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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Digest 2013-06-21TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST Week of June 17 - 21, 2013 Tiburon 1. Application —Planning Commission Vacancy —David Kulik 2. Letter — Hawthorne Terrace Neighborhood Group — Concerns about Changes to Tiburon Shuttle Service Agendas & Minutes 3. Agenda — Planning Commission — June 26, 2013 4. Meeting Cancellation — Town Council - July 3, 2013 Regional a) Letter — Marin City Managers — Property Tax Administration Fee Dispute b) Notice — PG &E — Increase Electric Generation Rates in 2014 c) Invitation — Hotbed Benefit Event - Drever Family — August 10, 2013 d) Conference Announcement — State of the San Francisco Estuary — October 28, 2013 e) Invitation — Judy Arnold Birthday Fiesta — July 26, 2013 * Agendas & Minutes f) Agenda & Notice - ABAG - June 20, 2013 g) Meeting Cancellation - Marin LAFCo - July 11, 2013 * Council Only ID) +- 1 i ! ` ti L9 S.1 L 2`13 TOWN CLERK TOWN OF TIBURON TOWN OF TIBURON COMMISSION, BOARD & COMMITTEE APPLICATION The Town Council considers appointments to its various Town commi boards and committee throughout the year due to term expirations and unfo vacancies. In its effort to broaden participation by local residents in Tiburon governmental process and activities, the Council needs to know your inte serving the Town in some capacity. Please indicate your specific areas of interest and special skills or expc which would be beneficial to the Town, by completing both sides of this for returning it to Town Tall. Copies will be forwarded to the Town Counc. informal applicant /Council interviews are scheduled periodically duringth Your application will also remain on file at Town Hall for a period of one (1 Thank you for your willingness to serve the Tiburon community. Diane Crane Iacopi Town Clerk * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *4 = * * ** AREAS OF INTEREST Indicate Your Area(s) of Interest in Numerical Order'.,<,k° : <s ( #1 Being the Greatest Interest), �-- PLANNING DESIGN REVIEW HERITAGE & ALTS LIBRARY AFFORDABLE HOUSING S:dcrane%omm.app 1 PARKS, OPEN SPACE & TR RECREATION DISASTER PREPAREDNES COMMISSION ON AGING BIALDI.NG CODE APPEALS I ZV S T PERSONAL DATA Only computer - generated or typewritten copy will be accepted; Attach separate pages, including resumes and cover letters, if necessary. NAME: Street ADDRESS: Z:3/0 {�,��r� 6• �f 22��2C Mailing ADDRESS: J•�' e -mail = ..L- 9 /LJ� C4- G0rr/1 (F sl) TELEPHONE: Home: �B�I - �3 Work: 2 yS_- /573o Fax No. PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOC. (If applicable) GCo % I-114 TIBURON RESIDENT: (Years) DATE SUBMITTED: 61Z0 113 REASONS FOR SELECTING YOUR AREAS OF INTEREST [ATTACH ADDITIONAL PAGES, IF NECESSARY] of 1wre e c s r- [ATTACH ADDITIONAL PAGES, IF NECESSARY] --------------------------------------- - - - - -- -Town Hall Use ------ - - - - -- --------------- Date Application Received: � - 2-c� Interview Date: ~ / —�- l 5�- Appointed to: (Commission, Board or Committee) Date Term Expires: S: dcrane: COM11f APP (2012) 2 (Date) Length of Term: Hawthorne Terrace Neighborhood Group June 14, 2013 Tiburon Town Council 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 Dear Mayor O'Donnell and Members of Tiburon Town Council: o I G !M�Nu-ST 20 RECEIVE; JUN 17 2013 TOWN MANAGERS OFFICE TOWN OF TIBURON We wish to thank the Council, Town Manager and the Staff for its ongoing efforts on behalf of our community. We hope to bring to your attention to a few concerns that the Hawthorne Terrace Neighborhood Group has regarding the recent approved changes to the Tiburon shuttle service. While we hope that the Tiburon Ferry Feeder Service is successful in meeting the needs of commuters, we are concerned about additional traffic that would adversely affect our primarily residential community. Part of the ferry feeder route includes portions of Hilary Drive and Rock Hill Road. These streets already serve as thoroughfare traffic to St. Hilary and Del Mar Schools. Drivers to these venues routinely ignore the posted speed limits, and many are distracted by the use of cell phones. The safety of residents, children and pedestrians is often compromised. We are requesting that the Town Council provide the Tiburon Police Department with the necessary resources to station police patrol cars in our area, especially on weekdays at bell times. Although school transportation is not under the jurisdiction of the Town, it would seem that providing students with increased multi passenger transportation would accomplish a great deal more to decrease overall traffic throughout Tiburon. Currently, none of the Reed school district buses pick up children in the Hawthorne Terrace neighborhood. It would be extremely easy to add the intersection at Rock Hill and Tiburon Boulevard as a bus stop to the buses in the Reed school district. Furthermore, the town should strongly consider have the morning and afternoon shuttle buses timed to the opening bells at the schools in Tiburon. Much like Route 17 delivers students to St. Hilary's in time for the bell, shuttles could deliver Tiburon students to school in the same manner. It should be obvious to anyone who drives along Tiburon Boulevard daily that school traffic is the primary contributor to bottlenecks. Parents are not offered enough options for getting their children to school. Currently the school district only provides four school buses for the entire district, which is clearly not enough to meet demand as bus passes sell out very quickly every year. Finally, we are concerned about recent gaps in communication with the community. In particular, although it may have been for good reasons, the Town endorsed the Ferry Feeder Service route without the input or even timely notification of the specifics of this proposal to the general public. To improve communication