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Home My WebLink AboutRA Minutes 2007-07-16SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 07/16/2007 Page 1 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007 AT 7:30 PM Regular Meeting: San Rafael Redevelopment Agency Also Present: Ken Nordhoff, Executive Director Gary T. Ragghianti, Agency Attorney Jeanne M. Leoncini, Agency Secretary CLOSED SESSION — CONFERENCE ROOM 201 None Present: Albert J. Boro, Chairman Paul M. Cohen, Vice -Chair Barbara Heller, Member Cyr N. Miller, Member Gary O. Phillips, Member Absent: None ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OF AN URGENCY NATURE: None. 7:33 PM CONSENT CALENDAR: Member Cohen moved and Member Phillips seconded, to approve the following Consent Calendar items: ITEM Approval of Minutes of Special and Regular Meetings of July 2, 2007 (AS) 2. Monthly Investment Report for June, 2007 (Fin) — File R-123 3. Resolution Authorizing the Sharing of Costs with San Rafael Sanitation District for Material Testing and Special Inspection for the Construction Inspection on the Medway Rule 20B Underground Conversion Project (PW) - File R-471 x (SRCC) 4-12 x (SRCC) 12-18-15 x (SRCC) 12-18 x (SRCC) 4-1-595 x (SRCC) x 9-3-40 x (SRRA) R140#8 4. Resolution Accepting a Proposal from Vali Cooper & Associates, Inc. for Professional Services to Provide Construction Management and Project Administration for the Medway/Canal Rule 20B Undergrounding District Improvements and the Medway/Canal Enhancement Projects, and Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute the Agreement in an Amount not to Exceed $235,000 (PW) — File R-472 x (SRCC) 12-18-15 x (SRCC) 12-18 x R-140#8 RECOMMENDED ACTION Minutes approved as submitted. Accepted Monthly Investment Report for month ending June, 2007, as presented. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-21 — RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SHARING OF COSTS WITH SAN RAFAEL SANITATION DISTRICT FOR MATERIAL TESTING AND SPECIAL INSPECTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION ON THE MEDWAY RULE 20B UNDERGROUND CONVERSION PROJECT RESOLUTION NO. 2007-22 — RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM VALI COOPER & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT ADMINISTRATION FOR THE MEDWAY/CANAL RULE 20B UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS AND THE MEDWAY/CANAL ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS, AND AUTHORIZING THE SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 07/16/2007 Page 1 5. Minutes of Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting of Thursday, June 7, 2007 (RA) — File R-140 IVB 6. Resolution Establishing a Two -Year Pilot Commercial Rehabilitation Loan Program, Authorizing a Loan to the California Film Institute for Their Office Relocation to Downtown San Rafael in an Amount Not to Exceed $50,000 and Authorizing the Economic Development Director to Execute the Loan (RA) — File R-324 7. Resolution Authorizing the Economic Development Director to Execute a One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000) Grant Agreement with Homeward Bound to Fund a Portion of the Cost of Replacing the Roof at the Mill Street Center and Approval of Related Documents (190 Mill Street) (RA) — File R-173 SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 07/16/2007 Page 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $235,000 Removed from agenda at request of staff. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-23 — RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TWO- YEAR PILOT COMMERCIAL REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM, AUTHORIZING A LOAN TO THE CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE FOR THEIR OFFICE RELOCATION TO DOWNTOWN SAN RAFAEL IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE LOAN RESOLUTION NO. 2007-24 — RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO EFFECT A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR ($100,000) GRANT AGREEMENT WITH HOMEWARD BOUND FOR THE RENOVATION OF 190 MILL STREET 8. Resolution Authorizing Economic Development Director to RESOLUTION NO. 2007-25 — Execute a Contract with Katz Hollis Consulting Group RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING Through June 30, 2008 in an Amount not to Exceed ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT $40,000 (RA) — File R-473 DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH KATZ HOLLIS CONSULTING GROUP THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,000 9. Resolution Authorizing a $10,000 Allocation from Housing RESOLUTION NO. 2007-26 — Fund to Support the Rebate for Marin Renters Program RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A (RA) — File R-173 x (SRCC) 13-16 $10,000 ALLOCATION FROM HOUSING FUND TO SUPPORT THE REBATE FOR MARIN RENTERS PROGRAM AYES: MEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Chairman Boro NOES: MEMBERS: None ABSENT: MEMBERS: None AGENCY CONSIDERATION: 10. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S RESPONSE TO MARIN COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT ENTITLED, "THE DISABILITY RETIREMENT PROCESS: PERCEPTION AND REALITY" (CM) — FILE (SRCC) 269 x R-140#8 SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 07/16/2007 Page 2 SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 07/16/2007 Page 3 Assistant Executive Director Jim Schutz reported that on May 11, 2007, the Marin County Grand Jury issued the report entitled: "The Disability Retirement Process: Perception and Reality" and requested that both the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board of Directors respond to this particular report, which was the reason for its being on both agendas this evening and for two separate reports. Mr. Schutz stated that overall, the Grand Jury's assessment was complimentary of the disability retirement process. They set out to review a number of items they called "commonly held beliefs", found the opposite on many of them, and were complimentary of the process. In an effort to make the retirement process even more transparent and even handed, Mr. Schutz reported that the Grand Jury made a number of findings and recommendations. The two they requested San Rafael to respond to related to finding out the incremental cost between a disability retirement and a normal retirement and also, administrative costs for resolving applications. They were not asking what the numbers were, rather were suggesting that participating cities in the County find out the incremental cost and the administrative costs for resolving the applications, and the City's thoughts on that. Regarding the incremental cost between a disability and normal pension, Mr. Schutz explained there was some debate even in the Grand Jury report of whether there was a need for such a study. Responding on behalf of the City, staff indicated that should a system -wide study be undertaken, the City would participate in that study to some degree; therefore, if all the different member entities wanted to put together this type of study, San Rafael would be open to participating. As to the administrative costs, Mr. Schutz reported that staff checked with the County who indicated that their intention was to implement this particular item beginning this fiscal year, July 1, 2007; therefore, staff indicated San Rafael would participate as needed, although it did not appear likely they would need assistance. Mr. Schutz noted this item was also on the City Council agenda this evening under New Business, with a similar report. Member Miller moved and Member Heller seconded, to adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 2007-27 — RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE BOARD CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESPONSE TO THE 2006-2007 MARIN COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT ENTITLED "THE DISABILITY RETIREMENT PROCESS: PERCEPTION AND REALITY" AYES: MEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Chairman Boro NOES: MEMBERS: None ABSENT: MEMBERS: None AGENCY MEMBER REPORTS: 11. None. There being no further business, the San Rafael Redevelopment Agency meeting was adjourned at 7:38 PM. JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Agency Secretary SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 07/16/2007 Page 3