AGENDA ITEM #13
TOWN OF FAIRFAX
STAFF REPORT
June 7, 2023
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Christine Foster, Deputy Town Clerk
SUBJECT: Receive report on Councilmembers’ assignments, committees, and activities in May ____________________________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Receive Councilmember activities report.
DISCUSSION
Every month, each Councilmember provides a list of the meetings they attended in the preceding month on behalf of the Town, for inclusion in this report. Under the agenda section entitled “Council Reports and Comments” Councilmembers may choose to highlight one of those meetings.
Mayor Cutrano
• May 3: Regular Meeting of the Fairfax Town Council
• May 8: Fairfax Chamber of Commerce meeting regarding the 25th Annual Brewfest event planning process
• May 8: Fairfax-Bolinas Rd Interjurisdictional Planning Process with Town Manager Heather Abrams, Public Works Director Loren Umbertis, Marin County Public Works Director Rosemarie Gaglione, Marin County Assistant Public Works Director Hamid Shamsapour, Marin County Supervisor (District 2) Katie Rice, and Assistant to Marin County Board of Supervisor (District 2) Nancy Vernon. • May 8: Transportation Authority of Marin Administration, Projects, and Planning Executive Committee meeting.
• May 10: Ross Valley Fire Board May meeting. Access the agenda packet here. • May 11: Heat Pump Water Heater Campaign discussion with Climate Action Coordinator, Sean Youra, and Susan Gladwin of ReadySetReplace
• May 11: Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) Homelessness Subcommittee Meeting
• May 12: Meeting with Director of Public Works, Loren Umbertis, regarding Fairfax-Bolinas Rd repairs, Sir Francis Drake Blvd repairs, contract to coordinate street repair on Center Ave from Pastori to the border with San Anselmo, outcomes from the sidewalk survey and next steps, timing for street marking and cross walk painting on Broadway.
• May 12: State Route 37 Check-in call with Congressman Jared Huffman, Supervisor Eric Lucan, TAM Chair Brian Colbert, representatives from the SF Regional Water Quality Control Board, and environmental groups.
• May 13: Fairfax San Anselmo Children Center’s 50th Anniversary Party • May 16: Transportation Authority of Marin Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting • May 17: Fairfax Just Cause Eviction Workshop Debrief with Vice Mayor Coler, Town Manager Abrams, facilitators from Plan to Place and CivicMakers, and Jillian Zeiger with the County of Marin’s Housing and Federal Grants Division.
• May 18: Meeting with Nancy Whelan, Executive Director of Marin Transit, regarding service changes in Fairfax, changes to the Marin Transit Connect and Dial-a-Ride program, the Volunteer Drivers program, bus electrification, labor challenges, and priorities for Marin Transit. 2 • May 19: Town of Fairfax Annual Budget Workshop
• May 20: Lion Dance in Peri Park provided by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association and sponsored by the Marin County Free Library in Fairfax.
• May 20: Emberstomp Wildfire Prevention Festival at the Marin County Civic Center • May 22: Meeting with the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce regarding Brewfest • May 23: June Agenda Setting Meeting with Vice Mayor Coler, Town Manager Abrams, and Town Attorney Coleson
• May 23: Meeting with Vice Mayor Coler, Town Manager Abrams, and Town Attorney Coleson regarding proposed Town Manager contract amendments
• May 23: Fairfax Open Space Committee meeting
• May 24: Check-in with Tarrell Kullaway, Executive Director of Marin County Bicycle Coalition, about the results of the Mill Valley e-bike education pilot program and possible next steps. • May 24: Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) May meeting. • May 25: Meeting with Town Finance Director Michael Viverette, Vice Mayor Coler, and Town Attorney Coleson regarding elements of the Town Manager contract management • May 25: Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) May meeting. Access the agenda packet here. • May 30: Closed Session of the Fairfax Town Council
• May 30: Town of Fairfax Pride Month Celebration and Crosswalk unveiling. • June 1: Flood Zone 3 Community Meeting in Marin City
• June 2: Walk of the Cresci Property out to the Egger Redwood Grove off Canyon Road with Public Works Director Loren Umbertis
• June 4: Golden Gate Bridge March for National Gun Violence Awareness with Moms Demand Action.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Ross Valley Fire Board (RVFB)
• At our May meeting the Board reviewed and approved the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget. The total proposed General Fund operating budget for FY 2023-2024 is $13,537,798 which includes $13,172,142 for the General Fund and a fund transfer of $365,656 for the Vehicle/SCBA Fund. The staff report can be accessed here. o The Operating Budget is funded by member contributions of $2,896,525 from Fairfax, $2,499,898 from Ross, $5,038,722 from San Anselmo, and $1,591,219 from Sleepy Hollow. Outside revenues are estimated at $1,511,434.
