TOWN OF SAN ANSELMO  Minutes oft the Town Council Meeting of September27,2011  Present: Coleman, Kroot, McInerney, Thornton  Absent: Greene 7:10p.m.  CALLTO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCE. ACTION TAKEN, IF ANY,IN CLOSED SESSION  Town Attorney Rob Epstein announced there was no reportable action taken in closed sèssion.  OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION  Joyce Brown, Greenfield Ave. business owner, commented on Country Fair Day stating they had a great time at the event, the weather was good, the food was great and' everyone was enjoying themselves.  Brown expressed thanks to all the people who worked on the event. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  Coleman announced she was unable to attend the September meeting of the League of California Cities however she will report back to Council at a later date on actions that were taken at the meeting. Coleman commended Dave Donery, Sean Condry, town staff, volunteers and community partners who. participated in producing a very successful 2011 Country Fair Day. Coleman stated "it was SO much fun Kroot acknowledged Debbie Stutsman, Kay Coleman, Carter Coleman, and Carla Overberger for their Thornton also commented on Country Fair Day stating it was a wonderful day; the parade was outstanding; the food was great, a real community affair with staff and volunteers working on the event. Thornton thanked all those who participated in putting on a very successful 2011 Country Fair Day. Thornton, San Anselmo representative to the MCCMC legislative committee, reported there are currently over 600 bills on the Governor's desk that need to be signed by October 11. Some of these bills will impact the Town of San Anselmo; the Town has sent letters directly to the Governor and MCCMC is also Thornton expressed thanks to Public Works Director, Sean Condry, for installing a protective covering McInerney stated he was unable to attend the 2011 Country Fair Day. However he has heard from family and friends that the event was very successful. McInerney presented a special award, "King of Country Fair Day", to the Director of Community Services, David Patrick Donery, for his superb organizational  in spite of being SO much work".  hard work on the 2011 Country Fair Day stating it was an all-around great experience.  sending letters.  around the base of"Sugarfoot".  skills and outstanding commitment to the event.    Minutes of San Anselmo Town Council  September 27, 2011  Donery accepted the award acknowledging the Police Department, Public Works Department, Sean McInerney commented on pension comparison of various Marin County agencies stating San Anselmo employees get Social Security along with a pension and most of the other jurisdictions do not have both benefits. McInerney asked if Council has the ability to stop paying into Social Security for Town Stutsman stated sometime during the 1970's Public Employees were given the option to opt out of Social Security, many towns opted out but San Anselmo chose not to opt out. Therefore the Town does not have the option anymore. Stutsman stated if wel had the choice now employees would most likely opt out. Public Works Director Sean Condry reported on the town wide slurry. seal project that begins October 3 thru October 7 stating the Sorich Park parking lot will be used as a staging ground for the project, subsequently there will be no parking during this time at Sorich Park. Notices regarding the project have been sent to the Police and Fire Departments, local schools and Marin Sanitary Service. Sir Francis Drake Blvd will be sealed from San Francisco Blvd to Fairfax; the outer lanes will be sealed on Monday and the inner lanes sealed on Tuesday. Condry noted recent weather forecasts are for rain on Tuesday,  Condry, Rick Franco, Kay Coleman for their tremendous participation in the event.  employees.  Wednesday and Thursday in which case the project schedule may be delayed.  Coleman asked ift the roads will to be ground down.  Condry responded the roads will not be ground down; slurry sèal is done on roads that are in good  condition.  McInerney asked ifthe Town website reflects the streets that are to be slurry sealed.  Condry confirmed the Town's website includes a color coded map and schedule of the streets to be slurry McInerney asked how streets were selected and if the street CPI was used to determine the streets that Condry stated roads were determined by reviewing roads that were 5-10 years old, in conjunction with the 1. CONSENT AGENDA: ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MAY BE REMOVED AND DISCUSSED SEPARATELY. DISCUSSION MAY TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE AGENDA. OTHERWISE, ALL ITEMS MAY BE APPROVED WITH ONEACTION.  sealed.  would be included ini the project. condition and PCI oft the road.  (a) Approve Minutes of September 13,2011.  (b) Approve the 2011-12 Memorandum of Understanding with the Service Employees International Union 1021, providing for employees toj pay 3% of salary to the employee share of pension costs (c) Approve Resolution No. 3969 setting the Statement of Investment Policy for fiscal year 2011-  and adding one floating holiday for 2011-2012 only.  2012.  2    Minutes of San Anselmo Town Council  September 27,2011  (d) Approve contract with Harrison Engineering for design work for year one of the 2012 Capital  Improvement plan in the amount of$106,000.  