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City Council
Agenda
901 SHERMAN AVENUE
NOVATO, CA 94945
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 6:00 PM
Mayor
Eric Lucan
Mayor Pro Tempore
Susan Wernick
Councilmembers
Denise Athas
Pat Eklund
Mark Milberg
City Manager
Adam McGill
City Attorney
Jeff Walter
City Council meeting are usually held each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (415) 899-8986. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable accommodation to help ensure accessibility to this meeting.
The agenda is divided into three main sections and includes other categories covering routine business.
All references to “City Council” include those other agencies which may be listed at the top of the Agenda.
The City Council may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on the agenda irrespective of how the agenda items are described. The Council may establish and make appointments to a Council committee (made up of two Councilmembers) with respect to any item appearing on this agenda.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Public Participation Options
Members of the Public may participate and provide public comments for the City Council as follows:
• Written public comments may be submitted via eComment. Written public comments received more than 3 hours before the start of the meeting will be distributed to the Council prior to the meeting.
Written public comments will not be read during the meeting. • In-person public comments may be made at the meeting, which are held in the Novato City Council Chambers located at 901 Sherman Avenue.
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• Virtual & Telephone comments may be made by using the following instructions:
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Should the links above not work, please go to www.novato.org/agendas for updated information a. You will be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you when it is your turn to speak. b. When the Mayor calls for public comment on the item on which you wish to speak, please use the “Raise Hand” feature by clicking on the hand icon at the bottom of your screen to notify the Host that you would like to speak. In-person comments will be taken first. c. The Host will unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified when it is their turn to speak. d. When called upon, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted by the Mayor or as specified on the agenda. Speakers will be muted when their time is up.
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a. When the Mayor calls for public comment on the item on which you wish to speak, press *9 to activate the “Raise Hand” feature to notify the Host that you would like to speak. In-person comments will be taken first.
b. The Host will unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified when it is their turn to speak. c. When called upon, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted by the Mayor or as specified on the agenda. Speakers will be muted when their time is up.
The Mayor has the authority to rule any speaker out of order, including speakers during the Public Comment period, if the subject raised is not within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, or during a public hearing or a general business item if the speaker is not presenting testimony or evidence relevant to the matter or if the speaker becomes disruptive to the proceedings and conduct of the meeting.
The Mayor also has the authority to order any person who willfully interrupts the meeting to be removed.
All persons are expected to conduct themselves with civility and courtesy at all times. All persons giving comments shall speak directly to the Council and address issues, not individuals. Personal attacks, cursing and outbursts from the audience in support or opposition to a speaker are not tolerated in order to foster an environment where everyone feels welcome to speak
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A. CONVENE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ROLL CALL
B. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
C. CEREMONIAL MATTERS/PRESENTATIONS
C.1. Proclamation: North Marin Community Services 50 Year Anniversary North Marin Community Services 50 Year Anniversary
C.2. Proclamation: Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
D. APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA
E. REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL & CITY MANAGER
E.1. Proposed Agenda Item from Councilmember Eklund and Mayor Lucan:
Discuss requiring all electric vehicle charging stations funded by City of Novato be installed by a contractor with at least one electrician on each crew who holds an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) certification
Staff Report - Eklund-Lucan Proposed Item EV Chargers
E.2. Reports from the City Council and the City Manager F. PUBLIC COMMENT
All members of the public wishing to address the City Council are requested to submit a speaker card in advance to the City Clerk. (Please remember that all comment cards are PUBLIC RECORDS).
The Mayor will call the names of speakers from the cards. In addition to receiving comment from the public during the Public Comment period, the Mayor will recognize persons from the audience who wish to address the City Council on a particular agenda item at the time that item is considered by the City Council.
There is a three-minute time limit to speak although the Mayor may shorten the time based on the number of speakers or other factors. A speaker may not yield his or her time to another speaker. For issues raised during Public Comment that are not on the published agenda, except as otherwise provided under the Ralph M. Brown Act, no action can legally be taken. The City Council may direct that the item be referred to the City Manager for action or may schedule the item on a subsequent agenda.
G. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by a single vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion unless specific items are removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. Any Councilmember may remove an item from the Consent Calendar and place it under General Business for discussion.
