CITY OF SAUSALITO
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Monday, June 6, 2022
12:00 PM
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Pursuant to Government code section 54953(e), and in light of the declared state of emergency, the special meeting of the City Council for June 6, 2022 will be conducted telephonically through Zoom and broadcast live on the City's Website. Please be advised that pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e), and in light of the declared state of emergency, and to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, the Council chambers will not be open for the meeting, Council members and the public will be participating telephonically and will not be physically present in the Council Chambers.
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If you do not want to speak during the public comment portion of the Agenda, you are also encouraged to submit email correspondence to [email protected]. Email comments will be accepted up until 10:00 AM the day of the meeting and forwarded to the City Council, posted to the City website, and placed in the City's permanent records. Email messages should be sent to [email protected]. If you choose to submit an email, please note in the Subject Line the part of the Agenda your email pertains to. For example, you can type in the Subject Line, "Agenda Item 2- Communications" or "Agenda Item 6, Public Hearing"
IF STARTING TIMES ARE LISTED FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A GUIDELINE ONLY. THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE ORDER OF DISCUSSION IN ORDER TO RUN AN EFFECTIVE MEETING. IF YOU WISH TO ASSURE YOURSELF OF HEARING A PARTICULAR DISCUSSION, PLEASE ATTEND THE ENTIRE MEETING. THE CITY VALUES AND INVITES WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS SET FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW ALL CORRESPONDENCE, PLEASE SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO STAFF AT LEAST FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. ANY WRITTEN OR ORAL COMMENTS PROVIDED WILL BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.
To give everyone an opportunity to be heard and to ensure the presentation of different points of view, the City Council requests that members of the audience who wish to speak, complete a Speakers' Card and when called on: 1) Always address the Chair; 2) State your name; 3) State views succinctly; and 4) Limit presentations to three (3) minutes. However, if there is a large group present to speak on the same issue, the City Council has the discretion to limit speakers to less than three minutes.
I. CALL TO ORDER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET – 12:00 PM A. Mayor Kellman calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken B. Mayor Kellman announces that item(s) B.1 will be discussed in Closed Session C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Closed Session Items
D. Approval of Agenda
B.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Existing Litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (1) Name of Case: Sausalito/Marin County Chapter of the California Homeless Union v. City of Sausalito USDC No. District of Ca. Case No. 3:21-cv-01143-LB
1. ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION
2. LEAD DEPARTMENT
Administration Department
City Hall, main floor
420 Litho Street
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 289-4199
[email protected]
CITY COUNCIL
Janelle Kellman, Mayor
Melissa Blaustein, Vice Mayor
Jill James Hoffman, Councilmember
Susan Cleveland-Knowles, Councilmember
Ian Sobieski, Councilmember
STAFF
Chris Zapata, City Manager
Mary Wagner, City Attorney
Serge Avila, City Clerk
Dan Hortert, Contract Community Development Director
Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Abbot Chambers, City Librarian/Director of Communications John Rohrbacher, Chief of Police
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
Disability AccessIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (28 C.F.R. 35.102-35.104, ADA Title 11), if you need special assistance to participate in a City of Sausalito meeting, such as assistive listening devices, materials in large print or Braille, real time captioning, a translator, a sign language interpreter or other accommodations, please call, email or visit the Lead Department (see contact information on previous page) at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Please contact the Lead Department for questions about accessibility of the meeting space, including the location of the nearest bus stop and accessible curbside parking to the meeting space.
How to obtain City Council Agendas
Posted Agendas: Agendas are posted 72 hours (regular meetings) and 24 hours (special meetings) prior to the City Council meeting at the entrance to the City Hall.
Agendas on the web: www.sausalito.gov/city-government/city-calendar and click on the calendar link for that meeting.
Lead Department Office: Agendas are available at the Department Office’s (see Lead Department information above), City Hall at 420 Litho Street, Sausalito.
City Council Meetings: Agendas are also available for the public at every City Council meeting.
How to obtain City Council Agenda Packet Materials
Lead Department Office: A copy of the complete agenda packet is available for review at least 72 hours (regular meetings) and 24 hours (special meetings) in advance of the City Council meeting at the Lead Department Office’s (see Lead Department information above). Materials related to an item on this agenda which are submitted to the City Council after distribution of the packet are available for review in the Lead Department Office during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City's website, subject to Staff's ability to post the documents before the meeting.
Staff Reports on the Web: www.sausalito.gov/city-government/city-calendar and click on the calendar link for that meeting.
At City Council Meetings: A complete agenda packet is available for review at each City Council meeting.
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