MINUTES OF MAY 2, 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 May 2, 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
Public Works Director R.J. Suokko
Acting Parks and Recreation Director Tim Barry (Virtual) Senior Planner Phil Boyle
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: None
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Lee 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.
Mayor Lee called for a vote on the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Thomas) 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. Accept Quarterly Investment Report for Period Ending March 31, 2023 May 2, 2023 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 2
4.B. Adopt Resolution No. 23/2023 Approving the FY 2023/24 SB1 Project List and Funding of Gas Tax Expenditures Per Senate Bill No. 1 (SB1): The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
4.C. Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for the Coast Miwok of the Southern Marin Project
4.D. Approve Minutes of the April 18, 2023 Town Council Regular Meeting
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Resolution No. 24/2023 Approving the Proposed Town Park Restroom Project
Senior Planner Phil Boyle introduced the item and also introduced Rich Perlstein of Perlstein Polsky Architects, LLC. And Steve Myler of The Public Restroom Company. Boyle gave a presentation to Council and with the assistance of Public Works Director RJ Suokko, Acting Parks and Recreation Director Tim Barry, Rich Perlstein and Steve Myler, answered questions from Council.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 4 individuals:
• Ariana Lymn
• Lucinda Smith
• Pati Soliar
• Suzi Beatie
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee called for a motion:
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Ravasio) to adopt Resolution No. 24/2023 approving the proposed Town Park Restroom Project
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
7. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Town Manager: He provided an update on the Town’s Housing Element and Safety Element.
Town Council Reports:
Mayor Lee: He spoke at the Town’s ribbon cutting with Painted Bins and at the Marin County Youth event on Sunday, April 23, 2023. He also attended the Chamber of Commerce Board meeting.
Vice Mayor Beckman: He attended the Central Marin Sanitation Agency (CMSA) Finance Committee meeting, toured the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority and took a ride-along with the Central Marin Police Authority.
Councilmember Casissa: He attended the Casa Buena Working Group meeting, the Marin Transit Board meeting, the Twin Cities Disaster Preparedness meeting and the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
Councilmember Ravasio: She attended the Transportation authority of Marin meeting and a Summit of Cities in Denver.
Councilmember Thomas: She attended the Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships meeting.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING May 2, 2023 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3
8.A. Review of Draft Agenda for Tuesday, May 16, 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 7:41PM to the next Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.