Minutes subject to approval at the June 5, 2023 meeting
MINUTES
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023 AT 3:00 P.M.
In-Person:
Creekside Room
Dominican University of California
100 Magnolia Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
Present: Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Hill
Councilmember Kertz
Vice Mayor Llorens Gulati
Mayor Kate
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Jim Schutz
City Attorney Robert Epstein
City Clerk Lindsay Lara
Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. and invited City Clerk Lindsay Lara to call the roll. All members of the City Council were present.
Mayor Kate opened the public comment period.
Speakers: Amy Likover, Bill Carney, Sustainable San Rafael, Lucy Hollingsworth, Legal Aid of Marin, Aaron Burnett, Canal Alliance
There being no further comment from the audience, Mayor Kate closed the public comment period.
1. Discussion on City Council Goals and Objectives and Performance Metrics Study Session (CM) City Manager Jim Schutz presented the goals and objectives document.
Staff responded to questions from staff and provided comments on each policy area.
Economic Growth:
• Recommended including a link to the Economic Development Strategic Plan in this section.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
• Recommended introduction page include additional language to broaden the description to be more inclusive.
• Recommended staff explore language interpretation for all public meetings. • Recommended researching stipends for Boards, Commissions and Committee volunteers.
Housing and Homelessness
• Recommended changing language in bullet point three from ‘develop’ to ‘investigate’, ‘explore’, or ‘continue to analyze’.
• Recommended including more information on the SAFE program. • Recommended additional language in the executive summary piece to explain how homelessness is connected to economic development.
• Recommended including a link to the five-page document outlining the City’s current policies and programs.
Sustainability, Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness • Recommended addition of working with Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority on evacuation routes.
• Recommended addition of “in partnership with the County” in the Foodware ordinance section.
Goal A: Neighborhood
• Recommended including workforce development in Economic Growth from bullet point 3 from bullet point 1.
• Recommended adding a link to Canal Alliance Day Laborer Survey results in bullet 3. • Recommended including hemp in the fourth bullet.
• Recommended revision to clarify there could be another permit program for parking in San Rafael in the last bullet.
Goal B: Quality of Life
• Recommended linking the Park and Recreation Master Plan and modify to ‘commence implementation’ in the first bullet.
• Recommended adding a bullet to continue working on a new library.
Goal C: Public Safety
• Recommended revision to “and/or expanded to 24-hours” in the first bullet. • Recommended including language clarifying purpose that staff is analyzing what to do with personal data in the third bullet.
Goal D: Public Assets
• Recommended adding ‘conduct feasibility study’ in the first bullet. • Recommended amending the first and second bullet to ‘actively participate in decision making process’ instead of ‘collaborate’ and ‘coordinate’ • Recommended moving the second bullet to the last bullet and including a link to the Capital Improvement Program.
Goal E: Foundational Services
• Recommending reworking the introduction paragraph.
Director of Digital Service and Open Government Director Sean Mooney presented the Performance Metrics portion of the Goals and Objectives along with Vedika Ahuja, Product Manager.
Staff responded to questions from the city council.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speaker: Salamah Locks
There being no further comment from the audience, Mayor Kate closed the public comment period.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Kate adjourned at 5:21pm.
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2023
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KATE COLIN, Mayor