Town of Fairfax
Town Council Regular Meeting
Wednesday, March 4, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.
Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Road, Fairfax CA
and Zoom Webinar ID 831 0518 0735
Agenda
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NOTICE
This meeting will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. It will also be broadcast on Channels 27 and 99 and livestreamed on https://www.townoffairfax.org/watch-live-2/ and https://www.cmcm.tv/27.
Unless a member of the City Council is attending the meeting via teleconference pursuant to the provisions of AB 2449 (2022), if a technical error or outage occurs on the Zoom feed, the Town Council will continue the meeting in public at the Fairfax Women’s Club.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
• Women’s Club at 46 Park Road, Fairfax
• Join the Zoom webinar https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83105180735 • Dial in to Zoom's telephone number +1(669) 900-9128 or +1(346) 258-7799 and press *9 to provide verbal public comment. Zoom Webinar ID 880 3100 1183.
PUBLIC COMMENT
• Email written comments to the Town Council before 3:00 p.m. to be posted online. Emails received after the cutoff time will still be made part of the record. • You may also provide comments in-person and over Zoom during the meeting. For Zoom, use the 'raise hand' feature to provide verbal public comment.
• Speakers are limited to two (2) minutes.
Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Hybrid meeting at the Fairfax Women’s Club and via Zoom 6:30 PM – CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL—APPROVAL OF AGENDA
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Fairfax Town Council acknowledges that we are located on the un-ceded ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok people of present-day Marin County. We honor with gratitude the land itself, and all of its ancestors: past, present, and emerging.
MEETING PROTOCOL
The Mayor or presiding officer shall maintain order at all Town Council meetings. Council Members share responsibility for modeling respectful, professional conduct to effectively facilitate the meeting and encourage meaningful civic participation.
2 All participants - including Council Members, staff, members of the public, and remote attendees are expected to engage respectfully. Profane language, personal attacks, ridicule of character or motives, and discriminatory or harassing conduct are not permitted. These standards apply equally to all viewpoints and forms of participation.
To ensure all voices can be heard, disruptive behavior including shouting, repeated interruptions, clapping, booing, stomping, use of sound-making devices, or other actions that interfere with the orderly conduct of the meeting is not permitted during public comment or Council deliberations.
Applause is appropriate for ceremonial or celebratory items (such as proclamations, recognitions, or welcoming remarks).
Participants are asked to silence electronic devices.
The Mayor or presiding officer may issue a reminder or warning to address disruptions. Disruptive behavior will result in a pause in the meeting. Continued disruptive behave behavior will result in removal from the meeting, consistent with applicable law and in a viewpoint-neutral manner.
Meetings will adjourn no later than 11pm. At approximately 9:30 p.m., the Council will review the agenda to determine which remaining items may be continued.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (2 Minutes)
TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT (2 Minutes)
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (5 Minutes)
PRESENTATION
1. Maria Baird Proclamation (~10 minutes)
Present a Proclamation to Maria Baird Recognizing Her 20 Years of Service
2. Marin Water Project Presentation (~20 minutes)
Receive a Presentation from Marin Water on the Upcoming Bolinas Road Pipeline Replacement Project.
3. Independent Financial Audit (~15 minutes)
Receive a Presentation from Maze & Associates on the Independent Audit for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
4. Mid-Year Budget Review for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (~20 minutes) Receive a Presentation on the 2025-26 Mid-Year Budget Review Report
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
This is the time for the public to address the Council on matters not listed on the agenda. Each speaker is limited to two (2) minutes. The Council cannot take action or discuss items not on the agenda, as restricted by state law (Gov. Code §54954.2). If there are more speakers after 30 minutes, Open Time will continue at the end of the agenda. 3 REGULAR AGENDA
1. Adopt Three (3) Resolutions Calling for a Special Election to Extend the Term of and Increase of the Measure C Sales Tax (~30 minutes)
Adopt Resolution 2026-03 submitting to the qualified voters of the Town of Fairfax a General Tax Measure increasing the rate of the Town’s Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax from three-quarters percent (0.75%) to one percent (1%) and extending the term of the tax by removing its sunset, at a Special Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026;
Adopt Resolution 2026-04 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin to consolidate a special municipal election to be held on June 2, 2026 with the Statewide Primary Election to be held on that date pursuant to elections code section 10403; Adopt Resolution 2026-05 providing for the filing of direct and rebuttal arguments and setting rules for the filing of written arguments regarding a Town measure to be submitted at the June 2, 2026 Special Municipal Election.
