Date Posted: 07/18/2025
AMENDED AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, July 23, 2025: 5:00 p.m.,
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA
Teleconference Location #1:
R93 YD5R Conaberry-Silver Spring, Ballon
County Carlow, Ireland
Teleconference Location #2
Taj Hotel, Business Center
1 Wale Street
Cape Town, South Africa
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Catherine Way, Mayor Stephanie Andre, Vice Mayor
Scot Candell Sarah Margulies Gabe Paulson
Teleconference Information:
The Larkspur City Council offers teleconference participation in the meeting via Zoom as a courtesy to the public. If no members of the City Council are attending the meeting via teleconference, and a technical error or outage occurs on the teleconference feed, the City Council will continue the meeting in public in the Larkspur City Council Chambers, 400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur CA.
Submit public comment by:
1. Emailing [email protected] prior to 4:00 P.M. on the day of the meeting,
2. Attending the meeting in-person at the Council Chambers, 400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur CA
3. Selecting the “Raise Hand” icon in the Zoom meeting, or dialing *9 if calling in to the meeting.
SPECIAL MEETING 5:00 PM
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 Proclamation recognizing Librarian Teresa Capasso upon her retirement from the City of Larkspur.
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 Adopt Resolution 40/25 approving plans and specifications and authorizing bid advertisement for the Rose Land improvements as part of CIP Project CIP 23-10.
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 INTRODUCE ORDINANCES TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE AND AMEND THE 2022 AND 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODES BASED
ON FINDINGS RELATED TO LOCAL CONDITIONS
Council to consider introducing, waiving first reading, and setting a date for a public hearing for the adoption of Ordinances 1088 and 1089.
Supplemental Report (Which includes both ordinances)
2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11 • Public Comment – Serveringhaus
• Public Comment – O’Brien
• Public Comment – Strong
• Public Comment – Peterson
• Public Comment – Murray
• Public Comment – Moller
• Public Comment – Andre
• Public Comment – Hermann
• Public Comment – R Moller
• Public Comment – Moller (2)
• Public Comment – Blauvelt
• Public Comment - Hutton
8.2 REQUEST FOR MONIES FROM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FUND (BUSINESS ENHANCEMENT FUND) FROM THE LARKSPUR CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND FROM A NEW BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Council to adopt Resolution 41/25 requesting allocation of TOT Business Enhancement Funds to the Larkspur Chamber and new business association. • Grant Proposal for Community Fair at Bon Air
9. ADJOURN
Cancelled Meeting: August 6, 2025
Next Regular Meeting: August 20, 2025
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.