CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, January 24, 2023
CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:30 PM
OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT 7:00 PM
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC This meeting will be conducted both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom. Members of the public will have the option to observe the meeting and address the City Council as outlined below.
In-Person Participation:
Pursuant to Government code section 54953(e), and in light of the declared state of emergency, the special meeting for January 24, 2023, will be conducted telephonically through Zoom and broadcast live on the City's Website. City Hall – 420 Litho Street, Council Chambers will also be open. Masks are no longer required but are still highly recommended in accordance with California Dept of Health Guidelines. To maintain public health and safety, please do not attend in person if you are experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19.
Provide Public Comment. To address the City Council on any item on the posted agenda, fill out a Request to Speak Form located in the back of the Council Chambers and submit it to the City Clerk; or, you may raise your hand when the Mayor calls for public comments.
If you would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the meeting remotely:
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If you would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the meeting remotely:
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If you want to comment during the public comment portion of the Agenda, you can use the "Raise Hand" function in Zoom under Reactions (Make sure your Zoom is updated to the latest version) or you can Press *9 if you are calling in. The City Clerk will select you from the meeting cue. Please be patient while waiting in the cue.
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 4:00 PM 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 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 - 5:30 PM I.A. Mayor Blaustein calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken I.B. Mayor Blaustein announces Closed Session items:
B.1 Conference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation - Leitch, et al. v. City of Sausalito; Marin County Superior Court Case # CIV2003537 Govt.
Code 54956.9(d)()
B.2 Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Govt. Code 54956.9 (d(2)-(4) (2 cases)
B.3 Conference with Labor Negotiator Govt. Code Section 54957.6 ; City Manager- Negotiator, Deborah Muchmore
B.4 Public Employee Performance Evaluation – Govt. Code 54957 Title: City Attorney
I.C. PUBLIC COMMENTS
I.C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
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 - 7:03 PM
2. ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - 7:07 PM
2.A. Draft Minutes of the December 13, 2022 and January 10, 2023 Meetings December 13, 2022 Draft Minutes
January 10, 2023 Draft Minutes
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:10 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. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Accepting the 2022 Pavement Improvement Project as Complete and Direct the City Engineer to File a Notice of Completion
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Notice of Completion
Attachment 3 - Photos
3.B. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with BKF Engineers for the Coloma St. Safe Pathways to School Project in an amount not to exceed $21,640 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Amendment No. 1 PSA
Attachment 3 - Professional Services Agreement
Sybil Boutilier Public Comment
3.C. Declaring the City's 2006 Ford Ranger Surplus and Authorizing the City Manager to Dispose of Said Equipment at Auction
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
3.D. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1291 to Adopt a Military Equipment Use Policy per CA Assembly Bill 481 (Government Code § 7070 et seq.) Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance
Attachment 2 - Policy 705
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 7:15 PM
5.A. Receive and File an Update on Timing for Adoption of Objective Development and Design Standards (ODDS).
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft ODDS Document
5.B. Staff update regarding recommendations from the Sausalito Landslide Task Force Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - MPEG Proposal
Attachment 3 - 9-24-19 Mudslide-Task-Force-Report
Attachment 4 - Presentation
5.C. Parklet and Outdoor Dining Program Update
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Parklet and Outdoor Dining Program dated March 2022 Attachment 2 - Presentation
6. COMMUNICATIONS - 9:30 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.
Juli Vieira Public Comment
7. COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS - 9:30 PM
City Council questions
Council discussion and direction, if any
8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 9:35 PM 8A. PUBLIC COMMENT on Items 8B-8E - limited to 3 minutes/person - 9:37 PM 8B. City Manager Information for Council - 9:55 PM
8C. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees – 9:50 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
8D. Future Agenda Items – 9:53 PM
8E. Other reports of significance – 9:57 PM
9. ADJOURNMENT – 10:00 PM
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held February 7, 2023 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
Melissa Blaustein, Mayor
Ian Sobieski, Vice Mayor
Joan Cox, Councilmember
Jill James Hoffman, Councilmember
Janelle Kellman, Councilmember
STAFF
Chris Zapata, City Manager
Gregory Rubens, City Attorney
Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk
Brandon Phipps, Community Development Director
Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Abbot Chambers, City Librarian/Director of Communications Vivian Chu, Finance Director
Acting Chief Police, Stacie Gregory
John Rohrbacher, Chief of Police
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
Disability Access In 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.
How to Stay Current Subscribe to the Sausalito Currents, City's e-mail distribution service for City news, announcements about upcoming public meetings including Council and Board/Commission meetings, forums, a variety of special events, and occasional news flashes on important issues affecting Sausalito, like road closures and weather alerts. You can also follow official City of Sausalito messages and postings on Facebook, Nextdoor, Twitter and Nixle. To subscribe or follow, visit www.sausalito.gov Disability Access In 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.
How to Stay Current Subscribe to the Sausalito Currents, City's e-mail distribution service for City news, announcements about upcoming public meetings including Council and Board/Commission meetings, forums, a variety of special events, and occasional news flashes on important issues affecting Sausalito, like road closures and weather alerts. You can also follow official City of Sausalito messages and postings on Facebook, Nextdoor, Twitter and Nixle. To subscribe or follow, visit www.sausalito.gov