Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council- Agenda

• LUC Chair & Monte Rio / Villa Grande Alternate Patty Thayer • Vice Chair & Cazadero / Duncan Mills Representative: Mike Nicholls • Guerneville Representative: Joe Rogoff • Forestville Representative: Lonnie Lazar • Community Member Nick Schwanz

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

The Lower Russian River Municipal Advisory Council will make reasonable accommodations for persons having special needs due to disabilities. Please contact the Fifth District Field Representative at 707-565-1219 during regular business hours at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure necessary accommodations are made.

Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Pledge of Allegiance
Consent Agenda
Discussion Possible Action
These items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. The Lower Russian River MAC will act upon them at one time without discussion. Any Representatives, staff member or interested party may request that an item be removed from the consent agenda for discussion.
- February 1, 2024 Minutes
Statement of Conflict of Interest
Discussion
This is the time for Members to indicate any statements of conflict of interest for any item listed on this agenda. The River MAC bylaws state that members will not involve themselves in official River MAC activities that could materially benefit them personally, their business interests, or the interests of organizations that they represent. In a conflict of interest, the member will abstain from voting, and the abstention will be recorded in the minutes.
Environmental Justice and Safety Element Updates to 2020 General Plan
Discussion
At their July 23, 2024 meeting, the Board of Supervisors held a workshop on the General Plan 2020 Public Safety Element Update and New Environmental Justice Element. These two element updates will be completed in advance of a comprehensive General Plan update process which has recently begun.

The workshop presented the status of the General Plan 2020 updates, identified communities of focus for the updates, which include the Lower Russian River communities, and the discussion considered policy approaches for prioritizing improvements in disadvantaged communities and how best to incorporate climate adaptation and resilience.

The agenda materials can be found here and a video of the workshop can be found here. Planners Katrina Braehmer and Claudette Diaz from Permit Sonoma will provide an overview of the elements and next steps in the planning process, implications for the Lower Russian River communities and opportunities to be involved, and seek input on effective outreach strategies to gather input from underrepresented communities.

Permit Sonoma staff will present on the Safety Element and Environmental Justice Element at the September 12 Lower Russian River MAC meeting. The Board of Supervisors will hear an update from Permit Sonoma staff on the status of the comprehensive General Plan update process at their October 15 meeting in advance of the General Plan 2020 Safety and Environmental Justice Elements going before the Board for adoption.
Adjournment