CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
26 CORTE MADERA AVENUE, MILL VALLEY
March 16, 2026
5:30 p.m.
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Max Perrey, Mayor
Caroine Joachim, Vice Mayor
Urban Carmel
Katherine Jones
Stephen Burke
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CALL TO ORDER
Moment of silence to honor the nine victims of the February 2026 Lake Tahoe avalanche, which deeply impacted the local community and claimed the lives of Marin residents Danielle Keatly of Larkspur, Kate Morse of Tiburon, and Kate Vitt of Greenbrae.
ACTION OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ORDER
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Adjournment in Memory of Beloved Long-Time Mill Valley Resident Trisha Garlock, Kiddo! Education Foundation Leader.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring the Month of March 2026 as Women?s History Month.
Item 1. Women’s History Month Proclamation_260316
2. Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring Volunteer All-Star Kendra Pollack.
No Written Material_Volunteer All-Star Proclamation_Kendra Pollack_260316 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. Approval of the 2026 City Council Policies and Guidelines.
Recommended Action:
Approve the 2026 City Council Policies and Guidelines.
Item 3. MV Council Policies Update_260316
4. Second Reading and Adoption of Two Ordinances to Amend Title 14 (?Buildings and Construction Code?) of the Mill Valley Municipal Code (MVMC) to Adopt Local Regulations for Certain Residential and Non-Residential Constructions Projects, Including Clarifications and the Readoption of Local Green Building, Energy Efficiency, and Electric Vehicle Readiness Requirements as it Relates to the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards and Energy Codes (Title 24, Parts 6 and 11); and the Adoption of New Chapter 14,49 to Establish Low-Carbon Concrete Standards as it Relates to the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11).
Recommended Action:
Adopt Ordinance No. ___ and Ordinance No. ___.
Item 4. Green Code and Concrete Ordinance Updates_260316
5. Consideration of the Purchase and Installation of Temporary Public Art for Three Miller Avenue Locations for Lumisphere Lighted Sculptures.
Recommended Action:
Approve the Purchase and Installation of two additional Lumisphere lighted sculptures, by artist Colin Selig.
Item 5. Public Art Sculpture_260316
6. Consideration of a Resolution Accepting as Complete the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No.__.
Item 6. NOC_2025 Sanitary Sewer Improvement_260316
7. Consideration of a Resolution to Award a Professional Services Agreement with MNS Engineers, Inc. for the 2026 Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project to Include Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Rehabilitation of Sanitary Sewers on and within Several Streets in the City of Mill Valley.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No.__.
Item 7. Approve CM Contract 2026 Sewer Improvements_260316 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.
COUNCIL/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
OLD BUSINESS
8. Consideration of the City Council Work Plan Update with the Addition of an Executive Summary and Prioritized Projects.
Recommended Action:
Receive report and confirm updated work plan.
Publish Under Separate Cover_Updated 2026 Workplan w Exec Summary_PUSC_260316 Item 8_2026-2027 Work Plan Revisions_260316
Item 8. Att 1. AMENDED_February 2, 2026 Approved 2026-27 Work Plan_260209_260316_redlined Item 8. Att 2. AMENDED_2026-2027 Work Plan Revisions_260316_redlined
NEW BUSINESS
9. Consideration of City Council Options for Tobacco Sales Regulations.
Recommended Action:
Receive report and provide recommendations to staff.
Publish Under Separate Cover_Tobacco Regulation Ordinance_PUSC_260316 Item 9. Tobacco Regulation Ordinance_260316
Item 9_E-COMMENTS_(no. 1 - no. 19)
10. Presentation of Sewer Service Rate Study and Initiation of Proposition 218 Process.
Recommended Action:
Receive presentation, review staff recommendations, and adopt Resolution No.__ and Resolution No.__.
Item 10. Sewer Service Rate Study_260316
11. Consideration of a Letter from the Mayor in Support of AB 1761: Improving Energy Bill Transparency.
Recommended Action:
Approve Letter.
Item 11. Letter re AB 1761 Improving Energy Bill Transparency_260316
PUBLIC HEARING
12. Introduction of an Ordinance to amend Title 20 (?1 Zoning Code?) of the Mill Valley Municipal Code (MVMC) to: amend chapter 20.40 to encompass commercial use and development regulations for all four commercial zone districts which are currently contained in individual chapters; delete chapters 20.36, 20.42, 20.45, and 20.48 to reflect the consolidated regulations in revised chapter 20.40; update 20.64 to establish and streamline use permit regulations; relocate variance and zoning amendment regulations from chapter 20.64 to new chapters 20.63 and 20.69 respectively; update definitions in chapter 20.08 and references in chapters 20.18, 20.30, 20.59, 20.68 and 20.74 to reflect the proposed modifications; find that the ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and adopt the ordinance.
Recommended Action:
Introduce the Ordinance by title only and waive first reading.
Item 12. Commercial Code Update_260316
13. Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Title 2, Chapter 2.22, Section 2.22.030 of the Mill Valley Municipal Code to Increase City Council Compensation.
Recommended Action:
Introduce the Ordinance by title only and waive first reading.
Item 13. City Council Stipend Update_260316
CLOSED SESSION
A.
CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS ? Following Public Comment, the City Council will adjourn to Closed Session to consider the following:
1A.
Conference with Legal Counsel ? Existing Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9) Friends of Hauke Park v. City of Mill Valley ? Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV0000005; Friends of Hauke Park v. City of Mill Valley ? Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV0002212; Friends of Hauke Park v. City of Mill Valley ? Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV0009204.
B.
ACTION OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION
ADJOURNMENT
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