CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, June 16, 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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager Unrepresented employees: All unrepresented employees
C3. 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 C4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: Cass Gidley Marina 1620 Bridgeway
Agency negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Sausalito Community Boating Center (SCBC) Under negotiation: Terms and Payment
C5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Link Holdings, LLC v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court CV0009335 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
1.A Sausalito Center for the Arts Presentation
Attachment 1 - Presentation
Public Comment - John Flavin
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.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 5:25 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 Draft Meeting Minutes of June 2, 2026
Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes of June 2, 2026
3.B Juneteenth National Freedom Day Proclamation
Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.C National Gun Violence Awareness Day Proclamation
Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.D Adopt a Resolution Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 in the Estimated Amount of $199,749 Staff Report
Attachment 1- Resolution
Attachment 2 - Streets List
3.E Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City and the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Memorandum of Understanding
Attachment 3 - SEIU Pay Schedules
3.F Waiver of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 14-2025, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Adopting Title 10A (Objective Design and Development Standards) of the Sausalito Municipal Code for the Implementation of the 6th Cycle Housing Element Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A to Draft Ordinance - Title 10A - ODDS (with redlines) Attachment 3 - Planning Commission Resolution 2025-26 Recommending Adoption of Title 10A (ODDS)
Attachment 4 - Sample of Compliance Report and Visualizations from ViewSync Software Attachment 5 - Presentation Images from Earlier Versions of ViewSync Software Attachment 6 - Staff Presentation
Attachment 7 - ViewSync Presentation 11.10.2025
Attachment 8 - ViewSync Presentation 11.28.2025
Public Comment - Jenny Silva
Public Comment - Linda Fotsch
Public Comment - Sonja Trauss
Public Comment - Chris Sullivan
3.G Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Contract with CSWST2 in the Amount of $45,000 for Additional Design Coordination with SWA for the Parking Lot 1 Reconstruction Project for a Total Contract Amount not to Exceed $288,393 ($243,393 $45,000)
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - First Amendment with CSWST2
Attachment 2 - Original Contract With CSWST2.pdf
3.H Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with SANDIS for the Bridgeway Mid-Block Crossing Project - Princess to Richardson for an Amount Not to Exceed $91,100 ($87,850 + $3,250) Staff Report
Attachment 1 - First PSA Amendment
Attachment 2 - Original Contract Plus Proposal
Public Comment - Kieran Culligan
3.I Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Kimber Companies for Property Management Services for an Amount Not to Exceed $114,000 Paid by Various City Funds
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Agreement plus Proposal
3.J Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with BKF Engineers in the Amount of $28,008 for the Coloma Street Sidewalk Project
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Third Contract Amendment with BKF Engineers Attachment 2 - Prior Amendments and Contract with BKF
Attachment 3 - City Council April 21, 2026 Item 3.E Staff Report Public Comment - Kieran Culligan
3.K Adopt a Resolution Declaring Nineteen (19) T2 Digital Payment Technologies Pay Stations Surplus and Authorizing its Disposition
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Inventory List of Surplus T2 Pay Stations
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS – NONE
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 Review of Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Updated Budget Information and Provide Direction to Staff as Appropriate
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Revenues and Expenses Information
Attachment 2 - 115 Trust Allowable Expenses for Reimbursement Attachment 3 - Revised CIP Memo from DPW
Attachment 4 - Presentation
5.B Adopt a Resolution Adopting the City of Sausalito Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Section 115 Trust Allowable Expenses for Reimbursement Attachment 3 - Section 115 Trust Fund Balance
Attachment 4 - Revised CIP Memo from DPW
Attachment 5 - All Funds Summary
Attachment 6 - General Fund Summary
Attachment 7 - All Funds Line-Item Budget
