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Home My WebLink AboutCCSA Minutes 2021-04-05 MINUTES SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 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 service. To ensure the City Council receives your comments, submit written comments to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. For more information regarding real-time public comments, please visit our Live Commenting Pilot page at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/live-commenting- pilot/. Want to listen to the meeting and comment in real-time over the phone? Call the telephone number listed on this agenda and dial the Meeting ID when prompted. Feel free to contact the City Clerk’s office at 415-485-3066 or by email to lindsay.lara@cityofsanrafael.org if you have any questions. Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk (email lindsay.lara@cityofsanrafael.org or phone at 415-485-3066) who will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests. Present: Mayor Kate Vice Mayor Bushey Councilmember Hill Councilmember Kertz Councilmember Llorens Gulati Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Jim Schutz Assistant City Attorney Lisa Goldfien City Clerk Lindsay Lara CLOSED SESSION AT 5:45 P.M. Watch on Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/cs-2021-04-05 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael Listen by phone: (669) 900-9128, ID: 896-0763-7493 OPEN SESSION 1. Mayor Kate to announce Closed Session item. CLOSED SESSION 2. Closed Session: a. Conference with Labor Negotiators - Government Code Section 54957.6 2 Lead Negotiators: Timothy L. Davis and Stephanie Vollmer (Burke, Williams & Sorensen) Agency Designated Representatives: Jim Schutz, Cristine Alilovich, Nadine Hade, Thomas Wong, Carmen Valdez, David Spiller, Darin White, and Sylvia Gonzalez-Shelton Employee Organization: SEIU - Childcare; San Rafael Police Mid-Management Association; Public Employee Union, Local 1; San Rafael Firefighters’ Association; San Rafael Police Association; SEIU Local 1021; Western Council of Engineers; San Rafael Fire Chief Officers’ Association; Unrepresented Mid-Management; Unrepresented Executive Management REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. Watch on Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/cc-2021-04-05 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael Listen by phone: (669) 900-9128 ID: 817-3692-0337 Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. and invited City Clerk Lindsay Lara to call the roll. All members of the City Council were present. Assistant City Attorney Lisa Goldfien announced that no reportable action was taken in the Closed Session held prior to the meeting. Mayor Kate provided opening remarks, which included the City’s new Digital Service & Open Government Director, COVID-19 milestones and the recent acts of violence against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and women. 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; however, there was none. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: 3. City Manager’s Report: City Manager Jim Schutz announced: • COVID-19 update • President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan update • Library’s 21-Day Race and Equity Challenge, Book to Action program • Goals workshop coming up on April 30 regarding the City’s response to hate and violence • Transit Center update at next City Council meeting COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS: (including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense) 4. Councilmember Reports: 3 • Councilmember Bushey reported on San Rafael Sanitation District Board and library committee meetings. • Councilmember Hill reported on Central Marin Sanitation Agency and Park and Recreation Commission meetings. • Councilmember Kertz reported on Age-Friendly Initiative, Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, Marin County Council of Mayors & Councilmembers (MCCMC) Legislative and MCCMC Homeless meetings. • Councilmember Llorens Gulati reported on Marin Clean Energy, MCCMC Economic Recovery and Town hall meetings. • Mayor Kate reported on MCCMC, Canal Policy Working Group, Transportation Authority of Marin, SMART and Marin County Health and Human Service meetings. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none. Councilmember Kertz moved and Councilmember Hill seconded to approve the Consent Calendar. 5. Consent Calendar Items: a. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes of City Council / Successor Agency Regular Meeting of Monday, March 15, 2021 (CC) Approved minutes as submitted AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None SPECIAL PRESENTATION 6. Special Presentation: a. National Library Week Proclamation Presentation Mayor Kate presented a Proclamation to Susan Andrade-Wax, Library & Recreation Director. Susan Andrade-Wax, Library & Recreation Director, Henry Bankhead, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian and Jaimi Cortes, Board of Library Trustees Chair provided comments. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. Public Hearings: a. Annual Progress Report (APR) on Housing Annual Progress Report (APR) on: Housing Units Submitted, Approved and Built in 2020; and Update on Progress of Implementing Programs in the Housing Element 4 Alicia Giudice, Planning Manager introduced Renee Nickenig, Assistant Planner who presented the Staff Report. Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers. Mayor Kate invited public comment. Speakers: Bob Pendoley, Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative, Bill Carney, Sustainable San Rafael, John Reynolds, Grace Geraghty, Responsible Growth Marin Staff responded to public comment. Staff responded to further questions from Councilmembers. Councilmembers provided comments. Councilmember Llorens Gulati moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to accept the report. AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Accepted report OTHER AGENDA ITEMS 8. Other Agenda Items: a. General Plan 2040 / Downtown Precise Plan General Plan 2040 Progress Report #6 (CD) Paul Jensen, Community Development Director, Barry Miller, Project Manager and Bob Grandy, Fehr & Peers presented the Staff Report. Staff responded to questions from Councilmembers. Mayor Kate invited public comment. Speakers: Bill Carney, Sustainable San Rafael, Shirley Fischer, Responsible Growth Marin, Kate Powers, Marin Conservation League, Pam Reaves, Responsible Growth Marin Councilmembers provided comments. Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to accept the report. 5 AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Accepted report SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY: 1. Consent Calendar: - None ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting in memory of Jimmy Geraghty at 9:48 p.m. ___________________________ LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2021 _____________________________________ KATE COLIN, Mayor