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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Digest 2015-11-06TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST November 2-6, 2015 TIBURON Correspondence, Notices and other Information 1. Letter - Nov. 1- Christina Leimer/Resident: Housing Debate -Rent Control 2. Email - Nov. 2 - Harvey's Garden Progress Report 3. Letter - Nov. 11- Heritage & Arts Thank you - Workshop Oct. 27 Agenda, Minutes 1. Minutes - Oct. 27 - Workshop - Town Council and Heritage & Arts 2. Agenda - Nov. 11- Tiburon Planning Commission regular meeting REGIONAL, NOTICES AND AGENDAS Correspondence, Notices and other Information 1. Letter - Oct. 29 - ABAG - MTC Proposal Agenda, Minutes 1. Agenda - Nov. 5 - SAN 5 Regular meeting 2. Agenda - Nov. 9 - Belvedere City Council regular meeting 3. Public Hearing - Nov.10 - Corte Madera Planning Commission 4. Agenda - Nov. 11- Tiburon Fire District regular meeting *ABAG: Association of Bay Area Governments *MTC: Metropolitan Transportation Commission November, 1, 2015 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 Dear Mayor Doyle and Council Members: R FY Nov 0 d. 2015 TOWN MANAGERS OFFICE TOWN OF TIBURON There are so many voices in the fair and affordable housing debates, that I've not contributed mine or felt that I had anything in particular to add that isn't already being said, until I saw the Marin IJ article (enclosed) that paraphrased and quoted Melissa Prandi of Prandi Property Management. Assuming she was accurately quoted, she clearly believes that she's carrying out some form of noblesse oblige by limiting rent increases to 10% per year. Whose salary goes up 10% per year? Given the rents in Marin County, for most people that would mean another $200-$600 per month, in one year! Then it can go up that much again the following year and the year after that. People can quickly be priced out. As a life-long renter, who has lived in several U.S. cities and small towns, I have never seen rental deposits that are 1.5 to 2 times the monthly rent. Yet that is standard practice in Marin County. Given this, it can easily require $15,000-$20,000 just to move into a rental home, townhouse or condo. I once asked, when considering renting a Sausalito townhouse, that the deposit amount be reduced given my long-term rental references and credit history. I was refused. The reason given: owners charge it "because they can." So in addition to exorbitant rent, they make additional money on investing tenants' funds, depriving renters of such gains on their own savings. In the case of someone who rents the property for many years, this loss could be substantial. This combination of rent increases and high security deposits, in addition to moving expenses, results in pricing out even middle class people with what, under most circumstances, would be considered a good income. Further, even tenants who can manage to offer such upfront costs are vulnerable in Marin County's rental market. Again, as a Tong -term renter, and one who's watching closely rental properties and prices, particularly in southern Marin, it appears to be the stereotypical wild west in the rental market. While property owners certainly have the right to earn what they can from their property, there seems to be no rhyme or reason or consistency other than, let's see how high it can go. On my street, there are 3 townhomes that recently came up for lease. Two are the same size, with the same amenities. The other has one less bedroom. Of the first two, one is asking $7,200 per month and the other $5,900 per month. The smaller townhouse was offered at $4,450 and was leased sight unseen. Further, I have watched some properties offered at these higher prices remain on the market for months then begin to slowly drop in price. In such a market, tenants are vulnerable. Even if we have managed to come up with the $20,000 needed to secure the property and move, we run the risk of our lives being disrupted and finances drained. If the property owner decided at any time that perhaps the market would bear more, and wanted to test it, we may have to pay the cost of moving again. And without our security deposit having been returned until after our move, we would have to come up with an additional $20,000. I love living in Tiburon, and hope to be able to stay here and contribute to my community. But, renting in Marin County feels like a perilous exercise. Sincerely, Christirla—teirr- cleimer101@gmail.com Tiburon "We're estimating that it could impact roughly 4,000 multifamily units immediately just in the unincorporated areas," said planner Alisa Stevenson, who issued the report with Brian Crawford, head of the Community Development Agency. Neither Marin's municipalities nor its unincorporated areas have rent control for multifamily housing. Novato has a rent control ordinance for its mobile home parks, which include Marin Valley Mobile Country Club, owned by the city, and Los Robles Mobile Home Park. The residents of Contempo and the city of San Rafael fought a long battle to retain that city's rent control ordinance for the trailer park there. While Contempo Marin residents own their homes, they lease space from Chicago -based Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc., the owner of the north San Rafael mobile home park. The city's ordinance, enacted in 1989, is meant to keep the mobile home park affordable. Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. filed suit against the city about 14 years ago. The suit alleged that the rent control ordinance was unconstitutional and a government "taking" of private property. Equity LifeStyle won that suit. Advertisement "It caused a great deal of consternation here," Heine recalled. "The city bravely appealed it to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and it was overturned." Undeterred, Equity LifeStyle took it to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court hammered the final nail in the coffin in January 2014 by declining to hear Equity LifeStyle's challenge of the ordinance. "We are very grateful to the city," Heine said. The retiree said Equity LifeStyle would prefer that he pay $1,925, which it deems market rate, but such an increase is not possible under rent control. "Rent control gives you protection against unreasonable rent increases," Heine said. The owner of a longtime Marin property management company agrees that tenants shouldn't endure unreasonable rents, but doesn't believe rent control is the answer. "The problem is that Marin County doesn't have enough housing, and putting in rent control is not going to give us more units," said Melissa Prandi, proprietor of San Rafael -based Prandi Property Management, a 33 -year-old property management firm that handles 450 units in Marin. If rent control were to be enacted, it would not significantly affect Prandi Property Management. The company concentrates on single-family homes, with just a few multifamily units. Under the state's Costa -Hawkins Rental Housing Act, rent control can only be applied to multifamily units built before 1995. It can't be applied to single-family homes or condos, and when a tenant leaves, there is no limit to how high the landlord can raise the rent. "Our supply is low and our demand is high," Prandi said of Marin's rental situation. The county had a 94.4 percent occupancy rate in the second quarter of this year, according to Novato -based data service Real Answers. The average asking rent for large apartment complexes in Marin was $2,521 a month in the second quarter of this year, up 13 percent from $2,232 a year ago. "We need more housing, more of those second units," Prandi said. Easing second -unit regulations was one of the approaches discussed at the Oct. 13 meeting. "In San Rafael, for instance, people don't like infill. But it's a natural to be able to live and work" in the community," Prandi said. She is hoping to participate in educational programs that would help dispel some of the knee-jerk reactions to ideas like infill -building on vacant lots amid older, existing properties in established urban neighborhoods. l7 . 'VI' "I've been in the business 33 years. I believe in treating people the way I would like to be treated," Prandi said. "We don't raise rents more than once a year, and we don't raise them more than 10 percent." She sees this approach as a sort of gentleman's agreement. Many Marin landlords and property managers are party to this agreement, she said. "Long-term tenants are what everybody wants," and by keeping rent hikes low, tenants will stay longer, she said. Rent control has its pitfalls, Prandi said. "Landlords tend to do less maintenance. They think, `I'm only getting a small amount of rent, so I'm not going to upgrade or maintain my property,"' Prandi said. "The price of upkeep goes up, but the rent does not." Stevenson, the county planner, said this could be addressed. "Most places (with rent control) have an exception to that," Stevenson said. She said that if a property owner makes capital improvements to their property, say a new roof, they can make an argument to the governing body that they have made an additional investment and should be able to go above whatever is the allowable increase to make up for the cost. One of the biggest advantages of rent control is that it could be put into place quickly with next to no cost, and have a widespread impact, Stevenson said. "Marin does not have to have 30 employees dedicated to rent control and a board," the planner said, referring to Berkeley's set-up. Seven Bay Area cities have rent control. The strongest programs are in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and East Palo Alto, sharply limiting rent increases and forbidding evictions without just DIIGEST Peggy Curran From: Harvey Rogers <harvnan2@sprynet.com> i " Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 12:23 PM To: Peggy Curran; 'Mary Neilan'; 'Petey Stein'; 'Juli Tantum'; 'David Holscher' Subject: PROGRESS REPORT FOR OCTOBER FOR HERVEY'S GARDEN AT BLACKIE'S PASTURE October 2015 PROGRESS REPORT FOR HARVEY'S GARDEN AT BLACKIE'S PASTURE Hi Peggy, Mary, Petey. Julie & David, We had