AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Town Hall
31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957
The meeting will be open to the public. 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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1. Emailing [email protected] prior to 4:00 P.M. the day before the meeting.
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1. 6:00 pm. Call to Order.
2. Posting of agenda.
3. Open Time for Public Expression. (5 minutes)
Limited to three minutes per speaker on items not on agenda.
4. Mayor’s Report.
5. Council Committee & Liaison Reports. (5 minutes)
6. Staff & Community Reports. (20 minutes)
a. Town Manager
b. Ross Property Owners Association
c. Yes on Measure C Committee
Report available online at https://www.townofross.org/towncouncil/page/town-council-meeting-239 October 13, 2022 Agenda
2 7. Consent Agenda. (5 minutes)
The following items will be considered in a single motion, unless removed from the consent agenda:
a. Minutes: 9/8/22
b. Demands. (Johnson)
c. Town Council consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 2272 Assembly Bill 361 Amending Open Meeting Laws to Expand Teleconference Meeting Options During Proclaimed State of Emergencies. (Stock)
d. Town Council consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 2273 Approving the Grant Agreement with Marin County Parks for Parks Measure A Grant Funds and authorizing the Town Manager to execute the agreement. (Johnson) End of Consent Agenda.
Administrative Agenda.
8. Town Council consideration/direction of a Recreation Department After School Extended Childcare Program and Budget Adjustment. (Castets, 20 minutes)
9. Town Council approval of Consultant Services Agreement for Preparation of the Town Master Facilities Plan and authorizing the Town Manager to execute the agreement and amend the Budget. (Markwick, 10 minutes)
10. Town Council consideration of introduction of Ordinance No. 718 which adopts and amends Title 15 of the Ross Municipal Code to adopt the 2022 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the 2022 California Code of Regulations. (Markwick, 10 minutes)
11. Town Council consideration of introduction of Ordinance No. 719 which revises Chapter
14.04 of the Ross Municipal Code – adopting the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code and 2021 International Fire Code with certain local amendments and additions and Appendix A of the 2021 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. (Bastianon, 10 minutes)
12. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Study Session. (Markwick, 30 minutes) End of Administrative Agenda.
Public Hearings on Planning Projects.
13. *This item has been continued to November 10, 2022 Council meeting. 21 Loma Linda Avenue, Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit.
October 13, 2022 Agenda
3 Scott Golden and Ben Kozub, 21 Loma Linda Avenue, A.P. No. 073-261-10, Zoning: R-1: B10, General Plan: ML (Medium Low Density), Flood Zone: X.
Project Summary: The applicant is requesting approval to construct a new 535-squarefoot, attached, second-story accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above the existing garage and carport. ADU Permit Exception is required to allow a newly constructed ADU in the front yard setback. The proposed ADU will match the existing residence with dark brown shingles and dark charcoal asphalt shingle roof.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects.
14. No Action Items: (Mayor, 5 minutes)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
15. 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.