CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, January 7, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT 6:00 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 three (3) 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 three minutes.
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken B. Mayor Cox announces that items D.1. and D.2. will be discussed in Closed Session C. Public Comment on Closed Session Items
D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(4): One Case
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of case: Yes In My Backyard v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court Case No.
CV2300652
II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM
A. Roll Call (7:00 PM)
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
D. Public Comment on Closed Session Items
E. Approval of Agenda
1. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 7:05 PM
2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - 7:10 PM
2.A Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District Presentation Presentation
3. COMMUNICATIONS - 7:20 PM
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: This is the time for the City Council to hear from citizens regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council 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 turn it in to the City Clerk.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:45 PM
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. • City Council questions to Staff
• PUBLIC COMMENT/REQUEST TO REMOVE ITEM(S) - limited to 3 minutes /person • Motion to remove item(s) or to approve the following actions:
4.A Proclamation Observing and Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Proclamation
4.B Adopt the Minutes for the December 17, 2024 City Council Meeting Draft Minutes from the Meeting of December 17, 2024
4.C Review and Adopt Amended City Council, City Manager, City Attorney Operating Protocols Staff Report
Attachment 1 - 2025 Revised Council Protocols with Redlines Attachment 2 - 2025 Revised Council Protocols
Attachment 3 - Rosenberg's Rules of Order
Public Comments - Peter Van Meter
4.D Receive and File Report Regarding Changes to Brown Act Regarding Attendance at Remote Meetings
Staff Report
4.E Receive and File Annual Listing of Expiring Terms on the Various Boards/Commissions for Calendar Year 2025
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Public Notice for Terms Expiring on the Various City Boards and Commissions for Calendar Year 2025
4.F Authorize the City Manager to Purchase a Parking Enforcement Vehicle (Buggy) for SPD for NTE $39,673.51 from Parking Equipment Fund
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Quote from Turf Star Western
4.G Adopt a Resolution Declaring Two Public Works Vehicles as surplus and authorize the City Manager to dispose of said equipment at auction
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
4.H Receive and File a report related to increasing visibility near crosswalks under California Assembly Bill 413
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Bill Text - AB-413
Attachment 2 - Draft Schedule
Attachment 3 - Presentation
5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
6. BUSINESS ITEMS - 8:15 PM
6.A Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) Presentation Regarding Proposed Priorities for Calendar Year 2025
(Community and Economic Development Director Brandon Phipps) o Staff Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 3 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Presentation
Public Comments - Kristina Feller
6.B Receive a Presentation and Accept the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Audit with Fiscal Year 2024- 2025 Mid-Year Financial Update
(Finance Director Chad Hess)
o Staff Report - 20 minutes
o City Council questions - 20 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 3 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2023-2024 City of Sausalito Basic Financial Statements Attachment 2 - Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Attachment 3 - Presentation
Attachment 4 - Sausalito FY2024 SAS 114 Letter to Governance Public Comments - Aaron Roller
Public Comments - Adrian Brinton
Public Comments - Kit Hayes
Public Comments - Linda Baron
6.C Adopt a Resolution Approving Template Lease Agreement for City-Owned Affordable Housing Units at Dorothy Gibson House, 429 ½ Johnson Street, and Delegating Authority to City Manager to Execute Lease Agreements
(City Manager Chris Zapata and Human Resources Manager Kathy Nikitas) o Staff Report - 15 minutes
o City Council questions - 15 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Proposed Template Lease Agreement for City-Owned Affordable Housing Units
7. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 9:30 PM
7A. City Manager Information for Council
January 11, 2025 City Council Strategic Planning Workshop Agenda Attachment 1 - January 11, 2025 City Council Strategic Planning Workshop Agenda Public Comments - Brian Mcarthy
Public Comments - North Stamets
Public Comments - Roger Taylor
Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker
Public Comments - Jann Johnson
Scheduling of February 22nd Special City Council Meeting regarding Bridgeway Safety Grant • Report - 5 minutes
• City Council questions - 5 minutes
• Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
7B. Councilmember Committee Reports
• Reports - 10 minutes
• City Council questions - 5 minutes
• Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
7C. Appointments (if any)
7D. Future Agenda Items
• Future Agenda Items
• City Council questions - 5 minutes
• Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
7E. Other Reports of Significance
• January 9, 2025 Designated as Day of Remembrance for President Jimmy Carter • City Council questions - 5 minutes
• Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
• Council discussion and direction, if any
8. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held January 21, 2025, 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
Joan Cox, Mayor
Steven Woodside, Vice Mayor
Melissa Blaustein, Councilmember
Jill James Hoffman, Councilmember
Ian Sobieski, 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, 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 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.
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