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RESOLUTION NO. 15439
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL’S
PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREA, CHANGING THE DESIGNATION FROM NATURAL LANDS
TO RECREATION AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION.
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael currently has a Priority Conservation Area designation in
Southeast San Rafael that was nominated in 2007 and approved by the Association of Bay Area
Governments as a Natural Lands type; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area
Governments updated the requirements and procedures for Priority Conservation Area
designations in 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael is no longer eligible for the Natural Lands type under
the new requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael wishes to retain the Priority Conservation Area
designation for this area to be eligible for potential funding for climate adaptation-related
studies, planning efforts, and projects related to recreation; and
WHEREAS, retaining this Priority Conservation Area designation incurs no restrictions
or prohibitions to the City in any regard; and
WHEREAS, in order to retain the Priority Conservation Area designation, the City must re-
nominate the area under the Recreation type and then may add a Climate Adaptation type.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
hereby finds the foregoing recitals are true and correct and authorizes the City Manager to sign
and submit a Priority Conservation Area Amendment Form to the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments changing the designation from Natural
Lands to Recreation and Climate Adaptation.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 21st day of July 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
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Lindsay Lara, City Clerk