AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Town Hall
31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957
The meeting will be held in person. As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may participate remotely and provide public comment via Zoom. Please be advised that those participating in the meeting remotely via Zoom do so at their own risk. Council meetings will not be canceled due to technical difficulties. If no members of the Town Council are attending the meeting via teleconference, and a technical error or outage occurs on the teleconference feed, the Town Council will continue the meeting in person in the Ross Town Hall, 31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, CA.
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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. 6:00 p.m. Call to Order.
2. Posting of agenda/changes to agenda.
3. Mayor’s Report.
4. Council Committee & Liaison Reports.
5. Staff & Community Reports.
a. Town Manager
b. Ross Property Owners Association
Full agenda packet available online by clicking here.
Town of Ross Council Meeting Agenda
March 14, 2024
6. Consent Agenda.
The following items will be considered in a single motion, unless removed from the consent agenda:
a. Minutes: Revised Meeting, February 15, 2024
b. Demands. (Johnson)
c. Town Council review of the information provided in the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, Annual Progress Report (APR) and General Plan APR for 2023 and authorize its submittal to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and to the State Department of Housing and Community Development. (Feliciano) d. Town Council adoption of Resolution No. 2405 opposing Initiative No. 21-0042A1, the California Business Roundtable’s (CBRT) “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act”. (Johnson)
e. Town Council approval of the Town Hall Parking Lot Accessibility Improvement Project and authorize staff to advertise for construction bids. (Simonitch) f. Town Council approval of the Town of Ross Draft Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 with no findings. (Johnson) End of Consent Agenda.
7. Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part 1.
Public hearings are required for the following planning applications. Staff anticipates that these items 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.
No items.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects - Part 1.
Administrative Agenda.
8. Town Council discussion to provide feedback and direction to staff on requested Zoning Code Amendments including an exception process for floor area and the applicability of demolition permits. (Feliciano)
End of Administrative Agenda.
Town of Ross Council Meeting Agenda
March 14, 2024
Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part II.
9. 65 Wellington Avenue, Design Review, Nonconformity Permit, Hillside Lot Permit and Town Council consideration of Resolution No. 2401. (Lopez-Vega) Sutro Architects, APN 072-071-08, Zone: R-1:B-10, General Plan: ML (Medium Low Density), Flood Zone: X (Minimal Risk)
Project Description:
The applicant requests approval from the Town Council for Design Review, Nonconformity Permit, and Hillside Lot Permit. The project will renovate the existing single-family residence consisting of interior and exterior remodel, which includes reconfiguring the front stairs of the home and adding a 17 square-foot (SF) porch with an overhang. The project will also convert the existing basement into a JADU and transfer the floor area to construct a 260 SF new primary suite on the second level that will be over existing space. The project will add a new roof that will match the existing. The exterior of the house will be painted navy blue with a creamy white trim. Additionally, the project will reconfigure parts of the front yard landscape, implement retaining walls, and install a new 6-foot gate.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part II.
10. No Action Items: (Mayor)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
11. Open Time for Public Expression.
Limited to three minutes per speaker on items not on the agenda.
12. 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.