CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, November 18, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING: 3:30 PM
REGULAR MEETING 5:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – 3:30 PM
A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. CLOSED SESSION - 3:30 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. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT (Government Code Section 54957) Title: City Manager
C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Significant Exposure to Litigation: One Case C3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 300 Spencer, Sausalito CA
Agency negotiator: City Manager, City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Southern Marin Fire Protection District Under negotiation: Price, Terms of Payment
III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 5:00 PM
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call
C. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
D. Approval of Agenda
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 5:02 PM
1.A Special Presentation from Parks & Recreation Recapping Fall Events Attachment 1 - Presentation
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:20 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 - 5:30 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 Draft Minutes of November 4, 2025
Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes of November 4, 2025
3.B Ratify the Proclamation Naming November 10, 2025 as Stereophonic Day Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.C Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Services and Support Agreement with Flowbird America Inc. to Replace Nineteen (19) Obsolete T2 Multi-Space Parking Pay Stations in Municipal Parking Lots 1-4, and to Execute All Related Actions to Implement the Upgrade, in an Amount Not to Exceed $478,000 to include the one-time purchase and installation cost and up to ten years of ongoing operational and maintenance services
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Flowbird Service and Support Agreement
Attachment 2 - Pay Station Quotes Pricing Sheet
Attachment 3 - Vendor Evaluation Comparison Summary
Attachment 4 - Vendor Pay Station User Interface Comparison (Photos) Attachment 5 - Flowbird Optional Custom Wrap samples (Photos) Attachment 6 – Dixon’s 2023 Downtown Parking Study
3.D Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Professional Services Agreement with Marin IT, Inc., to provide IT Managed Services for a One-Year Period, for an Amount of $387,281.76
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Staff Report from March 22, 2022
Attachment 3 - Professional Services Agreement with Marin IT, Inc.
Attachment 4 - Marin IT Proposal for FY26
3.E By minute order, waive remaining penalties pursuant to Sausalito Municipal Code section
5.04.210.D in the amount of $8,755.81, imposed on Bayside Boatworks for delinquent business license taxes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Bayside Boatworks Penalty Fee Abatement Sworn Statement
3.F Receive and File a report regarding the Libertyship Large Capture Device.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Project Plans
3.G Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Transportation Authority of Marin Agreement A-FY25- 29 Funding Agreement between Transportation Authority of Marin and City of Sausalito - in the amount of $550,000 in Measure AA funds for the Coloma Street and Ebbtide Avenue Safe Pathway Project ($450,000) and the Tomales Street Safe Pathway Project ($100,000) Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - TAM Funding Agreement A-FY25-29
Attachment 3 - Email Correspondence from TAM
Attachment 4 - Improvement Drawings
Attachment 5 - Site Plan - Tomales St. Pathway
3.H Receive and File an Update of the Fix-It Issue Reporting Software for the Department of Public Works Maintenance Division
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Service Request Metric 4-25 to 11-25
3.I Adopt a Resolution authorizing the service of alcoholic beverages within the existing shared parklet located in the public right-of-way adjacent to the restaurant Venice Gourmet at 625 Bridgeway (APN: 065-132-19)
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-23 Attachment 3 - Zoning Administrator Resolution No. 2025-04 Attachment 4 - Sidewalk Dining Plan, received September 9, 2025 Attachment 5 - Draft Sidewalk Dining Encroachment Permit
3.J Adopt a Resolution Ratifying Southern Marin Fire District (SMFD) Ordinance 2025/2026-01 Amending the 2025 California Fire Code & 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - SMFD Ordinance 2025-2026-01
3.K Ratification of Matching Grant Payment of $10,000 from the General Fund for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Staff Report
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - 5:40 PM
4.A Introduction by Title and Waiver of First Reading of Amendments to the Sausalito Municipal Code Title 10 (Zoning) Sections 10.44.080: Accessory Dwelling Units (Matthew Mandich, Principal Planner)
o Confirmation of Notice Required by Law and Open Public Hearing o Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
o Staff Report - 15 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person
o Close the Public Hearing
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2025-24, recommending adoption of the Draft Ordinance
Attachment 2 - Assembly Bill 1154
Attachment 3 - Senate Bill 9
Attachment 4 - Senate Bill 543
Attachment 5 - Draft Ordinance
Attachment 6 - Redlines SMC Section 10.40.080
Attachment 7 - HCD Letter Regarding Draft ADU Ordinance Attachment 8 - Presentation
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 6:15 PM
5.A 27 Central Avenue - Administrative Hearing Before The City Council To Consider An Appeal Of Administrative Citations Issued For Maintaining Illegal Construction (APN: 065-231-02) (Justin Goger Malo, Code Enforcement Officer)
o Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
o Staff Report - 15 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Appellant Presentation - 10 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person
o Rebuttals, using reserved time, if any
o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - City Council Resolution Number 23-2025
Attachment 2 - Compliance Order - Notice Of Correctable Violation - Issued 08-25-2025 Attachment 3 - Administrative Citation - Issued 10-02-2025 Attachment 4 - Administrative Citation - Issued 10-09-2025 Attachment 5 - Administrative Citation - Issued 10-22-2025 Attachment 6 - Administrative Citation - Issued 10-23-2025 Attachment 7 - Historical Background - Prior Staff Report For 04-15-2025 City Council Meeting Attachment 8 - Emails and Documents from 04-15-2025 through 11-18-2025 Attachment 9 - TMF MStefani Oppo Sausalito Code Enforcement Fines Attachment 10 - Additional Documents from Meiki Stefani
5.B Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Construction Contract with RWR Construction Inc. for the Bridgeway Slide Repair Project Tecco Mesh Alternative Located Below Woodward Avenue, for the Bid Amount of $1,145,441.82, Authorize a Construction Contingency of $144,558.18 for a Construction Amount Not to Exceed $1,260,000, Approve Plans and Specifications for the Project, Reject All Bids Received for the Bridgeway Slide Repair Project MSE Wall Alternative
(Andrew Davidson, Senior Engineer Public Works)
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 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Plans and Specifications
Attachment 3 - Construction Contract
Attachment 4 - Presentation
Attachment 5 - Bridgeway Slope Stability
Attachment 6 - Bridgeway Slope History
5.C Receive and File the Shoreline Adaptation Plan and Provide Direction for Next Steps Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Sausalito Shoreline Adaptation Plan
Attachment 2 - Sausalito Shoreline Adaptation Plan Appendix - Community Survey Results Attachment 3 - Public Comments Received by October 7, 2025 Attachment 4 - Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (BCDC) Guidelines Attachment 5 - Presentation
Public Comments - Dan Morgan
Public Comments - KC Pederson
Public Comments - Michael Rainey
Public Comments - Wu Family
Public Comments - Wu Family-2
Public Comments - Kimery Wilshire
6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 8:00 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
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 December 2, 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
415289-4199
[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
Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney
Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Angeline Loeffler, 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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