SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
OF THE SONOMA CITY COUNCIL
City Council Chambers
QELCJL 177 First Street West
Sandra I-Owe’Mayo’ Tuesday January 31 2023
John Gurney, Vice Mayor ’ ’ Jack Ding _ , Patricia Farrar-Rivas 5-'00 PM Spemal Meetmg Ron Wellander
6:00 P.M. — REGULAR MEETING
CONVENE, CALL TO ORDER, & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Lowe called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS FOR ZOOM ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
Public Comment Process for ZOOM Attendance at Meetings
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Lowe, Vice Mayor Gurney, Council Member Ding, Council Member Farrar—Rivas, Council Member Wellander
1. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Caitlyn Cornwall, Paul Kangas, Robert Demler, Fred Allebach, Bryce Jones, Margaret DeMatteo, and Calum Weeks provided public comment.
2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Item 3.1: Discussion, Consideration, and Take Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sonoma Adopting the 2023-2031 Housing Element, and Adopting Findings that Approving the Resolution is Exempt Under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 14 California Code Regulations Section 15061(B)(3) Because There is No Possibility that Such Approval Will Have a Significant Impact on the Environment. (Interim Planning &Community Services Director) Action: Adopted as Resolution #09-2023.
Motion by Council Member Farrar-Rivas, Seconded by Vice Mayor Gurney, to Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sonoma Adopting the 2023-2031 Housing Element, and Adopting Findings that Approving the Resolution is Exempt Under the California Environmental Quality Act (”CEQA”) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 14 California Code Regulations Section 15061(B) (3) Because there is No Possibility that Such Approval Will Have a Significant Impact on the Environment. Motion carried unanimously.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Lowe adjourned the meeting at 8:35 pm.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of he Sonoma City Council on the 15”’day of February 2023.
Rebeka Barr, MMC, City Clerk