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Sonoma County Regional Parks › Meeting October 2 2023
Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting

Date: October 02, 2023

Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

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Agenda

  1. 1. Welcome & Land Acknowledgement – Bert Whitaker, Director of Sonoma County Regional Parks
  2. Call to Order & Duties of the Commission – Commission Chair
    1.  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;
    2. 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;
    3. To establish general procedures to carry out the purpose of the advisory commission.
  3. Comments from the Public – Public may address the Commission on matters that are not on the agenda 
    1. Members of the public wishing to suggest an item for a future Commission agenda may do so during this public comment period. 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.
  4. Approval of the Minutes (Action Item) - of the May 22, 2023 meeting of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission
  5. Commissioner Reports (Informational) – Commission Chair Arsel Perez
  6. Director’s Report (Informational) - Bert Whitaker, Director of Sonoma County Regional Parks
  7. Occidental Community Center Pickleball Courts (Action Item) -David Robinson, Parks Manager, Sonoma County Regional Parks
  8. Joe Rodota Trail – Public Art Project (Informational) – Kari Svanstrom, Planning Director, City of Sebastopol, and Bert Whitaker, Director, Sonoma County Regional Parks
  9. Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (Informational) - Mindy Craig, BluePoint Planning
  10. 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.