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Home My WebLink AboutTC Digest 2014-01-10TOWN COUNCIL WEEKLY DIGEST Weeks of December 23, 2013 — January 10, 2014 Tiburon 1. Application to Planning Commission or Design Review — Margot Geitheim 2. Email — Harvey Rogers -2013 Progress Report for Year 2013 — The Harvey Rogers Garden at Blackies Pasture 3. Report — State Board of Equalization — Top 25 Accounts — Tiburon — April 2013 through June 2013 4. Letter of Appreciation — Dr. Thomas Cromwell to Jennifer Muller Agendas & Minutes 5. Agenda - Belvedere/Tiburon Library Agency —January 13, 2014 6. Agenda —Design Review Board —January 16, 2014 Regional a) Notice of Council Reorganization — Corte Madera b) Notice of Public Meeting — Marin LAFCo — Strategic Planning Workshop — January 22, 2014 c) Newsletter — Marin Conservation League — January /February 2014 Agendas & Minutes d) None * Council Only JRN -7 -2014 19:29 FROM: T0:94352438 P.1'5 MARGOT GEITHEIM 63 MERCURY AVE TIBURON, CA 94920 415 -789 -8869 January 7, 2014 Fax #415 -435 -2438 Dear Town of Tiburon COMMISSION, BOARD & COMMITTEE, JAN - 8 2013 D�qL!' � Ef? T 'f U c) I dropped off this same application the other day, ... but it had a typo in it; Please replace my original application with this one. Thank you and Sincerely, `G Margot Geitheim JRN -7 -2014 19:29 FROM: TO:94352438 P.2/5 TOWN OF TIBURON COMMISSION, BOARD & COMMITTEE APPLICATION The Town Council considers appointments to its various Town co boards and committee throughout the year due to term expirations and vacancies. In its effort to broaden participation by local residents in Tibl governmental process and activities, the Council needs to know your serving the Town in some capacity. Please indicate your specific areas of interest and special skills or ex which would he beneficial to the Town, by completing both sides of this f returning it to Town hall. Copies will be forwarded to the Town Cow informal applicant/Council interviews are scheduled periodically during Your application will also remain on file at Town Hall for a period of one Thank you for your willingness to serve the Tiburon community. Diane Crane Iacopi Town Clerk AREAS OF INTEREST indicate Xcur Area(s) of Interest in Numerical Order ( #I ]icing the Greatest Interest) PLANNING `01 DESIGN REVIEW ITf'RITAGE & ARTS LIBRARY AFFORDABLE ROUSING S.dwane /oomm.app PARKS OPEN SPACE & TR RECREATION DISASTER PREPAREDNES COMMISSION ON AGING BUILDING CODE APPEALS SRN -7 -2014 19:30 FROM: ...- _ -- TO:94352438 P.3/5 REASONS FOR SELECTING YOUR AREAS OF INTEREST: As a longtime resident of Tiburon, I've long noticed that the people who dominate the realesttaate market here are more interested In their property value than In the value that property adds to their life. I'm the latter type of person. I love living in Tiburon because of the closeness to the water and the feeling that Tiburon is a small town with worldly possibilities. I love raising my kids here and feeling like I'm giving them the childhood of their dreams. As for volunteering for the planning department or the Design Review Board, quite simply, I'd like to add my two cents to the decisions being made about what types of houses are allowed to be built and /or remodeled. I feel like my experience as a parent, a resident and a business person will add to the board, as well as my belief that people should ideally build because they NEED something,... not just because they want to become ONE MORE Investor raising the cost of living in Tiburon. I realize these sentiments are not very popular, but as a middle child, I've always been known for being fair and for seeing BOTH sides of an argument, I think I'd do a good job of helping people who really NEED to expand their kitchen, while not necessarily slowing down those who business relies on them constantly rebuilding the same house. (And hopefully IMPOVING this house, not just driving up real estate prices!) APPLICABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE I'm a graduate of the University of Colorado with a BS in accounting. I actually use this degree as a payroll agent at my current job (of over 18 years!) at Paystar, Inc in Mill Valley, CA. I've also been a nanny, working as a contractor through RENT -A- PARENT, a downtown Tiburon business. It's through this job and my social life back when there was a restaurant called Mr. Q's on main street, that I've seen many a home in Tiburon, both with amazing views,... and in my own Belveron neighborhood, without. in my payroll experience, I've had to work through 3 software changes over the years, and my job responsibilities have ranged from relatively stress free filing,... to high stress days of transmitting taxes and calling the IRS, the EDD, ,.. you name it. I think