MINUTES OF APRIL 4, 2023
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
CORTE MADERA TOWN COUNCIL
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1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Mayor Lee called the Meeting of the Town Council to order at Town Hall Council Chambers, 240 Tamal Vista Blvd., Ste. 108, Corte Madera, CA on April 4, 2023 at 6:30pm.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Lee, Vice Mayor Beckman, Councilmembers Casissa, Ravasio, and Thomas
Councilmembers Absent: None
Staff Present: Town Manager Adam Wolff
Town Clerk/Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn
Town Attorney Amy Ackerman
Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe
Recreation Program Manager Tim Barry
Climate Action and Adaptation Coordinator Phoebe Goulden Administrative Analyst Lorena Barrera
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Lee closed public comment.
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.A. Christine O’Rourke, Sustainability Coordinator of Marin Climate & Energy Partnership to Present on the Marin Countywide Electric Vehicle Acceleration Strategy Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced Christine O’Rourke, Sustainability Coordinator of Marin Climate & Energy Partnership who then gave a presentation to Council on the Marin Countywide Electric Vehicle Acceleration Strategy.
Due to the virtual participation, a few technical difficulties arose and the Mayor suggested moving on to the next item on the agenda and returning to the presentation when the technicalities were addressed or at a later date for a future Town Council meeting.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Lee asked if there were public comments or requests from the public for removal of items from the Consent Calendar.
April 4, 2023 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 2 There were no requests from members of public to pull items from the Consent Calendar.
Mayor Lee called for a vote on the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Beckman) to approve Consent Calendar items 4A – 4B.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
The approved Consent Calendar items consisted of the following:
4.A. Adopt Resolution No. 21/2023 Allowing Two Temporary Signs in the Public Right-of-Way from October 9, 2023 to November 27, 2023 Publicizing the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Event
4.B. Approve Minutes of the March 21, 2023 Town Council Regular Meeting Mayor Lee returned to item 3.A. as Christine O’Rourke joined the meeting via teleconference to finish the presentation. O’Rourke, with the assistance of staff, answered questions from council.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Lee closed public comment and thanked O’Rourke for the presentation.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Receive Update on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Town Manager Adam Wolff gave a brief introduction of the purpose of the item being on the agenda for this meeting. Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe introduced the item and with the assistance of Recreation Program Manager Tim Barry, presented the staff report. After the presentation of the staff report, Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe asked Town Attorney Amy Ackerman to explain the process of recusal due to conflicts of interest by Vice Mayor Beckman and Councilmember Thomas as they reside in close proximity to Cove Park, one of the sites that is part of the Master Plan discussion.
Town Attorney Ackerman announced that staff and consultants will present the update on the Master Plan, after which they will take questions from Councilmembers. If any member of the Council wishes to discuss Cove Park, the member must let the Mayor know at the beginning of the question period. Any matter related to Cove Park will be considered first. At that time, Vice Mayor Beckman and Councilmember Thomas will recuse themselves from that portion of the discussion. When all discussion related to Cove Park is completed, both Beckman and Thomas may return to their seats and participate in the remainder of the discussion.
Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe then introduced David Ross of mack5 and Alyssa Gill and Barbara Lundberg of RHAA, the consultants who have been working on the Master Plan and were present assist with the presentation of the item and to answer questions from Council and the public.
Mayor Lee asked all Councilmembers if they had questions specific to Cove Park and there was confirmation from Councilmember Ravasio that she did have questions about this area.
Vice Mayor Beckman and Councilmember Thomas recused themselves from the discussion.
Council asked questions specific to Cove Park and staff and the consultants answered the questions. Council concluded questions specific to Cove Park and Vice Mayor Beckman and Councilmember Thomas rejoined the meeting. Council proceeded with additional questions on the item.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees on this item.
April 4, 2023 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3 Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further feedback and comments, Mayor Lee turned the item over to Councilmember Casissa who gave a special thanks to Parks and Recreation Director Ashley Howe for her work with the Town and congratulated her on her new position with the City of Mill Valley.
6.B. Discussion and Possible Acceptance of the 2023-2024 Climate Action Work Plan Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced the item and Climate Action and Adaptation Coordinator Phoebe Goulden presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees on this item.
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee called for a motion:
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Thomas) to accept the 2023-2024 Climate Action Work Plan.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.C. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Resolution No. 22/2023 to Revise the Confidential, Professional, Technical and Mid-Management Salary Schedule C for the Positions of Senior Civil Engineer and Building Official and Approve a Salary Increase for Existing Senior Civil Engineer (This is a two meeting process per Council Policy) Town Manager Adam Wolff presented the staff report and reminded Council that the item had been introduced to Council at the March 21, 2023 meeting. Town Manager Adam Wolff answered questions from Council.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees on this item.
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee called for a motion:
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Thomas) to adopt Resolution No. 22/2023.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.D. Discussion and Possible Action by the Mayor to Appoint Two Councilmembers to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Marin Delegates Committee Town Clerk/Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
Council held a brief discussion on the item. Upon reaching the hour of 9:30PM, Mayor Lee asked for a motion to extend the meeting to 10PM.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Beckman) to extend the meeting to 10PM.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
Mayor Lee returned to the item and opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees on this item.
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee designated Councilmember Thomas as the representative for Corte Madera and Councilmember Casissa as the alternate.
7. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Town Manager: He reported the carnival that had been announced to take place at the Village was moved to the County Fairgrounds. He added that the Town Park Restroom Project would be heard by the Planning Commission on April 11th and a recommendation from the Commission would be brought to Council. He mentioned participating in the Meet and Greet April 4, 2023 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 4 with the Mayor at the Town Center Farmers Market and he also attended the Lions Club meeting.
Town Council Reports:
Mayor Lee: He attended the Chamber of Commerce Board meeting and he announced that Corte Madera would be hosting the May 24th meeting for the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers.
Vice Mayor Beckman: No report was provided.
Councilmember Casissa: He attended the Twin Cities Disaster Committee meeting, the Marin Transit board meeting, Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, and the Lions Club meeting.
Councilmember Ravasio: She attended the Transportation Authority of Marin meeting.
Councilmember Thomas: She attended the Marin County Community Development Block Grant and Home priority setting meeting and she attended the Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships meeting.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
8.A. Review of Draft Agenda for Tuesday, April 18, 2023 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 Lee adjourned the meeting at 9:40PM to the next Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.