TOWN COUNCIL

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Slavitz called the regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council to order at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2003 , in Town Council Chambers, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California.

ROLL CALL

PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Berger, Fredericks, Gram, Slavitz, Thompson

PRESENT: EX OFFICIO: Town Manager McIntyre, Town Attorney Danforth, Director of Community Development Anderson, Director of Public Works/Town Engineer Echols, Chief of Police Odetto, Director of Administrative Services McVeigh, Administrative & Financial Analyst Stott, Town Clerk Crane Iacopi

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

(Section 54956.9(a))

Howard Zack, Diane Zack v. MERA and Town of Tiburon

UDI-Tetrad v. Town of Tiburon

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

(Section 54957)

Title: Town Manager

INTERVIEWS – (Jt. Disaster Advisory Council)

Ellen Rony, 21 Juno Road

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY

Mayor Slavitz said that no action was taken in closed session.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

None.

1) Approval of Town Council Minutes – January 15, 2003

2) Approval of Town Council Minutes – January 21, 2003

3) Recommendation by Director of Administrative Services – Accept Town Investment Summary for December 2002

4) Recommendation by Director of Administrative Services – Approve New Job Classifications

• Deputy Public Works Director
• Planning Division Manager

5) Recommendation by Public Works Director – Authorize Town Manager to Approve Engineering Design Services Task Order with Harris & Associates for the 2002-2003 Traffic Safety Improvements

MOTION: To adopt Consent Calendar Items 1 through 5, above.

Moved: Thompson, seconded by Fredericks

Vote: AYES: Unanimous

ABSTAIN: Gram, January 15, 2003 Minutes

• Vacancy on Jt. Disaster Advisory Council

MOTION: To appoint Ellen Rony to the Jt. Disaster Advisory Council

Moved: Fredericks, seconded by Thompson

Vote: AYES: Unanimous

REGULAR AGENDA

6) Report by Director of Administrative Services – Mid-Year Financial Review

Director McVeigh gave the report.

Ms. McVeigh stated that the information contained in the report was an extension of the overview presented at the Town Council/Staff retreat. She said that the State did not yet have an agreed-upon plan in place to address the budget deficit; therefore, the Town was basing its revenue projections on monies received to date, including Vehicle License Fee ("VLF") funds.

Councilmember Thompson suggested that due to the uncertainty surrounding the VLF, a more conservative approach might not be to show these funds in projected revenues at all.

Town Manager McIntyre made mention of the state of flux of the current State budget and said that Staff would continue to closely monitor the situation and bring monthly reports to the Council.

Council accepted the report, as presented.

7) Report by Town Manager – Results and Goals of Town Council/Staff Retreat

Mayor Slavitz asked for clarification of some of the stated goals. He noted that the goal to place photos on the Town’s website did not have the consensus of the Council. Vice Mayor Fredericks concurred with his recollection.

The Mayor also suggested that the first homeowner’s summit be scheduled for March and asked that the Town’s newsletter be added to the list of 2002/03 goals. Town Manager McIntyre said that the production of a semi-annual newsletter was already in place.

Vice Mayor Fredericks said that the goal to update the Paradise Drive [Hochstrasser] study should be expanded upon. Fredericks said that Supervisor Rose had requested that the Town work with the County to produce a document that could be used in deciding the allocation of costs when the disposition of Paradise drive is finally decided. The document would include location and status of the slides, alternatives for funding repairs, updating on any repairs that had occurred, identification of all funding for maintenance and repair to the road. She also suggested that the consultant used to generate the report be acceptable both to the Town and the County.

With regard to the proposed list of revenue enhancement studies, Councilmember Thompson suggested that the step of enforcing business license fee collection be taken before the increase in business license fees was explored.

Vice Mayor Fredericks mentioned the suggestion at the retreat that it might be possible to charge phone companies for their utility easements on town property. She also referenced a League of California Cities memo in the Town Digest which stated that historically, free easements were given by municipalities to utility companies in exchange for the requirement that they provide service to remote areas. Since the PUC had recently rescinded that requirement, Fredericks said it was possible that the utilities no longer had entitlement to free easements on town property. She suggested that Staff might follow up on this as a potential revenue source.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION REPORTS

Councilmember Berger said that the Skatepark Task Force would seek direction from the Council on its timeline and presentation of issues at the next regular meeting.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

Town Council Weekly Digest – January 17, 2003

Town Council Weekly Digest – January 24, 2003

Town Council Weekly Digest – January 31, 2003

Town Manager McIntyre pointed out the letter from the Water’s Edge Hotel suggesting the creation of a Downtown Business Improvement District. Council asked that the matter be placed on a future agenda.

In discussing future meeting dates, the Council realized that there would not be a quorum for the February 19, 2003 regular meeting and moved to cancel that meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business before the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon, Mayor Gram adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m., until Wednesday, March 5, 2003.

s/ JEFF SLAVITZ, MAYOR

 

ATTEST:

DIANE CRANE IACOPI, TOWN CLERK