Town Council Meeting: November 6, 2024
6:30 pm Fairfax Women’s Club
Fairfax Women's Club - 46 Park Road, Fairfax 94930
Agenda
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | 6:30 p.m.
Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Road, Fairfax CA
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NOTICE This meeting will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. It will also be broadcast on Channels 27 and 99 and livestreamed on https://www.townoffairfax.org/watch-live-2/ and https://www.cmcm.tv/27. Unless a member of the City Council is attending the meeting via teleconference pursuant to the provisions of AB 2449 (2022), if a technical error or outage occurs on the Zoom feed, the Town Council will continue the meeting in public at the Fairfax Women’s Club. In-person and remote participation:
Public Comment:
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Special Meeting at 6:10 p.m. to conduct interviews and consider appointments
In-person at the Fairfax Women’s Club
- Conduct Interviews and Consider Appointments to the Open Space Committee – Deputy Town Clerk Christine Foster
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 them 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.
REGULAR AGENDA
- Pursuant to Town Code Section 2.08.090 a Residents’ Petition was Received Regarding Marin Alliance Medical Marijuana Business Location – Petitioner: Lynnette Shaw — Deputy Town Clerk Christine Foster
- Discuss Solutions for Addressing Homelessness in Fairfax — Town Manager Heather Abrams and Town Attorney Janet Coleson
- Pursuant to Town Code Section 2.08.090 a Residents’ Petition was Received Regarding Code Violations – Petitioner: Sean Fitzgerald — Deputy Town Clerk Christine Foster
PUBLIC HEARING
- Introduce and Read by Title Only an Ordinance to Amend Zoning Regulations Related to Short-term Rentals Updating the Following Chapters within Title 17 (Zoning) of the Fairfax Municipal Code: 17.008 (ʹDefinitionsʹ), 17.052 (ʹOff-Street Parking and Loading Requirementsʹ), 17.084 (‘RD-5.5-7 Residential Zone, High Density’), 17.088 (‘RM Multiple-Family Residential’), 17.092 (‘CL Limited Commercial Zone’), 17.096 (‘CH Highway Commercial Zone’), and 17.100 (‘CC Central Commercial Zone’) and Consider Corresponding Updates to the Short Term Rental Policy.
CEQA: Categorically Exempt from the Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Categorical Exemption Number 15301, Existing Facilities — Planning and Building Services Director Jeff Beiswenger
Supplement to Agenda Item #4
Presentation
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 two (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.
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. Public comment for items on the Consent Calendar happens once, rather than after each individual item. During the public comment period on Consent items, speakers may comment on any items from this section of the agenda. Each speaker will have up to two minutes and may only speak once.
5. Receive Financial Statement and Disbursement Reports for July 2024 – Finance Director, Michael Vivrette
6. Approve minutes for the June 6, 2024 Town Council meetings – Deputy Town Clerk, Christine Foster
7. Receive written report on Councilmembers’ assignments, committees, and activities in October 2024 – Deputy Town Clerk Christine Foster
8. Receive Quarterly Treasurer’s Report — Town Treasurer Janet Garvin
9. Receive Quarterly Recreation Report — Recreation Services Manager Anne Mannes
10. Reappoint Sheryl Shakeshaft to the Climate Action Committee – Deputy Town Clerk Christine Foster
11. Adopt a Resolution and Repeal Resolution 24-63 for the Purpose of Changing the January Meeting Date and Re-Establishing the Regular Council Meeting Dates for the Months of January, July, and October in 2025 and Confirm the 2025 Regular Meeting Calendar – Deputy Town Clerk Christine Foster
Supplement to Agenda Item #11
12. Approve Proposed Revisions to the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA) Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) — Heather Abrams Town Manager
13. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Accept a $65,000 LEAP Grant and Amend and Pay for an Agreement with Dyett & Bhatia to Complete General Plan Updates — Planning & Building Services Director Jeff Beiswenger
14. Adopt a Resolution Adopting Marin’s Countywide Electrification Roadmap, a Plan to Transition Marin’s Buildings from Gas to All-Electric – Building Official Mark Lockaby and Climate Action Coordinator Bridget Wipfler
15. Authorize the Town Manager to Pay Fairfax’s Contribution of $27,642.44 to the Marin Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (MCSTOPPP) Baseline Program for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 — Town Manager Heather Abrams
16. Biennial review of the Conflict of Interest Code and Adoption of a Resolution Confirming Biennial Review with no Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code Adopted Pursuant to Resolution 18-03 – Deputy Town Clerk Christine Foster
17. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute and Pay for a Change Order for the 103 Rocca Project for Additional Mobilization Costs in the Amount of $32,155 — Public Works Director Loren Umbertis
18. Authorize Town Manager to Execute and Pay for a Contract with CEAU dba Castillon Company for the Storm Drainage and Repaving Project on Park Road in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,939,558.00; and Approve Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds for the Project — Public Works Director Loren Umbertis
19. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Closure of Bolinas Road between Elsie Lane and Broadway for a Chamber of Commerce Winter Market Event on December 7, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a rescheduled date of December 14, 2024, if needed due to rain, and approve sponsorship of the closure — Town Manager Heather Abrams
20. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Display of Chamber of Commerce Banners on Downtown Light Posts; Authorize the Town Manager to Pay for Banner Placement and Manage Display Conflicts — Town Manager Heather Abrams
21. Adopt a Resolution Setting a New Meeting Date and Time for the Climate Action Committee — Climate Action Coordinator Bridget Wipfler
22. Adopt a Proclamation Recognizing Veterans’ Day — Councilmember Cutrano
23. Adopt a Proclamation Recognizing American Heritage Month — Vice Mayor Blash
COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
(Brief announcements and reports on Councilmember assignments, committees, and activities, including reports from meetings attended at Town expense.)
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
In memory of Diane Cause and Phil Lesh
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 Government Code section 54954.2(a)(1) on or before November 1, 2024.