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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Digest 2013-04-05TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST Week of April 1- 5, 2013 Tiburon 1. Letter - Mayor O'Donnell - Vote for Background Checks on All Gun Sales 2. Letter - Scott Anderson - Palm Tree at Point Tiburon Plaza 3. Memo - Harvey Rogers - Progress Report March 2013 Blackies Garden 4. Article - SF Chronicle - Brooke Halsey/Salmon Institute 5. Yearly Recap - Design Review Submittals - March 2013 6. Monthly Report - Design Review - March, 2013 7. Letter - Rodenticide Free Project Agendas & Minutes 8. Agenda - Design Review Board - April 4, 2013 9. Meeting Cancellation - Planning Commission - April 10, 2013 10. Meeting Announcement -ABAG and MTC for Plan Bay Area - April 25, 2013 Regional o- a) Western City Magazine - April 2013 b) Estuary - Newsletter - April 2013 * Aizendas & Minutes c) None * Council Only Town of Tiburon • 1505 Tiburon Boulevard • Tiburon, CA 94920 • P. 415.435.7373 E 4I`5'435:243 ' - v".ci liro#.ca.us The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 FAX: (202) 224-7327 RE: A Vote for Background Checks on All Gun Sales The Honorable Mitch McConnell I• Minority Leader United States Senate Emmett O'Donnell Mayor` 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 FAX: (202) 224-2499 Dear Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell: Alice Fredericks Vice Mauer Richard Collins Councilmember Frank Doyle Councilmember As Americans, we must work to build a society that respects both the Second • • • • • • . • . Amendment and the right to live free from gun violence in our schools, communities, and Jim Fraser homes. Tragedies like Newtown and Aurora make headlines and shock the conscience of a Councilmember majority of citizens. And yet these mass murders tell only part of America's gun violence story. Every day 33 people in America are murdered with guns - that's more than one per hour. A common sense, comprehensive, and enforceable background check requirement is the single most important step we can take to reduce incidents of gun violence. I urge you to Margaret A. Curran support the omnibus reform bill currently before Congress (S.649 / H.R. 137), which also Tovm Manag`r include provisions to crack down on gun trafficking and increase school safety. I also ask for your vote to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines (S.150 / H.R. 437). As I write this letter, the most dangerous people in America can buy guns without getting a background check, no questions asked. Felons, domestic violence offenders, and the seriously mentally ill can simply arm themselves through so-called "private" sellers there are currently 25,000 listings on Armslist.com. Indeed, this is exactly how criminals find their guns. Nearly 80 percent of inmates who committed gun crimes obtained their guns through private transfers. Now is the time to stop these deadly gun sales. We know how to do it. We've already built a background check system that works. Since 1998, the federal law requiring licensed dealers to nun background checks has halted more than 2 million prohibited gun purchases. Those states that go beyond federal law and require background checks for private sales have had dramatic results. For example, women in those states are 38 percent less likely to be shot to death by intimate partners than women in less restrictive states, and in-state trafficking is 48 percent lower than in the rest of the country. The current system works because it requires dealers to keep records of these background checks, and it is important that the new bill extend that system to private sales. Police rely on dealer records to catch criminals. Without a paper trail for private gun sales, law enforcement often can't trace a murder weapon to the criminal who used it. Absent a mandated requirement for background checks, private gun sellers have little incentive to run such checks, and criminals know this. As one of more than 900 mayors in the bipartisan Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, I can tell you that mayors get too many calls informing them of yet another tragic gun death. Too many times we hear that a simple background check at the point of sale woul have prevented incidents of gun violence. These checks take only a few minutes, and gun owners take and pass them all the time. That's why 82 percent of gun owners-along with 9: percent of the public and even 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support expanding the background check system to cover all gun sales and transfers. They