HomeMy Public PortalAbout2018-06-12TOWN OF TRUCKEE
TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
June 12, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Town Hall - Administrative Center
10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA
1. CALL TO ORDER — Council Member Flora called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: Council Members; Flora, Goodwin, and Abrams.
Absent: Vice Mayor Tirman, and Mayor Wallace Dee.
Staff Present: Chris Ring, Information Technology Supervisor, Kim Szczurek,
Administrative Services Director, Nicole Casey, Senior Accountant; Christina Earnhardt,
Administrative Services Manager; Hilary Hobbs, Management Analyst, Yumie Dahn,
Associate Planner; Denyelle Nishimori, Community Development Director, Kirk Skierski,
Assistant Planner; Jenna Gatto, Planning Manager; Jeff Loux, Town Manager; Andy
Morris, Town Attorney; and Judy Price, Town Clerk.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — led by Truckee Boy Scout Troop 267.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT -
Lauren Lake, bicyclist:
• Mentioned the deadly vehicle versus bicyclist accident on Highway 89.
• Requested the bike lanes in Truckee be prioritized to be complete before Memorial
Day.
Response: Dan Wilkins, Public Works Director/Town Engineer, provided information
regarding the Town practice of prioritizing centerline striping. The bike lanes are
scheduled to be completed before July 4'h this year.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1 Proclamation for the 150`h Anniversary of the First Passenger Train Arriving in
Truckee from Sacramento.
The proclamation was received by Jim Hood, President, Truckee Donner Railroad
Society and Chaun Mortier, President, Truckee Donner Historical Society.
5.2 Kim Szczurek, Administrative Services Director and Chris Ring, Information
Technology Supervisor Introduced Ernest Pages, Sceins Consulting.
Sceins Consultants, Ernest Pages, presented (presentation on file with the Town Clerk).
Council Questions:
• The initial focus will be on the fundamentals of stabilizing the Town's
infrastructure, then expansion into open data Geographic Information System
(GIS) can occur.
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6.10 Adopt Resolution 2018-46 revising the conditions of approval imposed by
' previous Resolution 2017-54 on the abandonment of two five-foot wide public
utility easements located on each side of the common property line between
16096 and 16065 Woodbridge Court (APNs 49-260-13 and 49-260-14 or Lots 13 and
14 on Cambridge Estates Phase 1 Subdivision Map, Book 8, Page 6).
The Consent Calendar carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Goodwin, Council Member Abrams, and Council
Member Flora.
Noes: none.
Absent: Vice Mayor Tirman and Mayor Wallace Dee.
Abstained: none.
The motion passed 3-0.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Item 7.4 taken out of order.
7.4 STAFF REPORT —Workforce Housing Ordinance.
Recommended Action: Rescind Resolution 2017-09, which continued the tiered
implementation of the Workforce Housing Ordinance, and adopt Resolution 2018-41
determining the project exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per
Section 15061 (b)(3) and approving the full implementation of the workforce housing
requirements.
Yumie Dahn, Associate Planner, presented from the staff report (presentation on file with
the Town Clerk).
Council Discussion:
Code amendments:
o Simplify the calculation method.
o Move to rental employee preference.
o Ownership options, including alternative equitant options for developers.
o Primary residence only no short term rentals.
Council Member Flora opened the item for public comment.
Seeing none, Council Member Flora closed public comment.
The staff recommendation was moved by Council Member Goodwin, seconded by
Council Member Abrams, and adopted with the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Goodwin, Council Member Abrams and Council
Member Flora.
Noes: none.
Absent: Vice Mayor Tirman and Mayor Wallace Dee.
Abstained: none.
. The motion passed 3-0.
Item 7.6 taken out of order.
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7.6
PUBLIC HEARING - Continuation of Solid Waste and Recycling Rate Setting and '
Delinquent Account Items.
Recommended Action: Take Public Comment and continue any discussion of these
items to the July 24, 2018 Town Council Meeting.
Kim Szczurek, Administrative Services Director, presented from the staff report.
Council Member Flora opened the Public Hearing asking for anyone wishing to
speak in support or opposition to Solid Waste and Recycling Rate Setting and
Delinquent Account items.
Seana Doherty, Donner Lake resident:
• Stated they have received their green bin, noting the nice staff, the great
experience. She is excited to be in the first neighborhood.
Kenneth Daly, Truckee business owner:
• Expressed concerns regarding debt collection on charges when here is no
dispute process.
• Provided anecdotal experience with Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (TTSD) staff
when calling to address extra bills.
