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Meeting Date: September 16, 2013
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
- Department: Economic Development
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Prepared by: Stephanie Lovette, Manager Ci�Mana ger Approvali
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL WAIVING PAYMENT
OF FEES FOR USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR SAN RAFAEL CONGREGATIONS
PARTICIPATING IN THE ROTATING EMERGENCY SHELTER TEAM (REST) PROGRAM
DURING 2013
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution approving a waiver of the $ 4,305.00 for San
Rafael Congregations participating in the REST Program in 2013.
BACKGROUND: The Rotating Emergency Shelter Team ("REST") Program runs from
November 15 to April 15 each year. The purpose of the program is to provide temporary winter
shelter for people who cannot access the Mills Street Shelter. The program provides shelter for
up to 20 women and up to 20 men from November 15 to April 15. The women are housed at the
County Wellness Center and meals are provided by Marin congregations. Congregations
throughout the County provide shelter for the men one night per week on a rotating basis.
Additional congregations participate in the program by providing food for the guests. The
program runs from 6pm to 6 am.
St. Vincent's provides for the administration of the program and hires the staff that stay
overnight in each church. Each participant is screened and approved by the St. Vincent's staff in
advance. People cannot drop in or walk up to the church and be admitted for the night. Guests
are picked up each night, delivered to the church, picked up in the morning, and transported to
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St. Vincent's for breakfast. Once guests are admitted to the church for the evening, they cannot
leave unless they are accompanied by a REST program staff person.
While the program does not provide permanent housing to the estimated 1,12.0 homeless
individuals in the County, it has been a successful program. St. Vincent's has stated that the
congregant volunteers developed relationships with and respect for those that were seeking
shelter and therefore are eager to provide shelter again to their friends as permanent solutions are
being worked out. The REST program also includes a Housing Initiative Group where guests
can focus on achieving their housing goals. St. Vincent's provides rental deposit assistance for
participants in the housing initiative group.
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
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Council Meeting..
Disposition:
RESOLUTION NO. 13612
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL WAIVING PAYMENT OF
FEES FOR USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR SAN RAFAEL CONGREGATIONS
PARTICIPATING IN THE ROTATING EMERGENCY SHELTER TEAM (REST)
PROGRAM DURING 2013
WHEREAS, The City's Zoning Code requires a conditional use permit for homeless
shelters in the majority of the City's zoning districts. The fee for a conditional use permit is
$4,305 per application; and
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution 11025 (policy for consideration of fee waiver requests
for planning and building permits) sets forth procedures for waiving planning application fees
from non-profit applicants providing services to low-income persons up to $2,000 and gives the
City Council discretion for granting fee waiver requests in excess of the $2,000 Maximum; and
WHEREAS, In September 2009, the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church,, San Rafael
United Methodist Church,) First Presbyterian Church, Unitarian Universalist Church of Marin and
Christ Presbyterian Church, submitted a letter requesting a fee waiver of all planning fees relating
to securing Use Permits to operate an open rotating shelter program for the homeless and the
Marin Community Foundation offered to fund all fees in excess of $4,000; and
WHEREAS, at its October 5, 2009 meeting the City Council unanimously supported the
waiver of planning application fees for use permit applications beyond the $4,000 offer made by
the Marin Community Foundation for each application, subject to requests being made to the
Foundation by the churches; and
WHEREAS, In 2010 and 2011 no San Rafael congregations participated in the REST
program and only First Presbyterian Church participated in 2012; and
WHEREAS, San Rafael congregations, including First Presbyterian Church, plan to
participate in the REST program in future years. Each congregation will be applying for an
individual conditional use permit to cover a three year period with an annual report on the
program provided to the Planning Commission and City Council,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of San Rafael hereby
waives all Use Pen -nit application fees for San Rafael congregations that apply for conditional use
permits in 2013 to participate in the REST program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this fee waiver is a one-time exception from
Resolution 1102.51 for Use Permit planning applications received from San Rafael congregations
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for 2013.
I, ESTHER BEIRNE, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of San Rafael, held on Monday the 16t" day of September 2013, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Colin, Connolly, Heller, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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ESTHER BEIRNE, City Clerk
INSTRUCTIONS: FORM WITH EACHSUBMITTAL OF ♦ CONTRACT,1
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION BEFORE APPROVAL i AGENCI
FROM: Stephanie Lovette
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DATE:
TITLE OF DOCUMENT:
RESOLUTION OF j RAFAEL CITY COUNCILj PAYMENT OF i' UP TO
FOUR USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR SAN RAFAEL CONGREGATIONS PARTICIPATING IN TH
ROTATING PROGRAM DURING 2013.
Head'(signature)
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APPROVED AS COUNCIL 1 AGENCY
AGENDA ITEM:
City uManager (signature)
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney (signature)