SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael Council Chambers & Virtual
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Virtual Participation:
Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/city-council-1
Phone: (669) 444-9171
ID: 863-4489-1398#
The City of San Rafael welcomes public participation and members of the public may participate in this meeting in-person, online via Webinar and by telephone. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TV Channel 27, and live on YouTube www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael.
Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts at multiple points of the meeting, during public comment periods. Typically, each meeting will have time for members of the public to make comments about topics not on the meeting agenda during the Open Time for Public Expression section of the agenda. Additionally, the Mayor will invite speakers to make comments for each item on the agenda. The Mayor may adjust the total time for public comment or the time allotted per speaker based on the number of speakers. For questions on how to participate, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 415-485-3066 or by email at [email protected].
To participate in-person:
There will be many opportunities for the public to provide comments to the City Council. Once the mayor invites public comment, you are welcome to walk up or form a line at the podium and address the City Council for 2-minutes of public comment.
To participate online:
Use the link listed on this agenda. To provide public comment, use the ‘Raise Hand’ feature and wait for the host to request you to unmute. Once granted permission to speak you can provide your 2-minutes of public comment. Once your 2-minutes are up, you will be muted.
To participate by phone:
Call the dial-in number listed on this agenda. When prompted, enter the Webinar ID listed on this agenda. To provide public comments, you can raise your hand by pressing *9. The host will invite you to speak and you will hear a notification requesting you to press *6 to unmute yourself, then you can provide your 2-minutes of public comment. Once your 2-minutes are up, you will be muted.
Unable to participate in real time?
If you are unable to participate in real time, you may submit written comments to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. Written comments will be provided to the City Council and made part of the record.
If there is a disruption to the Webinar service, the meeting will be paused to allow staff to restore access. Updated participation information may be posted on the City’s website at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/departments/public-meetings/ to ensure the public has an opportunity to rejoin the meeting.
Disability Accommodations, Language Access and Interpretation The City of San Rafael provides interpretation services upon request. Members of the public may submit a Request for Interpretation available on the City’s website or contact the City Clerk’s Office by the Friday in advance of the meeting. The City will make every effort to provide an interpreter when requested. Members of the public may also use their own interpretation services or devices 2 during the meeting.
Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk’s Office, who will use best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility in accordance with applicable laws and City procedures.
Meeting Decorum:
The City of San Rafael welcomes and encourages public participation. Individuals whose conduct materially disrupts the conduct of the meeting, whether participating in person or remotely, may be warned and, if the disruptive behavior continues, may be removed from the meeting in accordance with the City's Disruptive Behavior in Public Meetings Policy. 3 OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
Members of the public may speak to the City Council on items that are not on the agenda and are within the Council’s jurisdiction. Please note that, under state law, the City Council generally cannot discuss or take action on items that are not on the agenda, unless there is an emergency or an urgent issue that arose after the agenda was posted. Each speaker may speak for up to two minutes. The Mayor may limit the total amount of time allocated for Open Time for Public Expression and may continue any remaining public comments to the end of the meeting.
Comments should be respectful to the community.
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS:
(including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
1. City Manager and Councilmember Reports:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
The opportunity for public comment on consent calendar items will occur prior to the City Council’s vote on the Consent Calendar. The City Council may approve the entire consent calendar with one action. In the alternative, items on the Consent Calendar may be removed by any City Council or staff member, for separate discussion and vote.
2. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes of the Special Closed Session and Regular City Council Meeting of August 17, 2026 (CC)
Recommended Action - Approve Minutes as submitted
b. Proclamations
Proclamations in Recognition of:
i. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
ii. Hispanic Heritage Month (CM)
Recommended Action – Receive and file
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
3. Special Presentations:
a. County of Marin Office of Emergency Management City Council Brief (FD)
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
4. Other Agenda Items:
a. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Annual Report for 2024 (CM)
Recommended Action – Accept Inventory and Report
b. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Unaudited Results and Budget Amendments FY2025-26 Year-End Budget Update and Resolutions Authorizing Amendments to the City of San Rafael Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the Purposes of Confirming Authorized Appropriations and Transfers and Authorizing Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget to Reflect Carry-Over of Available Unencumbered FY2025-26 Appropriations for Specified Purposes, Totaling $16,477,797 (Fin)
Recommended Action – Accept Report and Adopt Resolutions 4 ADJOURNMENT:
Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Council less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall be available for inspection online and at City Hall, 1400 Fifth Avenue, and placed with other agenda-related materials on the table in front of the Council Chamber prior to the meeting. Sign Language interpreters may be requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing [email protected] or using the California Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request.
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL
Reunión Ordinaria
Martes, 8 de septiembre de 2026, a las 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael Council Chambers y en línea
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Participación virtual:
Seminario web: https://tinyurl.com/city-council-2
Teléfono: (669) 444-9171
ID: 860-6190-5675#
La Cuidad de San Rafael anima a la participación ciudadana. Pueden asistir a esta reunión de forma presencial, en línea a través del seminario web o por teléfono. La reunión se retransmitirá por el canal 27 de la televisión por cable y en directo en YouTube:
www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael.
Se invita a los ciudadanos a compartir sus opiniones en distintos momentos de la sesión, durante los turnos de intervención pública. Por lo general, en cada sesión se reserva un tiempo para que los ciudadanos puedan expresar sus comentarios sobre temas que no figuran en el orden del día, dentro del apartado Turno Abierto Para la Expresión Pública del orden del día. Además, la alcaldesa invitará a los comentarista a intervenir sobre cada punto del orden del día. La alcaldesa podrá ajustar la duración total del turno de comentarios del público o el tiempo asignado a cada orador en función del número de oradores. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre cómo participar, póngase en contacto con la Oficina del Secretario Municipal en el 415-485-3066 o por correo electrónico en [email protected].
Para participar en persona:
Habrá muchas oportunidades para que el público pueda expresar sus comentarios ante el Ayuntamiento. Una vez que la alcaldesa invite al público a comentar, podran acerarse o hacer fila ante el estrado y dirigirse al Ayuntamiento para realizar comentarios públicos de 2 minutos.
Para participar en línea:
Utilizad el enlace que figura en este orden del día. Para comentar, utilize la función Levantar la Mano y espere a que el moderador le pida que activé su micrófono. Una vez que se le conceda permiso para hablar, podrá realizar sus 2 minutos de comentarios públicos. Cuando se cumplan los 2 minutos, se le silenciará.
Para participar por teléfono:
Llame al número de acceso que esta en este orden del día. Cuando se le solicite, marque el ID del seminario web que figura en este orden del día. Para comentar, puede levantar la mano marcando *9. El moderador le invitará a intervenir y oirá una notificación en la que se le pedirá que marque *6 para activar el micrófono; a continuación, podrá realizar su intervención pública de 2 minutos. Una vez transcurridos los 2 minutos, se le silenciará.
¿No puede participar en tiempo real?
Si no puede participar en tiempo real, puede enviar sus comentarios por escrito a la Secretaría Municipal antes de la reunión. Los comentarios por escrito se remitirán al Ayuntamiento y se incorporarán el expediente.
Si se produce alguna interrupción en el servicio del seminario web, la reunión se pausará para que el personal pueda restablecer el acceso. Es posible que se publique información actualizada sobre la participación en la página web del Ayuntamiento,
https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/departments/public-meetings/, para garantizar que el público tenga la oportunidad de volver a unirse a la reunión.
Adaptaciones para personas con discapacidad, acceso lingüístico e interpretación El Ayuntamiento de San Rafael ofrece servicios de interpretación previa solicitud. Los ciudadanos pueden presentar una Solicitud de Interpretación, disponible en la página web del Ayuntamiento, o ponerse en contacto con la Secretaría Municipal a más tardar el viernes anterior a la reunión. El Cuidad hará todo lo posible por proporcionar un intérprete cuando se solicite. Los ciudadanos también pueden utilizar sus propios servicios o dispositivos de interpretación durante la reunión.
Cualquier ciudadano que necesite adaptaciones debe ponerse en contacto con la Oficina del Secretario Municipal, que hará todo lo posible por ofrecer adaptaciones razonables para garantizar la accesibilidad, de conformidad con la legislación aplicable y los procedimientos municipales.
Normas de conducta en las reuniones:
La ciudad de San Rafael da la bienvenida y apoya la participación del público. Las personas que interrumpan de manera significativa el desarrollo de la reunión, ya sea que participen en persona o de manera remota, podrán recibir una advertencia y, si el comportamiento perturbador continúa, podrán ser expulsadas de la reunión de conformidad con la Política de la ciudad sobre comportamiento perturbador en reuniones públicas.
TIEMPO DEDICADO A LAS EXPRESIONES PÚBLICAS
Los ciudadanos pueden intervenir ante el Ayuntamiento para tratar asuntos que no figuren en el orden del día y que sean competencia del mismo. Tenga en cuenta que, según la legislación estatal, el Ayuntamiento no puede, por lo general, debatir ni tomar medidas sobre asuntos que no figuren en el orden del día, salvo que se trate de una emergencia o de un asunto urgente que haya surgido después de la publicación del orden del día. Cada orador podrá intervenir durante un máximo de dos minutos.
El alcalde podrá limitar el tiempo total asignado al turno abierto de intervención ciudadana y podrá aplazar los comentarios públicos restantes hasta el final de la sesión. Los comentarios deben ser respetuosos con la comunidad.
INFORMES DEL ADMINISTRADOR MUNICIPAL Y DE LOS MIEMBROS DEL AYUNTAMIENTO:
(incluidos los informes AB 1234 sobre reuniones y conferencias a las que se ha asistido con fondos municipales)
1. Informes del administrador municipal y de los miembros del Ayuntamiento:
ORDEN DEL DÍA DE APROBACIONES:
El turno de comentarios públicos sobre los puntos del orden del día por consentimiento tendrá lugar antes de que el Ayuntamiento vote sobre el orden del día por consentimiento. El Ayuntamiento podrá aprobar la totalidad del orden del día por consentimiento de una sola vez. Por otra parte, cualquier miembro del Ayuntamiento o del personal podrá retirar puntos del orden del día por consentimiento para someterlos a debate y votación por separado.