o Total General Fund expenses have increased by $716,522 from the Adopted 2022- 2023 budget (a 5.59% increase). The majority of the budget maintains the status quo except the following items have contributed to the increase, including:
Increases have been included for salaries and benefits based on the 2023- 2025 Memorandum of Understanding.
Employer Contribution Rates for both Classic and PEPRA employees have increased.
Estimated health insurance premium increased for 6 months. Estimated premium increases for liability and workers compensation insurance.
During the budget development, in consideration of the increased expenses, staff, and management have made considerable efforts to limit cost increases for FY2023-2024.
• The Board authorized the Fire Chief and Executive Officer the ability to provide recruitment enhancements using competitive market analysis. The staff report can be accessed here.
3 o Over the past several years, the fire service in California has seen a decline in applicants, especially lateral employees, and paramedics. Fire agencies throughout the State are utilizing recruitment enhancements to attract high quality employees in a competitive job market.
• The Board reviewed a staff recommendation to approve the one-time use of undesignated reserves to partially fund San Anselmo Station 19, San Anselmo Station 20 and Fairfax Station 21 remodel projects. Onetime proposed funding amounts of $200,000 for Station 19, $300,000 for Station 20 and $300,000 for Station 21 (totaling $800,000). This item will return at our next regular meeting. The staff report can be accessed here. o The Towns of San Anselmo and Fairfax are meeting their obligation as agreed to in the amended JPA dated January 1, 2022 with contributions to improve accommodations for additional personnel. Both Towns have been engaged with architectural firms related to improvements to meet the requirements of the amended JPA. In both cases cost estimates are far exceeding funding the Towns have committed to. These additional costs are related to necessary scope beyond adding a single person on each shift and focus on improvements to conditions that will ensure long term sustainability of housing emergency services personnel in improved living conditions.
o For Station 21 in Fairfax, the proposed remodel project includes: separate dormitory rooms for on duty personnel, additional bathroom that includes a toilet and shower, kitchen remodel. This project will remain in the existing footprint of the building.
Estimated costs are $650,000.
Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM)
• The Board reviews and releases the Draft TAM FY2023-24 Annual Budget for public comment.
o TAM’s total revenue for FY2023-24 is expected to be $50.28 million and total expenditure is expected to be $61.98 million based on current project/program delivery schedules.
o Having budgeted expenditures greater than revenues in some years is simply because TAM and its partner agencies are using accumulated fund balances from prior years to deliver more projects and programs in that particular year. Based on the proposed revenues and expenditures for FY2023-24, TAM will spend $11.70 million more than it will collect in revenue and end the year with a fund balance of $29.74 million.
o TAM has only projected a slight 0.5% Measure A/Measure AA revenue increase for FY2023-24 given the many uncertainties both globally and nationally are casting a huge shadow on the economic future for all. More economists are seeing an increased chance that the U.S. economy will sink into a recession this year as a result of interest rate hikes, high inflation, end of fiscal stimulus, weak export markets abroad, and global political instability
• The TAM Board reviewed and accepted the Tri-Annual Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Program Evaluation Report. This report begins on page 65 of the agenda packet found here.
o Safe Routes to Schools, the award-winning program that started in Fairfax and has since gone national,, has expanded to 55 participating schools in Marin County and taught 12,000 students last year. The Evaluation Report shows that there is strong green trip and active transportation uptake in the Ross Valley, and in Fairfax in particular. Overall Parisi Transportation Consulting has determined the Safe Routes 4 to Schools program reduced 9,400 vehicle miles travelled (VMT) per day in Marin County in the 2021-22 school year, proving itself to be one of our most impactful congestion management tools per dollar.
• The TAM Board authorized the Executive Director (ED) to negotiate and execute a professional services contract with Fehr and Peers for the Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP) and Community Based Transportation Plan (CBTP) in an amount not to exceed $525,000. The CTP establishes near-term priorities and guides long-term decision-making for the Transportation Authority of Marin. It establishes a vision for the county’s complex transportation system that supports vibrant and livable communities. The CTP is updated every four years and serves as a key input into the region’s transportation plan, Plan Bay Area. The CBTP is an assessment of transportation needs in the county’s low-income communities and communities of color with a focus on input collected via community engagement activities.
