CITY OF SAUSALITO
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Monday, November 13, 2023
6:00 PM
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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 two (2) 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 two minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET – 6:00 PM 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 LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9: One Case
2. OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET - 6:30 PM II.A. Pledge of Allegiance
II.B. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
II.C. Approval of Agenda
3. CONSENT CALENDAR – 6:33 PM
3.1 Authorize the City Manager to sign the amendment to the 1996 Revised Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Agreement County of Marin (“Zero Waste Marin”) Staff Report
Attachment 1 - 1996 Original JPA Agreement
Attachment 2 - Revised JPA Agreement Relined
Attachment 3 - 2023 JPA Amendment
Public Comment - Tom Theodores
4. PUBLIC HEARING - 6:35 PM
4.1 Consider Appeal of a Planning Commission Decision Approving Design Review Permit for Capital Improvement Project DPW 03.01.001, known as the Public Works Ferry Landside Improvement Project (APN 065-073-03 and 065-073-05; CEQA:
Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(c) and 15303(d).) Staff anticipate that the format of the hearing will be 15 minutes provided for City staff presentation, 15 minutes provided for appellants’ presentation, a significant public comment period, and a 5-minute rebuttal for appellants, and City Council questions may be asked at any time until the close of public hearing and beginning of deliberations. To be able to complete this business item, the City Council may modify this hearing format, or may shorten the public comment period to one minute per speaker based on the anticipated number of persons wishing to speak, and/or limit the total time allotted to public comment to a set period of time, as allowed pursuant to Government Code section 54954.3(b).
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Applicable General Plan Policies and Programs Attachment 3 - Design Review Permit Findings
Attachment 4 - Conditions of Approval imposed by the Planning Commission Attachment 5 - Ferry Landside Project Plans September 2023 (Exhibit D) Attachment 6 - Planning Resolution 23-15_DR_Signed
Attachment 7 - Appeal Application_September 25, 2023
Attachment 8 - Appeal Letter and Supporting Attachments October 18, 2023 Attachment 9 - Ferry Landside Improvement Plans, June 2023 Attachment 10 - PC Minutes July 26, 2023
Attachment 11 - PC Minutes September 13, 2023
Attachment 12 - GGBHTD-Support September 12, 2023
Attachment 13 - City Attorney Analysis of Ordiance 1128, September 12, 2023 Attachment 14 - DPW Ordinance 1128 Analysis 11-6-2023
Attachment 15 - Grant Compliance Memorandum 10-27-2023
Attachment 16 - DPW Response to Appeal Comments 11-6-2023 Attachment 17 - Fire Truck Turning Graphic
Attachment 18 - Appellant Presentation
Attachment 19 - Staff Presentation
Public Comments
All public comments for this item are compiled in the link above. To find your comment, please use the “find function” by pressing control/command + F.
5. ADJOURNMENT – 9:00 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, 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, Finance Director
Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager
Stacie Gregory, Acting Chief of Police
John Rohrbacher, Chief of Police
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
DECLARATION OF POSTING
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 24 hours prior to the special meeting.
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