CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 &
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT 5:30 PM
REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT 7:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION BY COUNCIL & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 PM
A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken B. Mayor Cox announces that items D.1. through D.3. 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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representative: Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai Employee organization: Sausalito Police Association
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
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 731 Bridgeway (Old City Hall)
City negotiator: Chris Zapata, Lemmor Bonilla
Negotiating parties: Gene Hiller, Inc.
Under negotiation: Price and Terms
II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM
A. Roll Call and Approval of Remote Participation by Council (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. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 7:05 PM
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 7:08 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.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:25 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 may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Members of the public and City staff may request Councilmembers to do so. 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. Consent Calendar items are required to have their funding be within existing appropriations of the approved City Council budget. o City Council questions to Staff
o PUBLIC COMMENT/REQUEST TO REMOVE ITEM(S) - limited to 3 minutes / person o Motion to remove item(s) or to approve the following actions:
3.A Adopt the Minutes of the City Council Meetings of January 7 and 11, 2025 Draft Minutes from the Meeting of January 7, 2025
Draft Minutes from the Meeting of January 11, 2025
3.B Adopt a Resolution Accepting the Marinship Park Tennis Courts Reconstruction Project as complete at a cost of $373,007 from Various Funds and Direct the City Engineer to File the Notice of Completion
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Notice of Completion
3.C Adopt a Resolution Requiring Multi-Way Stop at the intersection of Spring Street and Woodward Avenue Pursuant to Sausalito Municipal Code 15.04.050 and Directing Installation of Additional Stop Signs
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Technical Memorandum Parametrix
3.D Adopt a Resolution Establishing No Parking Zone Pursuant to Vehicle Code section 22507 Opposite the Driveway of the Glen Grove Estates 265-285 Santa Rosa Avenue Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Diagram
3.E Receive and File Sausalito Police Department’s Crime and Traffic Report Calendar Year 2024 - Fourth Quarter and Year End Report
Staff Report
3.F Adopt a Resolution to amend Consultant Services Agreement with De Novo Planning Group for preparation of an amended Housing Element, General Plan amendments and rezoning documents, preparation of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Amended 6th Cycle Housing Element in an amount not to exceed $102,479 from the General Fund Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A to Resolution - Draft Services Agreement Attachment 3 - Exhibit B to Resolution
3.G Adopt a Resolution Approving an Encroachment Agreement for a three-foot-tall retaining wall in the public right-of-way at 501 Bonita Street (APN: 064-163-05) Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map
Attachment 3 - Project Plans - 501 Bonita Street Stone Wall Attachment 4 - Notice of Decision, dated December 30, 2024
3.H Adopt a Resolution Declaring Certain Computer Equipment Surplus and Authorizing its Disposition
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Inventory of Surplus Computer Equipment
3.I Approval of First Amendment to City of Sausalito Lease - Old City Hall (731 Bridgeway) with Gene Hiller, Inc. to Add Option for Additional 5-Year Term On Same Terms And Authorize City Manager to Execute
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Staff Report from February 06, 2024
Attachment 2 - Lease for Old City Hall with Gene Hiller Inc Attachment 3 - First Amendment to Old City Hall Lease - Gene Hiller
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - 7:45 PM
4.A Introduction of Amendments to the Sausalito Municipal Code Title 10 (Zoning) Sections
10.44.080: Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations, Section 10.44.085: Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations
(Brandon Phipps, Community & Economic Development Manager) o Staff Report - 15 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 - Assembly Bill 2533
Attachment 2 - Senate Bill No.1211
Attachment 3 - Redlined SMC Sections 10.44.080 and 10.44.085 Attachment 4 - Draft Council Resolution as presented to the Planning Commission Attachment 5 - Planning Commission Resolution with Draft Ordinance incorporating PC redlined changes
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 8:30 PM
5.A Sustainability Commission Presentation Regarding Proposed Priorities for Calendar Year 2025
(Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency & Sustainability Manager) o Staff Report - 5 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
Attachment 2 - Founding Resolutions
Public Comments - David Moller
5.B First Mid-Year Budget Discussion and Provide Direction as Desired (Chad Hess, Finance Director)
o Staff Report - 15 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 - General Fund Revenues
Attachment 2 - General Fund Expenses Department Summary Attachment 3 - General Fund Expenses Detailed
Attachment 4 - Presentation
Attachment 5 - Parking Fund Detailed
Attachment 6 - MLK Fund Detailed
Attachment 7 - Tidelands Fund Detailed
Attachment 8 - Cash Balances as of December 31, 2024
Attachment 9 - Safety Fire Plan of the City of Sausalito Annual Valuation Report as of June 30
6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 9:30 PM
6A. City Manager Information for Council
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
6B. Councilmember Committee Reports
o Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
6C. Appointments
Mayor's Appointments to Various Agencies, Boards, Task Forces, and Ad-hoc Groups 6D. Future Agenda Items
o Future Agenda Items
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
6E. Other reports of significance
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held February 4, 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
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