MINUTES OF MARCH 5, 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 March 5, 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
Public Works Director RJ Suokko
Town Clerk/Assistant to the Town Manager Lorena Barrera
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
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 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 Consent Calendar.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Thomas) to approve Consent Calendar items 4.A. – 4.C.
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. Adopt Resolution No. 09/2024 Rejoining and Renewing Corte Madera’s Membership with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
4.B. Approve Minutes of the January 16, 2024 Town Council Regular Meeting
4.C. Approve Minutes of the February 20, 2024 Town Council Regular Meeting
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Consideration and Possible Action to Authorize the Director of Public Works to Approve the Plans and Contract Documents and Authorize the Advertisement for Bids for the Central Marin Regional Pathways Gap Closure Project, No. 18-001 Public Works Director RJ Suokko 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 (Casissa/Ravasio) to approve the item as requested by staff.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.B. Receive Update on Town Hall Construction Progress and Work of the Town Hall Art SubCommittee; and Consideration and Possible Action to 1.) Authorize the Expenditure of $1.5 million from the Town Capital Project Fund to Allocate an Additional $1,421,000 in Construction Contingency for the Corte Madera Town Hall Project; and 2.) Authorize the Director of Public Works to Execute a Contract Addendum with Mack 5 for Construction Management for an Additional $79,000
Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced the item and gave a presentation to Council. Public Works Director RJ Suokko took over the presentation related to the construction aspect of the project.
Suokko introduced Consultants Paul Beamer and Manil Bajracharya of Mack5 who also contributed to the presentation. Staff, with the assistance of Beamer and Bajracharya, answered questions from Council.
Mayor Beckman opened up the discussion for public comment.
Council received public comment from 2 individuals:
• Phil Simon
• Pati Stoliar
Mayor Beckman closed public comment. Following further deliberation, Mayor Beckman called for a motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Thomas) to adopt Resolution No. 08/2024.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
6.C. 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 Wolff introduced the item, presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
March 5, 2024 Corte Madera Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3 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 approve the item as requested by staff.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
8. TOWN MANAGER AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Town Manager: Town Manager Adam Wolff reported that staff had addressed the issue of Colony Way that was brought to Council during Open Time at the February 20, 2024 meeting.
He also announced that a Building Official has been given an offer and staff is working on a start date for him.
Town Council Reports:
Mayor Beckman: He attended the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) meeting and the Town Hall ad hoc committee meeting with Vice Mayor Ravasio.
Vice Mayor Ravasio: She attended the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) Legislative Committee meeting, the MCCMC regular meeting and announced that the Lions Club would be hosting Superintendent Brett Geithman who would be talking about the state of the Larkspur-Corte Madera School District on March 14th.
Councilmember Casissa: He attended the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority Subcommittee meeting and an Age-Friendly Corte Madera meeting.
Councilmember Lee: He announced that the Corte Madera Chamber of Commerce will have a mixer at Tesla on March 21st from 5:30PM -7:00PM.
Councilmember Thomas: She attended the Lions Club dinner, Twin Cities Disaster Preparedness meeting, Marin Healthy Youth meeting and also thanked staff for the workshop held at the Marina Village.
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
8.A. Review of Draft Agenda for Tuesday, March 19, 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 8:43PM to the next Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 19, 2024