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Tiburon Town Council Minutes #10-2021 June 2, 2021
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR & SPECIAL MEETINGS
MINUTES
Consistent with Executive Orders No. N-25-20 and N-29-20 from the Executive Department of the State of California and the County Public Health Department’s May 18, 2020 Shelter-in-Place Order, 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 comments@townoftiburon.org to be included in the public record for the meeting. REGULAR MEETING – 5:00 P.M.
Mayor Thier called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: One Vacant Seat PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock,
Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Palmer,
Director of Administrative Services Creekmore, Director of Community Development Tasini, Senior Planner Fong, Town Clerk Stefani
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH PROPERTY NEGOTIATIORS Property: (500 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA) Town Negotiator: (Town Manager and Town Attorney)
Negotiating Parties: (Richardson Bay Sanitation District)
Under Negotiations: (Concerning price and terms of payment) ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
No reportable action.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Pru Starr spoke in favor of allowing lot coverage variances in the Bel Aire neighborhood instead
of allowing second stories to be added to homes and requested a list of Bel Aire lot coverage
variances granted over the years be made available to the public.
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Mindy Canter spoke about landscape screening of a pathway and creek between the Cypress Hollow and Bel Aire neighborhoods. She felt the screening needs to be preserved and maintained
by the residents and the Town. PRESENTATIONS P-1. Marin County Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters
CONSENT CALENDAR CC-1. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for May 19, 2021 special and regular Town Council meetings (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-2. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for May 25, 2021 special Town Council meeting (Department of Administrative Services) CC-3. Vacancies on Town Boards & Commissions – Announce pending vacancy on the
Design Review Board (Department of Administrative Services) CC-4. Investment Summary – Adopt investment summary for month ending April 30, 2021 (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-5. Cypress Hollow Landscape and Lighting District – Adopt resolution ordering the
annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22 (Department of Public Works) CC-6. Transportation Authority of Marin – Adopt resolutions accepting Measure A and Measure AA funds from the Transportation Authority of Marin to be used toward the
2022 Street Paving Project (Department of Public Works) CC-7. Slow Streets – Adopt resolution authorizing the Town Manager to close lower Main Street for 6 weeks beginning Friday 6/18/2021 – Sunday 8/1/2021 (Office of the Town Manager)
CC-8. Mill Valley Refuse Service – Authorize the Town Manager to execute an amendment to existing franchise agreement with Mill Valley Refuse Service that would extend the deadline for exercising an extension to the agreement (Office of the Town Manager)
CC-9. AT&T Agreement – Authorize the Town Manager to execute a construction agreement
with AT&T for work associated with the Hawthorne Undergrounding Project (Department of Public Works) Vice Mayor Welner and Councilmember Ryan pulled Consent Calendar Items No. 8 and 9,
respectively.
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Items No. 1-7, as written. Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
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VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat
CC-8. Mill Valley Refuse Service – Authorize the Town Manager to execute an amendment to existing franchise agreement with Mill Valley Refuse Service that would extend the deadline for exercising an extension to the agreement (Office of the Town Manager)
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar No. 8, as written.
Moved: Welner, seconded by Fredericks VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat
CC-9. AT&T Agreement – Authorize the Town Manager to execute a construction agreement
with AT&T for work associated with the Hawthorne Undergrounding Project (Department of Public Works) Councilmember Ryan stated he had a material property interest within the undergrounding
district and would recuse himself from this item.
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item No. 9, as written. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Welner VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Thier, Welner
RECUSED: Ryan
ABSENT: One Vacant Seat ADJOURNMENT – to special meeting
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH DESIGN REVIEW BOARD – 6:01 P.M. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: One Vacant Seat
PRESENT: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD: Barringer, Berger, Crescini, Kim ABSENT: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD: Chong
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock,
Director of Community Development Tasini, Senior Planner Fong, Town Clerk Stefani ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were none. DISCUSSION ITEMS
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DI-1. Joint Meeting with the Design Review Board – Discuss and review the roles,
responsibilities, and procedures of the Design Review Board and discuss possible ideas to
ensure design review process continues to serve residents effectively. Public comment was received by:
Marti Andrews spoke in opposition to favoring second stories in their neighborhood instead of
allowing lot coverage variances. Pru Starr spoke in opposition to second stories in their neighborhood and requested transparency about the granting and denying of variances.
Brian Brown spoke in opposition to second stories in their neighborhood. Carolyn Shadan felt zoning should be changed to prohibit second stories in their neighborhood.
Noy Perlman expressed frustration about lot coverage variances to expand single story homes
being granted previously but not anymore. Cynthia Perry said she conducted a survey of the neighborhood and most objected to second stories and felt it is unfair that lot coverage variances are no longer being given to allow single
story expansion instead.
Joseph Starr spoke in favor of granting more variances for single story expansion to prevent second stories being added in the neighborhood.
Mindy Canter spoke in opposition to favoring second stories in the neighborhood and in favor of
granting more variances for single story expansion. No action taken.
ADJOURNMENT – TO SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING – 7:45 P.M. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: One Vacant Seat PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock,
Town Clerk Stefani CLOSED SESSION
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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)
Claims filed by Yema Khalif and Hawi Awash on January 25, 2021, on file with the Town Clerk’s Office ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Thier adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.
HOLLI THIER, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON ATTEST:
LEA STEFANI, TOWN CLERK
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