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>> Mayor Farac: WELCOME, EVERYONE TO TUESDAY, AUGUST 25,

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2026 CITY OF NOVATO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

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PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF

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AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE

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NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR

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ALL. LAURA, CAN YOU TAKE ROLL?

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>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND? >> P. Eklund: PRESENT.

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>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL? >> S. Karkal: HERE.

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>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR?

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>> T. O'Connor: HERE. >> Clerk: MAYOR PRO TEM JACOBS?

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>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: HERE. >> Clerk: AND MAYOR FARAC?

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>> Mayor Farac: HERE. WE DID MEET IN CLOSED SESSION.

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GARY, WAS THERE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT?

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>> YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS.

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THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION. >> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU.

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ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING ON TO CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND

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PRESENTATION. WE HAVE THE JULY 4th PRADE

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GRAND PRIZE TROPHY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE

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COUNCIL TO JOIN ME AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.

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AND I'D LIKE STACY BELTRAN, LUIS KONIG FROM MARIN LANDSCAPE

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MATERIALS AND THEIR STAFF AND FAMILY.

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I LOVE THIS MANY PEOPLE TO SHOW UP.

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THANK YU, GUYS. [ CHUCKLES ]

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SO THIS IS THE BEST AWARD. THE BEST IN PARADE.

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SO THIS IS A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS.

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THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE FOURTH OF JULY.

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I WANT TO THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO PUT THE PARADE

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ON YEAR AFTER YEAR AND THEIR HARD DEDICATION.

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AND YOUR FLOAT GOT THE BEST VOTES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

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SO HUGE CONGRATULATIONS. I'M GOING TO HAND YOU A NICE

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PLAQUE. [ APPLAUSE ]

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AND THE GRAND TROPHY... AND THEN I'M GOING TO HAND IT

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OVER TO JENNIFER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR FARAC,

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COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS JENNIFER GOLDFINGER,

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I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE NOVATO FOURTH OF JULY PARADE, INC.

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WITH ME ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS, SOPHIA AND BEVERLY WINDSOR WHO

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IS THE JUDGES COORDINATOR. I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE

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TONIGHT, EVEN THOUGH I'M READING THIS STUFF, TO SHARE

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THE RESULTS OF OUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PARADE WHICH EVERY

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YEAR BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND ESPECIALLY TIS

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YEAR AT AMERICAN'S SEMI QUINN CENTENNIAL.

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THERE WERE OVER 100 ENTRIES AND JUDGES EVALUATE EISCHEN TRY ON

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THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA. CREATIVITY OF DESIGN, VISUAL

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APPEARANCE, OVERALL EFFORT AND ADHERENCE TO THE THEME.

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AND THE THEME THIS YEAR WAS THE 250th ANNIVERSARY.

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SO ON BEHALF OF THE PARADE COMMITTEE, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO

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BE HERE TO SEE YOU GET THE GRAND PRIZE TO MARIN LANDSCAPE

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MATERIALS, WHICH IS REPRESENTED HERE BY THE KOENIG FAMILY.

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LOUISE, HER DAUGHTER. AND ALSO MANY OF THE EMPLOYEES

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WHO PUT TOGETHER THE ENTRY AND WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PARADE.

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AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED BEING IN THE PARADE.

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THEIR ENTRY INCLUDED ENERGETIC RIDERS AND CAPTURED THE SPIRIT

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OF THE NATION'S 250th ANNIVERSARY WITH FUN AND

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CREATIVITY. THEY REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF

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OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE

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CITY AND THE COUNTY. LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY

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ORGANIZATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORT THE EVENT.

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WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING IT TO YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

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THANK YOU. >> Mayor Farac: DO YOU GUYS

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WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE

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MARIN LANDSCAPE FAMILY, NOT EVERYONE IS HERE BUT THESE ARE

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USUALLY THE PEOPLE THERE DECORATING AND RIDING ON THE

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FLOATS AND MY HUSBAND BILL LOVED THE PARADE.

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HE LOVED THE EXCITEMENT OF IT, BRINGING TE COMMUNITY

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TOGETHER, HANDING OUT CANDY TO THE KIDS ALONG THE WY AND

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DECORATING THE TRUCKS. HE LOVED IT SO MUCH.

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SO BILL, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. THANK YOU.

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[ APPLAUSE ] >> Mayor Farac: BIG

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CONGRATULATIONS. IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO G TO THE

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NOVATO PROUD SIGN, WE WOULD LOVE TO GET YOUR PICTURES.

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BIG CONGRATULATIONS. WONDERFUL.

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ALL RIGHT, SO NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM D, APPROVAL OF FINAL

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AGENDA. CAN I HAVE A MOTION?

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>> S. Karkal: SO MOVED. >> Mayor Farac: DO I HAVE A

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SECOND? >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: I'LL

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SECOND. >> Mayor Farac: LURA, PLEASE

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CALL FOR THE VOTE. >> EC ?RUND

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>> P. Eklund: AYE. >> Clerk: KARKAL?

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>> S. Karkal: AYE. >> Clerk: O'CONNOR?

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>> T. O'Connor: I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM -- APOLOGIZE, AYE.

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>> Clerk: MAYOR PRO TEM JACOBS? >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: AYE.

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>> Clerk: AND MAYOR FARAC? >> Mayor Farac: AYE.

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THAT PASSES. REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL

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AND CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO

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GIVE YOUR REPORT? >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

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YES, THANK YOU. LAST NIGHT THE SUSPECT IN THE

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HOMICIDE FROM EARLIER THIS MONTH, TE AUGUST 4th SHOOTING

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WAS ARRESTED ALONG WITH THE SUSPECTED ACCOMPLICE.

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I'M PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE AD COMMEND ALL OF OUR OFFICERS

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THAT WORKED HARD TO SUCCESSFULLY INVESTIGATE THIS

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CASE AND THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE THEY

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PROVIDED TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THIS

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INVESTIGATION. AND SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO

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INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND OUR FINAL CONCERT OF THE

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SEASON, HOT AMPHITHEATER NIGHTS THIS FRIDAY AUGUST 29th AT

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HAMILTON AMPHITHEATER PARK BEGINNING AT 5:00 AND WE HOPE

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TO SEE EVERYONE THERE. THANK YOU.

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>> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND?

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>> P. Eklund: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO REALLY COMPLIMENT THE PACHECO

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WINERY FOR HOSTING THE MARIN HORSE COUNCIL AT THEIR FACILITY

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THERE. IT WAS A WONDERFUL FUNDRAISER

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THAT I WENT TO AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE HOW PACHECO WINERY

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REALLY GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

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I ALSO ATTENDED THE MARIN COUNTY MAYOR'S AND

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COUNCILMEMBERS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE ABAG

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EXECUTIVE BOARD COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY

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ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS. ALONG WITH THE ABAG

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ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE HOUSING COMMITTEES.

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THOSE HOUSING COMMITTEES ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE DETAILED

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BECAUSE MORE AND MORE FUNDING IS BECOMING AVAILABLE.

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NOT TO CITIES, NECESSARILY, OR COUNTIES BUT PRIMARILY FOR

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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. I DID GO TO THE MARIN COMMUNITY

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CLINICS OPENING. AND I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE

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BAY CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

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AND THE MARIN COMMUNITY CLINICS WAS ACTUALLY AN APPRECIATION

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DAY FOR ALL OF THEIR PARTNERS AND PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER.

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SO THAT'S IT. >> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU.

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COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL? >> S. Karkal: NO REPORTS, THANK

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YOU. >> Mayor Farac: COUNCILMEMBER

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O'CONNOR? >> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU,

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MAYOR. ONE ITEM, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY

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TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR

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IT'S AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENT DESIGNED TO

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INCREASE AWARENESS OF CRIME AND DRUG PREVENTION, GENERATE

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SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ANTI CRIME EFFORTS AND PROMOTE POLICE

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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CAMP RAD RY, I

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THINK THE ORGANIZATION DID A GREAT JOB AND WANT TO THANK

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EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING THE TIME AND ENERGY INTO IT.

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THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO ABLE TO JOIN THEM WHICH MADE IT

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A WONDERFUL EVENT. MY DAUGHTER IN PARTICULAR

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ENJOYED GETTING TWO POPSICLES SO I WAS TOLD TO SAY THANK YOU

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FOR THAT. >> Mayor Farac: MAYOR PRO TEM

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JACOBS. >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: YES, I

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ALSO ATTENDED THE NIGHT OUT HERE IN NOVATO.

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I ATTENDED THE 2th MCE BOARD MEETING AND ON THE 21st CONCERT

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ON THE GREEN. THANK YOU TO OUR PARK AND REC.

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THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB AGAIN. THANK YOU.

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>> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU. MY REPORT I WAS ACTUALLY ON

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VACATION, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MAYOR PRO TEM

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JACOBS FOR FILLING IN AS MAYOR FOR THE MEETING.

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SO I APRECIATE THAT A LOT. SO MOVING ON TO ITEM F, PUBLIC

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COMMENT. THIS IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

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FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA OR FOR ITEMS THAT ARE ON

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THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE'S A TWO-MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

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SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FILL OUT A CARD, PLEASE PLACE IT IN

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THE PLASTIC HOLDER. SO THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT I

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HAVE IS JEAN McLAINY. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

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NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. I'M JEAN McLAMY, I'M THE NEW

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PROJECT MUSEUM PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE NOVATO HISTORICAL GUILD.

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THE RESTORATION OF THE SCOTT HOUSE PROJECT FOR THE NEW

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NOVATO HISTORY MUSEUM HAS REACHED ANOTHER IMPORTANT

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MILESTONE. WITH YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT TO

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GO OUT TO BID. THE 50 YEAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN

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THE CITY OF NOVATO AND THE NOVATO HISTORICAL GUILD

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CONTINUES TO BE WORKING WELL. I PARTICULARLY WANT TO THANK

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SOME OF THOSE FROM THE CITY WHO HAVE ASSISTED WITH THIS PROJECT.

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ALYSSA SARLOTTE WHO IS OUR PROJECT ENGINEER AND THE PUBLIC

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WORKS DEPARTMENT. KATIE GAUNTLETT DIRECTOR AND

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THE PARK AND RECREATION STAFF. CARLA CARVALHO-DEGRAFF,

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DIRECTOR AND HER FINANCE TEAM. BOB CURRY, CHIEF BUILDING

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OFFICIAL IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

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AMY CUNNINGHAM, CITY MANAGER. AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND I.T.

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TEAM. IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO DO

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THIS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE

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SPECIAL DISTRICTS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE

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DOCUMENTS. THE NOVATO SANITARY DISTRICT,

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NORTH MARIN WATER DISTRICT AND THE NOVATO FIRE DISTRICT.

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I ALSO PREACH THE DILIGENT WORK OF OUR CONSULTANTS AND I THANK

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THE BOARD OF THE NOVATO HISTORICAL GUILD AND OUR MUSEUM

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COMMITTEE. JUST RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU ARE

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HERE. AND OF COURSE, THIS PROJECT

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WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY DONORS

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THAT HELPED US REACH OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL.

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WE LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING TO THE COUNCIL IN THE FALL FOR TE

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AWARD OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

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IT'S REALLY BEEN A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE PART OF THE TEAM

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BRINGING THIS HISTORIC BUILDING BACK TO USEFUL PURPOSE AT OUR

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NOVATO CIVIC CENTER. THIS NEW HISTORIC HISTORY

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MUSEUM IS TRULY A GIFT. FROM THE NOVATO HISTORICAL

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GUILD. AND OUR DONORS, TO OUR

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COMMUNITY. A GIFT THAT WILL CELEBRATE OUR

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HISTORY AND PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR COMMUNITY

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GATHERING SPACES. THANK YOU FOR THE FEW EXTRA

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SECONDS. >> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU.

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>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: THANK YOU.

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>> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE JEREMY HOAG.

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WELCOME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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THAT WAS FAST, I JUST DROPPED IT OFF.

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MY NAME IS JEREMY HOGAN WITH THE NOVATO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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I JUST WANTED TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH THE

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COUNCIL TO AN UPCOMING EVENT FOR THE NOVATO CHAMBER OF

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COMMERCE, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND IT'S THE

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CASINO NIGHT, WHICH IS UPCOMING FRIDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 18th.

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AND WE ARE HAVING IT AT THE LOCAL JONAS CENTER IN NOVATO.

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SO I JUST WANTED TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL.

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WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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>> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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I'M NOT SEEING ANY MORE YELLOW CARDS.

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LAURA, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ZOOM PUBLIC COMMENT.

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SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, CLICK THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ON

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YOUR COMPUTER OR PRESS *9. IF YOU ARE JOINING BY PHONE

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YOUR TELEPHONE WILL PROMPT YOU TO PRESS *6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF

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WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?

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>> Clerk: THERE'S NO RAISED HANDS ON ZOOM.

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>> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT

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CALENDAR, I'M GOING TO PULL ITEM G12.

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DO I HAVE A A MOTION? >> P. Eklund: I WOULD ALSO LIKE

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TO PULL SOME ITEMS AS WELL. TYPICALLY WE DO IT AFTER THE

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MOTION, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL G8, G9 AND

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G12 AS WELL. >> Myor Farac: OKAY, DO I HAVE

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A MOTION? >> T. O'Connor: I'LL MAKE A

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MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE ITEMS REMOVED.

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>> S. Karkal: I'LL SECOND. >> Mayor Farac: LAURA, CAN YOU

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CALL FOR THE VOTE? >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND?

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>> P. Eklund: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL?

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>> S. Karkal: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER OWE

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CONSNORE? >> T. O'Connor: AYE.

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>> MAYOR PRO TEM JACOBS? >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: AYE.

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>> Clerk: AND MAYOR FARAC. >> Mayor Farac: AYE.

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CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES WITH G8, G9, G 12 AT THE END.

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ALL RIGHT, SO NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM I, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

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SO WE ARE GOING TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER

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INTRODUCING AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION

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5-31 OF CHAPTER 5 OF NOVATO MUNICIPAL CODE.

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SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MANIJEH LARIZADEH.

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ASSISTANT ENGINEER, WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, PRO

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TEM, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M CHRIS BENIGNI, OUR PUBLIC

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WORKS DIRECTOR, I'M SITTING NEXT TO MANIJEH LARIZADEH OUR

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ENGINEER. WE BRING A PUBLIC HEARING

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REGARDING FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND UPDATING AN ORDINANCE, CODE

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SECTION 5-31 REGARDING ONE FOOT OF FREEBOARD IN OUR CODE.

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I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MANIJEH. >> GOOD EVENING.

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I WILL START WITH WHY WE NEED TO CHANGE AND UPDATE THIS CODE.

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NOVATO PARTICIPATE IN FLOOD FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

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AGENCY NATIONAL FLOOD ISURANCE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY RATING

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SYSTEM. COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM IS A

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PROGRAM THAT IT'S PART OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE

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PROGRAM AND IT RUNS BY FEMA. CURRENT CITY PRACTICE IS THAT

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WE ENFORCE THE ONE-FOOT FREEBOARD THROUGH THE

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CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE. SO WHEN WE RECEIVE A BUILDING

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PERMIT AND A PROPERTY IS IN A FLOOD ZONE WE ENFORCE THE

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ONE-FOOT FREEBOARD THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE.

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HOWEVER, INSURANCE SERVICE OFFICER HAS REVIEWED OUR

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MUNICIPAL CODE AND HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOESN'T MEET

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THE CRS FREEBOARD PREREQUISITE SO WE NEED TO PUT THIS ONE-FOOT

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FREEBOARD IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. SO WHAT'S CHANGING?

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AS I JUST MENTIONED, WE HAVE THE ONE FOOT FREEBOARD IN OUR

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BUILDING CODE. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO CHANGE THE

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MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE THIS ONE FOOT FREEBOARD.

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BY DOING THIS, WE CODIFY THE EXISTING STANDARD AND ADDRESS

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THE CRS REQUIREMENTS. WHY DOES IT MATTER?

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WE NEED, SINCE THEY ARE IN CRS PROGRAM, THE CITY DOES SOME

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ACTIVITIES, BY DOING ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WE GET SOME CREDITS.

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AND WE EARN SOME PINTS BASED ON THOSE POINTS WE GET

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CLASSIFICATION. WE HAVE CLASSIFICATION.

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WE ARE IN CLASS 6 RIGHT NOW. SO BY DOING THIS, WE GET, BY

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HAVING THIS, I'M SORRY, BY ADDING THIS ONE-FOOT FREEBOARD

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WE RECEIVE THIS CRS CREDIT. SO BY DOING THIS, WE ARE GOING

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TO STAY IN CLASS 6. AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN A FLOOD

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ZONE AND HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE, THEY ARE GOING TO GET 20% OF

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FROM THEIR FLOOD INSURANCE. SO RECOMMENDED ACTION.

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FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY

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COUNCIL INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE

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MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5-31 WITH UPDATED FLOODPLAIN

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MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE ONE-FOOT

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FREEBOARD REQUIREMENTS. AND NEXT STEP IS IF INTRODUCED

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THIS EVENING, THE ORDINANCE WILL RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL

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FOR THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION AT A SUBSEQUENT

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MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS?

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>> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT, DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?

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COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR? >> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU,

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MAYOR. THANK YOU, MANIJEH FOR THE

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PRESENTATION. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

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IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM

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ENABLES PEOPLE IN TESE DESIGNATED ZONES TO GET A RATE

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DISCOUNT ON THEIR INSURANCE, IS THAT CORRECT?

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>> YES, THEY GET 20% DISCOUNT. >> P. Eklund: IF YOU COULD

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SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. >> YES.

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PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN A FLOOD ZONE AND HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE, THEY

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GET 20% OFF. >> T. O'Connor: GREAT.

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BY DOING THESE UPDATES AND BRINGING OUR PROGRAM INTO

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COMPLIANCE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GET THAT 20% DISCOUNT?

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>> YES. >> T. O'Connor: THAT'S

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FANTASTIC. AS I WAS READING THROUGH THE

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PRESENTATION, AND I THINK YOU ALREADY TOUCHED ON THIS, SORRY

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FOR THE DUPLICATION, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ALREADY ADOPTED THE

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STANDARD IN THE BUILDING CODE. >> WE ALREADY HAVE THIS IN THE

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CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE BUT OUR INSURANCE SERVICES, WHO IS

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FROM CRS, THEY WANT US TO HAVE IT IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE, TO

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COMPLY WITH THE CRS REQUIREMENTS FOR ONE-FOOT

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FREEBOARD. OTHERWISE WE ARE GOING TO GO TO

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CLASSIFICATION 8. SO WE LOSE POINTS AND WE ARE

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GOING TO LOSE LIKE 10% DISCOUNT. >> T. O'Connor: PERFECT.

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WOULD IT BE FAIR TO CHARACTERIZE IT'S A CHANGE TO

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DOCUMENTATION BUT NOT A CHANGE OF REQUIREMENTS, RIGHT?

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>> YEAH. >> T. O'Connor: FOR HOMEOWNERS

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DOING NORMAL EVERY DAY REPAIRS, DO THEY GET IMPACTED FOR THIS

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OR IS THIS INTENDED FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION?

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>> WHAT IS THAT AGAIN? >> T. O'Connor: FOR NORMAL

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EVERY DAY REPAIRS, IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT MOST FOLKS, OR

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DOES THIS TRIGGER WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION?

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>> NO, THE ONE-FOOT IN GENERAL, IT ONLY APPLIES FOR PEOPLE WHO

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ARE DOING NEW CONSTRUCTION, OR THEY ARE ADDING TO THEIR HOME,

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TO THEIR PROPERTY, TO THEIR STRUCTURE.

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AND IT TRIGGERS 50% OR MORE OF THE VALUE OF THE EXISTING

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STRUCTURE. SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT.

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>> T. O'Connor: IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON EVERY DAY NORMAL

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REPAIRS. BUT THEY GET A 20% DISCOUNT ON

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THEIR INSURANCE. SO THAT'S GOOD.

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THANK YOU. >> Mayor Farac: COUNCILMEMBER

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EKLUND? >> P. Eklund: THANK YOU.

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GREAT PRESENTATION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

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ON PAGE 2, YOU SAY THAT BY ADOPTING THIS NEW REQUIREMENT

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AND REPEALING THE PREVIOUS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

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PROVISION, THE CITY WILL COMPLY WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS, ENHANCE

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RESILIENCE TO FLOOD HAZARDS AND ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF LIFE

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AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE FLOOD ZONE AREAS.

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SO, BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN ON THE GROUND?

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SO DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY WITH THIS

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ORDINANCE? OR ARE WE JUST INCORPORATING

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THE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE INTO THIS

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ONE? >> THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE,

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ACTUALLY, THE EXISTING ORDINANCE, FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE

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NEW CONSTRUCTION OR THEY ARE ADDING SOMETHING AND IT'S

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SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT, IT SAYS THEY HAVE TO BUILD AT, THE

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FIRST FLOOR ELEVATION HAS TO BE AT OR ABOVE THE BASEBOARD

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ELEVATION. BUT WE DON'T ENFORCE THAT.

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WE ENFORCE THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, WHICH SAYS ONE

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FOOT ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.

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SO BY CHANGING THIS ORDINANCE OR REVISING TO INCLUDE THE

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ONE-FOOT FREEBOARD, NOTHING CHANGES EXCEPT THE LANGUAGE IN

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THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGES. >> P. Eklund: SO IF THERE'S A

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PIECE OF PROPERTY SOMEONE WANTS TO DEVELOP AND THEY OWNED IT

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AND WANTED TO BUILD A HOUSE ON IT, BUT LET'S SAY IT'S BELOW

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THE FLOODPLAIN, WILL THEY BE ABLE TO STILL BUILD THAT HOUSE?

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OR ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TO PUT IT ON STICKS?

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WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TO DO?

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>> IF THERE'S AN EXISTING HOUSE AND THEY WANT TO REBUILD IT,

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DEMOLISH AND REBUILD IT? OKAY, IF THEY WANT TO DEMOLISH

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AND REBUILD, THEY HAVE TO BUILD ONE-FOOT ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD

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ELEVATION. >> P. Eklund: SO THEY WOULD

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HAVE TO PT IT ON STICKS? >> WELL, THEY PUT, YOU KNOW,

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THEY HAVE TO PUT FOOTING FOR THAT.

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IN GENERAL, EVERY HOUSE HAS A FOOTING FOR THAT.

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SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO GO A FEW STEPS UP.

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DEPENDS ON WHERE THEY ARE. WE HAVE AE ZONE AND AO ZONE,

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TWO DIFFERENT THINGS BUT THEY ALL HAVE TO BE ONE FOOT ABOVE.

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IF THEY ARE IN AE ZONE, THERE'S A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, THEY

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HAVE TO BE ONE FOOT ABOVE THE BASEFLOOD ELEVATION.

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IF TEY ARE IN AO ZONE THERE'S NO BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, BUT

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THERE'S A DEPTH AND THAT DEPTH CHANGES FROM ONE FEET TO THREE

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FEET. IT DEPENDS WHERE THEY ARE.

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THEIR FIRST FLOOR ELEVATION HAS TO BE ONE FOOT ABOVE, FOR

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EXAMPLE, TWO FOOT DEPTH. >> P. Eklund: S THE FOLKS IN

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BAHIA OR HAMILTON WHICH ARE THEORETICALLY BELOW THE SEA

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LEVEL, SO, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADHERE TO THIS NEW RULE OF

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ELEVATING THEIR HOME? THE ANSWER IS YES?

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I SEE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD YES BUT NO VERBAL.

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PEOPLE LISTENING. >> A SIMPLE AND DIRECT ANSWER,

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THE ANSWER IS YES. THEY WILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO

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THIS, THE SAME AS EVERYBODY ELSE.

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STILTS, FOOTINGS LIKE MANIJEH SUGGESTED, WE DO THIS IN

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PRACTICE ALREADY, BUT THIS IS JUST ALLOWING US TO GET OUR

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CODE UP-TO-DATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND

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THE FEMA REGULATIONS. >> P. Eklund: GREAT.

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YOU MENTIONED HERE MANUFACTURED HOMES.

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WE HAVE LOS ROBLES, MARIN VALLEY AND ALSO THE MOBILE

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HOMES HERE ON REDWOOD BOULEVARD. REDWOOD BOULEVARD, I'M NOT SURE

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IF THAT'S CLOSE TO FLOOD CONTROL LEVEL, IT MIGHT BE,

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BECAUSE THAT AREA DOES FLOOD SOMETIMES.

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MARIN VALLEY, DEFINITELY AROUND THE BAY AREA.

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AND LOS ROBLES PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT SO MUCH.

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WHAT DO MANUFACTURED HOMES HAVE TO DO?

