AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Town Hall
31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957
The Town Council and staff are returning to meeting in-person at Town Hall beginning with the April 14, 2022 meeting. The meeting will be open to the public. Additionally, the Open Session beginning at 6:00 p.m. will be televised live on Zoom. Members of the public have the option of participating in-person or remotely via Zoom. We continue to follow the State of California and the County of Marin’s Health Order guidelines and ask that you please not attend in person if you are feeling unwell or exhibiting any symptoms of the Coronavirus. Both Marin County Public Health and California Department of Public Health strongly encourage the use of masks indoors, especially for our residents who are more vulnerable to infection or more at risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19.
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Submit public comment by:
1. Emailing [email protected] prior to 4:00 P.M. the day before the meeting.
2. Attend the meeting in person and provide public comment.
3. If participating remotely, during the public comment portion of the Open Session select the “Raise Hand” icon in the Zoom meeting or press *9 if calling into the meeting. _____________________________________________________________________________
1. 4:45 pm. Call to Order.
2. Posting of agenda.
3. Open time for matters pertaining to the Closed Session items in Agenda Item 4.
4. Closed Session.
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: (Cohen v. Lagunitas Country Club, et al. Marin County Superior Court Case No. CIV2103062)
b. Conference with Labor Negotiators
Town representatives: Town Manager & Mark Wilson, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Employee organization: Ross Police Officers Association Report available online at https://www.townofross.org/towncouncil/page/town-council-meeting-233 April 14, 2022 Agenda
2 5. 6:00 p.m. Open Session. Council will return to open session and announce actions taken, if any.
6. Minutes: 3/10/22 , 3/15/22
7. Open Time for Public Expression. (5 minutes)
Limited to three minutes per speaker on items not on agenda.
8. Mayor’s Report.
9. Council Committee & Liaison Reports. (5 minutes)
10. Staff & Community Reports. (5 minutes)
a. Town Manager
b. Ross Property Owners Association.
11. Consent Agenda. (5 minutes)
The following items will be considered in a single motion, unless removed from the consent agenda:
a. Demands. (Johnson)
b. Town Council acceptance of the Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) for 2021. (Woltering)
c. Town Council consideration of approval to extend time limits of construction up to 90 days for construction at 3 Newell Road. (Robbe)
End of Consent Agenda.
12. Public Hearings on Planning Projects.
Public hearings are required for the following planning application. Staff anticipates that this item may be acted upon quickly with no oral staff report, Council discussion, or public comment. If discussion or public comment is requested, the Council may consider the item later in the agenda.
a. 30 Walnut Avenue, Design Review, Hillside Lot Permit and Variance, and Town Council consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 2244. (Weintraub, 3 minutes) Marney and Chris Solle, 30 Walnut Avenue, A.P. No. 073-71-54, Zoning: R-1:B-10 (10,000- square-foot minimum lot size); Hillside Lot, General Plan: ML (Medium Low Density), Flood Zone: X (Minimal risk area).
Project Summary: The applicant is requesting approval of Design Review and Hillside Lot Permit to construct new landscape structures, deck improvements, and entry features at April 14, 2022 Agenda
3 the existing single-family residential property. These structures, improvements, and features include a new pool and spa, equipment shed, decks, patios, trellises, steps, walkways, walls and entry gates. Variances are requested to allow for the construction of new projections and landscape structures with minor setback encroachments.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects.
Administrative Agenda.
13. Presentation by Mark Brown, Executive Officer, Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority. (10 minutes)
14. Town Council discussion and approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the Town of Ross for maintenance and construction responsibilities for the Corte Madera Creek Flood Risk management Project. (Simonitch, 15 minutes)
15. Town Council consideration and approval of the preferred payment method and rate for public use of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Ross Post Office parking lot. (Simonitch, 10 minutes)
16. Town Council review and direction to staff on a proposed Request for Proposals (RFP) for Consultant Services for the Preparation of a Town Facilities Master Plan. (Woltering, 20 minutes)
17. Town Council consideration of appointing Council liaison to the Transportation Authority of Marin Safe Routes to School Task Force for the Ross School District. (Kuhl, 5 minutes)
18. Town Manager COVID update and Council discussion on Town activities in response to COVID. (Johnson, 5 minutes)
End of Administrative Agenda.
19. No Action Items: (Mayor, 5 minutes)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
20. Adjournment.
If any of the matters discussed above are challenged in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at any public hearing described on this notice or in written correspondence delivered at, or prior to, the Council meeting at which this matter will be heard. (Government Code Section 65009). In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Town Manager at (415) 453-1453, extension 107 or (415) 453-1950 (Fax). Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the town to make reasonable accommodation to help insure accessibility to this meeting.