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City Council
Agenda
901 SHERMAN AVENUE
NOVATO, CA 94945
Tuesday, June 13, 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.
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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: Recognizing Berta Campos-Anicetti
Proclamation: Berta Campos-Anicetti
C.2. Proclamation: NovatoSpirit
Proclamation: NovatoSpirit
C.3. Proclamation: Mike Spalding
Proclamation: Recognizing Mike Spalding
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
G.2. Approve the closed and open session City Council meeting minutes of May 9, 2023
Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8986
Minutes - May 9, 2023
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G.3. Adopt a resolution approving Addendum 1 to the City of Novato Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Staff contact: Christopher Blunk, Public Works Director - City Engineer, 899-8900 Staff Report - Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan Addendum
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Addendum 1
G.4. Adopt a resolution rejecting all bids on the Citywide Play Structure Upgrade Project, CIP No. 22-006, approving revised project plans & specifications, finding the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(d), Existing Facilities, and authorizing staff to re-advertise the project for construction bids Staff contact: Petr Skala, Associate Engineer, 899-8900 Staff Report - Reject All Bids - Citywide Play Structures Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Bid Abstract
Attachment 3 - Vicinity Map
G.5. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Program Supplement No. F012 Rev.1 to Administering Agency-State Master Agreement for Federal-Aid Projects No. 04-5361R for the Grant Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation project, CIP Project No. 09-003; Federal-Aid Project No.
BHLS-5361(023)
Staff contact: Gosia Woodfin, Associate Engineer, 899-8246 Staff Report - Grant Ave Bridge Rehab Program Supplement Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Copy of Program Supplement NO12 Rev.1
Attachment 3 - Vicinity Map
G.6. Adopt a resolution approving the plans and specifications for the locations of the Countywide Traffic Signal Safety Improvement Project within the City of Novato and authorize the City Engineer to sign the project plans and specifications accepting the proposed work on behalf of the City Staff contact: Christopher Blunk, Public Works Director/City Engineer, 899-8900 Staff Report - Countywide Traffic Signal Safety Improvement Project Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
G.7. Authorize the City Manager to sign an amendment to the 1996 Revised Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Agreement County of Marin and adopt a resolution appointing the Assistant City Manager to serve on the Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors and the Sustainability Coordinator II to serve as the alternate Staff contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator II, 899-8900 Staff Report - Zero Waste Marin JPA and Board Appointment Attachment 1 - 1996 Revised JPA Agreement
Attachment 2 - Redlined Revised 1996 JPA Agreement
Attachment 3 - Draft Resolution
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G.8. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an Agreement with Zero Waste Marin (ZWM) for services related to SB 1383 recovered organic waste materials procurement requirements
Staff contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator II, 899-8900 Staff Report - Zero Waste Marin Agreement Letter
Attachment 1 - Draft Letter of Agreement
G.9. Adopt a resolution ratifying the City Manager’s appointment of Hank Schreeder, a Retired Annuitant, as Interim Police Chief Staff contact: Adam McGill, City Manager, 899-8900
Staff Report - Ratifying Appointment of Interim Police Chief Hank Schreeder Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Employment Agreement
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 budget hearing, receive public comment on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Preliminary Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets, and provide any final direction to Staff, including how to backfill the preliminary deficit. A recommendation for adoption of the Operating and Capital Budgets will be presented to the City Council on June 27, 2023 Staff contact: Amy Cunningham, Administrative Services Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - Budget Hearing
Attachment 1 - FY 23-24 Draft Operating Budget
Attachment 2 - FY 23-24 Draft Capital Improvement Program Attachment 3 - FY 23-24 Draft MVMCC Budget
Attachment 4 - City Council Budget Options Worksheet
Attachment 5 - Manually Calculated Fund Balances - Impactful Funds Presentation
J. GENERAL BUSINESS
There are no agenda items.
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
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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 June 13, 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