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October 20, 2022
City Selection Committee
Mayors & Council Members Association of Sonoma County
Attn: Kevin Patterson
Deputy City Clerk
City of Cotati
201 W Sierra Avenue
Cotati CA 94931
RE: LETTER OF INTEREST - LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO) Dear Mayors and Council Members:
I am writing to request your support for my appointment to the Local Agency Formation Commission as one of the two members to be appointed
In 2021 I was elected, via special election, to fill a vacant seat on the Sonoma City Council and have already submitted my Candidate Intention statement for 2024. Previously, I served two terms on the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees. Currently, 1 am serving on multiple County committees, including Sonoma County Transportation & Regional Climate Protection Agency and Sonoma Clean Power.
The City of Sonoma has just received its first LAFCO approved MSR since 2006. The MSR made four recommendations about modifications to the City's SOl, one of which includes eliminating an "island". Further, there is continued discussion of annexation of the "Springs" area adjacent to the city limits. The City of Sonoma has not had membership on the commission and wishes to be more actively engaged at the regional level by filling a seat at LAFCO.
With the support of the Sonoma City Council, I would be happy to fulfill a four-year term and to assist in moving forward LAFCO's objectives: to encourage the orderly formation of local government agencies and promote the efficient provision of public services; to preserve agricultural land and open-space resources; and to promote orderly growth and discourage urban sprawl.
Thank you for your support.
Respectfully,
On taure
Sandra M. Lowe
Council Member
[email protected]
(707) 326-2461