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Rohnert Park council seeks flood-adaptation plan after December storms
Summary
Rohnert Park officials on Jan. 14 reviewed recent flooding, directed staff to pursue consultant proposals for a flood-adaptation plan and committed to neighborhood walk‑throughs and short-term mitigations after residents pressed for a timeline and relief.
Rohnert Park — City staff on Jan. 14 told the City Council that last winter’s intense rains exposed persistent weaknesses in the city’s storm-drain system and asked whether the council would direct them to develop a flood-adaptation plan.
Director of Public Works (unnamed in the record) reviewed the city’s Municipal Code, which requires building-floor elevations one foot above the 100-year floodplain but does not cover roadways, garages or yards. Staff described how Copeland Creek and downstream flows into the Laguna de Santa Rosa can overwhelm local drains, showed photos from a Dec. 14 flood near City Hall and said the system has grown piecemeal as subdivisions were built.
Why it matters: Council members and residents said they want a mix of short-term relief and…
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