to residents perhaps the Town could utilize the sign at Blackie's Field for Town issues, provide more detailed information in Town Talk or include links to Town websites, and email information to contacts from neighborhood groups. In any case we hope that we are informed of any future issues that have an impact on the quality of life in our neighborhood in which the Town is directly or indirectly involved. Please let us know how we can help play a role in improving communication. Sandra Smith, Coordinator Hawthorne Terrace Neighborhood Group 681 Hilary Drive TOWN OF TIBURON Agenda - Regular Meeting Tiburon Town Hall Tiburon Planning Commission 1505 Tiburon Boulevard June 26, 2013 — 7:30 PM Tiburon, CA 94920 AGENDA DIGEST TIBURON PLANNING COMMISSION CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Tollini, Vice Chair Weller, Commissioner Corcoran, 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 UBLIC HEARINGS 1. 110 SOLANO STREET: APPEAL OF APPROVAL OF A SEASONAL RENTAL UNIT PERMIT TO OPERATE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING TWO- FAMILY DWELLING AS A SEASONAL RENTAL UNIT; FILE #SRU2013 -01; Courtney and Sandy Anderson, Owners /Applicants; Joe and Cathy Haraburda, Appellants; Assessor's Parcel Number: 059- 143-35 [DW] MINUTES 2. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES — Regular Meeting of May 8, 2013 ADJOURNMENT a061213 Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda June 26, 2013 Page 1 3. GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Division Secretary at (415) 435 -7390. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Town to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION Copies of Design Review Board Agendas, Staff Reports, project files and other supporting data are available for viewing and inspection at Town Hall during business hours. Agendas and Staff Reports are also available at the Belvedere- Tiburon Public Library and on the Town of Tiburon website (�-A­,v.ci.tiburon.ca.us) after 5:00 PM on the Friday prior to the regularly scheduled meeting. Any documents produced by the Town and distributed to a majority of the Design Review Board regarding any item on this agenda, including agenda- related documents produced by the Town after distribution of the agenda packet at least 72 hours in advance of the Board meeting, will be available for public inspection at Town Hall, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920. Upon request, the Town will provide written agenda materials in appropriate alternative formats, or disability- related modification or accominodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in public meetings. Please deliver or cause to be delivered a written request (including your name, mailing address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service) at least five (5) days before the meeting to the Planning Division Secretary at the above address. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS AND BUSINESS ITEMS Public Hearing items and Business items provide the general public and interested parties an opportunity to speak regarding items that typically involve an action or decision made by the Board. If you challenge any decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the meeting, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board at, or prior to, the meeting. GENERAL PROCEDURE ON ITEMS AND TIME LIMIT GUIDELINES FOR SPEAKERS The Design Review Board's general procedure on items and time limit guidelines for speakers are: ❖ Staff Update on Item (if any) ❖ Applicant Presentation — 5 to 20 minutes ❖ Design Review Board questions of staff and/or applicant ❖ Public Testimony (depending on the number of speakers) — 3 to 5 minutes for each speaker; members of the audience may not allocate their testimony time to other speakers • Applicant may respond to public comments — 3 minutes ❖ Design Review Board closes the public testimony period, deliberates and votes (as warranted) ❖ Time limits and procedures may be modified in the reasonable discretion of the Chairman Interested members of the public may address the Design Review Board on any item on the agenda. ORDER AND TIMING OF ITEMS No set times are assigned to items appearing on the Design Review Board agenda. While the Design Review Board attempts to hear all items in order as stated on the agenda, it reserves the right to take items out of order without notice. NOTE: ALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE A UDIO RECORDED Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda June 26, 2013 Page 2 TOWN OF TIBURON LATE MAIL POLICY (Adopted and Effective 11/7/2007) The following policy shall be used by the Town Council and its standing boards and commissions, and by staff of the Town of Tiburon, in the identification, distribution and consideration of late mail. DEFINITION "Late Mail" is defined as correspondence or other materials that are received by the Town after completion of the written staff report on an agenda item, in such a manner as to preclude such correspondence or other materials from being addressed in or attached to the staff report as an exhibit. IDENTIFICATION OF LATE MAIL All late mail received by Town Staff in advance of a meeting shall be marked "Late Mail" and shall be date - stamped or marked with the date of receipt by the Town. Late mail received at a meeting shall be marked as "Received at Meeting" with a date -stamp or handwritten note. POLICY For regular meetings of the Town Council and its standing boards and commissions: (1) All late mail that is received on an agenda item prior to distribution of the agenda packet to the reviewing authority shall be stamped or marked as "Late Mail" and shall be distributed to the reviewing authority with the agenda packet. (2) All late mail received on an agenda item before 5:00 PM on the Monday prior to the meeting shall be date - stamped and marked as "Late