<p>Special Meeting Lower Russian River and Sonoma Coast Municipal Advisory Councils (MACs) </p>
Date: August 18, 2021
Time: 5:30 - 11:59 p.m.
Registration Required: No
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Agenda
Call to Order: Clerk Mary Ageneberg
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda: Chair, Land Use standing Committee for the Lower Russian River MAC Kyra Wink
Statement of conflict of interest
Agenda Item:
Event Permit recommendations for the Board of Supervisors
Background:
I. This is a special meeting of the Land Use committees for the Sonoma Coast and Russian River Municipal Advisory Councils (MACs). The MACs are advisory councils to Supervisor Hopkins. All authority for permits still reside with the agency overseeing that particular permit, in this case Permit Sonoma. The MACs role is to provide an additional, local source for information and input so that residents can be better informed and more engaged in the process. This meeting is not to make any binding decisions on land use policy. It is to inform the community on the process and to gather ideas and suggestions that will be provided to the events permit team and Supervisor Hopkins in preparation for a workshop with Permit Sonoma on updating the events permit process. At this time this workshop is scheduled for the August 31, 2021 Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting.
II. Event Permits are ministerial in nature, meaning that any application that meets the guidelines in the application are automatically granted. This leaves little room for input on events that may have a significant community impact. While it is highly unlikely that the BOS will change the ministerial nature of the event permit process, there is an opportunity through the Land Use Committee meeting, participation in the BOS meeting, or comments directly to Permit Sonoma to suggest guidelines to be added to the application that can help reduce the risks to health and safety of these events in our communities.
III. Current Event encroachment permit for events affecting roads is attached for reference. Zoning permit information is available on this link at Permit Sonoma.
Council comment on this agenda item.
Public Comment on this agenda item.
Next Meetings:
•Lower Russian River MAC is August 19th, details linked here.
•Sonoma Coast MAC is September 15.
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.