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Commission ad hoc advances outreach, web updates and a cash‑for‑turf public page; schedules special Sept/Oct session
Summary
Commission staff and the education and outreach ad hoc said they are revising the Climate Action Commission’s public web content, will produce a single cash‑for‑turf information page for residents and businesses, and scheduled a special meeting for Oct. 8 to advance web content and priority climate actions.
The Climate Action Commission’s education and outreach ad hoc reported progress on Aug. 13 toward a redesigned public web presence and a partner contact list that staff and commissioners will use to distribute climate‑action outreach. Commissioners asked staff to create a single, user‑facing “cash for turf” page that consolidates rebate information and step‑by‑step guidance for residential and commercial property owners.
Norma (commissioner and ad hoc member) said the group has begun line‑by‑line edits to the web content and will post a shared Google document for commissioners and staff to review and update. “We’ve begun just digging through based on the site map, each page and just initial edits and things we wanna work on and sending those over to Sarah,” she said. The ad hoc is organizing partner outreach via a contact list of local organizations and stakeholders so the city’s outreach can be distributed through community channels.
Commissioners and staff reviewed a Napa County example of a cash‑for‑grass page and agreed Sonoma’s water conservation section should include a similarly accessible, single‑page resource for rebates, eligibility, technical guidance and links to contractors and installers. Leo (commissioner) and other ad hoc members volunteered to draft a prototype web page for staff review and indicated the page could live under the city’s water conservation resources.
The ad hoc also reported that staff will keep a version history and a change log for suggested edits; commissioners were reminded that edits to a shared document could trigger Brown Act considerations if multiple commissioners collaborate outside a noticed meeting.
On meeting scheduling and next priorities, the commission agreed to hold a special meeting to continue general plan and outreach work. The commission chair proposed — and commissioners accepted by consensus — a special session on Oct. 8, 6 p.m., to focus on web content (cash‑for‑turf), climate‑action strategy prioritization, and EV‑charging follow‑up. Staff said the web updates, a prioritized action list and ad hoc reports would be agendized for that meeting.
Ending note: The education and outreach ad hoc will circulate the partner contact list and an editable draft of web content; staff will prepare a clear public page for cash‑for‑turf materials and follow up with timelines before the October special session.