G.1. Waive reading and authorize introductions and/or adoption of ordinances by title only This is standard procedural action so that the City Council does not have to read an ordinance in its entirety
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G.2. Approve the closed session meeting minutes of March 8, 2022 Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8900
March 8, 2022 - Closed Session Minutes
G.3. Adopt three (3) resolutions approving Commercial Cannabis Conditional Certificate(s) to:
1. Marin Haven, LLC. for a non-storefront retail cannabis business located at 4 Commercial Boulevard; and
2. CB Labs, Inc. for a cannabis testing laboratory located at 1615 Hill Road, #9-10; and
3. Velvet Fog Cannabis Co., Inc., for a cannabis microbusiness with manufacturing, distribution and non-storefront retail located at 11 Digital Drive, Suite D
Staff contact: Will Morat, Senior Analyst, 899-8900
Staff Report - Commercial Cannabis Conditional Licenses Attachment 1 - Marin Haven Resolution
Attachment 2 - CB Labs Resolution
Attachment 3 - Velvet Fog Resolution
G.4. Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Novato authorizing the update of the City of Novato salary schedule including a 1.5% increase in base wages for Units A, B, & H
Staff contact: Jessica Collins, Human Resources Manager, 899-8900 Staff Report - Updated Salary Schedule Units A, B and H Attachment 1 - Resolution with Salary Schedule
G.5. Adopt a resolution increasing the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) department staffing allocation from 15.2 to 16.2 to include an additional 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Senior Office Assistant, and moving the existing part-time Senior Office Assistant hours currently in the Community Development Department to PRCS to improve customer service at city administrative offices in the FY2021-22 budget
Staff contact: Adam McGill, City Manager, 899-8900
Staff Report - PRCS Senior Office Assistant
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
G.6. Approve a letter to the Novato Sanitary District (NSD) regarding the solid waste franchise and areas of mutual interest where the City would like to strengthen its partnership with NSD, many of which align with its strategic plan goal of Environmental Stewardship
Contact; Eric Lucan, Mayor
Staff Report - Letter to Novato Sanitary District
Attachment 1 - Draft Letter
G.7. Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for Assembly Bill 1814 (Grayson) Transportation electrification: community choice aggregators Staff contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Programs Coordinator, 899-8900 Staff Report - Letter of Support for AB 1814
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Attachment 1 - Letter of Support
Attachment 2 - Full Text of AB 1814
G.8. Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter to support Homeward Bound’s application for Community Project Funding for the Workforce and Veteran’s Housing Project on the HUD Parcel located at 1385 North Hamilton Parkway, APN 157-970-07
Staff contact: Adam McGill, City Manager, 899-8900
Staff Report - Homeward Bound Letter of Support
Attachment 1 - Letter of Support
H. UNFINISHED AND OTHER BUSINESS
There are no agenda items.
I. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Hearings are announced and advertised in advance to allow interested persons to make comments for, against, or otherwise, regarding a proposed project or decision. Anyone who challenges any hearing matter in court may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described therein, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.
I.1. Consider and possibly take action to introduce an ordinance amending sections of Chapter XXI of the Novato Municipal Code related to the Novato Political Fairness Campaign Act
Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8900
Staff Report - Campaign Fairness Act Ordinance
Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance
J. GENERAL BUSINESS
These items include significant and administrative actions of special interest and will usually include a staff presentation and discussion by the Council. They will be enacted upon by a separate vote.
J.1. Conduct a study session regarding development of the Fiscal Year 2022/23 operating budget and provide initial budget development direction to Staff Staff contact: Amy Cunningham, Finance Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - Budget Study Session
Attachment 1 - 2021-2023 Strategic Plan
Attachment 2 - Community Budget Priority Survey
Attachment 3 - Summary Labor Agreement Changes
Presentation
J.2. Receive and submit for filing the 2021 Annual Progress Report for the Housing Element of the City’s General Plan to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
Staff contact: Vicki Parker, Community & Economic Development Director, 899- 8900
Staff Report - Annual Housing Element Report
Presentation
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J.3. Review and evaluate the City’s Commissions, Committees and Boards to identify efficiencies and ensure alignment with the City Council’s goals and objectives, including possibly providing direction to staff on items such as an updated CCB recruitment interview process, restricting members to serve on only one (1) Commission, Committee or Board at a time, implementing residency requirements, reviewing the terms and use of alternates, discussing the Streetscape Committee’s scope and establishing resolution and discussing the possibility of merging the Novato Citizen’s Finance/Oversight Committee with the Economic Development Advisory Commission and/or changing the Novato Citizen’s Finance/Oversight Committee’s name
Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8900
Staff Report - CCB Review
Attachment 1 - CCB Provision Summary
Attachment 2 - Novato Streetscape Committee Establishing Resolution Attachment 3 - HZBCAB Municode Excerpt
Attachment 4 - Economic Development Advisory Commission Resolution Attachment 5 - Novato Citizens Finance Committee Establishing Documents Attachment 6 - City Council Policy Manual Section 3.09
Attachment 7 - CCB Handbook
Presentation
J.4. Review, discuss and provide feedback on the Tentative Agenda Item list and To Be Determined Agenda Item List for the second quarter of 2022 Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8900
Staff Report - Q2 Agenda Item Review
Attachment 1 - Tentative Agenda Item and TBD List
K. COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS (CCB’S) APPOINTMENTS This section is used by the City Council to make appointments to fill vacancy/vacancies on their Commissions, Committees and Boards.
L. WORK STUDY SESSION
M. ADJOURNMENT
If urgent matters arise after the publication of the regular agenda, there will be an addendum. It will be posted at the referenced locations mentioned in the Affidavit of Posting by Friday at 5:00 p.m., the week before the meeting. Materials that are submitted to members of the City Council after the distribution of the agenda packet will be made available to the public at the time it is provided to the City Council.
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Laura McDowall, certify that on the Thursday, before the Council meeting of April 12, 2022, the agenda was posted on the City Community Service Board at 922 Machin Ave in Novato, California and on the City’s website at novato.org.
/Laura McDowall/
Laura McDowall, City Clerk