Eli Beckman
Mayor
Pat Ravasio
Vice Mayor
Fred Casissa
Councilmember
Charles Lee
Councilmember
Rosa Thomas
Councilmember
Town of Corte Madera Regular Town
Council Meeting
Adam Wolff
Town Manager
Amy Ackerman
Town Attorney
Lorena Barrera
Town Clerk
Town Council Chambers
300 Tamalpais Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.cortemadera.gov
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024
6:30 P.M.
The Council will meet in person.
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1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG
2. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Any member of the public may address the Town Council concerning any item not on the Council's agenda.
Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes unless otherwise specified by the Mayor or the Presiding Officer.
The public will be given an opportunity to speak on each agenda item at the time it is called. Once the public comment portion of any item on this agenda has been closed by the Council, no further comment from the public will be permitted unless authorized by the Mayor or the Council and if so authorized, said additional public comment shall be limited to the provision of information not previously provided to the Council or as otherwise limited by order of the Mayor or Council.
3. PRESENTATIONS: None
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
The purpose of the Consent Calendar is to group items together which are routine or have been discussed previously and do not require further discussion. They will be approved by a single motion. Any member of the Town Council, Town Staff, or the Public may request removal of an item for discussion.
4.A. Accept Accounts Payable Warrants for September 2024 Recommendation: Accept item as requested
4.A. Staff Report and Attachments
4.B. Accept the Revenue and Expenditure Report for September 2024 Recommendation: Approve item as requested
4.B. Staff Report and Attachments
4.C. Approve Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Renne Public Law Group to Increase the Hourly Rate by $10 for Each of Basic Town Attorney Services, Specialized Legal Services, and Services Reimbursed by Third Parties
Recommendation: Approve item as requested
4.C. Staff Report and Attachments
4.D. Authorize the Town Manager to Submit Public Comment to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) on Proposed Bay Plan Amendment No. 1-24 to Adopt a Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan and Establish Guidelines for the Preparation of Sea Level Rise Plans Pursuant to Senate Bill 272 (Laird, 2023)
Recommendation: Approve item as requested
4.D. Staff Report and Attachments
4.E. Approve Minutes of the October 1, 2024 Town Council Regular Meeting Recommendation: Approve item as requested
4.E. 10.01.24 Draft Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A. Discuss and Consider a Field Supervisors Classification, Job Description and Establishing a Salary Range of $38.93 to $47.32 Per Hour (This is a two-meeting item) Recommendation: Discuss and provide direction as requested
6.A. Staff Report and Attachments
6.B. Consideration and Possible Action to Waive the Competitive Bid Process Requirements and Authorize the Town Manager to Enter a Three-Year Agreement with Flores Builders, Landscape Division, Inc., to Provide Landscaping Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $451,000, $464,530 and $478,466 in FY24/25, FY25/26 and FY26/27, Respectively Recommendation: Approve item as requested
6.B. Staff Report and Attachments
6.C. Selection of Up to Two Councilmembers to an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee of the Council to Provide Recommendations to Council Regarding the Proposed Age-Friendly Center Recommendation: Approve item as requested
6.C. Staff Report
7. COUNCIL REPORTS
- Town Manager Report
- Town Council Reports
8. DISCUSSION OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR UPCOMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
8.A. Review of Draft Agenda for Monday, November 4, 2024 Town Council Meeting (Note change in date approved by Council on 10/1/2024)
Recommendation: Review item and provide direction to staff
8.A. 11.04.24 Draft Town Council Agenda
9. ADJOURNMENT
ORDER OF BUSINESS: The Sanitary District No. 2 (SD2) meetings begin upon conclusion of the meeting of the Corte Madera Town Council unless otherwise noted. Agendas for SD2 are posted separately.
REPORTS: Town Council Staff Reports and materials related to agenda items are usually available by 5:00 P.M., the Friday prior to a regularly scheduled Council Meeting and available for review in the Town Clerk's Office and on the Town’s website via the hyperlinks included on the agenda which can be found at www.cortemadera.gov/681/Agendas-Minutes-and-Notices. Materials related to an item on this agenda (including but not limited to written public comments and staff presentations) that have been submitted to the Town Council or staff after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Town Clerk's Office located at Town Hall, 300 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, CA 94925, during normal business hours, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Thursday and 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Fridays and in the Archive Center of the Town’s website:
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