HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC SA Minutes 2015-01-05IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, Monday, January 5, 2015
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Regular Meeting
San Rafael City Council MINUTES
Present: Mayor Phillips
Vice -Mayor McCullough
Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Colin
Councilmember Gamblin
City Manager Nancy Mackie
City Attorney Rob Epstein
Assistant City Attorney Lisa Goldfien
City Clerk Esther Beirne
OPEN SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS:
1. None
CLOSED SESSION- THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL
2. None OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION - 7:00 PM The public is welcome to address
the City Council at this time on matters not on the agenda that are within its jurisdiction.
Please be advised that pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the City Council is
not permitted to discuss or take action on any matter not on the agenda unless it
determines that an emergency exists, or that there is a need to take immediate action
which arose following posting of the agenda. Comments may be no longer than two
minutes and should be respectful to the community.
Patrick Seidler, Transportation Alternatives for Marin, addressed Council regarding multi -use paths for the
SMART project
Jack Krystal thanked the Council for their dedication in 2014.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
3. Consent Calendar Items: / Mayor Phillips
Councilmember McCullough moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to Approve Consent Calendar
Items
a. Approval of Minutes of Special City Council Meeting and Regular City Council / Successor
Agency Meeting for Monday, December 1, Special City Council Meeting for December 15
and Regular City Council / Successor Agency Meeting for Monday, December 15, 2014
(CC)
Minutes CCSA/SPCC 12/01/14; CCSA/SPCC 12/15/14
Approved as submitted
b. Resolution Approving and Authorizing City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the
County of Marin for Collection of San Rafael Real Property Transfer Taxes (CA) -
File 4-13-137
Property Transfer Taxes
RESOLUTION NO. 13859 - RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF MARIN FOR COLLECTION OF SAN RAFAEL
REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAXES
C. Call for Applications to Fill One Unexpired Term on the Park and Recreation Commission
to the End of May, 2018, Due to Resignation of John Gamblin, Newly Appointed
Councilmember (CC) — File 9-2-4
Call for Apps Parks & Rec
Approved staff recommendation
d. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement in
an Amount not to Exceed $75,600 with Emanuels Jones & Associates for Legislative
Advocacy Services (CM) — File 4-3-354 x 113 x 116 x 9-3-11
Legislative Advocacy Services
RESOLUTION NO. 13860 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,600 WITH
EMANUELS JONES & ASSOCIATES FOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES
e. Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with
Maze and Associates Accountancy Corporation, to Provide Financial Auditing Services for
the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2015 Through June 30, 2018, with Options for the Fiscal
Years Ending June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020 (Fin) — File 4-3-463
Financial Auditing Services
RESOLUTION NO. 13861 - RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MAZE AND ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION, TO
PROVIDE FINANCIAL AUDITING SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 2015
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018, WITH OPTIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 2019 AND
JUNE 30, 2020
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4. Public Hearings:
a. Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Rafael Adopted as an Urgency Measure
Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment and Operation of New Massage
Establishments within the City of San Rafael (CA) — File 9-10-3
Massage Urgency Ordinance
Lisa Goldfien, Assistant City Attorney, presented the staff report
Mayor Phillips declared public hearing opened
Bridget Hook
Christine Tulis
Carol Thompson, Director, Downtown Business Improvement District
Brad Sears
Jonathan Frieman
There being no further comment from the audience, Mayor Phillips closed the public hearing
Councilmember Colin / Lisa Goldfien
Councilmember Bushey / Lisa Goldfien
Councilmember McCullough Lisa Goldfien
Councilmember McCullough / Lisa Goldfien
Mayor Phillips
Councilmember McCullough
Councilmember McCullough moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to adopt the Urgency
Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 1928 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
ADOPTED AS AN URGENCY MEASURE IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF NEW MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SAN RAFAEL
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
b. Housing Element Update 2015-2023 - Review and Consider Adoption of: 1) An Addendum
(#3) to the San Rafael General Plan 2020 Final Environmental Impact Report and 2) the
Final Draft Housing Element Update; City of San Rafael, Project Proponent: File No(s):
GPA14-001, P13-003 (CD) — File 115 (2020)
Housing Element Update
Paul Jensen, Community Development Director, presented the staff report along with consultants Dave
Javed and Karen Warner
Dave Javed, Metropolitan Planning Group / Karen Warner, Housing Specialist
Paul Jensen
Mayor Phillips
Paul Jensen
Mayor Phillips / Paul Jensen
Councilmember Colin / Paul Jensen / Karen Warner
Councilmember Colin
Paul Jensen
Mayor Phillips declared public hearing opened
Amy Likover
Stacey Lowman
Gregory Andrew
Brad Sears
Robin Mizell
Joanne Webster, President and CEO, San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
Sue Beittel
Meg Brusalera
Linda Jackson
Herbert Taylor
Judith Bloomberg
Valerie Hood
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Dan Monte
Kay Karchewski
Judy Bensaca
David Randolph
Bob Pendoli, Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative
Angelica Randolph
Esther Waning
Greg Brockbank
Bridget Hook
Kate Powers
Kiki La Porta, Sustainable Marin
There being no further comment from the audience, Mayor Phillips closed the public hearing
Mary Graham
Bill Carney, President, Sustainable San Rafael
Mayor Phillips / Paul Jensen
Mayor Phillips / Paul Jensen
Karen Warner
Nancy Mackle, City Manager
Mayor Phillips
Councilmember Colin
Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Gamblin
Councilmember McCullough
Mayor Phillips
Councilmember Colin moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to adopt the Resolution Addendum
No. 3 to the San Rafael General Plan 2020 Final EIR Report
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RESOLUTION NO. 13862 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING ADDENDUM NO.3 TO THE CERTIFIED SAN
RAFAEL GENERAL PLAN 2020 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (FEIR) (SCH#
2003052031) PREPARED FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA14-001 (HOUSING ELEMENT
UPDATE- 2015-2023)
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Councilmember Colin moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to adopt the Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 13863 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SAN RAFAEL
GENERAL PLAN 2020 UPDATING THE HOUSING ELEMENT (HOUSING ELEMENT 2015-2023)
GPA14-001
Housing Element Update Exhibit 4 — H -4a Neighborhood Meetings: "Encouraged" changed to "required"
in the Final Draft.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS:
5. Other Agenda Items:
a. City Council Appointments to Committees 2015 (CC)
Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember McCullough
Nancy Mackle / Mayor Phillips
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Gamblin seconded to approve City Council
Appointments to Committees 2015, as amended
Appointments accepted with the following amendments:
Councilmember Gamblin to serve as Alternate in place of Councilmember Bushey on Marin Energy
Authority (MEA)
Councilmember McCullough to serve with Councilmember Bushey on the New Library Adhoc
Subcommittee
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT:
6. City Manager's Report
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• Nancy Mackie wished everyone a happy new year and thanked Council and City Staff for all of
their hard work in 2014
Mayor Phillips
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS / REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: (including AB 1234
Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
7. Councilmember Reports
None
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY
8. Successor Agency - Consent Calendar None.
None
ADJOURNMENT 9:30 P.M.
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS DAY OF 12015
GARY O. PHILLIPS, Mayor