• Stated the accounting process is flawed.
• Recommended the Town look closer at the fees before putting them onto the tax
roll.
Response: Kim Szczurek, Administrative Services Director, stated the Town does have '
a process, starting with telephone contact with Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (TTSD)
and if not satisfied, customers can follow up with the Town. Notices regarding
delinquent accounts are sent from TTSD and the Town. The collection on the tax roll is
only after TTSD has tried to collect from and Town Council reviews.
Bonnie Green:
• Provided anecdotal experience with bills received for cans that were not put out
or collected.
Stated she has never paid any excess charges.
Questioned if tallies of cans will still be completed.
Response: Kim Szczurek, Administrative Services Director, yes, the new rate will have
a can tally.
• Expressed concerns regarding the can tallies.
• Recycling is leap forward for a $46 rate increase.
• Stated the State recycle website requires cash recycling redemption centers be
open for 30 hours per week. Ours is open 15 hours. TTSD is saving by not
operating the recycling center and an increase in revenue to them for selling the
recyclables.
Jeanne McCarthy, Donner Lake resident:
• Owns a mixed use commercial building, and the residents in the building are
charged commercial rates.
Requested staff contact for correction. Everyone has a complaint about extra I
plans. Be powerful when you call.
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Council Member Flora closed the public hearing.
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The staff recommendation was moved by Council Member Abrams, seconded by
Council Member Goodwin, and adopted with the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Abrams, Council Member Goodwin, and Council
Member Flora.
Noes: none.
Absent: Vice Mayor Tirman and Mayor Wallace Dee.
Abstained: none.
The motion passed 3-0.
Council Member Flora adjourned for a brief recess at 6:56 p.m.
Council Member Flora reconvened at 7:00 p.m.
7.1 STAFF REPORT — Direction on Truckee Library Management Feasibility Study and
Consideration of Discussions with Nevada County regarding Town Management
of the Truckee Library.
Recommended Action: Provide direction to staff on next steps in considering the
Truckee Library Management Feasibility Study and discussions with Nevada County
regarding potential for Town management of the Truckee Library.
Hilary Hobbs, Management Analyst, presented from the staff report (presentation on file
with the Town Clerk). Ms. Hobbs introduced Louise Zabriskie, President, Friends of the
Truckee Library.
Louise Zabriskie presented from the staff report (presentation on file with the Town
Clerk).
Council Discussion:
• The study projects out ten years, while the Town's budget projects out five years,
making comparisons challenging.
• The rising costs of operating library would be the same for the County.
o The cost of living index will increase at the same level, however; the
Town would have to hire a Library manager.
o County has a shared management resource among all libraries.
• Taking over operations, not ownership of the building.
• The plan assumes the County would allow Town to use the building at zero dollar
rent until a replacement is in place.
• The Town would incur maintenance costs of the current library.
• The County has no current plans to improve or replace the current Truckee
Library.
• There is a current contribution of General Fund commitment of $700,000 County
wide.
• During the economic downturn, staffing and services were reduced. In the
future, the decisions on what and how to reduce could be made locally.
' Council Member Flora opened the item for public comment.
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Written Comment Received from
Celeste Leon
Debbie Hakansson
Deirdre Henderson
Irene Schneiler
Janet Zipser
Kathy Echols
Nikki Riley
Rachel Starkey
Rolf Godon
Amelia Swanson
Quinn Holan, Truckee resident:
(on file with the Town Clerk):
Erin de Lafontaine
Helen Wolfe
Ilissa Curry
Janet Atkins
Jean Brooks
Nikki Dean
P Tanzy Maxfield
Richard Jones
Tom & Bobbi Specht
• Stated he is ten years old.
• Stated he loves the Truckee Library; loves to read and has read every age
appropriate book in the library.
• Spoke in support of a new larger library with more books, and gathering places
for guest speakers and events.
• Requested the Town take over and enlarge the library.
Lisa Holan, Truckee resident:
• Stated she is an 18 year user of the library.
• Spoke in support of a Town operated library and a new facility.
Toby Chan, Truckee resident:
Responded that he likes reading books and would like a new library.
Gabby Chan, Truckee resident - reading from written comment:
• She loves to read.
• Thinks Truckee needs a new larger library with more books.
o Provided her thoughts on the value of books in her life.
Kathleen Gauthier, retired teacher and school administrator with Tahoe Truckee Unified
School District (TTUSD):
• Listed off accomplishments of the community since her arrival in the community.
• Provided anecdotal information regarding her career path.
o Stated improvements occurred when TTUSD took over the special
education program form the County.
