Sonoma County public meetings in 2021
52 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural boilerplate regarding meeting attendance and public comment protocols. No specific legislative items or decisions are listed in this portion of the agenda.
Board of Supervisors
The provided text consists only of procedural boilerplate for the December 7, 2021, meeting. It outlines instructions for virtual and in-person attendance, public comment protocols, and administrative logistics. No specific legislative or administrative items are listed in this excerpt.
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is holding a special meeting to conduct a redistricting workshop. The session focuses on discussing and considering modifications to the Board-preferred draft map (NDC 51162-D).
- Redistricting workshop to consider modifications to draft map NDC 51162-D
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed session to discuss several personnel appointments and performance evaluations. The meeting also includes discussions regarding labor negotiations and anticipated litigation.
- Appointment of Director of Health Services
- Performance evaluation of County Counsel
- Appointment of Director, Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach
- Labor negotiations with employee organizations
- Conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation
Board of Supervisors
The provided text for the November 16, 2021, meeting consists only of procedural instructions and administrative details. No specific legislative items, contracts, or ordinances are listed in this portion of the document.
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural boilerplate regarding meeting logistics and public participation. No specific legislative items or decisions are listed in this portion of the agenda.
Board of Supervisors
The provided agenda text contains only procedural information and instructions for the October 26, 2021, meeting. No specific legislative items, contracts, or ordinances are listed in this portion of the document. It details methods for public participation via Zoom and in person.
Board of Supervisors
The provided agenda text contains only procedural information and instructions for the October 19, 2021, meeting. It outlines how the public can participate via Zoom or in person and details rules for public comment. No specific legislative items or decisions are listed in this portion of the document.
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural and logistical information for the October 5, 2021, meeting. It outlines instructions for remote and in-person attendance, public comment protocols, and accessibility services. No specific agenda items or decisions are listed in this portion of the document.
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is holding a special closed session to consider a public employee appointment for a Public Defender. Christina Cramer, Director of Human Resources, will serve as the agency negotiator.
- Public Employee Appointment - Public Defender
Board of Supervisors
This document contains only the procedural information and meeting logistics for the September 28, 2021, Board of Supervisors meeting. No specific agenda items or legislative actions are listed in this text. It details instructions for virtual and in-person attendance.
- No specific agenda items or decisions are listed in this document.
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural and logistical information regarding the meeting format, public participation, and security protocols. No specific agenda items or business decisions are documented in this excerpt.
Board of Supervisors
This special closed session meeting involves the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. The board will consider a public employee appointment for the position of Director of Health Services.
- Public Employee Appointment: Director of Health Services
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural information and meeting logistics. It outlines instructions for attending the meeting via Zoom or in person, including public comment protocols and security procedures.
Board of Supervisors
The provided document contains only procedural information and instructions for the August 31, 2021, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors meeting. It outlines methods for public participation via Zoom or in person and details rules for public comment. No specific legislative items, contracts, or ordinances are included in this portion of the agenda.
Board of Supervisors
This document contains only procedural boilerplate regarding the August 24, 2021, meeting. It outlines instructions for virtual and in-person attendance and public comment protocols. No specific legislative items or decisions are listed in this text.
Board of Supervisors
This special closed session will be held virtually via Zoom. The Board of Supervisors will consider a performance evaluation for the Director of Economic Development. A report on this closed session is scheduled for the next regular meeting.
- Public employee performance evaluation for the Director of Economic Development
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors will meet in closed session to confer with legal counsel. The agenda includes discussions regarding existing lawsuits and one case of anticipated litigation.
- Litigation: The State of California, ex rel Mariah Clark vs. Vineyard Creek LP, et al.
- Litigation: Vannucci v. County of Sonoma, et al.
- Anticipated litigation regarding 101 Trinity Road
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural boilerplate and instructions for attending the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors special meeting. No specific ordinances, contracts, or legislative items are documented in this portion of the agenda.
Board of Supervisors
The provided agenda text contains only procedural information and instructions for the July 20, 2021, meeting. It outlines how the public can attend via Zoom or in person and details rules for public comment. No specific legislative items or decisions are listed in this portion of the document.
