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Cotati City Council
Appointments and Assignments Worksheet 2022
REVISED 11/3/2022
Name of
Committee
Current
Member(s)
Alternate Hours/Duties
POSITIONS HELD BY COUNCILMEMBERS
Ad Hoc Sub-Committees
Ad Hoc on
Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion
Laura
Sparks
Susan
Harvey
Dept.: City Manager
Hours: Meets as needed
Duties: To explore ways to improve equity and
inclusivity at the City and in our community.
Standing Sub-Committees
None
Regional Committees/Boards
City Council Appointed Positions
Assoc. of Bay Area
Governments
(ABAG)
Susan
Harvey
Mark
Landman
Dept.: City Manager
Hours: General Assemblies meeting in spring and fall
Duties: Attend and vote as needed at general
assembly meetings
Note: ABAG Alternates have voting rights
CRPUSD (CotatiRohnert Park
Unified School
District ) 2x2x2
Susan
Harvey
Laura
Sparks
Meets infrequently as needed to discuss issues in
common with the Cities of Cotati and Rohnert Park
and the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District.
Rohnert ParkCotati Library
Advisory Board
Laura
Sparks
N/A Optionally attend meetings in February, April, June, August, October and December, normally on the 3rd
Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at the Rohnert Park-Cotati
Regional Library. Liaisons are non-voting members.
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Name of
Committee
Current
Member(s)
Alternate Hours/Duties
Mayors’ and
Council Members
Legislative
Committee Liaison
Mark
Landman
John Moore Dept.: City Manager.
Hours: Meetings the first Friday of the month, at 9:30
a.m. in the Maple room at the Finley Center in Santa
Rosa. Meetings are usually 1-1/2 to 2 hours long.
Duties: Review all proposed legislation that could
have an effect on cities; provide feedback to our
League of Cities coordinator and potentially issue
letters on pending legislation. As needed, agendize
letters of support or opposition to a particular piece
of legislation.
REMIF/CIRA
Board of Directors
John C.
Moore
Damien
O’Bid
Dept.: Administrative Services
Hours: Board meetings 4 times per year from 12:00-
2:00 p.m. at Healdsburg City Hall; 2-day annual
meeting each January (location rotates); annual
PARMA conference each February
Duties: Day to day management of risk management
activities.
Qualifications: Specialized knowledge of risk
management; recommended that staff be appointed.
Russian River
Watershed
Association
Mark
Landman
Susan
Harvey
Dept.: Public Works
Hours: Meetings typically held from 9-11 am on 4th
Thursday of the month every other month in
Windsor. 2 hours every other month for Board
meeting, plus time for preparation, travel, etc.
Duties: Attend RRWA Board meetings, as Cotati is a
member. This group works on a variety of watershed
issues that affect all members in the Russian River
Watershed. It is an informational and advocacy
group that focuses on watershed pollutants, permit
issues, etc. The biggest issue currently is the pending municipal stormwater discharge permits.
Qualifications: Should have an interest and
preferably background in regional watershed issues.
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Name of
Committee
Current
Member(s)
Alternate Hours/Duties
Sonoma Clean
Power
Mark
Landman
Ben Ford Dept: N/A
Hours: Meets in Santa Rosa on the 1st Thursday of
every month from 8:45a – 12 noon.
Duties: Represent Cotati on regional green power
agency
Sonoma County
Health Action
Laura
Sparks
Susan
Harvey
This committee has been dissolved.
Sonoma Co.
Transportation
Authority/Regional
Climate Protection
Authority
(SCTA/RCPA)
Mark
Landman
Susan
Harvey
Dept.: Public Works
Hours: Meetings typically held from 3:00-5:00 pm on
1st Monday of the month in Santa Rosa. 2 hours
every month for SCTA Board meetings, plus time for
preparation, travel, etc. Agendas and related
documents are lengthy and very time consuming to
review. Allow 10 hours minimum per month.
Duties: Weigh in on a myriad of transportation
related issues, including all modes of transportation.
Involved in local and regional (Caltrans) projects.
Also evolving to coordinate county wide GHG
reduction efforts, which will become important.
Qualifications: Should have an interest in and
preferably a background in transportation issues,
including how they relates to GHG emissions.
*This is a critical assignment.
