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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 1992-06-15SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Pagel IN CONFERENCE ROOM 201 OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1992 AT 7:00 PM CLOSED SESSION 1. Discussion of Litigation and Labor Negotiations. No. 92-10(a) - #1 - Debra Von Maur vs. City of San Rafael No. 92-10(b) - #7 No reportable action was taken. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1992 AT 8:00 PM Regular Meeting: San Rafael City Council Present: Albert J. Boro, Mayor Dorothy L. Breiner, Councilmember Paul M. Cohen, Councilmember Michael A. Shippey, Councilmember Joan Thayer, Councilmember Absent: None Also Present: Suzanne Golt, Assistant City Manager Gary T. Ragghianti, City Attorney Jeanne M. Leoncini, City Clerk ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OF AN URGENCY NATURE I. MARIN UNITED TAXPAYERS' ASSOCIATION'S (MUTA) REQUEST FOR USE OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS - File 9-3-18 x 9-3-16 Fielding Greaves, representative of Marin United Taxpayers' Association, stated their organization submitted a letter on August 30, 1991 requesting use of the Council Chambers for their annual meeting and received a verbal denial approximately one month later. He then stated they submitted another letter on October 6, 1991 citing a number of Supreme Court rulings with regard to the rights of citizens to use public facilities for public purposes. He was then told approximately one month after this by the City Manager that this information was being passed to the City Attorney to do research on this with a written reply to be sent to the Taxpayer's Association. He then gave the City Council another letter dated June 15, 1992, requesting a written reply. Mayor Boro stated he would refer this issue to the City Manager for action. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Cohen moved and Councilmember Breiner seconded, to approve the recommended action on the following Consent Calendar items: ITEM RECOMMENDED ACTION 2. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 18, Approved as submitted. 1992, and Special Meeting of June 3, 1992 (CC) 3. Extension of Time for Subdivision Agreement for San ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 8676 - San Pedro Cove Unit 2 (PW) - File 5-1-246 EXTENDING TIME FOR THE COMPLE- TION OF IMPROVEMENT WORK SAN PEDRO COVE UNIT 2 SUBDIVISION (extended to and including 6/18/95) 6. SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1618 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DELETING CHAPTER 10.28, "BILLIARD ROOMS AND POOL ROOMS", FROM THE MUNICIPAL CODE (Pl) - File 13-8 8. Resolution Amending the 1991/92 Budget (Fin) - File 8-5 Approved final adoption of Ordinance No. 1618. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 8677 - AMENDING THE 1991/92 BUDGET (Amending Resolution No. 8465 to reduce the appropriations by $105,840) SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 1 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 2 9. Resolution Amending the 1991/92 Appropriations ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 8678 - Limit and Establishing the 1992/93 Appropriations AMENDING THE 1991/92 APPRO- Limit (Fin) - File 8-5 x 9-4 PRIATIONS LIMIT AND ESTABLISH- ING APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR 1992/93 (@ $23,040,890) 10. Resolution Appropriating Unappropriated Revenues ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 8679 - (Fin) - File 8-5 APPROPRIATING UNAPPROPRIATED REVENUES AS OF JUNE 30, 1992 11. Agency/City Schools' Reserve Fund and Surplus ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 8680 - Account Agreement (RA) - File 4-16-7 x (SRRA) APPROVING A RESERVE FUND AND R-315 x R-312 x R-5/6/7 SURPLUS ACCOUNT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY, THE SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE SAN RAFAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SAN RAFAEL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE MARIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 12. Resolutions of Appreciation for Their Heroic Life Saving Actions to Two Citizens: (FD) - File 102 x 9-3-31 a. Birgitta Akesson ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 8681 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO SHOW APPRECIATION, HONOR AND THANKS TO BIRGITTA AKESSON FOR HER HEROIC LIFE SAVING ACTION (helping to save the life of Joseph P. Ferriter, Jr.) b. Tom Rosseter ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 8682 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO SHOW APPRECIATION, HONOR AND THANKS TO TOM ROSSETER FOR HIS HEROIC LIFE SAVING ACTION (helping to save the life of Joseph P. Ferriter, Jr.) 14. Acceptance of Affirmations of Confidentiality of Closed Sessions: (CC) - File 9-1-2 x 9-3-16 x 7-4 a. David B. Walker, Assistant City Attorney b. Daryl Chandler, Personnel Officer 15. Approval of Contract Amendment with CH2M Hill to Prepare an Environmental Impact Report for the Shoreline Business Park (Home Depot) Project (Pl) - File 4-10-257 16. Claims for Damages: a. Kim R. Clark (PW) Claim No. 3-1-1625 b. Robert J. Sweyd (PW) Claim No. 3-1-1627 C. Joseph Spah (PW) Claim No. 3-1-1628 d. Peter A. Van Dyck (PW) Claim No. 3-1-1626 Accepted reports. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 8683 - APPROVING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CH2M HILL TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE SHORELINE BUSINESS PARK (HOME DEPOT) PROJECT Approved City Attorney's recommendation for denial of Claims a, b & c. Approved Insurance Consulting Associates', Inc., recommenda- tion for denial of Claim d. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBERS: Shippey (abstained from Minutes of May 18, 1992 due to SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 2 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 3 absence from meeting) SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 3 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 4 The following items were removed from the Consent Calendar for further discussion: 4. AUTHORIZATION TO CALL FOR BIDS - EMERGENCY TREE SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1992/93 (PW) - File 4-1-452 Councilmember Shippey stated his concern with regard to the amount of approximately $100,000 to be used for emergency tree services because the maintenance staff has been cut back. He asked Public Works Director Bernardi if the City is spending more money by using emergency services than by having staff available to keep the trees trimmed. Mr. Bernardi stated they were spending less because the contractor is only called when needed. He stated that this proposal was to respond to the issues raised by the Hughes, Heiss study. He noted that they have always used the same contractor in years past, but are going out to bid for this work now to seek competitive bids. Mr. Bernardi stated that what this entails is the City setting some standards for response and performance, and he noted it would take approximately $100,000 for the emergency work over one year. He stated the contractors were being asked to state an hourly rate for materials and equipment, and staff would chose the contractor with the lowest hourly rate. Mr. Shippey asked if these requirements were already in place. Mr. Bernardi responded they were in the process of finishing the entire bid package and noted they were asking Council to call for bids and staff will bring the bid results back to Council for the award of contract. Councilmember Thayer stated her concern with regard to the necessity to place some geographic limit on this, as well as a response time, since some of the work has to be done to facilitate traffic flow. She asked, given those limits, how many bidders the City will have. Mr. Bernardi responded there would probably be many, both from San Rafael and other cities. Councilmember Thayer moved and Councilmember Shippey seconded, to authorize staff to call for bids for emergency tree services for 1992-1993. