HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 2012-02-06IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, Monday, February 6, 2012
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
San Rafael City Council and as Successor Agency to San Rafael Redevelopment Agency
Present: Mayor Phillips Also Present: City Manager Nancy Mackle
Vice -Mayor Levine City Attorney Robert Epstein
Councilmember Connolly City Clerk Esther Beirne
Councilmember McCullough
Absent: Councilmember Heller
OPEN SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS -7:00 PM
1. None
CLOSED SESSION - CONFERENCE ROOM 201 - 7:00 PM
2. None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OF AN URGENCY NATURE - 8:00 PM
Jim Thomas, National Motorists Association, addressed the City Council on the issue of Red Light
Cameras
Joe Reich, Attorney, addressed the City Council on the issue of Zero Law Enforcement - Elder Financial
Abuse.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
3. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of January 17, 2012 (CC)
CC Minutes 1-17-2012 Approved as submitted
b. Call for Applications to Fill One Four -Year Term on the Fire Commission to the end of
March 2016, due to Expiration of Term of Aaron Golbus (CC) — File 9-2-5
Fire Commission Applications
Approved staff recommendation.
C. Resolution Supporting a Grant Application by the Marin Energy Authority to the California
Strategic Growth Council's Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentive
Program for Start -Up Funding of a Marin Pace (Property Assessed Clean Energy) Program
(CM) — File 271
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Marin PACE
RESOLUTION NO. 13291 - RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A GRANT APPLICATION BY THE MARIN
ENERGY AUTHORITY TO THE CALIFORNIA STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL'S SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR START-UP FUNDING OF A
MARIN PACE (PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY) PROGRAM
d. Update on Economic Vitality Workplan, Recession Action Plan, and the Goals and
Objectives (CM) — File 8-5
Econ Vitality, Recession Action, Goals and Objectives Accepted report.
e. Resolution Approving the 2012 Agreement with the Orcas Swim Club for the Use of the
Terra Linda Community Pool (CS) — File 4-10-172 x 9-3-65
Orcas Agr. 2012
RESOLUTION NO. 13292 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE 2012
AGREEMENT WITH ORCA SWIM CLUB FOR USE OF THE TERRA LINDA COMMUNITY CENTER
AND POOL
Resolution Updating Appointment of Standby Councilmembers (MS) — File 9-1 x 13-11
Standby Councilmembers
RESOLUTION NO. 13293 - RESOLUTION UPDATING APPOINTMENT OF STANDBY OFFICERS FOR
EACH MEMBER OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL
g. Resolution Approving Personnel Action in the Police Department to Eliminate One Police
Corporal Position and Create One Additional Police Sergeant Position (PD) — File 9-3-30
Personnel Action - PD
RESOLUTION NO. 13294 - RESOLUTION APPROVING PERSONNEL ACTION IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO ELIMINATE ONE POLICE CORPORAL POSITION AND CREATE ONE
ADDITIONAL POLICE SERGEANT POSITION
h. Adopt Plans and Specifications for Construction of the Safe Routes to School Belle
Avenue Pedestrian Improvements at Coleman Elementary School, City Project No. 11175,
and Authorize the City Clerk to Call for Bids (PW) — File 4-1-630
Plans and Specs. Safe Routes Approved staff recommendation.
Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Closure of City Streets for the Weekly Downtown
Farmers' Market Festival on Thursday Evenings from April 5 - September 27, 2012 (ED)
File 11-19
Street Closure - Farmers' Market - 2012
RESOLUTION NO. 13295 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CITY
STREETS FOR THE WEEKLY DOWNTOWN FARMERS' MARKET FESTIVAL ON THURSDAY
EVENINGS FROM APRIL 5 - SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
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Councilmember Connolly moved and Councilmember McCullough seconded to approve the Consent
Calendar items.
AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Levine, McCullough, Mayor Phillips
NOES: None
ABSENT: Heller
PUBLIC HEARING
4. Public Hearing:
a. An Ordinance of the City of San Rafael Amending Section 2.04.010 of the San Rafael
Municipal Code Concerning Council Meeting Times and Section 2.12.220 of the San Rafael
Municipal Code Concerning City Department General Office Hours (CA) - File 1-5 x 9-1
Revision of Muni Code re mtg. times and office hours
Mayor Phillips declared the public hearing opened.
Robert Epstein, City Attorney, presented the staff report.
Mayor Phillips
There being no comment from the audience, Mayor Phillips closed the public hearing.
The title of the ordinance was read:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING SECTION 2.04.010 OF THE SAN
RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING COUNCIL MEETING TIMES AND SECTION 2.12.220 OF
THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING CITY DEPARTMENT GENERAL OFFICE
HOURS"
Councilmember Connolly moved and Councilmember McCullough seconded to dispense with the reading
of the ordinance in its entirety and pass Charter Ordinance No. 1903 to print by the following vote, to wit:
Nancy Mackle, City Manager, reported that the first meeting to commence at 7:00 p.m. would be April 16,
2012
AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Levine, McCullough, Mayor Phillips
NOES: None
ABSENT: Heller
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT:
5. City Manager's Report
Nancy Mackle, City Manager, reported that she attended the City Manager Department Meeting at the
League of California Cities last week.
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS / REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: (includinq AB 1234
Reports on Meetinqs and Conferences attended at Citv Expense
6. Councilmember Reports:
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Councilmember Levine
Councilmember McCullough
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO SAN RAFAEL
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
7. Successor Agency Items - Consent Calendar:
a. Approval of Minutes of Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting of January 17 and
Special Meeting of January 30, 2012 (SAC)
RDA Minutes 1/17, 2012 / 7a—RDA—Minutes-1-30-2012
Councilmember Levine moved and Councilmember McCullough seconded to approve the minutes as
submitted.
AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Levine, McCullough, Mayor Phillips
NOES: None
ABSENT: Heller
b. Resolution to Authorize Investment of Monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund (Fin)
File 8-18
LAI F
RESOLUTION NO. 01-2012 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AS SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO AUTHORIZE INVESTMENT OF MONIES
IN THE LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND
Councilmember Levine moved and Councilmember McCullough seconded to Adopt Resolution
AYES: Councilmembers: Connolly, Levine, McCullough, Mayor Phillips
NOES: None
ABSENT: Heller
ADJOURNMENT: 8:15 PM
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS DAY OF 2012
GARY O. PHILLIPS, Mayor
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