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NOVATO CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION MINUTES CITY OF NOVATO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 922 MACHIN AVENUE, 2 ND FLOOR BAGET CONFERENCE ROOM February 27, 2018 5:00 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER At approximately 5 p.m., the Closed Session meeting began. COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Josh Fryday, Mayor Pro Tempore Pam Drew, Councilmember Denise Athas, Councilmember Pat Eklund, and Councilmember Eric Lucan STAFF PRESENT (1 st Closed Session Item): City Manager Regan Candelario, Assistant City Manager Michael Antwine, Assistant City Attorney Veronica Nebb, and Legal Representative Megan Lewis STAFF PRESENT (2 nd Closed Session Item): City Manager Regan Candelario, Assistant City Attorney Veronica Nebb, and Consultant Shawn Welch 1. Public Comment at 922 Machin Avenue There were no public comments on either consent items. 2. Recess to Closed Session Since there were no comments, the Council and staff immediately went to converse upon the following consent items. B. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 1. Conference with Legal Counsel Existing Litigation (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) 1

Name of Case: Rick R. Tucker, Plaintiff, v. Shalee Cunningham an individual; Donald Scioli, an individual; Novato Public Access Television, Inc. aka NPAT, a corporation; Novato Unified School District, a public entity; City of Novato, a public entity; Does 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants. Marin County Superior Court Case No.: CIV 1401954 2. Conference with Legal Counsel Anticipated Litigation (Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) One potential case The City Council and staff discussed both items and took no reportable actions. C. ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION MEETING The City Council Closed Session Meeting adjourned at approximately 6:00 p.m. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the Novato City Council Terrie Gillen, City Clerk 2

JOINT NOVATO CITY COUNCIL/ CITY COUNCIL AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO DISSOLVED REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGULAR MEETING MINUTES NOVATO CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 901 SHERMAN AVENUE February 27, 2018 6:00 P.M. A. CONVENE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ROLL CALL At approximately 6:10 p.m., the regular City Council meeting began. COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Josh Fryday, Mayor Pro Tempore Pam Drew, Councilmember Denise Athas, Councilmember Pat Eklund, and Councilmember Eric Lucan STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Regan Candelario, Assistant City Attorney Veronica Nebb, Assistant City Manager Peggy Flynn, Assistant City Manager Michael Antwine, City Clerk Terrie Gillen, Public Works Director Russ Thompson, Deputy Director of Public Works Chris Blunk, Director of Hamilton Base Reuse Scott Ward, Finance Manager, Tony Clark, Community Development Director Bob Brown, Police Chief Adam McGill, and Information Technology Manager Scott Sanders B. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT The City Council met in Closed Session to discuss the following two items on the Closed Session Agenda: 1. Conference with Legal Counsel Existing Litigation (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) Name of Case: Rick R. Tucker, Plaintiff, v. Shalee Cunningham an individual; Donald Scioli, an individual; Novato Public Access Television, Inc. aka NPAT, a corporation; Novato Unified School District, a public entity; City of Novato, a public entity; Does 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants. Marin County Superior Court Case No.: CIV 1401954

2. Conference with Legal Counsel Anticipated Litigation (Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) One potential case The City Council and staff took no reportable actions on both items. C. CEREMONIAL MATTERS / PRESENTATIONS 1. Ceremonial Matter: Proclamation presented to Ed Schulze, Paint the Town Red s Citizen of the Year 2. Ceremonial Matter: Proclamation presented to Trek Winery as the 2017 Small Business of the Year and a proclamation presented to Bank of Marin as the 2017 Large Business of the Year, both selected by the Novato Chamber of Commerce 3. Ceremonial Matter: Proclamation raising awareness of Rare Disease Day provided to Novato Proud s Innovative Businesses: BioMarin, Ultragenyx, and The Buck Institute for Research on Aging Mr. Schulze and representatives from Ultragenyx were in attendance to receive their proclamations in recognition of their achievements and bringing attention to rare diseases. The proclamation to Trek Winery was postponed and scheduled for a future Council meeting. D. APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA COUNCIL ACTION: Upon motion by Councilmember Athas and seconded by Councilmember Lucan, the City Council unanimously voted 5-0 via roll call to approve the Final Agenda. AYES: NOES: ATHAS, LUCAN, EKLUND, DREW, FRYDAY None E. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER & CITY COUNCIL City Manager Report City Manager Candelario provided the following report: The Police Department would host an Awards Ceremony for their staff on February 28 at 5 p.m. There would be an in-house training in the Finance Department to reduce staff time to save expenses for the City, and thanked the Finance Manager for putting that together. He mentioned the North Bay Division League of California Cities event that would take place on March 1 at American Canyon. 2