no expenses in October 2015. But we did do pruning & weeding. PLUS after a month of waiting for Tiburon Public Works to help is (they were very busy working on a new landscape area between the entrance to Blackie's Pasture all the way to the trestle alongside of Tiburon Blvd. They are ready to plant but will do so when it rains enough — possibly mid-November. In the 600 square foot area where the invasive weed "Bindweed" took over & where we had to take out over 50 good blooming plants TPW used a motorized back hoe & removed about 4 + cubic yards of weedy soil for us & disposed of it. We plan to leave it that way until perhaps mid-December. Then install 2 layers of weed cloth, 3 or 4 inches of mulch & add close to 4 cubic yards of top soil (but from a different supplier). I have already purchased many plants for this area now as by December when we plant they will no longer be available until April or May. I water them daily in our patio (except when it will rain. HARVEY ROGERS 1 TIBURON HERITAGE A R T S COMMISSION th111I1 November 11, 2015 Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers; On behalf of the Heritage and Arts Commission I would like to thank you for joining us at our workshop, Oct. 27. From start to finish we felt the intense interest and support coming from the Council. The opportunity to refresh everyone with the background history of the Commission, followed by the brain -storming session of our vision forward was greatly appreciated. The commission will convene their last regular meeting of 2015 on November 24 and are very excited to get started on the proposal for our vision forward in 2016. We will be presenting it to the Council soon after for comments and approval. Please accept our deepest gratitude for your time, ideas, and encouragement. The clarification for our future is a great help for the current commission as well as new members corning in 2016. Cordially, Ec, Pt1441( Elizal'eth Merrill, Chair Heritage & Arts Commission Town of Tiburon cc: Heritage & Arts Commission TOWN OF TIBURON Tiburon Town Hall 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 DIGEST A -I Town Council Chambers Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Meeting — 6:30 p.m. SPECIAL JOINT MEETING - Tiburon Town Council Heritage & Arts Commission CALL TO ORDER — 6:29PM AND ROLL CALL - Tiburon Town Council: Councilmember Fraser, Councilmember Fredericks, Councilmcmber O'Donnell, Vice Mayor Tollini, Mayor Doyle Heritage & Arts Commission: Commissioner Amir, Commissioner Cohan, Commissioner De Quattro, Commissioner Fong, Commissioner Hall, Commissioner Norris, Commissioner Mujica- Beavers, Chair Merrill WORKSHOP • Historical Overview C. Merrill provided H&A Mission Statement and historical background • Artist Exhibitions: C. Mujica-Beavers gave brief overview of the mission behind the local artist participation, the artist selection process and the scope of exhibitions. Questions and comments: • C. O'Donnell gave kudos for the uptick in quality of art during the past year and inquired as to the average number of artworks sold. C. M -B replied that depended on the price of artworks, on average 2 at higher prices, higher numbers at lower sales pricing. • C. Fraser wanted more information on the vetting process. C. M -B explained the effort to support all local artists, with regard of course to quality, however as a public entity the hope is to not turn anyone away providing the content is appropriate and there is a solid artistic base to the artwork. The commission explained that the process is under review and changes to the entire structure might occur at some future point. • Special Award Nominations: C. Amir presented background and process in awarding both the Art Educator Award and the Heritage Preservation Award. Questions and comments: • C. Fredericks asked about the selection criteria — C. Amir explained the process behind the selection. While the Preservation award has changed little and is unlikely to do so in the future the desire to broaden the Educator award process was encouraged by all members present. C. Fredericks suggested perhaps reaching out to the Docent community; C. De Quattro mentioned engagement in all different types of education, including adults and educators working with seniors. • Artist Laureate: C. Hall explained background and process in selecting Artist Laureate. • C. Fredericks asked about the difference between the Heritage Preservation nominee and the Artist Laureate. C. Amir stepped in and delineated the difference, pointing out that the Artist Laureate is a 4 year term and appointee by the Council to promote artists and art education on the peninsula, whereas the Heritage Preservation nominee is recognized for the `preservation of heritage and arts specifically" which contributes to the historical fabric of the community. • Overview of past special events: Staff Liaison Pickett provided overview of the following events: • Plein Air Painting in conjunction with Art Festival: After historical overview and general explanation of the process a general workshop ensued: C. O'Donnell opened the discussion with the proposal that the Plein Air Painting challenge would coincide nicely with Friday Nights on Main. Great support with families and youth represented, also the possibility of interactive art and exhibitions, and an opportunity for a live auction with the artists present. Town Manager, Peggy Curran explained how the sponsorship of Friday Nights on Main works. C. Doyle described the Sonoma Plein Air project and wondered if Tiburon could use that model; a 3 -day event, culminating in a display of the art, jurying, an auction. Perhaps it could be in conjunction with the art festival. C. Merrill added that both performance art and mixed media could also be presented in such a venue with a built-in audience. C. De Quattro countered that a Plein Air event requires an all -day commitment by the artists and it would present better as an stand-alone "tent -pole" event with its own location. The following ideas arose: - Treat the Plein Air and possibly Art Festival as the H&A "Signature Event" - Possibly bring in the Chamber of Commerce and other Main Street businesses to partner. Each storefront could display an artist. - Could Destination Tiburon be involved? - Could a location such as McKegney Green or Blackie's Pasture be considered? - Might Belvedere be involved? • Art Festival: Enthusiasm from a majority of the Council and Commission for combining the Plein Air with a rebirth of the Art Festival. C. Merrill suggested it could be considered a "Beaux Arts by the Bay". C. Fraser pointed out that at this point someone needed to step up and "own it" and H&A stands in a perfect position to do so. The general consensus was that if H&A is willing to take it on, the Town Council would support it. Again, possible partnering with the same entities mentioned under Plein Air event. C. De Quattro said that with the annual backing of the Town Council and help from other entities he felt that H&A could design and launch it. • Website and Vision Forward: C. De Quattro gave overview of what H&A wants to accomplish through a new website. The basic premise is to bring the H&A energy to the community through direct engagement with the public. The main push would be through social media, utilizing all platforms to reach the public such as Facebook, Lost Marin, Instagram, etc. Contests could be held to directly involve youth. A more interactive and energetic approach could possibly lead to direct participation through attendance at the H&A commission meetings. The new website would also stand as the information center for all events, ongoing and special stand-alone, with online application and submittal qualities. C. Fredericks requested an actual proposal on what "Social Media" would entail for the website. • H&A Purpose and direction going forward: Pickett explained the original work done by the H&A and brought up the fact that there was a general sense throughout the current commission that the need has arisen for a re -defining of H&A's role in the community going forward. Example offered: the Huru statue debate wherein HSA was approached by the general public through a regular meeting and were unprepared and unauthorized to speak about the subject, not having been invited by the council. New commissioners Cohen, Fong and Norris expressed confusion about the actual mission of H&A. The council responded with the request for H&A to draft a proposal, putting forth what they, the commission, would like to undertake and place within their purview, i.e. Events, such as Plein Air and Art Festival, participation in public art choices as well as privately curated and presented exhibitions such as "Art by the Bay". The education of the community, through classes, performance art, film festivals, etc. T.M. Curran suggested that H&A draft a wide framework to encompass a range of multiple artistic possibilities in order to stay ahead of the curve. This proposal would then be reviewed and approved, either as an on-going outline or a once a year proposal. Discussion continued concerning the vetting of art as it would pertain to the new exhibits, collaborative events and public art going forward. Participants debated the vetting process from both sides, all-inclusive and site -appropriate. C. Fredericks sited the difficulty of vetting the ideas one by one and suggested that art works should fall under an "art policy" with guidelines, citing Huru as a perfect example of difficulty without guidelines. C. Merrill suggested the responsibility was at the curating level, to be vetted at the time of each exhibit, dependent upon the nature of the art -that general policy guidelines might not encompass each and every exhibition. C. Fraser agreed, saying that H&A would initially vet the art during curating then pass it by the Council for approval. TM Curran reminded everyone about the need to heed "free speech" during the approval process, while still considering what art is deemed appropriate when shown in a public space. • Overarching outcome of workshop: H&A to come forward with a proposal for new projects and guidelines for