• Spoke in support of Town operation of a new library; concluding our library
should be at least as good as our animal shelter.
Amelia Swanson, Truckee High student:
• Read from written comment on file with the Town Clerk.
Vice Mayor Tirman arrived and began presiding over the meeting at 7:40 p.m.
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Huck Anderson:
• Stated he would like a new library and likes the current one.
• Stated he would like a new library with hamsters, pets, funny books, baby
section, Xbox with learning games, a cafe, ski rack outside, and a play spot;
these ideas are from the Park City library.
Rebecca Anderson, Truckee resident, Huck's mom:
• Affirmed Huck's statements regarding the Park City Library.
• Stated she is secretary of the Friends of the Library.
• Introduced Maria Islas, Rebecca's tutoring student through the Read up Literacy
program. They met weekly at the library.
• Provided anecdotal information on the challenges with meeting at the current
library.
• A new library can foster relationships with additional space.
Maria Islas (as translated by Officer Arnie Lopez):
• Stated she would like Town to build this facility for the individuals who do not
speak English.
• The current library does not have feasible location for the bi-lingual classes.
o The current location has an inadequate location for our kids to hang out
during class.
Laura Ryan, Truckee resident:
• Stated her family has been dealing with the little library for a long time.
' • Requested the Town take on the library.
• Provided anecdotal information from library in Telluride.
• Stated it is a great opportunity to create space for kids to meet.
Larry Young, Truckee resident and Library supporter:
• Endorses the Town take over and larger library.
• Recognized Town for evaluating the study.
• Urged Council to stay away from the details of finance and evaluate the broader
vision of a new library.
• Supported comments made by Kathleen Gauthier.
• Compared the new library to the improvements made with the new Community
Recreation Center.
Emily Blackmer, Truckee resident:
• Spoke in support of a Town managed library and a larger facility.
• Highlight the millennial segment of the community that would benefit from a new
library (quoting from a PUE study).
Seana Doherty, Truckee resident, Library Volunteer:
• Respectful of your roll of Council.
• Risk:
o With a Town operated library, they will have greater success fundraising
and launching a capital campaign.
o The Town has historically raised money based on its priorities.
o Is this a priority for the Town? Is this a risk or is it not?
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Martha Kenny, Truckee resident and former librarian:
• Worked in several libraries including Nevada County, in Truckee. '
• Appreciate the questions that Council had about budgeting.
• Stated during the economic downturn, there was a moratorium on book buying,
and staff hours were cut.
• When the downturn happens, the city will be able to make decision on what the
community needs in staffing and resources.
• Stated the County never raised the percentage of funding to the libraries.
Ruth Hall, Friends of the Library:
• Responding to Council Questions:
o Last year after the sales tax passed delegation when to the County.
Based on Friends of the Library advocacy, the County decided to return
tax to the source.
• Currently 29% of the sales tax is generated here only 16% of the
population.
• The County spends the money where it is needed, not based on
where it is generated.
o Stated she believes if Truckee takes over the library, the full sales tax will
be returned to Truckee.
o Regarding Building a new library:
• The County strategic plan does not identify the need for a larger
facility in Truckee.
• Concluding the County wants the Town to take over the library
and build the necessary new library.
• The library will be better off when Town can make the decision for '
our own community.
• Urged Council to be devoted to a library that our children deserve.
Vice Mayor Tirman closed public comment.
Council Discussion:
• Read from Mayor Wallace Dee comments expressing concerns about the Town
receiving funds from the County on a committed and ongoing basis.
• Only way to get to a new library is for the Town to take it over.
• Fiscally:
o It is possible that the Town will commit general fund money.
o Town could consider closing it if it is not successful.
• Passion, drive, and dedication will not allow that to happen.
• Council Member Abrams volunteered to help negotiate with the County.
• Generally supportive of having a conversation with the County.
• The ballot measure to fund libraries in Nevada County will expire in 13 years.
o Town would have a specific measure to be able to maintain the funds in
Truckee that are generated by sales in Truckee.
• Libraries in Telluride, Colorado and Sitka, Alaska were discussed as models.
• The 1993 incorporation was for self-control. Over roads, land use, and policing.
o Taking over the library and a larger library is one more step to self-
control.
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The staff recommendation to begin negotiations with Nevada County, was moved
' by Council Member Flora, seconded by Council Member Goodwin, and adopted
with the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Flora, Council Member Goodwin, Council Member
Abrams, and Vice Mayor Tirman.
Noes: none.
Absent: Mayor Wallace Dee.
Abstained: none.
The motion passed 4-0.
Vice Mayor Tirman adjourned for a brief recess at 8:15 p.m.
Vice Mayor Tirman reconvened at 8:20 p.m
7.2 PUBLIC HEARING - Adoption of Commercial Cannabis Regulations.
Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing, introduce and waive the first reading of
Ordinance 2018-10, adopting regulations for commercial cannabis delivery services,
including approval of Development Code amendments to Chapters 18.12 (Commercial
and Manufacturing Zoning Districts) and 18.58 (Standards for Specific Plan Uses) to
effectuate the new regulations, and determine the regulations exempt from California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15184 (State
Mandated Local Projects).
' Jenna Gatto, Planning Manager, presented from the staff report (presentation on file with
the Town Clerk).
Disclosures:
• Council Member Flora met with David Abarta and Jennifer Barnaby.
• Council Member Abrams met with Christine Villaman and Caroline Ford.
• Vice Mayor Tirman met with David Abarta and Jennifer Barnaby.
Council Discussion:
• Delivery requirement of the state physical address, not a publicly owned place or
building.
• Daycare centers:
o Set back from daycare centers.
o State requires a licensed daycare center (only).
o Not the small child care home operations.
o Not all child care facilities in Town are identified by the State.
• The McCarthy building is zoned Neighborhood Commercial.
• Slide on taxation:
o No interest in taxing.
o Very interested in enforcement.
• There could be extensive impacts to code enforcement of law
enforcement.
o Some jurisdictions are not implement regulation until taxes are approved.
o Sales tax subject:
• This would be a separate tax imposed for and by the Town.
o Town has the ability to classify what sensitive use areas are.
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s e r v i c e s , i n c l u d i n g a p p r o v a l o f D e v e l o p m e n t C o d e a m e n d m e n t s d e t e r m i n e t h e
r e g u l a t i o n s e x e m p t f r o m C E Q A .
W r i t t e n c o m m e n t r e c e i v e d f r o m ( o n f i l e w i t h t h e T o w n C l e r k ) :
C a r o l i n e F o r d , T r u c k e e T a h o e F u t u r e w i t h o u t D r u g D e p e n d e n c e ( T T F D D )
D a v i d A b a r t a , P r e s i d e n t , G r e e n T r e e W e l l n e s s
J e n n i f e r B a r n a b y , P r e s i d e n t , T a h o e H e r b a l C a r e '
L a u r a R y a n , T r u c k e e r e s i d e n t :
" O w n s a b u s i n e s s o n R i v e r P a r k P l a c e . S p o k e i n s u p p o r t o f i n c l u d i n g s e c o n d
f l o o r c o m m e r c i a l o n R i v e r P a r k P l a c e .
" S t a t e d a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e 6 0 0 f o o t s e t b a c k .
R e a d i n g f r o m w r i t t e n c o m m e n t f r o m T T F D D ( o n f i l e w i t h t h e T o w n C l e r k ) .
C a r o l i n e F o r d , C h a i r , T T F D D .
A n d y H i l l , T r u c k e e r e s i d e n t .
R a c h e l l e F a l k , T r u c k e e r e s i d e n t .
J o h n F a l k , T r u c k e e r e s i d e n t , s p e a k i n g a s a n i n d i v i d u a l :
" U r g e d C o u n c i l t o g o s l o w . E n s u r e y o u s t a r t o f f w i t h a s l o w a p p r o a c h .
" T h i s w i l l n o t b e a l a r g e e c o n o m i c d r i v e r , b u t i t w i l l h a v e a n i m p a c t ; e n s u r e t h i s i s
o n e o f m a n y t y p e s o f i n t e r e s t r e p r e s e n t e d h e r e .
" M e t w i t h C a n n a b i s b u s i n e s s o w n e r s a n d b e l i e v e s t h e y a r e r e s p o n s i b l e b u s i n e s s
o w n e r s .
" S i t e R e q u i r e m e n t s :
o R e t u r n t o t h e 1 , 0 0 0 f o o t s e n s i t i v e u s e b u f f e r .
o R e t u r n t h e p a r k s a n d o u t d o o r r e c r e a t i o n l a n d u s e t o t h e s e n s i t i v e u s e
b u f f e r .
o R e t u r n t h e 1 , 0 0 0 f o o t s e p a r a t i o n o f c a n n a b i s b u s i n e s s e s .
" P e r m i t P a t h w a y : '
o P u t a c a p o n t h e n u m b e r o f l i c e n s e s .
o S c r e e n , v e t , a n d h a v e c r i t e r i a f o r l i c e n s e s .
