• Created Lower Russian River and Sonoma County Coast Municipal Advisory Councils, which are slated to begin meeting in the first quarter of 2019 following a successful and participatory selection process.
• Secured $18.3 million for West County road resurfacing — the largest investment in West County roads to date. (For a list of what’s getting better, please refer to the roads section at the end of this article.)
• Secured significant investments in West County services.
• Secured a $1.1M CalFire grant to remove dead and dying trees from West County roadsides, to enhance fire safety and winter road safety by preventing tree falls.
• Secured $250K of funding to help clean up the Russian River — thank you, Clean River Alliance/Russian Riverkeeper, for cleaning up our watershed!
• Secured a Russian River Trail feasibility study grant: $794K total, including $620K from CalTrans, and $120K from NSCAPD.
• Worked with Permit Sonoma to reduce lot size and other requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), allow Junior Accessory Dwelling Units in existing homes (JADUs) and develop new, innovative standards for scalable fees and increased housing opportunities on 9000 square foot lots in urban service areas (Cottage Housing)
• Established a new $500K Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) fund to directly support community needs in the Fifth District proportional to the funding generated from the District. (This meant we received $223K in 2017-18, and $243K in 2018-19) This increased direct TOT funding to our District by over 400 percent!
• Directed $1.3M of Tourism Occupancy Tax to projects including visitor centers, signage, fire protection, public infrastructure investments and public safety needs to the 5th District.
• Supported funding of $500K in grants to organizations offering Career Technical Education, training programs, and college scholarships for low income, first time college attendees.

• Provided $200K to Bodega Bay Fire Protection District to support emergency response.
• Provided $80K in TOT funds to Bodega Bay Fire Protection District for rescue boat motor and ambulance equipment.
• Secured $220K of General Fund dollars to build new public restroom on recreational fishing pier — the first-ever General Fund investment in pier infrastructure.
• Advocated for $6.6M federal dollars to be invested in Bodega Bay dredging, which required lobbying in Washington, D.C. Lobbied for excess funding to be diverted to jetty repair as project came in under budget.
•  Provided $10K in TOT funds for Bodega Volunteer Fire Department training and equipment.

• Provided $26K in TOT funding to secure new radios and rescue equipment.
• Continuing to work with Monte Rio Rec and Park District and Sweetwater Springs Water District and local property owners to facilitate trail access from Monte Rio to Coast.
• Advancing the long-dormant Monte Rio Bridge replacement project.

• Secured $1M of General Fund money for Lower Russian River homelessness funding, which was implemented through a citizens-led homeless task force. Funding has already resulted in permanent housing for 69 individuals, and has prevented 81 individuals, including 23 youth, from becoming homeless.
• Flashing crosswalk installed on Armstrong Woods Road by Guerneville Elementary School.
• Funded trash pickup program for downtown, with services provided by Clean River Alliance.
• Expanded the County’s lease at the Bank of America building in order to provide new social services, including the first-time ever Mobile Support Team & Whole Person Care program launch.
• Supported funding for Russian River Rec & Park District’s Vacation Beach River Access.
• Provided $90K in TOT funding for Russian River Fire Department, emergency equipment and ambulance downpayment.
• Secured $80K for Russian River Fire Department chief’s salary and consolidation efforts.
• Coming soon! Free River Shuttle service. (The Board of Supervisors will vote to make local bus service free in December.)

• Worked to mobilize long-forgotten quarry mitigation funds. (The Board of Supervisors will formally vote on this item in December.) This means that next year, we will be able to deploy $4.5M of previously unavailable funds on roads and pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements in Forestville.
• Provided $38K in TOT funding for new command vehicle and water rescue equipment for Forestville Fire Protection District.
• Oversaw cleanups of blighted properties - transforming a neighborhood by clearing junkyard conditions from abandoned property, and ensuring demolition of another abandoned building.
• Oversaw the removal of the Mirabel/River Road homeless encampment, and partnered with non-profits to find alternative locations for the families living there.

• Secured $100K for long-desired sidewalk connection from Occidental Center for the Arts to downtown.
• Implemented ADA improvements to sidewalks and parking lots.
• Provided $12K TOT for Occidental Fire emergency radios.

• Engaged community process to address zoning to comply with general plan.
• Worked with Department of Public Works to revive plans for rural undergrounding of power lines in the Historic District.

• Responded to community concerns regarding cannabis, worked to redefine West County trail as regional park. (Board will vote on this in December.)
• Implemented ADA improvements to sidewalks and trail connections.
• Provided $15K in TOT funding for a down payment on new command vehicle for Fire Department.
• Secured $103K Ag + Open Space funding for new Graton Town Green in partnership with the absolutely amazing Graton Green Group!

• Worked with Council and staff to produce seminar promoting new housing opportunities for residential property owners.
• Directed TOT funding toward crosswalk improvements on Bodega Highway.
• Filed a joint application with the city for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements on Ragle Road.
• Provided $15K of TOT for Gold Ridge Fire Department pagers and radios.

• Provided $26K of TOT for EMT training, ambulance equipment, and rescue gear for Coast Life Support District and North Sonoma County Fire.
• Provided $7K TOT for emergency extrication equipment for Timber Cove Fire.
• Secured $90K to support a stipend program for Timber Cove Fire.
• Ongoing rural broadband work.

• Secured $500K for library relocation.
• Conducted extensive outreach and provided resources for homeless individuals and encampment clearing.
• Directed funding of $50K to support training program at Becoming Independent.
• Directed funding to a clean up effort for a derelict property on West Avenue near Sheppard Accelerated Middle School.

• Secured $4.6 million for the long awaited Andy’s Unity Park Project, which opened this Spring.
• Provided ongoing support to the Neighborhood Action Team, which has succeeded in prioritizing infrastructure improvements in the Moorland neighborhoods, including new bus stops, new crosswalks, lighting and other safety improvements.
• Completed grant application for pedestrian and bicycle safety enhancements.

• Commenced Cazadero Highway repaving project. (Road failures are awaiting environmental permitting, and completion of the pavement project into town is scheduled for next summer.)
• Secured $300K to relocate and support a CalFire Amador station in Cazadero.
• Provided $22K of TOT funding to support station improvements and new emergency radios.
• Provided $10K for Pole Mountain Lookout permitting and engineering for new tower.

• Instituted Paid Family Leave for county employees
• Overhauled County fire and emergency services and disaster alerting system; new staff allocations to facilitate community outreach and disaster planning.
• Ongoing work with state and county septic policy. Made headway on County septic policy and delayed new manual until further public outreach and input could be conducted. Succeeded in reducing scope of the State Water Board’s upcoming Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) policy regarding septic systems near the Russian River.
• Ongoing work with Cannabis policy, including addressing neighborhood impacts and setbacks.