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# CITY OF SAUSALITO # SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES # TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025

## I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 4:32 p.m. and the following members were present:

Councilmember Blaustein Councilmember Hoffman Councilmember Sobieski (Arrived at 5:04 PM) Vice Mayor Woodside (Via Zoom) Mayor Cox

## II. CLOSED SESSION

C1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)) Initiation of Litigation: One Case

The City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 4:34 p.m.

## III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

Mayor Cox announced that there was no reportable action on closed session.

Item No. 3I is removed from consent calendar

Item No. 3C moved to business items.

Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by councilmember Hoffman, and unanimously carried, to approve the amended agenda.

## 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - NONE

## 2. COMMUNICATIONS

Lisa B Pierre Pont, Fred Moore, Mary Goff, Kay Metzel, John Wales, Tully Friedman, Fay Rudio, Robert Matchillat, Laurie Wright, Annie Porter, Diana Dempsey, Susan Samuels, Cg Ware, Jed Dempsey, Sophia Collier, Jan Johnson, John Flavin, Sonya Hansen, Alice Merrill, Bob Friedman, Sandra Bushmaker, Babette McDougal, Judy W, Maral Boyadjian, Bonnie MacGregor, Jerry Spolter, Evan Jane Kriss, Lily de Champris, Joan Saxton, Ellie Gibb, Ben Canberra, and Joris van Mens provided public comments.

## 3. CONSENT CALENDAR

Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, to move item 3C from the consent calendar, to be the first item heard under Business Items. The motion carried by the following 4-1 vote:

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AYES: Blaustein, Sobieski, Woodside, Cox NOES: Hoffman

Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, carried unanimously, to approve the following consent calendar items:

3A. Adopted the Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2025.

3B. Adopted Resolution 44-2025, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with MCCi, LLC for Citywide Records Services that is Compliant with the California Government Code and the City of Sausalito Records Retention Schedule and to Execute Addendum No.1 to Master Services Agreement No. 42966

3D. Adopted Resolution 45-2025, Approving a Three-Year Agreement with Springbrook Software Incorporated for City-wide Financial Information Management System Software Services for an Amount of $168,203.21 from Various Funds.

3E. Received and Filed the Triannual Update to BCDC's Enforcement Committee.

3F. Authorized Staff to Proceed with Soliciting for Construction Bid Process for the Dunphy Park Improvement Phase 2 Project

3H. Received and filed the Sausalito Police Department’s Crime and Traffic Report Calendar Year 2025 - Second Quarter/Year to Date Report

## 4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE

## 5. BUSINESS ITEMS

3.C Approve the SB 79 Correspondence to Senator Wiener Offering to Remove Objection if Historic District Exemption is Added to the Bill

Mayor Cox and Councilmember Hoffman provided details regarding Item 3A.

Jan Johnson, Sophia Collier, Babette McDougai, Sandra Bushmaker, and Joris van Mens provided public comments.

Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Hoffman, to postpone a decision regarding SB 79 Correspondence to August 5. Motion passed by the following 4-0 vote:

AYES: Hoffman; Sobieski, Woodside, Cox ABSTAIN: Blaustein

5.C Authorize Staff to Proceed with Soliciting for Construction Bids for a Portion of the 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project for an Engineer's Estimate of $1.86 Million (Construction) and to Further Study Sustainability Solutions on Specified Roadways

Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.

Jan Johnson, Morgan Pierce, Cathrine Streetman, Mark Palmer, Laurie Violt, Mike Rodgers, Laurette Rodgers, Jacques Ullman, Dj Puffer, Adrian Brinton, Diane Johnson, Sonya Hansen, Babette McDougai, Joris van Mens, Illina Frankiv, Sandra Bushmaker, Kieran Culligan, Alice Merrill, and Pat Zuch provided public comments.

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Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Hoffman, and unanimously carried, to authorize staff to proceed with soliciting for construction bids for a portion of the 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project for an Engineer’s Estimate of $2.3 Million (Construction) and to further study sustainability solutions on specified roadways, with the amendment that we will include portions of Locust and Easterby that were included in the 2024 Street Rehabilitation Project, and not do the cool ceiling on El Portal, with direction to staff to return to City Council in a meeting in September to have a discussion regarding possibly changing the manner in which Bridgeway is striped.

## 3.G Adopt a Resolution Approving the Downtown Sausalito Business Improvement District Association Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager, responded to questions posed by the City Council. Sergio Rudin, City Attorney, responded to questions posed by City Council.

