AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, December 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. Mayor's Report.
5. Council Committee & Liaison Reports.
6. Presentation by Diane Doodha regarding the Marin County Commission on Aging. Full agenda packet available online by clicking here.
Council Meeting Agenda
December 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, November 14, 2024 Minutes: Regular Meeting, November 14, 2024
Minutes: Special Meeting Closed Session, November 20, 2024 b. Demands for November 2024. (Johnson)
c. Town Council to authorize Town Manager to execute an agreement with the County of Marin in an amount not to exceed $7,406 for the Town’s participation in the regional ADU Center for two years ending December 31, 2026. (Feliciano) d. Town Council to adopt Resolution No. 2440 for a one- year time extension for Design Review, Demolition, and Nonconformity Permit to alter the existing non-conforming residence which will not result in an increase to the existing non-conforming floor area of the existing single-family residence location at 8 North Road. (Lopez-Vega) e. Town Council to adopt Resolution No. 2443 authorizing the Town Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement for Collection, Removal and Disposal of Garbage, Rubbish, Waste Matter and Refuse in the Town of Ross, California, to make changes to the program providing compostable materials carts to residential customers. (Johnson)
f. Town Council to authorize the Town Manager to pay up to $10,000 for additional closing costs related to the Laurel Grove Safe Pathways Project Phase IIB Right of Way acquisition escrow; and appropriate $10,000 of additional funds from the Facilities and Equipment fund for this purpose. (Simonitch)
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. 40 Upper Road, Design Review, a Hillside Lot Permit and Town Council adoption of Resolution No. 2441 approving the project, subject to conditions. (Lopez-Vega) Council Meeting Agenda
December 12, 2024
Pamela Sher, 40 Upper Road, A.P. No. 073-071-08, Zoning: R-1: B-A, General Plan: VL (Very Low Density), Flood Zone: X (Moderate to Low Risk).
Project Summary: The applicant requests approval for Design Review, and a Hillside Lot Permit. The project proposes rehabilitating the existing side yard landscaping to include a new infinity swimming pool measuring 17’ x 45’, a wood deck, pool equipment enclosure, terraced patios and stairs, site grading and retaining walls measuring up to 6 feet, plantings for screening, and downward and shielded exterior step lighting fixtures.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects - Part 1.
Administrative Agenda.
10. Town Council to conduct a public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 2442 authorizing maximum rates imposed and collected by Marin Sanitary Service for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collection and Disposal Services to be effective January 1, 2025, and determining that the Town’s franchise fees are justified by the Town’s costs of providing solid waste services and reasonable charges for the use of Town property for solid waste services. (Johnson)
End of Administrative Agenda.
There are no Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part 2.
11. No Action Items: (Mayor)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
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 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.