• Connect2Transit Pilot Program termination will occur in June 2023. Uber recently announced it will no longer offer the Software As A Service (SAAS) contract that allows Connect vehicles operated by Marin Transit and the Connect service to conclude at the end of June 2023, the Connect2Transit Program will soon be discontinued. June 22, 2023 will be the last day to redeem vouchers and June 30, 2023 will be the last day of operation of the Connect service. Marin Access eligible riders will be encouraged to transition to Marin Transit’s new Catch-A-Ride program, while public riders will be encouraged to explore other transit and commute options.
• Service changes are coming to Marin Transit. Beginning on June 11, 2023, Marin Transit will be making changes to local bus routes and schedules to better align with current ridership demands and improve reliability. Marin Transit will be providing a brief presentation at the upcoming Fairfax Town Council meeting. View changes on their website. • Kids and Teens (18 & under) can ride for free on North Bay transit this summer! SMART, Marin Transit, Sonoma County Transit, Santa Rosa CityBus, and Petaluma Transit have come together to provide free rides for kids and teens beginning June 1. To take advantage of the “Summer Youth Ride Free Program” kids and teens simply show a valid K-12 school or government-issued ID to the conductor when boarding the train or bus. Younger children, under age 5, also ride for free but must be accompanied by an adult. • Future tolling approved for State Route 37. On May 17, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved the application submitted by MTC's Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA) for authorization to operate a toll facility on Highway 37 between Mare Island in Vallejo and the junction with State Route 121 at Sears Point in Sonoma County. oll collection will not begin until the near term improvements are open for traffic, bus service between Vallejo and Marin County is established, and a toll discount program for lower-income drivers is in place.
Transportation Authority of Marin Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee • TAM's Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee will receive a status report on the NorthSouth Greenway and the Cross Marin Bikeway (Item 6). The agenda can be found here. • This status report illustrates the progress of the North-South Greenway (NSGW) and CrossMarin Bikeway (CMB), two primary bicycle/pedestrian corridors in Marin County running north- south and east-west, respectively. Their completion will therefore mark a major milestone in the region’s push towards creating an extensive active transportation network. 5 • While the NSGW status report was developed at the director of the TAM Board of Commissioners, the Cross Marin Bikeway was included explicitly at my request, and I want to thank our staff at TAM for accommodating that request. • The Cross Marin Bikeway is an east-west bikeway that aims to provide a safe and continuous bicycle connection between eastern and western Marin County. The idea of a connected east-west network of bicycle facilities connecting downtown San Rafael to San Anselmo, Fairfax, and the Cross Marin Trail was mentioned as early as 1974 in the Marin County Bike Plan. More recently, the core section of the corridor (from downtown San Rafael to Fairfax) was comprehensively studied by Fairfax in the 2010 Fairfax to San Rafael Cross Marin Bikeway Feasibility Study) and by San Rafael in the 2018 San Rafael Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan.
• Based on the information gathered from the agencies, along the NSGW, the report identifies that 63% of the corridor has been completed, while 37% of the corridor remains incomplete.
Along the CMB, it was identified that 81% has been completed, while 19% remains incomplete. These completion statistics are further broken out to show what proportion of each corridor is Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class IV bike paths. This indicates that while bikeways may appear to be “complete,” they are not necessarily “safe” for bicyclists of all ages. Further work must be done to improve the integrity of this network.
Vice Mayor Coler
• May 9, 16, 23: Met with Town Manager on Town matters (5/9, 5/16 w/Mayor; Agenda setting meeting with Mayor.
• May 9: Site Visit with Town Planner and stakeholder re: two town-owned parcels • May 17: Met with Town Manager, Mayor Cutrano & Facilitators/County planning re: debrief May 6 Just Cause community workshop.
