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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Min 1995-02-01 ,....., ~ '-' L h TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES CALL TO ORDER ~ayor Thompson called the re~wn. c.o. uncil of t.he Town of Tlburon to order at 7:31 p.m., . . . ,I,~.;l!'-4n CouncIl Chambers, 1101 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon California. A ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ginalski, Thayer, Thompson, Wolf, Nygren ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Kleinert, Town Attorney Ewing, Town Engineer Mohammadi, Police Chief Herley, Finance Director Stranzl, Planning Director Anderson, Minutes Clerk Sherwood B. APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS. BOARDS. COMMITTEES There were none. Mayor Thompson noted with regret that Diana Bennett turned in her resignation from the Design Review Board. New member will be sought in future. C. PUBLIC OUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Lorraine Alexander, 16 Cecilia Court, thanked Council for volunteering it's times. Concerned about increase in Mill Valley Refuse bill for street sweeping services; understood it was because State is taking money out of budget for Town of Tiburon. Concerned that this was done by the Town Council without notifying residents. She wanted to know if the Council could also "out source" police, planning, etc. services. Virginia Brunini, Karen Way questioned lack of public hearing on matter and felt it was not handled openly at Council meeting. Al Kuhn, 27 Tara Hill Road expressed concern that the Library committee is being affected by what are perceived as casual and harmless comments about the new Town Hall. Negatively impacts Committee's ability to raise funds. He also stated that UNOCAL station on Blackfield Drive has decided not to be annexed into the Town of Tiburon. They do not want to be subject to the Town Council and Planning Commission restrictions. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 2/1/95 1 r"' , ~ '- ~ D. RECOGNITION OF SERVICES Mayor Thompson read Resolution of Town Council recognizing Terry Hennessy for outstanding and dedicated service to the Town of Tiburon. Ms. Hennessy thanked the Council and members of Town Staff. E. -COUNCIL COMMISSION OR COMMITIEE REPORTS MARIN COUNTY HAZARDOUS & SOLID WASTE JPA Councilmember Nygren stated that for expediency the report was in the Council's agenda packets. CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY meeting on January 26, 1995. Councilmember Nygren reported there are plans for major transportation and improvements including light rail alternative to Highway 101; costs far exceed funding; need $542 million by year 2010; $69 million now available. County has $474 million shortfall; recommendation for $.01 sales tax which will require a two-thirds vote by Marin Residents and may come to ballot; other methods of funding are being explored. The Countywide planning agency is studying how various transportation and land use will affect both counties in the future; Draft Scope of Work was presented and a Research Grant has been applied for to fund this Study. County Supervisor Gary Giacamini and County Staff raised issue of County's new Economic Element. Sausalito and Novato are including Economic Elements in their general plans. Much discussion about how various communities in Marin felt about including Economic Elements in their general plans. Should Tiburon consider adopting their own Economic Element? Councilmember Nygren has copy of Sausalito's Economic Element for reference. - Mayor Thompson recommended agendizing and reviewing this issue. Councilmember Thayer reques~ed that this issue be agendized for the workshop in order to prepare some consensus for the Planning Commission to then make a recommendation to the Council. John Forsman, Marinero Circle asked the Mayor to make public the amounts of money that will be involved in the transportation project prior to a decision being made. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 2 2/1/95 ,....., l "'"' L h E. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION was made by Mayor Thompson to move New Business Item No. I into Consent Calendar. Moved: Vote: Ginalski, seconded by Thayer Unanimous Councilwoman Nygren stated that she wanted to remove the San Quentin Expansion Proposal and she has corrections to the minutes from meeting on January 10, 1995, #1040, and January 18, 1995, #1041. MOTION: to approve Consent Calendar consisting of the following items: 1. Approval of Minutes #1037 December 5 and #1039 January 4. 2. INVESTMENT SUMMARY REPORT (December 1994) 3. MARIN ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK (February 12-17, 1995 - Resolution) 4. MARIN COUNTY CABLE RATE REGULATIONSJPA (Confirm Towns Representatives to JP A) . 8. MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (Authorize Cooperative Agreement with Marin Housing Authority and appropriate $750) Moved: Vote: Thompson, Thayer AYES: Unanimous NOES: None G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. TIBURON'S RECYCLING PROGRAM (Status Report Regarding State Mandated Goals) Town Manager Kleinert summarized the Recycling Program as a mandate from the State. The law is that in 1995 all public agencies will reduce waste by 25 percent. Marin is a leader and Tiburon has a 27 percent reduction. The problem will be meeting the 50 percent requirement by the year 2000. Major points to achieve more direction: 1. Commercial recycling by the downtown business community. 2. Green waste. 