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Sonoma council nominates slate of candidates for regional boards and commissions; motions pass unanimously
Summary
The council voted to direct the mayor to support a slate of nominees for regional boards and commissions, including Bay Area Air Quality, Golden Gate Bridge District, and several county advisory committees; all motions carried unanimously.
The Sonoma City Council voted unanimously to direct the mayor to support a slate of nominees for multiple regional boards and advisory committees.
For the Bay Area Air Quality Management District seat, the council recommended Brian Barnicle of Petaluma. For the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, the council recommended Gerard Giudiche (Rohnert Park). For the Sonoma County Consolidated Oversight Board the council recommended Steven Zollman (Sebastopol).
Council members also recommended Jackie Elward (Rohnert Park) for the North Bay Division League of California Cities executive board; Frank Quint (Petaluma) for the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District citizens advisory committee; and Janice Cater Thompson and Ariel Kelly for Sonoma County Transportation Authority/SCTA appointments. The council discussed regional representation and said they considered geographic balance and existing roles on commissions when assembling the slate.
Mayor Farrar Rivas and council members voted on the slate; City Clerk Barr recorded a unanimous roll call approving the council's direction to the mayor to support the nominees in the city-selection and mayors-and-council meeting process.
Council members noted that these are nominations to be forwarded to the Mayor and Council Association and the city selection committee; the final appointments are subject to the broader vote at the mayors-and-council meeting where all cities in the county cast ballots.
