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In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, Monday, June 4, 2018
Regular Meeting Minutes
San Rafael City Council
Present: Mayor Phillips
Vice-Mayor Gamblin
Councilmember Bushey
Councilmember Colin
Councilmember McCullough
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Jim Schutz
City Attorney Robert Epstein
City Clerk Lindsay Lara
OPEN SESSION – COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL – 6:00 PM
1. Mayor Phillips announced Closed Session item
CLOSED SESSION – THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL – 6:00 PM
2. Closed Session:
a. Conference with Labor Negotiators
Government Code Section 54957.6
Lead Negotiator: Timothy L. Davis (Burke, Williams & Sorensen)
Agency Designated Representatives: Jim Schutz, Cristine Alilovich, Stacey Peterson,
Lauren Monson, Mark Moses, Nadine Hade, Christopher Gray, Diana Bishop
Employee Organizations: Public Employee Union, Local 1; San Rafael Firefighters'
Association; San Rafael Police Association; San Rafael Police Mid-Management
Association; SEIU Local 1021; Western Council of Engineers; San Rafael Fire Chief
Officers' Association
Unrepresented Employees: Executive Management group; Mid-Management group;
Elected City Clerk and Elected Part-time City Attorney group
City Attorney Robert Epstein announced that no reportable action was taken
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION – 7:00 PM
• Salamah Locks, Marin County Commission on Aging, addressed Council regarding:
o Alzheimer's and Brain Health Awareness month;
o Voting in the June 5, 2018 Election;
o "Getting Around Marin" meeting to be held Thursday, June 7th at 10:00 am, at San
Geronimo Valley Community Center
o the Marin County Commission on Aging vacancy and expressed her desire to be
reappointed as the San Rafael Representative
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CITY MANAGER’S REPORT:
3. City Manager's Report
City Manager Jim Schutz:
• Announced the Marin County Job Fair event to be held on Thursday, June 7th from 11-2 p.m. at
the San Rafael Community Center;
• Announced the Permanent Transit Center meeting to be held on Tuesday, June 12th from 5:30-7
p.m. at Whistlestop;
• Reported on the temporary bike lane pilot program on Tamalpais Avenue
Mayor Phillips
CONSENT CALENDAR:
4. Consent Calendar Items:
Item 4.c removed from the Consent Calendar for comment.
Councilmember McCullough moved and Councilmember Gamblin seconded to approve the remainder of
the Consent Calendar items
a. Approval of Minutes
Approval of Minutes of City Council /Successor Agency Regular Meeting of May 21, 2018 (CC)
Minutes
Approved Minutes as submitted
b. San Rafael City Schools District General Election
Resolution Proposing a San Rafael City Schools District General Election to Be Held on
Tuesday, November 6, 2018; Requesting the Board of Supervisors to Consolidate with
Any Other Election Conducted on the Same Date; Requesting Election Services by the
Registrar of Voters and Reaffirming Policy Regarding Number of Words in Candidate's
Statement of Qualifications and Providing that the Cost of Printing and Handling
Statement of Qualifications Shall Be Borne by the Candidate and Paid for at the Time
Nomination Papers are Filed (CC)
City Schools District Election
RESOLUTION NO. 14510 – RESOLUTION 1) PROPOSING A SAN RAFAEL CITY SCHOOLS
DISTRICT GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018; 2)
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CONSOLIDATE WITH ANY OTHER
ELECTION CONDUCTED ON THE SAME DATE; 3) REQUESTING ELECTION SERVICES BY
THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS; 4) REAFFIRMING POLICY REGARDING NUMBER OF WOR DS
IN CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND PROVIDING THAT THE COST OF
PRINTING AND HANDLING STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS SHALL BE BORNE BY THE
CANDIDATE AND PAID FOR AT THE TIME NOMINATION PAPERS ARE FILED
d. San Rafael Medical Cannabis Policy
Second Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 1960 - An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of San Rafael Amending Chapter 10.96 of the San Rafael Municipal
Code Entitled "Medical Cannabis Business" to Authorize an Additional Category of
Cannabis Business License within City Limits for Medical Cannabis Distribution (ED)
Medical Cannabis Policy
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APPROVED FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1960 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING CHAPTER 10.96 OF THE SAN RAFAEL
MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "MEDICAL CANNABIS BUSINESS" TO AUTHORIZE AN
ADDITIONAL CATEGORY OF CANNABIS BUSINESS LICENSE WITHIN CITY LIMITS FOR
MEDICAL CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION
e. Camp Chance 2018
Resolution Approving and Supporting Camp Chance 2018 (PD)
Camp Chance
RESOLUTION 14511 - RESOLUTION APPROVING AND SUPPORTING CAMP CHANCE 2018
f. Grant Funding for Traffic Control
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement
with Advanced Mobility Group for Services Associated with Automated Traffic Signal
Performance Measures (ATSPM) and Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) Deployment
and Project Management in an Amount Not to Exceed $168,880 (PW)
Grant Funding for Traffic Control
RESOLUTION NO. 14512 – RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ADVANCED MOBILITY GROUP FOR
SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SIGNAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
(ATSPM) AND ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM (ATCS) DEPLOYMENT AND
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $168,880
g. FY 2017-18 Local Transportation Sales Tax Measures A & B Allocation
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Funding Agreement A-FY18-14
Between the Transportation Authority of Marin and the City of San Rafael, Thereby
Authorizing the Allocation of $678,233 in Local Measure A Funding for FY 2017-2018 (PW)
Local Transportation Sales Tax Measure A & B Allocation
RESOLUTION NO. 14513 – RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
FUNDING AGREEMENT A-FY18-14 BETWEEN THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF
MARIN AND THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, THEREBY AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF
$678,233 IN LOCAL MEASURE A FUNDING FOR FY 2017-2018
h. D Street and Via Sessi Storm Drain Improvements
Resolution Awarding, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute, a Construction
Agreement for the D Street and Via Sessi Storm Drain Improvements to Ghilotti Bros. Inc.,
in the Amount of $174,735; and Authorizing Contingency Funds in the Amount of $19,265
for a Total Appropriated Amount of $194,000 (PW)
D St. & Via Sessi Storm Drains
RESOLUTION NO. 14514 – RESOLUTION AWARDING, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE, A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR THE D STREET AND VIA
SESSI STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO GHILOTTI BROS. INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF
$174,735; AND AUTHORIZING CONTINGENCY FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,265 FOR A
TOTAL APPROPRIATED AMOUNT OF $194,000.
