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City Council
Agenda
901 SHERMAN AVENUE
NOVATO, CA 94945
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 6:00 PM
Mayor
Susan Wernick
Mayor Pro Tempore
Mark Milberg
Councilmembers
Pat Eklund
Rachel Farac
Tim O’Connor
City Manager
Adam McGill
City Attorney
Gary Bell
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.
2. Join the meeting via telephone by calling (669) 444-9171.
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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: Citizen of the Year
2022 Citizen of the Year
C.2. Proclamation: 2022 Spirit of Novato
2022 Spirit of Novato
C.3. Proclamations: Small, Large and Micro Businesses of the Year 2022 Micro Business of the Year
2022 Small Business of the Year
2022 Large Business of the Year
D. APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA
E. REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL & 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 aloud in its entirety
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G.2. Approve the City Council open and closed session meeting minutes of February 14, 2023
Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8986
Minutes - February 14, 2023
G.3. Approve the City Council closed session special meeting minutes of February 24, 2023
Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8986
Minutes - February 24, 2023
G.4. Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition to Senate Bill 423 (Wiener) Streamlined housing approvals: multifamily housing developments: SB 35 (Chapter 366, Statutes of 2017) Expansion in accordance with the League of California Cities Action Alert
Staff contact: Adam McGill, City Manager, 899-8900
Staff Report - Letter of Opposition to SB 423
Attachment 1 - Draft Letter of Opposition
Attachment 2 - Full Text of SB 423
G.5. Adopt a resolution and authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition to initiative No. 21-0042A1, the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act., in accordance with the League of California Cities Action Alert
Staff report: Adam McGill, City Manager, 899-8900
Staff Report - Opposition to Initiative 21-0042A1
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Draft Letter
Attachment 3 - California City Finance Analysis
Attachment 4 - Full text of 21-0042A1
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. Hold a public hearing and consider introducing an ordinance amending Novato Municipal Code Section 4-1 to implement terms of 3 years for regular and alternate members of the Housing, Zoning and Building Code Appeals Board and adding additional member qualification requirements to serve Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8986
Staff Report - HZBCAB Ordinance Update
Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance
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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. Receive a presentation on the County of Marin’s model foodware ordinance and provide direction to staff
Staff contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator II, 899-8900 Staff Report - Direction on Foodware Ordinance
Attachment 1 - Foodware Ordinance
Attachment 2 - MOU
Attachment 3 - State Mandates
Attachment 4 - Countywide Outreach Summary
Presentation
J.2. Receive a presentation regarding the City’s ownership and management of Marin Valley Mobile Country Club (MVMCC) and consider scheduling a workshop study session to identify strategies to support the long-term fiscal sustainability of the park
Staff contact: Christopher Blunk, Public Works Director – City Engineer; 899-8900 Staff Report - MVMCC Presentation
Attachment 1 - MVMCC Delegation and Maintenance Agreements Attachment 2 - MVMCC Utility Master Plan
Presentation
J.3. Consider providing direction to staff to create a proposed process for creating a new fiscal sustainability plan for council review, discussion and action
Staff contact: Adam McGill, City Manager, 899-8900
Staff Report - Fiscal Sustainability Plan Process
Attachment 1 - O'Connor Proposed Agenda Item
J.4. Consider adopting a resolution merging the Multicultural Advisory Commission with the Recreation, Cultural and Community Services Advisory Commission and adopting a resolution dissolving the Novato Streetscape Committee to allow them to become a community-based beautification group, if desired
Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8900
Staff Report - MAC-RCCS-Streetscape Changes
Attachment 1 - MAC-RCCS Merger Resolution
Attachment 2 - Novato Streetscape Committee Resolution
Attachment 3 - MAC-RCCS-Streetscape Establishing Resolutions Attachment 4 - MAC-RCCS Merged Mission/Duties
Presentation
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J.5. Consider approving the Sustainability Commission Workplan for Fiscal Year 2022-23
Staff contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator II, 899-8900 Staff Report - Sustainability Commission Workplan
Attachment 1 - Sustainability Commission Workplan
Presentation
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.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Laura McDowall, certify that on the Thursday before the Council meeting of March 28, 2023, 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