2. Puntos del orden del día que requieren aprobación:
a. Aprobación de las Actas
Aprobar las acta de la sesión extraordinaria a puerta cerrada y de la sesión ordinaria del Ayuntamiento del 17 de agosto de 2026 (CC)
Medida Recomendada: Aprobar la Acta tal y como se ha sometido. b. Proclamaciones
Proclamaciones en reconocimiento a:
i. Mes de la Concienciación sobre la Prevención del Suicidio ii. Mes de la Herencia Hispana (CM)
Medida recomendada: Recibir y Archivar
PRESENTACIONES ESPECIALES
3. Presentaciones especiales:
a. County of Marin Office of Emergency Management Informe para el Ayuntamiento (FD) OTROS PUNTOS DEL ORDEN DEL DÍA
4. Otros puntos del orden del día:
a. Informe sobre el inventario de gases de efecto invernadero Informe anual de 2024 sobre el inventario de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y la estrategia de reducción de gases de efecto invernadero de San Rafael (CM) Medida recomendada: Aprobar el inventario y el informe
b. Resultados no auditados y modificaciones presupuestarias del ejercicio fiscal 2025-26
Actualización presupuestaria de fin de ejercicio del ejercicio fiscal 2025-26 y resoluciones por las que se autorizan modificaciones al presupuesto de la ciudad de San Rafael para el ejercicio fiscal 2025-26 con el fin de confirmar las asignaciones y transferencias autorizadas, y se autorizan modificaciones al presupuesto del ejercicio fiscal 2026-27 para reflejar el traspaso de los fondos disponibles no comprometidos del ejercicio fiscal 2025 - 26 para fines específicos, por un total de 16 477 797 dólares (Fin) Medida recomendada: Aceptar el informe y aprobar las resoluciones CONCLUSIÓN DE LA SESIÓN;
Cualquier documento relacionado con un punto del orden del día, recibido por la mayoría o más de los miembros del Consejo menos de 72 horas antes de la sesión, estará disponible para su consulta en línea y en el Municipio, ubicado en 1400 Fifth Avenue, y se colocará junto con el resto de los materiales relacionados con el orden del día sobre la mesa frente a la sala del Consejo antes de la sesión. Se pueden solicitar intérpretes de lengua de señas llamando al (415) 485-3066 (voz), enviando un correo electrónico a [email protected] o utilizando el Servicio de Retransmisión de Telecomunicaciones de California marcando el 711, con al menos 72 horas de anticipación a la reunión. Se ofrecen copias de los documentos en formatos accesibles a solicitud.
Minutes subject to approval at the Tuesday, September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Closed Session
Monday, August 17, 2026 at 4:45 p.m.
City Hall, Third Floor Conference Room & Virtual
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Virtual Participation:
Phone: +1 (929) 229-5612
ID: 332-921-014#
Present: Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Hill
Vice Mayor Kertz
Councilmember Llorens Gulati
Mayor Kate
Also Present: City Attorney Robert Epstein
Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 4:46 p.m.
OPEN SESSION
The Mayor will announce Closed Session items and invite public comment on agenda items. Each speaker will have two minutes to provide comments before the City Council convenes in Closed Session.
1. Mayor Kate announced Closed Session items.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speaker: Gord Arbison
CLOSED SESSION
2. Closed Session:
a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
i. Name of case: Winarske, et al. v City of San Rafael, et al., County of Marin Superior Court Case No. CV0008680
ii. Lin, et al. v Petaluma People Services Center, et al., County of Marin Superior Court Case No. CV0003911
iii. Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board, Claim Nos. 1793400026, 1693400006, 1793400006, and 1093400100
b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, pursuant to Government Section 54956.9(d)(4) – Initiation of litigation: (1 potential case) ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m.
__________________________
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2026
________________
KATE COLIN, Mayor
Minutes subject to approval at the Tuesday, September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Monday, August 17, 2026 at 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael Council Chambers & Virtual
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Virtual Participation:
Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/city-council-1
Phone: (669) 444-9171
ID: 860-6190-5675#
Present: Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Hill
Vice Mayor Kertz
Councilmember Llorens Gulati
Mayor Kate
Absent: None
Also Present: Interim City Manager Paul Navazio
City Attorney Robert Epstein
City Clerk Lindsay Lara
Mayor Kate called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. and invited City Clerk Lindsay Lara to call the roll.
Mayor Kate provided opening remarks which included gratitude to City Staff, commented on how to participate in tonight’s meeting and decorum, and a land acknowledgment.
City Attorney Robert Epstein announced there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session.
City Clerk Lindsay Lara informed the community that the meeting would be recorded and streamed live to YouTube and Zoom, and members of the public would provide public comment either inperson, by telephone or online, and she explained the process for community participation.
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
• Monce Gramajo, Alcohol Justice Youth Organization, addressed the City Council regarding better lighting and clear signage at Pickleweed Park. • Oliver Reyes, Alcohol Justice Youth Organization, addressed the City Council regarding a youth platform to work with the City.
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS:
(including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
1. City Manager and Councilmember Reports:
Interim City Manager Paul Navazio provided the following announcements and updates:
• Point San Pedro Road and Terra Linda paving projects have begun • Community Engagement Update regarding the East San Rafael Specific Plan and the City-wide Parking Permit Program
• Economic Development and Housing Subcommittee Meeting to be held Tuesday, August 18, at 10 a.m.
• Police Advisory and Accountability Committee Meeting to be held Wednesday, August 19, at 6 p.m.
• Homelessness Subcommittee Meeting to be held Thursday, August 20, at 10 a.m. • 350 Merrydale Affordable Housing Development Project Subcommittee Meeting to be 2 held Thursday, August 20, at 5 p.m.
City Councilmember Reports:
• Vice Mayor Kertz reported on Marin Community Clinics celebrating Partner Appreciation Day during National Health Center Week, a Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) Legislative meeting, the Golf Center Ribbon Cutting, National Night Out, and a Cedars site tour.
• Councilmember Llorens Gulati reported on the Cal Cities’ June Policy Committee meeting, the 6th Annual Bret Harte Park event, a Sea Level Rise Subcommittee meeting, the 1st Annual Raíces Del Canal Green Festival, the Crunch Fitness Ribbon Cutting, and Sea Level Rise meeting, which involved kayaking. • Councilmember Bushey reported on a Central Marin Sanitation Agency Board meeting, National Night Out, and the Annual Achievement Ceremony for Centerpoint, Inc.
• Councilmember Hill reported on a Gerstle Park Cleanup, the Touch-a-Truck event at San Rafael High School, a Police Department Ride-Along, National Night Out, the Crunch Fitness Ribbon Cutting, a Marinwood Fire Station 58 visit, and a Youth In Arts meeting to receive the California Arts Council.
• Mayor Kate reported on National Night Out, a Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) meeting, a TAM Commission meeting, the Golf Center Ribbon Cutting, the Crunch Fitness Ribbon Cutting, and a Drake Terrace meeting.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speaker: Gord Arbison
City Attorney Robert Epstein provided comments on the First Amendment and permissible public comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mayor Kate held item 2.i from the Consent Calendar.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speaker: Jose Guzman, Aliados Health
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Llorens Gulati seconded to approve the remainder of the Consent Calendar.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
2. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of July 20, 2026 (CC) Approved Minutes as submitted
b. Change in Speed Limit on Eighteen San Rafael Roadway Segments Ordinance Adoption
3 Final Adoption of Ordinance 2069: An Ordinance Regarding Speed Limit Changes on 18 San Rafael Roadway Segments Outside of Downtown Pursuant to Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code (CC)
Final Adoption of Ordinance 2069
c. Designation of Voting Delegate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo
Designation of Councilmember Llorens Gulati as the City of San Rafael’s Voting Delegate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference General Assembly in Anaheim from September 23-25, 2026 (CM)
Approved Voting Delegate
d. Temporary Street Closure for the SGRAIL Marin Triathlon & Trail Half Marathon Resolution Authorizing a Temporary Street Closure on Portions of Point San Pedro Road in San Rafael for the SGRAIL Marin Triathlon & Trail Half Marathon (CED)
Adopted Resolution 15602
e. City Quarterly Investment Report
Acceptance of City of San Rafael Quarterly Investment Report for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2026 (Fin)
Accepted Report
f. Ambulance Service Cost Recovery Agreement
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement Allowing the San Rafael Fire Department to Participate in a Medical Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Program with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Kaiser for the Service Period of January 1, 2025, Through December 31, 2025 (FD)
Adopted Resolution 15603
g. Art License Agreement for Five Utility Box Murals
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Art License Agreements with the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce to Paint Five Art Murals on Downtown Utility Boxes (LR)
Adopted Resolution 15604
h. Office of Traffic Safety Grant Acceptance
Resolution Approving the Acceptance and Appropriation of State of California Office of Traffic Safety Grant Funds in the Amount of $108,500 for the “Selective Traffic Enforcement Program” (“STEP”) Grant from October 1, 2026, Through September 30, 2027, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement and Any Other Documents Related to the Grand (PD) Adopted Resolution 15605
i. Fleet Replacement Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase Nine (9) Vehicles in an Amount Not to Exceed $590,000, Reassign Two (2) Underutilized Vehicles and Decommission Four (4) Vehicles from the City Fleet and Approving an Additional Appropriation of $60,000 from the Vehicle Replacement Fund (PW) Police Chief David Spiller presented the Staff Report
4 Councilmember Llorens Gulati moved and Councilmember Kertz seconded to adopt the resolution in item 2.i.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Adopted Resolution 15607
j. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Installation
Accept Completion of the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Installation, Part of City Project No. G44EVFLEET, and Authorize the City Clerk to File the Notice of Completion (PW)
Accepted completion and authorized the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion k. Francisco Boulevard East Mid-Block Crossing Enhancement Project Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract with Mike Brown Electric Co. to Increase Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount by $3,918, for a Total Not-ToExceed Contract Amount of $519,918; and Accepting Completion of the Francisco Boulevard East Mid-Block Crossing Enhancement Project, City Project No. C441145110, and Authorize the City Clerk to File the Notice of Completion (PW)
Adopted Resolution 15606
l. National Health Center Week Proclamation
Proclamation Recognizing National Health Center Week August 2-8, 2026 (CM) Received and filed
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
3. Other Agenda Items:
a. Response to the Grand Jury Report on MCE (Marin Clean Energy) Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the City of San Rafael’s Response to the Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report Titled “MCE, Marin Clean Energy: A Series of Missteps Highlight Need for Governance Changes” (CM)
Interim City Manager Paul Navazio introduced the item and introduced Senior Management Analyst Preya Nixon who presented the Staff Report.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there were none.
Councilmembers provided comments.
Councilmember Llorens Gulati moved and Vice Mayor Kertz seconded to adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute the City of San Rafael’s Response to the Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report titled “MCE, Marin Clean Energy:
A Series of Missteps Highlight Need for Governance Changes.” AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
5 Adopted Resolution 15608
b. Response to the Grand Jury Report on Special Districts Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the City of San Rafael’s Response to the Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report Titled “Better Service at Lower Cost – Optimizing Essential Services for the Future of Marin” (CM)
Interim City Manager Paul Navazio presented the Staff Report.
Staff responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Kate invited public comment; however, there were none.
Councilmembers provided comments.
Vice Mayor Kertz moved and Councilmember Hill seconded to adopt the Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute the City of San Rafael’s Response to the Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report Titled “Better Service at Lower Cost – Optimizing Essential Services for the Future of Marin.” AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Adopted Resolution 15609
c. City Manager Employment Agreement – Paul Navazio
Resolution Appointing Paul Navazio as City Manager, Effective August 17, 2026, for an Indefinite Term as Required by Charter Section 8, and Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the City Manager Employment Agreement (CA) City Attorney Robert Epstein presented the Staff Report.
He corrected two points on the Staff Report that were inconsistent with the Agreement. 1) There is a place in the Staff Report that speaks to a comprehensive review for the City Manager being under Section 9.G. of the Agreement, with amendments to be acted on, if there are any amendments to the Agreement, by June 30, 2028. That’s an incorrect reference in the Staff Report. What is correct is in the final Agreement, the provision is in Section 7.D. and the deadline for the Council to act on any amendments would be March 1, 2028, not June 30, 2028. But, the meet and confer date to talk about whether to make amendments is correctly stated both in the Staff Report and in the Agreement as January 31, 2028.
