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CITY OF SAUSALITO
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
I. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meging of ted vary 1p,202 ad called to order by Mayor Blaustein at 8:33 a.m.
LA ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmember Cox (IN-PERSON)
Councilmember Hoffman (VIA ZOOM)
Councilmember Kellman (IN-PERSON)
Vice-Mayor Sobieski (VIA ZOOM)
Mayor Blaustein (IN-PERSON)
1. COUNCIL PRIORITY SETTING RETREAT
Magda Gonzalez, Special Advisor, and Jacqueline McCray, Public Sector Advisory Director, Baker Tilly, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Chris Zapata, City Manager, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Craig Hill, Managing Principal, Leslie Bloom, Vice President, and Roy Kim, Associate, NHA Advisors, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Kieran Culligan, Joe Caldwell, and John provided public comment.
The City Council participated in a strategic planning session and each councilor identified the following priorities:
Mayor Blaustein
• Address primary vision elements:
• Fiscal and climate issues
• Thinking bigger about the future
• Focus on Smart Infrastructure
• Data
• Decision making
• Improve staff Retention
• Engage City Residents
Vice Mayor Sobieski
• Increase Revenue
• Staff up to implement Priorities and Goals
• Deliver Class-A Service
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Councilor Cox
• Create stable Revenue
• Create Ad-Hoc Revenue
• Cut Expenses
• Sewer Consolidation
• Focus on basic Service
• Pension strategy
• Enhance regulatory Compliance
• Address staff retention
• Salaries
• Morale
• Increase efficiency of City operations
Councilor Hoffman
• Streamline and use staff/Council/other assets efficiently • Identify objective criteria/decision funnel for fund allocation • Focus on development of a blue economy
Councilor Kellman
Explore alternative revenue sources
Bikes
• Boat access
Themed license plates
• Vacancy tax
• Land holdings
• Address infrastructure issues
2. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Blaustein adjourned the meeting at 12:27 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Natalit
Walfred Solorzano
City Clerk
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