Date Posted: 4/27/2023
SPECIAL MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, May 3, 2023: 5:30 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, May 3, 2023: 6:00 p.m.
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA
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Kevin Carroll
Kevin Haroff
Gabe Paulson, Mayor
Scot Candell, Vice Mayor
Catherine Way
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SPECIAL MEETING 5:30 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PROCLAMATION
2.1 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING CITY HALL’S 110TH ANNIVERSARY • Public Comment – Wilson
3. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 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 – Johar
• Public Comment – Johar (2)
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Larkspur’s 2020 Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. • Presentation
3.2 Marin Countywide Electric Vehicle Acceleration Strategy. • Presentation
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 April 19, 2023, regular meeting.
4.3 Approve minutes of the April 24, 2023, special meeting.
4.4 Adopt Ordinance 1064, a Reusable Foodware Ordinance requiring all food facility vendors to use reusable foodware for dine-in operations and compliant compostable foodware for take-out services, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Marin regarding enforcement of the Reusable Foodware Ordinance.
4.5 Adopt Resolution 21/23 confirming the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority (RVPA) Tax Rate for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year.
4.6 Adopt Resolution 22/23 renewing the Clean Stormwater Activity Fee.
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.1 APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO APPROVE APPLICATION #21-55; A REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT,
CIRCULATION ASSESSMENT PERMIT, SLOPE USE PERMIT, VESTING
TENTATIVE MAP, STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW WAIVERS, INCENTIVES AND
CONCESSIONS, DESIGN REVIEW AND CEQA EXEMPTIONS TO MODIFY AN EXISTING 5,230 SQ FT COMMERCIAL BUILDING, PROVIDE OUTDOOR SEATING, AND PERMIT A 20-UNIT CONDOMINIUM AND MIXED-USE RETAIL
PROJECT, INCLUDING FOUR AFFORDABLE UNITS ON TWO
RECONFIGURED PARCELS AT 1133-1169 MAGNOLIA AVENUE; APN NO. 020-034-14; C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONING DISTRICT; EDGE
DEVELOPMENT/SHOPS AT MAGNOLIA, LLC, APPLICANT/OWNER;
ELIZABETH BREKHUS, ESQ., FERN LEASING, INC., COLLEGE COURT, GEOFFREY HAMM, BARBARA MUSSER, CHRISTIE D. BLOOMBERG AND KATHRYN FRESCHI, APPELLANTS.
Continued from the April 19, 2023, regular meeting. Council will resume deliberations. Public comments will be heard after Council deliberations but prior to final action on the appeal.
• Additional Submittals from Applicant
• Additional Submittals from Applicant (2)
• Public Comment – Harris
• Public Comment – Silva (Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative) • Public Comment – Billaud
• Public Comment – Andre
• Public Comment – Evans
• Public Comment – Parnell
• Public Comment – O’Brien J
• Public Comment – Strong B
• Public Comment – Strong K
• Public Comment – Rosenbaum
• Public Comment – Breitman
• Public Comment – Strong B (2)
• Public Comment – Robino
• Public Comment – Pendoley
• Public Comment – Pendoley (2)
• Public Comment – Robinson
• Public Comment – Tiernan
• Public Comment – Sara
• Public Comment – Gray
• Public Comment – Firpo
• Public Comment – Murray
• Public Comment – Tede
• Public Comment – Becker
• Public Comment – Knell
• Public Comment – Housing Crisis Action Marin County
• Public Comment – Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative • Public Comment – Holmes
• Public Comment – Knell (2)
• Public Comment – Ann
• Public Comment – Pendoley (3)
• Public Comment – Walch
• Additional Letter from Appellant Fern Leasing, Inc.
• Public Comment – La Porta
• Public Comment – Housing Crisis Action
• Public Comment – Herzer
• Public Comment – Hunt
• Public Comment – Severinghaus
• Public Comment – Berland
• Public Comment – McDonnelll
• Public Comment – Russell
• Public Comment – Tiernan (2)
• Public Comment – Manis
• Additional Submittal by Appellants
• Public Comment – OBrien L
• Public Comment – Meyer
• Public Comment – Anello
• Public Comment – Bergstrom
• Additional Letter from Applicant
• Public Comment – Hausman
• Additional Letter from Applicant (2)
• Public Comment Received During Meeting – Durham
• Public Comment Received During Meeting – Sarti
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 AMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE OF THE CITY OF LARKSPUR
Council to review proposed amendments to the City’s fee schedule and set a public hearing for May 17, 2023, for adoption of the proposed amendments. • Presentation
8.2 FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 BUDGET: TRENDS AND CHALLENGES Presentation from staff about the trends and challenges informing preparation of the FY23-24 budget.
8.3 APPOINT LARKSPUR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Council to appoint a Citizen of the Year.
9. ADJOURN
Regular Meeting of May 17, 2023
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.