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Board of Supervisors

Meeting of May 12, 2026

35 items acted on: 0 contested, 5 other regular items, 30 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 Lynda Hopkins, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

10:05 AM 2026 Sewer Rates and Written Report of Charges Hearing

File 2026-0490 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Sonoma County Water Agency: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

1:40 P.M. Public Hearing and Adoption of Resolution for Clearwater At Windsor Qualified 501(c)(3) Bond Financing

File 2026-0506 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Community Development Commission: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Adopted. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Annual Tourism Business Improvement Area (BIA) Assessment Report

File 2026-0244 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Economic Development Collaborative: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by David Rabbitt.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Military Equipment Use Policy 2025 Annual Report

File 2026-0465 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Sheriff's Office: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by James Gore.

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.

30 consent items, none contested

Stewardship Assistance Grant Program Agreements

File 2026-0108 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 David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Update to AmeriCorps Trail Matching Grant Project Legal Description (Property No. 0567)

File 2026-0480 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 David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Lower Colgan Creek Phase 4 Community Spaces Matching Grant Project (Property No. 0625)

File 2026-0482 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District: all its voted items District 3

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Fee Waiver - Sebastopol Area Senior Center

File 2026-0457 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 David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Receive the North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) 2025 Annual Report. (First District)

File 2026-0467 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 David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Quarterly Ad Hoc Update - First Quarter 2026

File 2026-0323 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Consolidated Budget Adjustments and Appropriations Limit Correction

File 2026-0377 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Extension and Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency Due to November 2024 Atmospheric River Storm Event

File 2026-0443 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Emergency Management: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Extension and Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency Due to February 2025 Atmospheric River Storm Event

File 2026-0444 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Emergency Management: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Employee and Retiree Benefits Agreements

File 2026-0084 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Waiver of a 60-Day Resignation Requirement - Department Head Personal Services Agreement - Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO)

File 2026-0586 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Human Resources: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Final Map for Tract No. 1084 - MJS23-0002 Buckeye Knoll Subdivision

File 2026-0374 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items District 4

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Contract for Climate Resiliency Centers Needs and Feasibility Assessment.

File 2026-0408 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 2, District 4

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Third Amendment to On-Call Engineering Design Services 2021 Agreements.

File 2026-0411 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Resolution for list of SB1 projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27

File 2026-0416 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

State Highway Account Match Program Agreement

File 2026-0419 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt Resolutions of Local Support for Three Transportation Projects for Inclusion in the Transportation Improvement Program and to Support Funding Applications

File 2026-0424 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items District 1, District 3

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Receive Report and Make Findings to Continue Emergency Work to Stabilize Dangerous Conditions Resulting from a Pipeline Break within the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District’s Reclamation System.

File 2026-0477 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Sonoma County Water Agency: all its voted items District 1

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Approve the Reappointment of Emily Albert to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Advisory Committee as the Real Estate representative for a two-year term beginning April 25, 2026, and ending April 25, 2028. (Countywide)

File 2026-0471 on the County’s site Appointment
From Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Approve the Reappointment of Oscar Chavez to the First 5 Sonoma County Commission for a two-year term beginning May 14, 2026 and ending on May 13, 2028. (Countywide)

File 2026-0370 on the County’s site Appointment
From County Administrator: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Approve the Appointment of Omar Lopez to serve on the Fire Memorial Task Force beginning May 12, 2026, through the completion of the Fire Memorial installation. (Countywide)

File 2026-0464 on the County’s site Appointment
From Economic Development Collaborative: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Membership Updates to the Sonoma County Local Task Force on Integrated Waste Management (AB 939 Local Task Force). (Countywide)

File 2026-0336 on the County’s site Appointment
From Public Infrastructure: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt a Gold Resolution Recognizing May 2026 as Bike Month and Proclaiming May 14, 2026 as Bike to Work Day. (Countywide)

File 2026-0280 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented at the Board
From Board of Supervisors District 1: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt a Gold Resolution celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Running Fence Project and Commending the Museum of Sonoma County (Third District)

File 2026-0427 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented at the Board
From Board of Supervisors District 3: all its voted items District 3

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt a gold resolution proclaiming May 2026 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month in Sonoma County

File 2026-0487 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 David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt Gold Resolutions honoring Sasha Prosser, Calli Behler, Katie Nelson, and Allie Johnston as the 2026 Sebastopol Rotary’s Teachers of the Year. (Fifth District)

File 2026-0450 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Board of Supervisors District 5: all its voted items District 5

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt a Gold Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma, State of California, Congratulating Munselle Vineyards on its 150th Anniversary

File 2026-0567 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Board of Supervisors District 4: all its voted items District 4

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt a Gold Resolution declaring May 2026 as CalFresh Awareness Month in Sonoma County.

