1 San Anselmo Council Approved Minutes
Regular Meeting
Town Council Chambers and Via teleconference
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Mayor Burdo called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Call to Order: Optional Pledge of Allegiance
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Burdo, Mayor
Eileen Burke, Vice Mayor
Brian Colbert
Alexis Fineman
Tarrell Kullaway
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Dave Donery, Town Manager
Megan Acevedo, Town Attorney
Jason Weber, RVFD Chief
Heidi Scoble, Planning Director
Serge Avila, Town Clerk
1.0 Interviews with (1) Applicant for the Planning Commission and (3) Applicants for the Library Advisory Board were conducted.
Open Time for Public Expression
Mr. Art Wasserman, Hooper Lane, stated there is heavy bicycle and pedestrian traffic on Lansdale Avenue. The installation of bricks and reflectors in the road as a traffic calming measure has done nothing. E-bikes have exacerbated the problem exponentially. He asked for the installation of speed bumps.
Mr. Ross Asselstine, San Anselmo Avenue, discussed the financial picture of the Flood Zone 9 Tax. San Anselmo residents have gotten nothing for the $10 million contributed. He asked for an update on the Building Bridge 2 Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
Council requests for future agenda items; Committee liaison reports; questions and comments to staff; miscellaneous items
Vice Mayor Burke reported she did not have any meetings to attend; the Hilldale Pocket Park is coming along splendidly.
Councilmember Colbert reported he attended the Ross Valley Fire Board Special Meeting; the Financial Advisory Board meeting regarding Measure D; the Safe Routes to Schools Task Force meeting; Rene Voss’ photographic exhibit at Town Books; celebrated the Lunar New Year at the Pine Street Clinic; the Historical Commission meeting; gave an update from the Creek Park Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
Vice Mayor Burke had a question about the letter sent from the ad hoc subcommittee and stated it should have been vetted by the Council.
Councilmember Fineman reported she attended the Open Space Committee meeting regarding 2 monitoring of local goat grazing areas; the Climate Action Commission meeting.
Councilmember Kullaway stated she would like the Council to discuss Council term limits at an upcoming meeting.
Mayor Burdo reported he attended the CPMC meeting which had a discussion about the improvement to the Pavement Condition Index (PCI); the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA) meeting; the Fire Board Meeting; the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC) conference hosted by the League of California Cities; met in a group meeting with Senator McGuire.
Ross Valley Fire Department (RVFD) Battalion Chief Dan Mahoney gave an update on the recent structure fire in San Anselmo.
Special Presentation
Mayor’s Proclamation Honoring the Community Service of Lisa Graham Mayor Burdo presented Ms. Graham with the Proclamation.
Ms. Graham thanked the Council for the gesture and stated it was her pleasure to serve the Town.
Mayor Burdo opened the meeting to public comments.
Mr. Ron Kerr, Parks and Recreation Commissioner, stated it was a pleasure to have worked with Ms. Graham.
Mayor Burdo closed the meeting to public comments.
The Council thanked Ms. Graham for her service.
Consent Agenda
1.1 Approve the Draft Minutes of the Town Council Meeting- January 10, 2023
1.2 Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 4470 to Allow for Virtual Town Council and Committee Meetings in Compliance with AB 361
1.3 Consider to Appoint one (1) applicant to the Planning Commission and Appoint three (3) applicants to the Library Advisory Board
1.4 Revenue and Expenditure Reports, December 2022
1.5 December 2022 Financial Report on Recreation Fund
1.6 Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Hinderliter de Llamas and Associates dba HdL Companies for sales, use and transaction tax audit and information services
1.7 Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Hinderliter de Llamas and Associates dba HdL Companies including HdL Coren and Cone for property tax audits and information services
3 1.8 Resolution No. 4469 Authorizing the Examination of Transactions (Sales) and Use Tax Records
1.9 Quarterly Treasurer’s Investment Report, December 31, 2022
1.10 Receive and File Staff Report Regarding Remote Participation in Town Council Meetings after February 28, 2023
1.11 Receive and File the Climate Action Update
1.12 Adopt Resolution No. 4471 Declaring Emergency Related to the Redwood Road Landslide; and finding the Resolution is exempt from CEQA, Public Resources Code Section 2100 et seq. because it relates to an emergency- CEQA Guidelines Section 15269 Mayor Burdo opened the meeting to public comments.
There were no public comments.
Mayor Burdo closed the meeting to public comments.
Councilmember Fineman asked that items 1.1 and 1.3 be pulled for discussion.
