Town of Fairfax
Town Council Regular Meeting
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.
Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Road, Fairfax CA
and Zoom Webinar ID 831 0518 0735
Preceded by a Special Meeting in Closed Session at 5:30 p.m.
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.
Special Closed Session
Finance Building, 21 Park Road
5:30 PM – CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL – APPROVAL OF AGENDA – PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code §54956.9 (d)(2) & (e)(1)
One Case.
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
2 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.
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)
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.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation recognizing Gun Violence Awareness Day
2. Ross Valley Sanitary District presentation on the Fairfax Capacity and Creek Crossings Project
3. Marin Water presentation on the Bolinas Road Pipeline Replacement Project 3 REGULAR AGENDA
4. Adopt Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget (~20 minutes) Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget
5. Short-Term Rental Update (~30 minutes)
Receive Informational Update on the Short-Term Rental Program
6. Donation for Sky Ranch Knoll Fairfax in the Bald Hill Preserve (~20 minutes) Consider a request from Fairfax Open Space Committee (FOSC) for the Town Council to authorize donation of $75,000 to Marin Open Space Trust (MOST) for their acquisition of Sky Ranch Knoll in Fairfax and adopt a Resolution making findings as appropriate
7. Residents’ Petition
Pursuant to Town Code Section 2.08.090, a Residents’ Petition was Received Regarding a Banner Program – Petitioner: Todd Greenberg
8. 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 April 2026 b. Councilmember Reports
Receive report on Councilmembers’ assignments, committees, and activities in May 2026
c. Minutes
Town Council Meetings: April 15, 2026; April 17, 2026, and May 6, 2026 d. AB481 Ordinance Renewal
Renew Ordinance No. 862 Authorizing the Special or Military Equipment Use Policy and Equipment Inventory for the Fairfax Police Department, and Accept the Annual Report on Use of Military Equipment in 2022, Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 481 e. Annual Salary Schedule
Adopt Resolution Approving the Annual Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-27 to Reflect Salary Range Adjustments Effective July 1, 2026 for all Positions f. Award Contract for Independent Auditing Services for Fiscal Years 2026–2030 Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Badawi & Associates, Certified Public Accountants, for Independent Auditing Services for Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2030 4 g. Fire Station 21—Red Cloud
Adopt a Resolution Ratifying an Agreement with Red Cloud, Approving and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Red Cloud for a Fire Station Alerting System and Pay a Total Agreement Amount Not to Exceed $33,624.76; this resolution is not expanding the total project cost, which remains estimated at $1.6 million h. Surplus Vehicle for Public Works
Adopt a Resolution Declaring the 1994 Ford F-Series Dump Truck as Surplus and Authorizing Its Disposal by Public Auction
i. Facilities Condition Assessment
Receive informational report on the results of the Town of Fairfax Facilities Condition Assessment (FCA)
j. Letters of Opposition for SB 866 and AB 1383
Authorize the Mayor to Sign Letters Opposing SB 866 (Blakespear) – Housing Element Homelessness Mandates, and AB 1383 (McKinnor) – Public Employees’ Retirement Benefits
k. LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2026
Adopt a Proclamation recognizing June 2026 as Pride Month l. Juneteenth 2026
Adopt a Proclamation recognizing June 19, 2026 as Juneteenth m. Piper Lane Neighbors
Adopt a Proclamation recognizing the neighbors of Piper Lane.
COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
(Brief announcements and reports on Councilmember assignments, committees, and activities, including reports from meetings attended at Town expense.)
ADJOURNMENT
John Cook, Judge Faye D’Opal and Manuel Barretta
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].
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 May 29, 2026.