City Council July 1, 2025

Jul 1

City Council Meeting Summary

Time	Item	Item Summary	Motion Summary	Comment Summary
00:00:25	I.: CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND APPROVAL OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION - 5:00 PM	The City Clerk called the meeting to order and confirmed the meeting was being held both in person and remotely, broadcast on cable and online. Roll call was taken, with all councilmembers present. Councilmember Blaustein confirmed no one over 18 was in the room with her for remote participation. Mayor Cox moved to approve Councilmember Blaustein's remote participation (00:01:28). There was some confusion about who needed to make the motion, but eventually, the City Clerk made the motion (00:01:44). A roll call vote was taken, and the motion passed unanimously. (00:01:46)	Motion to approve the remote participation of Councilmember Blaustein. (00:01:28)	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

00:02:10	II: CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 PM	Mayor Cox announced that the council would be discussing four items in closed session: labor negotiations with the Sausalito Police Association, anticipated litigation involving two cases, and existing litigation, County of Marin v. Monsanto. (00:02:10) Councilmember Sobieski recused himself from one of the matters due to a potential financial conflict of interest related to the proximity of a project. (00:02:39)	No Motion	1 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 1 Neutral
00:02:36 City Clerk was Neutral: There were no public comments.
00:03:04	III: RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:00 PM	Mayor Cox reconvened the open session at 7:03 PM and asked the city clerk to call the roll. It was announced that there were no closed session announcements. Mayor Cox stated that item 3E, the Sewerage fund item, would be removed from the agenda. Mayor Cox then asked for a motion approving the amended agenda, but that they would still take public comment on Item 3E, which Councilmember Hoffman asked to be read. Mayor Cox read the title of the item as "Authorize staff to proceed with soliciting for construction bids for the 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project."	Motion to approve the amended agenda (00:05:03). The motion carried 5-0 (00:05:18).	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

00:05:22	1: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - 7:02 PM	Councilmember Hoffman introduces Keith Schellen, the president of the Sausalito Sister City Group, to give a presentation on the Sister City program. The program includes Kashkai, Portugal, Yukosu, Japan, and Vigna del Mar. Hoffman notes the youth sailing exchange program with Qashqai and the upcoming visits from delegations from Yukosuka, Japan, and dignitaries from Kashkai (00:07:08). She also highlights the women's business exchange with Vigna del Mar (00:08:12). Councilmember Sobieski suggests promoting donations to the Yacht Club or Sister Cities program (00:09:00), and Hoffman mentions that donations can be made on the Sister City website and that families can host students (00:09:16). Keith Schellen presents an overview of Sausalito Sister City, Inc., thanking the council for their support and mentioning his upcoming representation of Sausalito and California at the US-Japan Sister Cities Summit (00:11:59). He outlines the mission of the program, which is to foster people-to-people relationships and cultural understanding. He provides updates on the three sister cities: Sakai-de Japan (high school exchange), Vina del Mar, Chile (women in business exchange), and Qashqai, Portugal (youth sailing exchange) (00:13:00). Schellen discusses the upcoming visit from Sakai-de students (00:14:08), highlights the gifting of a Bolinar sculpture replica to Qashqai (00:16:11), and mentions the Fado at the Pines fundraising event for the Youth Sailing Exchange (00:17:52). He also addresses challenges such as fundraising, COVID protocols, background checks for host families, and social media presence (00:20:10). Finally, he outlines SSCI's goals for sustainable financial support, board expansion, community partnerships, and continued diplomacy. Mayor Cox recognizes volunteers Yoshi Tomei and Monica Finnegan (00:21:48) and acknowledges the awards the city has won for its participation in Sister City programs.	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

00:22:45	2: COMMUNICATIONS - 7:20 PM	This agenda item allows the City Council to hear from citizens on matters within their jurisdiction that are not on the agenda. The first speaker addressed concerns about seniors being dismissed from their housing, specifically referencing issues with EAH housing and a manager named Oberlin Asavi. The speaker requested an investigation into these matters (00:24:28). The second speaker provided an update on ViewSync, mentioning the release of their compliance web app out of beta and a successful ViewSync report for a housing project (00:25:33). The third speaker, Sandra Bushmaker, reported receiving a 'Currents' newsletter that was solely an Amazon advertisement for books and noted the presence of 'Amazon' in the website address for the council meeting agenda, questioning any contracts or services with Amazon (00:27:07). The city manager, Jeffrey Jackson, responded that he was unaware of the issue and will investigate the 'Currents' newsletter matter. (00:28:20) A fourth speaker, Babette, echoed concerns about the 'Currents' newsletter, reporting irregular service and difficulty understanding the instructions for updating her email address (00:29:04). She suggested expanding the scope of the newsletter and making it more inclusive (00:29:38). Vice Mayor Woodside checked the 'Currents' newsletter and found it to be functioning correctly (00:30:06). The city clerk clarified that the city's website and Granicus servers use Amazon servers, explaining the presence of 'Amazon' in the URL (00:30:31).	No Motion	4 Total: 1 In Favor 0 Against 3 Neutral
00:23:18 Unknown was In Favor: Spoke on behalf of seniors being dismissed from housing in Sausalito, specifically mentioning issues with EAH housing and requested an investigation. 00:25:29 Sophia Collier was Neutral: Provided an update on ViewSync, mentioning the release of their compliance web app out of beta and a successful ViewSync report for a housing project. 00:27:05 Sandra Bushmaker was Neutral: Reported receiving a 'Currents' newsletter that was solely an Amazon advertisement for books and noted the presence of 'Amazon' in the website address for the council meeting agenda. 00:28:58 Babette was Neutral: Echoed concerns about the 'Currents' newsletter, reporting irregular service and difficulty understanding the instructions for updating her email address. She suggested expanding the scope of the newsletter.
00:32:57	3: CONSENT CALENDAR - 7:30 PM	Mayor Cox introduces the consent calendar, which includes several items for approval. These include: Authorizing an increase to a contract for the Block 303 Sewerage Project (3D) (00:32:57), soliciting construction bids for the 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project (3E) (00:33:02), approving an updated job description for the City Librarian (3F) (00:33:10), approving an updated pay schedule (3G) (00:33:14), and adopting a resolution changing the City Council meeting time to 5 PM (3H) (00:33:17). Item 3E was later pulled for discussion (00:40:34). There were amendments made to item 3B regarding parking (00:50:03) and item 3G regarding the publicly available pay schedule, specifically updating figures related to the Community Services Director position (00:52:12). Wayne Kwan from the police department addressed concerns about parking (00:45:34). Councilmember Woodside motioned to exclude the 500 block of Caledonia Street from the extended parking hours but this was not seconded and the item was pulled for further discussion (00:53:44).	Motion to approve consent items 3A through 3C and 3F through 3H as amended (00:55:59). The motion was seconded and passed with a vote of 5-0 (00:56:31).	7 Total: 3 In Favor 3 Against 1 Neutral
00:33:31 Lori Felton was Against: Lori Felton expresses concern about the proposal to extend parking enforcement until 9 PM, citing the loss of parking spaces on Caledonia Street and increased parking enforcement in the 500 block, which has caused parking issues for residents on Napa Street (00:33:40). She urges the council to make the 500 block C parking (00:35:17). 00:35:30 David was Against: David, a resident, supports Lori Felton's concerns about parking on Napa Street (00:35:30). He mentions that the IDESC part of the street was not previously two-hour parking, and the installation of two-hour parking took away overflow parking for Napa Street (00:35:34). He expresses concern that extending parking enforcement to 9 PM will exacerbate the problem and suggests striking Napa Street from the proposal (00:35:44). 00:36:32 Morgan Pierce was In Favor: Morgan Pierce, President of Sausalito Beautiful, discusses Item 3E, focusing on adopting a Complete Streets program (00:36:32). He suggests street repaving and narrowing, greening streets, and enhancing walkability and livability. He suggests applying improvements to streets like Olima, Coloma, Lincoln, Buchanan, Nevada, and others (00:37:49). He encourages the city to apply these tenets to improve circulation and save money, aligning with Sausalito's general plan (00:38:15). 00:38:52 Mark Palmer was In Favor: Mark Palmer, from the Sustainability Commission, commends the Public Works Department (00:38:52). He states that each decision needs to be viewed through a sustainability or resilience lens (00:39:21). He emphasizes that a complete streetscape should balance functions like stormwater management, pedestrian safety, public space use, bicycle and vehicle movement, parking, maintenance, and emergency access, and wonders if a cost-benefit analysis was done to understand the lifetime cost of reduced roadway surface area (00:40:15). 00:41:02 Alice Merrill was Against: Alice Merrill expresses concerns about smaller streets and parking problems. She highlights that downtown streets are always packed and suggests consulting with people who live on those streets (00:41:02). She emphasizes the need for parking and not just walkability (00:41:58). 00:42:25 Jacques was Neutral: Jacques states that Item 3E needs immediate action to direct bicycles away from the plaza (00:42:25). He suggests a pedestrian table across El Portal at Bridgeway and signage to improve bicycle circulation (00:42:53). He cautions against wasting money on improvements to El Portal, which he believes should be primarily a pedestrian street (00:43:05). 00:43:46 Michelle Dumas was In Favor: Michelle Dumas, an architect, speaks on Item 3E, stressing that the project is a design opportunity and not just maintenance (00:43:46). She urges the council to consider complete streets and road diets (00:44:00). She suggests including a landscape architect or urban designer to help reimagine the streets (00:44:57).
00:57:00	4.A: Adoption of Resolution Amending the City of Sausalito Master Fee Schedule	Interim Finance Director Jesus Nava presented the item, noting it had been previously discussed in May with the consultants, World End Financial Services. The council directed staff to limit annual fee increases to no more than 10%, which has been reflected in the amended fee schedule. The purpose of the public hearing was to allow citizens to be heard before the council addresses any further questions and proceeds with approval. Councilmember Blaustein raised a question about ensuring nonprofits from Marin City have a waiver of fees for park and recreation use, to which the City Manager Jeffrey Jackson confirmed that this was the City's policy. Councilmember Hoffman raised a question about how the City defines non-profits. It was determined that the federal tax code would be used to define non-profits.	Vice Mayor Woodside moved to adopt the resolution amending the City of Sausalito master fee schedule with the inclusion of a nonprofit waiver for both non-profits in the city and Marin City non-profit users of city facilities for fiscal year 25/26. The motion was seconded and passed by roll call vote. (01:01:08)	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

01:02:00	5: BUSINESS ITEMS - 8:30 PM	Councilmember Cox announces that the previous motion carried 5-0. The council will now move to business items, starting with item 5a: a discussion of approved amendments to section 10.44 and a review of impacts to housing production. Brandon Phipps, the Community and Economic Development Director, is introduced to present the item.	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

01:02:25	5.A: Discussion of Approved Amendments to Section 10.44.010 (Purpose and Applicability) and Section 10.44.190 (Residential Uses in Commercial Districts) of Title 10 of the Sausalito Municipal Code and Review Potential Impacts to Housing Production	Brandon Phipps presents a discussion of approved amendments to Sausalito Municipal Code sections 10.44.010 and 10.44.190, focusing on their impact on housing production. The amendments, approved on May 20th, include changes to the Planning Commission's ability to waive requirements and adjustments to affordable housing requirements in commercial districts. The council directed staff to prepare an evaluation of housing production within the city's commercial districts over time. The analysis was a group effort by staff, including Matthew Mandich, Katie Nelson, and Lisa Telles. The data showed limited residential development in commercial districts since 2011, with only one unit permitted and built since then (325 Pine Street). Staff determined the new amendments do not represent a new constraint to development, the former language represented a constraint. Minimum lot area requirements, FAR requirements, building coverage, setbacks, height limits, among others. Ordinance 1022 also continues to be in effect in all of our commercial districts, which also limits the extent of development and conversion. During the discussion, Councilmember Cox questioned the City Attorney, Sergio, about the implications of characterizing the 2011 program as a constraint and its impact on the approved amended housing element. Sergio responded that the city is obligated to repeal regulations that unduly constrain development and defended the new regulations. Cox raised questions from Sandra Bushmaker regarding the ability to build market-rate housing and the rationale for the changes amidst the affordable housing crisis. Phipps and Sergio addressed concerns about impacts to existing affordable units and compliance with procedural requirements. Councilmember Hoffman questioned Phipps on the timing and depth of the analysis, the lack of outreach to property owners, and the origin of the policy changes. She also questioned whether CDD reached out to property owners regarding inclusionary housing projects and said that there was no notice given to residents regarding changes to the central commercial zoning. The attorney said it came from the 715 Bridgeway project, which involved modifications to the specific code provision. Vice Mayor Woodside asked about the impact of the 20% affordable housing requirement. Councilmember Blaustein asked Phipps about Program 15 in the housing element, and whether the changes align with the housing element. Blaustein also asked about anti displacement measures. The council discussed the need to increase housing supply in Sausalito to combat rising rents, referencing examples from other cities like Austin. There was also a discussion about the importance of anti-displacement measures to protect existing affordable housing units. Phipps mentioned ongoing collaboration with Marin County on displacement reduction programs. Councilmembers debated whether Sausalito's housing policy was related to the California housing crisis, (01:44:43) and debated the importance of increasing housing options. Councilmembers discussed ADUs and Senior housing options as a way to address housing issues.	No Motion	2 Total: 0 In Favor 2 Against 0 Neutral
01:32:59 Babette McDougall was Against: Criticized the council's actions in May as undemocratic, referencing a specific meeting where a motion was allegedly mishandled due to a councilmember's late arrival. She expressed disappointment in the council's conduct. 01:35:07 Sandra Bushmaker was Against: Thanked the council for answering her questions but expressed concerns about the characterization of affordable housing as a constraint. She challenged the assertion that increased supply reduces prices and confirmed that the changes are being made as part of the ongoing duty to review ordinances, raising concerns about the timing and rationale.
01:56:54	5.B: Authorize City Manager to Execute: (1) Amended and Restated License Agreement with Integrative Charging LLC to Install, Maintain and Manage 6 EVCS at Dunphy Park to Include Maintenance Language Requested by PG&E; and (2) License Agreement with Integra	The council is considering authorizing the City Manager to execute amended license agreements with Integrative Charging LLC for EV charging stations at Dunphy Park and Parking Lot 2. Katie Thao Garcia, the city's Resiliency and Sustainability Manager, and Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director, presented the item. In 2022, the initial strategy was for the city to own and manage the EV chargers, but in 2024, a new strategy emerged to partner with Integrative Charging, a Sausalito business, to install, own, and manage the charging stations on city property, with the city receiving 20% of the net revenue. The original agreement included six EV charging stations at Dunphy Park. The amended agreement for Dunphy Park includes maintenance language requested by PG&E. A new license agreement is proposed for EV charging stations on Lot 2. The staff recommends moving forward with the installation at both locations as it has zero fiscal impact to the city. Councilmember Cox asked about outreach efforts, and Katie Thao Garcia mentioned the Sustainability Commission, Center for the Arts, and the Chamber of Commerce. Councilmember Hoffman inquired about charging speeds, to which Katie Thao Garcia responded that they are proposing level two chargers, and charge time varies based on the vehicle. Councilmember Blaustein noted the Sustainability Commission's resolution in support. Councilmember Sobieski questioned lease terms, specifically about termination and revenue sharing, receiving clarifications from Sergio regarding the city's ability to terminate and the definition of operating costs. Ben Kahane from Integrative Charging addressed questions about charger types and potential retrofitting. Vice Mayor Woodside stated that the Northwest Pacific Railroad right-of-way was abandoned in 1970 in Sausalito and is no longer owned by the railroad. (02:21:34) Councilmember Blaustein moved to approve the six EV chargers at Dunphy Park, changes to the PG&E agreement, and four additional chargers at Lot 2.	Councilmember Blaustein moved to approve the six EV chargers at Dunphy Park, changes to the PG&E agreement, and four additional chargers at Lot 2, seconded by Councilmember Sobieski. The motion passed unanimously. (02:21:34)	3 Total: 2 In Favor 1 Against 0 Neutral
02:15:50 Mark Palmer was In Favor: Chair of the Sustainability Commission, read a resolution unanimously approved by the commission, urging the council to maintain the agreement for six EV chargers at Dunphy Park and strongly encourages a minimum of four additional chargers at Parking Lot 2. 02:17:26 Mark Glick was In Favor: Member of the Sustainability Commission, expressed full support. As an EV owner, validated that dollars are spent pulling over at charging stations and that it would add an economic benefit to the city for folks to plan their stopover for their charge and eat at our restaurants, get a cup of coffee or dine. 02:19:22 Babette McDougall was Against: Sausalito resident, expressed concern about false economy and potential premature contract introduction. Highlighted the drop in Sausalito's population since COVID-19 and questioned the placement of charging stations along Bridgeway on railroad right-of-ways, raising concerns about covenants and contingencies. She wants charging stations at Dunphy Park, but not on the railroad right of ways.
02:27:57	5.C: Introduction By Title and Waiver of First Reading of Ordinance No. 06- 2025, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito Enacting Chapter 15.14 (Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program) of Title 15 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Sausa	The council is considering adopting Ordinance No. 06-2025 to enact Chapter 15.14, the Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program, within the Sausalito Municipal Code. Lieutenant Brandon Rogers of the Police Department introduces Talia Smith, Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs for Marin County, to present the program. Talia Smith explains that the ordinance was made possible by Assembly Bill 1778, authored by Assembly Member Damon Connolly. The program addresses the issue of youth e-bike safety, which was brought to attention by emergency room doctors witnessing serious injuries. Data from Marin County shows a significant increase in 911 calls related to youth e-bike accidents from 2019 to 2022 (02:30:33). The accident rate for e-bikes among 10-15 year olds is five times higher than for conventional bikes (02:31:10). The ordinance aims to put the same age restriction on class two e-bikes (throttle e-bikes) as class three e-bikes, restricting them to individuals 16 and up (02:33:52). A countywide education campaign, e-bikers club, has been launched to promote safe riding and maintenance practices (02:35:42). Councilmember Sobieski raises a question about enforcement, and Lieutenant Rogers responds that they will follow the California vehicle code and that the age restriction would be a secondary issue (02:38:20). Councilmember Blaustein highlights the collaborative effort to make Marin County the first to fully adopt the ordinance (02:40:44).	Councilmember Blaustein made a motion to introduce by title and waive the first reading of Ordinance No. 06-2025, enacting Chapter 15.14 regarding the Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program (02:41:26). The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Woodside (02:41:59) and passed unanimously (02:43:32).	1 Total: 1 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral
02:39:25 Babette was In Favor: Babette wholeheartedly supports the program, expressing relief that attention is being given to children's behavior on powerful e-bikes. She recounts witnessing young children popping wheelies on these vehicles and emphasizes the potential danger, suggesting that the helmets they wear may not provide adequate protection. She commends the proactive action being taken and acknowledges Damon Connolly's involvement.
02:43:29	3.B: Adopt Three Resolutions to: 1) Amend Parking Regulations on Caledonia Street and Certain Adjacent Streets to Extend Time-Limited Parking Hours; 2) Amend Parking Regulations in Municipal Parking Lot No. 5 to Establish Permit Only Parking Restrictions i	The council discussed amending parking regulations on Caledonia Street and in Municipal Parking Lot No. 5. Officer Kwan explained the rationale behind extending time-limited parking hours until 9 PM, addressing employee parking issues and customer turnover (02:44:37). The council discussed the C permit exemption on the 500 block of Caledonia Street, which was part of a pilot program (02:50:14). Concerns were raised that the current resolution did not reflect this exemption, causing confusion (02:50:31). Councilmember Sobieski suggested including the C permit parking on the 500 block in the resolution and reassessing it in four months (02:51:43). The council agreed to revise the resolution to specify the C permit exemption on the 500 block (02:51:57). City Attorney Sergio recommended against including a termination date to the resolution (02:54:13).	Motion to adopt all three resolutions with a CEQA provision and to revise the first resolution to reflect that holders of a C permit have an exemption available to them in the 500 block of Caledonia Street (02:54:42). The motion was seconded (02:55:27) and passed unanimously.	1 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 1 Neutral
02:52:45 Lori Felton was Neutral: Expressed concern that extending the time-limited parking hours until 9 PM might negatively impact residents returning home from work, but acknowledged that the C permit exemption on the 500 block addressed the concern.
02:55:53	6: CITY MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS	Councilmember Cox introduced item six, covering City Manager reports, Council Member reports, City Council appointments, and other council business, aiming to address the Vice Mayor's concerns.	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

