City Council

# CITY OF SAUSALITO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026

## 1\. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Woodside at 4:05 p.m. and the following members were present:

Councilmember Cox

Councilmember Hoffman

Vice Mayor Blaustein announced that she is attending the meeting remotely under just cause circumstances.

## 2\. BUSINESS ITEMS

## 2.A Continuation of Work to Review and Prioritize City Council Future Agenda Items

Chris Zapata, City Manager, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.

Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager, responded to questions posed by the City Council.

Andy Greer, Craig Merrilees, Alice Merrill, Peter Strietmann, Megan Rollo, John DiRe Sandra Bushmaker, Tracey Kessler, and Adrian Brinton provided public comments.

By consensus, the City Council directed staff to (1) pursue revenue measures expected to generate at least $1 million annually toward a long-term $10 million benchmark; (2) address major infrastructure and related financing tools; (3) advance economic vitality and permit/code streamlining, in coordination with the Planning Commission working group; and (4) further comprehensive maritime, waterfront, and Marinship planning, including shoreline adaptation.

## 2.B Provide Feedback and Approve the Revised Request for Proposals for Turney Street Dock Repair and Business Partnership

Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager, responded to questions posed by the City Council.

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lease cancellation language (with 60-day notice); use of the six scoring criteria identified by the Council; addition of a diagram showing the relationship of the dock area to Housing Element Site 301; and changing the proposal due date to March 26.

The City Council further directed staff to abide by t worth 10 points (for a total of 60):

e following six scoring criteria, each

1. Anticipated revenue generation to the city (10 points)

2. Subjective assessment of benefit to neighboring businesses (10 points)

3. Subjective assessment of benefit to residents (10 points)

4. Subjective assessment of benefit to visitors (10 points)

5. Creativity/innovation of the proposal (10 points)

6. Financial viability / feasibility of the proposal (10 points)

Staff will use these criteria to score proposals before bringing a recommendation to Council.

## 3\. ADJOURNMENT

Mayor Woodside adjourned the meeting at 5:43 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Walfred Solorzano

City Clerk

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1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL A. Mayor Woodside Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken B. Pledge of Allegiance 2. BUSINESS ITEMS 2.A Continuation of Work to Review and Prioritize City Council Future Agenda Items (Chris Zapata, City Manager) o Staff Report - 10 minutes o City Council questions - 10 minutes o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person o Motion/City Council discussion - 45 minutes Attachment 1 - Draft Consultant Report 2.B Provide Feedback and Approve the Revised Request for Proposals for Turney Street Dock Repair and Business Partnership (Joan Cox and Ian Sobieski, Councilmembers) 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 Attachment 1 - Turney Street Floating Dock RFIP 3. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held February 17, 2026, with the open session due to commence at approximately 5:00 PM. LEAD DEPARTMENT Administration Department City Hall, Main floor 420 Litho Street Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 289-4199 admin@sausalito.gov CITY COUNCIL Steven Woodside, Mayor Melissa Blaustein, Vice Mayor Joan Cox, Councilmember Jill James Hoffman, Councilmember Ian Sobieski, Councilmember STAFF Chris Zapata, City Manager Brandon Phipps, Assistant City Manager Walfred Solorzano, City Clerk Sergio Rudin, City Attorney Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director/City Engineer Angeline Loeffler, 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 Director Jeffrey Jackson, 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. The foregoing statements do not constitute legal advice, nor recitation of all legal

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