AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, June 12, 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. Emailing [email protected] prior to 4:00 P.M. the day before the meeting.
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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. Staff & Community Reports.
a. Town Manager
b. Ross Property Owners Association
Full agenda packet available online by clicking here.
Council Meeting Agenda
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7. Consent Agenda.
The following items will be considered in a single motion, unless removed from the consent agenda:
a. Minutes:
Special Meeting, Closed Session, May 8, 2025
Regular Meeting, May 8, 2025
b. Demands for May 2025
c. Proclamation in Support of National Gun Violence Awareness Month. (Mayor) d. Town Council consideration to waive the second reading, read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 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 administration provisions, which was reintroduced at the May 8, 2025 Town Council meeting. (Lopez-Vega) e. It is recommended that the Town Council consider authorizing the Town Manager to purchase three prefabricated steel truss bridges from Bridge Brothers for the Natalie Coffin Greene Park Bridge Replacement Project for $101,933 plus an approximate 23% contingency allowance for a total authorized amount of $125,000. (Simonitch)
f. It is recommended that the Town Council review the project plans and consider authorizing the Public Works Director to advertise for public construction bids for the Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Morrison Road Paving Rehabilitation Project. (Simonitch) End of Consent Agenda.
8. 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. 87 Glenwood Avenue, Design Review, Demolition Permit, Nonconformity Permit, a Variance and Town Council consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 2523 approving the project, subject to conditions. (Lopez-Vega)
Graham Ober, 87 Glenwood Avenue, A.P. No. 073-031-08, Zoning: R-1:B-7.5, General Plan:
ML (Medium Low Density), Flood Zone: X (Moderate to Low) Project Summary: The applicant requests approval from the Town Council for Design Review, Demolition Permit, Nonconformity Permit, and a Variance. The project involves the demolition of an Council Meeting Agenda
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existing nonconforming single-family residence and detached garage. A new two-story single-family residence with an attached one-car garage is proposed for construction. The new residence will encroach further into side yard setbacks. Additionally, the driveway will be relocated from the southern part of the lot to the northeast and will be constructed using permeable pavers. b. 103 Bolinas Road, Amendment to a previously approved Variance and Town Council consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 2524 approving the project, subject to conditions. (Lopez-Vega)
John Boesel and Arriana Van Meurs, 103 Bolinas Avenue, A.P. No. 073-041-12, Zoning: R-1, General Plan: M (Medium Density), Flood Zone: X (Moderate to Low) Project Summary: The applicant requests approval of an amendment from the Town Council for a previously approved Variance. On March 13, 2025, the applicant received approval from the Town Council for a 40-square-foot rear addition. However, during the building permit review, the applicant and their team determined that the approved 3-foot extension would not provide sufficient interior space to meet their design goals. As a result, they are proposing an additional 1-foot bump-out, totaling 14 square feet (SF). This revised proposal requires a variance to allow the additional 14 SF, as it would extend further into the rear and side yard setbacks and exceed the allowable floor area and building coverage.
End of Public Hearings on Planning Projects - Part 1.
Administrative Agenda.
9. It is recommended that the Town Council:
a. Receive a presentation on the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 (FYE 2026) budget; b. Adopt Resolution No. 2525 approving the FYE 2026 budget, setting the public safety parcel tax rate, and amending the Town’s Salary Schedule; c. Adopt Resolution No. 2526 setting the Town’s appropriations limit as provided in Government Code Section 7910 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. (Johnson)
10. It is recommended that the Town Council:
1. Receive and review the Ross Police Department 2024 Annual Military Equipment Report.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2527 Renewing Ordinance No. 715 regarding Town of Ross Military Equipment Use Policy. (Pata)
End of Administrative Agenda.
There are no Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part II.
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11. No Action Items: (Mayor)
a. Council correspondence
b. Future Council items
c. Council Member participation at the communication table at the Ross Post Office on the next Council meeting day
12. Meeting Evaluation.
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.