Date Posted: 7/13/2023
REGULAR MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, July 19, 2023: 6:30 p.m.
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA
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Kevin Carroll Gabe Paulson, Mayor
Scot Candell, Vice Mayor
Catherine Way
Teleconference Information:
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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
3.1 Larkspur Community Foundation: Update on Projects
• Handout provided by Larkspur Community Foundation
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 June 21, 2023, regular meeting.
4.3 Approve minutes of the June 23, 2023, special meeting.
4.4 Approve minutes of the July 5, 2023, regular meeting.
4.5 Appoint Councilmember Catherine Way as Larkspur’s voting delegate for the Cal Cities’ Annual Conference in September 2023.
4.6 Adopt Ordinance 1066 amending Chapter 18.23, “Accessory Dwelling Units,” and repealing Chapter 18.24, “Junior Accessory Dwelling Units,” of Title 18 of the Larkspur Municipal Code (Text Amendment #22-26).
4.7 Adopt Resolution 46/23 authorizing a consultant services agreement with Schaaf and Wheeler for engineering services in an amount not to exceed $280,000 for the Heatherwood Stormwater Pump Station Rehabilitation Project (CIP 24-303).
4.8 Adopt Resolution 47/23 approving a salary and job description for Recreation Coordinator.
4.9 Approve the business license for Larkspur Landing Cinema, 500 Larkspur Landing Circle. Applicant: David Corkill.
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.1 INTRODUCE AND WAIVE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 1069 AMENDING
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE LARKSPUR MUNICIPAL CODE
Council to hold a public hearing and consider waiving the first reading and introducing Ordinance 1069 amending various sections of the Municipal Code for a general municipal code cleanup ordinance.
7.2 PUBLIC HEARING ON RENT STABILIZATION AND EVICTION PROTECTIONS A. ORDINANCE 1068, THE LARKSPUR JUST CAUSE EVICTION AND
TENANT PROTECTIONS ORDINANCE
Council to consider waiving the second reading and adopting Ordinance 1068 introduced at the June 21, 2023, regular meeting.
B. ORDINANCE 1067, THE LARKSPUR RENT STABILIZATION
ORDINANCE
Council to conduct the continued public hearing and consider the possible format and details of a rent stabilization ordinance (Continued from June 21, 2023).
• Memo – Rent Stabilization and Rental Registries
• Public Comment – Vargas
• Public Comment – Edler
• Public Comment – Raftery
• Public Comment – Montiel de Cortez
• Public Comment – Shwert
• Public Comment – Dawson
• Public Comment – Aquilino
• Public Comment – Walsh
• Public Comment – Kukui
• Public Comment – Lamorte
• Public Comment – Gibson
• Public Comment – Taube
• Public Comment – Canihan
• Public Comment – Thomson
• Public Comment – Wong
• Public Comment – Hallquist
• Public Comment – Rodriguez
• Public Comment – Svenson
• Public Comment – Weiler
• Public Comment – Bernal
• Public Comment – Sexton
• Public Comment – Hallquist (2)
• Public Comment – Arrieta
• Public Comment – Mazzotti
• Public Comment – Caesar
• Public Comment – Hausman
• Public Comment – Soderberg
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
None
9. ADJOURN
Regular Meeting of August 2, 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.