CITY OF SAUSALITO AMENDED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA In COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 AND 3 McKINLEY SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02109 Tuesday, July 22, 2025 CLOSED SESSION: 4:30 PM OPEN SESSION: 5:00 PM THE PUBLIC MAY JOIN VIA ZOOM - Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85275894165?pwd=KJKaETkUjibJUh8Ol0OeCg9PlE9jn5.1 PASSCODE: 123456 Or join by phone: +1 669 900 6833 +1 669 444 9171 +1 719 359 4580 +1 253 205 0468 Webinar ID: 852 7589 4165 PASSCODE: 123456 Your phone number will appear on the screen unless you first dial *67 before dialing the numbers shown above. If you want to comment during the public comment portion of the agenda, you can use the "Raise Hand" function in Zoom under Reactions or Press *9 if you are calling in. If you do not want to speak during the public comment portion of the agenda, you may also submit email correspondence to cityclerk@sausalito.gov. Emails received after 12:00 PM the day of the meeting may not be posted online until the day following the meeting. IF STARTING TIMES ARE LISTED FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM, THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A GUIDELINE ONLY. THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE ORDER OF DISCUSSION IN ORDER TO RUN AN EFFECTIVE MEETING. THE CITY VALUES AND INVITES WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS SET FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW ALL CORRESPONDENCE, PLEASE SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO STAFF IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. To give everyone an opportunity to be heard and to ensure the presentation of different points of view, the City Council requests that members of the audience who wish to speak, complete a Speakers' Card and when called on: 1) Always address the Chair; 2) State your name; 3) State views succinctly; and 4) Limit presentations to two (2) minutes. However, if there is a large group present to speak on the same issue, the City Council has the discretion to limit speakers to less than two minutes.

I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION - 4:30 PM A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. CLOSED SESSION - 4:30 PM A. Mayor Cox announces that item C.1. 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(d)(4)) Initiation of Litigation: One Case III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 5:00 PM A. Roll Call B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Closed Session Announcements (if any) D. Approval of Agenda 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 5:02 PM 2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:03 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 Speaker’s Card and turn it in to the City Clerk. 2.A Public Comments Public Comments - Ed Ayres Public Comments - Bonnie MacGregor Public Comments - Diane Johnson Public Comments - Petition 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 Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2025 Attachment 1 - Draft Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2025 3.B Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with MCCi, LLC for Citywide Records Services that is Compliant with the California Government Code and the City of Sausalito Records Retention Schedule and to Execute Addendum No.1 to Master Services Agreement No. 42966 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Master Services Agreement Attachment 3 - Addendum No. 1 Attachment 4 - Addendum 2 to MSA 42966

3.C Approve the SB 79 Correspondence to Senator Wiener Offering to Remove Objection if Historic District Exemption is Added to the Bill Attachment 1 - Memo from Mayor Cox Attachment 2 - SB79 Letter Withdrawing Opposition if Amended Public Comments - Fred Moore Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker Public Comments - Jann Johnson Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker 3.D Approval of a Three-Year Agreement with Springbrook Software Incorporated for City-wide Financial Information Management System Software Services for an Amount of $168,203.21 from Various Funds Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Agreement Amendment 3.E Receive and File Triannual Update to BCDC's Enforcement Committee Staff Report Attachment 1 - Presentation to be submitted to BCDC 3.F Authorize Staff to Proceed with Soliciting for Construction Bid Process for the Dunphy Park Improvement Phase 2 Project Staff Report Attachment 1 - Project Plans Attachment 2 - Presentation Attachment 3 - Measure F Fact Sheet 3.G Adopt a Resolution Approving the Downtown Sausalito Business Improvement District Association Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Staff Report Attachment 1 - DSBIDA FY 2025-2026 Annual Report Attachment 2 - Management District Plan Attachment 3 - Draft Resolution Attachment 4 - Engineer's Report 3.H Sausalito Police Department’s Crime and Traffic Report Calendar Year 2025 - Second Quarter/Year to Date Report Staff Report Attachment 1 - Statistical Data Report for Crime and Traffic 3.I Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Sausalito Police Association for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Tentative Agreements (Pending) Attachment 3 - Pay Schedules 4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE 5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 5:25 PM 5.A Provide Direction to Staff on Acceptance of Proposal from Design Consultant for Parking Lot 1 Reconstruction Project (Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director) 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 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Parking Lot 1 Reconstruction RFP Attachment 2 - Presentation Public Comments - Alice Merrill Public Comments - Chris M Public Comments - Ed Ayres Public Comments - Grover Dear Public Comments - James Moushegian Public Comments - Jane Dirkes Public Comments - Karin Williams

