CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Thursday, May 14, 2026
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Woodside at 3: 02 p. m. and the following members were present:
Councilmember Cox
Councilmember Hoffman
Councilmember Sobieski
Vice Mayor Blaustein
Mayor Woodside
II. CLOSED SESSION
A. Mayor Woodside announces that item C. 1. -C6 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. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE Performance Evaluation
Government Code Section 54957)
C2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54956. 8) Property: 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito CA, APN 065- 172- and APN 065- 172-5Agency negotiator: City Manager, City Attorney Negotiating parties: Bridgeway 558 Real Property, LLC
Under negotiation: Price, Terms of Payment
C3. 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
The City Council adjourned to closed session at 3: 04 p. m, III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
The City Council reconvened at 5: 02 and stated that .there was no reportable action. m. 1 of 3
The City Council reported that Councilmember Sobieski had a conflict and had to leave early,
Vice Mayor Blaustein moved, seconded by Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda.
1. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Hoffman reported that the drive -up post office box was moved from its original spot at the post office to the door area due to vandalism and stolen mail, and although it has been placed back in a drive -up area, its current position is still awkward.
To improve access, the city will relocate an existing street mailbox to City Hall, installing it at the end of the turnaround in the parking lot so drivers can easily deposit mail from their car as they exit, while also asking the postmaster to make ADA- compliance improvements to the post office box,
Vice Mayor Blaustein moved, seconded by Councilmember Hoffman, and unanimously carried ( Councilmember Sobieski being absent) to approve the following items:
1. A Approve the City of Sausalito City Council Request to the United States Postal Service that a Snorkel Chute be Retrofitted to the Current Drive -Up Collection Box and Direct Staff to Expedite this Request for Action
2. BUSINESS ITEM
2. A Consider Request from Pelican Harbor Associates, LP for Consent to Assignment of August 1, 2005 Lease Between City of Sausalito and Pelican Harbor Associates, LP for Lease of Submerged Tidelands at Pine Street, Donahue Ave., and Johnson St. to Cameron Razavi and/ or Pelican Twins, LLC and Direction to Staff
Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager, made a presentation to the City Council.
Skip Kleger, Rob McCullough, Alison Deal.. Alice Merrill, Sophia Collier, Paul Donnelly, Babette McDougal, Lauren de Remer, Ian Fletcher, Sandra Bushmaker, Fred Moore, Chris Langlon, Diane Johnson, Tom Bria and Mercedes Hoschstetler provided public comments.
Councilmember Cox moved, seconded by Councilmember Hoffman, and unanimously carried to deny consent to the lease assignment and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare a written letter for the City Manager' ssignature explaining the basis for the city' srefusal to consent. That letter should set out the commercially reasonable grounds for denial, drawing on: (1) the public comments received, and 2) the key outstanding items identified in Assistant City Manager Phipps' sstaff report (such as missing financial information, required insurance documentation, and other baseline compliance materials). The council further directed that this letter 2 of 3
be prepared promptly and that the City Manager report back to the council at the next meeting, so the council can see how its direction has been implemented.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Woodside adjourned the meeting at 6; 10 p. m.
Respectfully submitted,
Derdre Coyne
Deputy City Clerk
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