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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Digest 2012-07-20TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST Week of July 16 - 20, 2012 Tiburon 1. Letter - Maureen Gaffney & Dan Watrous - Contract Extension and Grant Augmentation for Tiburon Bay Trail Gap Closure 2. Letter - Nick Nguyen - Del Mar Valley Utility Undergrounding District - Progress Report 3. Letter - Marin Assoc. of Realtors - Fair Principles for City and Town Resale Inspections 4. Library Correspondence - Attached is correspondence for the week of July 14 - July 19, which is electronically transmitted to you for your review. In addition, a binder with hard copies of all correspondence from May has been prepared for each council member and is in your mailbox. A binder with hard copies is also available at the front desk at Town Hall for the public. Agendas & Minutes 5. Agenda - Heritage & Arts Commission - July 24, 2012 6. Meeting Cancellation - Planning Commission - July 25, 2012 Regional a) Notice of Preparation & Notice of Public Scoping and Public workshiop for 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element Supplement to 2007 Countywide Plan EIR b) Open Doors - Newsletter - Fair Housing of Marin - Summer 2012 c) Service Matters - Newsletter - July/August 2012 * Azendas & Minutes d) None * Council Only r. sau :a~wcrsca BayTrai b o~ July 11, 2012 Dan Watrous Planning Manager - Town of Tiburon 1505 Tiburon Blvd. Tiburon, CA 94920 Subject: Contract Extension and Grant Augmentation for Tiburon Bay Trail Gap Closure Study Dear Mr. Watrous: ABAG and the State Coastal Conservancy have approved your request for an additional $12,658 in order to more fully investigate bicycle and pedestrian facility options on Strawberry Drive and Harbor Cove Way. The new total for the overall grant is $97,658. In order to facilitate the expanded scope of work for the above referenced project, the contract expiration date will be extended to October 1, 2012 once we receive a signed copy of this letter. If you have any questions regarding the contract, please feel free to contact me at (510) 464-7909 or by e-mail at maureeng@abag.ca.gov. Thank you for your interest in the Bay Trail grant program. We look forward to working with you on this exciting project. Sincerely, Maureen Gaffney Bay Trail Planner f n Dan Watrous Town of Tiburon Planning Manager cc: Ann Buell, Coastal Conservancy Date: July 12, 2012 *Important Update* To: Del Mar Valley Utility Undergrounding District Members OKI: Subject: July Project Progress Update I would like to wish a happy summer to all. The utility undergrounding project is proceeding well. A considerable amount of work has been completed, but there is just a bit more to do. I would like to particular thank everyone for their cooperation and patience during this time. Iknow it has been difficult at times. However, completion and a resurfaced pavement are around the corner. Here are some key update items for your information (timeline is subject to change): • Currently the Town portion of the project is roughly 95 percent complete. The main joint trench and tie- ins to your service lateral should be largely complete by the end of the month. Final restoration of all the trenches which were temporarily patched is also anticipated by the end of the month, if not, by the middle of August. • We are working with some property owners to finalize their utility easements among themselves and PG&E. It is imperative that these owners complete this process or PG&E will not provide them with service until then. • Town/District anticipates turning the vacant conduit over to the utilities - End of Aug. • PG&E would start to pull their wires through their conduits - • Town would begin resurfacing of roads - • PG&E would complete their work - • Town would complete the resurfacing project - • Comcast would start to pull their Wires - • Comcast would complete their work - • AT&T would start to pull their wires - • AT&T would complete their work and take down all poles - End of Aug. End of Sept. End of Oct. End of Nov. End of Nov. End of Feb. 2013 End of Feb. End of May If you have any project questions, please contact either me at 415-435-7388 or Mr. Petrie at 707-974-9193. Best Regards, Nicholas T. Nguyen Director of Public Works/Town Engineer 1/1 DIGEST .3 MARIN tai REALTOR5 12, 2012 Ms. Margaret Curran Town Manager Town of Tiburon 1155 Tiburon Blvd. Tiburon, CA 94920 Dear Ms. Curran: On behalf of our Board of Directors, I am writing to let you know that the Marin Association of REALTORS*) is calling on Tiburon and the nine other local jurisdictions that conduct onsite inspections of residential properties to adopt and enforce six basic principles that seek to ensure the inspections are fair to homeowners. Depending on individual housing markets, dozens - or hundreds - of