Mail" and distributed to the reviewing authority as soon as practicable. Such snail shall be read and considered by the reviewing authority whenever possible. If the Monday, or Monday and Tuesday, prior to the meeting are a Town - recognized holiday, the deadline shall be extended to the following day at Noon. (3) Any late mail received on an agenda item after the deadline established in paragraph (2) above shall be date - stamped, marked as `'Late Mail" and distributed to the reviewing authority as soon as reasonably possible, but may not be read or considered by the reviewing authority. There should be no expectation of, nor shall the reviewing authority have any obligation to, read or consider any such late mail, and therefore such late mail may not become part of the administrative record for the item before the reviewing authority. These provisions shall also apply to special and adjourned meetings when sufficient lead time exists to implement these provisions. If sufficient lead time does not exist, the Town Manager shall exercise discretion in establishing a reasonable cut -off time for late mail. For controversial items or at any meeting where a high volume of correspondence is anticipated, Town staff shall have the option to require an earlier late mail deadline, provided that the written public notice for any such item clearly communicates the specifics of the early late mail deadline, and the deadline corresponds appropriately to any earlier availability of the agenda packet. Pursuant to state law, copies of all late mail shall be available in a timely fashion for public inspection at Tiburon Town Hall, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard. Tiburon Planning Commission Agenda June 26, 2013 Page 3 NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION LAGEST10 The regular Town Council Meeting on July 3, 2013 has been cancelled. 0 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING is scheduled for WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2013 in the Town Council Chambers located at 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon CA 94920. S/ DIANE CRANE IACOPI, TOWN CLERK Posted at Town Hall cc: The Ark and Marin Independent Journal r H E c r .1..Y n r- N C3 V A. T O 75 Rowland Way #200 Novato, CA 94945 -3232 415/899 -8900 FAX 415/899 -8213 www.novato.org Mayor Pat Eklund Mayor Pro Tem Eric Lucan C ouncilmembers Denise Athas Madeline Kellner Jeanne MacLeamy City Manager Michael S. Frank June 13, 2013 Mr. Matthew Hymel County Administrator County of Marin Marin County Civic Center 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 325 San Rafael, CA 94903 Re: Property Tax Administration Fee Dispute Dear Matthew: As the City and Town Managers of Marin, we respectfully request that the County reconsider its position about the distribution of past Property Tax Administration Fees (PTAF). We find the County's current position contradictory to our past and present collaborative and congenial relationships. In January 2013, the California Supreme Court's decision in The City of Alhambra v. County of Los Angeles became final. The Supreme Court ruled that the manner in which the County of LA had been calculating the amount of PTAFs it had been charging 47 cities since FY 06/07 was unlawful. The County of Marin used that same methodology. While we are appreciative that there is agreement about the appropriate methodology moving forward and we are not arguing that point, we are astounded by the arguments being put forward to deny cities the property tax revenue that should have been provided to us during this six -year period. Those arguments include the County's statements that: We (the County) were doing what we were told regarding the methodology to use. It is unclear to us who told you that your methodology was correct. It was clearly being debated by all cities and counties in the State, and the LA lawsuit had been filed. It is true that the California State Association of County Auditors prepared informal guidelines, which do not have the force of law, regarding methodology. That the County relied on advice from County Auditors, who work for counties, to determine the methodology without contingency planning, was inadvisable. • We have budgeted and spent the money already. Sound financial practices should have dictated setting aside the disputed monies until the lawsuit had been completed. This argument is particularly Gt.. upsetting since most of our cities and towns were undergoing similar if not worse financial cutbacks including layoffs. Mai-in County cities did not enter into legally binding tolling agreements with Marin County like some cities did in other counties. We are not in other counties. We have had a historically collaborative relationship. It was and is the cities' view that we should not have had to threaten legal action and negotiate a tolling agreement in order for the County to do what cities statewide claimed was the appropriate methodology and the courts confirmed was correct. The County's one year claim ordinance applies to this issue. The cities and. towns in Marin are peer government agencies and we find it an inefficient use of staff time and taxpayer dollars —not to mention insulting —that we must file a claim. Regardless, our City Attorneys are unanimous in their deterrnination that your claims ordinance does not apply to other government agencies. We have provided that analysis to you previously. The following example is illustrative of the way the cities and towns handled a similar situation not that long ago. In 2005, the Superior Court of Marin used an incorrect methodology and the County collected too little in fees from cities and towns. When this was discovered years later and the County pointed out the error to cities, the cities agreed to correct the error through repayment of approximately $3.4 million. There was no refusal, claims of statute of