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DATE: May 6, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager
FROM: Claire Cooper, CMC, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Nomination to the Coastal Commission by the Mayors' & Councilmembers'
Association City Selection Committee
RECOMMENDATION
Review letters of interest submitted to date and provide direction or give discretion to the Mayor
on how to vote at the Special Meeting of the Sonoma County Mayors' and Councilmembers'
Association City Selection Committee on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in Rohnert Park.
BACKGROUND
The City of Petaluma is a member of the Sonoma County City Selection Committee and the
Sonoma County Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association. On April 11, 2019, the City
Selection Committee received a letter from California State Senate President pro Tempore Toni
G. Atkins requesting nominations be submitted for an appointment to the California Coastal
Commission pursuant to Section 30301.2 of the Public Resources Code. By statute, the City
Selection Committee is required to submit nominations to the Senate Committee on Rules within
45 days of receipt of the letter, which is Sunday, May 26, 2019.
The California Coastal Commission is a state agency with quasi-judicial regulatory oversight over
land use and public access in the California coastal zone. California's coastal management
program is carried out through a partnership between state and local governments.
The deadline to submit letters of interest to the City Selection Committee for nominee
consideration is May 7, 2019. After coordinating the availability of Sonoma County Mayors and
Council Members calendars, a Special Meeting of the City Selection Committee to take action on
this is scheduled for May 15, 2019.
DISCUSSION
Section 30301.2 of the Public Resources Code requires the Senate Committee on Rules to ask for
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names of one or more supervisors and one or more mayors or city council members from the
counties of Marin, San Francisco, and Sonoma.
Due to the timeline of the Council meetings, the deadline to submit Letters of Interest, and the
date of the Special Meeting of the City Selection Committee on May 15, 2019, any Letters of
Interest received after May 6 may not be considered for Council action. However, the Council
may give discretion to the Mayor to make the decision at the Special Meeting of the City
Selection Committee when all Letters of Interest will be presented.
The vacancy and interested persons are as follows:
California Coastal Commission - one position, to fill term expiring June 2019 of Aaron
Peskin, Supervisor (San Francisco) Four-year fixed term.
Letter received ftonz Deborah Fudge (Windsor)
The City Selection Committee will make a vote to submit a list of nominees at its Special
Meeting on May 15, 2019 meeting in Rohnert Park. The letters of interest received to date for
this position are attached.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
This item was noticed with the Monday, May 6, 2019 Regular City Council/PCDSA Meeting
agenda, in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a).
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
There is no fiscal impact related to the proposed action.
1. Letter requesting nominations dated April 10, 2019.
2. Letter(s) of interest.
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Attachment I
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Mayor Amy Harrington, Chair
1,75 Administration Drive, Room 1 OOA
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
This letter is to request nominations by the Sonoma County City Selection Committee
for an appointment to the California Coastal Commission pursuant to Section 30301.2 of
the Public Resources Code. This provision requires the Rules Committee to ask for
names of one or more supervisors and one or more mayors or city councilmembers
from the Counties of Marin, San Francisco, and Sonoma.
Please submit your list of nominees to me at the address listed on the bottom of this
letter within 45 days of receipt of this request. If you have any questions concerning the
nomination or selection process, please contact Lisa Matocq, Senate Rules Committee
Appointments Deputy Director, at the phone number listed below.
Sincerely,
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cc: Darin Bartow, Clerk
Attachment 2
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WINDSOR
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Town of Windsor
I am writing to ask for your consideration by the City Select Committee for my
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nomination as the North Coast representative for the California Coastal
Windsor, CA 95492-0}00
Commission.
Phone: (707) 838-1000
responsible for review of developments in Los Angeles County, including the
Pax: (707) ot'Win so
www.townorwindsor.com
I have a diverse background that I believe makes mea good fit for this
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Commission. First of all, I grew up on the coast in Santa Cruz. One of my first
Mayor
votes was for the establishment of the Coastal Commission. I am very familiar
Dominic Foppoli
with all aspects of coastal development, public/private property issues as they
relate to shoreline public access, recreation, marine habitat protection, and
Vice Mayor
Debora Fudge
landform alteration.
Councilmembers
Importantly, my college degrees are related to environmental planning. As well, I
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Bruce Okrepkrepkie
worked for two ears for the Governor's Office of Planning and Research
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focusing on review of developments in the central valley, but I was also
responsible for review of developments in Los Angeles County, including the
Interim Town Manage]
Ken MacNab
then proposed Port of Long Beach Coal Terminal. I worked with multiple state
agencies including the State Lands Commission and the Public Utilities
Commission to provide the Port and the city with comments from the state for this
very environmentally sensitive project on the coast.
Since then, I worked for PG&E for 25 years, and am versed in power plant
development and decommissioning issues.
And through my 23 years as an elected official for the Town of Windsor, I have
been a leader in sustainable design and development in Windsor. My planning
background and expertise has been valuable to our town as we grew from a spot
on the highway, to a town with a nationally award-wimling mixed-use downtown.
I have been following Coastal Commission meetings and issues for years and
would be honored to be recommended by you as a nominee to the North Coast
position which is now vacant. I would.promise to work closely with all North
Coast communities early and often as issues arise that could impact us.
Most sincerely,
Debora Fudge
Vice Mayor, Town of Windsor
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