HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 12381 (Critical Facilities Committee)RESOLUTION NO. 12 3 81
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAN RAFAEL
CRITICAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City Council commissioned comprehensive studies of San Rafael's
public safety buildings, San Rafael and Terra Linda Community Centers and the Library in 2002;
and
WHEREAS, Group 4 Architecture, Research and Planning conducted a comprehensive
analysis over the ensuing 18 months, emphasizing seismic integrity and San Rafael's ability to
respond to emergencies and the needs of library patrons; and
WHEREAS, the reports identified significant deficiencies in each public safety facility
and in the Library and suggested strategies to address these needs; and
WHEREAS, in September 2004 the City Council established the first San Rafael Critical
Facilities Strategy Committee, comprised of San Rafael residents, to recommend strategies that
will assure the ability of San Rafael's public safety facilities, community centers and library
to meet current and future needs; and
WHEREAS, the Committee began meeting in October 2004 to review facility evaluation
studies written by Group 4 Architecture, Research and Planning, which identified significant
capital deficiencies in each public safety facility and in the library; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the potential impact of San Rafael's ongoing
operational budget deficit, the Council decided to expand the Committee's original charge
by requesting the Committee's assistance in devising strategies to address both capital and
operational deficiencies, and
WHEREAS, in its final report, the Committee recommended strategies to address the
City's operational budget deficit and strategies to address the seismic and modernization needs
of San Rafael's fire stations, City Hall and Police facilities, and the Terra Linda and San Rafael
Community Centers, and
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2005, the voters of San Rafael approved a Transactions
and Use Tax ("Measure S"). This measure amended the San Rafael Municipal Code to establish
a .5% retail transaction and use tax within the City of San Rafael, and resolved the City's
operational budget deficit; and
WHEREAS, a recent citizen satisfaction survey conducted in January 2007 demonstrated
the San Rafael community's importance for essential buildings by ranking `maintaining City
facilities' as a high priority service, and
WHEREAS, with the passage of Measure "S", the City needs to return to the focus of
our critical facilities and would be well served by having a new Critical Facilities Committee
established, and
WHEREAS, Council decided via a separate Resolution adopted September 4, 2007 to
establish a new Critical Facilities Committee in order to develop strategies for informing and
educating the community about the current state of our buildings as well as develop an
implementation plan to advance the priorities set by the former Critical Facilities Strategy
Committee, and
WHEREAS, a sub -committee of the City Council reviewed applications and
conducted interviews to identify who would serve on the Critical Facilities Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Council does hereby
establish the San Rafael Critical Facilities Committee. The Committee is hereby directed to
develop strategies for informing and educating the community about the current state of our
buildings as well as develop an implementation plan to advance the priorities set by the former
Critical Facilities Strategy Committee. The Committee's recommendations shall be submitted
to the City Council no later than July 7, 2008. The following San Rafael citizens will serve
on the Critical Facilities Committee:
Mark
Lubamersky, Chair
Paula
Kamena, Vice -Chair
Phil
Abey
Dirck
Brinckerhoff
Gladys Gilliland
John
Jones
Kevin
Kronke
Cheryl
Lentini
Larry
Luckham
Gordon Manashil
Karen
Nielsen
Steve
Patterson
Sean
Prendiville
Jeff
Schoppert
Roger
Smith
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of said City held on Monday, the 19th day of November, 2007 by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
JE M. LEON -CM, City Clerk
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