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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 2012-05-07IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, Monday, May 7, 2012 M"" C 11? .F,I. . MINUTES Regular Meeting San Rafael City Council Present: Mayor Phillips Vice -Mayor Levine Councilmember Connolly Councilmember Heller Councilmember McCullough City Manager Nancy Mackle City Attorney Robert Epstein City Clerk Esther Beirne OPEN SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 5:00 PM Mayor Phillips announced Closed Session items. CLOSED SESSION - CONFERENCE ROOM 201 - 5:00 PM Closed Session: a) Conference with Labor Negotiators- Government Code Section 54957.6(a) Negotiators: Nancy Mackie, Jim Schutz, Anil Camelo, Lisa Goldfien, Robert Epstein Employee Organization(s): San Rafael Fire Chief Officers' Assn. Western Council of Engineers San Rafael Firefighters' Assn. Local 1 - Confidential San Rafael Police Mid -Management Assn. SEW Miscellaneous & Supervisory San Rafael Police Association SEIU Child Care Unit Unrepresented Management Unrepresented Mid -Management Elected City Clerk and Elected Part -Time City Attorney No reportable action taken. b) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Case Name: Llaverias v. City of San Rafael, et al. Marin County Superior Court Case # CIV 1103232 City Attorney Robert Epstein announced that Council approved settlement, including a payment of $40,000 to the plaintiff, conditioned solely on the approval of a good faith settlement motion to be filed with the Court Clerk on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OF AN URGENCY NATURE - 7:00 PM Bob Haar Kate Powers Angelo Douvos - Occupy Marin, etc. Elizabeth Vanick - Occupy Marin Dan Monte - Occupy Steven Bingham - Occupy and Mutual Aid CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor Phillips noted item 3f would be removed from the Consent Calendar for comment. 3. Consent Calendar Items: a. Approval of Minutes of City Council/Successor Agency Meeting of April 16, 2012 (CC) Minutes 4/16/2011 Approved as submitted. b. Approve Reappointment of Measure 'S' Committee members Lisa Fait, Gladys Gilliland and Jacqueline Schmidt and Appointment of Samantha Sargent to Four -Year Terms Ending April, 2016 (CC) — File 9-2-58 Measure 'S' Committee Approved staff recommendation. C. Resolutions of Appreciation for Businesses that Participated in the Inaugural Sustainability Circles Greening for Profit Class (CM) — File 102 x 13-1 Sustainability Circles Greening for Profit RESOLUTION NO. 13330 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO UNITED MARKETS RESOLUTION NO. 13331 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO MARIN SANITARY SERVICE RESOLUTION NO. 13332 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO HARNEY CONSTRUCTION RESOLUTION NO. 13333 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO MARIN ACADEMY RESOLUTION NO. 13334 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO SAN RAFAEL CITY SCHOOLS RESOLUTION NO. 13335 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO MARIN Y.M.C.A. RESOLUTION NO. 13336 - RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO SAN RAFAEL FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS d. Resolution Authorizing Closure of City Streets for the Canal Alliance 30th Anniversary Celebration; Alto Street & Belvedere Street, Between Tiburon Street & Louise Street, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Sunday, June 24, 2012 (ED) — File 11-19 Street Closure - Canal Alliance 2 RESOLUTION NO. 13337 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSURE OF CITY STREETS FOR THE CANAL ALLIANCE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION; ALTO AND BELVEDERE STREETS BETWEEN TIBURON STREET AND LOUISE STREET, 8:00 A.M. — 9:00 P.M., SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 e. Resolution Authorizing Temporary Closure of Downtown City Streets for the San Rafael Mile on Sunday, July 15, 2012 from 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (ED) — File 11-19 Street Closure San Rafael Mile ESOLUTION NO. 13338 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CITY STREETS FOR THE ANNUAL SAN RAFAEL MILE ON SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2012 FROM 6:00 A.M. — 10:00 A.M. g. Acceptance of Mayor Phillips - Appointment of Nancy Mackie and Richard Landis to the Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board and the Appointment of Jim Schutz and Katie Korzun as Alternate Members (ED) — File 9-2-66 Oversight Board Appointments Approved staff recommendation. h. Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Single Audit Report (Fin) — File 8-9 x 9-3-20 FY 2010-11 Single Audit Accepted report. Report on Bid Opening for Point San Pedro Median Landscaping Improvements, Project No. 11163 (Bid Opening held Thursday, April 26, 2012), and Resolution Rejecting all Bids, Authorizing Public Works Department to Re -advertise and Instruct City Clerk to Rebid the Project (PW) — File 4-1-631 Reject Bids Pt. San Pedro Median Project RESOLUTION NO. 13339 — RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE POINT SAN PEDRO MEDIAN LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 11163, AND AUTHORIZING CITY CLERK TO REBID THE PROJECT j. Resolution Accepting a Proposal from Willdan Financial Services for Administration and Annual Report Services of the Point San Pedro Median Improvements Project and Authorizing the Public Works Director to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Financial Services in an Amount Not to Succeed $10,000 (PW) — File4-3-514 PSA Willdan Financial RESOLUTION NO. 13340 — RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL REPORT SERVICES OF THE POINT SAN PEDRO MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000.00 k. Resolution Approving Arrow Manufacturing as a Sole Source Provider to Retrofit Two Ford Ambulances with new Chassis and to Purchase One Refurbished Osage Ambulance (PW) — File 4-1-632 x 9-3-31 Ambulance Retrofit RESOLUTION NO. 13341 — RESOLUTION APPROVING ARROW MANUFACTURING AS A SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER TO RETROFIT TWO FORD AMBULANCES WITH NEW CHASSIS AND TO PURCHASE ONE REFURBISHED OSAGE AMBULANCE Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Director of Public Works to Execute an Amendment to the Advertising Transit Shelter Agreement with Successor In Interest CBS Outdoor, Inc. (PW) — File 4-10-271 Transit Shelter Agr. Amend. RESOLUTION NO. 13342 — RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ADVERTISING TRANSIT SHELTER AGREEMENT WITH SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST CBS OUTDOOR, INC. Councilmember Connolly moved and Councilmember Levine seconded to Approve the Consent Calendar items: AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Heller, Levine, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: None ABSENT: None The following item was removed from the Consent Calendar for comment. Resolution Joining with other Bay Area Communities in Support of Affordable Housing Week (ED) —File 13-16 Affordable Housing Week Whitney Merchant, Live Local Marin, expressed thanks for the resolution. Councilmember Levine moved and Councilmember Heller seconded to Adopt the Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 13343 - RESOLUTION JOINING WITH OTHER BAYAREA COMMUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK - MAY 5 - 12, 2012 AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Heller, Levine, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: None ABSENT: None SPECIAL PRESENTATION: 4. Special Presentation: a. Presentation of Resolutions of Appreciation to Businesses that Participated in the Inaugural Sustainability Circles Greening for Profit Class (CM) Cory Bytof and Mayor Phillips made presentations. 4 PUBLIC HEARING 5. Public Hearing: a. Consider Setting the Voter Approved Paramedic Services Special Tax in the City of San Rafael CSA 13, CSA 19 and Marinwood CSD and Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing Tax Rates for Fiscal Year 2012/2013 for Both Residential and Non -Residential Properties (Fin) — 9-12-1 x 9-3-31 Paramedic Services Tax 2012-13 Mark Moses, Interim Finance Director, presented the staff report. Mayor Phillips declared the Public Hearing opened and there being no comment from the audience, he closed the public hearing. The title of the ordinance was read: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL CONTINUING THE PARAMEDIC TAX RATES, COMMENCING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013, AT THE RATES ESTABLISHED /N ORDINANCE NO. 1896 FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL ($89.00 FOR RESIDENTIAL AND $0.12 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR NON- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES) AND THE MARINWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT ($85.00 FOR RESIDENTIAL AND $0.11 PER SQUARE -FOOT FOR NON- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES); AND SETTING THE PARAMEDIC TAX RATES, COMMENCING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013, FOF RESIDENTIAL AND NON- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 3, AND COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 19 ($89.00 FOR RESIDENTIAL AND $0.12 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES) Councilmember Connolly moved and Councilmember McCullough seconded to dispense with the reading of the ordinance in its entirety and pass Charter Ordinance No. 1904 to print by the following vote, to wit:. AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Heller, Levine, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: None ABSENT: None OTHER AGENDA ITEMS: 6. Other Agenda Items: a. Resolution in Support of Pension Reform Efforts (CM) — 7-1-26 Pension Reform Jim Schutz, Assistant City Manager, presented the staff report. Mayor Phillips Fred Divine, representing San Rafael Chamber of Commerce. Councilmember McCullough Councilmember Levine Councilmember Connolly Councilmember Heller Mayor Phillips Councilmember McCullough moved and Councilmember Heller seconded to Adopt the Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 13344 — RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PENSION REFORM EFFORTS AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Heller, Levine, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: None ABSENT: None b. Status Report on Plan Bay Area Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) and Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) (CD) — 281 SCS - RHNA Status Report Nancy Mackle, City Manager, Paul Jensen, Community Development Director, presented the report. Diane Steinhauser, Transportation Authority of Marin. Mayor Phillips Councilmember Heller / Diane Steinhauser Mayor Phillips / Diane Steinhauser Councilmember Levine Paul Jensen Councilmember Heller / Mayor Phillips Councilmember McCullough / Paul Jensen Mayor Phillips Councilmember Connolly M Rob Epstein, City Attorney Bill Carney, President, Sustainable San Rafael Greg Brockbank Samantha Sargent Councilmember Connolly Councilmember Levine Rob Epstein, City Attorney Councilmember Levine moved and Councilmember Heller seconded to Accept the report AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Heller, Levine, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: None ABSENT: None CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: 7. City Manager's Report • City Manager Nancy Mackle noted: • May Madness Car Parade- May 12, 2012 • Budget Special Study Session - May 14, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. • City Council Meeting of June 4, 2012 - to commence at 8:00 p.m. to facilitate the City Council and staff attending Baseball Opening Night at Albert Park. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS / REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: (includinq AB 1234 Reports on meetinqs and conferences attended at City expense. 8. Councilmember Reports Councilmember Levine reported on the Homelessness and Group Homes sub -committees and the proposed Homelessness Stakeholder Group. Mavor Phillips indicated that he travelled to Portland, Oreqon, last week to explore their approach to homelessness. Councilmember Connolly reported on a recent Climate Change Action Plan community group meeting and a Marin Energy Authority project at San Rafael airport. Councilmember McCullough reported on Downtown sub -committee meetings last week. Councilmember Heller reported on SMART. Mayor Phillips thanked Assistant City Manager Jim Schutz for his work on the Pension committee. 7 CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 9. Successor Agency Items - None: ADJOURNMENT: 9:05 PM http://cityofsanrafael.granicus.com/wordl inkreceiver.php?cl ip_id=f3c27359-d823-47lb-a950- a124cc2385fc&meta id=c8dbfacb-7013-4bea-a69d-2cfOf1de886c&time=7357 ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk APPROVED THIS DAY OF 12012 GARY O. PHILLIPS, Mayor w