this experience will enable me to handle whatever stress this volunteer position could possibly produce. It also allows me the perspective to know what people are talking about in terms of money. I see a lot of salaries and paychecks naturally in my line of work, and I worry that Tiburon's real estate prices are inflated and geared to the gamblers in our society, aka the real estate investor. Nothing against Real Estate investing, I know its the holy grail of Tiburon's life, .., but I could provide a valuable antidote to the 'Property values' v. people's lives debate. For one, the reason many of our businesses struggled so much during the last economic downtown, in my humble opinion, is that Tiburon is full of real estate investors, ... and these are not the type of people who actually spend money at the grocery store or the main street restaurants. A, they're in one of their 3 other houses most of the year, or B, they're overextended, having spent their last dime on their real estate investment. PC L�lf' JAN-7-2014 19:30 FROM: TO:94352438 P.4/5 g. . ;' M-' -N, A�' mm _1EQ TO W NAME. ma bbl` &,E�;-rV\eorM MAILING ADDRESS: &----!> mercer r'L? r4vvew c�t5 X115 rtc�e i Oe7m & a /a lic TELEPHONE: Rome: ::9W)Work: ei3_a=&Y77emai1 = K\ co�o , , O ty C PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOC. (If applicable) NJolve TIBURON RESIDENT: DATE SLJBMITTE4D: L/ Date Application Received; Appointed to: Date Term Expires: Hall Use 2 P a-p Interview Date: Length of Term: SRN -7 -2014 19:31 FROM: T0:94352438 P.5/5 One last thing, I might mention that I grew up in Ross, and what I remember most about Ross is that they Insisted on setting all houses 25 feet back from the street, making the neighborhoods more secluded and the homes seem more isolated. I actually didn't like this as a kid; It was scary to walk the streets of Ross late at night and I much prefer my own Belveron neighborhood where everyone walks their dogs around the block, day and night. But Ross had beautiful gardens and didn't allow people to build a house without a garden, it seems. I really loved that and think that many a Tiburon resident could benefit from a'greener' approach. Having said all this, I'm really NOT a tyrant at all * ** and am not looking to teli people what to do with their own hard earned money. But I do feel that I have a solid background in 'life in marina and that I could add a lot to the planning or the design review boards, Thank you for considering my application for service to my hometown, Tiburon. ( * ** This was my typo in my first version) So sorryl Of course I don't want to unilaterally impose my personal opinions on others..,) Sincerely, Margot Geitheim 63 Mercury Ave. Tiburon, CA 94920 415. 789 -8869 home 415- 332 -6777 work (part time) No cell phone) (My father died of a brain tumor years ago,... I'm the only one in Tiburon, I bet, without a cell phone, but I'm happy without one) I actually check my messages at my house!) t _ DIGEST Curran From: Harvey Rogers <harvnan2 @sprynet.com> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 12:55 PM To: 'David Holscher'; Claude Perasso; Mary Neilan; Peggy Curran; Carol Felton; James Campbell Subject: 2013 PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE YEAR FROM HARVEY ROGERS Hi David, Claude, Mary, Peggy, Carol & James, PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2013 The Harvey Rogers Garden at Blackie's Pasture In Jan. Feb. & March 2013 we did our pruning— in various months according to hardiness of plants. In early April we removed all the old irrigation & installed a brand new system. It is much more reliable than the previous one witch was close to 17 years old. In doing so we designed it so we now know which plants are in each of the four areas. That way If we have a problem we know exactly which plant goes with witch controller (clock) & can be fixed without guesswork. We still have adequate pressure to use the same number of controllers (four) which are also new. We still have a problem that we hope to resolve by April 2014 - that is from time to time we have batteries that are dead & if not promptly discovered will lead to dying plants. We are looking into a solar system (costs have come down) & will not rely on our 9 volt batteries. In 2013 we have completely re- landscaped 5 areas. Four of the five were done because we had very large Manzanita that died. Those Manzanita were 17 years old & their life span is 15 to 20 years old, It would have taken our volunteers days to do that work. Tiburon Public Works did I for us at no cost. With a crew of 3 trained workers they removed these dead plants in one & a quarter hours. The method was first to cut down all the branches to 2 feet from the ground using a chain saw. Then they wrapped the 2 