Tiburon Town Council Minutes #01-2025 January 15, 2025
TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL & REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
Mayor Thier called the special of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California.
SPECIAL MEETING – 5:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Nikfar, Ryan, Thier (by teleconference) ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Welner, Fredericks
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock, Town Clerk Dilena
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: (Committee to Preserve the Paradise Cove Salt Marsh, Tidelands and Neighborhood Safety v. Town of Tiburon, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CIV0000086)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY
None.
ADJOURNMENT – to regular meeting
REGULAR MEETING – 6:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Nikfar, Ryan, Thier (by teleconference), Welner ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock, Director of Community Development Tasini, Town Clerk Dilena
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
CC-1. Alta Robles Subdivision – Adopt resolution rescinding the Final Map (Department of Public Works)
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CC-2. AB1600 Impact Fees – Receive annual report on status of Tiburon’s AB1600 Impact Fees pursuant to California Government Code (Community Development Department) CC-3. Notice of Pending Vacancy – Announce pending vacancies in 2025 (Office of the Town Clerk) CC-4. Parks & Recreation Master Plan – Affirm final Master Plan document incorporating Town Council amendments following adoption on November 20, 2024 (Office of the Town Manager/Department of Public Works)
CC-5. Annual Meeting Calendar – Adopt Town Council regular meeting calendar for the year 2025 (Office of the Town Clerk)
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Items No. 1-3 & 5, as written.
Moved: Ryan, seconded by Nikfar
VOTE: AYES: Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSENT: Fredericks
CC-4. Parks & Recreation Master Plan – Affirm final Master Plan document incorporating Town Council amendments following adoption on November 20, 2024 (Office of the Town Manager/Department of Public Works)
Public comment was received by:
• Jenna McKnight spoke in favor of six items in the Master Plan that could be planned for immediate action.
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item No. 4, as amended.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Welner
VOTE: AYES: Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSENT: Fredericks
DISCUSSION ITEMS
DI-1. Implementation of Parks Master Plan – Discuss implementation of the master plan (Office of the Town Manager) [TAKEN OUT OF ORDER]
No action taken.
ACTION ITEMS
AI-1. Committee Assignments – Review committee assignments and make any desired changes for 2025 (Office of the Town Clerk) [TAKEN OUT OF ORDER]
MOTION: To sunset the Martha Property Applications Standing Committee.
Moved: Welner, seconded by Ryan
VOTE: AYES: Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSENT: Fredericks
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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PH-3. Municipal Code Amendments – Consider amendments to Chapter 16 (Zoning) of the Tiburon Municipal Code regulating Accessory Dwelling Units & Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (Community Development Department) – Introduction and first reading of ordinance [TAKEN OUT OF ORDER]
MOTION: To introduce the ordinance, as amended to increase allowable square footage of floor area to 1200 square feet, read by title only, and to pass first reading of the ordinance, waiving further readings, and to schedule the ordinance for adoption at a future Town Council regular meeting.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Nikfar
VOTE: AYES: Nikfar, Thier
NAYS: Ryan, Welner
ABSENT: Fredericks
Motion failed.
MOTION: To introduce the ordinance, as written, read by title only, and to pass first reading of the ordinance, waiving further readings, and to schedule the ordinance for adoption at a future Town Council regular meeting.
Moved: Welner, seconded by Ryan
VOTE: AYES: Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSENT: Fredericks
The Town Clerk read “A Town of Tiburon Town Council Ordinance for the Repeal and Replacement of Chapter 16-52.100 of the Tiburon Municipal Code (TMC) Regulating Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs).
PH-1. 202 Trestle Glen Terrace – Consider adoption of a resolution approving the Negative Declaration and General Plan amendment and adoption of an ordinance approving the Zoning Map amendment to amend the zoning of the property from PD-R/RPD to MH/R-1 (Community Development Department)
MOTION: To adopt the resolution and to introduce the ordinance, read by title only, and to pass first reading of the ordinance, waiving further readings, and to schedule the ordinance for adoption at a future Town Council meeting.
Moved: Ryan, seconded by Welner
VOTE: AYES: Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSENT: Fredericks
PH-2. 16 Place Moulin – Consider appeal of Design Review Board approval of Site Plan and Architectural Review for additions to an existing single-family dwelling at 16 Place Moulin (Community Development Department)
Applicant: Daria Hosseinyoun
Appellant: Clifford R. Alm
Address: 16 Place Moulin, Tiburon
Assessor Parcel No.: 058-351-11
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MOTION: To deny the appeal, upholding the approval made by the Design Review Board and to direct staff to return with an appropriate resolution for adoption at the next meeting.
Moved: Ryan, seconded by Nikfar
VOTE: AYES: Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSENT: Fredericks
TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS
None.
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
None.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Thier adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m.
HOLLI THIER, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON
ATTEST:
LEA DILENA, TOWN CLERK
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