CITY OF SAUSALITO
SPECIAL & REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, December 3, 2024
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I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Govt. Code Section 54957)
Title: City Manager
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Govt. Code Section 54957)
Title: City Attorney
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Great Wall Investment America LLC and Ying Xu v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV0004472
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
2. ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
2.A Adopt the Minutes of the November 19, 2024 City Council Meeting November 19, 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, 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 Receive and File Annual Listing of Expiring Terms on the Various Boards/Commissions for Calendar Year 2025
Staff Report - Maddy Act
Attachment 1 - Public Notice for Terms Expiring on the Various City Boards and Commissions for Calendar Year 2025
3.B Approval of Updated Salary Range for Chief Building Official Staff Report
Attachment 1 - CBO Salary Data Sheet
3.C Approval of updated Job Classification for Code Enforcement Official and Allow Future NonSubstantive Corrections to be Approved by the City Manager Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Updated Job Classification - Code Enforcement Official
3.D Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute A Contract Amendment with California Consulting in an Amount Not To Exceed $68,432 with California Consulting Inc to Assist the City With Grant Applications For Various Projects Within Sausalito from the General Fund
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - California Consulting Grant Report October 2024
3.E Receive and File the Annual Report on Construction Traffic Road Fee for FY 2023/24 under the Mitigation Fee Act and Adopt a Resolution making required findings pursuant to California Government Code 66001
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - 2024 Annual Report
Attachment 2 - City of Sausalito Development Impact Fee Annual Report Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)
Attachment 3 - Resolution
Attachment 4 - 5-Year Summary
3.F Authorize a $120,000 increase in contingency funded by the Tidelands Fund (for a total project contingency of $378,511) for the Ferry Landside Improvement Project and authorize the City Manager to execute change orders and other contract documents necessary to move forward with additional improvements to the Ferry Landside Improvement Project to increase safety and environmental resiliency and reduce life cycle costs Staff Report
3.G Receive and File Report on Upcoming Changes to the Levine Act Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Fair Political Practices Commission Levine Act Guide for Officers Attachment 2 - Levine Act Disclosure Form
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
4.A Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Amend the Installation Agreement with Climatec LLC to Implement Certain Energy Conservation Measures Under California Government Code 4217.10 et seq. and Adopt Findings in Accordance with California Government Code 4217.12 to achieve a lifecycle savings between $3,183,405 to $6,933,298 and finding Project Exempt from CEQA (CEQA Guidelines 15301, 15302, 15303) and allocate the investment of $1,951,245 in City funds
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Presentation
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachment 3 - Resolution Exhibit A
Attachment 4 - Orginal Installation Agreement from December 2023 Attachment 5 - Installation Agreement Amendment
Attachment 6 - Program Question and Answer
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A Hotel Solicitation Update to City Council and Discussion of Other Potential Alternatives Staff Report
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
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 December 17, 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
Tabitha Abbot, City Librarian/Director of Communications Chad Hess, Finance Director
Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager
Stacie Gregory, Chief of Police
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
LEVINE ACT PUBLIC PARTY/APPLICANT DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS:
Pursuant to California requirements under the Levine Act, applicants, parties, and their agents who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $250 (aggregated) to a City Council Member over the past 12 months, must publicly disclose that fact for the official record of that agenda item. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution aggregated, and the name(s) of the campaign contributor(s) and City Council member(s). The disclosure may be made either in writing to the Clerk prior to the agenda item consideration, or by verbal disclosure at the time of the agenda item consideration.
The foregoing statements do not constitute legal advice, nor a recitation of all legal requirements and obligations of parties/applicants and their agents. Parties and agents are urged to consult with their own legal counsel regarding the requirements of the law.
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 within 72 hours prior to the meeting.
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