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The consent calendar was approved with a motion and second followed by a voice vote. No council member requested items be pulled for separate consideration.

Council then reviewed Attachment 1 to the staff report detailing 2025 subcommittee and regional board assignments. Council members expressed general agreement with the proposed assignments; Vice Mayor and Council Member Morganstern indicated support for the slate. Staff said the assignments and meeting dates will be placed on a future consent resolution with calendar dates.

On homelessness hub oversight, Council Member Morganstern volunteered to serve on an ad hoc committee and the vice mayor agreed; the council motion to appoint Council Member Morganstern and the vice mayor passed on a voice vote.

No recorded roll-call tallies were provided in the meeting transcript; actions were taken by motion, second and voice vote. The Brown Act’s public-notice rules were observed during the meeting.

Votes at a glance:
- Consent calendar: approved by voice vote (motion by council member, second by council member Morganstern; no roll-call recorded).
- Appointment of 2025 subcommittee and regional board assignments: approved to move forward to a resolution with dates (consensus; no roll-call recorded).
- Ad hoc committee on homelessness hub: motion to appoint Council Member Morganstern and the vice mayor, seconded and approved by voice vote.

No formal ordinances, resolutions or budget items were adopted during the portion of the meeting covered in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cloverdale City Council Meeting - January 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The city council approved the consent calendar by voice vote, adopted a package of subcommittee and regional board appointments and appointed two council members to an ad hoc homelessness hub review committee.","taxTitle","Cloverdale City, Sonoma County, California","taxId",72204,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6395218,"Resident urges Cloverdale to address pedestrian safety, sidewalk upkeep and possible community garden",178,260180,438410,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2101578-1ee22e319fe087af51d7e04c65a517c4&start=260&end=438","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2101578-1ee22e319fe087af51d7e04c65a517c4/thumbnail_260180.jpg","/articles/6395218/Cloverdale-City/Sonoma-County/California/Resident-urges-Cloverdale-to-address-pedestrian-safety-sidewalk-upkeep-and-possible-community-garden","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6395218-450fa0936b1146bdff62b7f62aeb98e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1776232401&Signature=b5LiZPirox7qLwniQ20UXFBD-DZ5D6XtdAhGC3YKpo~zLkVxNdkpGnKE74EXqCyvK24CDMBtbs59O3NHx3yMt~z~siwpJoezQZFgg9mYFiQMylJ~yS183qzewEiQ0JbSXaaKH72PMOO12K850QPUKegq4VQW9hAIK6G4Zz0XeIKNIclssgzP1WxY5jTVYFmHlL8F~f-lQOua83HG2XjQ~e7Rz2i4D4GV1TcddJI3gn17oTuninnJx3sNt6FaCeB3bGGZ8Ao27kut5Vf2UOO2nbrPc-J~32T71w7kXmVv0edXKK~-NekRGYyrGpaKOfvD~2jsRApO3S2qt-~PcXb1eg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pearl Lopez, a Cloverdale resident who said she walks four times daily, told the City Council during the public-comment period that she has repeatedly encountered drivers who fail to stop at stop signs and pedestrians who nearly have been struck in crosswalks.

“It's really no longer safe to be a pedestrian in our city,” Lopez said. She said drivers frequently fail to stop — sometimes because they are on phones — and that near-misses occur “at least a couple of times a week.” Lopez said she has reported incidents to police and City Hall but has not seen sustained changes.

Lopez also complained about unleashed dogs and yards where shrubs encroach on sidewalks, forcing pedestrians to step into the street. She cited problems on Bridal Street near the post office, where she said a shrub “blocks the whole sidewalk.”

In a final comment, Lopez suggested that a vacant parcel near the Pix Drive-in being discussed for sale would make a good community garden for elderly residents and people without yards. She described the location as “an awesome place to have a community garden.”

Mayor and staff responses: The mayor said he will bring Lopez’s concerns to the police chief and that staff have previously worked on safety issues. City staff confirmed there are existing city grounds crews that inspect sidewalks; Lopez said she expects the crews to identify and report specific obstructions.

Context: The council opened the meeting with a public-comment period in which members of the public are allotted three minutes and the Brown Act prohibits council action on items not on the agenda. Lopez’s remarks were part of that public-comment period and no council action was taken at the meeting on the issues she raised.

