FAIRFAX TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
STAFF REPORT
1 AGENDA ITEM #7
MEETING DATE August 7, 2024
PREPARED FOR Mayor and Town Council
PREPARED BY Christine Foster, Deputy Town Clerk
SUBJECT Receive report on Councilmembers’ assignments, committees, and activities in July.
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 Coler
1. July 2 & July 23– Agenda setting mtgs with Vice Mayor Blash, TM Abrams, C. Foster & Town Attorney Coleson for July 17 and August 7th meetings, respectively.
2. July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – met with Town Manager on Council matters.
3. July 3 – Special Event Permit pre-mtg with TM Abrams, Planning Director Beiswinger, Town Attorney Coleson and Chief Tabaranza. SEPs have been subsequently placed on-hold by the Mayor.
4. July 9 – Fairfax San Anselmo Childrens Center meeting with Andrew Giacomini, Heidi Tomsky and FSACC Consultant Chris Kluthe & Fairfax Town Manager, Planning Director and Building Official re:
planned building renovations.
5. July 16 – Fairfax Disaster Council – most of the DC members attended, Chief Tabaranza led the discussion of updating the Emergency Ops Plan (and met with his DC subcommittee after the meeting on revisions), Chief Mahoney discussed the Townwide Evacuation Event he is the leading (scheduled for Saturday September 28, am – specific time TBD).
6. July 18 – Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority Board meeting – The Board: approved the purchase of two EV vehicles for inspection staff (using leftover funds from Chipper Days) – a Ford Lightning F-150 pickup and a Chevy Blazer; acknowledged two CEQA NOEs for Core Proposals for "West Marin Zone Bolinas Eucalyptus Fuel Reduction Project" (primarily involves dead and dying eucalyptus which is endangering PGE lines, inc. some PGE grant funding) and "Projects on National Park Service (NPS) Lands in Marin County" (involves mostly prescribed burning at GGNRA, already addressed under NEPA); adopted a Resolution Making Certain Findings of Fact, adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan associated with the ProjectSpecific Analysis for the “Camp Tamarancho Fuel Reduction and Community Protection Project,” approved the Project and directed staff to file a CEQA NOD; authorized the Executive Officer to sign a Task Order for the Rafael-San Anselmo Fuel Reduction Zone (SRSAFRZ) with a value not to exceed $280,000 to perform work in the second fuel reduction zone treatment area of ~six acres. The Board 2 received a presentation on: Making Community Wildfire Resilience visible to the (Re)insurance Industry – MWPA will participate in a pilot to push to include wildfire mitigation efforts into stochastic catastrophe models (with the goal to lower costs) – Coler requested that MWPA work with the Insurance Commissioner to insert language in the regulations in process re: wildfire mitigation to be taken into consideration). The Board elected Rachel Kertz to Board President and Cathryn Hilliard as Vice President. MWPA workplan highlights update: Defensible Space and Home Hardening Grant Programs – July 1 start, in the first 9 days, staff received 113 grant applications for these activities; Chipper Day Program - the 2024 season began on April 8th. To date, 2,158 pickups completed and 6,791 cubic yards of vegetation removed. The Board approved a revised JPA agreement to be brought to the member jurisdictions in the fall for approval (one change was made to the indemnification clause based on Coler requests; no changes were made to the insurance clause – Coler requested so I voted no on the revised JPA, the rest of the Board voted yes).
7. July 18– MCE Community Choice Energy Board meeting – Did not attend due to conflict.
Councilmember Ackerman attended to represent Fairfax.
8. July 22 – Marin County Mayors & Councilmembers (MCCMC) Legislative Committee meeting –Talia Smith, Marin County Legislative Director gave a presentation on the County’s program and how this Committee can interact with them. No action was needed on bills at this time. There will be no meeting of the Committee in August. 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.
9. July 22 – Chamber of Commerce meeting with Town Staff (Abrams, Beiswinger & Foster) and Minna Kim, Chamber ED & David Smadbeck, Emeritus ED.
