Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council Meeting<br><br>
Date: April 15, 2021
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Registration Required: No
April 15, 2020
5:30 – 7:30 pm
In accordance with Executive Order N-25-20 and N-29-20 regarding the Brown Act for public meetings during the public health emergency, the April River MAC meeting will be held virtually. The meeting will be on Zoom and on Facebook live, links below. After the event, videos are available both on facebook and on Youtube. YouTube Channel can be found under Sonoma County 5th District.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://sonomacounty.zoom.us/j/99953723064?pwd=T3AxQWNRd0FBQW1QaE45MjU0dFhkdz09
Passcode: 849719
Or One tap mobile :
US: +16699009128,,99953723064# or +12532158782,,99953723064#
Or Streaming Facebook Live on Supervisor Lynda Hopkins page https://www.facebook.com/supervisorlyndahopkins/
Agenda
LOWER RUSSIAN RIVER MAC AGENDA
The Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council welcomes you to its meeting. Your interest and participation are encouraged and appreciated. Questions and comments may be entered in the zoom chat.
Call to Order MAC Clerk/Nance Jones
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Statement of conflict of interest
(This is the time for the Chair, Vice Chair and Councilmembers to indicate any statements of
conflict of interest for any item listed on this agenda).
Correspondence – none
Consent Calendar
Approval of February 2021 minutes
Approval of updated Bylaws
Public Comment on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda: 10 minutes
Please be brief and limit comments to two minutes and topics within the River Municipal Advisory Council region.
Regular Calendar Items
A. Supervisor Hopkins: 15 minutes
· Supervisor administers the Oath of Office for New Mac Representative:
Guerneville Alternate Sarah Lindsay aka “Avi”
· Presentation of the Board of Supervisors Gold Resolution to Vesta Copestakes
B. Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA): 15 minutes
Water agency representatives with an update on drought conditions along the Russian River.
C. LandUse: 20 minutes
Harman Dhillon and Martin Breuer of Breur Design presentation on planned renovation of the MD Gas Station on River Road between Rio Nido and Guerneville.
D. GMRS Radio Network: 15 minutes
Lois Lebovitch and Damian Bouné emergency preparedness update
Committees and reports: 20 minutes
- Vacation Rentals AdHoc Committee Report
- Trash AdHoc
- Residential Parking Permit AdHoc
- Chair to appoint AdHoc committees
Proclamations
None.
Call for agenda items
Adjournment
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.