Coastal Municipal Advisory Council

The Sonoma County Coast Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) comprises the towns and areas of Valley Ford, Bodega, Bodega Bay, Jenner, Timber Cove, Fort Ross, West Cazadero and The Sea Ranch.

The Coast MAC is established to advise the Board of Supervisors and other County decision makers on local planning and management decisions relating to the Sonoma County Coast region, to provide a regular forum for citizen participation in the formation of advisory recommendations on those decisions and to provide a bridge for communication between the County and local residents and businesses, and the general public on local government decisions affecting the Sonoma County Coast.

Join the Coast MAC!

The Sea Ranch / Annapolis, Timber Cove, Jenner, and Bodega Bay areas of the Coast MAC will have openings for two-year terms from January 2024 - December 2025 for representative and / or alternate members. Check your address on the map here to see if you live in one of these areas.
Applications are due by 5 PM Friday September 15 and can be completed here.
For more information, contact the Office of Supervisor Hopkins at district5@sonoma-county.org

Community Engagement Channels for the MAC and Supervisor Hopkins

Supervisor Hopkins Newsletter: Share this link with friends who also want to be in the know!

Other Contact: You are always welcome to reach out to your MAC representatives or the team at District 5. You can reach our office at district5@sonoma-county.org and phone 707-565-2241. MAC representative emails are on the representatives page of this website.

The FY 2023-24 Tourist Impact Fund (TIF) Grant Application Process is now open.

The Sonoma County Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is a tax on accommodations at lodging and camping facilities in the unincorporated areas of the county. From this fund, each Supervisorial District in the county receives a percentage for discretionary projects within each District from the Tourism Impact Fund (TIF).

These funds are then awarded in small grants to not-for-profit organizations to create improvement projects in their community. Awards are based upon the TIF funding area and criteria as listed in below. For geographical areas covered by Municipal Advisory Councils (MAC), the TIF policy has been determined by the MAC with input from the community. For those geographical areas not covered by a MAC, the application will go to District 5 staff and similar policy and procedures will be followed.

General Funding Criteria (No preferential order)

*Applicants must be a not-for-profit organization.
Extra points will be given to those projects that can demonstrate the following, although all good projects fitting the funding priority areas will be considered.
Greatest Impact on Community
Multi-Community Benefit
Best Return for Dollars (Leveraging/Matching Funds)
Geographic Fairness
Environmental Sensitivity

Sonoma Coast MAC funding priorities