MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 2022
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
CORTE MADERA TOWN COUNCIL
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE ONLY
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Mayor Casissa called the Regular Meeting of the Town Council to order at Town Hall Council Chambers, 300 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, CA on February 1, 2022 at 6:32pm.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Casissa; Councilmembers Beckman, Lee, Mongan, Ravasio Councilmembers Absent: None
Staff Present: Town Manager Todd Cusimano
Town Clerk/Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn
Town Attorney Amy Ackerman
Finance Director Daria Carrillo
Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Council received public comment from 4 individuals:
Sarah Vigil
Joel DeVilbiss (comments via email)
Pat Ravasio
Jake Streit
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.A. Introduction Presentation Of The Parks And Recreation Department Annual Programming Report And From Ashley Howe, Parks And Recreation Director Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe provided the presentation with the assistance of Recreation Program Manager Tim Barry and they both answered questions from Council.
Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 1 individual:
Pati Stoliar
Mayor Casissa closed public comment and thanked Howe and Barry for the presentation and the work being conducted by the Parks and Recreation Department.
February 1, 2022 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 2
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Casissa asked if there were public comments or requests from the public for removal of items from the Consent Calendar.
There were no requests from Councilmembers, staff or members of public to pull items from the Consent Calendar, and no public comment was received from attendees or via email.
Mayor Casissa then called for a vote on the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Beckman) to approve Consent Calendar items 4A – 4D.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
The approved Consent Calendar items consisted of the following:
4.A. Waive Further Reading and Authorize Introduction and/or Adoption of Resolutions and Ordinances by Title Only
(Standard procedural action – no backup information provided)
4.B. Adopt Resolution No. 02/2022 Authorizing Remote Teleconference Meetings Of The Legislative Bodies Of The Town Of Corte Madera Pursuant To Brown Act Provisions
4.C. Acceptance of Quarterly Investment Report for Period Ending December 31, 2021
4.D. Approve Minutes of the January 18, 2022 Regular Town Council Meeting
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Consideration and Possible Adoption Of Resolution No. 03/2022 Formalizing A Revised Parks And Recreation Fee Schedule For FY 2022-2023 Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe introduced the item, presented the staff report and with the assistance of Town Manager Todd Cusimano, answered questions from Council.
Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Casissa closed public comment. Following further discussion, Mayor Casissa and staff could not recall whether public comment had been called for.
Mayor Casissa re-opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 2 individuals:
Pati Stoliar
Karen Gerbosi
Mayor Casissa closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Casissa called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Lee) to adopt Resolution No. 03/2022 Roll call vote: 4-1 in favor of the motion. Casissa, Lee, Mongan and Ravasio voted yes and Beckman voted no.
6.B. Consideration and Possible Approval Of Job Descriptions For Two Current Classifications In The Parks And Recreation Department: Recreation Aide and Recreation Assistant
Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe introduced the item, presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
February 1, 2022 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3 Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Casissa closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Casissa called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Ravasio) to approve Item 6.B.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.C. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Resolution No. 04/2022 Approving Revisions to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget
Finance Director Daria Carrillo introduced the item, presented the staff report and with the assistance of Town Manager Todd Cusimano, answered questions from Council. Additional background on some of the items was provided by Town Manager Todd Cusimano.
Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Casissa closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Casissa called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Beckman) to adopt Resolution No. 04/2022.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.D. Consideration and Possible Approval of an Interagency Agreement Between The Town Of Corte Madera And The Town Of Fairfax For Analyst Services Town Manager Todd Cusimano introduced the item, presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Casissa closed public comment. Following further discussion, Mayor Casissa called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Mongan) to approve item 6.D.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
7. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Town Manager Report:
Town Manager Cusimano reported the Town will be organizing an outdoor event to promote our services and provide volunteer opportunities. He announced Bob Brown will begin working with the Climate Action Committee. He spoke on upcoming grant opportunities, announced a cyber security assessment will be conducted and lastly that a City-County Services subcommittee was created in the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC).
Town Council Reports:
Mayor Casissa: He attended The Casa Buena Working Group meeting and a Finance Ad Hoc Committee meeting and a Corte Madera Age-Friendly Committee meeting.
Vice Mayor Lee: He attended the MCCMC meeting and League of California Cities North Bay Division meeting and a Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) meeting.
February 1, 2022 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 4 Councilmember Beckman: He attended the MCCMC Legislative Committee meeting, Climate Action Committee Working Group meeting. He reported on some possible ballot propositions that were discussed at the League of California Cities North Bay Division meeting and lastly he attended the MCCMC meeting where there was a discussion on cyber security.
Councilmember Mongan: She attended The Casa Buena Working Group meeting and a MCCMC Climate Committee meeting.
Councilmember Ravasio: He attended a Marin Wildfire Protection Association (MWPA) meeting.
He attended the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting. He also attended the MCCMC Homeless Committee meeting.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING There were no comments from the public or Council regarding the draft agenda of the February 15, 2022 Town Council meeting.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:23pm to the next regular Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 via videoconference.