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Town staff said the parties negotiated a structure in which the Corte Madera Community Foundation acted as fiscal sponsor to receive the gift, but the town will accept the funds and manage them under a direct donation agreement. The agreement would make the money available to the Intergenerational Center with an intended draw of about $50,000 per year over five years; staff said the donation would be held in a separately accounted, interest‑bearing fund and annual reporting would be required.

Town Manager Adam said the subcommittee working on the Intergenerational Center has a draft lease and that the gift will support instruction and supplies for programming; Age Friendly representatives clarified the donation is intended for instructors and supplies first, and remaining funds could support operational expenses per the agreement.

The council voted to accept the donation unanimously. Staff said additional documentation and a publicly available project page are planned and that the town and donor would return with final agreement language for execution.

Quotes in this article come from Town Manager Adam and Age Friendly representative Patty Stollier.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Corte Madera Town Council May 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council authorized acceptance of a $250,000 donation from Age Friendly Corte Madera to support operations at an Intergenerational Center; town manager authorized to enter a donation agreement outlining a five‑year use plan and reporting.","taxTitle","Corte Madera Town, Marin County, California","taxId",72211,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6246726,"Council Adopts Updated Street‑Tree List to Replace 1966 Guidance",1860,3515000,5375000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3216436-7ceb961708dc32d79b38cecc47624382&start=3515&end=5375","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3216436-7ceb961708dc32d79b38cecc47624382/thumbnail_3515000.jpg","/articles/6246726/California/Council-Adopts-Updated-StreetTree-List-to-Replace-1966-Guidance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246726-4c72f854d04e00bcb9f00fecb18fcea3/orig.mp4?Expires=1775209810&Signature=FCpq4n36RTHBy0xG6vQLOvMrLmGJ-oOkSwLDG7W9gchfH5RUpf-ORDsv7tJgqc~4R2bRPXT33SuIcgs8lbmshvxZQIfRnI2c8Tx42DcURUQM0HVc8t-AGvKGxs5kTS2GcjRKBL3tLa560TrIdwiz6Cz5ALHCgmkgYzbgbMLYWdLK7iOiNf48qMerptTVpHVKlKH8UefB5BSe2myJN3JQTXL12LeVgE-OO0u4uVXcK8uFtkQh6ovDlm67UdK9MxOoLafuwzWOq8yK4iYGYW4Ry~EH7bB1g7d4wssV2YyKpHqI0w6eTsur7FWguNjgSmXGGq5S5OB919mcPJgUdcVauA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Corte Madera Town Council on May 6 adopted a resolution replacing the town’s 1966 recommended street‑tree list with a staff‑vetted list of 14 species, which staff said better reflects current climate, infrastructure and fire‑safety considerations.

Planning and public‑works staff, with consulting arborist input from Arbor Science, presented a list developed to increase species diversity, reduce sidewalk damage and include drought‑tolerant and fire‑safe species appropriate for Corte Madera’s sidewalk planters. The list highlights three California native trees and five North American natives, and flags six species tolerant of salt‑wet conditions for bayside neighborhoods.

Staff described the selection criteria: drought tolerance after establishment, non‑fire‑prone species, low infrastructure damage potential (sidewalks and utilities), low maintenance and pollinator/wildlife benefits. The town’s consultant and staff reviewed other municipal lists and removed species with known issues (for example, species prone to root damage or heavy fruit drop). The beautification committee reviewed the draft and asked for additions and clearer formatting; Central Marin Fire Department and public works also reviewed and approved the list.

The resolution rescinded the old 1966 list (previously referenced as resolution 814 in meeting materials) and adopted the new list for use as a recommended resource by property owners, the town’s sidewalk‑replacement program and the beautification committee’s street‑tree efforts. Staff emphasized the list is advisory; property owners may select other species when appropriate conditions are met.

Council members praised staff and the beautification committee for thorough outreach. The measure passed unanimously.