limitations, claims that the County or the Court needed to file through the city and town claims' procedures, or .litigation. Rather, there was recognition of an error and commitment to completely rectify the mistake. The same attitude should reciprocally apply in this situation. While the facts are admittedly different, we urge the same application of the principals of fairness and responsibility. It is clear that the County of Marin has overcharged the Marin cities for Property Tax Administration Fee for six years. We believe that basic fairness and the strength of our long - standing cooperative relationship demands that this error be rectified and that all owed monies be repaid to the cities. Simply put, these are our property tax monies and they should be returned. While the suggestion of a compromise is commendable and appropriate in most circumstances, we do not find it acceptable here as it would continue to leave the inappropriately collected City funds with the County. This is unreasonable to us. We are at a loss to understand why the County would hold to the position that it need not return the cities' funds to the cities; this is inconsistent with the responsible and forthright manner which the County has governed itself in recent years. We suggest that this position threatens to undermine, if not wholly erode, what is, and we would hope would remain, an extraordinarily positive and effective relationship. We look forward to a prompt and clear response to this request. Sincerely, &a S �:—� Michael S. Frank, Chair, Marin. Association of Managers, City Manager of Novato McCann, Vice Chair, Marin Association of Manager, City Manager of Mill Valley )Vlcj � Mary Nei an, City Mana er of Belvedere David Bracken, Town Manager of Corte Madera t aeatt Toy, own Manager of Fairfax Dan Schwarz, Cit anager of Larkspur Ross Braulik, Town Manager of Ross i6 YV�� Debbie Stutsman, Town Manager of San Anselmo Nancy Mack e, City Manager of San Rafael Adam Poi Tty Manager of Sausalito egg�'� urran, Town Manager of Tiburon cc: Board of Supervisors, Marin County Marin City and Town Councils June 14, 2013 TO: STATE, CITY AND LOCAL OFFICIALS �� S 1 • NOTICE: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY APPLIES TO INCREASE ELECTRIC GENERATION RATES IN 2014 (A.13 -05 -015) On May 31, 2013, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG &E) filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to request an increase of $993 million in electric generation rates effective, January 1, 2014. Every year, PG &E is required to estimate how much it will cost to purchase energy to meet its customers' electricity needs. The cost includes purchases of energy from hydroelectric, solar and other renewable sources. For 2014, PG &E estimates that the cost to purchase electric generation will be $5.3 billion. In November 2013, PG &E will update this estimate. If the CPUC approves the request, PG &E will begin to recover its energy purchase costs through generation rates starting in 2014. PG &E does not profit from energy purchases; the cost of energy purchases is passed directly through to customers. Throughout 2014, PG &E will tack its actual costs to purchase energy against the amount collected from customers to cover those costs. At the end of the year, PG &E will increase or decrease generation rates to reflect any difference between the actual costs and the revenues collected from customers. How will PG &E's application affect me? This application primarily affects electric generation revenues and rates. Most of PG &E's customers receive bundled service, meaning they receive electric generation as well as transmission and distribution service from PG &E. This application impacts only the generation portion of electric rates. If PG &E's request is approved, the average residential monthly bill (of 550 kilowatt- hours) will increase by $5.25 a month —or 5.7 percent, from $92.70 to $97.95. Actual bill impacts will vary depending on your level of electricity usage. A chart presenting a more illustrative description of the impact of this application on total authorized electric revenues was included in a bill insert announcing this filing that was sent directly to customers in June and July. How will PG &E's application affect non - bundled customers? Direct Access (DA) and Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) customers receive only transmission and distribution service from PG &E. Since they do not receive electric generation from PG &E, their generation rates will not be affected by PG &E's proposed change in generation rates. However, DA and CCA customers are required to pay certain procurement - related charges. The impact of PG &E's application on DA and CCA customers is $49 million, or an average increase of 7.9 percent. This increase is in addition to any charges that DA and CCA customers pay to the companies that provide their electricity. Another category of non - bundled customers are "departing load" customers: they do not receive electric generation, transmission or distribution services from PG &E. However, like DA and CCA customers, they are required to pay certain charges. The impact of PG &E's application on departing load customers is $2.4 million, or an average increase of 7.2 percent. How do I find out more about PG &E's application? You can view PG &E's application and exhibits online at www.pge.com /RegCases. Select "2014 ERRA Forecast" from the Cases dro down menu. If you have questions about PG &E's application, please contact PG &E at 1- 800 - 743 -5000. For TDD/TTY (speech- hearing impaired), call 1- 800 - 652 -4712. ETE Para mas detalles Ilame al 1- 800 - 660 -6789 - (9 1 R R It ) 1- 800 - 893 -9555 1 F If you would like a copy of PG &E's application and exhibits, please write to PG &E at the address below: j U i I) 2013 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 2014 ERRA Forecast Application