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MINUTES
Prior to the regular meeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, the Council met in closed session,
beginning at 5:30 p.m., to discuss the following:
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Section 54956.9(a))
Bonander v. Town of Tiburon
Town of Tiburon v. All Persons Interested (Del Mar Valley Undergrounding)
Mostyn v. Town of Tiburon et al.
At 7:00 p.m., the Council adjourned from Closed Session and interviewed the following
candidates:
INTERVIEWS FOR VACANCIES ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
(Planning Commission - Two Vacancies)
• Frank Doyle, 85 Round Hill Road - 7:00 p.m.
• Erin Tollini, 22 Raccoon Lane - 7:10 p.m.
• Lou Weller , 291 Blackfield Drive - 7:20 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Collins called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard,
Tiburon, California.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO:
Collins, Fredericks, Fraser, O'Donnell, Slavitz
Town Manager Curran, Town Attorney Danforth,
Director of Administrative Services Bigall, Director
of Community Development Anderson, Director of
Public Works/Town Engineer Nguyen, Chief of
Police Cronin, Town Clerk Crane Iacopi
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CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT, IF ANY
Mayor Collins said that there was nothing to report from closed session.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
PRESENTATIONS
• Commendation for Caltrans projects to be presented to District 4 Director Bijan Sartipi
(Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Nicholas Nguyen)
Director Nguyen said that in the Fall of 2009, two projects were undertaken by Cal/Trans that
had improved the safety and accessibility of the East Blithedale on-ramp from Highway 101, as
well as the repaving of Tiburon Boulevard (Highway 131). Nguyen said that both projects had
been completed without significant disruptions to the Town and had greatly enhanced the access
onto the peninsula for residents and visitors alike.
Director Nguyen recommended that the Council adopt a resolution commending the men and
women of Cal/Trans for their successful completion of the projects.
Nguyen introduced Chief Deputy Director Don McElhinney of Cal/Trans. Mayor Collins read the
resolution and presented it to Mr. McElhinney.
Mr. McElhinney thanked the Council and accepted the resolution on behalf of Director Bijan
Sartipi and members of the Cal/Trans team. He introduced the team members who were in the
audience.
Mr. McElhinney said that they were "always on alert" for ways to improve projects and ensure
that the projects made sense in the community. He said that they had enjoyed working with the
Tiburon team, including Director Nguyen. He said that the Tiburon Boulevard project was "not
quite done," and that there were still some touch-ups to be made.
• Annual Report by Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District
(Town Representative Roger Smith)
Col. Smith reported that the district had experienced another successful year. He sad that there
was very little evidence of any disease in California and none in Marin or Sonoma counties had
been reported. Smith said that the district had responded to 269 calls from Tiburon, many
concerning mosquitoes and yellow jackets.
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Smith said that the district was providing a new service to other districts in the area, in
conjunction with Sonoma State University. He said this service was an analysis of DNA from
birds and other vectors for the West Nile Virus.
Councilmember Slavitz asked if the district had dealt with the issue of the Light Brown Apple
Moth. Smith said that it was not considered to be a "vector," at least by the district, so that they
could not address that issue.
Councilmember Fredericks asked about any threat of avian flu. Smith said that is was not a
disease carried by mosquitoes and therefore was outside their purview. However, he noted that
mosquitoes did carry West Nile virus, encephalitis, and malaria.
The Council thanked Col. Smith for his continued representation of the Town on the district
board.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Town Council Minutes - Adopt minutes of January 6, 2010 regular meeting (Town Clerk
Crane Iacopi)
2. Town Audit Report - Adopt report for FY ending June 30, 2009 (Director of
Administrative Services Bigall)
3. Ridge Road & Reed Ranch Road Overlay Projects - Adopt resolution accepting projects
as complete and authorize filing of Notice of Completion (Director of Public
Works/Town Engineer Nguyen)
4. Appreciation for Caltrans Projects - Adoption resolution commending Caltrans for the
East Blithedale widening and Tiburon Boulevard Overlay projects (Director of Public
Works/Town Engineer Nguyen)
5. Community Choice Aggregation State Ballot Initiative - Resolution opposing state
ballot initiative entitled "California Taxpayers Right to Vote" which would require a 2/3
vote to form or expand a Community Choice Aggregation or Municipal Utility (Town
Clerk Crane Iacopi)
6. Amendments to Building Code - Adopt Ordinance amending Title IV, Chapter 13
(Building Regulations) of the Tiburon Municipal Code (Director of Community
Development Anderson)
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7. Amendments to Leaf Blower Ordinance - Adopt Ordinance repealing Title VI, Chapter
30 (Leaf Blowers and Hedge Trimmers) of the Tiburon Municipal Code, and creating a
new Title VI, Chapter 30 (Leaf Blowers and Hedge Trimmers) (Director of Community
Development Anderson)
8. Grand Jury Report on Marin Energy Authority - Adopt Town's response to December
2009 report (Town Attorney Danforth)
9. League of Women Voters - Adopt proclamation in honor of the League of Women
Voter's 90th Anniversary (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi)
MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1 through 9, as written.
Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Slavitz
Vote: AYES: Unanimous
ACTION ITEMS
1. Appointments to Boards and Commissions - Consider appointments to fill Planning
Commission Vacancies (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi)
The Council waived the staff report.
Councilmember O'Donnell said that he was impressed with all three candidates interviewed by
the Council for the two vacancies on the Planning Commission.
He said he would move to appoint Frank Doyle to the Planning Commission, noting his years of
service on the Design Review Board and his involvement with the Town. He also said that he
would support the appointment of Erin Tollini to the second opening on the Commission.
O'Donnell said that he would support the appointment of Lou Weller to the Design Review Board.
Mayor Collins concurred, stating that he found it to be a good learning curve in preparation for his
own service on the Planning Commission.
Councilmember Fredericks said that Mr. Weller's background would lend itself well to the more
complicated issues of the applications that might come before the Planning Commission in the
development of the Tiburon Boulevard and downtown areas.
Councilmember Fraser said that the Design Review Board would also be involved in any
applications pertaining to the downtown area. Councilmember O'Donnell added that service on
the DRB was a good way to get to know the Town.
Mayor Collins opened the public hearing.
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He asked Mr. Weller whether he would also be interested in a position on the Design Review
Board. Mr. Weller said that yes, he would.
Mayor Collins closed the public hearing.
Mayor Collins noted that an appointment to Design Review Board was not on the agenda for this
meeting and would have to be placed on a subsequent agenda.
MOTION: To appoint Frank Doyle to the Planning Commission.
Moved: O'Donnell, seconded by Slavitz
Vote: AYES: Unanimous
MOTION: To appoint Erin Tollini to the Planning Commission.
Moved: O'Donnell, seconded by Slavitz
Vote: AYES: Unanimous
TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Fredericks reported that the League of California Cities had received an official
title and summary for a state ballot measure that would prohibit further shifting, borrowing,
restricting, or reallocating of funds from local governments.
TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT
Town Manager Curran said that she was contemplating cancellation of both meetings in February
due to travel schedules of the Mayor and Council. She said that a meeting could still be
scheduled, if necessary. Council concurred with her recommendation.
WEEKLY DIGESTS
• Town Council Weekly Digest - January 8, 2010
• Town Council Weekly Digest - January 15, 2010
ADJOURNMENT - to a meeting of the Tiburon Redevelopment Agency
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TIBURON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Boardmember Fraser, Boardmember Fredericks, Boardmember O'Donnell, Vice Chair Slavitz,
Chair Collins
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Minutes - Adopt minutes of February 18, 2009 meeting (Board Clerk Crane Iacopi)
MOTION: To adopt the minutes, as written.
Moved: Slavitz, seconded by Fredericks
Vote: AYES: Unanimous
2. Audit Report - Adopt report for FY ending June 30, 2009 (Director of Administrative
Services Bigall)
Director Bigall gave a brief report. She said that the audit reported very little activity over the
previous year and no significant activity. She said that the Town still needed to meet the state-
mandated goal of providing four very-low income units before the agency could sunset.
Boardmember O'Donnell asked why a separate agency was needed to accomplish this goal.
Town Attorney Danforth said that the Redevelopment Agency was empowered under state law to
allow the Town to collect a tax increment for this use. She said that the Town had researched
whether this tax increment could be transferred to the Town's general fund, however, she said
there was no clear answer to this question and therefore thought it was prudent to continue the
agency.
Boardmember Fredericks asked if there were [Town] assets available for developing affordable
housing projects. Director Bigall said that there were, and noted that $600,000 had been loaned
to the Marin Housing Authority for the development of Cecelia Place, and the rest (of the $1.5
million balance for affordable housing) was held in cash.
Boardmember Fredericks asked whether the funds were vulnerable to state take-aways. Director
Bigall said that currently they were not because the Town had not received any tax increments in
the last five or six years.
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Boardmember O'Donnell asked about the restrictions, if any, on where these low-income
developments could be. Director of Community Development Anderson said that the [38 acres of
the] Tiburon Redevelopment Agency boundaries were somewhat different than the Town's
zoning overlay.
Chair Collins asked whether the Redevelopment area boundaries could be expanded. Director
Anderson said that there did not appear to be prerequisite blight still existing to form a new
redevelopment project area. He also noted that the Town could use redevelopment funds to build
affordable housing outside of the project area boundaries and has been used for such purposes in
the past. The difference is that the Redevelopment Agency only receives credit for half of the
number of affordable units built if they are built outside the project area.
Chair Collins opened the public hearing. There was no public comment.
Chair Collins closed the public hearing.
MOTION: To adopt the audit report, as written.
Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Slavitz
Vote: AYES: Unanimous
ADJOURNMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Collins
adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m.
HARD COLLINS, MAYOR
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DIANE CRANE IACOPI, TOWN CLERK
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