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AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Ross Town Council
October 8, 2026
6:00 PM
Town Hall
31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957
The meeting will be held in person. Members of the public have an opportunity to comment on items not on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting during Open Time for Public Expression. Members of the public have an opportunity to comment on items on the agenda following the staff presentation and Council questions to staff, prior to the final Council deliberations. Speakers are allotted 3 minutes, though, occasionally, the Mayor may choose a shorter time allocation. 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 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: Courteous dialogue that supports freedom of speech and diversity of opinion is expected from the Town Council, staff, and members of the public. ____________________________________________________________________________
1. 6:00 p.m. Call to Order.
2. Report out any actions taken during the closed session of the Ross Town Council on September 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026.
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3. Posting of agenda/changes to agenda.
Full agenda packet available online by clicking here.
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.
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:
• Regular Meeting September 10, 2026.
b. Town Council to approve Demands: August 2026
c. Town Council to review and consider accepting the fiscal year 2025-26 fourth quarter, twelve-month Financial Summary Report. (Johnson)
d. Town Council to consider adopting Resolution No. 2650 accepting the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026, Annual Report on Development Impact Fees (AB 1600 Report). (Johnson)
End of Consent Agenda.
9. Public Hearing 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 verbal 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. None
End of Public Hearing on Planning Projects.
Administrative Agenda.
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10. Town Council to hold a public hearing, receive an update from staff on the process to amend the Facilities Master Plan, and decide if it wants to:
a) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Gensler, Inc. for additional Fire Station programming, comparative analysis, and Civic/Public Safety test-fit services in the amount of $69,900;
b) Appropriate $69,900 from the undesignated Operating Fund balance in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget for implementation of Amendment No. 2; c) Increase the Facilities Master Plan Amendment total Project budget from $325,000 to $412,300 including $17,400 from Amendment No. 1 approved by the Town Council on August 13,2026 and $69,900 for Amendment No. 2; and
d) Authorize the Town Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Gensler Inc. (Kelley)
11. Town Council to consider the recommendation of the Finance Subcommittee regarding authorizing staff to conduct a recruitment to fill the vacant appointed Town Treasurer position. (Johnson)
12. Town Council to consider if and how it wants to fill the committee, subcommittee, and liaison assignments recently vacated by former Councilmember Kircher prior to the reorganization of the Town Council following the certification of the November 3, 2026, election results. (Koblick de León)
End of Administrative Agenda.
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 via email at [email protected] or by phone at (415) 453-1453, ext. 105. Providing notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the town to make reasonable accommodation to help ensure accessibility to this meeting.