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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2017
REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
1400 FIFTH AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
AGENDA
OPEN SESSION – COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL – 6:00 PM
1. Mayor Phillips to announce Closed Session items
CLOSED SESSION – THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL – 6:00 PM
2. Closed Session:
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2):
Significant Exposure to Litigation (Three potential cases)
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: - 7:00 PM
3. Special Presentation:
a. City Clerk to Administer Oath of Office to Councilmembers Bushey and Colin
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
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.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:
4. City Manager’s Report
CONSENT CALENDAR:
The opportunity for public comment on consent calendar items will occur prior to the City
Council’s vote on the Consent Calendar. The City Council may approve the entire consent
calendar with one action. In the alternative, items on the Consent Calendar may be removed by
any City Council or staff member, for separate discussion and vote.
5. Consent Calendar Items:
2
a. Approval of Minutes of City Council / Successor Agency Meeting of November 20, 2017 (CC)
Recommended Action – Approve as submitted
b. Resolution Declaring the City Council’s Intention to Levy an Annual Assessment for the
Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District (ED)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
c. Accept Completion of the G Street Improvements – Phase 1 Project (City Project No.
11274), and Authorize the City Clerk to File the Notice of Completion (PW)
Recommended Action – Approve staff recommendation
d. Rice Drive Property Conveyance (PW):
1) Resolution Approving a Grant of Public Sanitary Sewer Easements to the San Rafael
Sanitation District on Properties Designated as Assessor’s Parcels No. 013-041-52, -
55 (Rice Drive), and Assessor’s Parcel No. 013-041-44; and
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
2) Resolution Approving a Grant of Real Property Designated as Assessor’s Parcel Nos.
013-041-52, -55 (Rice Drive) to the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
District
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
3) Resolution Approving a Grant of Real Property Designated as Assessor’s Parcel No.
013-041-44 to the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
e. Resolution Awarding and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Construction
Contract with Ghilotti Bros., Inc. for the Victor Jones Park Improvements Project, Project
No. 11289, in an Amount Not to Exceed $649,997 (PW)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
f. Second Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 1949 – An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of San Rafael Amending San Rafael Municipal Code Sections
5.40.030, 5.12.090 and 5.48.020 Regarding Time-Limited Parking on City Streets (PW)
Recommended Action – Approve final adoption of Ordinance No. 1949
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS:
6. Other Agenda Items:
a. Consideration of Transition from At-Large Elections to District-Based Elections (CA)
Recommended Action – Accept report
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
7. Public Hearings:
3
a. Consideration of An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Rafael,
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 36937(B), Amending Title 10 of the
San Rafael Municipal Code to Add New Chapter 10.96 Regulating Cannabis Businesses
Within City Limits, Specifically Authorizing by License Medical Cannabis Delivery,
Medical Cannabis Product Manufacturing, and Cannabis Testing; and Prohibiting
Nonmedical Cannabis Businesses (ED)
Recommended Action – Adopt Ordinance (4/5 vote)
b. Resolution to Vacate Excess Public Street Right-of-Way Adjacent to Civic Center Drive
Between Its Intersections with McInnis Parkway and Peter Behr Drive (PW)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
c. Francisco Blvd. West Multi-Use Pathway (MUP) – Request to Adopt: a) Resolution
Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Approving a Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program (MMRP); and b) Resolution Approving the Preliminary Design and a
Variance (V17-009) to Reduce the Minimum Required 50-Foot Wetland Setback for the
Multi-Use Pathway (CD/PW)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolutions (2)
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS Continued:
8. Other Agenda Items:
a. Resolution Amending Resolution 14276, Appointing the San Rafael General Plan 2040
Steering Committee, and Adopting Committee Bylaws (CD)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS / REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
(including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
9. Councilmember Reports:
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY:
1. Consent Calendar: None
ADJOURNMENT:
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before the meeting, shall be available for inspection in the City Clerk’s Office, Room 209, 1400 Fifth
Avenue, and placed with other agenda-related materials on the table in front of the Council Chamber prior
to the meeting. Sign Language interpreters and assistive listening devices may be requested by calling
(415) 485-3198 (TDD) or (415) 485-3064 (voice) at least 72 hours in advance. Copies of documents are
available in accessible formats upon request. Public transportation is available through Golden Gate
Transit, Line 22 or 23. Paratransit is available by calling Whistlestop . Wheels at (415) 454-0964. To allow
individuals with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity to attend the meeting/hearing,
individuals are requested to refrain from wearing scented products.