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AGENDA
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael City Hall, Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
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OPEN SESSION– THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM – 4:45 PM
1. Mayor Kate to announce Closed Session items.
CLOSED SESSION – THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM – 4:45 PM
2. Closed Session:
a. Personnel Matters – Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Performance Evaluation - City Manager
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS:
(including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
3. City Manager and 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.
4. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes
Approve the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of July 15, 2024 and the Regular and
Special City Council Meeting Minutes of August 19, 2024 (CC)
Recommended Action – Approve as submitted
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b. Conflict of Interest Code Update
Resolution Repealing Resolution No. 15117, Re-Adopting the Fair Political Practices
Commission Model Conflict of Interest Code as the City’s Conflict of Interest Code, and
Adopting a Revised List of Designated Employee Positions and Disclosure Categories, to be
Incorporated into the City’s Conflict of Interest Code (CC)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
c. Public Art Review Board Bylaws Amendment
Resolution Amending the Public Art Review Board Bylaws (CC)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
d. Camping Ordinance Amendment Adoption
Adoption of Ordinance 2040: An Ordinance Amending San Rafael Municipal Code Chapter
19.50 -- Camping on Public Property (CC)
Recommended Action – Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 2040
e. Proclamation
Proclamation Supporting National Preparedness Month 2024 (HR)
Recommended Action – Receive and File
f. Urban Lot Split Ordinance Adoption
Adoption of Ordinance 2041: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 15.155 (Urban Lot Splits)
and Chapter 15.03 (Minor Subdivisions (Four or Fewer Lots)) of the San Rafael Municipal
Code to Clarify and Improve the Procedure for Implementation of Government Code
Section 66411.7 (Senate Bill 9) Related to Urban Lot Splits (CC)
Recommended Action –Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 2041
g. Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer Cost Recovery Program Agreement
Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement Allowing the San Rafael Fire
Department to Participate in a Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Program with the
California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for the Service Period of January 1,
2023, Through December 31, 2023 (FD)
Recommended Action – Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement allowing the San
Rafael Fire Department to participate in a Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Program
with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for the service period of January
1, 2023, Through December 31, 2023
h. Fleet Replacement Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Authorize City Manager to Purchase Three (3) Vehicles for Replacement in an Amount Not
to Exceed $330,000 (PW)
Recommended Action – Authorize the City Manager to purchase three (3) vehicles to replace
aging and operationally inadequate vehicles for the City’s vehicle fleet in an amount not to exceed
$330,000, which includes a $30,000 (10%) contingency for unexpected cost increases
i. B Street Culvert Replacement Project
Authorize the City Manager to Enter into the First Amendment to the Task Order with Park
Engineering, Inc. for Inspection Services Associated with the B Street Culvert Replacement
Project, in an Additional Amount of $54,122.34, Increasing the Total Not-To-Exceed
Amount of the Agreement to $127,560.34 (PW)
Recommended Action – Authorize the City Manager to enter into the First Amendment to the
Task Order with Park Engineering, Inc. for inspection services associated with the B Street Culvert
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Replacement Project, in an additional amount of $54,122.34, increasing the total not-to-exceed
amount of the agreement to $127,560.34
j. Stormwater Pump Station Repair Agreement
Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Waive Competitive Bidding and Enter into a
Maintenance Agreement with Pump Repair Service Company to Repair Two Stormwater
Pumps, in an Amount Not to Exceed $720,000 (PW)
Recommended Action – Authorize the City Manager to waive competitive bidding and enter into
a maintenance agreement with Pump Repair Service Company to repair two stormwater pumps
in an amount not to exceed $720,000; And, appropriate $360,000 from the Capital Fund (401)
to supplement the previously appropriated amount of $520,000 from the Stormwater Fund (205)
included in the FY 2024-25 adopted budget approved on June 17, 2024
k. Citywide Safety Electrical Services Contract Award
Award of Citywide Safety Electrical Services Agreement to DC Electric and Authorize the
City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into an Agreement, for up to Five (5) Years for Services
in the Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $550,000 per Fiscal Year
Recommended Action – Award of Citywide Safety Electrical Services agreement to DC Electric
and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and enter into an agreement, for up to five (5) years
for services in the total not-to-exceed amount of $550,000 per fiscal year
l. Special Event Street Closure in San Rafael
Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Closure of Neame Avenue in San Rafael for a Special
Event (PD)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
5. Special Presentations:
a. Proclamation Supporting Hispanic Heritage Month
b. Proclamation Supporting Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
6. Other Agenda Items:
a. Smoking Ordinance Amendment
Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Sections 9.04.120 of the San Rafael Municipal Code
to Allow for a Private Right of Action for Violations of the City’s Smoking Ordinance (CM)
Recommended Action – Introduce the Ordinance, waive further reading of the Ordinance, and
refer to it by title only
b. Affordable Housing Trust Fund Application Processes
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Rolling Application Process Implementation and Aligning
City’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) with County of Marin’s NOFA Process
Recommended Action – Approve the implementation of the rolling application process for the
Affordable Housing Trust Fund, as authorized in the Guidelines for the Administration of the
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
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c. Personnel Changes
Resolution Approving the Following Personnel Changes: Retitling of the Assistant Director
of Community Development Job Classification, Retitling of the Childcare Director Job
Classification, Correcting the Operations & Maintenance Superintendent Salary Range; and
Adding the Senior Human Resources Analyst, Wildfire Mitigation Program Manager, Chief
Assistant City Attorney Positions; and Amending the San Rafael Mid-Management
Employee Association, Service Employees International Union Local 1021, and
Unrepresented Mid-Management and Executive Salary Schedules; and Updating the
Unrepresented Mid-Management Salary Resolution (HR)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolutions
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.
ADJOURNMENT:
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 and at City Hall, 1400 Fifth Avenue, and placed with other agenda-
related materials on the table in front of the Council Chamber prior to the meeting. Sign Language interpreters may be
requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing city.clerk@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. To request Spanish language interpretation, please submit an online
form at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/request-for-interpretation/.