2) There is a mis-citation of Government Code 54953(c)(3), which due to a legislature change is now 54953(d)(3). It is correct in the Agreement. It is not correct in the Staff Report.
Mayor Kate invited public comment.
Speaker: Name Withheld
6 City Attorney Robert Epstein provided comments on the First Amendment and permissible public comments
Councilmembers provided comments.
Interim City Manager Paul Navazio provided comments.
Vice Mayor Kertz moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to adopt a Resolution appointing Paul Navazio as City Manager, effective August 17, 2026, for an indefinite term as required by Charter Section 8, and approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute the City Manager Employment Agreement.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Adopted Resolution 15610
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION - CONTINUED
• No continued Open Time needed.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Kate adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
______________________
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS __DAY OF____________, 2026
__________________________________
KATE COLIN, Mayor
City of San Rafael
Proclamation in Recognition of
SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH
September 1 – 30, 2026
WHEREAS, September is recognized nationally as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time when mental health professionals, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and communities unite to change the narrative about suicide in our community by promoting hope, fostering open dialogue, destigmatizing mental health issues, and celebrating the possibility of recovery; and WHEREAS, suicide is a major public health concern that can affect anyone regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, or background. It has farreaching social, emotional, and economic impacts on individuals, families, and communities; and
WHEREAS, in Marin County, 26 friends, neighbors, and family members died by suicide in 2025, with an additional 973 self-harm injuries requiring visits to the Emergency Room during 2020 through 2024, underscoring the ongoing need for local prevention and support efforts; and
WHEREAS, Suicide remains a leading cause of death among young people in the United States. In 2024, suicide was the second leading cause of death among people ages 10–14, 15–24, and 25–34. Overall, 48,824 people died by suicide in the United States in 2024, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death nationwide; and
WHEREAS, for every death by suicide, it is estimated that approximately 25 suicide attempts occur, and many more individuals experience suicidal thoughts or ideations. Early recognition of warning signs, reducing stigma, and offering compassionate support can lead to effective interventions and save lives; and WHEREAS, Marin County’s September campaign, “Ask. Listen. Connect.” provides the language and tools for everyone to take critical steps to save lives and build a more understanding, connected, and safe community; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael recognizes that suicide prevention requires collective action—through education, early intervention, access to care, and building supportive and connected communities; and reminds all residents and community members that the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (dial 988) works to help individuals in crisis and provide resources for loved ones who want to support individuals.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Rafael hereby proclaim the month of September 2026, as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in the City of San Rafael, and call upon the community to raise awareness about mental health, promote equity in access to care, support individuals and families affected by suicide and suicidal ideation, and help create a culture of openness, support, and healing throughout our community.
Kate Colin
Mayor
City of San Rafael
Proclamation in Recognition of
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
September 15 – October 15, 2026
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael proudly celebrates the vibrant contributions, diverse cultures, and rich histories of Hispanic and Latino individuals, families, and communities across the United States—whose ancestral roots trace to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Spain, Africa, and the Caribbean; and WHEREAS, National Hispanic Heritage Month, observed annually from September 15 to October 15, honors the independence anniversaries of several Latin American nations: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua on September 15, Mexico on September 16, and Chile on September 18, culminating in observances such as Día de la Raza on October 12, which recognizes the fusion of Indigenous, African, and European cultures in the Americas; and
WHEREAS, in 2026, the national theme for Hispanic Heritage Month, "Unidos, Somos Mas: Together We Are More," underscores the unity, shared identity, and collective strength of Hispanic and Latino communities, while recognizing their intersectional identities, histories, and aspirations; and
WHEREAS, Hispanic and Latino Americans represent over 20% of the population—now exceeding 68 million people—and continue to shape the nation’s culture, economy, innovation, and public service; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the invaluable contributions of Hispanic and Latino residents to the local, regional, and national economies in areas of construction, entrepreneurship, art, science, education, public service, and devoted community leadership that continue to enrich and strengthen our democratic society; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael was named after the Mission San Rafael Arcángel, which was the first organized settlement in both the location of San Rafael and the whole of Marin County; and WHEREAS, in San Rafael, over 30% of the City’s population identifies as Hispanic, Latino, and/or Indigenous, and the City honors the many cultural, economic, and civic contributions of this community and its leaders and the dedicated work of community partners including Canal Alliance, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Marin, Latino Council, Voces del Canal, the Multicultural Center of Marin, and many individuals within our own City workforce, and all of the contributions from Hispanic and Latino residents, citizens, and communities to the economic, cultural, social, and historic fabric of our City; and WHEREAS, Hispanic Heritage Month is a meaningful opportunity to celebrate cultural pride, reflect on generations of perseverance and achievement, and commit to equity, inclusion, and the uplift of all voices in our shared community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Rafael, hereby proclaim September 15 through October 15, 2026, as Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of San Rafael and encourage all residents to deepen their cultural understanding, uplift the legacies and achievements of Hispanic and Latino communities, and join in celebration and solidarity to advance equity, representation, and unity for all.
Kate Colin
Mayor
____________________________________________________________________________________
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting:
Disposition:
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: City Manager, Sustainability Division
Prepared by: Cory Bytof
Sustainability Program Manager
City Manager Approval: ___
TOPIC: GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY REPORT
SUBJECT: SAN RAFAEL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION STRATEGY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Annual Report for 2024.
BACKGROUND:
Each year the Sustainability Division produces an annual greenhouse gas inventory and provides a report to the City Council as part of our Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy. This includes updates on greenhouse gas reductions compared to City and State targets, as well as City actions taken corresponding to the City’s Climate Change Action Plan. This staff report provides background, legislative context, updates on climate action measures, and documentation to demonstrate San Rafael’s commitment to maintaining and implementing the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy.
State of the Climate
Significant disruptions continue to occur with greater impact due to the changing climate. Wildfires, in many cases fueled by drought conditions, continue to be more widespread and destructive around the globe. Record heat and drought conditions have also caused rivers to go dry, causing disruption to major reservoirs like Lake Powell to hit the lowest level on record and prompting governments in Europe to take drastic measures such as blowing up riverbeds to open up channels. These disruptions not only cause water shortages but, in many cases, disrupt trade, energy generation, and river transport.
On the positive side, California has more utility-scale battery storage than any other state or country and could meet one quarter of the state’s peak demand on any given day. Solar and storage combined now comprise more than 60% of the power to cover peak load (the evening surge when people come home from work and use their appliances) during hot months, replacing gas. Renewables are leading the way, not just in California; they are setting records and taking over fossil fuels in many states and around the world, including Europe, Utah, New Mexico, among others. Hyper-locally, Central Marin Sanitary Agency’s on-site renewables power 100% of their operations and facilities via their bio-digesters, using local food waste and sewage to generate energy.
California Climate Goals
The State of California has responded to growing concerns about the effects of climate change by adopting a comprehensive approach to addressing emissions in the public and private sectors with the Agenda Item No: 4.a
Meeting Date: September 8, 2026
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passage of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill (AB) 32). The AB 32 Scoping Plan was developed to identify strategies for meeting AB 32 goals and was adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in December 2008. Among many other strategies, it encouraged local governments to reduce emissions in their jurisdictions by 15% below 2005 baseline levels by 2020.
In 2016, the State Legislature passed Senate Bill 32, which set interim targets of 40% reductions below 1990 levels by 2030, and in 2022, it passed Assembly Bill 1279 (AB 1279), the California Climate Crisis Act, which commits California to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 85% below 1990 levels and achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. CARB’s 2022 Scoping Plan lays out a path to achieve the AB 1279 targets.
City’s Climate Change Action Plan
San Rafael’s original Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) was adopted by the City Council in 2009. In 2011, the City incorporated the CCAP measures into General Plan 2020 as a Sustainability Element. A Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy was also prepared to provide technical support to the Sustainability Element. In 2017, then Councilmember Kate Colin and the City Manager’s Office convened a 20-member community working group to update the CCAP to meet the new interim 2030 State greenhouse gas reduction targets referenced above. Over 350 San Rafael residents and business representatives gave input, which resulted in San Rafael’s Climate Change Action Plan 2030 (CCAP 2030), adopted by the City Council on May 19, 2019.
In September 2021, the City Council adopted a Climate Emergency Declaration and set a new long-term greenhouse gas reduction target for San Rafael, committing the City to carbon neutrality by 2045.
San Rafael’s CCAP 2030 was developed specifically to include strategies to address the three pillars of sustainable development: environment, equity, and economy. As such, it supports four of the City’s Priority Areas in the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan: A) Economic Development and Neighborhood Vitality, B) Mobility and Infrastructure, C) Sustainability and Resilience, and G) Equity, Access, Belonging, and Opportunity for All. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
The CCAP 2030 has also been integrated into General Plan 2040 and serves as the City’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy. The CCAP 2030 meets the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a “qualified” greenhouse gas reduction strategy. It commits the City to track implementation measures and emissions reductions while providing a useful streamlining tool for reviewing development and building projects. The Strategy also enabled the City to adopt the FlexPath Reach Code in 2025, which allows the City to enforce more stringent energy codes for major remodels of single-family homes and duplexes.
Without the Strategy, the City would not have been allowed to enact reach codes until 2031 due to restrictions in State legislation passed last year. Among other things, that legislation, AB 130, removed local jurisdictions’ ability to adopt these stricter energy reach codes except in cases where they have adopted greenhouse gas reduction strategies.
Councilmember Llorens Gulati is the current Sustainability Liaison to the City Council. As the Council Liaison, Councilmember Llorens Gulati meets regularly with staff and the executive leadership of Sustainable San Rafael to plan and host quarterly public CCAP implementation forums. The Liaison’s role is important in helping staff prioritize requests from the public and in shaping projects and programs for City Council action.
Greenhouse Gas Inventory
The City measures progress toward GHG reduction goals through the completion of an annual community greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report. These reports provide the City Council with an overview of community-wide emissions and the status of City actions accomplished in that same year.
GHG emissions and reductions are calculated for various sectors, including energy, transportation, SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 3
waste, and water. This is done using a common protocol local governments use to show activity-based emissions, which primarily focus on the emissions created most directly within the geographical boundary of the City. Emissions data is typically not available for a year and a half; thus, inventories have a lag time. The last community inventory was conducted in 2025 for the 2023 calendar year. Local government emissions are included in the community inventory, though San Rafael’s local government emissions make up less than 1% of community-wide emissions.
The City partners with the Marin Climate and Energy Partnership (MCEP) to conduct the inventories and develop the reports. MCEP publishes all the results on the MCEP website, MarinClimate.org, and at MarinTracker.org so that community members can easily access the data using an interactive map. The last GHG inventory and workplan update was presented to Council on November 3, 2025.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy
When the City adopted its first Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) in 2009, it submitted information to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to demonstrate that it met the CEQA’s standards for a “qualified greenhouse gas reduction strategy”. These standards include the CCAP itself, measuring and tracking GHG emissions over time, establishing targets and verifiable measures to meet those targets, ensuring the targets meet or beat the statewide targets set by AB 32, and establishing a mechanism to monitor and update the strategy to meet the established goals. This strategy needs to be adopted by the governing body in a public process following environmental review. The City replicated this process in 2019 for CCAP 2030, and together with these annual reports and greenhouse gas inventories, comprises the full greenhouse gas reduction strategy.
