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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024
SPECIAL MEETING AT 4:00 P.M.
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION FOLLOWING ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING
San Rafael City Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
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Members of the public may speak on Agenda Items.
Present: Councilmember Bushey
Vice Mayor Hill
Councilmember Kertz
Mayor Kate
Absent: Councilmember Llorens Gulati
Also Present: City Manager Cristine Alilovich (virtually)
City Attorney Robert Epstein
Deputy City Clerk Brenna Nurmi
Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. and invited Deputy City Clerk Brenna Nurmi
to call the roll. All members of the City Council were present, except for Councilmember Llorens
Gulati.
Deputy City Clerk Brenna Nurmi 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.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mayor Kate invited public comment on the Consent Calendar items; however, there were none.
Vice Mayor Hill moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to approve the Consent Calendar.
1. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Liability Claims Administration Services
Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with George Hills Company for the
Provision of Third-Party Liability Claims Administration Services for a Five-Year Period, In
an Amount Not to Exceed $574,000 (CM)
Authorized the City Manager to approve a five-year agreement with George Hills Company to
provide third-party liability claims administration services in an amount not to exceed $574,000
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Public Hearings:
a. Planning Commission and Design Review Board Consolidation
Introduction of An Ordinance Amending Title 2 – Administration of the San Rafael
Municipal Code to Add Design Professionals to the Planning Commission Membership
Composition, and Amend Titles 14 – Zoning, and 15 – Subdivisions of the San Rafael
Municipal Code, to Dissolve the Design Review Board and Transfer Existing Duties of the
Design Review Board to the Planning Commission, or Zoning Administrator, or Director of
Community and Economic Development (CC/CED)
Director of Community and Economic Development, Micah Hinkle presented the Staff
Report.
Jon Haveman, Planning Commission Chair and Stewart Summers, Design Review Board
Member provided comments.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speaker: Kate Powers
Councilmembers provided comments.
Vice Mayor Hill moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to introduce the ordinance,
waive further reading of the ordinance, and refer to it by title only.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
The Deputy City Clerk read the title of the ordinance:
An Ordinance Amending Title 2 – Administration of the San Rafael Municipal Code to Add
Design Professionals to the Planning Commission Membership Composition, and Amend
Titles 14 – Zoning, and 15 – Subdivisions of the San Rafael Municipal Code, to Dissolve the
Design Review Board and Transfer Existing Duties of the Design Review Board to the
Planning Commission, or Zoning Administrator, or Director of Community and Economic
Development
Introduced the ordinance, waived further reading of the ordinance, and referred to it by title only
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
3. Other Agenda Items:
a. Memorandum of Understanding with the San Rafael Mid-Management Employee
Association (SRMMEA)
Resolution Approving a Successor Memorandum of Understanding Pertaining to
Compensation and Working Conditions for the San Rafael Mid-Management Employee
Association (July 1, 2024, Through June 30, 2027) (CM/HR)
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Assistant City Manager Angela Robinson Piñon presented the Staff Report.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there were none.
Councilmembers provided comments.
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to adopt the resolution
approving a Successor Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to compensation and
working conditions for the San Rafael Mid-Management Employee Association (July 1, 2024,
Through June 30, 2027).
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
Resolution 15315 – Resolution Approving a Successor Memorandum of Understanding Pertaining
to Compensation and Working Conditions for the San Rafael Mid-Management Employee
Association (July 1, 2024, Through June 30, 2027)
b. Compensation for Unrepresented Mid-Management Employees
Resolution Establishing the Compensation and Working Conditions for Unrepresented
Mid-Management Employees (July 1, 2024, Through June 30, 2027 (HR)
Assistant City Manager Angela Robinson Piñon presented the Staff Report.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there were none.
Councilmembers provided comments.
Councilmember Kertz moved and Vice Mayor Hill seconded to adopt the resolution
establishing the compensation and working conditions for Unrepresented Mid-Management
Employees (July 1, 2024, Through June 30, 2027).
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
Resolution 15316 – Resolution Establishing the Compensation and Working Conditions for
Unrepresented Mid-Management Employees (July 1, 2024, Through June 30, 2027)
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m.
OPEN SESSION – COUNCIL CHAMBERS – FOLLOWING ADJOURNMENT
4. Mayor Kate to announce Closed Session items.
Mayor Kate announced the Closed Session items and invited public comment; however, there
were none.
CLOSED SESSION – THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM – FOLLOWING ADJOURNMENT
5. Closed Session:
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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, Paul Navazio, Marissa Sanchez, and
Angela Robinson Piñon
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 Mid-Management Employee Association; Unrepresented Executive Management
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2024
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KATE COLIN, Mayor