- No substantive agenda items provided in text
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural and administrative information regarding the meeting. It outlines instructions for virtual and in-person attendance, public comment protocols, and accessibility services. No specific legislative or financial items are listed in this portion of the agenda.
Board of Supervisors
This special meeting of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors includes one item on the consent calendar. The Board will consider a resolution to consolidate local elections with the California Gubernatorial Recall Election scheduled for September 14, 2021.
- Resolution to consolidate local elections with the September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural instructions and attendance information for the June 18, 2021, special meeting. No specific agenda items, contracts, or ordinances are listed in this document.
Board of Supervisors
The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and instructions for public participation. It notes that budget hearings are scheduled for June 15, 16, and 18, 2021.
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed session to discuss legal matters and labor negotiations. This meeting includes discussions regarding anticipated litigation and conferences with labor negotiators representing various employee organizations.
- Conference with Legal Counsel regarding anticipated litigation (Case 2021-0551)
- Conference with Labor Negotiators for all employee organizations (Case 2021-0683)
Board of Supervisors
The provided text contains only procedural instructions and attendance information for the June 16, 2021, meeting. It notes that budget hearings are scheduled for June 15, 16, and 18, 2021.
Board of Supervisors
The provided agenda text contains procedural information regarding meeting logistics and public participation. It notes that budget hearings are scheduled for June 15, 16, and 18, 2021.
- Budget Hearings scheduled for June 15, 16, and 18, 2021
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is reviewing several financial and administrative items, including grant awards for community groups and fire service agreements. The agenda also includes a contract award for riparian restoration and the implementation of a whistleblower hotline program.
- $531,750 contract award for Oken Property Riparian Restoration
- $1,474,504 budgetary adjustment for CARES Act housing assistance vouchers
- $840,000 note renewal for property purchase at 2150 W. College Avenue
- Extension of North Bay Fire agreement up to $2,315,000 annually
- Grant awards including $10,000 to Sonoma Ecology Center and $9,000 to Penngrove Social Firemen
Board of Supervisors
This special closed session includes discussions regarding possible threats to the security of public facilities and services. The Board will also meet with negotiators regarding property acquisitions at Santa Rosa Plaza and other Santa Rosa sites. Additionally, members will confer with legal counsel regarding litigation against Pacific Gas and Electric.
- Possible threat to the security of public facilities and services
- Negotiation for acquisition of Sears site at Santa Rosa Plaza
- Negotiation for acquisition of Santa Rosa City Hall, Central Library, and Whitehouse Parking Lot sites
- Conference with legal counsel regarding County of Sonoma v. Pacific Gas and Electric
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is reviewing a resolution to hold a special election on September 14, 2021, regarding the recall of District Attorney Jill Ravitch. The proposal includes using $909,000 from General Fund Contingencies to fund the election expenses.
- Special election for District Attorney recall on September 14, 2021
- $909,000 for special election expenses
- IBM agreement for ACCESS Sonoma project up to $1,945,634
- Community Investment Fund grant awards including $13,500 to Petaluma Chamber of Commerce
- Whole Person Care Program funding up to $1,386,153
Board of Supervisors
The Board will act on a petition to recall District Attorney Jill Ravitch and review a $14.9 million contract for road paving. The agenda also includes budget adjustments for aging services and a well activation project.
- Acceptance of the certificate of sufficiency for the petition to recall District Attorney Jill Ravitch
- Contract award of up to $14,947,418.25 for the 2021 Pavement Preservation Program
- $400,000 budget adjustment for a proposed Production Well Activation Project
- $159,102 budget increase for Area Agency on Aging service providers
- Lease extension for Department of Emergency Management warehouse in Windsor
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed session on May 17, 2021. The agenda includes a conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation and discussion of proposed commercial cannabis cultivation amendments.
- Conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation
- Proposed Commercial Cannabis Cultivation in Agricultural and Resource Areas Zoning Ordinance
- Zoning Code Amendments and General Plan Amendment
Board of Supervisors
The Board is reviewing land transfers for the Calabazas Creek and Wright Hill Ranch preserves to establish permanent conservation easements. The agenda also includes an easement agreement for the Pine Flat Road Repair Project and several community grant awards.
