View the latest version (Jan 16, 2018) of City Council Goals & Priorites
March 17, 2020 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Shortened meeting due to COVID-19, essential items only. Three physically present, Two via remote access.
- Local emergency proclaimed for COVID-19, might be eligible for grants from impact. TBD.
- PGE looking to install microgrid generator for Sebastopol, meets with some objections.
- Peace Wall to add: Fred Ptucha, Adrienne Lauby, Mary Moore and Joan Baez.
Read the notes from John Necker.
March 3, 2020 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- March 15-21 is proclaimed National Surveyor's Week.
- No public comment. Really?
- Dollars for seismic safety of Sebastopol homes may be coming, psychoanalysis not covered.
- Hotel Sebastopol must break ground by March 7, or else?
- COVID-19 casualty: Sebastopol World Friends has canceled this years exchange.
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February 18, 2020 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Requests to expand overnight safe parking program for the unsheltered, as done at The Community Church.
- Annual audit report shows the City is ahead, buckwise.
- Another Bike to Work Day is coming.
- Barlow flood plan is just like the old one, except to execute it next time. Dry run yet to be performed. A wet run does not seem like a good way to test it.
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February 4, 2020 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Feb 12: Analy EcoAction club screening and discussing "Hike the Divide, a Conversation About Climate Action on the Continental Divide Trail"
- Presentation by Supervisors Lynda Hopkins and David Rabbitt in support of Measure G, sales tax increase for fire services.
- Vaping discussion, how to discourage use, more to come on this...
- Little interest in Sebastopol becoming successor agency for dissolving Palm Drive Health Care District.
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January 21, 2020 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- Sebastopol World Friends Friendship Dinner Jan 25 - Japan and Ukraine sister cities.
- Kincade Fire emergency proclamation officially over.
- Libby Park playground renewal going out to bid.
- Cross walk revamp around the town square in works by CalTrans - a MUST read...
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January 7, 2020 - City Council Meeting - highlights:
- 20th Anniversary of Rialto Cinemas recognized.
- New water/sewer rates approved. Rates are not going down.
- Signs for Peets and Supercuts approved. No litigation needed.
- Formation of a climate action sub-committee authorized.
Read the notes from John Necker.
Bonus Read - Sebastopol's Chinatowns provided by John Necker.
January 1, 2020 - Annual Summary of 2019
