CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 AND
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REGULAR MEETING 5:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION - 4:00 PM A. Mayor Woodside Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 PM
A. Mayor Woodside 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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representative: Chris Zapata, City Manager, Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager, Burke Dunphy, Sloan Sakai
Employee organization: SEIU
C2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT (Government Code Section 54957) Title: City Manager
C3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT (Government Code Section 54957) Title: Interim City Manager
III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 5:00 PM
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call and Approval of Remote Participation
C. Closed Session Announcements (if any)
D. Approval of Agenda
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS & CITY MANAGER REPORTS - 5:02 PM
1.A Summary of City Manager Approved Community Contributions 2022 Through 2025 Attachment 1 - Community Contributions 2022-2025
Attachment 2 - EIFD Formation Roadmap
1.B Response to Gate 5 Flooding (EMERGENCY ITEM)
Staff Report
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:05 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 Speakers Card and turn it in to the City Clerk.
2.A Public Comments
Public Comments - Linda Fotsch
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 5:20 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 Meeting Minutes of December 15, 2025 Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes of December 16, 2025
3.B Re-Affirm the City Council, City Manager, City Attorney Operating Protocols Staff Report
Attachment 1 - 2025 Revised Council Protocols
Attachment 2 - Rosenberg's Rules of Order
3.C Approve an Updated Position Allocation Table Effective January 1, 2026 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Updated Position Allocation Table Effective 01.01.2026 Attachment 2 - Administrative Aide I Job Description
3.D Receive and File the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Financial Audit Update Staff Report
3.E Receive and File the Recommended Budget Calendar for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Financial Review FY 2025-2026 Budget Update and FY 2026-2027 Budget Data and Process Staff Report
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 5:35 PM
5.A Discussion on Implementation of Program 8, Public Property Conversion to Affordable Housing, Including Martin Luther King Jr. Park / Bus Barn and Corporation Yard, and Provide Direction on the Schedule for Release of Notice of Availability (NOA) and or RFPs for each (Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager) 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 - Presentation from City Council Meeting of December 2, 2025 Public Comments - Nicole Bellefeuille
Public Comments - Ralph Cappelli
Public Comments - Sophia Collier
Public Comments - Aaron Nathan
Public Comments - Adriana Gil Bentley
Public Comments - Betsy Martin
Public Comments - Bora Han
Public Comments - Cecilia Christian
Public Comments - David Kutas
Public Comments - Derek Bentley
Public Comments - Friends of MLK Park
Public Comments - Gordon Kay
Public Comments - Heather Frentzen
Public Comments - Jack Burrows
Public Comments - Jayne Reichert
Public Comments - Katie Parks
Public Comments - Kay Mitzel
Public Comments - Kristin Cappelli
Public Comments - Lisa Mckibben
Public Comments - Maria Chanley
Public Comments - Michelle Mokalla
5.B Review and Direct Staff Regarding the Draft Request for Proposals for Humboldt Street Dock Repair and Business Partnership
(Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager)
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 - Draft RFP for Turney Street Floating Dock Improvement Project and Business Partnership
Attachment 2 - RFP for the Turney Street Dock and Ramp Improvement Project
5.C Discussion and Direction Regarding the 2025/26 Road Resurfacing Projects List which recommends a $2,950,000 investment in city streets to improve the City Pavement Management Index
(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 - 2025-26 Roadway Resurfacing List
Attachment 2 - Presentation
Public Comments - Charles Green
Public Comments - Anne Thunem
5.D Introduce by Title Only, and Waive First Reading of Ordinance No. 01-2026, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Amendment Sausalito Municipal Code sections
3.30.120, 3.30.310, and 3.30.420 to Provide for Assistant City Manager Spending Authority (Angeline Loeffler, Finance 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 - Ordinance 01-2026
6. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS & OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 7:30 PM 6A. Councilmember Committee Reports
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6B. Future Agenda Items
o Future Agenda Items
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person
6C. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Sustainability Commission - September 11, 2025 Meeting Minutes 6D. Other reports of significance
6E. Public Comment on Items 6A-6D: limited to 2 minutes/person 6F. Appointments (if any)
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held January 20, 2026, with the open session due to commence at approximately 5:00 PM.
LEAD DEPARTMENT
Administration Department
City Hall, Main floor
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Sausalito, CA 94965
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CITY COUNCIL
Steven Woodside, Mayor
Melissa Blaustein, Vice Mayor
Joan Cox, 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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