Tiburon Town Council Minutes #10-2023 May 17, 2023
TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
Mayor Ryan called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Welner, One Vacant Seat
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock, Director of Community Development Tasini,
Engineering Manager Eshoo, Town Clerk Dilena
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Julie Jacobs recommended the Town Council adopt the current draft General Plan and selfcertify the Housing Element.
CONSENT CALENDAR
CC-1. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for May 3, 2023 regular meeting (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-2. Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste JPA Agreement – Consider authorization of agreement amendments (Office of the Town Manager)
CC-3. Community Development Block Grant Agreement – Consider authorization of agreement renewal with County of Marin (Office of the Town Manager) CC-4. 699 Hilary Drive – Consider adopting resolution denying appeal of Site Plan and Architectural Review approval for exterior alterations and construction at 699 Hilary Drive (Community Development Department)
CC-5. Railroad Marsh Aquatic Vegetation Management Project – Award project to Solitude Lake Management at a cost not to exceed $242,804 and direct staff to include funding in Fiscal Year 2024 budget to complete the project (Department of Public Works) CC-6. Cypress Hollow Lighting and Landscape District – Consider adoption of a resolution approving the annual Engineer’s Report, and declaring intent to levy and collect assessments within the Landscape and Lighting District in the Cypress Hollow subdivision and setting a time and place for the required Public Hearing (Department of Public Works)
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CC-7. Jewish American Heritage Month – Adopt resolution declaring the month of May as Jewish American Heritage Month (Office of the Town Manager) Mayor Ryan announced Consent Calendar Item No. 4 would be continued and Councilmember Thier requested Consent Calendar Items No. 5 & 7 be pulled for discussion.
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Items No. 1-3 & 6, as written.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: Welner, One Vacant Seat
CC-5. Railroad Marsh Aquatic Vegetation Management Project – Award project to Solitude Lake Management at a cost not to exceed $242,804 and direct staff to include funding in Fiscal Year 2024 budget to complete the project (Department of Public Works) CC-7. Jewish American Heritage Month – Adopt resolution declaring the month of May as Jewish American Heritage Month (Office of the Town Manager) Public comment was received by:
• Julie Jacobs, who thanked the Council for adopting the Jewish Heritage Month resolution.
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Items No. 5 & 7, as written.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: Welner, One Vacant Seat
ACTION ITEMS
AI-1. Main Street Closures – Consider request from the Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce related to street closures and direct staff on any potential action the Council may like to take related to limiting the number of street closures (Office of the Town Manager)
Public comment was received by:
• Justin Flake, who spoke in support of the Chamber’s proposal and was not in favor of any music playing outside of the Water’s Edge Hotel during the events. • Karen Beal, who spoke in support of the Chamber’s proposal.
MOTION: To authorize lower Main Street closures on Friday, June 9, 2023 (6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.), Sunday, July 23, 2023 (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), and Saturday, December 2, 2023 (12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.), and to limit the number of Lower Main Street event closures to six annually, reserving three of which for the Chamber of Commerce to promote local businesses.
Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Thier
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VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: Welner, One Vacant Seat
AI-2. Hybrid Meetings – Provide direction on additional town bodies to conduct hybrid meetings (Office of the Town Manager)
MOTION: To direct staff to transition the Belvedere-Tiburon Disaster Advisory Council, Diversity Inclusion Task Force, Heritage & Arts Commission, Public Art Selection Panel, and the Tiburon Peninsula Traffic Relief JPA (pending JPA Board approval) to operate hybrid public meetings.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: Welner, One Vacant Seat
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1. Precise Plan Amendment (165 Avenida Miraflores) – Consider adoption of a resolution to amend the Miraflores Precise Development Plan (PD #21) to create a new Secondary Building Envelope for Lot 6 on a RPD (Residential Planned Development) zoned property (Community Development Department)
Address: 165 Avenida Miraflores
Owners: Ehud and Sharon Shamir
Applicant: Michael Heckmann
Assessor Parcel No.: 039-261-06
Public comment was received by:
• Firuze Hariri, who spoke against the proposal.
• Sharon Shamir, who spoke in favor of the proposal.
MOTION: To adopt the resolution conditionally approving the amendment to the Miraflores Precise Development Plan to create a new Secondary Building Envelope for Lot
6. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Ryan
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: One Vacant Seat
PH-2. Municipal Code Amendments (Accessory Dwelling Units) – Consider a recommendation from the Planning Commission to amend Chapter 16 of the Tiburon Municipal Code regarding Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (Community Development Department) – Introduction and first reading of ordinance
MOTION: To introduce the ordinance, read by title only, pass first reading of the ordinance, to waive further readings, and to set the ordinance for final approval and adoption on the Consent Calendar at the next regular meeting.
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Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
Mayor Ryan read “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon Amending Subsection 16-52.100 of Section 16-52 of Chapter 16 of Title IV of the Tiburon Municipal Code and Repealing Subsection 16-52.105 of Section 16-52 of Chapter 16 of Title IV of the Tiburon Municipal Code Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units”.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: Welner
PH-3. Municipal Code Amendments (Alarm Code) – Consider amendment to Chapter 29 of the Tiburon Municipal Code (Burglar Alarm Systems) related to alarm system permits (Police Department) – Introduction and first reading of ordinance MOTION: To introduce the ordinance, read by title only, pass first reading of the ordinance, to waive further readings, and to set the ordinance for final approval and adoption on the Consent Calendar at the next regular meeting.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
Mayor Ryan read “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon Amending Title VI, Chapter 29 (Burglar Alarm Systems) of the Tiburon Municipal Code”.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSENT: Welner
TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Ryan referred a matter to the Legislative Committee to consider an advocacy letter to CalTrans related to bike lanes on Tiburon Boulevard.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Ryan adjourned the meeting at 7:56 p.m.
JACK RYAN, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON
ATTEST:
LEA DILENA, TOWN CLERK
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