Quotes in this article are from Phoebe and Tracy, town staff who led the project, and from consulting arborist Kent Julen.","The Corte Madera Town Council adopted a staff‑recommended list of 14 preferred street trees to replace a 1966 list, emphasizing drought tolerance, infrastructure friendliness, fire safety and native options.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6246731,"Council Introduces Ordinance To Adopt CAL FIRE Moderate Fire Hazard Map; 56 Parcels Newly Covered",996,2478000,3474000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3216436-7ceb961708dc32d79b38cecc47624382&start=2478&end=3474","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3216436-7ceb961708dc32d79b38cecc47624382/thumbnail_2478000.jpg","/articles/6246731/California/Council-Introduces-Ordinance-To-Adopt-CAL-FIRE-Moderate-Fire-Hazard-Map-56-Parcels-Newly-Covered","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246731-b2af81b9de7c54b31492602d5e6f7af1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775209810&Signature=h6cGlDads8h7KS9UvBiFbYzXBH~KbxjB54yCIxRSnmvZD3t~myskS-yGuDfvfolfLHtb9NaC1vy0lgmzu4kLOhJp8kOOgjXvRJtGxrG1AtqBjv4obSGQNK-wokriNJHyL0tvIbaHkeeY1mfoa~ePKosqUVaD80lRbq1TZFOxd~O~N5iKmWDvKKA9DHAJhEy-Wyh3-om~qdibm6Ex4uUFzsw9p-GCguFJ4qCdOt8jsYB~I5-0FIEnOUlTjrPulxm5jVrxztehZEFHfVXUBz2ZXQBrXK-IpoQSiktrBi9EbYKrNK9gLX3wzd-FYuKPxhIj-YKhCKl-8gNmI5fNLbXF4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Corte Madera Town Council voted May 6 to introduce an ordinance designating the town’s moderate fire‑hazard severity zone in response to new CAL FIRE maps, a step that starts the required local adoption process and will return for a second reading and final vote.

Deputy staff and fire inspector Chris Jewell presented the item after noting Fire Chief Ruben Martin was ill and absent. They said CAL FIRE published updated Local Responsibility Area (LRA) hazard maps Feb. 24, 2025 and that state law (California Government Code section 51179(a)) requires local jurisdictions to adopt ordinances designating fire hazard severity zones within 120 days of receiving the state fire marshal’s recommendations.

Staff said the science‑based maps classify areas by the probability of burning and expected fire behavior under extreme conditions. The maps, staff said, reflect hazards based on vegetation, terrain and historical fire behavior and do not incorporate localized mitigation such as home hardening or recent fuel reduction.

The town’s staff said most property owners already comply with comparable Wildland‑Urban Interface (WUI) rules adopted by Corte Madera in February 2008, and that the practical effect will be limited for a large portion of the town. However, staff and the fire inspector said the CAL FIRE designation will newly apply to 56 parcels (a mix of residential, commercial and some vacant lots), and those parcels will become subject to defensible‑space vegetation rules and ignition‑resistant construction standards for certain new development or substantial remodels.

Council members asked about coordination of the town’s WUI maps with the state maps and about whether the new designation could affect homeowners’ insurance. Staff said the town plans to update its WUI maps in the next code‑adoption cycle, noted the technical differences between hazard and risk models used by insurers, and said insurers use separate risk models that already incorporate multiple factors.

Council member Jim moved to introduce the ordinance; the motion passed unanimously. Staff said the ordinance will return for a second reading and adoption at the May 20 meeting.

Quotes in this article are from Chris Jewell and town staff during the May 6 public hearing.","Corte Madera introduced an ordinance to designate a moderate fire hazard severity zone under state maps published Feb. 24, 2025; staff said most property owners already comply with similar Wildland-Urban Interface rules but 56 parcels will newly fall under the rules.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6246736,"County Presentation Urges Rental Protections, Registry and Legal Help to Curb Displacement",1771,352000,2123000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3216436-7ceb961708dc32d79b38cecc47624382&start=352&end=2123","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3216436-7ceb961708dc32d79b38cecc47624382/thumbnail_352000.jpg","/articles/6246736/California/County-Presentation-Urges-Rental-Protections-Registry-and-Legal-Help-to-Curb-Displacement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246736-052d8abe04cd45cac900719a51add589/orig.mp4?Expires=1775209810&Signature=jbDQOtxQxkhgymd9F1-6jhhWW59M4o22arr6RBiLRV0iXOIV1Pas9NTE0ttC-4CW7~qQA18-piyHOQ0eIewHb8Xft9MGQCwE0Y-ebAIAgweiTTCEROxBb5rasisz8iLrqM8H5p9KKmh6WR6X90Co4BedShW-5CnJ2zUMWzSp29DB-FF7dzZu1hVdP7uzqecsjgp89v00shqNoye00kOoQbWQssoQ4GD5M87n65Y3-tR92b9j8INNHevuI7f6sHM221TDkF2Zpu1vcBQnvc6jVXG~69rPId8VyYiMA6w5v8NefOOZTLAohWOjEl2~OaGfsnU3K-~80Ga2yu3plpoYSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marin County staff told the Corte Madera Town Council on May 6 that displacement is eroding the county’s low-income population and recommended local policies such as a rental registry, rent stabilization options, relocation assistance and expanded tenant legal services.

Chris Logan, the Partnership for Bay Future Fellow with the Marin County Community Development Agency, presented findings from the county’s Rooted in Marin investigation into involuntary displacement and said the report documents countywide losses of lower-income households and high rates of rent burden in Corte Madera.