• May 18: Attended Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority Board meeting The Board awarded the contract for Geographic Information Services to GreenInfo Network (GIN) - MWPA incorporates GIS in numerous projects, programs, and studies that require collection, analysis, and reporting of spatial data (2-year contract with option to extend and not-to-exceed $250,000). The Board approved: entering into another year’s contract with FireSafe Marin which serves primary as the “education arm” and conducts public relations for MWPA ($980K); Minimum Insurance Requirements for MWPA Contractors and Employees; the FY 23/24 Budget for $21M which includes $800,000 allocated for the MWPA Home Hardening And Defensible Space Grants Program for residents & $1,250,000 for Chipper Days (all projects - the CORE, Local & Defensible Space budgets are allocated 60%, 20%, 20%, respectively, with the latter two passed through to member agencies); the FY 23/24 Workplan (of note – 123 total projects w/101 continuing projects & 22 new, there will be an Exec Summary when the final is posted) – view the Budget and Workplan at https://www.marinwildfire.org/; and recruitment for two additional Vegetation Mgt. Specialist positions. Other items of interest: MWPA’s Defensible Space and Home Hardening Grants’ Program has distributed approximately $730,000 in FY2022-2023; Chipper Day Program is ramping up for the 2023 season with signups underway and contracting with crews in process- pickups began May 15; FireSafe Marin reports that there are currently 77 Firewise sites in Marin, including more than 50,000 homes–the largest county-wide participation in the country. • May 11: Met with two MWPA field staff to conduct site visit at sections of the Greater Ross Valley Shaded Fuel Break in Fairfax
• May 18: Countywide HUD $$ Priority Setting Committee
The Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for allocation of HUD monies and certain state funds. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) has a total allocation of ~$1.6M for Housing Capital and Public Services; the HOME Program has ~$850K; HOME-ARP is ~$2.9M. There are also some limited reprogramming and income funds available. The State 6 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PHLA) provides funds for affordable housing and requires Marin Housing Trust 100% match and if applicable planning area 100% match. ~$1.2M in PHLA funds are available. Highlights of the recommended allocations are: Eden Housing Oak Hill (nr.
San Quentin), Eden Housing Point Reyes Coast Guard, Homeward Bound Novato Veterans Housing, Fair Housing Advocates of No. Cal., Habitat for Humanity Residential Rehab. Loan Program, Two Valleys Land Trust, CLAM Land Trust, Covia Home Share, Extra Food, FX-SA Childrens Center (for transportation), Family & Childrens Law Center, Legal Aid, Performing Stars, San Geronimo Comm. Center, North Marin Comm. Services, North Bay Childrens Center, Canal Alliance, Pickleweed Preschool. The BOS are scheduled to consider/approve the recommendations on June 13.
• MCE Clean Energy Board meeting () – The Board meeting was not held in May. • May 19: Attended Town Council Budget Workshop
Detailed discussions of the proposed FY 23/24 Budget prior to Budget Hearing on June 7. • May 20: Tabled for the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority at Ember Stomp Held at the Civic Center Fairgrounds – 2nd annual event developed by FireSafe Marin. • May 21: Attended Sharon Virtue (one of our 3 Artists in Residence) Craft Faire in the Pavilion • May 22: Marin County Mayors & Councilmembers (MCCMC) Legislative Committee The Committee voted to send oppose letters on: AB 821 (Grayson) – allows Superior Court actions within 90 days on inconsistencies with zoning and General Plans; AB 894 (Friedman) – requires shared parking agreements so there would be less ability to require parking for housing (even where allowed under State laws); AB 1485 (Haney) – overrides Judicial decision-making to allow the AGs office to intervene in private party housing actions. Updates on prior bills the Committee has taken action on: AB 817 (Pacheco) – allows teleconferencing for subsidiary bodies – now a Two Year Bill; AB 1484 (Zbur) – requires temp employees placement in bargaining unit- amended to remove summer temps; AB 1637 (Irwin) – requires local government to change all websites to domain of “ca.gov” – Amended to add additional time to implement; SB 423 (Wiener) – Removes sunset on SB 35 and other changes to expand SB 35 to most jurisdiction – amended re: skilled and trained labor slightly (if PLA in place or can’t get 3 bids with exemption).
MCCMC LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SCOPE OF ADVOCACY
Fiscal Protection: protect city revenues from state Local Control: support legislation that enhances local control of resources to provide services while supporting regional co-operation. Oppose unfunded mandates and preemption of local authority and control of land use Transportation Investment: promote stable transportation finance structure for state and local government.
Multimodal, enhancing livable communities Housing/Land use: protect local government land use authority. Oppose punitive housing legislation, and legislation that restricts or reduces local discretion on land use decisions. Other legislation can be recommended to MCCMC at a regular meeting.
