To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Board of Supervisors
Staff Name and Phone Number: Board of Supervisors 707-565-2241
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Title:
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Board of Supervisors 2025 Calendar Items of Significant Interest
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
Adopt the 2025 Board Significant Interest Calendar
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Executive Summary:
On January 10, 2025 the Board held a meeting to conduct their annual review and discussion on calendar year priorities. Based on input provided by the departments and the discussion held by the Board, staff is presenting for approval the 2025 Significant Items of Interest Calendar.
Consistent with the Board’s Strategic Plan Racial Equity and Social Justice pillar, and to look for opportunities to operationalize equity several of the Significant Items programmed for the year will be reviewed through the Racial Equity Toolkit (Attachment C), developed by the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), and approved by the Board in November 2020.
This staff report outlines new county work identified at the January 10th meeting as well as amendment since the draft was published.
Discussion:
The recommended Significant Items of Interest Calendar for 2025 was developed with the goal of scheduling up to 5 hours per board meeting dedicated to regular agenda items necessitating board discussion and deliberation.
The below represents changes from the draft proposed on January 10th.
Additions:
A. County Administrator’s Office - Immigrant Services Funding Plan - February 4, 2025
B. County Administrator’s Office/Public Infrastructure - Update on Safety Net Contracts and Payments - April 15, 2025
C. County Administrator’s Office - Measure H Fiscal Oversight Committee Appointment Recommendations - May 13, 2025
D. Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District/Regional Parks - Astroturf Discussion - May 20, 2025
E. County Administrator’s Office - SCEIP Program Update - May 20, 2025
F. Department of Emergency Management - Flood Preparedness Update - September 9, 2025
G. County Administrator’s Office - Climate Update - October 28, 2025
Adjustments:
A. Human Services - Food Assessment Presentation - Moved to February 11th
B. County Administrator’s Office - Sebastopol Enhanced Infrastructure Finance District (EIFD) Infrastructure Financing Plan - Confirmed and moved to February 11th
C. Economic Development Collaborative - Creative Sonoma Art Plan Workshop #2 - Moved to a date to be determined.
D. Economic Development Collaborative - Broadband Update - Moved to March 11th
E. Permit Sonoma - Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP) Workshop - Modified to “Russian River Floodplain Restoration”
F. Human Resources - Workforce Update - Moved to May 16th
G. County Administrator’s Office - Santa Rosa Enhanced Infrastructure Finance District Council and Board of Supervisors (accept or reject IFP) - Moved to June 3, 2025
H. Permit Sonoma - Cannabis Ordinance Update and EIR - Moved and replaced Land Use Placeholder on October 28, 2025
Prior Board Actions:
January 10, 2025, Board item #1, 2025-0092 - Board of Supervisors 2025 Calendar Items of Significant Interest
Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
Most of the resources needed to deliver the actions, items, and workshops included in the proposed 2025 Significant Items Calendar have been included in the current FY 24/25 budget and/or will be included in the proposed FY 25/26 budget to be heard by the Board and the public in June 2025.
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
None
Attachments:
Attachment A - 2025 Significant Interest Calendar - January 10, 2025, Draft
Attachment B - 2025 Significant Interest Calendar - Proposed for adoption
Attachment C - GARE Racial Equity Toolkit
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None