CITY OF SAUSALITO
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, July 12, 2022
7:00 PM
CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 PM
OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT 7:00 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 regular meeting of the City Council for July 12, 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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I. CALL TO ORDER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET - 5:00 PM I.A. Mayor Kellman calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken I.B. Mayor Kellman announces that item(s) D1-D5 will be discussed in Closed Session I.C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Closed Session items
I.D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following:
D.1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS – pursuant to Section 54957.6 Agency designated representatives: Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai Employee organization: SEIU Local 1021, Sausalito Police Association, Management and Confidential D.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Anticipated Litigation/Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(b) One potential case.
D.3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Real Property Negotiations pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.8
Property – Bank of America Building. 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965 City Negotiator – City Manager, City Attorney, Michael Wagner, Contract Real Estate Manager Negotiating Parties – Sausalito Center for the Arts, Larry and Michael Mindel Under Negotiation – price and terms
D.4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Anticipated Litigation/Initiation of Litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(c)
One potential case.
D.5. 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
Public Comment
Public Comment- Flavin
II. OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET - 7:00 PM II.A. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
II.B. Approval of Agenda
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 7:05 PM •Presentation
•City Council questions
•PUBLIC COMMENT
•City Council discussion/action
1.A. Fire District presentation on LRAD sirens
Staff Report
Staff Report Revised- Late Mail
Attachment 1-LRAD Presentation Sausalito
Attachment 2- LRAD Notice of Exemption Rodeo
Attachment 3- LRAD Notice of Exemption Spencer
2. ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - 7:25 PM
•Move to approve as submitted; or
•Move to approve as changed/corrected
2.A. Approval of Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of June 14, 2022 and Adjournment to a Regular Meeting of June 17, 2022.
Draft Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of June 14 and 17 2022
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:30 PM
REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR: Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and non-controversial, require no discussion, are expected to have unanimous Council support, and may be enacted by the Council in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of Consent Calendar items. However, before the Council votes on a motion to adopt the Consent Calendar items, Councilmembers, City staff, or members of the public may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. In order to request an item be pulled, you must have completed a Speakers’ Card and turned it in to the City Clerk. Items will only be removed from the Consent Calendar by a vote of the Council. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be discussed later on the agenda, when public comment will be heard on any item that was removed from the Consent Calendar. • PUBLIC COMMENT – Receive requests to remove item(s) from the Consent Calendar • Motion to approve the following actions:
3.A. Receive and File the report regarding the Shared Needs Assessment Study for a Shared Services Corporation Yard with Mill Valley.
Staff Report
Attachment 1- Draft Facilities Needs Assessment- Late Mail
3.B. Adopt a Resolution Amending the Revised and Restated Master Fee Schedule Adopted in FY2008-09 to Adjust Parking Rates in the Downtown Area Staff Report
Draft Resolution Parking Fee Adjustments
Resolution No. 5731
3.C. Renewal of Emergency Declaration
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
3.D. First Amendment to Legal Services Agreement with Burke Williams & Sorensen, LLP for City Attorney Services
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - First Amendment to LSA
Attachment 2 - Executed LSA
3.E. Reports to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - BCDC Agreement
Attachment 2 - March 27, 2022 Presentation to BCDC Enforcement Committee Attachment 3 - Interim Update on Planning for Housing
Attachment 4 - Eelgrass Mitigation Plan
Presentation to BCDC- Late Mail
3.F. Receive and File the Sausalito Police Department’s Crime and Traffic Report Calendar Year 2022 – Second Quarter Report
Staff Report
3.G. NHA Advisors analysis related to financial approaches the City of Sausalito may consider for pension challenges. Recommendation to direct the City Manager to work with NHA to explore a private placement for potential pension cost savings.