P.O. Box 7442 TOVV., H'_ R K San Francisco, CA 94120 TOVP11 OF T13L P -JN A copy of PG &E's application and exhibits are also available for review at the CPUC, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, Monday– Friday, 8 a.m. –noon. PG &E's application (without exhibits) is available on the CPUC's website at www.cpuc.ca.gov /puc. How does the CPUC's decision making process work? The CPUC's Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) will review this application. The DRA is an independent arm of the CPUC, created by the California Legislature to represent the interests of all utility customers throughout the state, and to obtain the lowest possible rate for service that is consistent with reliable and safe service levels. The DRA has a multi - disciplinary staff with expertise in economics, finance, accounting and engineering. The DRA's views do not necessarily reflect those of the CPUC. Other parties of record may also participate. The CPUC may hold evidentiary hearings where parties of record present their proposals in testimony and are subject to cross - examination before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). These hearings are open to the public, but only those who are parties of record may present evidence or cross - examine witnesses during evidentiary hearings. Members of the public may attend, but not participate in, these hearings. After considering all proposals and evidence presented during the hearing process, the ALJ will issue a draft decision. When the CPUC acts on this application, it may adopt all or part of PG &E's request, amend or modify it, or deny the application. The CPUC's final decision may be different from PG &E's application. If you would like to learn how you can participate in this proceeding or if you have comments or questions, you may access the CPUC's Public Advisor's website at www.cpuc.ca.gov /PUC /aboutus /Divisions /CSID /Public +Advisor/ or as follows: E -mail: public.advisor @cpuc.ca.gov Mail: Public Advisor's Office 505 Van Ness Avenue Room 2103 San Francisco, CA 94102 Call: 1-415- 703 -2074 or 1- 866 - 849 -8390 (toll -free) TTY 1-415- 703 -5282 or 1- 866 - 836 -7825 (toll -free) If you are writing or emailing the Public Advisor's Office, please include the application number (A. 13 -05 -015). All comments will be circulated to the Commissioners, the assigned Administrative Law Judge and the CPUC staff. DIGEST ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS Representing City and County Governments of the San Francisco Bay Area Ira. E C E I VI ,. ABAG JUN 18 2013 TOWN MANAGERS OFFICE CALL AND NOTICE TOWN OF TIBURON CALL AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS As President of the Executive Board of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), I am calling a special meeting of the ABAG Executive Board as follows: ABAG EXECUTIVE BOARD SPECIAL MEETING NO. 393 Thursday, June 20, 2013, 7:00 PM Location: Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter Lawrence D. Dahms Auditorium 101 81h Street Oakland, California Agenda and attachments available at abaq. ca. gov For information, contact Fred Castro, Clerk of the Board, at (510) 464 7913. The business to be transacted will include: 1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS 3. CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION. A. Executive Board Summary Minutes 4. DRAFT PLAN BAY AREA A. Summary of Public Input Information. B. Summary of Land Use - Related Issues and Responses Information. C. Response to Key Issues and Preliminary Recommendations ACTION. 5. CONSISTENCY OF LOCAL PROJECTS WITH PLAN BAY AREA 6. PUBLIC COMMENT Call and Notice 0 ABAG Executive Board June 14, 2013 2 7. ADJOURNMENT The ABAG Executive Board may act on any item on the agenda. Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to directly address the ABAG Executive Board concerning any item described in this notice before consideration of that item. Agendas and materials will be posted and distributed for this meeting by ABAG staff in the normal course of business. Submitted: *f 1111�11'a Mark Luce President, Executive Board June 14, 2013 Date Call and Notice ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS Representing City and County Governments of the San Francisco Bay Area E01 ABAG AGENDA ABAG EXECUTIVE BOARD SPECIAL MEETING NO. 393 Thursday, June 20, 2013, 7:00 PM Location: Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter Lawrence D. Dahms Auditorium 101 8t" Street Oakland, California The ABAG Executive Board may act on any item on this agenda. Agenda and attachments available at abag. ca. gov For information, contact Fred Castro, Clerk of the Board, at (510) 464 7913. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS 3. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Executive Board Summary Minutes ACTION. Approval of Summary Minutes of Meeting No. 392 held on May 16, 2013. Attachment: Summary Minutes 4. DRAFT PLAN BAY AREA A. Summary of Public Input Information. Miriam Chion, ABAG Planning and Research Director, and Ellen Griffin, MTC Public Information Officer, will present the results of the Plan Bay Area telephone poll and summarize recent public hearing and written comments. Attachment: Draft Plan Bay Area — Summary of Public Comments B. Summary of Land Use - Related Issues and Responses Information. Miriam Chion, ABAG Planning and Research Director, will provide a more detailed discussion of key land use policy issues raised during the comment period, and will offer clarification on these issues. Attachment: Summary of Land Use - Related Issues and Responses Agenda ABAG Executive Board June 20, 2013 2 C. Response to Key Issues and Preliminary Recommendations ACTION. Miriam Chion, ABAG Planning and Research Director, and Ken Kirkey, MTC Planning Director, will summarize key issues and related policy issues identified for potential revisions to