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AGENDA
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2021
REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
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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 held virtually using Zoom and is being
streamed to YouTube at www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael.
How to participate in the meeting:
• Submit public comment in writing before 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting to
city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org.
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• Dial-in to Zoom's telephone number using the meeting ID and provide verbal public comment.
Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk (email
city.clerk@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.
OPEN SESSION - (669) 900-9128 ID: 862-4798-8695# - 6:15 P.M.
1. Mayor Kate to announce Closed Session items.
CLOSED SESSION
2. Closed Session:
a. Conference with Labor Negotiators – Government Code Section 54957.6
Lead Negotiator: Timothy L. Davis (Burke, Williams & Sorensen)
Agency Designated Representatives: Jim Schutz, Cristine Alilovich, Robert Epstein, Nadine
Hade, Sylvia Gonzalez, Susan Andrade-Wax, Catherine Quffa, Kelly Albrecht
Employee Organization: SEIU - Childcare
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
The public is welcome to address the City Council at this time on matters not on the agenda that
are within its jurisdiction. Please be advised that pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2,
the City Council is not permitted to discuss or take action on any matter not on the agenda unless
it determines that an emergency exists, or that there is a need to take immediate action which
arose following posting of the agenda. Comments may be no longer than two minutes and should
be respectful to the community.
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CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:
3. City Manager’s Report:
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS:
(including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
4. Councilmember Reports:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
The opportunity for public comment on consent calendar items will occur prior to the City Council’s
vote on the Consent Calendar. The City Council may approve the entire consent calendar with one
action. In the alternative, items on the Consent Calendar may be removed by any City Council or
staff member, for separate discussion and vote.
5. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes of City Council / Successor Agency Regular Meeting of Monday,
September 13, 2021, and Monday, September 20, 2021 (CC)
Recommended Action – Approve minutes as submitted
b. Vacancies on San Rafael Boards and Commissions
Announcement of Vacancies on the Cannabis Industry Tax Oversight Committee and the
Pickleweed Advisory Committee (CC)
Recommended Action – Receive and file
c. Citizen of the Year 2021
Resolution of Appreciation to Recipient of The Richard P. O’Brien and Mary Ferrario O’Brien
Citizen of the Year Award 2021 (CC)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
d. Use of Teleconferencing for Public Meetings During State of Emergency
Resolution Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 Making Findings and Confirming the Need for
Continued Use of Teleconferencing to Hold Public Meetings of the San Rafael City Council
and City Boards and Commissions During the Continuing State of Emergency Relating to
the COVID-19 Pandemic (CA)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
e. Office of Traffic Safety Grant Approval
Resolution Approving Use of State of California Office of Traffic Safety Grant Funds in the
Amount of $105,000 for the “Selective Traffic Enforcement Program” (“STEP”) Grant from
October 1, 2021 Through September 30, 2022, and Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute a Grant Agreement and Any Other Documents Related to the Grant (PD)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
f. City Council Appointments to Committees
Approve Revised City Council Appointments to Committees 2021 Appointing Maribeth
Bushey and Eli Hill to the Ad Hoc Water Policy Committee (CC)
Recommended Action – Approve Appointments
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g. Job Classification and Compensation Adjustments – Update to Management Analyst Series
and Adjust Senior Accounting Assistant Compensation
Resolution Approving the Following Personnel Classification and Compensation
Adjustments: (HR)
i. Align the Management Analyst Series, such that There is a More Logical Progression
When Promoting from a Management Analyst to the Senior Management Analyst
Level
ii. Create a Senior Management Analyst I and II Job Specification
iii. Approve Adjustment to the Senior Accounting Assistant Salary by Adopting Change
to the SEIU Salary Schedule
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6. Special Presentations:
a. Presentation of Resolution of Appreciation to Recipient of The Richard P. O’Brien and Mary
Ferrario O’Brien Citizen of the Year Award 2021
b. Presentation of Proclamation for National Disability Awareness Month (CD)
c. Presentation of Proclamation for Fire Prevention Week (FD)
d. Presentation by Caltrans on the Harbor Bridge Project (PW)
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
7. Other Agenda Items:
a. Resident Engagement
Informational Report on Findings from Interviews about Neighborhood & Resident
Engagement in San Rafael (CM)
Recommended Action – Accept report
b. Transit Center Relocation Draft Environmental Impact Report
Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Sign a Letter to the Golden Gate Bridge,
Highway & Transportation District Summarizing City Comments on the San Rafael Transit
Center Relocation Project (SRTC) Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR); File P21-012
(PW)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
PUBLIC HEARING
8. Public Hearing:
a. Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) Increase – 2040 General Plan
Resolution to Update the Citywide Traffic Mitigation Fee as Recommended by the 2040
General Plan Report Titled “City of San Rafael Transportation Fee Nexus Report” (PW)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY:
1. Consent Calendar: - None.
ADJOURNMENT:
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Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Council less than 72 hours
before the meeting, shall be available for inspection online. Sign Language interpreters may be requested by
calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing Lindsay.lara@cityofsanrafael.org or using the California
Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Copies of
documents are available in accessible formats upon request.