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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021
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Present: Mayor Kate Vice Mayor Bushey
Councilmember Hill
Councilmember Kertz
Councilmember Llorens Gulati
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Jim Schutz
City Attorney Rob Epstein
City Clerk Lindsay Lara REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
Watch on Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/cc-2021-02-01 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael Listen by phone: (669) 900-9128, ID: 817-3692-0337# OPEN SESSION 1. None. CLOSED SESSION 2. Closed Session: - None.
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Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and invited City Clerk Lindsay Lara to call the roll. All members of the City Council were present.
Mayor Kate provided opening remarks, which included welcoming newly appointed Councilmember Hill and announcing two upcoming community surveys regarding neighborhood
engagement and local businesses. In addition, she included a land acknowledgement.
City Clerk Lindsay Lara informed the community that the meeting would be streamed live to YouTube and members of the public would provide public comment either on the telephone or
through Zoom or YouTube live chat. She explained the process for community participation on
the telephone, Zoom and YouTube.
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Correspondence in real-time through YouTube, Zoom or telephone
• Tom Obletz addressed the City Council regarding the traditional Pledge of Allegiance before council meetings
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:
3. City Manager’s Report: City Manager Jim Schutz announced:
• COVID-19 and the City’s response updates
• Homeless encampment updates
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS: (Including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense) 4. Councilmember Reports:
• Councilmember Bushey announced an upcoming meeting as part of the City’s new library process, which includes a new library and combined community center option.
• Councilmember Kertz provided an update on the homeless count for this year and reported
on meetings with Marin County Council of Mayors & Councilmembers (MCCMC) and Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA).
• Councilmember Llorens Gulati reported on meetings with MCCMC and Marin Clean Energy.
• Mayor Kate reported on meetings with Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), SMART
and Marin Transit.
CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
Councilmember Kertz moved and Councilmember Llorens Gulati seconded to approve the Consent
Calendar
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5. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes of City Council / Successor Agency Regular Meeting of Tuesday, January 19, 2021 (CC) Approved minutes as submitted
b. Annual Measure G Oversight Committee Report Measure G Cannabis Business Tax Oversight Committee Report for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 (ED) Accepted report
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: 6. Special Presentations: a. Presentation of Proclamation Supporting Black History Month (CM) Sylvia Gonzalez-Shelton, HR Operations Manager presented the Proclamation.
b. Presentation of Proclamations to Tom Obletz and Jeff Jones for Their Service on the Park and Recreation Commission (LR) Mayor Kate presented the Proclamations.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7. Public Hearings: a. Amendment of the Current Vegetation Management Ordinance Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Sections 4.12.010 and 4.12.030 of the San
Rafael Municipal Code to Establish Citywide Vegetation Management and Wildfire Mitigation Standards to Help Reduce the Risk of a Catastrophic Wildfire (FD)
Darin White, Fire Chief introduced Quinn Gardner, Emergency Management Officer who
presented the staff report
Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speakers: Tom Obletz, Kate Powers, Victoria DeWitt, Pamela Reaves, Grace G, Regina
Kretschmer, Bill Carney, Sustainable San Rafael, Belle Cole, Organizing for Action
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Staff responded to public comment.
Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers.
Councilmembers and staff discussed how to add the additional language to the Ordinance.
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to pass the Ordinance
to print, with the addition of two new whereases regarding ecologically sound practices and appropriate defensible space as discussed tonight
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Passed Ordinance No. 1988 to print
b. Regulation of On-Street Parking on Narrow Streets Consideration of An Ordinance Amending San Rafael Municipal Code Section 5.40.080 Regulating Parking on Narrow, Hilly City Streets (FD)
Darin White, Fire Chief introduced Quinn Gardner, Emergency Management Officer who
presented the staff report
Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
Councilmembers provided comments.
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to pass the Ordinance
to print
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Passed Ordinance No. 1989 to print
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY: 1. Consent Calendar: - None
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ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting in honor of Maynard Willms at 9:20 p.m.
___________________________ LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2021
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KATE COLIN, Mayor