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Home My WebLink AboutTC Min 2009-12-02TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Fredericks called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Berger, Collins, Fredericks, Gram, Slavitz Town Manager Curran, Town Attorney Danforth, Director of Community Development Anderson, Associate Planner Tyler, Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Nguyen, Police Captain Hutton, Town Clerk Crane Iacopi Prior to the regular meeting, the Council met in closed session, beginning at 6:30 p.m., to discuss the following: CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (Section 54957) Title: Town Manager Title: Town Attorney CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT Mayor Fredericks said there was nothing to announce from the closed session. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Town Council Minutes - Adopt minutes of November 4, 2009 Minutes (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) Town Council Minutes #21 -2009 December 2, 2009 Page 1 2. Town Investment Summary - Accept October 2009 Report (Director of Administrative Services Bigall) 3. Annual Appointments List - Adopt Annual List of Town Appointments pursuant to State Law (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) 4. 1655 Mar West Street/175 Esperanza Street - Adopt Resolution approving a Parcel Map and taking related actions for the subdivision into two lots of a 0.51-acre parcel; Diane Ho, owner and applicant; Assessor Parcel No. 059-051-18; Town File #60402 (Director of Community Development Anderson) - continued from November 18, 2009 5. Town Council Election - Adopt resolution certifying results of November 3, 2009 Municipal Election (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar No. 1 through 5, as written. Moved: Gram, seconded by Berger Vote: AYES: Unanimous ACTION ITEMS - REORGANIZATION OF TOWN COUNCIL 1. Recognition of Outgoing Council members Miles Berger and Tom Gram - Mayor Fredericks and the Council will bid farewell to Council members Berger and Gram. Mayor Fredericks presented Berger and Gram with plaques recognizing them for their years of service on the Council. She also noted that Gram was a charter member of the Jt. Recreation Committee, and had served on that committee from 1975 to 1997. She said that Berger was a former member of Design Review Board, as well as a Planning Commissioner, before he joined the Council. Slavitz, Collins and Fredericks shared their experience of working with the two outgoing members of the Council and what made it special to have served with them on the Council. Councilmember Slavitz said that he had served with Miles Berger on the Board of Adjustments and Review, as well as the Town Council. He said that Berger was a joy to work with, and that the Council always turned to him for his opinion during appeals and other hearings that demanded a creative eye. He said that there was no one to fill his shoes, in this area. Slavitz also said that he had learned so much from Councilmember Gram. Councilmember Collins echoed these comment, stated that he had served on two subcommittees with Gram. He said that Berger and Gram had a combined 50 years of service to the Town, on the Council and other committees. Councilmember Fredericks said that she had learned from Councilmember Berger what she lacked in design sense and said that working with Gram was like having "served with the master.'' Town Council Minutes #21 -2009 December 2, 2009 Page 2 2. Oath of Office - The Town Clerk will administer the oath of office to newly-elected Council members Jim Fraser and Emmett O'Donnell and re-elected incumbent Alice Fredericks. 3. Seating of the new Council - Council members Fraser and O'Donnell will take their seats at the Dais. 4. Election of Mayor - Outgoing Mayor Fredericks will receive nominations for the Office of Mayor and conduct the election. MOTION: To nominate Dick Collins as the next Mayor. Moved: Slavitz, seconded by O'Donnell Vote: AYES: Unanimous 5. Election of Vice Mayor - The Mayor-elect will take the Chair and conduct the election of Vice Mayor. MOTION: To nominate Jeff Slavitz as Vice Mayor. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Fraser Vote: AYES: Unanimous 6. Town Council Comments - The Council may share any additional comments at this time. Mayor-elect Collins welcomed Councilmembers Fraser and O'Donnell to the Council. He said that in his experience, it took a couple of years to get used to the workings of the process of local governance. He said that the keystone of an effective Town Council was a hardworking and effective staff, which the Town had. Councilmember Fraser said that he was proud and honored to be on the Town Council. He thanked Councilmembers Berger and Gram for a magnificent job and said the community was a better place due to their service. Councilmember O'Donnell thanked everyone who had elected him, as well as his family. He said he was prepared to serve the community as a new Councilmember. He also thanked Tom and Miles for their wonderful leadership. District 3 Supervisor Charles McGlashan thanked the outgoing Councilmembers and presented them both with proclamations. He noted that every single Tiburon Town Council member served the greater community of Marin by serving on various boards and commissions. He said that Vice Mayor Berger had made him feel especially welcome as a newly-elected Supervisor, and he thanked Councilmember Gram for his brilliance and acumen in brokering a"better" solution for the Martha property. Town Council Minutes #21 -2009 December 2, 2009 Page 3 McGlashan congratulated Councilmember Fredericks upon her re-election and thanked her for her involvement on the Martha Company application, and her leadership on the board of the Transportation Authority of Marin. The supervisor said that he had served with Councilmember Slavitz on LAFCO. Finally, McGlashan recognized Mayor-elect Collins for his participation as a member of the Marin Energy Authority and Richardson Bay Regional Agency Board of Directors, and said that he brought a lot to the table, wherever he goes. TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Fredericks said there was a Marin Leadership Summit scheduled for December 10, at 6:30 p.m., to discuss the future of governance in the state. Mayor Fredericks said that the Marin Energy Authority Board would meet on December 3rd at 6:30 p.m. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Town Manager Curran noted a special meeting of the Council on December 7 for Marin Clean Energy. She also said that the December 16 regular meeting had been cancelled. WEEKLY DIGESTS • Town Council Weekly Digest - November 20, 2009 • Town Council Weekly Digest - November 27, 2009 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor-elect Collins adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m., to a celebration at the Lodge at Tiburon. L y - iAICHARD COLLINS, MAYOR ATTEST y, i . L. T CDIANE CRANE IACOP , TOWN CLERK Town Council Minutes #21 -2009 December 2, 2009 Page 4