PRESENTATIONS
P.1   Presentation by Lt. Donny Gordon, Bay Station Sheriff’s Department on his monthly report on local crime issues.
P.2    Presentation by Terrance Cheung, Chief of Staff for Supervisor John Gioia, on his monthly report.
P.3   Presentation by Wendi Goslinger on the El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council Committee meeting held on December 6th, 2005 on Land Use and Planning in the El Sobrante area.

SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS
(10 minutes per item) -  The Council will consider and take action on the following:

SD.1 Reduce the time required to write, read, and correct the time expended on minutes by following “Roberts Rules of Order” on the recording of minutes. Suggested motion attached.
SD.2 Adoption of the recommendations at the end of the 3 page list of items on Land Use Issues presented at the El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council meeting on November 19th, 2005.
SD.3 Letter to Sheriff Rupf requesting funds for a Resident Deputy Sheriff for the El Sobrante area.
SD.4  Develop summary of Events for the past year for report to the Board of Supervisors.
SD.5 Brain Storm 10 priorities for the upcoming year.  

DISCUSSION ITEMS:                                 
DI.  1 

INFORMATION ITEMS

• Development Plan Applications, Variance requests, Building modification requests, appeals etc. received in the previous month are listed in the attached  Land Use Activity Report.  
• Code Enforcement Report received for October , 2005.
• Wildcat- San Pablo Creeks watershed Council Meeting information December 15th, 2005, 10:00A.M. - 11:55 A.M., 13831 San Pablo Avenue.  
• Letter from the Contra Costa County Development Department requesting comments by December 5, 2005 regarding proposed amendment to the Residential Second Unit Ordinance for Agricultural land in the unincorporated area of Contra Costa County. Notice of a Negative Declaration and all documents referenced in the Negative Declaration may be reviewed at the Community Development Department. Refers to allowing second units in all of the agricultural zoning districts in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County.     
• LAFCO Meeting Agenda for December 14, 2005 1:30 P.M.
• May Valley Neighborhood Council News letter for December.
• El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee Agenda for December 8th, 2005.
• November 29th, 2005 E-Mail from Street Smart regarding a Special Report on the 12th Annual ITS World Congress.
• E-Mail from John Zentner to Ruby Molinari from the Transportation and Land Use Coalition on project requests for funds.
• E-Mail and information on the Crime and 11th in Nation ranking of the City of  Richmond  for Violent Crimes per capita. Received from Marilynne Mellander.
• E-Mail and agenda on the November 17, 2005 Interim Joint Hearing on Blight and Redevelopment in Sacramento attended by Marilyn Mellander.
• E-Mail from Marilyn Mellander with recommendations to the ongoing “process” to determine the ES MAC’s interaction with the El Sobrante Planning and Zoning Committee. Referred to the chair of the Special Committee on Land Use.
• Mechanics Bank Statement for the treasurer.

 

Standing Committee Reports
11.1 District 1 Staff Report- Terrance Cheung   
11.2 East Bay Municipal Utility District- Katy Foulkes
11.3 ESP&Z-
11.4 Traffic/Transportation – Marilynne Mellander
11.5 ES Chamber of Commerce-
11.6 Grants/Fund Raising- Charles Marino
11.7  ESMAC/Sheriff’s Annex-
11.8  Fire District- Marilynne Mellander
11.9 CSA R-9 Committee- Hope Scott
11.10 WCAPWG-   
11.11 Library- Barbara Pendergrass
11.12 MAC Outreach–Tom Owens   
11.13 ES Cleanup – Barbara Pendergrass
11.14 El Sobrante Stroll- Tom Owens
11.15 Boys and Girls Club-
11.16 El Sobrante Coordinating Council-
11.17 De Anza Safety Committee-

Old Business
12.1