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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Digest 2013-10-18111" 1. Letter to Board of Supervisors re: Easton Point (Martha Company) EIR 2. Letter to CA Dept. of Parks and Recreation re: Concession for Ferry Service between Angel Island and Tiburon Agendas & Minutes 3. Agenda -Community Forum- October 22, 2013 4. Agenda - Planning Commission - October 23, 2013 a) Letter — Association of Bay Area Governments — Election of President / Vice President b) Letter — Association of Bay Area Governments — Opening for seat on the Governing Board of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority c) Letter from Marin General Hospital — Update from CEO Lee Domanico d) League of California Cities — Resolutions Approved at 2013 Annual Conference e) Romberg Tiburon Center Magazine, Bqyside — Fall 20131 Agendas & Minutes f) None * Council Only ToGvn of Tiburon • 15505 Tiburon Boulevard • Tiburon, CA 94920 • P. 415.435.7373 E 415.435.2438 • www.ci.riburon.ca.us Community Development Department October 15, 2013 Honorable Judy Arnold, President and Members of the Board of Supervisors County of Marin 3501 Civic Center Drive San Rafael, CA 94903 as EASTON POINT (MARTHA COMPANY) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT . , � Dear President Arnold and Members of the Board: This letter is being sent to you at the request of the Tiburon Town Council following a public meeting held on October 2, 2013. At that meeting, the Town Council postponed a decision to extend the Memorandum of Understanding between the Town of Tiburon and the Martha Company until after the October 22, 2013 Board of Supervisors meeting. The Town Council directed that this letter address two important points: 1. There has been insufficient time between the release of the Final EIR Amendment document for the public to thoroughly review and comment on it. 2. The EIR inadequately analyzes several health and safety - related impacts of the Martha Company project and urges that additional information and analysis be performed in the areas set forth below. a. L Low Water Pressure: The EIR continues to dance around the real question here: could the County (or any other agency) approve construction of homes on the 17 lots that would likely have substandard domestic water pressure? The October 2013 FEIR Amendment indicates that the proposed MMWD water tank may actually be constructed at a lower base elevation than anticipated in the project (570 feet as opposed to 580 feet), and a fall 20 feet lower than called for in the EIR mitigation measure (590 feet). This would further exacerbate substandard water pressure issues. Per the FEIR Amendment, MMWD staff does "not view low water pressure as a health and safety issue ". But does this mean MMWD would provide service and sign off on water service for the lots in question? The EIR fails to plainly and directly answer the paramount question as to whether these lots are realistically developable. Substandard Fire Flow: The October 2013 FEIR Amendment indicates that this condition, which could affect up to 20 lots, could be addressed through a variety of mitigation measures including house size reduction. Again, the EIR. fails to plainly and directly answer the paramount question: are these lots realistically developable given their substandard fire flow? The FEIR Amendment is also silent as to whether lowering the water tank to 570 feet would further erode fire flow capabilities to a point where the EIR. mitigations would be inadequate. If fire flow cannot meet Fire District standards, the lots are not viable for any residential construction. Logically, the County cannot approve new lots that cannot achieve compliance with water pressure and fire flow regulations to an extent acceptable to the relevant agencies. Before deciding on the merits of keeping those lots, we urge the County to seek more definitive resolution from the applicant, water district, and fire district regarding the likelihood of acceptable implementation of the mitigation measures and therefore the fate of the lots. In short, the Town believes that low water pressure and substandard fire flow issues that raise lot viability questions should be resolved at this point in time, before the lots have been approved via a tentative subdivision map, and urges that the additional design work referenced on p. 474 of the DEIR should be performed at this time to allow a definitive determination by the County as to whether MMWD and Tiburon Fire District standards can feasibly be met. C. Temporary Construction Road Safety: The goal of this largely 25% slope roadway is laudable - - -to reduce or eliminate construction traffic using certain Old Tiburon and Hillhaven neighborhood streets. However, the Town continues to believe that the EIR underestimates safety issues associated with this roadway. The required width of this roadway has essentially doubled since the DEIR was released, resulting in additional grading, higher retaining walls, and more permanent scarring of the ridgelands upon which the road would be constructed. The initial intent to convert a 10- foot -wide temporary roadbed into a hiking trail has lost much credibility with the proposed widening to a 20 -foot roadway. The EIR proposes guardrails, crash cushions, dragnet vehicle arresting barriers and energy attenuators (runaway truck ramps ?) in an effort to make this roadway safe for the large and heavy construction vehicles that would use it. The road would require a complex set of use and operational limitations through mitigation measures and implementation of the Construction Management Plan. These complex requirements are achievable in theory. They may even have some likelihood of success during the initial subdivision improvement phase, when the requirements are fresh in everyone's mind and the contractor installing the initial subdivision improvements will be fully vetted and well versed in the details of the project and its mitigation measures. However, as years pass and individual homeowners seek to build homes on lots, the successful implementation of these complex requirements seems less and less likely. The original project sponsors will be out of the picture, County staff will 0 have changed, future lot owners will have no knowledge of the original restrictions, and small -time individual homebuilders are unlikely to have the equipment and personnel (as might Ghilotti or Redhorse) to