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Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council

Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council Meeting

Date: April 21, 2022

Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Webinar Information:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://sonomacounty.zoom.us/j/93805817750?pwd=Wk9HaTBNNEVzdHE5U29BcWhTTGJYdz09

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One tap mobile : US: +16699009128,,93805817750# or +12532158782,,93805817750#

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Streaming Facebook Live on Supervisor Lynda Hopkins page https://www.facebook.com/supervisorlyndahopkins/

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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 August 20 LRR 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.

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 Chair Pip Marquez de la Plata

Pledge of Allegiance Chair

Roll Call Chair

Approval of Agenda Chair

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 PG&E Letter sent

Consent Calendar February 17, 2022 minutes -

Council Member Comment: on Matters not listed on the Agenda: Comments are restricted to matters within the Board’s jurisdiction. Please be brief and limit spoken comments to one minute.

Public Comment: on Matters not listed on the Agenda: Comments are restricted to matters within the Board’s jurisdiction. Please be brief and limit spoken comments to two minutes.

Regular Calendar Items

• Supervisor Lynda Hopkins
• Report by the Lower Russian River Citizens Advisory Committee
• CalFire Chief Ben Nicholls and Sonoma Fire Chief Cyndi Foreman addressing risk mitigation from forest fires.
• Sgt Tom McNeil, Sonoma County Sheriff, Guerneville Substation on fire risk mitigation from encampments, warming and cooking fires
• West County Mapping project
• Paul Osmundson of the Community Development Commission, County of Sonoma, on housing solutions including George’s Hideaway.

Committee/Staff/Council member reports

• AdHoc Reports ( limited to 5 minutes each)
o Trash
o Land Use
o Vacation Rental

• Staff Report on ongoing issues
o Strategic plan RFP
o RR Confluence update

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.