Larkspur City Council
Minutes of March 1, 2023
LARKSPUR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur CA
March 1, 2023
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REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Paulson called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COUNCIL PRESENT: Scot Candell, Kevin Carroll, Kevin Haroff, Catherine Way, and Mayor Gabe Paulson
COUNCIL ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Clerk Alison Foulis, Central Marin Fire Chief Ruben Martin, Central Marin Police Chief Mike Norton, City Manager Dan Schwarz, Public Works Director Julian Skinner, and City Attorney Sky Woodruff
Mayor Paulson led the pledge of allegiance.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
No one from the public wished to comment.
3. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
None
4. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Upon motion by Councilmember Carroll, and seconded by Vice Mayor Candell, the City Council approved the consent calendar in one motion. The vote was unanimously in favor. The approved consent calendar consisted of the following items:
4.1 Approve warrants.
4.2 Approve minutes of the February 15, 2023, regular meeting.
4.3 Adopt Resolution 14/23 clarifying the Authorized Positions List for the City of Larkspur.
4.4 Accept the Annual Progress Report for the Larkspur General Plan and Housing Element Progress for calendar year 2022.
4.5 Adopt Resolution 15/23 approving a consultant services agreement amendment with April Philips Design Works for the Niven Park Improvement Project (CIP #18- 202).
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
City Manager Schwarz gave his oral report.
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Councilmember Carroll reported on the following items:
1. 2/21/2023 Golden Gate Bridge Fares Meeting
2. Transportation Authority of Marin
3. Marin County Participatory Budget Process
4. 2/28/2023 Planning Commission Meeting
Larkspur City Council
Minutes of March 1, 2023
Councilmember Way reported on the following items:
1. 2/27/2023 MCCMC Legislative Committee Meeting
Mayor Paulson reported on the following items:
1. Wildfire Safety and Neighborhood Response Groups
2. Mayor’s Office Hours at City Hall on Tuesdays at 2:30 P.M.
Councilmember Haroff reported on the following items:
1. 2/16/2023 MCE Marin Clean Energy Board Meeting
2. Greenbrae Property Management Rent Stabilization Discussions
3. 3/3/2023 MCE Marin Clean Energy Executive Committee Meeting
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 BUDGET UPDATES FROM PUBLIC SAFETY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES Central Marin Fire Chief Ruben Martin and Central Marin Police Chief Michael Norton will update the Council on performance under the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget and anticipated opportunities and challenges in Fiscal Year 2023-24.
Central Marin Fire Chief Martin and Central Marin Police Chief Norton provided presentations to the Council and answered questions.
No one from the public wished to comment.
8.2 ESTABLISH THE MEASURE G FUND AND ASSIGN CITIZEN OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MEASURE G TO THE EXISTING
COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES MEASURE B
Council to consider Resolution 13/23 creating the Measure G Fund and assigning citizens’ oversight responsibilities for Measure G.
City Manager Schwarz and Public Works Director Skinner provided a presentation and answered questions from the Council.
The Council received public comment from:
• Dennis Gilardi
• Bill Howard
• Larry Lanctot
• Richard Cunningham
• Hilary Culhane
• Tina Macarthur
• Joan Lundstrom
• Joan Lubamersky
• James Holmes
• Sandra Guldman
• Ron Arlas
• Chris Wheaton
Upon motion by Councilmember Haroff, and seconded by Councilmember Carroll, the City Council directed staff not to include city offices and additional multipurpose spaces in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for The Commons Project at Rose Lane and continue using City Hall to serve as the City’s primary office building. The vote was 3-2 in favor (Haroff, Carroll, and Paulson in favor and Way and Candell opposed).
9. ADJOURN
The Council adjourned the meeting at 10:12 p.m.
Attested
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Alison Foulis, City Clerk