City Council

CITY OF SAUSALITO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025

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

The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 5:03 p.m. and the following members were present:

Councilmember Blaustein (via Zoom) Councilmember Hoffman Councilmember Sobieski Vice Mayor Woodside Mayor Cox

Vice mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Sobieski, and carried unanimously, to approve the remote participation of Councilmember Blaustein.

**II. CLOSED SESSION**

C1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representative: Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager and Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai Employee organization: Sausalito Police Association

C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Significant Exposure to Litigation: Two Cases

C3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Name of case: County of Marin vs. Monsanto, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV 2202843

Councilmember Sobieski recused himself from a closed session item C2.

**III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION**

The City Council meeting reconvened at 7:05 p.m.

Mayor Cox removed item 3E from the consent calendar.

Councilmember Sobieski made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and unanimously carried, to approve the amended agenda.

**1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS**

Keith Schellen, President of Sausalito Sister City Group, made a presentation.

**2. COMMUNICATIONS**

Sunshine Weismehl, Sophia Collier, Sandra Bushmaker, and Babette McDougal provided public comments.

**3. CONSENT CALENDAR**

Lori Felton, David Balt Holtz, Morgan Pierce, Mark Palmer, Alice Merrill, Jacques Ullman, and Michelle Dumont provided public comments.

Wayne Kwon, Parking Programs Manager, responded to public comments and questions posed by the City Council.

Mayor Cox reads the following into the record to be added to all resolutions for item 3B “The City Council finds and declares that the proposed action is consistent with all applicable policies in the City’s General Plan including but not limited to LU -2.11. Caledonia Street Parking and that the proposed action furthers the goals and objectives of the City’s circulation element. The City Council further finds, in the exercise of its independent judgement that the proposed action is not a “project” under CEQA because it will not have a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect impact on the environment and in the alternative further finds that if the proposed action is a “project” under CEQA that it is exempt under CEQA guidelines section 15301 covering operation and minor alteration of existing facilities and that none of the grounds in CEQA Guidelines Section 153002 Preventing the use of a categorical exemption apply and the action is further exempt from CEQA under the common sense exempt from CEQA under the common sense exemption. Perin’s CEQA guidelines section 15061. In that CEQA does not apply to projects where there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.

In addition, Mayor Cox proposed a revision to Item No. 3D, that the resolution authorizes the increase the contract sum for the Blick 303 sewerage project improvement by up to $675,000 funded by the sewer fund.

The City Council removed Item No. 3E.

Sergio Rudin, City Attorney, added language to item 3G regarding the publicly available pay schedule. The following was read in the record: For the monthly minimum it should be $11,505.33 with the maximum $13,766.67 for the biweekly, that means $5,310.15 is the minimum, $6,353.85 is the maximum. Hourly rate minimum is $66.38, maximum hourly rate is $79.42.

The City Council removed Item No. 3B and added it to Business items.

Vice Mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and carried unanimously, to approve consent calendar items 3A through 3C, and 3F-3H as amended.

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

3.C Authorized the City Manager to Enter into a Renewal (First Amendment) of the Professional Services Agreement with DIXON Resources Unlimited for On-Call Parking Consultant Services in Amount Not to Exceed $30,000.

3.F Adopted Resolution 38-2025, Approving the Updated Job Description for City Librarian.

3.G Approved the Updated Publicly Available Pay Schedule.

3.H Adopted Resolution 39-2025, Changing City Council Regular Meeting Time to 5:00 PM.

**4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS**

4.A Adoption of Resolution Amending the City of Sausalito Master Fee Schedule

Mayor Cox opened public hearing.

Jesus Nava, Interim Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to question posed by the City Council.

No public comments were made.

Mayor Cox closed public hearing.

By consensus, the City Council requested that the federal government definition of a nonprofit be included as part of the policy. With the inclusion of the nonprofit waiver.

Vice Mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by councilmember Sobieski, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution 40-2025, amending the City of Sausalito Master Fee Schedule, including the nonprofit waiver, as well as 94965 users of facilities.

CITY OF SAUSALITO AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 And WESTIN VANCOUVER HOTEL 1601 BAYSHORE DRIVE VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA Tuesday, July 1, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT: 5:00 PM REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT: 7:00 PM MEMBERS OF 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 2:00 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 - 5:00 PM A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 PM A. Mayor Cox announces that item C.1.-C3 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: Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager and Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai Employee organization: Sausalito Police Association C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)) Significant Exposure to Litigation: Two Cases C3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of case: County of Marin vs. Monsanto, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV 2202843 III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM A. Roll Call B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Closed Session Announcements (if any) D. Approval of Agenda 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 7:02 PM Sister City Update by Bryan Vitale, Community Services Manager 2. COMMUNICATIONS - 7:20 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. Public Comments - Jacqueline Amrikhas Public Comments - John Flavin Public Comments - Sue King 3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:30 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 Draft Meeting Minutes of June 3, 2025 Attachment 1 - Draft Meeting Minutes of June 3, 2025

