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Home My WebLink AboutTC Minutes 2012-04-04TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Fraser called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Collins, Doyle, Fraser, Fredericks, O'Donnell PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Curran, Director of Administrative Services Bigall, Director of Community Development Anderson, Town Clerk Crane Iacopi Prior to the regular meeting, the Council met in closed session, beginning at 6:00 p.m., and interviewed a candidate for a Town Board at 7:15 p.m. CLOSED SESSION - (6:00 p.m.) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Section 54957.6) Bargaining Unit: Tiburon Police Association Employee Group: Unrepresented Employees Negotiators: Town Manager and Director of Administrative Services INTERVIEW - (7:15 p.m.) (Vacancies on Building Code Appeals Board) • David Kallmeyer, applicant CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT, IF ANY Mayor Fraser said the Council had met in closed session and would continue the meeting after adjourning the regular meeting. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. Town Council Minutes #07-2012 April 4, 2012 Page I CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Town Council Minutes - Adopt minutes of March 21, 2012 regular meeting (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) 2. Town Investment Summaries - Accept reports for January and February 2012 (Director of Administrative Services Bigall) 3. 14 Cecilia Court - Adopt resolution granting an appeal of Planning Commission decision to deny an application to amend the Tiburon Highlands Precise Plan to increase the - maximum allowable floor area for the lot from 3,500 square feet to 3,884 square feet (Planning Manager Watrous) • Owners/Appellants: David and Dipanwita Reis • Applicant: Greg LeDoux & Associates, Inc. • Property Address: 14 Cecilia Court • Assessor's Parcel No. 034-360-30 4. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Town Facility Improvements - Consider authorization of budget amendment to make additional ADA upgrades to Town Hall building (Director of Public Works /Town Engineer Nguyen) 5. Sign Permit Fee Waiver Request - Consider request for waiver of sign permit fee by Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society to install informational sign at Old St. Hilary's Church (Planning Manager Watrous) Town Clerk Crane Iacopi noted that Councilmember Collins had submitted revisions to the March 21 minutes, copies of which were made public. MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Item No. 1 as amended and Nos. 2 through 5 as submitted. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Collins Vote: AYES: Unanimous ACTION ITEMS 1. Appointments to Town Boards, Commissions or Committees - Consider appointment to fill vacancy on the Building Code Appeals Board (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) Town Clerk Crane Iacopi gave the report. She said that Council had interviewed its second candidate, civil engineer Dave Kallmeyer, and could consider an appointment tonight. Councilmember Fredericks raised the question of conflicts of interest for applicants who might have projects of their own within the Town of Tiburon. She said that public service required a Town Council Minutes #07-2012 April 4, 2012 Page 2 high degree of public disclosure. A majority of the Council agreed that it would be useful for members of this Board to disclose whatever current projects they might have in Town prior to convening a meeting of the Board. Town Manager Curran said that this type of disclosure would also head off any surprises by residents appealing a Building Official decision to the Board. She said that an administrative policy could be drafted to reflect the Council's wishes. MOTION: To appoint Dave Kallmeyer to the Building Code Appeals Board. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Collins Vote: AYES: Unanimous PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. General Plan Housing Element Text Amendment - Adopt text amendment to the recently-adopted Housing Element to correct an editing error (Director of Community Development Anderson) Director Anderson gave the report noting that a paragraph of text had been included in the Council's materials that did not reflect that actual text adopted and recommended forward by the Planning Commission. He said that the Planning Commission had reviewed the corrected text at a meeting late in March and that it was before the Council for adoption. Council commented on the ongoing discussions with the Reed Union School District over this site and noted the difficulty in gaining RUSD support for an affordable housing use at the site given circumstances at the school district. Director Anderson indicated that a formal rejection of the site had not yet been received, and that discussions were ongoing. He added that if this site proves to be ultimately unavailable, then the Town must identify an alternate site or sites to replace it. Mayor Fraser opened the public hearing. There was no public comment. Mayor Fraser closed the public hearing. MOTION: To adopt the resolution approving the text amendment as submitted. Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Collins Vote: AYES: Unanimous TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Fredericks said that local congestion management agencies had been tasked with helping to educate the public about SB 375 - the Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCS) and that the Transportation Authority of Marin is the local congestion management agency for Marin County. Town Council Minutes #07-2012 April 4, 2012 Page 3 Fredericks said she served as chair of the SCS ad hoc committee of TAM and that the committee was about to draft a third letter to ABAG with input concerning the growth projections for all of Marin released by ABAG in the Draft Jobs Housing Connection Scenario, part of the SCS strategy for the nine Bay Area county-region. She said it would be helpful to know what members of her jurisdiction were thinking about this plan. Mayor Fraser said that he had attended the MCCMC meeting on March 23 which featured a presentation by the ABAG Planning Director on the One Bay Area Plan. While he said it was an interesting presentation, the Mayor indicated that none of the questions submitted by the members were really answered. Mayor Fraser said that the job projections and housing targets set for Tiburon in the ABAG plan were not only unattainable but incredible. He said it seemed to him that there should be a way to "push back" against the system that was responsible for creating these projections. The Council briefly discussed the One Bay Area Plan methodology and the difficulty, if n impossibility, of making predictions 40 years into the future. Director Anderson said that the methodology for the One Bay Area Plan seemed particularly complex. Town Manager Curran said that a member of the TAM staff would give a presentation at the May 2 meeting, at the Mayor's behest, in order to understand more fully what was being required of the Town of Tiburon and to solicit input from the Council. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT None. WEEKLY DIGESTS • Town Council Weekly Digest - March 23, 2012 • Town Council Weekly Digest - March 30, 2012 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Fraser adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m. to a continued meeting (Closed Session). JIM FRASER, MAYOR ATTEST: DIANE CRANE IACOPI, TOWN CLERK Town Council Minutes #07-2012 April 4, 2012 Page 4 CLOSED SESSION - (8:10 p.m.) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Section 54957.6) Bargaining Unit: Tiburon Police Association Employee Group: Unrepresented Employees Negotiators: Town Manager and Director of Administrative Services CALL OR ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Fraser noted that all members of the Council were present, along with staff members Town Manager Curran and Director of Administrative Services Bigall. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT, IF ANY Mayor Fraser said the Council had taken no action in closed session on the matters discussed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Fraser adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. to the next regular geeti~g of April 18, 2012. L JIM F~A`E, /MAYOR ATTE DIANE CRANE IAC PI, TOWN CLERK Town Council Minutes #07-2012 April 4, 2012 Page 5