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City Council
Agenda
901 SHERMAN AVENUE
NOVATO, CA 94945
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Mayor
Tim O’Connor
Mayor Pro Tempore
Rachel Farac
Councilmembers
Pat Eklund
Kevin Jacobs
Mark Milberg
City Manager
Amy Cunningham
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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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
A. CONVENE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ROLL CALL
B. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
C. CEREMONIAL MATTERS/PRESENTATIONS
C.1. Proclamation: Public Works Week
National Public Works Week
C.2. Alchemia Art Day Proclamation
Alchemia Art Day
C.3. Novato Proud: Wesley Fink
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 a standard procedural action so that the City Council does not have to read ordinances aloud in their entirety.
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G.2. Adopt a resolution approving the list of approved capital improvement projects that are eligible for state Roadway Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding for Fiscal Year 2025/26 and authorizing staff to submit the list to the California Transportation Commission
Staff contact: Tim Burke, Interim Public Works Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - RMRA Funding List
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
G.3. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve an extension to the existing agreement with MUN CPAs, LLC (formerly Mann Urrutia Nelson CPAs & Associates) to perform the financial audit and single audit for fiscal years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026, with the option to extend the agreement for up to three additional years covering fiscal years 2026/2027, 2027/2028, and 2028/2029 for an annual cost not to exceed $79,600 per year Staff contact: Carla Carvalho-DeGraff, Finance Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - MUN CPA Agreement Amendment
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Draft Amendment
G.4. Authorize local sculptor Archie Held to submit an application for the Marin Community Foundation's Pirkle Jones Grant under the City's Art in Public Places Program with the intent to design a new sculpture to replace the existing deteriorating fountain located at Redwood Boulevard and Grant Avenue in Downtown Novato
Staff contact: Katie Gauntlett, PRCS Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - MCF Public Art Grant
Attachment 1 - Art In Public Places Administrative Policy Attachment 2 - MCF Pirkle Jones Grant Press Release
Attachment 3 - Archie Held Resume
G.5. Adopt a resolution amending the City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/2025 Operating Budget Resolution No. 2024-055 to transfer funds from General Fund Assigned Fund Balance in the amount of $33,235 for the purchase and installation of recreation facility safety enhancements at the Novato Gymnastics Center and Special Event equipment upgrades
Staff contact: Carla Carvalho-Degraff, Finance Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - PRCS Budget Transfer
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
G.6. Receive and File the FY2024/25 3rd Quarter budget report Staff contact: Jennifer Maldonado, Principal Analyst, 899-8900 Staff Report - FY 24-25 Q3 Budget Report
Attachment 1 - Budget Performance Report
H. UNFINISHED AND OTHER BUSINESS
There are no agenda items.
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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 receive and file a report in compliance with Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2561 (Gov. Code § 3502.3) regarding the City of Novato’s workforce vacancies, recruitment and retention efforts Staff contact: Eva Hilliard, Chief People Officer, 899-8900 Staff Report - Vacancy, Recruitment and Retention Efforts Attachment 1 - Vacancy Rate Table
Presentation
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 acted upon by a separate vote.
J.1. Receive and file the City of Novato Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/2024 and adopt a resolution authorizing the transfer of the unassigned General Fund balance to the Emergency and Disaster Reserve Fund per City Council policy
Staff contact: Carla Carvalho-DeGraff, Finance Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - FY 23-24 ACFR
Attachment 1 - FY 23-24 ACFR
Attachment 2 - Single Audit Report
Attachment 3 - Management Letter
Attachment 4 - Audit Conclusion Letter
Attachment 5 - Agreed Upon Procedures GANN Letter
Attachment 6 - Reserve Policy
Attachment 7 - Draft Resolution
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
J.2. Receive a report on the Novato 6th Cycle Housing Element’s AntiDisplacement and Tenant Protections work plan and provide direction to staff
Staff contact: Clare Hartman, Community Development Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - Anti-Displacement and Tenant Protections Attachment 1 - 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
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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 May 20, 2025, 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