CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED SPECIAL AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, September 17, 2024
SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT 6:30 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSIO
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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 100 Humboldt Avenue, Sausalito, CA
Negotiating Parties: Sausalito Yacht Harbor
City Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney
I.C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Closed Session items
I.D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION
II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM
II.A. Pledge of Allegiance
II.B. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Presentation of Edwards Avenue Street Project Completion - $1,579,900
2. ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
2.A Adopt the Minutes of the July 30, September 7, and September 9, 2024 City Council Meetings Draft Minutes of the July 30, 2024 Meeting
Draft Minutes of the September 7, 2024 Meeting
Draft Minutes of the September 9, 2024 Meeting
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, City staff, or members of the public may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. In order to request an item be pulled, you must have completed a Speaker's Card and turned it in to the City Clerk. Items will only be removed from the Consent Calendar by a vote of the Council. 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 Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
Proclamation
3.B Director of Communications Annual Report FY 2023-24 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Annual Communications Report
3.C Adopt a Resolution Declaring One (1) Police Vehicle as surplus and authorizing the City Manager to dispose of said equipment at auction
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
3.D Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Professional Services contract with Park Engineering for Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Ferry Landside Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $175,122.08 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - PSA Contract plus Proposal
3.E Adopt a Resolution Accepting the Marin Countywide Local Road Safety Plan - Chapter 17 related to the City of Sausalito
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - 2024 Marin County Local Road Safety Plan Attachment 3 - 2024 Marin County Local Road Safety Plan - Chapter 17 Sausalito Attachment 4 - Presentation
3.F Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Staff to submit for RM3 Safe routes to Transit and Bay Trails Funding to support the Construction of the Bridgeway Improvement Project Napa Street to Johnson Street, Design funds for the Bridgeway Improvement project, Spring Street to Napa Street and design funds for the Bridgeway Bikeway/Roadway/Pedestrian Improvements from Gate 6 Road to Harbor Drive
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Complete Streets Checklist (All three Projects)
3.G Adopt a Resolution Accepting the 2023 Pavement Improvement Project - Edwards Avenue at a cost of $1,579,900 as Complete and Direct the City Engineer to File a Notice of Completion Staff Report.
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Notice of Completion
Attachment 3 - Photos
3.H Adopt a Resolution Amending Parking Regulations to Establish a NO PARKING ZONE opposite the driveway and garage of 22 Atwood Avenue, APN: 065-203-02, located along the 301 North Street frontage
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Diagram
Attachment 3 - Planning Commission Presentation 7-24-24 Attachment 4 - Parking Audit
Attachment 5 - Presentation
Public Comments - Elizabeth & Jerome King
Public Comments - Jonathan Leone
Public Comments - Julia Caldwell
Public Comments - Karen Mondoux
Public Comments - Ken Pulverman & Elaine Zhou
Public Comments - Peter Jensen
Public Comments - Simone, Noura, and Izna Wedell
Public Comments - Ted and Terri Barton
Public Comments - Ashley White
3.I Adoption of a Resolution Approving Exterior Front Yard Modifications and Landscaping Improvements in the Public Right-of-Way at 596 Sausalito Boulevard (APN: 065-195-19) Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map
Attachment 3 - Project Plans, received July 15, 2024
Attachment 4 - Notice of Decision, dated August 26, 2024
3.J Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with George Hills to provide Claims Administration and Risk Management Services for one year in an amount not to exceed $196,000 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Professional Services Agreement with George Hills
3.K By minute order, waive the business license tax penalties imposed on Active Ingredients Inc. in an amount of $7,146.51 and accept a two-year payment plan Staff Report
3.L Authorize City Manager to Execute Side Letter / License Agreement with Sausalito Yacht Harbor for Use of 47 Parking Spaces in Bay Street Parking Lot for Public Parking Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement
Attachment 2 - Sausalito Yacht Harbor Parking Lot License & Map Public Comments - Adrian Brinton
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A Discussion and Direction, and Possible Adoption of Draft Policy Related to City Leasing Practices
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Policy on Leases of City Property
Attachment 2 - List of City Owned Properties - APN
Attachment 3 - Full Property Listing Breakdown (Nonprofit v. Profit) Attachment 4 - Presentation
5.B Consideration of Staff Recommendation to Amend the Sausalito Center for the Arts Existing Lease from $11,095.25 per month to $8,058.50 per month with an annual CPI escalator effective December 1, 2024
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - SCA Letter with Web Links
Attachment 2 - Sausalito Center for the Arts Lease
Attachment 3 - Presentation
Public Comments - Adrian Brinton.pdf
Public Comments - Arthur Young.pdf
Public Comments - Beverly Mayeri.pdf
Public Comments - Carolyn Revelle.pdf
Public Comments - Cathy Stierhoff.pdf
Public Comments - Charles Stinson.pdf
Public Comments - Cleopatra Victoria.pdf
Public Comments - Dana Christensen.pdf
Public Comments - Daryl Niemerow.pdf
Public Comments - Deana A. Maggard.pdf
Public Comments - Ed Ayres.pdf
Public Comments - Elizabeth Hird.pdf
Public Comments - Elizabeth Lowry.pdf
Public Comments - Jack Sherwood.pdf
Public Comments - Jann Johnson.pdf
Public Comments - Jim and Martha Robinson.pdf
Public Comments - Joan Saxton.pdf
Public Comments - Jodee and Richard Upjohn.pdf
Public Comments - Jody and Fred Moore.pdf
Public Comments - Jody Harris.pdf
Public Comments - Joel M. Karr.pdf
Public Comments - John Flavin.pdf
Public Comments - Kate Flavin.pdf
Public Comments - Katie Amatruda.pdf
Public Comments - Katie Balestreri.pdf
Public Comments - Kay Mitzel.pdf
Public Comments - Kit Hayes.pdf
Public Comments - Kristin Jakob.pdf
Public Comments - Larry Martinez.pdf
Public Comments - Laura Roebuck and William Meehan.pdf
Public Comments - Margaret Tcheng Ware and John H. Ware.pdf Public Comments - Mark Coleman.pdf
Public Comments - Mary Thomson.pdf
Public Comments - Michael Childs.pdf
Public Comments - Michael Waldron.pdf
Public Comments - Noreen Spanski.pdf
Public Comments - Patricia Smith.pdf
Public Comments - Penny Buckley.pdf
Public Comments - Ray Withy.pdf
Public Comments - Rosalie Pfeifer.pdf
Public Comments - Scott Thornburg.pdf
Public Comments - Sharon Lambton.pdf
Public Comments - Shelby Van Meter.pdf
Public Comments - Shelley Gordon.pdf
Public Comments - Steve Fabes.pdf
Public Comments - Sue Currier.pdf
Public Comments - Tom Anderson.pdf
Public Comments - Tom Theodores.pdf
Public Comments - Vincent Maggiora.pdf
Public Comments - Maggie Cox.pdf
Public Comments - Margaret Collard.pdf
5.C Introduction and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 05-2024 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Repealing and Replacing Chapter 3.30, - Purchase of Supplies, Equipment and Services and Procedures for Public Works Projects Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 05-2024
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A to Ordinance
Attachment 3 - Redline of Code Changes
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 Speaker's 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
8B. Future Agenda Items
Future Agenda Items
8C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Items 8A-8B
9. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held October 1, 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
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
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