There was no comment from the public regarding the consent agenda. Kroot noted the spelling ofNancy Vern should be corrected to Nancy Vernon. Coleman, Kroot, McInerney, Thornton. NOES: None. ABSENT: Greene.  M/s, Coleman/Kroot, to approve consent agenda items 1(a), 1(c), and 1(d) with noted changes. AYES: McInerney commented on management's approval of the agreement with SEIU and thanked SEIU employee's for their pension contributions to the Town. McInernèy requested confirmation that the one floating holiday is for one year only and that there is no precedent being set for future years regarding the  floating holiday.  Stutsman confirmed the floating holiday is for the current fiscal year only.  M/s, Mclnerney/Kroot, to approve Item 1(b) ofthe consent agenda. AYES: Coleman, Kroot, McInerney,  Thornton. NOES: None. ABSENT: Greene.  2. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NEED FOR A UNIFORM TOWN REAL PROPERTY Kroot acknowledged previous ties with one of the properties in discussion. However, he is no longer associated with the property. Kroot considers the subject is of significance and suggests. attendance of the entire Council in the discussion. Kroot believès he could vote on the issue; however, he will. abstain at Town Attorney Epstein believes Kroot's disassociation with a former client indicates there is no conflict. Epstein will confirm this prior to the next Council meeting ifit is the will of the Council to continue the Coleman agrees the issue should be discussed with a full Council and suggests postponing the discussion Stutsman noted the schedule for the October 11, 2011 Town Council meeting includes the dog issue and  DISPOSITION! POLICY.  this time. matter.  until the October 11 Town Council meeting.  also an update from the First Presbyterian Church on the rolling homeless shelter. McInerney noted Council will have to move expeditiously at the next Council meeting. McInerney, Thornton. NOES: None. ABSENT: Greene. ABSTAIN: Kroot.  M/s, Coleman/Thorton, to move consideration of the discussion regarding the need for a uniform Town Real Property Disposition Policy until the next Council meeting on October 11, 2011. AYES: Coleman,  3. 2011-2012 PROPOSED BUDGET AND WORKPLAN:  A)APROVE RESOLUTIONNO. ADOPTINGTHE: 2011-2012 BUDGET AND WORKPLAN. Finance & Administration Director, Daria Carrillo, presented the staff report stating at the last Council meeting a public hearing was held regarding the Proposed 2011-212 Budget and Work Plan, at that time no changes were made to the budget and staff was directed to proceed with. drafting a resolution for  adopting the budget.  There was no comment from the public.  3    Minutes of San Anselmo Town Council  September 27,2011  M/s, Kroot/Thornton, to approve resolution No. 3970 adopting the 2011-2012 Budget and Work Plan.  AYES: Coleman, Kroot, McInerney, Thornton. NOES: None. ABSENT: Greene.  B) APPROVE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL Finance and Administrative Services Director, Daria Carrillo, presented the staff report stating under Proposition 4 ofthe State of California, municipalities are limited in the amount or revenue that they may spend each fiscal year; the limit is calculated using a formula that includes change in population and inflation as defined by the State; also known as the Gann Limit the limit is set each year by resolution of the Town Council. Staff estimates the 2011-2012 amount of revenue it will collect is $338,723 below the Coleman emphasized the fact that the Town is collecting $338,000 less than what the Town is allowed to  YEAR2 2011-2012.  limit it is allowed to spend.  spend.  There was no comment from the public.  M/s, Coleman/Kroot, to approve Resolution No. 3971 establishing the Appropriations Limit for fiscal year 2011-2012. AYES: Coleman, Kroot, McInerney, Thornton. NOES: None. ABSENT: Greene. 4. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF MEETING DATE CHANGE FOR NOVEMBER OI,TOACCOMMODATE THE NOVEMBER 8 ELECTION (WHICHFALLSON A REGULAR MEETING DATE), MEETING ON THE THIRD AND FIFTH TUESDAY, Town Manager Debra Stutsman presented the staff report stating Council regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. For November 2011, that would fall on November 8 and 22. Election Day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, which is November 8. Because we have a Town election for two Councilmember's, the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer, it is preferable not to have a regular meeting on that evening. In the past it has been the practice of Council not to meet on an election day. Stutsman stated that Council could change the regular meeting schedule for the month of November 2011 to the third and fifth Tuesdays, November 15 and 29, in order to accommodate Election  NOVEMBER 15AND: 29, FOR NOVEMBER ONLY.  Day, November 8, 2011.  Coleman asked when the seating of the new Councilmember's' would take place.  Town Manager Stutsman stated the election is on November 8, the Registrar of Voters has 30 days to certify the election, and new Councilmember's are sworn in at the first meeting in December.  There was no comment from the public.  M/s, Thornton/Kroot, to approve the recommendation to change the meeting dates to the third and fifth Tuesdays of November 2011, in order to accommodate Election Day. AYES: Coleman, Kroot,  McInerney Thornton. NOES: None. ABSENT: Greene.  5. ADJOURN.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.  Respectfully submitted, Joanne Kessel  4