know that the two minutes it takes to pass a background check is a small price to pay to save lives. I also ask you to support the ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, weapons of war that have no place on our streets. As Milwaukee Police Chief, Edward Flynn, recently told the Senate Judiciary Committee, police have been "in an arms race" with criminals who carry increasingly dangerous weapons. Indeed, assault weapons and high- capacity magazines are used in as many as 41 percent of fatal police shootings, and they are a common thread linking the mass shootings in Newtown, Aurora, Tucson, Virginia Tech, and Oak Creek. When these weapons are used in mass shootings, they exponentially increase the damage done, leading to 135 percent more people shot and 57 percent more deaths than in other incidents. Let's not wait for the next tragedy. Let's not ignore the mounting daily death toll. I urge you to vote to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and support comprehensive and enforceable background checks, and to require that private gun sales are governed by the same proven system already in place for dealer sales. Here in California, we are proud of the leadership that Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer have provided on these key issues. It is now time for full consideration and swift passage by the Congress of 5.649 and H.R. 137. We cannot afford the human cost of postponing these life-saving reforms. Sincerely, OX& cc: Senator Barbara Boxer, FAX: (202) 224-0454 Senator Dianne Feinstein, FAX: (202)-228-3954 Mayors Against Illegal Guns, FAX: (212) 312-0760 Tiburon Town Council Town of Tiburon - 1505 Tiburon Boulevard - Tiburon, CA 94920 - P. 415.435.7373 F. 415;435.2438 - wwwci.tiburon.ca.us Community Development Department April 3, 2013 Chong Chi Cook Point Tiburon Plaza 1701 Tiburon Boulevard _ s r Tiburon, CA 94920 RE: Palm Tree at Point Tiburon Plaza Dear Mrs. Cook: The Town of Tiburon has received a request from the Green Team (see attached letter) requesting that the Town Council designate the historic palm tree located at the Point Tiburon Plaza as a "dedicated tree" pursuant to the Town's Tree Ordinance. This tree is one of the Downtown area's informal landmarks, standing in its current location for a very long time. and reminiscent of the Tiburon's railroad heritage, as it apparently stood outside the railroad headquarters building. Designation of the tree as a "dedicated tree" by resolution of the Town Council would be a largely symbolic gesture, in that a permit would already be required under the Tiburon Tree Ordinance to remove or alter the tree. The tree would remain in your ownership and no additional regulations or controls would apply that do not already apply to the tree. However, the resolution would supplement the plaque located near the base- of the tree in highlighting the special significance of the tree. The tree would be the first in Tiburon to be honored with the "dedicated tree" distinction. As a courtesy prior to considering any action, the Town wishes to know if you have any objection to the request to designate the tree as a "dedicated tree", or would be willing to support the proposed designation. Please let me know at your earliest convenience. I can be reached at 415-435-7392. If you wish to further discuss the matter or share any concerns or opinions you may have regarding the request, please don't hesitate to contact me. It would be a pleasure speaking with you again. Very truly yours, &4~6L, - Scott Anderson Director of Community Development Enclosures: Green Team letter dated December 31, 2012 Photos of palm tree and accompanying plaque 2. Emmett O'Donnell M2YW Alice Fredricks mice Manor RichaM Collins C®aacilmmbcr Frank Doyle C4urter Ym Fraser Councilmeniber Margaret A. Curran T Meer cc: Digest Tiburon Peninsula GREEN TEAM 8 Venado Drive Tiburon, CA 94920 December 31, 2012 Tiburon Town Council Town of Tiburon 1505 Tiburon Blvd. Tiburon, CA 94920 Dear Tiburon Town Council: A group of citizen-volunteers recently came together to form the Tiburon Peninsula Landscaping Task Force. Our "GreenTeam" is dedicated to keeping the Tiburon Peninsula's roadways, medians and public areas green and flourishing. Our goal is to slowly, but surely, enhance the landscaping in public spaces from the Tiburon Railroad Museum to 101. One of our first projects is - with the cooperation of the landowner - to enhance some of the Point Tiburon Plaza sidewalk medians which are Tiburon's all important "front door" for those entering and leaving the Town by ferry. We are, therefore, seeking to have the historic "Tiburon Palm" located across from Ferry Plaza designated a protected heritage tree. This palm is integral to our Town's history and as such, requires maintenance and oversight to flourish. We have been advised by Scott Anderson that such a declaration is called for in the Town of Tiburon's Master Plan (ref: Program DT-g) and that the Town Council has jurisdiction to confer such status. Thus, we call upon you to take take the necessary steps to confer this protected status designation to the Tiburon Palm. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have about this request. Thank you very much for your help. Very sincerely yours, GREENTEAM Members Janice Anderson-Gram Shelby Allen anderson-gram@comast.net seallen7@hotmail.com (415) 435-2837 (415) 435-8320 y f ? " y F ~ -`yyR b k u~. a aF ' i k 'J ~ A 4. Y~ F t S r i J f hey ~ 1 f,r,~ l i l~ e r ~i r~ t y}w9 ~a R L s, rk~ 'aC ~~a;k Y -41 a4't A _ ya TK ~ '50. Page 1 of 1 DIG EST Peggy Curran 31 From: Harvey Rogers [harvnan2@sprynet.com] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 8:29 AM To: 'David Holscher'; Mary Neilan; Peggy Curran; Claude Perasso Subject: PROGRESS REPORT MARCH 2013 FOR BLACKIES GARDEN APRIL 1st (no fooling) Hello David, Mary, Peggy & Claude, PROGRESS REPORT MARCH 2013 FOR BLACKIE'S GARDEN: We replaced lots of plants that had died during our very cold January. In addition Tiburon Public Works took out 4 huge and 2 small Manzanitas that had died. That left large areas where we installed new plants. Most of those Manzanita had branches 2" or more in diameter. They did quick work of getting rid of them with a chain saw. Then they wrapped the stump with a large chain & connected it to their 4 wheel drive truck backed it up & it came out like butter. (We could not have done that with a pick & shovel). And at no charge to us -Thank you Tiburon. We also had many sessions of weeding more to come). We also had a few pruning sessions AND we are in the process of installing an all new irrigation system which will be much more reliable. Again Tiburon Public Works dug trench 8 inch deep X over 100 feet long & installed pvc irrigation pipe underground, then put in risers so the above ground work could be done by our irrigation people (paid help). The above work is partly complete & we hope to complete it this week. I also gave a tour of our garden. A VERY busy month. By mid-May the public will see lots of colorful new blooms from the plants recently installed. Submitted by HARVEY ROGERS 4/1/2013 i saimi6 A DIGEST W20 In Marin I S.k-N Fromm icisco t"rrrresNICL AND 5F ATF.com, Sunday, March j7, aoij Ni Kids learn a fish i*s more than a filet By Peggy SW" Question of the day: Hmv do you tur-rr a r4aini-xiNN; trcnit into a stc elhead? You just add salt. 'salt water, that is. Mangy seasoned miglers may know that putting fresh water ttout into salt water " ill do this swsitcheroo. But to many kids throughout Marin Counh, it is just one more tidbit of inf+}rnia tion they barn during ..Trout iri the Classroom" one of the Unique progr*anis the Tiburon Salmon Institute provides. Nestled on the AN.Tater on the east side of Tiburon at the RombM Tiburon `enter for Ens ronmental Studies, the institute's unassuining building looking more life an airplane hangar than a science institute - is on the ver of h&corning one of the most unique marine science centers in Califurnia„ if not the countn,. Its, rrri ion, acceding to founder and executive director Brtx,l,e Halsey, is simple: By teaching and giving children hands-on experience, they learn life skills that will help them reFaudd dwindling habitat and save the remaining salrncrn that now exist. Besides, its sclictol programs ,,.,here the insfilute't, staff and 6,-oluntr load r,tp young ( trout and bring them into cla, rooms for the lids to eare for and learn about - the real heart of the cr ntc r is the sal- mon rearing prugr~am. morn May through October, two 16-by-24,f but containers hcyu a° the u-sands of fingerling salnrw)n in floating pens. Volun- teers, itieluuding some eager Voting s; howl lids wbo help out Phat rs tvv Dan Evws I SpKla= to "thee Cry-onlc e Evelyn Bailey, left, and Lauren Halsey, the daughter of Brooke Halr y, the founder of the Tiburon Salmon Institute, watch Young rainbow trout swim in a tang at the organiz«ati nr's headquarters. TIBURON SALMON INSTITUTE A ehlnook satmon swims in a tank at the institute. NI Sunday, March 17, 2013 SAN t'F;mNctsro _€tR0Ni X t A S1'GATF-COM (to grin W21 can the prendia s, feed tip, firth, check the water's salinity, and generally bahysit them until they air` ready to he rel(ascd