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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024
REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 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 to announce Closed Session items.
CLOSED SESSION – THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM – 5:00 P.M.
2. Closed Session:
a. 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)
Present: Councilmember Bushey
Vice Mayor Hill
Councilmember Kertz
Councilmember Llorens Gulati
Mayor Kate
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Cristine Alilovich
City Attorney Robert Epstein
City Clerk Lindsay Lara
Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 6:01 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.
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Mayor Kate provided opening remarks, which included wishing everyone a happy new year, the
new 6 p.m. City Council meeting start time, gratitude to City staff, 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:
• Northgate Mall Redevelopment Update: The Draft Environmental Impact Report is
available online.
• Second Police Advisory and Accountability Committee meeting to be held January 17,
at 6:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Center
• Climate Action Community Forum, co-hosted by Councilmember Maika Llorens Gulati
and Marin Academy, to be held January 18, at 4 p.m. at Marin Academy
• COVID-19 numbers are up in Marin and Public Health Officer encourages community
members to follow CDC COVID-19 guidelines.
City Councilmember Reports:
• Vice Mayor Hill reported on the completion event for the Third Street Rehabilitation
Project and expressed appreciation to Public Works Director April Miller and DPW staff.
• Councilmember Kertz reported on a Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority meeting, a
meeting with the new Kaiser executives, the Heart of Marin event and the San Rafael
Fire Foundation crab feed.
• Councilmember Bushey reported on a Marin Transit Board meeting, a Central Marin
Sanitation Agency Board meeting and provided copies of the Popular Annual Financial
Report, and the San Rafael Public Library Foundation and a potential ballot measure to
fund a new combined library and community center.
• Councilmember Llorens Gulati reported on a meeting with the 400 Canal Street
residents, a Spinnaker and Baypoint meeting regarding parking and speeding, the City
Carpets reopening ribbon-cutting, an upcoming Climate Action Community Forum, and
the loss of longtime community member Olivia Beltran and announced the memorial
service to be held Saturday at 8 a.m. at Stafford Lake.
• Mayor Kate reported on the City Carpets ribbon-cutting, the Third Street Rehabilitation
Project completion event and expressed thanks to staff and agencies, and the Heart of
Marin event.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speaker: Al Vetere
Staff responded to the question from the community.
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Councilmember Kertz moved and Vice Mayor Hill seconded to approve the Consent Calendar.
4. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of December 18, 2023 and the
Special City Council Meeting of December 20, 2023 (CC)
Approved minutes as submitted
b. Sea Level Rise Planning Services Agreement
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into a Professional
Services Agreement with Moffat and Nichol for Sea Level Rise Planning Services in an
Amount Not to Exceed $520,000 (CM)
Resolution 15268 - Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into a
Professional Services Agreement with Moffat and Nichol for Sea Level Rise Planning Services in
an Amount Not to Exceed $520,000
c. Permit Management System Replacement
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a General Services Agreement with
OpenGov, Inc., for Permit Management Software Implementation Support, Professional
Services, and Annual Fees from February 1, 2024 Through January 31, 2027 in an Amount
Not to Exceed $558,902.30 (DS)
Resolution 15269 - Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a General Services
Agreement with OpenGov, Inc., for Permit Management Software Implementation Support,
Professional Services, and Annual Fees from February 1, 2024 Through January 31, 2027 in an
Amount Not to Exceed $558,902.30
d. Job Classification and Compensation for a Risk Manager Position
Resolution Approving the New Classification and Compensation of Risk Manager; and
Deleting an Existing 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Advanced Professional Temporary
Position to a 1.0 FTE Risk Manager Position (HR)
Resolution 15270 - Resolution Approving the New Classification and Compensation of Risk
Manager; and Deleting an Existing 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Advanced Professional
Temporary Position to a 1.0 FTE Risk Manager Position
e. North San Rafael Pavement Maintenance Project
Accept Completion of the North San Rafael Pavement Maintenance Project and Authorize
the City Clerk to File the Notice of Completion (PW)
Accepted Completion and Authorized City Clerk to File Notice of Completion
f. San Quentin Pump Station Reconstruction
Amendments to Professional Service Agreements with AlphaCM, Inc., CSW/St-Stroeh
Engineering Group, and Authorization of Supplemental Budget Appropriation (PW)
Authorized the City Manager to Execute Amendments to Professional Service Agreements with
AlphaCM, Inc., CSW/St-Stroeh Engineering Group, and Authorize Supplemental Budget
Appropriation
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
5. Special Presentations:
a. Age Friendly San Rafael Community Partnership Update
Craig Veramay, Assistant Library & Recreation Director introduced Suzie Pollak and Diana
López, Age Friendly San Rafael, who gave a presentation.
Age Friendly San Rafael responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there were none.
Councilmembers provided comments.
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
• Salamah Locks addressed the City Council commenting that attendees from last year’s Age
Friendly Celebration event ranged from 90 years old to 103 years old.
• Beth Milwid addressed the City Council regarding car break-ins and safety concerns at a City
parking garage.
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY:
1. Consent Calendar: - None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting at 6:52 p.m. in memory of Olivia Beltran Pacheco.
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2024
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KATE COLIN, Mayor