Mill Valley meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Mill Valley agendas: Bigelow Avenue rebuild, Blithedale ADU appeal, joint city-school session

Three Mill Valley meetings fell within the past two weeks — two Planning Commission hearings and a joint special meeting of the City Council and the Mill Valley School District. All three are listed in the supplied records as agenda only, with minutes not yet published. No votes, approvals, denials or outcomes are recorded here, and nothing below should be read as a decision.

31 Bigelow Avenue: demolition and a new one-story home

The Planning Commission scheduled a public hearing on a design review and variance application for 31 Bigelow Avenue. The proposal would replace an existing home and garage with a new one-story residence.

As described in the agenda, the project calls for demolition of a 1,797-sq-ft home and a 240-sq-ft garage to build a 1,944-sq-ft residence. A separate variance request asks for one on-site parking space instead of the required two.

The hearing was set for the commission's 2026-10-13 meeting.

Joint session: storm planning, fire chief, bicycle parking and a stop control

The City Council and the Mill Valley School District held a joint special meeting on 2026-10-22 covering emergency preparedness and El Nino winter storm planning.

Agenda items listed for that session were:

• Introduction of Southern Marin Fire Chief Heather Marques
• El Nino and winter storm preparedness reports from the City and Southern Marin Fire
• A TMAC Schools Programs and Plan presentation
• A School District presentation on bicycle parking
• A proposed stop control installation at Cornelia Avenue and Throckmorton Avenue, which the City Council was to consider

The records do not indicate whether the council acted on the Cornelia Avenue and Throckmorton Avenue item.

Appeal over a 1,000 sq. ft. ADU at 288 E Blithedale Avenue

A second Planning Commission hearing, also dated 2026-10-22, concerned an appeal by Susan Ferrington. The appeal contests the Zoning Administrator's approval for a project to replace a small accessory structure with a 1,000 square foot Accessory Dwelling Unit at 288 E Blithedale Avenue, file number PL25-0102.

Two related matters were listed: a request for an exception to exceed the adjusted floor area limit at the same address, and the proposed removal of three non-heritage trees, including two redwoods.

The agenda does not state the grounds of the appeal beyond the fact that it contests the Zoning Administrator's approval, and it does not record how the commission responded.

What the records do not show

Because minutes for all three meetings have not been published in the supplied material, this roundup cannot report any vote tally, approval, denial, continuance or direction to staff. Readers should check the official agendas and minutes for the authoritative record of what occurred.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings were listed in the supplied data for the next 14 days. Residents who want to track the Bigelow Avenue application, the Blithedale Avenue ADU appeal or the Cornelia Avenue and Throckmorton Avenue stop control should watch the city's published agenda page for scheduling.

Mill Valley agendas show $2 million housing loan, tobacco sales ban and a Bigelow Avenue rebuild — but no minutes yet

Mill Valley's City Council, Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning Commission were all scheduled to meet in the past two weeks, but as of Oct. 19 no minutes had been published for any of those meetings. The records available are agendas, which show what each body was set to take up — not what it decided. No votes, outcomes or final funding commitments appear in the material reviewed here.

City Council, Oct. 7: $2 million housing loan on the agenda

The council's agenda listed a proposed loan to EAH Housing not to exceed $2 million from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. It also listed an ordinance to prohibit the sale of all commercial tobacco products and electronic smoking devices, and a resolution to accept a $27,000 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant.

Two presentations were scheduled: a Climate Action and Sustainability Update and a presentation on the Southern Marin Services Annex.

Because only the agenda was available, it is not established whether any of these items were voted on, continued or withdrawn.

Parks and Recreation Commission, Oct. 7: Boyle Park tennis and park rentals

The commission was set to discuss a recommendation to the City Council on a professional services agreement for Boyle Park tennis operations, maintenance and management.

Also on the agenda were park rental rate corrections dated June 3, 2026, and two event use requests for Old Mill Park: Zero Breast Cancer on October 24, 2026, and Bay Area Ultra Runners on November 28, 2026. An update on softball facility renovations at Hauke Park was also listed.

No minutes from this meeting were available, so the commission's recommendations and any action on the use requests are not recorded in the source material.