the acceptance of both heritage and art programs and exhibitions, including stand-alone items brought forth by the public. To define their role and desire for responsibility and ask the council for guidance and approval. ADJOURNMENT - 7:50PM TOWN OF TIBURON Tiburon Town Hall 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 Agenda - Regular Meeting Tiburon Planning Commission November 11, 2015 — 7:30 PM AGENDA TIBURON PLANNING COMMISSION CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Kulik, Vice Chair Williams, Commissioners Corcoran, Weller, and Welner ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Persons wishing to address the Planning Commission on any subject not on the agenda may do so under this portion of the agenda. Please note that the Planning Commission is not able to undertake extended discussion, or take action on, items that do not appear on this agenda. Matters requiring action will be referred to Town Staff for consideration and/or placed on a future Planning Commission agenda. Please limit your comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Testimony regarding matters not on the agenda will not be considered part of the administrative record. COMMISSION AND STAFF BRIEFING Commission and Committee Reports/Director's Report PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. 27 MAIN STREET: Conditional Use Permit to install a canopy on a portion of an exterior deck for an existing restaurant (Sam's Anchor Cafe); File # CUP2015002; 27 Main Street LLC, Owner/Applicant; Assessor's Parcel No. 059-151-35 [KO] 2. 215 BLACKFIELD DRIVE: Periodic review of a Conditional Use Permit to operate a synagogue and appurtenant day school; File #10404; Congregation Kol Shofar, Owner and Applicant; Assessor's Parcel No. 038-351-34 [DW] MINUTES 3. Planning Commission Minutes — Regular Meeting of August 12, 2015 ADJOURNMENT Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda November 11, 2015 Page 1 BELVEDERE • CORTE MADERA • FAIRF•AX SAN ANSELMO • SAN RAFAEL .� • MCCMC -� October 29, 2015 ABAG Executive Board MTC Board of Commissioners 101 Eighth Street Oakland, CA 94607 DIGEST NC gm" I LARKSPUR • MILL VALLEY • NOVATO ROSS - SAUSALI I O TIBURON Dear ABAG Executive Board and MTC Board of Commissioners: As President of the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC), I am writing to inform you that, at our October 28, 2015 meeting, our membership considered the proposal by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to eliminate the financial support to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) for ABAG's planning and research activities and, instead, to absorb ABAG's land use planning responsibilities and staff into MTC. Attached is a resolution passed by our members on October 28, 2015 that outlines our thinking on this important matter of regional planning and our opposition to MTC's proposal. We urge MTC to fully fund ABAG and abandon the proposal to take over the land use planning functions and staff which currently reside at ABAG. As the Council of Governments for the 101 cities and 9 counties in the SF Bay Area, ABAG has and should continue to perform the regional land use planning work with its members. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, adlizo Denise Athas, President Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers cc: Mayors and Councilmembers of Marin County Marc Levine, Assemblymember Mike McGuire, California State Senator BEI VzDERE • COR T E !•':ADERA - FAIRFAX i 1 LARKSPUR • !•1ILL VALLEY • NOVATO SAN ANSEL MO • Sri RAFALL ! , ROSS - Si•.USAt.1I"O • T!SURON MC CMC RESOLUTION OF THE MARIN COUNTY COUNCIL OF MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS STATEMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WHEREAS, the cities and counties of the Bay area created the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in 1961 as a joint powers agency with regional planning powers, including regional land use planning; and WHEREAS, the State Legislature has also conferred specific regional land use planning powers on ABAG through the enactment of statutes such as SB 375, which directs ABAG to prepare all land use planning elements of the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) for the SF Bay Area and its quadrennial updates; and WHEREAS, SB 375 also directs the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to prepare all transportation planning elements of the SCS for the SF Bay Area and its quadrennial updates; and WHEREAS, SB 375 requires that the regional transportation plan (RTP) for the SF Bay area include the SCS into the Plan Bay Area (PBA) and the quadrennial updates prepared by both ABAG and MTC in accordance with the statutory scheme described above; and WHEREAS, since 1993 the MTC has passed -through State and Federal public monies to fund both its and ABAG's work; and WHEREAS, on September 26, 2012, MTC unanimously adopted a `funding formula' that was mutually agreed upon by both ABAG and MTC that included a specific budget for each year of the four-year period beginning FY 