Author: rbarr@sonomacity.org

The Council Action Recap captures the actions taken by the City Council at their meeting. If you would like to view the video of the meeting you can do so on the City’s CivicWeb Portal.

The Council Action Recap captures the actions taken by the City Council at their meeting. If you would like to view the video of the meeting you can do so on the City’s CivicWeb Portal.

The City of Sonoma has selected Marcelo Defreitas as Honorary Alcalde (“Alcalde” is the Spanish name for Mayor.) After considerable discussion, the Mayor nominated Mr. Defreitas in recognition of his fundraising efforts and contributions to the Sonoma community. She announced her selection at the January 29, 2018 Council Meeting and it was ratified unanimously by … Continued

The City of Sonoma has extended the deadline to submit an application for one of its Commissions and Committees. New deadline – 5:00 p.m. January 22, 2018. Recognizing the vast knowledge and talent of our community, the City asks individuals to serve our on a variety of commissions and committees. These commissions and committees are charged with … Continued

Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission was pleased to announce that the Treasure Artist for 2018 is local teacher, conductor, and musician Barbara McElroy. Please join us in honoring Ms. McElroy at a reception in her honor on January 23, 2018 at the Sonoma Valley Woman’s Club, 574 First St East, Sonoma, beginning at 6:00 … Continued

SONOMA VALLEY GSA – ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN The application period has been extended until 12:00 p.m. Monday December 11, 2017. The Sonoma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SV GSA) is a newly formed public agency and its purpose is to secure groundwater sustainability for the Sonoma Valley groundwater basin. The agency has a governing … Continued

The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held at 6 pm on Monday, December 4th (preceded by a closed session meeting at 5 pm).  See the agenda and staff reports here and also link to the live stream video. Key items on the agenda include: Mayor/Vice Mayor Selection Process Presentations to Outgoing Planning Commissioners … Continued

On Monday, November 20, City Council adopted a special October fires water bill adjustment. The October fires impacted the Sonoma area in many ways. Some City of Sonoma water customers responded to the fire threat by applying water to their property to reduce their fire risk. Others evacuated and returned home to find that a … Continued

See the agenda here and also link to the live stream video. Key Items include: – Updating regulations regarding vacation rentals – Short-term measures addressing housing loss and displacement resulting from the October fires – Actions to initiate a 2018 Water Rate Study – Planning commissioner appointments – Water bill adjustments upon customer request to address above-normal usage … Continued