Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
Date: May 22, 2023
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Regional Parks’ main offices
2300 County Center Drive, La Plaza A Building, Room 212
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
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Agenda
- Welcome & Land Acknowledgement – Bert Whitaker, Director of Sonoma County Regional Parks
- Call to Order & Duties of the Commission – Commission Chair
- To act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors in promoting, aiding and encouraging public recreation, including the development of recreation, park and open space facilities;
- To act in an advisory capacity to Regional Parks Director in the maintenance, development and operation of recreation areas and facilities serving the residents of the county;
- To establish general procedures to carry out the purpose of the advisory
- Comments from the Public – Public may address the Commission on matters that are not on the agenda Members of the public wishing to suggest an item for a future Commission agenda may do so during this public comment The Ralph M. Brown Act (the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits the Commission from acting on any matter that is not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes each; the Commission Chair may adjust the time limit in light of the number of anticipated speakers.
- Approval of the Minutes (Action Item) - of the January 23, 2023 meeting of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission
- Commissioner Reports (Informational) – Commission Chair Arsel Perez
- Director’s Report (Informational)- Bert Whitaker, Director of Sonoma County Regional Parks
- Spring Lake 50th Anniversary (Informational)– Corbin Johnson, Project Specialist, Sonoma County Regional Parks
- Wildlife Management Update (Informational) –Sheila Murphy, Wildlife Management Technician, Sonoma County Regional Parks
- Adjournment – Commission Chair Arsel Perez
Public Comment
Members of the public may address the Commission. Designated time for open public comment is allotted during the meeting (See Item 3 below). Public comment is also held for action items, prior to the Commissioners vote. Time limitations are at the discretion of the Chair the Director of Regional Parks and may be adjusted to accommodate all speakers.
In addition to oral public comment at the meetings, the community can also submit commentary via email. Members of the public who would like to make statements that may exceed the time limits for public comment, suggest topics to be placed on future agendas, or suggest questions to be raised and discussed by Commission members or staff, may send an email addressing these matters to parkspublicmeetings@sonomacounty.gov.
Agendas
The agenda for each Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission meeting will be posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting on Regional Parks’ website at https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/learn/about-us/regional-parks-boards-and-commissions/parks-and-recreation-advisory-commission. The agenda is also available at the Regional Parks office, located at 400 Aviation Blvd., Suite 100, Santa Rosa.
Accommodation Request
Please contact Sonoma County Regional Parks at (707) 565-3351 or parkspublicmeetings@sonomacounty.gov with as much advance notice as possible to request arrangements for an accommodation.
Language Interpretation
Interpretation services will be provided as an accommodation if requested in advance. Please contact Regional Parks at (707) 565-3351 or by email parkspublicmeetings@sonomacounty.gov at least one week prior to the meeting. We will make every effort to provide interpretation.