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Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council

Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council Meeting

Date: February 16, 2023

Time: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Webinar Information:

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

Registration Required: No

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meeting recording can be viewed here

Agenda

  1. Call to Order, Clerk Debbie Ramirez
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Roll Call, Clerk Debbie Ramirez
  4. Approval of Agenda, Chair Pip Marquez de la Plata
  5. 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.
  6. Correspondence - none               
  7. Consent Calendar
    1. December 2022 minutes
  8. 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.
  9. 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 
  10. Regular Calendar Items
    1. Supervisor Lynda Hopkins
    2. Introductions and Oath of Office
      1. Vicki Clewes (Hacienda District); Joe Rogoff (Guerneville); Betsy Van Dyke (Pocket Canyon); Patty Thayer (Monte Rio/Villa Grande - Alternate); Kathleen Dahl (Guerneville - Alternate); Gregory Hennig (Pocket Canyon - Alternate)
    3. Officer elections
      1. Chair
      2. Vice-Chair
    4. Roads update
      1. Presenters: Johannes Hoevertsz, Sonoma County Director of Public Infrastructure and Janice Thompson, Deputy Director Engineering & Maintenance
    5. Governance Study Update
      1. Elise Weiland
  11. Committee/Staff reports
    1. Land Use, Report from Chair Mike Nicholls
    2. Trash Ad Hoc, Report from Chair Lisa Nahmanson
    3. Communications Ad Hoc, Report from Chair Joe Rogoff
    4. Staff report, Elise Weiland

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.