CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED SPECIAL & REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, April 16, 2024
SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT 5:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT 7:00 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.
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION I.A. Mayor Sobieski calls the meeting to order and conducts Roll Call I.B. Mayor Sobieski announces items that will be discussed in Closed Session
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
(Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2))
Significant Exposure to Litigation: Two Cases
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1))
Yes In My Backyard v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CIV 2300652 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of case: Portje v. City of Sausalito, et al., USDC ND.Cal. Case No 3:22-cv-01029
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: MLK School Site, 100 Ebbtide/610 Colma Street Negotiating Parties: New Village School
City Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
I.C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Closed Session items
I.D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION
II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
II.A. Pledge of Allegiance
II.B. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS & APPOINTMENTS
2. ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
2.A. Draft Minutes of the April 2, 2024 City Council Meeting.
April 2, 2024 Draft Minutes
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
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. Sausalito Police Department’s Crime and Traffic Report Calendar Year 2024 – First Quarter Report
First Quarter 2024 Staff Report
Attachment 1- 2024 First Quarter Statistical Data Report for Crime and Traffic
3.B. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Award Construction Contract for the North Street Steps Slide Repair Project to RWR Construction, Inc. in an amount of $475,620.50, authorize a construction contingency for the Project in the amount of $49,379.50, and Adopt a Resolution Accepting an Easement for portion of 6 Josephine St. related to the Project
Staff Report
Attachment 1 – Resolution - Award of Contract
Attachment 2 - Resolution - Accepting Easement with Exhibits Attachment 3 – Contract
Public Comments - Robert Lalanne
3.C. Receive and File a status report regarding the Ferry Landside Improvement Project Staff Report
Attachment 1 - March 19, 2024 Staff Report
Attachment 2 - Letter from SWA
Public Comments - Patti Bott & Skip Speaks
Public Comments - Carlito Berg
3.D. Adopt a Resolution Accepting and Approving the 2023 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of Sausalito
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - MLHMP Section 13 - City of Sausalito
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A. Discussion and direction to Staff regarding Initiation of Sewer Rate Setting Under Proposition 218 for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2026-27 or through 2029-30 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Sewer Rate Study
Attachment 2 - Revised Draft Notice
Attachment 3 - Sewer Rate Summary Tables
5.B. Review of Sausalito Municipal Code Chapter 17.36 Report and Request for City Council approval of an Annual Sidewalk Repair Program
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Sidewalk Repair Diagrams
Attachment 2 - Draft Web Page
Attachment 3 - Presentation
6. COMMUNICATIONS
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.
7. COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS & OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
8A. City Manager Information for Council
Emergency/Disaster Safety Preparedness Training and City Council Future Agenda Items Status
City Council Future Agenda Items Status
8B. Future Agenda Items
8C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Items 8A-8B
9. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held May 7, 2024, 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
Ian Sobieski, Mayor
Joan Cox, Vice Mayor
Melissa Blaustein, 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, Chief of Police
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 meeting.
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 City Council Agendas
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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.
City Council Meetings: Agendas are also available for the public at every City Council meeting.
How to obtain City Council Agenda Packet Materials
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Staff Reports on the Web: www.sausalito.gov/city-government/city-calendar and click on the calendar link for that meeting.
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