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None 5. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FUEL EFFICIENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION (PW) - File 11-10 x 9-3-40 Councilmember Shippey asked what a Fuel Efficient Traffic Signal was. Public Works Director Bernardi responded this was the gathering of traffic counts and base data for the various intersections to be studied, and using that data to time the signals so that delay is reduced to a minimum and to help the traffic flow more efficiently, thereby reducing the use of gas in the vehicles stuck at the delayed red lights. Councilmember Shippey asked if this data would be useful for the General Plan. Mr. Bernardi answered it would and the data that will be gathered under this Grant program will be used to calibrate the Downtown Traffic Model. He noted it will cost the City less to gather the base data, and will help the consultant to move forward from that point. Councilmember Shippey moved and Councilmember Breiner seconded, to adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 8684 - AUTHORIZING FUEL EFFICIENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None 7. SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1619 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2 OF THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 2.37 - PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ZONING, LAND USE AND OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THIS CODE (PW) - File 13-8 x 10-3 x 10-6 x 9-3-32 x 9-3-40 Fielding Greaves, Secretary of Marin United Taxpayers' Association, stated his concern with regard to the upcoming enforcement of this Ordinance in view of particular items in the press recently. He noted this included a quote from the News Pointer from Code Enforcement Officer Roy Butts, stating when he makes the inspections in the Canal area, if there are 35 people in the room he will not take notice of this because it's their private property and they are entitled to their privacy. Mr. Greaves stated he understood this statement was based upon instructions issued by the City Manager in memorandum form in which the statement is made, SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 4 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 5 concerning these Canal area inspections, "the number of tenants in a unit will not be included in the inspection work". Mayor Boro responded that the City Council has heard many opinions on this particular issue, as far as code enforcement in the Canal. He stated the City Council voted unanimously to support code enforcement for health and safety violations and specifically said that we are not interested in looking at the number of people in units - we are interested in health and safety issues. He stated the Council felt that the overcrowding that has occurred in the Canal is a direct result of the relationship between the landlord and the tenants, and they are looking for the landlord to maintain the proper number of people in the units, not the City. Mr. Greaves stated that this was a violation of this Ordinance and asked if the people in these units are illegal aliens, does not the City's Code Enforcement Officer have a responsibility to pass this information to the Immigration Authority. City Attorney Ragghianti responded that before they discussed this issue, Mr. Bernardi would respond to the previous comment made about the number of people occupying the unit at a given time. Mr. Bernardi stated the Building Code does not provide any number that are allowed in any particular unit and per Principal Planner Hasser, the Zoning Code does not supply this information either. Mr. Greaves stated a certain document known as the Occupancy Standards was incorporated into the Municipal Code, which addresses the amount of square footage which is allowed per person in a building specifies that there is at least one room with at least 120 square feet and, therefore, it specifies how much space is required for the initial one or two people that live in the dwelling, and then specifies additional square feet of space required for any additional person. He noted these units do not meet this requirement. Principal Planner Hasser stated the Uniform Housing Code does contain the type of standards, which usually means when this is calculated out you can have approximately 15 people in a two-bedroom unit, depending on the size of the unit. She stated the number of people is usually so high that the only effective way of controlling this is through the landlord. Mr. Greaves, stated his concern about the intent of the City Council, in his opinion, is to follow a policy similar to the previous policy of non-cooperation and obstruction of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Federal Immigration laws of the United States. He noted that failing to cooperate with a Federal agency such as the INS is not performing the duties of the Council's office in full faith and confidence. He then left a letter with the Council on this subject with a request for an answer in writing to the questions in this letter. The title of the Ordinance was read: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2 OF THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 2.37 - PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ZONING, LAND USE AND OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THIS CODE" Councilmember Cohen moved and Councilmember Breiner seconded, to dispense with the reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and refer to it by title only, and adopt Charter Ordinance No. 1619 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None 13. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR A FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN (125 PLAN) ADMINISTERED BY BENEFITAMERICA (Pers) - File 7-1-37 Councilmember Breiner stated her concern with regard to the rating of the insurance company offering this plan. Personnel Officer Daryl Chandler responded Ulf Hamilton, the City's insurance broker investigated the 125 Plan for the City, part of which was to research Colonial Life Insurance Company and BenefitAmerica. He stated this Plan was being used in over 600 cities or counties throughout the Nation, which includes the City of San Francisco and San Jaoquin County. Mrs. Breiner asked what was the rating of Colonial Life Insurance Company through the ranking services. Mr. Chandler responded he did not have the exact figures with him, but their subsidiary, BenefitAmerica, deals strictly with the administration of 125 Plans, which does not relate to the life insurance business. Mrs. Breiner stated her desire to get a rating on these companies in a follow-up report to be brought back to Council at the next meeting. SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 5 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 6 Councilmember Breiner moved and Councilmember Thayer seconded, to adopt the Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement for the 125 Plan. RESOLUTION NO. 8685 - AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR A FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN WITH BENEFITAMERICA, INC. