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AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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.
Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512972869
Webinar ID: 865 1297 2869# or Call-in Number: +1 (669) 900-9128 Submit public comment by:
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.
Respectful Dialogue: The Town Council of the Town of Ross encourages a respectful dialogue that supports freedom of speech and values diversity of opinion. The Town Council, staff, and members of the public are expected to be civil and courteous, and to refrain from questioning the character or motives of others participating in the meeting. The Town expects that speakers will not use threatening, profane, or abusive language which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the Town Council meeting. Members of the Public may comment on any item on the agenda during Town Council consideration of the item. The Mayor will invite public comment following the staff presentation and prior to final Council deliberations. Each speaker will be allotted time for comment as set by the Mayor (generally 3 minutes). ____________________________________________________________________________
1. 6:00 p.m. Call to Order.
2. Posting of agenda/changes to agenda.
Full agenda packet available online by clicking here.
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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. Presentation of Proclamation to retiring Town Clerk Cyndie Martel
6. Presentation of Proclamation to Anabella Serrano, retired Post Mistress, Town of Ross
7. Presentation of 5-year service award to Chief Raffaello Pata. (Johnson)
8. Mayor's Report.
9. Council Committee & Liaison Reports.
10. Staff & Community Reports.
a. Ross Property Owners Association
b. Town Manager
11. Consent Agenda.
The following items will be considered in a single motion, unless removed from the consent agenda:
a. Minutes:
Special Meeting Closed Session, February 12, 2026
Regular Meeting, February 12, 2026
b. Demands: January 2026
c. Town Council to review the information provided in the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, Annual Progress Report and General Plan Annual Progress Report for 2025 and authorize its submittal to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and to the State Department of Housing and Community Development with respect to the Housing Element Annual Progress Report. (Feliciano)
d. Town Council to consider adopting Resolution No. 2612 re-appointing Laura Dewar to serve another two-year term on the Town of Ross Advisory Design Review Group (term to end August 13, 2027). (Feliciano)
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e. Town Council to consider authorizing the Town Manager to renew the 2020 Professional Services Agreement with Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth for Bond Counsel services. (Simonitch)
f. Town Council to review the project plans and consider authorizing the Public Works Director to advertise for public construction bids for the Shady Lane Safe Routes to School Project. (Simonitch)
End of Consent Agenda.
There are no Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part 1.
Administrative Agenda.
12. Town Council to receive an update regarding the implementation of the adopted Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and discuss any desired changes or additions to the CIP for the upcoming fiscal year. Based on the discussion, a final draft version of the CIP will be included for consideration in the fiscal year 2026-2027 (FYE27) budget discussions. (Simonitch)
End of Administrative Agenda.
There are no Public Hearings on Planning Projects – Part 2
13. 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
14. Meeting Evaluation.
15. 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.