Date Posted: 12/22/2025
REGULAR MEETING of the Larkspur City Council
Wednesday, January 7, 2026: 6:30 p.m.
Larkspur City Council Chambers
400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA
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Stephanie Andre, Mayor Gabe Paulson, Vice Mayor
Scot Candell Sarah Margulies Catherine Way
Teleconference Information:
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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)
• Public Comment - Asselstine
• Public Comment – Arlene F.
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Larkspur Corte-Madera School District Presentation: “Safe, Modern Schools Without Increasing Tax Rates.”
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 December 3, 2025, special & regular meeting.
4.3 Approve minutes of the December 10, 2025, special meeting.
4.4 Adopt Ordinance 1094 amending various sections of the Larkspur Municipal Code for a general code cleanup.
4.5 Adopt Resolution 01/26 defining the Management Unit of Employees and establishing salaries and benefits for members of the Unit.
4.6 Adopt Resolution 02/26 authorizing a request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the allocation of FY 2026/27 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding and adopt Resolution 03/26 amending the FY 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program budget in the amount of $125,000 for the Pathway Repaving 2025 Project.
5. CITY MANAGER’S ORAL REPORT
• Presentation
6. COUNCILMEMBERS’ ORAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.1 FIRE PROTECTION IMPACT FEE
Council to hold a public hearing and consider taking the following actions, in order:
A. ADOPT RESOLUTION 04/26 ADOPTING THE FIRE PROTECTION
IMPACT FEE NEXUS STUDY
B. ADOPT ORDINANCE 1095 AMENDING THE LARKSPUR MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 3.36 TO ESTABLISH A FIRE PROTECTION
IMPACT FEE ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL MARIN FIRE AUTHORITY C. ADOPT RESOLUTION 05/26 ADOPTING A FIRE PROTECTION IMPACT FEE IN THE CITY’S SCHEDULE OF USER AND REGULATORY FEES
• Presentation
8. BUSINESS ITEMS
8.1 REQUEST FOR ADDITION TO UNFUNDED PROJECTS LIST IN THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FROM THE LARKSPUR COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION FOR MINI-PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT THE BASE OF THE
ARCH STREET STEPS
Council to receive a presentation from the Larkspur Community Foundation and provide direction to staff.
• Presentation
• Public Comment – River
• Public Comment – Larkspur Community Foundation (Petition) • Public Comment – Lerner
• Public Comment – Swisher
• Public Comment – Klitsner
• Public Comment – Andelin
• Public Comment – Baxter
• Public Comment – Love
• Public Comment – Gilardi
• Late Attachment - Unfunded Projects List 25-26
8.2 REQUEST FOR MONIES FROM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FUND (BUSINESS ENHANCEMENT FUND) FROM THE LARKSPUR CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
Council to consider request from the Larkspur Chamber of Commerce. • Memo – Chamber of Commerce
• Public Comment - Holland
8.3 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 1096 AMENDING SECTIONS OF TITLE 15
OF THE LARKSPUR MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE AND AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, TITLE 24, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS Council to consider introducing, waiving first reading, and setting a date for a public hearing for the adoption of Ordinance 1096.
8.4 CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
Council to ratify Mayor’s updated appointments for 2026. • Mayor’s Appointment List for 2026
9. ADJOURN
Regular Meeting: January 21, 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.