He reminded the Council, Commissioners, and staff that the Form 700s had to be submitted to them by April 1 st. He announced that on MarinMOCA would be having their opening exhibit on March 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Hamilton. The City Manager also announced the Depot Community Meeting scheduled for Saturday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. City Council Reports Councilmember Lucan invited the public to the Strategic Plan Workshop on Saturday (March 3) at 10 a.m. to help shape the vision of the City. Councilmember Athas reported on the following: - She attended the North Marin Community Services Merger Luncheon, Marin Clean Energy meeting, Senator Mike McGuire meeting, County meeting regarding a parcel in Novato, and the Novato Age Friendly Committee meeting. - The Councilmember spoke at the Health and Wellness Day event at the Margaret Todd Senior Center. - She participated at the second Sutter Breast Health Scholarship Program, which help pay for further breast examinations for women whose insurance carriers don t provide or provide minimal pay for breast cancer examinations. Since the Scholarship Program exceeded its goal of raising $50k, this year they hope to raise $100k. Mayor Pro Tempore Drew also reiterated the importance of the Strategic Plan Workshop and invited the public to come. She particularly spoke to those who may be interested in the City s mission, its core values, and the directions of where the City should head to in the future; and if so, then they should come and participate. Councilmember Eklund provided the following report: - She was honored to introduce the second Green Movie Just Eat It, which focused on excess food that consumers waste. She thanked Sustainability Coordinator Gretchen Schubeck for putting together these movie series and all the City staffers, who were trying to get the movie to work. The Councilmember also mentioned that there were many Novatans concerned about this topic. - She attended the Economic Development Advisory Commission. - The Councilmember also mentioned that she and Mayor Pro Tempore Drew attended the first Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers of (MCCMC) Pension and OPEB ad hoc committee meeting for benefits reform. Almost all 11 cities were in attendance, because they were facing the same issue. She also mentioned that 3

the City of Mill Valley s Council, and not the staff, made their own determination on what the discount rate should be. - She thanked Finance Director Tony Clark and Assistant City Manager Michael Antwine for attending and participating at the MCCMC Ad Hoc meeting. Mayor Fryday mentioned that he attended the North Marin Community Services Merger Luncheon; and invited the public to attend not only the Strategic Planning Workshop, but also the March 17 Downtown Depot and Site Planning Community Workshop, and the March 6 Dominican University Education Night. F. PUBLIC COMMENTS 1. Janie Van Horn, teacher and active citizen, mentioned her support of Consent Item #G5, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. She also stated that as a teacher, she didn't want to be armed. 2. Jennifer Robertson spoke about Consent Item #G3. She thanked Chris Blunk and Mary Jo Yung for listening to the people, and mentioned the current danger of the crosswalk at Palmer Avenue. 3. Elbert Taylor spoke on Consent Item #G3. He mentioned that he witnessed near pedestrian/ vehicles misses at Palmer Drive and Norman Drive. He urged Council to support this. 4. Shannon Delgado, Point Marin Community member, thanked the City for dealing with this (Consent Item #G3), including putting a dead-end sign, She asked Council for an affirmative vote for a crosswalk and stop sign at Palmer Drive. 5. Amy Blackenej mentioned that in 2014 she started calling the Finance Office pertaining to Point Marin Facility District Bond. Then, in 2017, the City had the ability to refinance the bond. She contacted the new Finance Manager and City Manager and received no responses. She mentioned that these bonds were affecting many homes and interests had gone up. She requested that residents at Point Marin deserve a response on the status of the Facility District Bond. 6. Margaret Eisen, spoke about Consent Item #G3. She mentioned the traffic at Palmer Drive and appreciated the stop signs and sidewalks (safer for kids). She witnessed drivers racing on her seat. G. CONSENT CALENDAR seconded by Councilmember Lucan to approve the Consent Calendar. However, Councilmember Eklund had to abstain from Consent Item #G3 due to a Conflict of Interest. 4

