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The DITF presented a funding package covering several events, including Pride programming, Juneteenth, and other community outreach and education initiatives. During the meeting the Juneteenth budget figure was updated to $13,497 to reflect a revised estimate; the council approved the updated amounts.

The roll call vote recorded four votes in favor and one abstention (Vice Mayor Wellner recorded an abstention on the roll call). Council members who voted in favor noted the importance of town support for inclusive events and education.

Council members discussed whether the DITF should make line‑by‑line decisions about distribution or whether the council should set a single per‑event cap; some members asked that the DITF be asked to provide a single program budget next cycle to avoid council micromanagement of event allocations. The council did not change the amounts approved at the meeting.

Staff will implement the DITF expenditures through the town’s normal contracting and payment processes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 21, 2025 Tiburon Town Council Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved funding recommendations from the Diversity, Inclusion and Task Force (DITF) for several community events and programs for 2025, with an adjustment to the Juneteenth line item and one abstention during the roll call.","taxTitle","Tiburon Town, Marin County, California","taxId",72203,"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},6528013,"Council awards Paradise Drive pavement rehab contract; project will be funded through FY26 CIP",302,10466000,10768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3449970-24ed7eb7859e25cd8435149d288aa495&start=10466&end=10768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3449970-24ed7eb7859e25cd8435149d288aa495/thumbnail_10466000.jpg","/articles/6528013/California/Council-awards-Paradise-Drive-pavement-rehab-contract-project-will-be-funded-through-FY26-CIP","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528013-14d9dcb6418cba0249adbe7540c9a110/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138360&Signature=DvfqHpf-bO1gyTwu5SJG-OvFPT-7C8~MMG9hiPeaYAhiLmISbst5pfqUSZlAUIgrQO4xWXKjpY~lDah2uu1JXN0ZUL86lZxr5gfvI3t4vwLcG--PVvSKDhulQgrYINGnz0T8I-28hvIL2BWqq91kT9FC2jdnmWm-YsnZU3qREXaqL1ooGIL~-J8TZNW29AyD0Dt7HdMF3VRKDWGoFrTAIHpd5HmmocXN3uyxhV81U3qm3ckgM2rVAS-lztOjS~P1z6b-kgdg4bLoloTWOE-1btDho~eZegtSb8K~A13wISgY1A2KNIEFhhjXxkycARM2F9wn6QlLF6yFAqxW0Z1vHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town Council authorized the town manager on May 21 to award a contract to Argonaut Constructors Inc. for the Paradise Drive pavement rehabilitation project and to execute related construction management services.

Public Works staff said Paradise Drive (the segment identified in the town’s pavement management plan) currently has a pavement condition index (PCI) near 50 and is classified as an arterial segment requiring comprehensive rehabilitation. Bids were opened on May 8. Argonaut Constructors submitted the low responsive bid at $1,472,837.50. Staff recommended awarding the contract, accepting a construction‑management proposal from Pavement Engineering (about $193,375) and authorizing contract change orders up to 10% of construction cost to address unforeseen conditions during work.

Council approved the award and the town manager’s authority to execute the construction contract and to approve change orders up to the 10% contingency. Staff said the project funding will be included in the FY26 capital improvement program; the procurement action authorizes award now so construction can start in the upcoming paving season. The vote was unanimous.

The project scope includes repaving approximately 0.53 miles of Paradise Drive, improvements to the gravel parking area adjacent to parks (if necessary or funded separately), and standard traffic and erosion controls during construction. Staff said the town has coordinated notice to county road authorities where the town pavement adjoins county jurisdiction and that any county work would be reimbursed or coordinated as needed.