Public Comments - Kay Mitzel Public Comments - Larry Martinez Public Comments - Lisa McKibben Public Comments - Michal Staninec Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker Public Comments - Vincent Maggiora Public Comments - Adrian Brinton.pdf Public Comments - Arielle Madilian.pdf Public Comments - Beth Swierk.pdf Public Comments - Dianne Calvi.pdf Public Comments - Ethan Bliss.pdf Public Comments - Joanne Derbort.pdf Public Comments - K.D. White.pdf Public Comments - Karina Hughes.pdf Public Comments - Laura Hunter.pdf Public Comments - Lauri Flynn.pdf Public Comments - Linda M Baron.pdf Public Comments - Michelle Dumont.pdf Public Comments - Nick Roby.pdf Public Comments - Renee Linde.pdf Public Comments - Roger Taylor.pdf Public Comments - Sam Barondes.pdf Public Comments - Sam Ruben.pdf Public Comments - Shelby Van Meter.pdf Public Comments - Vincent Maggiora.pdf 5.B Give Direction to Staff Regarding Proposed Implementation of AB 413 Daylighting at Roadway Crossing with Marked and Unmarked Crosswalks Excluding Bridgeway And Caledonia Pending Further Review; and Review Staff’s Recommendation on Implementing the No Parking Areas (Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director) 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 Staff Report Attachment 1 -Technical Memorandum dated June 23, 2025 Attachment 2 - Assembly Bill 413 Attachment 3 - Standard Notice to Fronting Property Owner Attachment 4 - Map of AB 413 Areas Attachment 5 - Presentation Public Comments - Illina Frankiv Public Comments - Joris van Mens Public Comments - Kieran Culligan Public Comments - Peter Van Meter Public Comments - Scott Thornburg Public Comments - Warren Wells Public Comments - Gina Rulon-Miller Public Comments - Marilyn Aronowitz Public Comments - Neil Gibbs 5.C Authorize Staff to Proceed with Soliciting for Construction Bids for a Portion of the 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project for an Engineer's Estimate of $1.86 Million (Construction) and to Further Study Sustainability Solutions on Specified Roadways (Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director) 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 Staff Report Attachment 1 - 2024 Resurfacing Plans Attachment 2 - Presentation Public Comments - Aaron Conover Public Comments - Illina Frankiv

Public Comments - Kieran Culligan Public Comments - Mike and Laurette Rogers Public Comments - Odin Palen Public Comments - Penny Buckley Public Comments - Alice Merrill.pdf Public Comments - Mel and Pam DeWeerd.pdf Public Comments - Annie Dorsey.pdf Public Comments - Michelle Dumont.pdf Public Comments - Arielle Madilian.pdf Public Comments - Mike and Laurette Rogers.pdf Public Comments - Barbara Nelson.pdf Public Comments - Neil Gibbs.pdf Public Comments - Burton J. Drobnis.pdf Public Comments - Noreen Spanski.pdf Public Comments - Carlito Berg.pdf Public Comments - Patricia Pigman.pdf Public Comments - Dianne Calvi.pdf Public Comments - Penelope Broffman.pdf Public Comments - Don Krohn.pdf Public Comments - Renee Linde.pdf Public Comments - Ed Ayres.pdf Public Comments - Roger Taylor.pdf Public Comments - Ethan Bliss.pdf Public Comments - Sam Barondes.pdf Public Comments - Evan Jane Kriss.pdf Public Comments - Sam Ruben.pdf Public Comments - Gail Schell.pdf Public Comments - Shelby Van Meter.pdf Public Comments - Janet Catena.pdf Public Comments - Sisi Damner.pdf Public Comments - Jann Johnson.pdf Public Comments - Sonja Hanson.pdf Public Comments - Jim McKibben.pdf Public Comments - Sydney Cappola.pdf Public Comments - Joanne Derbort.pdf Public Comments - Vincent Maggiora.pdf Public Comments - K Shapiro.pdf Public Comments - Wendy Richards.pdf Public Comments - K.D. White.pdf Public Comments - Adrian Brinton.pdf Public Comments - Karina Hughes.pdf Public Comments - Kathleen Oliver.pdf Public Comments - Kathleen Rogers.pdf Public Comments - Kay Mitzel.pdf Public Comments - Larry Martinez.pdf Public Comments - Laura Hunter.pdf Public Comments - Laurette Rogers.pdf Public Comments - Lauri Flynn.pdf Public Comments - Leon & Sallie Huntting.pdf Public Comments - Leslie Hail.pdf Public Comments - Linda M Baron.pdf Public Comments - Linda Pfeifer.pdf Public Comments - Lisa McKibben.pdf Public Comments - Mary Willis Goff.pdf 6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 7:45 PM 6A. City Manager Information for Council o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person

6B. City Attorney Information for Council o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person 6C. Councilmember Committee Reports o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person 6D. Appointments (if any) 6E. Future Agenda Items o Future Agenda Items o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comment - limited to 2 minutes/person 6F. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees Disaster Preparedness Committee Minutes from June 11, 2025 6G. Other reports of significance 6H. Public Comment on Items 6A-6C and 6E-6G: limited to 2 minutes/person 7. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held August 5, 2025, 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 admin@sausalito.gov CITY COUNCIL Joan Cox, Mayor Steven Woodside, Vice Mayor Melissa Blaustein, Councilmember Jill James Hoffman, Councilmember Ian Sobieski, Councilmember STAFF Chris Zapata, City Manager Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager Sergio Rudin, City Attorney Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer Jesus Nava, Interim Finance Director Stacie Gregory, Chief of Police Chris Tubbs, 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.

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