The first public meeting of the Healdsburg City Council in seven weeks will be held on Monday, Aug. 4. The July break has become traditional in Healdsburg, but the city’s departments—Planning & Building, Parks & Recreation, Public Works and others—did not cease operations.
The council did meet once during that period, in closed session on June 30, when it considered and approved joining multiple other jurisdictions in a class action lawsuit against federal departments that require compliance with the White House’s anti-diversity, equity and inclusion agenda in order to keep receiving federal funds.
More regular council action and discussion and action can be expected next Monday on topics including a review of the local preference for affordable housing projects, a presentation on the city’s pavement condition—possibly linked to the recent community meeting on prioritizing infrastructure projects—and an operation update of the city-owned Villa Chanticleer.
Later in the summer the city is expected to take on modifications to the parklets program for downtown businesses, contract renewal for the Chamber of Commerce and a review of the Badger Park redevelopment…