MARIN CO
CITY OF SAUSALITO
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 24, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of January 24, 2023 was called to order by Mayor Blaustein at 5:31 p.m., with the meeting conducted via in-person and Zoom.
LA ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmember Cox (IN-PERSON)
Councilmember Hoffman (VIA ZOOM)
Councilmember Kellman (VIA ZOOM)
Vice-Mayor Sobieski (VIA ZOOM)
Mayor Blaustein (IN-PERSON)
1.B. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor Blaustein announced the following would be considered during Closed Session:
B.1 onference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation - Leitch, et a . 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
Councilmember Cox noted that she would be recusing herself from Closed Session Item No. B.4., citing a conflict of interest.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM
No public comments were made.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Blaustein recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 5:32 p.m. 1 of 5
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Blaustein reconvened to Open Session at 7:00 p.m.
II.A. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no Closed Session announcements.
II.B. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
AYES: Cox, Hoffman, Kellman, Vice Mayor Sobieski, Mayor Blaustein NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS / MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no special presentations or mayoral announcements.
ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
2.A Draft Minutes of the December 13, 2022 and January 10, 2023 Meetings No public comments were made.
Councilmember Cox noted that the December 13, 2022, meeting minutes required a correction.
Councilmember Kellman made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Hoffman, and unanimously carried by the following roll call vote, to approve the December 13, 2022, and January 10, 2023, meeting minutes.
AYES: Cox, Hoffman, Kellman, Vice Mayor Sobieski, Mayor Blaustein NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public comments on Consent Calendar items.
Councilmember Cox noted that Agenda Item 3.A. should include project location and requested this be included in all project completion staff reports; and stated she would recuse herself from Agenda Item 3B due to project proximity.
Councilmember Hoffman made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Sobieski, and unanimously approved by the following roll call vote, to approve Consent Calendar Agenda Items 3A, 3C, and 3D.
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AYES: Cox, Hoffman, Kellman, Vice Mayor Sobieski, Mayor Blaustein NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Sobieski, and carried by the following roll call vote, to approve Consent Calendar Agenda Item 3B.
AYES: Hoffman, Kellman, Vice Mayor Sobieski, Mayor Blaustein NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Cox
ABSENT: None
3.A. Adopted Resolution No. 11-2023, accepting the 2022 Pavement Improvement Project as Complete and directed the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion.
3.B. Adopted Resolution No. 12-2023, 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 of $21,640 for a total contract amount of $150,406 ($128,766 original Agreement and $21,640 for this Amendment No. 1).
3.C. Adopted Resolution No. 13-2023, declaring the City's 2006 Ford Ranger surplus and authorized the City Manager to dispose of said equipment at auction.
3.D. Adopted Ordinance No. 01-2023, an ordinance adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy per California Assembly Bill 481 (Government Code § 7070 et seq.).
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A. Receive and File an Update on Timing for Adoption of Objective Development and Design Standards (ODDS)
Brandon Phipps, Community and Economic Development Director, Robert Brown, consultant, presented the staff report and responded to City Council questions and concerns.
Diane Johnson, Vicky Nichols, and Sybil Boutilier provided public comments.
By consensus, the City Council directed staff to proceed with the timeline as presented; develop a Phase Il for the Objective Development and Design Standards (ODDS) that would include consideration of the following: 1) SB9; 2) Landslide Task Force recommendations; 3) potential landslide ordinance; and 4) inclusion of ADA requirements. Additionally, the Mayor noted that the public will have an opportunity to participate when the update to the ODDS is considered.
5.B. Staff update regarding recommendations from the Sausalito Landslide Task Force
City Manager Chris Zapata requested that the proposed resolution be continued to a date to be determined.
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Kevin McGowan, Director of Public Works, presented the staff report and responded to City Council questions and concerns.
Bob Valone, Sandra Bushmaker, Steven Woodside, and Joe Hoffman provided public comments.
By consensus, the City Council directed staff to expedite the approval of the Miller Pacific Engineering Group contract as soon as possible, potentially at the next City Council meeting; conduct a storm event postmortem; provide quarterly updates; continue consideration of a landslide ordinance and determine how long it would take to enact; inclusion of the Landslide Task Force recommendations when discussing Capital Improvement Projects; and noting the high priority, asked for a commitment to discuss at the upcoming planning retreat.
5.C. Parklet and Outdoor Dining Program Update
Brandon Phipps, Director of Community and Economic Development, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Mike Monsef, Linda, Teresa, Vicky Nichols, Juli Vieira, and Sandra, representing the Napa Valley Burger Company, provided public comments.
By consensus, the City Council received and filed the Parklet and Outdoor Dining Program and provided additional direction including the "next steps", as outlined, be considered; review of internal circulation and spacing to determine whether the six-foot requirement is still relevant; review of seasonal fees and seasonal parklet offerings with the inclusion of a specific fee structure; provide consideration of a general fee structure and the need to communicate with businesses when determining the fees; research examples such as the city of San Francisco's half- fee waiver; and consideration of an enforcement component.
6. COMMUNICATIONS
Linda Lyons, Bob Valone, Vicky Nichols, Mark van Gorden, and Dan La Russo provided public comments.
7. COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Cox provided an update on the recently held MCMC Legislative Committee that discussed AB 96 and AB 99; and noted she received useful bill tracking links, related to key issues such as housing and transit, that could be shared upon request.
Councilmember Kellman spoke on the Blue County Task Force that met and proceeded to create four sub-committees that will focus on key issues. Additionally, Councilmember Kellman serves as the MCCMC Disaster Preparedness Representative and is working on efforts to assist residents; and with Councilmember Hoffman, is beginning discussions related to Bridgeway Marina and will return to the City Council with updates.
Mayor Blaustein provided an update on the City Council working group, serving with Councilmember Kellman, that included the continued priority of the hiring of a consultant; and continued discussion on key issues that were discussed on Martin Luther King Day. 4 of 5
8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS 8A. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments for Agenda Items 8B-8E.
8B. City Manager Information for Council
Chris Zapata, City Manager, provided the following updates:
1) Removal of Sammy the Sea Lion for safekeeping and storage in Public Works and prioritizing the repair of the steps and base.
2) A Planning Priority Session will be held with the City Council, City staff and opened to the public, on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. The City Manager secured the services of a facilitator to assist.
3) An update by Pacific Gas & Electric will be agendized at the February 7, 2023, City Council meeting.
Mayor Blaustein noted that there will be a special joint City Council and Planning Commission meeting on Monday, January 30, 2023.
8C. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees
There were none.
8D. Future Agenda Items
Councilmember Cox requested that staff provide the matrix of future agenda items in the future; and noted future agenda items to be considered could include an update from the Sausalito Marin City School District.
8E. Other reports of significance
There were none.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Blaustein adjourned the meeting at 9:55 p.m., in memory of Carol Peitz, outstanding public servant and community volunteer.
Respectfully submitted,
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