MINUTES OF MAY 03, 2022
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
CORTE MADERA TOWN COUNCIL
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Mayor Casissa called the Regular Meeting of the Town Council to order at Town Hall Council Chambers, 240 Tamal Vista Blvd., Ste. 108, Corte Madera, CA on May 3, 2022 at 6:30pm.
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
Ashley Howe, Parks and Recreation Director
Lorena Barrera, Administrative Analyst
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 3 individuals:
• Pat Ravasio
• Phyllis Metcalfe
• David Johnson (also sent email with full comments due to expiration of time) Mayor Casissa closed public comment.
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.A. Recap of Measure A Funded Park Projects In Corte Madera, 2019-2021 Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe introduced the item, provided the presentation and answered questions from Council.
Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment. No public comment was received from attendees or via email.
Mayor Casissa closed public comment and thanked Director Howe for the presentation.
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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/Mongan) to approve Consent Calendar items 4A – 4F.
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
4.B. Second Reading And Possible Adoption Of Ordinance No. 1018 Approving a Prezoning and Zoning Map Amendment for An Approximately 21,680 Square Feet Property Adjacent to 800 Corte Madera Avenue Map
4.C. Second Reading and Possible Adoption of Ordinance No. 1019 To (1) Add Chapter
2.41 To Title 2, To Be Titled “Campaign Finance Reform – Campaign Contribution Limits For Municipal Elections, Establishing Campaign Contributions Limits Of $500 Per Individual Contributor Per Election, And Establishing A Process For Enforcing Those Limits; And (2) Amending Existing Section 2.42.010 To Repeal References To Obsolete State Law and Make Clerical Changes and (3) Amending Section
2.42.020 To Make Clerical Changes.
4.D. Adopt Resolution No. 27/2022 Allowing Two Temporary Signs in the Public Right-ofWay on Various Dates Throughout 2022 and 2023 Publicizing the Town of Corte Madera’s Community Outreach Events, Workshops, and Hearings related to the Housing Element Update
4.E. Accept Quarterly Investment Report for Period Ending March 31, 2022
4.F. Approve Minutes of the April 19, 2022 Regular Town Council Meeting
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE
6. BUSINESS ITEMS: NONE
6.A. Considerations And Possible Adoption Of Resolution No. 28/2022, Authorizing The Town Manager To Execute A Five Year Agreement With Opengov, Inc. For The Total Amount Of $178,890 For Planning Software and Support 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 comment was received from attendees or via email. Mayor Casissa closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Casissa called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Casissa) to adopt Resolution No. 28/2022, Authorizing The Town Manager To Execute A Five Year Agreement With Opengov, Inc. For The Total Amount Of $178,890 For Planning Software and Support Services.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
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6.B. Approval Of An Amendment To The Current Franchise Agreement Between The Town Of Corte Madera And Mill Valley Refuse Service, Inc. (MVRS) To Comply With Senate Bill 1383 Regulations
Administrative Analyst Lorena Barrera introduced the item and presented the staff report. Ms.
Barrera, Town Manager Cusimano and Town Attorney Ackerman answered questions from Council.
Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment. No public comment was received from attendees or via email. Mayor Casissa closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Casissa called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Beckman) to approve an Amendment to the current franchise agreement between the Town Of Corte Madera and Mill Valley Refuse Service, Inc. (MVRS) to comply with Senate Bill 1383 regulations.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.C. Informational Item: Comparison of Mill Valley Refuse Service’s Historical Profit Achievement to Rate Application Projections
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 comment was received from attendees or via email. Mayor Casissa closed public comment.
No action was taken, the item was for informational purposes only.
7. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Town Manager Report:
Town Manager Cusimano responded to a Public Comment received during Open Time, regarding the Green Building Code Update, and stated that the Town is engaged with the other Planning and Building Departments, and Building Official Chris Ragland will be working with his cohorts around the County regarding best practices moving forward. The intent is to first collaborate county-wide to have the best practices and recommendations, then bring that through the Climate Action Committee to get their comments and then bring that back to Council to get feedback and approval. It is a priority and is on staff’s workplan for the fiscal year.
Staff is also working with Marin Municipal Water District on a number of issues regarding the drought. With Parks and Recreation, we are bringing in experts to give us evaluations and options at Town Park from a multi use field standpoint for the park, specifically for fields and what our options are to improve and maintain them.
Community members will be providing a presentation to Council in the near future regarding community gardens, and a possible garden at the Cove School.
PG&E is finishing up the undergrounding report and the draft should be available in the next 30 days.
Town Council Reports:
Mayor Casissa: He reported attending the MCCMC Economic Recovery Committee meeting, the MCCMC regular monthly meeting and the MCCMC City Selection Committee Meeting. He also attended the Twin Cities Disaster Preparedness Committee meeting Vice Mayor Lee: He attended the Transportation Authority of Marin meeting and provided a summary of the agenda items
Councilmember Beckman: He attended the MCCMC Water Policy Committee and the group will be putting together an executive summary of the larger report that they are working on to provide to MCCMC before their summer recess. He also attended the MCCMC Legislative Committee May 3, 2022 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 4 meeting and the regular MCCMC monthly meeting. He attended the League of California Cities quarterly North Bay Division Meeting in Vallejo.
Councilmember Mongan: She attended the Casa Buena Steering Committee Meeting.
Announced that there will be an Open House at The Casa Buena on Friday, May 6th from 1-3pm to view the newly renovated property.
Councilmember Ravasio: No report was provided.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING There were no comments from Council regarding the draft agenda, and no public comment was received from attendees or via email.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Casissa adjourned the meeting at 7:44pm to the next regular Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.