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>> MANUFACTURES, IF THEY ARE IN A FLOOD ZONE, YES THEY HAVE TO

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COMPLY. ACTUALLY THE BUILDING

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DEPARTMENT DIDN'T HAVE THIS SECTION FR MANUFACTURED HOME,

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THAT'S WHY WE ARE ADDING THAT. FOR MANUFACTURED HOME, YES,

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THEY HAVE TO COMPLY. IF THEY ARE IN A FLOOD ZONE, IF

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THEY ARE MKING CHANGES WHICH THE COST IS OVER 50% OF THE

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VALUE OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. >> P. Eklund: MY QUESTION IS

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WHAT KIND OF AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OR OUTREACH WE ARE GOING

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TO DO TO ENSURE FOLKS THAT ARE, WELL, MOST OF THE MANUFACTURED

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HOMES ARE SENIORS. AND SO, HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE

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REACHING OUT T THEM TO HELP THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS?

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>> WE HAVEN'T REALLY DONE ANY OUTREACH TO MANUFACTURED, FOR,

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YOU KNOW, LIKE THE MARIN COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB, FOR EXAMPLE.

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WE HVEN'T DONE ANY OUTREACH. BUT FOR JUST THIS PUBLIC

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HEARING, WE HAD PUBLIC NOTICE TEN DAYS BEFORE THIS, WHICH WAS

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LIKE AUGUST 15th. THAT'S THE ONLY PUBLIC OUTREACH

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WE DID WAS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

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BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY OUTREACH.

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BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS

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ANYWAYS. BUT I DON'T REMEMBER, BECAUSE

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I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST 20 YEARS AND I HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING ANY

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MANUFACTURED HOMES COMING HERE FOR REPLACEMENT.

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USUALLY, -- >> P. Eklund: MARIN VALLEY HAS

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HAD SOME REPLACED. SO MAYBE THEY DIDN'T GET A

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PERMIT, I DON'T KNOW. >> STAFF WILL BE EAGER TO

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ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, MAILERS

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TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE CHANGE.

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AND WE CAN EVEN DO SPECIFIC MAILERS WEN WE DO FIND

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PROPERTIES ARE IMPACTED BY THIS, ESPECIALLY THE

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MANUFACTURED HOME AREAS. >> P. Eklund: RIGHT.

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THAT'S THE ONE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

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THANK YOU. >> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU FOR

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THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU.

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>> Mayor Farac: HOW MANY OTHER CITIES HAVE A SIMILAR ORDINANCE

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TO THIS? IN MARIN?

411
00:26:49,868 --> 00:26:56,401
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT -- I ONLY KNOW ABOUT CORTE MADERA.

412
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>> Mayor Farac: AND AS FAR AS OUR CRS CLASS RATING, ARE WE

413
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SIMILAR TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN MARIN?

414
00:27:06,467 --> 00:27:09,601
>> I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE STAFF AT THE COUNTY

415
00:27:09,601 --> 00:27:14,200
AND THEY DO THE SAME THING. >> Mayor Farac: THEY ARE AT SIX

416
00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,200
TOO? >> WELL, FOR THE CRS.

417
00:27:17,334 --> 00:27:19,667
THEY ARE DOING THE SAME ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO.

418
00:27:19,667 --> 00:27:24,100
>> Mayor Farac: OKAY, SO AS FAR AS A FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO OUR

419
00:27:24,100 --> 00:27:27,335
RESIDENTS, SO IF THEY ARE PAYING $1,000 TO THEIR

420
00:27:27,335 --> 00:27:30,601
INSURANCE, BASICALLY THERE WOULD BE A $200 SAVINGS BECAUSE

421
00:27:30,601 --> 00:27:34,668
WE HAVE THAT CLASS 6 RATING AT A 20% DISCOUNT?

422
00:27:34,668 --> 00:27:37,668
>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Mayor Farac: GREAT.

423
00:27:38,335 --> 00:27:42,136
SO IT'S GREAT THAT OUR CURRENT CRS CLASS RATING WE ARE

424
00:27:42,136 --> 00:27:46,336
MAINTAINING THAT. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIONS

425
00:27:48,135 --> 00:27:54,601
AND INVESTMENTS WE COULD DO TO ACHIEVE LIKE A CLASS 5 AND HOW

426
00:27:54,601 --> 00:27:57,100
MUCH ADDITIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE SAVINGS WOULD THAT BE?

427
00:27:57,100 --> 00:28:00,535
THAT WOULD BE WHAT, AN ADDITIONAL 5%, 10%?

428
00:28:00,535 --> 00:28:05,335
>> IF YOU GO TO CLASSIFICATION 5, WE GET ANOTHER 5%.

429
00:28:06,467 --> 00:28:09,401
TO GET TO THAT POINT, WE HAVE TO TRY.

430
00:28:09,401 --> 00:28:12,801
I MEAN, THERE ARE MORE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE TO

431
00:28:12,801 --> 00:28:15,934
FOLLOW AND DO, IN ORDER TO GO TO CLASSIFICATION 5.

432
00:28:15,934 --> 00:28:19,534
>> Mayor Farac: AND THEN TAKING KIND OF A PROACTIVE APPROACH, I

433
00:28:19,534 --> 00:28:24,934
KNOW THE COUNTY HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HEAVY

434
00:28:25,468 --> 00:28:27,268
RAIN THAT'S EXPECTED TO COME IN THE FALL.

435
00:28:27,268 --> 00:28:30,334
I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO START THINKING ABOUT THAT,

436
00:28:30,334 --> 00:28:32,401
SINCE A LOT OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE PLANNING FOR

437
00:28:32,401 --> 00:28:35,601
FLOODING. SO IF WE COULD KIND OF TIE THAT

438
00:28:35,601 --> 00:28:38,535
TOGETHER, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY EFFECTIVE APPROACH, SO.

439
00:28:38,535 --> 00:28:41,535
>> YEAH. ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE

440
00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:44,801
REQUIREMENT FOR CRS PROGRAM IS MAINTAINING THE CREEKS AND

441
00:28:44,801 --> 00:28:47,668
DRAINAGE WAY AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WE GET SOME

442
00:28:47,668 --> 00:28:49,801
POINTS FOR DOING THAT. >> Mayor Farac: FANTASTIC.

443
00:28:49,801 --> 00:28:51,468
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

444
00:28:51,468 --> 00:28:53,601
>> P. Eklund: MAYOR, I FORGOT, I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION.

445
00:28:53,601 --> 00:28:56,668
>> Mayor Farac: OKAY. >> P. Eklund: IF I MAY.

446
00:28:56,668 --> 00:29:02,680
ON PAGE 31 OF THE ACTUAL PROPOSED ORDINANCE, IT SAYS

447
00:29:04,937 --> 00:29:09,537
HERE THAT FENCES AND FLOODWAYS THAT HAVE POTENTIAL TO BLOCK

448
00:29:09,537 --> 00:29:13,400
THE PASSAGE OF FLOODWATERS AND SO ON AND SO ON.

449
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:19,604
I KNOW THERE ARE FENCES IN MARIN VALLEY, THERE'S FENCES IN

450
00:29:21,404 --> 00:29:27,710
BAHIA AND OTHER AREAS WHERE IT'S CLOSE TO THE BAY, AND

451
00:29:27,710 --> 00:29:31,204
PROBABLY WITHIN SEA LEVEL. SO, ARE THOSE THE KIND OF

452
00:29:31,204 --> 00:29:35,937
FENCES THAT ARE BEING PROHIBITED IN THIS DOCUMENT?

453
00:29:35,937 --> 00:29:40,137
>> STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FENCES THAT TRAVERSE ACTUALLY

454
00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:43,604
WATERWAYS WHERE THERE'S ACTIVE FLOW, POSITIVE FLOW WOULD BE

455
00:29:43,604 --> 00:29:46,338
ANOTHER WAY TO PUT IT, THAT'S THE FENCES THAT ARE TARGETED BY

456
00:29:46,338 --> 00:29:50,538
THIS. I BELIEVE A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS

457
00:29:51,470 --> 00:29:55,937
DO NOT KNOW THIS, BUT THERE ARE DESIGN SWALES NEXT TO HOUSES.

458
00:29:55,937 --> 00:29:59,604
AND WHEN THAT'S THE CASE, IF THERE'S A DESIGN SWALE THAT

459
00:29:59,604 --> 00:30:02,672
NEEDS TO TRANSFER WATER FROM LET'S JUST SAY THE FRONT OF THE

460
00:30:02,672 --> 00:30:06,203
PROPERTY T THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, FENCES CAN SOMETIMES

461
00:30:06,203 --> 00:30:09,400
RESTRICT FLOW SO THOSE WOULD BE THE ONES WE WOULD LOOK INTO.

462
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,403
>> P. Eklund: OKAY, THANK YOU. >> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT.

463
00:30:11,403 --> 00:30:14,337
SO NOW I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

464
00:30:14,337 --> 00:30:17,670
I DO NOT HAVE ANY YELLOW CARDS. NOW I WILL CALL FOR ONLINE

465
00:30:17,670 --> 00:30:20,603
PUBLIC COMMENT. ARE THERE ANY HANDS RAISED?

466
00:30:20,603 --> 00:30:23,604
>> Clerk: THERE'S NO RAISED HANDS ONLINE.

467
00:30:23,604 --> 00:30:26,137
>> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

468
00:30:26,137 --> 00:30:31,737
I WILL ASK THE COUNCIL FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.

469
00:30:31,737 --> 00:30:34,471
>> S. Karkal: SO MOVED. >> T. O'Connor: I'LL SECOND.

470
00:30:34,471 --> 00:30:36,804
>> Mayor Farac: LAURA, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

471
00:30:36,804 --> 00:30:39,700
>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND? >> P. Eklund: AYE.

472
00:30:39,700 --> 00:30:42,710
>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL? >> S. Karkal: AYE.

473
00:30:42,710 --> 00:30:44,470
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR? >> T. O'Connor: AYE.

474
00:30:44,470 --> 00:30:46,737
>> MAYOR PRO TEM JACOBS? >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: AYE.

475
00:30:46,737 --> 00:30:48,937
>> AND MAYOR FARAC? >> Mayor Farac: AYE.

476
00:30:48,937 --> 00:30:52,400
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: MAYOR, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BE

477
00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,604
KILLED LATER FOR THIS BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MANIJEH, SHE

478
00:30:55,604 --> 00:30:59,138
HAS WORKED FOR THE CITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AD SHE IS

479
00:30:59,138 --> 00:31:02,471
RETIRING IN OCTOBER. AND SO I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE

480
00:31:02,471 --> 00:31:05,937
ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT SHE'S DONE AND SHE DOESN'T PRESENT TO

481
00:31:05,937 --> 00:31:09,204
YOU VERY OFTEN, SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME YOU WILL

482
00:31:09,204 --> 00:31:12,337
SEE HER, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO

483
00:31:12,337 --> 00:31:14,738
CONGRATULATE HER AND THANK HER. >> Mayor Farac: CONGRATULATIONS

484
00:31:14,738 --> 00:31:17,937
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE

485
00:31:17,937 --> 00:31:21,737
CITY AND TO THE RESIDENTS. >> P. Eklund: AND THANK YOU,

486
00:31:21,737 --> 00:31:25,204
TOO, FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE THE PAST 20 YEARS.

487
00:31:25,204 --> 00:31:27,604
IT'S BEEN AWESOME AND I'VE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU.

488
00:31:27,604 --> 00:31:29,403
THANK YOU. >> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT.

489
00:31:29,403 --> 00:31:32,804
SO NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING.

490
00:31:32,804 --> 00:31:37,337
THIS IS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER INTRODUCING AN

491
00:31:37,337 --> 00:31:41,537
ORDINANCE AMENDING NOVATO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER XIX,

492
00:31:46,737 --> 00:31:50,937
THANK YOU. NOVATO MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY

493
00:31:52,870 --> 00:31:58,270
DIVISION 19.08 AND OTHERS. I WILL ASK OUR SENIOR PLANNER

494
00:31:59,537 --> 00:32:01,472
BRETT WALKER AND VIVEK DAMODARAN TO PRESENT.

495
00:32:01,472 --> 00:32:03,872
WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS.

496
00:32:08,804 --> 00:32:11,137
MY NAME IS VIVEK DAMODARAN, SENIOR PLANNER.

497
00:32:11,137 --> 00:32:14,804
AND TODAY I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE BRETT WALKER, SENIOR

498
00:32:14,804 --> 00:32:17,337
PLANNER. TONIGHT CITY COUNCIL IS BEING

499
00:32:17,337 --> 00:32:20,603
ASKED TO CONSIDER INTRODUCING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER

500
00:32:20,603 --> 00:32:25,470
19 OF THE NOVATO MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY SEVERAL ZONING

501
00:32:25,470 --> 00:32:29,670
ORDINANCE DIVISIONS AND SECTIONS AND TO ESTABLISH

502
00:32:38,272 --> 00:32:41,872
DIVISION 19.29, PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE SECTION 15162,

503
00:32:49,300 --> 00:32:53,203
15183 AND 15061B3. TONIGHT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO

504
00:32:54,604 --> 00:32:59,803
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE NOTABLE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEING

505
00:32:59,803 --> 00:33:04,300
PRESENTED TONIGHT. THESE INCLUDE CHANGES TO THE

506
00:33:05,670 --> 00:33:10,470
ZONING DISTRICT DESCRIPTIONS TO REFLECT UPDATED DEFINITIONS AND

507
00:33:10,603 --> 00:33:12,672
DEVELOPMENT INTENSEITIES SPECIFIED IN NOVATO GENERAL

508
00:33:12,672 --> 00:33:15,672
PLAN 2035. LAND USE TABLE, FORMATTING

509
00:33:20,700 --> 00:33:22,871
CHANGES AND INTERNAL ZONING ORDINANCE CONSISTENCY

510
00:33:22,871 --> 00:33:25,871
CORRECTIONS. CHANGES TO THE ZONING

511
00:33:26,804 --> 00:33:29,871
DISTRICTS, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TABLES TO REFLECT THE

512
00:33:29,871 --> 00:33:31,872
UPDATED GENERAL PLAN DEFINITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

513
00:33:31,872 --> 00:33:35,472
INTENSEITIES. A NEW ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION

514
00:33:36,937 --> 00:33:40,603
TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT PERMIT PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS AND

515
00:33:40,603 --> 00:33:43,737
PROCEDURES FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN

516
00:33:43,737 --> 00:33:46,737
ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS.

517
00:33:47,871 --> 00:33:52,804
AND ALTERNATE OPTION TO THE MASTER PLAN PROCESS FOR HOUSING

518
00:33:52,804 --> 00:33:55,537
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND A NEW ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION TO

519
00:33:55,537 --> 00:33:59,604
ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO FURTHER

520
00:33:59,604 --> 00:34:03,204
PROTECT LISTED HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES.

521
00:34:07,404 --> 00:34:10,404
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL MODIFY DESCRIPTIONS AND

522
00:34:10,404 --> 00:34:15,671
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR ALL ZONING DISTRICTS TO REFLECT THE

523
00:34:15,671 --> 00:34:17,737
UPDATED DEFINITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT INTENSEITIES

524
00:34:17,737 --> 00:34:20,737
SPECIFIED IN NOVATO GENERAL PLAN 2035.

525
00:34:21,137 --> 00:34:24,804
THESE MODIFICATIONS ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN INTERNAL

526
00:34:24,804 --> 00:34:29,470
CONSISTENCY BTEEN THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

527
00:34:29,470 --> 00:34:34,604
THE TABLE ON THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NEW BUILDING DENSITY AND

528
00:34:34,604 --> 00:34:38,804
INTENSITY MODIFICATIONS AND EACH AFFECTED ZONING DISTRICT.

529
00:34:39,937 --> 00:34:44,710
ADDITIONALLY THE CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT, SORRY, THE CURRENT

530
00:34:44,710 --> 00:34:48,400
ZONING ORDINANCE FORMAT WAS DEVELOPED FOR PRINT VERSIONS OF

531
00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:52,271
THE ORDINANCE, AS SUCH WE ARE PROPOSING TO CONSOLIDATE AND

532
00:34:52,271 --> 00:34:55,204
REFORMAT SEVERAL TABLES INCLUDING THE LAND USE AND

533
00:34:55,204 --> 00:35:00,537
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TABLES FOR CLARITY AND EASE OF USE

534
00:35:00,537 --> 00:35:02,603
ACROSS VARIOUS MEDIUMS INCLUDING ONLINE VERSIONS OF

535
00:35:02,603 --> 00:35:06,803
THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS INCLUDE

536
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:12,813
A NEW ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION THAT WOULD APPLY TO ALL HOUSING

537
00:35:12,813 --> 00:35:16,413
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THE TERM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

538
00:35:16,612 --> 00:35:19,412
PROJECTS INCLUDES ANY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT

539
00:35:19,412 --> 00:35:22,130
CONTAINS TWO OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

540
00:35:22,130 --> 00:35:26,813
THE SECTION IS AIMED AT PROVIDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

541
00:35:27,614 --> 00:35:31,146
AND A PROCESS THAT WILL BE UNIFORMLY APPLIED TO ALL

542
00:35:31,146 --> 00:35:35,346
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THIS ORDINANCE WILL ESTABLISH

543
00:35:37,146 --> 00:35:41,120
TWO TIERS OF REVIEW AUTHORITY BASED ON THE PROPOSED UNIT

544
00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:43,879
COUNT IN AHOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

545
00:35:43,879 --> 00:35:47,146
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WOULD BE THE REVIEW

546
00:35:47,146 --> 00:35:50,946
AUTHORITY FOR PROJECTS OF 150 OR FEWER UNITS.

547
00:35:50,946 --> 00:35:55,879
AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD BE THE REVIEW AUTHORITY

548
00:35:55,879 --> 00:35:58,680
FOR PROJECTS GREATER THAN 150 UNITS.

549
00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:02,679
THIS DISTINCTION BETWEEN REVIEW AUTHORITIES IS BASED ON THE

550
00:36:02,679 --> 00:36:06,879
OVERALL REVIEW TIMEFRAMES PRESCRIBED BY STATE LAW.

551
00:36:06,946 --> 00:36:09,813
CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT REQUIRES A

552
00:36:09,813 --> 00:36:13,680
LOCAL AGENCY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A COMPLETE PROJECT

553
00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:17,880
APPLICATION IS CONSISTENT WITH OBJECTIVE STANDARDS WITHIN 30

554
00:36:18,130 --> 00:36:23,120
DAYS FOR PROJECTS WITH 150 OR FEWER UNITS AND WITHIN 60 DAYS

555
00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,612
FOR PROJECTS WITH GREATER THAN 150 UNITS.

556
00:36:28,546 --> 00:36:30,480
ADDITIONALLY CONSIDERING THESE PRESCRIPTIVE TIMEFRAMES AND THE

557
00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:34,813
LIMITS ON THE TYPE OF REVIEW FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

558
00:36:34,813 --> 00:36:36,746
PROJECTS, THE REVIEW AUTHORITY'S DECISION ON A

559
00:36:36,746 --> 00:36:40,346
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS NOT APPEALABLE.

560
00:36:42,946 --> 00:36:47,746
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ALSO INCLUDE MODIFICATIONS TO THE

561
00:36:48,479 --> 00:36:51,546
REQUIREMENTS FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICTS OR

562
00:36:51,546 --> 00:36:54,546
PD'S. CURRENTLY THE ZONING ORDINANCE

563
00:36:54,746 --> 00:36:58,813
REQUIRES FOR THE ADOPTION OF A SITE-SPECIFIC MASTER PLAN AND

564
00:36:58,813 --> 00:37:02,480
PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE

565
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:06,346
DEVELOPERS AN ALTERNATE OPTION TO INSTEAD PROPOSE A HOUSING

566
00:37:06,346 --> 00:37:10,130
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE STANDARDS OF THE ZONING

567
00:37:10,130 --> 00:37:12,613
DISTRICT IMPLEMENTING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE

568
00:37:12,613 --> 00:37:16,213
DESIGNATION APPLICABLE TO THE SUBJECT PARCEL.

569
00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,746
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND

570
00:37:23,746 --> 00:37:27,946
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THE

571
00:37:28,130 --> 00:37:31,146
DRAFT TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ORDINANCE.

572
00:37:31,146 --> 00:37:35,146
SO THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT INCLUDED PROGRAM 2A WHICH

573
00:37:35,146 --> 00:37:40,746
DIRECTS THE CITY TO ADOPT A TDR ORDINANCE WITH THE GOAL OF

574
00:37:40,746 --> 00:37:43,146
INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.

575
00:37:48,946 --> 00:37:53,746
THE DRAFT ORDINANCE INCLUDES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BOTH

576
00:37:54,213 --> 00:37:57,746
DONOR AND RECEIVING PROPERTIES. REGARDING DONOR PROPERTIES

577
00:37:57,746 --> 00:37:59,879
THERE ARE TWO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

578
00:37:59,879 --> 00:38:05,800
FIRST IS FOR A LISTED HISTORIC RESOURCE AND THE SECOND IS FOR

579
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:10,480
A VACANT PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ON SITE.

580
00:38:11,546 --> 00:38:13,946
THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ARE LSTED IN THE ZONING CODE

581
00:38:13,946 --> 00:38:20,546
AND THAT WOULD BE THE SITE SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S WETLANDS,

582
00:38:20,679 --> 00:38:22,281
WATERWAYS, HILLSIDE OR WOODLANDS PRESERVATION

583
00:38:22,281 --> 00:38:25,946
ORDINANCES. SITES THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE

584
00:38:25,946 --> 00:38:28,746
BAYLANDS OR FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICTS.

585
00:38:28,746 --> 00:38:33,481
AND THOSE SITES LOCATED IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND CONSERVATION

586
00:38:33,481 --> 00:38:37,746
ZONING DISTRICT AREAS. RECEIVING AREAS NEED TO B

587
00:38:37,746 --> 00:38:42,813
LOCATED IN EITHER THE DOWNTOWN OR NORTH REDWOOD GENERAL PLAN

588
00:38:42,813 --> 00:38:46,613
FOCUS AREAS AND NOT HAVE A HISTORIC OR ENVIRONMENTAL

589
00:38:46,613 --> 00:38:51,413
RESOURCES ON SITE. AND ALSO THE RECEIVING SITES

590
00:38:52,212 --> 00:38:55,946
NEED TO BE A GENERAL PLAN LND USE THAT ALLOWS FOR RESIDENTIAL

591
00:38:55,946 --> 00:38:58,946
USES. THE DRAFT ORDINANCE ALSO

592
00:39:01,546 --> 00:39:04,813
INCLUDES SOME LIMITATIONS. ONE IS THAT THE RECEIVING

593
00:39:04,813 --> 00:39:10,146
PROPERTY CAN OBTAIN AN INCREASE OF UP TO 25% ABOVE THE

594
00:39:10,146 --> 00:39:13,413
RECEIVING SITE'S MAXIMUM DENSITY PER GENERAL PLAN LAND

595
00:39:13,413 --> 00:39:17,130
USE DESIGNATION. THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR

596
00:39:18,790 --> 00:39:21,813
SIMILAR INSTRUMENT WOULD NEED TO BE RECORDED AGAINST THE

597
00:39:21,813 --> 00:39:25,346
DONOR PROPERTY, WHICH BASICALLY STRIPS THEIR DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS

598
00:39:25,346 --> 00:39:30,146
OFF THAT SITE. AND THEN ALSO, HOW THE

599
00:39:30,879 --> 00:39:34,746
ORDINANCE IS DRAFTED, THE RECEIVING SITE UNITS WOULD NOT

600
00:39:34,746 --> 00:39:39,546
BE SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE.

601
00:39:41,146 --> 00:39:47,130
A USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED, IT IS A DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL, WHICH

602
00:39:47,130 --> 00:39:48,680
MEANS APROVAL IS NOT GUARANTEED.

603
00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:52,279
YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE USE PERMIT PROCESS WHICH

604
00:39:52,279 --> 00:39:55,680
TYPICALLY GOES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A HEARING.

605
00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:59,481
THE TDR PROGRAM ALSO DOES NOT REPLACE OR PROHIBIT DENSITY

606
00:39:59,481 --> 00:40:02,481
BONUS. A DEVELOPER COULD THEORETICALLY

607
00:40:03,412 --> 00:40:08,212
USE BOTH DENSITY BONUS AND THE TDR PROGRAM.

608
00:40:10,613 --> 00:40:13,120
FOUR NEW DEFINITIONS ARE PROPOSED TO BE ADDED TO THE

609
00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:16,813
ZONING CODE. THREE SPECIFIC TO THE TDR

610
00:40:16,813 --> 00:40:20,346
PROGRAM AND A FOURTH ONE IS FOR A VACANT LOT AND THAT'S

611
00:40:20,346 --> 00:40:23,120
APPLICABLE TO THIS ORDINANCE BUT ALSO MORE BROADLY

612
00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:26,120
APPLICABLE TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

613
00:40:30,790 --> 00:40:34,800
THIS SLIDE IS AN EXCERPT FROM OUR GENERAL PLAN.

