CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
26 CORTE MADERA AVENUE, MILL VALLEY
June 5, 2023
5:30 p.m.
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Jim Wickham, Mayor
Urban Carmel, Vice Mayor
Stephen Burke
Max Perrey
Caroline Joachim
CALL TO ORDER
ACTION OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ORDER
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PRESENTATIONS
1A.
Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to the Mill Valley Eagle Scouts (Troop 1 Girls and Troop 1 Boys).
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1. Presentation of a Proclamation Celebrating the Tam High Mountain Bike Team’s Triumph at the 2023 NICA NorCal State Championship.
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2. Presentation from the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority’s (MWPA) Executive Officer, Mark Brown.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
The following items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and are approved by a single motion without discussion. The Mayor or any member of the City Council or the public may request that any item listed under the Consent Calendar be removed and action taken separately. In the event that an item is removed from the Consent Calendar, it shall be considered in its numerical order.
3. Consideration of a Resolution Making an Appointment to Fill an Unscheduled Vacancy on the Emergency Preparedness Commission.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 23-___.
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4. Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize the Mayor to Execute on Behalf of the City a Three-Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Cooperation Agreement with the County of Marin.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 23-___.
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5. Consideration of a Resolution to Adopt a List of Projects Eligible to be Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 23-___.
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6. Consideration of Resolution to Authorize the Continuation of the Tamalpais Park Street Tree Assessment District: 1) a Resolution Continuing Improvements and Ordering the Engineer’s Report; 2) a Resolution Approving the Engineer’s Report; and 3) a Resolution Declaring Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments and Setting the Public Hearing for June 26, 2023.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 23-___, No. 23-___, No. 23-___, and set the Public Hearing for June 26, 2023.
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Persons wishing to address the City Council on subjects not on the agenda may do so at this time. State law prohibits Council action on any item not listed on the agenda unless Council determines that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the City's attention after the agenda was posted. Other items will generally be referred to staff or received as information. When addressing the City Council, please: 1) State your name and address; 2) Address the Mayor; 3) State your views succinctly 4) Avoid repetition 5) Limit comments to 3 minutes.
Please note:
The Mayor will allow time for public comment on each agenda item.
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COUNCIL/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS PUBLIC OPEN TIME:
Persons wishing to address the City Council on subjects not on the agenda may do so at this time. State law prohibits Council action on any item not listed on the agenda unless Council determines that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the City's attention after the agenda was posted. Other items will generally be referred to staff or received as information. When addressing the City Council, please: 1) State your name and address; 2) Address the Mayor; 3) State your views succinctly 4) Avoid repetition 5) Limit comments to 3 minutes.
Please note:
The Mayor will allow time for public comment on each agenda item.
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NEW BUSINESS
7. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing a Collection Rate Application from Mill Valley Refuse Service for a 4.49% Maximum Rate Increase Effective July 1, 2023.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 23-___.
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8. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Encroachment License, Maintenance, and Removal Agreement with Friends of No. 9, Inc. for Installation and Maintenance of the Historic Steam Engine Locomotive "Engine No. 9." Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 23-___.
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PUBLIC HEARING
9. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Title 14 (“Building and Construction”) of the Mill Valley Municipal Code Adding Chapter 14.36 (“Mandatory Seismic Retrofit of Certain Residential Buildings”).
Recommended Action:
Introduce the Ordinance and waive First Reading.
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COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION
CLOSED SESSION
A.
CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS – Following Public Comment, the City Council will adjourn to Closed Session to consider the following:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation. Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Gary Nemer, Trustee of the Nemer Family Trust, and Gary Nemer, Individual v. City of Mill Valley, Mill Valley City Council, Steve Geiszler, and Erin Geiszler (Marin County Superior Court, Case No. CIV1701132)
2. Conference with the City’s Labor Negotiators City Manager Cusimano and City Attorney Khalsa Regarding the Police Officers Association, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and Non-Represented Management, Technical, Confidential and Part-Time Employees: Government Code Section 54957.6.
B.
ACTION OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
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