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RESOLUTION NO. 14904
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AND THE MARINWOOD COMMUNITY
SERVICES DISTRICT FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION SERVICES, INCLUDING
DEFENSIBLE SPACE EVALUATIONS
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael and the Marinwood Community Services
District (District) have maintained a successful partnership since 1973 to provide shared
fire protection and emergency services throughout their unified operational area; and
WHEREAS, the existing agreements between the City and the District focus on
fire administration, fire suppression, Emergency Medical Services and structural
prevention services, not wildfire prevention or mitigation; and
WHEREAS, in 2020, Marin County voters approved Measure C, a parcel tax to
fund the establishment of the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA), a joint
powers authority tasked with improving wildfire safety for all Marin residents,
businesses, and visitors, and a portion of the tax is allocated to each member agency,
including the City and the District for use for local and defensible space projects; and
WHEREAS, the District and the City now wish to build upon their existing
relationship and enter into an agreement relating to shared wildfire prevention and
mitigation services, including defensible space evaluations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San
Rafael approves and authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement between
the City of San Rafael and the Marinwood Community Services District for defensible
space services in the form included with the staff report for this resolution, subject to
final approval as to form by the City Attorney.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday, the 3rd day of May 2021, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk