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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 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 – 5:00 P.M.
1. Mayor Kate announced Closed Session items.
CLOSED SESSION – THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM – 5:00 P.M.
2. Closed Session:
a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code
Section 54956.9): Two potential cases
b. 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
c. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL–EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: 1 case
Shaleeta Boyd, et al. v. City of San Rafael, et al. (U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal., Case No. 23-
cv-04085-EMC)
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Present: Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Hill
Councilmember Kertz
Mayor Kate
Absent: Vice Mayor Llorens Gulati
Also Present: City Manager Cristine Alilovich
City Attorney Robert Epstein
City Clerk Lindsay Lara
Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and invited City Clerk Lindsay Lara to call the
roll. All members of the City Council were present, except for Vice Mayor Llorens Gulati.
City Attorney Rob Epstein announced there was no reportable action in the Closed Session held
prior to the regular meeting or the special Closed Session held on December 6, 2023.
Mayor Kate provided opening remarks, which included expressing gratitude to City staff,
announcing Employees and Teams of the Quarter for Quarters 1, 2, and 3, 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:
• New Planning Manager Margaret Kavanaugh-Lynch and Interim Community
Development Director Laura Simpson
• Homelessness Update
• First Police Advisory and Accountability Committee meeting to be held Wednesday,
December 20th at City Hall at 6:00 p.m.
• Public Service Award for 2024
• City Administrative Offices Holiday Closure from Monday, December 25th – Monday,
January 1st. Offices reopen on January 2nd. Police Department, Fire Department, Public
Works and Sanitation will be working.
• City Council meetings to start at 6 p.m., starting in January. The first meeting of the new
year to be held January 16, 2024.
City Councilmember Reports:
• Councilmember Bushey reported on San Rafael Sanitation District and Central Marin
Sanitation Agency meetings, a Peacock Gap Homeowners Association meeting and a
meeting with Supervisor Sackett.
• Councilmember Kertz reported on the Boards, Commissions & Committees (BCC)
holiday reception, a Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) meeting, a North Bay
Leadership Council lunch, the City Holiday lunch, menorah lightings, EAH Housing tours,
a Vivalon tour, a Marin Academy student presentation on homelessness, a Venetia
Valley Family Center tour, the Contempo community holiday party and the Lighted Boat
Parade.
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• Councilmember Hill reported on a City/Schools County Liaison meeting and a Finance
Subcommittee meeting.
• Mayor Kate reported on a ribbon-cutting for Cue the Core, a Chamber East San Rafael
Working Group meeting and a Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) meeting.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to approve the Consent
Calendar.
4. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings of December 4, 2023
(CC)
Approved minutes as submitted
b. Update of Commercial Linkage Fees
Final Adoption of Ordinance 2032: 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)
Final Adoption of Ordinance 2032
c. On-Call Vegetation Management Service Level Agreements
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into Service Level
Agreements with Seven (7) Responsible and Responsive Contractors for Up to Four (4)
Years for On-Call Vegetation Management Services in the Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of
$3,125,000 Per Fiscal Year, and Authorize a Supplemental FY 2023-24 Budget
Appropriation of $1,500,000 of Available Measure C (Fund 242) Funding to Support
Wildfire Fuel Reduction Contract Costs to Be Reimbursed by the Marin Wildfire
Prevention Authority (FD)
Resolution 15264 - Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into Service
Level Agreements with Seven (7) Responsible and Responsive Contractors for Up to Four (4) Years
for On-Call Vegetation Management Services in the Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $3,125,000
Per Fiscal Year, and Authorize a Supplemental FY 2023-24 Budget Appropriation of $1,500,000
of Available Measure C (Fund 242) Funding to Support Wildfire Fuel Reduction Contract Costs to
Be Reimbursed by the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority
d. Agreement to Participate in Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transportation
Intergovernmental Transfer Program (PP-GEMT) for CY2024
Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Certification Form for the San Rafael Fire
Department to Participate in an Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) with the California
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for Reimbursement of Public Provider Ground
Emergency Medical Transportation (PP-GEMT) Services for the Service Period of January
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and Transfers to DHCS Not to Exceed $650,000 (FD)
Authorized the City Manager to execute a certification form for the San Rafael Fire Department
to participate in a Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) program with the California
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Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for reimbursement of PP-GEMT services for the
service period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, and make transfers not to exceed
$650,000
e. Peacock Gap Playground Project
Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Royston,
Hanamoto, Alley & Abey for Landscape Architectural and Engineering Design Services for
the Peacock Gap Park Playground Project in the Amount Not to Exceed $130,000 (PW)
Authorized the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Royston,
Hanamoto, Alley & Abey in the amount not to exceed $130,000 and appropriate funds for the
contract
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
5. Public Hearings:
a. Marin Sanitary Services Rates for 2024
Resolution Authorizing Maximum Rates to Be Imposed and Collected by Marin Sanitary
Service for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collection and Disposal Services to be Effective
January 1, 2024, and Determining that the City’s Franchise Fees and Refuse Vehicle Impact
Fees are Justified by the City’s Costs of Providing Solid Waste Services, Reasonable
Charges for the Use of City Property for Solid Waste Services, and the Costs of Addressing
the Impacts of Solid Waste Refuse Vehicles (CM)
Cory Bytof, Sustainability Program Manager, presented the Staff Report.
