CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 AND
VALLÉE DE L’ORTOLO, 20100 SARTÈNE, CORSE-DU-SUD, FRANCE Tuesday, June 2, 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.-C.4 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: Brandon Phipps, Interim City Manager, Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager, Burke Dunphy, Sloan Sakai
Employee organization: SEIU
C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Significant exposure to litigation: One case
C3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager Unrepresented employees: All unrepresented employees
C4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: Storage Space Under Excelsior Lane, Adjacent to 715 Bridgeway Agency negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Lincoln Lane Courtyard LLC / Kent Ipsen Under negotiation: Price and Terms
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 - 5:05 PM
2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:10 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 Comment - Katja Nelson
Public Comment - Michelle Mokalla.pdf
Public Comment - Carolyn Revelle
Public Comment - William Austin Arensberg
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 5:15 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 May 14 and 19, 2026 Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes of May 14, 2026
Attachment 2 - Draft Minutes of May 19, 2026
3.B Adopt LGBTQ+ Pride Month Proclamation
Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.C Adopt a Resolution calling for an Election to Fill Two Seats on the City of Sausalito City Council to be Held and Consolidated with the General Municipal Election Scheduled for November 3, 2026, and Requesting that the Marin County Registrar of Voters Conduct the Election
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
3.D Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with 4Leaf for Planning and Building Services, Not to Exceed $240,000, for Fiscal Year 2026 - 2027 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Professional Services Agreement
Attachment 2 - Presentation
3.E Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with CSWST2 to Develop the Plans, Specifications, and Estimate for the 2026 Street Resurfacing and Repairs Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $163,968.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Agreement plus Proposal
Attachment 3 - Road List
3.F Waiver of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 08-2026, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Repealing Chapter 2.12 “Officer’s Bonds” and Sections 2.08.250 through 2.08.290, Pertaining to Removal of the City Manager, of the Sausalito Municipal Code
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance
3.G Discontinuance and Reorganization of the Disaster Preparedness Committee.
Staff Report
3.H Receive and File Report on the AIA Architects Foundation Design Assistance Team (DAT) Program
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Design Assistance Team Application
Attachment 2 - Communities by Design Program Overview
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS – 5:20 PM
o Confirmation of Notice Required by Law and Open Public Hearing o Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
o Staff Report - 15 minutes
o City Council questions - 5 minutes
o Appellant Presentation - 10 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
4.A First Public Hearing in Consideration of Proposed City Charter and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Whether to Proceed with the Charter City Process, Including a Second Public Hearing on July 7, and Placement of a Charter City Ballot Measure on the November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election Ballot
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Charter City Toolkit
Attachment 2 - Chart Comparing General Law City Powers vs. Charter City Powers Attachment 3 - National Civic League Model Charter
Attachment 4 - June 2, 2026 Draft Proposed Sausalito City Charter Attachment 5 - City of Sausalito Charter Redline based on May 5, 2026 Draft Attachment 6 - Presentation
Public Comment - JoAnn Goldschmidt
Public Comment - John Flavin
Public Comment - Kate Flavin
Public Comment - Kathryn Gray
Public Comment - Kay Mitzel
Public Comment - Alice Merrill
Public Comment - Chris White and Sue White
Public Comment - Daniel Passini
Public Comment - Ed Ayres
Public Comment - Edward Murphy
Public Comment - Elaine Kolowich
Public Comment - James
Public Comment - Jayne Reichert
Public Comment - Joan Saxton
Public Comment - Renee Maher
Public Comment - Rose Christine
Public Comment - Sandra Bushmaker
Public Comment - Sherrie Faber
Public Comment - Susan Samols
Public Comment - Vincent Maggiora
Public Comment - Khalid AlThani
Public Comment - Kristina Feller
Public Comment - Larry Martinez
Public Comment - Margaret Collard
Public Comment - Mary Naples and Tim Ryan
Public Comment - Maryl Bryant
Public Comment - Michal Staninec
Public Comment - Patricia Pigman
Public Comment - Randi Reiff
Public Comment - Robert Tillman and Christy Tillman
Public Comment - Scott Robinson
Public Comment - Wendy Richards
Public Comment - Adrianna Dinihanian
Public Comment - Bunny Zaruba
Public Comment - Burton Drobnis
Public Comment - James Moushegian
Public Comment - Linda Pfeifer
Public Comment - Mary and Philippe Henry de Tessan
Public Comment - Peter Sapienza
5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 5:30 PM
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
5.A Request Budget Appropriations for this Fiscal Year 2025-26 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Updated Revenue Details
Attachment 2 - Updated Expenditure by Department Summary Attachment 3 - Updated Expenditure by Department Details Attachment 4 - Presentation
5.B Review of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Draft Budget Information and Provide Direction to Staff as Appropriate
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - General Fund Revenue Details
Attachment 2 - General Fund Department Expense Summary
Attachment 3 - General Fund Department Expense Details
Attachment 4 - Old City Hall Fund Details
Attachment 5 - Tidelands Fund Details
Attachment 6 - MLK Fund Details
Attachment 7 - Parking Fund Details
Attachment 8 - Bank of America Fund Details
Attachment 9 - CIP Program Updated Memo by DPW Director Attachment 10 - Presentation
6. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS & OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
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 June 16, 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
Brandon Phipps, Interim 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
LEVINE ACT PUBLIC PARTY/APPLICANT DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS:
Pursuant to California requirements under the Levine Act, applicants, parties, and their agents who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $500 (aggregated) to a City Council Member over the past 12 months, must publicly disclose that fact for the official record of that agenda item. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution aggregated, and the name(s) of the campaign contributor(s) and City Council member(s). The disclosure may be made either in writing to the Clerk prior to the agenda item consideration, or by verbal disclosure at the time of the agenda item consideration. The foregoing statements do not constitute legal advice, nor recitation of all legal requirements and obligations of parties/applicants and their agents. Parties and agents are urged to consult with their own legal counsel regarding the requirements of the law.
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