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Home My WebLink AboutCC Minutes 1987-01-19SRCC MINUTES (Regular) 1/19/87 Page 1 In Conference Room 201 of the City of San Rafael, Monday, January 19, 1987 at 7:00 PM. Regular Meeting: CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS LITIGATION - File 1.4.1.a 1. No. 87-2(a) - (#2); No. 87-2(b) - (#2); No. 87-2(c) - (#1) Robert Hoffmann, an individual, Friends of Spinnaker Point, an unincorported association v. City Council of the City of San Rafael; and No. 87-2(d) - (#2). No action was taken. In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, Monday, January 19, 1987 at 8:00 PM. Regular Meeting: Present: Lawrence E. Mulryan, Mayor Dorothy L. Breiner, Councilmember Gary R. Frugoli, Councilmember Richard Nave, Councilmember Absent: Jerry Russom, Councilmember 2. SPECIAL PRESENTATION - PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVE OF SUNNY HILLS CHILDRENS GROUP - PEACOCK BRANCH OF DONATION FOR A PARK BENCH IN PEACOCK GAP PARK IN MEMORY OF JOEY CIATTI - File 105 Mrs. Trudy Willet presented the Council with a donation of $150.00 for a park bench in Peacock Gap Park in memory of Joey Ciatti. Mayor Mulryan expressed the Council's appreciationfor the donation. CONSENT CALENDAR Item 3. 4. 7. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 5, 1987 (CC) Report on Bid Opening and Award of Contract - Stage Drapes - San Rafael Recreation Center (Rec) - File 4-2-213 Acceptance of Conveyances - Kerner Boulevard Assessment District (PW) - File 6-35 Request for Authorization to Call for Bids on Second Street Safety Project (PW) - File 4-10-66 x 9-3-40 Recommended Action Approved Minutes as submitted. RESOLUTION NO. 7480 - AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF A CONTRACT WITH F.M. PRODUCTIONS FOR STAGE DRAPES AT SAN RAFAEL COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,725.70 (low bidder) RESOLUTION NO. 7481 - ACCEPTING CONVEYANCE OF LANDSCAPE EASEMENT FROM THE GHILOTTI BROS. FAMILY TRUST - KERNER BOULEVARD ASSESS- MENT DISTRICT, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 7482 - ACCEPTING CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM HANF AND POESCHL AS WETLANDS MITIGATION - KERNER BOULEVARD ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA Approved staff recommendation authorizing staff to call for bids for the "Second Street Safety Improvement Project"; to be funded 90% Federal Aid Hazard Elimination Program and 100 City - project consists of improvements between Hetherton and Irwin Streets on Second St. SRCC MINUTES (Regular) 1/19/87 Page 1 SRCC MINUTES (Regular) 1/19/87 Page 2 9. Extension of Services and RESOLUTION NO. 7483 - AUTHORIZING Authorization to Execute Contract SIGNING OF A CONTRACT FOR ASSISTANT for Assistant Civil Engineer CIVIL ENGINEER (LAND DEVELOPMENT) (Land Development) (PW) - (with James L. Hallberg) File 4-3-177 10. General Plan Status Report (P1) - File 115 12. Addendum to Contract with Moore, Iacofano and Goltsman (Pl) - File 4-3-161 14. Reassignment of Cable Television Franchise from Tele-Vue Systems to Viacom Cablevision of Marin (CM) - File 9-7-4 15. Claims for Damages: a. Stephen S. Austin (PW) - File 3-1-1180 b. Michael Percy (PW) - File 3-1-1184 c. Bing Y. Chin (PW) - File 3-1-1185 d. Joseph & Felicia Michalski (PW) - File 3-1-1186 Accepted report. RESOLUTION NO. 7484 - ADOPTING ADDENDA TO THE CONTRACT OF MOORE, IACOFANO, GOLTSMAN (Hereinafter, Consultant) (Exhibits C and D) (Amendment covers the costs of preparing separate visual analyses of the residenital densities and commercial intensities proposed in the draft San Rafael General Plan 2000) RESOLUTION NO. 7485 - ASSIGNING ALL APPLICABLE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE OBLIGATIONS TO VIACOM CABLEVISION OF MARIN, INC. Approved Insurance Consulting Associates, Inc. recommendations for denial of claims. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Russom 5. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION APPROVING LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE SAN RAFAEL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS - a. BAHIA VI TA - b. GALLINAS; c. GLENWOOD; d. SHORT (Rec) - File 4-7 617/20/21 Mayor Mulryan pulled the item off Consent Calendar for further clarifi- cation of the leases; Councilmember Breiner voiced concern regarding the rental fees and indicated that there should be some consideration on lowering the rental rates. RESOLUTION NO. 7486 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE SAN RAFAEL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS - BAHIA VISTA (July 1, 1986 through June 30, 1987); GALLINAS (July 1, 1986 through June 30, 1989); GLENWOOD (July 1, 1986 through June 30, 1988); and SHORT (July 1, 1986 through June 30, 1989) AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Russom 6. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF CREDIT CARDS BY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL (Fin) - File 8-25 x 9-1 x 9-3-11 At the request of Mayor Mulryan, City Manager Nicolai explained the credit cards would be used for management personnel, indicating that it would be a cost savings to the City by eliminating having to prepare miscellaneous claims and numerous checks, and adding that the cards would be issued through the City Manager's office. SRCC MINUTES (Regular) 1/19/87 Page 2 SRCC MINUTES (Regular) 1/19/87 Page 3 RESOLUTION NO. 7487 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF CREDIT CARDS BY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Russom 11. EXTENSION OF TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN CONTRACT FOR GENERAL PLAN REVISION (Pl) - File 4-3-171 x (SRRA) R-252 Councilmember Nave suggested hiring an outside consultant to review traffic model calculations and various intersections analyzed by the Traffic Technician. Public Works Director Bernardi agreed that having an outside consultant review the results would provide a second check for staff. RESOLUTION NO. 7488 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT WITH NADER MANSOURIAN, TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN (from February 3, 1987 through June 30, 1987)- (Extension of services) AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Russom 13. STATUS REPORT ON TOWING OF ABANDONED VEHICLES (PD) - File 13-9 x 9-3-30 x 11-8 Mayor Mulryan and Councilmembers commended Police Chief Ingwersen and his staff for the excellent job done on the removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles. The status report was accepted without motion. 