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SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
1400 FIFTH AVENUE
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
7:00 PM
Members of the public may speak on Agenda items.
OPEN SESSION — COUNCIL CHAMBERS:
1. NONE
CLOSED SESSION — THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM:
2. Closed Session: NONE
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OF AN URGENCY NATURE — 7:00 PM
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the City Council on urgency matters not on the
agenda. Presentations are generally limited to TWO MINUTES. All matters requiring a response will be referred to
staff for reply in writing and/or placed on a future meeting agenda. Please contact the City Clerk before meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE TO BE APPROVED BY ONE MOTION, UNLESS SEPARATE
ACTION IS REQUIRED ON A PARTICULAR ITEM.
3. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes of City Council / Successor Agency Meeting of October 15, 2012 (CC)
Recommended Action — Approve as submitted
b. Resolution of Appreciation to Helen Yu, Employee of the Quarter Ending September 2012 (Fin)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for Professional Planning Services with Lisa
Newman (d.b.a. Newman Planning Associates) for Assistance Needed to Prepare an Initial Study and
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Redevelopment of Four Parcels Located at 809 B St and 1212 and
1214 Second Street. (Terms of Agreement: Through November 19, 2013, with a Total Amended Budget
Amount Not to Exceed $69,600.00. All Costs to be Reimbursed to the City Through Cost Recovery from Project
Developer) (CD)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
d. Call for Applications to Fill Three, Three -Year Terms (Including One Alternate Term) to the End of November
2015 on the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Due to the Expiration of Terms of Committee Members
Don Magdanz, Sara Sonnet and Jane Middleton (Alternate) (CC)
Recommended Action — Approve Staff Recommendation
e. Resolutions of Appreciation to Members of the Civic Center Station Area Plan Citizens' Advisory Committee
(CM)
Emily Dean
Brigitte Moran
Bob Huntsburry
Mike Fryer
Jeff Schoppert
Stanton Klose
Elissa Giambastiani
Roger Smith
Preston McCoy
Nicholas Kapas
Jean Starkweather
Larry Paul
Greg Knell
Tammy Taylor
Judy Schriebman
Marcus Lee
Gayle Theard
Casey Mazzoni
Andrew Patterson
Rich McGrath
Craig Thomas Yates
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolutions (21)
f. Resolution Approving Personnel Actions to Create the Classifications of Senior Accountant, Sewer Lead
Maintenance Worker, and Volunteer Program Assistant, to Reclassify One Accountant II and Two Sewer
Maintenance Worker III Positions, to Change the Accounting Supervisor Job Title, and to Replace One
Associate Engineer Position with an Assistant Civil Engineer Position (MS)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
g. Resolution Authorizing the Department of Public Works to Purchase Two KME Fire Engines to Replace Fire
Department Engines 23 and 35, in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,007,510.00 (PW)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
h. Resolution Approving Use of State of California Office of Traffic Safety Grant Funds in the Amount of
$46,000.00 for a "Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program" from December 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013
(PD)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
i. Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding With the SEED Fund Administered by Strategic Energy
Innovations (SEI), A California 501C3, for Cooperative Purchasing of Renewable Energy (CM)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
SPECIAL PRESENTATION:
4. Special Presentation:
a. Presentation of Resolution of Appreciation to Helen Yu, Employee of the Quarter Ending September 2012 (Fin)
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
5. Public Hearings:
a. Ruiz Residence (37 Perry Walk) — Appeal of Planning Commission Action Approving an Environmental and
Design Review Permit to Demolish an Existing 892 -sq. ft. 2 -Story Single Family Residence and Construct a
New 2,597 -sq. ft. 2 -Story Single Family Residence Above a Basement with a Hillside Parking Waiver to Provide
the Required Guest Parking Spaces in the Driveway, Located on a 15,161±sq. ft. Lot with an Approximately
55.0% Slope; APN: 013-133-04; Single Family Residential District (R10); Rafael Ruiz, owner; James Bradanini,
Applicant; Joanne Brauman, Appellant; Case File Nos.: ED11-078, V11-003 (CD)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution Denying Appeal and Upholding Planning Commission Action
b. ExteNet LLC Distributed Antenna Systems (Lucas Valley Network) — Appeal of the Planning Commission Action
Approving a Wireless Antenna Infrastructure Improvement (Node LUC-003A) Within City Public Right -of -Way
Adjacent to 714 Penny Royal Lane as Part of Its Decision to Grant Master Use Permit No. UP11-20, Master
Environmental and Design Review Permit No. ED11-24 and Exception No. EX12-002 for the ExteNet Wireless
Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Infrastructure Project; File AP12-006 (CD)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution Denying Appeal and Upholding Planning Commission Action
c. Resolution Authorizing the City of San Rafael to Join the CaliforniaFIRST Program; Authorizing the California
Statewide Communities Development Authority to Accept Applications from Property Owners, Conduct
Contractual Assessment Proceedings and Levy Contractual Assessments Within the Territory of the City;
Designating Marin Energy Authority as a Liaison to the Program on Behalf of the City; and Authorizing Related
Actions (CM)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS:
6. Other Agenda Items:
a. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Sandlot Baseball Partners, LLC for the
Use of Albert Park Baseball Field and Stadium for Professional Minor League Baseball 2013-2015 (CS)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
b. Report on the City Council Downtown Subcommittee (CM)
Recommended Action — Accept Report
c. Resolution Authorizing a Benefit to Remove the Disincentive for City Retirees to Serve as an Elected City
Official (MS)
Recommended Action — Adopt Resolution
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT:
City Manager's Report
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS / REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: (including AB 1234 Reports on
Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
8. Councilmember Reports
SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY:
9. Successor Agency Item - NONE
ADJOURNMENT
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