AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, April 3, 2025
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. Introduction and swearing in of new Senior Accountant, Susanna Zuniga-McGuire. (Johnson)
5. Mayor's Report.
6. Council Committee & Liaison Reports.
Full agenda packet available online by clicking here.
Council Meeting Agenda
April 3, 2025
7. Staff & Community Reports.
a. Town Manager
a. 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, March 13, 2025
Regular Meeting, March 13, 2025
b. Town Council to approve Resolution No. 2513 adopting the Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program approving the Bolinas Storm Drain Improvements Phase 2 Project as described in the Final IS/MND, and authorize the Public Works Director to advertise the project for public bid. (Simonitch) c. Town Council to adopt Resolution No. 2501, making minor revisions to the Council Procedures Manual for the Town of Ross. (Johnson)
d. Town Council to adopt Resolution 2514 confirming the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority tax for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. (Johnson)
e. Proclamation celebrating National Fair Housing Month, April 2025. (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. 47 Poplar Avenue, Variance and Town Council adoption of Resolution No. 2511 approving the project, subject to conditions. (Lopez-Vega)
Mark Manning, 47 Poplar Avenue, A.P. No. 073-273-01, Zoning: R-1: B-7.5, General Plan: ML (Medium Low Density), Flood Zone: AE (Floodway).
Project Summary: The applicant requests approval from the Town Council for Design Review and a Variance. The project proposes to construct a new 16’ x 32’ in-ground pool and spa in the rear yard.
The pool equipment will be located within an insulated mechanical closet. The project will also remove a portion of the existing asphalt driveway and pathway and replace it with permeable crushed rock. A variance is required to construct a pool and spa within the side and rear yard setback.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects - Part 1.
Council Meeting Agenda
April 3, 2025
Administrative Agenda.
10. Town Council to hold a cost confirmation hearing pursuant to Ross Municipal Code (RMC) §
12.20.150, to confirm all appropriate costs required to complete the nuisance abatement that occurred at 61 Shady Lane, Ross, CA from October 14, 2024 until October 16, 2024 and direct staff to record a special assessment pursuant to RMC § 12.20.160, RMC § 9.04.160 and Cal. Gov.
Code § 38773.5. At the hearing, Town Council shall hear the report, together with any objection which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the cost of the repairs. After conducting the hearing, the Town Council may make such modifications in the report as they deem necessary. After which, the Town Council shall confirm the report by adopting Resolution No. 2509. (Simonitch)
11. Town Council to Waive the First Reading, Read by Title only, and Introduce Ordinance 728 amending various Chapters of the Ross Municipal Code (RMC) to reflect clean-up amendments to Town holidays, job titles, gendered language, scrivener’s errors, grammatical corrections, errors and omissions and other administrative provisions, and direct staff to return for second reading and Adoption on May 8, 2025. (Lopez-Vega)
12. Town Council to Waive the First Reading, Read by Title only, and Introduce Ordinance 729 an ordinance to designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Ross Local Responsibility Area and direct staff to return for the second reading and Adoption on May 8, 2025. (Mahoney and Feliciano)
13. Town Council to receive a presentation from staff regarding Town recreation events and provide direction to staff on potential changes to the 2025 events. (Borthwick) End of Administrative Agenda.
Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part II.
14. 78 Shady Lane, Design Review Amendment and Town Council consideration of Resolution No. 2512. (Lopez-Vega)
Leslie Jones, 78 Shady Lane, APN 073-101-41, Zone: R-1:B-10, General Plan: VL (Very Low Density), Flood Zone: AE (Floodway)
Project Summary: The applicant requests approval from the Town Council for a Design Review Amendment. The proposed project is an amendment to the approval by the Town Council on January 12, 2023, to reduce the foyer by 7 SF and reallocate 6 SF to the northern bay windows, raise the structure to comply with FEMA regulations, and revisions to the porch, deck and exterior materials. The proposal also includes a new 6-ft high front gate and fence. To comply with FEMA flood requirements, the singlefamily residence will be raised above the base flood elevation increasing the roof height of the residence to 29’-6”.
Council Meeting Agenda
April 3, 2025
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part II.
15. No Action Items: (Mayor)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
16. 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.