residential properties may be sold every year in these cities and towns. According to the association's housing turnover index, the average number of annual residential property sales over the last five years in Tiburon is 123. The resale inspection principles that were approved by our Board of Directors call for consistency, no double jeopardy, transparency, timeliness, revenue neutrality and sensitivity to today's economic conditions. The principles, which are enclosed, were prompted by reports from REALTORS*) about various problems associated with resale inspections in different cities and towns in the county. Our members and their clients have experienced issues about the conduct of inspections in some jurisdictions more than others. But rather than rehashing old problems, we want to start fresh with a clean slate for all local governments. After the six principles are adopted, it will be much easier to monitor compliance and address issues. I look forward to working with you and your colleagues to ensure these principles are adopted and enforced as soon as possible. If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, -~Z~ Edward Segal, e-PRO, RCE, CAE Chief Executive Officer/Governmental Affairs Director Enclosure 40 Mitchell Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94903 - 415-507-1000 • 415-507-1031 fax • www.MarinCountyREALTORS.com MARIN i1ssociat1011 of REALTORS'.) Fair Principles for City and Town Resale Inspections The Marin Association of REALTORS® recognizes that public entities have a legitimate community interest in ensuring that local housing is safe and meets current building codes. Cities and towns often seek to accomplish this by conducting property inspections (resale inspections) when homes are sold and providing written reports to the buyers prior to close of escrows. Homeowners are charged a fee for this process. At the same time, citizens have a right to expect transparency, consistency and fairness when their elected governments require mandatory inspections. Resale reports should not include arbitrary decisions, subject owners to inconsistent standards, promulgate new rules, or generate additional revenue to close budget gaps. To proactively address these issues and avoid unreasonable obstacles to home sales and frustrations for residents in the resale inspection process, the Marin Association of REALTORS® calls on local governments in jurisdictions where onsite inspections are conducted to adopt and enforce the following key principles and ensure that they are communicated to the public. ➢ Consistency Building standards should not be applied retroactively. Homeowners who performed work on their homes in accordance with building standards in effect at the time of the work, but without a permit, should not be required to redo the work when they obtain a permit at the time of sale. No Double Jeopardy • Re-inspections to finalize resale report repairs should not raise new issues that were not identified on the original resale reports. Different inspectors should not mean different standards and results. • When homes are sold, and the homeowners originally bought them with approved city or town reports, new items for the current reports should not be raised that were not included on the original reports if the building standards did not change. ➢ Transparency • Cities and towns should communicate resale inspection requirements in advance. Rules, procedures, timelines and potential penalties should be posted at city and town offices and on their Web sites. • The cost analysis used to set inspection fees should be posted by cities and towns at their offices and on their Web sites. ➢ Timely Inspection Process • When cities or towns mandate inspections as a condition of home sales, they have an obligation to the citizens to ensure that the process is completed within a reasonable timeframe without obstructing the sales. • Trained city and town staff should be available to meet posted due dates, including adequate coverage for vacations, etc. • Owners should be able to schedule inspections within seven working days, and receive reports within seven working days after the inspections. • Resale inspection timelines should be posted by cities and towns at their offices and on their Web sites. If the cities or towns cannot meet the posted timelines, then the inspections should be waived. ➢ No Excess Inspection Fees Inspection fees should only recover the full cost of the inspections, and should not be used to generate additional revenue for the cities or towns. ➢ Distressed Home Sales In recognition of today's economic conditions, homes that are sold as short sales should have inspection fees waived or substantially reduced. 7/12/12 'T118URON H E R IT A G E A R T S' COMMISSION i t Town of Tiburon Heritage & Arts Commission 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920 415-435-7373 www.tiburonberita.geandarts.org AGENDA HERITAGE & ARTS COMMISSION July 24 Town Hall Conference Room 7:00 p.m. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Treasurer's Report IV. Minutes - Regular Meeting - June 26, 2012 V. Artist Recruitment - Azita Mujica Beavers - Update Event Calendar VI Old Business a. Plein Air Competition August 25 & 26, 2012 - Update - Rice b Begin Planning for Artist Laureate Reception - September 19, 2012. VII. New Business a. None IX . Landmarks Report - Gotz X. Announcements XI. Adjournment 4.57 Neat Regular Meeting - August 28. 2012 OWN NOTICE OF MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON CANCELLATION THE REGULAR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST S, 2012 SCOTT y:. Asol I ANDERSON, SECRETARY t - ti 1Z COUNTY OF MARIN RECEIVED JUL 16 2012 TOWN MANAGERS OFFICE TOWN OFTIBURON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ..................................................................PIA N..N.I.N G....D..I. V.I.S.I.O.N............................ NOTICE OF PREPARATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP FOR THE 2012 DRAFT MARIN COUNTY HOUSING ELEMENT SUPPLEMENT TO THE 2007 COUNTYWIDE PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Marin County will be preparing a Draft Supplement to the Countywide Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the 2092 Draft Marin County Housing Element, as proposed by the Marin County Community Development Agency (CDA). The 2012 Draft Housing Element is an update of the County's State-certified Housing Element that was adopted initially in November 1991, readopted with the Countywide Plan Update in January 1994, updated in June 2003, and then readopted with the Countywide Plan Update in November 2007. The 2012 Draft Housing Element addresses the requirements of California Government Code 65583, for the planning period from 2007 to 2014. The 2012 Draft Housing Element consists of several main sections, each of which addresses a major subject area, including a review of constraints on housing development, an inventory of potential housing sites, and a set of policies and programs to support housing at all income levels. The Sites Inventory and Analysis provides an inventory of potential housing sites. For the purposes of this environmental review, the Available Land Inventory provides both the 2007-2014 and the 2014-2022 housing element planning periods. Although the 2012 Draft Housing Element is for the 2007-2014 planning period, the EIR Supplement analysis that will be prepared will include an analysis of potential housing sites for the 2014- 2022 planning period. It is anticipated that inclusion of the potential sites for the 2014-2022 cycle will expedite the review and approval of the housing element for that planning period. The Goals, Policies and Programs section contains programs that should be implemented in the 2007-2014 planning period. The programs focus on three objective areas, -including efficient land use, providing housing choice, and ensuring institutional capacity to respond to the community's housing needs. Policy initiatives and amendments to zoning regulations are considered in this section. The actions contemplated by this EIR Supplement include Countywide Plan land use changes, amendments to Marin County Development Code standards, and rezoning of certain properties. The EIR Supplement will also evaluate potential zoning or Countywide Plan land use designation changes for three existing housing sites to address conformance with the existing uses. Marin County is the lead agency, pursuant to the State Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA Guidelines Section 15050) for the preparation of a Supplement to the EIR for the Countywide Plan, certified in 2007. This EIR Supplement is being prepared by the County of Marin in accordance with CEQA, the State of California CEQA Guidelines, and County Environmental Impact Review Guidelines. The 2007 Final EIR is available for review at the Marin County Community Development Agency. In addition, a copy is available for review online at http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CD/main/fm/eir.cfm. The EIR Supplement will evaluate the project with respect to all of the following topical issues, but will focus on some issues more than others. 