Sonoma Valley Community Advisory Commission

The Sonoma Valley Community Advisory Commission (SVCAC) was created through a Joint Powers Agreement between the County of Sonoma and the City of Sonoma. Its purpose is to provide a public forum to deliberate planning decisions impacting both the City of Sonoma and the unincorporated areas of the Sonoma Valley.

The SVCAC makes advisory recommendations to other Land Use bodies, including the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments. It also provides a regular forum for citizen participation in the formation of public policy, to consider issues concerning the Sonoma Valley, evaluate solutions of these issues, advise elected officials and other decision makers, and form a bridge for communication between the various governmental agencies and the general public.

The SVCAC meets 4th Wednesdays at 6:30pm at City of Sonoma Council Chambers:

177 First Street West
Sonoma, CA 95476

For agenda and meeting materials, please visit the SVCAC page on the City of Sonoma's CivicWeb Portal

To sign up to receive agendas and materials directly, please reach out to Arielle Kubu-Jones, District Director to Supervisor Gorin and SVCAC Commission Liaison at arielle.kubu-jones@sonoma-county.org or 707-565-2241.

Map shows boundaries for the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission, which extends from the Napa county boarder in the East, Oakmont and Hood Mountain to the North, follows the Sonoma Mountains in the West, and ends at San Pablo Bay in the South. The map also designates the various regions for commissioners which are South Valley, City of Sonoma, Springs East, El Verano West, and North Valley.

To apply for a County vacancy and click on Application Process to begin.

To apply for a City vacancy.

For an interactive GIS boundary map of the SVCAC, which allows you to input your address and see if your are in the city or County represented areas, please visit the General Plan Community Group map.

Download the map in PDF format.

SVCAC Commissioner Roster

The commission consists of eleven commissioners, three alternates, and two Emeritus (non-voting) commissioners, and 3 Ex-Officio (non-voting) members. Commissioners are appointed by both the First District Supervisor for residents of the unincorporated Sonoma Valley, and the City of Sonoma for residents of the City.

District	First Name	Last Name	Position	Expiration
North Valley	Matthew	Dickey	Chair	5/24/2026
Springs East	Joanne	Brown	Vice Chair	1/25/2025
City of Sonoma	Donna	Dambach	Secretary	City
City of Sonoma	Ditty	Vella	voting	City
City of Sonoma	Isaac	Jenkins	voting	City
City of Sonoma Alternate	VACANT		voting if absence	City
County Alternate (at large)	Lindsay	Norman	voting if absence	9/24/2028
El Verano West	Nicolas	Brereton	voting	8/13/2028
El Verano West	Erik	Kokkonen	voting	11/10/2024
El Verano West	Randall	Roberts	voting	7/9/2028
North Valley	J Glen	Smith	voting	2/6/2028
South Valley	Terry	Crisler	voting	7/12/2026
Springs East	Fred	Allebach	voting	12/12/2027
City of Sonoma Emeritus	VACANT			City
City of Sonoma Ex-Officio	Patricia	Farrar-Rivas	Councilmember	City
City of Sonoma Ex-Officio Alternate	Ron	Wellander	Councilmember	City
County Emeritus	Mark	Bramfitt	Prior SVCAC Chair	County
County Ex-Officio	Tim	Freeman	Planning Commissioner	County
County Ex-Officio Alternate	Greg	Carr	Planning Commissioner	County
Staff-Minutes	Lin Marie	deVincent
Staff	Arielle	Kubu-Jones
1st District Supervisor	Susan	Gorin