foot high stump with a heavy chain & attached the chain at the other end to their 4 wheel drive truck —those stumps came out of the ground like butter including all the roots. In the fifth area ( at the bridge end of the garden for years plants did poorly due to very poor drainage. We found that the asphalt in that area went under the garden. Again Tiburon Public Works helped us. The dug the dirt out down to the asphalt, used a jack hammer to remove it & dug a 3o inch deep trench in which we installed almost 10 inches of rock — wrapped it with weed cloth & put new top soil. Now after re planting that area the new plants are flourishing & blooming for months. In each case we added brand new top soil & later installed new plants. We had many plants always in bloom between April & the end of November, Then with freezing frost for 12 days in Dec. not one plant was in bloom any longer. We may have lost 5% of those plants (to be re planted in March when the danger of frost is over) Submitted by HARVEY ROGERS.. State Board of Equalization Business Tax Return Processing Top 25 Accounts by City APR 2013 through JUN 2013 21031 CITY OF TIBURON 1. ANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK COMPANY 2. CAFFE ACRI 3. CAROL A. BARNES 4. CITRUS 5. CVS PHARMACY 6. DELEUSE JEWELERS 7. DIANA'S OF TIBURON 8. DON ANTONIO TRATTORIA 9. ERIC SCHOENBERG GUITARS 10. FOODNIKS 11. GINZA SUSHI 12. GUAYMAS RESTAURANT 13. HEARTS & FLOWERS 14. KO'ZE 15. LILY KAI CHINESE CUISINE 16. MILANO PIZZA 17. PAPARAZZI 18. SALT & PEPPER RESTAURANT 19. SERVING RISTORANTE 20. STILL LIFE 21, SWEET THINGS INC. 22. THE CAPRICE 23. THE NEW MORNING CAFE 24. THE WOODLANDS STORE INC. 25. WAYPOINT PIZZA td� 3, 0910912013 * x��* xx* xx: c*« t+ xr* ttx, r** tx* ttt«.., t, t, t., txxt. ��x�* x* �+*** t: tx* xxx,rtaxx * *:rxx� + *tt. *xx «xxt +xx Retailers Listed Represent Ongoing Business Activities Located Within This Jurisdiction And Do Not Include Temporary Permits Or One -Time Billings If you have any questions about this mailing or need to report a name /address change, please contact Charmaine Kalehuawehe by mail at State Board of Equalization, 450 N St., Mic:27 Sacramento Ca, 95814 or by phone at (916)327 -9850. December 30, 2013 Ms. Jennifer Muller 2334 Mar East Street Tiburon, CA 94920 Dear Jennifer, DIGEST y. CITY of BELVEDERE 450 San Rafael Ave. • Belvedere, CA 94920 -2336 Tel: 415/435 -3838 • Fax: 415/435 -0430 JAN 2- 2013 On behalf of the City Council and the citizens of Belvedere, I would like to thank you for serving on the Belvedere Tiburon Joint Recreation Committee and the Finance Committee. Seven years of monthly meetings is a long time and a significant commitment to recreation in our community. And the eighteen months you spent on the Finance Committee were valuable to the City. The contributions you have made to Belvedere and the wider Tiburon Peninsula are very much appreciated by all. Belvedere is sad to see you go! Thank you for all your efforts and assistance. Sincerely, Thomas Cromwell Mayor cc: Cathleen Andreucci Diane Crane - Iacopi ✓ Larry Wheat REGULAR MEETING BELVEDERE - TIBURON LIBRARY AGENCY Monday, January 13, 2013, 6:15pm Belvedere- Tiburon Library 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon, California CALL TO ORDERIROLL CALL OPEN FORUM DIGEST 5�, This is an opportunity for any citizen to briefly address the Board of Trustees on any matter that does not appear on this agenda. Upon being recognized by the Chair, please state your name, address, and limit your oral statement to no more than three minutes. Matters that appear to warrant a more lengthy presentation or Board consideration may be agendized for further discussion at a later meeting. STAFF. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Chair's report — Ann Aylwin, BTLA Chair (2 minutes) 2. Library Director's report — Deborah Mazzolini (10 minutes) 3. Belvedere- Tiburon Library Foundation report (5 minutes) 4. Report on Financial Statements December 2013 (5 minutes) 5. Committee reports (5 minutes) CONSENT CALENDAR — 2 minutes The purpose of the Consent Calendar is to group items together which generally do not require discussion and which will probably be approved by one motion unless separate action is required on a particular item. Any member of the Agency may request removal of an item for discussion. 6. Approval of minutes of November 18, 2013 7. Approval of warrants dated November and December, 2013 TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS The purpose of Trustee Considerations is to list items for discussion and potential action. 