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Home My WebLink AboutTC Min 2022-05-18Page 1 of 4 Tiburon Town Council Minutes #13-2022 May 18, 2022 TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Consistent with Government Code section 54953(e), 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. Vice Mayor Ryan called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Griffin, Ryan, Thier ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Welner PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock, Director of Administrative Services Creekmore, Director of Community Development Tasini, Associate Engineer Eshoo, Accounting & Finance Manager Bassett, Town Clerk Stefani ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Sanna Thomas spoke on behalf of a local climate action committee and urged the Council to adopted an updated Climate Action Plan, and to make the plan as bold and ambitious as possible by following the written recommendations of the local climate action committee. Dorene Curtis expressed concern that the Town’s draft housing plan would only consider adding mandated units to downtown and that the Council had removed the Cove Shopping Center as a potential site. Ms. Curtis said the downtown area has similar concerns to additional housing and urged the Council to consider appeal options. Sharon Farrell asked the Council to consider an amendment to the Tree Ordinance and remove coast redwoods as undesirable trees. Carolyn Losee asked the Council to adopt a bold Climate Action Plan, to consider a reforestation around Tiburon to eliminate flammable trees and to hire a sustainability coordinator. Pat Goss urged the Council to adopt a bold Climate Action Plan as outlined in the climate action committee’s recommendation. DocuSign Envelope ID: FCFF47AB-183A-4B1C-8840-4D602B8AA9B7 Page 2 of 4 Tiburon Town Council Minutes #13-2022 May 18, 2022 Aimee Lapic recommended the Town’s Climate Action Plan include a specific percentage of greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to be used as a goal and to include an implementation table for staff to use as a guide. Christopher Hanson spoke as a representative of Children for Change and about the climate impacts in Richardson Bay. He urged the Council to update the Climate Action Plan. Shirley Huang spoke in support of more aggressive Climate Action Plan goals as outlined by the climate action committee. Pat Carlone spoke in support of a more aggressive Climate Action Plan, and suggested it be incorporated into the Town’s disaster response plan. Suzanne Mellen spoke in support of a more aggressive Climate Action Plan. Jane Gould spoke in support of a more aggressive Climate Action Plan, particularly related to improving the Town’s EV fleet. Reyes Lake spoke as a representative of Children for Change and urged the Council to adopt a more aggressive Climate Action Plan as outlined by the climate action committee. Chuck Hornbrook urged the Council to adopt a more aggressive Climate Action Plan. Stacey said she was not aware of the Council’s previous discussion to eliminate the Cove Shopping Center as a possible location for additional housing. She believed having all the housing downtown would be a bad idea and thought the Cove should still be considered. Eric Artman wondered why the additional housing units that would be permitted by Senate Bill 9 would not count toward the Town’s additional housing required by the State. Roslyn Brandt submitted written comments to express the importance of adopting an update Climate Action Plan. Julie Jacobs expressed concern about additional housing downtown due to risks of wildfire and difficulty evacuating so many people on a two-lane road. Nora Noguez expressed support for the decision to not put additional housing at the Cove Shopping Center. Valerie Erickson expressed concern about tree branches on powerlines along Tiburon Boulevard. Noah Griffin spoke about and make recommendations about Town hiring practices. PRESENTATIONS P-1. Recognition of Town Services – Park Allen, Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission DocuSign Envelope ID: FCFF47AB-183A-4B1C-8840-4D602B8AA9B7 Page 3 of 4 Tiburon Town Council Minutes #13-2022 May 18, 2022 P-2. Introduction of New Town Staff – Troy Bassett, Accounting & Finance Manager P-3. Update from Belvedere-Tiburon Library Agency – Jeff Slavitz and Crystal Duran CONSENT CALENDAR CC-1. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for April 13, 2022 Town Council special meeting (Department of Administrative Services) CC-2. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for April 20, 2022 Town Council special and regular meetings (Department of Administrative Services) CC-3. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for April 27, 2022 Town Council special meeting (Department of Administrative Services) CC-4. Teleconference Meetings – Adopt resolution that would allow the Town to continue to operate virtual board meetings in accordance with AB 361 (Department of Administrative Services) CC-5. Town Manager Employment Agreement – Adopt resolution authorizing sixth amendment to the Town Manager’s Employment Agreement (Office of the Town Attorney) CC-6. 2024 Street Paving Project – Adopt resolution that would save all SB1 Road Repair and Accountability Act funds into the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation (RMRA) Account to fund construction of the 2024 Street Paving Project (Department of Public Works) CC-7. Cypress Hollow Landscape and Lighting District – Adopt resolution ordering the annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 (Department of Public Works) CC-8. Municipal Code Amendments – Adopt amendments to Chapters 14 (Subdivision of Land) and 16 (Zoning) of the Tiburon Municipal Code related to the implementation of Senate Bill 9 regulations regarding two-unit housing developments and urban lot splits within single family residential zones (Community Development Department) CC-9. Investment Summary – Adopt investment summary for month ending March 31, 2022 (Department of Administrative Services) Vice Mayor Ryan orally reported that Consent Calendar Item No. 5 (Town Manager Employment Agreement) included a proposed 2.5% increase. MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Items No. 1-9, as written. Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Griffin, Ryan, Thier DocuSign Envelope ID: FCFF47AB-183A-4B1C-8840-4D602B8AA9B7 Page 4 of 4 Tiburon Town Council Minutes #13-2022 May 18, 2022 ABSENT: Welner DISCUSSION ITEMS DI-1. Single-Use Foodware Ordinance – Review and discuss adopting a local ordinance that would ban the use of single-use foodware and require the use of compostable foodware for food service vendors Public comment was received by: • Carolyn Losee, who expressed support for an ordinance. The Council directed staff to bring an ordinance for consideration to an upcoming meeting. TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Fredericks reported TAM had conducted a study for CalTrans that resulted in the Tiburon Boulevard/Blythedale intersection being eligible for short- and long-term studies to increase throughput. TOWN MANAGER REPORT There was none. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Vice Mayor Ryan adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m. JACK RYAN, VICE MAYOR TOWN OF TIBURON ATTEST: LEA STEFANI, TOWN CLERK DocuSign Envelope ID: FCFF47AB-183A-4B1C-8840-4D602B8AA9B7