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None SPECIAL PRESENTATION 17. PRESENTATIONS OF RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION FOR THEIR HEROIC LIFE SAVING ACTIONS TO CITIZENS BIRGITTA AKESSON AND TOM ROSSETER (FD) - File 102 x 9-3-31 Mayor Boro made the presentations of Resolutions of Appreciation to Birgitta Akesson and Tom Rosseter, and recognized Acting Captain Tom Magliulo, Acting Engineer Eric Sterne, and Firefighter Bill Dial, of the Fire Department's Paramedic Unit. He explained the citizens, Ms. Akesson and Mr. Rosseter, observed an automobile accident on April 2, 1992 in which the driver of the vehicle had a heart attack and was kept alive with CPR by Ms. Akesson and Mr. Rosseter until the Paramedics arrived to treat the victim. He noted as a result of their actions, the victim is alive today. Mayor Boro then read the Resolutions and presented them to Ms. Akesson and Mr. Rosseter. Ms. Akesson and Mr. Rosseter, along with Mr. Akesson, Ms. Akesson's husband, then made statements to the Council with regard to the fact that they all felt it was important to be prepared when faced with this type of situation and be willing to help save a life. 18. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 12.40 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL SETTING FORTH AN UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDING MITIGATION PROGRAM (PW) - File 13-11 x 13-1 x 9-3-40 x 1-6-1 x 4-3-235 Public Works Director Bernardi gave a brief summary of the staff report. He acknowledged Planning Director Pendoley's participation in this report, and stated he had neglected to include Mr. Pendoley's name in the preparation of the report. Mr. Bernardi stated the basics have not changed in this Ordinance and the time limits are also the same. He stated he would bring a complete analysis of the time limits to the July 6, 1992 meeting, if Council so directs. Mr. Bernardi stated with regard to the Zoning issues, there are two areas in which incentives can be provided that can be done under existing regulations and merit some referral to the Downtown Plan Committee, with ultimate consideration by the Council. He then went on to further summarize the staff report. Mr. Bernardi stated what they were seeing was that each property is unique and different and no one general set of rules can apply to every property. He stated the other two issues which would require some consideration by the Council and possibly require a General Plan Amendment, were: 1) to provide for parking bonuses, which he suggested be referred to the Downtown Plan Committee for additional review; 2) the bigger floor ratio bonus, instead of 10%, possibly 15% or more. This is also recommended to be referred to the Downtown Plan Committee. Mr. Bernardi stated they recommended setting the date for the Public Hearing to consider the Unreinforced Masonry Building Mitigation Program Ordinance for July 6, 1992, and directing staff to provide information on the last two zoning issues. Mayor Boro stated they would possibly get further input from the public on the two items mentioned above. Councilmember Thayer stated her concern with having both parking bonuses and expanded floor area ratios. She asked with regard to the floor area ratio bonuses, what would this do to the height limitations of various buildings. Mr. Bernardi responded that it would depend on the building. He noted the Bouchard Hotel is already three stories, and what they could do to add another floor might be to restructure the interior, by adding more units for example, by restructuring the interior walls. He stated that for a two-story building, they might be allowed some additional density. Mrs. Thayer clarified that this would be done on a case-by-case basis with no overall mass rezoning of unreinforced masonry buildings. Mr. Bernardi responded affirmatively. Mrs. Thayer also asked about what the traffic implications would be with regard to parking bonuses, combined with expanded floor ratios. Principal Planner Hasser commented this was why they were recommending handling this through SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 6 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 7 the Downtown Plan Committee. Mr. Bernardi added that with the Traffic Model being put together, the timing was right. Councilmember Shippey stated his concern was also about the traffic effects and felt everything should go through the Downtown Plan Committee. He also stated hearing that people have had trouble with parking in the downtown and, on the other hand the parking structures, except during the holiday seasons, seem to be largely empty. Councilmember Breiner stated she shared everyone's concerns about parking and traffic, and wanted to be sure that when the study by the Downtown Plan Committee is done and comes back to the Council, that all the pros and cons on the parking exemptions and/or bonuses, etc. are presented, because she suggested they may want to make distinctions between incentives to retain certain buildings which are in very bad shape vs. those that may need a minimum of repair. She stated she felt they should not "bend over backwards" to bail out a property owner that does not have a major problem. Councilmember Cohen stated he felt they needed to maximize their flexibility to address the impact of this issue. He stated making the economics of these buildings work is not easy, noting that keeping the historic preservation is important to the community, but very expensive. He stated they wanted to attract businesses to the downtown area and retain them, but some of the types of businesses required low rent structures. He noted it looks like they are going in the right direction for these needs. Councilmember Breiner stated she agreed that the older, truly noteworthy historical buildings will be more expensive to repair and the City would have more to lose if the City loses them. Mayor Boro noted that about 1 out of 50+ of these buildings is owned by someone out of State, and only 4 or 5 outside the immediate area, so the majority of the owners either live in San Rafael or Marin County, or other nearby cities. He also noted that one thing which has been learned from one of the consultants was there is nothing wrong with a little traffic tie-up in the downtown. He stated it gives a feeling of what's happening and slows people down. Councilmember Cohen moved and Councilmember Shippey seconded, to set the Public Hearing on this Ordinance for July 6, 1992. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None 19. REPORT ON PROPOSED DRAFT ZONING ORDINANCE (Pl) - File 10-3 x 10-1 Mayor Boro announced that this agenda item will address the issues which had been discussed at the June 3 meeting and held over for staff response. Principal Planner Hasser noted that at the last meeting the Council had made several Zoning Ordinance recommendations, and they are contained on Pages A-1 and A-2 of Attachment A to the staff report. She noted that the remaining issues are discussed starting on Page A-3, the first of which is the guest cottage provision. Staff noted that the Planning Commission recommended a new "guest cottage" regulation, patterned after the Palo Alto and Santa Monica ordinances, which: 1) Defines detached accessory buildings with full bathrooms as "guest cottages"; 2) Restricts accessory buildings which may have full bathrooms to single family lots 7,500 square feet in size or larger; and 3) In addition to lot size restrictions, such accessory buildings would require an additional parking space, further restricting the number of lots which could qualify. Mrs. Hasser noted that at the last City Council meeting, several Councilmembers felt the minimum lot size was too small. In looking into the issue, both the Chief Building Inspector and the Code Enforcement Officer informed staff that nearly all of the illegal units they have investigated have been in the main dwelling, in attics and in basements, and only 1-2o are in detached buildings. Meanwhile, it would make it difficult for people who might legitimately want to put a shower in a pool house or shop on their property. Mrs. Hasser stated that while there are three options in the staff report, staff is