8. Website development: Approval of firm for website design and development 9. Policy Update: Program Policy: changes to include procedures for staff program initiatives COMMUNICATIONS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 10. Monthly calendar 11. Schedule of FY 2014 meeting dates Note: Presentations on the status of the Library: Tiburon Town Council, Wednesday, Feb 5, 7:30pm; Belvedere City Council, Monday, March 10, 6:30pm NOTICE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT The following accommodations will be provided, upon request, to persons with a disability: agendas and /or agenda packet materials in alternate formats; special assistance needed to attend or participate in this meeting. Please make your request at the office of the Administrative Assistant or by calling (415) 789 -2660. Whenever possible, please make your request three days in advance. Page 1 of 1 DIGEST TOWN OF TIBURON Tiburon Town Hall 1505 Tiburon Boulevard Tiburon, CA 94920 AGENDA TIBURON DESIGN REVIEW BOARD CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Regular Meeting Design Review Board January 16, 2014 7:00 P.M. Chair Chong, Vice Chair Cousins, Boardmembers Emberson, Kricensky and Tollini ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 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) PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NEW BUSINESS 3 PALMER COURT: File No. 713109; Tracey Turner, Owner; Site Plan and Architectural Review for construction of a new single- family dwelling, with a Floor Area Exception. The project would demolish more than 50% of the existing single - family dwelling and add three bedrooms and two bathrooms to the upper level and add a new family room, play room and library to the main level. The project would increase the floor area of the house by 500 square feet to a total of 4,023 square feet, which is greater than the 3,487 floor area ratio for this lot. Assessor's Parcel No. 055- 201 -01. [DWI CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 6.2014 2. 835 STONY HELL ROAD: File No. 713111; CRG Development LP, Owner; Site Plan and Architectural Review for construction of a new single- family dwelling. The proposed three- story, 3,950 square foot single- family dwelling would include a two -car garage on the lower level, a main level including a great room, dining room, den, half bathroom, and kitchen, and an upper level with a media room, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a master bedroom suite. Assessor's Parcel No. 055- 252 -09. [KO] MINUTES Regular Meeting of December 5, 2013 ADJOURNMENT Design Review Board January 16, 2014 Page 1 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 (www.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 accommodation, 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) o 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 m order as stated on the agenda, it reserves the right to take items out of order without notice. NOTE: ALL DESIGNREVIEWBOARD MEETINGS AREA UDIO RECORDED Design Review Board January 16, 2014 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 mail 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 adioumed 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. Design Review Board January 16, 2014 Page 3 mu TO" OF k � � Michael Lappert, Mayor Carla Condon, Vice Mayor Sloan Bailey, Councilmember Diane Furst, Councilmember Bob Ravasio, Councilmember Website: www. ci.corte- madera.ca.us Corte Madera Town Hall 300 Tamalpais Drive Corte Madera, CA 94925 DECEMBER, 2013 DIGEST � NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Marin Local Agency Formation Commission NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Marin Local Agency Formation Commission will hold a Strategic PIanning Workshop starting at 9:00am on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in the Main Conference Room at 555 Northgate Drive, San Rafael, CA. At the workshop, the Commission will review the goals and objectives of its Strategic Plan for the coming year as well as discuss specific topics of interests relating to the membership's regulatory and planning responsibilities. All interested persons are invited to attend. Comments or questions regarding the workshop should be directed to Keene Simonds, Executive Officer, Marin LAFCO, by mail to 555 Northgate Drive, Suite 230, San Rafael, CA, 94903; by phone to (415) 446 -4409; by fax to (415) 446-4410; or by email to staf�marinlafco.org. Dated: December 30, 2013 Chairperson: Jeffry Blanchfield Members: Susan Adams, Judy Arnold, Barbara Heller, Carla Condon, Craig K. Murray, Dennis J. Rodoni, Alternates: Jack Baker, Christopher Burdick, Kathrin Sears, Herb Weiner E.recative Officer., Keene Simonds Marin Local Agency Formation Commission 555 Northgate Drive, Suite. 230 • San Rafael, California 94903 Telephone (415) 446 -4409 • Facsimile (415) 446 -4410 • Email staff @marinlafco.org Website http:117afco.marin.org