CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MINUTES
FEBRUARY 3, 2026
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Woodside at 3:34 p.m. and the following members were present:
Councilmember Cox
Councilmember Hoffman
Councilmember Sobieski
Vice Mayor Blaustein
Mayor Woodside
CLOSED SESSION
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. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956. 9(d)(1))
Name of case: Russo v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court CV008400 The City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 3:35 p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
The City Council reconvened at 5:05 p.m. and stated that they authorized Best, Best & Krieger to defend the City regarding Closed Session Item C3: Russo v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court CV008400.
Councilmember Cox moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS & CITY MANAGER REPORTS
1.A January 27, 2026 King Tide Strategy Presentation
Chris Zapata, City Manager, and Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director, made a presentation.
Mike McKinley, Emergency Services Coordinator, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Mauro Dosolini provided public comments.
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1.B Priority Planning Session Update
Chris Zapata, City Manager, made a presentation.
1C. Mayor’s Announcements
Mayor Woodside made announcements regarding fresh catch
COMMUNICATIONS
Mallory Gaston made a speech honoring Joseph Henry James, the Black Marinship welder who played a brief but important role in Sausalito and Marin City’s history by successfully challenging discriminatory union practices in the shipyards in a case that went all the way to the State Supreme Court.
Louis Illes, Jeffrey Chase, and Babette McDougal provided public comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Babette McDougal provided public comments.
Councilmember Cox moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to adopt the following items:
3.A Adopted the Draft Meeting Minutes of January 20, 2026.
3.B Adopted the Black History Month Proclamation.
3.C Adopted Resolution 03-2026, Authorizing the City Manager to execute the first amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Schaaf and Wheeler to include Surveying Services for the Large Trash Capture Device Project in Libertyship Way in amount not to exceed $142,458 ($109,203+$33,255).
3.D Received and Filed the City of Sausalito Bicycle Parking Program Report from the 2025 Season.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Mid-Year Budget Discussion and Provide Direction as needed Chris Zapata, City Manager, and Angeline Loeffler, Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Alexander Woie and Babette McDougal provided public comments.
Councilmember Sobieski moved, seconded by Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, to receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Mid-Year Budget report. 2 of 4
5.B Review Revised Draft Request for Proposals for Turney Street Dock Repair and Business Partnership and Provide Direction to Staff Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency & Sustainability Manager, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Cameron Razavi, Alice Merrill, and Babette McDougal provided public comments.
The City Council reviewed the revised draft RFP for the Turney Street Dock Repair and Business Partnership, and directed staff to proceed with a single RFP that (1) maximizes creativity, (2) explicitly allows proposals that include an operational component for the public boat launch, and (3) incorporates both a one-year pilot phase and a potential longer-term operation, with the structure to be refined by an ad hoc working group of Councilmembers Cox and Sobieski, by eliminating the separate “Option A” and “Option B” constructs and encouraging greater agility and flexibility in the pilot requirements.
The ad hoc group was directed to simplify and streamline the RFP while preserving requirements for financial and operational viability, to bring back a revised RFP as a business item at the next Council meeting, and to clarify that public access and maritime character are required elements.
Further, Mayor Woodside and Councilmember Hoffman were directed to meet with Cameron Razavi to discuss compatibility and coordination between his Site 301 housing concepts and the City’s Turney Street dock vision.
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS & OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
6A. Councilmember Committee Reports
Vice Mayor Blaustein reported that the MLK/Corporation Yard Public Land—to—Housing Working Group has produced a draft joint RFP, and that two community workshops are scheduled. She also reported from the Transportation Authority of Marin that carpool hours have been shortened and that the 45-day comment period on the Measure AA expenditure plan is open.
Councilmember Cox reported on the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers (MCCMC), noting County Counsel’s advice that both MCCMC and its Legislative Committee are Brown Act bodies. She reported that Sausalito will host the February 25 MCCMC meeting at the Spinnaker. She also reported, as liaison to Southern Marin Fire, that the board is discussing a plan to fully staff the Spencer station 24/7 during peak fire season.
Councilmember Hoffman reported on the first meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Committee.
Mayor Woodside reported on a regional meeting convened by Supervisor Moulton-Peters with South Marin mayors (Tiburon, Belvedere, Mill Valley and Sausalito), which addressed several shared issues, including restaurant and business permitting delays at the County level. 3 of 4
6B. Future Agenda Items
Councilmember Cox requested that staff return with a report on HDL’s business license tax collections.
Councilmember Hoffman requested an EDAC make a special presentation at a future city council meeting; an item on coordination with Marin County permitting agencies; and a discussion of best practices and process improvements for Sausalito’s permitting process. 6C. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees — NONE 6D. Other reports of significance - NONE
6E. Public Comment on Items 6A-6D
Babette McDougal provided public comments.
6F. Appointments
By common consent, the City Council appointed by title only, the City Manager as the Sausalito Zero Waste Marin Joint Powers Authority Board member, and the Resiliency & Sustainability Manager as the Alternate Board Member.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Woodside adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m. in honor of Annette Rose, in recognition of her many years of dedicated public service to the people of Sausalito and Marin County.
Respectfully submitted,
Walfred\Solorzano (a
City Clerk
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