10. July 23 – Agenda setting mtg with Vice Mayor Blash and Town staff – Abrams, Foster and Coleson.
11. July 25 – Marin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) Policy & Personnel subcommittee meeting – discuss/outline necessary revisions to the Policy Handbook. Revisions approved and will be taken to the full Commission on August 8.
12. July 25– Community Media Center of Marin (CMCM) Board meeting –did not attend due to conflict with LAFCo mtg.
13. July 30 – Housing Element subcommittee meeting with Councilmember Cutrano, Town Manager Abrams, Town Attorney and Andrew Hill of D&B re: revisions to the Safety Element.
14. July 30 – Video clip with Jody Timms for Age Friendly 10 year celebration done by Recreation Manager Mannes and her spouse who is a videographer.
15. There were no meetings held for MCCMC or Age Friendly in July.
Vice Mayor Blash
07/01 – Met with Fairfax community members about sustainability activities 3 07/02 – Agenda setting meeting with mayor, town manager, town attorney, town clerk 07/02 – Homeless Subcommittee meeting with Council Member Cutrano, Town Manager Abrams, Chief Tabaranza, Town Attorney Coleson, and PW Director Loren Umbertis to discuss impact of the Supreme Court decision
07/02 – Meeting on Homelessness with Gary Naja-Riese, Director, Homelessness & Whole Person Care, Council Member Cutrano, Town Manager Abrams, and others to discuss impact of the Supreme Court decision
07/05 - Met with Town Manager Abrams about various
07/09 - Attended panel discussion: What's Next for Homelessness After Johnson v. Grants Pass? With Council Member Cutrano, Mill Valley Councilmember Caroline Joachim, Luke Barnsmoore from HomeMatch, and others. Event featured the attorneys who had argued the case before the Supreme Court. Event sponsored by the Bay Area Council. 07/09 - Met with Town Manager Abrams about various
07/10 – Talked with a community member about information and disinformation about School Street Plaza on social media.
07/11 - MCCMC Homeless Subcommittee Meeting. Discussed the implications of the Grants Pass decision and how Marin communities could support one another during this time of uncertainty. Everyone agrees that litigation is unlikely to go away soon and that current policies to address homelessness are having an impact.
07/12 - Attended Wall Property Fundraising Training: The Open Space Committee and interested others will be going door to door to raise the last approximately $150k needed to purchase this property for posterity. https://marinopenspacetrust.org/projects/save-the-wall-property/ 07/16 - Citizens’ Disaster Council Meeting. Discussed upcoming townwide evacuation drill. 07/23 - Agenda setting meeting with mayor, town manager, town attorney, town clerk 07/23 - Met with Town Manager Abrams about various
07/26 - Talked with expert on homelessness strategies and Newsom’s executive action 07/31 - Met with Town Manager Abrams about various
Councilmember Ackerman
7/1 Meet with League of Conservation Voters climate group to discuss MCE board suggestions 7/1 Marin Healthy Youth Partnership monthly zoom meeting 7/16 Fairfax Climate Action Committee regular monthly meeting 7/17 MarinCAN Climate Leadership Forum – presented on status of Pavilion electrification 7/17 Town Council regular meeting, preceded by Closed Session 7/18 MCE Board Meeting (representing Fairfax as alternate) 7/29 Meet with Dawn Weisz of MCE preparatory to joining Tech Committee 7/31 Met with Spruce Road neighbors along with Councilmember Cutrano Other meetings with staff and citizens throughout the month Councilmember Hellman
June 5: Fairfax Town Council meeting and Closed meeting.
June 8 & 9 Fairfax Festival: Parade and Music all weekend.