So, the City Council voted 5-0 via roll call to approve all the Consent Calendar items, except Item G-3. AYES: NOES: EKLUND, LUCAN, ATHAS, DREW, FRYDAY None Motion carried. With regard to only Item G-3, the City Council voted 4-0-1, with Councilmember Eklund abstaining. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ATHAS, LUCAN, DREW, FRYDAY None EKLUND Motion carried. 1. Waive reading and authorize introductions and/or adoption of ordinances by title only This is a standard procedural action to waive any readings of an ordinance on this agenda, so that the City Council does not have to read the ordinance in its entirety. 2. Approve the City Council regular meeting minutes of February 13, 2018 3. Review and approve roadway striping and sign changes as change orders to ongoing construction contracts or to be installed by the City of Novato Maintenance Crews, as appropriate, proposed for: North Redwood Blvd. (at the Novato North San Marin Smart Station), Topaz Dr. (between Misty Road and Andale Ave.), Sunset Parkway (near Ignacio Blvd.), and Palmer Drive (between Oak Grove Dr. and White Oak Way) 4. Approve an Assignment and Assumption Agreement between North Martin Community Services and the Novato Human Needs Center to (i) recognize North Marin Community Services as the new entity resulting from the merger between the Novato Youth Center and the Novato Human Needs Center as of January 1, 2018, and (ii) approve North Marin Community Services assumption of Novato Human Needs Centers liabilities and obligations under Services Agreement entered into with the former Novato Redevelopment Agency 5. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Statement of Principles and join the Mayors Against Illegal Guns 5

6. Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition to SB 827 (Wiener) Planning and Zoning Density, proposed legislation which would exempt certain housing projects from locally developed and adopted building height limitations, densities, parking requirements, and design review standards 7. Adopt an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Novato amending Chapter XIX, Section 19.20.100 (setback requirements and exceptions), Section 19.30.040 (number of parking spaces required), Section 19.34.030 (Accessory Dwelling Units), Section 19.34.031 (Junior Accessory Dwelling Units), Section 19.58.020 (Notice of Public Hearing or Discretionary Action), and Section 19.60.020g (Definitions Garage or Carport) of the Novato Municipal Code and finding the amendments exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h) The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 668. 8. Authorize the City Manager to amend Agreement #4826 with Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc. in an additional amount of $50,000 to provide interim engineering services for private projects and adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget 9. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement Amendment with Whitlock & Weinberger Transportation, Inc. in an additional amount of $40,000 to provide traffic engineering services and adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget 10. Approve the renewal of the annual Microsoft Office 365 subscription licensing in the amount of $48,244.80, and authorize the City Manager to execute and sign the required agreements 11. Adopt a resolution approving the proposed changes to Section 3.02 of the Council Policy Manual The City Council adopted Resolution No. 2018-013. 12. Receive and file the City s Quarterly Payments (Warrants) Register, Purchase Order Reports, and Travel Expense Reports for the months of September, October, November, and December 2017 H. UNFINISHED AND OTHER BUSINESS There were no items listed for this section. 6

