Special City Council

Sausalito City Council Minutes

Special Meeting of November 4, 2021

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MINUTES OF THE

SAUSALITO CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

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I. CALL TO ORDER

The special meeting of November 4, 2021 was called to order by Mayor Hoffman at

2:05 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 Hoffman announced that Agenda Items D.1 will be discussed in Closed

Session.

D.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Existing Litigation pursuant to

California Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (1) Name of Case: Sausalito/Marin

County Chapter of the California Homeless Union v. City of Sausalito USDC No.

District of Ca. Case No. 3:21-cv-01143-LB

I.C. Public Comment:

There were no public comments

1. ADJOURNMENT

Council adjourned to Closed Session at 2:06 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Serge Avila

Acting City Clerk

Approved on: November 16, 2021

CITY OF SAUSALITO SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Via Zoom Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:00 PM Closed Session 2:00 PM PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Pursuant to Government code section 54953(e), and in light of the declared state of emergency, the special meeting of the City Council for November 4, 2021 will be conducted telephonically through Zoom and broadcast live on the City's Website. Please be advised that pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e), and in light of the declared state of emergency, 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. If you would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the meeting remotely: Join from a PC, MAC, IPAD, iPhone, or Android device. Although your image will not be shown on the video conference, you will be able to listen and view the meeting on Zoom. 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 under Reactions (Make sure your Zoom is updated to version 5.4.9 (59931.0110) ) 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 cityclerk@sausalito.gov. Email comments will be accepted up until noon 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 cityclerk@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".

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Charlie Francis, Contract CFO Serge Avila, Acting City Clerk Heidi Scoble, Acting 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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