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Sonoma County Water Agency: all its voted items District 5
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Approve the Re-Appointment of Matthew Dickey and Martin Pena to the North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council for a two-year term beginning September 14, 2025 and ending September 15, 2027 (First District).
File 2025-1000 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 James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Approve the Appointment of Gary Gutierrez as Primary to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee for a two-year term beginning September 23, 2025 and ending September 23, 2027. (Third District)
File 2025-1009 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 James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Approve the Appointment of Mark Beiting to the Measure O Citizens’ Oversight Committee as the Lived Experience representative for a term beginning September 23, 2025 through December 7, 2027. (Countywide)
File 2025-0941 on the County’s site Appointment
From Health Services: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
Adopt a Gold Resolution proclaiming September 2025 National Service Dog Month in Sonoma County. (Countywide)
File 2025-1041 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Board of Supervisors: all its voted items Countywide
Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.
- Hermosillo Aye
- Rabbitt Aye
- Coursey Aye
- Gore Aye
- Hopkins Aye
| Item | Hermosillo | Rabbitt | Coursey | Gore | Hopkins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-0939: Graton Town Square Matching Grant Project (Project No. 0660) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0959: Conservation and Sale of Haroutunian North Property (Property No. 0154) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0954: Disbursement of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0654: Updates to Housing Authority Administrative Plan | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0965: Re-budget Funds for Climate and Strategic Plan Projects | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0953: Extend 1.0 FTE Time-Limited Department Program Manager to June 30, 2026 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0937: Crisis Residential Services – Agreement for Crisis Residential Unit Operations | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0952: Permit Sonoma Position Allocation Change Request for County Surveyor's Office | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0848: Authorize An Overhead AT&T Service Pole Within Freestone Underground Utility District No. 1. | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0862: Marin-Sonoma Coordinated Transit Service (MASCOTS) Plan | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0916: Water Transmission System Cathodic Protection Assessment | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0917: Design and Preconstruction Activities for Occidental County Sanitation District to Graton Community Services District Wastewater Transfer Pipeline Project | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-1000: Approve the Re-Appointment of Matthew Dickey and Martin Pena to the North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council for a two-year term beginning September 14, 2025 and ending September 15, 2027 (First District). | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-1009: Approve the Appointment of Gary Gutierrez as Primary to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee for a two-year term beginning September 23, 2025 and ending September 23, 2027. (Third District) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-0941: Approve the Appointment of Mark Beiting to the Measure O Citizens’ Oversight Committee as the Lived Experience representative for a term beginning September 23, 2025 through December 7, 2027. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
| 2025-1041: Adopt a Gold Resolution proclaiming September 2025 National Service Dog Month in Sonoma County. (Countywide) | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |