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Gravenstein-Commons-Presentation

Sebastopol City Council
September 2, 2025

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September 2, 2025
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Gravenstein
Commons
Project Status Update
9/2/2025
Project Background
22-unit Housing Community
408 sq.2 Unit Size (Studios)
Encircles a Commons Area/Garden
2 Project Services & Security
24/7/365 Resident Manager
Security Cameras
Privacy Wall (for Tenants)

1.4 FTE Case Management
Private (unarmed) guard first 6-12
months.

Rules & Regulations
• Zero-tolerance Policy towards
violence (immediate eviction)
• 10-day/year Combined Guest Policy
• Orderly Community Policy (hoarding
and trash are grounds for eviction)
• Neighborhood Awareness
• Low-Barrier (State Requirement),
with resource referrals
• No Drop-ins Allowed (i.e. not a place
for services)
4 Creating Community & Good Neighbors
• Resident Council to engage and empower residents
to self-govern and shape policy in Conjunction with
a Neighborhood Advisory Council, comprised of
both residents from the Resident Advisory Council
and Neighborhood Advisory Council to shape,
augment, and establish mutually-beneficial policy.
(Our Method in Oakmont during the highlycontroversial Los Guilicos Village Development) 5 Project Financial Update & Timeline
Hard Construction Costs as of 8/28/2025
Total Construction Budget: $7,011,558 Total Raised-to-date: $6,784,000 Gap: $195,335
Seeking $1,000,000 from County of
Sonoma’s Measure O NOFA to cover
incidental project expenses, such as
architecture, city fees, and project
contingency.
7 Thank
you
Jack Tibbetts
707-495-7438
[email protected]

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