HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Digest 2014-08-08TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST
Week of August 4 — S, 2014
Tiburon
1. Memo — Scott Anderson — Request for Update on Trestle Glen Bikeway
Project
2. Letter — Roger Smith — Resignation from Marin /Sonoma Mosquito & Vector
Control District
3. Yearly Recap - Design Review Submittals — July 2014
4. Monthly Report — Design Review — July 2014
Agendas & Minutes
5. Meeting Cancellation— Planning Commission —August 13, 2014
Regional
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Town of Tiburon
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Members of the Town Council
FROM: Scott Anderson, Director of Community Development eK
SUBJECT: Request for Update on Trestle Glen Bikeway Project
DATE: August 6, 2014
Councilman Fraser recently requested an update on the status of the Trestle Glen Bikeway
project. A brief timeline of the project history is set forth below, followed by a current status
update.
Project History
2001: The Town applies for a "planning grant" for a Trestle Glen Boulevard Bay Trail
Study, to be funded by the California Coastal Conservancy and administered by
ABAG's San Francisco Bay Trail program. The Town is eventually awarded a
$60,000 grant.
2002: The Town retains Questa Engineering to prepare a "feasibility /preliminary
engineering study ", to be known as the Trestle Glen Bikeway Study, which
would study the entire length (0.7 miles) of Trestle Glen Boulevard between
Tiburon Boulevard and Paradise Drive.
2003: The Trestle Glen Bikeway Study is released for public review and proceeds
through the CEQA and development approval process. The Town Council
adopts the study and its mitigated negative declaration in January 2004. The
design goal of the study was to achieve a feasible design for a 4 -5 foot wide
pedestrian path and a one -way bikeway on the north side of Trestle Glen
Boulevard, and a 4 -5 foot wide one -way bikeway on the south side of Trestle
Glen Boulevard. The summary project description and a drawing of its four
segments are attached. The estimated cost to complete the project (in 2003
dollars) is $1 million. Staff considers this a low -ball estimate.
2005: The Town applies for and receives a matching grant from Caltrans to complete
enhancements to a portion of the bicycle and pedestrian facilities on the north
side of Trestle Glen Boulevard. The work is completed.
Current Status
Further progress on construction of segments of the Trestle Glen Bikeway project is contingent
upon securing of additional right -of -way on the south side of Trestle Glen Boulevard. At the
time of the Trestle Glen Bikeway Study, the Town had approved a tentative subdivision map
for a 3 -lot project (Tiburon Court) on the south side of Trestle Glen Boulevard below Hacienda
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Drive. The project approval required dedication of an additional 10 feet of right -of way for
Trestle Glen Boulevard along the property frontage and a small monetary exaction to
contribute toward the bikeway improvements. Unfortunately, this project went into foreclosure,
the property sold, and the Tiburon Court project may never be finalized, although the Tentative
Map approval remains valid. At this point, the Town does not own the additional 10 feet of
right -of -way along this property frontage that would make the bikeway possible should
adequate funding become available to construct it.
Subsequently the Town approved a separate 3 -lot project (Trestle Glen Circle) on the
remaining undeveloped land off Trestle Glen Boulevard nearer to Tiburon Boulevard. This
project dedicated 10 feet of additional right -of way along Trestle Glen Boulevard for the
bikeway improvements, and contributed money toward the project. However, until the other
segment of right -of -way can be secured, there is little point to installing a "bike lane to
nowhere" even if the substantial necessary funds were available.
Town staff will continue to pursue acquisition of the additional right -of -way and funding for
Trestle Glen Bikeway improvements as opportunities arise. Funding for such projects had
dwindled since the economic downturn of 2008, but may begin to increase as the economy
rebounds.
The Trestle Glen Bikeway was always envisioned as a long -term project due to the high cost
and essential right -of -way acquisitions that were entailed. The fact that the bikeway project
has an approved environmental document, has been approved by the Town Council, and that
progress has been made in securing right -of -way and seed funding for matching grants are all
positive steps in the long -range process of completing the Trestle Glen Bikeway.
A copy of the approved Trestle Glen Bikeway Project Study is available for review at Town
Hall. Should the Town Council have any questions, please contact me.
August 6, 2014
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project is known as the Trestle Glen Bikeway Project, whose preliminary
design was funded by an Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Bay
Trail Planning grant and consists of a combination of pedestrian path
improvements and Class 2 bicycle lanes along both sides of Trestle Glen
Boulevard between Paradise Drive and Tiburon Boulevard. All proposed
improvements would be constructed within the existing public right -of -way and
the anticipated 10 -foot -wide easement dedication from the planned Tiburon Court
project to be developed on the south side of Trestle Glen Boulevard (between
Turtle Rock Court and Juno Road). Total project cost is estimated to be
approximately $1 million. The project may be split into several phases depending
on available funding.
Improvements along the northern side of Trestle Glen include a dense - gravel
pedestrian trail and a westbound Class 2 bike lane along Trestle Glen Boulevard
between Tiburon Boulevard / Blackie's Pasture and Paradise Drive. Improvements
along the south side of Trestle Glen Boulevard include widening the roadway
shoulder through a combination of minor slope cuts, ditch filling and striping
modifications to create a new eastbound Class 2 bike lane. In order to
accommodate these improvements, some minor storm drain modifications will
also be required. Retaining walls may be necessary in some locations due to
slope steepness, but will be typically be limited to a height of 4 feet or less.
Letters of support for the project have been submitted by the Reed Union School
District Parent Teacher Association, the ABAG Bay Trail Project, the Marin
County Bicycle Coalition and the Tiburon Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory
Committee. The project would provide much - needed safety and access
improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists along the only route connecting
Tiburon Boulevard (a Bay Trail route), Blackie's Pasture (terminus of the two -
mile, multi -use path section of the Bay Trail from downtown Tiburon) to the east
side of the Tiburon Peninsula and Paradise Drive (a Bay Trail route), leading to
Corte Madera.
In addition to serving school children as part of a safe route to four local schools,
this project will also serve pedestrian, bicycle, and bus commuters during the
week, and recreational walkers and cyclists on weekdays and weekends. The
project will also provide pedestrian access to the Tiburon Ridge Trail from the
parking lot at Blackie's Pasture on Tiburon Boulevard.
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ROGER H. SMITH AUG 0 4 2014
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TIBURON, CA 94920 TOWNOFTBURM
August 1, 2014
Mayor Alice Fredericks
Tiburon Town Council
1505 Tiburon Blvd.
Tiburon, CA 94920
Dear Mayor Fredericks and the Town Council:
It is with regret that after 21 years as Tiburon's representative on the Board of
Trustees of the Marin /Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District that I submit my
resignation effective immediately.
I served as President of the Board of Trustees twice and missed only a few of the
monthly board meetings. Some years I served on various committees requiring
additional meetings - all in Petaluma and Cotati.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve but it is time for a new and younger face
to take over.
Sincerely,
Rog H. Smith
cc: Nancy Barnard
President Board of Trustees
Marin /Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District
Phil Smith
District Manager
Marin /Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District
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TOWN OF TIBURON DIGEST
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
DESIGN REVIEW
MONTHLY REPORT
JULY 2014
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPLICATIONS: NUMBER SUBMITTED 2013
• NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES 0 1
• MAJOR ADDITIONS /ALTERATIONS 0 0
■ MINOR ADDITIONS /ALTERATIONS 3 0
■ (not eligible for Staff Review)
• SIGN PERMITS 0 1
• TREE PERMITS 3 5
■ VARIANCE REQUESTS 3 0
• FAR EXCEPTIONS REQUESTS 1 2
■ EXTENSION OF TIME 0 0
STAFF REVIEW APPLICATIONS:
Review of minor exterior alterations and additions of less than 500
square feet. 9 17
APPEALS OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD DECISIONS TO TOWN COUNCIL
0 1
REPORT PREPARED BY: Connie Cashman, Planning Secretary
DATE OF REPORT: August 4, 2014
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NOTICE OF MEETINGvc'� -a
CANCELLATION
THE REGULAR
PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014
HAS BEEN CANCELLED
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
WILL BE THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
SCOTT ANDERSON, SECRETARY