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City Council
Agenda
901 SHERMAN AVENUE
NOVATO, CA 94945
Tuesday, April 28, 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. Novato Proud Recognition - San Marin HS Boys Varsity Basketball Team C.2. Proclamation: Rotary Club Ignacio 50th Anniversary Rotary Club Ignacio 50th Anniversary
C.3. Proclamation: Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month Muslim Appreciation Month
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.
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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 City Council Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2026 Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8986
Minutes - April 14, 2026
G.3. Approve the Closed and Open City Council Special Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2026
Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8986
Minutes - April 17, 2026
G.4. Adopt ordinance 1731 adding Section 4-17 (Tenant Protections) to the Novato Municipal Code and finding the amendment to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5)
Staff contact: Terri Brown, Assistant City Clerk, 899-8900 Staff Report - Ordinance 1731 Adoption
Attachment 1 - Ordinance 1731
G.5. Approve the amended Measure AA Expenditure Plan, as adopted by the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) Board on March 26, 2026, following a comprehensive public outreach and review process
Staff contact: Chris Benigni, Public Works Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - TAM Measure AA Expenditure Plan
Attachment 1 - Attachment A - Measure AA Presentation
Attachment 2 - Attachment B - Amended Expenditure Plan
Attachment 3 - Attachment C - Factsheet
G.6. Adopt a resolution designating officers authorized to deposit and withdraw funds between the City of Novato’s Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) accounts and the City’s Columbia Bank Operating Account Staff contact: Carla Carvalho-DeGraff, Finance Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - LAIF Resolution Updates
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
G.7. Accept the work as complete and authorize the City Manager to sign the Notice of Completion for the 2025 Annual Pavement Rehabilitation – Contract 2, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project Number 25-001 Staff contact: Timothy Burke, City Engineer, 899-8900
Staff Report - Annual Pavement Rehab NOC
Attachment 1 - Notice of Completion
Attachment 2 - Location Map
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G.8. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend section 4.04(b) of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions between the City of Novato and Headland, LLC, to purchase Marin County Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 157-690-374 and portions of APN 157-690-53
Staff contact: Bill Rose, Assistant City Manager, 899-8900 Staff Report - Headland LLC Agreement Amendment
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Second Amendment to Purchase & Sale Agreement Attachment 3 - Purchase and Sale Agreement
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 consider adopting a resolution recommending Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project funding for Fiscal Year 2026-27 to the Countywide Priority Setting Committee and Marin County Board of Supervisors for the Novato Planning Area Staff contact: Clare Hartman, Community Development Director, 899-8989 Staff Report - CDBG Funding Recommendations
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A - 2026-27 CDBG Project Allocations Attachment 3 - 2026-27 NOFA Application Summary
Presentation
J.2. Receive a presentation, continue the study session from April 14, 2026, and provide direction to staff regarding Commercial Cannabis Retail Storefronts in alignment with Goal #20 in the Novato City Council Strategic Plan Staff contact: Clare Hartman, Community Development Director, 899-8989 Staff Report - Commercial Cannabis - Storefront Retail (Continued) 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. There are no agenda items.
L. WORK STUDY SESSION
L.1. Receive information and provide direction on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 capital improvement program
Staff contact: Chris Benigni, Public Works Director, 899-8246 Staff Report - CIP Study Session
Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2026-27 Project Funding Sources Page | 5 Phone No. (415) 899-8900
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Presentation
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 April 28, 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