02:56:04	6A: City Manager Information for Council	City Manager Jeffrey Jackson provided updates on several city matters. He acknowledged new city staff appointments highlighted in the recent edition of Currents. He reported on the city's financial status, noting the start of the new fiscal year (July 1st). He highlighted that the city paid off the 2015 sewer bond and the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund loan, resulting in savings of $1,917,860 for ratepayers by eliminating future interest payments (02:57:48). He also mentioned a $3.4 million prepayment to CalPERS, which will save the city approximately $300,000. The city has also maintained good standing with its insurance provider, PRISM. He noted that the 115 trust has $6 million saved for pension and post-employment benefit obligations. He touched on the upcoming 10-year financial planning tool discussions and the ongoing audit by Badawi and Associates, detailing the areas being reviewed, including conflicts of interest, cash handling, investments, and various financial controls (02:59:56). The City Manager also mentioned that the interim finance director is still with the city during the transition to a new finance director, and that the finance department is currently operating with a lean staff (03:00:15). Councilmember Sobieski asked for clarification on the savings from paying off the sewer bond early, to which the City Manager reiterated the $1,917,860 savings in interest costs (03:01:04).	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

03:01:48	6B: City Attorney Information for Council	Councilmember Sobieski thanked the City Attorney. Cox asked the City Attorney if he had any information for the council, to which Sergio replied no.	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

03:01:56	6C: Councilmember Committee Reports	Mayor Cox introduced the item, noting that a letter regarding an amendment to SB 79 was prematurely added to the agenda and will be brought back at the next meeting after further review (03:01:58). Councilmember Blaustein clarified the item concerned a request to exclude historic districts from SB 79's implications, but it hadn't been fully vetted or discussed (03:02:28). Cox mentioned a conversation with Nancy Hall Bennett, suggesting the city should oppose SB 79 unless the requested amendment is granted, and then simply withdraw opposition rather than actively supporting the bill (03:02:52). Councilmember Hoffman requested to see the letter's language and consult with elected representatives (03:03:42). Vice Mayor Woodside indicated agreement with the approach described. Councilmember Blaustein highlighted the release of a TAM sea level rise report, which identifies key vulnerabilities and provides recommendations, with Sausalito being the first community considered (03:04:06). She noted TAM staff's interest in presenting the report to the council and partnering on solutions. Mayor Cox then requested volunteers to serve on Marin Clean Energy, as the current representative, Vice Mayor Woodside, has a conflict (03:05:20). Councilmember Hoffman volunteered to check her schedule for availability (03:05:55).	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

03:06:06	6E: Future Agenda Items	Mayor Cox opened the floor for future agenda items, mentioning that the council is committed to calendaring various requested items and will present a matrix of these items with proposed dates before the break. Councilmember Hoffman suggested adding a forensic audit to the list, which the city manager was asked to gather information on, including cost and timing. Councilmember Sobieski expressed concerns about the forensic audit, calling it a potential distraction and requesting that staff provide information to the Council and public explaining what a forensic audit is and why it may not be necessary given the city's clean audit history. Vice Mayor Woodside raised the need to discuss the strategic plan, as the current plan is in its final year, and to coordinate with the city manager on a possible ten-year financial plan, and to establish a process for a new strategic plan.	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

03:08:54	6G: Other reports of significance	The meeting moved on to item 6G, "Other reports of significance."	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

03:08:55	7: ADJOURNMENT	Councilmember Cox adjourned the meeting at 10:17 p.m. and wished everyone a Happy New Year. (03:08:55)	No Motion	0 Total: 0 In Favor 0 Against 0 Neutral