2. Adopt a Resolution Placing an Advisory Measure on the June 2, 2026 Statewide Primary Ballot Regarding Spending Priorities for the General Transactions & Use (Sales) Tax (~10 minutes)
Adopt Resolution 2026-06 submitting to the qualified voters of the Town of Fairfax an Advisory Measure seeking voter direction regarding spending priorities for revenues from the Town’s General Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax, at a Special Municipal Election to be consolidated with the Statewide Primary Election to be held June 2, 2026, and setting rules for arguments and rebuttals for and against said advisory measure.
3. Fire Station 21 Construction Project (~20 minutes)
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute a Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the Town and Fairchild Broms Design to Add Construction Management Services for the Fire Station 21 Remodel Project for $80,200; this resolution is not expanding the total project cost, which remains estimated at $1.6 million.
4. Agreement between Town of Fairfax and the Fairfax Festival Committee (~20 minutes) Adopt a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to finalize and execute an agreement with the Fairfax Festival Committee for the Town to provide Limited Fiscal Agent services and other described services to the 2026 Fairfax Festival
5. Interim Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Formula Businesses (~20 minutes)
Adopt with a 4/5 vote of the Town Council, an interim urgency ordinance pursuant to Govt Code section 65858, to place a forty-five (45) day moratorium on the issuance of entitlements for new formula businesses, as defined in the ordinance. 4 6. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Council can approve all items on the Consent Calendar in one action. Alternatively, any Council or staff member can remove items for separate discussion and voting. Public comments for Consent Calendar items are taken collectively, not item by item. During this period, speakers may address any item on the Consent Calendar, with each speaker allotted up to two minutes and limited to one comment session. (~10 Minutes) a) Financial Statement and Disbursement Reports
Receive Financial Statement and Disbursement Reports for January 2026 b) Councilmember Reports
Receive report on Councilmembers’ assignments, committees, and activities in February 2026
c) Minutes
Town Council Meeting: February 4, 2026
d) Repeal of Fairfax Town Code Section 5.56.170 and Section 17.110.050 Second reading by Title Only and Adoption of Ordinance 905 Repealing Fairfax Town Code Sections 5.56.170 and 17.110.050 and Revising Section 17.110.040(A) to Remove Provisions Related to the Proposed Relocation of Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana (MAMM) to 1591–1593 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard e) Fairfax Annual Housing Progress Report
Adopt a Resolution Accepting the Town of Fairfax Annual Progress Report on the General Plan and Housing Element for the Calendar Year 2025 f) Chamber of Commerce Annual Street Closure Request
Adopt a Resolution Approving Street Closures for 2026 Events Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce
g) Women’s History Month
Adopt a Proclamation Honoring Women’s History Month
COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
(Brief announcements and reports on Councilmember assignments, committees, and activities, including reports from meetings attended at Town expense.)
ADJOURNMENT
In memory of Dora Hayes, Carol Nielsen, Jesse Jackson
If any of the matters described above is challenged in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at any public hearing described on this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered at, or prior to, this Council meeting.
If you need an accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting due to disability, please contact the Deputy Town Clerk prior to the meeting: (415) 453-1584 or [email protected]. 5 Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection http://www.townoffairfaxca.gov/. Meetings are broadcast, recorded, and uploaded to the Town’s website.
This meeting notice was posted in accordance with Government Code section 54954.2(a)(1) on or before March 1, 2026.