ANALYSIS:
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
The 2024 Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report (Attachment 1) provides the City Council with an overview of community-wide emissions. The report provides a broad category of bestestimate community-wide emissions data for the calendar year 2024 based on publicly available data.
This data shows an overall reduction of approximately 36% of community-wide emissions since 2005 and 24% below 1990 levels. Table 1 below shows where the reductions came from.
Table 1: Change in Emissions by Sector, Community
SECTOR % CHANGE
SINCE 2005
Transportation -22%
Built Environment - Electricity -93%
Built Environment – Natural Gas -20%
Waste -40%
Water -100%
Off-Road -44%
Wastewater +12%
TOTAL -36%
Source: Data taken from Table 2, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for 2024 Changes from 2023 include slight reductions in emissions from transportation and natural gas use in buildings. These generally reflect the use of greener fuels, although there have also been slight reductions in consumption. For example, most emissions in San Rafael come from passenger vehicles.
About 9.2% of registered vehicles in San Rafael are now electric, and gas-powered vehicles are more fuel-efficient, resulting in fewer emissions overall. Similarly, electricity is getting less carbon-intensive, SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 4
and more of it is coming from renewable sources, resulting in fewer emissions in this sector year over year. Natural gas use is highly variable based on weather. Use went down in 2024, most likely due to it being a warmer year since less gas is typically used for heating in warmer years.
Local greenhouse gas inventories are in-boundary inventories, meaning they are an accounting of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from activities that physically occur within a specific, geographically defined area during a set time period. The value of an in-boundary, activity-based type of inventory is that it isolates emissions from local sources, providing a snapshot of sectors and activities that can be affected to some degree by local government actions and can most reliably be quantified and tracked on an annual basis. In addition, it allows for a rough aggregation of data to allow for county-wide, regional, state, and larger groupings of emissions calculations. This can be helpful in understanding Californiawide emissions or comparing them to those of the U.S. at large. One thing it does not do, however, is get at the larger set of emissions driven by consumption.
Consumption emissions include all the “upstream” or lifecycle emissions from the things individuals buy, including the mining, manufacturing, packaging, and transportation of products, which carry substantial embedded greenhouse gas emissions. A consumption-based inventory would show a very different picture of San Rafael’s emissions. It could easily triple emissions per capita due to the number of materials and products we consume, mainly from imported food and goods. In San Rafael, we have chosen to include consumption messaging – our “carbon footprint” – in our engagement rather than just rely on an in-boundary inventory. This is a primary focus of the Resilient Neighborhoods program, which works county-wide to educate residents about this and help them reduce their household carbon footprint.
In conclusion, there were slight reductions in community greenhouse gas emissions between 2023 and 2024. San Rafael met its interim goal of a 25% reduction in communitywide GHG emissions from the 2005 baseline by 2020, exceeding the State goal of 15% reduction by 2020. However, State targets set by SB 32 and the CCAP referenced above establish a new baseline of 1990 rather than 2005 for 2030 GHG reduction targets. Translating current reductions to a 1990 baseline means San Rafael had reduced emissions in 2024 by 24% since 1990. To meet the City’s 40% reduction target by 2030 and net-zero target by 2045, San Rafael will need to redouble efforts and continue to innovate, collaborate, and be at the forefront of local GHG reduction strategies. This could be made even more challenging due to projected increases in population and construction activity. The State and regional entities will be important partners if San Rafael and other municipalities are to meet their GHG reduction targets. Toward that end, the City has joined the Local Government Climate Alliance to work with other municipalities at the state level to influence key legislation related to energy and transportation, as these are the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions statewide.
Workplan Update
Many of the primary goals for the Sustainability Division can be found in the City Council’s Three-Year Strategic Plan. Though 99% of the City’s GHG emissions come from the community, it’s important for the City to “walk the talk” and reduce its share of municipal emissions in facilities and operations. This past year, many of the efforts were geared toward municipal activities. Significant infrastructure projects occurred or were completed by the Department of Public Works, which will have significant long-term benefits for GHG reductions. Below are some of the major activities that have occurred since the last Greenhouse Gas Inventory was presented to the City Council in 2025. • Completed the 2nd Street bikeway
• Completed a final draft of an update to the Citywide Bicycle Pedestrian Plan • Completed pedestrian safety improvements along Lincoln Avenue • Installed eight variable-speed electric vehicle chargers at Public Works for the City fleet • Replaced four older gas vehicles with electric vehicles in the City fleet • Completed annual report to CalRecycle for the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant law SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 5
• Expanded free bulky item collection to all multifamily properties in San Rafael • Adopted an updated FlexPath reach code for major remodels for energy efficiency and electrification
• Developed draft Equitable Climate Action Assessment and Toolkit for use across departments • Secured a Bayfront Levee project readiness grant from Marin Community Foundation • Secured additional funding to extend the Climate Justice and Engagement Manager position by six months
• Were selected to participate in Climate Resilience District Incubator • Convened sustainability staff from across the county to work on implementing items in the Electric Vehicle Acceleration Strategy and vehicle miles traveled projects contained in the City’s Strategic Plan
Together, the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and this staff report with updates on activities included in San Rafael’s Climate Change Action Plan comprise the annual Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy update.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no direct fiscal impact to accepting the reports. Funding for implementation of programs is generally supported through existing budget resources as well as grants and utility-sponsored programs.
Where required, supplemental funding requests for supplemental General Fund support will be contingent on separate City Council action through the budget process.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Annual Report for 2024.
ATTACHMENTS:
2024 Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
COMMUNITY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
INVENTORY FOR THE YEAR 2024
June 2026
Prepared by the
Marin Climate & Energy Partnership
Attachment 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
INTRODUCTION 2
PURPOSE OF INVENTORY 2
GENERAL METHODOLOGY 2
COMMUNITY INVENTORY 4
COMMUNITY INVENTORY SUMMARY 4
PER CAPITA EMISSIONS 6
SIGNIFICANT SOURCES OF EMISSIONS 7
BUILT ENVIRONMENT - ELECTRICITY 7
BUILT ENVIRONMENT - NATURAL GAS 7
TRANSPORTATION 8
WASTE DISPOSAL 9
WATER USE 10
WASTEWATER 11
APPENDIX A-1
San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
San Rafael publishes annual community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions estimates through the Marin Climate & Energy Partnership (MCEP). Annual inventories help the City to more closely monitor its progress in meeting its goal to reduce community emissions by at least 40% below 1990 emissions by 2030. The City also publishes GHG emissions inventories for municipal operations approximately every five years. Municipal emissions accounted for less than 1% of community emissions when the municipal inventory was last conducted for the year 2022.
This report reviews emissions generated from the community from 2005 through 2024, the most recent year for which data is available. The inventory shows that emissions dropped from about 495,071 metric tons carbon dioxide equivalents (MTCO2e) in 2005 to 318,207 MTCO2e in 2024, which is equivalent to 36% below the 2005 baseline and 24% below 1990 levels. The community emissions trend and targets are shown below. San Rafael needs to reduce emissions by another 65,721 MTCO2e to meet the local and State target for 2030. San Rafael adopted a Climate Emergency Resolution in 2021 that establishes a goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045 or earlier, which aligns with the State of California’s long-term goal. This is expected to be accomplished by reducing GHG emissions approximately 85% below 1990 levels and employing sequestration and/or carbon capture strategies to offset the remaining emissions. San Rafael needs to reduce GHG emissions by another 255,085 MTCO2e to meet the GHG mitigation target for 2045, as shown in Figure 1.
FIGURE 1: SAN RAFAEL GHG EMISSIONS AND REDUCTION TARGETS Recognizing the need for a collaborative approach to greenhouse gas reductions, City and county leaders launched the Marin Climate and Energy Partnership (MCEP) in 2007. The City of San Rafael is a member of MCEP and works with representatives from the County of Marin and the other Marin cities and towns to address and streamline the implementation of a variety of greenhouse gas reduction measures. Funding for this inventory was provided by the Marin County Energy Watch Partnership, which administers public goods charges collected by PG&E. Community inventories are available on the MCEP website at marinclimate.org and are used to update the Marin Sustainability Tracker.
0 100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
MTCO2e THE TAKEAWAY:
COMMUNITY EMISSIONS ARE
DOWN 36% SINCE 2005 AND
24% SINCE 1990
2030 Goal
2045 Mitigation
Goal
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INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE OF INVENTORY
The objective of this greenhouse gas emissions inventory is to identify the sources and quantify the amounts of greenhouse gas emissions generated by the activities of the San Rafael community in 2024. This inventory provides a comparison to 2005 and estimated 1990 emissions and identifies the sectors where significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions have occurred. In some instances, previous year emissions were updated with new data and/or recalculated to ensure the same methodology was employed for all inventory years. For this inventory, onroad transportation emissions were revised due to an update in the California Air Resources Board EMFAC model, and waste emissions were updated using results from a new Marin countywide waste characterization study.
GENERAL METHODOLOGY
This inventory uses the national standard for the accounting and reporting of community-wide greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, version 1.2 (July 2019). Quantification methodologies, emission factors, and activity and source data are detailed in the appendix.
Community emissions are categorized according to seven sectors:
Built Environment - Electricity
Built Environment – Natural Gas
Transportation
Off-Road Vehicles and Equipment
Waste
Water
Wastewater
CALCULATING EMISSIONS
Emissions are quantified by multiplying the measurable activity data – e.g., kilowatt hours of electricity, therms of natural gas, gallons of diesel or gasoline, etc. – by emission factors specific to the greenhouse gas-generating source.
Most emission factors are the same from year to year. Emission factors for electricity, however, change from year to year due to the specific sources that are used to produce electricity. For example, electricity that is produced from coal generates more greenhouse gases than electricity that is generated from natural gas and therefore has a higher emission factor. Electricity that is produced solely from renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, has an emission factor of zero.
This inventory calculates individual greenhouse gases – i.e., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide – and converts each greenhouse gas emission to a standard metric, known as “carbon dioxide equivalents” or CO2e, to provide an apples-to-apples comparison among the various emissions. Table 1 shows the greenhouse gases identified in this inventory and their global warming potential (GWP), a measure of the amount of warming each gas causes when compared to a similar amount of carbon dioxide over 100 years. Methane, for example, is approximately 28 times as potent as carbon dioxide over 100 years; therefore, one metric ton of methane is San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 3
equivalent to 28 metric tons of carbon dioxide. Greenhouse gas emissions are reported in this inventory as metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, or MTCO2e.