properly abide by the complex mitigation measures and Construction Management Plan components. It is simply not realistic to assume that these complicated measures can be implemented consistently and adequately by different small builders over the course of many years and with many changes in staff as the original purpose and freshness of the requirements grows stale. By that time, it is likely that several homes will already be built in the subdivision below the temporary construction road, further increasing the risk of damage or injury at a time when the provisions required to make it safe are most likely to have been forgotten or be inadequately applied. Enforcement problems have not been adequately addressed either. While it is true that the County Building personnel could issue a "stop- work" order for non - compliant use of the construction road, the plain fact is that County building inspectors will seldom be at the site to monitor construction road use and compliance, and would most likely be called upon to review construction road compliance only after an accident has occurred. The Town urges that the ongoing safety of the temporary construction road and the shortcomings of the previous analysis be further investigated and properly addressed by an independent third party expert. d. Local Street Safety: Pedestrian safety issues on Old Tiburon and Hillhaven streets were deemed a "significant" impact on DEIR p. 243. However, the Town continues to believe that impacts of the project on safety of existing local streets are underestimated in the EIR. The mitigation measures recommended to address the impacts are either unacceptable (elimination of parking on certain Tiburon public streets), or are window dressing (placement of stop signs at side streets intersecting Ridge Road), or are already in practice (restrictions on debris boxes being placed on the street). I must emphasize that the Town is unlikely to implement the "no parking" mitigation measure, given the existing scarcity of parking. Furthermore, the October 2013 FEIR Amendment states that "conditions for pedestrians during peak traffic periods can result in stressful walking and a sometimes hazardous walking environment ", but then concludes that "the proposed project is not expected to exacerbate these conditions ". The addition of 30 large homes will add hundreds of vehicle trips per day along these streets. One would expect the additional traffic to exacerbate the pedestrian safety problem and worsen the hazardous walking environment; the EIR's conclusion to the contrary requires explanation. Neighborhood residents also questioned the ability of the County Building Division to enforce construction traffic restrictions throughout the lifetime of Martha project construction. The proposed mitigation measure sounds plausible in theory, but its successful real world implementation is highly questionable. Additionally, local residents informed the Town Council that certain street widths measured in the field are substantially narrower than the 16-20 feet described in the EIR; as narrow as 13 feet in some places. If these measurements prove accurate, the EIR has already underestimated the severity of traffic conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians. Any and all measures that could meaningfully reduce the number of vehicle trips generated by the project should be considered as mitigation to reduce the above - described safety impacts. e. Paradise Drive Safety: The project proposes that virtually all construction - related traffic utilize the narrow and winding roughly one - mile portion of Paradise Drive located between Downtown Tiburon and the proposed Forest Glen Court. This section of Paradise Drive has never experienced construction traffic of this volume or magnitude in modern times. Portions of it are extremely narrow, with a 15 MPH speed limit in places, and few provisions for bicyclists or pedestrians. Driving a conventional passenger car through stretches of this roadway, especially those portions nearest Downtown Tiburon, can be challenging if there are trucks, bicyclists, or pedestrians attempting to share the roadway, or if there are vehicles parked near a travel lane. The EIR grossly underestimates the safety implications of having numerous construction vehicles concentrated on this narrow stretch of roadway over a period of several years, with intense activity focused at certain stages of project development. Stacking of construction vehicles on Paradise Drive, as blithely described in the Construction Management Plan and EIR, will have far more disruptive safety and congestion impacts than is disclosed. The occasional presence of flagmen and the existence of a Construction Management Plan can be helpful during the initial subdivision improvement phase of the project, when one contractor is in charge, but the ongoing efficacy of these measures during construction of homes (several of which may be under construction at any one time, all possibly by separate contractors/builders) is highly doubtful. The mitigation measures sound good in theory, but the reality is that their successful implementation over the course of the development of up to 43 lots is suspect to the point of infeasibility. Widening of Paradise Drive along the Martha Company property frontage, as recommended by County Public Works Department, would not address the portions of Paradise Drive in Tiburon that are already seriously constrained and present the greatest safety hazards to other roadway users from the addition of construction vehicles. The EIR should consider any and all additional measures or changes to the project that could meaningfully reduce the number of construction vehicle trips generated by the project in order to reduce these safety impacts. rd f. Tiburon Boulevard Traffic: While focusing on traffic models and level of service determinations, the EIR "missed the mark" on the most problematic times for Tiburon Boulevard traffic, which are the school drop -off and pick -up times when the centrally - located portions of Tiburon Boulevard on the peninsula approach gridlock. Recent traffic studies performed by the Town show that more cars are actually using school - related intersections on Tiburon Boulevard during the mid - afternoon than at traditional PM peak hour commute times. Any frequent user of Tiburon Boulevard will confirm that vehicular movement along the boulevard is at its worst during the school