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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020
REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
Telephone: (669) 900-9128,
ID: 859-7732-5943#
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE
In response to Executive Order N-29-20, the City of San Rafael will no longer offer an in-person meeting
location for the public to attend. This meeting will be streamed through YouTube Live at
www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael. Comments submitted via YouTube Live must be submitted according to
the directions located on the YouTube video description. The City is not responsible for any interrupted
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Present: Mayor Phillips
Vice Mayor Colin
Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Gamblin
Councilmember McCullough
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Jim Schutz
City Attorney Rob Epstein
City Clerk Lindsay Lara
OPEN SESSION - (669) 900-9128, MEETING ID 851-2675-0545# - 5:30 PM
1. Mayor Phillips announced Closed Session items.
CLOSED SESSION - (669) 900-9128, MEETING ID: 851-2675-0545#- 5:30 PM
2. Closed Session:
a. Conference with Labor Negotiators; Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: (Jim Schutz, Cristine Alilovich, Diana Bishop)
Employee Organization: San Rafael Police Association, San Rafael Police Mid-Managers Association
b. Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 815 C Street and 855 C Street
Agency negotiators: Ethan Guy; Gerald Ramiza, Special Counsel; Elizabeth Seifel, Real Estate
Advisor
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Negotiating parties: Centertown Associates Ltd.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment of Ground Lease Option
REGULAR MEETING - VIRTUAL MEETING
Telephone: (669) 900-9128,
ID: 859-7732-5943#
Mayor Phillips called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. and invited City Clerk Lindsay Lara to call the roll.
All members of the City Council were present.
City Clerk Lindsay Lara informed the community the meeting would be streamed live to YouTube and
members of the public would provide public comment either on the telephone or through YouTube live
chat. She explained the process for community participation through the telephone and on YouTube.
City Attorney Rob Epstein announced that no reportable action was taken in Closed Session
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:
3. City Manager’s Report:
City Manager Jim Schutz provided updates on:
• the Police Department’s use of force policy
• COVID-19 and the City’s response
• Dining Under the Lights
• Coronavirus at San Quentin
Mayor Phillips commented on the City Manager’s Report
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION – 7:00 PM
Mayor Phillips invited public comment; however, there was none
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mayor Phillips invited public comment on the Consent Calendar; however, there was none
Councilmember Colin moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to approve the Consent Calendar
4. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes of City Council / Successor Agency Regular Meeting of Monday, July 20, 2020
(CC)
Approved minutes as submitted
b. Nine-Year, One-Quarter Percent Transactions and Use Tax Ballot Measure
Report on the City Attorney’s Impartial Analysis of the San Rafael Transactions and Use Tax ballot
measure on the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election Ballot; and Authorize Mayor
Phillips and/or His Designee to Prepare an Argument in Favor of the Measure and to Prepare a
Rebuttal Argument in Opposition to Any Arguments Against the Measure, to be Published in the
Ballot Materials for the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election (CA)
Accepted report and approved staff recommendation
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c. Southern Heights Bridge Replacement
Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services
Agreement with Substrate, Inc. for Construction Management, Inspection, and Materials Testing
Services Associated with the Southern Heights Boulevard Bridge Replacement Project, City
Project No. 11282, In an Amount Not to Exceed $425,000 Funded by the Highway Bridge Program
Grant (PW)
Resolution 14846 - Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a
Professional Services Agreement with Substrate, Inc. for Construction Management, Inspection, and
Materials Testing Services Associated with the Southern Heights Boulevard Bridge Replacement
Project, City Project No. 11282, In an Amount Not to Exceed $425,000 Funded by the Highway Bridge
Program Grant
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
5. Other Agenda Items:
a. Wildfire Prevention In San Rafael
Informational Report on the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority and Current Activities that
Reduce Wildfire Risk in San Rafael; and Resolution Accepting the City of San Rafael’s Final
Wildfire Prevention and Protection Action Plan (FD)
Darin White, Fire Chief, and Quinn Gardner, Emergency Manager presented the staff report
Staff responded to comments and questions from Councilmembers
Mayor Phillips invited public comment
Speakers: Bill Carney, Sustainable San Rafael, Kate Powers
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Colin seconded to accept the report and adopt
the resolution
Accepted report and Resolution 14847 - Resolution Accepting the City of San Rafael’s Final Wildfire
Prevention and Protection Action Plan
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
b. Canal Wi-Fi Network
Update about the Canal Wi-Fi Network Project (DS)
Rebecca Woodbury, Digital Service and Open Government Director, and Javier Trujillo, County of
Marin Chief Assistant Director of Information Services and Technology presented the staff report
Staff responded to comments and questions from Councilmembers
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Mayor Phillips invited public comment
Speakers: Name withheld
Staff responded to public comment
Councilmember McCullough moved and Councilmember Colin seconded to accept the report
Accepted report
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS / REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
(including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
6. Councilmember Reports:
• Councilmember Colin reported on Marin Transit ridership impacts due to COVID-19.
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY:
1. Consent Calendar: - None
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Phillips adjourned the meeting at 8:49 p.m.
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2020
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GARY O. PHILLIPS, Mayor