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Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council

Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council Meeting<br><br>

Date: February 25, 2019

Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Address:
Guerneville Elementary School
14630 Armstrong Woods Road
Guerneville, CA 95446

Registration Required: No

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Agenda

The Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council (River MAC) welcomes you to its meetings. Your interest and participation are encouraged and appreciated. As a courtesy, please turn off all cell phones, electronic devices and pagers during the meeting.

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Proclamations/Presentations
    1. Swearing in of Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council members (Supervisor Lynda Hopkins)
  4. Public Comment
  5. Board Member Comments
  6. Statement of Conflicts of Interest by Council members of Items on the Agenda
  7. Correspondence
    1. Letter from Lloyd Guccioni, dated Feb. 5, 2019
  8. Review and approval of Draft Minutes of January 23, 2019 Joint Meeting of the Lower Russian River and Sonoma County Coast Municipal Advisory Councils
  9. Informational Items/Presentations
    1. Sonoma County Human Services (Oscar Chavez, Assistant Department Director, Health and Human Services)
    2. Sonoma County Health Services (Bill Carter, Department of Health Services Behavioral Health Division Director)
    3. Lower Russian River Homelessness Task Force (Mario Torrigino, Lower Russian River Homelessness Task Force Community Member)
  10. Regular Calendar Items (Discussion and/or Action)
    1. Discussion and action to establish a Community Engagement Guide for the Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council (Amie Windsor, Fifth District Field Representative)
    2. Discussion and action to establish two new Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council ad-hoc subcommittees, including an agenda setting committee and community engagement commmittee (Mike Nicholls, Chair)
    3. Discussion and action on future agenda items and meeting locations (Mike Nicholls, Chair)
  11. Adjournment

Meeting Documentation

Open Meetings: Except as expressly authorized under the Ralph M. Brown Act (the State’s local agency open meeting law), all meetings of the River Municipal Advisory Council are open to attendance by interested members of the public.

Agenda Comments: The Chair will invite public comment for agenda items as they are taken up by the Committee. If you wish to speak, you may do so upon receiving recognition by the Chair. Please state your name and limit your comments to the agenda item under discussion. Speakers are limited to three minutes each; available time for comments is determined by the Committee Chair based on agenda scheduling demand and total number of speakers.

Public Comments on Items not on the Agenda: Any member of the public may address the Committee on a matter not listed on the agenda as long as the subject matter is within the jurisdiction of the Committee. If you wish to speak, you may do so upon recognition by the Committee Chair. While members of the public are welcome to address the Committee, under the Brown Act open meeting laws, Committee members may not deliberate or take action on items not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to two minutes each; available time for comments is determined by the Committee Chair based on agenda scheduling demands and total number of speakers.

Documents related to open session agendas: Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council regarding any item on this agenda after the posting of this agenda and not otherwise exempt from disclosure will be made available for public review at 575 Administration Drive, Room 100-A, Santa Rosa, CA, during normal business hours.

Disabled Accommodation: If you have a disability and require a sign language interpreter, assistive listening device, material in an alternate format, or other accommodation to attend, please contact District5@sonoma-county.org or 1-707-565-2241 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting in order to facilitate arrangements for accommodation.