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CITY OF SAUSALITO
SPECIAL & REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2024
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sobieski at 5:01 p.m., with the meeting conducted via in person and Zoom and the following members were present:
Councilmember Blaustein
Councilmember Hoffman
Councilmember Kellman
Vice Mayor Cox
Mayor Sobieski
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
The City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:02 p.m.
Il. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Sobieski reconvened the meeting at 7:04 p.m. and stated that there was no reportable action.
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 Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Cox, and unanimously carried, to adopt the minutes of the November 19, 2024, City Council meeting.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Kellman pulled item 3F for further discussion. 1 of 4
Chris Zapata, City Manager, and Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager, responded to questions posed by City Council regarding Item No. 3B.
Vice Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Councilmenber Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to adopt as amended the following consent calendar items:
3.A Received and Filed Annual Listing of Expiring Terms on the Various Boards/Commissions for Calendar Year 2025.
3.B Approved the Updated Salary Range for Chief Building Official.
3.C Approved the updated Job Classification for Code Enforcement Official and Allow Future Non-Substantive Corrections to be Approved by the City Manager.
3.D Adopted Resolution 86-2024, 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.
3.E Received and Filed the Annual Report on Construction Traffic Road Fee for FY 2023/24 under the Mitigation Fee Act and Adopted Resolution 87-2024, making required findings pursuant to California Government Code 66001.
3.G Received and Filed the Report on Upcoming Changes to the Levine Act.
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 andament metery move to and authorized 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.
Kevin McGowan, Director of Public Works, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Alice Merrill, Sandra Bushmaker, Kieran Culligan, Jeffrey Chase, Babette McDougal, Fred, Adrian Brinton, Mary Griffin, Charles Melton, and Sharna Brockett provided public comments.
Mayor Sobieski made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to 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 authorized 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.
Furthermore, the City Council requested that staff try to map out a plan, in coordination with the HPC, when there is an opportunity to do something different with new materials; and requested that staff bring back three options that will be used instead of concrete, which are: Guard Top, GAFT, and PTI. Finally, City Council requested a higher level of discretionary review when pulling money from Tidelands Fund. 2 of 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 saving:
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
Public Hearing opened.
Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency and Sustainability Manager, Tyler Girtman, Climatec Regional Manager, and Bern Carter, Climatec Senior Business Development Manager made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Chris Zapata, City Manager, Chad Hess, Finance Director, and Sergio Rudin, City Attorney responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Mark Palmer, Hank Banker, Jeffrey Chase, Cynthis Eggink, Alice Merrill, Eva Chrysanthe, Sandra Bushmaker, and Babette McDougal provided public comments.
Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kellman, and unanimously carried, to Adopt Resolution 88-2024, Authoring 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.
In addition, the City Council directed staff to look at the facilities assessment before it makes any more infrastructure recommendations, to undertake an implementation of ongoing plans for tracking the savings; and to hear from Climated when the City receives funding.
Public Hearing closed.
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A Hotel Solicitation Update to City Council and Discussion of Other Potential Alternatives
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Councilmember Blaustein recused herself on weighing in on floatels discussion. 3 of 4
6. COMMUNICATIONS
Gregory Taylor, Sunshine, Alice Merrill, Cynthis Eggink, Jeffrey Chase, Eva Chrysanthe, and Babette McDougal provided public comments.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
Vice Mayor Cox attended the MCMC Legislative Committee Meeting and spoke with Senator McGuire
Councilmember Kellman will attend League of California Cities Senior leadership steering committee strategy session.
8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS & OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
8A. City Manager Information for Council
Chris Zapata, City Manager, made a report regarding the sewer collection system and the city being in good standing with the Environmental Protection Agency. He reported out on the Bridgeway grant, which will be discussed at the Pedestrian Bicycle Advisory Committee on December 9.
8B. Future Agenda Items
Councilmember Kellman requested to take a different look at Bridgeway; Machine Shop; look at creating something with Kiosk location at Ferry Landing; re-look at the hillside ordinance; and evaluate the Business license tax.
Councilmember Cox asked staff to bring back an item regarding revenue producing measures and having a more robust conversation about where a hotel or hotels could be cited and capacities they might have.
8C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Items 8A-8B - NONE
9. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Sobieski adjourned the meeting at 10:57 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Valfred Selorzang
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