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City Council
Agenda
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 6:00 PM
901 SHERMAN AVENUE
NOVATO, CA 94945
and
TELECONFERENCE
Mayor
Rachel Farac
Mayor Pro Tempore
Kevin Jacobs
Councilmembers
Pat Eklund
Tim O’Connor
Sandeep Karkal
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/Comment Instructions
Members of the Public may participate and provide public comments to meetings 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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A. CONVENE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ROLL CALL
B. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
C. CEREMONIAL MATTERS/PRESENTATIONS
There are no agenda items
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 to the City Clerk. This is general public comment for items not on the agenda or for items on the consent calendar. There is a two-minute time limit to speak; 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 acted upon 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 City Council meeting minutes of July 14, 2026 Staff contact: Laura McDowall, City Clerk, 899-8986
Minutes - July 14, 2026
G.3. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or their designee to negotiate and execute an Amendment to Agreement No. 5479 with Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc. (Coastland) to extend the agreement for one additional year through June 30, 2027, with a total contract amount not to exceed $450,000
Staff contact: Chris Benigni, Public Works Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - Coastland Agreement Amendment
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Draft Professional Services Agreement
G.4. Adopt a resolution approving the specifications and authorizing bid advertisement for the Wooden Streetlight Replacement Project, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project No. 23-003, Phase II, and finding the project exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15302, Replacement or Reconstruction
Staff contact: Ali Iqbal, Senior Civil Engineer, 899-8900 Staff Report - Wooden Streetlight Replacement Phase II
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Location Map
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G.5. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for recreation services with Buzzer Beater Events (BBE), not to exceed $200,000 per fiscal year, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026/2027, with two, one-year options to extend
Staff contact: Katie Gauntlett, PRCS Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - Buzzer Beater Events Agreement
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Draft Agreement
G.6. Adopt a resolution awarding a construction contract for the 2026 Annual Pavement Rehabilitation Project (CIP 26-001) to Team Ghilotti, Inc. in the amount of $1,389,483 as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder; authorizing a 20-percent construction contingency in the amount of $277,897; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the construction agreement and approve change orders within the authorized contingency Staff contact: Iqbal, Senior Civil Engineer, 899-8900
Staff Report - Annual Pavement Rehab Agreement
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 - Bid Abstract
Attachment 3 - Vicinity Map
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 on staff’s review of the Marin County Open Space District (MCOSD) Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (Draft IS/MND) for the Buck Gulch Falls Creek Restoration and Trail Improvement Project; review and provide additional comments on staff’s draft comment letter; and authorize the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem to finalize and transmit the City’s comments to MCOSD incorporating City Council direction Staff contact: Chris Benigni, Public Works Director, 899-8900 Staff Report - Buck Gulch Falls
Attachment 1 - Draft Comment Letter to MCOSD
Attachment 2 - 90-day Extension Request Letter
Attachment 3 - MCOSD Buck Gulch Falls Draft ISMND
Attachment 4 - Letter from MCOSD
Attachment 5 - General Project Area Maps
Presentation
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J.2. Receive an informational update on the City of Novato’s Fleet Electrification Plan and regional efforts to transition public agency fleets to zero-emission vehicles
Staff contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator II, 899-8900 Staff Report - Fleet Electrification
Presentation
J.3. Consider adopting a resolution authorizing the City of Novato to participate in a multi-jurisdictional grant application to be submitted by the County of Marin to the California Ocean Protection Council's Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program to fund preparation of a Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP)
Staff contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator II, 899-8900 Staff report: Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Presentation
J.4. Discuss and possibly establish a City Council ad hoc committee consisting of two Councilmembers to engage the community on issues related to homelessness. Ad hoc committee activities may include, but are not limited to, outreach and collaboration with those providing services to the unhoused, building relationships with community agencies and service partners, engaging with community members, and partnering with regional jurisdictions
Staff contact: Amy Cunningham, City Manager, 899-8900
Staff Report - Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee
Attachment 1 - Policy Manual Section 3.10
Attachment 2 - Guide to the Brown Act Chapter 2
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
There are no agenda items.
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 July 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
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