MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 20, 2024
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
CORTE MADERA TOWN COUNCIL
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1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Mayor Beckman called the Meeting of the Town Council to order at Town Hall Council Chambers, 240 Tamal Vista Blvd., Ste. 108, Corte Madera, CA on February 20, 2024 at 6:30PM.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Beckman, Vice Mayor Ravasio, Councilmembers Casissa, Lee and Thomas
Councilmembers Absent: None
Staff Present: Town Manager Adam Wolff
Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn
Town Attorney Amy Ackerman
Senior Civil Engineer Chris Good
Town Clerk/Assistant to the Town Manager Lorena Barrera
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Beckman opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 4 individuals:
• Helen Maniates
• A resident of Corte Madera (name was not provided)
• Michael Harlock
• Dr. Nnenna Okoye
Mayor Beckman closed public comment and moved on to the next item.
3. PRESENTATIONS: None
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Beckman asked if there were public comments or requests from the public for removal of items from the Consent Calendar.
There were no public comments and there were no requests from members of public to pull items from the Consent Calendar.
Mayor Beckman closed public comment.
Mayor Beckman called for a vote on the remaining items on the Consent Calendar.
February 20, 2024 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 2 MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Casissa) to approve Consent Calendar items 4.A. – 4.J.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
The approved Consent Calendar items consisted of the following:
4.A. Adopt Resolution No. 05/2024 Acknowledging the Receipt of a Report Made by the Fire Chief of the Central Marin Fire Authority Regarding the Inspection of Certain Occupancies Required to Perform Annual Inspections in Such Occupancies Pursuant to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code
4.B. Adopt Resolution No. 06/2024 Allowing Three Temporary Signs in the Public Right-ofWay from March 18, 2024, to March 25, 2024, and March 17, 2025, to March 24, 2025, Publicizing the Annual Giant Indoor Yard Sale on March 23, 2024, and March 22, 2025
4.C. Accept Accounts Payable Warrants for January, 2024
4.D. Accept Revenue and Expenditure Report for January, 2024
4.E. Accept the Quarterly Investment Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2023
4.F. Approval of Necessary Funds for Interested Councilmembers to Attend the League of California Cities City Leaders Summit on April 17-19, 2024, in Sacramento, CA
4.G. Authorize the Mayor to Sign on to a Letter in Support of a Statewide Mandatory ZeroEmission New Construction Building Standard
4.H. Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support Regarding County Collaborations with Non-Governmental Organizations to Address Homelessness Throughout Marin
4.I. Adopt Resolution No. 07/2024 Allowing Three Temporary Signs in the Public Right-ofWay from March 4, 2024 through March 11, 2024 and October 28, 2024 through November 4, 2024 Publicizing the Central Marin Neighborhood Response Group Disaster Preparedness Drills
4.J. Approve Minutes of the January 30, 2024 Town Council Special Meeting
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Discussion and Possible Action to Authorize the Director of Public Works to Execute and Record the Notice of Completion for the 2022 Road Resurfacing Project – Phase 2, #21- 001 and Release Retention to Doolittle Construction LLC. In the amount of $68,186.21 Senior Civil Engineer Chris Good Introduced the item and provided a presentation to Council.
Town Manager Adam Wolff provided additional comments regarding the information in the staff report. Staff answered questions from Council.
Mayor Beckman opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Beckman closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Beckman called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Thomas) to approve the item as requested by staff.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.B. Consideration of and Possible Action to Adopt Resolution No. 08/2024 Approving Revisions to the Existing Confidential, Professional, Technical and Mid-Managers Employee Group Memorandum of Understanding to Add a Side Letter of Agreement Regarding Special Compensation for the Building Official Classification Through a Hiring Retention Bonus
Town Manager Adam introduced the item and presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
Mayor Beckman opened up the discussion for public comment.
February 20, 2024 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3 No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Beckman closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Beckman called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Thomas) to adopt Resolution No. 08/2024.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.C. Recap of the January 30, 2024 Strategic Planning Workshop and Acceptance of the 2024 Work Plan
Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced the item, presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
Mayor Beckman opened up the discussion for public comment.
Council received public comment from 2 individuals:
• Clarke Miller
• Pati Stoliar
Mayor Beckman closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Beckman called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Ravasio) to accept the 2024 Work Plan.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
8. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Town Manager: Town Manager Adam Wolff reported that issues due to rain were very minimal thanks to the work of the maintenance staff. He mentioned having attended a City Manager Conference in Hollywood and briefly spoke on some of the things learned. He also announced that the Finance ad Hoc Committee would be meeting to go over the proposals regarding the rate changes that the Sanitary District No. 2 will be deciding on in the next month.
Town Council Reports:
Mayor Beckman: He participated in the Point-in-Time Count, a King Tide Pop-Up Event, Central Marin Sanitation Agency (CMSA) Board Meeting, and an MCE Board Meeting.
Vice Mayor Ravasio: She reported assisting Age-Friendly Corte Madera with the survey that was being mailed out to seniors in Corte Madera.
Councilmember Casissa: He attended the Marin Transit Board Meeting, Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority Meeting, Central Marin Police Authority Police Council Meeting, and meeting with AgeFriendly Corte Madera.
Councilmember Lee: He attended the Central Marin Police Authority Police Council Meeting, Central Marin Fire Authority Fire Council Meeting and announced he is Chair for the Fire Council.
Councilmember Thomas: She attended the Twin Cities Disaster Preparedness Committee meeting, Marin Healthy Youth and the Central Marin Fire Authority Fire Council Meeting.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
8.A. Review of Draft Agenda for Tuesday, March 5, 2024 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.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Beckman adjourned the meeting at 7:29PM to the next Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2024