June 11: Attended Marin Emergency Command Center Dispatch Grand Opening June 12: Ross Valley Fire Board meeting. Board unanimously approved the Fire Chief Employment Agreement with Daniel Mahoney; $125,000 to be used from undesignated reserves to purchase a new command vehicle; creation of a New 40-Hour-Per-Week Battalion Chief Position. 4 June 21: ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) General Assembly Business Meeting and Conference. The agenda and agenda packet and handouts are available on-line at meeting details at https://abag.ca.gov/meetings and at https://mtc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
• Keynote Presentation https://mtc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AO&ID=146998&GUID=1314c445- 10d0-484f-88cf-c180a7351341&N=SGFuZG91dCBJdGVtIDhhIFByZXNlbnRhdGlvbiBLZXlub3Rl • SB 272 Presentation https://mtc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AO&ID=146999&GUID=352f0461- 181b-4614-bf2e84d31baca824&N=SGFuZG91dCBJdGVtIDlhIFByZXNlbnRhdGlvbiBTQiAyNzI%3d • Marin Wildfire
Presentation https://mtc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AO&ID=147000&GUID=25c3b6ec-3e12- 439d-9bf5-
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• San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Fact
Sheet https://mtc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AO&ID=147001&GUID=84244446-114d-4feeb15a-d4509c1f53c3&N=SGFuZG91dCBJdGVtIDEwYSBGYWN0IFNoZWV0IFNGQlJB • Item 10a, San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Presentation https://mtc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AO&ID=147002&GUID=24c8849a-14f7- 4cfd-aa0d0fc9a283bcbe&N=SGFuZG91dCBJdGVtIDEwYSBQcmVzZW50YXRpb24gU0ZFUA%3d%3d • BARC Presentation https://mtc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AO&ID=147041&GUID=7d60508d7b1a-475d-9a38- b04acd7691fb&N=SGFuZG91dCBJdGVtIDEwYSBQcmVzZW50YXRpb24gQkFSQw%3d%3d • SFBRA Presentation https://mtc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AO&ID=147042&GUID=f145befa647f-41f7-8a47- f0b072fd1cda&N=SGFuZG91dCBJdGVtIDEwYSBQcmVzZW50YXRpb24gU0ZCUkE%3d June 24: RVFD Badge pinning ceremony at Station 19 Fire Chief Mahoney, Battalion Chief Peterson, and Samantha Stettler.
June 26: Met with RV Fire Engineer/Paramedic Tom Pastalka – check in to listen to staff feedback and perspective.
June 26: Regular MCCMC monthly meeting host in Fairfax. Presentations from Johnathan Logan on his work for Marin Land Bank and from new Marin County Executive, Derek Johnson succeeding retired Administrator Matthew Hymel.
Also, throughout the month, multiple site visits to Peri Park encampment; discussions with Berry Trail neighbors.
July 10 – Ross Valley Fire Board meeting
July 11 – Visited Peri Park encampment and requested staff engage with cleaning excessive trash and offer community information related to new Governor’s executive order.
July 17 – Fairfax Special council meeting
July 22 – Fairfax Pedestrian trails discussion with Director Public Works Loren Umbertis and Councilmember Cutrano.
July 24 – Meeting with RVFD Chief Dan Mahoney concerning how to determine plans for Station 21 upgrades.
July 30 – Meeting with town manager Abrams and town attorney Coleson to discuss School Street Plaza. At the time of this report, eviction notices have been sent to tenants; no application for development has been received by the town.
5 Councilmember Cutrano
6/5/24—Closed Session of the Fairfax Town Council. Find the agenda here. 6/5/24—Special Meeting of the Fairfax Town Council. Find the agenda packet here. 6/5/24—Regular Meeting of the Fairfax Town Council. Find the agenda packet here. 6/6/24—Marin Leadership for Equity and Opportunity (LEO) for Elected Officials 6/6/24—Wall Property fundraising strategy call with Marin Open Space Trust and representatives from the Fairfax Open Space Committee. Learn about our fundraising goals, status, and opportunities to get involved here.
6/7/24—Marin Leadership for Equity and Opportunity (LEO) for Elected Officials 6/10/24—Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) Admin, Projects, and Planning (APP) Executive Committee Meeting. Find the agenda packet here.
6/12/24—Ross Valley Fire Department Board of Directors Regular June Meeting. Find the agenda packet here.
6/12/24—Closed Session of the Ross Valley Fire Department Board of Directors. 6/13/24—Homeward Bound of Marin grand opening event for their new housing project for formerly homeless veterans in Marin.
