CITY OF SAUSALITO
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, September 1, 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 C1-C5 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 - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9)
Significant exposure to litigation: One Case
C2. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
(Gov. Code 54957)
Title: City Manager
C3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
(Government Code Section 54957)
Title: City Manager
C4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager Unrepresented employees: All unrepresented employees
C5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: Cass Giddley Marina 1620 Bridgeway
Agency negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Sausalito Community Boating Center (SCBC) Under negotiation: Terms and Payment
C6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant: One Case
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
1.A Marin County’s Updated Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Attachment 1 - Presentation
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 Comment - Joris van Mens
Public Comment - Paula Monsef
Public Comment - Skip Kleger
Public Comment - Brent Kilpatrick
Public Comment - Natasha Kimmell
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 July 16, July 21, and August 4, 2026 Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes of July 16, 2026
Attachment 2 - Draft Minutes of July 21, 2026
Attachment 3 - Draft Minutes of August 04, 2026
3.B Adopt a Proclamation in Honor of Andrew Davidson
Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.C Adopt a Proclamation in Honor of Alexandra Anderson Attachment 1 - Proclamation
3.D Accept Dunphy Park Improvement Phase 2 Project as Complete and Authorize a Contract Amendment with Geo-Logic Associates for Preparation of Final Soil Report, in an Amount not to Exceed $15,000
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Dunphy Park Phase 2 Notice of Completion Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachment 3 - Geo-Logic 2026 PSA Amendment 4
3.E Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute the Fourth Contract Amendment with BKF Engineers for the Coloma Street Sidewalk Project in an Amount of $9,300 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - BKF Engineer Contract Amendment 4
Attachment 2 - Original Contract plus Approved Amendments
3.F Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Professional Services Contract with Swinerton Management & Consulting in the Amount of $213,060 to Provide Project Management Services for City Capital Projects, for a Total Contract not to Exceed Amount of $522,790
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Swinerton 2026 Contract Amendment 1
Attachment 2 - Swinerton Original Contract
3.G Appoint Meili Zhao as a Regular Member of the Economic Development Advisory Committee Staff Report
3.H Adopt a Resolution Declaring One Parking Vehicle as Surplus and Authorize the Acting City Manager to Dispose of Said Vehicle at Auction
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
3.I Receive and file HdL Sales Tax Quarterly Report for the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2026 (January to March), the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Sausalito 1Q26 Sales Tax Update
3.J Receive and file the Library Q4 Report for FY2025-26 Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Q4 Library Report FY 25-26
3.K Approve License Agreement with Lincoln Lane Courtyard LLC for Use of Storage Space Beneath Excelsior Lane
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Pocket Inn License Agreement
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - 5:30 PM
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
4.A Introduction by Title Only and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 09-2026, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Amending Chapter 10.42 (Sign Ordinance) of Title 10 of the Sausalito Municipal Code
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance 09-2026
Attachment 2 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2026-09 Attachment 3 - Exhibit A - Draft Cleanline Ordinance
Attachment 4 - Presentation
5. BUSINESS ITEMS – 6:00
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 and File a Report Regarding the Gate 5 Area Drainage Management Study and Provide Direction to Staff on Whether to Proceed with the Development of Design Documentation for the Recommended Alternative
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Gate 5 Report Draft
Attachment 2 - Presentation
Attachment 3 - Supplemental Slides
5.B Evaluation of the Benefit and Feasibility of Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) Formation to Support Infrastructure Investment and Sustainable Development in the Marinship
Staff Report
Attachment 2 - Memo on EIFDs, CRDs and CEQA
Attachment 3 - Sausalito Land Economics Study, Kosmont Companies (March 2020) Attachment 4 - Reference Presentation Placer County, Sunset Area Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (April 9, 2024)
Attachment 5 - City of Sausalito Strategic Plan 2020 - 2026, Draft Implementation Action Plan Attachment 6 - 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
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held September 15, 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
Elaine Forbes, City Manager
Brandon Phipps, Acting City Manager
Deirdre Coyne, City Clerk
Sergio Rudin, City Attorney
Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Angeline Loeffler, Finance Director
Stacie Gregory, Chief of Police
Tom Welch, Interim Fire Chief
Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager
Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency & Sustainability Manager
Bryan Vitale, Community Services Director
Jeffrey Jackson, City Librarian
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