City Council Meeting Transcript

Adrian Brinton

Time	Speaker	Text
00:00:25.45	City Clerk	Good evening, Mayor, City Council. Tonight's meeting of the special and regular City Council agenda is being held live at 420 Litho Street in the Council Chamber. We're also at Weston Vancouver Hotel at 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
00:00:46.54	City Clerk	The meeting has also been
00:00:48.16	City Clerk	broadcasted live on cable TV channel 27 and live on the city's website and zoom.
00:00:54.91	Cox	Thank you city clerk good evening and welcome to the special meeting for the city of Sausalito city council for Tuesday July 1st 2025 I'll call the meeting to order and ask the city clerk to take role.
00:01:08.64	City Clerk	Councilmember Blaston.
00:01:10.96	Cox	Here.
00:01:11.26	Councilmember Blaustein	Thank you.
00:01:13.02	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman.
00:01:14.79	Councilmember Blaustein	Thank you.
00:01:14.80	Cox	Here.
00:01:14.97	Councilmember Blaustein	Yeah.
00:01:16.19	City Clerk	Councilmember Sobieski. Here. Vice Mayor Woodside. Here. And Mayor Cox.
00:01:17.54	Councilmember Blaustein	Sure.
00:01:20.96	Cox	you
00:01:21.01	Councilmember Blaustein	you
00:01:21.03	Cox	Here.
00:01:21.98	Councilmember Blaustein	I will do any need to know there is no one over the age of 18 in the room with me.
00:01:28.98	Cox	Thank you, and on that basis, I will move that we approve the remote participation of Councilmember Blaustein.
00:01:39.51	Cox	You have to say so moved.
00:01:41.60	Vice Mayor Woodside	Thank you.
00:01:41.62	Cox	He said second. I didn't make the motion. I'm asking for a motion. Okay.
00:01:41.65	Vice Mayor Woodside	Oh, that's right.
00:01:42.02	City Clerk	Exactly.
00:01:42.14	Vice Mayor Woodside	at the end.
00:01:44.44	City Clerk	Okay, so moved.
00:01:45.75	Cox	Take it.
00:01:46.80	Cox	Uh, please call roll.
00:01:48.49	City Clerk	Councilmember Blaustein.
00:01:50.58	Cox	Yes.
00:01:51.79	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman.
00:01:53.97	Cox	Yes.
00:01:54.59	City Clerk	Councilmember Sobieski. Yes. Vice Mayor Woodside. Yes. Mayor Cox.
00:01:58.70	Cox	Yes. With that, we will move to closed session. We will be
00:02:04.52	Cox	Bye.
00:02:10.79	Cox	Okay, they're supposed to be... Okay, I see. We will be discussing four items in closed session. The first is Conference with Labor Negotiator, Employee Organization, Sausalito Police Association. The second is Conference with Legal Counsel, Anticipated Litigation, Significant Exposure to Litigation for Two Cases. And the third is Conference with Legal Counsel, Existing Litigation, County of Marin v. Monsanto.
00:02:34.30	Cox	Is there any public comment?
00:02:36.19	City Clerk	There is no public comment.
00:02:38.03	Cox	Any recousals?
00:02:39.58	Councilmember Sobieski	I am.
00:02:40.29	Councilmember Sobieski	Okay, one of the matters is likely the one we hear often that I need to recuse myself from because my assessment is
00:02:47.03	Councilmember Sobieski	is that there may be a financial conflict of interest due to the proximity of the project.
00:02:51.28	Cox	Thank you, Councilmember. And with that, we will adjourn to closed session. We will see you back at 7 p.m.
00:02:58.62	Unknown	Thank you.
00:02:59.02	Unknown	Thank you.
00:03:04.02	Cox	All right, folks, welcome back. I will reconvene our open session. It's 7.03 p.m. And I'll ask the city clerk to call roll.
00:03:16.73	City Clerk	Can someone be laughing?
00:03:18.78	Cox	Here.
00:03:19.04	Councilmember Sobieski	or,
00:03:20.02	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman?
00:03:21.55	Councilmember Sobieski	Here.
00:03:22.56	City Clerk	Councilmember Sobieski.
00:03:24.03	Councilmember Sobieski	Yes.
00:03:24.64	Councilmember Sobieski	Here.
00:03:25.72	City Clerk	Vice Mayor Woodside? Here. Mayor Cox.
00:03:28.22	Cox	Here.
00:03:28.39	City Clerk	Thank you.
00:03:29.62	Cox	Sophia, will you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?
00:03:36.59	Unknown	Thank you.
00:03:36.89	Sandra Bushmaker	Thank you.
00:03:36.91	Unknown	Thank you.
00:03:36.93	Sandra Bushmaker	Thank you.
00:03:36.98	Sandra Bushmaker	Thank you.
00:03:39.41	Sandra Bushmaker	have to take care
00:03:40.86	Unknown	you
00:03:41.16	Sandra Bushmaker	Absolutely.
00:03:41.97	Unknown	Bye.
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00:03:44.97	Michelle Dumas	Under God.
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00:03:45.97	Michelle Dumas	Indivisible.
00:03:46.85	Unknown	Thank you.
00:03:46.97	Michelle Dumas	you
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00:03:47.17	Michelle Dumas	with liberty and justice.
00:03:47.98	Babette	justice for all.
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00:03:50.78	Michelle Dumas	Thank you.
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00:03:51.74	Cox	We held a closed session. There are no closed session announcements. I'm going to ask for approval of the agenda, but we are going to...
00:04:01.78	Cox	remove one item for from our agenda tonight and that is
00:04:09.53	Cox	Three.
00:04:12.28	Vice Mayor Woodside	E.
00:04:13.46	Cox	E
00:04:16.87	Cox	this on my 3E that says the sewerage fund.
00:04:22.81	Cox	I think it's on my agenda, it's 3F.
00:04:27.52	City Clerk	Three E.
00:04:28.07	Cox	Thank you.
00:04:28.34	Cox	Okay, my agenda. Can I get a correct agenda? I'm going to make instruction. Three E. Three E.
00:04:30.08	City Clerk	Can I get a correct agenda for the mayor?
00:04:34.62	Cox	All right. And so I will ask for...
00:04:39.80	Cox	a
00:04:41.89	Cox	motion approving the amended agenda, we will still take
00:04:45.59	Cox	Public comment on item 3E.
00:04:48.05	Cox	Excuse me, Mayor, perhaps you could read the title.
00:04:50.26	Cox	of the,
00:04:50.72	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
00:04:50.75	Cox	you
00:04:50.87	Cox	Sure.
00:04:51.71	Cox	It is, um,
00:04:53.69	Cox	Authorize staff to proceed with soliciting for construction bids for the 2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project.
00:05:01.47	Cox	Do I have emotions?
00:05:03.11	Councilmember Sobieski	move to the person.
00:05:04.03	City Clerk	The truth.
00:05:04.30	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
00:05:06.48	Cox	Will you call the roll city clerk?
00:05:08.34	City Clerk	See you on Sunday.
00:05:09.10	City Clerk	Councilmember Blasstein.
00:05:10.87	Cox	Yes.
00:05:12.12	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman?
00:05:14.18	Cox	Yes.
00:05:14.83	City Clerk	Councilmember Silvia? Yes. Vice Mayor Woodside? Yes. Mayor Cox.
00:05:18.36	Cox	Yes, that motion carries five zero.
00:05:22.95	Cox	Okay, we will now move on to special presentations. I'm going to turn it over to Council Member Hoffman to introduce our speaker.
00:05:29.97	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
00:05:32.06	Councilmember Hoffman	You are ready.
00:05:33.23	Councilmember Hoffman	For our special presentation, I would like to welcome, I am the Saucyote City Council member
00:05:39.34	Councilmember Hoffman	I'm the special liaison to our sister city group, and I would like to
00:05:43.25	Councilmember Hoffman	Welcome Keith Schellen, who's the president of our Sausage of Sisters City Group.
00:05:48.50	Councilmember Hoffman	And I would like to say, bienvenido.
00:05:53.70	Councilmember Hoffman	Yosoko, I think that's right, and Benvito to him for our sister cities, Kashkai, Portugal, Yukosu, Japan, and Vigna del Mar, and we're trying to load his presentation right now onto our city website.
00:06:11.87	Councilmember Hoffman	furiously trying to load the presentation onto our city website.
00:06:18.18	Councilmember Hoffman	Almost ready.
00:06:22.50	Councilmember Hoffman	We're counting down.
00:06:23.40	Councilmember Hoffman	Well, let me just say, since the sister city was first, our first sister city was established with Viña del Mar, and perhaps you've been to our beautiful Viña del Mar Park downtown with our historic
00:06:42.33	Councilmember Hoffman	elephants and the beautiful fountain.
00:06:45.74	Councilmember Hoffman	in the center of our historic downtown area.
00:06:49.52	Councilmember Hoffman	It's beautiful. And as you walk north in our town, you'll see our beautiful Praka de Qashqai, which was
00:06:55.88	Councilmember Hoffman	donated from the city of Kashkai who will be here. In fact, they may make it by the end of our meeting. I don't believe they touched down yet, but
00:07:04.71	Councilmember Hoffman	Our delegation is here this week.
00:07:08.96	Councilmember Hoffman	We have the dignitaries are here and they'll be out and about in Sausalito this week.
00:07:15.66	Councilmember Hoffman	Our kids are here with the youth sailing program. Our Qashqai Sister City program is a youth sailing exchange program.
00:07:22.88	Councilmember Hoffman	And they are with the Sausalito Yacht Club.
00:07:25.30	Councilmember Hoffman	And we have a youth sailing regatta. No, they're here this week.
00:07:28.89	Councilmember Hoffman	And they will be in our 4th of July parade on a lovely rented trolley.
00:07:36.26	Councilmember Hoffman	And our later this month, our delegation from Yukosuka Japan will be here also as our exchange kids and and that is a youth exchange with high school students.
00:07:49.38	Councilmember Hoffman	And so it is the Kaede Japan will be here.
00:07:54.22	Councilmember Hoffman	That's always a wonderful exchange, high school exchange students.
00:07:59.45	Councilmember Hoffman	And so should I keep talking or should we pause for a minute until...
00:08:06.27	Councilmember Hoffman	Keith
00:08:06.98	Cox	are you able to make a presentation without your
00:08:09.85	Cox	PowerPoint.
00:08:12.65	Councilmember Hoffman	We're almost there. Okay. So, and of course, the Vigna del Mar is our oldest sister city, and it is a women's business exchange.
00:08:12.68	Cox	Okay.
00:08:24.58	Councilmember Hoffman	And I don't know what the rotation is. There's been some issues with the city and fires and some other challenges with the city of Villanueva del Mar. And we hope to have them back here.
00:08:36.22	Councilmember Hoffman	soon and I know Keith is going to give us updates on all these things. So we are blessed here in Sausalito. We have three wonderful cities which is an incredible benefit to our city and the fabric of our culture here in Sausalito. We have so many international cities who want to be exchanged with us and participate in our International Sister City program.
00:09:00.64	Councilmember Sobieski	Jill, I might, since you're killing time, I might give you a bit of content to promote. If I recall correctly, there is a request for anyone who wants to support the program to make a donation to the Yacht Club or to the Sister of the Cities program. I forgot which, but I saw an email on that subject.
00:09:00.69	Councilmember Hoffman	Do you know?
00:09:16.45	Councilmember Hoffman	Yes, yes. Anybody can go on the Sister City website and make a donation in support of the Sister City programs. We also are constantly looking for families who want to participate and hosting students who want to come together.
00:09:32.01	Councilmember Hoffman	and be part of the exchange programs. These are always wonderful
00:09:36.48	Councilmember Hoffman	connections to make with families. You don't have to have a student in the program. Any family that wishes to host a student is welcome to contact our program and go through the vetting process to contact
00:09:55.09	Councilmember Hoffman	to be part of the program. And here you go.
00:09:57.85	Councilmember Hoffman	And here we are. And we welcome all people who want to participate.
00:10:02.86	Councilmember Hoffman	you know, it's a wonderful program, but it's also just super fun. I have to say.
00:10:09.22	Councilmember Hoffman	So thank you.
00:10:12.73	Councilmember Hoffman	And it's, it is almost 100% funded and supported by volunteers in the city of Sausalito. We have...
00:10:24.17	Councilmember Hoffman	Oh, go ahead.
00:10:26.21	Councilmember Hoffman	Okay, here we go.
00:10:29.49	Councilmember Hoffman	So exciting. You guys, it's going to be worth the wait, you guys, I promise.
00:10:32.76	Councilmember Hoffman	Yeah, go ahead. Approach the podium.
00:10:34.53	Councilmember Hoffman	And this is Keith Schell, the president, and he will be president this year and next year. It's a two-year rotation.
00:10:39.15	Keith Schellen	That's right.
00:10:40.39	Keith Schellen	Okay, excuse me. I'm so sorry that this got off to a bad start like this. My first time presenting and have something like this come up.
00:10:49.04	Cox	I'm not hearing you very well. Are you?
00:10:49.08	Keith Schellen	I'm not hearing you.
00:10:51.17	Cox	Can you hear me?
00:10:51.83	Cox	There. No.
00:10:53.28	Keith Schellen	count by now?
00:10:54.05	Cox	that.
00:10:54.12	Keith Schellen	better. Okay, there we go. So thank you for allowing me to speak on behalf of Sassolito Sister City, Inc. tonight. For those of you who might not know me, my name is Kishelan, and I'm president of Sassolito Sister City, Inc. I'm also a board member of the California Japan Sister City Network, which oversees all 112 California Japan Sister City programs.
00:10:54.29	Cox	Okay.
00:11:21.33	Keith Schellen	I want to begin by thanking each of you for all your support for our programs. I know many of you have been personally involved. I've actually been to Sakai-de Japan with Mayor Joan Cox. I've also been there with then Mayor Melissa Blasthien and our past mayor and council member Herbie Weimer.
00:11:41.68	Keith Schellen	This year we have the benefit and pleasure of working with Joe Hoffman as our city council liaison and she has brought a lot of know how and experience to our board.
00:11:52.76	Keith Schellen	I'm honored to share that I will be representing
00:11:59.19	Keith Schellen	that I will be representing both the city of Sausalito and the state of California at the US-Japan Sister Cities Summit, taking place from September 16 to the 19 in Izumi-Sano, adjacent to the Osaka Expo site. This is a four-day summit and is held in conjunction with Sister Cities International and brings leaders across Japan and United States together.
00:12:25.92	Keith Schellen	to strengthen global friendship, cultural exchange, and local diplomacy.
00:12:32.66	Keith Schellen	One of the featured speakers will be the granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who founded the Sister Cities program in 1956. As a woman.
00:12:44.11	Keith Schellen	way to promote peace through people-to-people connections.
00:12:47.91	Keith Schellen	It's a true privilege to be a part of this historic event and to help represent Sausalito's international partnerships on a world stage.
00:13:00.37	Keith Schellen	Our mission to promote and facilitate people-to-people relationships between individuals in both cities and a deeper understanding of the culture, society's histories, and other circumstances of the two societies.
00:13:19.26	Keith Schellen	are three sister cities. Sakai-de Japan, established in 1988. This is a high school student exchange program.
00:13:28.01	Keith Schellen	Vina del Mar, Chile, established in 1960. It's a women in business exchange. And Qashqai, Portugal, established in 2013, Youth Sailing Exchange.
00:13:43.68	Keith Schellen	Here is a slide showing the SSCI board and positions held on the board. As of yesterday, we're very excited to have added a new member, Jack Sherwood. So that will bring our board membership number to 13.
00:14:02.23	Keith Schellen	Let me give you an update on our three operations councils.
00:14:08.18	Keith Schellen	This year we're celebrating 37 years of friendship with Sakai Day. A delegation of nine students will be visiting Sausalito from July 24 to August 3.
00:14:19.02	Keith Schellen	They will be accompanied by two chaperones and they'll be here for seven days of activities.
00:14:24.94	Keith Schellen	The nine delegates will be staying with host families, and the two chaperones will be staying at one of our operations council members' homes.
00:14:35.89	Keith Schellen	The first day is a grand tour of San Francisco meant to give the delegates a series of San Francisco experiences from riding the cable cars to walking across Golden Gate Bridge on their way to Sausalito.
00:14:51.01	Keith Schellen	The second day is the official welcome in City Hall Council Chambers, followed by the busiest schedule of the program. And this is done...
00:15:01.44	Keith Schellen	in part to fully exhaust the students by the end of the day, because we want them to get over jet lag as quickly as possible.
00:15:10.39	Keith Schellen	And our welcome party is on day three.
00:15:16.26	Keith Schellen	Each day has a theme that gives the delegates a very well-rounded experience and exposure to as many different aspects of our community as we can manage to fit in the seven days. A major new highlight this year is the Alcatraz Tour, an exclusive experience arranged by our newest Operations Council member, Linda Cahill. As a retired State Parks volunteer with strong connections to regional rangers, Linda has secured special access for our delegations.
00:15:50.30	Keith Schellen	Our farewell party will be held in a local Sausalito restaurant with a stage where our delegates will perform a dance and they will have learned over the course of their stay in Sausalito, in addition to giving farewell speeches and thanks to their host families.
00:16:08.76	Keith Schellen	Cash case.
00:16:11.07	Keith Schellen	Thanks to the citizens of Sausalito, we were able to gift our sister city, Qashqai, an exact replica of the John Liberton sculpture, Bolinar, that resides at the intersection of Bridway and Napa streets. The Bolinar is located on the Praka de Qashqai at the entrance to the Qashqai Marina.
00:16:34.61	Keith Schellen	This dedication ceremony included Mayor Ian Zabowski, delegates from the Sausalito Adult Tour, the Youth Sailing Exchange sailors, and representatives of the Qashqai local government. This is the first public art donated to Qashqai by one of its sister cities.
00:16:59.42	Keith Schellen	In 2024, the Youth Sailing Exchange and the Qashqai adult tour were sponsored by the Sausalito Qashqai Sister City Council.
00:17:09.69	Keith Schellen	Right now, the youth sailors are here in Sausalito, and we are expecting the representatives to arrive very momentarily. Hopefully by the end of tonight, they're going to come here. In 2026, the Youth Sailing Exchange will be going to Qashqash, and we'll be having our fifth adult tour.
00:17:35.92	Keith Schellen	In October 2024, the Qashqai Council, working with Public Works Department, contracted a professional local service to deep clean and seal the paved sidewalks of the Qashqai Square.
00:17:52.84	Keith Schellen	In May 2025, the CAS Council hosted the 8th Annual Fado at the Pines. This is a fundraising event that funds the Youth Sailing Exchange.
00:18:05.84	Keith Schellen	This event features Portuguese Fado performers and brings Portuguese culture to Sausalito.
00:18:15.40	Keith Schellen	And this is a bar chart of the major 2025 activities of the Qashqai Council.
00:18:22.69	Keith Schellen	It's important to note that the Sausalito-Cashkai sister city relations are considered to be one of the best from the Portuguese sense of view, their perspective.
00:18:35.27	Keith Schellen	Vina Delmar.
00:18:38.88	Keith Schellen	Vina del Marcelli is our first and oldest sister city.
00:18:43.54	Keith Schellen	During the Pinochet years, the US State Department holded interaction and was concerned about human rights issues and upheaval.
00:18:53.00	Keith Schellen	Herbie Weiner reinstated the Vina Del Mar relationship in 2011.
00:18:59.68	Keith Schellen	The program involves coaching and empowerment for small business association women owned by who owned businesses. It's important to note that in 2021, the SSCI and Vina Del Mar program was awarded the International Award for Best Business, Trade and Professional Exchange by Sister Cities International.
00:19:23.68	Keith Schellen	Here is a list of the many
00:19:26.13	Keith Schellen	Post pandemic challenges in October and September 2024 we hosted eight business women and three firefighters. The firefighters were housed in three southern Marin fire department stations and shared best practices.
00:19:45.48	Keith Schellen	Here is a photo of the business leaders in Sausalito in 2024.
00:19:51.27	Keith Schellen	Here is the SEA collaboration.
00:19:54.95	Keith Schellen	and the firefighters from Vina del Mar.
00:20:00.01	Keith Schellen	This slide shows some of the projected programs for Vena del Mar coming up in the near future.
00:20:10.96	Keith Schellen	This slide showing a few of our current challenges. Number one is a slide showing a few of, I'm sorry, number one is fundraising. Our annual fundraiser requires a lot of time and effort for relatively modest returns. We're looking for more effective ways of fundraising while staying active in our community.
00:20:33.31	Keith Schellen	Number two.
00:20:34.42	Keith Schellen	is the COVID protocols. This year we are allowing our delicate families and host families to decide how to handle a positive COVID test.
00:20:45.68	Keith Schellen	Ideally, we would like a universal COVID protocol shared by all sister city exchanges.
00:20:51.72	Keith Schellen	Number three is a background check.
00:20:53.83	Keith Schellen	complying with new California laws regarding host family background checks, police fingerprinting, online training, etc. It's a big lift for small operations councils, so we risk burning out our volunteers.
00:21:08.61	Keith Schellen	And number four is a minimal social media presence. We would like to be more visible where young future delegates can see us on social media. I'm almost finished, only one more slide. SSCI goals for the future, we are focused on sustainable financial support.
00:21:28.54	Keith Schellen	expansion of the board and committees, expanding partnerships within the community, and continuing our people-to-people diplomacy.
00:21:38.29	Keith Schellen	Again, thank you to you.
00:21:40.37	Keith Schellen	your continued support, the spirit of cooperation,
00:21:45.26	Keith Schellen	staff support and all else that you do. Thank you.
00:21:48.25	Cox	Thank you, Keith. And I'd like to take the opportunity to recognize some of the other volunteers that I see in our audience this evening. We have Yoshi Tomei, who has been instrumental in assisting us with the Sakaide Japan and our entire Sister City organization, as well as Monica Finnegan, who has been instrumental with the various delegations, been to Sakaide many times, very involved with the Vina del Mar been instrumental with the various delegations been to Sicaide many times very involved with the Vina del Mar programs so thank you both so much for your contributions to this worthy cause I you didn't mention Keith but we won a great award several years ago as one of the preeminent sister cities for our participation in so many programs we've won
00:22:34.06	Keith Schellen	programs. We've won twice.
00:22:35.79	Cox	Yeah.
00:22:37.79	Cox	Thank you so much for the presentation. Thank you very much.
00:22:38.69	Keith Schellen	Thank you very much.
00:22:39.38	Keith Schellen	Thank you.
00:22:45.02	Cox	All right, with that, we will move on to 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. My first speaker card is from Sunshine.
00:23:10.43	Cox	And speakers will have two minutes.
00:23:18.43	Unknown	Good evening.
00:23:20.94	Unknown	I'm here for two minutes to speak on behalf of seniors who are being
00:23:26.46	Unknown	dismissed from their living spaces here in Sausalito. Just this week, I met three people. People are starting to come to me to tell me that they have lost their housing or are being threatened. Right across the street, my next-door neighbor, who lives where I used to live before I was dismissed from my housing six months ago, I have still not found a place to live. He is 89. He's handicapped also. He has had two cancers and three heart procedures. The same manager that
00:24:02.54	Unknown	worked very hard to dismiss me from the living situation, is still there, and dismissed four other seniors with handicaps from other locations other than this one, but also is now threatening him with eviction.
00:24:18.96	Unknown	She has not been investigated.
00:24:21.46	Unknown	I would like to know, I don't know what the city can do to investigate EAH housing
00:24:28.19	Unknown	which has been very corrupt in lying about what people do as they live there. And this woman, Oberlin Asavi, who's been threatening everybody right and left. Well, I would love to see some investigation, and it hasn't happened. I'm still looking for a place. I would love a sponsor home to take me in and...
00:24:53.84	Unknown	Thank you.
00:24:54.06	Unknown	Thank you.
00:24:54.18	Unknown	I can...
00:24:56.61	Unknown	help with all sorts of things. But right now, it's not happening.
00:25:01.13	Unknown	And I was told that if I get on a waiting list, well, I'll be 88 or 90 by the time I can get in. So this is what's happening in Sausalito. And please do something about it that seniors can't be evicted and dismissed from their living situations. Thank you.
00:25:21.68	Cox	Sophia Collier.
00:25:23.57	Cox	Welcome.
00:25:28.74	Unknown	Mm-hmm.
00:25:29.23	Unknown	Hello, I'm here to just give a quick update on ViewSync.
00:25:33.28	Unknown	So today is July 1st, and our ViewSync compliance web app has come out of beta. So that is a huge milestone for us. We will be, during July, working with volunteers to go through different areas of the community and ask people who want to document their view, or we can see if ViewSync documents it adequately. So it's going to be a testing engagement with the public.
00:26:02.77	Unknown	We also had another important ViewSync milestone in that ViewSync Interactive, which is the version that we've been using since the first of the year.
