AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Town Hall
31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957
The meeting will be held in person. 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.
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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. 5:30 pm. Call to Order.
2. Posting of agenda/changes to agenda.
3. Closed Session.
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)
4. 6:00 p.m. Open Session. Council will return to open session and announce actions taken, if any.
5. Introduction, welcome and swearing in of new Police Officer Benjamin Parker Rubio. (Pata)
6. Open Time for Public Expression. (5 minutes)
Limited to three minutes per speaker on items not on agenda.
7. Mayor’s Report.
Report available online at https://www.townofross.org/towncouncil/page/town-council-meeting-243 Town of Ross Council Meeting
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2 8. Council Committee & Liaison Reports. (5 minutes)
9. Staff & Community Reports. (20 minutes)
a. Town Manager
b. Ross Property Owners Association
10. Consent Agenda. (5 minutes)
The following items will be considered in a single motion, unless removed from the consent agenda:
a. Minutes: 1/12/23
b. Demands. (Johnson)
c. Town Council acceptance of the Investment Report for the Three-Month Period ended December 31, 2022. (Johnson)
d. Town Council acceptance of the Financial Summary Report for the Three-Month Period ended December 31, 2022. (Johnson)
e. Adoption of Ordinance No. 720 Amending Ross Municipal Code Section 12.24 Planting, Alteration, Removal, or Maintenance of Trees (AKA the “Tree Ordinance”) (Simonitch)
f. Information related to remote participation in public meetings after February 28, 2023. (Stock)
End of Consent Agenda.
Administrative Agenda.
11. Receive progress report on the Ross Facilities Master Plan Project, discuss alternative concept options presented and provide direction to staff as needed. (Markwick, 60 minutes)
12. Receive presentation regarding Ross Valley Fire Department (RVFD) future governance options, discuss, and provide direction to staff and to the Town’s representatives on the RVFD Board as needed. – (Chief Weber, 45 minutes) End of Administrative Agenda.
Town of Ross Council Meeting
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3 Public Hearings on Planning Projects.
None.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects.
13. No Action Items: (Mayor, 5 minutes)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
14. 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.