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Home My WebLink AboutTC Min 1999-02-03 'r ........ TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Bach called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 1999, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California. A. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bach, Gram, Matthews, Thompson Hennessy PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Planning Director Anderson, Town Attorney Danforth, Senior Planner Watrous, Superintendent of Public Works Iacopi, Chief of Police Herley, Town Clerk Crane B. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION at any) Mayor Bach said there was no closed session. C. PUBLIC OUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ChiefHerley said a Traffic Control Device, partially funded through a Federal grant program, had been installed to monitor vehicular speed on Tiburon Boulevard. ,..-.. Mayor Bach said the appellant's representative for Public hearing Item No.7, "APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL of Rezoning, Lot Line Adjustment, and Amendments to Tiburon Highlands Master Plan & Precise Plan - AP Nos. 34-360-11, 38-182-20 & 38-322-11," had the flu and had asked for a continuance. He asked for Council comments concerning the request for continuance. Councilmember Matthews said interest was high in the issue given the amount of correspondence received by Council, as well as the number of people in the audience. However, Matthews said it would not be fair to the applicant to hear the matter without his representative being present. Councilmember Thompson said it was frustrating to everyone because the request had just come in at noon of the hearing date, but said the process needed to be fair. Vice Mayor Gram concurred, however, he suggested giving the public a choice ofa bifurcated hearing, that is, delivering their testimony tonight and hearing only from the applicant/appellant at the continued hearing. Mayor Bach said he thought it was better to hear all the testimony at once, and opened the floor to the public for their comments on the continuance. ~ , Town CouncilMinules #1157 February 3, 1999 Page I , r~ Vasco Morais, 321 Karen Way, said the same thing happened the last time the item was on the agenda, but agreed that the applicant should be present for a fair hearing. Mayor Bach asked for suggested dates of continuance. The consensus of the audience was that the next Town Council meeting date would not work because of Spring Break, and said March 3, 1999 would be preferable. Applicant Fred Grange appeared in Council Chambers at 7:50 p.m. Mayor Bach asked if he was prepared to go forward with the hearing in the absence of his representative, Tom Newton. Mr. Grange said he was not, but agreed to the hearing date of March 3. Mayor Bach closed the public hearing, and stated that the matter would be heard on March 3, 1999, whether or not the applicant was present. D. COUNCIL. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS 1) STATUS OF NEW POLICE BUILDING - (project Manager Jim Wilson) Wilson said the job was 45% complete but that the project [timeline] was slipping. He said the interior was 95% framed out and speculated that the crew could make up time during the carpentry phase. Wilson said that work on the exterior of the project had been being delayed due to rain and muddy conditions. ........ With regard to the off-site street improvements, a separate six-week contract related to the Police Building project, Wilson said that final approval of the plans had been delayed, but that the Town Manager and Chief of Police were helping to expedite the process through their contacts at CAL/TRANS. Finally, Wilson said that Building Committee member John Hoffinire had agreed to lead the new Police Station furniture fund-raising effort. He also noted that the Police Department had picked up some excess used furniture from a stock brokerage in San Francisco that had closed its office. Wilson said the project cost was on budget, with only minor change orders. He anticipated a project completion date of May 1, 1999, or June 1, if the rain continued. E. CONSENT CALENDAR 2) TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1152 - January 20, 1999 - (Approve) 3) STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP) FUNDING - (Adopt Resolution Assuring Local Funding) 4) REQUESTS TO JOIN AMICUS BRIEF: Friends of Mammoth v. Town of Mammoth Lakes, Cal. App. 3d, Case No. C029639; Saia v. City of Capito/a, Cal. App. 6th, Case No. H019076- - (Approve) 5) SPRINT LEASE AMENDMENT - (Consider Rental Increase for Additional Space) I"" Town Council Minutes #1157 February 3, 1999 Page 2 - r"' MOTION: Moved: Vote: To approve Consent Calendar Thompson, Seconded by Matthews AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Hennessy F. APPLICATIONS TO TOWN BOARDS. COMMSSIONS & COMMITTEES 6) STATUS OF TOWN COMMISSION VACANCIES & APPLICATIONS - (Set Interview Schedule) Council directed Town Clerk Crane to set up interviews at 6:30 p.m., prior to the Council meeting on February 17, 1999. G. PUBLIC HEARING 7) APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL of Rezoning, Lot Line Adjustment, and Amendments to Tiburon Highlands Master Plan & Precise Plan - AP Nos. 34-360-11, 38-182- 20 & 38-322-11 (Fred Grange, Applicant & Appellant) Item continued to March 3, 1999 (see "Public Questions & Comments"). H. NEW BUSINESS L UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8) REVIEW OF LAFCO POLICIES - (planning Director) ........ Council directed Planning Director Anderson to receive Councilmember Hennessy's comments on the proposed responses prior to returning them to LAFCO. J. COMMUNICATIONS K. STAFF & TOWN MANAGER REPORTS 9) ALTO-RICHARDSON BAY FIRE DISTRICT - (Town Manager) Planning Director Anderson said that Alto Fire Chief Kildow had informed the Town Manager of their proposed merger with Tamalpais Fire District. 10) STATUS OF NEW COMPUTER NETWORK - (Town Attorney/Town Clerk) Town Clerk Crane said the network was up and running, and noted that the e-mail and shared calendar software was particularly helpful to communications within and outside of Town Hall. In response to inquiries from Council for more timely public access to Town Council meeting agendas and minutes, Town Clerk Crane said the Town's new ISP (internet service provider) could host a separate web site for the Town and had recommended a designer for the site. The proposed cost to design a web page was estimated to be between $500 and $600. Council directed Town Clerk Crane to proceed. r Town Council Minutes # 115 7 February 3, 1999 Page 3 - ,..-.. r- r . L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town ofTiburon, Mayor Bach adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m., sine die. A~ 0__ DIANE L. CRANE, TOWN CLERK Town Council Minutes #1157 February 3, 1999 Page 4