rritci the ley:, to eventually ti-avel thro-ugh the Gilder) Gate, The institute runs this proj- ect %ith the San Francisco 1`yff Club, a 40-year-old o ,w lza€: titan that raises salmon sinults for release. It has a ready- Beer} responsible for Measing more than a million salmon into the San Francisco Bay. Still, Halsey is truck to point out that the institute is not an aquarium, near do he iwant it to be one. .,NV are an interpretive cen- ter." he savs. "Tile kid,,4 do ranch of the work." Halsey say=s he s ahvays been a "fish 1, y;sinicr be s4arted workin itlh the Tree Club its his yout=h. The institute grew out of that, but abut eight year's agca, whet) lie Was ap pointed prniect manager of the salmon restoration project, tae cut down on the numtwr of salmon that are released from about 80.oc* to i0,Cxa[8 - turn- hag the focus rntot^e towards education. "I'+?My goal is to teach young people abut the fish in our community, IKiw they surt,ke, how they impact otrr creeks and xvatiyrw;ays," Halsey says, 'We live in a unique area, and I fuel that the rrext generation will need to be educated to kelp preserve that." It semis to to working, "U'hat impresses retie most abut TSI is the happy= aware- ness that the program brings to what is right in front of us, which we too often miss mid fail to see," sags atria Tal- king-ton, head of Gate Made my in San Rafael. -Btx ke has managed to build local commu- nity supl-x-)rt, get students out of dinars and off computers and cell phonies, connect parents and kids to local nature, and restore salmon hatrhlings, all in one fell KwDop. That's a big set of accomplishments." rather kcal educators ;,Wee: Kate Sprague, a fourth grade teacher at Edna Maguire Ek--- rnentary :xhool in Mill Valil y, sm-, the instituter; in-seller( presentations help students comiect the Trout in ifte Class= Photos t Dan Cy- r SmW to tie Ct wlcne Biologist Andrew Wolf, above, transfers rainbow trout from one bwkcet water to another so they can atdjast to the water temperature at the Tiburon saloon Insititute. Below left: A taaridermied salmon rata display, room proket to their own lifts in -meaningful ways." "Salmon a familiar to most of our students as a meal but not as a kretal resource," Sprague says. 'TSI u}x-ns stu- dents' eye to salmon in the enviroruiwnt around them." One of the highlights of `l'SI's year is the popular "Kiss and Release" prog rani, scheduled for AbN, at hlackie'g Pasture in Tiburon. Two thousand salmon are released into the bay, with eider students Fmin Casa Grande High School in Petalu- ma - a longtime supporter of TS1's prograniis haul tig 4 firm?k rrRnr:.~~aa Fit their) cuff' to younger kids who "kiss" thern goodbw. Thee event draws t_ipw-ards W-cooo people, each year. In fact, between the school prfVarns, internships and summer activities, Halsey esti- mates more than 2o,00o purple mainly kids tike advan Tiburon Salmon Institute 3152 Parackse Dr., Tiburon, (415) 435-2397 . wv~vbur^nsaimo- ninstitute.rom, "O1:s and Rateas*" Day: 10 a,m to 2 pm. May 2 at Mick ie's Pasture in Tiburon, The event will include the fish retea , ilve incise, a tkarbecs. and lnforrmationat booths. group wit[ aLso collect bicycles that San Quentin tni'nat wit. refurtaish and give to yids.. take file institute's Programs- Not hart for a part-tithe job; Ilalsey is a Tiburon attorney, where he says he does "laz!w- yering in the morning, and feeds fish in the a rltertatxsris." The former Son rt Coc nq, deputy district attorney is get bang help FrOM some big rnanies to keep the institute afloat. It mans under the auspices of the National CC _eniie and Atmo- spheric Administration, as well as California Department of Fish and Wildlife, But it is funded by several well-connect- ed charities, including the.. Rex Foundation, the f.ratehrl [-earl' philanthropic organization, l`SI als) has a strong; rela- tionship %ith the California .Academv of Sciences, and in- herited tanks, primps and fit- ters a hen the academy moved to its new location iii Golden Gate lane se-coral years ago, The equipment as well as a t", trailer for ]tattling fish to, schools and corn nunity events - is important for the insti- tutes next steps, creating an interpretive center (hat will be a Lintel-pin in the bay community. The center will offer ititer-acti-ve exhibits and a destination not only for field trip, but the public. "When you get dawn to it, it's all ab tt corrirrrtrriitv<" 1121- sey says. "I get support from schcacals, businesses, even neigh- bors wngdng their do who like to cheer on the fish. 