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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 2025-01-21 MINUTES SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025 REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. San Rafael City Hall, Council Chambers 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 Watch online: https://tinyurl.com/cc-2025-01-21 or www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael Listen by phone: (669) 444-9171 ID: 860-6190-5675# One Tap Mobile: +16694449171,,86061905675# US This meeting will be held in-person. This meeting is being streamed to YouTube at www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael. How to participate in the meeting: • You are welcome to come to the meeting and provide public comment in person. Each speaker will have 2-minutes to provide public comment per agenda item. • Submit your comments by email to city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. If you experience technical difficulties during the meeting, please contact city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org. Present: Vice Mayor Bushey Councilmember Hill Councilmember Kertz Councilmember Llorens Gulati Mayor Kate Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Cristine Alilovich City Attorney Rob Epstein City Clerk Lindsay Lara Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and invited City Clerk Lindsay Lara to call the roll. All members of the City Council were present. Mayor Kate provided opening remarks which included gratitude to City Staff, the wildfire devastation in Los Angeles, the new federal administration and 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. OPEN SESSION 1. None. CLOSED SESSION 2. Closed Session: - None. 2 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 reported on: • Invited City Attorney Robert Epstein to introduce Andrea Visveshwara, the new Chief Assistant City Attorney • Provided comments related to the transition of the President of the United States and the San Rafael Police Department • Boards, Committees and Commissions Volunteer Opportunities on the Pickleweed Advisory Committee, Planning Commission and Voter Approved Tax Oversight Committee • 2025 Public Service Award Nominations open • East San Rafael parking permit program community meeting to be held January 28, 6 to 7 p.m. on Zoom with Spanish interpretation available • 2nd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration: A Snake Hunt and Word Scramble Challenge downtown, to be held January 24 to February 24. Also, dance performances at Yet Wah restaurant on 4th Street to be held on February 1, 2, 15 and 16 • Special recognition to San Rafael Fire Department for their support in the Los Angeles fires, especially to Captains Nick Giusti and Garrett Northern and Paramedics Matt Lewis and Nick Crouch for their service at the Eaton fire Fire Chief Abe Roman and Emergency Management Deputy Director Quinn Gardner provided comments related to the fires in southern California and addressed the dedication to fire safety in San Rafael. City Councilmember Reports: • Vice Mayor Bushey reported on a Central Marin Sanitation Agency meeting and a Marin Transit Board meeting. • Councilmember Kertz reported on a Homeless Policy Steering Committee meeting and the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority. • Councilmember Hill reported on a tour of the sanctioned encampment on the north part of Mahon Creek. • Councilmember Llorens Gulati reported on the Pickleweed “Peoples of the Canal” mural unveiling, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce annual “La Posada” celebration, the Cal Cities Environmental Quality Policy Committee, the Resilient Community Sea Level Rise Collaborative event, and a Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) quarterly meeting. • Mayor Kate reported on a Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) meeting, a Laurel Dell 2nd grade City Hall visit, speaking at the Chamber Leadership Institute, and speaking at Montessori Junior High. Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there was none. Vice Mayor Bushey moved and Councilmember Llorens Gulati seconded to approve the Consent Calendar. 4. Consent Calendar Items: 3 a. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes of the Regular and Special City Council Meetings of December 16, 2024 (CC) Approved minutes as submitted b. Memorial Bench for Judge Richard H. Breiner Approval of License Agreement and Memorial Bench (CA) Resolution 15366 - Resolution Authorizing Execution of License Agreement with SHM Loch Lomond LLC and Installation of Maintenance of Memorial Bench and Plaque Honoring the Late Honorable Richard M. Breiner, Judge of the Superior Court c. ADA Access Advisory Committee Appointment Appointment of Ted Jackson to an Unexpired Four-Year Term on the ADA Access Advisory Committee Through the End of April 2028 Due to the Expiration of Term of Timothy Lord (CC) Approved Appointment d. Planning Commission Alternate Member Appointment Appointment of Jeff Kent to a Four-Year Alternate Member Term on the Planning Commission Through the End of April 2029 Due to the Creation of Two New Alternate Member Architect Seats (CC) Approved Appointment e. Strategic Planning Services for Council Goals and Objectives 2026-2028 Agreement Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Jacob Green & Associates (“JGA”) for Strategic Planning Services in the Amount Not to Exceed $90,000 (CM) Authorized the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Jacob Green & Associates (“JGA”) for Strategic Planning Services for Council Goals and Objectives for 2026- 2028 in an amount not to exceed $90,000 f. Miovision Traffic Camera Perpetual Services Agreement Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Miovision Technologies Incorporated for Traffic Camera Perpetual Service License in an Amount Not to Exceed $206,483 (PW) Authorized the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Miovision Technologies Incorporated for a Traffic Camera Perpetual Services License for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $206,483; And, Authorized a Supplemental Budget Appropriation in the Amount of $103,242 from the General Fund for the Agreement AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 5. Special Presentations: a. Presentation from Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District (CC) District Manager of Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District Peter Bonkrude 4 gave a presentation. District Manager Peter Bonkrude responded to questions from the City Council. Mayor Kate invited public comment. Speaker: Jennifer Connor District Manager Peter Bonkrude responded to questions from the community. Councilmembers provided comments. OTHER AGENDA ITEMS 6. Other Agenda Items: a. Canal Community Based Transportation Plan Status Update on the 2022 Canal Community Based Transportation Plan (PW) Assistant Public Works Director Joanna Kwok presented the Staff Report along with Public Works Director April Miller. Staff responded to questions from the City Council. Mayor Kate invited public comment. Speakers: Dave Mariottini, Al Vetere Staff responded to questions from the community. City Council provided comments. Councilmember Llorens Gulati moved and Councilmember Hill seconded to accept the informational report providing a status update on the 2022 Canal Community-Based Transportation Plan (CCBTP), including progress toward achieving the CCBTP goals. AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Accepted report OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION • Martin Coyne addressed the City Council regarding tree services by PG&E. • Dave Mariottini addressed the City Council regarding camping in Gerstle Park. • Dr. Cherry Levin addressed the City Council regarding Ordinance 2040. • Richard Olive addressed the City Council regarding the reinstatement of Brandon Nail. • Mark Allen addressed the City Council regarding Ordinance 2040. • Alina Bermudez addressed the City Council regarding Ordinance 2040. • Name Withheld addressed the City Council regarding tents throughout residential neighborhoods, high density housing and water resources, and crime. • Robbie Powelson addressed the City Council regarding homelessness. 5 • Sara McEvoy addressed the City Council regarding homelessness. • Dalyla Harris addressed the City Council regarding homelessness. • Jason addressed the City Council regarding Ordinance 2040. • Rosie Brekke addressed the City Council regarding Ordinance 2040. • Michael Wolpert addressed the City Council regarding homelessness, Brandon Nail, and the good members of the Police Department. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m., in honor of Joe Garbarino of Marin Sanitary Service (creator of the nation’s first curbside recycling program). __________________________ LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2025 _____________________________________ KATE COLIN, Mayor