recommending that the "guest cottage" provision be deleted (Option 1). Councilmember Thayer stated that staff did an excellent job in distinguishing guest cottages from second units. She added she is comfortable with the 7,500 sq. ft., and that she would not want to create difficulty for homeowners who wanted to put showers in pool houses or accessory structures. In view of the small percentage of detached SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 7 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 8 structures being turned into illegal second units, she said she would prefer to keep the regulation the way it was originally. Councilmember Breiner agreed that Option 1, to delete the guest cottage provision, makes the most sense, and she is most happy with the deletion. Councilmember Cohen discussed the advisability of having a use permit for installation of shower and bathroom facilities, so the neighbors would be aware. City Attorney Ragghianti informed the Council that he has discussed this issue with the Planning staff, and they concluded it is inappropriate to do this for a number of reasons. First, it would be a tremendous amount of work which would burden the staff. From a legal perspective, it is not necessary or required, and he strongly urged the Council not to do it. Councilmember Breiner inquired if there is a maximum square footage at this point for accessory buildings, and Mrs. Hasser replied there are setbacks, and also there are height limits. Mrs. Breiner stated it might be advisable to control the size of a pool cabana, or woodworking shop or the like, and that possibly this could be covered in the Resolution to accompany the Ordinance. Associate Planner Linda Jackson stated that there is an 80 sq. ft. limit for accessory structures, and also a height limit. Mrs. Breiner recommended rear yard setback restrictions as well, for the sake of the neighbors. Mrs. Hasser stated this could be looked at when staff is considering the size limits on houses. Mayor Boro inquired if there was a consensus from the Council that the reference to guest cottages should be deleted. Councilmember Shippey asked for clarification of City Attorney Ragghianti's remarks about use permits for guest cottages. Mr. Ragghianti explained that in discussing these issues with staff, it was found that the proposed regulations would not have an impact on the problem. However, on the question of an owner having to have a use permit for adding a bathroom in an accessory structure, staff did not feel that was necessary in order to address the issue. He stated that requiring a use permit is not a "cure-all" for all of the zoning problems; it requires a tremendous amount of work to supervise the issuance of such a permit, and the investigation is time- consuming. He stated that the proliferation of illegal units should be addressed through the Code Enforcement Officer. Councilmember Shippey expressed concern with the illegal units, and preferred Option 2, with the minimum lot 7,500 sq. ft. requirement. Councilmember Cohen noted the problems with the illegal second units with stoves. He stated he favors Option 1, the staff recommendation to delete reference to guest cottages, but not to give up efforts to address the issue of illegal second units. Mayor Boro stated he also favors Option 1, and Councilmember Shippey stated he would accept Option 1. Mayor Boro then addressed the issue of detached second dwelling units being permitted only on lots 20,000 sq. ft. or larger. Councilmember Thayer stated she has concerns about this, and also questioned the date of June 6, 1983 as the date for" grandfathering" an existing detached structure such as a pool house or cabana. Mrs. Hasser replied that June 6, 1983 was the date of adoption of the second dwelling unit ordinance and, at that time, many people had accessory structures in their back yards. Some were already illegal second dwelling units, or they wanted to convert them. She stated this could be done with a use permit, if it met all of the other standards. Mayor Boro clarified that staff is recommending that this go forward with the three criteria: 1) Having the lot 20,000 sq. ft. or larger; 2) Second dwelling unit located closer to the main residence than to any neighboring residence; and 3) That the exception is warranted because of specific site characteristics, such as slope or vegetation. He added it would also include the provision that the owner must live in one of the two buildings on the site. Councilmember Breiner stated she has some misgivings, but it should be carefully monitored. She recommended that the Exception language be revised to state that, "New detached second dwelling units may be permitted only if the Planning Commission makes the findings that. . .". Mrs. Breiner then inquired if the 500 sq. ft. size SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 8 for a second unit is the minimum size. Ms. of 1,000 sq. ft. Mrs. Breiner recommended have a size limitation of 500 sq. ft. She SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 9 Jackson responded that there is a maximum that a new detached second dwelling unit stressed this is only for detached units. Councilmember Cohen commented that if they are limited to 500 sq. ft. they might as well not be allowed. It would be a very small unit, like a small studio apartment. He stated he prefers the existing regulation of no more than 40% of the existing structure, to a maximum of 1,000 sq. ft. He stated we are not talking about a second house on the property. Mrs. Breiner stated that 500 sq. ft. is not too small for one person, and possibly two. She stated that for R-1 housing in a single-family area, she does not consider that limitation an unworkable one. Mayor Boro pointed out that the Boyd Court proposal was for 650 sq. ft. units, and they were for sale. Councilmember Shippey stated the Council may put themselves in a rather incongruous position by allowing larger second dwelling units on smaller lots. Mayor Boro pointed out that the issue is detached second dwelling units on lots 20,000 sq. ft., or larger. Mayor Boro inquired about the Council concurring on findings a, b and c. Councilmember Thayer stated she has concerns about detached structures. Council - member Cohen stated he has also, and would like to hear Ms. Thayer's concerns. Ms. Thayer explained that one of the problems dealt with detached second units, which was discussed shortly after she came on the Council, and they really added to the density in the neighborhood. She stated that if enough people did this, it could really increase the density throughout a neighborhood. Secondly, with a detached structure there would not be the same control as an owner -occupied structure. Councilmember Breiner agreed, and recommended that a possibility would be to only allow a detached unit on a one -acre site. Mayor Boro inquired of staff, what had prompted the Planning Commission to consider this issue. Mrs. Hasser explained that it was proposed by an individual who had an estate and was interested in constructing a detached second dwelling unit, and our Ordinance did not address that issue. She pointed out that this issue was discussed in the previous staff report, with the pros and cons, and staff had pointed out that it could be controlled through design review. However, it could be a subdivision problem, but this would be handled through use permits. She noted it might be contrary to CC&Rs in some areas, and pointed out that the CC&Rs are enforced by the homeowners' associations and not the City. Councilmember Shippey stated he feels perhaps the detached second unit reference should be deleted. The Council reached a consensus that detached second unit reference be deleted. Mayor Boro then asked for discussion on Item 22, "Review the Parking Facility Dimensions and Design". He