Memo to Council
Attachment 1- Agreement
Attachment 2- Presentation
3.H. Approval of the Five-Key Housing and Social Services Contract for Marinship Encampment
Staff Report
Attachment 1- Draft Resolution
Attachment 1- Five Key Proposal
4. BUSINESS ITEMS - 7:35 PM
In general, the following procedural order applies to items of business:
•Presentation
•City Council questions
•PUBLIC COMMENT – limited to 3 minutes/person
•City Council discussion/action
4.A. Citizen’s Initiative Petition to Repeal Existing Regulations and Authorize Storefront and Non-Storefront Commercial Cannabis Businesses in Sausalito. (Mary Wagner, City Attorney) 7:35PM
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Chart comparing Cannabis Initiatives
Attachment 2 - Draft Resolution
PPT Presentation- Late Mail
Public Comment- Maltbie
Public Comment- Leopold
Public Comment- Dubin, Carol
Public Comment- Dubin, Laurie
Public Comment - Canabis - Fernandez, K.pdf
4.B. Consideration of a lease between the City of Sausalito and the Sausalito Center for the Arts for the former Bank of America building located at 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A to Resolution (Lease)
Attachment 3 - Exhibit B to Resolution (TI Plan)
Powerpoint Presentation
Public Comment- Flavin
Public Comment- Schwarcz
Public Comment- Dehn
Public Comment- Fraser
Public Comment- Johnson
Public Comment- Zuch
Public Comment- Bushmaker
Public Comment- Burns
Public Comment- Hanson
Public Comment- Mandel
Public Comment- Merrill
Public Comment- Pfeifer
Public Comment- Keller & Horinzny
Public Comment- Coral
Public Comment- Elze.pdf
Public Comment- Saxton
Public Comment- Williams
Public Comment- Hammond
Public Comment- Nelson 2
Public Comment- Nelson
Public Comment- Wetterer
Public Comment- Mayo
Public Comment- Hail
Public Comment- Luhrs
Public Comment- Hanson, Sonja
Public Comment- MacGregor
Public Comment- Thornburg
Public Comment- Drobnis 2
Public Comment- Pratt
Public Comment- Drobnis
Public Comment- de-Remer
Public Comment- Nadjibi
Public Comment- Theodores
Public Comment- Risberg
Public Comment- Barker
Public Comment- Gray
Public Comment- Chase
Public Comment- Boy
PowerPoint Presentation- Revised- Late Mail
5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - 9:25 PM
In general, the following procedural order applies to public hearing items:
•Disclosure of Ex Parte communications (Appeals)
•Staff Presentation
•City Council Questions
•Applicant/Appellant Presentations – 10 minutes per "team" (Appeals) •PUBLIC COMMENT – limited to 3 minutes/person
•Appellant/Applicant rebuttals – 5 minutes per "team" (Appeals) •City Council discussion/action
5.A. Ordinance amending Chapter 12.16 of the Sausalito Municipal Code “Noise Control” to prohibit the use of gasoline powered landscape equipment. (Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director) 9:25 PM
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Chapter 12 Redline
Attachment 2 - Sustainability Commission Recommendation 07-12-2022 Presentation
Public Comment- Parish
Public Comment- Hanson
Public Comment- Wilder
6. COMMUNICATIONS - 9:50 PM
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: This is the time for the City Council to hear from citizens regarding matters that are not on the agenda. Except in very limited situations, state law precludes the Council from taking action on or engaging in discussions concerning items of business that are not on the agenda. However, the Council may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by a member of the public, ask clarifying questions, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his or her own activities. The Council may also refer matters not on the agenda to City staff or direct that the subject be agendized for a future meeting.
Please make sure you have completed a Speakers’ Card and turned it in to the City Clerk.
7. COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS - 10:00 PM
•City Council questions
•Council discussion and direction, if any
8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 10:05 PM 8A. PUBLIC COMMENT on Items 8B-8E - limited to 3 minutes/person - 10:10 PM 8B. City Manager Information for Council - 10:15 PM
•Oral Report & Council Questions
•Council discussion and direction, if any
8C. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees - 10:20 PM Under this item the Council may take action to appoint qualified applicants to City Boards, Commissions and Committees, as further detailed in the staff report for the corresponding item. Additionally, the Mayor may make Council liaison appointments to City or Regional Committees. •City Council questions
•Council discussion and direction, if any
Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates for the League of California Cities Annual Conference—September 7-9, 2022 in Long Beach
Staff Report
Attachment 1- Annual League of California Cities Notice 8D. Future Agenda Items - 10:25 PM
•City Council questions
•Council discussion and direction, if any
Future Agenda Items and Tentative Items for August 30, 2022 and September 13, 2022.
Future Agenda Items
Tentative Items for August 30 and September 13, 2022
8E. Other reports of significance - 10:30 PM
•City Council questions
•Council discussion and direction, if any
9. ADJOURNMENT - 10:35 PM
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held August 30, 2022 with the open session due to commence at approximately 7:00 PM.
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, Acting 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
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