6/18/24—Wall Property Maintenance Agreement Negotiations pre-meeting witb Mayor Barbara Coler, Acting Town Manager / Police Chief Rico Tabaranza, Town Attorney Janet Coleson to review the County’s Draft Maintenance Agreement proposal for sections of the Wall Property. 6/18/24—Meeting with Jilian Zeiger, with the Marin County Community Development Agency’s Housing & Grants Division, to discuss housing data and public workshop/meeting input used to inform and develop the Town of Fairfax’s current tenant protections. 6/19/24—Wall Property Draft Maintenance Agreement review and discussion with Mayor Barbara Coler, Acting Town Manager / Police Chief Rico Tabaranza, Town Attorney Janet Coleson, District 2 Supervisor Katie, Marin County Open Space District Representatives Max Korten and Carl Somers, and Marin County legal counsel Kerry Gerchow.
6/19/24—Meeting with Ross Valley Fire Department Chief Dan Mahoney to review essential job responsibilities for the retooled Disaster Preparedness Coordinator position. In addition, we discussed the development/adoption of standard operating procedures and incident protocols for electric battery fires associated with electric bicycles, motorcycles, vehicles, and stationary units (e.g., home battery back-up systems).
6/19/24—Meeting with Jon Elkin to review updated list of potential dog park sites, response from the Fairfax Parks and Recreation Commission, and the development of next steps, including reaching out to partner agencies (i.e., Ross Valley School District, Marin Municipal Water District). 6/20/24—California Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy Workshop Regarding Catastrophe Modeling and Ratemaking with the California State Association of Counties (CSAC). 6/20/24—Regular Fairfax Planning Commission Meeting. Find the agenda packet here. 6/21/24—Meeting with Ross Valley School District Board member Shelly Hamilton to discuss possible sites for a dog park within Fairfax, including the field behind White Hill Middle School. 6/24/24—Ross Valley Fire Department Badge Pinning Ceremony to honor newly appointed Fire Chief Dan Mahoney, Battalion Chief Jake Peterson, and Administrative Assistant Samantha Stettler. 6/25/24—Housing Element Subcommittee review of the Draft Safety Element Update with Mayor Barbara Coler, Town Manager Heather Abrams, Public Works Director Loren Umbertis, Planning Director Jeff Beiswenger, and Andrew Hill from Dyett & Bhatia Urban and Regional Planners. 6/25/24—Regular Fairfax Open Space Committee meeting. Find the agenda here. 6/26/24—Meeting with Town Manager Heather Abrams and Fairfax Public Works Director Loren Umbertis to review various emergency infrastructure and planned Capital Improvement Projects throughout Fairfax including: 195 Pine Drive hazard/nuisance; retaining wall funding/planning/schedule 6 for Tamalpais/Berry Trail emergency roadway stabilization; digital speed sign installation along FairfaxBolinas Road; and forthcoming TAM Safe Pathways Program and Highway Safety Improvement Program funding cycles.
6/26/24—Meeting with Town Manager Abrams to discuss workplan for the Citizen’s Disaster Council, planning for the proposed Fairfax Road Bond, status update on Ross Valley Fire Department Station 21 in Fairfax, and opportunities to collaborate with Steven Torrence with Marin County Office of Emergency Management to procure external grant funding for infrastructure projects in Fairfax. 6/26/24—Marin Emergency Radio Authority Regular June Meeting. Find the agenda packet here. 6/26/24—Tour of Marin County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the new Marin County Fire Dispatch Center with Kentfield Fire Chief Mike Pomi and Marin County Fire Chief Jason Weber. 6/26/24—Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers Regular June Meeting hosted at Deer Park Villa in Fairfax. Guest Speakers included: Bob Middlestaedt regarding the need to coordinate e-bike safety; Derek Johnson, the new Chief Executive Officer for the County of Marin; and for Marin Community Foundation staff member Jonathan Logan, who is developing a landbanking initiative in Marin. 6/27/24— Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) Regular June Board of Commissioners Meeting. Find the agenda packet here.
6/27/24—Fairfax-Bolinas Road check-in meeting with Town Manager Heather Abrams, Public Works Director Loren Umbertis, District 2 Supervisor Katie Rice, Marin County Public Works Director Rosemarie Gaglione, and Marin County Public Works Senior Civil Engineer Rachel Calvert, and Marin County Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Talia Smith.