T o w n o f T r u c k e e
T o w n C o u n c i l R e g u l a r J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 8
P a g e 1 0
Brad Farmer, Truckee businessowner and homeowner:
' • Stated this has been a long process.
• Support Planning Commission recommendations, adding they approached this
as a business decision not a moral decision.
o Voters support and this should be no different than liquor licenses.
• Delivery only in Truckee, this is barely a viable business.
o Adding local tax and limiting deliveries into jurisdictions create businesses
that are not viable at all.
• Get back to where this started, to give the community the opportunity to come off
the black market and out of the shadows to do business the right way.
• The vote is done, the people spoke, give the businesses a chance to succeed.
• Taxes and limits are deterring the businesses form succeeding. They deserve a
real shot.
Charles Willett, Tahoe Honey Company, stated:
• The delivery only model makes this an Office Use land designation.
o The products cannot be consumed, packaged or manufactured on the
sites. Products will be in sealed childproof containers.
• The property is closed to the public, so parks activity will not be affected by the
businesses.
• These are closed to the public and have robust security. Second floor in
Commercial General (CG)'zoning offers more locations for these businesses.
• He cannot support caps and selection criteria. Arguing that alcohol licenses
have not such criteria and or selection process.
' o He is very confused of how to pick winners and losers.
o Could support a special tax approved by voters on 3% on alcohol and
recreational cannabis.
David Abarta read from written comment (on file with the Town Clerk).
Jennifer Barnaby, Tahoe Herbal Care, read from written comment (on file with the Town
Clerk).
• Requested clarification on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
review discussed in the presentation.
• Not support of additional taxes, there is a 23.25% tax already.
o Raising the prices will push back into a black market.
• Suggested, if Truckee want to have access to the State tax funding pool an
additional cannabis license type will need to be included. Such as: retail and
manufacturing or retail and microbusinesses.
Jeanne McCarthy, McCarthy Sign Company:
• In answer to an earlier question, she has to vacancies in her building, with more
in Truckee.
• Questioned if the Commercial General requires only one floor, or can they have
two or three floors?
• Stated her building is zoned Commercial Neighborhood, she might change it to
Commercial General.
• Is appalled that the Town gives out ABC liquor licenses "like candy". The Town
has 150 places to buy alcohol.
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" U r g e d C o u n c i l t o s t o p g i v i n g o u t A B C l i c e n s e s .
o S h e h a s a l e t t e r f r o m A B C t h a t T r u c k e e h a s a n e x o r b i t a n t n u m b e r o f
A B C l i c e n s e s a n d t h a t t h e A B C i s t r y i n g t o s l o w t h i s d o w n . '
" A p p r e c i a t e y o u s t a r t l i s t e n i n g t o T r u c k e e r e s i d e n t s , h o m e o w n e r s , t a x p a y e r s a n d
v o t e r s ; n o t d e v e l o p e r s . S t a t i n g T r u c k e e i s o u t o f c o n t r o l i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t
a r e a , a n d i t b e t t e r s l o w d o w n .
" S t a t e d w h e n a f a m i l y m e m b e r i s d y i n g a n d i n p a i n y o u w i l l a l l w i s h y o u h a d
c a n n a b i s .
N a n c y R i c h a r d s , T r u c k e e r e s i d e n t :
" S t a t e d s u p p o r t f o r t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a n d l i k e s t h e
i d e a o f m o r e p l a c e s f o r c a n n a b i s b u s i n e s s e s .
" C a s h b u s i n e s s e s , n e e d t o b e i n a s a f e r l o c a t i o n n e a r o t h e r b u s i n e s s e s .
" S t a t e d , a l l o w i n g l e g a l c a n n a b i s f o r a d u l t a n d m e d i c a l u s e w i l l h e l p g e t r i d o f t h e
b l a c k m a r k e t .
J e f f e r y N a u g h t o n :
" S t a t e d s u p p o r t f o r t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s .
" T h e r e i s n o r e a s o n f o r l a r g e r s e t b a c k s t o a s e a l e d b u s i n e s s .
o T h e r e s t r i c t i o n s w i l l m a k e s i t i n g f o r b u s i n e s s i m p o s s i b l e , c r e a t i n g a d e
f a c t o b a n .
o T h e r e i s p u b l i c s u p p o r t t o c a n n a b i s b u s i n e s s e s .
" T h e e x i s t i n g b u s i n e s s e s h a v e b e e n h e r e f o r y e a r s , n o t m u c h w i l l c h a n g e .
