Minutes for February 12, 2018

1. Call to Order
   1. Chair Brian Molsberry called to order the regular meeting of the Mark West Community Advisory Council at 6:00 PM.
   2. Roll Call: Members present were:
      • Brian Molsberry
      • Roni Berg
      • Pete Lescure
      • Tim Preston
      • Mike Edwards
   3. Approval of Minutes:
      1. On a motion by Councilmember Lescure, seconded by Council Member Preston, minutesof the regular MWCAC meeting, September 11, 2017, were approved. The motioncarried on a voice vote (4-0). Council Chair Molsberry abstained, as he did not attendthat meeting.
      2. On a motion by Councilmember Preston, seconded by Council Member Edwards, minutesof the regular MWCAC Meeting, January 8, 2018 were approved. The motion carried on a voice vote (3-0). Council members Berg and Edwards abstained, as they did not attend that meeting.
2. Ex parte Communications
   1. Councilmember Lescure: talked with Dave Coluzzi, re Carlton. Coluzzi had sent him a sketch ofthe parking analysis that he did. Councilmember Lescure wants a good analysis.
   2. Councilmember Edwards: Ribeli School opened in January. It is back to normal. They lost 15-20 students out of 1500. Completion date of room for meeting at district office will be in April.
3. Public Comments on Non Agenda Items:
   This time is set aside to receive comments from the public regardingmatters of general interest not on the agenda, but related to MWCAC business. Pursuant to the Brown Act,however, the MWCAC cannot consider any issues or take action on any requests during this comment period. Each person is usually granted 3 minutes to speak; time limitations are at the discretion of the Chair.
   1. Margaret DiGenova, Cal American Water gave a status update: A booster pump station (that includes a large and a small tank, and the booster pumps) was damaged, during the October, 2017 fire storm. This affects customers on Wikiup Drive and Vista Grande Drive. Demolitionscheduled to be finished end of week and getting a temporary booster. They are doing pressuretesting in that area. It starts Monday, 2/19/18. Margaret is available for questions.
4. Correspondence -None
5. Council Member Announcements and Disclosures: Information only
   1. Councilmembers Lescure and Berg have been meeting with Fulton folks re Cornerstone property.
6. Referrals from PRMD - None
7. Presentations: Referrals from Sonoma County PRMD: ACTION ITEM
   1. Ken Taub, architect representing RMB Real Estate Investments 2 LLC): Application No.ADR17-0117 and his assistant, Deiah Covarruvias, manager of the apartments. 4420,4440 &4460 Old Redwood Highway, Santa Rosa

      They propose building 96 units replacing 70 lost to the fires.

      • 12 buildings, all eight-plexes, two story, garden apts.
      • Providing 197 parking places, previously 152, with two EV stations (plumed for two more)
      • Farm house look, plaster, comp roof, vertical board and batten
      • 5.1 acres, roughly 17 units per acre, three basic units, clubhouse, rec area and offices
      • Nine feet ceilings with faux-look wood floors, carpet in bedrooms
      • ADA compliant on ground floor
      • Central air & heat Six affordable living units
      • 48 2-beds, 40 1-beds and eight 3-beds
      • Residents will have first priority. Deiah said they all want to move back.
      • Rent will increase by a couple hundred dollars
      • They were on septic, trying to connect to county
      • Hoping to finish by end of year

      Taub did not know about zoning but said the Supervisor wanted more apartments. He said theyhope to have units in by February of 2019.

      On a motion by Councilmember Preston, seconded by Chairman Molsberry a motion to recommend approval of the project was passed with a voice vote (5-1)

      The secretary was advised to forward recommendation for this project to the planning department.

      When speaking to Ken Taub, to verify correctness of the minutes, he said that he forgot to mention that all units would have a washer and dryer included.

   2. Cal American Water, Evan Jacobs, Consolidation with Sacramento
      Cal American Water is asking the MWCAC for support of their desire to consolidate Larkfield water rates with Sacramento. They have been proposing this for over a decade. They believe it is the best tool to manage rates. Since the fire they have lost 25% of customers. Insurance will not cover all. Will have to raise rates.

