AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Marin Art and Garden Center
30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Livermore Room
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 at the Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Livermore Room, 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. Disclosure of Ex Parte Communications on Items Where the Town Council Acts in an Adjudicatory or Quasi-Judicial Capacity
Councilmembers must (1) disclose the general nature and substance of any ex parte communications relating to the matter; and (2) provide interested parties full and fair opportunity to rebut or explain the information obtained from those communications.
4. Open Time for Public Expression.
Limited to three minutes per speaker on items not on the agenda.
5. Mayor's Report.
6. Council Committee & Liaison Reports.
Full agenda packet available online by clicking here.
Council Meeting Agenda
January 8, 2026
7. Staff & Community Reports.
a. Ross Property Owners Association
b. Town Manager
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, December 11, 2025
Regular Meeting, December 11, 2025
End of Consent Agenda.
There are no Public Hearings on Planning Projects Part 1.
Administrative Agenda.
9. Discussion regarding Ross Fire Station and Public Safety Protection Initiative:
• Presentation by Friends of the Ross Firehouse (FORF) of materials supporting proposed initiative.
• Presentation by Town staff and consultants regarding the Elections Code Section 9212 Report; and Town Council to consider adoption of Resolution No. 2544 receiving the Elections Code Section 9212 Report. (Johnson)
End of Administrative Agenda.
There are no Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part 2
10. 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
11. Meeting Evaluation.
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 ensure accessibility to this meeting.