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Home My WebLink AboutTC Minutes 2010-12-01TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES Prior to the regular meeting, the Council convened a closed session, beginning at 6:30 p.m., to discuss the following: CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Section 54957) Title: Town Manager CALL TO ORDER Mayor Collins called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:37 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 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 CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT, IF ANY Mayor Collins said that no action was taken on the matter discussed in closed session (Public Employee Evaluation - Town Manager) held at 6:30 p.m. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Vasco Morais, resident of Bel Aire since 1994, spoke on behalf of the Portuguese community of Tiburon. He said the Portuguese had a long history on the peninsula, and that all three [Reed Union] schools were built on the sites of former Portuguese dairies. He said the community would be interested in preserving the old calf barn, located at the Tiburon Public Works Corporation Yard, if the Town no longer had a need for the building in future. Town Council Minutes #18 -2010 December 1, 2010 Page 1 CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Fredericks asked to remove Item No. 1 for discussion. 1. Annual Appointments List - Adopt Annual List of Town Council Appointments pursuant to State Law (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) 2. Reappointment of Boardmember - Recommendation to reappoint Roger Smith to Marin/Sonoma Mosquito Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) 3. Revised Minutes - Adopt revised minutes of October 20, 2010 Town Council meeting (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) MOTION: To approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 2 and 3, as written. Moved: Slavitz, seconded by Fraser Vote: AYES: Unanimous Councilmember Fredericks referenced the Council Committee appointments list. She asked about the vacancy on ICLEI and whether adoption of the list meant that the Council was "adopting the vacancy". Town Clerk Crane Iacopi said the position had been previously filled by Councilmember Berger and that the current Council had not appointed a replacement. She said adoption of the appointments lists was required by law so that the public would know the nature and composition of the appointments made by the Council to boards and commissions throughout the year. She recommended that Town Staff research the question of the vacancy on ICLEI and advise the Council of its options. Councilmember Fredericks also noted that the "Ned's Way Project" committee was missing from the list of Council appointments. Town Clerk Crane Iacopi said that the Council could move to adopt the list, as amended, to correct this oversight. MOTION: To approve Consent Calendar Item No. 1, as amended. Moved: Fraser, seconded by Fredericks Vote: AYES: Unanimous Mayor Collins said that Council Reports would be heard before the Action Items on the agenda. TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember O'Donnell reported on the first meeting of the MCCMC committee on pension reform on November 29. He said the group had adopted a list of goals and objectives, as follows: Town Council Minutes #18 -2010 December 1, 2010 Page 2 • A recognition and acceptance that the current system as structured is not sustainable; • A recognition and acceptance that the current regulatory actuarial requirements are understated; • Get a true and realistic assessment of the cost and risks associated with the unfunded liabilities and assess the vulnerabilities and impacts to our finances and budgets; • Come up with a set of alternatives that are in our local control that achieves lowering the costs as well as lowering the risks, but to still document alternatives and policies that have dependencies beyond our immediate control; • Create a document (a "toolkit" of sorts) that identifies the various alternatives and policies, the time frame in which it can be implemented, the qualitative impact to the members, the qualitative impact to employees, and the dependencies associated with implementation; • Create policy statements that address the above and identifies where we want to be, even if some measure may take decades to achieve or realize; • Expanding the discussion to a regional level and eventually to the state level. O'Donnell said he would continue to report on the progress of the committee. ACTION ITEMS - REORGANIZATION OF TOWN COUNCIL 1. Town Council Comments - The Mayor and Council may share any comments during this time. The Council did a short "roast" of Mayor Collins, led by Councilmember O'Donnell. O'Donnell said that the purpose for the roast was to demonstrate the high regard and affection felt for the outgoing Mayor by his colleagues. Each member of the Council spoke. They praised Mayor Collins for the legal knowledge and expertise he brought to the Council, along with his "calming" voice of reason, and humor, he brought to issues and situations that arose throughout the year. Mayor Collins thanked his fellow Council members and Town staff and said what a pleasure it had been to serve and work with them. He listed a few of the many projects undertaken by the Council, with assistance from Staff, during the past year-Martha Property Agreement, Marin Clean Energy, resolution of the Del Mar litigation, the Ned's Way and Lyford Drive Parking projects. He also highlighted his work with Councilmember Fraser on the Downtown Committee, and commended staff for its work on and increasing number of subscribers to the monthly newsletter, Tiburon Talk. Town Council Minutes #18 -2010 December 1, 2010 Page 3 2. Election of Mayor - Outgoing Mayor Collins will receive nominations for the Office of Mayor and conduct the election. MOTION: To appoint Jeff Slavitz as Mayor. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by O'Donnell Vote: AYES: Unanimous Mayor-elect Slavitz expressed his gratitude to the members of the Council with whom he had served over the past 10 years, as well as the "new guys," Councilmembers Fraser and O'Donnell. He also thanked his wife and sons for their support, along with the members of Town staff. 3. Election of Vice Mayor - The Mayor-elect will take the Chair and conduct the election of Vice Mayor. MOTION: To appoint Jim Fraser as Vice Mayor. Moved: O'Donnell, seconded by Fredericks Vote: AYES: Unanimous Vice Mayor-elect Fraser thanked his colleagues for their support and said he looked forward to another great year on the Council. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Town Manager Curran reported that the December 15 meeting would be cancelled for the annual Holiday Party. WEEKLY DIGESTS • Town Council Weekly Digest -November 19, 2010 • Town Council Weekly Digest -November 26, 2010 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor-elect Slavitz adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m. l` JEFF S_A7VITZ OR-ELECT Town Council Minutes #18 -2010 December 1, 2010 Page 4 ATTEST: l / /i DIANE CRANE IACOI~I, TOWN CLERK Town Council Minutes #18 -2010 December 1, 2010 Page 5