drop -off and pick -up times, and that this represents an all too common "worst case" traffic scenario compared to commute hours. Safety along Tiburon Boulevard is of special concern during these school times, since walking or bicycling children must often cross Tiburon Boulevard four times each school day during time periods that are likely to coincide with project construction traffic. The EIR Amendment characterizes the school- related congestion as "generally lasting 30 minutes or less." This is misleading. The "absolute peak" may last only 30 minutes, but the resulting congestion typically lasts much longer. In similar fashion, any frequent user of Tiburon Boulevard forced to follow a construction vehicle for the roughly three miles of two - lane roadway from Downtown Tiburon to Reed Ranch Road can attest to the congestive nature of such vehicles. The addition of large, heavy and slow -to- accelerate project- related construction vehicles to the traffic mix will only worsen traffic flow and increase emergency response times and decrease safety of the roadway for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians for many years to come. An analysis of project- related traffic impacts during these most congested time periods is missing from the EIR. Any measures that could reduce the likely number of such vehicles being on the road should be considered as mitigation. Additionally, Response 4.1 in the FEIR Amendment indicates that Trestle Glen Boulevard and Rock Hill Drive intersections would deteriorate to LOS D at cumulative buildout, even with mitigation. The Town's LOS standard for these intersections is LOS C. The Town urges that the EIR provide the missing project - related analysis and mitigations for Tiburon Boulevard's worst regularly - occurring congestion periods. g. Unrealistic Expectations of Future Ongoing Homeowner Association (HOA) Capabilities: Many of us have personal experience with Common Interest Developments and the range of facilities for which their associations are typically responsible. These often include a swimming pool, tennis courts, landscaped common areas, and private roadways. The performance of such associations is highly variable and can change dramatically over time given changes in people and circumstances. It appears from the EIR discussion that this small association would be 5 assigned responsibilities on a far greater scale than is true for most, and furthermore would be dealing with some of the most challenging and inaccessible terrain on the Tiburon peninsula. While the mitigation measures assigning responsibility for several private streets, open space management, landslide repair, erosion control, drainage, architectural control, CC &R enforcement, and so forth on nearly 110 acres of often steep terrain are theoretically feasible, the likelihood of sustained long -term success for an association of 43 or fewer homeowners is small. Insofar as a small homeowner association is unlikely to be able to perform these complex and difficult land management tasks consistently over the life of the project, health and safety impacts remain unresolved over the long term despite the best intentions of the preparers of the EIR. The EIR should analyze alternative mitigation measures, such as the formation of a Geological Hazard Abatement District for the property, in order to provide more plausibly successful long -term mitigation for landslide and land management impacts than would be possible by a small and overburdened homeowners association. h. Secondary Impacts from Mitigation Measures: The EIR provides inadequate analysis of secondary impacts from implementation of mitigation measures, some of which are substantial and would redesign portions of the project, including relocating or reconfiguring lots. In summary, the Town believes that essential information to certify the EIR and to proceed with a review of project merits is still lacking, and urges that the Board direct the additional analysis and information be provided prior to taking action on the EIR certification. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Very truly your Scott Anderson Director of Community Development Cc: Digest 0 Town of Tiburon • 1505 Tiburon Boulevard • Tiburon, CA 94920 • P 415.435-7373 E 415-435.2438 • Nvw%v.ci.dburon.ca.us October 16, 2013 C. D C. 0% T Danita Rodriguez, District Superintendent IiJQQ California Department of Parks and Recreation Marin District 845 Casa Grande Road Petaluma, CA 94954-5804 Dear Ms. Rodriguez, 9 The Town of Tiburon has learned that the California Department of Parks and Recreation will soon be reviewing the concession for ferry service between Tiburon and Angel Island State Park. This ferry service is vitally important to the Town of Tiburon. The longstanding relationship between Angel Island and Tiburon predates the incorporation of the Town in 1964. Almost the entirety of Angel Island State Park is located within the Tiburon town limits and nearly 70,000 visitors access the park from Tiburon each year via the existing ferry service, benefitting both the State Park and the Town. These visitors often spend time in Downtown Tiburon before or after their visit to Angel Island, patronizing our stores and restaurants, and are vital to the economic vitality of Tiburon. During the upcoming review of the ferry service concession, the Town of Tiburon strongly encourages the Department of Parks and Recreation to maintain or increase the current level of ferry service between Tiburon and Angel Island. Any diminution of the ferry service would have substantial deleterious consequences for Tiburon and its business community, and, we believe, be a disservice to the economic vitality of Angel Island as well. Thank you for your consideration on this issue. Please let me know if you would like to discuss this issue in more detail. Sincerely, Peggy Curran Town Manager cc: Steve Schory, Acting Superintendent, Angel Island State Park Tiburon Mayor and Town Council TOWN OF TIBURON r---13 97 3 Special Meeting TIBURON TOWN HALL Tiburon Town Council 1505 TIBURON BOULEVARD Council Chambers TIBURON, CA 94920 October 22, 2013 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PART I Chaired by Councilmember Jeff Slavitz Council Appointee Q&A: Council Appointee Statements Written Questions to Council Appointees Oral Questions to Council Appointees PART H Chaired by Mayor Emmett O'Donnell Brief Project Updates: Dairy Knoll Recreation Center