CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED SPECIAL AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, July 18, 2023
CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 PM
OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT 7:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET, AND APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION BY COUNCIL - 5:00 PM
AB 2449 amends the Brown Act to provide an additional procedure for members of legislative bodies to attend public meetings remotely. Under this new law, members of a legislative body may attend public meetings remotely without identifying their teleconference site on the agency’s agenda if they provide just cause or emergency circumstance.
I.A. Mayor Blaustein calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken I.B. Mayor Blaustein announces items that will be discussed in Closed Session I.C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Closed Session items
I.D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Govt. Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai, Deborah Muchmore Employee organization: SEIU Local 1021, Sausalito Police Association Unrepresented Employee: Management and Confidential
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Govt. Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Negotiator, Deborah Muchmore Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Govt. Code Section 54957 (b)
Employee Title: City Attorney
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Dinahanian v. Kolowich, et al., Marin County Superior Court No. CIV1903553 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (1 potential case)”
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 4th of July Festivities Recap by Bryan Vitale
2. ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - 7:20 PM
2.A. Draft Minutes of the June 27, 2023 City Council Meeting Draft Minutes of the June 27, 2023 Meeting
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:25 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 may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. 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. By minute order, waive business license tax penalties imposed on Tile Fever in amount of $6,669.60
Staff Report
3.B. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager To Execute The Professional Services Agreement With MarinIT, Inc., To provide IT Managed Services For An Two Year Period, For An Amount Not To Exceed $598,250
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - March 22, 2022 Staff Report
Attachment 3 - City of Sausalito Professional Services Agreement MarinIT
3.C. Adopt a Resolution Rejecting All Bids for Construction of the Bridgeway Slide Repair Below 268 Woodward Project and Instruct Staff to Re-advertise the Project Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
3.D. Adopt a Resolution extending 20-minute parking zone to convert an existing 3 hour metered stall to 20 minute parking at the north side of Caledonia and Bridgeway intersection.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Picture
3.E. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sausalito extending existing no parking from 210 feet to 280 feet along the northwesterly curb return of Bridgeway and Napa Street
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Resolution 3999
Attachment 3 - Pictures
3.F. Adopt a Resolution Approving The Industrial Disability Retirement for Local Safety Member Jason McConnehey
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Exhibit A - Determination
Exhibit B - Promissory Note
Exhibit C - Resolution No. 6201
Exhibit D - Resolution No. 19-2023
3.G. Authorize City Manager to Execute Successor Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Service Employees Innternational Union, Local 1021 Staff Report
Attachment 1 – Resolution
Attachment 2 – Exhibit A to Resolution – SEIU Memorandum of Understanding Attachment 3 – Exhibit B to Resolution – Salary Tables
3.H. Adopt a Resolution Approving the City’s Revised Publicly Available Pay Schedule, effective July 1, 2023
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A to the Resolution – Revised Publicly Available Pay Schedule
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 7:30 PM
5.A. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to execute the professional services contract with Parametrix Inc. for the development of Conceptual Design Options related to the Bridgeway Safety Improvement Project, Princess St. to Richardson St. in the amount not to exceed $67,205.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - PSA and Proposal
Attachment 3 - Presentation
Attachment 4 - Post-Noticing Communications (Email, Revised Proposal & Project Checklist) Attachment 5 - Public Comments
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.
6.A. Public Comments
Public Comments - Sausalito Foundation
7. COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS - 9:40 PM
8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 9:45 PM 8A. PUBLIC COMMENT on Items 8B-8E - limited to 2 minutes/person 8B. City Manager Information for Council
Downtown Ferry Concept
Ice House Museum Opening
Sausalito Village CARSS Funding
8C. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees
Re-appoint Lauren Wylie to the Sustainability Commission for a retroactive 3-year term effective to July 31, 2025; and Mary Foust to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a retroactive 3-year term effective to March 31, 2026.
8D. Future Agenda Items
Future Agenda Items
8E. Other reports of significance
9. ADJOURNMENT - 10:00 PM
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held September 5, 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
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 Chad Hess, Interim Finance Director
Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager
Stacie Gregory, Acting Chief of Police
John Rohrbacher, Chief of Police
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
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This Notice is posted in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a) or §54956. Members of the public can view electronic agendas and staff reports by accessing the city website. Under penalty of perjury, this Agenda was posted to the public at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.
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