Dec. 15 Council meeting

The agenda and packet for the City Council meeting of Dec. 15th are now posted for viewing and downloading on this page
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50
Note the packet file size is 20 MB so it may take a while to download.

Dec. 1st City Council meeting

The agenda and packet for the City Council meeting of December 1st are now available for downloading on this page:

http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Upcoming Council meetings

The regular City Council meeting of November 17th has been cancelled due to lack of agenda business. The next regular City Council meeting is December 1st.

Water Study Session

The City Council will hold a Water Study Session, to continue a review on water rate setting and groundwater resources, on Monday, November 8th at 6pm in the Community Meeting Room. The agenda and packet materials are available at this link:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Nov. 3 Council meeting

The agenda and packet for the November 3rd meeting of the City Council are posted on the following page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Oct. 20 City Council meeting agendas

The Oct. 20 City Council agendas for the regular and special meetings are posted on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

City Council meeting of Oct. 6th

The agenda and packet for the City Council meeting of October 6th is now available on the following page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Leaf Blower Discussion Forum, Sept. 20

The Community Services and Environment Commission will hold a community forum meeting to hear input on the City's policy on the use of leaf blowers. Click the image to view meeting details.

Sept. 15 Council agenda

The City Council agenda and packet for the September 15 meeting is posted on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Emergency Preparedness Training

On Friday, Sept. 10th the City will host a session of the Sonoma Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies at Vintage House. This is an emergency preparedness training program that includes neighborhood outreach - check the link below for more information:

http://www.sonomacity.org/uploads/Disaster_Council/SCOPE%209.10.2010.pdf

Walking events in and around Sonoma Valley

Click the flyer to read about the fun "iWalk" events happening in Sonoma Valley!

Water Study Session

The agenda and packet for the City Council's Water Study Session on Wednesday, September 8 at 6pm are available on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

The actual 2010 Water Supply Plan and Rate Connection Study is on this page (17MB):

http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?Pageid=455

Annual Sonoma Bike Festival

Click the link to learn more about the September 18th Bike Festival:
http://sonomabikefest.org/SBF/Festival.html

Sept. 1 City Council meeting

The agenda and packet materials for the Sept. 1st City Council meeting may now be viewed on this page: http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

City Council meeting agenda for Aug. 18

The agenda and packet materials for the City Council's regular meeting of Wednesday, August 18th are now posted on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Upcoming City Council meetings

The City Council will meet within the next month as follows:

August 18 - Regular meeting, 6pm
September 1 - Regular meeting, 6pm
September 8 - Water Study Session, 6pm
September 15 - Regular meeting, 6pm

Upcoming Council meetings

The City Council has cancelled its regularly scheduled August 4th meeting for a Summer break. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Wednesday, August 18th at 6pm.

July 7th City Council meeting

The agenda and packet materials for the City Council meeting of July 7 are available for downloading from this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Foreclosure Prevention & Home Buyer Workshop

Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey is sponsoring a FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AND FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS WORKSHOP in Santa Rosa on July 24. CLICK HERE to find out more.

June 23 Budget Workshop

The City Council will hold a special Budget Workshop meeting on Wednesday, June 23rd beginning at 6pm. The agenda and packet materials are available on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

June 16 City Council agenda

The June 16th City Council agenda and packet materials are now posted on the following page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

June 2nd City Council meeting

The agenda and packet for the City Council meeting of Wednesday, June 2nd is posted on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

European Grapevine Moth in Sonoma Valley

The County Agricultural Commissioner has asked for the City’s assistance in getting the word out on the European Grapevine Moth in Sonoma Valley. The following is provided for public information, reference, and distribution as appropriate.

On Tuesday, Mayor Steve Barbose and I met with Cathy Neville, County Agricultural Commissioner, regarding the European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) quarantine, which is under effect in Sonoma Valley. Twelve moths have been found in Sonoma Valley; the moth was reported in the U.S. for the first time in Napa Valley in October 2009. These moths are more destructive than the Light Brown Apple Moths. It is believed that the moth larvae have travelled from Napa via grape processing equipment, and the Commissioner is requiring that vineyards enter into agreements regarding equipment movement and application of pesticides. They do have approved organic pesticides; no aerial spraying has been approved for EGVM pesticides. She is asking the City to help get the word out to homeowners who have small vineyards or patches of grapevine in their yards in order that they may become educated regarding the moth and signs of infestation. The Commissioner’s Office is coordinating the local trapping survey for EGVM and she notes that University of California Cooperative Extension is strongly encouraging growers who are within 1,000 meters of a moth find to treat for EGVM. The officials monitoring this new moth also have serious concerns about abandoned vineyards, which may become hosts to the moth. The location of abandoned vineyards should be reported to the Agricultural Commissioner (see link below for contact information).