2013-2014 through FY 2016-2017 that fairly reflects the work being performed by ABAG to develop and implement Plan Bay Area pursuant to SB 375. The funding formula that has been unanimously affirmed each fiscal year since, provides ABAG with a multiple year budget to do its work. WHEREAS, on February 27, 2013, the MTC unanimously adopted the Revised Funding Agreement Framework that specifically states MTC will provide funding through FY 2020-21, including funding for ABAG's work on PBA 2040 and the quadrennial updates, and WHEREAS, the cities and counties of the SF Bay Area are engaged with ABAG on preparation of the quadrennial update in 2017 and have an immediate and direct interest in assuring that the studies underlying the SCS, PBA and other planning documents, are accurate, reasonable and consistent with local objectives and goals; and, WHEREAS, the cities in Marin County through our representative on the Executive Committee of ABAG, are concerned that recent proposals by MTC would undermine necessary funding and effectiveness for the timely preparation of the extensive analysis and studies needed for Plan Bay Area 2040; and, WHEREAS, the cities in Marin County do not support MTC's proposal to take over the land use planning functions and staff from ABAG; and, WHEREAS, proposals that deviate from the Revised Funding Agreement Framework in supporting the necessary staff to prepare the SCS and PBA 2040 unwisely distracts the staff and governing boards of both ABAG and MTC from the work each needs to perform. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers requests that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission: A. Comply with the terms of the Revised Funding Agreement Framework adopted by the MTC on February 27, 2013 by fully funding ABAG through FY 2020-2021 without any restrictions, qualifications or conditions. B. Abandon the current effort to transfer the land use planning staff and functions from ABAG to MTC. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on October 28, 2015 by the following vote: There was a motion/second (Furst, Corte Madera/Coler, Fairfax) to approve the Resolution. Motion passed by acclamation. Certification of Approval I, the undersigned, the appointed and qualified Secretary of the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Marin County Mayors and Councilmembers at a duly called meeting he d on the 28th d y of October, 2015. Sheri Hartz, Secretary SANITARY DISTRICT NO. 5 OF MARIN COUNTY 2001 Paradise Drive Tiburon, California 94920 AGENDA Finance & Fiscal Oversight Committee Special Meeting Thursday, November 5, 2015, 10:00 a.m. I. Roll Call II. Public Comments III. New Business 1. Warrants for October 9ththrough November 5th, 2015 2. Financial Reports for October, 2015 a/a- 3. Review & Discussion of Ca1PERS GASBY 68 Valuation Reports, Measurement as of June 30, 2014, for Classic & PEPRA Members, Presented by Kathryn Harris of Perotti & Carrade 4. Review of Ca1PERS Contributions re: Step Increases for Eligible Employees 5. Upcoming District Obligations for November — December, 2015 IV. Adjournment This Committee may be attended by Board Members who do not serve on this committee. In the event that a quorum of the entire Board is present, this Committee shall act as a Committee of the Whole. In either case, any item acted upon by the Committee or the Committee of the Whole will require consideration and action by the full Board of Directors as a prerequisite to its legal enactment. Accessible public meetings: Upon request, the District will provide written agenda materials in appropriate alternate formals, or disability -related modification or accommodation, including awdliazy aids or services, to enable individual with disabilities to participate in public meetings. Requests are to be submitted in writing to the Administrative/Finance Specialist at Post Office Box 227, Tiburon CA 91920 or rdoln•mann cc ani5.org at least two days prior to the meeting. T:1Board1Committces\Finance Committee\Agendas12015 11 05 Finance Committee Agenda RD TR CB.docx Home > Archive Center View Other Items in this Archive I View All Archives I Printable Version AGENDA - REGULAR MEETING BELVEDERE CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 9, 2015, 6:30 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers 450 San Rafael Avenue, Belvedere, California DIGEST COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC The public will be given an opportunity speak on each agenda item when it is called. Upon being recognized by the Mayor, please state your name and address, and limit your oral statement to no more than three minutes. The Council welcomes comments and questions raised by interested citizens but typically does not respond during the comment period. 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPEN FORUM This is an opportunity for any citizen to briefly address the City Council on any matter that does not appear in this agenda. Upon being recognized by the Mayor, please state your name, address, and limit your oral statement to no more than three minutes. Matters that appear to warrant a more lengthy presentation or Council consideration will be agendized for further discussion at a later meeting. REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS 1. City Council Reports. 