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CITY OF SAUSALITO
SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL & PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 12, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
The special joint meeting of January 12, 2023 was called to order by Mayor Blaustein at 5:31 p.m., with the meeting conducted via in-person and Zoom.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: CITY COUNCIL
Melissa Blaustein, Mayor
lan Sobieski, Vice Mayor
Joan Cox, Councilmember
Jill James Hoffman, Councilmember
Janelle Kellman, Councilmember
PLANNING COMMISSION
Jeffery Luxenberg, Chair
Andrew Junius, Vice Chair
Kristina Feller, Commissioner
Nastassya Saad, Commissioner
ABSENT: Richard Graef, Commissioner
CONSENT CALENDAR
Adopting Two Resolutions to implement the changes resulting from the recently approved Measure L and authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements for City's use tax with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Councilmember Kellman made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Hoffman, and unanimously carried to adopt Resolution 08-2023 and Resolution 09-2023 by the following vote:
Cox, Hoffman, Kellman, Sobieski, Blaustein
NOES:
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
5. 4.A. 6th Cycle Housing Element
Beth Thompson, Principal, De Novo, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Chris Zapata, City Manager, and Sergio Rudin, Assistant City Attorney, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
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Peter McGuire and Sandra Bushmaker provided public comment.
The City Council received the update on the 6th Cycle Housing Element and directed staff to decouple EIR and zoning from the Housing Element; create a working group comprised of Councilmembers Cox and Kellman to help review comments regarding the Housing Element; directed De Novo and the City Attorney to outline risks around block development grants and bring clarity with the Objective Design & Development Standards; evaluate Plan Bay Area; dismiss the Housing Element Advisory Committee and send them a thank you letter; and have De Novo clarify deadlines from the May 23, 2022 meeting and discrepancies of its contract with the City.
4.B. Status of Objective Design & Development Standards (ODDS) Bob Brown, Consultant, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Michael Rex, Vicki Nichols, Jenny Silva, and Sybil Boutilier provided public comment.
The City Council received the update on status of Objective Development & Design Standards and directed staff to agendize the ODDS in the January 24, 2023 meeting; look at gradients and consideration of ADA; and a consideration of SB9 in consideration of the ODDS.
4.C. Presentation on SB 9, Local Implementation Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1288), Interaction with ODDS and Housing Element, and Direction to Staff Brandon Phipps, Community Development Director, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Neal Toft, Principal Planner, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Michael Rex, Vicki Nichols, and Sybil Boutilier provided public comment.
The City Council received the summary presentation regarding SB 9 and the City's local implementation ordinance (Ordinance No. 1288) and how SB 9 interacts with the ODDS as well as the City's Housing Element and directed staff to look at SB9 with an eye to disaster preparedness; and forward a memo from Michael Rex to the Planning Commission.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Blaustein adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
Walfred Solorzano
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