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TOWN COUNCIL
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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Thompson called the special meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 5:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, Aprilll, 2001, at Guaymas Restaurant, 5 Main Street, Tiburon, California.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Bach, Matthews, Slavitz, Mayor Thompson
Gram
PRESENT: EX OFFICIO:
Town Manager McIntyre, Planning Director
Anderson, Director of Public Works Wilson, Deputy
Town Engineer Huginin .
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENT TO BOARDS AND COMMISSION
(One Vacancy - Design Review Board)
5:00 p.m. - Richard Collins, 660 Tiburon Boulevard
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MOTION:
Moved:
Vote:
To appoint Richard Collins to the Design Review Board.
Bach, Seconded by Matthews
AYES: Unanimous
ABSENT: Gram
REGULAR AGENDA
(1) Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution - Recognition of Penny Vorster
(a) Adoption of a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon
Commending Penny Vorster for her Distinguished Service to the Town
MOTION:
Moved:
Vote:
To adopt above Resolution.
Bach, Seconded by Slavitz
AYES: Unanimous
ABSENT: Gram
(2) Presentation James McLane & Associates and Request for Direction - Ferry Access and
Safety Improvement Project. -
Planning Director Anderson presented a brief staff report highlighting the specific areas for which
further direction was needed from the Town Council in order to complete final design drawings.
Architect McLane and Landscape Architect Wheeler presented in some detail each of the areas
where a specific decision regarding design or materials was being requested from the Town
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Council. Revised drawings and materials samples were provided for review.
The Town Council then proceeded to discuss and vote upon the specific areas in the order set
forth in the staff report.
With respect to Area #1, the Ferry Plaza Area, Councilmembers unanimously preferred the light-
colored granite paver, to be set in sand, rather than a continuation of the red brick paver found
along Main Street. The paver must be compatible with the existing pavers along Main Street.
The Town Council agreed that an increased capacity of the bicycle parking in the linear
guardrail/bicycle rack was a good idea. The grass areas of Shoreline Park could continue to be
used as overflow on heavy use days. Motorcycle parking was not to be allowed in the new
bicycle parking area. Signs should be placed directing motorcycle users to other parking areas,
either in the Point Tiburon Plaza Parking Lot or in a new motorcycle parking area to be
established along Paradise Drive east of the traffic circle, or both.
The Council agreed that the proposed 42" guardrai1/bicycle rack was acceptable, and that the
selected bench style should be a combination wood/metal bench, rather than all wood.
Councilmember Bach, while generally agreeing with the specific direction provided above, did not
support the overall Ferry Plaza Area design as proposed. He preferred an earlier design prepared
by LSA Associates that contained seat walls on either side of a new and relocated walkway from
-. Tiburon Boulevard through Shoreline Park to Zelinsky Bridge. Councilmember Bach was also
uncomfortable with the new guardraiVbicycle rack design and location. The final vote on the
Area #1 questions was 3-1, with Councilmember Bach opposed,
With respect to Area #2, the Widening of Bridges and Walkways, the Council unanimously voted
in favor of widening the various bridges and walkways that currently meet to form a "congestion
point" between Guaymas Restaurant and the Blue & Gold Ferry dock, and agreed that the
widened bridges should have handrail and materials designs consistent with the proposed Allan
Thompson Walkway and guardraillbicycle parking fence. Lights should be low to the ground
downlights and located on the shore side of the Allan Thompson Walkway to minimize any light
intrusion impacts.
With respect to Area #3, Fountain Plaza, the Town Council acknowledged that funds might not
exist to perform any of the specified improvements. However, for future design purposes, or
should sufficient money become available, the Town Council agreed to discuss whether the
existing fichus trees should be replaced with recommended deciduous trees, provided that
replacement trees of suitable height and canopy spread could be found. Also, whether the trees
on either end of Fountain Plaza should be removed and not replaced. Any improvements in the
Fountain Plaza Area would be bid as alternates.
With respect to Area #4, Improvements on the North Side ofTiburon Boulevard at the Point
Tiburon Plaza, the Town Council unanimously agreed to delete these improvements from further
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design and consideration based on a lack of funding to implement them and the very low priority
of their installation in relation to other portions of the project.
MayorThompson thanked the design team for its thorough presentation and thanked the audience
for its helpful participation.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor
Thompson adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m., to 5:00 p.m. on April 12, 2001 (Joint Workshop
with Planning Commission and Design Review Board).
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