2. City Manager Reports. CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar consists of items that the City Council considers to be non -controversial. Unless any item is specifically removed by any member of the City Council, staff, or audience, the Consent Calendar will be adopted by one motion. Items removed will be considered in the sequence as they appear below. If any member of the audience wishes to have an item removed, please step to the microphone, state your name, and indicate the item. 3. Approve minutes of the October 12. 2015, regular City Council meeting. 4. Approve warrants of October 2015. 5. Approve amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement. 6. Adopt a Complete Streets Resolution. in accordance with requirements from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Transportation Authority of Marin. OTHER SCHEDULED ITEMS 7. Authorization to advance funds for Reassessment Engineering Services associated with refinancing, outstanding bonds for seven utility underground districts and request to hold special City Council meeting on November 30. 2015. to approve refinancing. Staff recommendation: (1) Authorize an advance of $39.200 for Reassessment Engineering Services associated with refinancing seven utility underground districts' outstanding bonds. to be reimbursed from refinancing bond proceeds. and (2) convene a special City Council meeting on November 30. 2015. to approve refinancing. 8. Annual Report from Belvedere -Tiburon Joint Recreation. Staff recommendation: Receive the report. 9. Discussion on various policies and issues: determine neat steps. Staff recommendation: Provide direction to staff. • Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RIBA) Attachments • Revocable License Policy Attachments • Deer Population Attachments • Beach Road Utility Undergrounding Attachments • Equipment/Facility Replacement Scheduling Attachments ADJOURN NOTICE: WHERE TO VIEW AGENDA MATERIALS Staff reports and other materials distributed to the City Council are available for public inspection at the following locations: > Belvedere City Hall, 450 San Rafael Avenue, Belvedere. (Materials distributed to the City Council after the agenda packet is published are available for public inspection at this location only.) > Belvedere -Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon. To request automatic mailing of agenda materials, please contact the City Clerk at 415/435-8913. 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THE TOWN OF CORTE ti1ADERA 11.1111♦ l I11.V.1 t U11.011%1.1 DIGEST TOWN OF CORTE MADERA 04 ' 3 PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1441 CASA BUENA TOWNHOME PROPOSAL TOWN AGENCY: CORTE MADERA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2015 TIME AND PLACE: 7:30 P.M., CORTE MADERA TOWN HALL, 300 TAMALPAIS DRIVE SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND REVIEW A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF APPLICATIONS BY PRESIDIO MANA MARIN, c/o BAYROCK MULTIFAMILY LLC, INCLUDING A ZONING AMENDMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, TENTATIVE MAP, AND DESIGN REVIEW, FOR A NEW 46 -UNIT TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT AT 1441 CASA BUENA DRIVE; AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO NOT ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED BY THE TOWN TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Corte Madera Planning Commission will continue a public hearing on November 10, 2015, to consider and review a resolution recommending denial of the land use applications associated with the 1441 Casa Buena Townhome proposal, and a resolution to not adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by the Town to evaluate and disclose the potential environmental impacts of the project and related avoidance or mitigation measures. Presidio Mana Marin, c/o Bayrock Multifamily, LLC, (the "applicant") submitted applications proposing the development of 46 townhomes at 1441 Casa Buena Drive (Assessor's Parcel Number 033-011-056). The subject property is a 3.51 -acre site that fronts on Casa Buena Drive, directly west of and adjacent to U.S. Highway 101. The property also abuts 1421 Casa Buena Drive, a 1.23 -acre site located to the south and recently approved for the development of 16 townhomes within four buildings. Directly to the north of the project site is a seven unit apartment complex at 1449 Casa Buena Drive and directly to the west of the project site is Meadow Valley Road which provides access to several single-family homes and duplexes. The proposal calls for demolition of the existing four, two-story buildings and 32 rental apartments currently located on site and the development of 19 new two and three unit structures, two and three stories in height, containing a total of 46 townhomes to be individually sold. The