" T h i s h a s b e e n a s l o w p r o c e s s .
" S u p p o r t f o r t h e C o m m e r c i a l G e n e r a l C G z o n e a d d i t i o n , a d d i n g i t w i l l s t i l l b e '
d i f f i c u l t t o s i t e .
" W i t h a d e l i v e r y o n l y m o d e l , t h e r e i s n o m e a t l e f t o n t h e b o n e . T h e s e w i l l n o t b e
p l a c e h o l d e r b u s i n e s s e s t h a t a r e u n i n t e r e s t i n g .
o T h e y a r e l e a v i n g a s a m a n u f a c t u r e b u s i n e s s , k e e p i n g o n l y a p l a c e h o l d e r
b u s i n e s s h e r e .
" S t a t e d h e d o e s n ' t m i n d t a x a t i o n , b u t T o w n h a s n o t e v e n d o n e w h a t i t n e e d s t o
a n d a l l o w t w o l i c e n s e d b u s i n e s s t y p e s t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e S t a t e t a x
r e v e n u e .
o A l l o w a t e s t i n g f a c i l i t y t h a t w i l l n e v e r s i t e h e r e t o p r o v i d e a c c e s s t o S t a t e
r e v e n u e .
S u z y T a r n a y :
" A g r e e d i t s e e m s s i m i l a r t o a l c o h o l a n d s h o u l d b e t r e a t e d t h e s a m e w a y .
" S t a t e d i t i s a v e h i c l e d e p e n d e n t b u s i n e s s a n d r e q u e s t e d i f T o w n c a n e n c o u r a g e
e l e c t r i c v e h i c l e u s e .
B e n H a u s :
" Q u e s t i o n e d h o w T o w n w i l l d e t e r m i n e i f a d e l i v e r y i n i t i a t e d o u t s i d e t h e T o w n ' s
j u r i s d i c t i o n ?
" H o w w i l l T o w n c o n t r o l t h e d e l i v e r y n o t r e a c h i n g P l a c e r C o u n t y ?
V i c e M a y o r T i r m a n c l o s e d t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g .
T o w n o f T r u c k e e
T o w n C o u n c i l R e g u l a r J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 8
P a g e 1 2
Council Discussion:
' • About seven to ten delivery services operating in Truckee.
• Read comments from Mayor Wallace Dee (on file with the Town Clerk).
GC inclusion:
• Town Staff does not support the inclusion of the CG zoning.
• These are office facilities.
o Offices below 3,000 feet. Second floor nooks and crannies will be great
places.
o Retail on the first floor would require anew conversation.
• Equity and fairness — delivery only services no public access — not looking for
huge retail spaces. The market will sort it out. Why treat them differently than
another office use.
• Retail is best on ground level.
• Decision: Include GC on second and third floors.
Separation Standards:
• Support Planning Commission on the setbacks.
• A concern regarding removal of the separation standard for delivery only is okay,
but if in the future cannabis business moves to retail it becomes more
concerning.
o Any future change will revive this conversation.
• Decision: Setbacks should be returned to the State requirement of 600 feet;
remove parks form sensitive use definition and remove the 1,000 foot
' setback from other cannabis businesses.
Use Pemits:
• Any use permit would go through environmental review.
o Second floor uses of an existing building would be exempt.
• Use that should go to Planning Commission.
• New building on a vacant lot may have an environmental review regardless of the
use.
o Most use issues go to Planning Commission.
o Most are not based in use, but development criteria.
License:
• Any ownership changes require a new license.
o A use permit allows Town to leverage the property owner to help the
business owner comply.
• Template will be immediately after the use permit base on state/local
requirements.
Limitation on number of businesses:
• Not unlike how we sell alcohol or have bars. The size doesn't matter. The
number of business is not the right metric to look at.
• Are we spending too much time talking about the number instead of how much
cannabis is at stake?
' • With concerns over some unknown number of applications — is that addressed by
a numerical cap or a selection criteria?
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" T h e r e i s v a l u e t o a r e a s o n a b l e s e l e c t i o n p r o c e s s .
" I f w e d o n ' t h a v e a c a p , t h e o n l y w a y t o w e e d s o m e b u s i n e s s o u t i s t h e s e l e c t i o n '
c r i t e r i a .
" N e v e r c a p p e d t h e n u m b e r o f b u s i n e s s o f a n y t y p e i n T r u c k e e .
" F a v o r t h e c r i t e r i a .
" P h i l o s o p h i c a l l y d o n o t f a v o r a c a p .
