Date Posted: 10/27/2022
REGULAR MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, November 2, 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)
• Public Comment – Shiro
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 October 19, 2022, regular meeting.
4.3 Approve minutes of the October 26, 2022, special meeting.
4.4 Adopt Resolution 78/22 authorizing City Council and City Advisory Body meetings to be held via teleconference for the 30-day period beginning November 11, 2022, and making related findings pursuant to AB 361.
4.5 Adopt Resolution 79/22 accepting the Magnolia Avenue ADA Improvements Project (CIP 14-004).
4.6 Adopt Ordinance 1061 adding Chapter 18.100 to the Larkspur Municipal Code to adopt regulations for housing development to comply with 2021 State housing legislations and more specifically Senate Bill 9 (2021).
4.7 Authorize execution of a legal services agreement with Sher Edling LLP for the purpose of participating as a plaintiff in County of Marin, et al. v. Monsanto Company, et al.
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 NIVEN PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PLAYGROUND UPGRADE
Council to consider adoption of Resolution 80/22 approving the plans and authorizing bid advertisement for the Niven Park Improvement Project, Playground Upgrade (CIP 18-202).
• Presentation
8.2 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ADD STORM DRAIN REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT 2023 (CIP 23-303)
Council to consider adoption of Resolution 81/22 amending the FY22/23 Capital Improvement Program budget to add Storm Drain Repair and Replacement 2023 (CIP 23-303).
• Presentation
8.3 UPDATES FROM AD-HOC COMMITTEES ON RENT STABLIZATION AND
RENTAL ASSISTANCE
Council to receive updates and provide direction and feedback as warranted. • Public Comment – Meyer
• Public Comment – Anonymous
• Public Comment – Vale
• Public Comment – Taube
• Public Comment – Hallquist
• Public Comment – Burke
• Public Comment – Hirshfield/Buckhorn (North Bay Labor Council) • Public Comment – Hollingsworth (Legal Aid of Marin)
• Public Comment – Hausman
• Public Comment – Carter (CA Alliance for Retired Americans) • Public Comment – Madison (Prime Residential)
8.4 APPOINTMENT TO THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
Council to make an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Parks & Recreation Commission.
9. ADJOURN
Regular Meeting of November 16, 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.