Special City Council

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Sausalito City Council Minutes

Special Meeting of

January 26, 2021

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I. CALL TO ORDER

The special meeting of January 26, 2021 was called to order by Mayor Hoffman at 5:31 p.m. p.m.by a telephonic Zoom meeting.

I.A ROLL CALL

PRESENT: Councilmembers: Sobieski (VIA ZOOM), Blaustein (VIA ZOOM), Cleveland-Knowles (VIA ZOOM), Vice-Mayor Kellman (VIA ZOOM), Mayor Hoffman (VIA ZOOM)

ABSENT: Councilmembers: None

I.B. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

Mayor Cleveland-Knowles announced that Agenda Items D.1 would be discussed in Closed Session.

D1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (1 potential case)

Public Comment:

There were no public comments

Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:33 p.m.

There were no closed session announcements.

II. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Heidi Scoble

City Clerk

Approved on:

CITY OF SAUSALITO SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 5:30 PM PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on March 17, 2020, the special meeting of the City Council for January 26, 2021 will be conducted telephonically through Zoom and broadcast live on the City's Website and Cable TV Channel 27. Please be advised that pursuant to the Executive Order, and to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, the Council chambers will not be open for the meeting, Council members and the public will be participating telephonically and will not be physically present in the Council Chambers. Join the Council meeting from a PC, MAC, iPAD, iPhone, or Android device. To watch the live video stream on the City's Website, please use this URL: https://www.sausalito.gov/city-government/city-council/meetings-and-agendas ADVISORY NOTICE: YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE ZOOM MEETING DIRECTLY FROM THE LIVE STREAM FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE To participate and provide public comment at a meeting, please use this URL: https://zoom.us/j/5421451805 Or join by digital phone or landline phone at: 1-669-900-6833 1-346-248-7799 1-253-215-8782 1-312-626-6799 Enter Meeting ID: 5421451805# Note: 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 or you can Press *9 if you are calling in. The City Clerk will select you from the meeting cue. Please be patient while waiting in the cue. If you do not want to speak during the public comment portion of the Agenda, you are also encouraged to submit email correspondence to hscoble@sausalito.gov. Email comments will be accepted up until 4:00 PM the day of the meeting and forwarded to the City Council, posted to the City website, and placed in the City's permanent records. Email messages should be sent to hscoble@sausalito.gov. If you choose to submit an email, please note in the Subject Line the part of the Agenda your email pertains to. For example, you can type in the Subject Line, "Agenda Item 2- Communications" or "Agenda Item 6, Public Hearing". 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. IF YOU WISH TO ASSURE YOURSELF OF HEARING A PARTICULAR DISCUSSION,

PLEASE ATTEND THE ENTIRE 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 AT LEAST FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. ANY WRITTEN OR ORAL COMMENTS PROVIDED WILL BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. 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 three (3) 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 three minutes. I. CALL TO ORDER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET –5:30 PM I.A. Mayor Hoffman calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken I.B. Mayor Hoffman announces that item D1 will be discussed in Closed Session I.C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Closed Session items I.D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following: D1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (1 potential case) ADJOURNMENT – 6:10 PM LEAD DEPARTMENT Administration Department City Hall, Main Floor 420 Litho Street Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 289-4199 admin@sausalito.gov CITY COUNCIL Jill James Hoffman, Mayor Janelle Kellman, Vice Mayor Susan Cleveland-Knowles, Councilmember Ian Sobieski, Councilmember Melissa Blaustein, Councilmember STAFF Adam Politzer, City Manager Mary Wagner, City Attorney Yulia Carter, Assistant City Manager/Admin Services Director Heidi Scoble, City Clerk Lilly Whalen, Community Development Director Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer Michael Langford, Parks & Recreation Director

Abbot Chambers, City Librarian/Director of Communications John Rohrbacher, Chief of Police Chris Tubbs, Fire Chief, South Marin Fire Protection District

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