Council members asked for mapping and PCI details for the broader town pavement program; staff said the full pavement condition map will be provided to council and included in the FY26 CIP materials.","The council awarded a roughly $1.47 million contract for full rehabilitation of Paradise Drive and authorized construction management and contingency allowances. Work will proceed following standard procurement and budget steps.",{"_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},6528015,"Council partially grants appeal on Landmarks’ amplified‑music request; requires third‑party sound monitoring plan",3481,6672000,10153000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3449970-24ed7eb7859e25cd8435149d288aa495&start=6672&end=10153","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3449970-24ed7eb7859e25cd8435149d288aa495/thumbnail_6672000.jpg","/articles/6528015/California/Council-partially-grants-appeal-on-Landmarks-amplifiedmusic-request-requires-thirdparty-sound-monitoring-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528015-aef2b415a26564e6fc2d620249f090f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138360&Signature=ZyorwO90hiCJwTu2aYl4IQ7a7OLxApQ3Oh6CoLFWHtEtXj8qn9t7K3vFYBR2zAoI9ngvOpiyWDE7fsZB5flvvdOERBirLVoa0VNdTDpLxgFtITGS9iQysS3PTwu~hJDX3TP2bn6mrxnt-g4oRl16-KB94JxxV7IahB1VQmiWR3CbkC8PcxCiuUwieMfCChGd4d-6-lxPRxanqhz5yRUhyYk1qzvIKRt9PQpxgkWQJnWsz--Wl~vGA0LmcvX6Sw7ZJJTW90lEoDrXFBXO7QqDIxAf9QjhubVs1bcBrxI5QIuYlGGMutSUnt9Njj0vwx39Ca1qsrAJfm8apJ89kx~E4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town Council on May 21 partially granted an appeal filed by neighbors of the Belvedere‑Tiburon Landmarks Society’s Art & Garden Center and amended the Planning Commission’s recent approval of limited amplified music by adding clearer third‑party monitoring requirements.

The Planning Commission had earlier approved allowing moderate amplification for outdoor events at the Landmarks Art & Garden Center, conditioned on a 60‑decibel limit measured at property lines, on‑site monitoring at every event, an 8:30 p.m. music curfew and vendor/guest removal times, and a mandatory status report and a full review within nine months.

Neighbors appealed, saying the Planning Commission relied on an incomplete sound study, failed to limit the number and frequency of amplified events, and did not adequately address crowd noise, parking, late‑night impacts and rodent control. Neighbors presented short‑term decibel readings from two wedding events showing readings above 60 dB at times and raised concerns about blocked sight lines, curbside parking on narrow local streets and the cumulative impact of frequent events.

Landmarks representatives said amplified music has been used at weddings for decades; the 1997 CUP restricting amplification had been overlooked and staff and the society moved quickly to ask for a formal amendment. Landmarks said amplified audio is essential for outdoor ceremonies and receptions, noted the organization’s public‑benefit mission and the revenue the venue generates to maintain several historic properties. Landmarks submitted simulated sound tests and offered on‑site monitoring and additional contract language to require DJs to aim speakers toward Richardson Bay and to coordinate with on‑site docents.

After extended public comment from residents, Landmarks volunteers and preservation advocates, the council partially granted the appeal on a narrow point: it accepted the Planning Commission’s approach but directed that the sound‑monitoring plan required by the commission must be objectively measured and must incorporate third‑party monitoring or an agreed, continuous recording method so that traffic noise can be separated from event noise and the results be verifiable by staff and the public. The council asked staff to return with a draft condition specifying monitoring standards and a process for third‑party verification to be in place before a full slate of 2026 bookings is permitted. The council also encouraged the parties to meet in the weeks ahead and to present any negotiated agreements to staff for inclusion with the formal monitoring plan.

The council’s vote to partially grant the appeal and require an objective third‑party monitoring plan was unanimous. Council members noted the difficulty of balancing a nonprofit’s fundraising needs with neighbors’ rights to quiet enjoyment; they instructed staff and the Planning Commission to review the monitoring data after the summer season and consider further modifications in November.","After a lengthy public hearing over whether the Belvedere‑Tiburon Landmarks Society can host amplified music for weddings at the Art & Garden Center, the council partially granted an appeal and directed stricter, third‑party sound monitoring and review steps.",{"_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},6528022,"Tiburon council directs staff to hire landscape designer for Richardson Bay sanitary‑pond site after months of neighborhood outreach",1469,4648000,6117000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3449970-24ed7eb7859e25cd8435149d288aa495&start=4648&end=6117","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3449970-24ed7eb7859e25cd8435149d288aa495/thumbnail_4648000.jpg","/articles/6528022/California/Tiburon-council-directs-staff-to-hire-landscape-designer-for-Richardson-Bay-sanitarypond-site-after-months-of-neighborhood-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528022-ab66604ec9a0930ea69de31d5bc3a722/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138360&Signature=icFeOYC-FXB6iCIV03nKjNDmwT4K8grbEr4X1oxqFDaeyOa6L9sv6a8HJDj8CU2pApluI0wIuMD8kD2z~MASkrkDR~xubhAyEKEL-46XGl4gNPlXcZ7dfrHjLxt4FRKvsCCE8Lt0a3gW7g511cb46BXdcbhWWYoa6lLjqJNKwzfi78ddpMqSbnPHcBeb2VB7k2W9wXPy2zyhJvhZWeVC7nALiIvuFs74TtCcS6PE2-Ixu6Fr1cb9cuSDK6jMcP82TbYiLc0f43qD9~Tq3rF657GLTx7-yoZ-BoLDROTa9-S4Yls1oOG0hUCrsXNrHq1swZOCYYzEefPXJnv48siYWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","After a multi‑year parks master‑plan process and a series of neighborhood meetings, the Town Council on May 21 voted to prioritize the former Richardson Bay Sanitary District (RBSD) pond site in Lineal Park for development planning and authorized staff to solicit and hire a landscape designer to produce detailed site plans and cost estimates.

The Parks, Open Space and Trails Commission (POST) subcommittee chaired by Mike Moon and Liz Judge presented a detailed, community‑informed concept for Lineal Park. The preferred concept includes preserving shoreline meadow and open spaces, improving Greenwood Beach shoreline access and interpretive elements, upgrading Blackie’s Pasture dog and picnic facilities, modestly expanding the adjacent gravel parking lot, adding a nature‑based playscape and shaded picnic area near the restrooms, and using a portion of the former RBSD ponds for a multipurpose lawn, two sand volleyball courts, a basketball court nested into a berm with a back wall for practice and a shaded outdoor lounge.

POST said it performed repeated outreach — meetings with adjacent homeowner associations, neighborhood gatherings, a town wide public meeting and a Del Mar Middle School survey that drew about 132 responses (roughly 40% of the middle school). According to the POST summary, middle‑school respondents indicated they would use new amenities and that an additional programmed site could cut some after‑school car trips.

Neighbors who live immediately adjacent to the sanitation pond site raised concerns at the council meeting about parking spillover, potential noise from a hard‑surface basketball court and safety on the multi‑use path. Some neighbors opposed enclosing a dog area with a fence and urged preserving as much open space as possible. POST members said they had adjusted the concept based on neighborhood feedback — for example placing the basketball court closer to the sanitary complex and leveraging tree and berm screening. POST members and student survey results highlighted community demand for sand volleyball and a back wall for informal play.

After discussion, the council voted to prioritize the RBSD pond site and to authorize the town manager to solicit proposals and hire a landscape designer to work with POST and staff on detailed design, cost estimates and a construction and maintenance budget. The vote was unanimous. Town staff told the council the proposed design contract and construction costs would be returned to the council for budget approval; the motion authorizes procurement and design only. Staff also said the project is anticipated to be included in the next fiscal‑year capital improvement program for formal funding review.

Council members asked POST to work with neighborhood representatives and staff to narrow scope, deliver cost estimates and explore modest mitigation measures such as setbacks, visual screening and sound‑mitigation approaches for any hard‑court facilities. POST and staff will return to council with recommended scopes, budgets and environmental/traffic implications before construction would be authorized.","After months of Parks, Open Space & Trails (POST) outreach and a contentious public exchange, the council prioritized the former Richardson Bay Sanitary District ponds for design work and authorized staff to hire a landscape architect for detailed plans.",{"_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},6528028,"Tiburon updates climate action plan; council hears implementation progress and upcoming sea‑level planning grant",1549,631000,2180000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3449970-24ed7eb7859e25cd8435149d288aa495&start=631&end=2180","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3449970-24ed7eb7859e25cd8435149d288aa495/thumbnail_631000.jpg","/articles/6528028/California/Tiburon-updates-climate-action-plan-council-hears-implementation-progress-and-upcoming-sealevel-planning-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528028-7d7ce00d80eb80fb5e08f1ca9732d45e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138360&Signature=kOrWj79UT1jMdV0JLItQ291NnNNhMS5BqKLAaXO-FfAfJVtMqSuac8n82D4TMHgTjEuX0DBlhv9gnMGdhfuAB4GAhes7UgFyqLr22qBEd6P-SyhAWSuf31H0JAm-RQGldviZwlD2Oyv5C-fUdz0Ix-gy5Uifc0Z29MO2HF~ZyqH5--9fe6HWAdLj8x~Hdz-ZQuRodi2MkyQ1e7OuOPiuRGpaVcKivMyHtxnDnx2UpD78hjlPHkydaBmsxruW5W64FrAKzT4Y6Qa6GrxuZqmRqh-b7PDVJL-LA-gw9y7BBQXb9hiG4hYGKCVJvgbYlj2fdTShSuEZ1kRAxwTVJATSwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Grace Ledwith, Tiburon’s sustainability coordinator, told the Town Council on May 21 that the town’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), adopted in 2022, remains the framework the town is using to try to meet its 2030 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 50% below 1990 levels.

Ledwith said recent accomplishments include adoption of the countywide electric vehicle acceleration strategy, a new fleet transition award from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, municipal procurement of 100% renewable electricity through Marin Clean Energy’s deep green product, LED streetlight conversion and outreach and pilot programs for waste reduction and reuse. She said town hall and the police station already use 100% renewable energy and that the town won a Beacon award for municipal energy savings.

The CAP is organized in seven sectors and Ledwith said transportation (about 53% of community emissions in the town’s inventory) and buildings (about 38%) are the largest local sources. She cautioned that the town’s latest community inventory data are dated (2022) while staff work to secure updated energy data from PG&E and the Marin Climate and Energy Partnership. Ledwith said Tiburon’s emissions are now roughly 22% below 1990 levels but that deeper action will be needed to reach 2030, particularly to reduce single‑occupancy vehicle travel and to accelerate building electrification and appliance replacement.

Council members and residents asked for details about how the inventory is calculated and whether local programs such as Marin Clean Energy participation and “time‑of‑sale” energy audits would change the town’s trajectory. Ledwith recommended energy audits, regional EV charging planning and implementing the county electrification roadmap and local green building reach codes being developed for the 2025 code cycle. She said any state or federal statutes (and recent court decisions she referenced) shape what local reach codes can require.

Several public commentators — including doctors and members of Tiburon Climate Action Committee — urged the council to keep pushing on home electrification, municipal electrification of fleets and school bus electrification and to fund education for residents and contractors. Ledwith reported that the town had been recommended for phase 1 funding by the Ocean Protection Council for a sea‑level rise adaptation planning grant to create a shoreline vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan (a project that, if formally funded in July, would begin in October and run about two years).

The council did not take formal action on the CAP itself at the meeting; Ledwith said staff will continue implementation and return with updates. Council members commended staff and volunteers and asked that updated inventory data be provided as soon as PG&E and regional partners can supply it.

Residents and council members asked where the town’s efforts fit regionally. Ledwith said the town coordinates through the Marin Climate and Energy Partnership, the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and works to align local reach codes, incentive programs and outreach across Marin.","Tiburon’s sustainability coordinator reported progress on the town’s 2022 Climate Action Plan, outlining accomplishments on electric vehicles, green building, waste reduction and outreach and announcing a likely state grant for shoreline adaptation planning.","actionData","errors"]

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