proposed project includes requests for a conditional use permit in order to develop condominiums, a vesting tentative map to subdivide the property into individual Tots, a density bonus for providing below market homes, and a design review approval. In addition, the applicant is proposing a zoning ordinance amendment to reduce the number of below market rate homes required to be included in the project. The applicant is proposing to eliminate the Town -wide requirement that 5% of units in for -sale projects with 10 or more units be provided for very low income households. The Town -wide requirement that 10% of units be provided for low income households and 10% of units be provided for moderate income households in the same type of projects would be retained. At the October 13, 2015 Planning Commission meeting, a public hearing on this proposal was held and testimony from the public and applicant was considered. The Planning Commission approved several motions recommending denial of the applications associated with the proposal and recommending that the Mitigated Negative Declaration not be adopted. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, an Initial Study and Environmental Checklist were prepared for the proposed project. The Initial Study and Environmental Checklist identified potentially significant impacts in the following areas: aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality. noise; population and housing, transportation and traffic, and utilities/service systems. The analysis concluded that potential significant impacts would be reduced to less than significant levels with the implementation of mitigation measures, and as a result, a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared. The proposed original and revised project plans and Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration can be reviewed on the Town of Corte Madera website at http://www.townofcortemadera.org/553/1441-Casa-Buena-Drive and at the Town of Corte Madera Planning Department, located at 300 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, California, lower level, during public hours: 8:OOam— 11:30am and 1:OOpm — 3:OOpm Monday through Thursday. All persons interested in the foregoing are invited to appear before the Corte Madera Planning Commission at the time, day and place mentioned above. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Town of Corte Madera at, or prior to, the public hearing. All written responses will become part of the public record. Staff reports are usually available by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday before the meeting and may be obtained from the Planning Department, Corte Madera Town Hall, 300 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera. If you have any questions about the information contained in this notice, please contact the Planning Department at (415) 927-5064. I do hereby certify that the foregoing Notice of Public Hearing was duly processed according to the California Government Code and the Corte Madera Municipal Code. Adam Wolff, Planning Director In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Division at 415-927-5064. Notification two business days (the Friday before the meeting) prior to the meeting will enable the Town to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Sent on or before October 30, 2015 TIBURON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS A. Oath of Office — Directors Miller and Sears 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Minutes, October 14, 2015 4. COMMUNICATIONS DIGEST I Der WEDNESDAY, November 11, 2015 6:30 P.M., HEADQUARTERS FIRE STATION 1679 TIBURON BLVD. 5. PUBLIC OPEN TIME for items not on the agenda This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons who want to address the Agency on any matter not listed on the agenda. The Ralph M. Brown Act prohibits discussion of items that are not duly placed on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. Please Note: the Chair will allow time for public comment on each agenda item. 6. CHIEF'S REPORT A. Monthly Report 7. PUBLIC HEARING A. Second reading of Ordinance #127, Establishing fees for Fire Prevention and Administrative services 8. ORDINANCE A. Adoption of Ordinance #127, Establishing fees for Fire Prevention and Administrative services 9. TREASURER'S REPORT A. Finance Committee — Directors Kirchhoff and Sears Finance Committee Meeting — Monday, November 9, 2015, 1530 hrs. Headquarters Fire Station, 1679 Tiburon Blvd. B. Approval of Warrants 10. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. MERA — Chief Pearce B. SMEMPS — Director O'Neill C. PERSONNEL — Directors Sears and Miller 11. ADJOURNMENT NEXT REGULAR TFPD BOARD MEETING: December 9, 2015, 6:30 P.M. A complete agenda package is available for viewing at 1679 Tiburon Blvd. Copies of past TFPD minutes are available for viewing at the same location. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the District office at 435-7200. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the District to make reasonable arrangements.