614
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:37,280
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE RECEIVING SITE ELIGIBILITY IS

615
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:40,880
EITHER THE DOWNTOWN FOCUS AREA OR THE NORTH REDWOOD CORRIDOR

616
00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:45,480
FOCUS AREA. THIS MAP DOES HAVE A REFERENCE

617
00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:49,813
TO THE NORTHWEST QUAD. BUT THE NORTHWEST QUAD IS NOT

618
00:40:49,813 --> 00:40:55,213
PART OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE. HERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT

619
00:40:56,546 --> 00:41:01,546
EXAMPLES OF WHAT ONE MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE FROM A TDR

620
00:41:01,546 --> 00:41:04,746
PROGRAM, IF WE D EVER GET ANY APPLICATIONS.

621
00:41:04,746 --> 00:41:10,213
I'VE GOT FOUR DIFFERENT SIZED LOTS BASED ON EITHER THE MIXED

622
00:41:10,213 --> 00:41:12,612
USE OR DOWNTOWN CORE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS.

623
00:41:12,612 --> 00:41:19,212
AND YOU COULD SEE ON A SMALLER LOT OF ABOUT 7,75000 SQUARE

624
00:41:22,361 --> 00:41:26,828
FEET GETTING TO BASE DENSITY PLUS A 25% BONUS THE INCREASE

625
00:41:26,828 --> 00:41:32,161
WOULD GO FROM ABOUT 3.4 UNITS OF ALLOWABLE UNITS UP TO A FIVE

626
00:41:32,161 --> 00:41:35,428
UNIT MAX. AND THE NUMBERS DO INCREASE AS

627
00:41:35,428 --> 00:41:39,228
THE PROPERTIES GET LARGER. THE LARGEST SITE I HAVE HERE IS

628
00:41:39,228 --> 00:41:43,828
A FIVE ACRE SITE SUBJECT TO THE DOWNTOWN CORE.

629
00:41:43,828 --> 00:41:47,428
BASE MAX UNITS WOULD BE 115 UNITS.

630
00:41:51,161 --> 00:41:55,828
WITH THE 25% DENSITY TRANSFER, YOU DO GET UP TO 144 UNITS WITH

631
00:41:55,828 --> 00:42:00,628
ROUNDING. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THERE'S

632
00:42:09,361 --> 00:42:12,761
ONE MINOR EDIT REGARDING A CODE REFERENCE IN THE DRAFT

633
00:42:12,761 --> 00:42:15,270
ORDINANCE, THAT EDIT WAS MADE SUBSEQUENT TO THE PLANNING

634
00:42:15,270 --> 00:42:19,270
COMMISSION HEARING. THE STAFF REPORT ON PAGE 4 DOES

635
00:42:19,270 --> 00:42:24,627
DETAIL THAT MINOR CHANGE AND THE EXHIBIT B PRESENTED TONIGHT

636
00:42:24,627 --> 00:42:29,427
INCLUDES THE STRIKE THROUGH OF THAT MINOR EDIT.

637
00:42:29,628 --> 00:42:35,280
SO WITH THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY

638
00:42:36,161 --> 00:42:37,895
COUNCIL ADOPT THE DRAFT RESOLUTION INCLUDED WITH THE

639
00:42:37,895 --> 00:42:40,694
STAFF REPORT. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S

640
00:42:40,694 --> 00:42:42,628
PRESENTATION AND WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY

641
00:42:42,628 --> 00:42:43,428
HAVE. THANK YOU.

642
00:42:43,428 --> 00:42:45,561
>> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

643
00:42:45,561 --> 00:42:47,961
COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND? >> P. Eklund: A COUPLE OF

644
00:42:47,961 --> 00:42:51,561
QUESTIONS. ON SLIDE #5, YOU TALK ABOUT

645
00:42:55,628 --> 00:43:00,761
WHAT THE REVIEW AUTHORITY IS. IS THIS FOR 100% HOUSING, 150

646
00:43:00,761 --> 00:43:05,495
OR FEWER, OR GREATER THAN 150? IS IT JUST PURELY HOUSING, BUT

647
00:43:05,495 --> 00:43:11,761
IT'S NOT LIKE A MIXED USE? >> SO THIS WOULD, THE HOUSING

648
00:43:11,761 --> 00:43:14,627
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT'S SECTION, IN THAT DEFINITION INCLUDES

649
00:43:14,627 --> 00:43:17,428
MIXED USE PROJECTS WITH TWO OR MORE UNITS.

650
00:43:17,428 --> 00:43:21,950
SO THIS REVIEW AUTHORITY WOULD APPLY TO MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS

651
00:43:21,950 --> 00:43:25,895
THAT MEET THAT DEFINITION. >> P. Eklund: OKAY, QUESTIONS

652
00:43:26,696 --> 00:43:32,960
ON THE CHART IN THE STAFF REPORT ON PAGE 2.

653
00:43:32,961 --> 00:43:36,361
SO WE HAD THAT CHART BEFORE BUT I KNOW IT'S CHANGED.

654
00:43:36,361 --> 00:43:43,561
AND I HAD HOPED TO BE ABLE TO GET WHAT WAS CHANGED.

655
00:43:43,561 --> 00:43:46,290
SO COULD YOU IDENTIFY WHAT ACTUALLY WAS CHANGED IN THIS,

656
00:43:46,290 --> 00:43:49,290
IF ANYTHING? ON THIS CHART.

657
00:43:52,227 --> 00:43:56,427
>> I BELIEVE YOU ARE REFERENCING THE BUILDING

658
00:43:58,950 --> 00:44:01,950
DENSITY. >> P. Eklund: YES, BUILDING

659
00:44:02,828 --> 00:44:04,295
DENSITY AND INTENSITY MODIFICATIONS.

660
00:44:04,295 --> 00:44:07,280
>> SO THIS DOES NOT CHANGE FROM THE GENERAL PLAN.

661
00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:10,361
>> P. Eklund: OKAY, SO WHAT WE SEE IN THIS CHART, IT'S ON PAGE

662
00:44:10,361 --> 00:44:13,628
2 OF THIS STAFF REPORT IS THE SAME AS WHAT WE HAD BEFORE?

663
00:44:13,628 --> 00:44:16,494
>> CORRECT. THIS IS WHAT IS IN THE GENERAL

664
00:44:16,494 --> 00:44:19,561
PLAN. THIS IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE

665
00:44:19,561 --> 00:44:23,228
ZONING ORDINANCE, SO THIS WOULD BE TO UPDATE THE ZONING

666
00:44:23,228 --> 00:44:25,561
ORDINANCE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

667
00:44:25,561 --> 00:44:29,428
>> P. Eklund: SO THIS TABLE, YOU SAY IT'S IN THE GENERAL

668
00:44:29,428 --> 00:44:30,628
PLAN? >> CORRECT.

669
00:44:30,628 --> 00:44:35,428
>> P. Eklund: AND IS THIS TABLE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CHANGED

670
00:44:35,428 --> 00:44:39,761
THEN, IN ORDER TO COINCIDE WITH THE ZONING AMENDMENTS?

671
00:44:39,761 --> 00:44:43,695
>> THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PRESENTING TONIGHT.

672
00:44:43,695 --> 00:44:49,628
SO BECAUSE THIS TABLE CURRENTLY EXISTS IN THE GENERAL PLAN,

673
00:44:49,628 --> 00:44:53,895
WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TONIGHT ARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE ZONING

674
00:44:53,895 --> 00:44:55,896
ORDINANCE FOR CONSISTENCY FOR THE EXISTING TABLE IN THE

675
00:44:55,896 --> 00:44:58,950
GENERAL PLAN. >> P. Eklund: RIGHT, BUT MY

676
00:44:58,950 --> 00:45:05,161
QUESTION IS, THIS I THE NEW TABLE OR IS THIS THE OLD ONE?

677
00:45:05,161 --> 00:45:09,827
>> I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST A VISUAL FOR THE STAFF REPORT.

678
00:45:09,827 --> 00:45:14,828
THE ZONING ORDINANCE TABLES ARE BROKEN UP SEPARATELY, AS WE

679
00:45:14,828 --> 00:45:20,228
HAVE INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AS EXHIBIT A.

680
00:45:23,561 --> 00:45:26,428
SO WE DON'T HAVE THIS SPECIFIC TABLE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE

681
00:45:26,428 --> 00:45:29,361
BUT THE INFORMATION IN THE TABLE IS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT

682
00:45:29,361 --> 00:45:32,161
THE ZONING ORDINANCE WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

683
00:45:32,161 --> 00:45:36,361
>> P. Eklund: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Farac: COUNCILMEMBER

684
00:45:37,270 --> 00:45:38,828
O'CONNOR? >> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU.

685
00:45:38,828 --> 00:45:42,950
I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THE FIRST IS KIND OF, IT'S

686
00:45:42,950 --> 00:45:45,428
PROBABLY OBVIOUS TO SOME PEOPLE. COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY WE

687
00:45:45,428 --> 00:45:49,361
NEED A TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM?

688
00:45:49,361 --> 00:45:52,296
WHAT ARE THE PUBLIC BENEFITS? WHAT DOES NOVATO GAIN FROM

689
00:45:52,296 --> 00:45:56,161
HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS? >> SO THIS PROGRAM WAS INCLUDED

690
00:45:56,161 --> 00:45:59,827
IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT. AND TYPICALLY, THE PURPOSE OF

691
00:45:59,827 --> 00:46:03,961
THESE ORDINANCE IS TO DO ONE OF TWO THINGS AND WE HAVE SORT OF

692
00:46:03,961 --> 00:46:07,827
INTEGRATED SORT OF THE TWO PRIMARY REASONS.

693
00:46:07,827 --> 00:46:10,495
ONE, NOVATO DOES HAVE A FEW PROPERTIES THAT ARE LISTED ON

694
00:46:10,495 --> 00:46:14,695
EITHER THE STATE OR THE NATIONAL REGISTRY.

695
00:46:15,228 --> 00:46:20,494
AND SO THIS WOULD ALLOW A PROPERTY OWNER THAT HAS A

696
00:46:20,494 --> 00:46:26,494
LISTED HISTORIC RESOURCE TO GAIN SOME VALUE, IF THERE WAS

697
00:46:29,895 --> 00:46:33,427
EXTRA UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY RIGHTS PER THE GENERAL PLAN

698
00:46:33,427 --> 00:46:37,270
LAND USE DESIGNATION THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED.

699
00:46:38,361 --> 00:46:44,961
AND THEN THEY WOULD TRANSFER IT TO A RECEIVING SITE THAT COULD

700
00:46:44,961 --> 00:46:47,228
THEN BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

701
00:46:47,228 --> 00:46:49,561
THE SECOND SCENARIO IS REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL

702
00:46:49,561 --> 00:46:53,761
RESOURCES. SO IN THIS CASE, PICK A

703
00:46:54,627 --> 00:46:58,695
PROPERTY THAT HAS AN AVERAGE SLOPE OF 30%.

704
00:46:58,695 --> 00:47:02,961
THE CITY HAS A HILLSIDE ORDINANCE THAT TRIES TO LIMIT

705
00:47:02,961 --> 00:47:05,361
DEVELOPMENT ON HILLSIDE PROPERTIES.

706
00:47:07,161 --> 00:47:09,427
SIMILAR WITH OR WETLANDS ORDINANCE, OUR WATERWAYS

707
00:47:09,427 --> 00:47:12,228
ORDINANCE. IT REALLY PUTS MORE LIMITATIONS

708
00:47:12,228 --> 00:47:16,694
ON PROPERTY THAN IF YOU DON'T HAVE THESE RESOURCES ON SITE.

709
00:47:16,694 --> 00:47:23,270
SO IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL THAT OWNS, AS

710
00:47:23,270 --> 00:47:26,844
AN EXAMPLE, A HILLSIDE PROPERTY THAT IS UNDEVELOPED, TO LEAVE

711
00:47:26,844 --> 00:47:32,244
THAT PROPERTY UNDEVELOPED BUT GAIN SOME MONETARY VALUE FROM

712
00:47:32,711 --> 00:47:35,777
THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE

713
00:47:35,777 --> 00:47:40,577
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE TO EXTRACT THOSE DEVELOPMENT

714
00:47:41,111 --> 00:47:43,710
RIGHTS FROM THE DONOR SITE WHERE A RECEIVING PROPERTY MAY

715
00:47:43,710 --> 00:47:48,244
BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THAT EXTRA DENSITY.

716
00:47:48,244 --> 00:47:54,244
>> T. O'Connor: GOT IT. SO I GUESS THE QUESTION, THE

717
00:47:55,444 --> 00:47:58,644
HILLSIDE ORDINANCE WE GENERALLY DON'T STAND BEHIND BECAUSE IT'S

718
00:47:58,644 --> 00:48:00,911
GENERALLY NOT CONSIDERED AN OBJECTIVE STANDARD AND WHEN WE

719
00:48:00,911 --> 00:48:05,777
TRY TO CONTEST IT, WE TEND TO STAND BACK FROM T I'VE NOTICED.

720
00:48:05,777 --> 00:48:10,311
WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO BUY A

721
00:48:10,311 --> 00:48:14,644
HILLSIDE PROPERTY, SO GENERALLY THAT WILL COST LESS THAN A

722
00:48:14,644 --> 00:48:16,444
SIMILARLY SIZED FLAT PROPERTY, RIGHT?

723
00:48:16,444 --> 00:48:19,377
BY IN EFFECT SAYING I WON'T BUILD ON THIS HILLSIDE BUT YOU

724
00:48:19,377 --> 00:48:24,511
ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A BIG BONUS TO BUILD OVER HERE,

725
00:48:24,511 --> 00:48:27,710
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE GAINING FROM IT, AND THE CITY'S BENEFIT

726
00:48:27,710 --> 00:48:30,978
IS THAT LAND WOULD THEN BE PROTECTED AND IT COULDN'T BE

727
00:48:30,978 --> 00:48:32,577
BUILT ON. >> CORRECT.

728
00:48:32,577 --> 00:48:35,178
I'M NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH ON THE ECONOMICS OF IT ALL.

729
00:48:35,178 --> 00:48:39,978
BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE, I

730
00:48:40,177 --> 00:48:44,444
WOULDN'T FORESEE AN INDIVIDUAL GOING OUT AND BUYING A HILLSIDE

731
00:48:44,444 --> 00:48:46,444
PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY TO BENEFIT FROM THIS TRANSFER OF

732
00:48:46,444 --> 00:48:49,644
DEVELOPMENT. >> T. O'Connor: SURE, BUT THERE

733
00:48:49,644 --> 00:48:53,578
ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED A LOT OF LAND ACROSS NOVATO WHO

734
00:48:53,578 --> 00:48:57,977
DO OWN HILLSIDE THINGS, THEY AREN'T ABLE TO DEVELOP THEM

735
00:48:57,977 --> 00:49:01,177
ANYWAY, SO WE WOULD BE GIVING THEM A DENSITY BONUS SOMEWHERE

736
00:49:01,177 --> 00:49:05,111
ELSE IN NOVATO, FOR NOT BUILDING ON A PROPERTY THEY

737
00:49:05,111 --> 00:49:06,577
PROBABLY COULDN'T BUILD ON ANYWAY.

738
00:49:06,577 --> 00:49:08,444
I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT.

739
00:49:08,444 --> 00:49:11,444
>> YEAH, WELL I GUESS THEY WOULD ALWAYS RETAIN SOME

740
00:49:11,444 --> 00:49:14,244
ABILITY OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AS LONG AS I WAS CONSISTENT

741
00:49:14,244 --> 00:49:20,244
WITH THE GENERAL PLAN IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE BECAUSE THE

742
00:49:21,111 --> 00:49:23,778
CITY COULDN'T ELIMINATE ALL THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS BECAUSE THAT

743
00:49:23,778 --> 00:49:28,510
WOULD BE CONSIDERED A TAKING. SO IT'S REALLY LOOKED AT AS

744
00:49:28,510 --> 00:49:34,440
CO-BENEFICIAL, ONE A PROPERTY OWNER WITH VACANT LAND CAN GET

745
00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:40,378
SOME VALUE OUT OF THAT SITE BY TRANSFERRING DEVELOPMENT TO A

746
00:49:40,378 --> 00:49:46,378
RECEIVING SITE AND BASED ON THE CITY'S PRESERVATION GOALS WITH

747
00:49:48,440 --> 00:49:51,777
THINGS LIKE THE HILLSIDE ORDINANCE, THE CITY WOULD ALSO

748
00:49:51,777 --> 00:49:57,177
BENEFIT BY HAVING THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE, THE CITY

749
00:49:57,177 --> 00:49:59,710
WOULD PREFER TO HAVE PRESERVED, REMAIN UNDEVELOPED.

750
00:49:59,710 --> 00:50:05,710
>> T. O'Connor: OKAY. SO AS I WAS READING IT, THE

751
00:50:06,510 --> 00:50:09,244
ORDINANCE EXEMPTS THE TRANSFERRED UNITS FROM THE

752
00:50:09,244 --> 00:50:10,444
CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS, IS THAT CORRECT?

753
00:50:10,444 --> 00:50:12,844
>> CORRECT. >> T. O'Connor: WHY?

754
00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:14,844
>> THAT IS COMPLETELY DISCRETIONARY.

755
00:50:14,844 --> 00:50:17,310
YOU COULD SAY WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

756
00:50:17,310 --> 00:50:23,310
IT WAS WRITTEN IN THIS MANNER MAINLY AS AN INCENTIVE.

757
00:50:24,377 --> 00:50:28,440
THERE'S NOTHING IN STATE LAW THAT SAYS WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT

758
00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:30,711
IN OUR ORDINANCE COMPLETELY DISCRETIONARY.

759
00:50:30,711 --> 00:50:34,177
BUT YEAH, THAT CERTAINLY IS, WE DID BRING THAT UP TO THE

760
00:50:34,177 --> 00:50:35,845
PLANNING COMMISSION AS SOMETHING THEY MAY WANT TO

761
00:50:35,845 --> 00:50:38,845
CONSIDER. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DIDN'T

762
00:50:39,844 --> 00:50:43,244
REALLY PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY HAPPY

763
00:50:43,244 --> 00:50:46,577
TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION TONIGHT. >> T. O'Connor: AND THEN WITH

764
00:50:46,577 --> 00:50:50,844
THE 25% DENSITY BONUS, THEY GET FROM TRANSFERRING, WOULD THEY

765
00:50:50,844 --> 00:50:54,440
THEN STILL QUALIFY FOR FURTHER STATE BONUSES ON TOP OF THAT,

766
00:50:54,440 --> 00:50:56,440
THEORETICALLY? >> YES.

767
00:50:57,178 --> 00:51:02,844
SO, THE STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM

768
00:51:02,844 --> 00:51:04,511
THIS TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ORDINANCE.

769
00:51:04,511 --> 00:51:07,511
SO YOU ARE CORRECT. THEY COULD --

770
00:51:07,511 --> 00:51:10,844
>> T. O'Connor: WHICH NUMBER WOULD IT APPLY TO, THE NUMBER

771
00:51:10,844 --> 00:51:12,979
OF UNITS BEING TRANSFERRED OR THE NUMBER OF UNITS PLUS

772
00:51:12,979 --> 00:51:15,979
DENSITY? >> THE STATE DENSITY BONUS

773
00:51:17,440 --> 00:51:19,310
WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE TDR'D UNITS.

774
00:51:19,310 --> 00:51:24,578
IT WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM DENSITY ALLOWED PER THE GENERAL PLAN

775
00:51:24,578 --> 00:51:27,911
LAND USE DESIGNATION, NOT INCLUDING THE EXTRA TDR'D UNITS.

776
00:51:27,911 --> 00:51:31,644
>> T. O'Connor: OKAY. JUST CIRCLING BACK TO MY LAST

777
00:51:31,644 --> 00:51:34,377
QUESTION ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS.

778
00:51:34,377 --> 00:51:36,711
IS REMOVING THAT REQUIREMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE HOUSING

779
00:51:36,711 --> 00:51:40,244
ELEMENT THAT WE ADOPTED? >> SO THE HOUSING ELEMENT

780
00:51:40,244 --> 00:51:46,244
DIDN'T GET INTO THE SPECIFICS OF WHETHER AN ORDINANCE SHOULD

781
00:51:47,778 --> 00:51:52,378
BE WRITTEN TO EITHER INCLUDE OR NOT -- THOSE UNITS EITHER BE

782
00:51:52,378 --> 00:51:57,778
SUBJECT OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE.

783
00:51:59,444 --> 00:52:03,511
>> T. O'Connor: AND THEN, WE COULD TONIGHT EITHER DIRECT YOU

784
00:52:03,511 --> 00:52:06,510
TO APPLY THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS OR SAY ADD A

785
00:52:06,510 --> 00:52:09,177
CERTAIN NUMBER OF UNITS THAN THERE HAS TO BE, RIGHT?

786
00:52:09,177 --> 00:52:10,778
WE COULD MAKE THOSE CHANGES TONIGHT, RIGHT?

787
00:52:10,778 --> 00:52:13,444
>> I BELIEVE SO. >> T. O'Connor: OKAY, THANK YOU.

788
00:52:13,444 --> 00:52:16,440
MY LAST QUESTION, IS THERE AN APPEAL PROCESS FOR THESE

789
00:52:16,440 --> 00:52:19,644
AMENDMENTS? AN APPLICATION COMES IN, STAFF

790
00:52:20,311 --> 00:52:22,510
APPROVES IT OR DENIES, IS THERE AN APPEAL PROCESS?

791
00:52:22,510 --> 00:52:26,111
>> YES. SO THE ZONING CODE FOR USE

792
00:52:26,111 --> 00:52:29,111
PERMITS HAS ONE OF TWO LEVELS FOR THE REVIEW AUTHORITY.

793
00:52:29,111 --> 00:52:34,978
WE DO APPROVE SOME OF THOSE AT THE ZONING ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL

794
00:52:34,978 --> 00:52:38,644
FOR NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS. OTHERWISE WE DO TAKE THEM TO

795
00:52:38,644 --> 00:52:42,378
THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ANY DECISION OF THE PLANNING

796
00:52:42,378 --> 00:52:44,444
COMMISSION WOULD B APPEALABLE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

797
00:52:44,444 --> 00:52:45,977
>> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

798
00:52:45,977 --> 00:52:48,845
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> Mayor Farac: I HAVE A FEW

799
00:52:48,845 --> 00:52:52,445
QUESTIONS. KIND OF PIGGYBACKING, AND I

800
00:52:54,177 --> 00:52:56,179
MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS OR MISUNDERSTOOD IT IN THE

801
00:52:56,179 --> 00:53:00,379
PRESENTATION. BUT WITH BOTH THE TR DENSITY

802
00:53:04,177 --> 00:53:08,644
BONUS AND THE STATE DENSITY BONUS, IS THERE A MAXIMUM

803
00:53:08,644 --> 00:53:12,244
NUMBER? >> SO, STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW,

804
00:53:19,377 --> 00:53:24,178
YOU GET BONUSES OF CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE UNITS OF THE

805
00:53:24,178 --> 00:53:29,178
MAXIMUM BASE UNITS, BASED ON THE LEVEL OF AFFORDABILITY OF

806
00:53:29,178 --> 00:53:33,978
THE PROJECT. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, WITH A

807
00:53:36,712 --> 00:53:43,312
MINIMUM OF 5% OF THE BASE UNITS, AT THE VERY LOW INCOME

808
00:53:44,450 --> 00:53:49,445
LEVEL, THAT'S WHEN YOU COULD QUALIFY FOR DENSITY BONUS.

809
00:53:50,179 --> 00:53:55,460
AND WITH AFFORDABLE UNITS AT 10% AT EITHER LOW INCOME O

810
00:53:55,460 --> 00:53:59,312
MODERATE INCOME, YOU COULD QUALIFY FOR DENSITY BONUS.

811
00:53:59,312 --> 00:54:04,579
BUT THE BIGGER PERCENTAGE OF YOUR UNITS THAT ARE DESIGNATED

812
00:54:04,579 --> 00:54:09,979
AS AFFORDABLE AT ONE OF THOSE THREE LEVELS, AS THOSE

813
00:54:09,979 --> 00:54:13,446
INCREASE, YOUR PERCENTAGE OF ALLOWED DENSITY BONUS UNITS

814
00:54:13,446 --> 00:54:17,646
ALSO INCREASES. SO, YOU COULD MAKE THEORETICAL

815
00:54:21,450 --> 00:54:25,712
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HOW MANY EXTRA UNITS A SITE COULD GET.

