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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023
REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
San Rafael City Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
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OPEN SESSION – THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM – 5:45 P.M.
1. Mayor Kate to announce Closed Session items.
CLOSED SESSION – THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM – 5:45 P.M.
2. Closed Session:
a. Conference with Labor Negotiators – Government Code Section 54957.6
Lead Negotiators: Timothy L. Davis and Allison B. Hernandez (Burke, Williams & Sorensen)
Agency Designated Representatives: Cristine Alilovich, John Stefanski, Angela Robinson
Piñon, Paul Navazio, Marissa Sanchez and Sylvia Gonzalez
Employee Organizations: 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; San
Rafael Police Mid-Management Association; San Rafael Fire Chief Officers’ Association;
Unrepresented Mid-Management; Unrepresented Executive Management
Present: Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Hill
Councilmember Kertz
Vice Mayor Llorens Gulati
Mayor Kate
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Cristine Alilovich
City Attorney Robert Epstein
City Clerk Lindsay Lara
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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.
City Attorney Rob Epstein announced there was no reportable action in the Closed Session held
prior to the regular meeting.
Mayor Kate provided opening remarks, which included expressing gratitude to City staff, the
volunteers who serve on the Boards, Commissions & Committees and the residents, as well as, a
land acknowledgment.
City Clerk Lindsay Lara informed the community that the in-person meeting would also be recorded
and streamed live to YouTube and through Zoom. She noted the two-minute timer for public
comment and closed captioning on Zoom.
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS:
(including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
3. City Manager and Councilmember Reports:
City Manager Cristine Alilovich announced:
• San Rafael Fire Foundation Crab Feed to be held December 9, 5 pm at 618 B Street
Community Center
• Downtown San Rafael’s Menorah Lighting & Gelt Drop to be held on December 10, 5
pm
• Lighted Boat Parade to be held December 16, 6 pm in the Canal
• Holiday Parking - Three hours of Free Parking at all City-owned Lots & Garages
• Starting in January, City Council meetings to start at 6 pm – the first meeting of the new
year to be held January 16, 2024
City Councilmember Reports:
• Vice Mayor Llorens Gulati reported on the San Rafael Holiday Winter Wonderland.
• Councilmember Bushey reported on attending holiday festivities including a Symphony
concert at St. Raphael’s, a Loch Lomond Development meeting, a policy committee
meeting of Golden Gate Transit Center and Metropolitan Transportation Commission
(MTC) and a Marin Transit meeting.
• Councilmember Kertz expressed thanks to Public Works for paving and striping work
done on Freitas and Las Gallinas.
• Councilmember Hill reported on the Arbor Day Ceremony at Sun Valley Park on October
19.
• Mayor Kate reported on a Bay Area Climate Adaptation Network (BayCAN) meeting, a
Transportation Authority of Marin meeting, Santa Claus and a toy drive on the SMART
train and a meeting with Senator McGuire.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
Councilmember Bushey moved and Vice Mayor Llorens Gulati seconded to approve the Consent
Calendar.
4. Consent Calendar Items:
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a. Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of November 20, 2023 (CC)
Approved minutes as submitted
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
5. Public Hearings:
a. Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Assessment Annual Renewal
Resolution Confirming the 2023 Annual Report for the Downtown San Rafael Business
Improvement District and Levy of Assessments for Calendar Year 2024 (ED)
Micah Hinkle, Economic Development Director, presented the Staff Report.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speaker: Al Vetere
Sarah Tipple, The Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District (BID) Executive
Director, responded to public comment.
Councilmembers provided comments.
Councilmember Hill moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to adopt the resolution.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Resolution 15263 - Resolution Confirming the 2023 Annual Report for the Downtown San Rafael
Business Improvement District and Levy of Assessments for Calendar Year 2024
b. Update of Commercial Linkage Fees
Introduction of An Ordinance Amending the San Rafael Municipal Code Section 14.16.030
(Affordable Housing Requirement), Adopting a Commercial Linkage Nexus Study, Adopting
Updated Commercial Linkage Fees, and Adopting a Commercial Linkage Fee Project List
(CD)
Alexis Captanian, Housing Analyst, presented the Staff Report.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speakers: Matt Butler, Al Vetere
Staff responded to public comment.
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Councilmembers provided comments.
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Hill seconded to waive further reading
of the Ordinance and refer to it by title only, and introduce the Ordinance.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
City Clerk Lindsay Lara read the title of the ordinance.
Waived further reading of the Ordinance, referred to it by title only, and introduced the Ordinance
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
• Al Vetere addressed the City Council in regard to other options outside of Marin IJ for public
notice.
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY:
1. Consent Calendar: - None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting at 7:48 p.m.
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2023
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KATE COLIN, Mayor