Town of Fairfax
Town Council Meeting
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.
Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Road, Fairfax CA
and Zoom Webinar ID 831 0518 0735
Preceded by a Closed Session Meeting at 4:30 p.m.
21 Park Road, Fairfax
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 Meeting at 4:30 p.m.
In-person at the Town Offices at 21 Park Road
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code §54956.9 (d)(2) & (e)(1)
Two Cases.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Govt Code Section 54957.6 Employee Organization:
Fairfax Police Officers Association, Service Employees Union International (‘SEIU’) Local 1021; Unrepresented Employee Units Agency Representatives: Town Manager, Town Finance Director, Town Attorney, and Greg Ramirez, IEDA, Chief Negotiator 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.
REPORT OUT ON CLOSED SESSION (1 Minute)
TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT (2 Minutes)
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (2 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. Marin Emergency Operations Plan & El Niño Presentations Receive a Presentation on the Marin County Emergency Operations Plan and Coordinated Preparation for the 2026–27 El Niño Season
3 2. Underground Vault Fire Report from Pacific Gas & Electric Company Receive a presentation from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on the August 15, 2026 underground vault fire and power outage at Broadway and Bolinas Road
REGULAR AGENDA
3. Ross Valley Sanitary District (~60 minutes)
Receive a Presentation from Ross Valley Sanitary District General Manager Steve Moore, Consider Appointing a Council Liaison to the RVSD Board, and Consider Sending a Letter to Central Marin Sanitation Agency
4. Fleet Electrification (~30 minutes)
Receive a Presentation on and Accept the Fairfax Fleet Electrification Plan, a Phased Roadmap for Transitioning the Town Fleet to Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2044
5. Consider Code Changes to Accommodate Special Events (~45 minutes) Receive a Presentation from Planning & Building on Town Code Amendments Needed to Allow Outdoor Special Events and Provide Direction to Staff
6. Residents’ Petition
Pursuant to Town Code Section 2.08.090, a Residents’ Petition was Received Regarding Cannabis – Petitioner: Martin Kaufman
7. 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 July 2026 b. Councilmember Reports
Receive report on Councilmembers’ assignments, committees, and activities in August 2026
c. Minutes
Approve Minutes from the Town Council Meetings: July 22, 2026 and August 5, 2026 d. Amendment to Red Cloud Agreement
Adopt a Resolution Ratifying an Agreement with Red Cloud, Approving and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Red Cloud for a Fire Station Alerting System to increase the contract by $3,003 and Pay a Total Agreement Amount Not to Exceed $36,627.76 with a $10,000 contingency; Ross Valley Fire Department Will Reimburse the Town for the Majority of This Agreement
4 e. Biennial Review of the Conflict of Interest Code
Biennial Review of the Town of Fairfax Conflict of Interest Code and Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Biennial Review with Amendments; and Authorization to File the 2026 Local Agency Biennial Notice
f. Letter to Governor Regarding AB1383
Approve a letter to the Governor Rescinding Letter of Opposition to AB1383 g. Letter to the Marin County Board of Supervisors Regarding Measure A Approve a letter to the Board of Supervisors regarding the Marin Civil Grand Jury’s report on Measure A
h. Reappointment to Fairfax Open Space Committee
Reappoint Joe Franszek to the Fairfax Open Space Committee i. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Adopt a Proclamation Recognizing Suicide Prevention Awareness Month j. Childhood Cancer Awareness
Adopt a Proclamation Recognizing Childhood Cancer Awareness Month k. Hispanic Heritage Month
Adopt of Proclamation Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month l. Biodiversity Day
Adopt of Proclamation Recognizing Biodiversity Day
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 Karen Rossi and Dolly Parton
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 August 28, 2026.