Summary: Monday, February 2, 2015 Boards of Supervisors meet on Tuesdays, but not necessarily every Tuesday. Tomorrow, for instance, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will not be in session. Not unless some sort of emergency demands that the Board call a Special Meeting. The rules governing when meetings are held, and how they must be advertised, are found in the Ralph M. Brown Act. Serious meeting goers should take a look at that law, either by confronting the raw statute, or by reviewing some of the publications that set out the basic rules in terms that a layperson is likely to understand. If you are of a mind to study up on the public’s right to attend and participate in the meetings of local government agencies, check out the links in today’s Land Use Report blog. Monterey County residents should know that their Board of Supervisors is meeting tomorrow. There is a link to the agenda at kusp.org/landuse. At 1:30 in the afternoon, the Board will hear a presentation on Regional Urban Design Guidelines for development on the former Fort Ord. The Board is probably also going to approve a proposed California Flats Solar Project, industrializing about 3,000 acres of land in the southeastern corner of Monterey County, approximately seven miles southeast of Parkfield. Those having a craving for some discussion of land use policy can satisfy that craving tomorrow in Salinas. More Information Land Use Links Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog Monterey County Board Agenda Website California Government Code – Ralph M. Brown Act Brown Act Primer – First Amendment Coalition League of Cities Guide To The Brown Act