commended the staff on the work they have done since the previous meeting, to provide this information for the Council. He noted that Exhibit 1 provides the survey and proposed revisions, taking into consideration the recommendations of Mr. Kline. Councilmember Breiner stated that this is a great improvement over the previous study. She added that she had asked Mill Valley to FAX her their standards, and she noticed that on the 60° two-way they used 20 foot length (B Column), and on the 900 two-way, also B Column, they also used the figure of 20 feet. Mrs. Breiner recommended that our standards be changed to 20 from 21 for the 60° two-way, and to 20 from 19 for the 90° two-way. Mrs. Hasser noted that on the 90° two-way, our parking space standard is 9 x 19, and this 19 foot dimension is the same as that. She explained that for adequate back -out they were increasing the aisle width by 2 feet (C Column). Mrs. Breiner pointed out that she had a question, not exactly related to the parking standards survey, but to parking lot driveway access, and she is concerned about the entrance and exit system at Grand Landing off of Third Street, and inquired if that is not an unusually small access driveway into the parking lot, because it does not work. Mrs. Hasser stated that there is another section of the Ordinance which addresses driveway curb cuts, and the driveway curb cuts for a commercial lot would be 26 feet, so it would be consistent with the increased aisle width of 26 feet. SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 9 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 10 Mrs. Breiner asked that specific access driveway be looked at, to see if it is less than the required 26 feet. After discussion, the Council reached agreement that the staff recommendation of 21 feet for 60° one-way and two-way was satisfactory, as well as the other revisions recommended. Mayor Boro then referred to Item 36, "Further Review of Proposed Regulations for Storage of Inoperable Vehicles Parked in the Front Yard". He noted that a revised condition (H) was received tonight from staff. Mrs. Hasser explained the problem of storage of inoperable vehicles on residential lots, and the proposed revised condition (H) would provide: 1) That it be located within a garage or on a paved parking area and the vehicle screened from off-site view by a car cover or other means; 2) On any single-family or duplex residential lot, the front yard paved parking area is a one to two car driveway plus a paved area no greater than 12 feet wide between the driveway and the nearest side property line. Paved parking areas may also be located in the rear or side yards; 3) On other multi -family lots, paved parking areas are designated parking spaces. She noted that for instance, in the Bret Harte area, you could have a one -car driveway or perhaps a two -car driveway, and the area between the driveway and the side property line could be used to park a car with a cover on top. She added that the Code Enforcement Officer has said it is virtually impossible to tell whether a car is operable or inoperable, so this addressed parking or storing of cars on site. Councilmember Thayer agreed that requiring a paved area would prohibit the parking of cars on lawns, and it seems that a car cover would provide screening. She stated that, considering the limitations, staff has done a very good job on this issue. Councilmember Cohen stated that the only objection he would have is regarding the fact that a car cover would constitute screening and he questioned specifically calling that out in the language of the Ordinance. He questioned pointing out to people that a car cover would be an option. Councilmember Shippey agreed with this viewpoint. Mr. Cohen added he would prefer landscaping or other means if possible, and wondered if there was a legal issue. City Attorney Ragghianti stated that he does not have a legal problem with that provision not being in the Ordinance. Mayor Boro stated he feels that the only advantage would be that if a person stores a car and it is not covered, you could at least tell them that the Ordinance empowers the City to require it. He inquired what could then be done if a person had an inoperable, uncovered car. Councilmember Cohen stated that if there was an uncovered car which the owner could not screen by landscaping, and they inquired what else could they do, they could then be told that a car cover would be acceptable, but it should not be pointed out to them in the Ordinance. He recommended striking the words, "by a car cover" from Condition (H), and substitute, "by landscaping" or other means. Mayor Boro stated that may cause adjacent neighbors to want landscaping, and that may cause a problem. Mrs. Breiner stated she likes the language stated, "screened from off-site view" as recommended, and if people inquire about that, they could be told that at the very minimum they could get a cover for the car. She stated if it is legal to stop the sentence after the words, "off-site view", she would prefer that. The Council unanimously agreed to end the sentence as recommended by Mrs. Breiner. Councilmember Shippey addressed the issue of illegal dumping of motor oil down the storm drains, and asked if the Code Enforcement Officer is called in such cases. Mrs. Hasser responded that if it is a large amount, the Fire Department responds. Mayor Boro questioned motor vehicle work being permitted between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. He noted that such work was to be done inside the garage, and the reason for the late hour was to allow people to work on their cars after dinner. Mrs. Hasser noted that this refers to residential areas, which do not always have garages, so it is not always in a garage. Mayor Boro noted that one of the problems discussed was working on cars on a paved driveway. Mrs. Hasser replied that has been permitted, and will continue to be. Councilmember Shippey stated he thought that provision was limited to no more than one car at a time, and Mrs. Hasser responded it was limited to no more than two vehicles. Councilmember Breiner stated her preference would be that a car should be worked on in a garage, if one is available. Mrs. Hasser pointed out that there may be some work auto hobbyists do which should not be done in an enclosed garage. Mayor Boro summarized that the Council agrees with the revision of the wording, as recommended, on Item 1 under (H). SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 10 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 11 On Item 43, "Request Design Review Board Response to Staff's Review of Hillside Residential District Setbacks", Mayor Boro verified that the Design Review Board had concluded that they wished to retain the existing standards to allow design flexibility. Regarding Item 46, Mayor Boro pointed out that the clarification requested by the Council regarding residential upper story additions has been addressed on Page A-9 of Attachment A, and is satisfactory. Item 47, "Require Use Permit for Large Adult Day Care Homes", Mayor Boro stated this has been addressed. Item 48, "After Zoning Ordinance Adoption, Consider Additional Size Limits on New Residential Buildings on Flat Lots", Mrs. Hasser stated that staff is recommending this issue be addressed after the Zoning Ordinance has been adopted. Mayor Boro noted there were two additional items. The first one was Item 49, "Revise Mini -Storage Parking Requirement". Mrs. Hasser explained that staff had reviewed a recent application for mini -storage and determined that the draft parking requirement is excessive for such use and, in addition, in reviewing other mini -storage complexes, they would become nonconforming as to parking under the draft standards. Staff is recommending that a parking study be required, rather than a specific