For more information, the Agricultural Commissioner’s web page on this issue is http://www.sonoma-county.org/agcomm/european_gv_moth.htm

Agenda for Council meeting of May 19th

The agenda and packet for the regular City Council meeting of Wednesday, May 19th are now posted on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Budget Workshop - May 12

The City Council will hold a Budget Workshop on Wednesday, May 12 at 6pm in the Emergency Operations Center of the Police Department to review the first draft of the Fiscal Year 2010-11 draft operating budget. The agenda and packet may be viewed on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Special Council meeting Friday, May 7

City Council has called a special meeting for today at 4:00 pm at City Hall to consider a decision on paying the State of California $1.9 million in locally-produced redevelopment money from the City's own budget. The State is requiring this mandated payment as part of its takings from local government to balance the State budget. The agenda for today's meeting may be viewed here
http://www.sonomacity.org/Uploads/19736.pdf

iWalk Sonoma Events

Click the flyer to read about fun walking events coming up in the Sonoma Valley, as part of the Countywide health and fitness initiative known as "iWalk Sonoma".

Council agenda & Budget Committee agenda

The agendas and packets for the City Council meeting of May 5th http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50 and the Budget Committee meeting of May 3rd http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=522 are posted for public review.

April 21st Council meeting

The agenda and packet materials for the City Council's next regular meeting on Wednesday, April 21st is now posted on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

City Council meeting April 7th

The City Council agenda and packet materials for the April 7th Council meeting may now be downloaded from the following page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Plant a Garden this Spring!

Countywide, there is an effort underway to encourage the planting of new gardens with edible plants, pollinator plants and water conserving plants. Check out the iGrow Sonoma website to find out more and to register your garden! http://www.igrowsonoma.org/

Agenda for 3/17 Meeting posted

The City Council agenda and packet for the regular meeting of March 17th has now been posted on this page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Arbor Day Events

Please see attached to read about the wonderful week of Arbor Day events planned for next week! There is something for everyone!

March 3rd City Council meeting

The agenda and packet materials for the March 3rd City Council meeting are now posted on-line at http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Water & Energy Workshop

Our Water Workshop has been expanded to include Energy Conservation as well. Click on the image to view more information on this event coming up on Feb. 27th.

Congressman Thompson's visit

We enjoyed Congressman Mike Thompson’s visit to the Library today to discuss our 2010 Federal Appropriations Application for the Sonoma Valley Regional Library Renovation Project. Thank you to Mayor Barbose and Councilmember Sanders for making time for the visit. Library Commissioner Mary Evelyn Arnold gave the tour, with the Friends of the Library represented by Janet Constantino.

Feb. 17th agenda packet posted

The City Council's Feb. 17th agenda packet is now posted on line at the following page:
http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Congressman to visit our Library

Click to read the press release regarding Congressman Thompson's upcoming visit to the Sonoma Valley Library.

Blog is back up

My blog had an interruption due to a corruption to the domain, so my blog is now being hosted on Blogger. Please note this new domain. Thank you for your continued interest!

City Council meeting Feb. 3rd

The agenda and packet for the meeting of February 3rd are now posted on the following page:

http://www.sonomacity.org/default.aspx?PageId=50

Water Wisdom Workshop announcement

Water Wisdom Workshop CONTACT: Wendy Atkins (707) 933-2204

The City of Sonoma, Sonoma Ecology Center, La Luz, and Sassarini Elementary School have been working together to organize a Water Wisdom Workshop. The event will be held at Sassarini Elementary School located at 652 Fifth Street West in the City of Sonoma on Saturday, February 27th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The purpose of the event is to educate Sonoma Valley residents on the importance of conserving water. Speakers will present on a variety of water-related topics throughout the day, including: conservation, greywater, irrigation, creek stewardship, stormwater runoff, and many others. Vendor booths will display water products, show off new innovations, and inform the public about their use. Information about free water conservation programs and how you can participate in them will be available. In addition, Spanish-speaking translators will be on hand to translate presentations and answer questions.

Raffle prizes will be available throughout the day, including a water efficient, front-loading washing machine. This event is free to the public and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Alcalde reception

Please see the attached press release regarding an event to honor the 2010 Alcalde, Neils Chew.