Town Council Meeting: March 1, 2023
6:30 pm Fairfax Women’s Club
Fairfax Women's Club - 46 Park Road, Fairfax 94930
Agenda
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
Preceded by a Special Meeting to Conduct Interviews at 6:00 p.m.
Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Road
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Special Meeting at 6:00 p.m. to Conduct Interviews and Make Appointments
Women’s Club and Zoom Webinar ID 880 3100 1183
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88031001183
6:00 PM – CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL
1. Interview and consider appointment of applicants to the Open Space Committee and the Community Emergency Preparation Committee – Town Clerk Michele Gardner
REGULAR MEETING 6:30 p.m.
Women’s Club and Zoom Webinar ID 880 3100 1183
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88031001183
6:30 PM – Call to order – Pledge of Allegiance
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.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Presentation of a Proclamation to David Woltering, Interim Planning and Building Services Director
2. Presentation from PG&E regarding Smart Meter Implementation – Mark Van Gorder, PG&E
Government Affairs, North Bay
PowerPoint presentation
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Join a Town Committee! There are vacancies on the Climate Action Committee, Parks and Recreation Commission, Volunteer Board, and Open Space Committee. See the Town website for details.
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 3 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.
CONSENT CALENDAR (10 minutes approximately)
The Council may approve the entire consent calendar with one action (vote). In the alternative, items on the Consent Calendar may be removed by any Town Council or staff member for separate discussion and vote. The opportunity for public comment on consent calendar items will occur prior to the Town Council’s vote on the Consent Calendar.
3. Receive Financial Statement and Disbursement Reports for January 2023 – Finance Director Michael Vivrette
4. Approve minutes for the November 2 and 11, 2022 Town Council meetings – Town Clerk Michele Gardner
5. Receive written report on Councilmembers’ assignments, committees, and activities in February – Town Clerk Michele Gardner
6. Adopt a Resolution opposing Initiative No. 21-0042A1, the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act – Town Manager Heather Abrams
7. Adopt a Resolution Establishing the Council’s Regular Meeting Date in July 2023 on July 12, 2023 – Town Clerk Michele Gardner
8. Adopt a Resolution Terminating the Local Emergency Declared by the Town Manager on January 5, 2023 and ratified by Resolution 23-02 by the Town Council on January 10, 2023 as a result of the December and January winter storms – Public Works Director Loren Umbertis
REGULAR AGENDA
9. Receive 2022-23 Mid-Year Budget Review Report – Finance Director Michael Vivrette, Town Manager Heather Abrams
PowerPoint presentation
10. Receive and Discuss report on Town Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Report, known as PTAP-23, and Authorize Town Manager to execute an amendment in the amount of $66,720 to the contract with Pavement Engineering Inc (PEI) to develop Bid Documents including Plans and Specifications for proposed Roadway Improvements for Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 – Public Works Director Loren Umbertis
PowerPoint presentation: Pavement Management
PowerPoint presentation: Street Rehabilitation Project
11. Discuss fencing along banks of Fairfax Creek from School St to Town Hall and direct staff to proceed with design and solicitation of bids for construction – Public Works Director Loren Umbertis
PowerPoint presentation
12. Discussion of an offer of a land donation from the Cresci Family for a property near the Canyon Road bridge; Assessor’s Parcel # 003-044-19; RS-6 Residential Single-family Zone – Linda Neal, Principal Planner
13. Introduce a Reusable Foodware Ordinance and Introduce an Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale of Polystyrene Foam Coolers and Ice Chests – Climate Action Coordinator Sean Youra, Town Attorney Janet Coleson
PowerPoint presentation
14. Introduce an Ordinance Establishing Regulations for the Land Division and Development of Qualified Senate Bill 9 Properties. Statutorily exempt from CEQA. – Town Attorney Janet Coleson
15. This item is continued to April 5, 2023. 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
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
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
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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This meeting notice was posted in accordance with Gov. Code section 54954.2(a)(1) on or before February 24, 2023.