number. The Council concurred in the recommendation. The second added item, Item 50, "Add Provision to Provide for Modification of Parking Requirements Where Warranted", Mrs. Hasser explained that this should be included in the Zoning Ordinance in order to provide flexibility given location variations and changes in parking needs over time. The Council agreed. Mayor Boro asked Councilmember Breiner if she would like to discuss the Home Occupation issue, and she stated she feels it should read, "one room, or 25% of the gross area". She added that if we are trying to encourage one person working in a home with no more than one customer or client at a time, this would make more sense. Councilmember Cohen asked if there was other language, which prohibits employees? However, he noted that there are changes in the way that people are working these days, due to technology which is making it possible for people to work out of their homes, which is something we want to allow for. He stated he does not know that the one -room limitation is the best way to approach the issue, considering that a photographer, for instance, would need two rooms since the darkroom would have to be separate. Mrs. Breiner stated she does not want to stifle the ability of people to have home occupations, but there may be a better way to keep a handle on it, whether it is by one room, or 25% or whatever. Councilmember Thayer stated that she first tended to agree with Mrs. Breiner, but now feels that it should depend on the size of someone's home, since in a very small home they may need the 49% usage. In a larger home, the same area may not be more than 25%. She noted that an artist needs quite a lot of room for a studio. Mayor Boro pointed out that the latest wording is, no more than 25% of the gross area, and had decided the last time that 49% was excessive. He agreed with Mr. Cohen that, due to telecommunications there are different situations. Also, if there was a lawyer who wanted to work out of his home, he would require a room for a law library, and that would be more than 25% of a residence. Mayor Boro stated he feels that the Council has reached a consensus that the wording remain as proposed. Councilmember Shippey agreed that we want to encourage home occupations, but the neighborhood impact should be limited. Mayor Boro noted that the issues of concern have been addressed and the Council has reached a consensus, and he asked for a motion to direct staff to prepare a Resolution certifying the Negative Declaration and also that they prepare a final Ordinance to come back at some future date. Councilmember Cohen moved and Councilmember Shippey seconded, to direct staff to prepare a Resolution certifying the Negative Declaration, and also to prepare a final Zoning Ordinance to come back to the Council at some future date. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 11 20 21. 12 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 12 APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPOSITION OF OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JOB CENTER COMPONENT OF CANAL ACTION PLAN (CM) - File 231 x 9-2-43 x 218 x 9-3-11 Assistant City Manager Suzanne Golt gave a brief summary of the staff report. She stated that at the May 18, 1992 Council meeting, Council asked that the staff consider the composition of the proposed Advisory Board for this Committee and come back with recommendations on how to include additional community representation. She included in the staff report different scenarios on the compilation of the Board. She stated the reply to the recommendation for more community representation was to add one additional community representative. She suggested the Council consider having the community representative selected from a particular property and homeowners' group in the Canal area, or maybe have two representatives from the San Rafael Neighborhood Task Force. She then talked about the options listed in the staff report. Ms. Golt stated that staff believes for the broadest representation possible, Council take the Job Center Committee's recommendations, add one community representative and come up with a group of 13 people. She stated that there might be perhaps a few groups who are not interested in being on this Board, but this would be a good guideline to use. Mayor Boro stated after discussing this with Ms. Golt today, he felt the broadest representation with the 13 proposed positions would be the answer to this Board. He suggested, though, to take two representatives from the East San Rafael Task Force instead of one from a specific homeowners' group and one from the Task Force because there are representatives from the Task Force who are also representatives of homeowners' groups. Councilmember Shippey agreed with the Mayor's proposal. He stated his concern was not to make this group so large that it moves slowly and he wanted to see them move quickly on the Job Center issue. Councilmember Breiner agreed with using the 13 representatives, with a suggestion to delete a representative from the Marin County ROP, which she felt was not necessary. Mayor Boro mentioned this was the group that was not responding to Ms. Golt's calls to invite representation. Ms. Golt agreed with this and suggested deleting both the Marin County ROP represent- ative and the Marin Employment and Training Consortium representative. Councilmember Cohen stated he agreed with having 11 members instead of 13 to make the Board more manageable. He asked Ms. Golt if she wanted to discuss the day laborer issue at this time. Ms. Golt stated once the Job Center is up and running it will be relatively easy to select day laborer representatives for this group, because there will be an on-going on-site committee that will be responsible for selecting two people from this group. Mayor Boro suggested appointing nine representatives now and then have the Committee locate day laborers, based on the procedure they devise, and then notify the Council who those representatives will be. Mr. Cohen clarified that these will all be nominations for City Council approval. Mayor Boro responded affirmatively. Councilmember Cohen moved and Councilmember Thayer seconded, to accept the recommendations in the report for the Advisory Committee comprised of 11 members, dropping the representative for County ROP and the representative for Marin Employment and Training Consortium, with the understanding that the two representatives from the day laborers group be solicited by this Committee, and all of which will be reviewed by this Council. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None REPORT ON THE SAN RAFAEL HOMELESS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE HOMELESS ADVISORY BOARD (CM) - File 13-16 x 115 Mayor Boro stated he discussed this with Ms. Golt today commending her on the report, especially the clarity put into it, and had discussed some of the concerns about the possibility of locating the Day Service Center on the Corporation Yard parking lot site. He stated this probably should not be debated tonight, but if or when an applicant comes forward with something for that site, that would be the appropriate time to do this. He stated the major issue before the Council tonight was the issue of the Advisory Board and how it should be constituted. SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 13 Councilmember Thayer asked for a point of clarification on the issue of the Day Center and if Mayor Boro was proposing to defer it. Mayor Boro explained that when there is an application before them, then it would be appropriate to discuss these issues. Councilmember Thayer stated she had a slight problem logistically with that. She stated it seemed like there will be a tremendous amount of time allocated to this and obviously from looking at Ms. Golt's report, it