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Home My WebLink AboutTC Min 2000-05-17 .. ;...... TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gram called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California. A. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bach, Gram, Hennessy, Matthews Thompson PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Kleinert, Interim Town Attorney Sharp, Planning Director Anderson, Superintendent of Public Works Iacopi, Acting Chief of Police Lt. Aiello, Town Clerk Crane Iacopi B. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION at any) Mayor Gram said no action was taken in closed session. C. PUBLIC OUESTIONS AND COMMENTS r- D. COUNCIL. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS 1) AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR EXPANDED FERRY SERVICE - (Councilmember Matthews) Councilmember Matthews said he was pleased to report that Blue & Gold Fleet had added late night Saturday ferry service between San Francisco and Tiburon, beginning May 27,2000. He said the service was in response to the positive response to a questionnaire distributed by the ad hoc committee & Blue & Gold Fleet. Matthews gave credit to committee members Allan Littman and Anne Kasanin, as well as Steve Sears and Angelo Servino for their input. He thanked Pip Elles of Blue & Gold Fleet for "sticking her neck off" to try this service. He said it was now up to everyone to make it worthwhile, and noted that Blue & Gold said their "break even point" was 120 riders per trip for the late night service. Committee member Allan Littman said the committee was also working with Councilmember Stratigos of Sausalito on the issue of expanded service. 2) AIR TRAFFIC ISSUES - MARIN COUNTY - (Councilmember Matthews) Councilmember Matthews said he had attended a meeting on the topic at the County Board of Supervisors the day before, and that of the 40-50 people in attendance, 10 were from Tiburon. -- Town Council Minutes #1191 May 17, 2000 Page 1 , "" Matthews said he would keep the Council posted on the status of the proposed expansion of the San Francisco and Oakland airports, which would definitely have an effect on Marin County and Tiburon. 4) 5) CONSENT CALENDAR 1864 CENTRO WEST - Modification of Design Review Approval & Request for Variance for as-built Deck and Retaining Walls - AP#59-061-37 - (David & Diane Williams, Applicants) - Adopt Resolution 2024 PARADISE DRIVE - Request to Install Carport Enclosures - AP#59-172-43 - (Stan & Chong Cook, Applicants) - (Adopt Resolution) TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES - #1189 - April 19,2000 - (Adopt) E. 3) Mayor Gram said the Town requested that Item NO.3 be continued until next meeting pending some further discussions with the neighbors concerning the deck. Councilmember Matthews asked to amend Item No.5, April 19,2000 minutes, page 7, third paragraph, regarding the appeal to install carport enclosures at 2024 Paradise Drive. He said he voted to "turn it down because the Design Review Board denied it on a 3-1 vote and Town staff had recommended against view blockage," in addition to the other reasons stated in the minutes. ,- Councilmember Hennessy moved to add Item NO.6 to the Consent Calendar. MOTION: To approve Consent Calendar Items 4, 5 & 6, as amended above. Moved: Hennessy, Seconded by Bach Vote: AYES: Bach, Hennessy, Matthews ABSTAIN: Gram (April 19 Minutes) ABSENT: Thompson F. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS. COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES 6) HERITAGE & ARTS COMMISSION - (One Vacancy) - (Valerie Castellana, Applicant) Adopted on Consent. G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7) GREENWOOD BEACH ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT - (Authorize Town Engineer to go out to Bid for Project) Town Manager Kleinert said that all four homeowners had signed the Agreement and noted that the provision for the Town to become the Contract Administrator for the project was part of the Agreement. Kleinert thanked Nancy Peterson for her help in obtaining the signatures and acknowledged her letter, which was part of the Council packet. He said that the Town Engineer, Ms. Peterson and the Town Manager had met on