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# CITY OF SAUSALITO SPECIAL AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024

## I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sobieski at 6:01 p.m., with the meeting conducted via in person and Zoom and the following members were present:

| Councilmember Kellman | | --- | | Councilmember Blaustein(remote) | | Councilmember Hoffman | | Vice Mayor Cox | | Mayor Sobieski |

## CLOSED SESSION

Vice Mayor Cox recused herself from the first Closed Session item.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)

Property: MLK School Site, 100 Ebbtide/610 Colma Street

Negotiating Parties: Le Lycee Francais

City Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney

## CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (2 potential cases)

## RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

Mayor Sobieski recessed to Closed Session at 6:03 p.m.

## II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

Mayor Sobieski reconvened the meeting at 7:01 p.r action from Closed Session.

and reported that there was no reportable

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

## 1.A Statue Gift to Sausalito's Sister City - Cascais, Portugal

Cheryl Popp made a presentation related the gift th gave to the City of Cascais, Portugal.

Sausalito Sister City's program

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## 2\. ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

## 2.A Adopt the Draft Minutes of the May 21, 2024 City Council Meeting

Councilmember Kellman made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Hoffman, and unanimously carried, the City Council adopted the minutes as amended of the May 21, 2024 meeting.

## 3\. CONSENT CALENDAR

The City Council pulled Item Nos. 3D, 3H, and 3I for further discussion.

Vice Mayor Cox made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kellman, and unanimously carried, to approve the following consent calendar items:

3.A Presented the Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month Proclamation

3.B Adopted Resolution 30-2024, calling for an election to fill three seats on the City of Sausalito City Council to be held and consolidated with the General Municipal Election scheduled for November 5, 2024, and requesting that the Marin County Registrar of Voters conduct the Election.

3.C Adopted Resolution 31-2024, authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Downtown Parking Study Agreement Funded by $110,000 of State Grant Funds.

3.E Approved Flock License Plate Readers Agreement for $70,000 for 2 years Utilizing State Grant Funding.

3.F Adopted Resolution 32-2024, authorizing the City Manager to sign the agreement with the Willdan Group, Inc. for the Comprehensive User Fee Study and Development Impact Fee Study.

3.G Adopted Resolution 33-2024, approving an Encroachment Agreement for exterior improvements in the public right-of-way adjacent to 241-253 Glen Drive (APNs 064-243-31 and 064-243-30).

## 3.D Adopt a Resolution Amending Parking Regulations to Establish a NO PARKING ZONE Fronting 115 Third St., APN 065-264-28, and opposite the driveways of 22 Atwood Ave., APN 065-203-02 & 101 Prospect Ave., APN 065-193-08

Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director, responded to questions posed by the City Council.

Noura Wedell, Ted Barton, Charles Hambleton, Karen Mondoux, Mary Cary, Beth King, Charles Tuclinski, David Cary, Jeffrey Jacob, Bill Goldman, Frederick O. Lewis, Bonnie MacGregor, Alice Merrill, Ted Barton, and Jonathan Lee provided public comments.

By consensus, the City Council directed staff to send this item back to the Planning Commission for further review and directed staff to examine the signage in that area.

## 3.H Receive and File Report Regarding Becoming a Charter City; Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Becoming a Charter City

The City Council continued this item to a future meeting.

CITY OF SAUSALITO SPECIAL AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Hotel Europe Vladislava Skarica 5, Sarajevo 71000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday, June 4, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT 7:00 PM Members of the public may participate over Zoom: If you would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the meeting remotely by joining from a PC, MAC, IPAD, iPhone, or Android device. Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/s/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 will be accepted up until 2:00 PM the day of 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. 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 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 & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION I.A. Mayor Sobieski calls the meeting to order and conducts Roll Call I.B. Mayor Sobieski announces items that will be discussed in Closed Session CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: MLK School Site, 100 Ebbtide/610 Colma Street Negotiating Parties: Le Lycee Francais City Negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (2 potential cases) I.C. PUBLIC COMMENT on Closed Session items I.D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM II.A. Pledge of Allegiance II.B. Closed Session Announcements (if any) 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS 1.A Statue Gift to Sausalito's Sister City - Cascais, Portugal 2. ACTION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 2.A Adopt the Draft Minutes of the May 21, 2024 City Council Meeting Draft Minutes of the May 21, 2024 City Council Meeting 3. CONSENT CALENDAR 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. 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. 3.A Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month Proclamation Proclamation Public Comments - Carlito Berg 3.B Adopt a Resolution calling for an election to fill three seats on the City of Sausalito City Council to be held and consolidated with the General Municipal Election scheduled for November 5, 2024, and requesting that the Marin County Registrar of Voters conduct the Election Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution 3.C Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Downtown Parking Study Agreement Funded by $110,000 of State Grant Funds Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Agreement Attachment 3 - Scope of Services

