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Home My WebLink AboutTC Min 1996-01-17 .' ,..,. , , TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Wolf called the regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon to order at 7:39 P.M., Wednesday, January 17, 1996, in Council Chambers, 1101 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California. A. ROLL CALL PRESENT: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBERS: Hennessy, Thayer, Wolf, Thompson (8:07 p.m.) Ginalski EX OFFICIO: Town Manager Kleinert, Town Attorney Sharp, Chief of Police Herley, Planning Director Anderson, Finance Director Stranzl, Town Engineer Mohammadi, Town Clerk Crane B. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION None. ~ C. PUBLIC OUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Mayor Wolf requested that the appropriate Town committees investigate renaming David Teather Park to "David and Louise Teather Park." D. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS. COMMISSIONS OR COMMITTEES Councilmember Thayer nominated Bob Ross to the Disaster Planning(volunteer training] Committee; Councilmember Hennessy nominated George Hall to the Disaster Council. A joint motion was made by Thayer, seconded by Hennessy. Vote was unanimous. Thompson/Ginalski absent. E. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Town Council Minutes #1074 and #1075. 2. Annual Statement ofInvestment Policy, 3. November Investment Statement. 4. Annual General Plan Status and Implementation Report. 5. Marin County Pollution Prevention Program. 6. Fee for Feasibility Study of Countywide Master JPA. 7. Linda Vista Undergrounding Project - Engineer's Report. Councilmember Hennessy asked that Item 12 - Status Report on Planning Commission's Recommendations for changes to the Traffic Ordinance - be added to consent. ~ TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1076 January 17, 1996 I '" MOTION: Moved: Vote: To Approve Consent Calendar Hennessy, Seconded by Thayer AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Ginalski F. NEW BUSINESS 8. December Power Outages. Town Manager Kleinert presented a list of damage and power outages by neighborhood. He suggested that better communication between the Town and PG&E was needed. Tony Welker, PG&E representative, said he sincerely regretted the problems experienced by the Town. He outlined the magnitude of the storm throughout Northern California and said the December [power] problems were far worse than after the Lorna Prieta Earthquake. He outlined the process PG&E uses to restore power to affected areas: 1) down wires are identified and repaired first; 2) critical care facilities and pumping stations are second; 3) primary and main circuits are third. He said those customers furthest away from a substation were last to get back on line. In response to the communication problems, Welker said PG&E's call centers normally handle 50,000 calls per day, but on December 12, two million calls were attempted, and approximately 250,000 were answered. He said the company had hired 250 additional customer service representatives since that time. He also said he would work with the Town to make sure they had a telephone number where they could reach him directly in case of emergency. I""- Councilmember Hennessy and Mayor Wolf pointed out the problem with incorrect assessments of repair time and how that negatively impacted people in various neighborhoods. During public hearing, Kirk Hanson, 1880 Vistazo West, complained of the hardship he and his neighbors endured being without power for five days and the frustration with not being put back on line while the neighborhoods around them were restored. He demanded an explanation. Stewart Hopkins, 1830 Lagoon View Drive, said the PG&E customers had the highest [utility] rates in the nation and said something should be done to establish redundancy of service. Hearing returned to Council. [Transcript of Council member Thayer's remarks attached.] Council agreed to present Councilrnember Thayer's remarks at the Marin County Council of Mayors & Councilmembers and take further action at that time. Mayor Wolf thanked Mr. Welker for coming. G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9. Green Can Implementation Schedule, Rick Powell of Mill Valley Refuse Service said a letter would be mailed to MVRS customers on February 1 concerning the program and rate increase. He said the Green Cans would be delivered on March 23, and collection would start the week of April1. He said the smaller (32 gallon) cans were still and option and would be delivered later. Councilmember Hennessy suggested added language to the letter explaining the AB939 mandate. Powell said the (three) quarterly yard waste pick-ups were being replaced by the 26 weekly pick- I""- TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1076 January 17, 1996 2 ~ ups, and the annual non-yard waste pick-up would continue. 10. New Library - Status report on Sale of Property to Library Agency. Town Attorney Sharp said he had drafted a quitclaim deed in lieu ofa grant deed as the safest way for the Town to proceed, and that a legal description of the property was still needed. Item continued. H. PUBLIC HEARING 14. New Belvedere!Tiburon Library - Project Approval and Processing Procedures. Planning Director Anderson said the CEQA approval and passage of the ordinance was the final action for approval of the project other than issuing a building permit. During public hearing, Nat Marans, 2312 Spanish Trail, said something better was needed than a "rafting" foundation. Mark Schatz, Architect, said the system was developed due to the flood plain which required that the building be built on piles or added fill. A compensating raft foundation, whereby the floor ad ground would settle simultaneously, was proposed as the best system by both the structural and geotechnical engineer. He said it was not an inexpensive solution as suggested by Mr. Marans. Motion: ~ Moved: Vote: MOTION: Moved: Vote: To approve Resolution CertifYing a Negative Declaration for the New Belvedere- Tiburon Library Thompson, Seconded by Hennessy AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Ginalski To read Ordinance by Title Only Hennessy, Seconded by Thayer AYES: Unanimous ABSENT: Ginalski Mayor Wolf read, "An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon Establishing Planning and Approval Procedures for the Belvedere- Tiburon Municipal Library." MOTION: Moved: Vote: To pass first reading Thompson, Seconded by Thayer AYES: Hennessy, Thompson, Thayer, Wolf NOES: None ABSENT: Ginalski G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS I""' 11. Streets Improvement Program. Council approved language for the rebuttal argument with minor changes. Deirdre McCrohan, The Ark, asked when a list of streets scheduled to be TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1076 January 17,1996 3 r'- reconstructed or repaired would be available. H. PUBLIC HEARING 13. Revised False Alarm Ordinance - 2nd Reading and Adoption. MOTION: Moved: Vote: To read by title only Thayer, Seconded by Thompson AYES: . Unanimous ABSENT: Ginalski Mayor Wolf read, "An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon Repealing Chapter 29 of the Tibuorn Municipal Code regarding Alarm Systems and Enacting a new Chapter 29." MOTION: Moved: Vote: To adopt above-entitled ordinance Hennessy, seconded by Thompson AYES: Hennessy, Thayer, Thompson, Wolf ABSENT: Ginalski I. COUNCIL. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS None. "..., J. COMMUNICATIONS Town Manager Kleinert asked that the Lands & Development subcommittee convene to review the Kilgore and Smith property appeals before the Marin County Board of Supervisors. Thayer and Thompson agreed to meet at 8:00 a.m. Friday in the Town Manager's office. Council also directed Town Manager Kleinert to send letters to a) the PUC supporting the sale of Red & White Fleet to Blue & Gold Fleet, and b) Safeway urging a replacement market in downtown Tiburon. K. STAFF & TOWN MANAGER REPORTS 15. Angel Island Ferry Pier Repair. Town Manager Kleinert said repair and reconstruction was proceeding with certain conditions [ADA accessibility and others] imposed by the Building Department Mayor Wolf complimented Town Manager Kleinert for achieving due process and being responsive to the business community in resolving the issuance of a building permit. 16. Waste Diversion Council. Council agreed to interview applicants after a January 31 cut-off date and directed Statfto return with recommendations about the organization and structure of the Council. - TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1076 January 17, 1996 4 L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Wolf adjourned the meeting in memory of Louise Teather and Howard Benedict at 9:42 p.m., sine die. 4/. c. (,/7, ~/"A:/ NIeKY WOLF, MAYOR ATTEST: DIANE L. CRANE, TOWN CLERK TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES #1076 January 17, 1996 5