CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED JOINT SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Monday, January 30, 2023
3:00 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 30, 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 12:00 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].
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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 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting 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 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting has the discretion to limit speakers to less than three minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET - 3:00 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.I Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Govt. Code 54956.9 (d(2)-(4) One Case
I.C. PUBLIC COMMENTS
I.C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
II. OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET – 3:30 PM II.A. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA – 3:32 PM
3. CONSENT CALENDAR – 3:34 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.
3.A. Consider Introduction and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 02-2023, An Ordinance Repealing Sausalito Municipal Code Section 2.04.010 – Regular Meeting Times, and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Council Meeting Regular Times Staff Report
Draft Ordinance
4. BUSINESS ITEMS – 3:36 PM
4.A. Public Hearing by Planning Commission on Review and Recommendation of 6th Cycle Housing Element; Public Hearing by City Council on Adoption of 6th Cycle Housing Element
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - PC Presentation re Recommended Changes to Housing Element Attachment 2 - HCD Correspondence regarding Results of Housing Element Review Attachment 3 – HCD comment response matrix
Attachment 4 - HCD Review Draft 6th Cycle Housing Element Attachment 5 - Appendices to the HCD Review Draft 6th Cycle Housing Element Attachment 6.1 - CC Working Group recommended revised Housing Element (background) Attachment 6.2 - CC Working Group recommended revised Housing Element (plan) Attachment 6.3 - CC Working Group recommended revised Housing Element (maps) Attachment 7 - Appendices to CC Working Group recommended revised Housing Element Attachment 8 - Planning Commission Draft Resolution
Attachment 9 - City Council Draft Resolution
Attachment 10 - Public Comments
Attachment 11 - Presentation
5. ADJOURNMENT – 8:00 PM
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on 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
PLANNING COMMISSION
Jeffery Luxenberg, Chair
Andrew Junius, Vice Chair
Kristina Feller, Commissioner
Richard Graef, Commissioner
Nastassya Saad, Commissioner
STAFF
Chris Zapata, City Manager
Sergio Rudin, Acting City Attorney
Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk
Brandon Phipps, Community & Economic Development Director Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Abbot Chambers, City Librarian/Director of Communications Vivian Chu, Finance Director
Stacie Gregory, Acting Chief Police
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 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting Agendas Posted Agendas: Agendas are posted 72 hours (regular meetings) and 24 hours (special meetings) prior to the Joint City Council and Planning Commission 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.
Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting Meetings: Agendas are also available for the public at every Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting meeting.
How to obtain Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting 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 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting 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 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting 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 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting Meetings: A complete agenda packet is available for review at each Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting meeting.
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