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A thank you to all that attended the Group Home Community Meeting held last night. It was requested by several people that the City provide copies of the Power Point slide presentation. This presentation has been posted on the City of San Rafael website. The direct link to the website is provided as follows:
This link accesses the Community Development Department webpage. Scroll down to “What’s New” and the first listed item is the Power Point presentation from this community meeting.
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Paul A. Jensen, AICP
Planning Manager
City of San Rafael
P.O. Box 151560
San Rafael, CA 94915-1560
415.485.5064
Hello Gerstle Park Neighbors,
Please consider attending the July 27th meeting posted below if you are interested in regulation of large group homes/sober living facilities in our neighborhood. We have several in GP. This is your opportunity to hear the City's research and hopefully ask questions.
Thanks,
Amy Likover, GPNA Board Liaison, alikover@aol.com
NOTICE OF COMMUNITY MEETING
You are invited to attend a Community Meeting on the following topic:
UNLICENSED GROUP HOMES AND SOBER LIVING RESIDENCES
File No.: ZO11-001
MEETING DATE/TIME/LOCATION: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 1400 Fifth Ave at D St, San Rafael, CA
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Paul Jensen, Planning Manager at (415) 485-5064 or paul.jensen@cityofsanrafael.org.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING: The purpose of this meeting is informational only. It is an opportunity for the City Attorney’s Office and City staff to present information on research of the laws and regulations pertaining to unlicensed group homes, sober living residences and boarding houses. Staff will also report on research regarding sober living residences in the community. The public will be given an opportunity to ask questions. There will be no decisions made at this meeting.
GPNA Committee on Group Living Homes Issue (aka Sober Living, Clean & Sober)
To become involved with this issue, please contact Amy Likover at alikover@aol.com.
Press Coverage
Marin IJ
San Rafael extends moratorium on sober living houses (04/04/2011)
San Rafael sober living home opens its doors ahead of Monday council meeting (03/31/2011)
Stir over group recovery homes spurs possible moratorium in San Rafael (03/05/2011)
San Rafael Patch
Sober Living Managers Await Council's Report on Moratorium (04/04/2011)
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GPNA Communications to the City
Below are links to three emails (in .pdf format) that the GPNA has sent to the GPNA general membership which include information about this issue, including emails from Paul Jensen, Planning Manager for the City of San Rafael. Also included below is the text of the temporary moratorium the City has adopted.
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