July
7/2/24—Fairfax Homelessness Subcommittee review of the Supreme Court ruling on Johnson v. Grants Pass and Martin v. Boise, implications for jurisdictions within the purview of the 9th Circuit, possible approaches to ending homelessness in Fairfax, current messaging of regional partners, and next steps with Vice Mayor Lisel Blash, Town Manager Heather Abrams, Director of Public Works Loren Umbertis, Police Chief Rico Tabaranza, and Town Attorney Janet Coleson. 7/2/24—Meeting with Rachel Kertz, San Rafael Councilmember and Co-chair of the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) Homelessness Committee, regarding the Johnson v. Grants Pass and Martin v. Boise Supreme Court ruling, discussions taking place in Marin County and San Rafael, messaging to our communities, and agenda setting for the upcoming MCCMC Homelessness Committee meeting on July 11th.
7/2/24—Meeting with Marin County Director of Whole Person Care and Homelessness, Gary Naja-Riese, Vice Mayor Lisel Blash, Town Manager Heather Abrams, Police Chief Rico Tabaranza, and Town Attorney Janet Coleson regarding Marin County’s evaluation of the Johnson v. Grants Pass and Martin v. Boise Supreme Court ruling, review of possible changes to current strategies to end homelessness in Marin, and messaging to community. We also reviewed the efficacy of the new High Utilizer Case Management resources we recently secured for three unhoused residents in Fairfax. 7/8/24—Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) Admin, Projects, and Planning (APP) Executive Committee Meeting. Find the agenda packet here.
7/9/24—Bay Area Council hosted panel discussion on “Whats Next for Homelessness After Johnson v.
Grants Pass” with Vice Mayor Lisel Blash. Panelists included Gibson Dunn law firm partners Bradley Hamburger and Theane Evangelis, who served as lead counsel in the Supreme Court case on behalf of the City of Grants Pass, and Hanson Bridgett senior council David Casarrubias-Gonzalez, who coauthored the Bay Area Council amicus brief. 7/9/24—Meeting with Town Manager Heather Abrams to review the draft presentation for the Road Bond proposal on the Town Council’s July agenda.
7/9/24—Meeting with Mimi Willard from the Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers (CO$T) to review the Fairfax Street and Road Repair Bond proposal and best practices for bonds. 7 7/10/24—Meeting with Town Manager Heather Abrams and Director of Public Works Loren Umbertis to go over CO$T suggestions, refine final numbers, and make final preparations for the Street and Road Repair Bond for the Town Council’s July meeting.
7/10/24—Ross Valley Fire Department Regular July Board of Directors Meeting. Find the agenda packet here.
7/11/24— Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) Homelessness Committee Meeting Vice Mayor Blash; San Rafael Asst. City Manager John Stefanski; Marin County Director of Whole Person Care and Homelessness, Gary Naja-Riese; San Rafael City Councilmember Rachel Kertz; Corte Madera Town Councilmember Fred Cassisa; Mill Valley City Councilmember Caroline Joachim; Novato Mayor and City Councilmembers Mark Milberg and Susan Wernick to conduct a review of the Supreme Court ruling on Johnson v. Grants Pass and Martin v. Boise, implications for jurisdictions within the purview of the 9th Circuit, Bay Area municipality responses, messaging, and next steps. 7/16/24—Grant development meeting for Transportation Authority of Marin’s Safe Pathways Program and the Federal Highway Administration’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant with Fairfax Director of Public Works Loren Umbertis and representatives from Parametrix Transportation Planning.
7/16/24—Follow-up Meeting with Public Works Director Loren Umbertis to review strategies to repair Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and improve bicycle and pedestrian facilitates. Final, high-level review of the Street and Road Repair Bond presentation and alignment with Fairfax’s 5-Year Pavement Management Plan.
