1 Raina Allan
From: Fleming, Victoria <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2023 2:08 PM
To: Raina Allan
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: Mayors' & Councilmembers' April Meeting Date and Call for Letters of Interest Thank you Raina. My message to Mayors and Council Members is as follows:
___________________________________________________________________ Dear Mayors and Councilmembers of Sonoma County,
It has been my honor to represent our shared interests on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for two years now. I have been there to advocate for funding for both broad and specific issues and projects throughout the County.
I am proud to have brought home more than our share of money for local projects such as $11.8 million for a Complete Streets program in Healdsburg in an underserved area. This means safer active transportation for youth and families and a reduction in our carbon footprint, healthier air and fewer vehicle costs to lower income families. Other allocations include funding for improvements in Cotati, Sebastopol, and Regional County infrastructure amongst many other County efforts.
Additionally, I was able to secure a deferred repayment agreement with MTC staff which resulted in the City of Santa Rosa being able to fully fund the Hearn Avenue project. This will also have major improvements for multi‐modal transportation and reduce traffic wait times in the growing neighborhood serving lower income individuals and families.
With RM3 monies released, more funding will be directed to our most urgent projects to support our residents and local economies and I look forward to continuing to be at your service.
I am committed to practical policies and programming that reflects your constituents’ needs and values. Please reach out to me if you even have any questions, concerns or ideas. In partnership we make progress.
Thank you for considering granting me a full term on MTC concurrent to my City Council term.
Warm regards,
Victoria Fleming
[email protected]
707‐478‐2947
____________________________________________________________________ On Mar 8, 2023, at 12:31 PM, Raina Allan <[email protected]> wrote:
Good Afternoon Mayors and Councilmembers of Sonoma County,
As a reminder, Letters of Interest are due this Friday, March 10, 2023. I also wanted to remind you to complete the doodle poll if you haven’t done so yet. If you have completed the doodle poll, I appreciate it.