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AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING of the ROSS TOWN COUNCIL and
ANNUAL BUDGET WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 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.
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Submit public comment by:
1. Emailing [email protected] prior to 12:00 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, 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 expectsthat 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. 9:00 a.m. Call to Order.
Special Meeting Annual Budget Workshop
April 23, 2026
2. Posting of agenda.
3. Public Comment for Items on the Agenda.
Limited to three minutes per speaker on items on the agenda.
4. Introduction of new Town Clerk/Senior Management Analyst Zach Koblick de Leon Annual Budget Workshop
5. Review and confirm Town goals. (Johnson)
6. Town Council to review and provide guidance to the Town Manager on the draft Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FYE27) budget, including the draft Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan, beginningJuly 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. (Johnson)
7. Town Council to consider a request for FYE 27 funding in the amount of $25,500 from the Ross Property Owners’ Association and provide direction to staff regarding the amount of funding to include in the FYE 27 budget. (Johnson) Next steps and wrap up.
Regular Agenda
8. Town Council to consider awarding a construction contract for the Shady Lane Safe Routes to School Project and authorizing the Town Manager to enter into a construction contract with Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. in the amount of $217, 217; and authorizing an approximate 10% ministerial contingency of up to $20,000 for potential change orders to address unforeseen conditions. (Simonitch)
9. Town Council to provide direction to the Town Manager on the planning of a Governance Workshop for the Town Council, Town Attorney and Town management staff. (Johnson)
10. 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 Manager at (415) 453-1453, extension 107 or (415) 453-1950 (Fax). Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the town to make reasonable accommodation to help insure accessibility to this meeting.