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HAN COO
CITY OF SAUSALITO
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 4:01 p.m. and the following members were present:
Councilmember Blaustein
Councilmember Hoffman
Councilmember Sobieski
Vice Mayor Woodside (Arrived 4:06 PM)
Mayor Cox
Il. CLOSED SESSION
C1. 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
C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (2)) Significant Exposure to Litigation: One Case C3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 549576) Agency Designated Representative: Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager and Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai
Employee organization: Sausalito Police Association
Councilmember Sobieski recused himself from Item No. C2.
The City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 4:02 p.m.
III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Cox reconvened at 5:03 p.m.
Mayor Cox announced that she recused herself from Item No. C3 due to the proximity of her residence and that there was no reportable action.
Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda.
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1. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1.A Public Hearing: Certification of Amended 2023-2031 Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Adoption of CEQA Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Approval of Amended 2023-2031 Housing Element; and Adoption of Amendments to General Plan Chapters 1 (Land Use and Growth Management Element), 4 (Community Design, Historic and Cultural Preservation Element), and 5 (Circulation and Parking Element) to ensure consistency with the Draft proposed Amended Housing Element Brandon Phipps, Director of Community and Economic Development, and Beth Thompson, DeNovo Planning Group, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Sophia Collier, Scott Robinson, and Brian O'Neill provided public comments.
Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, to adopt a resolution certifying the amended 2023-2031 housing element EIR and adopting the CEQA findings, Statement of Overriding considerations, and mitigation monitoring and reporting program rescinding the sixth cycle housing element and approving the general plan amendments to adopt the amended 2023-2031 housing element and to adopt the amendments to the Land Use and Growth Management Community Design, Historic and Cultural Preservation and circulation and parking elements.
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Mayor Cox made an amendment to her motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, to accept the City Attorney's recommendation about agendizing a deeper discussion regarding the ordinance City Council passed during the May 20t meeting. The motion passed by the following vote 4-1 vote:
AYES: Blaustein, Sobieski, Woodside, Cox
NOES: Hoffman
1.B Public Hearing: Introduction and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No 06-2025, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City Of Sausalito and Adopting Various Textual Amendments to Title 10 of the Sausalito Municipal Code for the Implementation of the 6th Cycle Housing Element (CEQA: Analyzed Under Housing Element Environmental Impact Report, No Further Review Required Per CEQA Guidelines 15162)
Brandon Phipps, Director of Community and Economic Development, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Sybil Boutilier provided public comments.
Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to introduce by Title Only and waive first reading of Ordinance 06-2025, an Ordinance of the city council of the city of Sausalito, California amending the official zoning map of the City of Sausalito and adopting various textual amendments to Title 10 of the Sausalito Municipal Code for the implementation of the Sixth Cycle Housing Element. 2 of 3
2. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Cox adjourned the meeting at 5:52 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nalfred Solorzanc
City Clerk
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