TABLE 1: GREENHOUSE GASES
Gas Chemical
Formula Emission Source Global Warming Potential
Carbon Dioxide CO2
Combustion of natural gas, gasoline,
diesel, and other fuels 1
Methane CH4
Combustion, anaerobic decomposition
of organic waste in landfills and
wastewater
28 Nitrous Oxide N2O Combustion, wastewater treatment 265 Source: IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (2014), 100-year values
TYPES OF EMISSIONS
Emissions from each of the greenhouse gases can come in a number of forms:
Stationary or mobile combustion resulting from the on-site combustion of fuels (natural gas, diesel, gasoline, etc.) to generate heat or electricity, or to power vehicles and equipment. Purchased electricity resulting from the generation of power from utilities outside the jurisdictional boundary.
Fugitive emissions resulting from the unintentional release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, such as methane from waste decomposition.
Process emissions from physical or chemical processing of a material, such as wastewater treatment.
UNDERSTANDING TOTALS
The totals listed in the tables and discussed in the report are a summation of emissions using available estimation methods. Each inventoried sector may have additional emissions sources associated with it that were unaccounted for due to a lack of data or robust quantification methods. For example, greenhouse gas emissions associated with air travel and the production of goods outside the community’s boundary are not included in the inventory.
Additionally, the community inventory does not include refrigerants released into the atmosphere from the use of air conditioning in cars and buildings.
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COMMUNITY INVENTORY
COMMUNITY INVENTORY SUMMARY
In 2005, the activities taking place by the San Rafael community resulted in approximately 495,071 metric tons of CO2e.1 In 2024, those activities resulted in approximately 318,207 metric tons of CO2e, a reduction of 36% from 2005 levels, which is equivalent to 24% below 1990 levels.
The community inventory tracks emissions in seven sectors:
• The Built Environment – Electricity sector represents emissions generated from the use of electricity in San Rafael homes and commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings and facilities. • The Built Environment – Natural Gas sector represents emissions generated from the use of natural gas in San Rafael homes and commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings and facilities. Propane used as a primary heating source is also included, although it represents less than 1% of emissions in this sector. • The Transportation sector includes tailpipe emissions from passenger vehicle trips originating and ending in San Rafael, as well as a share of tailpipe emissions generated by medium and heavy-duty vehicles traveling on Marin County roads. The sector also includes emissions from Marin Transit and Golden Gate Transit buses and the SMART train as these vehicles travel within San Rafael’s boundaries. Electricity used to power electric vehicles is embedded in electricity consumption reported in the Built Environment - Electricity sector.
• The Waste sector represents fugitive methane emissions that are generated over time as organic material decomposes in the landfill. Although most methane is captured or flared off at the landfill, approximately 25% escapes into the atmosphere.
• The Off-Road sector represents emissions from the combustion of gasoline and diesel fuel from the operation of off-road vehicles and equipment used for construction and landscape maintenance. • The Water sector represents emissions from energy used to pump, treat, and convey potable water from the water source to the San Rafael water users.
• The Wastewater sector represents stationary, process, and fugitive greenhouse gases that are created during the treatment of wastewater generated by the community. Emissions created from energy used to convey and treat wastewater are included in the Built Environment sectors.
Table 2 shows how emissions in each sector have changed since 2005. The greatest reductions have occurred in the Built Environment – Electricity sector (82,447 MTCO2e), followed by the Transportation sector (64,576 MTCO2e) and the Built Environment – Natural Gas sector (18,252 MTCO2e). The likely reasons for the largest emissions decreases are described in the remainder of this report.
1 Baseline and historical emissions are recalculated in the annual inventory to integrate new data and improved calculation methodologies and to ensure consistent comparison across each year. For this reason, emission levels may differ from levels reported in previous inventories.
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TABLE 2: EMISSIONS SUMMARY BY SECTOR (MTCO2E), 2005 THROUGH 2024 Year
Built Environment - ElectricityBuilt Environment– Natural Gas TransportationWasteWaterWastewaterOff-RoadTotal
%
Change
from
2005
%
Change
from
19902
1990 (est.)1 420,810
2005 88,767 92,247 288,169 19,075 2,371 484 3,958 495,071 0% 2006 83,610 95,425 287,706 18,913 2,074 485 3,862 492,074 -1% 2007 111,739 92,455 285,638 17,101 2,804 488 3,741 513,965 4% 2008 112,024 93,985 287,049 14,205 2,579 490 3,505 513,837 4% 2009 101,128 92,767 281,957 12,223 2,593 492 3,208 494,368 0% 2010 76,081 93,296 270,167 12,006 1,486 496 2,935 456,466 -8% 2011 71,056 96,073 266,207 11,718 1,053 498 2,845 449,450 -9% 2012 72,706 90,344 263,907 12,149 1,136 503 2,771 443,516 -10% 2013 68,716 89,797 259,250 12,303 1,323 506 2,717 434,611 -12% 2014 61,976 76,304 254,254 12,437 1,189 517 2,673 409,349 -17% 2015 61,260 77,920 249,625 12,887 933 491 2,615 405,730 -18% 2016 49,936 81,715 246,557 15,147 692 551 2,541 397,139 -20% 2017 26,412 85,650 244,529 15,852 202 541 2,458 375,645 -24% 2018 25,961 85,625 242,978 14,054 0 539 2,350 371,507 -25% 2019 25,813 86,037 242,181 13,397 0 538 2,235 370,200 -25% -12% 2020 18,412 79,679 242,185 12,732 0 553 2,236 355,796 -28% -15% 2021 14,955 80,158 238,658 10,505 0 551 2,260 347,087 -30% -18% 2022 12,913 79,615 236,530 10,082 0 544 2,290 341,974 -31% -19% 2023 6,206 83,307 228,405 11,418 0 541 2,308 332,185 -33% -21% 2024 6,319 73,995 223,593 11,526 0 540 2,234 318,207 -36% -24% Change
from 2005 -82,447 -18,252 -64,576 -7,549 -2,371 56 -1,724 -176,864 % Change
from 2005 -93% -20% -22% -40% -100% 12% -44% -36%
1 Per California Air Resources Board guidance, 1990 levels are estimated at 15% below 2005 levels. 2 In 2019, San Rafael adopted a Climate Action Plan that established a goal to reduce emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.
This column will track that progress over time.
Figure 2 shows the relative contribution of emissions from these sectors in 2024. Transportation emissions represent the largest share of communitywide emissions (70%), while the use of natural gas and propane in the Built Environment accounts for 23% of emissions.
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FIGURE 2: EMISSIONS BY SECTOR, 2024
PER CAPITA EMISSIONS
Per capita emissions can be a useful metric for measuring progress in reducing greenhouse gases and for comparing one community’s emissions with neighboring cities and against regional and national averages. That said, due to differences in emission inventory methods, it can be difficult to produce directly comparable per capita emissions numbers. Per capita emission rates may be compared among Marin jurisdictions, although some jurisdictions may have higher rates due to the presence of commercial and industrial uses.
Dividing the total communitywide GHG emissions by residents yields a result of 8.8 metric tons CO2e per capita in 2005. Per capita emissions decreased 40% between 2005 and 2024, falling to 5.3 metric tons per person. Figure 3 shows the trend in per capita emissions over time. It is important to understand that this number is not the same as the carbon footprint of the average individual living in San Rafael, which would include lifecycle emissions, emissions resulting from air travel, etc.
FIGURE 3: EMISSIONS PER CAPITA
Built Environment -
Electricity
2%
Built Environment -
Natural Gas
23%
Waste
4%
Water & Wastewater
<1%
Off-Road
1% Transportation
70%
8.8 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.6
7.9 7.7 7.6 7.4
6.9 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.2
5.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.3
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10.0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 MTCO2e Per Person
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SIGNIFICANT SOURCES OF EMISSIONS
The following sections provide a year-by-year analysis of the changes in source GHG emissions in the Built Environment, Transportation, Waste, and Water sectors. Whenever possible, each section discusses the change in emissions from previous years and the likely influence of state and local programs or policies and external factors on reducing emissions.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT - ELECTRICITY
Purchased electricity consumption in homes and businesses in San Rafael decreased 1% between 2023 and 2024 and 24% between 2005 and 2024. Greenhouse gas emissions from this electricity use decreased 93% since 2005, as shown in Figure 4. This is primarily due to the lower carbon intensity of electricity. In 2024, MCE Light Green electricity came primarily from renewable (69%) and large hydroelectric (31%) sources.2 Electricity produced by PG&E came from a mix of renewable (23%), large hydroelectric (12%), nuclear (63%), and natural gas (2%) energy sources.
3 In 2024, about 20% of MCE electricity purchased by San Rafael customers was 100% renewable Deep Green electricity, including electricity purchased by the City for facilities and operations. San Rafael’s Climate Action Plan target is to reduce electricity emissions 93% below the 2005 level by 2030, which was achieved in 2024 FIGURE 4: ELECTRICITY USE AND EMISSIONS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT - NATURAL GAS
Natural gas is used in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings to provide space and water heating and to power appliances. Use of natural gas is highly variable depending on the weather conditions. This variability has led natural gas consumption in San Rafael to fluctuate from year to year, from a high of 17.9 million therms in 2011 to a low of 13.7 million therms in 2024. Reduction in energy use may also be attributed to energy efficiency programs and rebates, local green building ordinances, and State building codes. 2 MCE 2024 Power Content Label, https://www.energy.ca.gov/filebrowser/download/7276. 3 PG&E 2024 Power Content Label, https://www.energy.ca.gov/filebrowser/download/7281. Nuclear and large hydro sources are considered GHG-free.
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Natural gas consumption decreased 11% between 2023 and 2024 and was 20% below the 2005 level in 2024. As shown in Figure 5, this decrease can partially be explained by warmer temperatures, as measured in heating degree days.4 The Climate Action Plan target is to reduce natural gas consumption and emissions 28% below the 2005 level by 2030.
FIGURE 5: NATURAL GAS USE AND HEATING DEGREE DAYS
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation activities accounted for approximately 70% of San Rafael’s emissions in 2024. According to the transportation model and annual data the City uses to calculate passenger and commercial vehicle miles, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) have essentially remained the same since 2005.
On-road transportation emissions have decreased 23% since 2005 due to more fuel-efficient and alternatively fueled cars(Figure 6). As shown in Figure 7, most transportation emissions come from passenger vehicles, which accounted for 72% of transportation emissions in 2024. Marin County continues to be a leader in zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) – second only to Santa Clara County – with 23,346 ZEVs in Marin at the end of 2024, or about 11% of registered automobiles. ZEVs include battery electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric cars, hydrogen fuel cell cars, and zero-emission motorcycles. San Rafael had 5,392 ZEVs by the end of 2024, or 9.2% of registered light-duty vehicles. San Rafael’s Climate Action Plan targets 25% of passenger vehicles registered in Marin and traveling in San Rafael to be ZEVs by 2030 and a 46% reduction in transportation emissions.
While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly how each land use and transportation policy affects emissions, the City has undertaken many efforts to reduce transportation emissions. The City encourages workforce housing and has made improvements to the transportation network to make it easier for residents to bicycle, walk, and take public 4 Heating Degree Days (HDD) are a measure of how much heating is necessary given the recorded temperatures for a particular weather station for a given time period. They are computed relative to a base of 65°F. HDD values for San Rafael (Richmond weather station) were accessed through the Energy Star Portfolio Manager Degree Days Calculator, https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/degreeDaysCalculator. 0 500
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transportation. The City has also promoted electric vehicle adoption by installing chargers and providing free electricity at select municipal EV charging stations.