'l lie idea is that wr• live in a hal- an.eel ecosystem, all vk ork ng tr_igether'." Pc t' Slwar is a Raj. Anti frrdance L+rrtrr. L-w ail In.tf rirt(iisftfrr~rai~:fe.s'"OAL Students help out at the institute's Kiss and Rrlsasr Day in aoag. This year, it will be Its May. -a *66imm 14090 Q O M N M cD CD to N O F- N M a O N f~ N t- N M N O W Q O z M T N F- 0 Cl) J a Q ui H m :D M Q l C ) W W w z z W o 2 CL J Q U 01-1 w Q J U Q O O N N N r CO) N T O N LL 04 Q w _ d N O r LO M M O V- m M T- O LO CY) O d O lJ.. z < O N O M (D O v O CD r F- CO F- F- W Q J co W U 0- W > W fA LL 0 Q w W w Q U w U. V) W w Z 0 w Q a F- w a 0 F- Z Q N F- > LL a Q F- s TOWN OF TIBURON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DESIGN REVIEW MONTHLY REPORT MARCH 2013 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPLICATIONS: NUMBER SUBMITTED 2012 ■ NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES 1 0 ■ MAJOR ADDITIONS/ALTERATIONS 2 2 ■ MINOR ADDITIONS/ALTERATIONS 0 2 ■ (not eligible for Staff Review) ■ SIGN PERMITS 1 2 ■ TREE PERMITS 5 1 ■ VARIANCE REQUESTS 3 3 ■ FAR EXCEPTIONS REQUESTS 3 2 ■ EXTENSION OF TIME 0 0 STAFF REVIEW APPLICATIONS: Review of minor exterior alterations and additions of less than 500 square feet. 16 11 APPEALS OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD DECISIONS TO TOWN COUNCIL 6 REPORT PREPARED BY: Connie Cashman, Planning Secretary DATE OF REPORT: April 2, 2013 Ms. Margaret Curran 3/30/2013 Town Manager • Town of Tiburon RECEIVED 1505 Tiburon Blvd. Tiburon, CA 94920 A _ Z ?013 TOWN MANAGD ;a OFFIOE TOWN 0{ ' L;JRON Dear Ms. Curran, I am writing in reference to, and in support of, the March 0, 2013 letter to you from Mr. Steve Kinsey, Marin County Supervisor, District #4, calling for actions related to the sale of harmful rodenticides. His letter enclosed a copy of the May 1St, 2012 Marin County Board of Supervisors resolution regarding this matter and according to the 3/30/2013 issue of the Marin I.J., the Town of San Anselmo has just passed a similar resolution thereby joining San Francisco, Berkeley, Albany, Richmond and others. On behalf of Raptors Are The Solution (R.A.T.S.) and, the Rodenticide Free Project, I want to reinforce Mr. Kinsey's message of concern and join with him in urging your town council to give serious consideration to adopting an anti-rodenticide resolution similar to the one he furnished to you. I am sure you are aware that the second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) on the market today (products like d-Con) are known to be extremely harmful to children, pets and wildlife. Because of these concerns, the EPA has issued regulations changing the way these poisons are to be formulated, packaged and marketed. Unfortunately, due to the reluctance by the maker of d-Con to comply, the EPA is now engaged in a lengthy legal and administrative endeavor to bring this company into compliance. In the meantime, the California Department of Pesticide Regulations is endeavoring to make SGARs `restricted materials' with-in California, which would effectively remove these poisons from the general consumer market and restrict them for use only by licensed, integrated pest management (IPM) professionals. Among the various governmental agencies and organizations testing for these poisons, our own WildCare animal hospital in San Rafael conducted tests on all raptors and predatory mammals brought to their facility during the year 2012 and determined that 72.4% of these qualifying patients tested positive for traces of rodenticides; truly a disturbing statistic. Because of the prevalence of these harmful poisons in our environment, I hope you will encourage the Town of Tiburon to draft and pass a similar resolution. Should you have any questions or concerns, I ask that you call upon me at stocktonb(iihotmail.com, Maggie Sergio, member of the County Commission on Integrated Pesticide Management via maggiesergiongmail.com or, visit www.raptorsarethesolution.org as suggested in Mr. Kinsey's letter. Thank you for your time and attention to this very important issue. I will follow up this letter with a phone call to you next week and I look forward to having the Tiburon Town Council join with numerous other communities in taking a stand against these poisons. Very Sincerely, Stockton Buck Rodenticide Free Project - P.O. Box 892, Bolinas, CA 94924 - 415-786-8467 W&WO • TOWN OF TIBURON Tiburon Town Hall 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 AGENDA TIBURON DESIGN REVIEW BOARD CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Emberson, Vice Chair Chong, Boardmembers Kricensky and Tollini ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Regular Meeting Design Review Board April 4, 2013 7:00 P.M. Persons wishing to address the Design Review Board on any subject not on the agenda may do so under this portion of the agenda. Please note that the Design Review Board 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 Design Review Board agenda. Please limit your comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Any communications regarding an item not on the agenda will not be considered part of the administrative record for that item. STAFF BRIEFING (if any) OLD BUSINESS 1. 