00:26:12.60	Unknown	has now a contractor that is providing it, and he has provided successfully his first ViewSync report,
00:26:20.34	Unknown	for a housing project that was proposed here in Sausalito and very nicely the project passed the it was found to be completely compliant so these are important milestones for ViewSync and we will continue to um
00:26:37.10	Unknown	move ahead with that.
00:26:40.22	Cox	Thank you, Sophia, so much for that update. I will apprise the council that we will be here.
00:26:45.52	Cox	Hearing our item on the odds, including ViewSync, I think within the next 60 days. So, Sophia, thank you so much for your and your committee's Herculean efforts to assist us.
00:26:59.36	Cox	All right, that's all the, anything online?
00:27:01.50	City Clerk	Yes, Senator Bushmaker.
00:27:05.73	Cox	Thank you.
00:27:05.77	Sandra Bushmaker	Hi, everybody.
00:27:07.07	Sandra Bushmaker	This is kind of an unusual thing that I want to report, but I got my currents last week, and it was nothing more than an Amazon ad for books.
00:27:18.42	Sandra Bushmaker	The entire content of my currents was a book advertisement
00:27:25.33	Sandra Bushmaker	for books for sale on Amazon.
00:27:28.03	Sandra Bushmaker	I did.
00:27:29.70	Sandra Bushmaker	communicate it and sent it to the city manager, but I haven't heard a response. And just today I had a friend who was trying to get the website for the council meeting agenda.
00:27:42.27	Sandra Bushmaker	And in that website address is the word Amazon.
00:27:47.15	Sandra Bushmaker	So could someone please explain what's going on? Are we having contracts with Amazon or are we using their services in some way? But I just found it an aberration. Thank you.
00:27:59.80	Cox	Thank you, Sandra. You may be aware that Tabitha Abbott, who managed our currents for years, recently retired, and we have a new library employee who has taken over that considerable task. And I will turn it over to the city manager to provide any feedback he may have on this recent glitch.
00:28:20.15	Jeffrey Jackson	Yeah, Mrs. Bushmaker is correct. She sent me an email. I spoke to the library manager, Jeffrey Jackson, about this. He doesn't know what this is, but we're looking into it, Mayor, so you know that. And it shouldn't happen. It is an anomaly. I'm not sure if it's fishing or some other problem that is related to it, but everybody should be getting currents as normal, and we will follow up on this again.
00:28:43.17	Cox	Thank you so much. And thanks for the update, Sandra. Anyone else, city clerk?
00:28:48.13	City Clerk	Babette, you had your hand up. Do you still want to talk?
00:28:52.10	City Clerk	There it is.
00:28:54.60	Cox	Is that yes or no? That's a yes.
00:28:58.46	Babette	Hey, you know you're home if they say, hey, Babette, you want to say something? After all, I was going to excuse myself. But you know what?
00:29:04.82	Babette	Actually, I wrote a letter that I haven't yet released to the city manager asking what's going on with the currents. I get such irregular service. And when I do.
00:29:14.29	Babette	Like Ms. Bushmaker, I can't quite make out what in the world is going on.
00:29:18.09	Babette	So I tried to refresh my own email address and
00:29:22.00	Babette	I guess that was an invitation to be removed from the list altogether.
00:29:26.03	Babette	I just don't really get the instructions. Maybe it just doesn't speak to people like me.
00:29:30.98	Babette	So I'm only going to echo what Ms. Bushmaker said, because it's important.
00:29:36.06	Babette	And,
00:29:36.90	Babette	Speaking of the currents, frankly,
00:29:38.99	Babette	I'd really like to see it expanded. So now that it's under community services,
00:29:44.04	Babette	Let's look at a broader vision
00:29:45.83	Babette	and be more inclusionary about what gets put into the currents because we still suffer
00:29:51.03	Babette	from a place where we can, you know, we don't have our weekly newspaper anymore.
00:29:55.16	Babette	So we're still suffering from
00:29:57.07	Babette	good flow of
00:29:58.60	Babette	valuable information that we can count on.
00:30:01.67	Babette	Thank you so much. I yield back my time.
00:30:06.28	Vice Mayor Woodside	I'm just going to make a note that I just opened the currents for June 27th. And at least on my computer, it came up with quite a bit of information relevant to things going on in the city. So it may be an aberration that's affecting only some end users. I don't know. But I just opened it to check myself. And it seems to be fine. So hopefully, whatever problem exists has been resolved.
00:30:29.82	Cox	All right. Thank you, Vice Mayor.
00:30:31.73	City Clerk	Just like to note that Amazon is what we use to, so with Granicus, with our website, their servers, we use Amazon servers. So that's why you might see them in the URL. So something that Sandra Bushmaker had mentioned earlier.
00:30:50.88	Cox	Thank you city clerk any other further communications.
00:30:54.93	City Clerk	See you then.
00:30:55.98	Cox	All right, then we will move on to our consent calendar. Matters listed under the consent calendar are considered routine and non-controversial, require no discussion or expected to have unanimous counsel, support and may be enacted by the counsel in one motion.
00:31:10.96	Cox	We have items 3A through 3J on our consent calendar this evening. I would like to note that
00:31:21.59	Cox	We will be making a change. Hold on.
00:31:27.75	Cox	we will be making an addition to item...
00:31:33.17	Cox	3G that I will have the city attorney
00:31:38.10	Cox	provide for us and
00:31:40.78	Cox	we will be making a slight change in the recommended resolution for item 3D.
00:31:47.70	Cox	Are there any questions regarding the consent calendar from council members?
00:31:54.04	Cox	Okay, seeing none, we will be considering items 3A through 3D.
00:31:59.24	Cox	HAB-Judy Nogg-H three a adopt the draft meeting minutes of June 3 2025 three be adopt three resolutions to amend parking regulations on caledonia street and certain adjacent streets to extend. HAB-Judy Nogg- Time limited parking hours to amend parking regulations and municipal lot five to establish permit only parking restrictions in the upper lot. HAB-Judy Nogg- And three amend the master fee schedule to adjust daily employee parking and permit fees in downtown municipal lots, we will also be adding.
00:32:28.50	Cox	language to the resolution for these three items following public comment.
00:32:36.33	Cox	3C, authorize the city manager to enter into a renewal, first amendment of the professional services agreement with Dixon Resources Unlimited for on-call parking consultant services in an amount not to exceed $30,000.
00:32:47.83	Cox	3D, adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a contract amendment with Hardiman Construction, increasing the contract sum for the Block 303 sewerage improvement project by...
00:32:57.83	Cox	up to
00:32:59.00	Cox	$675,000 funded by the sewer fund.
00:33:02.88	Cox	3E, authorize staff to proceed with soliciting for construction bids for the 2024 roadway rehabilitation project.
00:33:10.00	Cox	Adopt a resolution approving the updated job description for City Librarian 3G.
00:33:14.40	Cox	Approve the updated publicly available pay schedule and 3H
00:33:17.86	Cox	Adopt a resolution changing the City Council regular meeting time to 5pm.
00:33:22.57	Cox	AMP.
00:33:23.13	Cox	With that, I'll open it up to public comment. I do have some speaker cards. The first is from Lori Felton.
00:33:31.75	Lori Felton	Bye. Thank you.
00:33:33.71	Lori Felton	I'm a Sausalito resident.
00:33:36.61	Cox	You have to speak into the mic so people watching us remotely can hear you. Thank you.
00:33:36.66	Lori Felton	You have
00:33:38.80	Lori Felton	Watching us remotely can hear you.
00:33:40.91	Lori Felton	Hi, thank you. I am a Sausalito resident, live on Napa Street. I've lived here for eight years. During that time, parking has become increasingly more complicated and more limited. We have lost at the bottom of Caledonia Street, and we're very concerned because we understand that there's this proposal to extend parking until, enforce parking until nine o'clock in the evenings.
00:34:13.35	Lori Felton	And what we have on our side is we've lost several parking spaces at 500 Caledonia block. That's at the end near Napa Street. And we've also lost two additional parking during the last couple of years. And then starting in 2023, parking on the base at
00:34:34.34	Lori Felton	500 block has become enforced parking. And it means that all the people in the neighborhood are having to go over to
00:34:42.62	Lori Felton	Napa Street, I mean to B Street and also up to the...
00:34:47.96	Lori Felton	library to park and it's very problematic and and I'm surprised to hear that it's that you are planning to vote altogether on this without it's being seen as a problem. And it is a problem for the neighborhood. We also understand that there needs to be a balance between
00:35:09.52	Lori Felton	businesses and community, but having it extended until nine o'clock means that it's even more complicated. So we urge you,
00:35:17.78	Lori Felton	to make the 500 blocks sea parking.
00:35:22.06	Cox	Thank you.
00:35:23.09	Lori Felton	Thank you. Next speaker is David.
00:35:26.11	David	Thank you.
00:35:26.16	Cox	Spot. Ho.
00:35:27.02	David	results.
00:35:30.62	David	Hello, she is my neighbor and I will...
00:35:34.97	David	Add to what she said and that the whole time I've lived here since 1998 that part this side the IDESC part was not.
00:35:43.83	David	Uh,
00:35:44.79	David	two-hour parking and when that was installed it it took away what was the overflow for the excess napa parking and it is excessively going to impair everything if that is going to go till 9 p.m right there and i know right now of two units that are opening up on napa and depending on who barbara at l l rents to there could be another four or five cars to come in and it just doesn't need to be going until nine o'clock i would think if it was stricken from napa to be on your proposal it would be much much easier on the people that live in the area
00:36:26.39	Cox	Thank you. Thank you.
00:36:27.27	David	Yeah.
00:36:27.40	Cox	Thank you.
00:36:27.67	Cox	Morgan Pierce.
00:36:32.67	Morgan Pierce	Welcome back. Thank you. Good evening, Mayor Cox, Vice Mayor Woodside, members of City Council, City staff, and my fellow Sausalitoans. My name is Morgan Pierce, and I'm an architect, landscape architect, past chair of both the Planning and Historic Preservation Commissions, longtime resident and currently president of Sausalito Beautiful. I'm speaking to you this evening with regard to Item 3E, even though it has been removed from this consent calendar. In November of this past year, Sausalito Beautiful submitted a letter encouraging you and offering our support in the adoption of a Complete Streets program as you began planning improvements to our roadways. In this letter, we ask that you emphasize the following elements in this planning effort. Street repaving and narrowing, greening our streets, and enhancing walkability and livability. The benefits of adopting Complete Streets program prior to embarking on major road improvements are as follows. Reducing street widths to 32 feet not only minimizes pavement use, it saves money and helps address the urban heat island effect
00:37:23.90	Morgan Pierce	caused by excessive pavement.
00:37:25.69	Morgan Pierce	Narrowing the streets creates space for vital landscaping.
00:37:28.96	Morgan Pierce	including native pollinator plants, bioswales, and additional trees to provide shade for sidewalks. These enhancements will offer important ecological benefits, such as providing habitat for pollinators, improving stormwater management by absorbing runoff, and naturally calming traffic.
00:37:44.35	Morgan Pierce	Studies show the streets of greenery encourage slower driving.
00:37:47.42	Morgan Pierce	making them safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
00:37:49.97	Morgan Pierce	I've taken a cursory look at Saucelida streets and see the potential for applying these improvements to the following streets. Olima, Coloma, Lincoln, Buchanan, Nevada, Spring, Pearl, Locust, Tourney, Harbor, Gate 5, Testa, Rodeo, and there are probably others. These changes will transform our streets into more inviting, walkable spaces that encourage people to connect with their community and environment. And it reduces long-term infrastructure costs through forward-thinking urban design and aligns with Saucelida's general plan.
00:38:15.93	Morgan Pierce	With your thoughtful addition of architect Sarah Cushitifard to the Department of Public Works, you've put in place a system to apply design thinking to many facets of our city's infrastructure.
00:38:26.02	Morgan Pierce	from large planning efforts to small yet important design details. And we encourage you to apply these practical tenets as we work together to improve circulation and save money for Sausalito. Thank you.
00:38:37.09	Cox	Great timing. Thank you.
00:38:39.31	Cox	All right. Our next speaker is Mark Palmer.
00:38:52.29	Mark Palmer	Good evening, Mayor and City Council members. Good evening. Mark Palmer, Sustainability Commission. Good evening.
00:38:58.38	Mark Palmer	First of all, I would just want to shout out to Public Works Department for the great job that they do. I'm very impressed with their project management team, both Ali Iqbal and Sarah Karshidafard. I think they're just top flight technicians and city employees, and I want to really commend Public Works on these hires.
00:39:21.62	Mark Palmer	at the November 19, 2024 City Council meeting, the theme, as I heard it, was roads and resilience.
00:39:32.28	Mark Palmer	And that each decision that city council makes needs to be looked at through a sustainability lens or resilience lens. The current staff report on 3E, which has been taken from the consent calendar for later discussion, focuses on roads but comes up short on resiliency.
00:39:52.45	Mark Palmer	I know that you directed staff to consider sustainable practices in the paving program.
00:39:58.63	Mark Palmer	A complete streetscape should reflect a unified...
00:40:02.27	Mark Palmer	complete design that balances among a wide variety
00:40:05.76	Mark Palmer	of functions, including stormwater management,
00:40:08.57	Mark Palmer	Safe pedestrian travel.
00:40:10.71	Mark Palmer	uses public space.
00:40:12.97	Mark Palmer	Bicycle, transit, and vehicle movement,
00:40:15.67	Mark Palmer	Parking and loading requirements, ease of maintenance, and emergency access. Coordination of streetscape improvement project requires a holistic approach. I'm just wondering if a cost-benefit analysis was done to understand the lifetime cost of reduced roadway surface area.
00:40:33.15	Mark Palmer	Thank you very much.
00:40:34.81	Cox	Thank you, Mark. Thank you for your work on our Sustainability Commission. I will let folks know that we will bring this back for consideration on July 15th, and we are pulling it.
00:40:44.85	Cox	to give our staff an opportunity to thoughtfully consider the various public comments and other comments we've received to the published staff report. Thank you very much. Thank you.
00:40:55.80	Cox	Alice Merrill.
00:41:02.80	Alice Merrill	Hello. Hello. Let's see. I'm 117 Caledonia Street, Alice Merrill. So I'm just going to respond.
00:41:12.99	Alice Merrill	to.
00:41:13.32	Alice Merrill	you
00:41:13.52	Alice Merrill	I can't remember your name, but two before me, I'm lose names right and left. Um, yeah.
00:41:21.41	Alice Merrill	.
00:41:21.60	Alice Merrill	I've heard this thing about this Morgan, Morgan Pierce, Morgan Pierce.
00:41:27.34	Babette	Sorry.
00:41:28.50	Alice Merrill	Yes. I've heard this thing about the streets being smaller and this and that. We really do have parking problems. You know, it's just a given.
00:41:42.39	Alice Merrill	really on all the downtown streets that he talked about, that's where they are. And they're packed. They're always parked out. And to think that, you know, I don't know,
00:41:56.26	Alice Merrill	Do you live in one of those streets?
00:41:58.25	Alice Merrill	um...
00:41:58.96	Alice Merrill	you know, talk to the people who actually live in these streets. It's not a picnic. And to just casually say, well, we're going to make it pretty and walkable. And it's walkable. It's also parkable. And we need to have that. Thank you.
00:42:16.26	Alice Merrill	Thank you. City Clerk.
00:42:18.54	City Clerk	We have a jock omen.
00:42:25.17	Jacques	Can you hear me?
00:42:26.59	Cox	Yes, we hear you. Welcome, Jacques.
00:42:28.51	Jacques	Thank you.
00:42:29.51	Jacques	Well, item 3E, we need immediate action to
00:42:34.97	Jacques	direct bicycles away from the plaza.
00:42:38.75	Jacques	And, uh,
00:42:39.92	Jacques	Right now, many of them are going
00:42:42.06	Jacques	through El Portal. And I think that
00:42:44.63	Jacques	If you spend money
00:42:46.38	Jacques	Microceiling El Portal
00:42:48.96	Jacques	you're wasting money because
00:42:50.99	Jacques	We need a pedestrian table
00:42:53.42	Jacques	across El Portal at Bridgeway. We need signage. We need efforts to make the bicycle circulation work properly.
00:43:02.51	Jacques	And we're only diverting our attention
00:43:05.45	Jacques	If we start to make improvements to El Portal,
00:43:08.37	Jacques	at this point because El Portal
00:43:10.73	Jacques	is not going to be a major street. It's the automobiles will be limited to just those that are serving the local businesses.
00:43:19.54	Jacques	mainly going to be a pedestrian street.
00:43:22.34	Jacques	So I'm just speaking out to
00:43:26.17	Jacques	encourage you not to waste money on
00:43:28.89	Jacques	Improvements to help.
00:43:30.53	Jacques	Patel that are not related to the final
00:43:34.31	Jacques	product that we want.
00:43:36.43	Jacques	Thank you.
00:43:37.63	Cox	Thank you, Jacques.
00:43:39.93	Cox	City Clerk.
00:43:40.75	City Clerk	Next speaker is Michelle DeMott.
00:43:43.76	Cox	Welcome.
00:43:44.03	Michelle Dumas	to Michelle
00:43:46.46	Michelle Dumas	Bye.
00:43:48.08	Michelle Dumas	Good evening, council members. I'm Michelle Dumas and I'm speaking on 3E as an architect and a Sausalito resident.
00:43:55.99	Michelle Dumas	I know, Joan, you said it's already going to come back. So thank you for that.
00:44:00.65	Michelle Dumas	But I just want to stress here that the project is more than maintenance. It's a design opportunity and simply repaving the old
00:44:08.93	Michelle Dumas	you know, standard streets misses a chance to improve our streets and how they function and serve the community.
00:44:16.24	Michelle Dumas	I really do urge you to look at complete streets and road diets as you did last November. Now is the time to apply these.
00:44:25.25	Michelle Dumas	I also want you to know that in April, I casually invited design colleagues to Smitty's. I called it a space for creators, collaborators, and supporters of thoughtful places to connect, share ideas, and unwind
00:44:40.68	Michelle Dumas	I'll tell you, I didn't think anyone was going to be there. And the entire bar was packed.
00:44:46.21	Michelle Dumas	I think there were over 70 people that were there and it really just shows how much this community values thoughtful and resilient design
00:44:57.70	Michelle Dumas	So I urge you to include a landscape architect or an urban designer to help reimagine and not just resurface our streets. Thank you so much. Thank you.
00:45:11.07	Michelle Dumas	City Clerk.
00:45:11.44	Cox	Thank you.
00:45:11.91	City Clerk	No further public speakers?
00:45:13.36	Michelle Dumas	Thank you.
00:45:13.38	Cox	All right, we're going to close public comment and bring it back up here for discussion. I'm going to invite Wayne Kwan from our police department, who's in charge of our parking management, to come up and address some of the public comments we heard this evening on item 3B.
00:45:33.01	Cox	Thank you.
00:45:33.49	Wayne Kwan	Thank you.
00:45:34.07	Wayne Kwan	You're welcome. Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council Member, members of the public. My name is Wayne Kwan. I am with the South Leo Police Department, and my role is the parking
00:45:34.49	Cox	I'm going to go.
00:45:42.45	Wayne Kwan	Manager.
00:45:44.18	Wayne Kwan	So thank you for the comments from the residents in our C zone.
00:45:48.70	Wayne Kwan	So first of all, I'd like to acknowledge that parking in Sauslio is very complex. We have many different demographics of people. We have transients, we have residents, we have visitors.
00:46:01.37	Wayne Kwan	And the list just goes on and on, you know. And, um...
00:46:05.76	Wayne Kwan	I'm not going to deny the fact that parking is complex, and I acknowledge that.
00:46:11.09	Wayne Kwan	And what we try to do at the police department is, you know, we try to work with
00:46:15.73	Wayne Kwan	everybody and anybody to the best of our ability. You know, the solutions may not be perfect, but what we try to do is we do try to create a balance and we do listen and we try to accommodate everybody.
00:46:31.32	Wayne Kwan	And in response to more specific for the C-Zone residents who express
00:46:37.84	Wayne Kwan	concerns about parking. I want to
00:46:41.84	Wayne Kwan	Thank you.
00:46:42.51	Wayne Kwan	Let everybody know back in May of 2025, May 12, we released a C-Zone pilot program.
00:46:50.97	Wayne Kwan	especially
00:46:52.33	Wayne Kwan	tailored for the c-zone residents
00:46:55.19	Wayne Kwan	And that pilot program
00:46:57.36	Wayne Kwan	allows C-zone residents with a C-permit or a guest permit to park on the 500 block of Caledonia Street and be exempt from the two-hour time limit.
00:47:10.34	Wayne Kwan	So yes, we are proposing staff, proposing to extend the two hour time limit from currently 9am to
00:47:19.66	Wayne Kwan	6 p.m. to 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
00:47:24.94	Wayne Kwan	to help
00:47:26.24	Wayne Kwan	the merchants and the
00:47:28.34	Wayne Kwan	turnover of vehicles,
00:47:31.30	Wayne Kwan	I actually think this is gonna actually help the residents because the help with more turnover, there would be more spaces available for residents who park.
00:47:41.26	Wayne Kwan	And once Resin Park
00:47:45.95	Wayne Kwan	in that particular 500 block of Caledonia Street, they are not, they don't have to move their car every two hours because they are exempt based on this pilot program.
00:47:56.78	Wayne Kwan	And I do want to clarify that, you know, we originally, when we announced this back in May, it was originally planned for two months.
00:48:04.37	Wayne Kwan	But given so much is going on and all the complexity,
00:48:07.90	Wayne Kwan	We plan to extend it in an additional two months.
00:48:10.99	Wayne Kwan	to give us more time to
00:48:12.79	Wayne Kwan	evaluate the program and gather some additional data
00:48:16.14	Wayne Kwan	and hopefully at some point, you know, bring it back to council for a consideration.
00:48:22.46	Cox	Thank you, Wayne. I do want to reemphasize that I did meet with the chief about some of the residents' concerns, and there is a plan by your department
00:48:32.15	Cox	to
00:48:32.98	Cox	ask us to adopt this and then to bring it back to us for a report and any proposed refinements. You're now saying that would be in four months, not in two months. Is that right?
00:48:42.04	Wayne Kwan	That's the plan, correct. So, you know, originally the plan was to run this for two months, which two months would be a
00:48:50.31	Wayne Kwan	July 12th, so that's right around the corner. But what we're proposing now is to extend it another two months. Just continue the pilot program because we believe the pilot program is working well.
00:49:01.97	Wayne Kwan	Um,
00:49:03.18	Wayne Kwan	And so it will allow us to continue to gather data over the next two months that we can bring back with a report and presentation and
00:49:12.63	Wayne Kwan	two minutes down the line.
00:49:14.03	Cox	And as part of this, would it be possible for you to write a short article to put in the currents that lets residents know that they have the opportunity to purchase this permit that allows them to extend their parking beyond the two hours? Of course. Sure. All right. I see Councilmember Blaustein has her hand raised.
00:49:29.30	Councilmember Blaustein	I see that.
00:49:32.46	Councilmember Blaustein	Yeah, I was just going to ask for those residents who already have an Area C parking permit. Do they have to do anything to opt in? Are they automatically able to participate?
00:49:42.15	Councilmember Blaustein	An additional fee.
00:49:42.33	Wayne Kwan	an additional fee.
00:49:44.02	Wayne Kwan	They are already opted in. So all current C-Zone residents who have a current C-Zone resident permit or guest pass, they will be exempt from the two hour time limit.
00:49:46.33	Councilmember Blaustein	Okay.
00:49:59.75	Wayne Kwan	All right. Thank you.
00:50:00.96	Cox	Thank you so much. You're welcome.
00:50:03.73	Cox	All right. So with that, I do have language that I'm going to read into the record to be added to item 3B. So all three resolutions would have this section added at the end, and it has to do with CEQA, and this is in response to some comments we received. The City Council finds and declares that the proposed action is consistent with all applicable policies in the city's general plan, including but not limited to LU-2.11 Caledonia Street parking, and that the proposed action furthers the goals and objectives of the city's circulation element. The city council further finds, in the exercise of its independent judgment, that the proposed action is not a, quote, project, quote, under CEQA, because it will not have a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect impact on the environment. And in the alternative, further finds that if the proposed action is a, quote, project, quote, under CEQA, that it is exempt under CEQA guidelines, section 15301, covering operation and minor alteration of existing facilities, and that none of the grounds in CEQA guidelines section 15300.2 preventing the use of a categorical exemption apply, and that the action is further exempt from CEQA under the common sense exemption, paren CEQA guidelines section 15061B3, paren, in that CEQA does not apply to projects where there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.
