Shirlee Zane 2020 Responsibilities
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma is charged with the responsibility of establishing policy to guide the various functions of the County and, where necessary, to establish procedures by which functions are performed.
Ad-Hoc Committees
Standing Committees
Aging Together
Serves on the steering committee for the County’s Aging Together initiative. For a list of the goals stated in the initiative, please see my June 2015 newsletter.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Primary
Health Action
Identifies priority health and health care issues and develops specific recommendations on local approaches to promote the health of our community and improve the health care delivery system.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Primary
Upstream Investments
Chartered by the Board of Supervisors to understand the antecedents to criminal behavior and to identify upstream interventions that reduce downstream criminal justice costs.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Primary
Countywide Assignments
Renewal Enterprise District JPA
A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) will govern the RED with the initial governing Board consisting of two elected officials each from the County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa.
The initial RED JPA will be limited to a 24-month pilot phase.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Primary
Sonoma County Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee
Established by State statute, the LCBC is comprised of representatives from the County Board of Supervisors, the City of Healdsburg, and the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians, and is charged with selecting grants to be funded through the local Tribal Casino Account. LCBC meets one or two times per year, when funds are allocated by the State.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Alternate
Sonoma County Transportation Authority & Regional Climate Protection Authority
Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA)serves as the coordinating and advocacy agency for transportation funding for Sonoma County and is governed by a twelve member Board of Directors who work to maintain and improve the transportation network.
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Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA) improves coordination on climate change issues and establish a clearinghouse for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The RCPA is made up of the same Board of Directors as the SCTA and includes representatives from each of the nine cities in Sonoma County and the Board of Supervisors.
Meets monthly the second Monday.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Primary
Regional Assignments
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Committed to attaining and maintaining air quality standards, increasing public awareness of positive air quality choices, developing and implementing protocol and policies for environmental justice.
Meets monthly the first and third Wednesday at 9:45 AM.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Primary
Public Policy Facilitating Committee
Created when the Sonoma County Water Agency, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Mendocino Russian River Flood Control and Water Conversation Improvement District began a Section 7 consultation – a federal process, spelled out in the Endangered Species Act – on the Russian River project.
The agencies were consulting on three listed fish species and meet annually or biannually to receive updates and information as the Biological Opinion is implemented.
Meets twice per year.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Primary
Sonoma/Marin Area Rail Transit – Board of Directors
A passenger rail project located in San Francisco’s North Bay providing rail service along 70 miles of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad alignment. Provides an alternative to Highway 101 traffic by upgrading the existing rail line and building a new bicycle/pedestrian pathway linking the 14 rail stations.
Meets monthly the third Wednesday.
Supervisor Zane's Role: Primary