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Votes at a glance: Board actions, March 11 — broadband, Parks for All report, consent calendar and proclamations
Summary
A roundup of the Board of Supervisors' formal actions on March 11: consent calendar approval, broadband internet subsidy and grant delegation, receipt of Parks for All Measure M report, closed‑session settlement and adoption of multiple proclamations.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors recorded the following formal actions on March 11 (all votes reported in open session unless noted). Where roll call names were not recorded on the transcript, the tallies below reflect the board’s announced results.
- Consent calendar (items 4–33): Approved unanimously with four supervisors present. Chair announced that items 7, 8, 9, 11 and 20 required a 4/5 vote; the consent calendar carried.
- Item 35 — Broadband update and Internet subsidy program: Approved unanimously (4–0, one absent). Board delegated authority to the Director of the Economic Development Collaborative to apply for and execute grants related to digital access and equity, and approved recommended affordable housing sites for distribution of 556 one‑year internet subscriptions (100/20 Mbps) purchased through Comcast (ARPA‑funded).
- Parks for All — Measure M annual report: Board received the Regional Parks annual report; motion passed unanimously with four supervisors present.
- Closed session report: The board disclosed a settlement in County of Sonoma v. Carol Huffman. By a 4–0 vote with Supervisor Corsi absent, the board agreed to compromise $22,253 in civil penalties and settle the case for $31,247.50; County Counsel directed to take necessary actions to effectuate the settlement.
- Gold resolutions and proclamations (adopted earlier in the meeting): The board adopted proclamations including (as noted in the public record) March 2025 as Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury Appreciation Month; March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; Women’s History Month 2025; and National Professional Social Worker Month. Presenters accepted the resolutions in the public meeting.
Notes: Several public commenters addressed Measure O and item 9 (a two‑year development impact fee elimination program for affordable housing), and board staff confirmed item 34 (Russian River Floodplain Restoration Project) was continued to April 22; public comment on that continued item was accepted at the meeting.
This roundup lists formal board actions recorded by the clerk during the March 11 meeting.