816
00:54:25,712 --> 00:54:31,978
BUT IT'S REALLY BASED ON WHEN A PROJECT COMES IN, THE LEVEL OF

817
00:54:31,978 --> 00:54:35,779
AFFORDABILITY THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING AT THE DIFFERENT

818
00:54:35,779 --> 00:54:39,845
LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY, VERY LOW, LOW AND MODERATE AND THAT

819
00:54:39,845 --> 00:54:44,645
DETERMINES HOW MANY ADDITIONAL UNITS THEY CAN GET.

820
00:54:45,512 --> 00:54:50,450
AND THEN WITH TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, WE HAVE IT

821
00:54:50,450 --> 00:54:55,912
WRITTEN THAT IT'S NO MORE THAN 25% OF THE MAXIMUM OF THE

822
00:54:55,912 --> 00:54:57,646
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION.

823
00:54:57,646 --> 00:55:04,879
SO IF YOU HAD A SITE THAT COULD HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 100 UNITS PER

824
00:55:04,879 --> 00:55:10,879
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE, AND THEY REQUESTED A 25% BONUS, THAT

825
00:55:11,912 --> 00:55:14,112
WOULD GIVE THEM 125 UNITS ON THE SITE.

826
00:55:14,112 --> 00:55:17,712
>> Myor Farac: THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL.

827
00:55:17,912 --> 00:55:24,512
AND THEN, AS FAR AS TDR TRANSACTIONS, HOW MANY DOES THE

828
00:55:25,979 --> 00:55:29,450
STAFF RALISTICALLY THINK WE'LL GET IN THE NEXT, I DON'T KNOW,

829
00:55:29,450 --> 00:55:32,450
5-10 YEARS? LIKE HOW COMMON?

830
00:55:33,178 --> 00:55:37,978
>> WE DISCUSSED THAT. AND BECAUSE OF THE ALLOWANCES

831
00:55:40,445 --> 00:55:44,846
OF STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW, WE DON'T EXPECT TIS ORDINANCE TO

832
00:55:44,846 --> 00:55:49,312
BE USED FREQUENTLY. WE ACTUALLY QUESTION WHETHER IT

833
00:55:49,312 --> 00:55:53,579
WILL EVER BE USED. SO WE DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING A

834
00:55:53,579 --> 00:55:57,312
COMMON OCCURRENCE. AND GIVEN THE USE PERMIT

835
00:55:57,312 --> 00:56:03,912
PROCESS TAT WE HAVE BUILT INTO THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, IT DOES

836
00:56:04,450 --> 00:56:10,450
GIVE THE CITY DECISION MAKERS DISCRETION AS TO WHETHER THE

837
00:56:11,179 --> 00:56:14,512
RECEIVING SITE IS A GOOD USE OF THAT SITE TO GET THOSE

838
00:56:14,512 --> 00:56:16,312
ADDITIONAL UNITS. >> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU SO

839
00:56:16,312 --> 00:56:18,712
MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE THE

840
00:56:18,713 --> 00:56:21,578
EXPLANATION. SO NOW I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP

841
00:56:21,578 --> 00:56:25,312
TO PUBLIC COMMENT. ARE THERE ANY YELLOW CARDS?

842
00:56:25,312 --> 00:56:28,979
I'M NOT SEEING ANY. LAURA, ANYONE ONLINE?

843
00:56:28,979 --> 00:56:31,912
>> Clerk: THERE'S NO RAISED HANDS ONLINE.

844
00:56:31,912 --> 00:56:34,646
>> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL

845
00:56:34,646 --> 00:56:39,245
FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: I'LL

846
00:56:39,245 --> 00:56:42,245
MAKE A MOTION TO MODIFY AND INTRODUCE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE.

847
00:56:42,245 --> 00:56:45,512
>> Mayor Farac: DO I HAVE A SECOND?

848
00:56:45,512 --> 00:56:47,979
>> T. OConnor: WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS?

849
00:56:47,979 --> 00:56:52,246
>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: SURE. >> T. O'Connor: THANKS.

850
00:56:52,246 --> 00:56:54,980
I'M INTERESTED IN REMOVING THE WAIVER O THE AFFORDABILITY

851
00:56:54,980 --> 00:56:57,446
REQUIREMENTS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE

852
00:56:57,446 --> 00:57:00,246
RETAIN THOSE. ALSO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE

853
00:57:00,246 --> 00:57:03,512
ROUNDING THAT'S USED IN THE ORDINANCE, THERE'S A PROBLEM

854
00:57:03,512 --> 00:57:07,445
WITH THE MATH IN TERMS OF WHAT THE ACTUAL BONUS IS.

855
00:57:07,445 --> 00:57:11,446
WHEN IT COMES AT 3.4, IT'S NOT 25% WHEN YOU ROUND UP, IT'S

856
00:57:11,446 --> 00:57:14,979
CLOSER TO 47%. SO I THINK THE ROUNDING, THE

857
00:57:14,979 --> 00:57:19,779
WAY THE ROUNDING MATH WORKS NEEDS ANOTHER LOOK.

858
00:57:22,512 --> 00:57:24,846
AT WHAT POINT DOES IT MAKE SENSE, QUESTION FOR THE CITY

859
00:57:24,846 --> 00:57:28,312
MANAGER. HOW MANY AMENDMENTS BECOMES TOO

860
00:57:28,312 --> 00:57:31,845
MANY AMENDMENTS TO BRING BACK AS OPPOSED TO HAVING THIS

861
00:57:31,845 --> 00:57:35,445
CONVERSATION A SECOND TIME? >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

862
00:57:35,445 --> 00:57:38,912
IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON THE DEPTH OF THE CHANGES THAT WOULD BE

863
00:57:38,912 --> 00:57:41,312
REQUIRED. >> T. O'Connor: OKAY.

864
00:57:43,178 --> 00:57:45,780
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: I DON'T THINK I HAVE AN ACTUAL

865
00:57:45,780 --> 00:57:47,780
NUMBER. GARY BELL?

866
00:57:48,379 --> 00:57:54,245
>> City Attorney G. Bell: ONE COMMENT ON THAT, SINCE THIS IS

867
00:57:54,245 --> 00:57:56,912
A ZONING ORDINANCE AND IT CAME FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION,

868
00:57:56,912 --> 00:57:59,312
THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO HAVE HAD TO CONSIDER ANY

869
00:57:59,312 --> 00:58:00,845
CHANGES BEFORE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO THAT.

870
00:58:00,845 --> 00:58:03,578
SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS TO STAFF IS WHETHER THEY

871
00:58:03,578 --> 00:58:04,779
CONSIDERED THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.

872
00:58:04,779 --> 00:58:07,645
THE ANSWER MIGHT BE YES, IN WHICH CASE YOU CAN MAKE THE

873
00:58:07,645 --> 00:58:11,512
CHANGE AND WE CAN BRING IT BACK AND THAT'S A QUESTION FOR STAFF

874
00:58:11,512 --> 00:58:13,460
TOO, HOW EXTENSIVE THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE.

875
00:58:13,460 --> 00:58:15,712
BUT IF THEY HAVEN'T CONSIDERED IT, WE WILL NEED TO SEND IT

876
00:58:15,712 --> 00:58:18,313
BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A RECOMMENDATION IN THE

877
00:58:18,313 --> 00:58:21,446
FIRST INSTANCE. >> T. O'Connor: OKAY, SO WHAT

878
00:58:21,446 --> 00:58:25,578
I'M HEARING IS, IT'S QUITE A LOT OF STAFF TIME.

879
00:58:25,578 --> 00:58:29,460
WHAT I ALSO HEARD IS YU THINK IT MIGHT NEVER EVER GET USED.

880
00:58:29,460 --> 00:58:34,446
IS THAT FAIR? >> YEAH, I THINK IT MIGHT NEVER

881
00:58:35,178 --> 00:58:39,978
GET USED. >> T. O'Connor: IN THAT CASE, I

882
00:58:40,845 --> 00:58:42,579
DON'T WANT TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR MOTION.

883
00:58:42,579 --> 00:58:45,845
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION THEN.

884
00:58:45,845 --> 00:58:50,179
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DISCONTINUE WORK ON

885
00:58:50,179 --> 00:58:54,979
THIS ORDINANCE. >> P. Eklund: AND NOT ADOPT IT

886
00:58:55,647 --> 00:58:58,312
TONIGHT? >> T. O'Connor: I THINK IT

887
00:58:58,312 --> 00:59:01,845
NEEDS A LOT OF CHANGES. AND THE AMOUNT OF SAFF TIME

888
00:59:01,845 --> 00:59:05,245
NEEDED TO DO THAT FOR VERY QUESTIONABLE BENEFIT, IT'S

889
00:59:05,245 --> 00:59:09,578
LIKELY NEVER TO BE USED ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD SPEND

890
00:59:09,578 --> 00:59:11,912
THAT MUCH TIME ON A THING WE WILL NEVER USE.

891
00:59:11,912 --> 00:59:13,845
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: YOU ARE SPEAKING, JUST FOR

892
00:59:13,845 --> 00:59:15,645
CLARITY. >> P. Eklund: EXCUSE ME, I

893
00:59:15,645 --> 00:59:17,446
WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

894
00:59:17,446 --> 00:59:22,246
JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU ARE SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY TO 19.29,

895
00:59:22,712 --> 00:59:24,379
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. >> T. O'Connor: THE TDR.

896
00:59:24,379 --> 00:59:26,979
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: NOT ALL OF THEM, JUST THAT

897
00:59:26,979 --> 00:59:29,646
SPECIFIC ONE? >> T. O'Connor: SORRY, THANK

898
00:59:29,646 --> 00:59:31,912
FOR THE CLARIFICATION, JUST THE TDR.

899
00:59:31,912 --> 00:59:34,712
YOU DON'T THINK THE TDR IS WORTH PURSUING.

900
00:59:34,712 --> 00:59:36,912
>> City Attorney G. Bell: ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF.

901
00:59:36,912 --> 00:59:40,979
IS THIS A PROGRAM IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT OR OTHERWISE TO

902
00:59:40,979 --> 00:59:44,512
IMPLEMENT, WHAT WAS THE GENESIS OF THE ORDINANCE?

903
00:59:44,512 --> 00:59:50,786
>> YEAH, SO THIS IS PROGRAM 2A OF THE SIXTH CYCLE HOUSING

904
00:59:50,786 --> 00:59:54,386
ELEMENT. AND THAT PROGRAM TITLE IS

905
00:59:55,986 --> 01:00:01,386
DEVELOP AND ADOPT A TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ORDINANCE.

906
01:00:08,519 --> 01:00:14,519
SO I WOULD SAY POTENTIALLY A CONFLICT WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF

907
01:00:16,186 --> 01:00:20,986
THE HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM. >> City Attorney G. Bell:

908
01:00:23,119 --> 01:00:25,586
COUNCIL, THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT AS

909
01:00:25,586 --> 01:00:28,719
SOMETHING TO ADOPT. SO IF IT'S NOT DONE NOW WE

910
01:00:28,719 --> 01:00:33,530
WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT HOW TO TAKE THAT OUT OF THE HOUSING

911
01:00:33,530 --> 01:00:35,120
ELEMENT OR BRING IT BACK WITH SOME REVISIONS.

912
01:00:35,120 --> 01:00:40,319
>> Mayor Farac: I THINK GIVEN THAT IT'S NOT LIKELY GOING TO

913
01:00:40,319 --> 01:00:47,453
COME UP IN THE NEXT 5-10 YEARS AND THEN THE NEXT HOUSING

914
01:00:47,453 --> 01:00:53,386
ELEMENT, WHEN IS THE NEXT CYCLE? >> THE NEXT CYCLE IS 2031.

915
01:00:53,386 --> 01:00:58,453
>> Mayor Frac: OKAY, SO IT'S KIND OF A LONG TIME.

916
01:00:58,453 --> 01:01:00,520
BUT GIVEN THE -- >> P. Eklund: THE HOUSING

917
01:01:00,520 --> 01:01:06,520
ELEMENT IS STARTING NOW. IT HAS TO BE ADOPTED BY 2031.

918
01:01:08,386 --> 01:01:12,586
CORRECT? OR WE ARE ENTERING A NEW

919
01:01:12,786 --> 01:01:16,786
HOUSING CYCLE. MADAM MYOR, IF I WILL, I WAS

920
01:01:16,786 --> 01:01:18,853
GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS ITEM, PERIOD.

921
01:01:18,853 --> 01:01:23,520
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE EMBARKED ON

922
01:01:23,520 --> 01:01:25,253
SOMETHING THIS SUBSTANTIAL WITHOUT HAVING WORKSHOPS WITH

923
01:01:25,253 --> 01:01:27,586
THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WHEN I WATCH THE PLANNING

924
01:01:27,586 --> 01:01:30,853
COMMISSION MEETING AND SOME OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS DID

925
01:01:30,853 --> 01:01:34,120
CALL ME AND THEY MAY NOT HAVE SHOWED IT, BUT THEY WERE

926
01:01:34,120 --> 01:01:37,720
FRUSTRATED. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT

927
01:01:40,519 --> 01:01:45,853
WHAT IS BEING PUT BEFORE US. WHAT COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR

928
01:01:45,853 --> 01:01:52,453
MAKING A SUGGESTION THAT THIS BE PUT ON THE BOOKSHELF, I

929
01:01:52,986 --> 01:01:57,786
WOULD SUPPORT THAT 150%. BECAUSE FRANKLY, WE NEED TO

930
01:02:01,587 --> 01:02:05,786
BRING PEOPLE ALONG. AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT,

931
01:02:05,786 --> 01:02:11,519
ON SOME OF THESE CHANGES. SO THAT NOT ONLY WOULD WE AGREE

932
01:02:11,519 --> 01:02:13,852
WITH THEM BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

933
01:02:13,852 --> 01:02:17,319
IF THEY SAID THIS IS NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, NO ONE

934
01:02:17,319 --> 01:02:20,120
IS GOING TO USE IT, THEN WHY DID WE SPEND THE TIME TO PUT IT

935
01:02:20,120 --> 01:02:23,520
TOGETHER? >> Mayor Farac: WHAT WOULD BE

936
01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:27,853
THE IMPACT OF NOT ADOPTING IT, VERSUS ADOPTING IT?

937
01:02:27,853 --> 01:02:33,586
COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO US THOSE? >> WELL, I THINK, SO ONE TING

938
01:02:33,586 --> 01:02:38,586
THAT WE DO ANNUALLY EVERY SPRING IS THAT WE SUBMIT AN

939
01:02:38,586 --> 01:02:43,386
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON OUR HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION

940
01:02:44,386 --> 01:02:46,919
TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY

941
01:02:46,919 --> 01:02:50,253
DEVELOPMENT. AND THEY CERTAINLY DO REVIEW

942
01:02:50,253 --> 01:02:53,853
THOSE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS OR APR'S.

943
01:02:56,586 --> 01:03:00,386
TO MONITOR A CITY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICIES

944
01:03:00,386 --> 01:03:05,786
AND PROGRAMS THAT WERE IN THE ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT.

945
01:03:08,986 --> 01:03:12,920
THE LEVEL OF DETAILS TO WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT ON A

946
01:03:12,920 --> 01:03:18,320
PROGRAM BY PROGRAM BASIS, I CAN'T COMMENT ON THAT.

947
01:03:20,453 --> 01:03:27,530
I DON'T KNOW IF STEVE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS.

948
01:03:28,786 --> 01:03:30,253
>> STEVE MARSHAL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY

949
01:03:30,253 --> 01:03:34,319
DEVELOPMENT. SO TO BUILD ON WHAT BRETT HAS

950
01:03:34,319 --> 01:03:37,986
BEEN EXPLAINING, WE HAVE TO REPORT TO HCD EACH YEAR

951
01:03:37,986 --> 01:03:41,119
PROGRESS ON OUR HOUSING ELEMENT. THEY ARE TRACKING OUR

952
01:03:41,119 --> 01:03:43,186
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND POLICIS IN THAT

953
01:03:43,186 --> 01:03:46,186
DOCUMENT. IF WEIGH CHOOSE NOT TO

954
01:03:46,186 --> 01:03:50,986
IMPLEMENT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR THAT.

955
01:03:50,986 --> 01:03:53,453
THERE'S POTENTIAL OF AN HCD INVESTIGATION OR ACTION.

956
01:03:53,453 --> 01:03:58,320
THEY DO HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITY WHERE THEY CN

957
01:03:58,320 --> 01:04:00,720
COMPEL AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT THEIR HOUSING ELEMENT.

958
01:04:00,720 --> 01:04:04,719
AND IF THEY DON'T YOU CAN SUFFER CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS

959
01:04:04,719 --> 01:04:06,853
HAVING YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT DECERTIFIED AND THEN ARE

960
01:04:06,853 --> 01:04:10,854
LOOKING AT A SITUATION WHERE THE AGENCY IS EXPOSED TO THE

961
01:04:10,854 --> 01:04:14,320
BUILDER'S REMEDY SITUATION. AND I WOULD DEFER TO CITY

962
01:04:14,320 --> 01:04:17,852
ATTORNEY BELL, IF THERE'S A NEED TO ELABORATE ON THAT.

963
01:04:17,852 --> 01:04:21,853
I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING TONIGHT IS THERE'S SOME

964
01:04:21,853 --> 01:04:24,986
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT

965
01:04:24,986 --> 01:04:27,586
RIGHTS ORDINANCE, IN PARTICULAR. AND I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY

966
01:04:27,586 --> 01:04:30,520
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. BUT I DO THINK WE HAVE TO

967
01:04:30,520 --> 01:04:32,786
COMPLETE THAT TO SATISFY THAT PROGRAM.

968
01:04:32,786 --> 01:04:36,519
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISSUE, THERE'S THE LARGER SET OF

969
01:04:36,519 --> 01:04:40,119
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE IN EXHIBIT A.

970
01:04:40,386 --> 01:04:44,186
THOSE ARE ALSO TAKEN PART FROM THE HOUSING ELEMENT AS WELL AS

971
01:04:44,186 --> 01:04:47,520
THE LARGER GENERAL PLAN, SO WE ARE SIMPLY IMPLEMENTING GENERAL

972
01:04:47,520 --> 01:04:52,453
PLAN BY MAKING THOSE CHANGES. SO IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY INPUT

973
01:04:52,453 --> 01:04:55,520
AND COUNCIL REVIEW AND AS WELL AS PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW,

974
01:04:55,520 --> 01:04:58,519
THAT WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN ESTABLISHED WHEN THE GENERAL

975
01:04:58,519 --> 01:05:02,586
PLAN WAS ADOPTED TO INCLUDE THOSE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND

976
01:05:02,586 --> 01:05:05,187
THE SAME FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT WHEN IT WAS REVIEWED

977
01:05:05,187 --> 01:05:08,186
AND ADOPTED. SO FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE

978
01:05:08,186 --> 01:05:11,320
ARE LOOKING AT THIS AS IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE

979
01:05:11,320 --> 01:05:14,786
DOCUMENTS AND THIS AGAIN IS A CHANCE FOR THE COUNCIL TO MAKE

980
01:05:14,786 --> 01:05:16,520
MODIFICATIONS. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS

981
01:05:16,520 --> 01:05:20,720
IMPLEMENTATION. >> Mayor Farac: THEN I WE MAKE

982
01:05:22,986 --> 01:05:25,520
MODIFICATIONS IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION?

983
01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:29,852
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE EXTENT OF THE MODIFICATIONS.

984
01:05:29,852 --> 01:05:32,920
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID DSCUSS THIS

985
01:05:32,920 --> 01:05:35,719
AFFORDABILITY COMPONENT TO THE TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.

986
01:05:35,719 --> 01:05:41,186
I THINK, I WILL LET CITY ATTORNEY BELL JUMP IN IF I'M

987
01:05:41,186 --> 01:05:44,320
INCORRECT HERE, BUT I THINK SINCE IT WAS DISCUSSED, THE

988
01:05:44,320 --> 01:05:46,586
COUNCIL CAN MAKE A MODIFICATION THERE.

989
01:05:46,586 --> 01:05:49,720
SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WEREN'T DISCUSSED, WE JUST HAVE

990
01:05:49,720 --> 01:05:52,386
TO LOOK AT HOW SUBSTANTIVE THE CHANGES ARE.

991
01:05:52,386 --> 01:05:55,720
AND I INVITE CITY ATTORNEY BELL IF HE WOULD WANT TO COMMENT ON

992
01:05:55,720 --> 01:05:57,400
THAT. >> City Attorney G. Bell: YEAH.

993
01:05:57,400 --> 01:06:00,533
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THE PLANNING COMMISSION

994
01:06:00,533 --> 01:06:04,800
CONSIDERED THAT TOPIC OR NOT. SO IF YOU ARE GOING IN AN

995
01:06:04,800 --> 01:06:07,467
ENTIRELY NEW DIRECTION THAT WAS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE

996
01:06:07,467 --> 01:06:09,200
DISCUSSION IN FRONT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT WOULD

997
01:06:09,200 --> 01:06:11,466
NEED TO GO BACK. IF IT WAS DISCUSSED EITHER

998
01:06:11,466 --> 01:06:14,299
THROUGH THE STAFF REPORT OR THE HEARING IN FRONT OF THE

999
01:06:14,299 --> 01:06:15,866
PLANNING COMMISSION, THEN IT'S ALL RIGHT FOR YOU TO MAKE THE

1000
01:06:15,866 --> 01:06:18,733
CHANGE HERE. SO THAT'S A QUESTION FOR STAFF

1001
01:06:18,733 --> 01:06:21,334
ON ANY PARTICULAR CHANGE. >> T. O'Connor: MAY I MAKE AN

1002
01:06:21,334 --> 01:06:24,399
AMENDMENT TO MY MOTION? HEARING THE CONVERSATION

1003
01:06:24,399 --> 01:06:26,266
TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION.

1004
01:06:26,266 --> 01:06:31,133
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ALL THE PROPOSALS EXCEPT FOR THE

1005
01:06:31,133 --> 01:06:36,399
DIVISION 29, TLDR DISCUSSION. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST WE

1006
01:06:36,399 --> 01:06:40,733
DO IS TABLE IT FOR NOW, RETURN IT TO THE CITY MANAGER CAN

1007
01:06:40,733 --> 01:06:43,133
INDIVIDUALLY WORK WITH EACH COUNCILMEMBER AND IT COMES BACK

1008
01:06:43,133 --> 01:06:47,333
TO COUNCIL AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

1009
01:06:50,400 --> 01:06:54,133
>> Mayor Farac: WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF DOING THAT?

1010
01:06:54,133 --> 01:06:57,133
JUST TIME? >> City Attorney G. Bell: YEAH,

1011
01:06:57,133 --> 01:07:01,800
I THINK THAT WORKS. UNLESS THERE'S A PARTICULAR

1012
01:07:01,800 --> 01:07:04,266
DEADLINE FOR THE TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ORDINANCE,

1013
01:07:04,266 --> 01:07:06,533
IF THERE ISN'T, W CAN WORK WITH THAT DEADLINE TO BRING IT

1014
01:07:06,533 --> 01:07:09,666
BACK. I SEE NO ISSUE WITH THAT JAOFLT

1015
01:07:09,666 --> 01:07:13,866
YES, SIR, THE TDR ORDINANCE IS SPECIFICALLY EXHIBIT B TO THE

1016
01:07:13,866 --> 01:07:20,466
ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. SO I THINK YOU COULD AMEND THE

1017
01:07:21,800 --> 01:07:25,670
MOTION TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE WITH EXHIBIT A AND EXCLUDE

1018
01:07:25,670 --> 01:07:28,667
EXHIBIT B. >> T. O'Connor: SO AMENDED.

1019
01:07:28,867 --> 01:07:32,000
THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION. >> Mayor Farac: DO I HAVE A

1020
01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:35,000
SECOND? >> S. Karkal: I'LL SECOND.

1021
01:07:36,533 --> 01:07:38,667
>> Mayor Farac: LAURA, CAN YOU CALL VOTE?

1022
01:07:38,667 --> 01:07:41,400
>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND? >> P. Eklund: NO.

1023
01:07:41,400 --> 01:07:43,133
>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL? >> S. Karkal: YES.

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01:07:43,133 --> 01:07:44,670
>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR?

1025
01:07:44,670 --> 01:07:46,134
>> T. O'Connor: YES. >> Clerk: MAYOR PRO TEM JACOBS?

1026
01:07:46,134 --> 01:07:47,800
>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: YES. >> Clerk: AND MAYOR FARAC?

1027
01:07:47,800 --> 01:07:49,599
>> Mayor Farac: AYE. ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

1028
01:07:49,599 --> 01:07:51,599
THANK YOU. YOU APPRECIATE YOU ALL WORKING

1029
01:07:51,599 --> 01:07:54,799
WITH US. -- I APPRECIATE YOU ALL

1030
01:07:54,799 --> 01:07:58,134
WORKING WITH US. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM J,

1031
01:07:58,134 --> 01:08:01,734
GENERAL BUSINESS. CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION

1032
01:08:01,933 --> 01:08:06,733
APPROVING THE CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN FRAMEWORK FOR

1033
01:08:06,867 --> 01:08:09,867
THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2026 TO JUNE 30, 2029.

