MINUTES OF JUNE 6, 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 June 6, 2023 at 6:30pm.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Lee, Councilmembers Casissa, Ravasio, and Thomas Councilmembers Absent: Vice Mayor Beckman
Staff Present: Town Manager Adam Wolff
Town Clerk/Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn
Town Attorney Amy Ackerman
Public Works Director R.J. Suokko
Senior Accountant Stacie Charlebois
Financial Analyst I Donna Carnegie
Administrative Analyst Lorena Barrera
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 5 individuals:
• David Bell
• Clarke Miller
• Sarah Vigil
• Jill Sellers
• Michael Sharp
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 closed public comment and called for a vote on the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Ravasio) to approve Consent Calendar items 4A – 4F.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 4-0-1 (Beckman absent) in favor of the motion.
June 6, 2023 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 2 The approved Consent Calendar items consisted of the following:
4.A. Adopt Proclamation Declaring June 19, 2023 as “Juneteenth Day of Observance”
4.B. Adopt Resolution No. 29/2023 Appointing the Town Manager to Serve as the Town’s Representative to Zero Waste Marin (the Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority)
4.C. Authorize the Town Manager to Sign the Amendment to the 1996 Revised Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Agreement County of Marin (“Zero Waste Marin”)
4.D. Approve Cancellation of July 4, 2023, August 1, 2023 and September 5, Regular Town Council Meetings
4.E. Approve Minutes of the May 16, 2023 Town Council Special Meeting
4.F. Approve Minutes of the May 16, 2023 Town Council Regular Meeting
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.A. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Resolution No. 30/2023 Approving the Base Rate Change Application of Mill Valley Refuse Services, Inc. to Enable a Fair Rate of Return as Required Under the Existing Franchise Agreement by Increasing by 5.11% the Current Maximum Rates that May be Charged for Delivery of Solid Waste Collection and Dual-Stream Recycling Services with Rates and Terms and Conditions Effective July 1, 2023
Town Clerk/Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn introduced the item and presented the staff report. Vaughn then proceeded to introduce Jim Howison of R3 Consulting and Gene Della Zoppa, Jennifer Dami and Alex Iavarone of Mill Valley Refuse Service (MVRS). Town Clerk/Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn, MVRS staff and Jim Howison answered questions from Council.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 3 individuals:
• Steve Lilves
• Pati Stoliar
• Lucinda Smith
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee called for a motion:
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Thomas) to adopt Resolution No. 30/2023.
Roll call vote: 4-0-1 (Beckman absent) in favor of the motion.
5.B. Review Proposed Town Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and Provide Direction to Staff as Appropriate (This is a two-meeting item) Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced the item and introduced Finance Department staff, Donna Carnegie, Financial Analyst I and Stacie Charlebois, Senior Accountant. Wolff presented the staff report with the assistance of Public Works Director R.J. Suokko and Senior Account Stacie Charlebois as Finance Director Daria Carrillo could not be present due to emergency circumstances. 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. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee confirmed staff had enough information to bring back the item for possible adoption at the next meeting. Staff confirmed and Mayor Lee moved on to the next item.
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Discuss and Consider Assistant Town Manager Classification, Job Description and Establishing Salary Range of $12,454 to $15,137 (This is a two-meeting item) June 6, 2023 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3 Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced the item and presented the staff report. Wolff answered questions from Council.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 1 individual:
• Pati Stoliar
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee called for a motion:
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Thomas/Casissa) to introduce the resolution as proposed by staff.
Roll call vote: 4-0-1 (Beckman absent) in favor of the motion.
7. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Town Manager: Adam Wolff gave a brief update on the discussions of a merger with Ross Valley Fire, provided an update on the Fourth of July parade and announced that Circus Vargas was coming to Town.
Town Council Reports:
Mayor Lee: He attended the Police Council and Fire Council meetings on May 11th. He also attended the Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting and Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) meeting that was hosted by the Town and held at Restoration Hardware.
Vice Mayor Beckman: He was not present to provide a report.
Councilmember Casissa: He attended meetings for the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA), Marin Transit, Age-Friendly Corte Madera, MCCMC, Twin Cities Disaster Preparedness, Parks and Recreation Commission, and the meeting help to discuss the future of the skate park.
Councilmember Ravasio: She attended the Moms Demand Action group event, Transportation Authority of Marin Board meeting and announced that the Twin Cities will be loosing two crossing guards.
Councilmember Thomas: She attended the Marin Healthy Youth meeting.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
8.A. Review of Draft Agenda for Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Town Council Meeting Council had comments for staff on the future discussion of the re-usable foodware policy. There were no other 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 9:00PM to the next Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.