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Agenda November 8, 2006

Chair, Barbara Pendergrass, Vice Chair, Erica Peng, Secretary, Tom Owens, Treasurer, Hope Scott ,  Members: Marilynne Mellander, Wendi Gosliner, Charles Marino, 1st Alternate, Susan Swift       

The El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council (ESMAC), or subcommittees of the ESMAC will provide reasonable accommodation, for persons with disabilities planning to attend ESMAC meetings or ESMAC sub committee meetings who contact the chair, Barbara A. Pendergrass at least 24 hours before the meeting.  Phone Number 510 223-6091. 

7:00 P. M.   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Call to Order/Welcome

7:05 P.M.
Approval of Minutes for October 11, 2006
Treasurer’s Report
 Introduction of Speakers/Guests/Topics

7:15 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Public Comment - Limit 3 minutes per speaker

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS- Items removed from this section will be considered with the Short Discussion Items.
CCI.1 Approve payment of $30.00 to Barbara Pendergrass for pad of Easel paper to replace easel paper used for ESMAC meetings and Community Forum.

PRESENTATIONS
7:30 P.M. to 7:40 P.M.
P.1  Presentation by Lt. Donny Gordon, Bay Station Sheriff’s Department on his monthly report on local crime issues.
7:40 P.M. to 7:50 P.M.Questions –limit 2 minutes per speaker

7:50 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
P.2  Presentation by East Bay Municipal Utility District- Michelle Blackwell.    
8:00 P.M. to 8:10 P.M. Questions – Limit 2 minutes per speaker

8:10  P.M. to 8: 25 P.M.
P.3 Presentation by Misako Hill, Cingular Wireless, current  locations of towers and plans for future sites.
8:25 P.M. to 8:40 P.M. Questions – Limit 2 minutes per speaker

SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS -  The Council will consider and take action on the following:
8:40 P.M. to 8:45 P.M. 
SDI.1. Letter to Chief Keith Richter regarding the El Sobrante Fire near Sobrante Avenue.

8:45 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
SDI.2  Review of the Community Forums held to discuss the proposed General Plan Amendments.

9:00 P.M. to 9:10 P.M.
SDI.3 Report on the ESMAC Cleanup Day and thank you letters to be sent.

 DISCUSSION ITEMS-
9:10 P.M. to 9:15 P.M.
DI.1 Development Plan Applications, Variance reports, Building Modification Requests, Appeals etc. received in the previous month from the Contra Costa County Community Development Department.

9:15 P.M. to 9:20 P.M.
DI.2  Report from El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee.
9:20 P.M. to 9: 30 P.M.Questions – Limit 2 minutes per speaker

INFORMATION ITEMS-
9:20 P.M. to 9:40 P.M.
10.1 News release from Supervisor Gioia seeking  motivated  El Sobrante residents to serve on the El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Coouncil.

10.2 Notice of availability of Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on Canyon Oaks II Residential Sub Division at the City of Richmond Planning Department.

10.3 Contra Costa County Building Inspection Code Enforcement Report for October   2006.

10.4 Letter from Reverend Ted H. Golsen, Hillcrest Baptist Church, stating that the traffic on Hillcrest Road is already dangerous with out the Sikh Temple expansion plans that will result in additional traffic. Also parking is a current problem and will become worse if they decrease their parking spaces.

10.5 Copy of a letter to Sheriff Rupf from the “El Sobrante Chamber of Commerce” regarding the Volunteer, “if I were a thief” Crime Prevention Program in El Sobrante.

10.6 Letter from Rick Staska to the El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee regarding a challenge petition and Grievance on water problems- La Colina.

10.7 El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee October information items.

10.8 El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee comments regarding Canyon Oaks II project.

10.9 El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee November Agenda.

10.10 West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management October meeting agenda.

10.11 West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee Agenda for October.

10.12 LAFCO meeting agenda for October and one for November.

10.13 May Valley Neighborhood Council Newsletter for October.

Community Group Updates
11.1 District 1 Staff Report- Terrance Cheung
11.2 East Bay Municipal Utility District- Katy Foulkes
11.3 ESVP&ZAC
11.4 ES Chamber of Commerce
11.5 ESMAC Sheriff’s Annex
11.6 Fire District- Marilynne Mellander
11.7 CSA R-9 Committee- Hope Scott
11.8 West County Alcohol Policy Working Group
11.9 ESMAC Library- Barbara A. Pendergrass
11.10 ES Boys and Girls Club
11.11 El Sobrante Coordinating Council-Tom Owens, Barbara Pendergrass
11.12 De Anza Safety Committee

Sub Committee Reports
12.1 ESMAC Land Use- Erica Peng
12.2 ESMAC Grants/ Fund Raising- Charles Marino
12.3 ESMAC Traffic / Transportation- Marilynne Mellander
12.4 ESMAC Web Site and Outreach- Tom Owens
12.5 ESMAC Cleanup Day
12.6 ESMAC El Sobrante Stroll

Old Business
13.1 El Sobrante Clean Up Day, Susan Swift, Chair. This item will be discussed under Short Discussion Items.
13.2 Report on Community Forum meetings in October on the 26th and 28th of October. This item will be discussed under Short Discussion Items.

New Business
14.1 Need for additional Sheriff presence in El Sobrante.   

Public Comment-
9:40 P.M. to 9:50 P.M. -limit 2 minutes per speaker

Announcements

Agenda/Speakers for Next Meeting
Presentation by  J. P. Singh, Sikh  Temple  President and Mohinder Datta, the architect on the proposed expansion to the Sikh Temple.

Adjournment
9:50 P.M.

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