Ritter Center Operations Performance Review
Last year, the City Council approved an amendment to the Use Permit for the Ritter Center. The Use Permit authorized the relocation of the medical services unit of the Ritter operation to a new, 933-square-foot modular trailer. The conditions of the Use Permit amendment include a daily client limit for the Day Services Center, which is to be documented in monthly reports submitted to the City. In addition, the conditions of this permit require that every six months, City staff prepare a performance report on operations, which is to include a tally of Police Department calls for service during this six-month-period. The first six month performance report has been completed and will be presented to the City Council on Monday night at 7 p.m. Click here for the staff report.
Pension Update
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The City Council has an active Subcommittee, made up of Mayor Phillips and Councilmember McCullough, focused on pensions and Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) such as healthcare. In the past, the Subcommittee has spearheaded a pension/OPEB reform resolution that included a set of 12 guiding principles and practices. At the next City Council meeting, the Council will consider a number of new initiatives from the Subcommittee's recent work. Highlights include creating a new pension funding policy, prefunding retiree health costs through a trust, receiving information on the financial benefit of recent reforms, and discussing using the City’s website to increase transparency of pension and OPEB issues. Click here for the full report.
June 24 Subcommittee Meeting on Civic Center Priority Development Area
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On May 6, 2013 the City Council reviewed a report on the ABAG/MTC-sponsored "Plan Bay Area" (Plan) and accompanying Draft Environmental Impact Report. This report covered a review of the Plan recommendations, including 2040 jobs and housing growth projections for the City and two, designated "Priority Development Areas" (PDA). In response to the Plan review and public comments, Mayor Phillips directed that a Council Subcommittee convene and review the purpose of and options for the Civic Center PDA. On June 7, the Council Subcommittee met with staff and discussed the Civic Center PDA. Staff has been directed to study some options for this PDA, which will require consultation with ABAG/MTC. Click here to hear the May 6th staff presentation on the Plan and PDAs. Click here to read more about PDAs. Join the Subcommittee on Monday June 24th at the Marin County Office of Education at 1111 Las Gallinas Avenue at 7 pm to express your thoughts about the Civic Center PDA. The Subcommittee will hear concerns, take notes, and have staff followup the meeting with a Frequently Asked Questions sheet.
Sewer Replacement Project
The San Rafael Sanitation District will be replacing the sewer pipeline along Lincoln Avenue, between Second and Ritter Street to Mission Avenue, from the end of June to September. Parking in the area may be restricted and some traffic detours will be established. Call 458-5369 for more information about the road closures.
Family Fun Days
Family Fun Days start at Terra Linda Pool on June 16. Noodles, Inner Tube races and much more! Join the Fitness Challenge this summer. On June 16 we will kick off our summer swim fitness challenge. Push yourself and see how far you can swim, improve your personal best or just challenge your friend or neighbor to see who can log the most laps. Fun prizes and motivators will be awarded throughout the summer. Click here for more information about the Terra Linda Pool.
“Councilmember is In” at Thursday Night Farmers’ Market Festival
If you have something on your mind that would you like to discuss, you might want to consider meeting your local Councilmember at the Downtown Thursday Farmers' Market Festival. This is a great opportunity to speak out and get answers to your questions from one of your elected leaders. Councilmembers will be available from 7pm to 8pm at the corner of Fourth and A Streets. Here is the current schedule: June 13 – Mayor Phillips, June 20 – Vice-Mayor Heller, June 27 – Councilmember McCullough.
Volunteers Needed for Italian Street Painting Marin
Consider volunteering for Italian Street Painting Marin, June 29 & 30! The main areas of need include ticket sales and wrist band placement, entrance monitoring food booths, beverage booths, ice cream sales, garage & school monitoring. Click here for a volunteer application. If you have any questions, you can email volunteer@ItalianStreetPaintingMarin.org or call 884-2423.
Volunteer Transcribers Needed
Become a part of the North San Rafael Oral History Project! This effort captures the history of how the quiet ranches of Las Gallinas and Lucas valleys were transformed into vibrant neighborhoods surrounded by stunning hills. It was funded by donations from three neighborhood associations and sixteen individuals. Additional volunteers are needed to prepare written transcriptions. If you are interested in local history, detail-oriented, and able to work at home to transcribe conversations from CDs or online video into MicroSoft Word, please contact Laurie Thompson, California Room, Civic Center Library at 473-3661 or LJThompson@marincounty.org. Instructions and training will be provided.
EVENTS
Annual Outdoor Book Sale
The Friends of the San Rafael Public Library will hold its annual summer book sale on the library lawn from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22, corner of Fifth Avenue and E Street, in Downtown San Rafael. Hundreds of children’s books and thousands of other privately donated books sorted into 30 categories will be offered at the outdoor event. Some popular categories include fiction, history, art, cooking and gardening. Music CDs, recorded books and movies also will be available as well. Proceeds benefit children’s summer reading programs, monthly art talks and other educational events as well as materials purchases for the downtown and Pickleweed libraries. For more information call the Friends Books shop at 453-1443 or the Friends office at 485-3104.
Park Service Day at Boyd Park
Join us for a morning cleanup of this lovely historic park. Work may also include graffiti removal and weeding. If you like, bring a picnic to enjoy after the morning’s work or look around for Old Mission Spring which may've been the water source for the nearby mission. The Marin History Museum is next door, open on Saturdays until 4 pm. For details visit www.sanrafaelvolunteers.org.
Meet the Pacifics!
Having as a home San Rafael’s historical Albert Park, this Pacifics baseball club is passionate about “delivering a fun, save, and family friendly experience at each game.” Come and meet some of the players of this great club and get their autograph! This event will be held at Pickleweed Library at 50 Canal Street on Tuesday, June 25 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call 485-3483.
