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CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025
CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 4:25 p.m. and the following members were present:
Councilmember Blaustein
Councilmember Hoffman
Councilmember Sobieski (via Zoom)
Vice Mayor Woodside(via Zoom)
Mayor Cox
Il. CLOSED SESSION
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 549576) 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 Councilmember Sobieski recused himself from closed session item C1.
The City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 4:29 p.m.
III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Cox reconvened the meeting at 5:05 p.m.
Mayor Cox requested items 5.A and 5.B. be switched.
Vice Mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda as amended.
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1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.A Golden Gate Bridge Highway Transportation District Presentation titled "Sausalito Ferry Terminal Replacement Project" by John Eberle, Deputy District Engineer Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director, John Eberle, Deputy District Engineer Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District, and Eli Davidian, Environmental Science Associates, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by City Council.
2. COMMUNICATIONS
John Flavin, Alice Merrill, Sunshine Weismehl, Adrian Brinton, Babette McDougal, and Scott Thornburg made public comments.
Councilmember Hoffman had to depart the meeting due to illness. As a result, the City Council were lett with only two members present in Council Chambers, resulting in a lack of quorum as required by the Brown Act.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Cox adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Walfred Solorzano
City Clerk
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