3. Continue to encourage all residents to recycle. Rick Powell, Manager Mill Valley Refuse Service, stated that 60 - 70 percent of the Tiburon residents participate in recycling and that is a comparable to other Marin cities. These figures are based on regular pickup drivers observations. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 2/1/95 3 I"'" l "....., L ~ In response to Mayor Thompson, Mr. Powell mentioned several options are available. Customer can provide containers, bags can be used, customers can have option of using their own container or having one furnished, or tipper cans can be provided by Mill Valley Refuse. Mill Valley Refuse is working with Staff to determine costs of implementing these plans and developing program options to present to Council. Councilwoman Nygren noted that the waste figures are looked at by the state for the individual City not as an. If goal is not met by year 2000, the State will charge the community $10,000 per day. She stated that other communities are working on this now. San Anselmo is holding composting clinics. Parks and Recreation could and should be offering classes now. Councilmember Nygren suggested action be taken now. Councilmember Ginalski requested that a meeting be held between Town Staff and Mill Valley Refuse. Councilmember Thayer also recommended that a meeting be held. Mr. Forsman, Marinero Circle asked the Council what requests and demands have been requested by the community for this type of service. In response to the Mayor's explanation that this is a State driven mandate, not a community request, Mr. Forsman stated that the new governor would be willing to listen to requests for fewer mandates. Henry Alexander, Cecilia Way, asked if gardeners would have choice to cart green waste away or put it in special bags, and would Tiburon still be given credit for diversion? Mr. Powell stated that if the green waste is taken to landfill, then there is no credit for diversion. However, if every homeowner had a gardener and a greencan, there would be room in that greencan for their green waste and MV Refuse would haul it away. Currently material is being taken to Contra Costa County facility that has a state approved composting program. Frank Brooks, Centro West, stated that he worked for the Town of Tiburon for 20 years, and the town tried composting three times, and it didn't work. Councilmember Nygren commented the State Mandate was developed because the individual towns felt that they could not handle it alone. Perhaps the community could work along with the subcommittee. She also said that San Anselmo is getting a subcommittee to work with community towards reaching their goal. Mayor Thompson commented on the consensus of the Council saying they would like to direct to Public Services Committee, and meet with appropriate staff. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 2/1/95 4 / '" t J-- l ~ 7. NEW TOWN HALL FACILITIES Councilmember Ginalski recommended that public comment be given at the beginning of the discussion. Councilmember Nygren commented in detail on the same thing. Councilmember Thayer agreed that the public should have a full opportunity to discuss this as early as possible. He also mentioned concern about the sale of the Mar West Property. Mayor Thompson said that he agreed with Councilmember Thayer and suggested that they drop the proposed initiative which mandated that they sell property to the county. Lack of public knowledge of where Council stands on use of that site is creating a hindrance for library's fundraising ability as well as creating JP A agreement on how to fund running the library. $500,000 from this project has not been included in any Town Hall proposals as money that would be used for almost 2 years. He suggested sending this issue back to staff to not include the $500,000 and proceed with giving that land to the Library. He suggested a lease for $1 so the committee can move forward on the JP A. Councilwoman Nygren commented that Town Manager Kleinert had been adamant about pursing this funding from the County. Councilwoman Nygren asserted that she was not on the Council when this agreement was made. She then asked a question of the Town Manager that was not unclear and the Mayor asked her to clarify her questions. She wanted an explanation of the history of "a half a million dollars", that is no longer worth that amount, and is town assessment money going up to the county. Mayor Thompson asked her to define her question. Stewart Hopkins rose to a Point of Order noting this is not on the agenda. Mayor Thompson said that this Ballot Initiative does relate to the agenda. Councilmember Ginalski said that he felt it was appropriate to let the Ballot Amendment Language regarding the Mar West site that was being questioned by Councilwoman Nygren be allowed to lapse and agendized in the future. Councilwoman Nygren agreed that would seem appropriate. Councilwoman Wolf directed Staff to bring a Resolution that at least describes Councils' intent to lease the la.nd on a long-term $1 per year lease; the Library committee deserves some sense of security even if all the details have not been ironed out. Mayor Thompson stated that Council had direction to bring back a Resolution stating their position as well as direction to agendize the pros and cons of the issue again. In response to Councilmember Ginalski, the Town Manager stated that the Library committee would have a JPA soon; sale with county will be moot, because County will not be interested in pursuing the acquisition if the Library is to be taken out of their Library system. Staff can provide background information that TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 5 2/1/95 ,....., l J-- L l- Councilwoman Nygren asked for. His understanding is that the Library will be local and the taxes will stay in Tiburon; JP A to be available within 2 weeks. Mayor Thompson summarized areas that needed to be discussed: A Citizens Ballot Initiative Report Outline B. Town Council Ballot Proposals C. Ned's Way Only Proposal Status D. Downtown & Ned's Way Proposal E. Facilitated Community Workshop Polly Smith, 10 Barner Lane, submitted draft for a ballot measure for June election. She stated she is 100 percent for library. One of the phases (2) in the draft includes a community hall adjacent to Library downtown, and if the library committee would like, they will delete "adjacent to the library site"; the draft ballot measure incorporates three phases of development. She explained that she and her group, including Michael Heckman and Ralph Hockley, who are all Measure I people, were looking for middle ground and some action; they want voters to have options and they feel that what's currently on the ballot doesn't give the voters an acceptable choice -- either build downtown or at Ned's Way. Their proposal allows for building on a pay-as-you-go basis avoiding the necessity to sell Ned's Way property for high density housing. Phase I, which includes building an administration building at Ned's Way with existing funds could begin this summer; Phase II, building a police facility at Ned's Way, funding would come from existing funds, and possibly further savings and a leaseback arrangement if necessary; and Phase III, the Community Meeting Hall downtown, would be built adjacent to the new library site or if infeasible, at Ned's Way. Design would have to be compatible with library but would be separate and a town-owned facility. Neither the administration building nor the police building have to be built on the same site. She stated that they feel they owe it to the town employees to move "off the dime" and get the new facilities built. Working conditions are deplorable and a disgrace. If a decision is made to go with the Downtown plan, it will be another two years before anything is built. There are problems facing that plan. It could take longer if there is a lot of opposition. The problems are parking places (she mentioned possible suit looming because of parking for Angel Island which needs to be settled). The area to be built on is a flood plain, the TPC is expanding in the area and there is a much bigger fire building. She also mentioned Mr. Zelinsky's conditions of parking and said she fully agreed with his first condition, that of giving land to the Library. The second condition obliquely states that the town would be responsible for replacing all displaced parking. She said she didn't think the town should assume one parking space that is Mr. Zelinsky's responsibility and that could set a bad precedent. She also sees problems with dense development on Ned's Way. The TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 6 2/1/95 '" I .~ L h development is for seniors, which is fme but they question what market price in Tiburon will really mean. She stated that the comment that the Town would have to give the developer every single advantage in order to receive the $1.4 million needed for downtown town hall means that the town is "giving away the store". Mayor Thompson requested that a critique of the other plan be held until later. Ms. Smith said they were concerned about financial arrangement. They would like to see it. She stated that revenue could be found by a leaseback arrangement. Mayor Thompson asked her to elaborate. She said the property could be leased back from private sources like the county jail was. This would probably be for the Police Building and the town would have to find a way to pay for that on a purchase arrangement, similar to a mortgage. She also said she thought the funds could be found. Least expensive would be community meeting room. Perhaps in the future, an even bigger one could be made than the one that is proposed. She closed her presentation with the statement that they hoped all 5 Councilmembers will vote for their proposal. Michael Heckman 99 Lyford Drive, stated that he was there because he felt a sense of urgency in building town hall. Polly asked him to consider how this phase-in program might. There would be 2 separate buildings, a two-story administration building and a separate police building. He determined some very basic proposal funding information from the downtown proposal, but he has not worked with a professional company; assumes reasonable accuracy. Total estimate is $1.3 million for Phase 1; Phase 2 would probably be $1.3 million. Third phase community meeting room of approximately 1600 sq. ft. would be approximately $300,000. These are very preliminary figures. Ralph Hockley, 20 Mar Vista Court, stated that he was originally in favor of building the town hall at Ned's Way and the library at the Mar West Site. He felt that Point Tiburon was too dangerous because of litigation. The purpose of Polly Smith's proposal is to get the work started as soon as possible. Building at Ned's Way is dubious because of environmental issues. Specifically, 25 units on 1.5 acres is too dense, even more dense than Hilarita. He also felt that many would be willing to pay a small tax. Qualifying himself as a commercial realtor, he stated that no developer would commit until the permit process is completed. Finally, he said that with no guaranteed funds, they were no further than before. Councilmember Wolf asked Polly Smith if she felt Bradley House was high density condominium development. Ms. Smith responded that no, but Smith Ranch Road is, which is what she feels is being proposed in miniature for Tiburon. Ms. Smith felt this was not good for Tiburon. Councilmember Wolf also asked if her thinking would be affected if the money could be explained and if she was aware of leaseback arrangement requires a funding source that the Council didn't have? Ms. Smith was skeptical about TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 7 2/1/95 "" I h L I 'I"""' I Councilmember Wolfs explanation of finances and felt a leaseback was like a mortgage which could be arranged if the Council could find consensus. Councilmember Wolf suggested that everyone look into this and asked if anyone had spoken to Mr. Zelinsky about the meeting hall which is contingent on his donating the land. Councilmember Wolf suggested that Ms. Smith read article in The Ark published that day about the flood plain. Mayor Thompson asked for any further comments. Councilmember Nygren stated that she found it refreshing that residents would participate in developing a plan for a community that works together. Mayor Thompson asked Michael Heckman specific questions about the finances he suggested and compared them to Adamson's estimates. He asked if $150 per square foot was an inclusive figure compared to Adamson's $190 per square foot. Mr. Heckman stated that his figures were certainly preliminary. The Mayor asked what the funding would be for the Police building and Mr. Heckman didn't have one yet. The Mayor asked the Town Manager if after the defeat of Measure I, the Council had not asked Adamson whether the building could take place in stages. The Town Manager responded that the savings were not significant. The Mayor said that their analysis had proved that they could not do this without another tax. Councilmember Nygren told Town Manager that she and Councilmember Wolf had met with Kitchell, the Project Managers of the County Jail, and wanted to know if there was a report yet. The Town Manager said they had met with Kitchell that morning and a report was being prepared. Councilmember Nygren said that Kitchell felt that Adamson's prices were high, and if Kitchell were allowed to do the entire job, their pricing would be lower. Alan Littman, Rolling Hills Road, thanked the Council for their support of the Library committee in letting them have the site. The Mar West site was crucially important to fund raising from the very beginning. Until the public understood where the library was going to be and how it would fit into Belvedere and Tiburon, they couldn't get behind it because it was merely an abstraction. When it was concrete with a site and plan, fundraising took shape. Same with Town Hall and Police Station. Division within the community on the site has created problems. Once a decision reached on where to build, the community will come to support it. He said this is not a poor community and they could have a parcel tax. The community will do what is appropriate provided this Council can put behind it the divisiveness they've had on this issue. Stewart Hopkins noted the meeting scheduled for Saturday is for information only and recommended that Bruce Ross chair the meeting. He also spoke about need for housing for the aging in Tiburon and suggested several individuals who are expertly familiar with the aging population be consulted. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 8 2/1/95 ~ I .J-- L ~ Henry Alexander, 16 Cecilia Court, asked who owns the existing library facility and was told by the Council was that it is privately owned by the Belvedere Land Company. Nat Marans, Spanish Trail, stated he was glad to see people agreed with him on Ned's Way's being best for the Town Hall. He mentioned that the area is built on rock and safe. He said an engineer's report should be obtained prior to placing any site on the ballot. He also asked whether testing had been done to show whether toxic waste existed on the site. He also mentioned that Downtown is built on landfill while Ned's Way is on rock. He finished with "Let's get started". Ken Nemzer, 664 Hillary, suggested that the Police building be built on Ned's Way first because no one had any arguments against it. He felt that if you build it, the money will come. Upper Ned's Way could produce the resources needed to build. Start by building the Police building, turn the property to cash, and go ahead with the downtown plan. Perhaps another revenue source will be found. Jim Burke, Park Ranger, stated that Mr. Leigh, District Supt. of State Parks, sent lease agreement for Angel Island parking with Mr. Zelinsky to Sacramento attorney to find what the department's position would be. Their legal counsel responded that: The Department has an agreement with Main Street Properties for the use of Mar West Parking Lot for 200 spaces. The agreement provides for Main Street Properties to supply 100 spaces as an alternate location should the Mar West location become unusable for parking. Since there are not 100 spaces in town, one might wonder who will be dispossessed to provide for this Department. However, this Department's position is that Main Street Properties cannot voluntarily make the Mar West parking unusable for parking, and this Department will litigate to enforce its contract. Also should the town deprive this Department of its 200 parking spaces through town action, this Department would consider that in the nature of a taking which must be shown to be for a public purpose which is a more necessary public use than the present use for State Park system purposes and subject to the Public Park Resource Act of 1971. In addition the good faith of the town is questionable since the town opposed ferry service from the Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Angel Island on the basis that Tiburon was a well established and more suitable alternative; stated would like to. work with the Town of Tiburon and a meeting has been tentatively set up between Town Council, Department representatives and a member of the AG's office. Councilmember Wolf questioned whether the number of parking spaces should be 100 or 200. No determination was decided. Ellen Levinson, Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, representing State Parks in this matter should litigation become necessary, said she was hoping litigation would not become necessary. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 2/1/95 9 ~ I J-. L ~. Peter Logan, 10 Felipa Court, said that he has stated publicly and privately that the only way a town hall can be built is if a suitable location can be found and a way to finance it. He had reservations about making a proposal to the voters that does not mention financing. Dian Ashley, President of Chamber of Commerce, stated that the Chamber supports the downtown location strongly. Polly Smith's plan to put community center downtown conflicts. Carolyn Hockley, 20 Mar Vista, responded to Councilmember Wolfs question to Polly Smith about the acceptability of the cost of housing at Ned's Way and feels that the cost still doesn't address the high density question. John Forsman, 28 Marinero Circle, commented that people on the Council need to get together and then they could solve the problems. Larry Smith, Owlswood Lane, stated that the key to the downtown plan is to garner the money from the sale of the Ned's Way property; urged the council to attend the workshop on Saturday; explained that the traffic impact from 25-units at Ned's Way will generate less traffic than the town hall at Ned's Way along with many other details that will be discussed. Senior housing will be great service to the town. Stated that he had become convinced that generating $1.4 million will be easy to raise because of the attractiveness of the plan. Councilmember Ginalski asked Mr. Ross whether there would be time for citizens to make comments who responded that he had not planned for that. Councilmember Nygren discussed wording of the flier announcing the workshop, whether they had seen the flier, been invited, etc. She asked the Town Manager to read the flier to see if the wording was the same as she thought she had heard. After the flier was read, there was discussion about whether the proposal that had been made earlier in the evening by Polly Smith, the Phased Proposal, would be included in Saturday's workshop. Councilmember Thayer stated that if Bruce Ross's group which is strongly in favor of the downtown site is going to have time to discuss their options, surely Polly Smith's plan should have equal time. Councilmember Wolf explained that the proposal being examined on Saturday had a very high level of detail in planning and finance planning. The Polly Smith plan does not have that level of detail yet. Bruce Ross, EI Centro West, Chairman of Committee who have put together comparison of downtown option as compared and contrasted to the previous proposition, Measure I. Information has been published about workshop; they will follow agenda that is established; at conclusion of agenda, Polly and whomever she wants to bring can bring can make a presentation. The most important thing is reaching consensus and bringing some civility into this process. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 10 2/1/95 .1""'- I .J-, L l- The Mayor stated that using Measure I in a comparison will be helpful. Kirk Hanson mentioned that this process began months ago when the Council appointed Bruce Ross as head of the committee and asked for a timeline, certain information on certain days and certain weeks, and at that time the Committee told the Council that there would be a meeting on February 4 to discuss 2 different propositions, downtown and Measure I. A lot of effort has been put into this process, and it seems to the committee that they have tried to answer as accurately timely as possible. Larry Smith, Owlswood Lane, noted that it's legitimate to compare everything to Measure I because it's fixed in space. Nat Marans asked if Bruce Ross would respond to the writer of the letter in the Ark and whether agreement had been reached about what could be produced on Ned's Way. Bruce Ross responded by saying that Nick Ferrell, a prominent structural engineer in San Francisco was preparing an answer to the letter in the paper. The Mayor responded to the portion of the question about toxics by suggesting the report that had been prepared for the new Library. Mr. Ross was questioned about whether a buyer had made an offer on the 25 units at Ned's Way and he told the Council that no offer had been made; two developers had been contacted, given a program developed by an ad hoc citizen's group and that is where the number $1.4 million came from. Redevelopment Agency issues would be included in conditions of sale determined by the Council. Councilmember Nygren wanted to know if the Library site had been studied for toxics and geology. Request made of Town Manager for Gene Miller's Soils Engineering Report. She also asked whether School Board had given approval to release easement. Mr. Ross stated he had sent information requested to School Board and is awaiting their reply. Councilmember Nygren wanted an answer about the school board and Park