MINUTES OF AUGUST 15, 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 August 15, 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
Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn
Town Attorney Amy Ackerman
Town Clerk/Assistant to the Town Manager Lorena Barrera Senior Planner Martha Battaglia
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 2 individuals:
• Pati Stoliar
• Joel Josehart
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 was no public comment and there were no requests from members of public to pull items from the Consent Calendar.
Mayor Lee closed public comment.
Mayor Lee called for a vote on the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Ravasio) 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:
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4.A. Accept Accounts Payable Warrants for July, 2023
4.B. Accept Quarterly Investment Report for Period Ending June 30, 2023
4.C. Appointment of Vice Mayor Beckman as the Voting Delegate to the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo, September 20-22, 2023 in Sacramento, CA, and Approval of Necessary Funds for Interested Councilmembers to Attend the League of California Cities Annual Conference
4.D. Approve Minutes of the July 18, 2023 Town Council Regular Meeting
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.A. First Reading and Possible Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Title 6 - Health and Sanitation - of the Corte Madera Municipal Code (CMMC) By Repealing Chapter 6.12 - Refillable Beverage Containers - in its Entirety (as state law now governs beverage containers reuse and recycling)
Town Attorney Amy Ackerman introduced the item, 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 or via email on this item.
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Casissa) to introduce the ordinance as presented.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Receive Presentation and Discuss: 1) State Pro-housing Designation Program; and 2) Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)/Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Priority Sites Program and Possible Direction to Pursue a Priority Site Nomination by the Deadline of September 30, 2023
Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced the item and Mark Shorett of MTC/ABAG gave a presentation with the help of Senior Planner Martha Battaglia. Shorett and staff answered questions from Council. gave a presentation to Council. Town Attorney Amy Ackerman and Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn assisted in answering questions from Council.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 1 individual:
• Johnson Reynolds
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Lee clarified that Council was in support of the priority sites and directed staff to submit an application to pursue a Priority Site Nomination.
Mayor Lee continued the item with the second presentation on pro-housing designations provided by Senior Planner Martha Battaglia. 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, Council directed staff to provide information on the pro-housing designation program at the 2024 strategic work plan session including information on policies and programs that would need to be pursued to acquire that designation.
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6.B. Consideration and Possible Approval of Response to Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report Dated June 15, 2023: Build More ADUs – An Rx to Increase Marin’s Housing Supply (response required by 9/15/ (response required by 9/15/23)
Vice Mayor Beckman recused himself from the discussion of the item due to his business being directly related to the topic of ADUs.
Senior Planner Martha Battaglia presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 1 individual:
• Karen Gerbosi
Mayor Lee closed public comment. Following further deliberation Mayor Lee called for a motion:
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Thomas) to approve the response to the Marin County Civil Grand Report.
Roll call vote: 4-0-1 (Beckman abstained) in favor of the motion.
Vice Mayor Beckman returned to the Council Chambers.
6.C. Receive the Sales Tax Citizens’ Oversight Committee Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022
Town Clerk/Assistant to the Town Manager Lorena Barrera introduced the item and Sales Tax Citizens’ Oversight Committee Chair Karen Gerbosi presented the report. Chair Gerbosi answered questions from Council with the assistance of Town Manager Adam Wolff.
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. Council thanked Karen Gerbosi for the presentation.
6.D. Selection of Up to Two Councilmembers to an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to Provide Recommendations Regarding Interior Artwork, Greenery, and other Building Accessories for the Public Areas of the New Town Hall
Town Manager Adam Wolff presented the item and 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. Mayor Lee asked for two councilmembers to volunteer to serve on the ad hoc. Council member Pat Ravasio volunteered to serve on the ad hoc. After further deliberation, Vice Mayor Beckman also volunteered. Mayor Lee made a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Lee/Casissa) to nominate Vice Mayor Eli Beckman and Councilmember Pat Ravasio to serve on the ad hoc advisory committee.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
7. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Town Manager: Town Manager Adam Wolff announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has declared that Corte Madera is officially compliant with state regulations regarding the Housing Element. He also announced that the Town has officially completed all of the requirements from a lawsuit that was filed ten years ago.
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Mayor Lee: No report was provided.
Vice Mayor Beckman: No report was provided.
Councilmember Casissa: He attended the Twin Cities Disaster Preparedness meeting, Marin Transit meeting and the Age-Friendly Corte Madera event. He also announced that the Lions Club will have their EV car show on September 9th.
Councilmember Ravasio: She attended the Transportation Authority of Marin meeting and provided an update on Oktoberfest.
Councilmember Thomas: She attended the Marin Healthy Youth meeting and a meeting on building a competitive US workforce that was conducted by the Council of Foreign Relations and State and Local officials.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
8.A. Review of Draft Agenda for Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Town Council Meeting There were no other comments from Council regarding the draft agenda, and no public comment was received from attendees or via email.
Councilmember Ravasio asked whether a discussion will be held regarding parking issues in Corte Madera Avenue. Mayor Lee stated staff would take the discussion into consideration and get back to council.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Lee adjourned the meeting at 8:41PM to the next Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.