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Home My WebLink AboutTC Minutes 2012-11-07TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Fraser called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California. ROLL CALL PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Collins, Fraser, Fredericks, O'Donnell Doyle PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Curran, Town Attorney Danforth, Director of Administrative Services Bigall, Director of Community Development Anderson, Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Nguyen, Police Chief Cronin, Town Clerk Crane Iacopi Prior to the regular meeting, the Council met in closed session and conducted three interviews, as follows: CLOSED SESSION - (5:30 p.m.) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW (Section 54957) Title: Town Manager (continued from October 30, 2012) Title: Town Attorney INTERVIEWS - (6:45 p.m.) Library Agency Board of Trustees - One Vacancy • Gideon Sorokin • Tom Gram • Jeff Foran ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY Mayor Fraser said the closed session would be continued but there was no action to report. Town Council Minutes #22 -2012 November 7, 2012 Page 1 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Local architect and former Mayor, Miles Berger, spoke about the value of the pre-sale inspection process utilized by the Town when a property changes hands. He said that this was sometimes the only time the Town's Building and Planning Departments had a chance to inspect a property and identify what obvious code elements needed to be addressed to bring a property "up to speed". He said that in a community such as this, where property values were high, it gave a cushion of comfort to residents to know that their property values would be protected because surrounding properties would be "up to code." He said the process also increased the credibility of the realtors doing business in this community. In addition, Berger said the Town's Building Department personnel knew how to solve problems that were identified in the inspections. He said that a property owner could go into Town Hall and get answers and solutions, help he said would cost far more if they were to hire an outside consultant. Mr. Berger said that not all communities required a resale inspection and that potential buyers were worse off for it. He gave an example of a family member who was attempting to purchase a property in Berkeley that they found to have several defects which were not subject to inspection by the city during the selling process. Berger commended the "brilliant" staff of the Town's Building Department and said that while resale inspections were not always convenient, in the long run, they were a wonderful thing. PRESENTATION Recognition of Marketing & Communications Task Force members (Mayor Fraser & Councilmember Collins) Mayor Fraser said that recognition of citizen volunteers was one of the fun parts of his job. He said that it was his pleasure to recognize the members of the Marketing & Communications (M&C) Task Force for their efforts to make Tiburon a better place for residents and visitors alike, through a new branding message for the Town and by bringing more vibrancy to the downtown area. Mayor Fraser said that over the past year, the M&C Task Force had met and conducted its meetings with great passion, energy and desire. He recognized the citizen volunteers (Janice Anderson-Gram, Todd Garrett, Michael Koskie, Hank McWhinney, and Colin Probert) with the presentation of a commendation, a key to the city, and a special cap. (Task Force member Patrick Sherwood was absent, attending a family event.) Each member said a few words, and noted that it was a pleasure to work with the group. They also recognized the contributions of Mayor Fraser, Councilmember Collins, and Town Manager Curran (who are also part of the M&C Task Force). Town Council Minutes #22 -2012 November 7, 2012 Page 2 The text of the commendation read, "For Outstanding and Truly Dedicated Public Service / MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE 2011-2012/ The Town Council heartily commends and thanks the Task Force for the dedicated and enduring effort of its members in developing a branding approach, strategic concepts and marketing plans that will serve as a roadmap to bring new vibrancy to our downtown for the benefit of all residents and will heighten Tiburon's visibility and appeal to visitors from near and far. The Council deeply appreciates M&C's effort and finds it to be Near. Perfect." CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Town Council Minutes - Adopt minutes of October 17, 2012 regular meeting (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) 2. Amendment to Chapter 13D of the Town Code - Adopt ordinance amending Title IV, Chapter 13D regarding Flood Damage Prevention (Director of Community Development Anderson) 3. Volunteer of the Year Commendation - Adopt resolution commending Harvey Rogers upon his appointment as the Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce 2012 Volunteer of the Year (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) 4. Streets Maintenance Program - Recommendation to adopt a "Complete Streets" Policy in order to maintain eligibility for One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) monies (Resolution) (Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Nguyen) 5. Alcopop-Free Zones - Recommendation to adopt a resolution in support of Alcopo-Free Zones and to encourage voluntary restrictions on the sales and marketing of Alcopops (Town Manager Curran) 6. Budget Amendment to Replace Town Computer Network - Approve budget amendment for replacement and installation of Town Hall and Police Department computer network servers (Director of Administrative Services Bigall) 7. Fee Waiver Request - Recommendation to approve fee waiver for Sanitary District No. 5 project (Town Attorney Danforth) MOTION: Moved: Vote: To adopt Consent Calendar Items No. I through 7, as written Collins, seconded by Fredericks AYES: ABSENT: Unanimous Doyle Town Council Minutes #22 -2012 November 7, 2012 Page 3 ACTION ITEMS 1. Appointments to Boards, Commissions & Committees - Consider appointment of Tiburon representative to fill vacancy on Belvedere-Tiburon Library Agency Board of Trustees (Town Clerk Crane Iacopi) Town Clerk Crane Iacopi gave a brief report, noting that there had been a vacancy on the Board since June 30, following the resignation of Dr. Lois Epstein who had served her maximum two- term limit pursuant to the Library Agency By-laws. Crane Iacopi said that the Town had received two applications prior to June but that staff had been directed by Council to hold the applications and re-open the filing period to more citizen interest once the Library's design application process was complete. The Town Clerk said that one more resident had applied before the new deadline, bringing the total to three: Jeff Foran, Tom Gram, and Gideon Sorokin, all of whom had been interviewed by the Council at tonight's meeting. She said that Council could make an appointment tonight or continue to matter to a future meeting. Vice Mayor O'Donnell started the discussion by stating what a pleasure it had been to interview three diverse, yet qualified candidates. He described the strengths of each candidate and said that it was not an easy choice. He said that if it were up to him, he would pick Mr. Foran who, although he was the "new guy" among the candidates, had excellent and relevant experience at the Stanford University Library. He said that it would be ideal to also appoint former Mayor Tom Gram when the next opening on the board arose next year. Councilmember Collins echoed the Vice Mayor's remarks on the high caliber of the candidates. He said he was impressed with Mr. Sorokin. He agreed that Mr. Foran was qualified but not known to the Council prior to this application while Tom Gram certainly was. Collins said that he, too, would be in favor appointing both of these candidates. Councilmember Fredericks concurred with the description of the three candidates. She agreed that the latter two had skill sets that would make a wonderful addition to the Board at this time. She said that while the work of the Library in the near future had less to do with the expansion plan (which would utilize the construction background of Mayor Gram) and more to do with programming (Mr. Foran's strength), she said she was leaning toward the appointment of Tom Gram because of his invaluable experience with the Town, and his extraordinary interest in the Library (in attending meetings and other involvement). She said that Mr. Foran had indicated that he would be interested in applying for a second opening on the Board in 2013, if not appointed tonight. Councilmember Collins added that Gram possessed great leadership skills, in addition to a working knowledge of committees and boards, as well as being a lawyer in the construction field. Town Council Minutes #22 -2012 November 7, 2012 Page 4 Mayor Fraser echoed the comments of Councilmembers Collins and Fredericks. He said that Tom Grain had experience in building consensus and bringing parties together, a quality he felt would also be important. He also said that Gram was a "big picture" individual whose skills would be useful to the Library at this time. Mayor Fraser opened the matter to public comment. There was no public comment. MOTION: To appoint Tom Gram to the Library Agency Board of Trustees Moved: Collins, seconded by Fredericks Vote: AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Doyle TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS None. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT None. WEEKLY DIGESTS • Town Council Weekly Digest - October 19, 2012 • Town Council Weekly Digest - October 26, 2012 • Town Council Weekly Digest - November 2, 2012 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the T adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m. r r JIM FRAS ATTEST: G DIANE CRANE IACOPI TOWN CLERK wn of Tiburon, Mayor Fraser R Town Council Minutes #22 -2012 November 7, 2012 Page 5