1034
01:08:12,933 --> 01:08:18,933
I WULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR CITY MANAGER, AMY CUNNINGHAM.

1035
01:08:19,267 --> 01:08:20,680
AND MANAGEMENT ANALYST STACY HOGAN.

1036
01:08:20,680 --> 01:08:22,680
WELCOME. AND CARLA.

1037
01:08:24,600 --> 01:08:27,933
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS

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01:08:27,933 --> 01:08:32,201
OF THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE STACY HOGAN, MANAGEMENT

1039
01:08:32,201 --> 01:08:35,466
ANALYST I HERE TO DO THIS PRESENTATION, SUPPORTED BY

1040
01:08:35,466 --> 01:08:38,466
CARLA CARVALHO-DEGRAFF, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

1041
01:08:38,600 --> 01:08:40,266
THIS IS STACY'S FIRST PRESENTATION AT THE CITY

1042
01:08:40,266 --> 01:08:44,466
COUNCIL LEVEL. HOWEVER, SHE HAS DONE MANY

1043
01:08:44,667 --> 01:08:47,400
PRESENTATIONS AT VARIOUS COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES AND

1044
01:08:47,400 --> 01:08:49,800
HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN SUPPORTING US, PARTICULARLY

1045
01:08:49,800 --> 01:08:52,533
WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY STAFF TO SUPPORT THOSE GROUPS OVER

1046
01:08:52,533 --> 01:08:54,333
THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

1047
01:08:54,333 --> 01:08:57,534
SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE STACY HERE TONIGHT TO LEAD US IN THIS

1048
01:08:57,534 --> 01:09:00,534
EFFORT. >> HI, GOOD EVENING, CITY

1049
01:09:02,333 --> 01:09:06,733
COUNCIL AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS STACY HOGAN, I'M AN

1050
01:09:06,733 --> 01:09:08,266
ANALYST IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

1051
01:09:08,266 --> 01:09:14,733
AND TONIGHT I WILL BE BRINGING TO YOU THE 2026-2029 CITY

1052
01:09:14,733 --> 01:09:16,733
COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN FRAMEWORK.

1053
01:09:16,733 --> 01:09:21,734
SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY NOVATO

1054
01:09:21,734 --> 01:09:24,733
NEEDS A STRATEGIC PLAN. HOW WE DEVELOPED THE FRAMEWORK

1055
01:09:24,733 --> 01:09:27,334
OF THIS PLAN AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TO PUT THIS PLAN

1056
01:09:27,334 --> 01:09:31,600
INTO ACTION. SO IN MANY WAYS, THIS PLAN IS A

1057
01:09:31,600 --> 01:09:34,399
BRIDGE BETWEEN WHERE WE ARE TODAY IN THE CITY AND WHERE WE

1058
01:09:34,399 --> 01:09:39,799
WANT TO BE IN THE NEXT SIN3B YEARS.

1059
01:09:42,666 --> 01:09:46,533
SO WHY A STRATEGIC PLAN? A STRATEGIC PLAN ESTABLISHES

1060
01:09:46,533 --> 01:09:48,868
THE CITY'S PRIORITIES, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE NEXT

1061
01:09:48,868 --> 01:09:53,680
THREE YEARS. IT HELPS US GIDE OPERATIONS,

1062
01:09:53,800 --> 01:09:55,933
OUR RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND WORKPLANS WHILE MAKING SURE

1063
01:09:55,933 --> 01:10:01,933
THAT WE STAY ALIGNED WITH OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ANY

1064
01:10:02,400 --> 01:10:07,400
EMERGING ISSUES THAT ARISE. ALTHOUGH THE '23-'25 STRATEGIC

1065
01:10:07,400 --> 01:10:10,333
PLAN CONCLUDED, STAFF CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE LONG-TERM

1066
01:10:10,333 --> 01:10:13,733
INITIATIVES WITH THE CITY HAVING ACHIEVED COMPLETION OF

1067
01:10:13,733 --> 01:10:19,733
OVER 75% OF THOSE ITEMS. SO HOW DID WE DEVELOP THIS

1068
01:10:22,201 --> 01:10:25,801
PLAN'S FRAMEWORK? THE CITY RETAINED RITELIS

1069
01:10:28,200 --> 01:10:32,400
FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS TO LEAD YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS.

1070
01:10:32,400 --> 01:10:34,600
THEY HELD ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS WITH COUNCIL, THEY HAD

1071
01:10:34,600 --> 01:10:38,200
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THEY HELD A

1072
01:10:38,200 --> 01:10:41,400
PUBLICLY NOTICED STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP BACK IN APRIL.

1073
01:10:41,400 --> 01:10:44,466
THEY ALSO REVIEWED EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT HAD

1074
01:10:44,466 --> 01:10:48,666
BEEN COMPLETED THROUGH SURVEYS, STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, FOCUS

1075
01:10:48,666 --> 01:10:51,666
GROUPS AND NUMEROUS POP-UP EVENTS.

1076
01:10:55,867 --> 01:11:00,266
WHAT WE HEARD FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS LED US TO THIS

1077
01:11:00,266 --> 01:11:02,534
FOUNDATION AND FIVE PRIMARY GOALS WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT

1078
01:11:02,534 --> 01:11:07,334
TO YOU TONIGHT. SO OUR FIRST GOAL, OUTSTANDING

1079
01:11:09,534 --> 01:11:13,400
QUALITY OF LIFE. NOVATO DELIVERS PARKS AND

1080
01:11:13,400 --> 01:11:16,200
COMMUNITY AMENITIES, HOUSING OPTIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

1081
01:11:16,200 --> 01:11:19,466
THAT GIVE EVERY RESIDENT ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE

1082
01:11:19,466 --> 01:11:22,267
PRESERVING A SAFE, WELCOMING AND DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD

1083
01:11:22,267 --> 01:11:25,267
CHARACTER THAT DEFINES OUR COMMUNITY.

1084
01:11:25,667 --> 01:11:29,000
SOME EXAMPLES OF PUTTING THIS INTO ACTION WOULD BE OUR

1085
01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:31,733
CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN AND HOUSING

1086
01:11:31,733 --> 01:11:34,733
ELEMENT. AND PROMOTING ACCESSIBILITY AND

1087
01:11:35,133 --> 01:11:39,933
INCLUSION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR NEXT GOAL, GOAL #2,

1088
01:11:45,466 --> 01:11:48,933
PROACTIVE STEWARDS OUR NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS.

1089
01:11:48,933 --> 01:11:52,400
NOVATO MAINTAINS SAFE, SECURE, RELIABLE AND AESTHETICALLY

1090
01:11:52,400 --> 01:11:54,867
PLEASING INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE PROTECTING AND SUSTAINING ITS

1091
01:11:54,867 --> 01:11:57,933
NATURAL RESOURCES. ENSURING BTH THE BUILT AND

1092
01:11:57,933 --> 01:12:01,800
NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS VITAL TO OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE ARE

1093
01:12:01,800 --> 01:12:03,400
PRESERVED, ENHANCED AND MODERNIZED FOR GENERATIONS TO

1094
01:12:03,400 --> 01:12:07,000
COME. SOME EXAMPLES WOULD BE TO

1095
01:12:07,553 --> 01:12:10,353
ASSESS OUR CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING

1096
01:12:10,353 --> 01:12:13,887
ROADWAYS, PARKS AND TRAILS, INVESTMENT IN KEY AREAS, SUCH

1097
01:12:13,887 --> 01:12:17,153
AS REDWOOD BOULEVARD AND THE DOWNTOWN FOUNTAIN AREA.

1098
01:12:17,153 --> 01:12:21,486
AS WLL AS PREPARE FOR ANY CLIMATE-RELATED IMPACTS WHICH

1099
01:12:21,486 --> 01:12:24,354
INCLUDES SEA LEVEL RISE AND INITIATIVES IN OUR CLIMATE

1100
01:12:24,354 --> 01:12:29,154
ACTION PLAN. SO GOAL #3 IS A SAFE AND

1101
01:12:30,953 --> 01:12:34,553
PREPARED COMMUNITY. NOVATO KEEPS RESIDENTS SAFE,

1102
01:12:36,419 --> 01:12:39,487
PREPARED AND RESILIENT THROUGH PROACTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY

1103
01:12:39,487 --> 01:12:41,353
PRACTICES AND INTENTION ALLEN GAUGEMENT.

1104
01:12:41,353 --> 01:12:44,686
THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

1105
01:12:44,686 --> 01:12:47,886
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

1106
01:12:47,886 --> 01:12:50,687
TRAINING AND SUPPORT OF TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

1107
01:12:50,687 --> 01:12:53,870
IMPROVEMENTS. GOAL #4, ECONOMIC VITALITY.

1108
01:13:00,870 --> 01:13:05,686
ONE NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. NOVATO IS A VIBRANT CITY WHERE

1109
01:13:05,686 --> 01:13:08,620
BUSINESSES CHOOSE TO INVEST, STOREFRONTS ARE FILLED AND

1110
01:13:08,620 --> 01:13:11,420
THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS DRAW RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE,

1111
01:13:11,420 --> 01:13:14,487
GENERATING A STRONG GROWING ECONOMIC BASE THAT SUSTAINS

1112
01:13:14,487 --> 01:13:16,153
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

1113
01:13:16,153 --> 01:13:20,553
SO IN SEPTEMBER, WE WILL BE CONSIDERING THE ADOPTION OF THE

1114
01:13:20,553 --> 01:13:23,530
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD HAVE A DIRECT

1115
01:13:23,530 --> 01:13:27,853
IMPACT ON THIS GOAL. ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES WOULD BE

1116
01:13:29,153 --> 01:13:31,619
INCLUDING THE REVITALIZATION OF COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND

1117
01:13:31,619 --> 01:13:34,753
CORRIDORS THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE OUR TENANT IMPROVEMENT GRANT.

1118
01:13:34,753 --> 01:13:40,153
WE WANT TO PSITION NOVATO AS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

1119
01:13:41,200 --> 01:13:44,200
AND THEN LASTLY, ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.

1120
01:13:46,153 --> 01:13:49,753
NOVATO OPERATES AS A HIGH-PERFORMING CUSTOMER

1121
01:13:50,154 --> 01:13:53,486
SERVICE ORGANIZATION WHERE ENGAGED EM PLOW ES COLLABORATE

1122
01:13:53,486 --> 01:13:56,860
TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL RESULTS, FINANCIAL STRENGTH PROVIDES THE

1123
01:13:56,860 --> 01:14:00,286
STABILITY NECESSARY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WELL.

1124
01:14:00,553 --> 01:14:03,887
EXAMPLES BEING INVESTING IN OUR EMPLOYEE GROWTH THROUGH

1125
01:14:03,887 --> 01:14:06,887
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SUCCESSION PLANNING AND

1126
01:14:10,200 --> 01:14:11,753
ELIMINATING BARRIERS, CREATING INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE

1127
01:14:11,753 --> 01:14:15,687
WORKPLACE CULTURE. WE WANT TO STREAMLINE MODERNIZE

1128
01:14:15,687 --> 01:14:20,190
TECHNOLOGY MAKING US MORE EFFICIENT AND CREATING THE BEST

1129
01:14:20,190 --> 01:14:22,419
POSSIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE.

1130
01:14:22,420 --> 01:14:25,219
SO THESE FIVE PRIMARY GOALS TELL THE STORY WHAT THE

1131
01:14:25,219 --> 01:14:29,860
COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL VALUE. IT TRANSLATES PRIORITIES INTO

1132
01:14:29,860 --> 01:14:33,420
AN ACTIONABLE PATH FORWARD WHILE ENSURING THE PLAN REMAINS

1133
01:14:33,420 --> 01:14:35,820
ALIGNED WITH STAFF CAPACITY, AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND

1134
01:14:35,820 --> 01:14:40,200
SUSTAINABLE FUNDING. SO AFTER ADOPTION THE STRATEGIC

1135
01:14:41,486 --> 01:14:44,820
PLAN WOULD BE UPDATED WITH OUR OFFICIAL CITY BRANDING DESIGN

1136
01:14:44,820 --> 01:14:48,420
AND FORMATTING. CITY MANAGER WITH DEPARTMENTS

1137
01:14:49,353 --> 01:14:52,353
WOULD PREPARED DETAILED ORGANIZATIONAL WORKPLAN

1138
01:14:52,553 --> 01:14:55,821
OUTLINING PROJECTS, TIMELINES, RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTS AND

1139
01:14:55,821 --> 01:14:59,870
PERFORMANCE MEASURES. AND PROGRESS WOULD BE REPORTED

1140
01:14:59,870 --> 01:15:02,820
QUARTERLY TO COUNCIL FOCUSING ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MILESTONES

1141
01:15:02,820 --> 01:15:06,819
AND ANY RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS. THIS WOULD ENSURE TRANSPARENCY

1142
01:15:06,819 --> 01:15:14,190
AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY INFORMED. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO

1143
01:15:14,220 --> 01:15:19,420
RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR THE

1144
01:15:19,420 --> 01:15:22,487
CITY OF NOVATO 2026-2029 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN

1145
01:15:22,487 --> 01:15:25,353
FRAMEWORK. THIS PLAN WILL PROVIDE A CLEAR

1146
01:15:25,353 --> 01:15:29,287
PATH FORWARD BUILDING ON THE PROGRESS THAT NOVATO HAS MADE

1147
01:15:29,287 --> 01:15:32,620
GUIDING THE CITY'S CONTINUED GROWTH AND KEEPING THE

1148
01:15:32,620 --> 01:15:36,287
ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PRIORITIES AND OUTCOME THAT

1149
01:15:36,287 --> 01:15:39,200
WILL SHAPE NOVATO'S FUTURE. I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS.

1150
01:15:39,200 --> 01:15:42,200
THANK YOU. >> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU,

1151
01:15:42,200 --> 01:15:44,200
STACY. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

1152
01:15:46,886 --> 01:15:49,619
DO IHAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL?

1153
01:15:49,619 --> 01:15:55,190
ALL RGHT, COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND? >> P. Eklund: MY QUESTION HERE

1154
01:15:58,887 --> 01:16:04,200
IS THAT THE ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER THE STRATEGIC GOALS, I'M

1155
01:16:04,200 --> 01:16:10,200
JUST GOING TO PICK LIKE THE FIRST ONE, OUTSTANDING QUALITY

1156
01:16:11,210 --> 01:16:14,353
OF LIFE. WHAT I'M USED TO IS A STRATEGIC

1157
01:16:14,353 --> 01:16:18,553
PLAN WHERE WE ACTUALLY DEVELOP SPECIFIC ACTIONS.

1158
01:16:22,870 --> 01:16:24,420
TO SUPPORT THE GOALS WE HAVE HERE.

1159
01:16:24,420 --> 01:16:29,553
I DON'T SEE SPECIFIC ACTIONS. THAT'S USUALLY WHAT OUR SECOND

1160
01:16:29,553 --> 01:16:34,353
WORKSHOP USUALLY DOES. IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY IDENTIFY

1161
01:16:34,620 --> 01:16:37,953
WHAT SPECIFICALLY SHOULD WE DO, OR CAN WE DO.

1162
01:16:37,953 --> 01:16:41,487
SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE.

1163
01:16:41,487 --> 01:16:46,687
OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF LIFE. AND UNDER THAT, THERE'S ONE

1164
01:16:46,687 --> 01:16:49,420
ITEM CALLED PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE RESPONSE OF

1165
01:16:49,420 --> 01:16:51,486
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT BY

1166
01:16:51,486 --> 01:16:54,870
PARTNERING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND

1167
01:16:54,870 --> 01:16:55,686
CONTINUING TO SPPORT THE SAFE PROGRAM.

1168
01:16:55,686 --> 01:17:02,286
SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW. BUT THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFIC

1169
01:17:03,353 --> 01:17:07,220
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO OR

1170
01:17:07,220 --> 01:17:09,820
THREE, HOWEVER LONG THIS THING IS FOR, THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT

1171
01:17:09,820 --> 01:17:13,753
FROM WHAT WE ARE DOING. BECAUSE HOMEWARD BOUND, AND WE

1172
01:17:13,753 --> 01:17:18,420
WORK WITH HOMEWARD BOUND, WE STARTED HOMEWARD BOUND.

1173
01:17:18,420 --> 01:17:22,753
SO WHERE ARE THE SPECIFICS? BECAUSE NORMALLY IN A STRATEGIC

1174
01:17:22,753 --> 01:17:28,886
PLAN WE HAVE SPECIFIC F TASKS FOR US TO DO AND THE COUNCIL

1175
01:17:28,886 --> 01:17:31,687
USUALLY DEVELOPS THAT IN A SECOND WORKSHOP THAT WE ALWAYS

1176
01:17:31,687 --> 01:17:34,420
HAVE. SO HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND.

1177
01:17:34,420 --> 01:17:37,220
BECAUSE NONE OF THESE, I WILL SAY, NOT MANY OF THESE ARE

1178
01:17:37,220 --> 01:17:40,220
MEASURABLE. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1179
01:17:40,753 --> 01:17:44,860
SO THE CITY COUNCIL DID HAVE A PUBLIC WORKSHOP IN APRIL.

1180
01:17:44,860 --> 01:17:47,420
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX YEARS. I DON'T RECALL US HAVING TWO

1181
01:17:47,420 --> 01:17:51,286
WORKSHOPS. THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE APRIL

1182
01:17:51,286 --> 01:17:54,353
WORKSHOP DID TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND THOSE

1183
01:17:54,353 --> 01:17:59,420
ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT STACY HIGHLIGHTED TO YOU.

1184
01:17:59,420 --> 01:18:01,421
AS PART OF THE SPECIFIC WORKPLAN ITEMS.

1185
01:18:01,421 --> 01:18:05,621
>> City Manager >> P. Eklund: WELL, AMY, WHAT

1186
01:18:06,753 --> 01:18:09,220
IS THE SPECIFIC THING WE WILL DO TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT?

1187
01:18:09,220 --> 01:18:12,200
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: SO IN OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF

1188
01:18:12,200 --> 01:18:14,753
LIFE, COULD YOU GO BACK AND SAY WHAT THOSE ARE.

1189
01:18:14,753 --> 01:18:17,825
>> P. Eklund: THE THIRD ITEM DOWN BELOW.

1190
01:18:17,825 --> 01:18:21,910
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO DIFFERENTLY

1191
01:18:21,910 --> 01:18:26,491
THAN WE ARE DOING NOW? >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1192
01:18:28,692 --> 01:18:30,825
SO YOU MENTIONED THE SAFE PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR.

1193
01:18:30,825 --> 01:18:33,492
WITH THE SAFE PROGRAM ONE OF THE THINGS THE COUNCIL HAS

1194
01:18:33,492 --> 01:18:36,492
TALKED ABOUT IS THE NEED FOR FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM.

1195
01:18:36,492 --> 01:18:39,625
AND TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM. SO THOSE ARE SPECIFIC ACTIONS

1196
01:18:39,625 --> 01:18:43,492
THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT. >> P. Eklund: BUT SEE, THAT'S

1197
01:18:43,492 --> 01:18:47,920
MY POINT. USUALLY, AND YOU KNOW,

1198
01:18:48,558 --> 01:18:51,558
OBVIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.

1199
01:18:51,558 --> 01:18:57,558
MOST OF THE ACTIVITIES IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WANT TO MAKE

1200
01:18:57,558 --> 01:19:00,292
SURE THAT THEY ARE MEASURABLE. THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY

1201
01:19:00,292 --> 01:19:01,425
MEASURABLE. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1202
01:19:01,425 --> 01:19:03,758
THAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN THE PLAN.

1203
01:19:03,758 --> 01:19:07,625
IS TAKING ALL OF THAT INPUT THAT YOU PROVIDED US AND

1204
01:19:07,625 --> 01:19:10,250
PUTTING IT INTO A MATRIX SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

1205
01:19:10,250 --> 01:19:13,291
>> T. O'Connor: CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION THAT I

1206
01:19:13,291 --> 01:19:15,910
THINK COULD HELP ADDRESS COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND'S

1207
01:19:15,910 --> 01:19:17,292
QUESTION, WOULD THAT BE OKAY? >> P. Eklund: THAT WOULD BE

1208
01:19:17,292 --> 01:19:19,825
VERY HELPFUL. >> T. O'Connor: MY

1209
01:19:19,825 --> 01:19:23,892
UNDERSTANDING IS THE FRAMEWORK TONIGHT IS IN ESSENCE A LIST OF

1210
01:19:23,892 --> 01:19:27,920
CHAPTERS AND WHAT WILL COME BACK TO US FOR FINAL REVIEW

1211
01:19:27,920 --> 01:19:31,920
WILL BE THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND WAS

1212
01:19:31,920 --> 01:19:33,558
LOOKING FOR AND STACY YOU TOUCHED ON A FEW.

1213
01:19:33,558 --> 01:19:36,920
IS THAT CORRECT? >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1214
01:19:36,920 --> 01:19:39,358
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. >> T. O'Connor: WE ARE JUST

1215
01:19:39,358 --> 01:19:41,225
APPROVING INDEX CHAPTER HEADINGS AND THEN WHAT WILL

1216
01:19:41,225 --> 01:19:44,625
COME BACK IS A LIST OF ACTIONABLE MEASURABLE THINGS

1217
01:19:44,625 --> 01:19:46,240
THAT WE WILL BE DOING. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1218
01:19:46,240 --> 01:19:48,958
THAT'S CORRECT. THAT LOOKS LIKE THE QUARTERLY

1219
01:19:48,958 --> 01:19:52,892
UPDATES THAT YOU RECEIVE, YES. >> P. Eklund: IN MY EXPERIENCE,

1220
01:19:52,892 --> 01:19:54,359
WE'VE ACTUALLY HELPED DEVELOP THOSE SPECIFIC THINGS.

1221
01:19:54,359 --> 01:19:56,758
>> T. O'Connor: THOSE WILL COME BACK TO US.

1222
01:19:56,758 --> 01:20:00,758
THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL STEP. WE DIDN'T HAVE A FRAMEWORK

1223
01:20:00,758 --> 01:20:04,920
REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IT'S MORE LIKE AN ADDITIONAL

1224
01:20:04,920 --> 01:20:06,359
STEP IN THE MIDDLE O THE STEPS THAT WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE

1225
01:20:06,359 --> 01:20:08,625
PAST. NORMALLY YOU ARE RIGHT, WHAT WE

1226
01:20:08,625 --> 01:20:12,425
HAVE DONE IN THE PAST YOU GET THE BREAK DOWN OF SPECIFIC

1227
01:20:12,425 --> 01:20:15,825
MEASURABLE ITEMS, WE WILL STILL GET THAT, THAT'S JUST COMING

1228
01:20:15,825 --> 01:20:17,425
NEXT, IT'S NOT BEING SKIPPED OVER.

1229
01:20:17,425 --> 01:20:19,891
IS THAT CORRECT? AM I UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS

1230
01:20:19,891 --> 01:20:22,250
CORRECTLY? >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1231
01:20:22,250 --> 01:20:23,491
YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. SO THE SLIDE --

1232
01:20:23,491 --> 01:20:26,891
>> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU. >> P. Eklund: CAN WE MAKE SURE

1233
01:20:26,891 --> 01:20:32,225
IT'S NOT A CONSENT ITEM SO WE CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT

1234
01:20:32,225 --> 01:20:36,292
SOME OF THE ACTION ITEMS? I WOULD JUST PREFER IT NOT T

1235
01:20:36,292 --> 01:20:40,492
BE PUT ON CONSENT. >> Mayor Farac: COUNCILMEMBER

1236
01:20:44,358 --> 01:20:45,358
O'CONNOR, DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

1237
01:20:45,358 --> 01:20:50,158
>> T. O'Connor: ARE YU FINISHED WITH YOUR QUESTIONS?

1238
01:20:50,425 --> 01:20:51,758
>> P. Eklund: UM, WELL, WE'LL SEE.

1239
01:20:51,758 --> 01:20:57,158
>> T. O'Connor: OKAY. SO ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS

1240
01:20:57,158 --> 01:21:01,425
QUITE SIMILAR, I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.

1241
01:21:01,425 --> 01:21:04,691
THIS IS MORE A PIECE OF FEEDBACK, ONE THING I WOULD

1242
01:21:04,691 --> 01:21:08,625
ENCOURAGE AS YOU ARE CREATING THE FINAL LIST OF ACTIONABLE

1243
01:21:08,625 --> 01:21:12,920
ITEMS IS AVOIDING SAYING THINGS LIKE CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF

1244
01:21:12,920 --> 01:21:17,758
PLAN X, BECAUSE THAT IS PRETTY VAGUE AND AMBIGUOUS, WHICH I'M

1245
01:21:17,758 --> 01:21:20,891
SURE YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY WEREN'T GOING TO DO THAT ANYWAY.

1246
01:21:20,891 --> 01:21:24,558
WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME, IT SHOULD BE A DOCUMENT THAT FOLKS

1247
01:21:24,558 --> 01:21:29,558
CAN PICK UP AND GET EXCITED FOR, YOU TOUCHED ON THE REDWOOD

1248
01:21:29,558 --> 01:21:31,691
BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS, THAT'S AN EXAMPLE, IT WOULD BE GREAT

1249
01:21:31,691 --> 01:21:35,492
IF WE CAN TELL FOLKS ABOUT THAT. AS YOU ARE DESIGNING IT THAT

1250
01:21:35,492 --> 01:21:38,292
WOULD B HELPFUL TO INCLUDE THAT.

1251
01:21:38,292 --> 01:21:41,892
HIGHLIGHTING THE DIFFERENT AREAS, DISCUSSED REDWOOD

1252
01:21:42,492 --> 01:21:46,920
CORRIDOR WAS ONE, MARION PARK, HILLFIELD.

1253
01:21:46,958 --> 01:21:50,558
I HEARD YOU SAY THIS, THIS IS A REDUNDANT QUESTION, YOU ARE

1254
01:21:50,558 --> 01:21:53,958
GOING TO EXPAND ON ECONOMIC VITALITY AND HOW IT'S EASIER TO

1255
01:21:53,958 --> 01:21:57,250
DO BUSINESS IN NOVATO, RIGHT? THANK YOU.

1256
01:21:57,250 --> 01:22:00,158
MY LAST ONE SUGGESTION IS UNDER ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE, I

1257
01:22:00,158 --> 01:22:04,558
THINK OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF

1258
01:22:04,558 --> 01:22:06,225
STABILIZING THE WORKFORCE AND RETAINING THEM.

1259
01:22:06,225 --> 01:22:09,958
I THINK THAT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE A GOAL THOUGH BECAUSE IT'S

1260
01:22:09,958 --> 01:22:12,492
IMPORTANT WE CONTINUE WORK ON THAT AND MAKE IT APRIORITY AS

1261
01:22:12,492 --> 01:22:14,250
A FOCUS. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1262
01:22:14,250 --> 01:22:16,958
THAT PLAYS RIGHT INTO THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT WORK WE ARE

1263
01:22:16,958 --> 01:22:19,624
DOING, SO THANK YOU. >> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU.

1264
01:22:19,624 --> 01:22:25,292
THANK YOU, I'M DONE. >> Mayor Farac: I JUST HAD ONE

1265
01:22:25,292 --> 01:22:28,824
QUESTION. AS FAR, I KNOW THESE ARE LKE

1266
01:22:28,824 --> 01:22:30,558
THE CHAPTERS AND THERE'S NEXT STAGES.

1267
01:22:30,558 --> 01:22:34,226
BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO

1268
01:22:34,226 --> 01:22:37,825
GETTING THE WORK DONE? AND KIND OF WHAT'S YOUR VISION

1269
01:22:37,825 --> 01:22:43,225
TO LEAD THIS STRATEGIC PLAN? >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1270
01:22:43,758 --> 01:22:47,224
I WOULD SAY TWO THINGS. MY APPETITE IS ALWAYS BIGGER

1271
01:22:47,224 --> 01:22:49,492
THAN MY STOMACH AND I THINK YOU GUYS SHARE THAT.

1272
01:22:49,492 --> 01:22:55,425
SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE REALLY THOUGHTFUL AOUT HW WE ARE

1273
01:22:55,425 --> 01:22:57,691
PRIORITIZING THE DIFFERENT WORKPLAN ITEMS AND MAKING SURE

1274
01:22:57,691 --> 01:23:01,492
THAT THEY ARE ACHIEVABLE. WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO

1275
01:23:01,492 --> 01:23:03,891
YOU QUARTERLY WITH STATUS UPDATES AND OF COURSE, AS MUCH

1276
01:23:03,891 --> 01:23:06,958
AS WE WANT TO BE SUPER SPECIFIC, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE

1277
01:23:06,958 --> 01:23:11,250
SURE THAT WE HAVE SPACE FOR UNEXPECTED AND UNANTICIPATED

1278
01:23:11,250 --> 01:23:13,625
THINGS THAT COME UP ALONG THE WAY.

1279
01:23:13,625 --> 01:23:18,158
ONE THING THAT I FEEL LIKE AS AN ORGANIZATION WE NEED TO BE

1280
01:23:18,158 --> 01:23:24,625
VERY MINDFUL OF IS THAT WE ARE NOT OVERWHELMING OR OVER

1281
01:23:24,625 --> 01:23:26,159
BURDENING ONE OR TWO DEPARTMENTS WITH A LOT OF

1282
01:23:26,159 --> 01:23:29,250
THINGS. SO SAY, KNOW, THERE'S TEN

1283
01:23:29,250 --> 01:23:32,358
THINGS WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS QUARTER, I DON'T WANT NNE OF

1284
01:23:32,358 --> 01:23:34,958
THOSE TEN THINGS TO BE IN PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE THEY ALSO

1285
01:23:34,958 --> 01:23:37,958
HAVE THEIR REGULAR WORK TO DO AND WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO

1286
01:23:37,958 --> 01:23:41,425
ACHIEVE ALL THOSE THINGS SO MAKING SURE WE ARE SPREADING IT

1287
01:23:41,425 --> 01:23:44,225
ACROSS THE ORGANIZATIONS SO EVERYTHING WE DO IS ACHIEVABLE

1288
01:23:44,225 --> 01:23:46,958
AND SOME OF THE WORK THE DEPARTMENT HEAD TEAM WOULD BE

1289
01:23:46,958 --> 01:23:48,424
FOCUSED ON OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

1290
01:23:48,424 --> 01:23:52,158
>> Mayor Farac: AND THEN I THINK TOO, JST THAT

1291
01:23:52,158 --> 01:23:57,158
FLEXIBILITY TO ADD CREATIVITY OR THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND

1292
01:23:57,158 --> 01:23:59,358
TRY PROGRAMS TO BE INNOVATIVE IS IMPORTANT AS WELL WITH THE

1293
01:23:59,358 --> 01:24:02,358
STRATEGIC PLAN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

1294
01:24:03,758 --> 01:24:07,758
PUBLIC COMMENT? I DON'T HAVE ANY YELLOW CARDS.

1295
01:24:07,758 --> 01:24:10,825
LAURA, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE WITH THEIR HAND UP?

1296
01:24:10,825 --> 01:24:13,158
>> Clerk: THERE'S NO RAISED HANDS ONLINE.

1297
01:24:13,158 --> 01:24:16,958
>> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION?

1298
01:24:16,958 --> 01:24:18,891
>> T. OConnor: I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE ITEM.

1299
01:24:18,891 --> 01:24:22,691
>> Mayor Farac: DO I HAVE A SECOND?

1300
01:24:22,691 --> 01:24:27,491
>> S. Karkal: I'LL SECOND. >> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT.

1301
01:24:27,770 --> 01:24:29,503
LAURA, CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE?

1302
01:24:29,503 --> 01:24:33,436
>> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND? >> P. Eklund: YES, I WOULD LIKE

1303
01:24:33,436 --> 01:24:39,436
THE MINUTES TO REFLECT THAT I'M VOTING YES WITH THE

1304
01:24:40,103 --> 01:24:46,103
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE BEFORE THIS IS

1305
01:24:48,236 --> 01:24:53,636
PUBLICIZED, MEASURABLE ACTIONS FOR EACH OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE

1306
01:24:53,636 --> 01:24:57,769
IN THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND EACH OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE

1307
01:24:57,769 --> 01:25:02,170
INDIVIDUALLY IN THERE, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MEASURABLE

1308
01:25:02,170 --> 01:25:05,170
ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THESE OBJECTIVES.

1309
01:25:05,703 --> 01:25:06,903
>> Clerk: OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL?

1310
01:25:06,903 --> 01:25:09,437
>> S. Karkal: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER

1311
01:25:09,437 --> 01:25:11,837
O'CONNOR? >> T. O'Connor: AYE.

1312
01:25:12,170 --> 01:25:14,103
>> Clerk: MAYOR PRO TEM JACOBS? >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: AYE.

1313
01:25:14,103 --> 01:25:15,703
>> Clerk: AND MAYOR FARAC? >> Mayor Farac: AYE.

1314
01:25:15,703 --> 01:25:18,771
THAT PASSES. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK

1315
01:25:18,771 --> 01:25:20,771
SEVEN MINUTE BREAK.

1316
01:33:12,571 --> 01:33:16,771
>> GREAT QUESTION. THIS IS TWO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT

1317
01:33:17,371 --> 01:33:19,438
PROGRAM PROJECTS PULLED TOGETHER.

1318
01:33:19,438 --> 01:33:23,306
THE REDWOOD CORRIDOR STUDY HAS BEEN ON THE CIP LIST FOR QUITE

1319
01:33:23,306 --> 01:33:28,106
SOME YEARS. I COULDN'T TELL YOU THE EXACT

1320
01:33:34,104 --> 01:33:36,505
YEAR IT WAS CREATED, UNLESS IT'S IN THE PROJECT NUMBER.

1321
01:33:36,505 --> 01:33:38,504
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME UNDERSTANDING FROM PUBLIC WORK

1322
01:33:38,504 --> 01:33:45,704
THAT'S WE WANT TO LOOK AT OUR DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR, LOOK AT HOW

1323
01:33:45,771 --> 01:33:48,638
MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION HAPPENS THROUGH DOWNTOWN TAT'S

1324
01:33:48,638 --> 01:33:51,172
OUR MAJOR ARTERIAL THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR GOING NORTH

1325
01:33:51,172 --> 01:33:53,371
AND SOUTH. THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT

1326
01:33:53,371 --> 01:33:56,704
SLATED FOR THIS AREA. SO THERE'S A LOT OF FUTURE

1327
01:33:56,704 --> 01:34:01,704
CHANGE THAT WE ANTICIPATE. AND HAVING A CORRIDOR STUDY

1328
01:34:01,704 --> 01:34:04,572
CREATING A BASELINE WOULD HELP IMPROVE FUTURE DECISIONS AS

1329
01:34:04,572 --> 01:34:08,772
DEVELOPERS COME IN. >> P. Eklund: THAT EXPLAINS

1330
01:34:09,904 --> 01:34:15,505
REDWOOD, WHAT ABOUT SAN MARIN. >> SAN MARIN WAS CREATED THIS

1331
01:34:15,505 --> 01:34:17,904
FISCAL YEAR AS PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

1332
01:34:17,904 --> 01:34:22,704
THE REASON IT CAME ABOUT IS THERE USED TO BE FIVE SEPARATE

1333
01:34:22,704 --> 01:34:25,380
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS IN THE CIP FROM YEAR

1334
01:34:25,380 --> 01:34:29,238
TO YEAR. AND THREE OF THEM WERE

1335
01:34:32,505 --> 01:34:34,305
INDEPENDENT INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS.

1336
01:34:34,305 --> 01:34:38,638
THE WESTERN MOST ONE WAS NOVATO BOULEVARD AT SN MARIN DRIVE

1337
01:34:38,638 --> 01:34:41,237
AND I THINK SANKAR LOS WAS ONE OF THEM.

1338
01:34:41,237 --> 01:34:46,371
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE THIRD. WHAT WE REALIZED IS THERE'S

1339
01:34:46,371 --> 01:34:50,638
SEVERAL FACTORS THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, SUCH AS

1340
01:34:50,638 --> 01:34:54,837
THE POTENTIAL FOR WATER UTILITY, MARIN WATER,

1341
01:34:54,837 --> 01:34:57,372
POTENTIALLY, INSTALLING A PIPELINE DOWN THE ENTIRETY OF

1342
01:34:57,372 --> 01:35:02,772
SAN MARIN DRIVE. AND THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR ROLL

1343
01:35:05,371 --> 01:35:09,104
OUT OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS AND IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND AND HAVE

1344
01:35:09,104 --> 01:35:13,380
A COHESIVE PLAN TO PLAN WHAT WE SHOULD DO ACROSS THE ENTIRE

1345
01:35:13,380 --> 01:35:17,105
BOARD RATHER THAN DOING INDEPENDENT CIP'S JUST KIND OF

1346
01:35:17,105 --> 01:35:21,380
LOOKING AT EACH OTHER INDEPENDENTLY AND POSSIBLY NOT

1347
01:35:21,380 --> 01:35:25,771
HAVING A CENTRAL THEME OR A CENTRAL COHESIVE PLAN TO

1348
01:35:25,771 --> 01:35:29,171
IMPROVE THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO

1349
01:35:29,171 --> 01:35:33,171
TIE IT ALL TOGETHER, HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE CORRIDOR STUDY SO

1350
01:35:33,171 --> 01:35:36,171
THAT WE CAN BRING THE ENTIRE SAN MARIN COMMUNITY TOGETHER,

1351
01:35:36,171 --> 01:35:39,771
HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

1352
01:35:39,971 --> 01:35:43,571
HAVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMISSIONS AND CITY COUNCIL SO

1353
01:35:43,571 --> 01:35:48,370
THAT WE CAN REALLY PLAN OUT WHAT WE WANT SAN MARIN TO LOOK

1354
01:35:48,370 --> 01:35:53,437
LIKE, AS THERE ARE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THERE BESIDES A

1355
01:35:53,904 --> 01:35:57,704
POTENTIAL PIPELINE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND NORTH OF SAN

1356
01:35:57,704 --> 01:36:01,305
MARIN DRIVE, THE NORTHERN REDWOOD BOULEVARD CORRIDOR, IT

1357
01:36:01,305 --> 01:36:05,571
ALL IMPACTS SAN MARIN DRIVE. TYING IT ALL TOGETHER TO HAVE A

1358
01:36:05,571 --> 01:36:09,638
COHESIVE PLAN TO IMPACT BOTH OUR CIP ROLL OUT AND PRIVATE

1359
01:36:09,638 --> 01:36:11,504
DEVELOPMENT SEEMED TO BE THE WISE THING TO DO.

1360
01:36:11,504 --> 01:36:16,837
>> P. Eklund: THANK YOU. SO THE ROLAND IS NOT, THE

1361
01:36:16,837 --> 01:36:19,905
REDWOOD IS NOT ALL THE WAY FROM ROLAND.

1362
01:36:19,905 --> 01:36:23,839
THE REDWOOD IS STARTING HERE AT DELONG AND THEN GOING NORTH, IS

1363
01:36:23,839 --> 01:36:25,839
THAT CORRECT? >> YES.

1364
01:36:27,771 --> 01:36:31,371
DIABLO. >> P. Eklund: DIABLO THEY SORT

1365
01:36:32,105 --> 01:36:36,305
OF MERGE. GOING DOWN TO SAN MARIN?

1366
01:36:36,904 --> 01:36:40,971
>> IT WOULD GO PAST SAN MARIN TO THE TERMINUS OF OUR

1367
01:36:40,971 --> 01:36:44,238
JURISDICTION. >> P. Eklund: SO WHY DIDN'T WE

1368
01:36:44,238 --> 01:36:46,371
CHOOSE THE OTHER SIDE OF REDWOOD?

1369
01:36:46,371 --> 01:36:49,912
>> THE SOUTHERN PORTION? >> P. Eklund: UH-HUH.

1370
01:36:49,912 --> 01:36:54,312
>> PRIMARY FOCUS OF A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT SEEMS TO BE

1371
01:36:54,312 --> 01:36:58,646
DOWNTOWN AND TO THE NORTH. BUT AT THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE

1372
01:36:58,646 --> 01:37:03,450
WE COULD ALTER THE SCOPE. >> P. Eklund: I'M JUST KIND OF

1373
01:37:03,450 --> 01:37:05,846
CURIOUS HOW THESE WERE CHOSEN. THE REPORT DIDN'T EXPRESS THAT

1374
01:37:05,846 --> 01:37:10,178
AT ALL. AND SO THIS, T ME, JUST SORT

1375
01:37:10,178 --> 01:37:15,112
OF CAME OUT OF THE BLUE. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE

1376
01:37:15,112 --> 01:37:18,779
REASONS WHY I WAS HVNG, I WAS STRUGGLING WITH IT, BECAUSE

1377
01:37:18,779 --> 01:37:22,712
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS WE ARE ENGAGED WITH, THAT WE ARE

1378
01:37:22,712 --> 01:37:27,450
STARTING A NEW PROJECT. AND I CAN SEE DOING IT DOWN

1379
01:37:27,450 --> 01:37:31,245
HERE JUST BECAUSE OF ALL THE ACTIVITY.

1380
01:37:31,845 --> 01:37:35,112
I WASN'T SURE HOW SAN MARIN WAS PICKED THOUGH, BUT I CAN

1381
01:37:35,112 --> 01:37:36,312
UNDERSTAND IT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

1382
01:37:36,312 --> 01:37:40,379
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: SO YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT WHAT THE

1383
01:37:40,379 --> 01:37:44,578
GENESIS WAS OF THE NORTH REDWOOD BOULEVARD CORRIDOR.

1384
01:37:44,578 --> 01:37:48,646
THIS CAME OUT OF, YOU ARE CORRECT, A VERY LONG TIME AGO,

1385
01:37:48,646 --> 01:37:51,112
2014 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. >> P. Eklund: I'M VERY MUCH

1386
01:37:51,112 --> 01:37:57,512
AWARE OF THAT, AMY. BECAUSE WE HAD A BIG EFFORT WAY

1387
01:37:57,512 --> 01:38:02,312
BACK IN THE EARLY 2000'S ON REDWOOD BOULEVARD.

1388
01:38:02,978 --> 01:38:05,179
I'M VERY FAMILIAR ABOUT WHAT W DID BACK THERE.

1389
01:38:05,179 --> 01:38:08,112
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND.

1390
01:38:08,112 --> 01:38:13,113
I WAS MAKING SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR COULD BE

1391
01:38:13,113 --> 01:38:16,379
REMINDED AS WELL. >> P. Eklund: OH.

1392
01:38:16,379 --> 01:38:19,979
ANYWAY. SO 2014 WAS A WHILE AGO.

1393
01:38:21,112 --> 01:38:24,912
NOT AS LONG AS SOME OF US, BUT ANYWAY.

1394
01:38:24,912 --> 01:38:29,712
SO THAT HELPS ME A LOT ON WHY THOSE TWO WERE PICKED.

1395
01:38:29,712 --> 01:38:32,313
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME

1396
01:38:32,313 --> 01:38:37,113
INPUT, CORRECT? THROUGH LIKE MORE OF A WORKSHOP

1397
01:38:37,312 --> 01:38:39,846
FORMAT, OR MORE INFORMAL AND NOT NECESSARILY AT THE DAIS

1398
01:38:39,846 --> 01:38:42,712
HERE. WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE INPUT ON

1399
01:38:42,712 --> 01:38:46,579
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON REDWOOD BULEVARD AND ON SAN

1400
01:38:46,579 --> 01:38:48,312
MARIN? CORRECT?

1401
01:38:48,312 --> 01:38:54,179
>> WE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE AT LEAST TWO CUNCIL PRESENTATIONS

1402
01:38:54,179 --> 01:38:57,579
AND THE FORMAT AT WHICH WE WOULD DEFINITELY WORK WITH THE

1403
01:38:57,579 --> 01:39:01,513
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO DO IT IN A MANNER THAT PLEASES

1404
01:39:01,513 --> 01:39:04,179
COUNCIL. >> P. Eklund: I THINK, IN MY

1405
01:39:04,179 --> 01:39:10,779
OPINION, IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE A WORKSHOP, RATHER THAN SITTING

1406
01:39:11,450 --> 01:39:14,379
UP HERE AT THE DAIS AND PROVIDING DIRECTION.

1407
01:39:14,379 --> 01:39:18,645
I JUST THINK, WE DO BETTER SOMETIMES BY BRAINSTORMING.

1408
01:39:18,645 --> 01:39:20,912
AND THAT'S NT NECESSARILY THE PURPOSE OF A CITY COUNCIL

1409
01:39:20,912 --> 01:39:23,912
MEETING. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1410
01:39:27,646 --> 01:39:31,179
I CAN CERTAINLY TALK TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT YOUR

1411
01:39:31,179 --> 01:39:34,912
PREFERENCES ARE AND MAKE SURE STAFF HAS THE INFORMATION AND

1412
01:39:34,912 --> 01:39:38,646
YOUR IDEAS TO INCLUDE IN THAT. >> P. Eklund: OR WE COULD HAVE

1413
01:39:38,646 --> 01:39:40,912
A WORKSHOP AND THOSE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE

1414
01:39:40,912 --> 01:39:41,713
INTERESTED CAN PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

1415
01:39:41,713 --> 01:39:44,779
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: I WILL BE HAPPY TO ASK THE

1416
01:39:44,779 --> 01:39:47,845
COUNCILMEMBERS IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN A WORKSHOP OR TWO

1417
01:39:47,845 --> 01:39:51,579
BY TWO BY ONE'S AS THE MAYOR SUGGESTED OR SOME OTHER FORMAT.

1418
01:39:51,579 --> 01:39:53,847
>> P. Eklund: YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO

1419
01:39:53,847 --> 01:39:55,312
HAVE INPUT. THANK YOU.

1420
01:39:55,312 --> 01:39:57,580
>> Mayor Farac: ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO OPEN IT TO PUBLIC

1421
01:39:57,580 --> 01:40:01,778
COMMENT. I DON'T HAVE ANY YELLOW CARDS.

1422
01:40:01,778 --> 01:40:04,646
LAURA, ANYONE ONLINE WITH A RAISED HAND?

1423
01:40:04,646 --> 01:40:07,512
>> Clerk: NO RAISED HANDS. >> P. Eklund: I WOULD LIKE TO

1424
01:40:07,512 --> 01:40:09,912
MOVE THE ITEM. >> SECOND.

1425
01:40:10,779 --> 01:40:12,779
>> Mayor Farac: LAURA, CALL THE VOTE?

1426
01:40:12,779 --> 01:40:14,578
>> EKLUND? >> P. Eklund: AYE.

1427
01:40:14,578 --> 01:40:17,578
>> COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL? >> S. Karkal: AYE.

1428
01:40:17,845 --> 01:40:20,179
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR? >> T. O'Connor: AYE.

1429
01:40:20,179 --> 01:40:22,845
>> Clerk: MAYOR PRO TEM JACOBS? >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: AYE.

1430
01:40:22,845 --> 01:40:25,846
>> Clerk: AND MAYOR FARAC? >> Mayor Farac: AYE.

1431
01:40:25,846 --> 01:40:30,460
ALL RIGHT NOW MOVING TO G9. COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND, YOU

1432
01:40:30,460 --> 01:40:36,646
PULLED THAT ONE AS WELL? >> P. Eklund: I DIDN'T PULL G9.

1433
01:40:37,778 --> 01:40:42,379
I PULLED G11. >> Mayor Farac: YOU SAID G9.

1434
01:40:42,379 --> 01:40:47,179
>> P. Eklund: I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY G9.

1435
01:40:47,778 --> 01:40:50,312
I WILL MOVE G9. >> T. O'Connor: I'LL SECOND.

1436
01:40:50,312 --> 01:40:53,645
>> P. Eklund: I DIDN'T HAVE IT CIRCLED.

1437
01:40:53,645 --> 01:40:59,450
>> Mayor Farac: LAURA, CAN YOU TAKE VOTE FOR G9?

1438
01:41:02,379 --> 01:41:05,912
>> [ ROLL CALL ] >> Mayor Farac: THAT PASSES.

1439
01:41:05,912 --> 01:41:13,712
SO G19, I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUE, OR G12 I WILL ASK MY

1440
01:41:16,978 --> 01:41:19,779
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL. >> P. Eklund: I PULLED G11 AND

1441
01:41:19,779 --> 01:41:22,179
WE PASSED IT. --

1442
01:41:24,179 --> 01:41:29,179
>> Mayor Farac: YOU SAID G9 AND WE ALREADY VOTED ON G11.

1443
01:41:29,179 --> 01:41:34,179
YOU CAN REWATCH THE VIDEO BUT YOU DID SAY G9.

1444
01:41:34,179 --> 01:41:36,178
I'M SORRY, BUT WE ALREADY VOTED ON IT.

1445
01:41:36,178 --> 01:41:41,979
>> S. Karkal: IF WE AE MOVING TO ITEM G12 I WOULD LIKE TO

1446
01:41:41,979 --> 01:41:43,912
RECUSE MYSELF AND I WILL BE LEAVING THE ROOM HERE.

1447
01:41:43,912 --> 01:41:49,312
>> Mayor Farac: THANKS. G12, I WAS INTERESTED IN THIS

1448
01:42:16,846 --> 01:42:20,845
AND COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR WAS, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR

1449
01:42:20,845 --> 01:42:25,312
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR UP TO START OF JUST KIND OF

1450
01:42:25,312 --> 01:42:27,112
CLARIFYING SOME QUESTIONS AND WHOEVER HAS QUESTIONS CAN ASK.

1451
01:42:27,112 --> 01:42:29,712
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: AS HE IS COMING UP, I JUST WANT

1452
01:42:29,712 --> 01:42:32,246
TO SAY THIS IS A MASSIVE PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND

1453
01:42:32,246 --> 01:42:34,779
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT WE ARE

1454
01:42:34,779 --> 01:42:40,179
GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT IT AGAIN.

1455
01:42:41,845 --> 01:42:45,246
AND IF AT THE END OF YOUR QUESTIONS IT HASN'T COME UP

1456
01:42:45,246 --> 01:42:48,646
YET, THERE'S A BREAKING PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT CAME ABOUT

1457
01:42:48,646 --> 01:42:52,846
AT 3:00 TODAY, THERE IS A BID PROTEST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS,

1458
01:42:52,846 --> 01:42:55,979
WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ALSO.

1459
01:42:55,979 --> 01:42:59,393
IF IT WASN'T COMING UP IN YOUR QUESTIONS, PLEASE, WE WOULD

1460
01:42:59,393 --> 01:43:01,860
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT AT THE END.

1461
01:43:01,860 --> 01:43:06,600
>> Mayor Farac: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

1462
01:43:06,926 --> 01:43:12,126
I WOULD LIKE TO START BY SAYING THAT WE ARE REALLY EXCITED IN

1463
01:43:12,126 --> 01:43:15,392
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, A IS CO THE ENTIRE CITY TO MOVE

1464
01:43:15,392 --> 01:43:19,659
THIS PROJECT FORWARD. AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE

1465
01:43:19,659 --> 01:43:24,326
PROJECT NUMBER, 01-004 MEANS IT WAS CREATED BACK IN 2001.

1466
01:43:24,326 --> 01:43:27,259
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THROUGHOUT

1467
01:43:27,259 --> 01:43:31,326
THE LAST 25 YEARS THAT HAVE PUSHED THE PROJECT MUCH OUTSIDE

1468
01:43:31,326 --> 01:43:35,993
THE CONTROL OF THE CITY BUT WE ARE FINALLY AT A MOMENTOUS

1469
01:43:35,993 --> 01:43:37,726
STAGE WHERE WE ARE READY TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION.

1470
01:43:37,726 --> 01:43:42,126
THAT MEANS A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL

1471
01:43:42,126 --> 01:43:47,326
REVIEWS TO STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO PLAN CHANGES TO MULTIPLE,

1472
01:43:47,326 --> 01:43:49,793
MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEETINGS ACROSS DECADES AT THIS POINT.

1473
01:43:49,793 --> 01:43:56,193
AND TO BE ABLE TO JOIN THE TEAM LATE IN THE GAME AND RIDE ON

1474
01:43:56,193 --> 01:43:59,193
EVERYBODY'S COAT TAILS, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE MOVING THIS

1475
01:43:59,193 --> 01:44:02,192
FORWARD WITH OUR PROJECT TEAM. SO WE ARE JOINED TONIGHT BY THE

1476
01:44:02,192 --> 01:44:05,660
PROJECT MANAGER. WE HAVE THE DESIGN ENGINEER

1477
01:44:05,660 --> 01:44:09,593
ONLINE TO ADDRESS ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT COME UP

1478
01:44:09,593 --> 01:44:11,594
AND ALSO OUR NEWLY-HIRED CONSULTING PROJECT MANAGER FOR

1479
01:44:11,594 --> 01:44:16,394
THE PROJECT. VERY EAGER TO BE BRINGING THIS

1480
01:44:18,593 --> 01:44:23,593
FORWARD, IT WILL BE ANOTHER 24 MONTHS OF DIRT, DUST, NOISE.

1481
01:44:23,593 --> 01:44:27,459
I REALIZE THE COMMUNITY HAS DEALT WITH A LOT AS PG&E AND

1482
01:44:27,459 --> 01:44:30,593
THE PRIVATE UTILITIES HAVE BEEN DOING THEIR UNDERGROUNDING WORK

1483
01:44:30,593 --> 01:44:34,660
FOR YEARS NOW BUT WE HAVE LEARNED AND WATCHED AND INTEND

1484
01:44:34,660 --> 01:44:38,393
TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER, HAVE

1485
01:44:38,393 --> 01:44:43,860
BETTER TRAFFIC CONTROL, BE LESS DISRUPTIVE AND GVE WELL IN

1486
01:44:43,860 --> 01:44:46,993
ADVANCE NOTICE WHEN THERE'S GOING TO BE MAJOR DISRUPTIONS

1487
01:44:46,993 --> 01:44:48,859
TO THE TRAFFIC ALONG NOVATO BOULEVARD.

1488
01:44:48,859 --> 01:44:51,193
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FINAL PRODUCT.

1489
01:44:51,193 --> 01:44:55,660
IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITION OF A CENTER LANE TO THE MIDDLE, AN

1490
01:44:55,660 --> 01:44:58,527
ADDITION OF BIKE LANES ON BOTH SIDES AND SIDEWALKS ON BOTH

1491
01:44:58,527 --> 01:45:01,527
SIDES. SO WE ARE DRASTICALLY

1492
01:45:02,126 --> 01:45:05,326
INCREASING SAFETY IN THAT CORRIDOR FOR ALL MODES OF

1493
01:45:05,326 --> 01:45:09,926
TRANSPORTATION AND TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THAT IN OUR DOWNTOWN

1494
01:45:09,926 --> 01:45:14,260
CORRIDOR SO CLOSE TO SO MANY AMENITIES AND JUST A BLOCK AWAY

1495
01:45:14,260 --> 01:45:18,726
FROM THE BUS DEPOT, A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM DOWNTOWN, THIS IS

1496
01:45:18,726 --> 01:45:21,726
GOING TO BE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT FOR THE CITY.

1497
01:45:21,726 --> 01:45:23,590
WITH THAT, STAFF I AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

1498
01:45:23,590 --> 01:45:24,393
>> Mayor Farac: COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR?

1499
01:45:24,393 --> 01:45:26,460
>> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

1500
01:45:26,460 --> 01:45:29,792
SO FIRST I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT'S BEEN

1501
01:45:29,792 --> 01:45:31,926
PUT INTO THIS PROJECT. THIS IS PART OF THE REASON I

1502
01:45:31,926 --> 01:45:35,193
WAS GOING TO PULL IT AS WELL. I GUESS I WILL START WITH THE

1503
01:45:35,193 --> 01:45:38,660
ISSUE YOU BROUGHT UP AT THE END, YOU ARE ABLE TO SHARE SOME

1504
01:45:38,660 --> 01:45:42,600
DETAILS AROUND THE BID PROTEST? >> YES.

1505
01:45:42,600 --> 01:45:45,393
SO THE BID PROTESTS WERE DUE TODAY.

1506
01:45:45,393 --> 01:45:50,793
WE RECEIVED ONE FORMAL BID PROTEST AT 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON,

1507
01:45:51,860 --> 01:45:54,859
IT'S BEEN REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO REVIEW AND

1508
01:45:54,859 --> 01:45:59,590
STAFF IS ALREADY WORKING ON A RESPONSE.

1509
01:46:00,992 --> 01:46:04,859
THE LOWEST AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER ACCORDING TO THE IITIAL

1510
01:46:04,859 --> 01:46:07,660
LOOK HAS ALSO PROVIDED THEIR RESPONSE ALREADY, SO WE INTEND

1511
01:46:07,660 --> 01:46:10,859
TO MOVE ON TIS RAPIDLY TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S MERIT TO

1512
01:46:10,859 --> 01:46:13,994
THE PROTEST, AND IF SO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BOTH MAKING THE

1513
01:46:13,994 --> 01:46:17,593
CHANGES. IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN WE WOULD

1514
01:46:17,593 --> 01:46:19,993
BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL. >> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU.

1515
01:46:19,993 --> 01:46:23,526
ONE QUESTION, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH EACH AGENCY IS

1516
01:46:23,526 --> 01:46:26,526
CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROJECT ?* >> YES.

1517
01:46:28,259 --> 01:46:32,460
I'M GOING TO QUEUE UP MY TEAM MEMBERS TO BRING SPECIFIC

1518
01:46:32,460 --> 01:46:35,859
NUMBERS FOR THE AMENDED AMOUNTS. BUT WHAT'S BEING BROUGHT

1519
01:46:35,859 --> 01:46:41,259
FORWARD TO YOU TONIGHT IS SPECIFIC TO THE EXISTING

1520
01:46:41,926 --> 01:46:44,793
FINANCIAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS. FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO

1521
01:46:44,793 --> 01:46:49,193
MIGHT BE TUNING IN, THIS IS NOT JUST A CITY OF NOVATO PROJECT,

1522
01:46:49,193 --> 01:46:52,526
WE HAVE NOVATO SANITARY DISTRICT WHO IS JOINING ON THIS

1523
01:46:52,526 --> 01:46:54,726
PROJEKTS AND THE NORTH MARIN WATER DISTRICT.

1524
01:46:54,726 --> 01:47:01,326
THE AMOUNTS THAT WERE AGREED UPON AND VOTED ON BY THE

1525
01:47:04,260 --> 01:47:06,660
RESPECTED ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE ...

1526
01:47:12,590 --> 01:47:16,259
PAGE 3, THERE WE GO. $4,574,638 IS DEDICATED BY

1527
01:47:20,260 --> 01:47:23,860
NOVATO SANITARY DISTRICT. AND THEN $2,482,000 IS

1528
01:47:29,660 --> 01:47:33,260
DEDICATED BY NORTH MARIN WATER DISTRICT.

1529
01:47:33,593 --> 01:47:37,793
THESE AMOUNTS WERE BASED ON ENGINEERS' ESTIMATES.

1530
01:47:39,590 --> 01:47:42,192
THEY TOOK THE ESTIMATES TO THE RESPECTED COUNCILS THEY WERE

1531
01:47:42,192 --> 01:47:44,926
VOTED ON AND THERE WERE FUNDING AGREEMENT THAT'S WERE BROUGHT

1532
01:47:44,926 --> 01:47:49,860
TO THE CITY YEARS AGO. NOW WE FIND OURSELVES IN A

1533
01:47:49,860 --> 01:47:54,926
POSITION WHERE THE BIDS CAME IN. THE CITY OF NOVATO'S PORTION

1534
01:47:54,926 --> 01:47:56,926
CAME IN UNDER OUR ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE.

1535
01:47:56,926 --> 01:48:02,260
THE SANITARY DISTRICT AND THE WATER DISTRICTS BOTH HAD THE

1536
01:48:02,260 --> 01:48:06,526
BIDS COME IN FROM THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER COME IN

1537
01:48:06,526 --> 01:48:09,600
ABOVE THEIR AGREED UPON FUNDING LEVELS.

1538
01:48:09,600 --> 01:48:14,393
SO WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THIS POINT, THE ITEM TONIGHT IS ONLY

1539
01:48:14,393 --> 01:48:16,193
ACKNOWLEDGING THE ALREADY AGREED UPON AMOUNT.

1540
01:48:16,193 --> 01:48:21,593
THE SANITARY DISTRICT HAS ALREADY AMENDED THEIR, THEY ARE

1541
01:48:22,926 --> 01:48:26,460
IN THE PROCESS OF AMENDING THEIR BUDGETED AMOUNT AND WE

1542
01:48:26,460 --> 01:48:30,393
WILL HAVE AN AMENDED AGREEMENT TO REFLECT THE DELTA.

1543
01:48:30,393 --> 01:48:33,726
THE NORTH MARIN WATER DISTRICT IS GOING TO THEIR COUNCIL THIS

1544
01:48:33,726 --> 01:48:40,326
WEEK TO DO A SIMILAR AMENDMENT. ONCE THOSE AMOUNTS ARE SIGNED

1545
01:48:40,326 --> 01:48:45,590
AND SEALED BY BOTH DISTRICTS, WE WILL HAVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT

1546
01:48:45,590 --> 01:48:47,726
TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN OUR BUDGET.

1547
01:48:47,726 --> 01:48:51,993
SO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THIS ITEM TONIGHT DOESN'T TAKE INTO

1548
01:48:51,993 --> 01:48:54,592
ACCOUNT THE FUTURE MONIES THAT WE ARE EXPECTING TO BE ADDED TO

1549
01:48:54,592 --> 01:48:58,792
IT. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE A FUTURE

1550
01:48:59,926 --> 01:49:02,126
BUDGET AMENDMENT WHICH WE WOULD ENCUMBER IT ALL.

1551
01:49:02,126 --> 01:49:06,592
>> T. O'Connor: ARE THE NUMBERS YOU SHARED THIS EVENING ARE

1552
01:49:06,592 --> 01:49:10,140
THOSE GOING FOR REVIEW AT THOSE BOARDS RIGHTED NOW OR ARE THOSE

1553
01:49:10,140 --> 01:49:12,800
THE INITIAL? >> THE INITIAL.

1554
01:49:12,800 --> 01:49:16,413
>> T. O'Connor: DO YOU HAVE THE REVISED ONES BY ANY CHANCE?

1555
01:49:16,413 --> 01:49:21,813
>> WE DO. AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM

1556
01:49:23,679 --> 01:49:26,213
TO YOU QUICKLY. >> T. O'Connor: I CAN ASK SOME

1557
01:49:26,213 --> 01:49:28,414
OTHER QUESTIONS WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING INTO THAT, IF THAT'S

1558
01:49:28,414 --> 01:49:32,146
HELPFUL. ONE RELATED QUESTION I HAVE IS

1559
01:49:32,146 --> 01:49:33,746
PG&E HAS BEEN DOING CONSTRUCTION DOWN THERE FOR A

1560
01:49:33,746 --> 01:49:37,613
WHILE. I KNOW NORMALLY WE WOULD ASK

1561
01:49:37,613 --> 01:49:40,880
THE PEOPLE TO REPAVE THE PAVEMENT AND RESTORE TO THE

1562
01:49:40,880 --> 01:49:45,800
CONDITION THEY FOUND IT IN. I'M ASSUMING IN THIS INSTANCE

1563
01:49:45,800 --> 01:49:47,146
WE ASKED FOR SOME OFFSET INSTEAD OF DOING THAT.

1564
01:49:47,146 --> 01:49:50,946
IS THAT CORRECT? ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING ANYTHING

1565
01:49:50,946 --> 01:49:55,146
THAT WOULD BE PAID TOWARD THE PROJECT?

1566
01:49:55,412 --> 01:50:03,212
>> SO PG&E SCOPE OF WORK I WILL BE INTRO DOUSING OUR SENIOR

1567
01:50:05,130 --> 01:50:11,130
ENGINEER, ELISA SARLATTE. LARGELY FUNDED BY PG&E OR THE

1568
01:50:13,790 --> 01:50:15,480
CPUC CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION RULE 20 A

1569
01:50:15,480 --> 01:50:18,213
FUNDING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS A PUBLIC UTILITY DOING WORK ON

1570
01:50:18,213 --> 01:50:21,412
OUR RIGHT OF WAY, THE CITY OF NOVATO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR

1571
01:50:21,412 --> 01:50:26,480
QUITE A LOT OF IT AND I BELIEVE NOT DOING FULL RESTVATION IN

1572
01:50:26,480 --> 01:50:29,213
ANTICIPATION OF A FULL RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADWAY AS

1573
01:50:29,213 --> 01:50:34,613
PART OF THAT PROCESS. SO THE SEWER DISTRICT'S TOTAL

1574
01:50:43,812 --> 01:50:45,546
AMOUNT IS $4,650,174. NO, SORRY.

1575
01:50:45,546 --> 01:50:47,679
HANG ON. >> P. Eklund: THAT'S THE

1576
01:50:47,679 --> 01:50:49,679
SANITARY DISTRICT? >> YES.

1577
01:50:52,146 --> 01:50:55,790
>> I HAVE TO. WRONG NUMBERS.

1578
01:50:55,790 --> 01:50:59,879
PLEASE REDACT THAT. SO SEWER DISTRICT'S DELTA, THE

1579
01:51:04,746 --> 01:51:10,146
ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT THEY SOUGHT FROM THEIR ELECTED BODY

1580
01:51:10,346 --> 01:51:12,946
IS $149,251. >> T. O'Connor: WHICH BRINGS

1581
01:51:12,946 --> 01:51:15,280
THE TOTAL TO -- >> P. Eklund: YOU ARE GOING WAY

1582
01:51:15,280 --> 01:51:17,130
TOO FAST FOR ME TO WRITE IT DOWN.

1583
01:51:17,130 --> 01:51:20,346
YOU WILL HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN OP MY TURN.

1584
01:51:20,346 --> 01:51:24,790
>> T. O'Connor: IF YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT THE FINAL TOTAL IS

1585
01:51:24,790 --> 01:51:25,613
FOR EACH ENTITY, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

1586
01:51:25,613 --> 01:51:27,613
>> AGREED. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

1587
01:51:27,613 --> 01:51:30,947
>> T. O'Connor: WHILE THEY ARE PUTTING THAT TOGETHER, ONE LAST

1588
01:51:30,947 --> 01:51:32,946
QUESTION, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE IS?

1589
01:51:32,946 --> 01:51:35,346
>> SURE. OUR CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE

1590
01:51:38,746 --> 01:51:40,146
SANITARY DISTRICT IS EAGER TO START.

1591
01:51:40,146 --> 01:51:42,213
WE BELIEVE THEY WILL BE BREAKING GROUND IN LATE

1592
01:51:42,213 --> 01:51:45,813
SEPTEMBER. AND IT'S A 24-MONTH TIMELINE.

1593
01:51:47,413 --> 01:51:51,480
SANITARY DISTRICT HAS THE DEEPEST AND FIRST PIPE THAT

1594
01:51:51,480 --> 01:51:54,413
WILL BE REPLACED ALONG WITH LATERALS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE

1595
01:51:54,413 --> 01:51:58,130
RIGHT OF WAY. THE WATER DISTRICT WILL GO NEXT

1596
01:51:58,130 --> 01:52:03,412
AND THE CITY WILL FOLLOW WITH NOT JUST THE ROADWAY BUT IT

1597
01:52:03,412 --> 01:52:09,412
WILL BE REFORMATTING THE ENTIRE STORM WATER SYSTEM AND NEW

1598
01:52:09,946 --> 01:52:13,412
GUTTER AND ROADWAY AS WELL. >> T. O'Connor: THANK YOU.

1599
01:52:13,412 --> 01:52:16,413
I CAN WAIT FOR ANSWERS IF ANYONE HAS OTHER QUESTIONS.

1600
01:52:16,413 --> 01:52:21,413
>> Mayor Farac: I TALKED TO OUR PG&E REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND

1601
01:52:21,413 --> 01:52:25,881
HE SAID ALL THE WORK, DEPENDING ON THE RAIN WILL BE DONE IN

1602
01:52:25,881 --> 01:52:28,130
LIKE NOVEMBER. SO CAN YOU GUYS DO IT AT THE

1603
01:52:28,130 --> 01:52:33,413
SAME TIME? >> SO PG&E'S SCOPE OF WORK, WE

1604
01:52:35,790 --> 01:52:37,813
BELIEVE THEY ARE AMOST ENTIRELY DONE WITHIN THE NOVATO

1605
01:52:37,813 --> 01:52:43,790
BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAYMENT AND THEY ARE CONTINUING WORK IN THE

1606
01:52:43,790 --> 01:52:47,480
DIABLO INTERSECTION TO THE CREEK WHERE THERE'S A BRIDGE ON

1607
01:52:47,480 --> 01:52:50,413
DIABLO TO TAKE THEIR UTILITIES ACROSS THE CREEK.

1608
01:52:50,413 --> 01:52:53,146
>> Mayor Farac: GOTCHA. OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE.

1609
01:52:53,146 --> 01:52:56,800
THAT'S WHY IT WAS BLOCKED OFF TODAY WHEN I CAME HERE.

1610
01:52:56,800 --> 01:52:59,947
>> SO THANKFULLY THE ANSWER IS YES, WE DO BELIEVE WE CAN WORK

1611
01:52:59,947 --> 01:53:01,746
CONCURRENTLY. >> Mayor Farac: AMAZING.

1612
01:53:01,746 --> 01:53:04,546
OKAY. >> P. Eklund: SO WHILE THEY ARE

1613
01:53:04,546 --> 01:53:09,480
FIGURING OUT, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT, AND JUST STATE IT A

1614
01:53:09,480 --> 01:53:12,813
LITTLE BIT SLOWER, WHAT ARE THE IMPROVEMENTS WE WILL SEE ON

1615
01:53:12,813 --> 01:53:15,280
NOVATO BOULEVARD BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE RECEIVED A

1616
01:53:15,280 --> 01:53:16,479
PRESENTATION ON THIS FOR A WHILE.

1617
01:53:16,479 --> 01:53:20,800
>> SURE. >> P. Eklund: IN FACT, I'M NOT

1618
01:53:20,800 --> 01:53:23,480
SURE WE HAVE GOTTEN, WELL. IN THE FUTURE I THINK IT WOULD

1619
01:53:23,480 --> 01:53:27,813
BE VERY HELPFUL FOR US, ESPECIALLY A MAJOR ROAD LIKE

1620
01:53:27,813 --> 01:53:30,146
THIS WE SHOULD HAVE A PRESENTATION BEFORE THE COUNCIL

1621
01:53:30,146 --> 01:53:33,613
SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE

1622
01:53:33,613 --> 01:53:37,213
EXPECTING. SO WHAT ARE THE IMPROVEMENTS?

1623
01:53:39,120 --> 01:53:42,947
>> SO I WILL START UNDERGROUND AND THEN GO ABOVE GROUND, IF

1624
01:53:42,947 --> 01:53:45,280
THAT'S FAIR. >> P. Eklund: OKAY.

1625
01:53:45,280 --> 01:53:48,880
>> TE SANITARY SEWER DSTRICT IS REPLACING LATERAL

1626
01:53:48,880 --> 01:53:51,680
CONNECTIONS. SO FROM THE HOMES TO THE CENTER

1627
01:53:51,680 --> 01:53:54,813
OF THE ROAD WHERE THERE'S A TRUNK LINE.

1628
01:53:54,813 --> 01:53:59,213
AND THAT'S A PIECE OF AGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE

1629
01:53:59,213 --> 01:54:01,747
DISTRICT WANTED TO REPLACE AND IT LINED UP WELL WITH OUR

1630
01:54:01,747 --> 01:54:05,347
TIMELINE. SO GETTING THEIR WORK DONE

1631
01:54:08,613 --> 01:54:11,479
FIRST IS THE MOST SENSIBLE PORTION OF IT.

1632
01:54:11,479 --> 01:54:13,947
WE ARE ANTICIPATING A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE ALONG THAT

1633
01:54:13,947 --> 01:54:16,947
CORRIDOR . FEWER INFLOW AND INFILTRATION

1634
01:54:19,412 --> 01:54:21,880
EVENTS, IF THERE'S ANY OVERFLOWS, THIS IS SOMETHING

1635
01:54:21,880 --> 01:54:25,213
THAT WOULD GREATLY HELP WITH THAT PROCESS.

1636
01:54:25,213 --> 01:54:29,413
SECOND, THE WATER DISTRICT IS DOING SIMILAR.

1637
01:54:31,946 --> 01:54:34,146
WATER LINE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS ALSO TAKING IT TO

1638
01:54:34,146 --> 01:54:39,946
THE HOUSE OR TO THE METER BOXES. AND THEN ON EITHER SIDE OF THE

1639
01:54:39,946 --> 01:54:43,946
ROAD, THE WAY IT CURRENTLY EXISTS, NOVATO BOULEVARD

1640
01:54:43,946 --> 01:54:45,746
LARGELY SHEET FLOWS TO EITHER SIDE.

1641
01:54:45,746 --> 01:54:50,612
WE WILL B COLLECTING THAT STORM WATER IN A NEW

1642
01:54:50,612 --> 01:54:54,480
UNDERGROUND PIPE SYSTEM. THERE WILL BE NEW STORM WATER

1643
01:54:54,480 --> 01:54:59,513
PIPES, CATCH BASINS INSTALLED AND A CURB AND GUTTER SYSTEM TO

1644
01:54:59,513 --> 01:55:02,880
RESTRICT FLOW OF THE WATER OUT TO THE PROPERTIES AND WE HAVE A

1645
01:55:02,880 --> 01:55:04,146
MAJOR IMPROVEMENT FOR STORM WATER COLLECTION.

