AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, September 12, 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. 6:00 p.m. Call to Order.
2. Posting of agenda/changes to agenda.
3. Open Time for Public Expression.
Limited to three minutes per speaker on items not on the agenda.
4. Presentation of 10-year service award to Mallory Beren. (Borthwick)
5. Mayor's Report
6. Council Committee & Liaison Reports.
a. Chris Martin, Marin County Flood Control Zone 9 Advisory Board Member b. Other
Full agenda packet available online by clicking here.
Council Meeting Agenda
September 12, 2024
7. Staff & Community Reports.
a. Town Manager
b. Ross Property Owners Association
8. Consent Agenda.
The following items will be considered in a single motion, unless removed from the consent agenda:
a. Minutes: Special Meeting Closed Session, August 8, 2024 Minutes: Regular Meeting, August 8, 2024
b. Demands for August 2024. (Johnson)
c. Town Council to authorize the Town Manager to execute a Master Consultant Services Agreement with CSG Consultants, Inc. for Building Plan Review and Inspection Services during the period September 13, 2024, through June 30, 2027. (Feliciano) d. Town Council to review and accept the fiscal year 2023-24 fourth quarter, twelve-month, Financial Summary Report. (Johnson)
End of Consent Agenda.
9. 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.
a. 21 Loma Linda, Design Review, Nonconformity Permit, Hillside Lot Permit, a Variance and Town Council adoption of Resolution No. 2433 approving the project, subject to conditions. (Lopez-Vega)
Ben Kozub and Scott Golden, 21 Loma Linda, A.P. No. 072-121-04, Zoning: R-1: B-10, General Plan: ML (Medium Low Density), Flood Zone: X (Moderate Risk).
Project Summary: The applicant requests approval from the Town Council for Design Review, Nonconformity Permit, Hillside Lot Permit, and a Variance. The project proposes to renovate the existing nonconforming wooden deck, expanding it from 710 square-feet (SF) to 720 SF. Additionally, the project will include a new fireplace, seat wall and a new arbor. Variances are requested to allow for the construction of new landscape structures within the rear yard setback and a new rock wall that will measure 8 feet in height.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects - Part 1.
Council Meeting Agenda
September 12, 2024
Administrative Agenda.
10. Town Council to adopt Resolution No. 2434 to establish school zone speed limits on two-lane streets within 500 feet of Ross School, located at 9 Lagunitas Road, Ross, CA and the Branson School, located at 39 Fernhill Avenue, Ross, CA. (Pata)
11. Town Council to discuss and provide direction to staff and to the Advisory Design Review Group on pickleball court regulation options. (Feliciano) End of Administrative Agenda.
There are no Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part 2.
12. No Action Items: (Mayor)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
13. 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 Clerk at (415) 453-1453, extension 105 or email at [email protected].
Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the town to make reasonable accommodation to help insure accessibility to this meeting.