Larkspur City Council
Minutes of November 20, 2024
LARKSPUR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur CA
November 20, 2024
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REGULAR MEETING
1. ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Candell called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Stephanie Andre, Gabe Paulson, Catherine Way, and Mayor Scot Candell
COUNCIL ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Clerk Alison Foulis, City Manager Dan Schwarz, Public Works Director Julian Skinner, and City Attorney Sky Woodruff
Mayor Candell led the pledge of allegiance.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
No one from the public wished to speak.
3. PRESENTATIONS
None
4. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Upon motion by Councilmember Paulson, and seconded by Vice Mayor Way, 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 November 6, 2024, regular meeting.
4.3 Adopt Ordinance 1083 adding Section 2.05.050 to Chapter 2.05 (Municipal Elections) of the Larkspur Municipal Code to require electronic and paperless filing of Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) campaign disclosure statements.
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
City Manager Schwarz provided a report to the Council.
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Councilmember Paulson reported on the following items:
1. 11/7/2024 Flood Zone 9 Advisory Board Meeting
2. Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM)
Vice Mayor Way reported on the following items:
1. 11/14/2024 Central Marin Police Authority and Central Marin Fire Authority Councils
2. Marin County Sea Level Rise Governance Steering Committee
Mayor Candell reported on the following items:
1. Central Marin Police Authority Electric Vehicle Purchases
Larkspur City Council
Minutes of November 20, 2024
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.1 CITY OF LARKSPUR COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, CFD NO. 2024-2 (LARKSPUR LAGOON BULKHEAD REPLACEMENT PROJECT)
Council to hold a public hearing related to the formation of CFD 2024-2 and consider adoption of Resolution 78/24 (Resolution of Formation – City of Larkspur) and Resolution 79/24 (Resolution of Necessity to Incur Debt – City of Larkspur).
City Manager Schwarz presented the staff report and answered questions from the Council.
Mayor Candell opened the public hearing.
Public comment was received from:
• James Holmes
Seeing no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Candell closed the public hearing.
Upon motion by Councilmember Paulson, and seconded by Councilmember Andre, the City Council adopted Resolution 78/24 establishing Community Facilities District No. 2024-2 (Larkspur Lagoon Bulkhead Replacement Project) of the City of Larkspur, authorizing the levy of a special tax therein, calling an election and approving and authorizing certain actions related thereto and Resolution 79/24, acting as the legislative body of Community Facilities District No. 2024-2 (Larkspur Lagoon Bulkhead Replacement Project) of the City of Larkspur, determining the necessity to incur bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $22,000,000 within Community Facilities District No. 2024-2 (Larkspur Lagoon Bulkhead Replacement Project) of the City of Larkspur and calling an election therein. The vote was unanimously in favor.
7.2 MARIN SANITARY SERVICE RATES FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION FOR 2025 AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
AND RESTATEMENT OF COLLECTION AGREEMENT OF THE CITY OF
LARKSPUR WITH MARIN SANITARY SERVICE
Council to conduct the public hearing and consider adopting Resolution 80/24 confirming the 2025 rates for garbage and recycling collection and Resolution 81/24 approving the fourth amendment to the agreement.
City Manager Schwarz introduced Jim Howison and Libby Costello of R3 Consulting Group, Inc. who provided a presentation and answered questions from the Council. Marin Sanitary Service President Patty Garbarino provided a presentation to the City Council.
Mayor Candell opened the public hearing and the City Council received public comment from:
• James Holmes
Seeing no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Candell closed the public hearing.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Way, seconded by Councilmember Paulson, the City Council adopted Resolution 80/24 confirming the proposed rates for garbage and recycling collection for 2025 and Resolution 81/24 approving the fourth amendment to the amendment and restatement of collection agreement of the City of Larkspur with Marin Sanitary Service. The vote was unanimously in favor.
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 LARKSPUR CITY HALL FACILITY RENOVATION STUDY (CIP 25-103) –
CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OUTREACH PRIOR TO RELEASE
OF THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT
Council to provide direction to staff.
Public Works Director Skinner provided a presentation and answered questions from the Council.
Public comment was received from:
• Dennis Gilardi
• Joan Lubamersky
• James Holmes
• Joan Lundstrom
• Carolyn Kiernat and Elisa Hernandez Skaggs, Page & Turnbull
Council directed staff to proceed as previously decided with public outreach as remaining as originally scoped with Page & Turnbull.
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8.2 CONSIDERATION OF A CITY OF LARKSPUR TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY Council to provide direction to staff.
Public Works Director Skinner provided a presentation and answered questions from the Council.
Public comment was received from:
• Eric Torney
• James Holmes
• Tarrell Coloway
Council directed staff to develop a Traffic Calming Policy and provided general guidance on the features of a potential policy, including that physical traffic calming be allowed subject to engineering and emergency services review and approval, that to begin a traffic calming process in a neighborhood, 7 requests from concerned neighbors should be received subject to the discretion of the Public Works Director/City Engineer, that the policy would apply to local streets only, that any traffic calming measures should receive approval from fire and police services, that two thirds of neighbors should be needed to approve the use of traffic calming measures unless otherwise indicated in a separate policy, and that a certain amount of city funds should be budgeted per year for paying for the traffic calming installations.
9. ADJOURN
The Council adjourned the meeting at 9:55 p.m.
Attested
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Alison Foulis, City Clerk