Next steps: The mayor said he would speak with the police chief about crosswalk enforcement and staff indicated they would follow up on reported sidewalk obstructions. Lopez said she will also bring concerns directly to the police chief.","At Monday's meeting a resident, Pearl Lopez, urged the council to tackle crosswalk safety, obstructed sidewalks and unleashed dogs, and suggested the city consider converting a vacant lot near the Pix Drive-in into a community garden.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6395224,"Expert warns Cloverdale about Potter Valley project risks to Russian River water supply",2268,674711,2943115,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2101578-1ee22e319fe087af51d7e04c65a517c4&start=674&end=2943","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2101578-1ee22e319fe087af51d7e04c65a517c4/thumbnail_674711.jpg","/articles/6395224/Cloverdale-City/Sonoma-County/California/Expert-warns-Cloverdale-about-Potter-Valley-project-risks-to-Russian-River-water-supply","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6395224-1bc6a3287763f5d3ddda75bc6ef1a023/orig.mp4?Expires=1776232401&Signature=LouwApuJ9nStZqyI~14eeJfv7pv~SM6R8uR4n0M7mDSaSvYZ0I8XEoIRA~CgrRpC6nZdgdm1D8h9lJE91SHpqc1lXD60MBhPusbnITK84IH69XJQ25kia2rHRAVGAJGgY1zxbA9LiSTpLvQIdJ09BTutX3lkXXwjcsYmSUEQZzUxR~JCMil6u3FnEfpQUdOSBHg42FtC7hgzN30U~5TGtzXVufmhokNIlUzj2CUPs7b3Vi2XEB5qyyh1Ih1kOjEXBT8k61RObt~OIZvFhsDVBO-qYtYptuTYTmkmxZyelZaVBsscC0ANtyjhRUk-yq7oEU7NWciOdC1~9ylQEaqoqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","David Taber, who operates a small water system at Palomino Lakes, told the Cloverdale City Council on Monday that changes planned for the Potter Valley Project could sharply reduce imported water to the Russian River and threaten summer supplies for cities and farms.

Taber, a longtime observer of the Potter Valley Project, said PG&E’s decision to move away from the project and a planned decommissioning of parts of the dam system could end the roughly 115-year pattern of water imports that now deliver on the order of 30,000,000,000 gallons a year into the Russian River watershed. “I’m only gonna tell you the truth,” Taber said at the presentation, adding that the topic is bedeviled by “a spectacular amount of misinformation.”

Why it matters: Cloverdale and neighboring jurisdictions rely on water that is now partly sustained by the Potter Valley diversion. Taber said that regulatory and funding decisions now being negotiated — including an anticipated PG&E draft plan and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) review — will determine whether existing tunnel diversions continue and whether replacing the infrastructure is feasible and affordable.

Taber laid out three immediate questions for local officials: where the roughly $50 million capital cost to replace diversion infrastructure would come from; how much delivered water would cost once paid-for supply replaces presently free imports; and how much water will actually be available in the summer months if diversion changes proceed. He estimated current imports at roughly 37,000 acre-feet per year and said ecological needs for the Russian River are around 33,000 acre-feet per year, leaving a narrow margin for human and agricultural use.

“If that tunnel does not continue for one reason or another, this is not a happy place,” Taber said. He said the timeline under discussion points to major regulatory actions and potential implementation around 2028, but that court challenges or other delays are possible.

Taber described technical constraints including sedimentation in Lake Mendocino and the difficulty and cost of dredging; he said sediment removal is technically possible but often treated as hazardous material and therefore expensive to dispose of. He also cautioned that existing water-right holders outside Cloverdale’s municipal boundaries are generally more junior and therefore more likely to face curtailments in drought years.

Questions from council and residents focused on local impacts and legal steps the city should take. Taber urged Cloverdale to engage legal counsel experienced in water-rights law and to coordinate with better-resourced neighbors such as the city of Ukiah, which he said has been active in FERC proceedings. He recommended City attorneys liaise with Ukiah’s legal team (Phil Williams and Sean White were named) and with regional bodies such as Sonoma Water and the emerging IRPA (Russian River project authority) if formed.

Taber also flagged that the future funding model for a replacement diversion entity would likely include per-usage charges; he gave a broad statewide frame that similar changes elsewhere have implied charges in the low hundreds of dollars per acre-foot in some forecasts, though he said “nobody knows exactly” until a plan is formalized.

The presentation concluded with Taber urging deliberation rather than panic and recommending immediate legal engagement so Cloverdale can “have a seat at the table” during negotiations affecting water allocations and costs.

Looking ahead: Taber said PG&E is expected to release a draft plan this month that will trigger formal regulatory negotiations and public comment. He recommended Cloverdale coordinate with Ukiah and other stakeholders and direct city attorneys to review and, if appropriate, participate in FERC filings and related proceedings.","David Taber, representing a small regional water system, warned Cloverdale City Council that planned changes to the Potter Valley Project could reduce imported flows to the Russian River, possibly forcing rationing, new fees and long-term infrastructure costs.","actionData","errors"]

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