Alright, I want to welcome everyone to the February 10th, 2026 City Council meeting.

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

To the Republic, which it stands one nation, under God and individual liberty and justice for all.

Laura, can you please take roll call?

Councilmember Eklund?

Present.

Councilmember Carpal?

Councilmember O'Connor.

Mayor Pertem Jacobs.

Present.

And Mayor Farak.

Present.

There was no closed session this evening, so we will move on to the ceremonial matters.

I'd like to invite the council up to the podium to honor some small, large, and micro business of the year, and then our Spirit of Nevada Award.

So I'd like to invite the South Nevada living, Patty Yee, up to be honored of the 2025 Micro Business of the Year.

Welcome.

Come on up.

Yeah.

So we have a very special resolution.

We absolutely am so honored to have you in Novato and honor you with this resolution.

So whereas the City of Novato is proud to have businesses who support the community by participating in local programs and events.

And whereas this Novato Chamber of Commerce has chosen to award their 2025 micro business of the year to South Nevado Living, a publication that has become a trusted platform for hyper-local marketing and storytelling, and whereas South Nevada Living makes a meaningful impact on Novado's local economy by helping businesses of all sizes connect directly with the residents they serve rather than offering transactional advertising.

South Nevada Living provides a strategic community-based marketing tool that allows businesses to build trust and foster long-term relationship within Novato.

And now, there it be resolved that the City Council of the City of Novato on behalf of the residents of Novato express its sincerest appreciation to Patty Y for her outstanding dedication and shared vision of building a strong Novato economy and congratulates South Novato Living on being selected as 2025 micro business of the year.

Congratulations.

Would you like to say a few words?

Well, thank you so much.

It's really quite an honor to receive this.

It's been a wonderful journey getting this publication launched and every month that we um land in the mailboxes, we get more and more amazing feedback of how it's bringing the community together, connecting the community, and especially in Marin, we have an amazing um uh group of residents here, they're highly educated, they're not as easy to reach online, and so they are really appreciating this um physical publication where they can actually meet their neighbors where they're living in such a great community.

So again, it's really such an honor to be here.

I absolutely love uh running this business and connecting and getting to know this community, and I look forward to doing it for many years to come.

So thank you so much.

Congratulations.

And if you can go by the Novato Crowd side, all right, and I'm excited to welcome the Moonstore Moonstone Skin Care Suzanne Nation for the 2025 Small Business of the Year.

Very excited to see her.

So the resolution, whereas the Nevado City of Chamber selects their small business of the year based on three key areas: economic contribution, community involvement and leadership, and model business practices.

And we're as Moonstone Skincare has been chosen as the 2025 Small Business of the Year.

Whereas Suzanne has been intentional about establishing Moonstone as a model workplace in Novato.

The company offers health insurance to all team members, including part-time employees, provides a living wage across all roles and investments heavily in professional development through paid product training, professional workshops, and an annual all-day retreat focused on team culture, communications, and trust.

And now, therefore, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Novato, on behalf of the residents of Novato, express its heartfelt appreciation to Moonstone Skin Care for their generous spirit and exemplifying service to the community and congratulates them on being selected as the 2025 Small Business of the Year.

Congratulations.

Would you like to say a few words?

I would like to thank the Novato City Council for creating such a wonderful environment in which businesses like mine can thrive.

And when you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a higher wall.

Congratulations.

And if you could go to the Novato Proud sign and take a picture, and then our 2025 large business of the year, Mayan Climber Tree Service.

Jason Peck, I'd like to invite you up.

Whereas the City of Novato is proud to have businesses who support the community by participating in local programs and events.

And whereas the Novato Chamber of Commerce has selected Mayan Climber Tree Service as the 2025 Large Business of the Year.

And whereas the Mayan Climb Tree, no, Climb Team, sorry, routinely volunteer and provide support at key community events as well as participating in environmental volunteer efforts with the county partners to reduce fire risk and maintain healthy open spaces with a focus on building a safer, healthier urban forest for Novato's future.

And now, therefore it be resolved, the City Council of the City Novato, on behalf of its residents of Novato, express its sincere and heartful appreciation to Mayan Climb Tree Service for their service and congratulate them on being selected as 2025 large business of the year.

Congratulations.

Would you like to say a few words?

Sure.

Thank you guys.

This is a really good opportunity, and we're really thankful for this.

Um this year's focus is going to be to hone in more on defensible space and uh making sure that everybody's safe and prepared, uh focusing on Novato and carrying out to the rest of uh Marin County.

Sonoma's adopting the same thing, so we're gonna focus over there as well this year.

I want to congratulate all these three businesses, they're essential for Novato and absolutely essential just to helping us all out, and um, excited to see the 2026 ones in a year from now.