The Town of Corte Madera is in the beginning stages of creating a more resilient, functional, and inviting Town Hall that will be a community asset for the Town’s next 100 years. The project is intended to be a long-term solution to ongoing challenges at the existing Town Hall facility, including issues related to seismic stability, compliance with current building codes (including ADA accessibility), and inadequate capacity for community and public meetings, permitting, and office functions.

The Town has conducted several meetings and workshops over the last year where the public has been invited to participate in the project and fiscal planning for the Town Hall project. Additional neighborhood and community-wide outreach regarding the project goals, site planning, design, and potential neighborhood impacts will be conducted through the Planning Commission project review process. Materials from previous meetings can be accessed below, and will be updated as the project application develops.

March 24, 2020 Planning Commission Study Session (meeting cancelled)

This meeting has been cancelled. Once it has been rescheduled, it will be duly noticed in advance.

January 30, 2020 Community Workshop

• Workstation Results (Images of final “like” tally for massing, design character, and sustainability stations)
• Presentation
• Meeting Video
• Agenda
• Neighborhood Invitation and Community NewsFlash

December 12, 2019 Neighborhood Outreach Discussion

• Presentation
• Invitation - dated December 4, 2019

November 5, 2019 Town Council meeting

• Meeting Video
• Meeting Minutes
• Staff Report

June 4, 2019 Town Council meeting

• June 5, 2019 Marin IJ article "Corte Madera Plans for Town Hall Expansion"
• Meeting Video
• Meeting Minutes
• Staff Report

Community Workshops

• In May 2019, Community Workshops were conducted to solicit input from the community on site planning and design priorities that would help shape the Town Hall Project. Two Community Workshops were conducted May 11, 2019 and May 13, 2019.
  • Summary of Community Workshops
  • Invitation to Community Workshops

Town Hall Project Working Group meetings

• In early 2019, a “Working Group” was developed involving stakeholders, local architects, and two members of Town Council to conduct a broad community discussion to think more holistically about needs, location, master planning, and the long-term vision of Town Hall. The outcome of these meetings led to the development of multiple rough concept design options which were presented and discussed at two public “open-house” events held at the Corte Madera Community Center. The Working Group met on February 28, 2019, March 14, 2019, and March 29, 2019.
  • Summary of Working Group meetings

January 15, 2019 Town Council meeting

• Meeting Video
• Meeting Minutes
• Presentation: Update on Town Hall Addition Project and Consideration of Staff Request for Appointment of Up to Two Councilmembers to Serve on the Project Working Group

December 18, 2018 Town Council meeting

• Meeting Video
• Meeting Minutes
• Staff Report

Other documents:

• Town Hall Request for Proposal - Architectural & Engineering Design Services and Addendum 1 (Sept, Oct 2018)