Date Posted: 8/29/2025
SPECIAL MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, September 3, 2025: 5:00 p.m.,
REGULAR MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, September 3, 2025: 6:30 p.m.,
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA
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Catherine Way, Mayor Stephanie Andre, Vice Mayor
Scot Candell Sarah Margulies Gabe Paulson
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SPECIAL MEETING 5:00 PM
1. ROLL CALL
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957)
Title: City Manager
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND ANNOUNCE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION
3. PROCLAMATIONS
3.1 Proclamation honoring Community Development Director Elise Semonian upon her retirement from the City of Larkspur.
4. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
REGULAR MEETING 6:30 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
None
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 August 20, 2025, regular meeting.
4.3 Adopt Ordinance 1090 amending Title 18 of the Larkspur Municipal Code to amend Section 18.08.255 (Definition of Floor Area), Section 18.20.050 (Percentage of Lot Coverage), Section 18.35.050 (Maximum and Minimum Floor Areas), and Chapter
18.23 (Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units) to comply with state law.
4.4 Adopt Resolution 44/25 authorizing the City Manager to execute ongoing consulting services agreements with CSG, Urban37, and Phillips Seabrook Associates for Community Development Department staff augmentation.
4.5 Adopt Resolution 46/25 approving the sale of certain exempt surplus land between 320 and 330 West Baltimore Avenue, directing the City Manager to execute the deeds for sale, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents required, in a form approved by the City Council, to effect said sale. • Public Comment – Holmes
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 LARKSPUR LIBRARY AT THE COMMONS
A. SEPTEMBER 2025 PROJECT UPDATE: BUDGET AMENDMENT
DISCUSSION AND ENHANCED LANDSCAPING OPTIONS
Council to receive an update and provide feedback.
B. RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FY 2025/2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET FOR THE ROSE LANE IMPROVEMENTS (CIP 23-103) IN THE AMOUNT OF $525,000 AND AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT TO BAUMAN LANDSCAPE AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. AS
THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER SUBMITTING THE LOWEST
RESPONSIVE BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $ $1,001,134
Council to consider adoption of Resolution 47/25.
• Staff Presentation
• Presentation – Commons Area
• Presentation – Habitat Garden
• Public Comment – Moller
9. ADJOURN
Next Regular Meeting: September 17, 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.