HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Digest 2012-04-06TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST
Week of Apri12 - 6, 2012
1. Letter - Mill Valley Refuse Service - 2012 Service Rate Application for
2012/2013
2. Yearly Recap - Design Review Submittals - March 2012
3. Monthly Report - Office of Design Review - March 2012
Agendas & Minutes
4. Planning Commission Agenda - April 11, 2012
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a) Invitation - ABAG Spring General Assembly and Business Meeting - Job Housing
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Peggy Curran, Town Manager
Town of Tiburon
1505 Tiburon Blvd.
Tiburon, CA 94920
SUBJECT: 2012 RATE APPLICATION
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APR - 1 2012
TOWN MANAGERS OFFICE
TOWN OF TIBURON
April 1, 2012
Enclosed is Mill Valley Refuse Service's Rate Application for the 2012/2013 rate year. This year
we are requesting a 5.18% rate adjustment in Tiburon. While this is higher than the CPI rate of
2.9%, it is considerably lower than the rate adjustments we had to ask for in the past two years.
Migration, which was such a problem last year, slowed to a manageable pace of just 0.25%
overall this year. Two years ago, we emphasized that residents could pay for the increased cost of
food composting service by reducing the size of their trashcans. Evidently, this added publicity is
what prompted the spike in migration last year, and without that added publicity, migration's
impact on rates this year was minimal.
Factors that contributed to this year's rate request include worker wage and pension increases
(after a year of no increases), and considerable increases in Health Care costs and Office of Waste
Management fees.
On the other side of the ledger, our latest route consolidation efforts will eliminate two positions
on our trash collection routes. By mid-summer, when we implement the new routes, we will have
more people picking up recycling and composting materials than we do trash. This is a clear
indication that state-mandated goals of diverting waste from our landfills are being met thanks to
the public's participation in recycling and composting.
Finally, many of our jurisdictions indicated that an independent consultant would be hired to
review our rate application this year. We understand the desire to have an independent consultant
verify that our operations and expenses are in line with industry standards, and we welcome the
opportunity to justify the figures we are presenting in this year's rate application. Since any new
rates must be approved before July 1, a consulting firm should be contacted soon so that it can
perform its review in a timely manner. (The R3 Consulting Group wrote the Zero Waste Toolkit
for the County, and performed the review of our rate application three years ago, so perhaps they
are a good choice to do the review again this time.)
Sincerely Yours,
/James Iavarone
112 Front Street • San Rafael, CA 94901 o 415-457-9760 • Fax: 415-457-3003 • www.millvalleyrefuse.com
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TOWN OF TIBURON
OFFICE OF DESIGN REVIEW
MONTHLY REPORT
MARCH 2012
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPLICATIONS: NUMBER SUBMITTED
2011
■ NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES
0
1
■ MAJOR ADDITIONS/ALTERATIONS
2
0
■ MINOR ADDITIONS/ALTERATIONS
2
4
■ (not eligible fog Staff Review)
■ SIGN PERMITS
2
4
■ TREE PERMITS
1
3
■ VARIANCE REQUESTS
3
2
■ FAR EXCEPTIONS REQUESTS
2
0
■ EXTENSION OF TIME
0
0
STAFF REVIEW APPLICATIONS:
Review of minor exterior alterations and additions of less than 500
square feet.
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APPEALS OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD DECISIONS TO TOWN COUNCIL
REPORT PREPARED BY: Connie Cashman, Planning Secretary
DATE OF REPORT: April 2, 2012
TOWN OF TIBURON Regular Meeting
Tiburon Town Hall Tiburon Planning Commission
1505 Tiburon Boulevard April 11, 2012 - 7:30 PM
Tiburon, CA 94920
AGENDA
TIBURON PLANNING COMMISSION
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chairman Corcoran, Vice Chair Tollini, Commissioner Kunzweiler, Commissioner Weller,
Commissioner Welner
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Persons wishing to address the Planning Commission on any subject not on the agenda may do
so under this portion of the agenda. Please note that the Planning Commission is not able to
undertake extended discussion, or take action on, items that do not appear on this agenda.
Matters requiring action will be referred to Town Staff for consideration and/or placed on a
future Planning Commission agenda. Please limit your comments to no more than three (3)
minutes. Testimony regarding matters not on the agenda will not be considered part of the
administrative record.
COMMISSION AND STAFF BRIEFING
Commission and Committee Reports
Director's Report
OLD BUSINESS
1. CONSIDER CONCEPTUAL DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR URBAN CHICKEN AND
BEEKEEPING IN SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES [LT] Continued Discussion from
February 22, 2012
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2. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES -Regular Meeting of March 28, 2012
ADJOURNMENT
Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda April 11, 2012 Page 1
Future Agenda Items
761 Hilary Drive (St. Hilary Church): Bi-annual Review of CUP (April 25)
1 Blackfield Drive (Sprint): Time extension for existing WCF (April 25)
1600 Mar West Street (Tiburon Peninsula Club): Annual Review of CUP (May 23) a041112
Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda April 11, 2012 Page 2