FIGURE 6: ON-ROAD TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND EMISSIONS FIGURE 7: TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS BY VEHICLE CATEGORY, 2024 Note: Public transportation includes emissions from Marin Transit and Golden Gate Transit fixed-route buses and the SMART train.
WASTE DISPOSAL
Waste generated by the community increased 1% between 2023 and 2024 and was 20% below the 2005 level by 2024, as shown in Figure 8 (based on countywide disposal data). Total landfilled waste includes alternative daily cover.
5 Emissions from waste disposal decreased 40% due to the lower organic content of landfilled waste and 5 Alternative daily cover is material other than earthen material placed on the surface of the active face of a municipal solid waste landfill at the end of each operating day to control vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging. 0 50,000
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material used for alternative daily cover (Figure 8). The City’s Climate Action Plan targets a 74% reduction in waste emissions by 2030.
FIGURE 8: DISPOSED WASTE
WATER USE
Per capita water use declined 27% since 2005, as shown in Figure 9, based on Marin Municipal Water District (Marin Water) district-wide data. Emissions, which are based on an estimate of energy used to pump, treat, and convey water from the water source to the City limits, dropped 100% between 2005 and 2024 due to the water agencies’ use of carbon-free electricity. Marin Water purchases MCE Deep Green for its electricity needs, and the Sonoma County Water Agency, which supplies approximately 25% of Marin Water’s water, uses renewable and carbon-free sources for its electricity. Total water consumption decreased 22% since 2005; the City’s Climate Action Plan targets a 26% reduction in water consumption by 2030.
Marin Water provides rebates and programs to reduce water use. Rebates are available to replace fixtures with highefficiency clothes washers and to purchase cisterns and rain barrels. Marin Water provides free home and landscape water-use evaluations as well as free high-efficiency showerheads and faucet aerators. The City of San Rafael actively promotes water conservation and Marin Water rebates and programs to residents and businesses. 0 5,000
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FIGURE 9: PER CAPITA WATER USE
FIGURE 10: WATER USE AND EMISSIONS
WASTEWATER
Greenhouse gas emissions are created during the treatment of wastewater generated by the community. These emissions have increased 12% since 2005 as San Rafael’s population has increased.
Emissions created from energy used to convey and treat wastewater are included in the Built Environment sectors.
The Central Marin Sanitation Agency (CMSA), located in San Rafael, has two anaerobic digestersthat process primary sludge, thickened waste-activated sludge, and organic waste to produce biogas. The biogas is used to generate heat and renewable electricity via the cogeneration system. CMSA normally produces 100% of the facility’s power needs, and, at times, exports renewable energy to the grid, which is procured by MCE.
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San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Appendix A-1 APPENDIX: COMMUNITY INVENTORY
Community GHG Emissions Summary Table
Jurisdiction: City of San Rafael Inventory Year: 2024
Population: 59,917 (CA Department of Finance) Date Prepared: June 23, 2026 Number of Households: 23,573 (CA Department of Finance) Reporting Framework: Communitywide Activities ID
Emissions Type
Source
or
Activity
Included,
Required
Activities
Included,
Optional
Activities
Excluded
(IE, NA,
NO or NE) Notes
Emissions
(MTCO2e)
1.0 Built Environment
1.1 Use of fuel in residential and commercial stationary combustion equipment Both ● 73,995
1.2 Industrial stationary sources Source NE
1.3 Power generation in the community Source NO
1.4 Use of electricity in the community Activity ● Includes transmission and distribution losses 6,319
1.5 District heating/cooling facilities in the community Source NE
1.6 Use of district heating/cooling facilities in the community Activity NE
1.7 Industrial process emissions in the community Source NO
1.8 Refrigerant leakage in the community Source NE
2.0 Transportation and Other Mobile Sources
2.1 On-road passenger vehicles operating within the community boundary Source IE Obtained data for the preferred activity-based method instead
2.2 On-road passenger vehicles associated with community land uses Activity ● 161,147
2.3 On-road freight and service vehicles operating within the community boundary Source IE Obtained data for the preferred activity-based method instead
2.4 On-road freight and service vehicles associated with community land uses Activity ● 60,927
2.5 On-road transit vehicles associated with community land uses Activity ● Emissions calculated for transit
vehicles operating within the
community boundary
1,175
2.6 Transit rail vehicles operating within the community boundary Source ● 344 San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Appendix A-2
2.7 Use of transit rail travel by the community Activity NE
2.8 Inter-city passenger rail vehicles operating within the community boundary Source NO
2.9 Freight rail vehicles operating within the community boundary Source NO
2.10 Marine vessels operating within the community boundary Source NE
2.11 Use of ferries by the community Activity NE
2.12 Off-road surface vehicles and other mobile equipment operating within the community boundary Source ● 2,234
2.13 Use of air travel by the community Activity NE
3.0 Solid Waste
3.1 Operation of solid waste disposal facilities in the community Source NE
3.2 Generation and disposal of solid waste by the community Activity ● Includes alternative daily cover 11,526
4.0 Water and Wastewater
4.1 Operation of water delivery facilities in the community Source IE Energy use is included in 1.1 and 1.4
4.2 Use of energy associated with the use of potable water by the community Activity ● 0
4.3 Use of energy associated with the generation of wastewater by the community Activity ● Energy use is included in 1.1 and 1.4
4.4 Process emissions from the operation of wastewater
treatment facilities located in the community Source NE Wastewater treatment facilities are
located in the community, but only
process emissions associated with the
generation of wastewater by the
community are reported in 4.5
4.5 Process emissions associated with the generation of wastewater by the community Activity ● 540
4.6 Use of septic systems in the community Source NE
5.0 Agriculture
5.1 Domesticated animal production Source NE
5.2 Manure decomposition and treatment Source NE
6.0 Upstream Impacts of Communitywide Activities
6.1 Upstream impacts of fuels used in stationary applications by the community Activity NE
6.2 Upstream and transmission and distribution (T&D) impacts of purchased electricity used by the community Activity IE Transmission and distribution losses are included in 1.4
6.3 Upstream impacts of fuels used by water and wastewater facilities for water used and wastewater generated within the community boundary
Activity IE
6.4 Upstream impacts of select materials (concrete, food, paper, carpets, etc.) used by the whole community. Activity NE San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Appendix A-3 Legend
IE – Included Elsewhere: Emissions for this activity are estimated and presented in another category of the inventory. The category where these emissions are included should be noted in the explanation.
NE – Not Estimated: Emissions occur but have not been estimated or reported (e.g., data unavailable, effort required not justifiable).
NA – Not Applicable: The activity occurs but does not cause emissions; explanation should be provided.
NO – Not Occurring: The source or activity does not occur or exist within the community.
San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Appendix A-4 Community Emissions Data Sources and Calculation Methodologies Sector/ID Emissions Source Source and/or Activity Data Emission Factor and Methodology
1.0 Built Environment
1.1 Stationary
Combustion
Stationary Combustion
(CO2, CH4 & N2O)
Known fuel use (meter readings by PG&E) and estimated fuel use (American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, and U.S.
Energy Information Administration Household Site Fuel
Consumption data).
Default CO2, CH4 & N2O emission factors by fuel type (U.S.
Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix C, Tables B.1 and B.3). U.S.
Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix C, Method BE.1.1 and BE.1.2.
1.4 Electricity Use
Electricity Use (CO2, CH4
& N2O)
Known electricity use (meter readings by PG&E and MCE) and estimated direct access electricity consumption.
Verified utility-specific emission factors (PG&E and MCE) and eGrid subregion default emission factors. U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix C, Method BE.2.1.
Electric Power
Transmission and
Distribution Losses
(CO2, CH4 & N2O)
Estimated electricity grid loss for the Western region from eGrid.
U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix C, Method BE.4.1.
2.0 Transportation and Other Mobile Sources
2.2 On-Road
Passenger
Vehicle
Operation
On-Road Mobile
Combustion (CO2)
Estimated passenger vehicle miles traveled associated with origin and destination land uses (Metropolitan Transportation Commission, CAPVMT Data Portal 2.0 (mtcanalytics.org)).
CO2 for on-road passenger vehicles quantified in the EMFAC2025 v.2.0.0 model. Passenger vehicle emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.1.A.
On-Road Mobile
Combustion
(CH4 & N2O)
Estimated vehicle miles traveled associated with origin and destination land uses (Metropolitan Transportation
Commission, CAPVMT Data Portal 2.0 (mtcanalytics.org).
CH4 and N2O for on-road passenger vehicles quantified in the EMFAC2025 v.2.0.0 model. Passenger vehicle emissions
calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.1.A.
2.4 On-Road
Freight and
Service Truck
Freight
Operation
On-Road Mobile
Combustion (CO2)
Estimated commercial vehicle miles traveled within the
boundary (Metropolitan Transportation Commission utilizing Plan Bay Area 2050).
CO2 for on-road commercial vehicles quantified in the
EMFAC2025 v.2.0.0 model. Emissions allocated utilizing LEHD data according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.2.A.
On-Road Mobile
Combustion
(CH4 & N2O)
Estimated commercial vehicle miles traveled within the
boundary (Metropolitan Transportation Commission utilizing Plan Bay Area 2050).
CH4 and N2O for on-road commercial vehicles quantified in the EMFAC2025 v.2.0.0 model. Emissions allocated utilizing LEHD data according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.2.A.
2.5 On-Road
Transit
Operation
On-Road Mobile
Combustion (CO2)
Estimated vehicle miles traveled within the boundary (Marin Transit and Golden Gate Transit) and estimated diesel fuel efficiency for the transit fleet (Golden Gate Transit). Fuel type provided by Marin Transit and Golden Gate Transit.
Renewable diesel emission factor provided by NEXGEN. U.S.
Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.4.A.
On-Road Mobile
Combustion
(CH4 & N2O)
Estimated vehicle miles traveled within the boundary (Marin Transit and Golden Gate Transit) and estimated diesel fuel Renewable diesel emission factor provided by NEXGEN. U.S.
Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.4.B.
San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Appendix A-5 efficiency for the transit fleet (Golden Gate Transit). Fuel type provided by Marin Transit and Golden Gate Transit.
2.6 Passenger Rail
Mobile Combustion
(CO2, CH4 & N2O)
Estimated train-miles by multiplying the number of train cars per day (in both directions, according to the SMART published schedule) by the railway track mileage located within the community boundary (Marin Map). Average Diesel Multiple Unit fuel efficiency provided by SMART.
U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.5.
Emission factors from Equation TR.5.2.
2.12 Off-Road
Vehicles and
Equipment
Off-Road Mobile
Combustion (CO2)
Estimated fuel use from OFFROAD v.1.0.1 for Lawn and Garden and Construction equipment. All categories are allocated by share of countywide households.
CO2 emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v.
1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.8. Emission factors provided in Table TR.1.6.
Off-Road Mobile
Combustion
(CH4 & N2O)
Estimated fuel use from OFFROAD v.1.0.1 for Lawn and Garden and Construction equipment. All categories are allocated by share of countywide households.
