CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, February 4, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT 6:30 PM
REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT 7:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - 6:30 PM
A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken B. Mayor Cox announces the item that will be discussed in Closed Session C. Public Comment on Closed Session Items
D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): One case II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM
A. Roll Call
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 - 7:02 PM
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 7:03 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 - 7:20 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 Black History Month Proclamation
Proclamation
3.B Adopt the Meeting Minutes from January 21, 2025
Draft Meeting Minutes from January 21, 2025
3.C Receive and File the City of Sausalito City Council Strategic Planning Report submitted by Facilitator Amy Howorth of the Municipal Resource Group Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agenda
Attachment 2 - Report
Attachment 3 - Council Submittals
Attachment 4 - Staff Submittals
3.D Receive and File the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Q2 Report from the Library Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Library Q2 Report for FY 2024-25
3.E Adopt a Resolution increasing the contingency for the Dorothy Gibson House Improvement Project located at 429 ½ Johnson Street by $ 100,000 funded by a State and County Grant and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary change orders to complete the project Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
3.F Receive and File the Treasurer’s Report for December 31, 2024 Staff Report
Attachment 1 – Treasurer’s Report for the quarter that ended December 31, 2024
3.G Approve California Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust Program (CERBT) Agreement and Election to Prefund Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Through CalPERS, Authorize City Manager and Director of Finance to transfer the funds from Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) to CERBT Program and Adopt a Resolution Delegating Authority to City Manager and Director of Finance to Approve Disbursements
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - CEPPT Prefund Agreement and Election
Attachment 2 - CEPPT Certification Funding Policy Form
Attachment 3 - CEPPT Delegation of Authority Form
Attachment 4 - CEPPT Investment Strategy One
Attachment 5 - CEPPT Investment Strategy Two
Attachment 6 - CERBT Prefund Agreement and Election
Attachment 7 - CERBT Valuation Packet
Attachment 8 - CERBT Delegation of Authority Form
Attachment 9 - CERBT Investment Strategy One
Attachment 10 - CERBT Investment Strategy Two
Attachment 11 - CERBT Investment Strategy Three
Attachment 12 - City of Sausalito OPEB Valuation Report June 30, 2024 Attachment 13 - Summary of Actuarial Information 2023 Valuation
3.H Waiver of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 01-2025, An Ordinance of the City Council of City of Sausalito Amending Section 10.44.080 Accessory Dwelling Units and Section
10.44.085 Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations of Title 10 of the Sausalito Municipal Code and Finding the Action to be Statutorily Exempt from CEQA Under Public Resources Code section 21080.17
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 01-2025
Attachment 2 - Presentation
Attachment 3 - Potential Revisions to Ordinance No. 01-2025 Attachment 4 - Letter from CalHDF
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 7:35 PM
5.A Study Session and Presentation Regarding Draft Amended 2023-2031 Housing Element, Including Draft General Plan Amendments, and Modified Amended Housing Element (Project Alternative)
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 - Map of Amended Housing Element Sites
Attachment 2 - Map of Amended Housing Element Sites with Modifications Attachment 3 - Draft Amended City of Sausalito’s 6th Cycle Housing Element Revisions Attachment 4 - HCD Letter Regarding (2023-2031) Draft Amended Housing Element, November 4, 2025
Attachment 5 - City Response to HCD Findings
Attachment 6 - Sites Subject to Ordinances 1022 and 1128 Attachment 7 - Draft General Plan Amendments (Land Use, Community Design, & Circulation and Parking)
Attachment 8 - Project Alternative - Modified Amended 6th Cycle Housing Element Attachment 9 - Public Comments
Attachment 10 - Presentation
Attachment 11 - State Housing Mandates - Frequently Asked Questions Public Comments - Adriana Bentley
Public Comments - Daniel Morgan
Public Comments - Linda Fotsch
Public Comments - Nastassya Saad & Kristina Feller
Public Comments - Susan Samols
Public Comments - Eric (Rick) Matcovich
Public Comments - Annabelle Joy, John DiRe, Craig Merrilees
5.B Study Session for Municipal Code Amendment: Adoption of More Comprehensive Objective Design and Development Standards (ODDS) and Form-Based Code (Neal Toft, Principal Planner) 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 - Draft ODDS (Title 10A)
Attachment 2 - Staff Presentation
Attachment 3 - Draft Defining Characteristics List for Historic District Attachment 4 - Letter from State HCD, November 4, 2024
Attachment 5 - Letter from California Housing Defense Fund, October 23, 2024 Attachment 6 - Peer review group presentation on ViewSync software status Attachment 7 - Case study of addition to historic structure Attachment 8 - Summary of Planning Commission comments from January 15, 2025 Study Session Public Comments - Chris Sullivan
Public Comments - Linda Fotsch
5.C Study Session and Presentation on Draft Amendments to Municipal Code Title 10 (Zoning Ordinance), Draft Amendments to Zoning Map and Draft Resolution calling for ballot measure(s) for the rezone of Opportunity Sites subject to Ordinance Nos. 1022 and 1128 to implement Housing Element Programs 4 and 16 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element (Brandon Phipps, Community & Economic Development 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 - Ordinance Amending Zoning Map and Title 10 (Zoning) for Non-Voter Initiative Sites Attachment 2 - Modified Amended Housing Element Zoning Map and Sites List Attachment 3 - Draft Resolution Calling for Ballot Measure for Rezone of Sites Restricted under Ordinances Nos. 1022 and 1128
Attachment 4 - Ordinance No. 1022
Attachment 5 - Ordinance No. 1128
Attachment 6 - Staff Presentation
Public Comments - Ceci Christian
Public Comments - Geraldine Maute & Christophe Cammareri Public Comments - Jennifer Spinach
5.D Introduction by Title and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 02-2025, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Amending Section 15.04.060 To Prescribe Speed Limits Within the City of Sausalito
(Kevin McGowan, Public Works 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 - Ordinance
Attachment 2 - Presentation
Attachment 3 - Sausalito Traffic Surveys Combined
Public Comments - Edward Fotsch
Public Comments - Sheila Scally
7. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 10:00 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
Request to Move the February 22nd Special Meeting on Bridgeway Grant to Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
City Manager Report
6B. Councilmember Committee Reports
o Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
6C. Appointments (if any)
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 18, 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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