CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, March 3, 2026
SPECIAL MEETING: 4:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING 5:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - 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.-C2 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 LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(1)) Name of case: Russo v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court CV008400 C2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT (Government Code Section 54957) Title: City Manager
C3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT (Government Code Section 54957) Title: Interim City Manager
C4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(2): One Case Attachment 1 - Correspondence
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 & CITY MANAGER REPORTS - 5:02 PM U.S. Small Business Administration Follow-up Presentation
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:08 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 - Bora Han
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 February 12 and 17, 2026 Attachment 1 - Draft Meeting Minutes of February 12, 2026 Attachment 2 - Draft Meeting Minutes of February 17, 2026
3.B Women in Construction Week
Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.C Authorize Staff to Proceed with Soliciting for Construction Bids for Tenant Improvements at Fire Station 2 with an Engineer Estimate of $750,000 for Construction Staff Report
3.D Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Appropriate $170,439 of Tidelands Funds for the Turney Street Dock and Ramp Improvement Project to be Reimbursed from a California Department of Fish and Wildlife Grant
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Professional Services Agreement
Attachment 3 - Anchor QEA Proposal
3.E Waiver of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 02-2026, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Enacting Section 5.16.15 “Short-Term Rental Facilitator Collection and Reporting” of the Sausalito Municipal Code Pursuant to SB 346 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance
3.F Waiver of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 03-2026, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Amending Chapter 10.44.240 “Formula Retail”,Table 10.24-1 “Land Uses in Commercial Districts”, and Chapter 10.24.040 “Special Requirements” of Title 10 of the Sausalito Municipal Code
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 03-2026
Attachment 2 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2026-02
3.G Adopt a Resolution Approving an Encroachment Agreement for a Driveway, Retaining Walls, Stairs, Landscaping, and Utilities in the Public Right-of-Way at 0 Crescent Avenue (APN: 065- 223-32)
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution and Encroachment Agreement
Attachment 2 - Project Plans, received December 22, 2025 Attachment 3 - Notice of Decision, dated February 2, 2026
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 5:30 PM
5.A Appeal of Business License Tax Category Reclassification pursuant to Sausalito Municipal Code section 5.04.230 filed by KKMI Sausalito, LLC and waive penalties imposed on audit assessment in the amount of $29,920.80 pursuant to Sausalito Municipal Code section
5.04.210
(Angeline Loeffler, Finance Director)
o Confirmation of Notice Required by Law and Open Public Hearing 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 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Tax Appeal Filed by KKMI
Attachment 3 - Tax Appeal Supporting Documents
Attachment 4 - Audit Assessment Invoice
Attachment 5 - Relevant Sausalito Municipal Code Sections Service and professionals ($3.00 per thousand gross receipts, $125.00 minimum annual tax)
Attachment 6 - KKMI FS
Attachment 7 - Presentation
5.B Receive and File an update regarding the Coloma Street Sidewalk Project (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 - Presentation
Public Comments - David Marlatt
Public Comments - Mark Palmer
Public Comments - Bora Han
Public Comments - Carolyn Revelle
5.C Review and file a report regarding the Parking Lot 1 Reconstruction project and provide direction to staff on whether to proceed with the development of design documentation for the recommended alternative
(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 - The Three Scenarios Exhibits
Attachment 2 - Listening Session Materials
Attachment 3 - Presentation
Public Comments - Jacques Ullman
Public Comments - Joel Karr
Public Comments - Mary Griffin
Public Comments - Andrew Junius
5.D Adopt a Resolution Designating Rotating Board of Appeals for Appeals under Chapter 1.10 and 1.12 of the Sausalito Municipal Code and Authorizing Administration by City Manager (Sergio Rudin, City Attorney)
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
6. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS & OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 8:00 PM 6A. Councilmember Committee Reports
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
6B. Future Agenda Items
o Future Agenda Items
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
6C. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees
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 March 17, 2026. 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
415-289-4199
[email protected]
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
Alexandra Anderson, Resiliency & Sustainability Manager Bryan Vitale, Community Services Director
Jeffrey Jackson, City Librarian
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