CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 AND
209 EAST ROAD, ALTON BAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT: 4:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT: 5:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION - 4:00 PM A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 PM
A. Mayor Cox announces that item C.1.-C3 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 (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Significant Exposure to Litigation: One Case C2. 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
C3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code 54956.9(d) (1)) Sullivan v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court, Case No. CV 0004822 III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 5:00 PM
A. Roll Call
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
D. Approval of Agenda
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 5:02 PM
1.A Golden Gate Bridge Highway Transportation District Presentation titled “Sausalito Ferry Terminal Replacement Project” by John Eberle, Deputy District Engineer
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:25 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 Speaker's Card and turn it in to the City Clerk.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 5:40 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 2 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 Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2025
Attachment 1 - Draft Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2025
3.B Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with MCCi, LLC for Citywide Records Services that is Compliant with the California Government Code and the City of Sausalito Records Retention Schedule and to Execute Addendum No.1 to Master Services Agreement No. 42966
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Master Services Agreement
Attachment 3 - Addendum No. 1
Attachment 4 - Addendum 2 to MSA 42966
3.C Second Reading and Adoption 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 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance 06-2025
3.D Approve the SB 79 Correspondence to Senator Wiener Offering to Remove Objection if Historic District Exemption is Added to the Bill
Attachment 1 - Memo from Mayor Cox
Attachment 2 - SB79 Letter Withdrawing Opposition if Amended Public Comments - Fred Moore
Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker
3.E Approval of a Three-Year Agreement with Springbrook Software Incorporated for City-wide Financial Information Management System Software Services for an Amount of $168,203.21 from Various Funds
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Agreement Amendment
3.F Receive and File Staff’s Update to BCDC’s Enforcement Committee for a Triannual Update on July 23, 2025
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Presentation to be submitted to BCDC
3.G Authorize Staff to Proceed with Soliciting for Construction Bids for the Dunphy Park Improvement Phase 2 Project for an Engineer Estimate of $1,164,510 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Project Plans
Attachment 2 - Presentation
Attachment 3 - Measure F Fact Sheet
Public Comments - Carolyn Revelle
Public Comments - Jacque Ullman
3.H Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to sign the Bay Conservation and Development District permit application on behalf of the City’s tenant, Golden Gate Bridge Highway Transportation District, related to the District’s Sausalito Ferry Terminal Replacement Project
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Sausalito Ferry Terminal Improvement Project (BCDC Permit Application) Attachment 3 - MOU between City of Sausalito and GGBHTD Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker
3.I Adopt a Resolution Approving the Downtown Sausalito Business Improvement District Association Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - DSBIDA FY 2025-2026 Annual Report
Attachment 2 - Management District Plan
Attachment 3 - Draft Resolution
Attachment 4 - Engineer's Report
3.J Sausalito Police Department’s Crime and Traffic Report Calendar Year 2025 - Second Quarter/Year to Date Report
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Statistical Data Report for Crime and Traffic
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 5:50 PM
5.A Receive and File the Report regarding the implementation of AB 413 Daylighting at roadway crossing with marked and unmarked crosswalks and review staff’s recommendation on Implementing the no parking areas
(Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director)
o Staff Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 10 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 -Technical Memorandum dated June 23, 2025
Attachment 2 - Assembly Bill 413
Attachment 3 - Standard Notice to Fronting Property Owner Attachment 4 - Map of AB 413 Areas
Public Comments - Illina Frankiv
Public Comments - Joris van Mens
Public Comments - Kieran Culligan
Public Comments - Peter Van Meter
Public Comments - Scott Thornburg
Public Comments - Warren Wells
5.B Provide Direction to Staff on Whether to Proceed with an Expanded Scope to Address Parking Lot 1 Reconstruction Project
(Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director)
o Staff Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 10 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Parking Lot 1 Reconstruction RFP
Attachment 2 - Presentation
Public Comments - Alice Merrill
Public Comments - Chris M
Public Comments - Ed Ayres
Public Comments - Grover Dear
Public Comments - James Moushegian
Public Comments - Jane Dirkes
Public Comments - Karin Williams
Public Comments - Kay Mitzel
Public Comments - Larry Martinez
Public Comments - Lisa McKibben
Public Comments - Michal Staninec
Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker
Public Comments - Vincent Maggiora
5.C Authorize Staff to Proceed with Soliciting for Construction Bids for the 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project for an Engineer Estimate of $2.3 Million (Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director)
o Staff Report - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 10 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - 2024 resurfacing Plans
Attachment 2 - Presentation
Public Comments - Aaron Conover
Public Comments - Illina Frankiv
Public Comments - Kieran Culligan
Public Comments - Mike and Laurette Rogers
Public Comments - Odin Palen
Public Comments - Penny Buckley
6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 7:45 PM
6A. City Manager Information for Council
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6B. City Attorney Information for Council
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6C. Councilmember Committee Reports
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6D. Appointments (if any)
6E. Future Agenda Items
o Future Agenda Items
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6F. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Disaster Preparedness Committee Minutes from June 11, 2025 6G. Other reports of significance
6H. Public Comment on Items 6A-6C and 6E-6G: limited to 2 minutes/person
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held August 5, 2025, with the open session due to commence at approximately 5:00 PM.
LEAD DEPARTMENT
Administration Department
City Hall, Main floor
420 Litho Street
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 289-4199
[email protected]
CITY COUNCIL
Joan Cox, Mayor
Steven Woodside, Vice Mayor
Melissa Blaustein, Councilmember
Jill James Hoffman, Councilmember
Ian Sobieski, Councilmember
STAFF
Chris Zapata, City Manager
Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney
Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk
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 Director
Jeffrey Jackson, City Librarian
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