      Prior to fire, Larkfield had 2400 customers and Sacramento, about 60,000, with lower rates. Cal Am wants to connect the two rate bases. Larkfield to remain the same and Sacramento will have increases. Eventually they will be the same and their rates will increase together as one base.

      Not all costs will spread as some are outstanding. Jacobs suggest that the PUC continue to hold public hearings in Larkfield and have rates reviewed every three years.

      They acquired Geyserville a couple years ago. It is already in the Sacramento system Geyserville rates are close to Sacramento. They have about 306 customers. Their lower rates could be due to the state of the infrastructure, amount of water treatment, no arsenic. Larkfield community had to build a water tank.

      They do not treat for hardness of water anywhere. It is not a health or safety issue.

      Several attendees said they are opposed to merging with Sacrament to help Cal Am rebuild after the fire. And several were saying they want autonomy here… local control.

      Jacobs said consolidation does not change the amount of the rates; only how it’s is collected. The company is the largest in the US. In terms of local control, he doesn’t believe condemnation is in Larkfield’s best interest.

      A lengthy discussion followed with questions about rebuilding requirements and code changes. There are still unknowns. There are still open discussions between waste systems and the County.

      There are no longer plans to add another well. Jacobs’s personal vision is to use Sonoma County Water Agency. They have a good relationship and they can get water from the Santa Rosa plain. More wells here would be a drain on the water system.

   3. Jim Bouler: Rebuttal
   4. This is the 5th time they are requesting consolidation. It is a subsidies theme. Sacramento would be increased to subsidize Larkfield. There will be pitfalls. And there will be no end to subsidies.Jim’s letter is attached to these minutes.
   5. Consultant to Cornerstone Properties, Robin Stephani. Cornerstone Properties owns theformer Cameron & Cameron corner, in Fulton at Fulton and River Roads.
      She had two meetings with the Fulton community.

      Some ideas presented to help Fulton deal with the pain of the SMART train cutting thru neighborhoods but not stopping in Fulton and the cyclone fences.

      “Community Mapping” are starter ideas to get the conversations going, in the Community.

      Make fences a living art wall or other mural; maybe tell the history of Fulton. It is the gateway to the Russian River with a huge rail history. Bring that forward for the 150th anniversary year coming up in 2021.

      She showed an example of a road diet to separate cars from pedestrians and reduce speeding cars.

      • Roll the streets to serve the neighborhood and decrease accidents.
      • A downtown plaza
      • Maybe have local sewer system

      The number one things the Fulton community complained about were traffic safety and blight.

      They talked about community separators, possibilities of local grants. Initial “Community Mapping” diagram was available as a handout.

8. Subcommittee Reports and Discussions: (Action Items if Indicated)
   1. Franchise Fee Monies ~ moved to next month’s agenda
   2. Traffic and Transportation
      1. Councilmember Lescure presented the Proposal to reduce speed in the business district to 25 miles perhour. No official public hearing is necessary.The proposal is attached to these minutes.On a motion by Councilmember Edwards and seconded by Councilmember Berg, they decided to have the secretary send it to Supervisor Gore. The motion carried on a voice vote (5-0).
         
         A short discussion was had about changing the speed limit in Fulton due to accidents.resulting in deaths. Councilmember Lescure explained you would have to collect the criteria to do so. It is not a business district so there is no basis on that stretch of road. He said someone could collect the data and present it to the council.
9. Other Discussion Items: (Action Items if Indicated)
   1. Update on Carlton Senior Living – Chairman Brian Molsberry A representative for Carlton said that they are looking at a 14-month process. They have metthe requirements and are in the last process. They will be in front of the BCA, March 29. They willbe breaking ground in four to five months. They have new drawings posted on their web site. The planning department has all the information. The building will be three stories on the front, two on the rest. 138 units, 83 parking spaces, 36 memory care units and the rest assisted living.
10. Agenda Items: Potential projects for future meetings and suggestions for the next MWCAC meeting
    1. Future planning for Mark West Area, Last plan in 1978
    2. Planning community event, July 25 with the MWCC and Supervisor Gore.
    3. Boundary lines for the MWCAC
    4. Council member’s contact information on the website.
11. Adjournment: ACTION ITEM
    There being no other Council business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM

Approved bey Chairperson Brian Molsberry
Applocal Date: March 25, 2018