CH4 and N2O emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix D, Method TR.8. Emission factors provided in the Local Government Operations Protocol Table G.11 and G.14.
3.0 Solid Waste
3.2 Solid Waste
Generation
and Disposal
Fugitive Emissions from
Landfilled Waste (CH4)
Estimated landfilled tons based on reporting to CalRecycle by Marin County Solid and Hazardous Waste JPA and allocated to jurisdiction based on the share of the countywide population.
Waste characterization based on the Statewide Waste
Characterization Study (2008, 2014, 2018, and 2021), Zero Waste Marin Waste Characterization Study (2025), and
Alternative Daily Cover by Jurisdiction of Origin and Material Type as reported to CalRecycle.
Emission factors calculated utilizing U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Report of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Version
1.1, July 2013, Appendix E, Method SW.4.
4.0 Water and Wastewater
4.2 Water Supply
&
Conveyance,
Treatment
and
Distribution
Electricity Use (CO2) Water consumption data provided by Marin Water. Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) delivery amount provided by
SCWA.
Verified utility-specific emission factors (PG&E, MCE, and SCWA).
Emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix F, Method WW.14.
Electricity Use
(CH4 & N2O)
Water consumption data provided by Marin Water. Electricity consumption data provided by MMWD.
eGrid subregion default emission factors. Emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix F, Method WW.14.
4.5 Treatment of
Wastewater
Stationary Emissions
from Combustion of
Digester Gas
(CH4)
Known amount of digester gas produced per day and known percent of methane in digester gas provided by the Central Marin Sanitation Agency. Known amount of digester gas
produced per day (2016) and known percent of methane in digester gas (2017) provided by Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District.
Emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix F, Method WW.1.a.
San Rafael Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Appendix A-6 Stationary Emissions
from Combustion of
Digester Gas
(N2O)
Known amount of digester gas produced per day and known percent of methane in digester gas provided by the Central Marin Sanitation Agency. Known amount of digester gas
produced per day (2016) and known percent of methane in digester gas (2017) provided by Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District.
Emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix F, Method WW.2.a.
Process Emissions from
Wastewater Treatment
Plant without
Nitrification or
Denitrification
The estimated population served by the wastewater treatment plant is provided by the Central Marin Sanitation Agency.
Emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix F, Method WW.8.
Process Emissions from
Wastewater Treatment
Plant with Nitrification or
Denitrification
Estimated population served by wastewater treatment plant provided by Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (2010 data).
Emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix F, Method WW.7.
Fugitive Emissions from
Effluent Discharge
(N2O)
The estimated population served by the wastewater treatment plant is provided by the Central Marin Sanitation Agency.
Assumed significant industrial or commercial input.
Emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix F, Method WW.12(alt).
Fugitive Emissions from
Effluent Discharge
(N2O)
The estimated population served by the wastewater treatment plant is provided by the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District.
Assumed no significant industrial or commercial input.
Emissions calculated according to U.S. Community Protocol v. 1.1, Appendix F, Method WW.12.
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FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting: _______________________
Disposition: ___________________________
Agenda Item No: 4.b
Meeting Date: September 8, 2026
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: Finance
Prepared by: Shawn Plate, Finance Manager City Manager Approval: ______________ TOPIC: FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 UNAUDITED RESULTS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS SUBJECT: FY2025-26 YEAR-END BUDGET UPDATE AND RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025- 26 FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFIRMING AUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS AND AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET TO REFLECT CARRY-OVER OF AVAILABLE UNENCUMBERED FY2025-26 APPROPRIATIONS FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES, TOTALING $16,477,797 RECOMMENDATION:
1) Accept the report presenting preliminary, Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 unaudited financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026;
2) Adopt a resolution authorizing amendments to the FY2025-26 budget for the purposes of confirming authorized appropriations and transfers (Attachment A); and 3) Adopt a resolution authorizing amendments to the FY2026-27 budget to reflect carry-over of available unencumbered FY2025-26 appropriations for specified purposes, totaling $16,477,797 (Attachment B).
BACKGROUND:
This agenda item presents preliminary, unaudited financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. Staff is in the process of completing the fiscal year-end accounting close and reviewing revenue and expenditure activity within the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Capital Funds and other restricted funds. This review has identified the need for additional year-end budget adjustments for which City Council approval is requested.
In addition, as part of the fiscal year-end process staff have identified specific unencumbered FY2025- 26 budget appropriations for which City Council action is requested to carry-over these appropriations, effectively amending the FY2026-27 adopted budget.
These unencumbered carry-over appropriations are limited to funding approved by the City Council in the prior fiscal year that are required to support planned projects or activities in the new fiscal year, and SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2
for which no purchase orders or contracts were executed prior to the end of the fiscal year to otherwise encumber these funds.
ANALYSIS:
Preliminary (Unaudited) FY 2025-26 Revenue and Expenditure Results All Funds
Table 1 provides a summary of preliminary, unaudited FY2025-26 revenue and expenditure results through the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, ending June 30, 2026. • All Funds revenues through June 30, 2026, were recorded at $206.68 million, which represents 101.8% of the amended budget of $202.94 million.
• All Funds expenditures and encumbrances for the same period were recorded at $206.21 million, or 86.3% of the amended FY2025-26 budget of $238.99 million. • This agenda item includes a recommendation for the City Council to authorize the carry-forward of available unencumbered FY2025-26 appropriations totaling $16,477,797, effectively reappropriating these funds in FY2026-27, for specified purposes.
Table 1: All Funds Revenue and Expenditure Results (through 6/30/26) (*) Note: Year-end expenditures include actual expenditures ($192,864,985) plus encumbrances ($1,258,337).
General Fund
Revenues: The original FY2025-26 budget, adopted on June 2, 2025, projected $106.39 million in revenues. Updated revenue projections through the third quarter (presented to the City Council June 15, 2026) were $109.39 million.
• General Fund revenues (unaudited) through June 30, 2026, were recorded at $107.92 million, or
1.0% above the amended budget, and 1.4% below the projected results.
All Funds
Adopted Budget
FY 2025-26
Amended Budget
FY 2025-26
Unaudited Year-End
Results*
% of Amended
Budget
Revenues: $ 178,077,497 $ 191,044,223 $ 194,513,095 101.8% Transfers in: 11,175,910 11,891,690 12,171,717 102.4%
Total Resources: $ 189,253,407 $ 202,935,913 $ 206,684,812 101.8% Expenditures: $ 181,119,346 $ 227,095,852 $ 194,123,322 85.5% Transfers out: 11,175,910 11,891,690 12,087,275 101.6%
Total Appropriations: $ 192,295,256 $ 238,987,542 $ 206,210,597 86.3% Net Results: $ (3,041,849) $ (36,051,629) $ 474,215
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• General Fund revenues were $1.02 million over the amended budget, and $1.47 million under projections assumed in the development of the FY2026-27 budget. o This result is attributable to strong sales tax receipts earlier in the fiscal year that began to taper off towards the end of the year.
o The largest impact on the results as reflected against the projection was the recording of a $0.6 million in unrealized losses on the investment portfolio. This comes from rising interest rates that temporarily depress the value of current holdings within the portfolio.
Expenditures: The FY 2025-26 adopted budget provided appropriations of $113.24 million. The current amended FY2025-26 General Fund budget currently stands at $115.37 million, reflecting supplemental appropriations for prior year unencumbered carry-overs relating to Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation, Community Well-Being and Inclusive Engagement Initiatives, and other projects and initiatives.
• Expenditures and encumbrances through the fourth quarter of the fiscal year were recorded at $114.10 million, or 98.9% of the amended budget.
• Year-end General Fund expenditures results are generally favorable in relation to the projections assumed in the development of the FY2026-27 budget, when accounting for the recommendations included in this agenda item requesting both (1) authorization to carry over $1.31 million in unencumbered General Fund budget appropriations and (2) authorization for supplemental appropriations.
Table 2: FY 2025-26 General Fund Results (through 6/30/26) and Year-End Projections (*) Note: Year-end expenditures include actual expenditures ($104,716,330) plus encumbrances ($217,448).
Operating results: The preliminary, unaudited General Fund revenue and expenditure results combine to yield a net $6.19 million draw-down of fund balance as of June 30, 2026. This represents a favorable variance of $2.29 million compared to the amended budget and $2.69 million compared to the year-end projections assumed in the development of the FY2026-27 budget.
General Fund personnel expenditures ended the fiscal year $1.80 million over budget - and $0.9 million below the budget projection presented to the City Council on May 18th. Non-personnel expenditures (supplies and services) ended the year $3.1 million under budget. Accounting for the General Fund unencumbered carry-over recommendations included in this report, unaudited General Fund year-end General Fund
Adopted Budget
FY 2025-26
Amended Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected Year-End
Results Variance
Unaudited YearEnd Results* Variance
Revenues: $ 104,030,362 $ 104,530,362 $ 107,031,145 $ 2,500,783 $ 105,822,137 $ 1,291,775 Transfers in: 2,360,493 2,360,493 2,360,493 - 2,095,516 (264,977) Total Resources: $ 106,390,855 $ 106,890,855 $ 109,391,638 $ 2,500,783 $ 107,917,653 $ 1,026,798 Expenditures: $ 104,538,405 $ 106,656,355 $ 109,556,287 $ 2,899,932 $ 104,933,778 $ (1,722,577) Transfers out: 8,710,417 8,710,417 8,710,417 - 9,170,979 460,562 Total Appropriations: $ 113,248,822 $ 115,366,772 $ 118,266,704 $ 2,899,932 $ 114,104,757 $ (1,262,015) Net Results: $ (6,857,967) $ (8,475,917) $ (8,875,066) $ (399,149) $ (6,187,104) $ 2,288,813 SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 4
commitments would end the fiscal year with a $0.6 million favorable result relative to the assumptions used in the development of the FY2026-27 budget.
FY2025-26 Year-End Budget Adjustments/Corrections – (Attachment A) Staff is in process of completing the accounting close for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, and are reviewing the revenues and expenditure activity in the General Fund, Special Revenue funds and other special purpose funds. This review has identified the need for additional budget adjustments for which City Council action is requested.
The purpose of these amendments is to formally authorize the appropriations supporting expenditures and transfers required in certain funds to fulfill their respective purposes and functions through June 30, 2026. City Council approval of the proposed resolution provides formal authority to incorporate adjustments as part of the final FY 2025-26 budget, summarized as follows:
Details of the proposed budget amendments are reflected in Attachment A to this report, and described as follows:
General Fund
Transfers-Out:
• Amendment to reflect the anticipated transfer of $545,004 from the General Fund to the Recreation Revolving Fund (222) in order to resolve the fund’s deficit fund balance. The Recreation Revolving Fund began the year with a deficit balance of $70,059 that was unable to be resolved through current year activity. The additional transfer of $545,004 addresses the deficit and brings the fund balance to zero at year end.
