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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

Parks Access Expanded in New Sonoma County Health Order

The following is a press release from the County of Sonoma from May 12, 2020 – download en Espanol Sonoma County’s health officer today further eased restrictions on outdoor recreation during the Covid-19 pandemic by issuing an order that allows park agencies to reopen some parking lots and sports facilities. The health order means residents … 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

Sonoma County Public Health Officer Amends Shelter in Place Order to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen

 Leer  En Espanol The Sonoma County Health Officer today amended the Public Shelter-in-Place Health Order to reopen retail stores for curbside pickup and delivery, effective 12:01 a.m. on May 8, 2020. These businesses include but are not limited to bookstores, jewelry stores, toy stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, home and furnishing stores, sporting goods stores, antique stores, … Continued

Sonoma’s Hometown Fourth of July 2020 Celebration Cancelled due to COVID-19

The following is a press release issued by the Sonoma Volunteer Firefighter’s Association (SVFA), the organizers of Sonoma’s Hometown Fourth of July Celebration. “With duty comes responsibility, and the responsibilities that our Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters are facing due to the current global pandemic has required us to deliberate decisions that they never imagined considering. Although … Continued

City Council Defers July 2020 Water Rate Increase

On May 4, 2020, the City Council of the City of Sonoma adopted a resolution deferring the scheduled July 2020 water rate increase of 7.5% for six months.  The water rate increase will now take place on January 1, 2021.  This City Council action was taken because the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are … Continued

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