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TOWN COUNCIL
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Slavitz called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, October 15,2008, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard,
Tiburon, California.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Berger, Collins, Fredericks, Gram, Slavitz
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO:
Town Manager Curran, Director of Administrative
Services Bigall, Director of Community
Development Anderson, Director of Public
Works/Town Engineer Nguyen, Town Clerk Crane
Iacopi
Prior to the regular meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m., the Town Council met in closed session to
discuss the following:
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Section 54956.9(a))
Town ofTiburon v. Sylvia; Sylvia v. Town ofTiburon
Wayne et al. v. Town ofTiburon
Bonander et al v. Town ofTiburon;
In re Del Mar Supplemental Utility Undergrounding District;
Mostyn v. Town of Tiburon et al.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Section 54956.9(b))
Claim of Bob Gilles
Claim of Sandra Esposito and Robert Malasky
Item continued/Town Attorney out ill.
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PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Section 54957)
Title: Town Manager
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.. IF ANY
Mayor Slavitz said that there was nothing to announce.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW TOWN EMPLOYEE
. Matthew Swalberg, Engineering Technician
Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Nguyen introduced the newest member of the Public
Works Department, Matthew Swalberg. He said that Matt had a degree in Park Administration
from Cal Poly Pomona, and had most recently been employed for nine years as a park ranger by
the County of Marin. Prior to that, Nguyen said Matt had worked for several municipalities in
Southern California.
Director Nguyen said that Matt was a native of Marin County and now lived in San Anselmo
with his wife and children; he said that he was active in Boy Scouts.
Mr. Swalberg said that he was happy to join the town staff and that the job appeared to be
dynamic and challenging. The Council welcomed him to Tiburon.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Town Council Minutes - Adopt minutes of October 1,2008 meeting (Town Clerk Crane
Iacopi)
2. Town Investment Summary - Adopt August 2008 report (Director of Administrative
Services Bigall)
3. Town Budget Amendments - Adopt FY 2008-09 municipal budget amendments to reflect
additional revenues resulting from adoption of State budget (Director of Administrative
Services Bigall)
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4. "Green Building" Resolution - Adopt resolution establishing Green Building Compliance
Standards, Rating System and Incentives (Director of Community Development
Anderson)
5. Zelinsky Playground Park - Authorize Town Manager to sign contract with Ross
Recreation Equipment for purchase of playground equipment (Director of Public
Works/Town Engineer Nguyen)
6. Paradise Drive Prezoning Application - Approve Services Agreement for Preparation of
CEQA Compliance Documentation for Paradise Drive Prezoning Application (Director
of Community Development Anderson)
Councilmember Gram asked that Item No.3 be removed from the Consent Calendar. He asked
Town staff to put the item on the "back burner" because of the uncertainty of the state budget,
specifically, whether bonds could be sold, and other issues. He recommended that Council defer
taking action on the item at this time.
Director of Administrative Services Bigall said that staff would return with a report closer to the
end of the fiscal year.
MOTION:
Moved:
Vote:
To adopt Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6, as written.
Fredericks, seconded by Berger
AYES: Unanimous
ABSTAIN: Collins (October 1,2008 Minutes)
TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS
Vice Mayor Fredericks said that she, Mayor Slavitz and Town Manager Curran had participated
in a joint meeting with their counterparts from Belvedere and officials from the Reed Union
School District. She said that RUSD had informed them that the room at Bel Aire School would
no longer be available for use by the Jt. Recreation Committee because of increased kindergarten
enrollment at the school. She said that school district and Jt. Recreation officials expressed an
interest in keeping the gymnasiums open on weekends in the future, and that they would like
town and city officials to contribute to this effort. She also said that RUSD would like to see
after school programs undertaken by the Jt. Recreation Committee.
Town Manager Curran said that the Town had appropriated $50,000 in the current year budget
for a recreation master plan, and that it was programmed for the second half of the fiscal year.
She said that the master plan would be funded by the Town of Tiburon (75%) and City of
Belvedere (25%).
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Mayor Slavitz said that having such a plan would be a useful tool to provide guidance to the
Town as more and more organizations had been asking for money for recreational programs.
Town Manager Curran said that the study would have to be well-thought out and not just tell the
Council "things we already know;" similarly, she said it would not be helpful to have a study that
contained unachievable goals.
Vice.Mayor Fredericks affirmed that the Town was on the right track in budgeting for the
proposed study, as evidenced by the recent meeting with RUSD and It. Recreation.
TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT
None.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Slavitz
adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m.
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