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North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council

North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council Meeting

Date: April 20, 2022

Time: 5:30 - 8:59 p.m.

Registration Required: No

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Meeting ID: 945 9386 1280
Passcode: 912671
Phone: +1 (669) 900-9128

Contact: Hannah Whitman, Board Aide for Supervisor Susan Gorin

Meeting Documentation

Agenda

  1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Land Acknowledgment, Roll Call
  2. Special Guest Opening - Remarks
    • Patricia Galindo, long-time Glen Ellen resident and Client Services Coordinator, La Luz Center
  3. Approval of March 16, 2022 minutes - Resolution
  4. Public Comment - Receive
    • (Limited to items not appearing on the agenda)
  5. Announcement: Upcoming Alert and Warning Exercise - Receive
    • Sam Wallis, Alert and Warning Program Manager, Department of Emergency Management
  6. Supervisor Gorin Update - Receive
  7. Boundary Acknowledgment and Definition of Glen Ellen - Resolution
    • Chair Dawson to present resolution for review acknowledging and defining community boundary of Glen Ellen
  8. Local Bike Path Presentation - Receive
    • Chair Dawson to present local bike path proposal for review
  9. Review MAC Priority Goals and Ad Hoc Committees (continued from 3.16.22 meeting) - Resolution
    • Discuss MAC priority goals and consider future Ad Hoc committee formation
    • Consider potential creation of Community Sign Ad Hoc, Joint Housing Forum Ad Hoc
  10. Reports and Announcements from Councilmembers and Ad Hocs - Receive
    • Due to time constraints, the Chair requests this be limited to crucial or time sensitive items
  11. Consideration of items for future agenda - Receive
  12. Adjourn - Resolution

Commitment to Civility

The North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council has adopted rules of procedures which include a commitment to civility. To assure civility in its public meetings, the public is encouraged to engage in respectful dialog that supports freedom of speech and values diversity of opinion. Councilmembers, staff, and members of the public are expected to establish and maintain a cordial and respectful atmosphere during discussions; and foster meaningful dialogue free of personal attacks. Members of the public must also adhere to the speaking time limit.

Agenda Materials

Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the North Sonoma Valley Citizens Municipal Advisory Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Board of Supervisors’ Office located at 575 Administration Drive, Room 100-A, Santa Rosa, CA, during normal business hours.

Note: Consideration items will proceed as follows:

  1. Presentation
  2. Questions by Councilmembers
  3. Questions and comments from the public
  4. Response by presenter, if required
  5. Comments by Councilmembers
  6. Resolution, if indicated

Open Meetings

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

Public 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 Appearances

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 three minutes each, six minutes for a member of the public attending with a translator; available time for comments is determined by the Committee Chair based on agenda scheduling demands and total number of speakers.

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 Arielle Kubu-Jones at (707) 565-2241 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting in order to facilitate arrangements for accommodation.