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MARIN CO
CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 12:32 p.m., with the meeting conducted via in person and Zoom and the following members were present:
Councilmember Blaustein
Councilmember Hoffman
Councilmember Sobieski
Vice Mayor Woodside
Mayor Cox
2. CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (2): One Case The City Council adjourned to Closed Session 12:33 p.m.
3. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Cox reconvened the meeting at 1:00 p.m. and stated that there was no reportable action.
Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda.
BUSINESS ITEMS
4.A Provide Direction to staff regarding the acceptance of OBAG3 funding for the construction of the Bridgeway Bike Lane Project - Princess to Richardson in the amount of $504,600
Councilmember Blaustein announced that she changed residency within city limits and does not need to recuse herself.
Chris Zapata, City Manager, made a presentation.
Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director, David Parisi, Parametrix, and Jen Schreber, Parametrix, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Meg Ackerson, WRT, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
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Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief, and Matt Barnes, Deputy Chief of Operations and Training, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Stacey Gregory, Chief of Police, Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency and Sustainability Manager, and Nick White, Police Sergeant, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Jim Gabbert, Roger Taylor, Jann Johnson, Burt Drobnis, Kieran Culligan, Dirk Rosen, Laurie Vioult, Cameron Duncan, Regan Fulton, Joris Van Mens, Alice Merrill, Annie Porter, Adarsh Bhat, Sonja Hanson, Melissa Mooney, Illina Frankiv, Lynne Carey, Patricia Pigman, Sophie Pappas, Mary Hudson, Warren Wells, Ciji Ware, Scott Robinson, Tyler Peterson Susannah Sourestre, Amy Svendberg, Mustafa Alami, Babette McDougal, Lily de Champris, Phillip Torretto, Niels Carlsen, Nicole Back, Leslie Hail, Sandra Bushmaker, Evan Jane Kriss, Adrian Brinton, Linda Pfeifer, Carolyn Ford, Matthew Hartzell, Mark Palmer, and Aaron Roller provided public comments.
Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and carried unanimously, to reject the OBAG3 funding for the construction of the Bridgeway Bike Lane Project - Princess to Richardson in the amount of $504,600.
The City Council directed staff to return with a proposal to accommodate a loading site on the north and south sides of the street and to include the creation of a loading zone on the north side of the street next to Trident.
The City Council authorized staff to increase road warnings signage.
The City Council directed Police to return with a plan for better enforcement that their budget might accommodate.
The City Council directed staff to return to with what lighted flashing crosswalks plans at the Golden Gate Market, the Sea Lion, and the Trident. They also requested for a congestion analysis and to consider restoring the ambassadors program.
The City Council directed the Public Works Director to return as part of the Capital improvement plant to talk about the cost of micro-sealing different portions of Bridgeway for consideration; and to consider restriping to the best of their ability to increase safety.
The City Council directed staff to add 20mph signs as recommended by David Parisi.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Cox adjourned the meeting at approximately 5:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vital Solip
Walfred Solorzano
City Clerk
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