CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 and via Zoom Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - 5:15 PM
A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. INTERVIEWS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION - 5:15 PM
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Planning Commission Applications
III. CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 PM
A. Mayor Cox announces that item C.1.-C4 will be discussed in Closed Session B. Public Comment on Closed Session Items
C. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following:
C1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): One Case
C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): Two Cases C3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Sullivan v. City of Sausalito Govt. Code 54956.9(d)(1)
C4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representative: Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager and Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai
Employee organization: Sausalito Police Association
IV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM
A. Roll Call
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
D. Approval of Agenda
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 7:02 PM
1.A Proclamation Honoring the Career of Kent Basso
Attachment 1 - Proclamation
1.B Budget Presentation from the Department of Public Works Attachment 1 - Presentation
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 7:45 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 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 - 8:00 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. Public Comment shall be limited to 3 minutes per person unless otherwise directed by the Mayor or Council. o City Council questions to Staff
o PUBLIC COMMENT
o Motion to approve the following actions:
3.A Adopt the Draft Meeting Minutes from March 18, 2025 Attachment 1 - Draft Meeting Minutes from March 18, 2025
3.B Waiver of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 03-2025, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Amending Chapter 10.44.240 “Formula Retail”, Table 10.24-1 “Land Uses in Commercial Districts”, and Chapter 10.24.040 “Special Requirements” of Title 10 of the Sausalito Municipal Code
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance No. 03-2025
Attachment 2 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2025-01
3.C Review and Approve the State Required Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Housing Element
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - 2024 Annual Progress Report Summary
Attachment 2 - 2024 Annual Progress Report Table A
Attachment 3 - 2024 Annual Progress Report Table A2
Attachment 4 - 2024 Annual Progress Report Table B
Attachment 5 - 2024 Annual Progress Report Table D
Attachment 6 - 2024 Annual Progress Report LEAP Reporting
3.D Waiver of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 04-2025 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Municipal Code Re-Adopting Chapter 2.60 Military Equipment Use Policy
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 04-2025
Attachment 2 - Sausalito Police Department Draft Policy 705 - Military Equipment Attachment 3 - 2024 Annual Military Equipment Use Report
3.E Receive and File the Sausalito Police Department’s Crime and Traffic Report Calendar Year 2025 - First Quarter Report
Staff Report
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - 8:15 PM
4.A Appeal of a Retroactive Design Review Permit (2024-00049) issued by the Sausalito Planning Commission to conditionally approve the expansion of a second-floor deck at 27 Central Avenue (APN: 065-231-02)
(Matthew Mandich, Senior Planner)
o Confirmation of Notice Required by Law and Open Public Hearing o Staff Report - 15 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Presentation from Appellant - 10 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 3 minutes/person
o Rebuttal from Appellant – 5 minutes
o Close the Public Hearing
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Diagram showing work completed under revoked Zoning Permit ZP 17-146 Attachment 2 - Stop Work Order, issued July 24, 2017
Attachment 3 - Appeal Timeline for ZP 17-146
Attachment 4 - Planning Commission Resolution 2018-12, adopted April 11, 2018 Attachment 5 - City Council Resolution 5739, adopted July 31, 2018 Attachment 6 - Project Plans, submitted March 25, 2019
Attachment 7 - Site Photographs, taken by Staff on March 28, 2019 Attachment 8 - Certification of Story Poles, submitted June 13, 2019 Attachment 9 - Project Plans, submitted June 18, 2019