New undergrounding project Median Improvement from Bay Vista to Cecilia Drive Downtown revitalization (marketing, new restrooms) Relinquishment — update on process of investigation, decision Peninsula traffic — efforts to reduce congestion on Tiburon Boulevard Communication Crime report Other discussion topics and questions AGENDA DIGEST TIBURON PLANNING COMMISSION CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Weller, Vice Chair Welner, Commissioner Corcoran, Commissioner Kulik, Commissioner Tollini ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Persons wishing to address the Planning Commission on any subject not on the agenda may do so under this portion of the agenda. Please note that the Planning Commission is not able to undertake extended discussion, or take action on, items that do not appear on this agenda. Matters requiring action will be referred to Town Staff for consideration and /or placed on a future Planning Con-unission agenda. Please limit your comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Testimony regarding matters not on the agenda will not be considered part of the administrative record. COMMISSION AND STAFF BRIEFING Commission and Committee Reports Director's Report PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. 1620 TIBURON BOULEVARD: RENEWAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE AN EXISTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY; FILE #19606 ACV Tiburon, LP, Owner; T- Mobile, Applicant; Assessor's Parcel No. 059- 101 -03 [KO] 2. CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO THE TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING VARIOUS TEXT AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV, CHAPTER 16 (ZONING) OF THE TIBURON MUNICIPAL CODE [DW] Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda October 23, 2013 Page 1 MINUTES 3. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES —Regular Meeting of August 28, 2013 ADJOURNMENT Future Agenda Items Kol Shofar CUP Review (Nov 11) a0102313 Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda October 23, 2013 Page 2 ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS Representing City and County Governments of the San Francisco Bay Area Date: To: From: Subject: October 15, 2013 All Clerks of County Boards of Supervisors, City and Town Clerks, and Other Officers Having Charge of Elections in Member Jurisdictions i Fred Castro' Clerk of the BoaO NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS At the close of the nomination period at noon on Friday, October 11, 2013, only one candidate had filed the necessary nomination petition for the office of President and one candidate for the office of Vice President of the Association of Bay Area Governments. Pursuant to the Association's Procedures for Election of the President and Vice President: "if, at the close of nominations, only one candidate has been nominated for the office of President or for the office of Vice President, then such sole nominee is declared hereby to be elected to such office." Therefore, I am pleased to certify the following as the Association's President-elect and Vice President-elect for the term beginning January 1, 2014 and expiring December 31, 2015. President Vice President Julie Pierce Mayor City of Clayton David Rabbitt Supervisor County of Sonoma Cc: Ezra Rapport, Executive Director Brad Paul, Deputy Executive Director Kenneth K. Moy, Legal Counsel OCT 16 2013 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2050 Oakland, California 94604-2050 (510) 464-7900 Fax: (510) 464-7985 info@abac;.ca,aov Location: Joseph P. Bart MetroCenter im Eighth Street Oakland, California 94607-4756 A ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS Representing City and County Governments of the San Francisco Bay Area October` 9;,2013 Emmett O'Donnell Mayor Town of Tiburon Town Hall 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 -2530 Dear Mayor O'Donnell: wr 4`, ABAG The Bayside Cities /Counties seat on the Governing Board of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority is vacant and will be filled following a nomination process. The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority is a regional government entity, created in 2008 with the enactment of AB 2954, with jurisdiction extending throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, charged with raising and allocating resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection and enjoyment of wetlands and wildlife in the San Francisco Bay and along its shoreline. It is governed by a board consisting of seven voting members appointed by the Association of Bay Area Governments. More information is available at www.stbayrestore.org. Those eligible for appointment to the Governing Board are elected officials of a city or county that touches the San Francisco Bay. If you would like to be considered for appointment, send a letter of interest to ABAG President Mark Luce, Association of Bay Area Governments, 101 8"' Street, Oakland, California 94607. Include a statement about your interest in serving on the Governing Board, a description of your experience with wetlands restoration, and your experience working at a regional level or other related collaborative efforts. Please submit your letter of interest by November 29, 2013, for consideration by the ABAG Executive Board at its meeting on December 5, 2013. Sincerely Ezra Rapport Executive Director Cc: Mark Luce, ABAG President Samuel Schuchat, Governing Board Chair Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2959 Oakland, California 94694 -2950 (510) 464+ -7900 Fax: (510) 464 -7985 info @abag.ca.gov Location: Joseph P. Bort iMetroCenter lot Eighth Street Oakland, California 94607 -4756 I Dear friends, As you know, Marin General Hospital returned to local control on June 30, 2010. Since then, we have been busy. As the only full-service acute care hospital in Marin, Marin General Hospital is an essential health care resource in the community, one that has taken great strides over the past three years to be not just a good hospital, but a great one. I would like to highlight a few of our achievements, some of which you may have already heard about. The County of Marin has designated the hospital to be its trauma center, meaning the highest level of emergency care is available to the community 24/7. We have become both an accredited Chest Pain Center and a Certified Primary Stroke Center, providing