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Home My WebLink AboutTC Digest 2014-06-06TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST Week of June 2 - 6, 2014 Tiburon 1. Letter —Scott Anderson —110 Gilmartin Drive Construction Project —Ad -Hoc Committee to Ameliorate Impact 2. Letter — Adams Pool Solutions — Oppose Regulation Concerning Filling Swimming Pools and Spas 3. Workshop Invitation — How to Create a Healthy Environment in your Community — June 24, 2014 4. Yearly Recap — Design Review Submittals — May 2014 5. Monthly Report Design Review — May 2014 Agendas & Minutes 6. Agenda — Planning Commission — June 11, 2014 Regional a) Western City Magazine — June 2014 * b) Invitation — Marin Conservation League Business/Environment Breakfast — June 19, 2014- 7:30 — 9:00 a.m. * Agendas & Minutes c) None * Council Only DIGEST Town ofTibumn • 1505 Tibumn Boulevard • Tibumn, CA 94920 • F. 415.435.7373 F. 415.435.2438 • w vxi.tiburon.ca.us Community Development Department RE: 110 Gilmartin Drive Construction Project Dear Owner/Resident: June 2, 2014 •� ?pF TFBGQ• � RNIA IN ° �• i Alice Fredericks Mayor Frank Doyle Vice Mayor Jim Fraser Councilmember At its meeting on May 21, 2014 the Town Council appointed an ad -hoc committee of ' ' . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Emmett O'Donnell Vice Mayor Doyle and Councilmember Tollini to help with amelioration of impacts Councilmember on surrounding residents caused by ongoing construction at 110 Gilmartin Drive. The • • • committee met with several members of Town staff and has developed the following Erin Tollini Councilmember courses of action: Dust Control - -- Project managers have been directed to redouble existing efforts to keep dust generation to a minimum and to keep fugitive dust on site. While the bulk MaTown rManager ran of heavy earth moving is completed, landscape installation and finish work can also generate dust. These efforts will include enhanced watering down of potential dust - generating activities and other methods as needed. Construction Parking -- -The project must park as many of the work vehicles on site as feasible. Carpooling of workers from Blackie's Pasture is required where feasible. As with all other projects, workers are allowed to park along the subject property street frontage, but this will be limited to one side of the street only at any given location. Speeding - - -The Police Department will perform speed enforcement on Gilmartin Drive from 6:30 to 7:30 AM and from 3:30 to 5:00 PM on a purposely intermittent (unpredictable) schedule. The radar trailer speed sign will be placed on Gilmartin Drive. The Police Department has additional "No Construction Vehicle Parking" signs available on request by neighbors if the current placement or number of signs becomes inadequate. Portable Restrooms --- Project managers have been directed that portable restrooms shall be placed on the site to reduce visibility from neighboring residents or be screened from view. Worker Behavior - -- Project managers must post signs containing worker rules at all arrival/exit points and enforce behavioral rules including no loud voices or foul language, trash/litter control, and smoking by workers. (hd �`� The ad -hoc committee is also considering the neighborhood request for investment of some of the project's penalty fines back into the affected vicinity. Ideas under consideration by the committee include a slurry seal of Gilmartin Drive from the lower end of the project site to the Gilmartin Court intersection upon project completion; enhanced funding for invasive vegetation management in the public open spaces near the project; and possible installation of "parking bays" near the open space between 111 and 139 Gilmartin Drive. Project representatives have already indicated improved outreach and communication with neighbors. . The Town regrets the ongoing inconvenience and nuisance effects generated by this project and is actively working to minimize these as the project moves toward an anticipated completion by the end of 2014. Sincerely, Scott Anderson Director of Community Development Town contacts: Speeding and Gilmartin Drive parking enforcement issues: Tiburon Police Department 435 -2801 or mcronin@townoftiburon.org Worker behavior and construction- related issues (dust, portable restrooms, on -site parking, carpooling): Building Official Fred Lustenberger 435 -7371 or flustenberger ,townoftiburopn.org General Concerns: Scott Anderson, Director of Community Development 435 -7392 sandersonatownoftiburon. ore Peggy Curran, Town Manager 43 5-73 83 ncurranna.townoftiburon.org Committee members may be copied or contacted as follows: Vice Mayor Doyle: standingstonengsbcelobal.net Councilmember Tollini: erin2000ngmail.com *±ADAMS DIGEST 07' w4 POOL SOLUTIONS RECEIVED adamspools.com JUN — 2 2014 May 14, 2014 TOWN MANAGERS 0t=ROF. TOWN OF neuNON Town of Tiburon Ms. Margaret (Peggy) Curran 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 RE: Oppose Regulation Concerning Filling Swimming Pools and Spas To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to strongly oppose recent proposals to ban the filling of new and remodeled pools. As a small business owner, these regulations threaten to put our company and others like us out of business and will do little to save water in our region. In fact, this regulation is purely symbolic. If you look at the numbers, replacing a grass lawn with a pool will save a homeowner more than 10,000 gallons of water in that first year. Once a pool is constructed, it takes very little water to maintain. In fact, a well- maintained pool only needs about 14,000 gallons of water each year and far less if the pool is covered. When you compare that with the 44,000 gallons needed to maintain a lawn, you can see just how much water pools and spas save. If pools can't be filled or fixed this year, next year's potential water savings will be minimal. Pool owners are part of the drought solution, and have been for decades. Each year, a single pool owner saves our region more than 40,000 gallons of water. That's enough water to fill at least two new or remodeled pools every year and since pool builders and pool owners have saved the region so much water, it is unfair and draconian to single them out during this drought. If a resident's lawn dies, do they have the right to replace it? Lawns are much more water dependent than pools, yet pool owners who have made an investment to improve their water usage are singled out and penalized. Only time will tell what future rainfall totals will be and the impact to the district's water supply will only magnify each year. Water Districts should be focused on creating policies that will actually make a difference and not just arbitrarily going after pool builders and homeowners because they are easy targets. 800- 675 -0665 Fax: 925 - 734 -8477 License: #726779 • 3675 Old Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton, California 94588 DALLAS • HOUSTON • LAS VEGAS • SACRAMENTO a SF BAY AREA For example, consider that the projected total water use for the greater Santa Clara Valley that surrounds San Jose is approximately 362,000 acre /feet of water. That equates to more than 118 billion gallons of water. The projected number of new construction and remodeled pools for 2014 is approximately 840. If the average pool contains approximately 20,000 gallons of water, the total projected water use by the swimming pool industry is approximately 16,800,000 gallons of water. This amounts to .00014 percent of the total water consumption or the equivalent of 4 drops of water in a five gallon bucket. Now consider the economic impact. The swimming pool industry in the SF Bay Area employs thousands of people and generates more than $50 million dollars in economic stimulus. This money trickles down to things such as millions of dollars in permit fees and jobs and payroll taxes not to mention the improvement in property values and the associated taxes. The economic impact of such a decision is SIGNIFICANT! This concept is perhaps most easily grasped when you look at the dollars of Gross State Product that various economic sectors produce per acre /foot of water. There is not a single industry in the state that makes a more productive use of an acre /foot of water than the swimming pool industry. Economic Sector Rice Alfalfa Cotton Total Agriculture: Orchards Vineyard Fruits/Veggies Schools Food Processing Paper and Mills Petroleum Refining Total Commercial: Total Industrial High Technology Swimming Pool Industry Dollars (GSP2001) per Acre -Feet 58 65 252 893 927 1,510 3,585 36,378 88,784 124,045 162,274 547,153 574,923 949,614 1.009.700 One more thing to consider — the water that is used to fill a swimming pool is not wasted, it is simply contained. It is being used for recreation, exercise and therapy. This water is still there regardless of how long the drought continues. It is sanitized (it can easily be made potable) and ready for emergency use should the need arise. Pools and spas are not part of the problem; they are part of the solution. 3675 OLD SANTA RITA ROAD • PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA 94588 -3457 • (800) 675 -0665 - FAX(925)734-0417 There is always more everyone can do, including our industry. That's why we're working with the California Pool and Spa Association on a statewide education campaign. They are providing bill inserts, door hangers and displaying posters with tips for pool and spa owners. An interactive website, www.letspooltogether.com, has been launched that provides tips on saving water in and outside the house and the industry has partnered with the Association of California Water Agencies to complement the Save Our Water campaign. Incidentally, the swimming pool industry is already undergoing involuntary, self - regulating water rationing by virtue of the publicity surrounding the drought. Requests for proposals are off by 30 to 40 percent so this is a clear indication that the public is listening. As an industry, we accept this as an inherent consequence of the current drought condition. We ask only that a measured, thought out approach be considered. I understand that this drought is unprecedented, but this regulation is not the answer. Sincerely, Marc Hannigan Vice President Adams Pool Solutions 3675 OLD SANTA RITA ROAD • PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA 94588 -3457 • (800) 675 -0665 • FAX(925)734-0417 H. Q c) ~ N fD N N N M � F 7 O N m co co m v w W O Z N r O J Q a w H � H m � } J W � 7 �W 1 {. Z `Z V fn > M W Q Q O N M M v O 7 co M O M a W = LJ. J M O N O M N O O Q LU Q r r N r co to O 0 O N LL m co Qr N r r N V O co w F LL Z J Q O J Q Q co I— d W IL Z C7 N W w w W U ¢ F a w U w LL W > W K LL (A N J w 4 U) H. TOWN OF TIBURON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DESIGN REVIEW MONTHLY REPORT MAY 2014 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPLICATIONS: • NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ■ MAJOR ADDITIONS /ALTERATIONS ■ MINOR ADDITIONS /ALTERATIONS ■ (not eligible for StaffRevieuq • SIGN PERMITS • TREE PERMITS ■ VARIANCE REQUESTS • FAR EXCEPTIONS REQUESTS ■ EXTENSION OF TIME NUMBER SUBMITTED 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 00 5. DIGEST 2013 3 3 1 0 4 6 3 0 STAFF REVIEW APPLICATIONS: Review of minor exterior alterations and additions of less than 500 square feet. 9 11 APPEALS OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD DECISIONS TO TOWN COUNCIL Donna Grant appeal from Design Review Board approval of additions to an existing single - family dwelling at 1860 Mountain View Drive 1 REPORT PREPARED BY: Connie Cashman, Planning Secretary DATE OF REPORT: June 4, 2014 0 C� TOWN OF TIBURON Agenda - Regular Meeting Tiburon Town Hall Tiburon Planning Commission 1505 Tiburon Boulevard June 11, 2014 — 7:30 PM Tiburon, CA 94920 AGENDA TIBURON PLANNING CONMSSION CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Weller, Vice Chair Welner, Commissioner Corcoran, Commissioner Kulik, Commissioner Willams ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Persons wishing to address the Planning Commission on any subject not on the agenda may do so under this portion of the agenda. Please note that the Planning Commission is not able to undertake extended discussion, or take action on, items that do not appear on this agenda. Matters requiring action will be referred to Town Staff for consideration and/or placed on a future Planning Commission agenda. Please limit your comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Testimony regarding matters not on the agenda will not be considered part of the administrative record. COMMISSION AND STAFF BRIEFING Commission and Committee Reports Director's Report PUBLIC HEARINGS 1600 MAR WEST STREET: REVIEW OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT GRANTED TO EXPAND A PRIVATE RECREATIONAL FACILITY ( TIBURON PENINSULA CLUB); FILE #10406; Southern Marin Recreation Center, Owner and Applicant; Assessor Parcel Nos. 058-171-17,76 & 84 and 058- 240 -21 [DWI 2. CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO THE TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV, CHAPTER 16 (ZONING) OF THE TIBURON MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROHIBITING MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN ALL ZONES [DW] Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda June 11, 2014 Page 1 NEW BUSINESS 3. REVIEW OF PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN; PORTION OF 2 -98 NED'S WAY FOR FEE ACQUISITION; PORTION OF 35 LYFORD DRIVE FOR DRAINAGE EASEMENT PURPOSES; Assessor Parcel Nos. 058- 460 -26 (Portion and 058- 301 -38 [SA] MINUTES 4. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES —Regular Meeting of May 14, 2014 ADJOURNMENT Future Agenda Items a061114 Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda June 11, 2014 Page 2