1) Land Use & Planning 6) Transportation/Traffic 12) Utilities & Service Systems 2) Population & Housing 7) Biological Resources 13) AestheticsNisual Resources 3 Geology and Soils 8 Energy & Natural Resources 14 Cultural Resources 4) Hydrology and Water Quality 9) Hazards and Hazardous Materials 15) Agriculture and Forestry Resources 5) Air Quality 10) Noise 16) Greenhouse Gas Emissions 11) Public Services and Recreation 17) Mineral Resources To ensure that the EIR Supplement for this project is thorough and adequate, and meets the needs of all agencies reviewing it, we are soliciting comments on specific issues to be included in the environmental review. Public comments on the scope of issues to be evaluated in the EIR Supplement are also encouraged. Details of the proposed project are on file with the office of the Marin County Community Development Agency, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 308, San Rafael, CA 94903-4157, and are available for public review between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. So that the EIR Supplement will address any additional issues that may be of concern to the public for this proposed project, the County will also conduct a public scoping meeting on Thursday, August 2, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Planning Commission Chambers (Suite #328 - Administration Building) Civic Center, San Rafael, California. Public Agencies, Community Groups and interested members of the a) 3501 Civic Center Drive - Suite 308 • Son Rafael, CA 94903-4157 415 473 6269 T • 415 473 7880 F • 415 473 2255 TTY • www.marincounty.org/plan public are invited to attend this meeting and present oral or written comments on the proposed project EIR Supplement. Hard copies of the scoping session materials will not be distributed in advance of the meeting. However, the scoping session materials can be found on the Environmental Planning website at http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CD/main/comdev/eir.cfm and will be available in hard copy at the scoping session. In addition, a Workshop on the Draft Housing Element content will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Marin City Senior Center; 630 Drake Avenue, Marin City, CA 94965. At this Workshop, staff will discuss some key aspects of the 2012 Draft, answer questions and take comments from the public on the data, programs or sites contained in the Draft. Please be advised that the Workshop is a separate event from the CEQA scoping session on this project and is not intended for the purpose to receive scoping comments on the EIR Supplement. Please note that you have received a paper copy of this notice because you are currently on the distribution list to receive notices for this project in hard copy, however as of July 2012, our policy regarding distributing paper copies has been enhanced to align with our Countywide Plan goals of conserving resources. Under our new noticing program, you can continue to receive notifications about this project by subscribing to receive cyber- notices that will _be sent to the email address of your choosing. There is no fee to subscribe, and you will receive the notices as soon as they are publicly released. Please sign up at www.marincounty.org/HousingElement-, this page also contains the 2012 Draft Housing Element. Should you choose to opt out of the free on-line subscription, please contact Tammy Taylor at (415) 473-7873 or ttaylor(a)marincounty.org in order to receive paper copies of the notices in the future. Otherwise, this is the only notice that will be distributed for this project in hard copy, unless otherwise formally requested by you. If you wish to comment during the Notice of Preparation (NOP) comment period, or if you cannot attend the scoping meeting, we will accept written comments about the scope of the environmental report until the close of the NOP comment period at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 13, 2012. Commentors are advised to mail written comments postmarked on or before August 13, 2012 to the attention of Rachel Warner, Interim Environmental Coordinator at 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 308, San Rafael, CA 94903. Comments can also be submitted via email to envplanninq(a marincounty.orq before the end of the comment period deadline. If you have any questions, or need additional information concerning the scoping meeting or would like to request a hard copy of the scoping session materials, please contact Tammy Taylor, Environmental Planning Aide, CDA, at (415) 473-7873. Please direct questions about the project merits or the merits workshop to Stacey Laumann, Planner at (415) 473-2698. \\FILESERVDPWCDA\CDAPIanData\Cur\THad dad\PROJSWousing Element Update\HEUNOPScopingNOT.docx 07/13/12 Rachel Warner, Interim Environmental Coordinator N 13 [9 1 @ The Planning Commission Chambers and the Marin City Senior Center are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require American Sign Language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or if you require this document in an alternate format (example: Braille, Large Print, Audiotape, CD-ROM), or if you require other accommodations to participate in this meeting, you may request them by calling (415) 473-2255 (voice/TTY) or 711 for the California Relay Service or e-mailing disabilityaccess(a)_marincounty.org at least four working days in advance of the event.