lifesaving care for heart attack and stroke. We offer a full-service cancer program, comprehensive heart and vascular services, and brain and spine care, including emergency and elective surgery. Marin General Hospital is home to the County's only inpatient pediatrics and labor and delivery unit, with more than 60,000 babies born at the hospital since we opened in 1952. Our vision statement says that Marin General Hospital will be the indispensable provider of health care in Marin, recognized and valued by our community, patients, physicians, and employees for delivering superior clinical outcomes in a sustainable, state-of-the-art facility. How we fulfill this vision is the subject of this update. At Marin General Hospital, like all not-for-profit hospitals, we take revenues earned from patient care operations and reinvest them in the hospital. The budget we prepare each year includes projected revenues and expenses, including salaries, wages and benefits, as well as the cost of new or replacement capital equipment. During this process, we review requests and solicit ideas from hospital leaders and physicians as to which major purchases and upgrades in equipment and technology are most needed and which will help modernize our facility, improve the level of care and maintain Marin General Hospital as a center of health care excellence for the citizens of Marin. I'd like to share with you some of the new advances in facilities and equipment that will benefit you and your family should you need care at Marin General Hospital. With minimally invasive surgery becoming more and more the standard of care for certain surgical procedures, I am pleased to announce that we have acquired the latest generation in robotic surgery systems — the daVinci SI surgical robot. It provides another option for a range of procedures, including prostate surgery, gynecological surgery, and general surgery. Physicians can now do procedures with smaller and fewer incisions, which significantly reduces blood loss and risk of infection, decreases post-operative pain, and speeds recovery time. ww w. nn -1 ri nge rie ra., 1 .o rg OUP HOMI. OUP HEALTH. OUP HOSPITAL 25o Bon/,,i, Rnacll, &'Eletlkrae. CA 9,1904 MAPIN GENERAL HOSPITAL t 1� 4,15-925-7000 We are about to start a $5 million remodel of our interventional radiology suite, which includes $1.5 million in new fluoroscopy machines as well as the latest equipment used in cardiac catheterization and other interventional procedures. The new area will be larger, more patient friendly, include enhancements to the workspaces, and comply with the latest building code requirements. We have replaced all of our conventional IV pumps throughout the hospital with "smart pumps." These new pumps have safety features that prevent unintentional overdoses of medication or fluid, and computerized "brains" that alert caregivers if the dosage or frequency with which a medication is administrated falls outside the standards. With a majority of patients receiving either fluids or medications through an IV at some time during their hospital stays, these new pumps are a major addition to patient safety. Other improvements in patient care operations include: software that will allow us to identify women who are at high risk for breast cancer during their mammogram appointment; new bar code technology that automatically tracks surgical equipment during sterile processing; a specially designed birthing tub and dedicated patient room as an added option for laboring women, and eight new birthing beds in our labor and delivery suites. With recent launches of several health information technology (M projects, we are able to make major strides to ensure that we are providing the most effective, efficient and safe care for all our patients. For example, all the members of a patient's care team can now be linked through the CAREBOOK app on an iPad, iPod or iPhone in order to better collaborate, coordinate and communicate on a patient's care. In the emergency department, a new emergency medical information system allows staff to document all aspects of patient's care electronically, and to streamline the process of transferring a patient to a floor. In our most recent IT system launch, a major patient safety initiative known as computerized provider order entry (CPOE) was implemented. With CPOE, physicians are now able to electronically enter orders for a patient's care on computers located throughout the hospital. Traditionally, physicians have hand-written or verbally communicated orders for patient care, which then had to be transcribed before being carried out — increasing the risk for medication errors or injuries to patients. According to the Institute of Medicine, with the widespread use of CPOE, the medication error rate for hospitalized patients could potentially be reduced by 80%. Due to cost issues and difficulties in changing longstanding physician patterns, CPOE has not been widely adopted throughout our nation's hospitals, although the rate is increasing. Health information technology has been shown to be a major factor in safe, efficient care, and we are proud to be one of the early adopters. However, it's not all about technology. Patient safety is our highest priority, and the culture of safety is paramount. We are beginning a three year project with a highly respected consulting firm that has a track record of enhancing hospital processes and mindsets and reducing the incidence of patient safety events by great orders of magnitude. We foresee a hospital where adverse events happen rarely, as rarely as they occur in other high risk settings such as www.maringeneral.org 0 U P H 0 IMI E, 0 UIP 11-41E A LT H, 0 U P ki 0 S P 1TAL. 2'1_110 Bon Air Pjad, Greenkrae, CA 94904 MAPIN GENERAL HOSPITAL i ,) 415-925-/000 commercial airliners, nuclear submarines and power plants. This is a project that will involve every person at our hospital, from administration to the physicians, nurses, and non-clinical personnel. It will benefit every patient who comes through our doors. Last, but not least, we have invested in an important patient amenity that will "touch" patients coming into the hospital — new hospital gowns that have been specially designed to provide comfort and privacy while still being easy to use by nurses and other caregivers. To the greatest extent possible, the investments we are making today to improve patient care are being done in a way that make sense in the context of the hospital replacement project that we hope to complete in 2019. Measure F, on the November 5, 2013 ballot, will provide the funding that will enable us to build a new Marin General Hospital that meets the state's seismic standards and provide state-of-the-art care for decades to come. My goal in these updates is to bring you information about operations and issues at Marin General Hospital from my perspective as CEO. Hospitals are complex institutions that face challenges on many fronts. With more changes sure to come both today and in the future I believe we are all better served when we stay informed. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have a concern or if you would like additional information. Sincerely, Lee Domanico Chief Executive Officer TAL. www, rn a r hngene ra Lo rg OUP HOIME. OUP HEALTH. OUP HOSPI I LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES VIP =6 E rl - f FINAL REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS September 2013 The 2013 League of California Cities Annual conference was held September 18 -20, 2013, in Sacramento. On Wednesday, September 18, two League policy committees met and considered the resolutions that were assigned to them. The General Resolutions Committee met on Thursday, September 19, and considered the two resolutions before them. A chart on pages 2 and 3 of this packet includes a summary of the actions taken on the resolutions by the policy committees and the General Resolutions Committee. The resolutions contained in this packet are only those that were approved by the General Assembly on September 20. Those resolutions are numbered 1 and 2. Also included in this packet, on page 8, is a status report on the implementation of the resolutions approved at last year's 2012 Annual Conference. We thank those city officials who served as members of policy committees, the General Resolutions committee and those city officials who participated in the General Assembly. Additional copies of this report are available on the League's website at: Nv«r%v.cacities.oru /resolutions KEY TO ACTIONS TAKEN ON RESOLUTIONS Resolutions have been grouped by policy committees to which they have been assigned. Number Key Word Index Reviewing Body Action I - Policy Committee Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee 2 - General Resolutions Committee 3 - General Assembly ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY POLICY COMMITTEE 1 2 3 1 1 Water Bond Funds Aa A A PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE 11 2 1 Public Safety Realignment I Aa I Aa I A 11 Information pertaining to the Annual Conference Resolutions will also be posted on each committee's page on the League website: www.cacities.org. The entire Resolutions Packet will be posted at: www.cacities.org /resolutions. 2 KEY TO ACTIONS TAKEN ON RESOLUTIONS (Continued) Resolutions have been grouped by policy committees to which they have been assigned. KEY TO REVIEWING BODIES KEY TO ACTIONS TAKEN 1. Policy Committee A Approve 2. General Resolutions Committee D Disapprove 3. General Assembly N No Action R Refer to appropriate policy committee for study ACTION FOOTNOTES Amend+ * Subject matter covered in another resolution Aa Approve as amended+ ** Existing League policy Aaa Approve with additional amendment(s)+ * ** Local authority presently exists Ra Refer as amended to appropriate policy committee for study+ Raa Additional amendments and refer+ Da Amend (for clarity or brevity) and Disapprove+ Na Amend (for clarity or brevity) and take No Action+ W Withdrawn by Sponsor +Note: Petitioned Resolutions may not be amended by the General Resolutions Committee. Resolutions that are approved by the General Resolutions Committee, as well as all qualified petitioned resolutions, are reported to the General Assembly. In addition, League policy provides the following procedure for resolutions approved by League policy committees but not approved by the General Resolutions Committee. Every resolution initially recommended for approval and adoption by all the League policy committees to which the resolution is assigned, but subsequently recommended for disapproval, referral or no action by the General Resolutions Committee, shall then be placed on a consent agenda for consideration by the General Assembly. The consent agenda shall include a brief description of the basis for the recommendations by both the policy committee(s) and General Resolutions Committee, as well as the recommended action by each. Any voting delegate may make a motion to pull a resolution from the consent agenda in order to request the opportunity to fully debate the resolution. If, upon a majority vote of the General Assembly, the request for debate is approved, the General Assembly shall have the opportunity to debate and subsequently vote on the resolution. 3 1. RESOLUTION CALLING UPON THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE TO WORK WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES IN PROVIDING ADEQUATE FUNDING AND TO PRIORITIZE WATER BONDS TO ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN WATER CONSERVATION, GROUND WATER RECHARGE AND REUSE OF STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF PROGRAMS. Source: Los Angeles County Division Concurrence of five or more cities /city officials: Cities of Alhambra; Cerritos; Claremont; Glendora; Lakewood; La Mirada; La Verne; Norwalk; Signal Hill; Mary Ann Lutz, Mayor, city of Monrovia. Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee WHEREAS, local governments play a critical role in providing water conservation, ground water recharge and reuse of stormwater infrastructure, including capture and reuse of stormwater for their citizens, businesses and institutions; and WHEREAS, local governments support the goals of the Clean Water Act to ensure safe, clean water supply for all and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has encouraged local governments to implement programs to capture, infiltrate and treat stormwater and urban runoff with the use of low impact development ordinances, green street policies and programs to increase the local ground water supply through stormwater capture and infiltration programs; and WHEREAS, local governments also support the State's water quality objectives, specifically Section 13241 of the Porter - Cologne Water Quality Control Act, on the need to maximize the use of reclaimed and water reuse and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards and the State Water Resources Board encourage rainwater capture efforts; and WHEREAS, the State's actions working through the water boards, supported by substantial Federal, State and local investments, have led to a dramatic decrease in water pollution from wastewater treatment plants and other so- called "point sources" since 1972. However, the current threats to the State's water quality are far more difficult to solve, even as the demand for clean water increases from a growing population and an economically important agricultural industry; and WHEREAS, the State's Little Hoover Commission found in 2009 that more than 30,000 stormwater discharges are subject to permits regulating large and small cities, counties, construction sites and industry. The Commission found that a diverse group of water users — the military, small and large businesses, home builders and local governments and more — face enormous costs as they try to control and limit stormwater pollution. The Commission concluded that the costs of stormwater clean up are enormous and that the costs of stormwater pollution are greater, as beach closures impact the State's economy and environmental damage threatens to impair wildlife; and WHEREAS, at the same time that new programs and projects to improve water quality are currently being required by the U.S. EPA and the State under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and the Total Daily Maximum Load (TMDL) programs, many local governments find that they lack the basic infrastructure to capture, infiltrate and reuse stormwater and cities are facing difficult economic challenges while Federal and State financial assistance has been reduced due to the impacts of the recession and slow economic recovery; and 4 WHEREAS, cities have seen their costs with the new NPDES permit requirements double and triple in size in the past year, with additional costs anticipated in future years. Additionally, many local businesses have grown increasingly concerned about the costs of retrofitting their properties to meet stormwater and runoff requirements required under the NPDES permits and TMDL programs; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities adopted water polices in March of 2012, recognizing that the development and operation of water supply, flood control and storm water management, among other water functions, is frequently beyond the capacity of local areas to finance and the League found that since most facilities have widespread benefits, it has become the tradition for Federal, State and local governments to share their costs (XIV, Financial Considerations); and the League supports legislation providing funding for stormwater and other water programs; and WHEREAS, the Governor and the Legislature are currently contemplating projects for a water bond and a portion of the bond could be directed to assist local government in funding and implementing the goals of the Clean Water Act and the State's water objectives of conserving and reusing stormwater in order to improve the supply and reliability of water supply; and NOW, THEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities, assembled in Sacramento on September 20, 2013, that the League calls for the Governor and the Legislature to work with the League and other stakeholders to address the League's adopted water policies, to provide adequate funding for water conservation, ground water recharge, capture and reuse of stormwater and runoff and compliance with the Clean Water Act stormwater requirements and watershed restoration in the water bond and to prioritize future water bonds to assist local governments in funding these programs. The League will work with its member cities to educate federal and state officials to the challenges facing local governments in providing for programs to capture, infiltrate and reuse stormwater and urban runoff. 2. A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING UPON THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO ENTER INTO DISCUSSION WITH LEAGUE AND CALIFORNIA POLICE CHIEFS' ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES TO IDENTIFY AND ENACT STRATEGIES THAT WILL ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF PUBLIC SAFETY REALIGNMENT FROM A LOCAL MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE. Source: Public Safety Policy Committee Concurrence of five or more cities/city officials: Cities of Arroyo Grande, Covina; Fontana; Glendora; Monrovia; Ontario; Pismo Beach; and Santa Barbara Referred to: Public Safety Policy Committee THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, in October 2011 the Governor proposed the realignment of public safety responsibilities from state prisons to local government as a way to address recent court orders in response to litigation related to state prison overcrowding, and to reduce state expenditures: and WHEREAS, the Governor stated that realignment needed to be fully funded with a constitutionally protected source of funds if it were to succeed; and WHEREAS, the Legislature enacted the realignment measures, AB 109 and AB 117, and the Governor signed them into law without full constitutionally protected funding and liability protection for stakeholders; and WHEREAS, California currently has insufficient jail space, probation officers, housing and job placement programs, medical and mental health facilities, lacks a uniform definition of recidivism; and utilizes inappropriate convictions used to determine inmate eligibility for participation in the realignment program; and WHEREAS, since the implementation of realignment there have been numerous issues identified that have not been properly addressed that significantly impact municipal police departments' efforts to successfully implement realignment; and WHEREAS, ultimately many of these probationers who have severe mental illness are released into communities where they continue to commit crimes that impact the safety of community members and drain the resources of probation departments and police departments throughout the state; and WHEREAS, an estimated 30 counties were operating under court- ordered or self - imposed population caps before realignment, and the current lack of bed space in county jails has since led to many convicted probationers being released early after serving a fraction of their time; with inadequate to no subsequent supervision, leaving them free to engage in further criminal offenses in