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RESOLUTION NO. 15239
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND RESEARCH FOR THE SAN RAFAEL CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLANNING
COLLABORATIVE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $644,201 FOR THE
PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research administers the Adaptation
Planning Grant Program, which provides funding to help fill local, regional, and tribal planning needs,
provides communities the resources to identify climate resilience priorities, and supports the
development of a pipeline of climate resilient infrastructure projects across the state.
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2023, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research informed the City
of San Rafael that it had been selected as a Round 1 Grantee for the Adaptation Planning Grant
Program and $644,200.95 had been awarded for the San Rafael Climate Adaptation Planning
Collaborative (“the project”) (Attachment 4).
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Climate Adaptation Planning Collaborative is a collaborative effort
between the Canal Alliance, the Multicultural Center of Marin, the County of Marin, the City of San
Rafael, and researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
WHEREAS, this grant funding will allow the City and project partners to accomplish the proposed
grant work plan (Attachment 2). Including allowing the project team to work with community members
who are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise to co-
create solutions to make San Rafael safer and more resilient. This project will work to improve
understanding of climate hazards, prioritize adaptation measures, and build climate capacity within
community-based organizations while providing STEM educational opportunities for students from the
Canal neighborhood.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
hereby:
1. Accepts the award of grant funding from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research for
the project.
2. Agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions of the grant agreement and any other
agreement or instrument as may be required by the Governor’s Office of Planning and
Research and as may be necessary to fulfill the terms of the grant agreement and to
complete the project.
3. Authorizes the City Manager or their designee to act as a representative of the City, to
negotiate and execute on behalf of the City all agreements and instruments necessary to
complete the project and to comply with the Governor’s Office of Policy and Research grant
requirements, including, without limitation, the grant agreement.
4. Appropriates funds in the amount of $644,200.95 for Project #31104 for the project.
5. Authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and enter into Professional Service Agreements
with the following entities: i) Canal Alliance in the amount of $94,000; ii) Multicultural
Center of Marin in the amount of $57,000; and iii) the University of California, Berkeley in
the amount of $193,000.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of said
City on the 17th day of July 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Llorens Gulati
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk