Town Council Special Meeting: September 21, 2022
6:30 pm Fairfax Women’s Club
Fairfax Women's Club - 46 Park Road, Fairfax 94930
AGENDA
FAIRFAX TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 6:30 pm
In-person at the Fairfax Women’s Club, 26 Park Road
and via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88031001183
Preceded by a Special Meeting in Closed Session at 4:30 pm at Town Hall, 142 Bolinas Road
HYBRID MEETING ADVISORY NOTICE
This meeting will be held in person and, consistent with AB 361 during the declared state of emergency, the 6:30 pm meeting is also being held virtually on Zoom. It will be broadcast on Channels 27 and 99 and livestreamed on https://www.townoffairfax.org/watch-live-2/ or https://www.cmcm.tv/27.
How to Participate in the meeting in-person:
* Stay home if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
* Face coverings are strongly recommended for attendees
* All attendees are encouraged to be fully vaccinated
* Attendance limited to no more than 96 persons) and all in-person attendees should socially distance as recommended by public health authorities. If the Chambers are 50% occupied, please participate online instead.
How to participate remotely:
*Join the Zoom webinar and use the ‘raise hand’ feature to provide verbal public comment: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88031001183
*Dial in to Zoom’s telephone number +1(669) 900-9128 or +1(346) 248-7799 and press *9 to provide verbal public comment. Zoom Webinar ID 880 3100 1183.
Before 3:00 pm on the day of the meeting you may email written comments to the Town Council to read and consider before the meeting. All emails are part of the meeting record.
Special Closed Session at 4:30 pm, Fairfax Town Hall, 142 Bolinas Road
4:30 PM – CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL– APPROVAL OF AGENDA – PUBLIC COMMENT
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Government Code section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Town Manager, Finance Director, HR Consultant, Town Attorney.
Employee Organizations: Fairfax Police Officers’ Association, Service Employees Union International (‘SEIU’) Local 1021; Unrepresented Employee Units
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of Litigation
Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4) – One Case
Special Meeting at 6:30 PM
Women’s Club and Zoom Webinar ID 880 3100 1183
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88031001183
6:30 PM – CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
REPORT OUT ON CLOSED SESSION
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Fairfax Town Council acknowledges that we are located on the un-ceded ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok people of present-day Marin County. We honor with gratitude the land itself, and all of its ancestors: past, present, and emerging.
MEETING PROTOCOL
The Mayor shall maintain order at the meetings. The Council and the audience are expected to refrain from using profane language and/or ridiculing the character or motives of council members, staff, or members of the public and to maintain the standards of tolerance and civility. Please turn off all cellular phones or place in silent mode.
The Town Council will review the agenda at 10:00 P.M. to ascertain which items, if any, will be continued to another meeting. Any matter not started by 11:30 P.M. will be continued to an adjourned or regular council meeting unless the Council votes to suspend this rule.
CONSENT CALENDAR (10 minutes approximately)
The Council may approve the entire consent calendar with one action (vote). In the alternative, items on the Consent Calendar may be removed by any Town Council or staff member for separate discussion and vote. The opportunity for public comment on consent calendar items will occur prior to the Town Council’s vote on the Consent Calendar.
1. Notice of Amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 (SEIU) for the Period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024, and the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget (Note: no Council action to be taken at this meeting) – Town Manager, Heather Abrams
2. Notice of Amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Fairfax Police Officer’s Association (FPOA) for the Period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024, and amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Adopted Budget (Note: no Council action to be taken at this meeting) – Town Manager Heather Abrams
3. Adopt a resolution awarding Contract to RWR Construction, Inc. for Roadway Stabilization of 78 Wreden Avenue and 378 Scenic Road in an amount not to exceed $344,956 – Public Works Director Loren Umbertis
REGULAR AGENDA (Times listed are only approximate)
4. Introduce ordinances amending Title 5 of Town Code Chapter 5.54, Just Cause Evictions, and Chapter 5.55, Mandatory Mediation for Rental Increases, with a Rent Stabilization Program – Town Attorney Janet Coleson (60 minutes)
Supplemental items: Attachment A and Attachment B
5. Review and approve Town Strategic Plan Outline – Town Manager Heather Abrams (30 minutes)
ADJOURNMENT
In memory of George Gray and Yvonne Beller
The next regular meeting is on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 6:30 pm.
If any of the matters described above is challenged in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at any public hearing described on this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered at, or prior to, this Council meeting.
If you need an accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting due to disability, please contact the Town Clerk prior to the meeting: (415) 453-1584 or mgardner@townoffairfax.org.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection www.townoffairfax.org.
Meetings are be broadcast, recorded, and uploaded to the Town’s website.
This meeting notice was posted in accordance with Government Code section 54954.2(a)(1) on or before September 16, 2022.