280 ROUND HILL ROAD: File No. 712131; Alexander and Yami Anolik, Owners; Site Plan and Architectural Review for construction of a detached parking structure. The applicants propose to construct a new 1,444 square foot parking garage that would occupy a portion of an existing tennis court. The project would increase the lot coverage on the site by 1,444 square feet to 9,881 square feet (12.7%). The project would increase the floor area of the property by 1,444 square feet to 7,964 square feet. Assessor's Parcel No. 039-171-20. [DW] 2. 2308 MAR EAST STREET: File No. 21220; Mar East Realty LLC, Owner; Site Plan and Architectural Review for construction of additions to an existing single-family dwelling, with a Variance for excess lot coverage and a Floor Area Exception. The applicants propose to construct several additions and expand existing decks to the side and rear of the existing building. The additions would cover 71.1 % of the dry land area of the lot, in lieu of the maximum 35.0% lot coverage pennitted in the R-2 zone. The project would result in a total floor area of 2,809 square feet, which would exceed the floor area ratio of 615 square feet for a lot of this size. Assessor's Parcel No. 034-271-03. [DW] CONTINUED TO 4/18/13 Design Review Board April 4, 2013 Page 1 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NEW BUSINESS 3. 680 HILARY DRIVE: File No. 21222; Linda Wishart, Owner; Site Plan and Architectural Review for construction of an addition to an existing single-family dwelling, with Variances for reduced side yard setback and excess lot coverage. the applicant proposes to convert an existing attached two-car garage into living space for storage, a utility room and an art studio and construct a new two-car garage in front of the existing garage. The project would increase the floor area by 380 square feet to a total of 1,923 square feet of living space. The additions would extend to within 6 feet of the side property line, in lieu of the 8 foot minimum side yard setback in the R-1 zone. The lot coverage would increase to 31.7%, which is greater than the 30.0% maximum lot coverage permitted in the R-1 zone. Assessor's Parcel No. 055-182-12. [DW] MINUTES 4. Regular Meeting of March 21, 2013 ADJOURNMENT Design Review Board April 4; 2013 Page 2 NOTICE OF MEETING ~i 7• CANCELLATION THE REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 SCOTT ANDERSON, SECRETARY BayArea ink JL IL Notice to City Clerks and Clerks of the Board March 22, 2013 Diane Crane-lacopi Town Clerk Town of Tiburon 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920-2530 Dear Ms. Crane-lacopi, This is to notify you that pursuant to Senate Bill 375, Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008 (SB 375), the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) will present a Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy - together known as Plan Bay Area - in draft form to elected officials in each county, including city council members and members of the board of supervisors. SB 375 requires ABAG and MTC to notify all city clerks and clerks of the board of supervisors in the region of this meeting, which will take place on: Thursday, April 25th at 5:00 p.m. Briefing session before Transportation Authority of Marin Marin County Civic Center, Room 330, Board of Supervisors Chambers 3501 Civic Center Drive San Rafael, CA 94903 The purpose of this meeting is to present a draft of Plan Bay Area and to solicit and consider input and recommendations from elected officials. Staff from ABAG and MTC will be present to make the presentation and receive comments. We respectfully request and encourage all members of your city council and board of supervisors to attend, and would appreciate your help in notifying them of this presentation and comment opportunity. For more information on Plan Bay Area, visit OneBayArea.org. Should you have questions concerning this notice, please contact Ms. Kathleen Cha, ABAG Senior Communications Officer, at (510) 464-7922. Sincerely, Ezra Rapport Steve Heminger Executive Director, ABAG Executive Director, MTC