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Home My WebLink AboutCC SA Minutes 2013-10-21IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, Monday, October 21, 2013 id 1,urin MINUTES Regular Meeting San Rafael City Council Present: Mayor Phillips Vice -Mayor Heller Councilmember Connolly Councilmember Heller Councilmember McCullough Absent: Council member Colin OPEN SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 6:00 PM Also Present: City Manager Nancy Mackie City Attorney Robert Epstein City Clerk Esther Beirne 1. Mayor Phillips announced Closed Session items. CLOSED SESSION - THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM: 6:00 PM 2. Closed Session: Citv Attornev Robert Epstein announced no reportable action from Closed Session Item 2.b) on October 7, 2013 a) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(a) & (d)(1) Case Name: Marc Green v. City of San Rafael, et al Marin County Superior Court, Case No. CIV 1205747 b) Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Government Code Section 54957) Title: City Manager Robert Epstein announced that Council approved a settlement in Closed Session Item 2.a) and there was no reportable action from Item 2.b) Mavor Phillips announced the reappointment of Carol Manashil and Ewen McKechnie and appointment of Jennifer Conroy and Jonathan Frieman to the ADA Access Advisory Committee at a Special Meeting this evening. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: 3. Special Presentations: a) Community Marin Report (CD) 1 Barbara Salzman Marin Audobon Society and Susan Stompe, Marin Conservation League, gave PowerPoint presentations Mavor Phillips b) First Beacon Award for Sustainability by the Institute for Local Government (CM) — File 13-1 Beacon Award Cory Bvtof, Sustainability and Volunteer Program, gave report and introduced Yvonne Hunter, Institute for Local Government Yvonne Hunter pave a presentation and introduced Joe Horack, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Joe Horack, PG&E Yvonne Hunter presented the Beacon Award to the City Council Mavor Phillips ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OF AN URGENCY NATURE - 7:00 PM Patrick Seidler, Transportation Alternatives of Marin, addressed Bicycle and Pedestrian issues. Councilmember Connollv / Mavor Phillips CONSENT CALENDAR: 4. Consent Calendar Items Mayor Phillips clarified an addition to the language in the attachment to Item 4.b — Bail Schedule Councilmember McCullough moved and Councilmember Heller seconded to approve the Consent Calendar Items as follows: Approval of Minutes of City Council / Successor Agency Meeting of October 7, 2013 (CC) Minutes 10/7/2013 Minutes approved as submitted b. Resolution Regarding Proposed 2014 Bail Schedule for Violations of the San Rafael Municipal Code (CA) — File 13-8 Bail Schedule RESOLUTION NO. 13628 - RESOLUTION REGARDING PROPOSED 2014 BAIL SCHEDULE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE Resolution Supporting Senate Bill 405. Single -Use Plastic Bag Phase -Out (CM) — File 13-1 Sinqle-Use Plastic Baas 2 RESOLUTION NO. 13629 - RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 405, SINGLE -USE PLASTIC BAG PHASE-OUT d. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Communications Site License Agreement with Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District to Install Microwave Antenna Equipment on City -Owned Property and Determination of Categorical Exemption from CEQA (PW) — File 112.2 Lic. Aqr. GGBH&TD RESOLUTION NO. 13630 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A COMMUNICATIONS SITE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT TO INSTALL MICROWAVE ANTENNA EQUIPMENT ON CITY -OWNED PROPERTY AND DETERMINATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM CEQA AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Connolly, Heller, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Colin OTHER AGENDA ITEMS Other Agenda Items: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the County of Marin for "Measure A" City, Town and Special District Program and Approving Measure A - Open Space Spending Plan for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 (CM) — File 4-13-131 Measure A - Open Space SDendinq Plan Nancv Mackle, City Manager, gave a report Councilmember McCullough / Nancv Mackle Mavor Phillips Councilmember Connolly moved and Councilmember McCullough seconded to adopt the Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 13631 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF MARIN FOR "MEASURE A" CITY, TOWN AND SPECIAL DISTRICT PROGRAM AND APPROVING MEASURE A - OPEN SPACE SPENDING PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Connolly, Heller, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Colin b. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for the Provision of Shared Fire and Emergency Services by the City of San Rafael and the City of Larkspur (FD) — File 4-13-132 Fire Department - Shared Services Fire Chief Christopher Grav gave presentation Mavor Phillips Councilmember Heller Councilmember McCullough / Chief Grav Councilmember Connollv / Chief Grav Mavor Phillips Nancv Mackle Councilmember McCullough moved and Councilmember Connolly seconded to adopt the Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 13632 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF SHARED FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES BY THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AND THE CITY OF LARKSPUR AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Connolly, Heller, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Colin C. Status Report and Presentation Regarding the Civic Center SMART Station, Rail Crossing and the Marin County Civic Center Drive Improvements (PW) — File 245 Status Report - SMART issues Nader Mansourian, Public Works Director, gave a report and introduced colleagues from the County of Marin who were in attendance Kevin McGowan, Assistant Public Works Director, gave a PowerPoint presentation Leslie Blomquist, Associate Civil Engineer, Public Works Department Councilmember Connollv / Leslie Blomquist Councilmember Heller / Nader Mansourian Pat Eccles, Principal Civil Engineer, Marin County Department of Public Works Mavor Phillips / Eccles Councilmember McCullough / Nader Mansourian Mavor Phillips / Nader Mansourian Bill Carnev, Sustainable San Rafael Patrick Seidler, Transportation Alternatives of Marin 4 Susan Adams, Marin County Board of Supervisors Kate Powers, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and Gallinas Watershed Council Councilmember McCullough Mavor Phillips Councilmember Heller moved and Councilmember Connolly seconded to accept the report. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Connolly, Heller, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Colin CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: 6. City Manager's Report None COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS / REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: (including AB 1234 Reports on meetinqs and conferences attended at Citv expense) 7. Councilmember Reports Councilmember Heller - Transit Authority of Marin meeting and recruitment of Transit Director Councilmember McCullough - Marin Telecommunications Agency meeting / funding / media review Mavor Phillips Mavor Phillips - SMART Quiet Zones / Larkspur Destination looking encouraging Councilmember Connollv, Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans tie -pin (SMART) SAN RAFAEL SUCCESSOR AGENCY 8. Successor Agency - Consent Calendar - None ADJOURNMENT: Adiourned at 8:29 PM ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk APPROVED THIS DAY OF 12013 GARY O. PHILLIPS, Mayor 5