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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC min 1999-06-02 , /'-.:. TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES A. INTERVIEWS Beginning at 6:45 p.m., the Town Council interviewed Bran Fanning and Diane Smith for two vacancies on the Heritage & Arts Commission. CALL TO ORDER Vice Mayor Gram called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 1999, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California. B. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Gram, Hennessy, Matthews, Thompson Bach PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Kleinert, Town Attorney Danforth, Planning Director Anderson, Finance Director Stranzl, Superintendent of Public Works Iacopi, Chief of Police HerIey, Town Clerk Crane C. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION (If any) -. Vice Mayor Gram said no action was taken on one matter and the Town Attorney had a report on another. Town Attorney Danforth said the Council had authorized a settlement in the Summers v. PG&E et al. and the Town of Tiburon lawsuit. Danforth said the Town had agreed to contribute $5,500 to the $22,500 settlement of the matter that arose out of the removal of two trees by a subcontractor ofPG&E on Ms. Summers' property. She said the Town had signed an encroachment permit allowing the removal of two trees on a utility easement. Vice Mayor Gram also said the Council had given direction to the Town Attorney regarding another possible lawsuit. D. PUBLIC OUESTIONS AND COMMENTS None. E. COUNCIL. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS 1) TffiURON FERRY DOCK REALIGNMENT PROJECT WORKSHOP - May 25, 1999- (Councilmember Thompson) Councilmember Thompson said he and Mayor Bach had attended the workshop which ended with a surprise proposal by Blue & Gold Ferry Service to provide a new dock that would be both ADA accessible and the same size as the current one. Thompson said that raised a question about the disposition of the preliminary engineering and design fees the Town had already expended from the State transportation funding. He also noted that the entire matter needed to be considered in more detail by Staffand the Town Council. ,....... Town Council Minutes # 1165 June 2, 1999 Page I -- ---.-----..-.- /'-.. 2) NEW TIBURON POLICE STATION - Status Report - (project Co-Chair John Kern) Town Manager Kleinert handed out a financial report to Council. Project Co-Chair Kern said the off-site improvements to the project had been held up pending issuance of permits by CALffRANS to the various utilities. He also said that Pacific Bell wanted to charge the Town $50,000 to relocate its panel box, but through his negotiations, they had agreed to waive $12,000 of that fee. Kern also reported on the status of the interior and exterior work and estimated the new completion date to be sometime between July 1-10, 1999. In response to a question from Vice Mayor Gram concerning the remainder of the contingency fee, Co-Chair Kern said there had been very few change orders on the project, and Finance Director Stranzl said only $25,900 of the $124,00 had been expended to date. F. CONSENT CALENDAR 3) TOWN MONTHLY INVESTMENT SUMMARY - April 30, 1999 - (Accept) 4) TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES - #1163 - May 5,1999 - (Adopt) 5) POLICE STAITON PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT - (Approve Extension) 6) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG") - (Renewal of3- Year Cooperation Agreement with Marin Community Foundation - (Authorize) 1--- 7) AMICUS BRIEF REQUEST: Friends o/the Earth v. Laidlaw Environmental Services - U.S. Supreme Court Case No 98-822 - (Approve) MOTION: Moved: Vote: To approve Consent Calendar Items 3-7 above Hennessy, Seconded by Thompson AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Bach G. PUBLIC HEARING 8) STEWART DRlVE/TffiURON BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS - Presentation by Reed Heights/Tiburon Knolls Property Owners Neighborhood representative John Kern, Stewart Drive, spoke on behalf of the Association. He noted the difficulties experienced by residents attempting to exit Stewart Drive, either on foot or in a vehicle, and asked Council to take a new look at resolving the problem. He said the number of cars had increased dramatically on Tiburon Boulevard. Kern said a letter from Sally Spencer, POA President, had previously been submitted to Council. That letter made reference to the fact that a child had been killed at the intersection of Trestle Glen and Tiburon Boulevard before a traffic light was installed, and said it was" . .. a chilling reminder of the disaster-waiting-to- happen at the intersection of Tiburon Boulevard and Stewart Drive." Kern said the Town was being put "on notice" about the similarities and safety problems between these two intersections. - Town Council Minutes # 1165 June 2, 1999 Page 2 ,..-. Dan Ross, 533 Comstock Drive, Traffic Chair for the Reed Heights/Tiburon Knolls POA, also submitted a letter to Council. Ross' letter said there had been an increase in both vehicle traffic on Tiburon Blvd. due to build-out, as well as pedestrian traffic to McKegney Green. He said the problem was compounded by the fact that the traffic signals at Del Mar School and Trestle Glen were not coordinated which caused traffic to flow continuously past the Stewart Drive intersection. Ross said he had correspondence going back 20 years regarding the problern, between the Board of Supervisors, CAL/TRANS, State representatives, the Town ofTiburon, and the homeowners' associations. He said that all parties agreed that a dangerous situation occurs at the intersection. Most recently, Ross said, Assemblywoman Mazzoni had responded to the POA's request for funds by requesting money for the signalization from the Petroleum Violations Escrow Account. Ross requested that the Town Council support them by demanding that CAL/TRANS install a signal at the intersection and by assisting with funding for it. Other residents commented about the seeming lack of police monitoring at the intersection. ........ Council acknowledged the problem and agreed to form a subcommittee to study possible solutions. The committee would be comprised of the Town Engineer, Town Manager Kleinert, Vice Mayor Gram and Councilmember Thompson. 9) UPDATE TIBURONMUNICIPAL CODE-Ordinance Amending Chapters 2,3 & 16 of Code Pertaining to Town Administration - (I" Reading by Title Only) Town Attorney Danforth said the ordinance was another one in a series of "clean-up" amendments prior to republication of the Municipal Code. There was no public comment. MOTION: To read the above Ordinance by Title only. Vice Mayor Gram read, "An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town ofTiburon Amending Chapters 2, 3 and 16 of the Tiburon Municipal CodePertaining to Town Administration." Moved: Hennessy, Seconded by Thompson Vote: AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Bach MOTION: Moved: Vote: To pass first reading of the above Ordinance. Hennessy, Seconded by ThompsOn AYES: Gram, Hennessy, Matthews, Thompson NOES: None ABSENT: Bach -. Town Council Minutes #1165 June 2, 1999 Page 3 ,..-.. H. NEW BUSINESS None. L UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10) CONTRACT FOR COUNTY DISP ATCH SERVICES - Termination of Contract with Southern Marin Dispatch! Authorize new Contract for Services to be provided by County of Marin Chief of Police Peter Herley said July 11 was the kick-off date for Tiburon to begin using the County of Marin for dispatch services. He said the action required was to authorize the Town Manager to execute the necessary documents to terminate the old agreement and to enter into the new contract with the County, which had previously been submitted to Council. MOTION: Moved: Vote: To authorize Town Manager to execute the termination documents with Southern Marin Dispatch and to approve the new Contract for dispatch services to be provided by the County of Marin Matthews, Seconded by Hennessy AYES: Unanimous NOES: None ABSENT: Bach ,/~ 11) PUBLIC USE OF TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS - (Adoption of Policy and Fee Schedule) Town Manager Kleinert said the proposed fee schedule was similar to the one currently in place for weekday and weekend rentals of the Belvedere Community Center. In its discussion of the matter, Council directed Staff to eliminate day use by the public and proposed a slightly higher rate structure for weekend and evening rentals to be more reflective of other comme~cial meeting space, such as the Tiburon Lodge. The weekday evening rate structure proposed by Council would be $20/hour for local residents and non-profit groups; $30/hr. for non-local, non-profit groups; and $50/hr. for private meetings/business groups. The weekend rental fees would be $250; $500 and $500 (for five-hour minimums), utilizing the same designations. MOTION: Moved: Vote: To adopt above fee structure and rental policy for use of the Town Council Chambers Hennessy, Seconded by Thompson AYES: Unanimous NOES: None ABSENT: Bach J. STAFF & TOWN MANAGER REPORTS 12) MULTI-USE PATH - (Status Report on Grant Funding for Repairs) ,..-.. Town Council Minutes # 1165 June 2, 1999 Page 4 /..... Planning Director Anderson reported that he had been advised by the County to come back next year to request funding for the multi-use path since most of the funds had been committed for this year's grants. Councilmember Thompson asked about the status of the Parks & Open Space multi-use path data collection project. Anderson said the survey had yet to commence and noted that Commissioner Fredericks was working on getting volunteers from the Lyford Cove/Old Tiburon HOA and the Parks & Open Space Commission. 13) CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY - (Marin County Bicycle Master Plan) Planning Director Anderson said the Town did not have a Bicycle Master Plan. Vice Mayor Gram, Tiburon's representative to the Congestion Management Agency, said they had approved the hiring of a consultant to prepare a county-wide master plan by the Year 2000. Planning Director Anderson said that once the master plan was accepted, all cities would be eligible for funding. Gram said that five Marin cities currently had bicycle plan subcommittees and five did not. He recommended agendizing the matter and forming such a committee. 14) TOWN DEDICATION DATES - (Confirm Dedication of new Police Building and Elephant Rock Restoration) - (Oral Report by Town Manager) ,,~ Council approved Saturday, July 17, 1999 and Thursday, July 15, respectively, as dedication dates for the above projects. K. COMMUNICATIONS 15) ADOPTION OF BAY TRAIL PLAN - Tiburon Acceptance - (Letter from ABAG President Mary King, dated May 21, 1999) Planning Director Anderson said that previous Councils had adopted a rather non-committal policy with regard to the Bay Trail plan. However, he said "the locomotive had left the station" and Council concurred that it was time to "pull our heads out of the sand" with regard to the publication of trail routes and an endorsement. Anderson noted that the current Bay Trail followed the Town's multi-use path, up Trestle Glen Boulevard, and out Paradise Drive to Corte Madera. Councilmember Thompson the trail should be endorsed as part of a larger concept of creating "walkable communities." Council directed Staff to re-agendize the matter for action. ,..-.. Town Council Minutes # 1165 June 2, 1999 Page 5 r--" 16)LA CRESTA PEDESTRIAN ROADWAY EASEMENT - (Letter from Niki Evatz, dated May 21, 1999) Communication noted. Planning Director Anderson said the matter would be agendized for Council consideration. L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Bach adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m., sine die. E MAYOR TOM GRAM, DIANE L. CRANE, TOWN CLERK 1- - Town Council Minutes # 1165 June 2. 1999 Page 6