Planning Commission: 31 Bigelow Avenue, listed twice

A design review and variance application for 31 Bigelow Avenue (PL25-0093) appeared on both the October 8 and October 13 Planning Commission agendas as a public hearing.

The proposal as described in the agendas would demolish a 1,797-square foot home and a 240-square foot garage and construct a 1,944 adjusted square foot one-story residence. The applicant also requested a variance to provide one on-site parking space instead of the required two.

The same item being listed on two dates may reflect a continuance, but the agendas do not say so, and no minutes were published for either meeting. Whether the commission heard the item, continued it or acted on it is not established by the available record.

What the record does and does not show

Every item above comes from a published agenda. Agendas describe what a body may consider; they do not confirm that a vote occurred, that money was authorized, or that an ordinance took effect. Readers seeking outcomes should consult the official minutes once posted.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings were listed in the data provided for the next 14 days. That absence reflects the supplied schedule only and is not evidence that no meetings are planned; residents should check the city's posted agendas and notices for dates, times and locations.

Items that may return for public attention, based on the agendas above, include the proposed $2 million affordable housing loan, the tobacco sales ordinance, the Boyle Park tennis agreement and the 31 Bigelow Avenue application.

Mill Valley agendas: $2 million housing loan, tobacco sales ban, Boyle Park tennis contract

Mill Valley's City Council, Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning Commission each had items on their agendas over the past two weeks, including a proposed $2 million affordable housing loan, a proposed ban on commercial tobacco sales, a Boyle Park tennis management contract and a home rebuild on Bigelow Avenue. None of the records provided include published minutes, so no votes, approvals or outcomes are confirmed as of October 13, 2026. What follows is what the agendas listed for consideration.

City Council: housing loan, tobacco ordinance, traffic grant

Records for council meetings dated October 1 and October 7, 2026 list three items:

• A loan to EAH Housing not to exceed $2 million from the City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
• An ordinance amending Chapter 7.20 to prohibit the sale of all commercial tobacco products and electronic smoking devices, to be adopted by title only with the second reading waived.
• A resolution accepting a $27,000.00 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

The October 1 record places these on the consent calendar; the October 7 record lists them as individual items. The October 1 record also lists approval of the September 8 and September 21, 2026 Regular City Council meeting action minutes, a proclamation honoring Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15, 2026), a proclamation honoring Chris Reiff, presentations on sustainability, the 2026 Concerts in the Plaza series and Southern Marin Services Annex, and a closed session scheduled before the public portion.

Parks and Recreation Commission: Boyle Park tennis, park events

Agenda records dated October 2 and October 7, 2026 list a presentation on a Municipal Services Tax (MST) renewal headed to the November 3, 2026 ballot, and a recommendation to City Council on a professional services agreement for Boyle Park tennis operations, maintenance and management, with rates effective January 1, 2027.

The consent calendar includes approval of the June 3 and September 2, 2026 meeting minutes, two Old Mill Park use requests — Zero Breast Cancer for a Dipsea Hike start/finish and post-event party on October 24, 2026 from 7:00am to 3:00pm, and Bay Area Ultra Runners for the 2026 Annual Quadruple Dipsea start/finish on November 28, 2026 from 5:00am to 5:00pm — and park rental rate corrections from the June 3, 2026 Commission approval. The Commission was also to receive updates on softball facility renovations at Hauke Park and on its priority projects. No new business was listed.

Planning Commission: 31 Bigelow Avenue

A public hearing on 31 Bigelow Avenue (PL25-0093) covers a design review and variance application to demolish a 1,797-square foot home and 240-square foot garage and construct a 1,944 adjusted square foot one-story residence. The variance request is to provide one on-site parking space instead of the required two.

What the records show — and don't

Every meeting record provided is marked "agenda only (minutes not yet published)." That means the items above were scheduled for discussion or action; the records do not establish that any vote was taken or what the result was. One record dated October 1, 2026 describes the council meeting as taking place October 5, 2026; the records provided do not explain the difference.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings were listed in the data provided for the next 14 days. Readers should check the City of Mill Valley's official meeting calendar and posted agendas for the authoritative schedule.