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AGENDA
Special Meeting of the Ross Town Council
Wednesday June 24, 2026
Town Hall
31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957
The meeting will be held in person starting at 2:00 PM. 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 attend 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 Ross Town Hall, 31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, CA.
Teleconference Locations: 3611 Padaro Lane, Carpinteria, CA 93013 and 1 Market Street, 42nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 (Mayor Pro Tempore Robbins and Council Member Salter, respectively, are participating remotely; agendas are posted at these locations; locations are open to the public). A quorum of the Council will be physically present at the above location.
Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81635831174
Webinar ID: 816 3583 1174# or Call-in Number: +1 (669) 900-9128 Submit public comment by:
1. Emailing [email protected] prior to 10:00 A.M. the day of 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. 2:00 p.m. Call to Order.
2. Posting of agenda/changes to agenda.
3. Public Comment for Special Meeting Agenda Item.
4. Town Council to receive a report from the Town Council Subcommittee formed on May 6, 2026 (“Architectural and Engineering Services RFQ Subcommittee”) and consider the following actions:
A) Consider rescinding Resolution 2623, and consider supporting the Citizens’ Advisory Committee (“CAC”) concept presented to the Town Council on May 6, 2026, rather than the Concept B from the June 2023 Facilities Master Plan and direct staff to continue to work collaboratively with the CAC and other Town of Ross Special Meeting Agenda
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stakeholders, including Ross Valley Fire Department and Ross Valley Paramedic Authority, to implement the CAC’s concept as expeditiously as possible; B) Consider directing staff to withdraw the Town’s Request for Proposals to architects to amend the Facilities Master Plan that was authorized on June 11, 2026;
C) Consider directing staff, with the Architectural and Engineering Services RFQ Subcommittee input, to negotiate a professional services agreement for Town Council approval no later than August 6, 2026, with an architect to serve as the Civic Center project architect selected from the responses to the Request for Qualifications (RFQs) received pursuant to the February 12, 2026 RFQs, and develop a scope of work for the professional services agreement that includes detailed cost information; reconciliation of program and operational needs presented by the CAC concept as compared to Concept B approved by the Town (including but not limited to parking, secured parking for police vehicles, circulation, elevating engine bays out of the flood plain, corporation yard for Public Works); and implementation recommendations and phasing strategies.
5. 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, ext. 105 or email at [email protected]. Notification as soon as possible will enable the town to make reasonable accommodation to help ensure accessibility to this meeting.