Sonoma Co. Waste
Management
Agency (SCWMA)
Susan
Harvey
Damien
O’Bid
Dept.: City Manager
Hours: Meets in Santa Rosa on 3rd Wednesday 9-11a,
time commitment approx. 6 hours/month
Duties: Joint Powers agency with oversight of
landfill and county-wide recycling efforts and
hazardous materials.
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Name of
Committee
Current
Member(s)
Alternate Hours/Duties
Sonoma Water
Advisory
Committee
Susan
Harvey
Mark
Landman
Dept.: Public Works
Hours: Meetings typically held from 9-12 am on 1st
Monday of the month at the Laguna WWTP. 3 hours
every month for WAC Board meetings, plus time for
preparation, travel, etc. Agendas and related
documents are lengthy and very time consuming to
review. Allow 10 hours minimum per month
Duties: Weigh in on issues related to SCWA water
supply. The upcoming SCWA budget, Draft EIR,
Biological Opinion and possible contract negotiations
will be very time consuming and may also require
out of state travel to advocate on behalf of the City.
Qualifications: Should have an interest in and
background in regional water supply issues. It will
be especially important as the City deals with these
issues.
*This is a critical assignment. If the representative
does not attend the City does not get a vote. Staff are not able to vote on behalf of the City.
Groundwater
Sustainability
Agency
Susan
Harvey
Mark
Landman
Dept: Public Works
Hours: Typically 2nd Thursday, every other month, 1-
3:30 PM
Duties: Administered by Sonoma Water, Cotati sits
on the GSA Board for the Santa Rosa Plain. This
board reviews groundwater management activities
and oversees monitoring.
Qualifications: Should have an interest in and
background in regional water supply issues.
League of
California Cities’
Annual Meeting
Voting Delegate
(assigned
prior to
meeting)
(assigned
prior to
meeting)
Annual business meeting.
Liaisons
Chamber of
Commerce
John C.
Moore
Susan
Harvey
Attend monthly Chamber of Commerce Board of
Director’s meetings on the 1st Tuesday at 5:15 p.m.
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Name of
Committee
Current
Member(s)
Alternate Hours/Duties
Regional Committees/Boards
Appointments as Indicated
Joint Cotati City Council/Rohnert Park City Council Appointments Continuum of Care
Board of Directors
(Cotati-Rohnert
Park
Representative)
John C.
Moore
N/A Dept.: City Manager
Hours: Meets as needed
Duties: To ensure a well-functioning homelessness
system of care in Sonoma County that works for the
entire county.
Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association Appointments
Executive Board
and City Selection
Committee
Mayor Vice Mayor Member and alternate established by Gov’t Code § 50270 et seq
League of
California Cities’
North Bay Exec.
Board
Susan
Harvey
N/A Appointed by the Mayors’ and Councilmembers’
Association Board of Directors; term expires TBD
Board of Supervisor Appointments (Recommended City Selection Committee) LAFCO Mark
Landman
N/A Dept.: Board of Supervisors appointment;
Recommended by City Selection Committee; current
term expires 5/2023
Hours: Monthly in the Board of Supervisors’
Chamber on the first Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.
Duties: To regulate the boundaries of cities and
special districts.
POSITIONS HELD BY COTATI CITIZENS
(APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL OR
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS NOTED)
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AB 939 Local Task
Force
Mark
Soiland
N/A Dept.: City Manager
Hours: Bi-monthly - Second Thursday of the month -
1:30-3:00 p.m. - at Sonoma County Department of
Transportation & Public Works
Duties: To develop goals, policies, and procedures
which are consistent with guidelines and regulations
adopted by the Board, to guide the development of
the Siting Element of the County-wide integrated
waste management plan.
Library
Commission –
Sonoma County
Library
Rachel
Parker
N/A Dept.: N/A
Hours: Meets at Santa Rosa City Hall, generally
meets monthly on the first Monday, but the day may
vary, with additional special meetings as needed.
Duties/term: Council-appointed citizen
commissioner.
Marin/Sonoma
Mosquito and
Vector Control
District
(MSMVCD)
Vacant N/A Dept.: N/A
Hours: Meets monthly at MSMVCD headquarters in
Cotati at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of each
month.
Duties/term: Council-appointed citizen
commissioner.