00:51:32.98	Cox	In addition, I am proposing a revision to item 3D, the resolution that we authorize the
00:51:42.92	Cox	Nancy McNeil, Increasing the contract sum for the block 303 sewerage project improvement project by up to 675,000 funded by the sewer fund it's quite possible, we will not actually have to authorize that full amount, so I want to give staff the flexibility on that we are removing item.
00:52:01.64	Cox	3E, but we did receive public comment from Jacques Ullman and Michael Rex with some requests of the Public Works Director that I will forward to the Public Works Director.
00:52:12.99	Cox	And finally, I'm going to turn it over to the city attorney for language to be added to item 3G regarding approving the updated publicly available pay schedule.
00:52:23.88	Sergio	And thank you, Mayor. I was recently notified and I'm going to share my screen that the on the bottom left page of 13 of the publicly available pay schedule. Some of the figures were not correct with regards to the Community Services Director position. The annual minimum maximum figures need to be corrected for the monthly, biweekly and hourly tables as shown on the screen. I can read those into the record as well, if you would like.
00:52:41.44	Vice Mayor Woodside	minimal.
00:52:54.37	Cox	I defer to you city attorney, whether you putting it on the screen is adequate or whether you should read it into the record.
00:53:02.00	Sergio	Yeah, I'll read it in the record so it's reflected in the minutes. For the monthly minimum, it should be $11,000.
00:53:09.02	Sergio	$5.05 and 33 cents with a maximum of $13,766 and 67 cents for the biweekly
00:53:16.85	Sergio	That means $5,310.15 is the minimum, $6,353.85 is the maximum. Hourly rate minimum is $66.38, and maximum is $79.42.
00:53:20.90	Talia Smith	minimum.
00:53:31.51	Cox	Thank you for that.
00:53:32.51	Cox	City Attorney and so.
00:53:34.40	Cox	I am now seeking a motion approving consent items 3a through 3d and 3f through 3h as amended.
00:53:44.88	Vice Mayor Woodside	I'm prepared to make that motion. I have one additional amendment to offer. It's a one-word substitution. It's in the resolution regarding parking, and it's in response to the 500 block issue on Caledonia Street. So if under Section 1 of the resolution pertaining to the extended parking hours, Section 1, the first bullet point, refers to adding those hours or increasing those hours from Caledonia Street from Johnson to Napa Street. And my one word amendment would would substitute for Napa Street, B Street. In other words, the 500 block of Caledonia Street would at this moment not be subject to the extended hours. I appreciate very much what the police department is doing to continue to take a look at this. And their plan is to come back, possibly with changes on the 500 block, possibly with changes elsewhere in response to public comments. And if it's OK with the rest of the council, I'd like to see that additional amendment be included.
00:53:47.71	Cox	a different
00:54:47.64	Cox	So I'm going to pull that and we'll have a discussion item because that is contrary to what the police force is offering. They've explained that the residents can get a C permit. I think it merits discussion to change what the police is recommending, particularly since they're coming back in two months.
00:55:08.39	Vice Mayor Woodside	So we would, uh,
00:55:09.74	Cox	You've made a motion. Is there a second to the...
00:55:13.12	Cox	Vice Mayor's motion.
00:55:19.06	Councilmember Sobieski	I'm so it is the idea to pull it and we'll have a discussion later in this meeting.
00:55:23.75	Cox	Unless someone's if the council is ready to adopt this now in contravention of the police force recommendation, then you can do that. But I'm recommending we pull it for further discussion.
00:55:35.02	Councilmember Hoffman	I don't think we can. I think if we're changing what's on the consent calendar, we have to pull it.
00:55:39.39	Cox	Yeah.
00:55:39.46	Councilmember Hoffman	Yeah.
00:55:39.58	Cox	Thank you.
00:55:39.70	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
00:55:39.74	Cox	Yeah.
00:55:39.85	Councilmember Sobieski	It seems like we should.
00:55:41.01	Cox	I think so.
00:55:41.08	Councilmember Hoffman	I think so, too.
00:55:42.53	Cox	All right. So I, and we always pull if there's even one member who requests it. So I'm going to pull item three.
00:55:50.80	Cox	Thank you.
00:55:51.22	Cox	Um,
00:55:53.99	Cox	3B, and that will now become business item 5D.
00:55:59.95	Cox	Karen Hollweg, Alright, so i'll seek a motion approving items three a through three C and three F through three H.
00:56:07.93	Vice Mayor Woodside	Still moved.
00:56:10.22	Cox	Second.
00:56:11.01	Sergio	And that is as amended.
00:56:11.05	Cox	Thank you.
00:56:11.07	Vice Mayor Woodside	And that is,
00:56:11.55	Cox	Thank you.
00:56:11.57	Vice Mayor Woodside	Yeah.
00:56:11.62	Cox	Thank you.
00:56:12.43	Vice Mayor Woodside	Thank you.
00:56:12.45	Sergio	Hasn't happened.
00:56:12.47	Vice Mayor Woodside	As amended.
00:56:12.77	Cox	Thank you. City clerk, will you call the roll?
00:56:18.27	City Clerk	Council member
00:56:19.32	City Clerk	Blasting.
00:56:20.97	Cox	Thank you.
00:56:20.99	Councilmember Blaustein	Yes.
00:56:22.25	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman.
00:56:24.26	Councilmember Blaustein	Yes.
00:56:24.58	City Clerk	Councilmember Sobieski, Vice Mayor Woodside.
00:56:29.70	City Clerk	Thank you.
00:56:29.71	Ben Kahane	Yes.
00:56:29.97	City Clerk	Thank you.
00:56:30.39	City Clerk	And Mary Cox.
00:56:31.40	Cox	Yes, that motion carries five zero. Okay, we'll now move on to our public hearing items. The first is item 4A, adoption of resolution amending the city of Sausalito master fee schedule and I'll welcome Jesus Nova, our interim finance director.
00:57:00.04	Jesus Nava	Good evening. So this item came before you in May, where the consultants, World End Financial Services, gave a lengthy presentation and an overview of all the fees that were proposed by the City Council. At that meeting, the Council gave direction to the staff, particularly to limit any annual increases to no more than 10%. We took that Council direction into consideration and have amended the fee schedule to reflect that maximum. At this point, the fee schedule has been formalized for your adoption. And today's public hearing is to allow the citizens to be heard. And once the public hearing is closed, address any additional questions that the council may have and if there are none proceed with the approval of the fee schedule with implementation through the city manager
00:57:54.31	Jesus Nava	So with that, I think we're ready to open the public hearing.
00:58:05.44	Cox	um,
00:58:07.15	Cox	I'll open the public hearing. Can you please confirm that the notice required by law was provided?
00:58:16.07	Jesus Nava	Yes.
00:58:16.85	Jesus Nava	Yes, the notice that was provided that was required by law was provided and was included as part of the agenda packet for council review.
00:58:23.35	Cox	All right, great. I see Councilmember Blaustein has her hand raised. Did you have a question, Councilmember?
00:58:28.88	Cox	Thank you.
00:58:28.90	Councilmember Blaustein	I did. I just had a question. Previously, we had discussed at council ensuring that nonprofits from Marin City are able to have a waiver of fees for our parks and rec use. And I didn't see that reflected anywhere here in our fee schedule. And I just wanted to make sure that that was our ongoing policy as part of our partnership with them.
00:58:48.54	Jesus Nava	Yeah, I don't recall an actual specific waiver for nonprofits. But if that is the pleasure of the council, we can reflect that moving forward.
00:58:58.40	Cox	I don't recall that, but I know that we do that for our Sausalito Center for the Arts. City manager, did you have a comment?
00:59:05.03	Jeffrey Jackson	Yeah, Council Member Bloussing is correct. The council discussed this before Mr. Nava was here. You know, this would be a good practice and policy to implement. So we have continued that. And, you know, we could still continue it unless there's a direction to change it. I support it.
00:59:21.38	Cox	I support it as well. I do too. All right. So there's unanimous support. So Mr. Nava, if you could add that into the...
00:59:29.97	Cox	fee schedule.
00:59:32.47	Cox	That would be great. Any other questions of Director Nava?
00:59:36.89	Jesus Nava	None whatsoever.
00:59:39.44	Cox	All right, seeing none.
00:59:40.23	Councilmember Hoffman	just a second well this
00:59:41.82	Cox	just a second. Well, this is only questions we'll weigh in after public comment.
00:59:45.34	Councilmember Hoffman	Let me just comment on the nonprofit part of it.
00:59:49.48	Cox	No, it's a question. This is not the comment period yet.
00:59:52.23	Councilmember Hoffman	So...
00:59:53.53	Cox	We're taking questions, and then we'll hear public comment. Then we get to comment.
00:59:57.76	Councilmember Hoffman	I think we need, okay, do we have any definition anywhere in our...
01:00:01.93	Councilmember Hoffman	in that section about how we define non-profits.
01:00:06.74	Councilmember Hoffman	I don't know.
01:00:06.79	Jesus Nava	I don't think we actually have a definition, but I'm assuming that it's the federal tax code.
01:00:13.05	Councilmember Hoffman	Okay, let's then when we get down to our comments, then we can talk about that. Okay.
01:00:17.29	Cox	Great.
01:00:18.07	Cox	Thank you for that.
01:00:19.45	Cox	All right. I don't have any speaker cards. Is there public comment on item 4A? See you, none.
01:00:26.84	Cox	All right, then I will close public comment, close the public hearing, and bring it up here for discussion and emotion.
01:00:37.76	Councilmember Sobieski	Uh,
01:00:38.92	Councilmember Sobieski	To Councilmember Hoffman's point, a definition of nonprofit seems appropriate. So 501c3 status seems appropriate.
01:00:45.45	Cox	Mm-hmm.
01:00:47.07	Cox	Agree.
01:00:49.77	Councilmember Sobieski	I agree.
01:00:49.97	Vice Mayor Woodside	Thank you, Rick.
01:00:50.45	Cox	Okay, so will you just ensure that that's included as part of the policy as the definition of a non, the federal government definition of a non-profit?
01:01:01.84	Cox	Any other discussion? Or I'm ready for a motion?
01:01:08.86	Vice Mayor Woodside	I'm prepared to move adoption of the resolution amending the City of Sausalito master fee schedule as with the inclusion of the nonprofit waiver.
01:01:18.88	Cox	and the amendment regarding the waiver for 94965.
01:01:25.45	Vice Mayor Woodside	Ah, yes. For the nine- Yes, non-profits as well as the Marin City, 94965 nonprofit users of our facilities.
01:01:25.68	Cox	Yes, not wrong.
01:01:29.33	Cox	in the city.
01:01:36.43	Cox	And this is for fiscal year 2526.
01:01:38.59	Vice Mayor Woodside	Correct.
01:01:40.04	Cox	All right, so I have a first and a second. If there's no further discussion, city clerk, will you call the roll?
01:01:40.14	Vice Mayor Woodside	All right.
01:01:40.43	City Clerk	Thank you.
01:01:46.61	City Clerk	Council Member Blossett.
01:01:48.60	Cox	Yes.
01:01:49.78	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman.
01:01:51.70	Cox	Yes.
01:01:52.04	Alice Merrill	Thank you.
01:01:52.80	City Clerk	Councilmember Sobieski. Yes. Vice Mayor Cox. Sorry, Vice Mayor Woodside. Yes. Mayor Cox. Yes.
01:02:00.50	Cox	Thank you that motion carries five zero. We'll now move on to our business items. The first business item is five a discussion of approved amendments to section 10.44 and review of impacts to the housing production and I will welcome our Community and Economic Development Director Brandon Phipps.
01:02:01.05	City Clerk	that may be the same.
01:02:25.34	Jeffrey Jackson	Hi, Mayor. You're so efficient. We're trying to get our act together.
01:02:29.66	Cox	I'm going to actually take the opportunity to offer my council members a five minute break for personal convenience.
01:02:37.79	Unknown	and,
01:02:40.37	Cox	I'm gonna resume.
01:02:44.49	Cox	Thank you for indulging our moment of personal privilege. We will now turn, folks, we're going to resume.
01:02:53.70	Cox	We're going to now have discussion on business item 5A, discussion of approved amendments to section 10.44.
01:03:04.93	Cox	and review of impacts to housing production. And I will welcome,
01:03:10.59	Cox	our
01:03:11.93	Cox	Community and Economic Development Director, Brandon Phipps.
01:03:15.51	Brandon Phipps	Thank you very much, and good evening to you, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council Members, members of the public, and staff. Happy to be joining you this evening, as always, this time to address item 5A, as stated by the Mayor, a discussion of approved amendments to section 1044-010 and 1044-190 of the Sausalito Municipal Code and review of impacts to housing production. Next slide, please.
01:03:44.45	Brandon Phipps	Okay, as Council is aware, the ordinance edits related to the potential impacts we're discussing today have already been approved. These were approved based on the timeline shown here. Those amendments were specifically approved on May 20th of this year. Based on Council's previous exposure on this item, I'm not going to go through an exhaustive summary of the amendments that were approved, but I have summarized them here.
01:04:11.16	Brandon Phipps	Relating to section 1044-010, the city council amended this section, which formally allowed for the planning commission to waive certain requirements on a case-by-case basis of if minimum standards are not met to require the approval of a variance or CUP if minimum standards are not met. So this generally minimizes risk for the city. Relating to sections 1044-190, the City Council amended this section to require projects of five or more units to designate at least 20% of their units as affordable. This section previously required that projects ranging from one to five units provide at least one affordable unit, and that projects composed of six or more units must designate at least 20% of their units as affordable. This section was also amended to allow for exceptions to a second story residential development requirement in the central commercial district. Exceptions are available for projects which propose limited expansions, involve historic structures, if the planning commission deems it to be infeasible, and if the restated requirement is deemed to be an unconstitutional taking. And just to clarify, I use the term and there, those can apply individually. They need not apply collectively.
01:05:30.62	Brandon Phipps	Due to concerns expressed by members of the city council related to the potential negative impact of these amendments to affordable housing production, the council directed staff to prepare an evaluation of housing production within the city's commercial districts over time to better understand the ways in which Sausalito's municipal code language may have impacted the extent of housing production in the city.
01:05:54.91	Brandon Phipps	in these areas.
01:05:56.07	Brandon Phipps	and the former section
01:05:57.89	Brandon Phipps	Have the amendments approved as related to 1044190 is the primary subject of this evening's discussion. And I have highlighted it here in green as it amends affordable housing requirements for new development. Next slide, please.
01:06:15.31	Brandon Phipps	Okay, based on council direction, staff conducted a preliminary analysis of housing production and supply within commercial districts, including central commercial, commercial residential, and neighborhood commercial. That analysis is provided in a more substantive form as attachment to, but we've also summarized it here. And I will note before I dig into the numbers and findings that this evaluation was truly a group effort. Tip of the hat here to senior planner Matthew Mandich, associate planner Katie Nelson, and community development technician Lisa Telles for the collaborative efforts associated with accomplishing this evaluation, which took the form of a three-step process. Step one.
01:07:01.39	Brandon Phipps	City staff analyzed each and every property within our commercial districts based on county records to assess how many units are reported to exist on each parcel.
01:07:12.53	Brandon Phipps	Step two, staff checked the county records against our local records, using multiple sources to evaluate available records, primarily including a review of TrackIt and SoftFile. And again, that was a Herculean effort. So Ms. Tellez, thank you very much. Step three.
01:07:29.44	Brandon Phipps	Conduct a community survey to evaluate structures and parcels within our commercial districts to identify properties with higher potential for new development. And that community survey is provided as attachment three to this item.
01:07:44.66	Brandon Phipps	As a part of the analysis, staff evaluated residential unit production in commercial districts since 2011. That is when the affordability requirements that were recently amended went into effect. And based on the analysis conducted, only one residential unit was permitted and built in the city's commercial districts since 2011. That project is located at 325 Pine Street, just east of the Sausalito Market. Regarding deed restrictions, staff was able to identify one deed restricted unit on record within the city's commercial districts.
01:08:20.42	Brandon Phipps	No other records of data restricted units were identified as part of this analysis and record search. So from a high level, the data supports that limited residential development has occurred in these cities commercial districts since 2011, but moreover in the last 25 years. Next slide please.
01:08:41.95	Brandon Phipps	Associated with that last statement, only three residential projects have been approved and built in the city's commercial districts in the last 25 years. That is relative to a total project number of 40. And as detailed on the summary table here, we can see that the highest intensity of development from an objective project number standpoint occurred in the 1970s. So based on the analysis conducted and the findings from the analysis, I think we can all agree that limited residential development has occurred in the city's commercial districts since 2011.
01:09:18.35	Brandon Phipps	As related to the findings of the analysis, I think it's fair to say that the amendments that the city council recently approved did not or do not, excuse me, represent a new constraint to development. Rather, I think the data seems to support that the former language actually represented a constraint to development. And next slide, please.
01:09:44.39	Brandon Phipps	So I'll state just for those who may be concerned with, you know, development running rampant in our commercial districts, which I think is a bit of an overstatement. I'd just like to clarify that we still have a number of rules in place that actually...
01:09:59.95	Brandon Phipps	ensure that our development is reflective of community context and ensure that development is well-sized for our community and is not going over any unreasonable boundaries. Some of those things are listed here. We have minimum lot area requirements, FAR requirements, building coverage, setbacks, height limits, among others. Ordinance 1022 also continues to be in effect in all of our commercial districts, which also limits the extent of development and conversion. And finally, we still maintain our discretionary review practices, design review, CUPs, in addition to reviewing from review required from multiple bodies, such as the BCDC, such as our friends in the fire district, and the historic preservation commission. So with that, I think I'll end my presentation. Next slide, please. And I'll open it up to questions.
01:10:58.98	Cox	Thank you. I forwarded a couple of questions to you. My first question is for the city attorney.
01:11:06.98	Cox	Thank you.
01:11:10.25	Unknown	Yes, ma'am?
01:11:10.27	Cox	Yes, ma'am. Sergio. So, Sergio, the Community and Economic Development Director just characterized the program that we adopted in 2011 as a constraint to development based on the data that he shared with us this evening. Can you please advise what cities are obligated to do when programs they adopt within their housing element constitute a constraint to development?
01:11:10.69	Sergio	Thank you.
01:11:36.54	Sergio	So, yeah, in general, housing element law requires that as part of the housing element, cities evaluate their existing regulations to determine whether or not they are
01:11:46.40	Sergio	uh,
01:11:47.34	Sergio	unduly constraining development. And if the cities do find that they do so, they are required to repeal those.
01:11:55.05	Cox	So we received a question from Sandra Bushmaker this afternoon that said,
01:11:55.09	Sergio	Hopefully next week.
01:12:00.25	Cox	Is our approved amended housing element at risk with this move referring to the adoption of this revised ordinance?
01:12:08.65	Sergio	In my opinion, no. And I do think that given the data that has been presented today, the city would be very well positioned to defend
01:12:16.67	Sergio	the adoption of the new regulations as
01:12:20.11	Sergio	being
01:12:21.41	Sergio	in harmony with the requirements of state law.
01:12:23.99	Cox	And in in
01:12:25.60	Cox	in light of your prior
01:12:28.11	Cox	statement, would our approved amended housing element be at risk if we had not removed the constraint on development represented by this program that we adopted in 2011?
01:12:40.78	Sergio	Um,
01:12:41.75	Sergio	It's certainly hard to say, but I think that it is something that could be a concern. Yes.
01:12:49.93	Cox	And then there are three other.
01:12:51.53	Cox	There are questions that Ms. Bushmaker forwarded to us that I said I would, I told the community and economic development director I would ask, may a buyer of a building in commercial zones build four units of market rate housing on the second floor in the commercial zones under this change?
01:13:07.92	Brandon Phipps	I think the answer on its face is it depends on where the property is located and what project is being proposed. For example, no residential is allowed in the CN-2 district.
01:13:21.34	Cox	Well, I'm talking about the commercial residential districts affected by this ordinance.
01:13:26.94	Brandon Phipps	And I'm just getting started. Okay. Per the last slide that I presented,
01:13:28.40	Cox	Okay.
01:13:32.88	Brandon Phipps	In order to ensure compliance with standards, you need to make sure that you are meeting our standards. Minimum lot area, floor area ratio, building coverage, setback, height limits. Staff can only really answer the question of what can happen on a specific parcel in a commercial district that allows residential after we've evaluated the specific elements.
01:13:53.53	Cox	All right, let me frame it this way, because this is really what she's asking, I think, is if a property owner could have built four units of market-rate housing on the second floor in commercial zones prior, under the program that was adopted in 2011, can they still, with the change that we adopted?
01:14:13.01	Brandon Phipps	Let's just so so previously they would not have been able to develop for market rate units. There would have been a requirement for one affordable unit. Assuming I think per your kind of pushback that the development standards are met. The answer is yes, you would be allowed to construct for market rate units.
01:14:29.59	Cox	Okay. I think that the city attorney has already answered the second question, which is why is this change being raised now in light of the affordable housing crisis in California and in Sausalito?
01:14:41.46	Sergio	Well.
01:14:42.42	Sergio	Thank you.
01:14:42.44	Cox	Go ahead.
01:14:42.45	Sergio	Go ahead. Yeah, I think I have. And it is because housing element law requires that the city continuously review its existing housing regulations to determine whether or not they are constraints on development of additional housing. And if.
01:14:56.29	Sergio	they are found to be constraints and they should be removed.
01:14:59.63	Cox	And third and last question is, what happens to the current affordable housing on the second floors in the commercial zones?
01:15:08.66	Brandon Phipps	Yeah, I would say, based on the specific changes the council recently approved, there is no direct impact to existing affordable units. As was the case prior to council's recent adoption of these amendments,
01:15:23.27	Brandon Phipps	property owners always have the right so long as they meet state requirements and our local requirements to evict tenants and to retrofit or rehab their spaces.
01:15:32.62	Cox	City Attorney.
01:15:33.72	Sergio	Yeah, and again, typically with regards to any deed restricted units, and I think the data shows that there are very few
01:15:41.36	Sergio	units. Brandon, I think it was one.
01:15:45.41	Brandon Phipps	Yes.
01:15:46.19	Sergio	Yeah, so that would be subject to a deed restriction. Changes in city ordinance requirements would not affect the validity of that deed restriction. Now, typically those restrictions are for a fixed duration. And so sometimes cities will need to have programs in place to pay property owners to extend those or provide some other financial incentive to extend those existing deed restrictions when they expire.
01:16:10.90	Cox	And then finally, City Attorney, can you address one other public comment we received, which was that there was...
