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Tiburon Town Council Minutes #19-2023 November 15, 2023
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
DRAFT MINUTES
Mayor Ryan called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 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, Assistant Town Attorney Wagner, Director of Community Development Tasini, Engineering Manager Eshoo, Town Clerk Dilena
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None.
CONSENT CALENDAR CC-1. Town Council Minutes – Adopt minutes for November 1, 2023 Town Council regular meeting (Office of the Town Clerk)
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item No. 1, as written.
Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Nikfar VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan, Welner ABSTAIN: Thier
PUBLIC HEARINGS PH-1. Municipal Code Amendments – Hold public hearing to consider amendments to Chapter 16 (Zoning) of the Tiburon Municipal Code to implement provisions of the 2023-2031 Housing Element, creating objective design and development standards for
new multifamily development and to designate the property at 4576 Paradise Drive as R-
3-10 – Introduction and first reading of ordinance (Community Development Department) Public comment was received by:
• Claude Herail opposed additional housing at Site J.
• Mario Saltarelli opposed additional housing at Site J.
• Rich Carmona opposed additional housing at Site H.
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• Tracy Cominos opposed additional housing at Site J.
• Jon Larson opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Scott Miller opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Ken Royal opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Michelle Parsley opposed additional housing at Site J.
• Eric Zech opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Vicky Hughes opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Mark Holmstrom opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Stuart Scheinholtz opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Mike McMullen opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Stacy Azcarate opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Carolyn Shadan opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Jeff Mosley opposed additional housing at Site H.
• John McCullough opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Greg Roja opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Jeff Chanin opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Anne Libbin said additional housing should be near high resource areas.
• Dorene Curtis opposed additional housing downtown.
• Peter Prows opposed additional housing at Site H.
• Julie Jacobs recommended approval of the housing sites. The Council agreed to revise the draft ordinance to remove the following recital shown in strike out text and replace it with the recital shown in underlined text as shown below:
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that the amendments made by this Ordinance are necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare; WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that public necessity and general welfare require that the
amendments made by this Ordinance in order to comply with the Town’s adopted Housing
Element and provide capacity for housing at all income levels and to establish objective design and development standards to comply with State law and for all of the reasons set forth in the staff report;
MOTION: To introduce the ordinance, as amended, read by title only, pass first reading of
the ordinance, to waive further readings, and to set the ordinance for final approval and adoption on the Consent Calendar at the next regular meeting. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Welner VOTE: AYES: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner
ABSTAIN: Nikfar
PRESENTATIONS P-1. Parks & Recreation Master Plan – Receive presentation and provide feedback
(Department of Public Works)
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Public comment was received by:
•An unnamed member of the public requested additional signage and published maps withthe location of parks.
•Mike Shepard asked the group to add amenities while still retaining the benefits of thelineal park.
•Anne Libbin asked about the easement from Middle Ridge to Ring Mountain and was infavor of additional signage/maps of parks and a fenced dog park.
•Chuck Hornbrook recommended the Council also consider Fountain Plaza and library
programming in their planning and said POST had made recommendations related to
kayaks and pickleball.
No action taken.
TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Nikfar requested a Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission member be present at the meeting the Council will consider POST’s recommendation on e-bikes.
Councilmember Their requested the December 6 meeting be rescheduled.
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
None.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Ryan adjourned the meeting at 10:30 p.m.
JACK RYAN, MAYOR TOWN OF TIBURON
ATTEST:
LEA DILENA, TOWN CLERK
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