Remarks by Kate Colin
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Thank you. We'll close the public comment and move on to the consent agenda. Are there any items to be held in the consent calendar? No. OK. I'll open public comment on the consent calendar. And I do want to note that after the vote, we will present the proclamation to Kara Connors. But we're going to go ahead and have public comment in the vote first. Any public comment on the consent agenda? I don't see any in the room. Any online? I see no hands raised. OK. So I'll go ahead and have a motion and a second, and then we'll read the proclamation.
Aye. That motion carries 4-0. And as I just mentioned, I am going to read the proclamation. I shortened it a little bit because we have the pleasure of having Cara Connors here with the Suicide Prevention Network to say a few comments after I read the proclamation. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Whereas September is recognized nationally as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time when mental health professionals, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and communities unite to change the narrative about suicide in our community by promoting hope, fostering open dialogue,…
It is the County of Marin Office of Emergency Management City Council Brief. We'll go ahead and have the presentation, then we'll have questions from the council, and then we'll have public comments, and then council comments. But there's no action item, so I just want to clarify how it's going to happen.
Thank you, Director Torrance. That was a great presentation. And I know we've all been thinking about it. So you are very timely by being here. I'll see if there's additional questions. Vice Mayor, questions.
Great. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Yaranj Gulati.
Thank you. I don't have any additional questions for you, but I do have it for city staff and I don't know if it's for Quinn or for the city manager, because I would love to have links to this information somewhere on our website. I know it might be on the fire department page, but to even have it in our main part of it, both how you sign up the sandbag map. I think that's amazing. It came up at a previous conversation that we had here to have it readily available through our main website. So I don't know. especially as people start to think about it. We like to think that people are thinking…
Thank you. No, that's Additional great information. So thank you so much I'd like to open up this item to public comment if any members of the public would like to ask questions or have comments Now is your opportunity? I'm looking in the room I don't see anyone in the council chambers. Anyone online like to comment on this item?
Thank you. I'll close the public comment and turn to the council for some brief comments. And we'd ask questions. Vice Mayor, go ahead. Do you have any comments on this item?
Thank you. Council Member Urens-Giletti.
yeah and i'll just add my gratitude, thank you for coming down here Thank you Alex Thank you director torrance for sharing this with the Community we talked a lot about flooding, but we also know we have fires and we have earthquakes here. And so being prepared is really the best defense. And it just, I'm heartened by the collaboration that is happening and the leadership that is showing at the county level. You have more resources and capacity in the smaller cities and towns. So having that leadership that we can then dovetail into and connect with really force multiplies everything that…
Thank you. Thank you both for an excellent presentation.
Great. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Bushey, do you have any questions?
Any other questions? Nope. Okay. Council member, you're on Scalati.
Thank you. I don't have any additional questions because ones I had have already been asked. So I will open up the public comment on this item. If you'd like to comment, now would be your opportunity to do so.
We now mute in the chambers to reflect the folks that are calling in. So thank you for sending in your letter, and really thank you for all the work that Sustainable San Rafael does.
Yeah, thank you. Anyone else in the chambers? I don't see anyone in the chambers. Anyone online like to comment on this item?
Thank you, Bill. And actually, you can't put links into chats, but Corey is here and he knows all about it. And I think having the CCAP would be an excellent place to talk about that as well. So thank you. Thank you, Bill. Anyone else online?
Thank you. I'll close the public comment and bring it back to the council for additional comments. Go ahead, Vice Mayor.
Thank you, Councilmember Uranj Gulati, and thank you for leading the CCAP.
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CHRISTIE WOODARD- Moved and seconded. Roll call, please.
Aye. That motion carries 4-0. Thank you so much. Our next agenda item this evening is the fiscal year 2025-26 Unaudited Results and Budget Amendments. There are several action items on here, but we'll probably just have one staff report. And I see Sean Plate approaching, so welcome. We'll give you a moment to set up.
Thanks. Okay. Hold on a second. Let's see if there are any questions. Vice Mayor, do you have any questions? Okay, I see Council Member Rishi's excited to ask a question. Okay, go ahead.
No, it's a good question. Can I come back? Yeah, of course. Go ahead.
Sounds great. Thank you. Thank you. I'll open up the public comment on this item. Anyone in the chambers like to comment, now is your opportunity. see anyone racing down to comment. Is there anyone online that would like to comment on this item?