01:16:18.27	Cox	Council for one of our residents contended that the city council failed to undertake the second reading of this ordinance because we made changes to the ordinance when we adopted it. Can you briefly address that assertion?
01:16:34.42	Sergio	Yeah, so as mentioned in the presentation this evening, the City Council introduced this ordinance on May 6th and waived first reading. On May 20th, which is the date that the City Council adopted the ordinance, there was some discussion and competing motions by the Council to make further amendments. Ultimately, none of those motions passed, so the Council adopted the ordinance in exactly the form that it was introduced, and therefore the city did comply with both with all of the procedural requirements for adopting the ordinance.
01:17:06.45	Cox	Thank you. With that, I'll yield to any other questions from Council
01:17:09.03	Councilmember Hoffman	Council members.
01:17:12.34	Councilmember Hoffman	So thank you, Brandon, for your presentation. But when we originally adopted, the first time this was presented to the council, the analysis that you've presented tonight
01:17:26.39	Councilmember Hoffman	uh showing or at least pertaining uh proposing to show the constraint to development um that had not been presented that had not been done uh prior to the presentation to the planning commission nor prior to the presentation of the council nor prior to the second vote from the council yeah correct
01:17:43.59	Brandon Phipps	Yeah, I appreciate the question and the clarification. I would say a formal analysis of this extent had not been completed. Staff's analysis had been more internal and more qualitative.
01:17:55.52	Councilmember Hoffman	What was the internal analysis then? Had any analysis been done?
01:17:59.84	Brandon Phipps	Yes, yes.
01:18:00.58	Councilmember Hoffman	What was the analysis that was done?
01:18:00.62	Brandon Phipps	Yeah.
01:18:02.12	Brandon Phipps	Well, we've qualitatively analyzed the unit production that we're aware of in the recent past to assess potential impacts. And even in speaking to certain members of the community and asking, are you aware based on your history? Because I know I haven't been here as long as many folks in the community. Even after asking those folks, what's your experience or recollection of projects that have been built in commercial districts that are residential, their answer is generally, I'm not sure that I can name any. So that's one example.
01:18:34.67	Councilmember Hoffman	And so did you bother or did prior to the presentation to the Planning Commission and prior to the presentations to the committee,
01:18:43.61	Councilmember Hoffman	City Council on May 6 and May 20 when the matter was brought before the City Council. Did you talk to any of the owners of any of the buildings in any of the districts about development of new projects?
01:19:01.38	Brandon Phipps	Also appreciate the question. Discussions with property owners as to, you know, potential for new projects is one of the things that we do on a daily basis in CDD. What I can say specifically, as related to at least one site in the CR district, prior to, this is maybe a year and a half back, an owner came to staff and asked what the process and feasibility would be to build a two-unit project. We shared with them the inclusionary requirements at that time, and they promptly discontinued discussions with us. Specifically due to that onerous requirement, that it wasn't going to pencil for them at such a low scale. So based on specific discussions with owners, I have highlighted and been aware of this constraint. No, I have not discussed with every specific owner. And that would be a very interesting project, particularly because, right, as mentioned, every site requires a bit of an ad hoc analysis. So happy to engage in those future discussions. That's something that we really enjoy doing in CDD.
01:20:12.44	Councilmember Hoffman	So at any point, did anybody at CDD
01:20:17.00	Councilmember Hoffman	uh,
01:20:18.77	Councilmember Hoffman	reach out or
01:20:20.78	Councilmember Hoffman	or try to canvas property owners who might be interested in
01:20:23.73	Councilmember Hoffman	inclusionary housing projects
01:20:26.52	Councilmember Hoffman	for a discussion or a forum on what the city could do to support that program. Because we've done that in the past and we've had forums of what can we do to support these programs.
01:20:38.30	Brandon Phipps	I agree and I appreciate the kind of commitment to ensuring a thorough public outreach process. Unfortunately, that was not done in connection with this specific item. If that's council's direction, staff's happy to carry it through.
01:20:51.12	Councilmember Hoffman	And so, and the other, conversely, I'm going to ask this question to our city attorney. City attorney, prior to the amendments that came before the Planning Commission, the quite extensive amendments to this ordinance that came before the Planning Commission and then on to the city council,
01:21:13.36	Councilmember Hoffman	Um,
01:21:15.10	Councilmember Hoffman	I'm curious.
01:21:17.82	Councilmember Hoffman	Who gave you direction to make these extensive and quite large policy
01:21:24.16	Councilmember Hoffman	changes in direction to this
01:21:28.01	Councilmember Hoffman	this ordinance because it didn't come from the city council.
01:21:31.03	Councilmember Hoffman	I didn't have a CD.
01:21:31.23	Sergio	I actually do think it came from the city council. We did have an agenda item related to 715 Bridgeway project, which...
01:21:40.23	Sergio	involved modifications to this specific code provision.
01:21:43.84	Councilmember Hoffman	We had to do it.
01:21:45.07	Councilmember Hoffman	And was it your understanding that it was to...
01:21:48.40	Councilmember Hoffman	um,
01:21:49.85	Councilmember Hoffman	to do away with the inclusionary housing program.
01:21:54.40	Sergio	Um,
01:21:55.18	Sergio	No, but I will state that the existing regulations are highly anomalous when it comes to
01:22:03.09	Sergio	regulations of comparable cities.
01:22:05.74	Councilmember Hoffman	Was it your understanding that it was,
01:22:05.89	Sergio	Is it your understanding?
01:22:08.15	Councilmember Hoffman	Sorry, were you finished?
01:22:09.77	Sergio	No.
01:22:10.70	Sergio	And I will point out that Government Code 65850.01 gives HCD the authority to review inclusionary housing regulations wherever possible.
01:22:21.32	Sergio	a city adopts a new regulation after December 2017 that imposes a
01:22:26.28	Sergio	inclusionary housing requirement greater than 15% of the total number of units. So the fact that we had a
01:22:32.94	Sergio	existing regulation that effectively
01:22:35.97	Sergio	on small projects could have been 100% or 50% inclusionary housing requirement.
01:22:41.25	Sergio	again, was
01:22:44.50	Sergio	Very, very strange to see an immunosupport provision.
01:22:48.49	Sergio	And I did recommend to staff that staff evaluate that
01:22:52.42	Sergio	and that we tried to address it as part of revisions to the code.
01:22:56.45	Councilmember Hoffman	Was it your understanding, you had specifically been instructed to essentially give Planning Commission the ability to excuse a property owner from providing or complying with second floor
01:23:11.37	Councilmember Hoffman	housing in the commercial central district.
01:23:14.88	Sergio	Yes. Actually, yes.
01:23:16.99	Councilmember Hoffman	And so,
01:23:18.49	Councilmember Hoffman	all second floor housing.
01:23:21.46	Councilmember Hoffman	In any location, not just one location.
01:23:24.41	Sergio	and then we'll see.
01:23:25.00	Sergio	Well, in the affected zoning districts, and that issue did arise in the context of the 1715 Bridgeway project.
01:23:31.92	Sergio	as you are aware.
01:23:33.68	Councilmember Hoffman	I'm aware, but I was not aware that it was your understanding or that the counsel had
01:23:37.95	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
01:23:38.10	Councilmember Hoffman	direction to do that for the entire district.
01:23:41.80	Sergio	Well, as a practical matter,
01:23:44.14	Sergio	That was an issue with that particular project, and the city can only make zoning regulations by district. It can't make them for a specific project.
01:23:56.34	Councilmember Hoffman	And so back to...
01:24:08.46	Councilmember Hoffman	With regard to the
01:24:14.38	Councilmember Hoffman	zoning changes in the CC district
01:24:17.42	Councilmember Hoffman	Was there any notice given to the residents of any of those second floor units that we were contemplating changes of this nature for that district?
01:24:29.03	Brandon Phipps	Yep, appreciate the question. I always want to ensure that our public is aware of changes that we are assessing. We met all of the noticing requirements in connection with this item, which did require us to, I believe, publish notice of the meeting and discussion in the local paper.
01:24:49.35	Councilmember Hoffman	but they weren't, but notice wasn't given to the second floor residents in the district.
01:24:55.13	Brandon Phipps	in the sense...
01:24:56.89	Brandon Phipps	I'm not sure what you mean by giving notice. What I can confirm is we met our noticing requirements.
01:25:01.73	Councilmember Hoffman	What I?
01:25:06.32	Councilmember Hoffman	My question, yeah, sorry, that was a little vague.
01:25:09.32	Councilmember Hoffman	We didn't mail notice to them directly, to their addresses.
01:25:13.29	Brandon Phipps	in connection with that specific action, I don't believe that we did.
01:25:16.97	Councilmember Hoffman	And I agree that that would have been more than what was probably required, that was required in a law, but okay, thank you. And furthermore, none of this was done prior to the council's action on these changes to the ordinance.
01:25:36.41	Brandon Phipps	I appreciate the question. I just asked to clarify what you mean by none of this.
01:25:39.23	Councilmember Hoffman	What you mean by none of this?
01:25:40.49	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
01:25:40.58	Councilmember Hoffman	Sorry, that was a super vague question. So none of these outreach issues that I talked about or very few of these outreach issues about the sweeping changes to the ordinance were made directly to people, meaning direct contact to the addresses, direct contact to property owners of these sweeping changes to the ordinance or public outreach efforts prior to these changes at the city council level.
01:26:09.69	Brandon Phipps	I would agree with that, council member.
01:26:11.46	Councilmember Hoffman	Okay, thanks. I don't have any further questions right now.
01:26:14.82	Cox	Bye.
01:26:14.89	Brandon Phipps	Nice marriage.
01:26:15.14	Alice Merrill	Yeah.
01:26:15.17	Brandon Phipps	Thank you.
01:26:15.24	Cox	Thank you.
01:26:17.10	Vice Mayor Woodside	I have a question or two that might test your memory as well as mine. This first came up at a meeting and the first meeting in May, our first council meeting in May, and then it came back again later in May. Is that your recollection?
01:26:30.97	Brandon Phipps	Yes, and there is a timeline provided, and I can answer that question specifically. May 6 is when it went to the council for first reading, approved for one. May 20 was second reading. It was pulled, discussed, approved for one. That followed an April 8th planning commission meeting where they provided recommendation of their approval.
01:26:45.14	Vice Mayor Woodside	Right.
01:26:50.05	Vice Mayor Woodside	Okay, and my recollection of my asking you a question at that time had to do with the impact, as you understood it, or perhaps understood it then, as to the effectiveness of the 20% housing requirement, affordable housing requirement. And I believe, my recollection is you answered that it would be one or two, or very few at the most. Do you remember my asking that question in your answer?
01:27:18.84	Brandon Phipps	I do recall that. I do recall that. And I, and I think that you, your recollection is also correct. Okay.
01:27:24.75	Vice Mayor Woodside	And you've done the complete study now, and you've confirmed that the number is exactly
01:27:29.49	Brandon Phipps	one.
01:27:31.70	Brandon Phipps	That is correct, as related to the one unit at 325 Pine that I described. Thank you.
01:27:41.50	Cox	Any other questions? All right. I'll open it up for. I have questions. Oh, sorry. I did hand raise. Council member Blaustein, my apologies, please.
01:27:45.76	Councilmember Blaustein	Mary, I didn't hear your hand raised.
01:27:51.02	Councilmember Blaustein	Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate it. Hey, Director of Phibbs, great presentation. Thank you for being with us. I wanted to ask you, could you explain a little bit about Program 15 in our housing element?
01:28:04.02	Brandon Phipps	Sure. Can you remind me what program that is?
01:28:06.28	Councilmember Blaustein	It's the inclusionary housing program that's addressed in this.
01:28:08.88	Brandon Phipps	The Inclusionary Housing Program.
01:28:10.98	Brandon Phipps	Understood.
01:28:12.03	Brandon Phipps	The inclusionary housing program in our housing element is designed to ensure that new development provides for their appropriate apportionment of affordable units.
01:28:23.35	Councilmember Blaustein	Okay. And in your experience in assessing this, how do you feel like these changes align with program 15 and ensuring that we're compliant with our housing elements?
01:28:30.88	Brandon Phipps	These changes and to the question, I think that so thank you for the question. Thank you for the opportunity. This also gets back to one of the other questions that the mayor had asked. Does this make our housing element stronger? I would, per your question, add and just say and say, I believe it makes our housing element a better version of what it used to be.
01:28:53.54	Brandon Phipps	That is because the foundations under which our housing element is built upon is now streamlining and incentivizing housing development in all commercial districts that are impacted. So all districts but for the ECN-1.
01:29:09.64	Councilmember Blaustein	And about how many people
01:29:09.71	Brandon Phipps	Yep.
01:29:10.94	Councilmember Blaustein	About how many community hearings and outreach conversations did we have regarding our housing element and housing needs in Sausalito in general?
01:29:19.24	Brandon Phipps	I'm not sure that there is a number large enough to describe that. No, no, I'm being a little bit... I think we've had many and I don't have a specific number.
01:29:31.48	Councilmember Blaustein	But we had several open forums, town halls, and community conversations about our housing, correct?
01:29:36.37	Brandon Phipps	Correct.
01:29:37.74	Councilmember Blaustein	And one of the things that we heard from a number of members of the community was that we wanted to increase access to housing and have more housing in our community. And that was the goal of the housing element, correct?
01:29:50.12	Councilmember Blaustein	And as a result of these changes, have we seen any early interest from developers or folks who might want to build now that we've made this change?
01:29:58.14	Brandon Phipps	Yes, we have. Thank you also for asking that question. I can say I did call it, you know, kind of qualitatively summarize a previous discussion based on previous language. I can qualitatively summarize in the CN-1 district staff have recently had discussions with property owners interested in developing second story residential based on this constraint removal.
01:30:21.31	Councilmember Blaustein	So you're saying we're already seeing an increase in housing as a result of this change?
01:30:25.34	Brandon Phipps	That's correct.
01:30:27.10	Councilmember Blaustein	Okay, and in your experience in community development and just in seeing the way
01:30:31.93	Councilmember Blaustein	Regulations are evolving, for example, in cities like Austin, where we've seen removal of red tape and more access to being able to build by creating pathways for more housing.
01:30:41.38	Councilmember Blaustein	What do you think has been happening significantly to rents in areas where housing's been going up as far as you've seen?
01:30:47.18	Brandon Phipps	Yeah, thank you for the question. This gets to the economics of housing. And I don't want to make it more complicated than it needs to be for purposes of this discussion. We live in a microeconomic climate. The city of Sausalito is relatively small, and this is a beautiful city. People want to be here. As a result of that, we see much of demand being geared or directed towards this city. A lot of people wanna live here. That means prices are going to rise. The only way to combat additional increases in price is to provide additional supply. So it's our duty to ensure that we are
01:31:24.52	Brandon Phipps	approving, carrying forward a municipal code that incentivizes and streamlines affordable housing development and housing development approvals in general.
01:31:35.09	Councilmember Blaustein	Great. And then I just wanted to touch on at our prior meeting, I think on May 6th or May 20th, I had asked specifically about anti displacement measures and ensuring that those residents who are in existing affordable housing units be protected. You and I have since talked with rooted in Moran about that. Do you want to just give a little bit of background on those discussions and where that stands?
01:31:53.21	Brandon Phipps	Yes, I was going to thank you for being an ally with staff on that and for initiating those discussions with the county. So this also gets to streamlining development, but I would say more on the preservationist side. The county of Marin is looking into...
01:32:13.44	Brandon Phipps	creating a more robust program centered around displacement reduction and ensuring that existing tenants are able to stay in their units and age in place specifically in the case of Sausalito. That's an issue that we're very interested in. So this program is in its infancy, but Sausalito is excited or I'll just restate. I'm excited to, and CDD is excited to collaborate with the county and to push these programs forward.
01:32:43.90	Councilmember Blaustein	Great, no other questions. Thank you, Director Phipps.
01:32:46.62	Cox	Thank you, Councilmember.
01:32:48.07	Cox	Okay, with that, I'll open it up for public comment.
01:32:50.86	Cox	I have no speaker cards. City Clerk, anyone online?
01:32:54.18	City Clerk	Babette McDougall.
01:32:56.24	Cox	Welcome, Bebitt.
01:32:59.70	Babette	Thank you, Madam Mayor.
01:33:02.72	Babette	Gosh, what to say? You know, I got to say that whole month of May was not exactly an example of Sausalito's finest moment as a democratic society.
01:33:12.71	Babette	I first
01:33:15.17	Babette	found the first meeting in May to be
01:33:18.31	Babette	Then the next meeting came along where I recall
01:33:22.78	Babette	vaguely, but I recall that there was a motion that was seconded.
01:33:27.29	Babette	And then there was discussion and the vote was called.
01:33:30.46	Babette	And I recall that was, by the way,
01:33:32.91	Babette	when Ms. Blaustein arrived a bit late in person for that particular meeting. So she came late.
01:33:38.68	Babette	And,
01:33:39.32	Babette	That's okay. The only reason I bring that in
01:33:42.22	Babette	is that
01:33:43.54	Babette	There was a motion. It was seconded. It was debated. It was debated.
01:33:46.73	Babette	Then you called the vote, Madam Mayor.
01:33:49.14	Babette	And I think, I don't remember if it was a yes or no, I just remembered the first, let's just say it was no.
01:33:54.39	Babette	The first vote was no.
01:33:55.99	Babette	I believe you, Madam Mayor, was the second vote. You also voted no.
01:33:59.54	Babette	Ms. Blaustein had no sooner taken her place at her dais chair
01:34:03.30	Babette	And, and,
01:34:04.47	Babette	was now asked to tender a vote and she joined you in voting no. And here's what you did, Madam Mayor. You turned your.
01:34:12.33	Babette	full measure of your posture toward Ms. Blausin, and in the following, my pretty kind of voice, you said,
01:34:18.94	Babette	Oh, I didn't think you were going to vote like that. And the first thing out of Blaustein's mouth was, well, I forgot what you told me to vote on. I forgot what way I'm supposed to vote. What do you want me to do? And then you hushed her down. And with a physical gesture of your hand, it was like you just pushed the whole thing off the dice table.
01:34:38.40	Babette	And then there was this long pregnant moment of silence. And I raised the issue with some of your colleagues and said, wait a minute.
01:34:48.12	Babette	It just went on there.
01:34:49.93	Babette	And I was told, just hold on, eventually it's going to come back. So I guess this is the night it comes back.
01:34:54.97	Babette	Thank you.
01:34:55.11	Babette	And I just want to say, I hope I never see a display like that again. Ms. Blaustein, I know you're capable.
01:35:01.25	Babette	Thank you.
01:35:01.98	Alice Merrill	Next.
01:35:02.03	City Clerk	Next, sorry, next speaker, Sandra Bushmaker.
01:35:02.19	Sandra Bushmaker	The big clerk?
01:35:07.32	Sandra Bushmaker	Yeah, thank you for answering my questions that I posed in my letter to you.
01:35:12.35	Sandra Bushmaker	I have a couple issues.
01:35:16.69	Sandra Bushmaker	This seems to say that affordable housing is a constraint.
01:35:21.08	Sandra Bushmaker	And I remember the discussion was very brief. There was one case referenced. I wanted a further discussion on how
01:35:28.47	Sandra Bushmaker	It could be how affordable housing requirements could be a restraint.
01:35:32.62	Sandra Bushmaker	or a taking.
01:35:34.06	Sandra Bushmaker	And I don't feel that we had a complete discussion on that particular issue.
01:35:39.05	Sandra Bushmaker	Um,
01:35:40.85	Sandra Bushmaker	I would also
01:35:42.59	Sandra Bushmaker	like to challenge the assertion, and this has been
01:35:45.78	Sandra Bushmaker	in the housing circles in California.
01:35:49.12	Sandra Bushmaker	that the increased supply
01:35:51.57	Sandra Bushmaker	reduces the price.
01:35:53.58	Sandra Bushmaker	that just is not supported by the evidence.
01:35:57.58	Sandra Bushmaker	And I think that we're making a mistake if we think that, and saying that is misleading.
01:36:04.56	Sandra Bushmaker	And then lastly, I just want to confirm
01:36:07.69	Sandra Bushmaker	that this change in this ordinance is being made now, if I heard the city attorney correctly,
01:36:13.90	Sandra Bushmaker	Because it's a requirement of our continuing duty
01:36:18.10	Sandra Bushmaker	to review our
01:36:20.41	Sandra Bushmaker	out.
01:36:21.27	Sandra Bushmaker	Ordinances.
01:36:22.96	Sandra Bushmaker	in the housing element process. So I just wanna make sure I understand that correctly.
01:36:29.39	Sandra Bushmaker	that it's being raised as part of our ordinary course of business under the housing law.
01:36:36.14	Sandra Bushmaker	Now, I am unaware of any other ordinances that reduced affordable housing in Sausalito
01:36:44.91	Sandra Bushmaker	that
01:36:45.86	Sandra Bushmaker	was done in the ordinary course of business in reviewing our
01:36:51.51	Sandra Bushmaker	housing element, our housing requirements. So there are some things that don't make a lot of sense to me right now.
01:36:57.91	Sandra Bushmaker	And I find it's still highly
01:37:02.68	Sandra Bushmaker	at
01:37:04.22	Sandra Bushmaker	um,
01:37:05.47	Sandra Bushmaker	what's the right question about why this issue came up right at this time. And I realized,
01:37:14.92	City Clerk	We have a speaker.
01:37:15.96	Cox	card. All right. Sharna Brockett.
01:37:19.05	Cox	Okay, all right, with that we will close public comment bring it up here for actually this is only a discussion item we're not taking any action on this. This evening, this was a an agenda item that I made a promise to a fellow Council Member that I would bring this back to with the data that had been requested to ensure.
01:37:41.85	Cox	that we had
01:37:45.29	Cox	support for the decision that we made.
01:37:50.15	Cox	All right, we will move on.
01:37:53.54	Alice Merrill	I have comments.
01:37:54.66	Cox	Oh, go ahead.
01:37:55.52	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
01:38:00.24	Councilmember Hoffman	Well, so I'm obviously very disappointed in the action by the council. I think that this is the first time in the council's history that we've ever actually reduced existing housing programs with, let alone done it with no, almost no,
01:38:17.66	Councilmember Hoffman	notice to the people that they affected prior to our action or had
01:38:25.05	Councilmember Hoffman	substantial public comment or public interaction. As Mayor, Council Member Blaustein, you know, talked with our CDD director, we had almost too many meetings prior to our housing element and through the housing element process to count on
01:38:43.22	Councilmember Hoffman	public comment, never once did we talk about this inclusionary housing program. Never once did we talk about actually removing protections in place for second floor housing in the commercial commercial district. And so, you know, it's one thing to come remove protections for housing in a certain district and say, well, we're after the fact going to put some other protections in place or, you know, get a nice sound bite for something Sausalito might do.
01:39:13.41	Councilmember Hoffman	to protect the people that live in those houses.
01:39:16.31	Councilmember Hoffman	The truth is the best protection they had was just taken away.
01:39:19.62	Councilmember Hoffman	the requirement for second floor housing is the best protection those people would have had.
01:39:24.84	Councilmember Hoffman	And when you talk about one or two deed restricted properties,