1646
01:55:04,146 --> 01:55:08,146
>> P. Eklund: SO IT STORM WATER JUST GOING TO GO DOWN IN THE

1647
01:55:08,146 --> 01:55:14,146
DRAIN OR ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO USE THE STORM WATER IN THE

1648
01:55:14,146 --> 01:55:17,480
ADJACENT AREAS? >> I BELIEVE THERE ARE

1649
01:55:17,480 --> 01:55:19,850
MITIGATION MEASURES AS PART OF THIS PROJEKTS.

1650
01:55:19,850 --> 01:55:24,419
IF WE WANT TO ASK OUR PROJECT MANAGER ELISA SARLATTE ABOUT

1651
01:55:24,419 --> 01:55:27,885
THAT. >> P. Eklund: I KNOW THE EPA

1652
01:55:27,885 --> 01:55:32,219
AND STATE WATER BOARD IS REALLY ENCOURAGING THE USE OF STORM

1653
01:55:32,219 --> 01:55:35,819
WATER. >> HI, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL,

1654
01:55:38,351 --> 01:55:43,180
THE PROJECT DOES HAVE QUITE A FEW BIO RETENTION FACILITIES

1655
01:55:43,180 --> 01:55:46,151
WHICH IS WHERE WE PUT THE STORM WATER IN A VEGETATED AREA.

1656
01:55:46,151 --> 01:55:49,952
>> P. Eklund: YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE BIO RETENTION CENTERS THEN?

1657
01:55:49,952 --> 01:55:53,751
>> YES, WE ARE ACTUALLY BUILDING BIO RETENTION NOT JUST

1658
01:55:53,751 --> 01:55:58,484
TO TREAT THE NEW PAVEMENT BUT QUITE A FEW AREAS OF EXISTING

1659
01:55:58,484 --> 01:56:02,218
PAVEMENT AND WE HAVE CREATED SUBSTANTIALLY MORBI YO

1660
01:56:02,218 --> 01:56:05,818
RETENTION THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED. >> P. Eklund: GREAT.

1661
01:56:05,818 --> 01:56:11,885
SO WHAT PERCENTAGE WOULD YOU SAY OF TE STORM WATER WOULD BE

1662
01:56:11,885 --> 01:56:14,551
REUSED,VERSUS DISCHARGED INTO THE SYSTEM FOR DISPOSAL?

1663
01:56:14,551 --> 01:56:18,552
>> IT'S NOT NECESSARILY REUSED BUT IT'S ALLOWED TO INFILTRATE

1664
01:56:18,552 --> 01:56:22,180
BACK INTO THE EARTH SO IT'S NOT GOING INTO THE CREEKS.

1665
01:56:22,180 --> 01:56:26,218
>> P. Eklund: OKAY. >> THERE ARE SILL SOME

1666
01:56:27,552 --> 01:56:30,551
PORTIONS, MOSTLY THE EXISTING PORTIONS DOWN NEAR GRANT AVENUE

1667
01:56:30,551 --> 01:56:35,951
THAT ARE STILL COLLECTED AND DISCHARGED BUT THOSE PORTIONS

1668
01:56:36,285 --> 01:56:39,318
BY DIABLO UNTIL PROBABLY 7th STREET MOST WILL BE CAPTURED

1669
01:56:39,318 --> 01:56:44,685
AND PUT INTO THE BIO RETENTIONS AND THEN ONLY DURING THE LARGER

1670
01:56:44,685 --> 01:56:48,152
RAIN EVENTS WHERE THOSE BIO RETENTIONS CAN'T ABSORB ANY

1671
01:56:48,152 --> 01:56:49,552
MORE WATER WLL THAT GO INTO THE CREEK.

1672
01:56:49,552 --> 01:56:52,285
>> P. Eklund: OKAY, HOW MANY THE SURFACE NOW.

1673
01:56:52,285 --> 01:56:57,151
HOW MANY LANES AND WHAT WILL BE DOWN THE MDDLE AND ARE YOU

1674
01:56:57,151 --> 01:56:59,619
GOING TO HAVE OBVIOUSLY SIDEWALKS, BUT BIKE LANES, I'M

1675
01:56:59,619 --> 01:57:02,285
ASSUMING. IF YOU COULD GO THROUGH WHAT'S

1676
01:57:02,285 --> 01:57:03,818
ON THE SURFACE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

1677
01:57:03,818 --> 01:57:08,180
>> SURE. WE ARE GOING TO ADD SIDEWALKS

1678
01:57:09,751 --> 01:57:14,485
IN PORTIONS OF NOVATO BOULEVARD WHERE THERE CURRENTLY ARE NOT

1679
01:57:14,485 --> 01:57:16,351
SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET.

1680
01:57:16,351 --> 01:57:19,952
WE WILL BE REPLACING SOME SEGMENT THAT'S ARE WORN OUT,

1681
01:57:19,952 --> 01:57:23,180
CRACKED ALONG THE PORTIONS THAT HAVE EXISTING SIDEWALK.

1682
01:57:23,180 --> 01:57:26,552
WE WILL BE UPGRADING ALL OF THE CURB RAMPS TO MEET A.D.A.

1683
01:57:26,552 --> 01:57:30,618
STANDARDS. WE WILL BE ADDING BIKE LANES

1684
01:57:30,618 --> 01:57:33,885
THROUGHOUT THE FULL LENGTH FROM DIABLO TO GRANT ON BOTH SIDES

1685
01:57:33,885 --> 01:57:39,885
OF THE STREET. AND THEN A FULL TRAFFIC LANE IN

1686
01:57:40,551 --> 01:57:43,352
EITHER DIRECTION WITH SHARED TRAFFIC LANES SO THEY WON'T BE

1687
01:57:43,352 --> 01:57:46,818
STOPPING IN THE TROUGH LANE CREATING TRAFFIC SLOWING THINGS

1688
01:57:46,818 --> 01:57:49,751
DOWN. >> P. Eklund: THREE LANES THEN.

1689
01:57:49,751 --> 01:57:53,418
>> THREE LANES ACROSS NOW. FROM DIABLO ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

1690
01:57:53,418 --> 01:57:56,352
>> P. Eklund: SO THE CENTER LINE WILL BE THE TURN LANE.

1691
01:57:56,352 --> 01:58:00,818
WHAT ABOUT STOP LIGHTS? >> WE ARE REDOING THE

1692
01:58:00,818 --> 01:58:03,551
INTERSECTIONS O 7th, GRANT AND DIABLO TO MAKE THOSE BETTER

1693
01:58:03,551 --> 01:58:07,351
SERVICE. WE DID A TAFFIC STUDY AS PART

1694
01:58:07,351 --> 01:58:11,751
OF THE E.I.R. AND WE ARE UPGRADING THE SIGNALS WITH

1695
01:58:11,751 --> 01:58:14,885
CAMERAS AND UPDATED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES AND WE CAN

1696
01:58:14,885 --> 01:58:19,352
ALSO CONTROL AND MODIFY THOSE SIGNALS AS TRAFFIC EVOLVES, AS

1697
01:58:19,352 --> 01:58:22,952
BICYCLE USE CHANGES. >> P. Eklund: GREAT.

1698
01:58:23,152 --> 01:58:26,850
SO YOU'RE NOT ADDING NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS THEN?

1699
01:58:26,850 --> 01:58:30,840
>> WE'RE NOT ADDING NEW SIGNALS BUT WE ARE REPLACING A LOT OF

1700
01:58:30,840 --> 01:58:32,419
THE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. >> P. Eklund: ANYTHING THAT IS

1701
01:58:32,419 --> 01:58:37,219
SOLAR BASED? LIKE ARE ANY OF THOSE LIGHTS

1702
01:58:38,180 --> 01:58:40,885
GOING TO BE SOLAR? >> THE LIGHTS ARE CONNECTED

1703
01:58:40,885 --> 01:58:44,552
WITH PG&E. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CAMERA

1704
01:58:44,552 --> 01:58:46,352
COMPONENTS HAVE THE SOLAR ON THEM OR NOT.

1705
01:58:46,352 --> 01:58:49,180
I'M NOT QUITE INTO THE SPECIFICS BUT THEY ARE WITH

1706
01:58:49,180 --> 01:58:52,618
WHAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

1707
01:58:53,952 --> 01:58:58,152
THOSE CAN BE INTERCHANGEABLE. >> P. Eklund: OKAY.

1708
01:58:59,180 --> 01:59:05,180
SO HAVE WE LOOKED AT USING SOLAR POWERED STREETLIGHTS IN

1709
01:59:08,351 --> 01:59:11,818
THE FUTURE, OR IT HASN'T REALLY ADVANCED TO DO THAT YET?

1710
01:59:11,818 --> 01:59:14,285
>> WE DIDN'T LOOK AT IT ON THIS PROJECT.

1711
01:59:14,285 --> 01:59:18,180
WE LOOKED AT USING WHAT IS EXISTING UP GRATING FACILITIES

1712
01:59:18,180 --> 01:59:19,418
TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE CITY.

1713
01:59:19,418 --> 01:59:25,151
>> P. Eklund: OKAY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE

1714
01:59:25,151 --> 01:59:31,751
MORE SOLAR IN THE FUTURE? >> I THINK FOR THE PURPOSES OF

1715
01:59:33,486 --> 01:59:37,686
THIS, YEAH. PUBLIC WORKS IS ALWAYS LOOKING

1716
01:59:41,951 --> 01:59:46,180
TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES. FOR STREETLIGHTS IT WAS

1717
01:59:46,180 --> 01:59:48,351
APPROXIMATELY 4-5 YEARS AGO CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A

1718
01:59:48,351 --> 01:59:51,951
STREETLIGHT STANDARD. AND THERE'S SPECIFICATIONS THAT

1719
01:59:53,885 --> 01:59:57,885
COUNCIL ADOPTED THAT CALLS OUT SPECIFIC TYPE OF STREETLIGHT.

1720
01:59:57,885 --> 02:00:01,752
I TINK TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO WE BROUGHT FORWARD AN ITEM

1721
02:00:01,752 --> 02:00:07,752
TO PUT IN NEW STREETLIGHTS IN THE PACHECO VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD.

1722
02:00:11,752 --> 02:00:15,618
SOLAR WASN'T PART OF THE SPEC, HOWEVER STAFF IS ALWAYS WILLING.

1723
02:00:15,618 --> 02:00:19,284
WE LOVE SOLAR. IT'S A RENEWABLE RESOURCE AND

1724
02:00:19,284 --> 02:00:25,684
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE REDUNDANCY. USUALLY HAVE A SOLAR PANEL AND

1725
02:00:25,684 --> 02:00:30,285
AN INDEPENDENT BATTERY PACK. IT WOULD FOLLOW WHEN POWER

1726
02:00:30,285 --> 02:00:31,819
OUTAGES OCCUR THAT THE STREETLIGHTS WOULD STILL

1727
02:00:31,819 --> 02:00:35,818
CONTINUE TO OPERATE. IF THE FUNDING PROVIDES AND THE

1728
02:00:35,818 --> 02:00:38,685
TECHNOLOGY BECOMES AFFORDABLE ENOUGH, THEN I BELIEVE THAT'S A

1729
02:00:38,685 --> 02:00:40,285
GREAT PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE.

1730
02:00:40,285 --> 02:00:41,752
>> P. Eklund: OKAY, APPRECIATE THAT.

1731
02:00:41,752 --> 02:00:45,850
AND THANK YOU FOR GOING ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS.

1732
02:00:45,850 --> 02:00:49,180
AND AGAIN, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR US, AT LEAST FOR

1733
02:00:49,180 --> 02:00:54,418
ME, ANYWAY, TO GET A PRESENTATION, ESPECIALLY ON A

1734
02:00:55,218 --> 02:00:58,418
MAJOR THOROUGHFARE LIKE THAT TO THE COUNCIL SO THE PEOPLE WILL

1735
02:00:58,418 --> 02:01:01,885
KNOW TOO THAT IT'S COMING. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE

1736
02:01:01,885 --> 02:01:04,218
THAT DON'T KNOW THIS IS COMING, SO IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

1737
02:01:04,218 --> 02:01:08,418
THANK YOU. >> Mayor Farac: MAYOR PRO TEM

1738
02:01:08,751 --> 02:01:12,951
JACOBS? >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: DID WE

1739
02:01:13,218 --> 02:01:16,190
GET A NEW NUMBER FOR NORTH MARIN WATER DISTRICT TOTAL?

1740
02:01:16,190 --> 02:01:20,219
>> YES. THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR

1741
02:01:20,952 --> 02:01:25,152
VERIFYING THIS. SO THE NORTH MARIN WATER

1742
02:01:27,218 --> 02:01:29,618
DISTRICT'S NEW TOTAL IS $ 2,757,380.

1743
02:01:35,163 --> 02:01:36,697
>> P. Eklund: I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

1744
02:01:36,697 --> 02:01:38,896
>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: THANK YOU.

1745
02:01:38,896 --> 02:01:42,163
>> THE OTHER DISTRICT? >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: I GOT

1746
02:01:42,163 --> 02:01:44,229
THE SANITARY ALREADY. >> P. Eklund: WHAT IS THE

1747
02:01:44,229 --> 02:01:47,229
SANITARY? >> I THOUGHT IT WAS $4,160,754.

1748
02:01:56,300 --> 02:02:01,430
>> THE NEW TOTAL IS $4,723,889. >> Mayor Po Tem Jacobs: OKAY,

1749
02:02:06,696 --> 02:02:10,296
ONE OTHER QUESTION, YOU WERE SAYING SANITARY WOULD START

1750
02:02:10,296 --> 02:02:13,363
NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, PROBABLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN PG&E WOULD

1751
02:02:13,363 --> 02:02:15,830
BE PROJECTED TO BE DONE BASED ON WEATHER?

1752
02:02:15,830 --> 02:02:17,230
>> SANITARY HOPES TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER.

1753
02:02:17,230 --> 02:02:20,230
>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: SEPTEMBER.

1754
02:02:20,563 --> 02:02:22,429
ALONG WITH PG&E FINISHING UP THEIRS?

1755
02:02:22,429 --> 02:02:26,960
>> THERE CAN BE OVERLAP. >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: OKAY.

1756
02:02:26,960 --> 02:02:29,429
WITH NORTH MARIN WATER COMING IN, WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE

1757
02:02:29,429 --> 02:02:33,290
PAVING THE STREET AND BEING DONE?

1758
02:02:34,362 --> 02:02:37,363
>> THE TOTAL PROJECT IS LOOKING AT A 24-MONTH TIMELINE.

1759
02:02:37,363 --> 02:02:41,296
>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: 24 MONTH TOTAL FROM NOW?

1760
02:02:41,296 --> 02:02:44,296
>> FROM MOBILEIZATION. SO FOM SEPTEMBER.

1761
02:02:46,630 --> 02:02:48,362
SO SEPTEMBER 2028. >> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: OKAY,

1762
02:02:48,362 --> 02:02:50,696
THANK YOU. >> P. Eklund: AND ANOTHER

1763
02:02:50,696 --> 02:02:55,230
QUESTION, IS THAT IN HERE, I BELIEVE THERE WAS A PROVISION

1764
02:02:55,230 --> 02:02:59,829
THAT IF THE ACTUALITY FOR SANITARY AND WATER WAS HIGHER

1765
02:02:59,829 --> 02:03:02,496
THAN WHAT WAS PROJECTED THAT WE WOULD SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE.

1766
02:03:02,496 --> 02:03:04,762
IS THAT STILL PART OF THE DEAL OR NOT?

1767
02:03:04,762 --> 02:03:11,362
OR DID I GET IT WRONG? >> I BELIEVE BOTH THE DISTRICTS

1768
02:03:13,429 --> 02:03:18,300
HAVE THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE CONTINGENCIES.THERE ARE SOME

1769
02:03:18,300 --> 02:03:24,960
SHARED COSTS FOR THE PROJECT THAT WE CAN GO DOWN THAT ROAD,

1770
02:03:24,960 --> 02:03:27,696
THERE'S MORE THAN JUST THE BOTTOM NUMBER FROM EACH OF THEM.

1771
02:03:27,696 --> 02:03:31,963
BUT IF THE PROJECT CSTS GO ABOVE AND IT'S ATTRIBUTABLE TO

1772
02:03:31,963 --> 02:03:36,563
A SPECIFIC DISTRICT, THEN THAT ENTITY WOULD UTILIZE THEIR

1773
02:03:36,563 --> 02:03:38,563
CONTINGENCY FUNDS THEY HAVE SET ASIDE FOR THE PROJECT.

1774
02:03:38,563 --> 02:03:41,231
>> P. Eklund: OF THEIR FUNDS. WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY

1775
02:03:41,231 --> 02:03:44,831
ANYTHING? >> THE AGREEMENTS STATE THAT IF

1776
02:03:48,563 --> 02:03:50,230
IT'S ATTRIBUTABLE TO THEIR PROJECT THEY WOULD BE PAYING

1777
02:03:50,230 --> 02:03:53,630
FOR IT. SO JUST LIKE RIGHT NOW, THERE'S

1778
02:03:53,630 --> 02:03:57,496
A BUDGET AMENDMENT AT THE SANITARY DISTRICT JUST VOTED ON

1779
02:03:57,496 --> 02:04:02,229
AND APPROVED. MUCH LIKE WE WOULD DO, THEY

1780
02:04:02,229 --> 02:04:05,764
WOULD DO THE SAME IF THEIR COSTS ROSE IN THE PROJECT AND

1781
02:04:05,764 --> 02:04:08,629
IT'S ATTRIBUTABLE JUST TO THE SANITARY PORTION OF THE PROJECT

1782
02:04:08,629 --> 02:04:11,163
I BELIEVE THEY WOULD BE DOING THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE ARE.

1783
02:04:11,163 --> 02:04:16,230
>> P. Eklund: OKAY, BCAUSE I DIDN'T AGREE WHEN I READ THE

1784
02:04:16,230 --> 02:04:19,630
STAFF REPORT WHERE IT SAID IF IT ENDED UP COSTING MORE WE

1785
02:04:19,630 --> 02:04:22,970
WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS

1786
02:04:22,970 --> 02:04:26,897
APPROPRIATE AT ALL. SO, I'M JUST CONFIRMING AGAIN.

1787
02:04:28,960 --> 02:04:35,896
WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR SEWER OR WATER FOR ANY OF

1788
02:04:36,230 --> 02:04:41,630
THEIR WORK, PERIOD. THEY HAVE TO DO IT ALL?

1789
02:04:44,296 --> 02:04:46,362
>> THEY, FUNDING AGREEMENTS THEY HAVE, I WANT TO SAY YES,

1790
02:04:46,362 --> 02:04:49,562
HOWEVER. IN A SIMPLE SENSE, YES, YOU ARE

1791
02:04:49,562 --> 02:04:53,363
CORRECT. IF IT'S THEIR PROCESS AND THEIR

1792
02:04:53,363 --> 02:04:55,963
PROJECT, THEY WOULD BE PAYING FOR IT.

1793
02:04:55,963 --> 02:04:58,363
HOWEVER, THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENTS DO HAVE SPECIFIC

1794
02:04:58,363 --> 02:05:03,163
ITEMS THAT WE ALL HAVE SHARED COSTS IN.

1795
02:05:08,829 --> 02:05:12,230
SUCH AS M.O.T., TRAFFIC, MOBILIZING TRAFFIC CONTROLS.

1796
02:05:12,230 --> 02:05:15,960
THAT'S A COST THAT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS.

1797
02:05:15,960 --> 02:05:18,230
IT WAS A POINT OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE DISTRICTS AND THE

1798
02:05:18,230 --> 02:05:20,896
CITY. HOW DOES THAT LOOK?

1799
02:05:20,896 --> 02:05:24,363
WE SHARE THE COST I WE ARE ALL THREE WORKING ON OUR

1800
02:05:24,363 --> 02:05:27,496
INDEPENDENT PROJECT ON THE SAME DAY BUT SAY ONLY THE SANITARY

1801
02:05:27,496 --> 02:05:30,829
DISTRICT AND THE CITY ARE WORKING ON THE RIGHT OF WAY IT

1802
02:05:30,829 --> 02:05:33,163
ON A PARTICULAR DAY ONLY THOSE TWO ENTITIES WOULD SHARE THE

1803
02:05:33,163 --> 02:05:36,960
COST. SO THERE ARE MEASURES THAT WE

1804
02:05:36,960 --> 02:05:39,696
DO SHARE COSTS FOR BUT ANY PART OF AN INDEPENDENT PROJECT OR

1805
02:05:39,696 --> 02:05:43,163
SCOPE OF WORK THAT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ECH DISTRICT

1806
02:05:43,163 --> 02:05:44,296
WOULD BE HANDLED BY THAT DISTRICT.

1807
02:05:44,296 --> 02:05:46,762
>> P. Eklund: THAT'S GOT TO BE A LOT OF RECORD KEEPING.

1808
02:05:46,762 --> 02:05:48,762
>> YES. AGREED.

1809
02:05:49,296 --> 02:05:51,363
>> P. Eklund: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANSWERING THAT.

1810
02:05:51,363 --> 02:05:53,630
>> T. O'Connor: I JUST HAD ONE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.

1811
02:05:53,630 --> 02:06:00,896
YOU GOT TWO OF THE NUMBERS. YOU WERE GOING TO GET THE PG&E,

1812
02:06:00,896 --> 02:06:02,630
CPUC UTILITY COMMISSION NUMBER AS WELL, I BELIEVE.

1813
02:06:02,630 --> 02:06:06,363
DO YOU HAVE THAT? >> BY THE SHUFFLING I BELIEVE

1814
02:06:06,363 --> 02:06:08,830
THAT STAFF MIGHT HAVE TO GET BACK TO COUNCIL WITH THAT

1815
02:06:08,830 --> 02:06:12,430
SPECIFIC NUMBER. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1816
02:06:17,960 --> 02:06:20,970
WE CAN PUT AN UPDATE WITH THE NEW NUMBERS INTO THE FRIDAY

1817
02:06:20,970 --> 02:06:21,497
MEMO. >> T. O'Connor: THAT WOULD BE

1818
02:06:21,497 --> 02:06:22,696
HELPFUL. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1819
02:06:22,696 --> 02:06:24,763
AND THEN OF COURSE WE ALWAYS UPDATE THE WEBSITE.

1820
02:06:24,763 --> 02:06:28,230
>> T. O'Connor: THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK FOR A

1821
02:06:28,230 --> 02:06:30,296
BUDGET AMENDMENT ANYWAY, WE WILL GET NEW DATA, RIGHT?

1822
02:06:30,296 --> 02:06:31,763
>> City Manager A. Cunningham: IT WILL.

1823
02:06:31,763 --> 02:06:33,429
WE WILL SEE YOU THEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

1824
02:06:33,429 --> 02:06:35,363
>> THANK YOU. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

1825
02:06:35,363 --> 02:06:38,563
DID WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BID PROTEST?

1826
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>> T. O'Connor: YOU COULD DO IT AGAIN, BUT HE ALREADY COVERED

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IT. >> City Manager A. Cunningham:

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NO QUESTIONS THERE? OKAY, GREAT.

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>> Myor Farac: ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT?

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I'M NOT SEEING ANY. ANY ONLINE?

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>> Clerk: NO RAISED HANDS ON LINE.

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>> Mayor Farac: OKAY, I WILL CLOSE IT.

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DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> City Attorney G. Bell:

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SORRY, BEFORE A MOTION IS MADE REGARDING THE BID PROTEST, ALL

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RIGHT TO APPROVE THIS EVENING SUBJECT TO RESOLUTION OF THE

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BID PROTEST BEFORE THE CITY MANAGER SIGNS.

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IF FOR SOME REASON WE NEED TO BRING THAT BACK OR SET A

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HEARING WE WILL HOLD OFF ON SIGNING IT BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY

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REVIEWING IT. >> Mayor Farac: SOUNDS GOOD.

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>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: OKAY. >> Mayor Farac: LAURA, CAN YOU

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TAKE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: SORRY, MOTION BY

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KEVIN JACOBS AND WHO WAS THE SECOND?

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>> T. O'Connor: I'LL SECOND. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND?

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>> P. Eklund: AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KARKAL IS

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RECUSED. COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNOR?

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>> T. O'Connor: AYE. >> Clerk: MAYOR PRO TEM JACOBS?

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>> Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs: AYE. >> Clerk: AND MAYOR FARAC?

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>> Mayor Farac: AYE. THAT PASSES.

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NOW MOVING ON TO ADJOURNMENT. THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL

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MEETING WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2026.

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IS THERE ANYONE THAT COUNCIL HAS SOMEONE THEY WOULD LIKE T

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ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF? ALL RIGHT, IWOULD LIKE TO

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ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF MARY COLLIN MURPHY AND HER DOG.

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SHE WAS THE WOMAN, NOVATO RESIDENT WHO WAS HIT LAST NIGHT.

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SENDING LOTS OF LVE TO HER FAMILY.

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WE SUPPORT HER FAMILY. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.