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City Council
Agenda
901 SHERMAN AVENUE
NOVATO, CA 94945
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 6:00 PM
Mayor
Rachel Farac
Mayor Pro Tempore
Kevin Jacobs
Councilmembers
Pat Eklund
Sandeep Karkal
Tim O’Connor
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. 2025 Small, Large and Micro Businesses of the Year Proclamations 2025 Micro Business of the Year
2025 Small Business of the Year
2025 Large Business of the Year
C.2. Spirit of Novato Proclamation
2025 Spirit of Novato
D. APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA
E. REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL & CITY MANAGER
E.1. Councilmember O'Connor Proposed Agenda Item: Establish a Measure M– Funded Capital Improvement Project to Advance Roadway and Pedestrian Safety
Proposed Item - Measure M Funded CIP
E.2. Reports from the City Manager and City Council
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.
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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.
G.2. Approve the closed and open session City Council meeting minutes of January 27, 2026
Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8986
Minutes - January 27, 2026
G.3. Receive and file the Investment Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Quarter 2 Staff contact: Giuliana Custode, Senior Accountant, 899-8900 Staff Report - Quarter 2 Investment Report
Attachment 1 - Investment Report
G.4. Approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 budget calendar listing public meeting dates for the upcoming budget development process
Staff contact: Jennifer Maldonado, Principal Analyst, 899-8900 Staff Report - FY 26-27 Budget Calendar
Attachment 1 - Proposed Budget Calendar
G.5. Adopt a resolution establishing a Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit joint quiet zone across Marin and Sonoma Counties, designating the County of Sonoma as the lead authority for purposes of establishing the joint quiet zone and authorizing the Mayor to sign the agreement with the county of Sonoma
CEQA: Exempt pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3)
Staff contact: Bill Rose, Assistant City Manager, 899-8900 Staff Report - SMART Joint Quiet Zones
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Draft Agreement w-Sonoma County
Attachment 3 - Crossing List
Attachment 4 - Proposed Quiet Zone Map
G.6. Adopt a resolution in support of Novato becoming a National Wildlife Federation Certified Community Wildlife Habitat and renewal of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge
Staff contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator II, 899-8900 Staff Report - Community Wildlife Habitat Certification Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Certification Requirements
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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. Review and consider approving the first Amendment to the existing Agreement for Operation of the Novato History Museum at the Scott House (917 Sherman Avenue) between the City of Novato and the Novato Historical Guild; and adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Capital Improvement Program Budget (Reso 2025-055) to establish a new Capital Improvement Project, Scott House Rehabilitation
Staff contact: Bill Rose, Assistant City Manager, 899-8900 Staff Report - Novato Historical Guild Agreement Amendment Attachment 1 - Scott House Investigation Report
Attachment 2 - Agreement for Operation of the Novato History Museum Attachment 3 - Draft Agreement Amendment
Attachment 4 - Draft 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.
L. WORK STUDY SESSION
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 Thursday before the Council meeting of February 10, 2026, 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.gov. /Laura McDowall/
Laura McDowall, City Clerk
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