M/s, Burke/Colbert, Motion to approve the Consent Calendar of items 1.2, 1.4 – 1.12 with the removal of items 1.1 and 1.3
AYES: Colbert, Fineman, Kullaway, Vice Mayor Burke, Mayor Burdo
1.1 Approve the Draft Minutes of the Town Council Meeting- January 10, 2023 Councilmember Fineman stated she would need to abstain from voting on this item since she was not at the meeting.
M/s, Burke/Kullaway, Motion to approve Consent Calendar item 1.1.
AYES: Colbert, Kullaway, Vice Mayor Burke, Mayor Burdo
ABSTAIN: Fineman
1.3 Consider to Appoint one (1) applicant to the Planning Commission and Appoint three (3) applicants to the Library Advisory Board
Councilmember Fineman stated there were three additional applicants for the Library Advisory Board and this item should be continued to allow for interviews.
M/s, Burke/Colbert, Motion to continue the Library Advisory Board appointments and appoint the Planning Commission applicant- Zachary K. De Leon.
AYES: Colbert, Fineman, Kullaway, Mayor Burdo
ABSTAIN: Vice Mayor Burke
Council Items
2 Review the list of Town Council committee assignments and make appointments for 2023 This is not considered a “project” under CEQA per California Public Resources Code 21065
Town Clerk Avila presented the staff report.
4 Councilmember Colbert stated the MCCMC Economic Recovery Committee has concluded its business and should be removed from the list.
The Council discussed the list and agreed on the following:
1. Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) General Assembly- no change
2. Capital Programs Monitoring Committee will combine with the Financial Advisory Committee- Councilmembers Fineman and Kullaway
3. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)- Vice Mayor Burke
4. Central Marin Police Authority (CMPA)- Kullaway, Colbert
5. Chamber of Commerce Liaison- Colbert
6. Economic Development Committee (EDC)- Colbert, Kullaway
7. Financial Advisory Committee- Fineman, Kullaway
8. Flood Committee- Vice Mayor Burke, Mayor Burdo
9. Flood Control District Zone 9- Mayor Burdo, Kullaway as alternate
10. MCCMC Homeless Committee- Mayor Burdo
11. League of California Cities- Mayor Burdo, Colbert as alternate
12. MCCMC Economic Recovery Committee- removed
13. MCCMC Disaster Preparedness Committee- Mayor Burdo, Fineman as alternate
14. MCCMC Legislative Committee- Fineman
15. MCCMC Climate Action Committee- Fineman, Kullaway as alternate
16. MCCMC Water Policy Ad Hoc Committee- removed
17. Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA)- Mayor Burdo
18. Marin Clean Energy Authority (MEA)- Fineman, Kullaway as alternate
19. Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA)- Fineman, Mayor Burdo alternate
20. Refuse and Recycling Subcommittee- Mayor Burdo, Vice Mayor Burke
21. Ross Valley Fire Board- Colbert, Mayor Burdo, Fineman alternate Councilmember Colbert made a motion to appoint Mayor Burdo as the Town representative to the Ross Valley Fire Board with Councilmember Colbert as the alternate.
An alternate, second motion was made and voted on before the first motion.
M/s, Burke/Kullaway, Motion to appoint Mayor Burdo as the Town representative to the Ross Valley Fire Board and Vice Mayor Burke as the alternate.
AYES: Kullaway, Vice Mayor Burke
NOES: Colbert, Fineman, Mayor Burdo
This motion did not pass.
M/s, Colbert/Fineman, Motion to appoint Mayor Burdo as the Town representative to the Ross Valley Fire Board with Councilmember Colbert as the alternate.
AYES: Colbert, Fineman, Kullaway, Mayor Burdo
NOES: Vice Mayor Burke
22. Ross Valley School District- Colbert
23. Ross Valley Yellow Bus- Mayor Burdo, Colbert alternate
24. Safe Routes to Schools- Colbert
25. Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM)- Colbert, Vice Mayor Burke M/s, Fineman/Kullaway, Motion to retain Councilmember Colbert as the Town representative to the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM).
AYES: Colbert, Fineman, Kullaway, Mayor Burdo
NOES: Vice Mayor Burke
5 25. Racial Equity Subcommittee- Mayor Burdo, Fineman, Colbert as alternate
26. Creek Park Advisory Committee- Colbert, Fineman, Mayor Burdo as alternate M/s, Colbert/Kullaway, Motion to keep the status quo on the Creek Park Advisory Committee.
AYES: Colbert, Fineman, Kullaway, Mayor Burdo
NOES: Vice Mayor Burke
27. Memorial Park Advisory Committee- Mayor Burdo, Vice Mayor Burke Mayor Burdo opened the meeting to public comments.
There were no comments.