" D e c i s i o n : S t a f f w i l l c o m e b a c k w i t h s e l e c t i o n c r i t e r i a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s .
R e v i s e d o r d i n a n c e t o i n c l u d e :
" N o c a p .
" S u b j e c t t o c r i t e r i a t o b e a d o p t e d a t a f u t u r e m e e t i n g .
" O b j e c t i v e c r i t e r i a .
" E x a m p l e s f r o m o t h e r c i t i e s .
" C o m e b a c k i n a r e a s o n a b l e a m o u n t o f t i m e .
V i c e M a y o r T i r m a n a d j o u r n e d f o r r e c e s s a t 1 0 : 3 0 p m .
V i c e M a y o r T i r m a n r e c o n v e n e d a t 1 0 : 3 5 p . m .
S p e c i a l R u l e s :
" D e l i v e r y r e s t r i c t i o n w o u l d b e t o c h a l l e n g i n g t o r e g u l a t e .
O t h e r s :
" L e a v i n g S t a t e t a x m o n e y o n t h e t a b l e ?
o T e s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s A l l o w w i t h t h e s a m e c r i t e r i a f o r d e l i v e r y o n l y '
d i s p e n s a r i e s ?
" H o l d i n g o f f o n t a x u n t i l t h e r e i s a n a s s e s s m e n t o f w h a t c o u l d b e g e n e r a t e d b y t h e
S t a t e .
" T h i s w a s a l o n g p a t h t o a g r e e i n g t o d e l i v e r y s e r v i c e s t o t h r o w i n a n o t h e r u s e
w i t h o u t u n d e r s t a n d i n g w h a t t h a t b e n e f i t i s , d o e s n ' t m a k e s e n s e .
o S t a y t h e c o u r s e l o o k a t t h e t a x i s s u e a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s .
" A n a l y s i s o f w h a t t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s a r e a n d w h a t t h e o r d i n a n c e m i g h t l o o k l i k e .
" A n a l y z e t h e S t a t e t a x r e v e n u e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f a d d i n g t e s t i n g u s e .
P r o h i b i t d e l i v e r i e s j u r i s d i c t i o n a l l y :
" P r o h i b i t i o n o f d e l i v e r i e s f r o m o t h e r j u r i s d i c t i o n s h o w d o w e e n f o r c e t h a t ?
T a x a t i o n :
" O p p o s e d t o t a x a t i o n :
o A d d i t i o n a l p a r c e l t a x e s b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d , w e w i l l r e a c h a p o i n t o f o v e r
t a x i n g l o c a l s .
o C a n n a b i s s p e c i a l u s e t a x o t h e r s m o r e i m p o r t a n t t o t h e c o m m u n i t y t h a n
t a x i n g c a n n a b i s .
" T a x c a n n a b i s a n d a l c o h o l .
o W o u l d t a x p a y e r s a p p r o v e t h i s ?
" W h a t w i l l w e g e t b a c k o n S t a t e r e v e n u e ?
" R a i s e a n o t h e r i s s u e s t a f f w o u l d b r i n g b a c k .
o C a n t h e T o w n t a x c a n n a b i s a n d m a y b e a l c o h o l a s w e l l ? ,
" D e c i s i o n : S t a f f w i l l b r i n g t h e t a x a t i o n d i s c u s s i o n b a c k t o t h e C o u n c i l .
T o w n o f T r u c k e e
T o w n C o u n c i l R e g u l a r J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 1 8
P a g e 1 4
Direction:
• Add reference for criteria in section 18.58.075 c.4.
• Modified to include the Commercial General Zoning for cannabis
businesses.
• Setbacks change to 600 feet.
• Removal of Separation Standards.
• Removal of parks from sensitive areas.
The staff recommendation, with the direction noted above, was moved by Council
Member Goodwin, seconded by Council Member Flora and adopted with the
following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Goodwin, Council Member Flora, Council Member
Abrams, and Vice Mayor Tirman.
Noes: none.
Absent: Mayor Wallace Dee.
Abstained: none.
The motion passed 4-0.
7.3 STAFF REPORT — Funding Sources for Housing.
Recommended Action: Review the BAE Urban Economics Truckee North Tahoe
Housing Funding Feasibility Study and provide direction to staff on next steps.
Yumie Dahn, Associate Planner, presented from the staff report (presentation on file with
' the Town Clerk), Introduced Matt Cota, BAE,
Matt Cota, BAE presented (presentation on file with the Town Clerk).
Council Discussion:
• A condo is considered a parcel for tax purposes.
