AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Town Hall
31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957
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 COVID19.
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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.
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1. 5:30 pm. Call to Order.
2. Posting of agenda.
3. Open time for matters pertaining to the Closed Session item in Agenda Item 4.
4. Closed Session.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Pursuant to Government Code section 54957)
Title: Town Manager
5. 6:00 p.m. Open Session. Council will return to open session and announce actions taken, if any.
6. Swearing in Ceremony for new Police Sergeant Danny Moy. (Pata) Report available online at https://www.townofross.org/towncouncil/page/town-council-meeting-234 May 12, 2022 Agenda
2 7. Introduction and welcome to new employee Rebecca Markwick, Planning and Building Director. (Johnson)
8. Open Time for Public Expression. (5 minutes)
Limited to three minutes per speaker on items not on agenda.
9. Mayor’s Report.
10. Council Committee & Liaison Reports. (5 minutes)
11. Staff & Community Reports. (5 minutes)
a. Town Manager
b. Ross Property Owners Association.
12. Consent Agenda. (5 minutes)
The following items will be considered in a single motion, unless removed from the consent agenda:
a. Minutes: 4/14/22 , 4/28/22
b. Demands. (Johnson)
c. Town Council acceptance of the Third Quarter, Nine Month, Financial Summary Report. (Johnson)
d. Town Council acceptance of the Investment Report for the Nine Month Period ended March 31, 2022. (Johnson)
e. Town Council approval of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Report and related budget adjustment. (Johnson)
f. Town Council consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 2245 Assembly Bill 361 Amending Open Meeting Laws to Expand Teleconference Meeting Options During Proclaimed State of Emergencies. (Stock)
g. Town Council consideration of a Consultant Services Agreement with Moe Engineering Inc. for Civil Engineering professional services for the 2022 Pavement Rehabilitation, Fernhill Pathway, and Drainage Improvement Projects. (Simonitch) h. Town Council consideration of a Consultant Services Agreement with Moe Engineering Inc. for Civil Engineering professional services for the Ross Common Pathway Rehabilitation Project. (Simonitch)
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3 i. Town Council authorization to execute amendment to lease agreement with Ross School District to enable intermittent use of Ross School outdoor restrooms by the community. (Johnson)
j. Town Council authorization of Town Manager or her designee to execute a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the processing of Parking Citations. (Pata) k. Town Council consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 2246 appropriating Road Repair and Accountability Act (SB 1) funding to the FY 2022-23 Annual Operating Budget and adopting the Fernhill Avenue roadway pavement project as the project to be funded by SB 1 in FY 2022-23. (Simonitch)
End of Consent Agenda.
Administrative Agenda.
13. Update regarding Ross Valley Fire Department’s (RVFD) draft Request for Proposals for a Study to Develop Policy Options for the RVFD Board Surrounding Future Leadership/Governance. (Kuhl, 5 minutes)
End of Administrative Agenda.
Public Hearings on Planning Projects.
14. 1 Ames Avenue, Design Review, Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit, Demolition Permit, and Variance, and Town Council consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 2247. (Weintraub, 20 minutes)
Erin and Darius Mozaffarian, 1 Ames Avenue, A.P. No. 073-201-03, Zoning: R-1:B-A, General Plan: VL (Very Low Density), Flood Zone: AE (Area subject to inundation by 1- percent-annual chance flood event).
Project Summary: The applicant is requesting approval of Design Review to construct first-story and second-story additions to the existing single-family residence and garage; renovate exterior building façades; construct new front yard fences and gates; and rehabilitate the landscape. Request for Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Permit to construct a new detached accessory dwelling unit is ministerial in nature and subject to administrative approval. Variance is required to construct new pool equipment and associated enclosure with nonconforming side and rear yard setbacks. Demolition Permit is required to alter more than twenty-five percent of the exterior walls or exterior wall coverings of a residence.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects.
15. No Action Items: (Mayor, 5 minutes)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
16. Adjournment.
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4 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.