How to participate in the meeting:

• You are welcome to come to the meeting and provide public comment in person. Each speaker will have 2-minutes to provide public comment.
• Submit your comments by email to PlanningPublicComment@cityofsanrafael.org by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.

If you experience technical difficulties during the meeting, please contact PlanningPublicComment@cityofsanrafael.org.

B. RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT

C. APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS

D. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES

E. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

Remarks are limited to two minutes per person and may be on anything within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. Remarks on non-agenda items will be heard first, remarks on agenda items will be heard at the time the item is discussed.

F. CONSENT CALENDAR

The Consent Calendar allows the Commission to take action, without discussion, on Agenda items for which there are no persons present who wish to speak, and no Commission members who wish to discuss.

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G. ACTION ITEMS

1. 350 Merrydale Road and 3833 Redwood Highway (APNs 179-041-27 and 179-041-28) – Review the City of San Rafael’s potential acquisition of the property for an interim shelter for unhoused residents and a permanent affordable housing development for conformity with the City of San Rafael’s General Plan per California Government Code 65402.

Project Planners:

Greg Minor, Assistant Director, greg.minor@cityofsanrafael.org and

Kristina Estudillo, Principal Planner, Kristina.estudillo@cityofsanrafael.org 

Recommended Action – Adopt a resolution finding that the acquisition of the property at 350 Merrydale Road and 3833 Redwood Highway conforms with the City of San Rafael’s General Plan.

STAFF REPORT

H. DIRECTOR’S REPORT

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I. COMMISSION COMMUNICATION

J. ADJOURNMENT

Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Commission less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall be available for inspection online. Sign Language interpreters may be requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or using the California Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request.

The Planning Commission will take up no new business after 11:00 p.m. at regularly scheduled meetings. This shall be interpreted to mean that no agenda item or other business will be discussed or acted upon after the agenda item under consideration at 11:00 p.m. The Commission may suspend this rule to discuss and/or act upon any additional agenda item(s) deemed appropriate by a unanimous vote of the members present. Appeal rights: any person may file an appeal of the Planning Commission’s action on agenda items within five business days (normally 5:00 p.m. on the following Tuesday) and within 10 calendar days of an action on a subdivision. An appeal letter shall be filed with the City Clerk, along with an appeal fee of $350 (for non-applicants) or a $5,000 deposit (for applicants) made payable to the City of San Rafael and shall set forth the basis for appeal. There is a $50.00 additional charge for request for continuation of an appeal by appellant.