the site and agreed to try to improve the situation vis a vis the catch basin and drainage between 444 & 448 Greenwood Beach Road. Kleinert said the Town ,- Engineer was working on a design, as Stuber-Stroeh's was only conceptual. Town Council Minutes #1191 May 17,2000 Page 2 f'" Town Manager Kleinert asked that the Town Council accept the executed copies of the Agreement, and authorize the Town Engineer to go out to bid for the project when the drawings were complete. Nancy Peterson, 444 Greenwood Beach Road, thanked the Town Manager, Town Engineer and Town Attorney for their help and said, "we all now agree on the direction we're going in, and now have a good solution." Moved: Vote: To Accept the Executed Agreements pertaining to the Greenwood Beach Road Drainage Project and to authorize the Town Engineer to go out to bid upon completion of the documents. Bach, Seconded by Matthews AYES: Bach, Gram, Hennessy, Matthews ABSENT: Thompson MOTION: H. PUBLIC HEARING 8) 36 SOUTHRIDGE WEST - Appeal of Conditions of Approval of Design Review Board Decision Regarding after-the-fact Construction of a Deck and exterior alterations to an existing single-family dwelling and application for a Variance Request - (AP #34-311-11, Lalita Waterman, Appellant) - Notice a/Continuance r" Mayor Gram noted the Town's request for a continuance to the June 7, 2000 Town Council meeting. 9) DOWNTOWN AREA STREET PARKING REGULATIONS - a) Amend Chapter 23 of Town Code to allow implementation of regulations pertaining to certain new and existing Downtown Parking, Loading & Unloading Zones, Curb Colors and Signage associated with the Main Street Reconstruction Project - (Introduction and I" Reading of Ordinance) b) Establish and designate Parking and/or Loading Zones in the Downtown Area associated with the Main Street Reconstruction Project - (Adopt Resolution) Pl~ng Director Anderson said the adoption of an urgency ordinance amending the Town Code would allow the Town to establish and enforce the new curb colors and parking regulations on Main Street and Paradise Drive without waiting the 30 days after adoption. He said the Council should also adopt a Resolution establishing times in the [existing] yellow and white zones and noted that there were prohibitions on bus loading/unloading in both of these zones. Town Attorney Sharp said that although the Planning Director had structured the ordinance to be an urgency ordinance, it was not so stated on the agenda. He therefore recommended that the Council adopt the urgency ordinance but bring it back for a second reading, as well, pursuant to r Government Code Section 36937. Town CouncUMinutes #1191 May 17,2000 Page 3 r- Mayor Gram opened the public hearing. Jay Key, 108 Paradise Drive, member of the Board of Directors of the Pt. Tiburon Homeowners Association, said he was in favor of the establishment of a "white zone" along the Waterfront Parks as long as buses were prohibited. He said the current signage seemed okay, but requested that language be added to prohibit buses if enforcement became an issue. Mayor Gram commented that the new regulations could be refined "as we go along." MOTION: Moved: Vote: To read the Ordinance by title only. Hennessy, Seconded by Matthews AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Thompson Mayor Gram read, "An Urgency Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon amending Provisions of Chapter 23 of the Tiburon Municipal Code Regulating Motor Vehicles and Traffic." MOTION: Moved: Vote: !'" MOTION: Moved: Vote: To adopt Urgency Ordinance (and pass first reading of ordinance). Hennessy, Seconded by Bach AYES: Bach, Gram, Hennessy, Matthews ABSENT: Thompson To adopt Resolution approving Changes in Parking Restrictions in the Downtown Area. Bach, Seconded by Matthews AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Thompson I. NEW BUSINESS None. J. STAFF & TOWN MANAGER REPORTS None. K. COMMUNICATIONS None. III III III !'" Town Council Minutes #1191 May 17, 2000 Page 4 L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Gram adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m., sine die. C ).\.. ,...:,..~..)1. i f I' ' /67~ /' TOM GRAM, . . A YOR A~ ~. . DIANE CRANE IACOPI, TOWN CLERK Town Council Minutes # 1191 May 17,2000 Page 5