CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Woodside at 4:05 p.m. and the following members were present:
Councilmember Cox
Councilmember Hoffman
Councilmember Sobieski
Vice Mayor Blaustein (remote)
Mayor Woodside
Vice Mayor Blaustein announced that she is attending the meeting remotely under just cause circumstances.
2. BUSINESS ITEMS
2.A Continuation of Work to Review and Prioritize City Council Future Agenda Items Chris Zapata, City Manager, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Andy Greer, Craig Merrilees, Alice Merrill, Peter Strietmann, Megan Rollo, John DiRe, Sandra Bushmaker, Tracey Kessler, and Adrian Brinton provided public comments.
By consensus, the City Council directed staff to (1) pursue revenue measures expected to generate at least $1 million annually toward a long-term $10 million benchmark; (2) address major infrastructure and related financing tools; (3) advance economic vitality and permit/code streamlining, in coordination with the Planning Commission working group; and (4) further comprehensive maritime, waterfront, and Marinship planning, including shoreline adaptation.
2.B Provide Feedback and Approve the Revised Request for Proposals for Turney Street Dock Repair and Business Partnership
Councilmember Sobieski made a presentation
Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Councilmember Cox moved, seconded by Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, to approve the revised Request for Proposals for Turney Street Dock Repair and Business Partnership, including: incorporation of revised Housing Element reservation and potential 1 of 2
lease cancellation language (with 60-day notice); use of the six scoring criteria identified by the Council; addition of a diagram showing the relationship of the dock area to Housing Element Site 301; and changing the proposal due date to March 26.
The City Council further directed staff to abide by the following six scoring criteria, each worth 10 points (for a total of 60):
1. Anticipated revenue generation to the city (10 points)
2. Subjective assessment of benefit to neighboring businesses (10 points)
3. Subjective assessment of benefit to residents (10 points)
4. Subjective assessment of benefit to visitors (10 points)
5. Creativity/innovation of the proposal (10 points)
Financial viability / feasibility of the proposal (10 points) Staff will use these criteria to score proposals before bringing a recommendation to Council.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Woodside adjourned the meeting at 5:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Wellesly
Walfred Solorzano
City Clerk
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