City Council

# CITY OF SAUSALITO

CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2025

## I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 5:02 p.m., with the meeting conducted via in person and Zoom and the following members were present:

Councilmember Blaustein Councilmember Hoffman (Arrived at 5:05 p.m.) Councilmember Sobieski (Arrived at 5:05 p.m.) Vice Mayor Woodside Mayor Cox

## 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: One Case

C3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 558 Bridgeway; APNs: 065-172-12, 065-172-13, 065-172-15 Agency Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney Negotiating parties: 558 Bridgeway LLC Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

C4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 750 Bridgeway Agency Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney Negotiating parties: Verizon Wireless Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

C5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 300 Spencer Avenue Agency Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney Negotiating parties: Verizon Wireless Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

C6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Name of case: Yes In My Backyard v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV2300652

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Councilmember Sobieski recused himself from Item No. C2.

Councilmember Blaustein recused herself from items C.4 and C.5.

The City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:03 p.m.

## III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

Mayor Cox announced that Councilmember Sobieski participated remotely pursuant to the Just Cause Exception.

Councilmember Sobieski left the meeting at 7:07 p.m.

Vice Mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and carried unanimously (Councilmember Sobieski being absent), to approve the agenda.

## 1\. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

## 1.A Special Presentation from Marin County on Countywide Housing Land Trust

Jillian Zeiger, Principal Planner Housing and Grants Division for County of Marin, made a presentation and responded to City Council questions.

## 2\. COMMUNICATIONS

David Lay, Alice Merrill, and Babette McDougal provided public comments.

## 3\. CONSENT CALENDAR

Alice Merrill provided public comments.

Councilmember Blaustein made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside, and carried unanimously (Councilmember Sobieski being absent), adopted the following consent calendar items.

3.A Adopted the Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2025.

3.B Adopted Resolution 29-2025 of the City Council proclaiming June 2025 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the City of Sausalito.

3.C Approved the Updated Position Allocations.

3.D Received and Filed a Parking Study Performed by Fehr and Peers Funded by MTC Related to General Parking in Downtown Sausalito.

## 4\. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS – NONE

## 5\. BUSINESS ITEMS

5.A Launch a Local Employee Parking Program for Caledonia Businesses; Caledonia Parking Review; Park Revenue Report to City Council; Parking Policy for Economic Hardship

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Stacie Gregory, Police Chief, and Wayne Kwan, Parking Programs Manager, made a presentation and responded to City Council questions.

Yoshi Tome, Adam Driver, Alice Merrill, Adrian Brinton, David Lay, and Amy Svendberg provided public comments.

By consensus, the City Council agreed to continue the conversation regarding daylighting crosswalk, further utilizing public lots, addressing the 9 pm cutoff, and directed staff to return with a pilot program.

## 5.B City Council Budget Presentation on the Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 including User Fees, Pension Analysis, and Provide Direction

CITY OF SAUSALITO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 and via Zoom Tuesday, June 3, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT: 5:00 PM REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT: 7:00 PM 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 AND ROLL CALL - 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.-C6 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: One Case C3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 558 Bridgeway; APNs: 065-172-12, 065-172-13, 065-172-15 Agency Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney Negotiating parties: 558 Bridgeway LLC Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment C4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 750 Bridgeway Agency Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney Negotiating parties: Verizon Wireless Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment C5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 300 Spencer Avenue Agency Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney Negotiating parties: Verizon Wireless Under negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment C6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of case: Yes In My Backyard v. City of Sausalito, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CV2300652 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 1.A Special Presentation from Marin County on Countywide Housing Land Trust Staff Report Attachment 1 - Presentation 2. COMMUNICATIONS - 7:03 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.

3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:15 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 May 20, 2025 Attachment 1 - Draft Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2025 3.B Adopt a Resolution of the City Council proclaiming June 2025 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the City of Sausalito Attachment 1 - Resolution 3.C Approve the Updated Position Allocations Staff Report Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2026 Position Allocation Table 3.D Receive and File a Parking Study Performed by Fehr and Peers Funded by MTC Related to General Parking in Downtown Sausalito Staff Report Attachment 1 - Downtown Parking Strategic plan prepared by Fehr and Peers dated April 2025 4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE 5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 7:25 PM 5.A Launch a Local Employee Parking Program for Caledonia Businesses; Caledonia Parking Review; Park Revenue Report to City Council; Parking Policy for Economic Hardship (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 - Map of Parking Lots 3, 4, and 5 Attachment 2 - Presentation 5.B City Council Budget Presentation on the Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 including User Fees, Pension Analysis, and Provide Direction (Jesus Nava, Interim Finance 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 - Draft City Manager Transmittal Letter Attachment 2 - General Fund Revenues Attachment 3 - All Funds Line-Item Budget Attachment 4 - Presentation 6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 9:30 PM

6A. City Manager Information for Council Receive and File an Update on Federal, State, and County Legislation Attachment 1 - City Manager Report Scheduled City Manager Evaluation June 17th o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person 6B. City Attorney Information for Council o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person 6C. Councilmember Committee Reports o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comment - limited to 3 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 3 minutes/person 6F. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees 6G. Other reports of significance 6H. Public Comment on Items 6A-6C and 6E-6G: limited to 2 minutes/person 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting will be adjourned in honor of Edward Schulze. The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held June 17, 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

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