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CITY OF SAUSALITO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 AND AZORIS ROYAL GARDEN PONTA DELGADA, RUA DE LISBOA S/N, 9500-216 PONTA DELGADA SÃO MIGUEL, AÇORES Tuesday, July 21, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING: 3:30 PM REGULAR MEETING 5:00 PM THE PUBLIC MAY JOIN VIA ZOOM - 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. 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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 - 3:30 PM A. Mayor Woodside Calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken II. CLOSED SESSION - 3:30 PM A. Mayor Woodside announces that item C1-C3 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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: Cass Giddley Marina 1620 Bridgeway Agency negotiator: City Manager and City Attorney Negotiating parties: Sausalito Community Boating Center (SCBC) Under negotiation: Terms and Payment C2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)) Initiation of Litigation: One Case C3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representative: Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager Unrepresented employees: All unrepresented employees III. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 5:00 PM A. Pledge of Allegiance B. Roll Call C. Closed Session Announcements (if any) D. Approval of Agenda 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS & CITY MANAGER REPORTS - 5:00 PM 2. COMMUNICATIONS - 5:15 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 Speakers Card and turn it in to the City Clerk. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR - 5:20 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 Draft Meeting Minutes of July 07, 2026 Attachment 1 - Draft Minutes of July 07, 2026  3.B Adopt a Resolution Honoring and Supporting Sausalito Make a Difference Day on September 12, 2026 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution 3.C Receive and File Report from Sausalito Community Boating Center at Cass Giddley Marina Staff Report - Pending 3.D Receive and File Arts, Industrial & Maritime Initiative Reports Staff Report - Pending 3.E Approve Updated Publicly Available Pay Schedule Staff Report Attachment 1 - Updated Publicly Available Pay Schedule Attachment 2 - CCR 570.5 Attachment 3 - CalPERS Publicly Available Pay Schedule Checklist 3.F Authorize Appropriation of an Additional $50,000 from Unassigned General Funds and Increase the Contingency for Bridgeway Slide Repair Project, Located Below Woodward Avenue to Cover Unforeseen Design Modifications Needed to Address Geological Changes Encountered at the Site. Staff Report 3.G Adopt a Resolution Approving an Updated Job Description for Senior Civil Engineer Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Senior Engineer Job Description, July 2026 3.H Adopt a Resolution Approving an Encroachment Agreement for Improvements in the Right-of- Way Adjacent to 62-68 Lower Crescent Avenue (APN: 065-231-12) Staff Report Attachment 1 - Resolution Attachment 2 - Project Plans Attachment 3 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2026-10 4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - 5:25 PM o Confirmation of Notice Required by Law and Open Public Hearing o Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications o Staff Report - 15 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Appellant Presentation - 10 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes o Public Comments - limited to 2 minutes/person o Close the Public Hearing o Motion/City Council discussion - 15 minutes 4.A Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance 09-2026, An Ordinance Proposing Amendments to Title 10 Chapter 10.42 "Sign and Awning Regulations" Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance 09-2026 Attachment 2 - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2026-09 Attachment 3 - Exhibit A - Draft Redlined Sign Ordinance 5. BUSINESS ITEMS - 5:45 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 5.A Interview Candidates and Appoint Members to the Economic Development Advisory Committee and the Sustainability Commission Staff Report Attachment 1 – Applications (Pending) 5.B Provide Direction Regarding Implementing No Parking Areas Adjacent to Marked or Unmarked Crosswalks on Caledonia Street Related to Assembly Bill 413 Staff Report  Attachment 1 - Existing Parking Impacts Attachment 2 - Design Alternatives Attachment 3 - Caledonia AB413 Intersection Analysis Attachment 4 - 10.40.120 Possible Code Modifications 5.C Consider Adoption of Resolution Placing Measure on the November 3, 2026 Election to Revise Sausalito Municipal Code Chapter 5.04 Regulating Business License Tax to Add Categories for Maritime and General Service Businesses, Clarify Classification of Mixed Activity Businesses, and Authorizing Reduction of Rates by the City Council Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution Placing Measure on Ballot Attachment 2 - Draft Measure 6. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS & OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS 6A. Councilmember Committee Reports o Report - 5 minutes o City Council questions - 5 minutes 6B. Future Agenda Items o Future Agenda Items o City Council questions - 5 minutes 6C. Minutes from Boards, Commissions, and Committees 6D. Other reports of significance 6E. Public Comment on Items 6A-6D: limited to 2 minutes/person 7. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held September 1, 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 Elaine Forbes, 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 Tom Welch, Interim Fire Chief Kathy Nikitas, Human Resources Manager Alexandra Anderson, 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. 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