our local cities; and WHEREAS, there is increasing knowledge among the offender population which offenses will and will not result in a sentence to state prison, and many offenders, if held in custody pending trial, that would be sentenced to county jail are ultimately sentenced to time served due to overcrowding in county facilities; and WHEREAS, there are inadequate data bases allowing local police departments to share critical offender information among themselves, with county probation departments, and with other county and state law enforcement entities; and 0 WHEREAS, local police departments have not received adequate funding to properly address this new population of offenders who are victimizing California communities; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities, assembled in Sacramento on September 20, 2013, to request the Governor and State Legislature to immediately enter into discussions with League representatives and the California Police Chiefs' Association to address the following issues: The need to fully fund municipal police departments, including those under contract with a county sheriff's department, with constitutionally protected funding to appropriately address realignment issues facing front line law enforcement. This funding would not diminish current revenue streams flowing to counties for this purpose, and would augment the ability of local law enforcement in general to monitor offenders. Since county realignment funding would not be affected, contract cities who have law enforcement services provided to them by county agencies would not suffer any reduction in service; 2. Amend appropriate sections of AB 109 to change the criteria justifying the release of non- violent, non - serious, non -sex offender inmates (N3) inmates to include their total criminal and mental health history instead of only their last criminal conviction; 3. Establish a uniform definition of recidivism with the input of all criminal justice stakeholders throughout the state; 4. Enact legislation that will provide local law enforcement the option for city police officers assigned to make compliance checks on AB 109 offenders to independently authorize flash incarceration for offenders on post - release community supervision. Flash incarceration shall be for up to 96 hours in Type I municipal jails, as specified by AB 986 (Bradford), or for up to 10 days in Type II county jails. 5. Establish oversight procedures to encourage transparency and accountability over the use of realignment funding; 6. Implement the recommendations identified in the California Little Hoover Commission Report #216 dated May 30, 2013; 7. Provide for greater representation of city officials on the local Community Corrections Partnerships. Currently AB 117 provides for only one city official (a police chief) on the 7- member body, 6 of which are aligned with the county in which the partnership has been established. As a result, the counties dominate the committees and the subsequent distribution of realignment funds. 8. Provide, either administratively or by legislation, an effective statewide data sharing mechanism allowing state and local law enforcement agencies to rapidly and efficiently share offender information to assist in tracking and monitoring the activities of AB 109 and other offenders. VA APPROVED 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTATION REPORT No. Title Required Action Status 1. Call upon the Governor The League will call upon the State Legislature The League has initiated a dialogue with and Legislature to Enact and Governor to: the Judicial Council on the issue of Legislation that Would inconsistent application of fines and fees, Correct Inefficiencies in 1. Create an efficient system to provide cities and discrepancies in regard to waivers and the Audit System, with clear authority to audit the distribution reductions of fines associated with traffic Distribution System, and of fines, fees, assessments and administrative citations by trial courts. Inequities in the formulas costs for criminal and traffic violations; for Distributing Court The Judicial Council has asserted that its Ordered Arrest and 2. Enact Legislation that changes the "Priority Administrative Office of the Courts has Citation Fines, Fees and Distribution" mandate so cities receive the provided regional training regarding its Assessments Generated by total cost of issuing, processing and testifying Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule earlier Local Government in court on criminal cases and traffic this year. Further discussions are pending violations; and (October 2013) to pinpoint whether the policy on waiving or reducing fines 3. Equally distribute from the total fine without waiving penalties has been imposed, not just from the city base fine, any misunderstood by locals. reduction in fines, fees, assessments or costs. 2. Raising Public Awareness The League will: The League provided research, helped and Supporting Tougher draft language and then supported related Laws Related to Internet 1. Desire to increase public awareness and legislation [AB 20 (Waldron), Chapter Crimes Against Children educate others about the critical issue of 143, Statutes of 2013) that arose from this internet crimes against children statewide; League - sponsored resolution. AB 20 creates an additional fine of up to $2,000 1 Advocate for the State Legislature to adopt to be levied against offenders convicted of tougher laws for child pornographers that use committing specified child pornography the Internet or online tools in the commission offenses involving the use of a of their crime; and government -owned computer or computer network to view prohibited obscene 3. Advocate for additional and more permanent material. funding for Internet Crimes Against Children Task forces (ICAC) statewide. 5. Calling for the Promotion The League will encourage cities to: The League supported related federal of Disaster Resilient legislation, H.R. 1859 by Representative California Cities 1. Develop and implement employee and Schiff, the Disaster Declaration resident emergency preparedness plans; and Improvement Act, which sought to alter the dollar- per - capita criteria in assessing 2. Promote emergency family plans that disaster - related damages and qualifying emphasize self- reliance for food and water for disaster relief. This criteria supplies. disadvantages heavily populated states such as California.