I. PUBLIC HEARING There were no items listed for this section. J. GENERAL BUSINESS 13. Receive a presentation on the Novato Police Department s 2017 Annual Report Chief McGill provided the Annual Report, highlighting the Department s diversity and public trust. He also mentioned the increase of auto burglaries and Calls-for-Service. Additionally, the Chief added the department s 2018 goals, projects, and tasks. There were two comments from the public. Dr. Alan Berson stated that the report provided was comprehensive. Cheryl Paddack with North Marin Community Services thanked the Police Department for its community involvement. The City Council thanked and commended the Chief and the Police Department for their work. They also conversed about the Records Management System and Computer Aid Dispatch as well as school safety. 14. Review the Vineyard Road sidewalk gap closure options and provide direction to staff to proceed by finalizing the project plans and specifications for CIP Project #15-017 with the preferred option(s) Councilmember Athas recused herself from this item, because the project was near her home. She also left the dais and Council Chambers. Deputy Public Works Director Blunk gave the presentation showing the various pedestrian routes, resurfacing project, funding, design constructions, and staff s recommendations. The Council and staff discussed whether the City needed to buy property for right-of-way, vegetation, whether the City had to pay for possibly relocating PG&E lines, determining the timing of the construction and schools schedules, and the concerns of the parents. There were several public comments: Rene De Bos thanked Mr. Blunk for his design. Mr. De Bos strongly supported the gap closure on the south side (Alternate A south sidewalk- cost estimated for construction was $490K). Don Foster additionally stated support for Alternate A. He added an option 3, which was along the south side of Vineyard Avenue (opposite of Mosswood); there was a collapsed section of a sidewalk that should be replaced. 7

Mark Birnbaum thanked the Public Works Department and supported Alternate A. Dina Gibbons thanked Chris Blunk and stated that this was a public safety issue. She too supported Alternate A and option 1 (midblock crosswalk - cost estimate $15K) and option 2 (Mill Rd. island sidewalk cost estimate $50K). She also mentioned that the Novato Unified School District also promoted students, parents, and teachers to walk and bike to school and to live green. Nancy Weber stated her concern for safe streets and worked closely with Safe Routes to Schools. She too supported Alternate A, and class 2 and 3. seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew, the City Council voted 4-0-1 via roll call to approve staff s Alternate A and options 1 and 2. AYES: EKLUND, DREW, LUCAN, FRYDAY NOES: None RECUSED: ATHAS Motion carried. The City Council thanked Deputy Public Works Director Blunk, staff, and the community for their successful collaboration on this project. The City Council took a 5 minutes break and Councilmember Athas returned. 15. Authorizing the City Manager to proceed with Requests for Proposals for the purchase and/or lease or other potential use agreement regarding several City-owned properties at Hamilton, commonly referred to as: Commissary site at 802 State Access Road, APN 157-970-03 & Christmas Tree Hill at Nave Drive and State Access Road, APN 157-720-02 Town Center (Theater, Community Center, vacant land and parking lot) at 507 S Palm Drive, APN 157-690-47 & Hamilton Parkway and Palm Drive, APN 157-180-47 Bachelor Officer s Quarters/ Officer s Club/ Old Gym site at 113 San Pablo Avenue and Hamilton Parkway, APN 157-690- 37 Assistant City Manager Flynn provided a quick recap of the City Council November 28, 2017 meeting. 8

Hamilton Base Reuse Director Ward reiterated the background of the Hamilton city-owned properties and the City s community engagement. He mentioned staff's request and proposed processes. He went through each of the parcels to show what it looked like, where it's specifically located, and what possibilities or determents that developers would encounter when they submit their RFPs. Mr. Ward mentioned how the RFP would be distributed to interested vendors and any other qualified person; mentioned selection process (including during Closed Session because financials were not public); and mentioned the community process to obtain public input. Thereafter, the City Council and staff had a robust and lengthy discussion on whether the public should be involved in providing input in selecting a developer; and, if so to what degree was the public to be involved. In this conversation, they talked about bifurcating the RFPs, the schedule of this RFP process, when the developer would meet with the neighborhoods, community benefits, and creating a wide spectrum for developers to demonstrate their thoughts of revitalizing these parcels in the RFPs instead of limiting the developers. There were public comments: William Bremmer applauded staff and expressed concerns about parking. Sue Kujawa would like to see at least five wide range of RFPs, instead of the narrowed down to two-three RFPs. She would like to see a variety (of RFPs) as well. Elvera Berson commended staff for this good report and requested that town center be developed at the end with CIP monies. She also stated that the Town Center was the heart of Hamilton and Novato. Dr. Alan Berson complimented the presentation. He stated that the Town Center should be a place where people could gather. He also stated that the community benefit should trump what the developers and staff want. He found a problem with the review criteria and requested for more public input first. Additionally, he requested that the Town Center be taken out of the RFP process. Michael Heck commented on the complexity of this issue and appreciated the two Councilmembers (Mayor Pro Tempore Drew and Councilmember Eklund) requesting for transparency. He believed that there was reason why the public couldn t view the RFPs. 9