- Transfer of Calabazas Creek Property to the County
- Transfer of Wright Hill Ranch Property to the County
- Easement for the Pine Flat Road Repair Project at McCord Ranch North
- $8,500 in First District Community Investment Fund grants to local non-profits
Board of Supervisors
The Board is conducting budget workshops for Fiscal Year 2021-22. This session includes receiving department budget presentations and an updated five-year forecast for the County General Fund.
- Removal of the hiring and training freeze
- $100,000 allocation for equity training efforts
- Receipt of FY 2021-22 department budget presentations
- Review of updated five-year forecast for the County General Fund
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is conducting Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget workshops to review department presentations and a five-year forecast. The Board will also consider a resolution to proclaim a local emergency due to drought conditions.
- FY 2021-22 Department Budget Presentations
- Removal of the hiring and training freeze
- $100,000 for equity training efforts
- Resolution proclaiming a local emergency due to drought
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is conducting budget workshops for the 2021-22 fiscal year. These sessions include reviewing department presentations and the five-year forecast for the County General Fund. The board will also consider removing the current hiring and training freeze.
- FY 2021-22 Department Budget Presentations
- Updated 5 Year Forecast for the County General Fund
- Removal of the Hiring and Training Freeze
- $100,000 allocation for equity training efforts
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is holding a special closed session meeting. The Board will consider appointments for the General Manager of the Agricultural Preservation + Open Space District, the Director of Health Services, and the Director of Community Development Commission.
- Appointment: Agricultural Preservation + Open Space District General Manager
- Appointment: Director of Health Services
- Appointment: Director of Community Development Commission
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors will review several items, including the acquisition of property in Bodega Bay and updates on the Kincade Fire emergency proclamation. The agenda also includes various service contracts for information technology and energy programs.
- Property purchase at 665 Highway 1, Bodega Bay, with a $225,000 budget adjustment
- Contract with Catch Creative LLC for Russian River Recovery and Resilience Project marketing
- $300,000 contingency contract for PG&E energy audits and master planning
- IT services agreement with DBAdmin LLC not to exceed $195,000
- Notice of intent to sell surplus County-owned parcels in Forestville
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is reviewing several contract amendments and grant acceptances. These include upgrades to time and attendance software and legal services for housing issues. The Board will also consider budget adjustments for wastewater studies and cannabis equity grants.
- Upgrade County time and attendance software to Kronos Workforce Dimensions
- Acceptance of FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant for Radio Disaster Alert Devices
- Authorization of Cannabis Equity Grant agreements and $75,000 budget amendment
- Amendment to legal services agreement with Richards Watson Gershon for housing work
- Agreement for the Occidental to Graton Wastewater Pipeline Feasibility Study
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is reviewing several administrative items on the consent calendar. Proposed actions include approving grant awards for community projects and accepting official election results. The agenda also includes requests to increase spending authority for health services.
- $340,000 grant for District Attorney's Innovative Prosecution Solutions Program
- Increase of $1,316,219 in delegated authority for behavioral health services
- Community Investment Fund grants including $5,000 to Ceres Community Project
- Approval of the Sonoma County Housing Authority Annual Plan
- $1,255 fee waiver for Sonoma home Meals health inspection
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is meeting virtually to consider several administrative and financial proposals. These include budget adjustments, grant recommendations, and contract amendments for various county departments.
- $77 million adjustment to the FY 2020-21 Consolidated Budget
- $380,000 in funding for Geyserville Alexander Valley Municipal Advisory Council projects
- Increase of Working Solutions CDFI agreement to $2,503,057 for business stabilization grants
- $727,254 budget augmentation for Los Guilicos and Chanate Campus security and fire watch
- $225,000 budget adjustment for property acquisition at 665 Highway 1, Bodega Bay
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed session on March 19, 2021. The meeting includes consideration of an appointment for the Agricultural Preservation + Open Space District General Manager and a performance evaluation for the County Administrator.
- Appointment of Agricultural Preservation + Open Space District General Manager
- Performance evaluation of the County Administrator
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors will review several administrative and financial items, including budget adjustments for county maintenance and housing development. The meeting also includes updates on mental health reports and agreements regarding sexual assault response services.
