CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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 Woodside Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. CLOSED SESSION - 3:30 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 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: Naples v. Macmarin, Inc. d/b/a The Spinnaker, et al., Marin County Superior Court Case No. CIV0009646
C4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Yes in My Back Yard v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court Case No.
CIV2300652
C5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Significant Exposure to Litigation: One Case C6. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: Submerged tideland portions of Pine Street, Johnson Street, and Donahue Avenue, adjacent Block 200 and Block 267 on Map. No 1 of Salt Marsh and Tideland of Marin County Agency negotiator:
City Manager and City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Pelican Harbor Associates, LP
Under negotiation: Price and 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 & CITY MANAGER REPORTS - 5:00 PM
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:15 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 - Jake Byer
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 April 3, 7 and 9, 2026 2026.04.03 CC Minutes
2026.04.07 CC Minutes
2026.04.07 CC Minutes
2026.04.09 CC Minutes
3.B Receive and file HdL Sales Tax Quarterly Reports for the Fourth Quarter (October from December) of Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Sausalito 4Q25 Sales Tax Update
3.C Receive and file of FY 2025-2026 Fiscal Year-End Budget Balancing Action Plan Staff Report
3.D Consider and Adopt Resolution Designating Rotating Board of Appeals for Appeals under Chapter 1.10 and 1.12 of the Sausalito Municipal Code
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
3.E Authorize City Manager to execute Professional Services Agreement with BKF Engineers to solicit construction bids for Coloma Street Sidewalk Project Staff Report
3.F Authorize City Manager to execute Professional Services Agreement with CSWST2 to develop bid specs and estimate for 2026 Culvert Replacement Program in an amount not to exceed $108,272
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - PSA Storm Drain - CSW
3.G Authorize Additional $25,000 Appropriation for 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project to perform additional dig-out work various streets including Crecienta Drive Staff Report
3.H Approve Services Contract with Mt. Tam Adventure Camps LLC for Parks and Recreation Youth Programming in an Estimated Amount of $115,000 per Fiscal Year, to be Paid Out of Collected Program Fees
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Services Agreement
Attachment 2 - Waiver of Solicitation
3.I Waiver of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 05-2026, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Amending Sausalito Municipal Code section 8.02.120 to Adopt CalGreen Tier 1 Voluntary Measures
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 05-2026
Attachment 2 - Ordinance No. 05-2026-Redline Version
Attachment 3 - 2022 Cost Effectiveness Study
Attachment 4 - Sausalito Existing and New Building Cost Effectiveness Explorer Tool Attachment 5 - Letter from the Sustainability Commission.pdf Attachment 6 - Supplementary memo, Application of 2022 Studies to 2025 Energy Code Existing Single Family Building Upgrades
3.J Receive and file the Library Q2 & Q3 Reports for FY 2025-26 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Q2 Library Report FY 25-26
Attachment 2 - Q3 Library Report FY 25-26
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 5:30 PM
5.A Concurrence on the General Strategy Related to Addressing the Capital Improvement Program Projects for Fiscal Year 2026/27 for Incorporation into the City of Sausalito 2026/2027 Fiscal Year Budget.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Completed Project List
Attachment 2 - Active Project List
Attachment 3 - Preliminary Future Project Summary
Attachment 4 - 2026 Strategic Planning Workshop Summary Attachment 5 - Presentation
Public Comments - Joris van Mens
Public Comments - Kieran Culligan
Public Comments - Warren J. Wells
Public Comments - Carolyn Revelle
Public Comments - Illina Frankiv
Public Comments - Heather Frentzen
5.B Authorize an Additional $34,680 from Fund 117 Measure L to Support a Study Related to Impacts of AB 413-Daylighting at Roadway Crossing with Marked and Unmarked Crosswalks, on Caledonia Street and in on Bridgeway in Downtown Staff Report
Attachment 1 - PSA Parametric plus Proposal
Public Comments - Samuel Barondes.pdf
Public Comments - Mark Rushford.pdf
Public Comments - Scott W. Thornburg.pdf
Public Comments - Michelle Mokalla.pdf
Public Comments - Simon Bucktrout.pdf
Public Comments - Molly J. Haun.pdf
Public Comments - Susan Nelson Kendall.pdf
Public Comments - Monica Finnegan.pdf
Public Comments - Teri Lang.pdf
Public Comments - Naomi Smith.pdf
Public Comments - Tom Anderson & Dana Christensen.pdf
Public Comments - Sam Ruben.pdf
Public Comments - Victoria Anderson,.pdf
Public Comments - Warren J. Wells.pdf
Public Comments - Yoshi Tome.pdf
Public Comments - Adam Driver.pdf
Public Comments - Adrianna Dinihanian.pdf
Public Comments - Alexander Bleyleben.pdf
Public Comments - Alexander Woie.pdf
Public Comments - Angela Johansen.pdf
Public Comments - Arielle Madilian.pdf
Public Comments - Austin Arensberg.pdf
Public Comments - Beth Swierk.pdf
Public Comments - Bob Woodrum.pdf
Public Comments - Cristin A. Garroway.pdf
Public Comments - David J Kornmeyer.pdf
Public Comments - Illina Frankiv.pdf
Public Comments - Jacqueline Hsu.pdf
Public Comments - Jacques Ullman.pdf
Public Comments - Jennifer Nimmo.pdf
Public Comments - jenny Silva.pdf
Public Comments - Jody Moore.pdf
Public Comments - Joris van Mens.pdf
Public Comments - Joseph Roland.pdf
Public Comments - Kass Green.pdf
Public Comments - Kieran Culligan.pdf
Public Comments - Laura Hunter.pdf
Public Comments - Laurie Wright.pdf
5.C Review and Provide Direction to Staff on the Resident Parking Benefit Program for Downtown Municipal Parking Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 864
Attachment 2 - Ordinance No. 1083
Attachment 3 - Ordinance No. 1280
Attachment 4 - Presentation
Public Comments - Kieran Culligan.pdf
Public Comments - Laura Rafaty.pdf
Public Comments - Lou Masiero.pdf
Public Comments - Mark Rushford.pdf
Public Comments - Megan Gathers.pdf
Public Comments - Michelle Mokalla.pdf
Public Comments - Molly J Haun.pdf
Public Comments - Naomi Smith.pdf
Public Comments - Sam Ruben.pdf
Public Comments - Tom Anderson & Dana Christensen.pdf
Public Comments - Victoria Anderson.pdf
Public Comments - Beth Swierk.pdf
Public Comments - Carolyn Revelle and Amy Svendberg.pdf Public Comments - Carroll Covey.pdf
Public Comments - David J Kornmeyer.pdf
Public Comments - Illina Frankiv.pdf
Public Comments - Jacques Ullman.pdf
Public Comments - Jann Johnson.pdf
Public Comments - Jenny Court.pdf
Public Comments - Joris van Mens.pdf
Public Comments - Kara Halvorsen.pdf
Public Comments - Kathy White.pdf
5.D Draft General Fund Transfer Policy Discussion and Direction Staff Report
Public Comments - Heather Frentzen
5.E Introduction and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 06-2026, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Re-Adopting Military Equipment Use Policy 705 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance 06-2025
Attachment 2 - Sausalito Police Department Policy 705 Military Equipment Attachment 3 - 2025 Annual Military Equipment Use Report Attachment 4 - Presentation
6. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS & OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 8:30 PM 6A. Councilmember Committee Reports
o Report - 5 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
6B. Future Agenda Items
Provide Direction to Hear Items at Future Meetings
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 May 5, 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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