Attachment 8 - Presentation
Public Comment - Kieran Culligan
5.C Adoption of a Resolution of the Sausalito City Council Establishing the GANN Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Appropriations Spending Limit, Prop 4 - GANN Limit Fiscal Year 2026-2027
5.D Provide Direction to Staff on Whether to Proceed with a Detailed Traffic Analysis of the Caledonia Street Area Based on Impacts from AB413
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - PSA Parametrix plus Proposal
Attachment 2 - June 23, 2025 Parametrix Tech Memo
Attachment 3 - Presentation
Public Comment - Kieran Culligan
Public Comment - Natasha LaBelle
Public Comment - Illina Frankiv
Public Comment - Joris van Mens
5.E Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute Construction Contract with Alex Kushner General, Inc. for the Tenant Improvements at Fire Station 2 in an Amount Not to Exceed $451,000, Authorize Construction Contingency of an Additional $50,000, Approve Plans and Specifications for Project, Find the Project Categorically Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, and Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute the First Contract Amendment with Kimber Management for an Amount Not to Exceed $100,000 ($75,000 + $25,000)
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Plans & Specification
Attachment 3 - Construction Contract with Alex Kushner General, Inc Attachment 4 - First PSA Amendment with Kimber Management
5.F Receive Report from City Clerk on Sufficiency of Initiative Petition for the Arts, Industrial & Maritime Preservation and Improvement Initiative, An Initiative Revising Zoning Standards in the I and W Zones, Repealing the Marinship Specific Plan, and Revising Ordinance No. 1022 to Allow Future City Council Modifications to Zoning Outside the Downtown Historic District, and Adopt Resolution Placing it on the Ballot for November 3, 2026 Election or Order Report on Initiative Measure Pursuant to Elections Code 9212
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - County Registrar of Voters Certificate of Signature Verification Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachment 3 - City Attorney's Title and Summary of Petition Attachment 4 - AIM Initiative
Public Comment - Douglas Howell.pdf
Public Comment - Ed Ayres.pdf
Public Comment - Emmet Yeazell.pdf
Public Comment - Aaron Nathan.pdf
Public Comment - Barbara Geisler.pdf
Public Comment - Bert and Sisi Damner.pdf
Public Comment - Carl Schwarcz.pdf
Public Comment - Carolyn Ford.pdf
Public Comment - Chris Monroe.pdf
Public Comment - Clothilde Pallmann.pdf
Public Comment - Diane Sidjakov.pdf
Public Comment - Doug Lloyd.pdf
Public Comment - Karin Williams.pdf
Public Comment - Karina Hughes.pdf
Public Comment - Kate Flavin.pdf
Public Comment - Katie Gray.pdf
Public Comment - Kay Mitzel.pdf
Public Comment - Eric Blasen.pdf
Public Comment - Georgette Osserman.pdf
Public Comment - Hannelore Borton.pdf
Public Comment - Illina Frankiv.pdf
Public Comment - James Gabbert.pdf
Public Comment - Jayne Reichert.pdf
Public Comment - Jeanine Malone.pdf
Public Comment - Jeni Flynn.pdf
Public Comment - John Flavin.pdf
Public Comment - John Tompkins.pdf
Public Comment - Jordan Dodds.pdf
Public Comment - Ron Albert.pdf
Public Comment - Samantha Shubert.pdf
Public Comment - Larry Martinez.pdf
Public Comment - Laura Roebuck.pdf
Public Comment - Leao.pdf
Public Comment - Linda Fairchild.pdf
Public Comment - Lou Masiero.pdf
Public Comment - Margaret Collard.pdf
Public Comment - Marie McDermott.pdf
Public Comment - Marilyn Burns.pdf
Public Comment - Michelle Molkalla.pdf
Public Comment - Noelle Cosentino.pdf
Public Comment - Pat Zuch.pdf
Public Comment - Peter Van Meter.pdf
Public Comment - Randi Reiff.pdf
Public Comment - Renee Linde.pdf
Public Comment - Susan Landor Keegin.pdf
Public Comment - Susan Samols.pdf
Public Comment - Tara Cooper.pdf
Public Comment - Tim Nousen.pdf
Public Comment - Victoria Anderson.pdf
Public Comment - W. Dilworth Cannon and Helga Cannon.pdf Public Comment - Sandra Bushmaker.pdf
Public Comment - Scott Robinson.pdf
Public Comment - Sophia Collier.pdf
Public Comment - Stafford Keegin.pdf
Public Comment - Stephen Gertz.pdf
Public Comment - Wendy Richards.pdf
Public Comments - Babette McDougal.pdf
Public Comments - Sonja Hanson.pdf
Public Comment - Bunny Zaruba.pdf
Public Comment - Jean Patterson.pdf
Public Comment - John Hildebrand.pdf
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
Sustainability Commission Minutes from March 12,2026
Finance Committee Meeting Minutes from May 21, 2026
6D. Other reports of significance
6E. Public Comment on Items 6A-6D: limited to 2 minutes/person 6F. Appointments (if any)
Reappoint Michelle Orr to the Sustainability Commission
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held July 7, 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
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