City Council

# CITY OF SAUSALITO

SPECIAL & REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025

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

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cox at 6:00 p.m., with the meeting conducted via in person and Zoom and the following members were present:

Councilmember Blaustein Councilmember Hoffman Councilmember Sobieski Vice Mayor Woodside Mayor Cox

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(4): One Case

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

The City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 6:01 p.m.

## II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

Mayor Cox reconvened the meeting at 7:04 p.m. and stated that there was no reportable action.

Babette McDougal provided public comments.

## 1\. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mayor Cox notified the public about agenda format changes and meeting procedures.

## 2\. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

## 2.A Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District Presentation

Peter Bonkrude, Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District Manager, made a presentation and responded to City Council Questions.

## 3\. COMMUNICATIONS

Babette McDougal, Fred Moore, Jeffrey Chase, and Gregory Taylor provided public comments.

## 4\. CONSENT CALENDAR

Jeffrey Chase and Aaron Roller provided public comments.

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Mayor Cox removed item 4F from consent calendar. Councilmember Hoffman requested item 4.C be removed from the Consent Calendar.

Vice Mayor Woodside made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Blaustein, and unanimously carried, to approve the following consent items:

4.A Proclaimed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day for January 20, 2025

4.B Adopted the Minutes for December 17, 2024, City Council Meeting.

4.D Received and Filed the Report Regarding Changes to Brown Act Regarding Attendance at Remote Meetings.

4.E Received and Filed the Annual Listing of Expiring Terms on the Various Boards/Commissions for Calendar Year 2025.

4.G Adopted Resolution No. 01-2025, Declaring Two Public Works Vehicles as surplus and authorizing the City Manager to dispose of said equipment at auction.

4.H Received and Filed a report related to increasing visibility near crosswalks under California Assembly Bill 413.

## 5\. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE

## 6\. BUSINESS ITEMS - 8:15 PM

## 6.A Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) Presentation Regarding Proposed Priorities for Calendar Year 2025

Brandon Phipps, Director of Community and Economic Development, and Scott Thornburg Economic Development Advisory Committee Chair, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.

Babette McDougal, Curtis Havel, Sandra Bushmaker, and Charles Melton provided public comments.

The City Council received the presentation.

## 6.B Receive a Presentation and Accept the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Audit with Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Mid-Year Financial Update

Chad Hess, Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.

Kieran Culligan, Adrian Brinton, Babette McDougal, and Vicky Nichols provided public comments.

The City Council received the presentation.

6.C Adopt a Resolution Approving Template Lease Agreement for City-Owned Affordable Housing Units at Dorothy Gibson House, 429½ Johnson Street, and Delegating Authority to City Manager to Execute Lease Agreements

CITY OF SAUSALITO AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS via Zoom at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, January 7, 2025 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/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 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 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 three (3) 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 three minutes.

I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM A. Mayor Cox Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken B. Mayor Cox announces that items D.1. and D.2. will be discussed in Closed Session C. Public Comment on Closed Session Items D. City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following: 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(4): One Case 2. 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 II. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM A. Roll Call (7:00 PM) B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Closed Session Announcements (if any) D. Public Comment on Closed Session Items E. Approval of Agenda 1. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 7:05 PM 2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - 7:10 PM 2.A Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District Presentation Presentation 3. 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 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 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 Speakers Card and turn it in to the City Clerk. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:45 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, City staff, or members of the public may request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. In order to request an item be pulled, you must have completed a Speaker's Card and turned it in to the City Clerk. Items will only be removed from the Consent Calendar by a vote of the Council. 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. • City Council questions to Staff • PUBLIC COMMENT/REQUEST TO REMOVE ITEM(S) - limited to 3 minutes /person • Motion to remove item(s) or to approve the following actions: 4.A Proclamation Observing and Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Proclamation 4.B Adopt the Minutes for the December 17, 2024 City Council Meeting Draft Minutes from the Meeting of December 17, 2024

4.C Review and Adopt Amended City Council, City Manager, City Attorney Operating Protocols Staff Report Attachment 1 - 2025 Revised Council Protocols with Redlines Attachment 2 - 2025 Revised Council Protocols Attachment 3 - Rosenberg's Rules of Order Public Comments - Peter Van Meter 4.D Receive and File Report Regarding Changes to Brown Act Regarding Attendance at Remote Meetings Staff Report 4.E Receive and File Annual Listing of Expiring Terms on the Various Boards/Commissions for Calendar Year 2025 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Public Notice for Terms Expiring on the Various City Boards and Commissions for Calendar Year 2025 4.F Authorize the City Manager to Purchase a Parking Enforcement Vehicle (Buggy) for SPD for NTE $39,673.51 from Parking Equipment Fund Staff Report Attachment 1 - Quote from Turf Star Western 4.G Adopt a Resolution Declaring Two Public Works Vehicles as surplus and authorize the City Manager to dispose of said equipment at auction Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution 4.H Receive and File a report related to increasing visibility near crosswalks under California Assembly Bill 413 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Bill Text - AB-413 Attachment 2 - Draft Schedule Attachment 3 - Presentation 5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - NONE 6. BUSINESS ITEMS - 8:15 PM 6.A Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) Presentation Regarding Proposed Priorities for Calendar Year 2025 (Community and Economic Development Director Brandon Phipps) o Staff Report - 10 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comments - limited to 3 minutes/person o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes Staff Report Attachment 1 - Presentation Public Comments - Kristina Feller 6.B Receive a Presentation and Accept the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Audit with Fiscal Year 2024- 2025 Mid-Year Financial Update (Finance Director Chad Hess) o Staff Report - 20 minutes o City Council questions - 20 minutes o Public Comments - limited to 3 minutes/person o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes Staff Report Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2023-2024 City of Sausalito Basic Financial Statements Attachment 2 - Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Attachment 3 - Presentation Attachment 4 - Sausalito FY2024 SAS 114 Letter to Governance Public Comments - Aaron Roller Public Comments - Adrian Brinton

Public Comments - Kit Hayes Public Comments - Linda Baron 6.C Adopt a Resolution Approving Template Lease Agreement for City-Owned Affordable Housing Units at Dorothy Gibson House, 429 ½ Johnson Street, and Delegating Authority to City Manager to Execute Lease Agreements (City Manager Chris Zapata and Human Resources Manager Kathy Nikitas) o Staff Report - 15 minutes o City Council questions - 15 minutes o Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Proposed Template Lease Agreement for City-Owned Affordable Housing Units 7. CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS - 9:30 PM 7A. City Manager Information for Council January 11, 2025 City Council Strategic Planning Workshop Agenda Attachment 1 - January 11, 2025 City Council Strategic Planning Workshop Agenda Public Comments - Brian Mcarthy Public Comments - North Stamets Public Comments - Roger Taylor Public Comments - Sandra Bushmaker Public Comments - Jann Johnson Scheduling of February 22nd Special City Council Meeting regarding Bridgeway Safety Grant • Report - 5 minutes • City Council questions - 5 minutes • Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person 7B. Councilmember Committee Reports • Reports - 10 minutes • City Council questions - 5 minutes • Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person 7C. Appointments (if any) 7D. Future Agenda Items • Future Agenda Items • City Council questions - 5 minutes • Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person 7E. Other Reports of Significance • January 9, 2025 Designated as Day of Remembrance for President Jimmy Carter • City Council questions - 5 minutes • Public Comment - limited to 3 minutes/person • Council discussion and direction, if any 8. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held January 21, 2025, with the open session due to commence at approximately 7:00 PM. LEAD DEPARTMENT Administration Department City Hall, Main floor

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