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Joint City Council/City Council As Successor Agency
To Dissolved Redevelopment Agency/
Novato Public Finance Authority
Agenda
901 SHERMAN AVENUE
NOVATO, CA 94945
Tuesday, June 24, 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.
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• In-person public comments may be made at the meeting, which are held in the Novato City Council Chambers located at 901 Sherman Avenue.
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 - Karyn Harrington - 21 years of Service with City of Novato Karyn Harrington Proclamation
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 an ordinance aloud in its entirety.
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G.2. Adopt a resolution establishing the appropriations limit of $163,567,602 for Fiscal Year 2025/26
Staff contact: Jennifer Maldonado, Principal Analyst, 899-8215 Staff Report - GANN Appropriations Limit
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Calculation Worksheet
G.3. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. in the amount of $216,095, for a proposed total contract amount of $1,265,571, for project management, design, right-of-way appraisal, acquisition, and certification services for the Novato Boulevard Improvements Project, CIP Project No. 01-004
Staff contact: Elisa Sarlatte, Senior Civil Engineer, 899-8246 Staff Report - Mark Thomas Agreement Amendment
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Draft Amendment
G.4. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Program Supplement No. F019 to Administering Agency-State Master Agreement for Federal-Aid Projects No. 04-5361 F15 for the Citywide Bridge Assessment / Improvements, CIP Project No. 17-007; Federal-Aid Project No. BPMP5361(032) Staff contact: Gosia Woodfin, Associate Engineer, 899-8246 Staff Report - Citywide Bridge Assessment Program Supplement Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Program Supplement No. F019
Attachment 3 - Vicinity Map
Attachment 4 - Budget Excerpt
G.5. Adopt a resolution of intention to levy assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 for Landscape Assessment District A-81 in the San Marin Area and set a hearing date of July 8, 2025, to confirm or revise the Fiscal Year 2025/26 assessments proposed in the Engineer's Report
CEQA: Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Staff contact: Cindy Chong, Public Works Administrative Manager, 899-8246 Staff Report - San Marin LAD
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - San Marin Engineer's Report
G.6. Adopt a resolution of intention to levy assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 for Landscape Assessment District A 03 in the San Pablo Subdivision and to set a public hearing date of July 8, 2025, to confirm or revise the Fiscal Year 2025/26 assessments proposed in the Engineer's Report
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CEQA: Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Staff contact: Cindy Chong, Public Works Administrative Manager, 899-8246 Staff Report - San Pablo LAD
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - San Pablo Engineer's Report
G.7. Adopt a resolution of intention to levy assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 for Landscape Assessment District C 91 in the Wildwood Glen Subdivision and setting a public hearing date of July 8, 2025, to confirm or revise the Fiscal Year 2025/26 assessments proposed in the Draft Engineer's Report CEQA: Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Staff contact: Cindy Chong, Public Works Administrative Manager, 899-8246 Staff Report - Wildwood Glen LAD
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Wildwood Glen Engineer's Report
G.8. Adopt a resolution of intention to levy assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 for Landscape Assessment District A 91 in the Hillside Park Unit 4 Subdivision and setting a public hearing date of July 8, 2025 to confirm or revise the Fiscal Year 2025/26 assessments proposed in the Draft Engineer's Report
CEQA: Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Staff contact: Cindy Chong, Public Works Administrative Manager, 899-8246 Staff Report - Hillside Park LAD
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Hillside Park Engineer's Report
H. UNFINISHED AND OTHER BUSINESS
There are no agenda items.
I. PUBLIC HEARINGS
There are no agenda items.
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 a presentation and provide feedback to The Sherman Group on the updated proposed development at City-Owned Properties at 900 Sherman Avenue (APN: 153-063-14) and 908 Sherman Avenue (APN: 153-063-15) Staff contact: Carla Hansen, Assistant City Manager, 899-8900 Staff Report - The Sherman Group Update
Presentation
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J.2. Consider adopting a resolution to take steps to comply with Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC’s) Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Preservation Policy 5: Public/Community Land Trusts as a condition for MTC to allocate regional discretionary funding for the Countywide Land Trust Housing Policy Implementation
Staff contact: Clare Hartman, Community Development Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - MTC TOC Preservation Policy 5 Compliance Attachment 1 - MTC TOC Preservation Policy 5
Attachment 2 - Draft Resolution
Presentation
J.3. Approve the final striping plan for the section of Grant Avenue included in the 2025 Annual Pavement Rehabilitation project (CIP 25-001) Staff contact: Gosia Woodfin, Associate Engineer, 899-8246 Staff Report - Grant Ave Striping Plan
Attachment 1 - Exhibit 1 Grant Ave Bike Lane Options
Attachment 2 - Exhibit 2 Recommended Striping
Presentation
J.4. Consideration and approval of: (i) a resolution adopting the final City of Novato Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets for FY 2025/26, and (ii) a resolution adopting the final budget of the Novato Public Finance Authority
Staff contact: Jennifer Maldonado, Principal Analyst, 899-8900 Staff Report - Budget Adoption
Attachment 1 - Draft Preliminary Budget Document
Attachment 2 - Capital Improvement Program
Attachment 3 - MVMCC Operating Budget
Attachment 4 - MVMCC Capital Budget
Attachment 5 - Draft Resolution w-Exhibit A
Attachment 6 - Draft NPFA Resolution
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.
K.1. Consider reviewing, discussing, and possibly making appointments to the following Commission Committee and Board seats: 1 seat on the Complete Streets and Pathways Oversight Committee, 1 seat on the Economic Development Advisory Commission, 2 seats on the Multicultural Advisory Commission, 1 seat on the Marin County Commission on Aging and 1 seat on the Planning Commission
Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8900
Staff Report - CCB Appointments
L. WORK STUDY SESSION
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M. ADJOURNMENT
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 Wednesday before the Council meeting of June 24, 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