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CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025
CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 5:03 p.m. and the following members were present:
Councilmember Blaustein (via Zoom)
Councilmember Hoffman
Councilmember Sobieski
Vice Mayor Woodside
Mayor Cox
Vice mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Sobieski, and carried unanimously, to approve the remote participation of Councilmember Blaustein.
Il. CLOSED SESSION
C1. 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
C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Significant Exposure to Litigation: Two Cases C3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (1)
Name of case: County of Marin vs. Monsanto, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV 2202843 Councilmember Sobieski recused himself from a closed session item C2.
III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
The City Council meeting reconvened at 7:05 p.m.
Mayor Cox removed item 3E from the consent calendar.
Councilmember Sobieski made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, to approve the amended agenda.
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Keith Schellen, President of Sausalito Sister City Group, made a presentation. 1 of 5
2. COMMUNICATIONS
Sunshine Weismehl, Sophia Collier, Sandra Bushmaker, and Babette McDougal provided public comments.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Lori Felton, David Balt Holtz, Morgan Pierce, Mark Palmer, Alice Merrill, Jacques Ullman, and Michelle Dumont provided public comments.
Wayne Kwon, Parking Programs Manager, responded to public comments and questions posed by the City Council.
Mayor Cox reads the following into the record to be added to all resolutions for item 3B "The City Council finds and declares that the proposed action is consistent with all applicable policies in the City's General Plan including but not limited to LU -2.11. Caledonia Street Parking and that the proposed action furthers the goals and objectives of the City's circulation element. The City Council further finds, in the exercise of its independent judgement that the proposed action is not a "project" under CEQA because it will not have a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect impact on the environment and in the alternative further finds that if the proposed action is a "project" under CEQA that it is exempt under CEQA guidelines section 15301 covering operation and minor alteration of existing facilities and that none of the grounds in CEQA Guidelines Section 153002 Preventing the use of a categorical exemption apply and the action is further exempt from CEQA under the common sense exempt from CEQA under the common sense exemption.
Perin's CEQA guidelines section 15061. In that CEQA does not apply to projects where there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.
In addition, Mayor Cox proposed a revision to Item No. 3D, that the resolution authorizes the increase the contract sum for the Blick 303 sewerage project improvement by up to $675,000 funded by the sewer fund.
The City Council removed Item No. 3E.
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney, added language to item 3G regarding the publicly available pay schedule. The following was read in the record: For the monthly minimum it should be $11,505.33 with the maximum $13,766.67 for the biweekly, that means $5,310. 15 is the minimum, $6,353.85 is the maximum. Hourly rate minimum is $66.38, maximum hourly rate is $79.42.
The City Council removed Item No. 3B and added it to Business items.
Vice Mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and carried unanimously, to approve consent calendar items 3A through 3C, and 3F-3H as amended.
3.A Adopted the Draft Meeting Minutes of June 3, 2025.
3.C Authorized the City Manager to Enter into a Renewal (First Amendment) of the Professional Services Agreement with DIXON Resources Unlimited for On-Call Parking Consultant Services in Amount Not to Exceed $30,000.
3.F Adopted Resolution 38-2025, Approving the Updated Job Description for City Librarian. 2 of 5
3.G Approved the Updated Publicly Available Pay Schedule.
3.H Adopted Resolution 39-2025, Changing City Council Regular Meeting Time to 5:00 PM.
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
4.A Adoption of Resolution Amending the City of Sausalito Master Fee Schedule Mayor Cox opened public hearing.
Jesus Nava, Interim Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to question posed by the City Council.
No public comments were made.
Mayor Cox closed public hearing.
By consensus, the City Council requested that the federal government definition of a nonprofit be included as part of the policy. With the inclusion of the nonprofit waiver.
Vice Mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by councilmember Sobieski, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution 40-2025, amending the City of Sausalito Master Fee Schedule, including the nonprofit waiver, as well as 94965 users of facilities.
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A Discussion of Approved Amendments to Section 10.44 and Review of Impacts to Housing Production
Brandon Phipps, Director of Community and Economic Development, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Babette McDougal, and Sandra Bushmaker provided public comments.
By common consent, the City Council Approved Amendments to Section 10.44 and Review of Impacts on Housing Production.
Authorized City Manager to Execute: (1) Amended and Restated License Agreement with Integrative Charging LLC to Install, Maintain and Manage 6 EVCS at Dunphy Park to Include Maintenance Language Requested by PG&E; and (2) License Agreement with Integrative Charging LLC to Install, Maintain and Manage 4 EVCS at Parking Lot 2 Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency and Sustainability Manager, and Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director and City Engineer made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Ben Kahane, CEO of Integrative Charging, responded to questions posed by City Council. 3 of 5
Mark Palmer, Mark Glenmore, and Babette McDougal made public comments.
Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Sobieski, carried unanimously to approve the 6 EV chargers at Dunphy Park, the changes to the PG&E agreement and the 4 additional chargers at Lot 2.
5.C Introduction By Title and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 06- 2025, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Enacting Chapter 15.14 (Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program) of Title 15 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Sausalito Municipal Code
Brandon Rodgers, Lieutenant, and Talia Smith, Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental affairs for the County of Marin, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Babette McDougal made a public comment.
Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and carried unanimously, to Introduce by Title and Waive the First Reading of Ordinance No. 06-2025, An Ordinance of the City of Sausalito Enacting Chapter 15.14 (Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program) of Title 15 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Sausalito Municipal Code.
3.B Adopt Three Resolutions to: 1) Amend Parking Regulations on Caledonia Street and Certain Adjacent Streets to Extend Time-Limited Parking Hours; 2) Amend Parking Regulations in Municipal Parking Lot No. 5 to Establish Permit Only Parking Restrictions in the Upper Lot; and 3) Amend the Master Fee Schedule to Adjust Daily Employee Parking and Permit Fees in Downtown Municipal Lots Wayne Kwon, Parking Programs Manager, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Laurie Felton made a public comment.
Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by councilmember Sobieski, and carried unanimously, to adopt Resolution 41-2025, 42-2025, and 43-2025, with the CEQA provisions for each of the resolutions, with the first resolution revised to reflect that holders of a C permit will be able to have the exemption available to them in the 500 block of Caledonia Street.
6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
6A. City Manager Information for Council
Chris Zapata, City Manager, announced Jeffrey Jackson as new City Librarian, the promotion of Captain Bryan Mather, the promotion of Bryan Vitale as Community Service Director, and the new Assistant City Manager Brandon Phipps. He also reported on the sewer transfer eliminated the 2015 Sewer Bond and pay off the Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund loan that cost of $5.2 million and change; the CaPERS payment; the PRISM insurance renewal; and the 10-year anniversary of 115 trust.
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6B. City Attorney Information for Council - NONE
6C. Councilmember Committee Reports
Letter of Support with Amendment - SB79
Mayor Cox announced that the City Council will be bringing back a letter requesting an amendment to SB79
TAM Sea Level Rise Report
Councilmember Blaustein highlighted that TAM released a sea level rise report, and Sausalito was the first community considered in vulnerability assessment. 6D. Appointments
Mayor Cox asked for a volunteer Marin Clean Energy Committee. 6E. Future Agenda Items
Councilmember Hoffman requested a forensic audit.
Vice Mayor Woodside requested to discuss the Strategic Plan. 6F. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees - NONE 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 10:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Walfred Solorzano (
City Clerk
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