01:39:29.53	Councilmember Hoffman	that's one thing but we didn't do a study on what the actual rents were in those second floor units in the central commercial district my bet is that most of those rents were in the affordable range and once those start disappearing they're gone forever and so my question is why didn't we do that and when we were talking about the inclusionary housing program we should have talked about this beforehand and after the fact discussion at the council level is not adequate. This should have been a noticed public discussion and forum and we should have asked the property owners, why are you not building? What can we do to support you? What programs can the city have to effectively
01:40:10.60	Councilmember Hoffman	encourage these programs to build housing in place. That's an infill housing program that would have helped alleviate
01:40:20.29	Councilmember Hoffman	density in other parts of town we're coming back later this summer to talk about ballot measures for high density programs in other parts of town effectively working on infill housing programs that we already had in place these inclusionary housing programs to encourage current property owners to build affordable units in buildings that we already have if you drive drive through these districts, all five districts in town, and say, what can we do to encourage
01:40:51.49	Councilmember Hoffman	you to build affordable one affordable unit will help you build three or four units but please let us help you build one affordable unit they probably would have gotten on board but we didn't even bother to do that shame on Sausalito because we could have done that and guess what one of these ballot measures might not even have to go forward but we didn't bother to do that lazy city council shame on us we should have done that and we never should have put these second floor units at risk Thank you. even have to go forward. But we didn't bother to do that. Lazy city council, shame on us. We should have done that. And we never should have put these second floor units at risk and we should have encouraged every second floor
01:41:24.52	Councilmember Hoffman	unit in Sausalito, every property owner that has a second floor that they're under utilizing. We should also be engaging with them for those second floor units. And we should have engaging them and saying, what can we do to encourage you to build these out for affordable second floor units or just second floor housing units? That's your time for now.
01:41:43.30	Cox	That's your time for now. We can circle back to you.
01:41:47.26	Vice Mayor Woodside	Just brief.
01:41:47.95	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
01:41:48.19	Vice Mayor Woodside	Thank you.
01:41:48.26	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
01:41:48.29	Vice Mayor Woodside	you
01:41:48.38	Councilmember Sobieski	Okay.
01:41:48.55	Vice Mayor Woodside	Thank you.
01:41:49.37	Vice Mayor Woodside	Sorry.
01:41:50.98	Councilmember Sobieski	Go first.
01:41:51.60	Councilmember Sobieski	Well, yeah, I just feel a little inspired there because
01:41:56.65	Councilmember Sobieski	I don't know, we live in strange times where up is represented by some is down.
01:42:01.42	Councilmember Sobieski	Left is represented by some as right.
01:42:04.49	Councilmember Sobieski	And we don't seem to be able to agree on basic facts. And it's bewildering. And we see it in our national politics.
01:42:12.47	Councilmember Sobieski	But here on this issue, we see it in microcosm.
01:42:17.11	Councilmember Sobieski	So
01:42:19.51	Councilmember Sobieski	Some of the public commenters who question this action the city council had taken are those who say and make the extraordinary claim
01:42:28.32	Councilmember Sobieski	that increasing supply
01:42:30.19	Councilmember Sobieski	does not decrease price.
01:42:33.48	Councilmember Sobieski	This is apparently the only place in the capitalist system where increasing supply doesn't decrease price.
01:42:40.98	Babette	It's true.
01:42:42.36	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
01:42:42.80	Councilmember Sobieski	How can that possibly be?
01:42:45.70	Councilmember Sobieski	Of course, the population
01:42:49.01	Councilmember Sobieski	increases at a faster rate
01:42:51.79	Councilmember Sobieski	and increasing supply, then the price of housing will continue to go up. But at a
01:42:57.33	Councilmember Sobieski	And the more housing you have, the lower the rate of increase will go. If you increase housing faster than the rate of population, it will go down.
01:43:05.77	Councilmember Sobieski	So.
01:43:06.85	Councilmember Sobieski	It's basically supply and demand.
01:43:10.42	Councilmember Sobieski	It's...
01:43:11.11	Councilmember Sobieski	strikes me as odd that those then who advocate and are calling for and lamenting that we don't do enough to
01:43:18.47	Councilmember Sobieski	build housing above on second floors are also those who
01:43:22.57	Councilmember Sobieski	often represent that it won't make any difference.
01:43:26.52	Councilmember Sobieski	I would encourage everyone to look in the staff report and just look at attachment three, which are photographs of prospective sites that we're talking about.
01:43:34.35	Councilmember Sobieski	That's attachment three to the city council agenda.
01:43:37.57	Councilmember Sobieski	These are actually photographs.
01:43:39.60	Councilmember Sobieski	of places in town that are single story and that could have a second story.
01:43:45.32	Councilmember Sobieski	The proof is in the pudding.
01:43:47.07	Councilmember Sobieski	before these restrictive measures are put into place,
01:43:50.40	Councilmember Sobieski	we actually had housing development on the second stories.
01:43:55.16	Councilmember Sobieski	And as my colleague mentioned,
01:43:57.22	Councilmember Sobieski	The best way to have an affordable space is to have a small space because small spaces charge
01:44:02.84	Councilmember Sobieski	Less Rent.
01:44:03.93	Councilmember Sobieski	They're intrinsically affordable by their structure.
01:44:06.63	Councilmember Sobieski	many of these
01:44:08.30	Councilmember Sobieski	units if we would make them available to have multiple units will necessarily by definition be affordable
01:44:15.02	Councilmember Sobieski	But the restrictive covenants that we've implemented
01:44:18.55	Councilmember Sobieski	actually retarded
01:44:21.58	Councilmember Sobieski	the development of this service to our less affluent neighbors.
01:44:27.39	Councilmember Sobieski	And we have fewer people of modest means in Suslita today than we would have.
01:44:32.42	Councilmember Sobieski	While population of California has grown 30% since 1980, 30%, the population of Sausalito has gone down.
01:44:40.67	Councilmember Sobieski	It's just a fact.
01:44:43.10	Councilmember Sobieski	And this brave step we took last meeting to finalize is one small step in the right direction and our small piece in the larger California housing crisis problem.
01:44:58.69	Vice Mayor Woodside	Thank you.
01:44:59.15	Vice Mayor Woodside	Sometimes the title of an ordinance actually does not reflect the effect.
01:45:05.68	Vice Mayor Woodside	of that ordinance.
01:45:06.77	Vice Mayor Woodside	We have so-called inclusionary housing policies. This particular one served as an impediment
01:45:16.55	Vice Mayor Woodside	That's the fact.
01:45:18.77	Vice Mayor Woodside	Those are simply the facts.
01:45:22.05	Vice Mayor Woodside	And don't take my word for it. Don't take the majority of the council's word for it. Use your own common sense and look at the numbers. They certainly have not helped. And according to the city attorney, we are vulnerable on the claim that we are actually standing in the way of affordable housing. And again, don't take my word for it. Don't take the city attorney's word for it. The grand jury has just issued last week its report on housing in Marin. The title is The Worrisome Future of Marin Housing. It's a 21-page, exceptionally well-written report, and I say that because it, in plain English, clarifies what the laws require, what we have done or not done in Marin, and it recommends several things that we must do in order to resolve the housing crisis. I encourage you to look at the grand jury report. These are neutral citizens who have studied this over the last year and have written up their findings. And we, as a council, have to respond by the latter part of September to their recommendations, and we will do so.
01:46:29.43	Vice Mayor Woodside	But I just want to quote from one sentence.
01:46:33.36	Vice Mayor Woodside	from their report, building more housing.
01:46:37.85	Vice Mayor Woodside	has been shown to ease housing costs at all income levels, citing a recent Upjohn Institute report. And our current grand jury here locally, appointed by the courts to look at this issue, has come to that conclusion. And I don't think we should question all of those who believe that building more housing will have an effect. Now, I have a particular concern about affordable housing, as I think most Sausalitans have, and it may well be that our only real ability on affordable housing is on our own property, where we can control, perhaps, the size of it, the type of it, etc. Much harder to do in the world of economics in which we live, where interest rates are high, where there's a demand for housing that far exceeds our capacity, and sadly, people at the lower end of the income suffer the most when there's more building that doesn't meet their needs. So I'm particularly interested in how we move forward on the affordable housing front and be effective in actually building it.
01:46:50.93	Talia Smith	THE FAMILY.
01:47:48.52	Cox	Thank you, Vice Mayor.
01:47:49.94	Cox	um,
01:47:51.22	Cox	I will say that I was on the Housing Element Committee that adopted the 2011 inclusionary housing requirement. This is before Councilmember Hoffman was elected to the Council.
01:48:02.29	Cox	And it was actually something that was developed by the Blue Ribbon Housing Committee on which Councilmember Blaustein and I both served.
01:48:10.21	Cox	And it was recommended by Michael Rex, and we thought it was a great program to try to increase the stock of affordable housing in Sausalito. We adopted this program together with the ADU program, together with the Liveaboard program, and various other programs to bolster the stock of affordable housing in Sausalito. Not many of you know that I was a professor at Golden Gate University who taught law and economics. And I will take exception to my fellow council members position that increased supply leads to lower prices. There are some exceptions to that rule. One is with rare or collectible items such as the Mona Lisa. And I would venture to say that Sausalito housing is one of those exceptions because it is such an amazing place to live. Everybody wants to live here. So it really doesn't matter how much housing we build, unless we deed restrict it, we're not going to increase the stock of affordable housing. And one way to deed restrict it is to use our property to build housing. And that is why we have identified our own MLK site as a site for potential affordable senior housing. And that is one of the ballot measures that Councilmember Hoffman referenced that we will be hearing on August 5th.
01:49:34.50	Cox	As a planning commissioner, I actually voted in favor of a variance to allow a second floor
01:49:42.55	Cox	Uh,
01:49:44.32	Cox	property owner at the end of Caledonia Street to build units that were less than 1,500 square feet because we had an ancient
01:49:52.32	Cox	ordinance that required at least 1500 square foot minimum size. And so, um,
01:49:59.64	Cox	And I am the person who brought this back to us tonight to really examine the data and to ensure that we've made the right decision, because I also am absolutely committed to increasing our stock of affordable housing. I actually, during my two years not on the council, started a small website called Sensible Housing Sausalito in which I did poll very nearly every property owner who's an owner of an inventory site or an opportunity site in our housing element to understand what their needs were, what they did.
01:50:32.68	Cox	like to develop. And so I have to say that I believe that the city council and staff have made a fully informed decision in deciding to eliminate this program that was adopted in 2011 that was not yielding additional stock but actually constraining additional affordable housing stock in Sausalito. Thank you.
01:50:57.10	Councilmember Hoffman	So I'd like to follow up there.
01:50:58.55	Cox	Thank you.
01:50:58.99	Councilmember Hoffman	Oh, Melissa hasn't spoken to me.
01:51:02.53	Cox	Council member, I'm actually gonna call on Council member Hoffman and then Council member Blaustein.
01:51:07.28	Cox	Now I'm calling you next.
01:51:10.73	Cox	Nope, I insist.
01:51:14.43	Councilmember Hoffman	I'm happy to go.
01:51:15.93	Cox	I promised you I'd let you finish your comments.
01:51:17.74	Councilmember Hoffman	Okay.
01:51:18.97	Councilmember Hoffman	So...
01:51:20.64	Councilmember Hoffman	What I wanted to continue to say was that I think that we, the problem was that we finished the, we had the inclusionary housing program
01:51:30.72	Councilmember Hoffman	We had it for 14 years, but we left it kind of as an orphan sitting out there. And we didn't appropriately support it, and we didn't appropriately follow it and look at the metrics for performance on it. And I think that we could have done better supporting it and coming up with programs to carry it forward and produce more affordable housing. And also, I do agree with the vice mayor that it is better and it is –
01:52:02.02	Councilmember Hoffman	to use your own property actually to produce affordable housing. And I want to play off that with ADUs. I think when you're talking about your own property and you're talking about infill housing for affordable units, the smallest units are often affordable units, our ADUs and we've also left that program kind of on its own and we've forgotten about that program. And there's a lot of ADU inventory that we can also use for our affordable housing and infill housing. And so I want us not to forget about those. And I want us to be cognizant of these second floor housing units and inventory those, especially for seniors who are living in those units and for the affordable nature of those units. And that's why I was hoping that we had done a more comprehensive process.
01:52:56.05	Councilmember Hoffman	comprehensive review of the rents in those units, of the second floor units in the central commercial district. My sense is that those are below market and much more in the affordable range. We don't have those metrics. and putting those units at risk with property owners and understanding why a property owner might want to get out of the housing business for those units and putting those units at risk. I think we need to understand that, especially with the affordability range for those units. And so, again, I think this is the first time Sausalito has actually reduced a housing program. We should have done that with public forums and much more public interaction.
01:53:46.85	Cox	Thank you. Councilmember Blaustein.
01:53:49.93	Councilmember Blaustein	Great. Yeah. So I'm someone who really believes
01:53:53.31	Councilmember Blaustein	is that when I think about affordable housing, I think about the people that it's going to be serving, like the people who are working for our city, who deserve to live in our city, the seniors that live among us who might not be able to afford their larger houses anymore.
01:54:05.17	Councilmember Blaustein	And so for almost a decade now, I've been actively advocating for and, in fact, sometimes invited criticism from members of the community for being so in favor of housing and taking votes in favor of housing sites that some of my colleagues didn't agree with because we really are in a housing crisis. And I really believe we need to do all that we can to encourage and increase all types of housing. When I was on that Blue Ribbon Committee, in fact, at that time, one of the members mentioned to me the issue with the inclusionary ordinance in the downtown area. And I remember thinking, well, that's right, it would be very cross-prohibitive if you had to build something and there were two units and one of them had to be
01:54:41.15	Councilmember Blaustein	affordable. At some point, we should do something about that. And it was already being discussed and considered then. And since I came on the council since 2020, all we've talked about consistently and importantly with regards to this conversation is how can we get more housing and where can we put it? I know that Mayor Cox actively asked a number of developers. In fact, she called property owners that we couldn't really find in the phone book to say, please, would you be willing to maybe put housing on your site? And if they said yes, we put it in our housing element. So a lot of the buildings you see on the attachment from Brandon, we know they're going to put something there. And I appreciate that Sausalito is a particularly rare and beautiful community. And of course, lots of people want to live here. But I have to say, Austin, Texas is not so bad either. And a recent study showed that after Austin decreased the barriers to building and to creating more housing, rents dropped.
01:55:35.20	Councilmember Blaustein	20% in the city. 20%. Imagine what 20% could mean for one of our teachers or for one of our public works employees or for one of our seniors. So yes, I think we can do more talking to developers. I agree, Council Member Hoffman. We should go to every building and knock on every door and say, hey, what does it take for you to be willing to build more housing? And what would it take for you to be willing to have deed restricted or affordable housing? And that's why I'm working so hard with Director Phipps on a displacement program to ensure that we keep people who have housing in our housing, because this is the right time to do it. The state of California has made clear that it intends to not only support, but perhaps force us to build more housing. And I see this as a critical moment where we have an opportunity
01:56:21.13	Councilmember Blaustein	to create this framework to be whatever we want it to be and to demonstrate what we're capable of. And to me, this was a step in the right direction in an ongoing conversation that we're going to have together as a community and a council about how to create more housing, how to keep more housing, and how to build Sausalito, not just for the next five or ten years, but the next.
01:56:42.75	Cox	All right, thank you all.
01:56:43.93	Cox	I'm going to go ahead and move on. Thank you for that robust discussion. I think it's really important, and I think it's really important that the public and HCD know that these are the kinds of things that we're really paying attention to.
01:56:54.77	Cox	I with that i'm going to move on to item five be authorized city manager to execute amended and restated license agreement with integrative charging llc to install maintain and manage six ev. Evie charging stations at dunphy park to include maintenance language requested by pg and.
01:57:13.21	Cox	License agreement with Integrative Charging, LLC, to install, maintain, and manage for
01:57:17.70	Cox	EV charging stations at parking lot 2.
01:57:21.43	Cox	And I will welcome our Resiliency and Sustainability Manager, Katie Tho Garcia.
01:57:26.52	Cox	Thank you.
01:57:26.54	Katie Thao Garcia	All right, good evening.
01:57:28.36	Katie Thao Garcia	Mayor, vice mayor, council members, members of the public. As previously stated, I am Katie Thao Garcia, the city's resiliency and sustainability manager. Tonight, Director McGowan and I will be presenting the EV charging item for council consideration. Next slide, please.
01:57:43.84	Katie Thao Garcia	In 2023, City Council reinforced their commitment to climate action by hiring a full-time resiliency and sustainability manager to help accelerate projects that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote resiliency.
01:57:58.33	Katie Thao Garcia	Since being hired, I've been assisting the Department of Public Works when needed on things like electric vehicle chargers.
01:58:05.83	Katie Thao Garcia	In 2024, 40% of Marin County vehicle sales were from zero emission cars.
01:58:12.76	Katie Thao Garcia	The city's adopted general plan, climate action plan, and low emissions action plan all call out the need for publicly available chargers to support.
01:58:21.22	Katie Thao Garcia	support this growing adoption of zero emission cars and to fulfill our commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Next slide, please.
01:58:30.50	Katie Thao Garcia	Anticipating this need and the increasing demand in 2021 when parking lot two was resurfaced, the Department of Public Works had the foresight to install conduit to easily adopt electric vehicle chargers at a later point.
01:58:47.29	Katie Thao Garcia	In 2022 public works identified the best possible locations for chargers as for public chargers as City Hall Dunphy Park and parking lot to the idea was to spread chargers out around town for our residents and encourage encourage visitors to stay in town while they're charging their cars next slide please.
01:59:09.58	Katie Thao Garcia	So at this point in 2022, the strategy was for the city to pay for installation, own and manage all of our installed buildings.
01:59:20.31	Katie Thao Garcia	um electric vehicle chargers
01:59:22.39	Katie Thao Garcia	This represented a high upfront cost and high workload for city staff to take on, which was not ideal.
01:59:30.77	Katie Thao Garcia	In 2024, staff became aware of a new strategy to partner with a Sausalito business, Integrative Charging.
01:59:38.39	Katie Thao Garcia	who would install own and manage charging stations on the city property for our behalf.
01:59:44.66	Katie Thao Garcia	Through a license agreement, the city would receive 20% of net revenue from the chargers and have zero fiscal impact from the city for installing these chargers.
01:59:54.76	Katie Thao Garcia	At this time, staff recommended moving forward with this approach at the May 2024 Council meeting. I will now pass it to Director McGowan. Thank you.
02:00:06.67	Kevin McGowan	Thank you, Katie. Kevin McGowan, Public Works Director. I think she covered most of my points already, so I may not have a whole lot to cover. Next slide, please.
02:00:16.44	Kevin McGowan	So as Katie mentioned, and I wanted to cover it just one more time as well, that in 2022, we were anticipating to purchase, install, maintain, and manage all the electrical vehicle stations.
02:00:29.16	Kevin McGowan	And since that time, we've moved forward with utilizing integrative charging to purchase, install, and manage these stations on our behalf. So this is at no cost to the city. And we've moved forward with installing four charging stations here at City Hall. Originally, council had mentioned, let's put in five stations here at City Hall. Well, we weren't able to do that because our lovely electrical system here couldn't support it. So we ended up putting four here instead.
02:00:57.78	Kevin McGowan	The council also suggested putting in one station at Dunphy park as well as one station in lot two, but that was prior to 2024 when we move forward with having a separate contractor who will install manage purchase and take care of everything. So that's kind of a good point to move forward. Let's see. Next slide, please.
02:01:22.62	Kevin McGowan	The original license agreement with integrative charging from May 2024 includes, like I mentioned before, purchasing an installation. We had anticipated putting six EV charging stations at Dunphy Park.
02:01:38.33	Kevin McGowan	One of the reasons for this is this made it economically viable for integrative charging to move forward with the project.
02:01:45.67	Kevin McGowan	less charging stations at that location would be problematic.
02:01:50.16	Kevin McGowan	Currently, Dunphy Park has 69 parking spaces, and we're anticipating putting in six EV charging stations at this location. One thing that I found interesting in my research with this particular item is that the building code in California references the green building code, which if this were a brand new parking lot, we would be required to put in more EV stations here, more like 19% compared to 10%.
02:02:17.97	Kevin McGowan	Thank you.
02:02:18.06	Kevin McGowan	It's important to remember that, especially as we move forward with some of our other projects.
02:02:22.97	Kevin McGowan	Thank you.
02:02:23.71	Kevin McGowan	In this particular case, Galilee Harbor is not affected by these EV charging stations. Their parking area is in another location on Dumpfeet.
02:02:35.07	Kevin McGowan	And reducing the number of stations at this location would be
02:02:39.39	Kevin McGowan	kind of detrimental to integrative charging because we have an agreement with them already.
02:02:44.42	Kevin McGowan	And I'll get into some of those conditions in a minute.
02:02:47.56	Kevin McGowan	but we would end up having to probably pay integrative charging for the work that they've put into this already.
02:02:53.77	Kevin McGowan	Next slide, please.
02:02:57.90	Kevin McGowan	There we go. Tonight, you're considering a new license agreement for putting in EV charging stations on lot two. Same company. And in this case, there's no out-of-pocket cost to the city. Again, four charging stations compared to 40 in the entire lot.
02:03:15.23	Kevin McGowan	That's only 10%.
02:03:17.36	Kevin McGowan	We'd prefer to put in a little bit more, but I think we're kind of limited with the conduit that we have right there now.
02:03:22.76	Kevin McGowan	doesn't mean we can't change it in the future.