3.B Adopt Three Resolutions to: 1) Amend Parking Regulations on Caledonia Street and Certain Adjacent Streets to Extend Time-Limited Parking Hours; 2) Amend Parking Regulations in Municipal Parking Lot No. 5 to Establish Permit Only Parking Restrictions in the Upper Lot; and 3) Amend the Master Fee Schedule to Adjust Daily Employee Parking and Permit Fees in Downtown Municipal Lots Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution amending enforcement hours on Caledonia Attachment 2 - Resolution amending parking regulations in Lot No. 5 Attachment 3 - Resolution adjusting employee parking and permit fees Public Comments - Ellis F. Raskin Public Comments - Jerome Christensen Public Comments - Lori Felton Public Comments - Scott Penzarella Public Comments - Xande Macedo 3.C Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Renewal (First Amendment) of the Professional Services Agreement with DIXON Resources Unlimited for On-Call Parking Consultant Services in Amount Not to Exceed $30,000 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Original DIXON Professional Services Agreement Attachment 2 - Proposed DIXON Professional Services Agreement 3.D Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract Amendment with Hardiman Construction Increasing the Contract Sum for the Block 303 Sewerage Improvement Project by $675,000 Funded by the Sewer Fund Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution 3.E Authorize Staff to Proceed with Soliciting for Construction Bids for the 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project Staff Report Public Comments - Jerome Christensen Public Comments - Kim Starr Public Comments - Mark Palmer 3.F Adopt a Resolution Approving the Updated Job Description for City Librarian Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Exhibit A to Resolution - City Librarian Job Description 3.G Approve the Updated Publicly Available Pay Schedule Staff Report. Attachment 1 - Publicly Available Pay Schedule Attachment 2 - Exhibit A (CCR 570.5) Attachment 3 - Exhibit B (CalPERS PAPS Checklist) 3.H Adopt Resolution Changing City Council Regular Meeting Time to 5:00 PM Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution 4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - 7:40 PM 4.A Adoption of Resolution Amending the City of Sausalito Master Fee Schedule (Jesus Nava, Interim Finance Director) 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 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Notice of Public Hearing (published June 21, 2025) Attachment 3 - City of Sausalito Master Fee Schedule for FY2025-26

5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 8:30 PM 5.A Discussion of Approved Amendments to Section 10.44 and Review of Impacts to Housing Production (Brandon Phipps, Community & Economic Development 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 - Ordinance Amending Section 10.44.010 and 10.44.190 Attachment 2 - Analysis Summary - Residential Density in Commercial Districts Attachment 3 - Commercial District Survey - Photos of Prospective Sites Public Comments - Mike and Laurette Rogers Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker 5.B Authorize City Manager to Execute: (1) Amended and Restated License Agreement with Integrative Charging LLC to Install, Maintain and Manage 6 EVCS at Dunphy Park to Include Maintenance Language Requested by PG&E; and (2) License Agreement with Integrative Charging LLC to Install, Maintain and Manage 4 EVCS at Parking Lot 2 (Catie Thow Garcia, Resiliency & Sustainability Manager and 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 - Amended and Restated Integrative Charging License Agreement for Dunphy Park Attachment 2 - Original contract with Integrative Charging for Dunphy Park Attachment 3 - Contract with Integrative Charging for Lot 2 EVCS Attachment 4 - Previous Staff Reports Attachment 5 - Presentation Public Comments - Carolyn Revelle Public Comments - David Moller Public Comments - Jill White Public Comments - Kimery Wiltshire Public Comments - Mark Palmer Public Comments - Sausalito Chamber of Commerce 5.C Introduction By Title and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 06- 2025, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Enacting Chapter 15.14 (Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program) of Title 15 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Sausalito Municipal Code (Stacie Gregory, Police Chief) 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 - Draft Ordinance Attachment 2 - Presentation 6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 9:30 PM 6A. City Manager Information for Council o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes

6B. City Attorney Information for Council o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes 6C. Councilmember Committee Reports Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker Letter of Support with Amendment - SB79 TAM Sea Level Rise Report Attachment 1 - Report o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes 6D. Appointments (if any) 6E. Future Agenda Items o Future Agenda Items o City Council questions - 5 minutes 6F. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees December 9, 2024 PBAC Meeting Minutes 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 July 15, 2025, with the open session due to commence at approximately 7:00 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 Sergio Rudin, City Attorney Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk Brandon Phipps, Community & Economic Development Director 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 Manager Jeffrey Jackson, Acting 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.

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