May 23: Attended Local Agency Formation Commission Legislative Committee meeting This committee determines Marin LAFCO actions re: legislation that affects LAFCOs and CalLAFCO only – a Marin LAFCO Support letter was sent RE: AB 1753 which is the CalLAFCO-sponsored omnibus bill (further cleanup language for LAFCO law); the Committee supported all other bills that CalLAFCO is the lead on sending support letters for all LAFCOs (one of note is SB 360 which would allow LAFCO members who sit on the Coastal Commission to serve as voting members – they cannot vote at this time).
• May 24: Attended Marin County Mayors and Councilmembers monthly meeting The meeting was held in person and hosted by the Town of Corte Madera. There were no presentations – a business meeting was held which primarily covered appointing members to the MCCMC Homeless Committee and appointments to lead MCCMC: Melissa Blaustein of Sausalito as President and Eli Hill of San Rafael as Vice President. • May 25: Attended Community Media Center of Marin Board meeting Novato has let go its Designated Access Provider (DAP) for Public, Education and Government (PEG) programming and has requested that CMCM enter into an agreement with CMCM to be its DAP. The rest of the Cities/Towns/County have had CMCM as its DAP since its inception – Marin General Services Administration (MGSA) took over the responsibilities to oversee that DAP 7 agreement from the Marin Telecommunications Agency (MTA) in June 2020 (MTA was disbanded at that time).
• May 30: Attended Town Council Closed Session.
• May 30: Attended Pride Crosswalk Painting event and celebration of Pride Flags (donated by Lori Kramer).
Councilmember Ackerman
• May 1: Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships Monthly Meeting. • May 2: Meet with Loren re public works projects.
• May 3: Town Council meeting, preceded by closed session. • May 4: Call reviewing flood siren protocol.
• May 5: Walk with a resident looking at rentals.
• May 9: Flood Zone 9 agenda setting call.
• May 10: Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control board meeting. • May 15: Talk further with Fairfax Lumber re neighbor concerns. • May 16: Climate Action Committee regular meeting.
• May 19: Town Council budget workshop.
• May 30: Town Council closed session.
• May 30: Tour of Fire Station to look at work needed.
• Other meetings with staff and with residents
Councilmember Blash
• May 3: Fairfax Town Council Meeting
• May 4: Ross Valley Paramedic Authority Meeting. Reviewed operations and financing data; voted to authorize a new Medical Reimbursement protocol that will likely generate a small amount of additional revenue.
• May 9: Met with Marin Fire Chief Weber to discuss the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority (overview) and budget.
• May 9: Attended the TAM Executive Committee meeting as an observer. Robust discussion of Safe Routes to School evaluation data.
• May 13: (Unofficial) Attended Fairfax San Anselmo Children’s Center 50th Anniversary. • May 19: Fairfax Town Council Budget Meeting
• May 20: (Unofficial) Attended the Lion Dancer event in Peri Park. • May 21: (Unofficial) Attended the Fairfax Artist Collaborative Pop-Up in the Pavilion. • May 24: MCCMC (the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers) meeting in Corte Madera.
• May 25: Attended the TAM Board Meeting as an observer (I am an alternate). • May 30: Special Meeting of Town Council in Closed Session. • May 30: Attended the Rainbow/Progress Pride Crosswalk event in Fairfax. • May 30: Toured Town Facilities to understand operations, planned upgrades, and infrastructure needs – including our Fire Station.
• May 31: (Unofficial) Attended a Webinar on affordable housing and housing elements hosted by Housing Crisis Action.
• June 1: Ross Valley Paramedic Authority Meeting. Authorization of annual budget. • June 5: (Unofficial) Attended the League of Women Voters Annual Meeting. • Various dates: Met with advocates and opponents of Rent Stabilization and Just Cause ordinances; met with advocates re: Pride activities, Climate Action, Aging in Fairfax.
Councilmember Hellman
8 • June 1: First 5, Marin County Office of Equity and Marin Community Foundation hosted: Celebrating Immigrants Forum with Keynote: Dolores Huerta.
• May 31: STAAR (Students Taking Action for Anti-Racism) Pride event at Archie Williams High School.