Attachment 10 - Site Photographs, taken June 24, 2019, compared to March 28, 2019 Attachment 11 - Planning Commission Resolution 2019-07, adopted June 26, 2019 Attachment 12 - Letter (1) from Applicant to Planning Commissioners, submitted March 13, 2024 Attachment 13 - Letter (2) from Applicant to Planning Commissioners, submitted March 13, 2024 Attachment 14 - Letter (3) from Applicant to Planning Commissioners, submitted March 13, 2024 Attachment 15 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2024-09 Attachment 16 - Appeal Statement, submitted May 16, 2024 Attachment 17 - Compliance Order, issued October 1, 2018 Attachment 18 - Citation, issued October 15, 2018
Attachment 19 - Stop Work Order, issued and posted July 25, 2023 Attachment 20 - Citation (1), issued October 3, 2023
Attachment 21 - Citation (2), issued November 29, 2023
Attachment 22 - Citation (3), issued March 7, 2024
Attachment 23 - Staff Report, dated April 3, 2019
Attachment 24 - Site Photographs, Views of 27 Central Avenue from 31 Central Avenue, taken by Staff on October 28, 2024
Attachment 25 - Resolution
Attachment 26 - Presentation
Public Comments - Andrew Machado
Public Comments - Bob Leff
Public Comments - Emily Woodward
Public Comments - Jack Carlson
Public Comments - Jennifer Fleischer
Public Comments - Meike Stefani
Public Comments - Spencer Wells
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 9:15 PM
5.A Review of Draft Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Capital Improvement Program (Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director)
o Staff Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 10 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 3 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft CIP
Attachment 2 - Facility Assessment Summary 2025-2026
Attachment 3 - Rating Criteria
Attachment 4 - City Manager Recommendations
Attachment 5 - 1-11-2025 Strategic Planning
Attachment 6 - Presentation
Public Comments - Carolyn Revelle
6. 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
6B. City Attorney Information for Council
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
6C. Councilmember Committee Reports
Request to Act on Cal Cities Action Alert - SB 79 (Wiener) Attachment 1 - SB 79 City Sample Letter Oppose
Request to Act on Cal Cities Action Alert - SB 634 (Perez) Attachment 1 - SB 634 City Sample Opposition Letter
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
6D. Appointments
Consider Making an Appointment to the Planning Commission Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Planning Commission Applications
Public Comments - Alice Merrill.pdf
Public Comments - Barbara Nelson.pdf
Public Comments - Don Krohn.pdf
Public Comments - Ed Ayres.pdf
Public Comments - Elizabeth Schenkel.pdf
Public Comments - Ellen Rosenstein.pdf
Public Comments - Jay Wyman.pdf
Public Comments - Jenny Silva.pdf
Public Comments - Jim McKibben.pdf
Public Comments - Jody and Peter Wardle.pdf
Public Comments - Joel M. Karr.pdf
Public Comments - John Robinson.pdf
Public Comments - Jonathan Borges.pdf
Public Comments - Kathryn Gray.pdf
Public Comments - Katie Gray.pdf
Public Comments - Kay Mitzel.pdf
Public Comments - Linda Pfeifer.pdf
Public Comments - Lisa Tuttle.pdf
Public Comments - Margaret Collard.pdf
Public Comments - Mary Goff.pdf
Public Comments - Penny Wright.pdf
Public Comments - Peter Wardle.pdf
Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker.pdf
Public Comments - Scott Robinson.pdf
Public Comments - Steve Fabes.pdf
Public Comments - Sue Currier.pdf
Public Comments - Sue White.pdf
Public Comments - Susan Cleveland-Knowles.pdf
Public Comments - Susan Robinson.pdf
Public Comments - Susan Samols.pdf
Public Comments - Sylvia Fong.pdf
Public Comments - Walter Lemmermann.pdf
6E. Future Agenda Items
o Future Agenda Items
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person
6F. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Attachment 1 - Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes from February 13, 2025 6G. Other reports of significance
6H. Public Comment on Items 6A-6C and 6E-6G: limited to 3 minutes/person
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held May 6, 2025, with the open session due to commence at approximately 7:00 PM.
LEAD DEPARTMENT
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Sausalito, CA 94965
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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
Jesus Nava, Interim Finance Director
Stacie Gregory, Chief of Police
Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief
Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager
Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency & Sustainability Manager
Bryan Vitale, Community Services Manager
Jeffrey Jackson, Interim City Librarian
Tabitha Abbot, Director of Communications
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