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Tiburon Town Council Minutes #07-2023 April 19, 2023
TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL & REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING – 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Welner, One Vacant Seat PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock,
Clerk Dilena INTERVIEWS FOR VACANCIES ON TOWN BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
• AJ Shepard, Design Review Board
• James E. O’Dorisio, Design Review Board
• Payam Behradnia, Design Review Board
• Alex Rosner, Design Review Board ADJOURNMENT – to regular meeting REGULAR MEETING – 6:30 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, Director of Community Development Tasini, Engineering Manager Eshoo, Town Clerk Dilena
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. CONSENT CALENDAR
CC-1. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for March 15, 2023 regular Town Council meeting (Department of Administrative Services) CC-2. Transportation Authority of Marin Funds – Adopt resolution accepting $321,954 of
Measures A, B, and AA funds to be used toward the 2024 Street Paving Project
(Department of Public Works)
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CC-3. Cypress Hollow Landscape and Lighting District (LLD) – Adopt resolution ordering
the annual Engineer’s Report for the LLD (Department of Public Works)
CC-4. Vacancies on Town Boards & Commissions – Announce special vacancy on the Belvedere-Tiburon Disaster Advisory Council (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-5. National Library Week – Adopt resolution in honor of National Library Week
(Department of Administrative Services) MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Items No. 1-5, as written. Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSENT: One Vacant Seat ACTION ITEMS
AI-1. Appointments to Town Boards & Commissions – Consider making one appointment to
the Belvedere-Tiburon Joint Recreation (the Ranch) Committee (Department of Administrative Services) MOTION: To appoint Daniel Fletcher to the Belvedere-Tiburon Joint Recreation Committee.
Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Welner
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat AI-2. Appointments to Town Boards & Commissions – Consider making two appointments
to the Design Review Board (Department of Administrative Services) MOTION: To appoint Alex Rosner to the Design Review Board. Moved: Thier, seconded by Ryan VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSTAIN: Welner
ABSENT: One Vacant Seat MOTION: To appoint James E. O’Dorisio to the Design Review Board. Moved: Thier, seconded by Ryan
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier
ABSTAIN: Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat AI-3. Open Space Vegetation Management Project – Consider authorization of the Town
Manager to execute the award of contract to Capra Environmental Services for $65,000
(Department of Public Works) Public comment was received by:
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• Julie Jacobs, who expressed support for the project.
• Paul Abess, Capra Environmental Consulting, spoke in further detail about the project. MOTION: To authorize the Town Manager to execute a Construction Services Agreement for the Open Space management Project to Capra Environmental Services in the
amount of $65,000. Moved: Welner, seconded by Fredericks VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat PUBLIC HEARINGS PH-1. Municipal Code Amendments – Consider amendments to Chapter 13 (Building Regulations) of the Tiburon Municipal Code related to automatic gate safety (Community Development Department) – Introduction and first reading of ordinance MOTION: To read the ordinance by title only. Moved: Thier, seconded by Welner VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat
Mayor Ryan read “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon Amending Provisions of Title IV, Chapter 13 of the Tiburon Municipal Code to Adopt a New Section 13-4.1.1(J) Thereby Amending Section 3110 of the 2022 Edition of the California Building Code and Adopting a New Chapter 13G – Administrative and program Regulations on Gate
Safeguards”. MOTION: To pass first reading of the ordinance, to waive further reading, and to set the ordinance for final approval and adoption on the Consent Calendar at the next regular meeting.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat PH-2. Municipal Code Amendments – Consider amendments to Chapter 13 (Building
Regulations) of the Tiburon Municipal Code to adopt building code amendments promoting building and vehicle electrification in new or remodeled buildings (Community Development Department) – Introduction and first reading of ordinance Public comment was received by:
• Jim Malott, who expressed concerns that costs of electrification are expensive and recommended the ordinance include exceptions for cost prohibitive work.
• Sanna Thomas, who expressed support for all code updates.
• Julie Jacobs, who expressed support for all code updates.
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• Suzanne Mellen, who expressed support for all code updates.
• David Moller, who recommended the Town consider potential legal challenges to the ordinance and make any changes as needed. MOTION: To read the ordinance by title only. Moved: Welner, seconded by Fredericks
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat Mayor Ryan read “An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon Amending Provisions of Title IV, Chapter 13 of the Tiburon Municipal Code by Adopting Amendments to
the 2022 California Building Standards Code”. MOTION: To pass first reading of the ordinance, to waive further reading, and to set the ordinance for final approval and adoption on the Consent Calendar at the next regular meeting.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Welner VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: One Vacant Seat PH-3. 699 Hilary Drive – Consider appeal of Design Review Board approval of exterior
alterations and additions to a single-family home at 699 Hilary Drive, including three separate variance requests (Community Development Department) Owner/Applicant: Christina Goebel and Park Allen Appellant: Karina and Andrew Houghton
Address: 699 Hilary Drive Assessor Parcel No.: 055-211-02 Public comment was received by:
• Marshall Boyd expressed support for the applicant’s proposal.
• Jim Malott expressed that view blockage was not a significant issue in this matter.
• Tucker Maclean felt the proceedings were unneighborly and felt the view blockage was
not a significant issue.
• Bryan Breckenridge expressed support for the applicant’s proposal.
• Tony S. expressed support for the applicant’s proposal.
MOTION: To deny the appeal, upholding the approval made by the Design Review Board, and to direct staff to return with a resolution memorializing that decision at the next meeting. Moved: Welner, seconded by Thier
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Thier, Welner
RECUSED: Ryan ABSENT: One Vacant Seat
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CLOSED SESSION
1. Public Employee Performance Review: Government Code Section 34957
Title: Town Manager ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Ryan
adjourned the meeting at 10:40 p.m.
JACK RYAN, MAYOR TOWN OF TIBURON
ATTEST:
LEA DILENA, TOWN CLERK
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