View the latest version (Jan 31, 2017) of City Council Goals & Priorites
June 5, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Kenyon Webster retires; Carson Pforsich named first for "Locals Who Made A Difference" program.
- Two “citizen representative” positions open with the Task Force Integrated Waste Management Committee.
- Final weed abatement resolution adopted. Keep those weeds down or the city will. On your tab.
- Budget approval gets dicey as Carnacchi tries to hold the meeting hostage, his attempt fails.
- Carnacchi's descretionary annual $500 to go towards a thank-you dinner for Planning Commissioners.
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May 15, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Mr. Necker mailed this one in
- We are loaning our buiding inspector part-time to Rohnert Park
- Yurts galore in this report
- Proposed 2018-2019 Budget getting reviewed
- Local Sebastopol bus 24 will be FREE for a while
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May 1, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- The EMF lady: blah, blah, blah, blah.
- Fireworks will again be on sale in Seb for 4th July.
- Outreach Coordinator presented annual report
- Comprehensive update to zoning ordinance to comply with General Plan has begun. No decisions yet.
- Affordable housing is oxymoronic in Sebtown.
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April 17, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- No mercy in public comment - 30 minutes of blather for which Seb Council has no jurisdiction.
- Lighting assessment increasing. If we had LEDs, it would decrease.
- Grant being submitted to FEMA to fund a fulltime firefighter.
- Sebastopol World Friends, a fantastic sister city organization, reported on latest trip of 28 folks to Takeo, Japan.
- Linda Hopkins and Mayor Slayter pitched a $300M bond for housing, for the November ballot.
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April 3, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Steve Levenberg appointed to county Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
- City to join with county to finance first steps to improve several bike & road conditions.
- Cittaslow reported.
- Ned Kahn's sculpture for the East entrance to town, a new design required by Caltrans, will go forward.
<-- See the picture, left
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March 20, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Still no energy-saving, cost-saving, low maintenance LEDs on our streets.
- Dangers of EMF and other random items make up public comment.
- A flashing beacon system will be installed at Bodega Ave & Ragle Rd.
- Sonoma County Library Commission has a vacant seat.
- With lots of consternation, Council approves new building on the CVS lot.
<-- See the picture, left - Planning Commision to look at updating the Telecom Ordinance before Verizon installs 5G antennas.
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March 6, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Snap crackle pop of EMF detector competes with BS detector in public comment.
- Sebastopol pot ordinance is now approved.
- 10k Race coming to the Barlow on April 14.
- Council overrules Planning Commission approval for downtown fitness gym.
- Want your PGE meter read every month? Get a Smart Meter.
- Under 3 hour meeting, congratulations.
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February 20, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Public comment, the usual mixed bag.
- Pot ordinance becoming permanent, wafting towards approval, includes delivery options.
- Application to add another building on the CVS property continued to March 20.
- Public Art Committee looking to place some art on front of the library.
- New "Sound Like a Fit?" brochure pitching Sebastopol approved.
- No Council Reports, no parting shot.
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February 6, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Public comment. Yup.
- Apple Blossom Parade is April 22
- County Bike-Pedestrian Committee needs citizen volunteer. Application here.
- Another update on pedestrian-bike path to Petaluma
- The "Door to Hell" sculpture needs a new home. Yours for $20k.
- Caltrans work on 116 is hitting its own potlholes.
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January 16, 2018 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Public comment does not disappoint
- Pine Grove Square - parking study is controversial
- Sebastopol pot laws extended 10 months
- LED lights fail again 5:0, no annual $26k saving for Sebville
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January 1, 2018 - Annual Summary 2017 - Read it here.
December 19, 2017 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- DRB and Planning Commission seats filled, not without drama
- Marking for bike lanes completed
- Fee structure for granny units to be examined...reductions coming?
- Recreational pot sales will go ahead in Sebastopol starting Jan 1
- Is a brand new $8.5M library in Sebastopol's future?
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December 5, 2017 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Patrick Slayter is now Mayor, Neysa Hinton is Vice Mayor
- 7-layer aluminum hat protects public comment speaker from EMF
- A new LED proposal from PGE, with a warmer 3k color, would save Sebastopol $26,000 a year, got a frosty Luddite response
- Establishing rules for recreational pot sales moving forward, expect an urgency ordinance to make the Jan 1 deadline
- Grinding, repaving work on 116 from Mill Station Rd to McKinley St takes place 12/11 thru 12/15 from 7pm to 7am - yes that's all night - details here
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November 21, 2017 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- After 10 years, Diana Rich to retire as Director of the Community Center
- Volunteer firefighters to get protective pants and coats
- $245k contract awarded for HAWK flashing light at Bodega and Nelson Way
- Housing committee reported
- Caltrans adding bike lane markings, with issues
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November 7, 2017 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Closed session, litigatin rolls on, even over CVS
- 13 people had their say at public comment
- Median strips on Covert lane to be removed for bike lanes
- Is a second building coming to the CVS site? Stay tuned...
Read the notes from John Necker.