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Home My WebLink AboutTC Min 2009-07-15TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Fredericks called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Berger, Collins, Fredericks, Gram Slavitz Town Manager Curran, Town Attorney Danforth, Director of Administrative Services Bigall, Director of Community Development Anderson, Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Nguyen, Police Lieutenant Hutton, Town Clerk Crane Iacopi Prior to the regular meeting, the Council met in closed session, beginning at 7:00 p.m., to discuss the following: CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(b)) Martha Company ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY Mayor Fredericks said there was nothing to announce. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS David Barker, Lagoon View Drive, asked the Council for a clearer schedule and more public outreach concerning the Marin Energy Authority. He said that he had attended the initial hearing on the matter, in which the Council was told that there would be a number of "off ramps" and that there would be a lot of opportunity for public input. He said that there had been very little discussion since that time. Town Council Minutes #11 -2009 July 15, 2009 Page I Mr. Barker said that he had attended the June 17 Council meeting, in which an MEA presentation was scheduled, and was told that the matter would be continued until the July 15 meeting. Now, he said he discovered that the presentation had actually taken place on July 1. Mr. Barker said that he continued to have concerns about the undertaking. He said that he had been to the MEA website and had discovered that that an RFP had been sent out. He said that he thought there should be adequate review of the proposal and that the concept of entering the energy market entailed considerable risk. Mr. Barker told the Council that since the ratepayers would only have an "opt out" instead of "opt in" decision, it placed even more of a burden on the Council to make sure that the public was informed. Councilmember Collins, Town Council representative to MEA, invited Mr. Barker to attend the public board meetings and technical advisory committee meetings. Mayor Fredericks also invited Mr. Barker to visit the Town's website to look for agenda items pertaining to MEA. Mr. Barker said that he had done that. Town Manager Curran said that there had been some rescheduling of agenda items and said that she regretted that Mr. Barker did not know of the July 1 presentation date. PRESENTATION Street Smarts Marin Program - (Deborah Cole, Parisi Associates) Ms. Cole said that "Street Smarts Marin" was a traffic-calming program that had been introduced in eight cities and towns in Marin and was made available through funding from the Transportation Authority of Marin, in connection with the Safe Routes to School and Non- Motorized Transportation programs. Ms. Cole said the program consisted of placing signs and banners on school properties and public roadways. She showed some slides of actual sign installations with messages that target certain "bad behaviors" speeding, red light running, right of way violations, and distracted drivers, as well as violations of rules of the road by bicyclists. She said that Street Smarts Marin was a "social change" program, and not unlike the changes surrounding the introduction of seat belts and recycling. She said that the idea was to raise awareness in the first year, to influence behavior in the second year, and to change behavior in the third. Ms. Cole said the program had started in Corte Madera, Larkspur, and Mill Valley, and would expand to Ross Valley, Tiburon and Belvedere in the Summer of 2009. She said that all of the schools in Tiburon would receive banners for placement on their properties, in time for the start Town Council Minutes #11 -2009 July 15, 2009 Page 2 of the new school year in August. She said the program would run from August 24 through October 8, 2009, and possibly again in the spring. Ms. Cole asked for questions and comments from the Council. Mayor Fredericks commented that she had some banners she had seen in other jurisdictions sometimes came loose and flapped in the wind. She also said that there seemed to be too much information on some of the signs to read. She also said that the message especially needed in Tiburon was to encourage bicyclists to "share the road" with pedestrians. Ms. Cole said the Tiburon Public Works and Police Departments had offered valuable input into the local implementation. She also commented that there was a specific sign for bicycle awareness that stated, "Same Road/Same Rules" to get the message across that bicyclists need to follow the same rules of the road (as drivers of cars) and yield to pedestrians. Town Manager Curran asked if there had been any "backlash" in other communities to the proliferation of signs ("sign pollution") and whether people were aware that their placement was temporary. Ms. Cole said that the signs had been favorably received; she also said that the program was flexible in nature and that the signs could be taken down at the request of the Town. Mayor Fredericks asked if anyone from the public wanted to comment. There was no public comment. The Council thanked Ms. Cole for her presentation. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. 2008-09 Streets Improvement Project - Approve award of contract for 2008-09 Streets Improvement Project to Ghilotti Bros., Inc. (Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Nguyen) 2. Street Smarts Marin Program - Approve implementation of program (Department of Public Works) 3. Revisions to MCSTOPPP JEPA - Approve updated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA) for the Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (MCSTOPPP) and authorize execution (Department of Public Works/Office of the Town Attorney) 4. Tribute to Amy Belser - Approve tribute to retiring Sausalito City Councilmember Amy Belser (Town Manager Curran) Town Council Minutes #11 -2009 July 15, 2009 Page 3 MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1 through 4, above. Moved: Berger, seconded by Gram Vote: AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Slavitz ACTION ITEMS 1. League of California Cities - Consider appointment of delegates to represent the Town of Tiburon at the following conferences: a) Local Government Summit on Governance and Fiscal Reform (Sacramento) - July 17- 181 2009; b) League of California Cities Annual Conference (San Jose) - September 16-18, 2009 Town Clerk Iacopi gave the report concerning appointment of Town delegates to two upcoming League events. MOTION: To appoint Alice Fredericks as delegate to the Local Government Summit. Moved: Berger, seconded by Gram Vote: AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Slavitz MOTION: To appoint Miles Berger as voting delegate to the League Annual Conference. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Collins Vote: AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Slavitz MOTION: To appoint Alice Fredericks as the alternate voting delegate to the League Annual Conference. Moved: Gram, seconded by Collins Vote: AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Slavitz PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Cypress Hollow Landscape & Lighting District (LLD) - Consider protests and adoption of resolution for continuation of the assessment for Cypress Hollow LLD (Director of Administrative Services Bigall) Director of Administrative Services Bigall gave the report. She said that assessment notices had been mailed to all property owners in the Cypress Hollow Landscape & Lighting District and that to date no written protests had been received. She noted that the Town had not raised the levy since 1999. Town Council Minutes #11 -2009 July 15, 2009 Page 4 Ms. Bigall recommended that the Mayor open the public hearing, hear any public protests, and consider adoption of the resolution to continue the Town's administration of the district. Mayor Fredericks opened the public hearing. There was no public comment. Mayor Fredericks closed the public hearing. MOTION: To adopt resolution continuing the Cypress Hollow LLD for FY 2009-10. Moved: Gram, seconded by Berger Vote: AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Slavitz TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS None. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT • Request from Golden Gate Bridge & Highway Transportation District and Blue and Gold Ferry for Letter to California PUC regarding Sausalito ferry service Town Manager Curran circulated a draft letter she had prepared for the PUC which discussed the potential impacts of disruption of ferry service to the Town if Red & White fleet took over the Sausalito run from Blue & Gold, and requesting an opportunity for public input. Council concurred with the idea advanced by Blue & Gold and others of requesting more time to consider the application, and a public hearing on the matter. In addition, Councilmember Gram suggested that mention be made in the Town's letter of the Red & White petition to take over the Alcatraz run from Blue & Gold Fleet several years ago, to address the issue of potential "cherry picking" of routes and resulting impact. WEEKLY DIGESTS • Town Council Weekly Digest - July 3, 2009 • Town Council Weekly Digest - July 10, 2009 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Fredericks adjourned the meeting at 8:03 p.m. in honor of Ark editor and long-time Belvedere resident, Barbara Gnoss. ALICE FREDERICKS, MAYOR Town Council Minutes #11 -2009 July 15, 2009 Page 5 ATTEST: DIANE CRANE IAC PI, TOWN CLERK Town Council Minutes #I1 -2009 July 15, 2009 Page 6