did not appear there would be room for employee parking at that site and that perhaps they should go back and look for alternative sites. She stated that if this seems out of the question, she did not see how this was going to help to wait until someone comes forward with a proposal. Mayor Boro stated he concluded this because he had been told by representatives of the Committee that they have looked at all the sites in the City and this was the only site because the City owns it, it is in a good location and there does not appear to be another site which meets the needs of this center. Councilmember Thayer then asked if there was any way to allow this type of use on the Corporation Yard. Ms. Golt responded that there were some serious problems. She also stated there were staff members at the meeting who have reviewed this and could make more specific comments. She stated there has been no application received yet, and she felt this should happen first so it can be evaluated as thoroughly as possible. She stated staff has taken a very positive approach to this site and how to make this center work. She also noted she did not feel optimistic about using the Corporation Yard as a day services site, and that the Task Force should continue to look for a site even if an application should come in. She indicated both Dan Paicopulos and Bob Blumenfeld, Co -Chairs of the Task Force, were present to answer any questions. Councilmember Breiner stated that she felt the Corporation Yard should be seriously considered and possibly transfer some parking elsewhere, noting it was worth more attention. Councilmember Thayer stated she sees this as a stalemate. She stated in no way can the site be used where they want it to be used, which would indicate the City is not going to have a site for a day center. Ms. Golt said that is the reason why an application should come forward for the Day Service Center. Councilmember Cohen stated he felt they should not wait. He indicated a proposal should be brought forward. He stated he understood they would appoint a homeless advisory board, ask them to develop a more refined view of what a day service center is going to be and then put out proposals/requests for an operator for this facility. He stated he felt they did not have the time to do this and if they feel they have someone who will do this, it should go ahead. Mayor Boro noted that based on what was done at the last meeting, there was agreement with Items 2, 3 and 4. He then stated they were ready for someone to bring forward a proposal for Council to evaluate. He stated Item 5 was the one up for discussion in tonight's meeting as to how the committee, if they felt they needed one, would be constituted. With regard to Item 6, Mayor Boro asked Councilmember Cohen to clarify if he was looking for someone to initiate or sponsor something. He asked if this meant the City would sponsor this program because the committee is appointed by the City. He suggested getting a proposal and then see how the process will work. He stated that to discuss these other issues tonight was not appropriate. Councilmember Cohen stated he basically agreed with what Mayor Boro was saying, but as far as going on with this particular site and all its problems, he felt there really was no point in going further with this. Mayor Boro stated he felt there was sentiment on the Council to support a day services program and center, but the issues raised by Council should be put on hold until there is something concrete to react to. Councilmember Shippey agreed with Mayor Boro. He stated he understood from Ms. Golt's report that there was a problem with having enough space on this site, unless they could relocate some of the employees. Ms. Golt responded they could relocate some of the employees, but she did not think this would work well. She stated there was another reason which would make it important to have an application process occur because there are some differences in how the center will be used. She stated the application process will force the SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 13 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 14 operator to channel into exactly what is being proposed to be used on the site. SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 14 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 15 Mayor Boro suggested discussing Item #5 - the Advisory Board. He asked for comments from Ms. Golt who gave a brief summary of this item. Councilmember Breiner stated the recommendations explained by Ms. Golt were similar to those of the Task Force. She stated seven members would be fine to use for this; however, if there are more people from the Task Force interested in this, she does not feel the City should turn them away. Mrs. Breiner referred to the memo from Dan Paicopulos, Co -Chair of the San Rafael Task Force on Homelessness, dated June 3, 1992. She stated it indicated how many people in the Task Force were interested in serving on the Advisory Board and she felt these people would be good at serving as monitors to see that the neighborhood groups are happy, and would be a "selling point" to the community for any possibility of expansion of the two existing centers and the establishment of a day service center. Ms. Golt responded by stating one of the Task Force members, Dan McCormick, a member of the Bret Harte Neighborhood Association and the larger Federation, was interested in serving on the Advisory Board. She stated that, if she was correct in her understanding of this, the Board would oversee all of the services, or at least the two shelters and the day services, and there would be expanded community representation. She stated that if the Day Services Center is at the Corporation Yard, the Bret Harte group should be represented, somebody from an association in the Dominican area, and someone from the Canal area. Mayor Boro invited the members of the Task Force to make comments. Bob Blumenfeld, Co -Chair of the San Rafael Task Force on Homelessness, stated his understanding of one of the responsibilities of this Task Force was to make recommendations to the Council, which is what they had accomplished to date. He stated that essentially the job of the Task Force was over. He stated they created this Advisory Board which would fulfill the vision that the Task Force had in putting together this day services center and other services. He stated they had a great deal of concern from the community about the representation on this Task Force, in that they wanted representatives who would remain involved in this project. He stated that the City would tell them in six months they would review the use permit and at that time would take the complaints into account, and this was not acceptable to the community. So, out of these concerns grew a body which could respond to the community's questions and needs along with follow-up to make sure the service provider is doing the job he is supposed to do. Mr. Blumenfeld stated the Advisory Board would not be the entity to submit a use permit. He stated they could, perhaps, help select the service provider who would submit the use permit for the Day Service Center. Mayor Boro agreed with this and stated to Councilmember Cohen that Item #6 states that the Advisory Board would implement the program. He stated that the Advisory Board, in his understanding, would not be the entity to implement the program, but might promote the program in order to get a provider. Mr. Cohen responded by stating he had no interest in having the City of San Rafael operate a Day Service Center. He stated the City did need to push some service providers a little to start this service. Councilmember Cohen asked Mr. Blumenfeld about the possibility of dividing these tasks into two. He stated the first part was putting together the