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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The following item was removed from the Consent Calendar for comment:
c. Affordable Housing (Item held until the next meeting, June 18)
Resolution Supporting the $4 Billion Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act on the
November 6, 2018 State Ballot (CM)
Affordable Housing
Councilmember Gamblin / City Manager Jim Schutz
Councilmember Gamblin / City Manager Jim Schutz
Councilmember McCullough
Mayor Phillips
Councilmember Colin moved to adopt a resolution supporting the $4 Billion Veterans and Affordable
Housing Bond Act on the November 6, 2018 State Ballot. There was no second for the motion.
Mayor Phillips
Councilmember Gamblin
Councilmember Gamblin moved and Councilmember McCullough seconded to table the item to the next
City Council meeting on June 18th to provide the City Council the opportunity to review the request in
more detail.
Item tabled to June 18, 2018
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
5. Public Hearings:
a. Animal Control Ordinance & Master Fee Schedule (CM)
1) Second Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 1959 - An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of San Rafael Amending Chapter 6.10 of the San Rafael Municipal Code
Entitled "Animals" to Adopt by Reference the Animal Control Regulations Set Forth in
Title 8 of the M arin County Code, as Recently Amended, and to Amend Section 6.10.50 of
the San Rafael Municipal Code Prescribing the Applicable Penalties for Violation of
Animal Control Regulations
2) Resolution Amending the Master Fee Schedule to Update the Animal Control Fees
Animal Control
Daniel Soto, Associate Management Analyst, presented the staff report
Councilmember Bushey / Daniel Soto
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Councilmember Bushey / City Manager Jim Schutz / Captain Cindy Machado, Director of Animal
Services, Marin Humane
Councilmember Bushey / Cindy Machado
Mayor Phillips / City Manager Jim Schutz
Mayor Phillips
Paul Jensen
Nancy McKenney, CEO, Marin Humane
Mayor Phillips / Nancy McKenney
Mayor Phillips / Cindy Machado
Mayor Phillips / Cindy Machado
Mayor Phillips / Cindy Machado
Mayor Phillips / Cindy Machado
Mayor Phillips / Cindy Machado
Mayor Phillips / Cindy Machado
Mayor Phillips / Cindy Machado
Councilmember McCullough / Nancy McKenney
City Manager Jim Schutz
Mayor Phillips
Mayor Phillips declared the public hearing opened; however, there was no comment from the audience
and Mayor Phillips declared the public hearing closed
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Colin seconded to adopt Ordinance No. 1959
Approved final adoption of Ordinance No. 1959
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Councilmember Bushey moved and Councilmember Colin seconded to adopt the Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 14515 – RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO UPDATE
THE ANIMAL CONTROL FEES
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AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS:
6. Other Agenda Items:
a. Francisco Blvd. West Multi-Use Pathway
Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of a Change-Order to Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit
(SMART) to Construct the First Phase of the Multi-Use Path from Andersen Drive to Rice
Drive in the Amount of $4,557,019; and Authorizing Contingency Funds in the Amount of
$911,400, for a Total Appropriated Amount of $5,468,419 (PW)
Francisco Blvd. West MUP
Bill Guerin, Public Works Director, presented the staff report
Mayor Phillips / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin / City Attorney Rob Epstein
Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Gamblin / Bill Guerin
Councilmember McCullough / Bill Guerin
Councilmember McCullough / Bill Guerin
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Councilmember McCullough / Bill Guerin
Mayor Phillips invited public comment
Patrick Seidler, Transportation Alternatives for Marin
Maureen Gaffney, San Francisco Bay Trail Project
Bjorn Griepenburg, Policy & Planning Director, Marin County Bicycle Coalition
There being no further comment from the audience, Mayor Phillips closed
Councilmember Bushey / Bill Guerin
Councilmember Bushey / Bill Guerin
Mayor Phillips
Councilmember McCullough
Councilmember Gamblin
Mayor Phillips
Councilmember Gamblin
Mayor Phillips / Councilmember Gamblin
Councilmember Colin
Councilmember Colin moved and Councilmember Bushey seconded to adopt the Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 14516 – RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A CHANGE-ORDER
TO SONOMA MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT (SMART) TO CONSTRUCT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE
MULTI-USE PATH FROM ANDERSEN DRIVE TO RICE DRIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,557,019; AND
AUTHORIZING CONTINGENCY FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $911,400, FOR A TOTAL
APPROPRIATED AMOUNT OF $5,468,419
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: Gamblin
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS / REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
7. Councilmember Reports:
• Councilmember Colin reported on Marin Transit
• Mayor Phillips attended a Glenwood Elementary School presentation
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SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY
1. Consent Calendar: None
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Phillips adjourned the meeting at 8:37 pm
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2018
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GARY O. PHILLIPS, Mayor