16. PUBLIC HEARING - P86-7; APPEAL OF PLANNING STAFF'S DECISION NOT TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR A 40 UNIT CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT AT 26 SAN PABLO AVENUE; ROBERT BECKER, OWNER; JOHN CHRISTIAN BELZ, REP.; AP 179-321-01 (Pl) - File 10-6 x 115 Mayor Mulryan declared the public hearing opened and continued public hearing, without discussion again, to meeting of February 2, 1987 as requested by appellant Robert Becker to Mayor Mulryan. 17. PUBLIC HEARING - VACATION OF 10 FOOT SEWER OUTFALL EASEMENT - (WINDWARD WAY SUBDIVISION) (PW) - File 2-12 x 5-1-295 x 12-7 Mayor Mulryan declared the public hearing opened. Public Works Director Bernardi stated that the easement is no longer necessary since the property has been sold by the San Rafael Sanitation District. He indicated that after Council adopted the Resolution of Intention to vacate the easement, all code requirements relative to notification were posted and published along with notifying all utility companies. There being no further comments, Mayor Mulryan closed the public hearing. RESOLUTION NO. 7489 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL ORDERING CLOSING, ABANDONING AND VACATING 10' WIDE SEWER OUTFALL EASEMENT, MAP OF WINDWARD WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Russom SRCC MINUTES (regular) 1/19/87 Page 3 SRCC MINUTES (Regular) 1/19/87 Page 4 18. ABANDONMENT OF PROCEEDINGS - EAST FOURTH STREET PARKING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (PW) - File 6-41 x (SRRA) R-230 Mayor Mulryan stated that this item was before the Council as a result of the previous meeting whereby it was concluded that the proposal was not economically feasible. He indicated that it was requested by Mr. David Hellman, representative of the property owners and busi- nesses involved in the area, that the proposal not be vacated at this time, but that it be continued for 60 days to allow for exploration of the possibility of selling or granting development (air) rights. Council agreed, without motion, to continue item for 60 days; item may be brought back earlier if information available. 19. TRAFFIC SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (TSM) TASK FORCE STATUS REPORT (PW) - File 11-32 Assistant Civil Engineer -Traffic Rumsey stated that the TSM Task Force has been working to put a program together but found the amount of work to be overwhelming, and would need to have assistance from staff. It was decided to divide the city into areas and work on staged imple- mentation with the East San Rafael area as the logical place to start for the following reasons: 1) Traffic congestion at the Bellam inter- change has been a severe problem; 2) Employer survey information was available from the East San Rafael Shuttle survey; 3) The East San Rafael Shuttle demonstration project could benefit from TSM support and 4) It is an area with high potential for land development. Mr. Rumsey indicated that the number of man hours required to implement a program is beyond the scope of what can be provided by existing City staff with volunteer assistance from the business community. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), in their review of TSM programs, has identified lack of adequate staffing as a principal reason for failure. He stated that staff was requesting grant funds to hire a staff coordi- nator to conduct a pilot saturation project in the East San Rafael area. The County of Marin and the 101 Corridor Action TSM Subcommittee expressed interest in such a project to determine what impact TSM can have in an area composed primarily of small employers. In view of the recent developments with the Buck Fund, options proposed are as follows: 1) To seek Federal Aid Funds from Caltrans or MTC and 2) To request staff assistance from the Golden Gate Ridesharing agency which coordinates programs with Bay Area RIDES for the North Bay. The cost of the project is estimated to be $40,000. After further discussion, Councilmember Breiner moved and Councilmember Nave seconded, to approve the staff recommendation authorizing staff to submit a Grant Application to conduct a pilot community wide TSM project in the East San Rafael Area. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Russom 20. REPORT ON ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE (Fin) - File 9-6-13 Finance Director Coleman gave background history stating that in 1985 the Errors and Omissions was included in the General Liability Insurance policy with a $100,000 deductible. In 1986, when the City could not get liability insurance at any price, the Errors and Omissions policy was taken at that time because there was no other insurance available; however, later in the year, the City joined the Joint Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA) which includes General Liability as well as Errors and Omissions. The City is at the point where consideration must be given whether to renew the separate Errors and Omissions policy, which has numerous exclusions, at a premium cost of approximately $20,000 for $250,000 coverage for 1987. Staff recommended to self -insure for Errors and Ommissions exposure up to $250,000. SRCC MINUTES (Regular) 1/19/87 Page 4 SRCC MINUTES (Regul.r) 1/19/87 Page 5 After discussion, Councilmember Breiner moved and Councilmember Nave seconded, to approve the staff recommendation to self -insure for Errors and Omissions exposure up to $250,000. Finance Director Coleman to set up a reserve in an "Errors and Omissions Account" for what the premium would have cost (approximately $20,000 for year 1987) on an on-going basis. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Russom There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. JEANNE J-LEONCINI, City Cler APPROVED THIS DAY OF 1987 MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL SRCC MINUTES (Regular) 1/19/87 Page 5