the draft Plan Bay Area. Attachment: Draft Plan Bay Area —Key Issues and Preliminary Recommendations 5. CONSISTENCY OF LOCAL PROJECTS WITH PLAN BAY AREA ACTION. Miriam Chion, ABAG Planning and Research Director, will provide an overview of preliminary criteria for determining the consistency of local projects with Plan Bay Area. This consistency relates to access to State funding and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) purposes. Attachment: Consistency of Local Projects with Plan Bay Area 6. PUBLIC COMMENT 7. ADJOURNMENT The next meeting of the Executive Board is July 18, 2013. Submitted: Ezra Rapport Secretary- Treasurer June 14, 2013 Date ABAG Executive Board Roster ABAG Executive Board Meeting Schedule Agenda SUMMARY MINUTES (DRAFT) ABAG Executive Board Meeting No. 392 Thursday, May 16, 2013 Joseph Bort MetroCenter 101 8th Street, Oakland, California 1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President Mark Luce, Supervisor, County of Napa, called the meeting to order at about 7:10 p.m. A quorum of the Board was present. Representatives and Alternates Present Jurisdiction Senior Advisor Jeff Buckley City of San Francisco Councilmember Ronit Bryant City of Mountain View Councilmember Kansen Chu City of San Jose Supervisor Malia Cohen County of San Francisco Supervisor David Cortese County of Santa Clara Mayor Pat Eklund City of Novato Director Jason Elliott City of San Francisco Vice Mayor Richard Garbarino City of South San Francisco Mayor Leon Garcia City of American Canyon Supervisor John Gioia County of Contra Costa Mayor Pedro Gonzalez City of South San Francisco Supervisor Scott Haggerty County of Alameda Mayor Bill Harrison City of Fremont Vice Mayor Dave Hudson City of San Ramon Councilmember Sam Liccardo City of San Jose Supervisor Mark Luce County of Napa Supervisor Karen Mitchoff Count of Contra Costa Mayor Julie Pierce City of Clayton Supervisor Dave Pine County of San Mateo Councilmember Joe Pirzynski Town of Los Gatos Mayor Harry Price City of Fairfield Mayor Jean Quan City of Oakland Supervisor David Rabbitt County of Sonoma Supervisor Katie Rice County of Marin Councilmember Libby Schaaf City of Oakland Supervisor Linda Seifert County of Solano Deputy Director Joaquin Torres City of San Francisco Representatives Absent Jurisdiction Councilmember Desley Brooks City of Oakland Councilmember Ash Kalra City of San Jose Director William Kissinger RWQCB Councilmember Jake Mackenzie City of Rohnert Park Supervisor Eric Mar County of San Francisco Supervisor Warren Slocum County of San Mateo Supervisor Richard Valle County of Alameda Supervisor Mike Wasserman County of Santa Clara Item 3.A. Summary Minutes (Draft) ABAG Executive Board Meeting No. 392 Thursday, May 16, 2013 2 President Luce led the Board and the public in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS Pat Eklund, Mayor, City of Novato, announced that she was convening a meeting of ABAG General Assembly delegates from Marin County. The first meeting is on Plan Bay Area. There were no other announcements. President Luce recognized a motion by Eklund, which was seconded by Julie Pierce, Mayor, City of Clayton, to add to the agenda under Item 6, ABAG Consent Calendar, the appointment of Desley Brooks, Councilmember, City of Oakland, to the Finance and Personnel Committee. The motion passed unanimously. 4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT President Luce reported on the following: Tim Sbranti, Mayor, City of Dublin, has resigned as Executive Board representative from the Cities in the County of Alameda. President Luce presented a resolution in recognition of service to Patricia Jones, ABAG Assistant Executive Director, who retires on May 24, 2013. The ABAG Spring General Assembly was held on April 18, 2013, and was considered a success. The Fall General Assembly is scheduled for October 24, 2013. Members were encouraged to submit nominations for the next annual Growing Smarter Together Awards. Public hearings for Plan Bay Area have taken place and are scheduled through May. Additional outreach included editorial boards and other media. 5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT Ezra Rapport, ABAG Executive Director, reported on the following: The deadline for submitting Priority Conservation Area grants is July 19, 2013. The focus of the meeting is for members to give feedback on Plan Bay Area so staff can respond to their concerns and provide clarifications before it is considered for approval at the Board's July meeting. 6. ABAG CONSENT CALENDAR President Luce recognized a motion by Pierce, which was seconded by Linda Seifert, Supervisor, County of Solano, to approve the Consent Calendar, including the appointment of Brooks to the Finance and Personnel Committee. The motion passed unanimously. A. Approval of Executive Board Summary Minutes" Summary of Minutes of Meeting No. 392 held on March 21, 2013. B. Grant Applications" Item 3.A. Summary Minutes (Draft) ABAG Executive Board Meeting No. 392 Thursday, May 16, 2013 3 A list of grant applications was approved for submission to the State Clearinghouse, having been circulated in ABAG's "Intergovernmental Review Newsletter" since the last Executive Board meeting. C. Authorization to Renew Agreement with Michael J. Arnold and Associates, Legislative Advocate" Authorized renewal the agreement with Michael J. Arnold and Associates in an amount not to exceed $60,000 to provide legislative advocacy on behalf of ABAG in Sacramento. D. Authorization to Enter Into Agreement with Environmental Protection Agency" Authorized approval of the annual ABAG /SFEP application for funds under the National Estuary Program and authorize the Executive Director or designee to enter into a new cooperative agreement or amendment with EPA on behalf of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership to provide technical, public involvement and administrative support in implementing the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (COMP). The agreement term will be through September 30, 2014. 