Staff, including Garth Schultz, R3 Consulting Group and Patty Garbarino and Justin Wilcock
from Marin Sanitary Service responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speakers: Patty Garbarino, Marin Sanitary Service, Kingston Cole, Coalition of Sensible
Taxpayers, Grace Geraghty
Staff responded to questions from the community.
Councilmembers provided comments.
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to adopt the resolution.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
Resolution 15265 - Resolution Authorizing Maximum Rates to Be Imposed and Collected by
Marin Sanitary Service for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collection and Disposal Services to be
Effective January 1, 2024, and Determining that the City’s Franchise Fees and Refuse Vehicle
Impact Fees are Justified by the City’s Costs of Providing Solid Waste Services, Reasonable
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Charges for the Use of City Property for Solid Waste Services, and the Costs of Addressing the
Impacts of Solid Waste Refuse Vehicles
b. Design Review Board and Planning Commission Consolidation Discussion
Report on Design Review Board and Planning Commission Consolidation (CC/CD)
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk, presented the Staff Report with Margaret Kavanaugh-Lynch,
Planning Manager.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speakers: Grace Geraghty, Matt Butler, Name Withheld, Susan Coleman, Shirley Fischer
Staff responded to questions from the community.
Councilmembers provided comments.
Councilmember Kertz moved and Councilmember Hill seconded to accept the report and
provided feedback to staff to return in several months, following the appointment of a new
Community Development Director, and approve objective design standards for outside of
the downtown area.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
Accepted report and provided feedback to staff
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS:
6. Other Agenda Items:
a. City Councilmember Appointment to Committees for 2024
Approve City Councilmember Appointment to Committees for 2024 (CM)
Mayor Kate introduced the item.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to approve the
appointments for 2024.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
Approved appointments
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b. Elect Vice Mayor for 2024
Elect Eli Hill as Vice Mayor 2024 (CM)
Mayor Kate introduced the item.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
Councilmember Kertz moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to approve the
appointment of Eli Hill as Vice Mayor for 2024.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
Approved appointment
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
• Shirley Fischer addressed the City Council regarding public engagement in the meetings.
• Jean-Pierre Guittard addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Kim Crawford addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Ronald Kleinman addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• David Wolfensberger addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Belle Davis addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development concerns.
• Ann Springgate addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Mary Bradley Quinlan addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Tom Quinlan addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Beverly addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development concerns.
• Diane Poryes addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Polly Elkin addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development concerns.
• Steve Mains addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development concerns.
• Claudia Moeller addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Teri Hallowell addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Dr. Kostopoulos addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Al Vetere addressed the City Council regarding an impressive list of City accomplishments
over the year for 2023 and the direction of the new year.
• Daniel Campbell addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
• Christina Cliff addressed the City Council regarding Dominican Valley development
concerns.
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City Manager Cristine Alilovich provided comments on the Dominican Valley development.
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY:
1. Consent Calendar: - None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting at 9:49 p.m.
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2024
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KATE COLIN, Mayor