CITY OF SAUSALITO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, October 20, 2026
SPECIAL MEETING: 4:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING 5:00 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – 4:00 PM
A. Mayor Woodside Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. CLOSED SESSION – 4:00 PM
A. Mayor Woodside announces that item C1-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 LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9)
Significant exposure to litigation: One Case
C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9)
Initiation of litigation: 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 - 5:05 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.
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 Draft Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2026
Draft Meeting Minutes of October 20, 2026
3.B Receive and File Report on Gate 5 Road Progress
Staff Report (Pending)
3.C Receive and file the Library Q1 Report
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Q1 Library Report FY 26-27
3.D Adopt a Resolution Ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency by the Director of Emergency Services Resulting from the Developing 2026-2027 El Nino Event Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Proclamation of Local Emergency - El Nino - Director of Emergency Services
3.E Approve Dedication of Commemorative Plaques Honoring Dorothy Gibson and Anne Arnott for their Service to the Sausalito Community
Staff Report (Pending)
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS – 5:25 P.M.
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 Public Hearing on Appeal of Planning Commission Resolution 2025-07 Upholding Administrative Determinations for a proposed housing development project filed under SB330 the Housing Accountability Act | Project ID: 2024-00014 | Design Review Permit, Tentative Map, Certificate of Appropriateness | SB 330 and State Density Bonus Law | 605- 613 Bridgeway Boulevard (APN: 065-132-16) | Appellant: Applicant Willy’s LLC, and (2) Approve Response to Challenged Conduct Notice by Applicant Willy’s LLC Attachment 1 - Applicant's Request for Continuance
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachment 3 - Challenge Conduct - City's Response
Attachment 4 - Appeal form and Attachments
Attachment 5 - Signed PC Resolution No. 2025-07 Appeal 605-613 Bridgeway Attachment 6 - Aerial Location Map 605-613 Bridgeway
Attachment 7 - 2024-00014 11.14.24 Inconsistency Letter 605-613 Bridgeway Attachment 8 - Patterson Oneill 11.27.2024 Response to Inconsistency Determination Attachment 9 - 2024-00014 12.17.24 Response to Brian Oneill 605-613 Bridgeway Attachment 10 - Patterson Oneill 2024.12.27 Appeal of Staff Determination Attachment 11 - Patterson Oneill 03.18.2025 Ap Dev Stands 605-613 Bridgeway Attachment 12 - Letter from Applicant dated April 2, 2025 Attachment 13 - Patterson Oneill 2024.04.02 Appeal Staff Report Response Attachment 14 - Patterson Oneill 01.29.2024 Course of Conduct Notice - Willys LLC Attachment 15 - Lozeau Drury Letters 1.30 through 3.12.2025 Attachment 16 - May 30, 2024 Courtesy Notice Regarding Permitted Density Attachment 17 - Second Notice of Incomplete Application June 13, 2024 Attachment 18 - Ordinance 1022
Attachment 19 - City Historic Analysis 605-613 Bridgeway Attachment 20 - Applicants Historic and Archeological Analysis Attachment 21 - SOS Historic Analysis 605-613 Bridgeway Attachment 22 - California Historical Resource Status Codes Attachment 23 - Applicant Justification for Class 32 Categorical Exemption - Infill Development Attachment 24 - Project Site Plans and Elevations
Attachment 25 - Public Comment Received by 10.4.2026 Attachment 26 - Miller Starr Regalia Letter 10.06.2026 Attachment 27 - Appellant Presentation
5. BUSINESS ITEMS – 8:00 P.M.
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 Approve Publicly Available Pay Schedule
Staff Report (Pending)
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 November 17, 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
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
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.
DECLARATION OF POSTING
This Notice is posted in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a) or §54956. Members of the public can view electronic agendas and staff reports by accessing the city website. Under penalty of perjury, this Agenda was posted to the public within 72 hours prior to the meeting.
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