Services parking issues which Mr. Ross could not respond to. Responding to Councilmember Nygren's question of whether he was to guarantee that this would be a no-cost proposal, Mr. Ross noted that this was a no-tax proposal, not no-cost. Polly Smith spoke about the need for compromise and to find a way to make it work. Bruce Ross' presentation began with an amended and updated pro forma and explanation of the committee's process for reaching their recommendations. He explained in detail the items included and how they were arrived at; then showed a time line for financing, senior housing, town hall and police station. Funds to be TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 11 2/1/95 ,....., I '" L h generated by sale of Ned's Way for senior housing; town can set pre-sale zoning requirements by estimating the requirements for the property prior to putting it for sale. Timeline would begin in June and estimate is for 1 year. Essentially the developer and the Town become partners. Town Hall would take a year to develop plans, 14 months for construction and the Police Building construction would take a year. It will probably take 2 years for any plan. He then briefly discussed parking. Councilmember Nygren mentioned again the Park Systems intention to sue to which Mr. Ross had no comment. Councilmember Ginalski asked about negative declaration and was told that detailed data is available depending upon what is requested. He questioned whether information obtained from an EIR after a contract is made with a developer could recommend a change in density. Mr. Ross explained that the town would do an EIR up front to avoid that type of surprise. However if a problem arises that no one foresaw, by mutual agreement the Town and the developer could adjust the contract. The Town Attorney explained that there are several contingencies included in contract and what they are. Bruce Ross stated that every scenario will have surprises but risk is inherent in everything. Councilmember Nygren questioned whether the estimate was inclusive and Mr. Ross stated it was and he explained in detail how figures were calculated. Alan Littman stated that the entire real estate tax on the housing development would probably go directly back to the town. Joe Keller, Hillary Drive, commented that if the article in the Ark is correct, the land being discussed is not safe. However, if one person on the Council tonight would agree with the downtown plan, then the consensus is reached and construction could begin. Virginia Brunini thanked the people who put together the proposal and information to be discussed at the workshop. She noted on their good will and hard work. Councilmember Nygren asked the Town Attorney if the Park Service sued, how long would that tie up the project. Town Attorney said the question was too speculative to answer. She stressed how important this issue was. She was told the town cannot pre-zone without a negative declaration. Councilmembers discussed ballot proposal wording. Note was made that changes were being made in concert with the Town Attorney. Decision was made to continue discussion on Town Hall proposal on February 9. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 12 2/1/95 I"""".. I .'-' L l- I COMMUNICATIONS There were none. 9. Regulation of Leaf Blowers (Planning Commission Recommendation to Town Council) Council reviewed the Planning Commission recommendations; noted the Public Works Departments concerns about prohibiting leaf blowers and the adverse impact on their services. Several members of the Council were of the opinion that this was not a major problem and the Town didn't need to regulate it at this time. Consensus was Staff should review what some of the other cities have done and return to Council with information and draft ordinance which does not prohibit but regulates use of leaf blowers to certain hours. 10. Present Town Hall & Police Facilities Repairs (Review of Repair Costs for 1993-95 and 1994-95) The Town Manager indicated this was informational only and no action required. CONSENT CALENDAR. #1041, January 18, 1995 were continued to the next meeting. Motion: To approve the Consent Calendar consisting of the following items: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES #1037, December 5, 1994; #1039, January 4, 1995; #1040, January 10, 1995 2. INVESTMENT SUMMARY REPORT (December 1994) 3. MARIN ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK (February 12-17, 1995 - Resolution) 4. MARIN COUNTY CABLE RATE REGULATIONS JPA (Confirm Town's Representatives to JP A - Resolution) Moved: Vote: 5. SAN QUENTIN EXPANSION PROPOSAL (Recommend Opposing Expansion Plans) The Council noted in the past the Town has expressed its concerns about the expansion of San Quentin and recommended additional public hearings. In regard to the recent proposed San Quentin expansion program, Council did not feel they had sufficient information and directed the matter be tabled at this time. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 2/1/95 13 ~ I "" ~. h New Town Hall Facilities (Continued) Councilmembers Nygren and Ginalski asked for clarification of the Citizens Ballot Initiatives Report. Kitchell is analyzing the proposals and reviewing project costs. They anticipate having their report and finding to the Council prior to the February 15 meeting. CLOSED SESSION Council adjourned to Closed Session at 11:50 p.m. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, etc. council adjourned at 12 Midnight to 7:00 p.m. February 9, 1995. ATTEST: ~~TOWNCLERK TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1042 14 2/1/95