Day Service Center and possibly some housing, and the second part was to have a body to be a sounding board for complaints, problems, etc. He stated he thought they did not need to be the same body and it did not need to be decided now. He suggested the Task Force, with community representation, carry forward implementing the Day Service Center with the City helping them do this. He then stated they should look at an Advisory Board to handle the complaints, concerns, etc. Mr. Blumenfeld, responded he also saw this as two separate tasks, although the work accomplished over the last 7 or 8 months has perhaps made them capable of accomplishing both tasks, with the proviso that there be an option to include a little more community involvement in the Advisory Board. He suggested using neighborhood groups and church involvement, too. Councilmember Breiner recommended that there be 7 to 12 members on this board, with the bulk of the members from the Task Force. She stated the monitoring function would not exist until there is expansion of the existing shelters and the new Day Services Center, so when the Committee wants, it could shrink to become an oversight advisory group, available for the community and public to be in the Ombudsman/ Oversight role. She asked if this clarified what would work for the Council. SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 15 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 16 Mayor Boro agreed and stated in the memo from Dan Paicopulos he showed 8 names, where most of these people are probably on the existing committee. He suggested that these 8 people be a starting point, and that Councilmember Breiner should work with Mr. Paicopulos over the next two weeks adding to this list to make it broad enough and then bring it back to the Council with the final names for this Board, along with a purpose statement of what the Council wants the Committee to do, so the word "implemented" is taken out and another word such as "promote" or "create" is put in to clarify what these 8 to 12 people would be doing in the ensuing months. Bruce Raful, San Rafael Task Force on Homelessness, stated he chaired the committee that looked for spaces for this center. He stated they determined they could only go south to stay out of the residential areas. He stated he thought it could work, and because they needed to balance the needs of people vs. the needs of cars, this site (the Corporation Yard parking lot) can be redone to meet these needs. He agreed with Councilmember Cohen that they needed to take a proactive position, as Mr. Cohen suggested and go out and put out an RFP, and ask someone to put in an application. He felt there was a political benefit for the City, as well as practical benefits. Assistant City Manager Golt suggested that Bob Blumenfeld should be given the latitude of determining for the neighborhood associations if Tom Obletz is available to be on this Board or Dan McCormick, a Task Force member, would be preferable. Mayor Boro stated what he was looking for was for Dan Paicopulos and Councilmember Breiner to add to this list or delete some, and then through Ms. Golt put something on the Consent Calendar on the next meeting, July 6, 1992, such as a purpose statement. Councilmember Cohen indicated Items #1 and #4 are indecisive now because there is no owner of either of those proposals now. He stated when he was a member of the Board of the Marin Housing Center, they attempted to deal with the issue of small, transitional housing facilities and it is extremely difficult to administer and/or fund. He stated this is a good thing to do, but noted this was attempted in the past by an agency in San Rafael which is very good at providing housing facilities for the homeless, and was not done successfully. He stated he was very cautious about this, and that the Day Service Center is really the high priority, which is what he looks for this group to do. He thought they should discuss the ongoing advisory board concept at a future date. He mentioned that a project such as St. Vincent de Paul could have benefited from a committee like this which might have helped them understand what their responsibilities to the community were earlier than they did. Councilmember Cohen moved and Councilmember Thayer seconded, to accept the staff report on the San Rafael Task Force on Homelessness and request staff to come back to Council at the next meeting, July 6, 1992, with a recommendation for composition of an advisory board and a statement of purpose of the Advisory Board, encouraging creation of a day service center to be operated by some non-profit service provider. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None 22. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS a. COMMUNICATION FROM MARIN CONSERVATION LEAGUE RE DRAINAGE PROBLEM @ 3060-3070 KERNER BLVD. PROJECT (Canalways) - File 13-14-2 x 9-3-40 Mayor Boro stated Council had received a letter from the Marin Conservation League this evening, and requested Public Works Director Bernardi agendize this and bring it back to Council at the next meeting of July 6, 1992. b. DETERIORATION OF LANDSCAPE MEDIANS - File 9-3-41 x 9-3-66 Mayor Boro stated he had received a few letters with regard to the deterioration of landscape medians in town. He stated he had a discussion with Mr. Bernardi about this, and he also received a phone call from a resident of the Peacock Gap area regarding the condition of the landscape medians in their area during which he mentioned to her the idea he had discussed with Mr. Bernardi about CALTRANS' "Adopt a Freeway" program concept. He suggested having neighborhoods adopt their median strips. He stated he received a positive response from the caller and suggested Mr. Bernardi pursue this program and have neighborhood groups take care of their median strips. Mr. Bernardi responded he would contact CalTrans to get information on how their program works and how they address liability. SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 16 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 17 ADD ITEMS: Councilmember Breiner moved and Councilmember Cohen seconded, to put the following on the agenda on an urgency basis, which came up after the agenda was posted. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None I. ALBERT PARK MASTER PLAN WORKSHOP PROJECT - File 4-3-66 x 9-3-65 x 9-3-66 Mayor Boro gave a brief explanation of the staff report he had received from Recreation Director Sharon McNamee this evening with regard to the Albert Park Master Plan. He explained that Ms. McNamee is requesting $4,500 to accomplish the work needed to be done at Albert Park, which is within budget means. Councilmember Breiner moved and Councilmember Shippey seconded, to approve the staff recommendation to approve Recreation Director McNamee's request for $4,500 to accomplish the work needed to be done at Albert Park. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None Councilmember Breiner moved and Councilmember Shippey seconded, to put the following item on the agenda on an urgency basis, which came up after the agenda was posted. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None II. MAYOR BORO AS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE DISTRICT BOARD - File 112.2 Councilmember Breiner moved and Councilmember Shippey seconded, that the Council go on record supporting Mayor Boro who is hoping to win MCCMC's approval for the position of Representative on the Golden Gate Bridge District Board. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey & Thayer NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBERS: Mayor Boro There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m. JEANNE M. LEONCINI, City Clerk APPROVED THIS DAY OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL 1992 SRCC MINUTES (Reg) 6/15/92 Page 17