File 2026-0362 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt a Gold Resolution honoring veterans of the armed services by recognizing May 25, 2026, as Memorial Day in Sonoma County.

File 2026-0238 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Human Services: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Adopt a Gold Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma, State of California Proclaiming May 1 - May 31, 2026, as Wildfire Community Preparedness Month.

File 2026-0475 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented Off-Site
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide

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

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Votes on consent items
Item	Hermosillo	Rabbitt	Coursey	Gore	Hopkins
2026-0108: Stewardship Assistance Grant Program Agreements	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0480: Update to AmeriCorps Trail Matching Grant Project Legal Description (Property No. 0567)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0482: Lower Colgan Creek Phase 4 Community Spaces Matching Grant Project (Property No. 0625)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0457: Fee Waiver - Sebastopol Area Senior Center	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0467: Receive the North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) 2025 Annual Report. (First District)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0323: Quarterly Ad Hoc Update - First Quarter 2026	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0377: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Consolidated Budget Adjustments and Appropriations Limit Correction	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0443: Extension and Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency Due to November 2024 Atmospheric River Storm Event	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0444: Extension and Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency Due to February 2025 Atmospheric River Storm Event	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0084: Employee and Retiree Benefits Agreements	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0586: Waiver of a 60-Day Resignation Requirement - Department Head Personal Services Agreement - Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0374: Final Map for Tract No. 1084 - MJS23-0002 Buckeye Knoll Subdivision	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0408: Contract for Climate Resiliency Centers Needs and Feasibility Assessment.	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0411: Third Amendment to On-Call Engineering Design Services 2021 Agreements.	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0416: Resolution for list of SB1 projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0419: State Highway Account Match Program Agreement	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0424: Adopt Resolutions of Local Support for Three Transportation Projects for Inclusion in the Transportation Improvement Program and to Support Funding Applications	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0477: Receive Report and Make Findings to Continue Emergency Work to Stabilize Dangerous Conditions Resulting from a Pipeline Break within the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District’s Reclamation System.	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0471: Approve the Reappointment of Emily Albert to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Advisory Committee as the Real Estate representative for a two-year term beginning April 25, 2026, and ending April 25, 2028. (Countywide)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0370: Approve the Reappointment of Oscar Chavez to the First 5 Sonoma County Commission for a two-year term beginning May 14, 2026 and ending on May 13, 2028. (Countywide)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0464: Approve the Appointment of Omar Lopez to serve on the Fire Memorial Task Force beginning May 12, 2026, through the completion of the Fire Memorial installation. (Countywide)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0336: Membership Updates to the Sonoma County Local Task Force on Integrated Waste Management (AB 939 Local Task Force). (Countywide)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0280: Adopt a Gold Resolution Recognizing May 2026 as Bike Month and Proclaiming May 14, 2026 as Bike to Work Day. (Countywide)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0427: Adopt a Gold Resolution celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Running Fence Project and Commending the Museum of Sonoma County (Third District)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0487: Adopt a gold resolution proclaiming May 2026 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month in Sonoma County	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0450: Adopt Gold Resolutions honoring Sasha Prosser, Calli Behler, Katie Nelson, and Allie Johnston as the 2026 Sebastopol Rotary’s Teachers of the Year. (Fifth District)	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0567: Adopt a Gold Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma, State of California, Congratulating Munselle Vineyards on its 150th Anniversary	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0362: Adopt a Gold Resolution declaring May 2026 as CalFresh Awareness Month in Sonoma County.	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0238: Adopt a Gold Resolution honoring veterans of the armed services by recognizing May 25, 2026, as Memorial Day in Sonoma County.	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye
2026-0475: Adopt a Gold Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma, State of California Proclaiming May 1 - May 31, 2026, as Wildfire Community Preparedness Month.	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye	Aye

Items with no recorded action

3 items

2026-0428: 10:10 A.M. 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan and Urban Water Management Plan
2026-0485: Update on Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information Project
2026-0313: Public Hearing on County of Sonoma Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts in Alignment with Government Code Section 3502.3