Steve Grant mentioned about putting out all the RFPs at the same time, mentioning the process for awarding RFPs would be mentioned also on the RFPs themselves, creating an information room on a website, and having an objective scoring system. After the public comments, the City Council and staff continued their discussion on multiple topics relating to the RFP process. Some of these conversations included a process for those RFPs that didn t meet the financial requirements, whether to include or not to include Christmas Tree Hill on the RFPs, what was included in the Town Center, including the Town Center for last, would the projects be self-supporting without City investment, the time frame of these projects, housing, and possible litigation COUNCIL ACTION: Upon motion by Councilmember Lucan and seconded by Councilmember Athas to develop and issue Requests for Proposals for the properties designated following the process that has been described with the caveat that the City Council still have the Closed Session but would bring back all the viable options for open session. Councilmember Lucan explained that this process should be led by Council, and not by staff, to determine what RFP was financially viable, because the Council was elected by the constituents. seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew to eliminate the Closed Sessions where the Council selects viable proposals. Councilmember Eklund explained that the RFP proposals should be public. She added that if there were any confidential financial information, then it should be stated in the RFP that this information was confidential and so omitted. Mayor Pro Tempore Drew added a friendly amendment stating that whether marking whole pages as confidential, there would be the option of redacting sections. The Council talked about the two motions on the floor. seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew, the City Council voted 2-3 via roll call to eliminate the Closed Sessions where the Council selects viable proposals. AYES: NOES: EKLUND, DREW ATHAS, LUCAN, FRYDAY Motion failed. 10

seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew to make another amendment that the RFP state that there would be no housing in the Town Center site. Mayor Fryday had to recuse himself from this motion, because he resides in the Hamilton area and this motion included the uses in the RFP instead of the RFP process. So, the Mayor left the dais and the Council Chamber and Mayor Pro Tempore Drew continued the topic conversation with the Council and staff. seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew, the City Council voted 2-2-1 via roll call, to make another amendment that the RFP state that there would be no housing in the Town Center site. AYES: EKLUND, DREW NOES: ATHAS, LUCAN RECUSED: FRYDAY Motion failed. seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew to make another amendment that Christmas Tree Hill, rock outcropping (adjacent to the Commissary site) needs to remain. Although this amendment may not have dealt with uses, on the side of caution, the Mayor recused himself and left the dais. seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew, the City Council voted 2-2-1 via roll call, to make another amendment that Christmas Tree Hill, rock outcropping (?) needs to remain. AYES: EKLUND, DREW NOES: ATHAS, LUCAN RECUSED: FRYDAY Motion failed. Mayor Fryday returned to the dais. seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew, the City Council voted 2-3 via roll call to make the Town Center RFP be the last RFP to be issued. AYES: NOES: EKLUND, DREW ATHAS, LUCAN, FRYDAY 11

