Category: City Council Updates

City Council Meeting – June 29th, 6pm

A meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, June 29th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and public hearing on our CivicWeb Portal.  The items to be considered on the regular calendar are: A Resolution Approving an Ordinance to be Submitted to the Voters of … Continued

UPDATE: City Budget Workshop #2, Now June 22nd, 6:00 PM

Update 6/16/2020 –  The Budget Workshop originally scheduled for Friday, June 19th has been moved to Monday, June 22nd at 6:00 PM. The City Council will hold a City Budget Update and Study Session to discuss the financial impacts of the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency and the Resulting Economic Emergency at their Special Meeting on … Continued

City Council Meeting – June 1st

A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, June 1st at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and public hearing on our CivicWeb Portal.  Items to be considered on the regular calendar include: Direct Staff to Prepare a Resolution Approving a Ballot Measure Text to … Continued

Special City Council Meeting – May 27th

A special meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Wednesday, May 27th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda on our CivicWeb Portal. The item for discussion is: Hear Presentations and Initiate Review of Top 5 Commercial Cannabis Businesses In order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the City Council Chambers will not be … Continued

Sonoma Service Area Expansion Pre Application

The City of Sonoma, in partnership with our local business organizations, is in the process of adopting new policies and procedures aimed at quickly assisting local businesses with adapting to the challenges created by physical (“social”) distancing requirements as we re-emerge from the most stringent phase of the COVID-19 “shutdown”. The goal is to help … Continued

City Council Meeting – May 18th, 6PM

A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, May 18th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar on our CivicWeb Portal.   Items on the public hearing include: CONTINUE TO JUNE 15, 2020 – Appeals of Three (3) Use Permits/Sites for Verizon Small Cell Facilities … Continued

Council Studies Impacts of Pandemic on City Finances

Along with many businesses, city finances have been hit hard by the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. With a tourism-based local economy, the City of Sonoma is reliant on hotel and sales taxes which represents 54% of the City’s General Fund budget. While City revenues were trending at or above projections prior to the … Continued

Additional Documents Related to Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance

The City Council will be considering a Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance at tonight’s meeting.  The City Attorney has provided some additional documents that will be provided to the Council for their review. City Attorney Memo Explaining Proposed Changes – Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance Proposed Changes to Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance  

City Council Meeting – May 4th, 6PM

A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, May 4th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and public hearing on our CivicWeb Portal.  Items on the regular calendar include: A Resolution Deferring the Scheduled July 2020 Water Rate Increase for Six Months City of … Continued

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