3.D Adopt a Resolution Amending Parking Regulations to Establish a NO PARKING ZONE Fronting 115 Third St., APN 065-264-28, and opposite the driveways of 22 Atwood Ave., APN 065-203-02 & 101 Prospect Ave., APN 065-193-08 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Diagrams Public Comments - Noura Wedell and Simone Wedell Public Comments - Rebecca Lanthorne Public Comments - Terri Barton Public Comments - Carol and Fred Hoerner Public Comments - Dan Lee Public Comments - eliza2348@yahoo.com Public Comments - Julia Caldwell 3.E Approve Flock License Plate Readers Agreement for $70,000 for 2 years Utilizing State Grant Funding Staff Report Attachment 1 - Vigilant Solutions Refresh Quote Attachment 2 - Flock Quote-Sole Source Letter Attachment 3 - Sausalito Police ALPR Policy Attachment 4 - Sausalito PD - Law Enforcement Agreement Attachment 5 - Flock Quote 3.F Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the agreement with the Willdan Group, Inc. for the Comprehensive User Fee Study and Development Impact Fee Study Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - PSA Attachment 3 - Willdan Group, Inc Attachment 4 - Revenue & Cost Specialists, LLC Attachment 5 - Matrix Consulting Group, Ltd 3.G Adopt a Resolution Approving an Encroachment Agreement for exterior improvements in the public right-of-way adjacent to 241-253 Glen Drive (APNs 064-243-31 and 064-243-30) Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map Attachment 3 - Project Plans date-stamped received March 19 2024 Attachment 4 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2024-08 3.H Receive and File Report Regarding Becoming a Charter City; Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Becoming a Charter City Staff Report Attachment 1 - Charter City Toolkit Attachment 2 - Chart Comparing Charter City Powers 3.I Receive and File the Employee Retention and Recruitment Update Staff Report 4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 4.A Conduct Public Hearing Pursuant to Article XIIID, Section 6 of the California Constitution on the Proposed Sanitary Sewer Fees For Fiscal Year 2024/25 through FY 2026/27; Introduction and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 03-2024, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Setting Fees for Sewer Services for Fiscal Year 2024/25 through FY 2026/27 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Sewer Rate Study by HF&H Attachment 2 - Copy of Public Notice Attachment 3 - Draft Ordinance

Attachment 4 - Ordinance No. 1273 Attachment 5 - Presentation 5. BUSINESS ITEMS 5.A Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Establish The Proposed Downtown Sausalito Property Business Improvement District Pursuant to Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 and Initiate Balloting Staff Report Attachment 1 - Management District Plan Attachment 2 - Petition Distributed to Property Owners Attachment 3 - Draft Resolution of Intent Attachment 4 - PBID Revenue Projections Attachment 5 - PBID Petition Response Summary (Non-City Property Owners) Attachment 6 - Property Owner Responses Attachment 7 - Petition Drive Pie Charts Attachment 8 - Engineer's Report Attachment 9 - Staff Presentation Attachment 10 - Presentation by Kass Green Public Comments - Scott Thornburg Public Comments - Adrian Brinton Public Comments - Beth Swierk Public Comments - Carlito Berg Public Comments - Carolyn Revelle Public Comments - Gino Golia Public Comments - Joel M. Karr Public Comments - Kass Green, Willie McDevitt, Michael McDevitt Mark Flaherty Public Comments - Kenneth T. Fong Public Comments - Laurie Wright Public Comments - Renee Linde & Nick Sands Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker 5.B Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Review Staff Report Attachment 1 - GF Budget last 6 years Attachment 2 - GF Actual last 6 years Attachment 3 - Finance Department SWOT Analysis Attachment 4 - Library SWOT Analysis Attachment 5 - Parks and Rec SWOT Analysis Attachment 6 - DPW SWOT Analysis Attachment 7 - Draft FY24-25 Budget Book Attachment 8 - CEDD SWOT Update Attachment 9 - Police Department SWOT Analysis Attachment 10 - City Council SWOT 2023 5.C Introduction and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. -04 - 2024 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Amending Sausalito Municipal Code Section 2.58.040 Relating to Residency Requirements on City Boards, Commissions, and Committees Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance 04-2024 6. COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: This is the time for the City Council to hear from citizens regarding matters 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 of business 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

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