MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20, 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 September 20, 2022 at 6:30pm.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Casissa (virtually); Vice Mayor Lee, Councilmembers Beckman, Mongan and Ravasio
Councilmembers Absent: None
Staff Present: Interim Town Manager Adam Wolff
Town Clerk/Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn
Town Attorney Amy Ackerman
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 10 individuals:
Dan Vigneron
John Lister
Tracy Lauterman
Kate Donahue
Steve Hoffmire
Pati Stoliar
Linda Meier
Conor Granahan
Sherrie Vigneron
Ann Shores
Mayor Casissa closed public comment.
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.A. Proclamation Declaring September 15th through October 15th to be Hispanic Heritage Month
Mayor Casissa presented the proclamations.
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 and moved on to the next item.
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3.B. Presentation on a Proposed Community Garden for the Town of Corte Madera Residents Wendy Doherty, Tonya Koenker and Pat Ravasio gave a presentation on a Proposed Community Garden for the Town of Corte Madera.
Council asked questions to the presenters and staff. Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 1 individual:
Karen Gerbosi
Mayor Casissa closed public comment, thanked the presenters and moved on to the next item.
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 members of public to pull items from the Consent Calendar, and no public comment was received from attendees or via email.
Mayor Casissa called for a vote on the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Beckman) to approve Consent Calendar items 4A – 4J.
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. Adopt Resolution No. 48/2022 Authorizing Teleconference Meetings Of The Legislative Bodies Of The Town Of Corte Madera Pursuant To Government Code section 54953(e) of the Brown Act, in the Event it is Necessary
4.C. Waive the Competitive Bid Process Requirements and Authorize the Interim Town Manager to Enter a One-Year Agreement in an Amount Not to Exceed $325,000 with Flores Builders, Landscape Division, Inc, to Provide Landscaping Services
4.D. Adopt Resolution No. 49/2022, Amending, Adopting And Promulgating A Conflict Of Interest Code For The Town Of Corte Madera And Sanitary District No. 2 Of Marin County, A Subsidiary District To The Town Of Corte Madera
4.E. Approve Request To Cancel the Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Regular Town Council Meeting, Which Conflicts With Observance of Yom Kippur and Call a Special Meeting on Monday, October 3, 2022
4.F. Approve Grant Agreement Between County of Marin and Town of Corte Madera for Disbursement of Tax Proceeds for Measure A Parks, Open Space and Sustainable Agriculture Transactions and Use Tax
4.G. Adopt Resolution No. 50/2022, Designating the Authorized Agents for Non-State Agencies as Required by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
4.H. Accept Warrants and Payroll for August, 2022
4.I. Accept the 2021-2022 Preliminary Revenue and Expenditure Report
4.J. Approve Minutes of the August 16, 2022 Regular Town Council Meeting
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Consideration and Possible Approval of Response to Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report Dated June 24, 2022: Affordable Housing: Time for Collaboration in Marin (response required by 9/22/22)
September 20, 2022 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3 Interim Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced the item and presented the staff report. In the presentation of the report, staff recommended changing the response to Recommendation R1 to say “This recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted at this time, or realistic.” Staff proceeded to answer questions from Council.
Mayor Casissa opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were 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 (Beckman/Ravasio) to approve the response to the Grand Jury Report with the amendment recommended by staff.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.B. Introduction of Resolution to Revise the Department Head Salary Schedule (This is a two meeting item per Council policy)
Interim Town Manager Adam Wolff 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, direction was provided to staff to return to Council with a revised salary schedule for possible approval.
7. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Interim Town Manager: Interim Town Manager Adam Wolff provided an update on parklets and the Town Hall Project. He also announced staff changes in the Building Department due to the Building Official going to work for the City of Oakland.
Town Council Reports:
Mayor Casissa: He participated in the Age Friendly Corte Madera annual recognition of the Town’s nonagenarians. He also attended the meeting for the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority.
Vice Mayor Lee: No report was provided.
Councilmember Beckman: He participated in the Age Friendly Corte Madera annual recognition of the Town’s nonagenarians. He announced that the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) Water Policy Committee will be releasing a report. He attended the Central Marin Sanitation Agency and Marin Clean Energy meetings. He also went to the League of California Cities annual conference.
Councilmember Mongan: No report was provided.
Councilmember Ravasio: He attended the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority JPA meeting.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
8.A. Review of Draft Agenda for Monday, October 3, 2022 Town Council Special 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 8:00pm to the next Special Town Council Meeting on Monday, October 3, 2022.