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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPJT Minutes 1986-03-24SRRA/SRCC SPECIAL JOINT MEETING 3/24/86 Page 1 In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, Monday, March 24, 1986 at 6:00 PM. Special Joint Meeting: Present: Lawrence E. Mulryan, Chairman/Mayor San Rafael Redevelopment Dorothy L. Briner, Member/Councilmember Agency/San Rafael City Gary R. Frugoli, Member/Councilmember Council Richard Nave, Member/Councilmember Jerry Russom, Member/Councilmember Absent: None Also Present: Executive Director/City Manager Pamela J. Nicolai; Agency Secretary/City Clerk Jeanne M. Leoncini; Agency Attorney/City Attorney Gary T. Ragghianti SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL 1. DISCUSSION OF LIABILITY INSURANCE (Fin) - File 9-6-1 Discussion was held concerning three proposals to join insurance pools as follows: Marin Cities Insurance Pool (Marin County Risk Management Authority), the California Insurance Authority (Superpool) and a pro- posal from Marsh & McLennan. Also included in the material presented was a proposal from ABAG. Mr. Coleman indicated the Marin JPA covers inverse condemnation, with the cost based on a combination of payroll and operating budget, while the Superpool is based strictly on payroll and does not cover inverse condemnation. He pointed out that if we were to join the Marin JPA, our cost would represent approximately one-third of the total contributions. There is no actuarial basis for it, but looking at the reserve requirements of the JPA versus the City of San Rafael, if combined, the City's loss reserves would be about 22-23 percent of the total. In discussing this, it was decided that the factor used would have some relationship to our exposure if we took the payroll and operating budgets and factored it. The Superpool uses payroll only with the initial premium being 2.3% of payroll. Mr. Coleman asked for any concerns the Agency/Council might have be- cause there would be a definite impact on the other Marin cities if San Rafael does not join the JPA, as we represent one-third of the reserves. He also noted the Superpool would require a $500 application fee and is very selective in deciding what cities will be a part of the pool. Councilmember Russom had concerns about the Superpool not having inverse condemnation and asked if there was a way of anticipating what the City might be exposed to because of a lack of coverage. Mr. Coleman stated that the theory is that many claims could potentially involve inverse condemnation and in the past, negotiations would take place with the insurance company because it was not 100% inverse or 100% negligence. The Marin JPA felt that in the case where inverse condemnation came up the cities would be arguing amongst themselves whether or not they should negotiate something with the city if inverse condemnation is a possible reason for lawsuit. Therefore, Marin's JPA decided to avoid this problem and to include inverse condemnation because they did not want cities becoming involved in trying to negotiate with each other. The Superpool will have a ten member board governing all the policies of the Superpool and the original seven charter members will be a part of the ten member board. The other cities will then vote for the remaining three seats on the board. The three options being considered are the Marin Cities JPA, the Superpool and the proposal put together by Marsh & McLennan. SRRA/SRCC SPECIAL JOINT MEETING 3/24/86 Page 1 SRRA/SRCC SPECIAL JOINT MEETING 3/24/86 Page 2 Mr. Coleman stated that he would need to have within two to three weeks, some response from the Superpool indicating if they would accept San Rafael based on our application, and an estimate from the Marsh & McLennan firm indicating what the premium could possibly be. Mr. Coleman commented that the premium would be about $400,000/$450,000 in the Marsh & McLennan proposal, $250,000/$260,000 with the Superpool proposal, and the JPA would be approximately $400,000. Councilmember Breiner moved and Councilmember Frugoli seconded, to authorize Finance Director Coleman to submit the application with the $500 application fee to the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (Superpool). Councilmember Breiner requested that when the information is brought back to Council that the various options and points be made in grid form, including what would be involved with the Marin Cities Pool in the annual Stop Loss provision. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave, Russom & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None The subject is to be brought back at the meeting of April 21, 1986. 2. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION HONORING CITY OF SAN RAFAEL 1986 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR - RICHARD R. ENDY, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (CM) - File 102 x 109 x 9-1 x 9-3-40 RESOLUTION NO. 7319 - RESOLUTION HONORING CITY OF SAN RAFAEL 1986 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR - RICHARD R. ENDY, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Frugoli, Nave, Russom & Mayor Mulryan NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL 1. DISCUSSION OF ACTION PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA (ED) - File R-140 XI (SRCC) 183 Executive Director/City Manager Nicolai indicated that the Video - "Main Street at Work: Getting Organized" would be shown at the end of the meeting. Ms. Nicolai then gave an overview of an action plan for the next several months which is necessary before further steps can be taken. She indicated that in reviewing the summary report by Mr. Daniel Iacofano which pulled together ideas from the meeting held on November 26, 1985, the key message is that there are many options available in San Rafael, but without a specific plan or data it would be difficult to know what is needed. The General Plan update coincides with what staff is planning to do in the downtown area. Staff is presently collecting data necessary for the development of the vision and targeting of the areas, and doing ongoing outreach to various types of retailers and groups to attract new businesses into San Rafael. Ms. Nicolai continued to state that it is critical to coordinate with several groups, one, the property owners in the downtown area so they will be informed as to what the City's intentions are and how they will fit into the overall program. The second group includes the Chamber of Commerce and hopefully the New Business Assessment District, as well as touching bases with the commercial real estate group so they understand what the City's role is. The City should remain as facilitator in the process and not pre-empt their roles in the community, but encourage these groups to participate in the process which would give them valuable data the City is collecting for their use. Once all this information is gathered, the consultants who particiated in the November meeting should be brought together, because many were interested in a follow-up meeting. SRRA/SRCC SPECIAL JOINT MEETING 3/24/86 Page 2 SRRA/SRCC SPECIAL JOINT MEETING 3/24/86 Page 3 Another recommendation which was a key factor, is the forming of a new business assessment district thereby creating a private/public partnership to work toward a specific goal. The protest hearing regard- ing formation is scheduled for April 7, 1986, and if the Improvement District succeeds, it would be one of the groups to coordinate with over the next several months. By the proposed June meeting with the consultants, there would potentially be many more participants who were not present at the November meeting. Chairman/Mayor Mulryan asked about staffing needs that may be required as the Agency begins the work and if the meeting with the consultants should be held before June. Ms. Nicolai responded that additional staffing is not needed other than hiring a consultant to do a market survey, and once this is done, there would be a clearer focus on what would be targeted in the downtown area. Simultaneously, if staff succeeds in the Main Street Program and San Rafael is chosen as one of the cities, part of the offering to the selected city is professional expertise in the area, which is free. The application form will dovetail to the point where staff can then assess if additional assistance is needed in the Redevelopment area. Member/Councilmember Breiner stated that she would like to have the monitoring of the use of the parking lots in terms of capacity on an ongoing basis. Ms. Nicolai reiterated for benefit of Member/Councilmember Russom, that at the last meeting of March 17, 1986, a market survey was considered critical to the downtown area and that Council authorized approval for staff to have proposals brought in which has not as yet been completed. Member/Councilmember Frugoli suggested having recommendations come back to Council that were made by the Ad Hoc Committee on Parking in the Downtown Area in 1984. Chairman/Mayor Mulryan suggested having preliminary evaluation of the pros and cons of not having parking meters and the employee control issue on the next agenda along with the parking report submitted by the Ad Hoc Committee. Ms. Nicolai asked to have two Councilmembers appointed as a sub- committee to deal with major projects and to work with her and Assist- ant Executive Director Ours. Mayor Mulryan and Councilmember Nave volunteered to serve on the sub -committee. Mr. Ours stated that the video to be shown was about Main Street at Work, and outlined the approach and elements of how to begin with revitalization. He informed Members/Council that the State, which is running the program, will select the five cities by May 31, 1986, and that the City of San Rafael fits the profile very well. The video was then viewed. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:20 PM. JEANNEV.-LEONCINI, Agency Secretary/ City C erk SRRA/SRCC SPECIAL JOINT MEETING 3/24/86 Page 3