Date Posted: 9/15/2022
REGULAR MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, September 21, 2022: 6:30 p.m.
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA
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Scot Candell
Kevin Haroff
Dan Hillmer, Mayor
Gabe Paulson, Vice Mayor
Catherine Way
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REGULAR MEETING 6:30 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (Only for matters not listed on the agenda) This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council regarding items that are not on the agenda or that are listed as part of the Consent Calendar. Please approach the podium, and state your name and city (optional). Individuals have 3 minutes to speak; 5 minutes if representing a group. The Council is not permitted to take action on matters that are not on the agenda. It may engage in limited discussion, refer the matter to staff, or direct staff to place a matter on a future agenda. It may also add a matter to the agenda if it can be demonstrated to be of an emergency nature or the matter came to the City’s attention after the posting of the agenda and requires immediate action. (Gov. Code §54954.2)
3. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
None
4. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by a single vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion unless specific items are removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. Any Councilmember may remove an item from the Consent Calendar and place it under Business for discussion.
4.1 Approve warrants.
4.2 Approve minutes of the September 7, 2022, regular meeting.
4.3 Adopt Resolution 71/22 awarding a construction contract for new electrical service for the Piper Park Picnic Area & Path Improvements Project (CIP 22-201) to DC Electric Group.
4.4 Adopt Resolution 72/22 authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a janitorial contract for City-owned buildings with AG Maintenance and enter into an agreement for said services for Fiscal Year 2022/23.
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 REPORT FROM RENT STABILIZATION AD-HOC COMMITTEE
(COUNCILMEMBER HAROFF & VICE MAYOR PAULSON).
Council to receive verbal report from the ad-hoc committee on their activities. • Public Comment – Burke
• Public Comment – DiFuria
• Public Comment – Hausman
• Public Comment – Taube
• Public Comment – Reber
• Public Comment – Strull
• Public Comment – Meyer
• Public Comment – Wicks
8.2 THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED TO A FUTURE AGENDA OF THE LARKSPUR CITY COUNCIL: ADOPT PLANS AND AUTHORIZE BID ADVERTISEMENT FOR NIVEN PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PLAYGROUND UPGRADE (CIP 18- 202)
Council to adopt Resolution 73/22 to adopt the plans and authorize bid for the Niven Park Improvement Project, Playground Upgrade.
8.3 STATE LIBRARY BUILDING FORWARD INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM GRANT
Council to receive report.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
9. CLOSED SESSION
9.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: City of Long Beach, et al. v. Monsanto Company, et al. (U.S. District Court, Central Dist. Of Calif., No. 2:16-cv-03493-FMO-AS)
9.2 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency designated representatives: City Manager Dan Schwarz, Human Resources Manager Janet Thiessen, and Assistant to the City Manager Shannon O’Hare
Employee Organization: Larkspur Miscellaneous Employees Association • Public Comment – Effel
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND ANNOUNCE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION
10. ADJOURN
Regular Meeting of October 5, 2022
NOTICE IS HERE BY GIVEN: If you challenge any item on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing herein described, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing. [G.C. § 65009 (b) (2)]
In the interest of time, the City Council has established time limits. Public Hearings: applicants and /or appellants shall make their presentations within 10 minutes and will be allowed a 3-minute summation period. Public participation shall be limited to 3 minutes per speaker per topic. These time limits may be waived by a majority vote of the City Council. [G.C. § 54954.3].
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding an item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Customer Service Counter at City Hall located at 400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA and at the main counter of the Library located at the same address during normal business hours. (SB 343, amending G.C. Section 54957.5) ACCESS TO MEETINGS: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities and meeting materials can be provided in appropriate alternative formats. If you require special assistance of a disabilityrelated modification or accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting, please contact [email protected] or call 415-927-5002 at least 72-hours prior to the meeting. Individuals who require Interpretation Services for a meeting should also contact the Office of the City Clerk at [email protected] or (415) 927-5002 at least 72-hours prior to the meeting.