CITY OF SAN RAFAEL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL You are invited to attend the City Council hearing on the following approval of the Military Equipment Annual Report. DATE/TIME: Monday, May 18, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. LOCATION: City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION The public may participate either by attending the meeting in person or by teleconference by visiting https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/departments/public-meetings/ for the call-in phone number and meeting ID listed on the agenda, or using Zoom app to connect to this meeting ID. PURPOSE: In compliance with AB 481 "Military Equipment", the San Rafael Police Department is submitting an annual Report on the use of the equipment, any complaint(s), or concern(s) regarding the use of the equipment, results of any internal audits on the use of the equipment, the annual costs for the equipment, the quantity possessed by the agency and the intention to purchase additional equipment in the following year. OrdinanceNo. 2007 addsnewChapter 2.52tothe San Rafael CityMunicipal Code,establishingthe requirements for approval and annual review of amilitary equipmentusepolicy for the San Rafael Police Department. This willincrease transparency and oversight for use of military equipment by the San Rafael Police Department while providing safeguards to protect the public's welfare, safety, civil rights, and liberties. WHAT WILL HAPPEN: Staff will provide a presentation, members of the public can provide comments/questions, and the City Council will consider all public testimony, deliberate, and determine how to proceed with the recommendation provided by staff to adopt a resolution to renew Ordinance No. 2007, codified at Chapter 2.52 of the San Rafael Municipal Code. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND: You may submit comments regarding the proposed item by 4:00 p.m. the day of the hearing to Lindsay Lara, City Clerk, City of San Rafael, 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901, or by email to city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org. You can also hand deliver a letter prior to the public hearing. The City Clerk's office will forward your comments to the City Council and publish correspondence received to the agenda online. Comments received after 4:00 p.m. will be forwarded to the City Council and posted online the following day. FOR MORE INFORMATION: For additional information regarding the above, you can contact Ronda Cordero, Lieutenant for the City of San Rafael at 415-485-5003 or 448@srpd.org. Office hours are Tuesday-Friday, 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM. You can also view the staff report after 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before the meeting at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/city-council-meetings/ /s/ Lindsay Lara Lindsay Lara City Clerk City of San Rafael
