Meeting Date: 2/25/2014
Use the Cyberagenda page for the full meeting information.
Highlights of the February 25, 2014 Board Meeting:
- Ballot Measure for Farmers Market
- Ballot Measure for Library Parcel Tax Renewal
- Director of Public Works Appointment
- Tamalpais Land Collaborative
- Appointments
- Easton Point Residential Development
- Strawberry Priority Development Area
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The Board will hear a request to consider adoption of a resolution placing a measure on the June 2014 ballot to allow the Agricultural Institute of Marin to build a farmers market building and market canopy on the vacant “Christmas tree lot” on the northern edge of the Civic Center campus. An overview of the ballot measure was approved at the Feb. 11 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Need more info?
See the letter about the farmers market ballot measure.
Review
The Board adopted the resolution.
Contact
Matthew Hymel, County Administrator
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The Board will hear a request to consider adopting a resolution to place a measure on the June 3, 2014, ballot that imposes a special parcel tax to provide essential funding to protect and maintain services at branches of the Marin County Free Library. In 2010, voters supported Measure A to support such services, and the tax raises about $2.5 million each year. The tax expires in June 2015, and the Library Director is requesting that a renewal of Measure A be placed on the ballot.
Need more info?
See the letter the library ballot measure.
Review
The Board adopted the resolution with a change in resolution to add language regarding a 3 percent tax rate increase cap.
Contact
Sara Jones, Director, Marin County Free Library
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The Board will hear a request from the County Administrator to confirm the appointment of Raul Rojas to the position of Public Works Director. Rojas has been Public Works Director for the City of Bakersfield for almost 20 years, running a department with 420 employees and an annual operating budget of $111 million. Rojas would fill the seat vacated by Bob Beaumont, who is retiring at the end of March.
Need more info?
See the letter about the Public Works Director appointment.
Review
The Board confirmed Raul Rojas' appointment.
Contact
Matthew Hymel, County Administrator
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The Board will hear a request to accept a report regarding the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative (TLC) and authorize the Board President to execute a Memorandum of Understanding. Marin County Parks staff has been working with staff from the National Park Service, the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the Marin Municipal Water District to develop a collaboration to engage the community in contributing volunteer and financial resources toward the
long term care of Mount Tamalpais.
Need more info?
See the letter about the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative.
Review
The Board accepted the report and authorized the Board President to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative.
Contact
Linda Dahl, Marin County Parks
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The Board will consider appointments for two vacancies on the Measure A Community Oversight Committee and two for the Child Care Commission.
Review
The Board made the following appointments:
Measure A Community Oversight Committed: Ione Conlan,Tamara Hull
Child Care Commission: Michelle Garcilazo, Lauren Fried, Rebecca Smith, Louise Bruce, Laura Trahan, Carol Barton, Caren Schmidt.
Contact
Clerk of the Board staff
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The Board will consider certification of the 2008 Easton Point Residential Development (Rezoning, Master Plan, Precise Development Plan, Tentative Subdivision Map) Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). Staff recommends that the Board continue the hearing until March 11 based on the scope of work required.
Need more info?
See the letter about the Easton Point Residential Development.
Review
The Board continued to the hearing to March 11.
Contact
David Zaltsman, Deputy County Counsel
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The Board will hear a request from the Community Development Agency to consider modifications to County Priority Development Area (PDA) related to the Strawberry community. Staff recommends that the Board accept the staff report and provide direction regarding modifications to the unincorporated County PDA.
Need more info?
See the letter about the Strawberry PDA.
Review
The Board authorized modification to the County Priority Development Area to remove the Strawberry community.
Contact
Brian Crawford, Director, Community Development Agency
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