Politics & Government
What's on the Agenda for Tonight's City Council Meeting?
Should Sonoma create bike paths or retain downtown parking?
Tonight's meeting will debate the merits of the city's new bike path plan. We , but here's the gist: local cyclists want safer, more inter-connected routes downtown, while motorists (especially residents of First Street East) are aghast at the more than 200 parking spaces the routes will cut from downtown.
, we'll be posting live updates throughout the meeting, so check back at 6 p.m. to hear the latest tidbits from the meeting.
Other highlights of the agenda:
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- The council will approve to move the biweekly council meeting from Wednesdays to Mondays. (The change merited a funny piece in the Index-Tribune.)
- Approval of a four-year appointment of Robert Felder to the Planning Commission.
- Approval of a two-year appointment of Rosemary Sutcliffe to the Traffic Safety Committee.
- Possible changes to the city's sign ordinance rules, to "streamline" the review process and make the requirements more "business friendly."
- Negotiations of a new five-year term for the Sonoma Jazz+ festival, including decisions about the specificities of city subsidies.
- Council will discuss drafting a letter in oppositition to Gov. Brown's proposed . (The Springs Community Alliance already organized for residents.)
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