- $1,322,272 budget adjustment for high-priority deferred maintenance projects
- Increase of Roseland Village professional services agreement from $2,400,000 to $3,303,667
- Six service agreements totaling $400,000 for property maintenance and repair
- $146,684 allocation from the General Fund for a Data Center Generator project
- $100,000 contract increase for Job Link services in Sonoma County
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is reviewing the 2021 redistricting process and establishing an Advisory Redistricting Commission. The meeting includes a staff update on the county's COVID-19 emergency response strategy and vaccination coordination. Additionally, the Board will consider various community grants and legislative advocacy agreements.
- Authorization of $130,000 for redistricting services and technology
- Approval of Community Investment Fund grants to local organizations
- Approval of a $10,000 Tourism Impact Fund grant for La Familia Sana
- Authorization of state and federal legislative advocacy agreements
- Update on COVID-19 emergency response strategy
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is reviewing several administrative and financial items through the consent calendar. These include budget adjustments for the North County Detention Facility kitchen renovation and the SonomaWORKS Housing Support Program. The agenda also includes lease amendments and new service contracts for county facilities.
- Budget increase of $644,150 for the North County Detention Facility kitchen renovation project
- $299,500 funding agreement for Estero Americano Coast Preserve public access and maintenance
- $423,600 budget adjustment for SonomaWORKS Housing Support and Welfare-to-Work programs
- New architectural and engineering service contracts with five firms, each up to $1,000,000
- Lease amendment for 141 Stony Circle reducing monthly rent from $12,214 to $3,262
Board of Supervisors
The Board is reviewing the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Plan and authorizing temporary hiring for pandemic response. They are also considering updates to the Chanate Campus disposition process and approving $3,199,393 in housing fund awards.
- $3,199,393 in County Fund for Housing loans and awards
- COVID-19 Vaccination Response Plan and temporary staff hiring
- Chanate Campus disposition updates including geotechnical studies up to $470,450
- $239,579 for Registrar of Voters infrastructure upgrades
- Appointment of Annabel Nygard to the Mental Health Board
Board of Supervisors
The Board will review several items, including the acquisition of infrastructure credits and various community grants. The agenda also includes a development agreement for property in Santa Rosa and updates to conflict of interest codes.
- Purchase of Amador County Rule 20A Undergrounding Program Credits for $1.9 million
- Approval of $68,000 in Tourism Impact Fund grants to various organizations
- Development agreement for property at 2150 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa
- Community Investment Fund grant awards for First and Second Districts
- Rescinding jurisdiction for cannabis cultivation at 885 Montgomery Road, Sebastopol
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting to receive presentations regarding proposed state and federal advocacy services. These presentations are provided by the County Administrator.
- Presentations on State and Federal Advocacy Services 2021-0024
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed session to consider performance evaluations for multiple county officials. These reviews include the County Administrator, County Counsel, and various department directors.
- Performance evaluation for County Administrator
- Performance evaluation for Director of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach
- Performance evaluation for County Counsel
- Performance evaluation for Director Economic Development Board
- Performance evaluation for Agricultural Commissioner
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed session to conduct performance evaluations for various department heads and agency managers. These reviews include leadership roles in Health Services, Regional Parks, and the Water Agency.
- Performance evaluation: Director Health Services
- Performance evaluation: Interim Executive Director Community Development Commission
- Performance evaluation: Public Health Officer
- Performance evaluation: Interim General Manager Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
- Performance evaluation: Director Regional Parks
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed session on January 8, 2021. The meeting is scheduled to consider performance evaluations for the County Counsel and the County Administrator.
- Performance evaluation of County Counsel
- Performance evaluation of County Administrator
Board of Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will install new supervisors and elect 2021 officers. The agenda also includes proposals for $3.19 million in housing fund awards and a $2.5 million budget adjustment for fire recovery.
- $3,199,393 in County Fund for Housing and Permanent Local Housing Allocation awards
- $2.5 million budget adjustment for LNU Lightning Complex Fires Fund
- Legal services agreements up to $100,000 and $30,000 for Human Services Department
- Lease amendment for WIC office at 1450 Guerneville Road
- Oath of office for Supervisors Suan Gorin, Chris Coursey, and Lynda Hopkins