General Fund
Adopted Budget
FY 2025-26
Amended Budget
FY 2025-26
Unaudited Year-End
Results Encumbrances Available
Personnel $ 75,490,129 $ 75,490,129 $ 77,290,887 $ 1,800,758 Non-personnel 37,758,693 39,876,643 36,596,421 217,448 (3,062,774) Totals $ 113,248,822 $ 115,366,772 $ 113,887,308 $ 217,448 $ (1,262,016) Revenues:
Fund Current Budget
Adjustment to
resources
Adjustment to
transfers in Revised Budget
210 - Emergency Medical Services $ 9,599,809 $ 460,000 $ 10,059,809 222 - Recreation 5,206,404 $ 545,004 5,751,408
420 - Measure E Essential Facilities 396,819 84,442 481,261 Total Revenue Adjustments $ 460,000 $ 629,446
Expenditures:
Fund Current Budget
Adjustment to
appropriations
Adjustment to
transfers out Revised Budget
101 - General Fund $ 115,366,772 $ 629,446 $ 115,996,218 210 - Emergency Medical Services 10,345,208 $ 460,000 10,805,208 Total Expenditure Adjustments $ 460,000 $ 629,446
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• Amendment to reflect the anticipated transfer of $84,442 from the General Fund to the Essential Facilities Capital Projects Fund (420) consistent with prior City Council policy directing one-third of Measure E Transaction and Use Tax, less debt service on the outstanding 2018 bonds, be transferred to support specific capital projects as reflected in the Essential Facilities Master Plan.
This amount is in addition to the $290,417 previously budgeted for the transfer, as transactions and use tax revenues exceeded budget.
Other Funds
Staff is requesting the approval of a total of $1,089,446 in increased resources and $460,000 in increased appropriations to Other Funds, reflecting the amendments included above as well as selected adjustments impacting only other funds, including:
Emergency Medical Services Special Revenue Fund (210)
• Amendment to reflect additional appropriations of $460,000 to be funded by increased transport cost-recovery revenues of $460,000. The Emergency Medical Services fund has incurred an additional $120,000 in non-personnel expenditures resulting from the unanticipated billing of prioryear training costs and greater-than-anticipated increases in medical supply costs. Also, as a result of increased injury pay and corresponding overtime, the fund is projected to exceed its personnel budget, necessitating additional appropriations of $340,000.
FY2025-26 Unencumbered Carry-Over Requests - (Attachment B) This staff report includes a recommended City Council action to approve a resolution authorizing reappropriation of $16,477,797 in funding included in the prior year budget for specific projects and expenditures for which no purchase order or contract was issued prior to the end of the FY2025-26. As such, City Council action is requested to amend the FY2026-27 budget to reflect re-appropriation of these funds for the purpose intended. Of this amount $6,217,552 represents carry-over appropriations supporting operational projects and initiatives, and $10,260,245 represents carry-over appropriations supporting capital projects approved in the prior fiscal year. The requested FY 2025-26 carry-over appropriations are summarized in Exhibit 1 (Attachment 2).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The recommended year-end adjustments to the FY2025-26 amended budget would authorize a transfer of a total $629,446 from the General Fund, with $545,004 to the Recreation Fund (222) to cover expenditures that otherwise would result in a negative ending fund balance and $84,442 to the Measure E Capital Projects Fund (420) to reflect a portion of transactions and use tax receipts in excess of budget.
The adjustments would also formally authorize the expenditure of an additional $460,000 in the Emergency Medical Services Fund (210) to resolve budget overages, as well as increase revenue estimates by the same amount. The actual impact of these transactions is already reflected in general ledger activity for the year presented above, the impact is to formalize the authorization for these items that reflect unanticipated budget overages and codify them into the FY 2025-26 amended budget.
The recommended amendments to the FY2026-27 approved budget representing carry-forward of available unencumbered budget appropriations (for specified purposes) would effectively increase FY2026-27 budget appropriations by $16,477,797 across several funds. Of this amount, $6,217,552 represents carry-forward of operating budget appropriations, including $1,309,439 in General Fund (101) SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 6
appropriations, $7,921 in Crime Prevention Fund (204) appropriations, $728,093 in Development Services Fund (207) appropriations, $16,739 in Library Fund (214) appropriations, $40,356 in Library Assessment Fund (215) appropriations, $1,478,462 in Measure C – Wildfire Mitigation Fund (242) appropriations, $483,282 in Public Safety Grants Fund (281) appropriations, $1,381,222 in Grants Fund (283) appropriations, $63,442 in Measure P Library Parcel Tax (430) appropriations, and $708,596 in Technology Fund (612) appropriations.
A total of $10,260,245 in unencumbered appropriations supporting capital improvement projects budgeted in FY2025-26 would amend the FY2026-27 capital budget, including $451,194 within the Stormwater Fund (205), $9,441,339 within the Gas Tax (206) Fund, $105,792 within the Capital Fund (401), $221,160 within the Measure E Capital Projects Fund (420), and $40,760 within the Building Fund (611).
OPTIONS:
The City Council has the following options to consider on this matter:
1. Staff’s recommended action (approve, accept, etc.)
2. Adopt resolution with modifications.
3. Direct staff to return with more information.
4. Take no action.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Accept the report presenting preliminary, FY2025-26 unaudited financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026;
2. Adopt a resolution authorizing amendments to the FY 2025-26 budget for the purpose of confirming authorized appropriations and transfers (Attachment A); and
3. Adopt a resolution authorizing amendments to the FY 2026-27 budget to reflect carry-over of unencumbered FY 2025-26 appropriations for specified purposes, totaling $16,477,797 (Attachment B).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – Resolution authorizing amendments to the FY2025-26 budget Attachment B – Resolution authorizing amendments to the FY2026-27 budget to reflect carryover of unencumbered FY2025-26 budget appropriations, for specified purposes.
Exhibit 1 – List of Unencumbered Carry-Forward Appropriations Attachment A
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONFIRMING AUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution No. 15422 adopting the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved other actions during the year to authorize spending; and
WHEREAS, as part of the fiscal year-end closing process, staff has reviewed and analyzed actual revenues, expenditures and transfers through June 30, 2026, has identified a need for additional budget adjustments, and has submitted its analysis and recommendations in a report to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, after examination, and due consideration, the City Council has accepted the same report and recommendations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the San Rafael City Council that Resolution No. 15422 for fiscal year 2025-2026 is further amended to authorize the following adjustments to resources and appropriations to selected funds:
Revenues:
Fund Current Budget
Adjustment to
resources
Adjustment to
transfers in Revised Budget
210 - Emergency Medical Services $ 9,599,809 $ 460,000 $ 10,059,809 222 - Recreation 5,206,404 $ 545,004 5,751,408
420 - Measure E Essential Facilities 396,819 84,442 481,261 Total Revenue Adjustments $ 460,000 $ 629,446
Expenditures:
Fund Current Budget
Adjustment to
appropriations
Adjustment to
transfers out Revised Budget
101 - General Fund $ 115,366,772 $ 629,446 $ 115,996,218 210 - Emergency Medical Services 10,345,208 $ 460,000 10,805,208 Total Expenditure Adjustments $ 460,000 $ 629,446
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a special meeting of the Council of said City on Tuesday, the 8th day of September 2026 by the following vote, to wit:
Attachment A
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
__________________________
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
Attachment B
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026- 2027 TO REFLECT CARRY-OVER OF AVAILABLE UNENCUMBERED FY2025-26 APPROPRIATIONS FOR SPEFICIED PURPOSES TOTALLING $16,477,797 WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution No. 15583 adopting the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 15583 provided authorization to carry-forward encumbered appropriations from fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 and reappropriate these funds in fiscal year 2026-27 to be used solely to pay for the remaining portion of commitments stemming from executed contracts and purchase orders, as of June 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 15583 further provided that authorization to carryover unencumbered FY2025-26 appropriations supporting capital projects and one-time operational expenses for which contracts or purchase orders were not executed as of June 30, 2026, would be subject to future City Council action; and WHEREAS, as part of the fiscal year-end closing process, staff has reviewed and analyzed available unencumbered FY2025-26 budget appropriations that were approved for specific capital projects and operational initiatives, and for which funding is needed to support these workplan activities within the current fiscal year and has submitted its analysis and recommendations in a report to the City Council; and WHEREAS, after examination, and due consideration, the City Council has accepted the same report and recommendations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the San Rafael City Council that Resolution No. 15583 approving the citywide budget and Capital Improvement Budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 is hereby further amended to authorize the following supplemental budget appropriations totaling $16,477,797, representing carry-over of available unencumbered FY2025-26 appropriations, requested for specific purposes (Exhibit 1).
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a special meeting of the Council of said City on Tuesday, the 8th day of September 2026 by the following vote, to wit:
Attachment B
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
__________________________
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
FY 2025-26
Unencumbered Carry-Over Appropriations
Exbhibit 1
Fund Dept Description Operating Capital Fund Totals
101 Finance Maze-Annual Audit Contract 56,758 $ 56,758 $ City Clerk Records Management System, Elections, Stipends 96,093 96,093 Comm Econ Dev ADA Transition Plan (Phase 1) 100,000 100,000 City Manager Ballot and Revenue Measure, Encampment Cleanup 106,588 106,588 Non-Depy'l Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation 550,000 550,000 Community Well-Being and Inclusive Engagement Initiatives 400,000 400,000 Sub-total General Fund (101) $ 1,309,439
204 Police Police Boat 7,921 7,921 $
Sub-total Crime Prevention Fund (204) $ 7,921
205 DPW Stormwater FY25-26 CIP Projects $ 451,194 451,194 $ Sub-total Stormwater Fund (205) $ 451,194
206 DPW Streets/Roads FY25-26 CIP Projects 9,441,339 9,441,339 $ Sub-total Gas Tax Fund (206) $ 9,441,339
207 CED Developers 728,093 728,093 $
Sub-total Development Fund (207) $ 728,093
214 Lib/Rec PW Library-Architech Engineering/Interior Design Svcs 16,739 16,739 $ Sub-total Library Fund (214) $ 16,739
215 Lib/Rec Smart Locker System 32,392 32,392 $
Pickleweed Library Move and Storage Service 7,964 7,964 Sub-total Library Assessment Fund (215) $ 40,356
242 Fire Vegetation Management 1,478,462 1,478,462 $
Sub-total Wildfire Mitigation Fund (242) $ 1,478,462
281 Police SAFE Team 483,282 483,282 $
Sub-total Public Safety Grants Fund (281) $ 483,282
283 City Manager Encampment Resulution Fund 3 1,305,674 1,305,674 $ CED Business and Arts Support 75,548 75,548
Sub-total Grant Fund (283) $ 1,381,222
401 DPW Capital Fund FY 25-26 CIP Projects 105,792 105,792 $ Sub-total Capital Fund Fund (401) $ 105,792
420 DPW Measure E Essential Facilities FY 25-26 CIP Projects 221,160 221,160 $ Sub-total Essential Facilities Fund (420) $ 221,160
430 City Attorney Measure P Legal Services 63,442 63,442 $ Sub-total Measure P Library Fund (430) $ 63,442
611 DPW Building Maintenance 40,760 40,760 $
Sub-total Building Fund (611) $ 40,760
612 Digital System Support Services 708,596 708,596 $
$ 708,596
$ 10,260,245 6,217,552 $ 16,477,797 $
Amount