• May 31: RVSD Board of Trustee meeting. Item E: Board approved Racial Equity Board Policy after 6 years of the District formally engaging in racial equity work. A critical component was the formation of a Parent/Guardian Equity Task Force. This group of mostly BIPOC parents and all site and district administrators were instrumental in ensuring that the equity work we engage in makes its way into the classroom and has a direct impact on students and their families. The district leadership team of teachers and administrators collaborated with our Parent/Guardian Task Force in the creation of a Racial Equity Mission Statement. A subcommittee of our Parent/Guardian Equity Task Force worked over the course of this school year to create an RVSD Equity Board Policy. More detail here:
https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/rova/Board.nsf/files/CS5VWR82C4E7/$file/BP0415%20Equity%20BtB5 .31.23.pdf Item G: RVSD Board received 7-11 Advisory Committee Report and Approved Resolution #14-22-23 to Declare the Deer Park Site as Exempt Surplus Property; Commence Noticing Requirements Pursuant to Education Code Sections 17485, Et Seq.; and Find the Sale of the Deer Park Site Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Public entities including Town of Fairfax, County of Marin among others per Naylor Act will be noticed with 60 days for response.
May 30: Fairfax Town Council Closed Session
• May 30: Fairfax Pride Sidewalk celebration
• May 22: Showing Up for Racial Justice – All organizers meeting • May 21: Spring Artisan Pop UP in the Fairfax Pavilion • May 20: Showing Up for Racial Justice Meet Up
• May 19: Fairfax Special Council meeting / Budget Workshop for FY 23/34 • May 19: Community Action Marin Step Up event.
• May 11: MCCMC Homeless subcommittee meeting
• May 10: Ross Valley Fire Authority Board meeting. Item 8: Discussed use of Reserves for Partial Funding of Capital Outlay at Three Ross Valley Fire Stations. Station 19 (built 1976), Station 20 (built 1960), and Station 21 (built 1960’s) were designed and built utilizing the shared living space concept that includes shared dormitory and bathing areas. Through the years we have made temporary accommodations to address privacy needs of personnel. The closure of Station 18 will bring additional personnel to 2 of our 3 fire stations. The Board had also expressed an interest in increasing future staffing to include all three stations. Contemporary fire stations need to meet the current and future accommodations for a diverse workforce, including gender neutral sleeping and bathrooms facilities. Staff recommended the Board approve the one-time use of undesignated reserves to partially fund San Anselmo Station 19, San Anselmo Station 20 and Fairfax Station 21 remodel projects. Onetime proposed funding amounts of $200,000 for Station 19, $300,000 for Station 20 and $300,000 for Station 21 (totaling $800,000) for approval. No action taken. More direction is needed from Legal on requirements or guidance related to each member’s contribution. • May 9: Fairfax Festival Volunteer Committee meeting
• May 9: Community Action Marin public hearing on Community Action Plan opportunity to discuss community needs alongside agency services, including emergency assistance, housing, childcare, food justice, and economic opportunity.
• May 3: Fairfax Town Council meeting.
• April 26: SURJ Speaking to Kids about Racism at Fairfax Library. • April 24: Fairfax Festival Volunteer Committee meeting - voting on poster art. • April 21: BIPOC art exhibit at Archie Williams High School • April 20: League of Women Voters event with
• April 19: Fairfax Special Town Council meeting
• April 17: Ross Valley Bus Transportation/ Marin Transit JEPA meeting: Adopted FY23/24 budget under scenario 1 with a one-way pass price of $575 (previously $515). Income qualified one-way 9 pass decrease to $75(87%discount off reg price) Of the total ~$818K FY23/24 expense, the Town of Fairfax’s and San Anselmo contribution is $35.5K each.
• April 7: Meeting with Marin Health and Human Services re Homeless • April 4: Fairfax festival Volunteer Committee meeting • March 22: Vivalon Meal delivery to Fairfax older adult residents • March 17: Fairfax Town Council closed session and Retreat for Strategic Planning • March 8: Ross Valley Fire Authority Board meeting. Item 5d Received Presentation from Local Motion Solutions (LMS) on Leadership and Governance Study. Chief Weber provided a background on the MCFD/RVFD Shared Service Agreement and the Board’s decision to contract with LMS to explore the different options for the RVFD Leadership and Governance. LMS offered the two options that the Board should consider, (1) Stand Alone Fire Chief, and (2) Joint Powers Agreement. The Board directed staff to initiate discussions for a Joint Powers Agreement with Central Marin Fire. More info here:
https://rossvalleyfire.org/attachments/article/50478/Item%207%20-%20Attachment%201.pdf • March 7: Fairfax Festival Volunteer Committee meeting