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Chair, Barbara Pendergrass, Vice Chair, Susan Swift, Secretary, Tom Owens, Treasurer, Wendi Gosliner,  Members: Deborah Butler, Mike Daley, Charles Marino    

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. 

El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council    
3769 B San Pablo Dam Road, ES, 94803 -
Meetings 2nd Wednesday of the Month
7:00 P.M.  El Sobrante Library  4191 Appian Way,  El Sobrante

7:00 P. M.  
Pledge of Allegiance 
Call to Order/Welcome
7:05 P.M. to 7:10 P.M.
Introduction of Speakers/ Guests/ Topics

PRESENTATIONS
7:10 P.M. to 7:15 P.M.
P.1 Lt. Ron Bradley, Bay Station, Crime Report.
7:15 P.M. to 7:25 P.M.
Questions- limit 2 minutes per speaker

7:25 P.M. to 7:45 P.M
P.2 Presentation by the Contra Costa County Community Development  Department representative, Planner, Patrick Roche. Topic is the El Sobrante traffic study of San Pablo Dam Road, Appian Way and feeder streets.
7:45 P.M. to 8:10 P.M.
Questions  – limit 2 minutes per speaker

8:10 P.M. to 8:15 P.M.
P.3 Presentation by Terrance Cheung Chief of Staff for Supervisor John Gioia, monthly report.
8:15 P.M. to 8:25 P.M.
Questions  –  limit 2 minutes per speaker

8:25 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
P.4 Presentation on East Bay Municipal Utility District Projects- Michelle Blackwell.
8:30 P.M. to 8:40 P.M.
Questions- limit 2 minutes per speaker

8:40 P.M. to 8:50 P.M.
1. Approval of minutes for March 15, 2007
2. Approval of Minutes for July 11, 2007
3. Approval of Minutes for August 08, 2007
4. Treasurers Report

8:50 P.M. to 9:05 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.

SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS
The Council will consider and take action on the following:
9:05 P.M. to 9:15 P.M
SDI.1  El Sobrante Stroll September 16, 2007.

9:15 P.M. to 9: 20 P.M.
SDI.2 Sobrante Cleanup Day October 6, 2007.

9:20 P.M. to 9:25 P.M.
SDI.3 ESMAC logo.

9:25 P.M. to 9:35 P.M.
SDI.4 ESMAC Land Use Sub Committee Agenda and recommendations for Criteria for  evaluating Development Projects in the El Sobrante Valley. If approved these recommendations will be forwarded to Supervisor Gioia’s office for presentation to the Community Development Department.

DISCUSSION ITEMS
9:35 P.M. to 9:40 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.

9:40 P.M. to 9:50 P.M.
DI.2 Report from El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee.
9:50 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Questions – Limit 2 minutes per speaker

10:10 P.M. to 10:15 P.M.
INFORMATION ITEMS
10.1 El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee Agenda and packet information for August.
10.2 Letter To Supervisor Gioia from the ESMAC requesting that Charles Marino be replaced on the ESMAC and a copy of a letter sent to Charles previously, asking him if he was still interested in being a member of the ESMAC.
10.3 Agenda notice from the West Contra Costa County Transportation Advisory Committee for August 10, 2007 and a copy of the Informer.
10.4 Copy of response letters from Supervisor Gioia to Eleanor Loynd addressing her concerns on a number of issues and copies of the letters sent to Supervisor Gioia from Eleanor Loynd.
10.5 Letter from Eleanor Loynd to Rose Marie Pietras, Senior Planner, with concerns regarding project SD06-9106.
10.6 Letter from Eleanor Loynd to Rose Marie Pietras, Senior Plann, asking status of project RZ06-3177, SD06-9106, and DP06-3024.
10.7 Contra Costa County Building Inspection Department Code Enforcement Report for May and July.
10.8 Contra Costa Public Health letter and article on “Planning Communities. What Health has to do with it”.
10.9 Notice from the Contra Costa County Community Development Department announcing that they are accepting Land use permit appointments in Brentwood, El Sobrante, and El Cerrito. They will use the Sheriff’s Annex at 3769 B San Pablo Dam Road for appointments in El Sobrante.
10.10 E-mail from the President of the El Sobrante Chamber of Commerce to ESMAC member Susan Swift regarding statements about the proposed DeAnza Swim Center.
10.11 Contra Costa County Third Quadrennial Creek and Watershed Symposium, Thursday, November 15, 2007, announcement.

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-
11.7 CSA R-9 Committee- Susan Swift
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

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
12.1 ESMAC Land Use- Wendi Gosliner
12.2 ESMAC Grants/ Fund Raising-
12.3 ESMAC Traffic / Transportation-
12.4 ESMAC Web Site and Outreach- Tom Owens
12.5 ESMAC Cleanup Day- Mike Daley
12.6 ESMAC El Sobrante Stroll- Mike Daley

OLD BUSINESS
13.1

NEW BUSINESS
14.1

10:15 P.M. to 10:20 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT