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Tiburon Town Council Minutes #03-2024 March 6, 2024
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
Mayor Fredericks called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California.
ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Chanis, Town Attorney Stock, Engineering Manager Eshoo, Town Clerk Dilena INTERVIEWS FOR VACANCIES ON TOWN BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
• Mike Shepard (Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission)
• Sharmeen Ahmed (Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission)
• Gautam Malhotra (Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission & Diversity Inclusion Task
Force)
• Theresa Coleman (Heritage & Arts Commission)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Bruce King spoke about the Parks & Recreation Master Plan and requested maps near Hacienda Drive be updated.
Eric Piefer spoke about pickleball noise at the Tiburon Peninsula Club.
CONSENT CALENDAR CC-1. Professional Services Agreements – Authorize the Town Manager to execute
amendments to agreements with Regional Government Services Authority, amending the
not to exceed amount to $160,000, and with Muchmore Than Consulting, amending the not to exceed amount of $225,000 and approve a FY2024 budget amendment in the amount of $85,000 from the General Fund Operating Reserves to fund the agreements (Office of the Town Manager)
CC-2. Municipal Code Amendments – Adopt amendments to Chapter 23 of the Tiburon Municipal Code (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) that would regulate electric mobility devices (Department of Public Works)
CC-3. Disability Retirement for Safety Employees – Adopt a resolution updating the process
and procedures, and designate the responsibility and authority for the determination of
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disability retirements for safety employees to the Chief of Police (Department of Administrative Services)
CC-4. FY2024 Budget Amendment – Approve a budget amendment in the amount of $370,000, increasing appropriations for legal services, with the source of funds being General Fund Operating Reserves (Office of the Town Manager)
Councilmember Nikfar removed Consent Calendar Items No. 1 and 2, and Vice Mayor Thier
removed Consent Calendar Item No. 3 for discussion. MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item No. 4, as written. Moved: Ryan, seconded by Nikfar
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner CC-1. Professional Services Agreements – Authorize the Town Manager to execute amendments to agreements with Regional Government Services Authority, amending the not to exceed amount to $160,000, and with Muchmore Than Consulting, amending the
not to exceed amount of $225,000 and approve a FY2024 budget amendment in the
amount of $85,000 from the General Fund Operating Reserves to fund the agreements (Office of the Town Manager) MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item No. 1, as written.
Moved: Nikfar, seconded by Ryan
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner CC-2. Municipal Code Amendments – Adopt amendments to Chapter 23 of the Tiburon Municipal Code (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) that would regulate electric mobility
devices (Department of Public Works) MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item No. 2, as written. Moved: Nikfar, seconded by Thier VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner
CC-3. Disability Retirement for Safety Employees – Adopt a resolution updating the process
and procedures, and designate the responsibility and authority for the determination of disability retirements for safety employees to the Chief of Police (Department of Administrative Services)
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item No. 3, as amended.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Ryan VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner ACTION ITEMS
AI-1. Appointments to Town Boards & Commissions – Consider appointments or reappointments to Town boards and commissions following term expirations (Office of the Town Clerk)
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MOTION: To extend the Diversity Inclusion Task Force application period.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Welner
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner MOTION: To reappoint: Victoria Gazulis to the Belvedere-Tiburon Joint Recreation Committee, Mark Swanson to the Building Code Appeals Board, Bryan Chong
and Suzanne Kim to the Design Review Board, Timothy Burr and Angela
McInerney to the Parks, Open Space, and Trails Commission, and Jeff Tsai to the Planning Commission. Moved: Thier, seconded by Fredericks VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner
AI-2. Diversity Inclusion Task Force – Consider appointment of Chair and Vice Chair of the Diversity Inclusion Task Force (Office of the Town Clerk) MOTION: To appoint Holli Thier as Chair of the Diversity Inclusion Task Force.
Moved: Ryan, seconded by Nikfar
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner The Council agreed to ask the Diversity Inclusion Task Force at their next meeting if any of the at-large members would like to be Vice Chair.
AI-3. Asian Pacific Heritage Event Funding – Consider approval of request for $8,000 expenditure from the FY2024 Operating Budget for the Asian Pacific Heritage event and a budget amendment in the amount of $6,806 (Office of the Town Manager)
MOTION: To approve an $8,000 expenditure from the FY2024 Operating Budget to cover
costs for the 2024 Asian American and Pacific Islander Hertiage Month Celebration and a budget amendment increasing appropriations by $6,806 from the General Fund Operating Reserves. Moved: Thier, seconded by Nikfar
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner AI-4. Downtown Informational Kiosk – Consider approval of the installation of a new informational kiosk in the right-of-way at the corner of Tiburon Boulevard & Main Street and consider approval of a $17,529 financial contribution toward the project from
American Rescue Plan funds (Office of the Town Manager) Public comment was received by:
• Parker Pringle expressed support for the kiosk but expressed concern about the Bungalow
Kitchen valet parking impairing visibility.
MOTION: To approve the installation of a new informational kiosk, as proposed by the Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, and to approve a $17,529 donation to
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the project, with the source of funds from the Town’s American Rescue Plan allocation.
Moved: Thier, seconded by Ryan
VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Thier, Welner PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-1. Municipal Code Amendments – Hold a public hearing and consider amendments to
Chapter 16 (Zoning) and Chapter 19 (Sidewalk Dining) of the Tiburon Municipal Code that would regulate standards for use of public sidewalks for outdoor dining by adjacent food and beverage services – Introduction and first reading of ordinance (Community Development Department)
Public comment was received by:
• Parker Pringle wondered if the adjacent stores would allow use of their frontage for tables and said other cities have found the public benefit in allowing sidewalk dining.
• John Hoffman wondered who would be responsible for paying for a safety barrier and believed a low barrier would not change the character of Main Street.
• Kelly from Squalo Vino spoke in favor of outdoor dining and said their business was always cognizant of the safety of its customers but are still open to barriers.
The Council agreed to extend the existing expired agreements for six weeks and to create an ad hoc subcommittee, made up of Vice Mayor Thier and Councilmember Nikfar, to study the issue and reach out to the businesses and gather their feedback on safety issues.
TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Fredericks requested a future agenda item for the Council to take a position on the California Business Roundtable initiative.
Councilmember Nikfar reported he met with the Bel Aire neighborhood on the Parks &
Recreation Master Plan. TOWN MANAGER REPORT
None. CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: (Committee to Preserve the Paradise Cove Salt Marsh, Tidelands and Neighborhood Safety v. Town of Tiburon, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CIV0000086)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
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Town designated representatives: (Town Attorney Benjamin Stock and Town Manager Greg Chanis)
Employee organization: (Tiburon Police Officer Association and Service Employees
International Union) ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY
None. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor
Fredericks adjourned the meeting at 11:06 p.m.
ALICE FREDERICKS, MAYOR TOWN OF TIBURON
ATTEST: LEA DILENA, TOWN CLERK
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