Motion failed. The City Council and staff discussed about whether or not to place all the RFPs out at one time. With regard to community engagement, the schedule could be placed with the RFPs. There was also a discussion about the scoring of the RFPs, but it was mentioned that the scoring could happen later. COUNCIL ACTION: Upon motion by Councilmember Lucan and seconded by Councilmember Athas, the City Council voted 3-2 via roll call to develop and issue Requests for Proposals for the properties designated following the process that has been presented with the caveat that the City Council would still have the Closed Session but would bring back all the viable options for open session. AYES: NOES: LUCAN, ATHAS, FRYDAY EKLUND, DREW Motion carried. Before the next agenda item, the City Council talked about whether or not to table Agenda Items J-17 and J-18 and if there was any time sensitivity related to them. seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Drew to postpone #17 and #18 to a future meeting, but no later than the end of March. Since it was not yet 10:30 p.m., according to the Council Policy Manual, the Council would continue going over the agenda items. 16. Provide direction to staff regarding the drafting of ordinances amending the Municipal Code and implementing programs in General Plan 2035 relating to the regulation of Solar Energy Facilities (appropriate zoning districts, development regulations, definitions and review process), Lighting (for new and/or existing development to reduce nighttime light pollution), Parking Lot Landscape (requirements for new or renovated facilities), Beekeeping (on residential or nonresidential properties), and Urban Agriculture Community Development Director Brown mentioned how these sustainability ordinances were correlated to the upcoming General Plan, and that they would also be adopted with the General Plan. He first went over Solar Permitting. The City Council and Mr. Brown talked about the Planning Commission s comments and questions, the solar carports in open space or adjacent to rural/habitat areas, and open space/conservation easements. 12

The City Council came to a consensus that solar permitting would be allowed in all zoning districts, except in open space and conservation districts. They discussed about proposed performance standards and designated habitat areas. Councilmember Eklund made the motion that it would include wetlands, and Council concurred with her motion. At 10:35 p.m., the City Council stopped to determine whether or not to go forward to discuss Agenda Items J-17 and J-18. COUNCIL ACTION: Upon motion by Mayor Fryday and seconded by Councilmember Lucan to move J-17 and J-18 to a future meeting as soon as possible. All agreed Director Brown spoke about the proposed Beekeeping ordinance staff s recommendations. Public Comment: 1 Jim Crumpler, a bee keeper, spoke about yellow jackets stinging, not honey bees. He recommended that the City of Novato have no restrictions on bee keeping as done by the City of San Rafael. The City Council and staff discussed whether or not to limit beekeeping, bee hives, commercial beekeeping in Novato s open space, multifamily homes, and other beekeeping ordinances. The City Council was inclined to not place restrictions on beekeeping in general, but Mr. Brown was asked continue to meet with the beekeeping community and come back to the City Council with recommendations. Thereafter, Director Brown spoke about Dark Sky Lighting, including eliminating additional lighting or reducing nighttime lighting. The Council conversed about what other Planning Commissioners had stated, lowering light fixtures, including in the Plan Check for new housing, motion lighting, and certifying light fixtures for new development. Council agreed with the Design Review Commission s recommendations to certify light fixtures for new development through design review. Councilmember Eklund wanted Dark Sky lighting to apply to existing development along with new development; encourage downlamping, and, to have lower (in height) light fixtures rather than higher (in height) fixtures, 13

turning off 'non-essential' lights (e.g. Rowland Blvd where City turned off every other street light) and lowering the wattage. Mr. Brown went on to talk about Parking Lot Landscaping and provided recommendations. The Council and he discussed about canopy trees in general, encouraging or requiring developers to include more canopy trees, defining parking lot, and parking spaces. Council agreed with staff s recommendations: create a list of 20 + canopy tree species, increase tree wells to 6 x6 in new parking lots, and require project landscape architect to certify soil preparation and tree planning during installation for project receiving design review approval. Lastly, Director Brown spoke about the Urban Agriculture, including community and market gardens and limiting retail sales; what the City had been doing so far; and proposed recommendations. Staff and Council spoke about agriculture in open space and conservation districts and allowing community gardens in all zoning districts. 17. Consider receiving and filing report on the status of Limited Term positions This was tabled to a future City Council meeting. 18. Consider receiving and filing the City s fiscal year 2017/18 midyear financial report This was tabled to a future City Council meeting. K. COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS (CCB s) APPOINTMENTS There were no items listed for this section. L. WORK STUDY SESSION There were no items listed for this section. M. ADJOURNMENT The City Council adjourned the meeting in memory of Ed Grundstrom at 11:26 p.m. 14

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the Novato City Council Terrie Gillen, City Clerk 15