North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council Meeting
Date: August 24, 2022
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
- Link: Zoom Meeting
- Meeting ID: 956 3854 0293
- Passcode: 938499
- Phone: +1 (669) 900-9128
- Contact: Hannah Whitman, Board Aide for Supervisor Susan Gorin
Registration Required: No
Attachments:
Special Meeting: Sonoma Developmental Center Draft Alternatives
Joint meeting of the SONOMA VALLEY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION, NORTH SONOMA VALLEY MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, and SPRINGS MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Agenda
- Call to Order, Roll Call
- Springs MAC Roll Call
- NSV MAC Roll Call
- SVCAC Roll Call
- Public Comment Receive
(Limited to items not appearing on the agenda)
- SDC Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Receive
- SDC Draft EIR-Appendices (document added 8.11)
- SDC Draft Specific Plan
- Presentation by: Permit Sonoma Staff
- Site Address: 15000 Arnold Drive, Eldridge
Project Description: Permit Sonoma, Sonoma County's Permit and Resource Management Department, has released a draft Environmental Impact Report and draft specific plan to guide the redevelopment of the 945-acre Sonoma Developmental Center. The draft specific plan calls for 1000 units of housing of which 283 would be affordable, creating a walkable community with an emphasis on affordable housing and active transportation to lessen automobile use. Environmental preservation incorporated in the project will protect more than 750 acres of open space between Jack London State Historic Park and Sonoma Valley Regional Park, add a wildlife corridor and preserve Sonoma Creek and its tributaries. Commercial, recreational and civic spaces will be built for use by residents, employees and the greater Sonoma Valley. The draft Environmental Impact Report evaluated 16 key areas of the proposed specific plan, a lower density alternative, a historic preservation alternative, and two alternatives where the County does not adopt a plan and the State leads the development of the site. While the report finds significant and unavoidable impacts in the areas of vehicle miles traveled and historic preservation, the impacts of the draft Specific Plan overall are comparable to alternatives while being more fiscally feasible and providing more housing.
- Springs MAC Councilmember Questions for Planning Team
- North Sonoma Valley MAC Councilmember Questions for Planning Team
- SVCAC Commissioner Questions for Planning Team
- Public Comment
- Permit Sonoma Staff Response (if applicable)
- Springs MAC Final Comments
- North Sonoma Valley MAC Final Comments
- SVCAC Final Comments
- Adjourn Resolution
Commitment to Civility
The North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council has adopted rules of procedures which include a commitment to civility. To assure civility in its public meetings, the public is encouraged to engage in respectful dialog that supports freedom of speech and values diversity of opinion. Councilmembers, staff, and members of the public are expected to establish and maintain a cordial and respectful atmosphere during discussions; and foster meaningful dialogue free of personal attacks. Members of the public must also adhere to the speaking time limit.
Agenda Materials
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the North Sonoma Valley Citizens Municipal Advisory Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Board of Supervisors’ Office located at 575 Administration Drive, Room 100-A, Santa Rosa, CA, during normal business hours.
Note: Consideration items will proceed as follows:
- Presentation
- Questions by Councilmembers
- Questions and comments from the public
- Response by presenter, if required
- Comments by Councilmembers
- Resolution, if indicated
Open Meetings
Except as expressly authorized under the Ralph M. Brown Act (the State’s local agency open meeting law), all meetings of the North Sonoma Valley Municipal Advisory Council are open to attendance by interested members of the public.
Public 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 Appearances
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 three minutes each, six minutes for a member of the public attending with a translator; available time for comments is determined by the Committee Chair based on agenda scheduling demands and total number of speakers.
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 Arielle Kubu-Jones at (707) 565-2241 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting in order to facilitate arrangements for accommodation.