RAPIN CONCA
CITY OF SAUSALITO
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
November 13, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Blaustein at 6:00 p.m., with the meeting conducted via in-person and Zoom.
Councilmember Cox
councilmember Hoffmai
Councilmember Kellmar
Vice Mayor Sobieski
Mayor Blaustein
II. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9: One Case
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Blaustein recessed to Closed Session at 6:01 p.m.
RECONVENE
Mayor Blaustein reconvened the meeting at 6:36 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
There was no reportable action.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Moved by Councilmember Cox, seconded by Councilmember Hoffman, and unanimously carried, the City Council approved the agenda.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by Councilmember Cox, seconded by Councilmember Kellman, and unanimously carried, the City Council adopted the following Consent Calendar item:
3.1 Authorized the City Manager to sign the amendment to the 1996 Revised Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Agreement County of Marin ("Zero Waste Marin").
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PUBLIC HEARING
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).)
Members of the City Council announced their ex parte communications.
Brandon Phipps, Community & Economic Development Director, and Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Peter Van Meter, Jacques Ullman, Bill Hynes, and Michael Rex, Appellants, made a presentation.
Mayor Blaustein opened the public hearing.
Mary Foust, Adrian Brinton, Jan Johnson, Sunil Raj, Rachel Hunter, Ken Fong, Martha Loftis, Joel Karr, Scott Thornburg, Patti Bott, Skip Speaks, Todd Wheeler, Charles Melton, Mary Griffin, Tad Thompson, Susan Roshia, Kass Green, Muriel Ullman, Teresa Ancona, Kay Mitzel, Alice Merill, Steven Woodside, Shelby Van Meter, Kieran Culligan, Carolyn Revelle, Russell Croce, Jeff Scharosch, Babette McDougal, Matthew Naythons, Pat Zuch, Sandra Bushmaker, and Sharna Brockett provided public comments.
Jacques Ullman, Michael Rex, and Peter Van Meter, Appellants, made a rebuttal and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director made a rebuttal and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Mayor Blaustein closed the public hearing.
Mayor Blaustein made a motion to continue the item, seconded by Councilmember Cox.
Vice Mayor Sobieski made an amendment to return this matter to a local professional group for continued design work and to engage with the Sausalito Yacht Club for a solution that satisfies them; authorize $10,000 to SWA to be part of that design process; bring the item back to the City Council; direct staff to use the already authorized cost estimator so that the City Council has an estimate based on a professional analysis, and enable this to possibly be done in phases so that it matches the budget availability; and use the already hired grant writer to use that as a basis to apply for additional grants for that area; and get the City Attorney's opinion that this will assure compliance.
Councilmember Hoffman added that the amendment should cimply with the Golden Gate District.
By common consent, the amendments were accepted. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote.
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5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Blaustein adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Walfred Solorzano
City Clerk
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