Logan summarized the data: “Looking at Marin County as a whole, we’ve realized that we’ve lost about 18 people per thousand people, between 2010 and 2023. … we lost about 33 per thousand in the low income category.” He added that about 64% of the county’s workforce lives outside Marin, 42% of Marin’s population is low income, and that Black and Latino residents are overrepresented among those low-income groups.

County staff described policy tools that local jurisdictions can consider: an interjurisdictional rental registry to collect landlord-reported data and help enforce rental policies; periodic (proactive) code enforcement rather than complaint-driven inspections; tenant habitability plans when major repairs are undertaken; relocation-assistance requirements for no-fault evictions related to renovations or redevelopment; tenant right-to-return provisions; local rent-stabilization ordinances (noting state law AB 1482 sets a 5% plus CPI statewide cap that applies after a tenant’s first year in a unit); and expanded legal services, including mediation and a “right to counsel” for eviction cases.

Council members asked about emerging rent‑pricing algorithms and whether local ordinances could require landlords to disclose software they use to set rents. Logan said jurisdictions could explore requiring disclosure in a rental registry and noted state and multistate antitrust actions against companies that provide such pricing tools.

Logan and County staff described community engagement behind the report — an advisory committee, focus groups and briefings — and said the top three renter priorities identified in outreach were rent stabilization, access to legal support and addressing poor living conditions.

No local ordinance was proposed that night. Council members thanked staff and indicated interest in countywide collaboration; staff said jurisdictions are meeting and that a shared registry could reduce per‑unit costs and that county and federal funds already help fund tenant legal aid.

Quotes in this article come from Chris Logan and Amy Lyle, both present at the meeting.","Marin County staff presented the \"Rooted in Marin\" report to Corte Madera council, urging policies including a rental registry, rent stabilization options, relocation assistance, right-to-return rules and expanded legal support for renters.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6246740,"Neighbor Urges Corte Madera to Set Objective Timelines After Decade-long Construction Disturbance",154,153000,307000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3216436-7ceb961708dc32d79b38cecc47624382&start=153&end=307","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3216436-7ceb961708dc32d79b38cecc47624382/thumbnail_153000.jpg","/articles/6246740/California/Neighbor-Urges-Corte-Madera-to-Set-Objective-Timelines-After-Decade-long-Construction-Disturbance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246740-954e077e202815ad0c7b14535cfe919b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775209810&Signature=bsJHDPA0n-OJesSRrF3cMt0I1QZTzi8Ye1692WfZfs2dIgoR1iR6F0LaNBq5WTJJT38w9e3cDS59sBGEPeOFP9iYXXKVIev~5W895BdQt8ceFYB9TBC9eJRD7bPdbqb2233PBhg3~bDff~58EgD0JnfLluTZrTrlhwfroO0D5W56rUvdOp6jRnoF5tXLm9UYefS38iTtXMai1--bWJzhUaJ3ppsDjumQ0gGKbyGrL0h5TbJF4rG16x~aUYbZV~x7Wk8-sYaPBzKQhCL9z76~RVRml5UsKM1jAaJtnOMQnruGYzb5PtOQTcLO8IKqpQfsW5Jfy5AGDTDo06adcdlY1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Corte Madera resident told the Town Council on May 6 that a long-delayed house rebuild has left neighbors dealing with noise, mud, crews and safety concerns for nearly a decade, and urged the town to adopt objective timelines for permit use.

Margaret Bridal, who identified herself as a resident of 180 Prince Royal Drive, said the homeowner at 159 Prince Royal Drive received approvals for a three-story, 3,371-square-foot tear-down and rebuild in May 2017 but did not build, allowed permit extensions and the site has remained an active construction nuisance since 2016.

Bridal told the council: “My neighbors and I have had to look at this building site and have been subjected to the turmoil, excavation, cranes, trucks, noise, parking, mud, and mess, deliveries, and more now for more than 5 years.” She said the permit lapsed twice and that a third, subjective extension was granted by the planning director in July 2020.

Bridal said she has repeatedly asked the town to draft objective rules that limit how long an approved project can remain active without completion and urged the council to prioritize neighborhood impacts as well as applicant rights. “After 10 years, the time has come for this to be a priority,” she said.

Town staff did not take action at the meeting; the comment came during the public-comment portion of the agenda. Mayor Avasio and council members acknowledged Bridal’s remarks and said staff would likely respond outside the meeting.

The council did not vote or direct staff to draft new permit-time limits during the May 6 meeting; Bridal’s remarks were recorded as public comment only.","A resident urged the Corte Madera Town Council to adopt objective rules limiting how long building permits can remain active, citing nearly 10 years of construction disruption from a stalled tear-down-and-rebuild on Prince Royal Drive.","actionData","errors"]

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