7. UPDATE ON PLAN BAY AREA" Information /ACTION. Miriam Chion, ABAG Planning and Research Director, provided an overview of the draft Plan Bay Area and EIR, and major comments and key issues to be addressed in the Plan. Chion first announced that new Bay Trail map sets are now available and have been distributed to members. A. Draft Plan Bay Area and EIR Highlights (Information) Chion reviewed regional tasks and the development process of Plan Bay Area, and the preferred scenario adopted in May 2012. She reviewed growth trends, including regional growth of jobs, population, and housing units; regional growth strategy; and investments, including revenue forecast to 2040 and total transportation investments. Rapport reviewed the purpose of the draft Environmental Impact Report and summarized and compared the Draft Plan Bay Area and alternatives, including No Project; Transit Priority Focus; Enhanced Network of Communities; and Environment, Equity and Jobs. B. Comments on Plan Bay Area (Information) Chion reviewed comments received. C. Key Issues for Discussion (Information) Chion reviewed key land use issues, including affordable housing and displacement, job growth and regional economic development, open space preservation resources, and regional resiliency and health. She listed key priorities to be addressed in the Plan and incorporating elements from the draft EIR alternatives. She listed next steps, including revision to housing and jobs distribution and update to the transportation analysis, revision to Plan document, H ii9� Summary Minutes (Draft) ABAG Executive Board Meeting No. 392 Thursday, May 16, 2013 4 presentation at the ABAG Administrative Committee joint meeting with the MTC Planning Committee on June 14, 2013, and final approval at the Board joint meeting with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on July 18, 2013. Members discussed the schedule of upcoming meetings; reviewing comments submitted on Plan Bay Area. They provided staff with specific feedback on the Plan, including comments received from public workshops and meetings with elected officials; local control; generational differences; distribution of transportation funds; CEQA reform. Tim Frank spoke about the benefits of the Equity and Environmental Justice alternative. Members discussed the OBAG grant criteria; transportation infrastructure; policy issues and funding; the Plan as a planning process; emphasizing Green House Gas reduction; sea level rise analysis; and reviewing comments received and responses to the those comments. President Luce recognized a motion by Eklund, which was seconded by Joe Pirzynski, Councilmember, City of Los Gatos, for a special meeting of the Board on June 20, 2013, to consider the draft Plan Bay Area and EIR, comments receive, and responses to those comments. The motion passed by consensus with one nay vote by Haggerty. Members requested that staff provide the comments for their review and discussed the Plan Bay Area name. D. SB 375 Provisions for Development Entitlement Process (Action) Rapport reported on provisions for entitlement process related to SB 375 and CEQA and on potential regional consistency determination for projects within a Priority Development Area in the Plan and with regards to densities and intensities and place type designations, and on requirement for local consistency determination. Members discussed local consistency determination and regional consistency determination, and CEQA benefits. President Luce recognized a motion by Dave Hudson, Vice Mayor, City of San Ramon, which was seconded by Bill Harrison, Mayor, City of Fremont, to support the concept of including a regional consistency determination to support local options and to authorize staff to work with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on developing language for consideration by the Board and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The motion passed unanimously. President Luce recessed the meeting at about 9:00 p.m. President Luce reconvened the meeting at about 9:10 p.m. 8. COORDINATION WITH US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT** Information. Miriam Chion, ABAG Planning and Research Director, summarized correspondence with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Item 3.A. Summary Minutes (Draft) ABAG Executive Board Meeting No. 392 Thursday, May 16, 2013 5 (HUD) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) regarding the inclusion of locally- nominated Priority Development Areas in the Regional Housing Need Allocation methodology and limiting housing options for low - income families and impacting minorities negatively. Staff provided both HUD and HCD with detailed assessment of RHNA in relation to PDAs and concentrations of low- income households and people of color. The analysis indicates that the RHNA methodology does not promote segregation or concentrations of poverty and complies with the statutory requirements of Housing Element law. Members discussed the methodology, the inclusion of potential and planned PDAs in the analysis, the reason for HUD and HCD's concerns, and housing for students and veterans. 