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IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, August 23, 2016
Regular Meeting
San Rafael Planning Commission Minutes
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CALL TO ORDER
RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT
Present: Larry Paul
Jack Robertson
Barrett Schaefer
Mark Lubamersky, Chair
Berenice Davidson
Gerald Belletto
Absent: None
Also Present: Kraig Tambornini, Senior Planner
Paul Jensen, Community Development Director
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT
URGENT COMMUNICATION
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes, August 9, 2016
Jack Robertson moved and Gerald Belletto seconded to approve minutes as presented. The vote is as
follows:
AYES: Larry Paul, Jack Robertson, Barrett Schaefer, Mark Lubamersky, Chair, Berenice
Davidson, Gerald Belletto
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES
PUBLIC HEARING
2. San Rafael Fire Station 57- 3530 Civic Center Drive – Request for Environmental and
Design Review Permit and Variance to replace the existing Fire Station 57 with the
development of a new fire station (9,600 square feet), that will include the Medic 3
(paramedic) currently located at Fire Station 53. The project includes associated site and
landscaping improvements and an 800-square foot storage building for this County-
owned site. Project proposes a waiver from the minimum 50-foot wetland setback/buffer
requirement set forth in SRMC Section 14.13.040B.2. APN: 179-270-12 (ptn.);
Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP) District; City of San Rafael, applicant; County of Marin,
property owner; Civic Center/Santa Venetia Neighborhoods. Project Planner: Paul
Jensen Recommended Environmental Review: Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration
Staff Report
Barrett Schaefer moved and Berenice Davidson seconded to adopt resolution approving an Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Report Program. The vote is as
follows:
AYES: Larry Paul, Jack Robertson, Barrett Schaefer, Mark Lubamersky, Chair, Berenice
Davidson, Gerald Belletto
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Barrett Schaefer moved and Jack Robertson seconded to adopt resolution approving Environm ental and
Design Review Permit and Variance. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Larry Paul, Jack Robertson, Barrett Schaefer, Mark Lubamersky, Chair, Berenice
Davidson, Gerald Belletto
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
3. General Plan 2020 10-Year Review Amendments – The City of San Rafael Planning
Commission will consider recommending amendments of the San Rafael General Plan
2020, affecting all 16 General Plan 2020 Elements and the General Plan Land Use Map to
update policies, programs, resources, and responsibility references in the docu ment to: a)
keep the General Plan current; b) respond to actions and programs completed to
implement the General Plan; and c) respond to changing conditions or circumstances. No
significant changes to projected growth or development would result from these
amendments. Revisions to the General Plan 2020 Land Use Map are also proposed to
address mapping errors and current inconsistencies with the Zoning Districts map. Map
amendments include the establishment of a “Water” land use designation for San Rafael
Canal and San Rafael Bay/San Pablo Bay. File No.: GPA15-001. Project Planner: Kraig
Tambornini Recommended Environmental Review: Adopt EIR Addendum.
Staff Report
Reso Exhibit 2A
Reso Exhibit 2B
Jack Robertson moved and Berenice Davidson seconded to adopt resolution recommending that the City
Council adopt the EIR Addendum. The vote is as follows:
AYES: Larry Paul, Jack Robertson, Barrett Schaefer, Mark Lubamersky, Chair, Berenice
Davidson, Gerald Belletto
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT
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ANNE DERRICK, Administrative Assistant III
APPROVED THIS_____DAY____OF_______, 2016
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Mark Lubamersky, Chair