Tiburon Town Council Minutes #15-2022 June 1, 2022
TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL & REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
Consistent with Government Code section 54953(e), councilmembers attended this meeting by teleconference. Members of the public were invited to participate in the meeting by live-streaming the meeting on the Town’s website and submitting comments to [email protected] to be included in the public record for the meeting.
SPECIAL MEETING – 4:00 P.M.
Mayor Welner called the special meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Griffin, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock, Town Clerk Stefani
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: (One potential case)
Claim filed by Honeybadger Acquisitions LLC on March 23, 2022 on file with the Town Clerk’s office
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Tiburon Open Space Committee, et. al. v. County of Marin, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CIV1704069
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.8)
Property: 22 Marsh Road
Agency Negotiators: Town Attorney
Negotiating Parties: Town of Tiburon
Under negotiation: Price and terms for possible property acquisition ADJOURNMENT – to regular meeting
REGULAR MEETING – 5:00 P.M.
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Vice Mayor Ryan called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Griffin, Ryan, Thier, Welner (at 5:45) ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock, Director of Administrative Services Creekmore,
Accounting and Finance Manager Bassett,
Superintendent of Public Works Kerslake,
Associate Engineer Eshoo, Town Clerk Stefani
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Isaac Nikfar spoke in support of installing beach volleyball courts at South Knoll Park and requested the project be added to an upcoming Town Council agenda.
Matt Hart spoke in support of beach volleyball courts and requested the item be added to the next budget.
Julie Jacobs requested the Council reconsider planning for all new housing units to be in the downtown area.
Carolyn Losee recommended the additional housing allocation be located closer to the freeway and asked the Council to consider allowing taxi or rideshare boats.
Molly asked the Council to delay making additional housing allocation decisions to give the community more time to consider alternative options to downtown.
CONSENT CALENDAR
CC-1. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for May 4, 2022 regular Town Council meeting (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-2. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for May 11, 2022 special Town Council meeting (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-3. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for May 18, 2022 regular Town Council meeting (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-4. Special Vacancy on Town Boards and Commissions – Announce special vacancy on the Belvedere-Tiburon Joint Disaster Advisory Council (Department of Administrative Services)
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CC-5. Pending Vacancy on Town Boards and Commissions – Announce pending vacancy on the Belvedere-Tiburon Library Agency Board of Trustees (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-6. Cypress Hollow Landscape and Lighting District (LLD) – Adopt resolution approving the Annual Engineer’s Report, declaring intent to levy and collect assessments within the Cypress Hollow LLD, and setting time and place for Public Hearing (Department of Public Works)
CC-7. Tiburon Tourism Business Improvement District – Adopt Resolution of Intention to levy assessments for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (Office of the Town Manager) MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Items No. 1-7, as written.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Griffin, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: Welner
ACTION ITEMS
AI-2. Pride Month – Consider adoption of a resolution that would declare June 2022 Pride Month and authorize the Rainbow Pride Flag to be flown on flagpoles at Town facilities (Office of the Town Manager) [TAKEN OUT OF ORDER]
MOTION: To adopt the resolution.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Griffin, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: Welner
AI-3. Position Letters – Consider approval of four position letters to the State legislature and consider authorization of the Mayor to sign the letters on behalf of the Council (Office of the Town Manager) [TAKEN OUT OF ORDER]
MOTION: To approve the four position letters, as amended, and authorize the Mayor to sign the letters on behalf of the Town Council.
Moved: Griffin, seconded by Fredericks
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Griffin, Ryan, Their
ABSENT: Welner
AI-1. 730 Hawthorne Drive – Consider approval of an acquisition and easement agreement for 730 Hawthorne Drive related to the Hawthorne Utility Undergrounding District and authorize the Town Manager to execute the agreement (Department of Public Works) [TAKEN OUT OF ORDER]
MOTION: To approve the agreement and authorize the Town Manager to sign the agreement.
Moved: Their, seconded by Griffin
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Griffin, Their
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ABSENT: Welner
RECUSED: Ryan
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1. 2022-23 Municipal Budget and Capital Improvement Program – Introduction of Fiscal Year 2022-23 Municipal Budget and Capital Improvement Program (Office of the Town Manager/Department of Administrative Services)
Item continued to June 15, 2022 for final adoption.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
DI-1. Town Website – Receive report on and discuss updates to the Town’s website (Department of Administrative Services)
Public comment was received by:
• Deirdre McCrohan, who asked that the font size not be reduced and that the text colors on the website remain high contrast for better visibility.
No action taken.
TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Fredericks referenced her written Transportation Authority of Marin and the MCCMC Legislative Committee reports submitted to the Council in advance of the meeting.
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
Town Manager Chanis said the July 6 Town Council meeting would be cancelled, and the July 20 Town Council meeting would likely be cancelled too. Chanis also reported the single use food ware ordinance the Council requested would be delayed to August to allow the Town to get a draft ordinance from the County of Marin.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Welner adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
JON WELNER, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON
ATTEST:
LEA STEFANI, TOWN CLERK
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