9. REGIONAL HOUSING NEED ALLOCATION** Information /ACTION. Gillian Adams, ABAG Regional Planner, presented recommendations of the RHNA Appeal Committee and an inter jurisdictional transfer of housing units. At its meeting on April 1, 2013, the committee heard appeals from eight jurisdictions and made the following recommendations: City of Hayward — support appeal for reduction of 116 units; City of Lafayette — support appeal for reduction of 27 units; City of Mountain View —deny appeal; City of Oakley —deny appeal; City of Palo Alto —deny appeal; City of San Ramon —deny appeal; City of Saratoga —deny appeal; City of Sunnyvale— support appeal for reduction of 531 units; transfer 200 moderate - income unites from City of Palo Alto to the County of Santa Clara. Staff will release the final Regional Housing Need Allocation on June 3, 2013. The final Regional Housing Need Allocation will be considered for adoption by the Board at its meeting on July 18, 2013. President Luce recognized a motion by Eklund, which was seconded by Harry Price, Mayor, City of Fairfield, to adopt the RHNA Appeals Committee recommendations to support the appeals by the Cities of Hayward, Lafayette, and Sunnyvale, and to deny the appeals submitted by the Cities of Mountain View, Oakley, Palo Alto, San Ramon, and Saratoga; and to approve the transfer of 200 moderate - income units from the City of Palo Alto's RHNA to the County of Santa Clara's RHNA. Members discussed the redistribution of housing units among jurisdictions, housing for students and veterans. The motion passed by consensus, with one abstention by Haggerty and one nay vote by Hudson. 10. LEGISLATION & GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE REPORT Information /ACTION. Committee Chair David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of Sonoma, reported on Committee activities and asked Board approval of Committee recommendations and pending legislation, including the following: reviewed and approved the meeting minutes of March 21, 2013; considered legislation proposed in 2013 state legislative session: AB 188 (Ammiano), Property Taxation: Change in Ownership — support; AB 210 (Wieckowski), Transactions and Use Taxes: County of Alameda and County of Contra Costa — support; AB 431 (Mullins), Regional Transportation Plan: Sustainable Communities Strategy— Funding— watch; AB 523 Item 3.A. Summary Minutes (Draft) ABAG Executive Board Meeting No. 392 Thursday, May 16, 2013 6 (Ammiano), Department of Housing and Community Development: Loans — watch; AB 738 (Harkey), Public Entity Liability: Bicycles— support; AB 1051 (Bocanegra), Housing: Sustainable Communities for All— watch; AB 1179 (Bocanegra), Regional Transportation Plan: Sustainable Communities Strategy — School- sites — oppose; AB 1229 (Atkins), Land Use: Zoning Regulations — support; SB 731 (Steinberg), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Sustainable Communities Strategy— watch; SB 299 (DeSaulnier), Firearms: Lost or Stolen— support; and reviewed amendments to legislation previously considered, including AB 1002 (Bloom), Vehicles: Registration Fee - Sustainable Communities Strategy —no change; SB 1 (Steinberg), Sustainable Communities Investment Authority —no change; SB 391 (DeSaulnier), California Homes and Jobs Act of 2013 —no change; SB 792 (DeSaulnier), Regional Entities: Bay Area — oppose, unless amended. President Luce recognized a motion Chair Rabbitt, which was seconded by Haggerty, to accept the committee report. Members discussed the committee's recommendations on AB 188 and AB 416 which the Board referred by to committee. The motion passed unanimously. 11. FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT Information /ACTION. Committee Chair John Gioia, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa, reported on Committee activities and asked Board approval of Committee recommendations, including the following: approved of meeting minutes of March 21, 2013; reviewed February and March 2013 financial reports; reviewed prospective 'Cadillac Tax' mandated as part of Affordable Care Act; and conducted Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Title: Executive Director with no reportable action. President Luce recognized a motion by Supervisor Gioia, which was seconded by Karen Mitchoff, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa, to accept the committee report. The motion passed unanimously. 12. ADJOURNMENT President Luce adjourned the meeting of the Board at about 9:41 p.m. The Board will have special meeting on June 20, 2013. Submitted: Ezra Rapport , Secre ,r-e urer June 13, 2013 Date Item 3.A. Summary Minutes (Draft) ABAG Executive Board Meeting No. 392 Thursday, May 16, 2013 7 Contact Information: Regional Planning Committee — Miriam Chion, Planning and Research Director, at (510) 464 7919 or MiriamC @abag.ca.gov Finance and Personnel Committee — Herbert Pike, Finance Director, at (510) 464 7902 or HerbertP @abag.ca.gov. Legislation and Governmental Organization Committee — Kathleen Cha, Senior Communications Officer, at (510) 464 7922 or KathleenC @abag.ca.gov. All ABA Executive Board meetings are recorded. To arrange for review of audio recordings, contact Fred Castro, Clerk of the Board, at (510) 464 7913 or FredC@abag.ca.gov. Item 3.A. AP] ABAG Meeting Schedule 2013 Executive Board Meetings January 17 March 21 May 16 June 20 - Special Meeting, July 18 Time: To Be Determined Joint Meeting with Metropolitan Transportation Commission Oakland Convention Center —West Hall 1001 Broadway, Oakland September 19 November 21 START TIME: 7:00 PM LOCATION: Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter Auditorium 101 8th Street Oakland, California 94607 Across from the Lake Merritt BART Station Spring General Assembly April 18 98 Broadway — Pavilion (Old Barnes and Noble Site) Jack London Square Oakland Fall General Assembly October 24 San Francisco 6/13/13 Schedule Diane Crane lacopi From: Candice Bozzard [cbozzard @marinlafco.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:18 AM To: Marin LAFCO Staff Page 1 of 1 Gi(3.1ECSI'm �[ .. .. ... ....... .......... Subject: Marin LAFCO July 2013 Meeting NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION The regularly scheduled meeting of the Marin Local Agency Formation Commission ( LAFCO) which was to be held on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. has been cancelled. A special closed session meeting has been called for Wednesday, July 24, 6:00pm at the Marin LAFCO office. Agenda to be posted. 6/18/2013