• Tiered on fulltime homes versus occasional use homes:
o Could be challenging to determine fulltime versus occasional use.
o Homeowner property tax exemption could be used to identify this.
• Election timing is important. It could be a special election.
• Administrative issues:
o Reverse host compliance issue.
o Manage the compliance to be determined.
o Live separate and rent out part or portion of a home.
• Generating additional revenue — ask the voters for a Transient Occupancy Tax
(TOT) increase and remove the Truckee Tourism Based Improvement District
(TBID)
• Parcel Transfer Tax — SB 2 — 2018 some revenue 2019 will be full revenue year.
• TOT is 12% comfortable regionally. Going higher could be uncomfortable.
o TOT is uneven from Town and the Counties.
Vice Mayor Tirman opened the item for public comment.
' Seana Doherty, Mountain Housing Council:
• Stated she is excited this element of the plan is moving forward.
• Requested clarification on the recommend BAE regional approach — 28
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partners. Spreading across all.
• Never fast enough. '
• Where does the money go if it is regional — is it a Joint Powers Authority.
• Host compliance and voter registration could be used to determine fulltime
resident status.
• We are one consumer eco system. Housing isn't designated by jurisdictions.
Remember in the region, Truckee lead in collaborative approach.
• Look at all options.
• Do we need more housing or more marketing for our region to bring more
people here?
John Falk, Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors (TSBOR):
They oppose real estate transfer tax options.
o Clear whatever Council decides, outreach to stakeholders will be crucial.
It is incumbent on the entity to do the outreach and mitigate advisories.
General versus special tax.
o General tax with the understanding that it will be used for specific uses is
disingenuous.
o What works or spreads the risk.
o Adding cost to property that is so valuable may not be wise.
o TOT and use tax will tax visitors too.
Vice Mayor Tirman closed public comment.
Council Discussion: '
• Polling and outreach — narrow options.
o Recommendation on next steps.
o Curious, parcel tax, most flexibility.
• How does the Town lead the region?
o Taking a direction that other can follow (Parcel Tax):
• TOT - 2% to supplant TBID or increase percentage point for
residential areas.
o Tiered Parcel Tax, voter registration method.
o Move forward and poll it.
• Hesitant on parcel tax:
o Less heartburn with tiered.
o TOT transit benefit paying the tax direct correlation to transit.
o Increasing the tax, what is the direct benefit to the taxpayer (visitor)?
• Sensitive to pushing it higher.
• Portion of the 2% housing and portion to TBID.
• Sales tax is already higher than the counties.
• Transfer tax see what's happen at the State level.
• Conduct informal polling and determine support.
• A general tax can only be considered at a general election.
• Explore the tiered parcel tax, conduct polling.
• TOT proposal.
• Conduct key stakeholder outreach.
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7.5 STAFF REPORT — Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Town of Truckee Annual Operating and
Capital Budget.
Recommended Action: Approve Resolution 2018-37 to: 1) Adopt the 2018-2019 Town
of Truckee Annual Operating and Capital Budget, including proposed personnel
changes, and adopt the estimated actuals for 2017-2018 Capital Improvement Projects
as the amended budget amounts: 2) Adopt the Town of Truckee Job Classification List
effective for FY 2018-2019 pursuant to the requirements of the California Code of
Regulations, title 2, section 570.5.
Nicole Casey, Senior Accountant, presented from the staff report (presentation on file
with the Town Clerk).
Mayor Wallace Dee opened the item for public comment.
Seeing none, Mayor Wallace Dee closed public comment.
The staff recommendation was moved by Council Member Goodwin, seconded by
Council Member Abrams, and adopted with the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Goodwin, Council Member Abrams, Council
Member Flora, and Vice Mayor Tirman.
Noes: none.
Absent: Mayor Wallace Dee.
The motion passed 4-0.
' 8. COUNCIL REPORTS
Vice Mayor Tirman
• Attended the Memorial Day service.
Participated in Truckee Day.
Attended Mountain Housing Council Meeting.
Council Member Goodwin
• Attended Truckee Day.
• Attended the Truckee Roundhouse Maker Show.
Council Member Flora
• Attended pre Truckee day clean up here at Town Hall.
• Attended the 100 Anniversary of the Donner Monument.
10. ADJOURNMENT — 11:50 P.M.
The next Town Council meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, June 25, 2018, 6:00
p.m. at Town Hall, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA.
Approved: Respectfully submitted by:
' David Tirman, Vice Mayor Judy rice, MMC, Town Clerk
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