ICONRORATER
MARIN
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CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 5:31 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
II. CLOSED SESSION
C1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: Turney Street Dock [Insert Address]
Agency Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Pohu, LLC
Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
C2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (pursuant to Government Code Section54957)
Title: City Manager
C3. 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
C4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Significant Exposure to Litigation: One Case Councilmember Sobieski recused himself from Item No. C4.
The City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:32 p.m.
III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Vice Mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and carried unanimously (to approve the agenda.
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1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.A Police Department Oath of Office Ceremony
Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk, performed the oath of office for officers Pete Flores, James Angelopoulos, Michael Brand, and Cynthia Morgan.
2. COMMUNICATIONS
Sunshine Weismehl and Fred Moore provided public comments.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Babette McDougal provided public comments.
Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, adopting the following consent calendar items.
3.A Adopted the Draft Meeting Minutes of May 27, 2025.
3.B Proclaimed Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
3.C Proclaimed National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
3.D Authorized the City Manager to Sign a Grant Agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for Turney Street Dock Improvement Project in the amount of $170,439 and contribute $56,813 of In-Kind Staff Time Wages.
3.E Adopted Resolution 30-2025, Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Funded by Senate Bill The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 in the estimated amount of $186,780.
3.F Adopted Resolution 31-2025, Approving Updated Job Descriptions and Approve an Updated Pay Range for Existing Positions.
3.G Adopted Resolution 32-2025, Approving an Encroachment Agreement to allow construction of relocated entry steps and wraparound landscaping planters, and to permit the existing southern wall and central bay window of the legal nonconforming residence to remain within the public right-of-way at 416 Richardson Street (APN: 065-234-10).
3.H Adopted Resolution 33-2025, Approving an Encroachment Agreement for a 42-Inch Fence in the Public Right-of-Way at 99 Cloud View Road (APN: 065-191-21).
3.1 Authorized the City Manager to Waive Building Permit Fees Associated with Necessary and Needed Replacements and ADA Improvements at 501 Olima Street - Sausalito Rotary Senior Housing, to Continue to Support Income-Restricted, Senior, Multifamily Housing in the City.
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
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5. BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A Adopt a Resolution Adopting the City of Sausalito Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Chris Zapata, City Manager, and Jesus Nava, Interim Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to City Council questions.
Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director, responded to City Council questions.
Babette McDougal, Ray Withy, Alice Merrill, Sandra Bushmaker, Jacqueline Amrikhas, Adrian Brinton provided public comments.
Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, to adopt Resolution 34- 2025, adopting the City of Sausalito Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. The motion carried by the following 4-1 vote:
AYES: Blaustein, Sobieski, Woodside, Cox
NOES: Hoffman
5.B Adopt a Resolution Establishing the GANN Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Jesus Nava, Interim Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to adopt Resolution 35-2025, Establishing the GANN Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
5.C Approval of Amended and Restated Franchise Agreement with Bay Cities Refuge Service Inc. for Solid Waste, Recyclables, and Organic Waste Services and Adopted a Resolution Approving the Solid Waste Collection Rates Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency & Sustainability Manager, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Mark Palmer, Babette McDougal, Bonnie McGregor, and Carolyn Revelle made public comments.
Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, to approve the amended and restated franchise agreement with Bay City's Refuse service, Inc for Solid waste recyclables and organic waste services and authorized execution by the Mayor and adopt Resolution 36-2025, approving solid waste collection rates in accordance with amended and restated franchise agreement.
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5.D Approve and Authorize City Manager to Execute Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sausalito and with the Sausalito Marin City Sanitary District to transfer sewer collection services and Authorize Mayor to Execute Bill of Sale for Sewer Collection System Following Completion of Financial Transactions for Collection System
Chris Zapata, City Manager, and Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director and City Engineer, made a presentation and responded to City Council questions.
Babette McDougal, Sunshine Weismehl, and Ray Withy provided public comments.
Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to approve and authorize the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sausalito and the Sausalito Marin Sanitary district to transfer sewer collection services and authorize the mayor to execute a bill of sale for sewer collection system following completion of the financial transactions for the collection system.
6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
6A. City Manager Information for Council City Manager Quarterly Report Chris Zapata, City Manager, provided the City Council with the City Manager Quarterly Report. 6B. City Attorney Information for Council - NONE
6C. Councilmember Committee Reports
Mayor Cox requested the City of Sausalito transmit a letter of support for AB996.
Councilmember Blaustein met with the Disaster Preparedness Committee, reported on Sustainability Quarterly Meeting regarding EV chargers and made updates on the PBID meeting.
Vice Mayor Woodside will be attending future Emergency Responders meetings, he also attended a Chamber of Commerce Meeting, and he will be attending the Marin Clean Energy Meeting
Councilmember Hoffman invited the City Council to the North Bay Division Meeting on July 2nd regarding the SHIPs Act.
6D. Appointments - NONE
6E. Future Agenda Items
Councilmember Blaustein requested Resolution supporting TUHSD, Marinship Master Plan.
Councilmember Sobieski, seconds Marinship Master Plan to be agendized 6F. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees - NONE 4 of 5
6G. Other reports of significance - NONE
6H. Public Comment on Items 6A-6C and 6E-6G - NONE
7. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Cox adjourned the meeting at 9:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Welle
Walfred Solorzano
City Clerk
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