Town Council Meeting: January 24, 2024
6:30 pm Fairfax Women’s Club
Fairfax Women's Club - 46 Park Road, Fairfax 94930
Agenda
Wednesday, January 24 2024 | 6:30 p.m.
Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Road, Fairfax CA
Zoom Webinar ID 880 3100 1183
Preceded by a Special Meeting in Closed Session | 5:15 pm
Fairfax Town Hall, 142 Bolinas Road
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NOTICE This meeting will be held in person and on Zoom. It will be broadcast on Channels 27 and 99 and livestreamed on https://www.townoffairfax.org/watch-live-2/ and https://www.cmcm.tv/27. In-person and remote participation
Public Comment
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Special Meeting in Closed Session at 5:15 p.m.
Town Hall, 142 Bolinas Road, Fairfax CA
5:15 PM – CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL – APPROVAL OF AGENDA – PUBLIC COMMENT
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER:
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Government Code §54954.5
Property: APN Nos. 001-251-31, 001-150-12, 001-160-09, and 001-171-51
Agency negotiators: Council subcommittee of Mayor Coler and Council Member Cutrano, Town Manager, & Town Attorney
Property owner negotiators: Sequoia Mortgage Capital, Inc.
Under negotiation: Both price and terms
Reconvene In Open Session
Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Hybrid meeting at the Fairfax Women’s Club and via Zoom
6:30 PM – CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Land Acknowledgement
The Fairfax Town Council acknowledges that we are located on the un-ceded ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok people of present-day Marin County. We honor with gratitude the land itself, and all of its ancestors: past, present, and emerging.
Meeting Protocol
The Mayor shall maintain order at the meetings. The Council and the audience are expected to refrain from using profane language and/or ridiculing the character or motives of council members, staff, or members of the public and to maintain the standards of tolerance and civility. Please turn off all cellular phones or place in silent mode.
The Town Council will review the agenda at 10:00 P.M. to ascertain which items, if any, will be continued to another meeting. Any matter not started by 11:30 P.M. will be continued to an adjourned or regular council meeting unless the Council votes to suspend this rule.
Announcement of Closed Session Action, if any
Open Time for Public Expression (up to 30 minutes)
This is the time to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. All comments are limited to 2 minutes, subject to the mayor’s discretion. (Note: there is no extra time for groups.)The Council is not permitted to take action and state law strictly limits the right of the Council to discuss any unagendized item unless it can be demonstrated to be of an emergency nature or the need to take immediate action arose after the posting of the agenda. (Gov. Code §54954.2). If there are still raised hands after 30 minutes, Open Time will be continued to the end of the agenda.
Public Hearings
1. Introduce and read by title only zoning amendments to the following chapters of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Fairfax Municipal Code to implement Program 2-A (Workforce Housing Overlay) of the Housing Element: 17.012 (Zones Established); 17.126 (WHO Workforce Housing Overlay Zone); 17.092 (CL Limited Commercial Zone); 17.096 (CH Highway Commercial Zone); and 17.100 (CC Central Commercial Zone). Adoption of this ordinance is consistent with the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the recently adopted 2023-31 Housing Element – Planning & Building Services Director, Jeff Beiswenger
Supplement to Agenda Item #1 – Errata and Ordinance
Regular Agenda
2. Receive and Discuss Five-Year Plan for Streets and Roads Improvement Program – Public Works Director Loren Umbertis
3. This item is continued to March 6, 2024. 80 Crest Road: Appeal of a Planning Commission denial of a Height Variance for an unpermitted Ground Floor Level that would result in the height of the residential structure being approximately 50 feet; Assessor’s Parcel No. 002-152-32; Residential Single-family RS-6 Zone; Verle and Marene Sorgen, appellants/owners; CEQA categorically exempt, § 15301(e)(2)(1). – Principal Planner Linda Neal, Town Attorney Janet Coleson
Consent Calendar
This is the time to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. All comments are limited to 2 minutes. The Council is not permitted to take action and state law strictly limits the right of the Council to discuss any unagendized item. (Gov. Code §54954.2). If there are still raised hands after 30 minutes, Open Time will be continued to the end of the agenda.
4. Receive Financial Statement and Disbursement Reports for November 2023 – Finance Director Michael Vivrette
5. Approve minutes for the December 6, 2023, Town Council meeting – Deputy Town Clerk, Christine Foster
6. Receive written report on Councilmembers’ assignments, committees, and activities in December 2023 – Deputy Town Clerk Christine Foster
7. Waive second reading, read by title only, and adopt an ordinance to amend the following chapters of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Fairfax Municipal Code: 17.060 (Ridgeline Development); 17.072 (Hill Area Residential Development Overlay Zone); 17.124 (UR Upland Residential Zone). Adoption of this ordinance has been analyzed as part of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the 2023-31 Housing Element project. Adoption of this ordinance has been analyzed as part of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the recently adopted 2023-31 Housing Element – Jeff Beiswenger, Planning and Building Services Director
8. Receive Notice of amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fairfax Police Officers’ Association (POA) to Approve Revised Side Letter to 2018-2022 Fairfax Police Officers’ Association Agreement for CalPERS Compliance – Town Manager, Heather Abrams and Town Attorney, Janet Coleson
10. Receive Climate & Environment Department Quarterly Update — Climate Action Coordinator, Sean Youra
Council Reports and Comments
Brief announcements and reports on Councilmember assignments, committees, and activities, including reports from meetings attended at Town expense.
Town Manager’s Report
Adjournment
In memory of Brian Joseph Fischer, and Olivia Beltran
If any of the matters described above is challenged in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at any public hearing described on this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered at, or prior to, this Council meeting.
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Meetings are be broadcast, recorded, and uploaded to the Town’s website.
This meeting notice was posted in accordance with Gov. Code section 54954.2(a)(1) on or before January 19, 2024.