7/17/24—Closed Session of the Fairfax Town Council. Find the agenda here. 7/17/24—Regular Meeting of the Fairfax Town Council. Find the agenda packet here. 7/22/24—Fairfax Open Space Committee’s Trails Subcommittee meeting with Councilmember Stephanie Hellman and Fairfax Director of Public Works Loren Umbertis to evaluate the Town’s methodology for assessment and prioritization of maintenance and rehabilitation for trails, steps, lanes, and paths in Fairfax.
7/23/24—Check-in call regarding the status of Ross Valley Fire Department Station 21 remodel in Fairfax with Ross Valley Fire Chief Dan Mahoney.
7/23/24—Meeting with Town Manager Heather Abrams regarding progress and planning for Ross Valley Fire Department Station 21 remodel in Fairfax.
7/23/24—Regular Fairfax Open Space Committee meeting. Find the agenda here. 7/25/24—Fairfax-Bolinas Road check-in meeting with Town Manager Heather Abrams, Public Works Director Loren Umbertis, District 2 Supervisor Katie Rice, Marin County Public Works Director Rosemarie Gaglione, and Marin County Public Works Senior Civil Engineer Rachel Calvert. 7/25/24—CalCities North Bay Division Legislative Luncheon with Town Manager Heather Abrams.
Presentations on Proposition 4, Proposition 5, and Proposition 36 on the November ballot. 7/25/24—Transportation Authority of Marin’s Countywide Transportation Plan Workshop #3. Find the agenda packet here.
7/25/24—Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) Regular July Board of Commissioners Meeting. Find the agenda packet here.
7/26/24—Call with Faraz Ezazi, owner of School Street Plaza, to discuss the recent letters sent to residents and businesses, to learn about the timeline for vacancy of the property and compensation packages for departing residents, and to learn whether there are any immediate plans to develop the property. The Ezazi family has not identified a developer and has not submitted any application to the Town of Fairfax.
7/27/24—Cascade Canyon Firewise Wildfire Preparedness event at Doc Edgar park. Speakers included Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority Defensible Space Coordinator for Ross Valley, Kathleen Cutter; Ross Valley Fire Department Battalion Chief Jake Peterson, and Town Arborist Ray Mortiz. 8 7/29/24—Check-in with Augie Venezia with Fairfax Lumber and Hardware regarding the status and timeline for installation of the new fencing along Spruce Road. 7/29/24—Meeting with Morgan Patton from Supervisor Dennis Rodoni’s office to discuss the Fairfax Dark Sky ordinance development and efforts to ongoing collaborate with the County of Marin on a uniform ordinance. In addition, we discussed Marin County’s forthcoming Biodiversity Proclamation and efforts to attend the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) this October. 7/30/24—Housing Element Subcommittee review of the Draft Safety Element Update with Mayor Barbara Coler, Town Manager Heather Abrams, Public Works Director Loren Umbertis, Housing Specialist Bryn McKillop, and Andrew Hill from Dyett & Bhatia Urban and Regional Planners. 7/31/24—Meeting with Reva Siu, intern with 350Marin, regarding current and projected flooding and sea level rise impacts to transportation facilities—and specifically Marin Transit’s operations—in Marin County, current projects to address flooding and sea level rise impacts on transit, and opportunities to improve bus shelters in Marin.
7/31/24—Meeting with Councilmember Ackerman and Spruce Road residents to present updates on the timing and schedule for Fairfax Lumber and Hardware fence installation along Spruce Road. 7/31/24—Check-in with Public Works Director Loren Umbertis regarding the order and the installation of new digital speed signs along Fairfax-Bolinas Road.
8/1/24—Meeting with Marin County Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Talia Smith regarding updates to the Fairfax-Bolinas Road Fact Sheet and planning for forthcoming meeting with representatives with the US Department of Transportation regarding the PROTECT grant. In addition, we reviewed ongoing discussions regarding my proposal to create a shared service agreement between the County and all interested cities and towns to share a contract for a grant writer in the County to help coordinate and provide technical support on grant proposals for Marin jurisdictions. 8/5/24—Meeting with Councilmember Stephanie Hellman and Ross Valley Fire Department Fire Chief Dan Mahoney regarding progress and planning for Ross Valley Fire Department Station 21 remodel in Fairfax.