Mayor Burdo closed the meeting to public comments.
3. Presentation of the Results of the Ross Valley Fire Department Governance and Leadership Study- This is not considered a “project” under CEQA per California Public Resources Code 21065
Town Manager Donery and Chief Weber presented a staff report.
RVFD staff presented a PowerPoint presentation. Staff answered questions from the Council regarding a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Central Marin Fire; Central Marin Fires’ current leadership model; feedback from Central Marin Fire and Kentfield Fire; projected increase in cost for San Anselmo; projected savings for Central Marin Fire; sharing of management services.
Mayor Burdo opened the meeting to public comments.
There were no comments.
Mayor Burdo closed the meeting to public comments.
Councilmember Colbert acknowledged the limitations of the options they have moving forward.
He understood the desire to connect with the community and thought the sentiment would beWill we be better or worse off than where we are today? Vice Mayor Burke stated she would like input from other Council’s, a better sense of what a stand-alone leadership model would look like vs. a merger, and more details on implementation.
Councilmember Fineman stated the “devil is in the details” and she would support another discussion as long as it does not hinder the timeline.
Mayor Burdo stated the Council could discuss this again in February.
4. Receive and File an Update on Town Boards, Commissions, Committees and Commissions This is not considered a “project” under CEQA per California Public Resources Code 21065
Town Manager Donery presented a staff report and a PowerPoint presentation. Staff answered questions from the Council regarding whether this is motivated by a very active Climate Action Committee; if staff is needed at each meeting or perhaps quarterly; how staff will get feedback from the committees.
6 Mayor Burdo opened the meeting to public comments.
There were no comments.
Mayor Burdo closed the meeting to public comments.
Vice Mayor Burke stated she would like to leave it up to the individual committees as to how active they want to be. Some of them will take up more staff time due to the nature of the committee.
Councilmember Colbert did not want to focus on the frequency of these meetings. He wants the focus to be on the work. Fewer meetings could allow for participation from a different group of people.
Councilmember Kullaway stated this kind of structure is necessary.
Councilmember Fineman stated these volunteers are the “heart of the Town” and the boards and commissions act as citizen oversight.
Mayor Burdo agreed that the committees should decide for themselves and make a recommendation to the Council.
Mayor Burdo stated there was a consensus to suspend the 10:00 p.m. ending rule.
5. Adopt Resolution No. 4472 to Amend the Established Framework for the Town’s Economic Development Committee (EDC)-This is not considered a “project” under CEQA per California Public Resources Code 21065
Planning Director Scoble presented a staff report and a PowerPoint presentation. She answered a question about Council review of the EDC Annual Action Plan.
Mayor Burdo opened the meeting to public comments.
There were no comments.
Mayor Burdo closed the meeting to public comments.
Councilmember Kullaway stated she would like to see recruitment of a Parking Demand Management Specialist. She referred to Action Plan 1-1 and suggested the following change in the language: Instead of “expand parking availability” it should read “manage demand for existing supply of parking”. Councilmember Colbert stated these suggestions should be discussed by the EDC.
Councilmember Fineman stated she liked the inclusion of business owners and a more expansive view of community.
M/s, Burke/Fineman, Motion to Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Established Framework for the Town’s Economic Development Committee (EDC).
AYES: Colbert, Fineman, Kullaway, Vice Mayor Burke, Mayor Burdo
6. Urgency Ordinance No. 1174 extending the temporary moratorium on new or expanded gas station uses in San Anselmo until the Town Council considers potential revisions to existing regulations for new and expanded gas stations- This is not considered a “project” 7 under CEQA per California Public Resources Code 21065 Town Attorney Acevedo presented a staff report and a PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Burdo opened the meeting to public comments.
Ms. Sue Saunders and Ms. Kathleen Gundry supported the extension of the gas station moratorium.
Mayor Burdo closed the meeting to public comments.
Vice Mayor Burke opposed the proposal and believed there is no current or immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. The required Findings cannot be made.
Councilmembers Fineman, Colbert, and Mayor Burdo supported the proposal.
M/s, Colbert/Fineman, Motion to adopt an Urgency Ordinance extending the temporary moratorium on new or expanded gas station uses in San Anselmo until the Town Council considers potential revisions to existing regulations for new and expanded gas stations.
AYES: Colbert, Fineman, Kullaway, Mayor Burdo
NOES: Vice Mayor Burke
M/s, Burke/Colbert, Motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:20 p.m. in memory of Cindy Barrows and Tom Hendricks.
Respectfully submitted,
Toni DeFrancis,
Recording Secretary