02:03:26.32	Kevin McGowan	Katie already mentioned the pre-installed conduit.
02:03:31.30	Kevin McGowan	It would be good to get more EV charging stations downtown to service the community. So this is an ideal spot right now. Put in as many as we can and to increase folks coming to downtown. If they use this parking spot to charge their vehicles, they would still have to pay for parking. So we are not out of pocket for any revenue specifically. Next slide.
02:03:54.52	Kevin McGowan	So there are several options open to council this evening. One I mentioned before that if we do want to change the number of parking stations, the EV charging stations at Dunphy Park, we would need to compensate our contractor integrative charging for those and the amount of time they put into it.
02:04:12.86	Kevin McGowan	Another alternative would be for council to identify other locations in downtown where we could pursue more EV charging stations. I actually welcome that and your travels as well because we're moving in that direction in the future. So identifying more locations would be a good idea.
02:04:29.80	Kevin McGowan	Next slide.
02:04:34.39	Kevin McGowan	All right. Yeah, we go. All right. At this point, staff recommends moving forward with the installation of the charging stations at Dunphy Park and at lot two. There's no financial impact to this. That's a good thing to the city. And that concludes my presentation. And I think Katie's finished as well. Thank you.
02:04:53.46	Cox	I did have a couple of questions. Kevin, I think that you and Katie have done some extensive outreach. So you've reached out to the Chamber of Commerce and to...
02:05:03.20	Cox	Sausalito Center for the Arts, can you comment on some of the folks you've made outreach to?
02:05:08.38	Katie Thao Garcia	Yes, absolutely. Apologies that didn't make in the presentation. I would say first and foremost, the Sustainability Commission has been advocating for EV chargers, along with Councilmember Blaustein and previous council members. They have been involved in this, I think, since 2020 or 2021, long before my time at the City of Sausalito. In addition to this, we've reached out, or Ali has done quite a bit of legwork reaching out to the Center for the Arts. And most recently, I've been talking to the Chamber of Commerce to get them involved, as well as anybody who wants to talk to me about EV chargers.
02:05:46.73	Cox	One reason I know this is that we received a
02:05:50.23	Cox	Very complimentary letter from the government affairs officer for the Chamber of Commerce, Jim Gabbert, greatly endorsing this effort by the city. And then, Katie, at one time, you and I had a conversation about whether one EV charger equals one spot or two parking spots. So under this contract, how many parking spots are we talking about?
02:06:11.42	Katie Thao Garcia	Important clarification. In this contract, one parking spot equals one EV charger. It's a one-to-one ratio.
02:06:20.82	Cox	And then I think my final question is, I had talked to the city manager about the importance of making this available throughout Sausalito. And so have we done some investigation of what it would cost to bring EV charging stations to lots three and four?
02:06:36.31	Katie Thao Garcia	At this point in time, I don't think we've done extensive estimates. I don't know the status of conduit in the area, but that is something that integrative charging said they would be willing to work with us on a separate scope of work to identify.
02:06:51.65	Cox	All right. Thank you so much. Other questions? Yes, Councilmember Hoffman.
02:06:55.70	Councilmember Hoffman	How fast do these chargers, I mean, I know it depends on the car, right? But, and the different models, making models, but-
02:07:03.33	Katie Thao Garcia	Thank you.
02:07:03.92	Katie Thao Garcia	THE FAMILY.
02:07:04.04	Katie Thao Garcia	It varies slightly, but we're proposing level two chargers. And so it also depends on how low your car is at the time. 80%. You know, like a full charge can be up to eight hours depending on the car. Most of the time gathering from the data that we have from city hall, people are parking for, you know, two to four hours just to top up during that time.
02:07:12.66	Talia Smith	A.B.
02:07:13.03	Councilmember Hoffman	30%.
02:07:13.84	Talia Smith	And...
02:07:32.51	Cox	Okay, thank you.
02:07:34.18	Cox	Council Member Blaustein, and then I'll come to you.
02:07:34.28	Katie Thao Garcia	I'm sorry.
02:07:34.33	Councilmember Blaustein	Thank you.
02:07:34.38	Katie Thao Garcia	Thank you.
02:07:34.40	Councilmember Blaustein	the same.
02:07:34.48	Councilmember Blaustein	and you're listening.
02:07:37.40	Cox	I saw her hand.
02:07:38.02	Councilmember Blaustein	Hi, Katie. Thank you for a great presentation and Director McGowan and for all of your hard work on getting EV chargers in South Toledo. We received a resolution from the Sustainability Commission on this issue, correct?
02:07:50.87	Councilmember Blaustein	Yes.
02:07:52.59	Councilmember Blaustein	Okay, and could you just kind of reiterate what the Sustainability Commission discussed and shared and what the sum up the resolution? Okay.
02:07:59.22	Councilmember Blaustein	for the council in case they
02:08:00.91	Councilmember Blaustein	Didn't have a chance to review it.
02:08:02.69	Katie Thao Garcia	Yeah, for sure. The chair, Mark Palmer is here tonight, I believe he was going to read the resolution in for public comment is that do you want that.
02:08:13.04	Councilmember Blaustein	Yeah, that's no problem. That sounds great. I just wanted to make sure that that was noted, that the Sustainability Commission had also submitted a formal resolution in support of the chargers.
02:08:22.29	Katie Thao Garcia	Yes. Thank you. I will let Mark read it later.
02:08:27.05	Cox	Councilmember Sobieski.
02:08:29.63	Councilmember Sobieski	Hi there, Katie, and it might actually be a Sergio question.
02:08:33.37	Councilmember Sobieski	We did not review this in closed session this lease. So I just was curious, is this lease identical to the lease we have in city hall or is it different?
02:08:41.52	Sergio	So this evening, you have before you an amended and restated agreement based on the one that you have approved for Dunphy Park to...
02:08:55.02	Sergio	add additional license language requested by PG&E to allow them to do vegetation maintenance.
02:09:03.87	Sergio	and
02:09:04.64	Sergio	The second agreement is substantially identical for parking lot to to the one for Numphy Park. I do not know if they are.
02:09:13.79	Sergio	identical or
02:09:15.80	Sergio	substantially similar to their agreements with regards to City Hall.
02:09:20.79	Councilmember Sobieski	Great. Well, I should have started by saying I'm fully in support of this as a goal. I just want to make sure as we try to refine our policy on leases that we inch towards some best practices. That's the nature of some of my inquiries about the lease terms. I read this lease section. Gosh, what is it?
02:09:40.50	Councilmember Sobieski	20 B as in boy to say that, uh, if either party shows, they could terminate this agreement in 30 days. And then there's some that it delineates what each party owes the other in the event of that termination. Is that your understanding?
02:09:58.09	Kevin McGowan	Yes.
02:09:58.76	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
02:09:59.20	Councilmember Sobieski	Okay, so though we have a lease, if for any reason there was some redevelopment of the area and we were at loggerheads with the provider about the location of this and they were being unreasonable, we would be able to have some freedom of action in the public space as long as we adhere to paying off the lease as per this agreement.
02:10:20.04	Sergio	Yeah, that's correct. 20B basically allows the city to terminate the agreement.
02:10:24.24	Sergio	the agreement as long as it pays off essentially the depreciated cost of the improvements plus some adjustments.
02:10:30.62	Councilmember Sobieski	Okay.
02:10:31.26	Councilmember Sobieski	Then similarly, some of the line items will say,
02:10:35.45	Councilmember Sobieski	for instance, any termination fees or penalties incurred by the licensee, or way up in the section where the revenue share is calculated, it will talk about gross revenue minus operating costs as the number that is then used to compute the city's portion of about the amount of money due to the city. And
02:10:58.65	Councilmember Sobieski	It's not so precise as to say operating costs for that particular meter. And I was just wondering if it's implied in the very lengthy document here that these are amortized costs. And so what we're talking about when we do a calculation of the city's appropriate revenue share in this deal, that each of these computations is for each of the meters that is deployed by this company in the city.
02:11:25.45	Councilmember Sobieski	So it'd be amortized.
02:11:29.65	Sergio	So operating cost is actually specifically defined on page four of the agreement to
02:11:36.18	Sergio	be the cost paid by licensee for electricity,
02:11:39.98	Sergio	Taxes, fees, and surcharges paid by licensee for operating the charging stations, 2% transaction fee, and any other operation maintenance costs paid by licensee for software licenses and network connectivity. So those are basically the, they're fixed transactions.
02:11:57.06	Sergio	Daily operating costs is, I think, the intent of the agreement.
02:12:00.77	Councilmember Sobieski	That's how I would read it too. And I'm not the lawyer. And I want to make sure it's clear that there's operating that operating costs calculation is for each meter and that you wouldn't, for instance, have all the operating costs of the company, which might have many locations around the state, uh, piled on to, uh, you know, a freedom of action to pile that on to say Sausalito.
02:12:21.93	Sergio	Yeah, my understanding of it, and I think that the language of the agreement supports this, is that it relates to the operating costs of the charging stations, not of the company.
02:12:33.71	Councilmember Sobieski	Good. I'm glad to hear that clarification. Then just maybe a question for you, Katie, or whoever can answer it.
02:12:40.05	Councilmember Sobieski	I have an electric car, but I can't charge it here because I don't have the adapter for the Tesla station.
02:12:45.17	Councilmember Sobieski	Uh,
02:12:46.47	Councilmember Sobieski	These are going to be different is what my understanding.
02:12:48.59	Katie Thao Garcia	I, um, apologies, I forgot to mention that, um, integrative charging owner and Sausalito resident Ben Kahane, um, is online. So if you have any questions for him as well, um, but the two in city hall, um, we have two Tesla chargers, which you could use if you purchase your own adapter, um, or there are two non Tesla chargers.
02:13:13.92	Councilmember Sobieski	I didn't know that I'll look more carefully, but these new ones, are they going to be Tesla adapters or?
02:13:19.25	Katie Thao Garcia	They will be split 50-50 similarly.
02:13:21.72	Councilmember Sobieski	they will also be split. Yes.
02:13:22.58	Katie Thao Garcia	Yes, they mark Tesla on the outside because I believe that is the technology that they use.
02:13:32.10	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
02:13:34.07	Councilmember Sobieski	I'll just direct my question to the...
02:13:36.43	Councilmember Sobieski	The man doing the work here, sir?
02:13:39.03	Ben Kahane	Yes, hi, thank you very much for having me. So at City Hall, we have two
02:13:45.88	Ben Kahane	Tesla chargers and we have two
02:13:48.58	Ben Kahane	non-Tesla chargers
02:13:50.84	Ben Kahane	Um,
02:13:52.06	Ben Kahane	The expectation for Dumpy Park is to utilize a new
02:13:57.86	Ben Kahane	um,
02:13:59.77	Ben Kahane	hardware that
02:14:00.87	Ben Kahane	basically has a built-in adapter. So each charger...
02:14:04.66	Ben Kahane	regardless of whether or not you have a NACS Tesla cable, or if you have a J 1772 plug, you'd be able to use, um,
02:14:12.04	Ben Kahane	each charger.
02:14:13.46	Ben Kahane	Right.
02:14:14.06	Ben Kahane	pull up and you can use the charger depend, regardless of the type of vehicle you're driving.
02:14:18.55	Councilmember Sobieski	And that's also true of the, uh,
02:14:20.53	Councilmember Sobieski	Lot number two implementation.
02:14:22.55	Ben Kahane	That's correct. That's the expectation.
02:14:24.54	Councilmember Sobieski	Is there any way to retrofit that here in City Hall or is
02:14:27.34	Councilmember Sobieski	the hardware different.
02:14:29.10	Ben Kahane	We can retrofit. It wasn't out...
02:14:33.42	Ben Kahane	commercially when we did the installation. So they've come out with a newer model that basically has the accessibility.
02:14:42.72	Councilmember Sobieski	So is that something I'm just curious now, since we're going into business together here for potentially many years and expanding, is that something that you would view in your customer service approach? Here we have a new ability to do retrofit something that improves the flexibility of an installed station here at City Hall.
02:14:48.51	Ben Kahane	Yes.
02:15:00.94	Councilmember Sobieski	Is that what you intend to do?
02:15:03.42	Ben Kahane	Um,
02:15:05.06	Ben Kahane	Judging by the utilization and judging by the customer feedback, we haven't had any issues with the four charging spaces that are available.
02:15:14.21	Ben Kahane	clearly marked as Tesla and non Tesla. And so it really hasn't been an issue.
02:15:18.05	Ben Kahane	Um,
02:15:18.80	Ben Kahane	The speeds are exactly the same.
02:15:20.80	Ben Kahane	James.
02:15:21.38	Ben Kahane	Um,
02:15:21.92	Ben Kahane	But if there's substantial feedback to warrant a swapping of the hardware, that's something we can absolutely look at.
02:15:30.47	Councilmember Sobieski	No other questions. Thank you.
02:15:32.47	Cox	Great. Okay. Seeing no other questions, I'll open it up to public comment. I have no speaker cards. I'll invite the chair of our Sustainability Commission, Mark Palmer, up to speak.
02:15:50.79	Mark Palmer	Good evening again, council members. And thank you, council member Blausdean, for referring to the resolution.
02:15:59.09	Mark Palmer	On behalf of the Sustainability Commission, the following resolution was approved unanimously.
02:16:04.65	Mark Palmer	June 12th, 2025.
02:16:07.97	Mark Palmer	Whereas the 2021 Sausalito General Plan
02:16:11.87	Mark Palmer	The 2019 low emissions action plan
02:16:15.06	Mark Palmer	and the 2015 Climate Action Plan identify reducing emission from fossil fuel vehicles as priorities for the city of Sausalito.
02:16:24.90	Mark Palmer	Whereas Sausalito citizens and visitors are underserved in EV charging infrastructure relative to local demand and EV adoption rates,
02:16:35.44	Mark Palmer	Whereas public charges are important for equity as they make it possible for residents who live in apartments or without home chargers to own EVs.
02:16:45.47	Mark Palmer	whereas the city would incur an additional cost if it were to reduce the number of chargers at Duffy Park.
02:16:52.33	Mark Palmer	Whereas supporting EV infrastructure is essential as Marin County transitions toward a zero emissions vehicle future,
02:17:02.19	Mark Palmer	Therefore, the Sustainability Commission strongly urges the Council to maintain the agreement for six EV chargers at Doffey Park and strongly encourages a minimum of four additional chargers at Parking Lot 2.
02:17:15.99	Mark Palmer	Thank you.
02:17:17.95	Mark Palmer	Thank you.
02:17:18.46	Cox	Thank you.
02:17:19.37	Mark Palmer	Mark Glick.
02:17:19.98	Cox	Len Moore.
02:17:26.83	Mark Glick	Good evening, Mayor and City Council. I'm Mark. I am a member of the Sensibility Commission here in Sausalito.
02:17:34.10	Mark Glick	I'm sorry I misspoke. I'm a member of the SOS Leo Sustainability Commission.
02:17:39.21	Mark Glick	I will give you my full support as we did in the commission.
02:17:46.50	Mark Glick	made the resolution. I have some personal experience in this I just wanted to offer. As an EV owner back in 2016,
02:17:55.73	Mark Glick	It was a little early. There weren't many stations here in Marin, and the ones that were around were usually full, and some of them were inoperable. So my home up on Pearl Street was a ship worker's home down in the day, and around 1945, I got moved up to Pearl Street.
02:18:15.41	Mark Glick	And it is on 110.
02:18:17.98	Mark Glick	So it took my car three and a half days to charge.
02:18:21.84	Mark Glick	Plugged into the wall outlet because that was my only option. 20-foot extension cord from the garage.
02:18:27.39	Mark Glick	So to get 240 in there, to get a Tesla charger in my home,
02:18:33.77	Mark Glick	It was triple the cost.
02:18:35.64	Mark Glick	So not realistic. So at the time I was traveling on business with my car,
02:18:41.30	Mark Glick	I'm planning all my stops based on the charging station. So my lunch stop, my dinner stop.
02:18:47.96	Mark Glick	Sleepover.
02:18:49.58	Mark Glick	The hotel I was going to book was based on that charging station. So I can validate that my dollars were being spent.
02:18:58.20	Mark Glick	pulling over at those stations. And I believe that it would add an economic benefit to the city for folks to plan their stopover for their charge and eat at our restaurants, get a cup of coffee or dine. So I'm in full support and thank you very much.
02:19:12.95	Cox	Thank you.
02:19:14.52	Cox	City Clerk.
02:19:16.55	City Clerk	We have, sorry, we have Beth McDougall.
02:19:22.01	Babette	Gosh, doesn't anybody want to chime in on the website except me? So, Babette McDougall, Sausalito resident.
02:19:29.66	Babette	I would like to say, let us be careful of false economy, number one. Number two, I wonder if we've introduced ourselves to a contract
02:19:38.67	Babette	That might be a bit premature, number two. Number three, I'm grateful that Mr. Sobieski pointed out
02:19:44.51	Babette	that in fact,
02:19:45.67	Babette	Sausalito's population has recently dropped. I think it's since COVID-19.
02:19:50.40	Babette	And I know that when I brought that data point to our city manager, he was in utter disbelief. But it's true. Believe it or not, we have dropped, which means more people have come to town more recently. Some among the dais, in fact.
02:20:04.42	Babette	Perhaps you know or perhaps you do not know about the railroad right-of-ways that are contiguous along the length of bridgeway. Now, they actually have special...
02:20:15.05	Babette	covenants and contingencies attached to them from the legal framework. As far as the state of California and the federal government are concerned, if you build on a railroad right away, you have to be prepared
02:20:26.11	Babette	Pull it down.
02:20:27.12	Babette	upon demand because after all, it is the railroad right away. I have a problem with Dunphy Park.
02:20:33.87	Babette	I think Dunphy Park deserves to have charging stations, absolutely.
02:20:38.51	Babette	But I wonder why in the world we would want to flank them along Bridgeway on the railroad right-of-ways.
02:20:44.89	Babette	I,
02:20:46.15	Babette	somebody said, well, I think it's just the closest hookup to PG&E. And I thought to myself,
02:20:52.26	Babette	Well, PG&E's got a ton of money. That cannot possibly be a problem for PG&E.
02:20:57.48	Babette	And now I come to find that it's a subcontractor that's going to foot the bill for the electrical output. And he's the guy or they're the people who really don't want to have to pay a penny more if they don't have to. Well, maybe the citizens should have been offered some input on this whole thing before it came to pass. That's the first thing that I thought about. Second of all, I want charging stations at Dunphy Park. I just don't want them on the railroad right away is number one. And number two, I think it's
02:21:25.35	City Clerk	Thank you. City clerk? No further public speakers?
02:21:25.90	Cox	City Clerk?
02:21:28.61	Cox	All right, I will close public comment and open it up. Council Member Blaustein.
02:21:34.64	Councilmember Blaustein	I just want to start by going ahead and making a motion to approve the six EV chargers at Dempsey Park, the changes to the PG&E agreement, and the four additional chargers at lot two. And I'm happy to comment on it, but I would love to have a second on that because I'm really excited about the amount of work and effort that's done.
02:21:50.89	Cox	the amount of.
02:21:52.64	Councilmember Blaustein	Okay.
02:21:53.18	Councilmember Blaustein	Thank you.
02:21:53.22	Cox	Council members Hobie Eski seconded that. So did you want to make comment?
02:21:53.25	Councilmember Blaustein	Right.
02:21:59.48	Cox	Councilmember, did you have a comment you wanted to make?
02:22:01.47	Councilmember Blaustein	I just want to say I just just to say that actually I also serve on our Transportation Authority Board and this program is lauded as one of the first of its kind because it's an EV charging program that pays for itself through a public private partnership.
02:22:13.55	Councilmember Blaustein	So it's really positive for our community and it's positive for our revenue streams and it doesn't cost us anything. In fact, it enriches us and brings more folks who need to charge their EVs and makes it more convenient and accessible for all. And I fully support our Sustainability Commission and our Sustainability Coordinator in their efforts to make Sausalito more climate friendly and to make access to EVs more equitable and easily accessible for our residents and Marin County residents and visitors alike. So I wholeheartedly support and endorse the staff recommendations.
02:22:44.55	Cox	Thank you. I do wanna take just a moment to thank and acknowledge our staff, particularly our city manager, directors,
02:22:52.31	Cox	uh katie thoe garcia and kevin mcgowan there was a lot of behind the scenes effort to really um coordinate and organize and do public outreach and make sure this item was ready for prime time so i just want to acknowledge the great staff work that went into bringing this before us this evening uh councilmember hoffman
02:23:14.81	Councilmember Hoffman	Sorry, I think I had a question. I think, I know. I had a question for, I think, the operator, for Ben or maybe Katie or maybe Kevin. This is about the parking spaces. I'm sorry, at Dunphy Park. And it's about the length of time and the parking at Dunphy. We don't have parking restrictions at Dunphy, right? And so, or. There's no overnight parking there. There's no overnight parking. But my concern is if it takes eight hours to to charge your car. And that was my question of to charge. This may be a question for Ben, the operator. If it takes eight hours to charge, I know it's faster, maybe for a Tesla, if you have a Tesla, but for the other cars, my concern is people are going to park at the charger all day and there's no turnover because someone's parking or maybe a resident who's parking there, charging their car.
02:23:36.25	Cox	There's no overnight parking there.
02:24:02.26	Councilmember Hoffman	And that's just my concern. If we have six spaces at Dunphy and people are just parking there all day, not using the park, but using that as a space to charge their car,
02:24:11.47	Councilmember Hoffman	that's just my concern and whether or not we need to somehow, I don't know, Ben, do you have any?
02:24:16.08	Councilmember Hoffman	Thoughts on that?
02:24:17.24	Ben Kahane	Yeah, it's a very good question. And I think it basically speaks to congestion. And we have software that enables us when we reach a certain threshold.
02:24:28.23	Ben Kahane	If say,
02:24:30.20	Ben Kahane	80% of the chargers are being used at any one time will basically have idle fees and those idle fees will prevent
02:24:37.59	Ben Kahane	you from plugging in your car, not consuming electricity,
02:24:40.87	Ben Kahane	walking away, you'll incur a cost so that it'll basically
02:24:45.75	Ben Kahane	informed behavior so that you're there for a reason. When you're done charging, you're leaving.
02:24:52.44	Ben Kahane	Um,
02:24:53.29	Ben Kahane	If,
02:24:54.20	Ben Kahane	if there's,
02:24:54.98	Ben Kahane	you know, if,
02:24:55.79	Ben Kahane	Basically,
02:24:57.10	Ben Kahane	The average charge time, if we look at the data from City Hall, is
02:25:01.94	Ben Kahane	probably around two hours. So within that kind of three hour general parking guidance, it has not been a problem to date.
02:25:08.00	Talia Smith	Yeah.
02:25:08.07	Talia Smith	Thank you.
02:25:09.98	Ben Kahane	Um,
02:25:11.24	Ben Kahane	but it's something that we can absolutely
02:25:14.06	Ben Kahane	you know,
02:25:14.62	Ben Kahane	keep an eye on and we have the data to back up whether or not the charges are being used or abused.
02:25:21.28	Councilmember Hoffman	Okay, that's okay, great. I totally support the program. I think I was an early adopter for an EV car. I think I was the first one on the council to have a total 100% EV car. I think 2018, my husband and I have it. We're a one-car family, one electric car, one electric bike family. Sometimes we do argue about who's to get the car today um but um overall uh i have to say it works okay and um and you can do it in sausalito with one car and um a couple of uber apps you're okay or whatever ride sharing apps um so anyway i support it good great job and let's i say let's go forward
02:25:25.72	Talia Smith	Yeah.
02:26:01.83	Councilmember Hoffman	With that caveat.
02:26:04.05	Councilmember Sobieski	Yeah, and I just had a question for you.
02:26:06.63	Councilmember Sobieski	it is still the case that for instance, in lot two, uh, there'll still be metered parking for the visitors. I think you did say that. And, and so, uh,
02:26:06.86	Councilmember Hoffman	Yeah.
02:26:06.88	Mark Palmer	Thank you.
02:26:06.91	Councilmember Hoffman	you know.
02:26:19.30	Councilmember Sobieski	And so it would be in your interest, I guess you haven't got the level of cooperation, but down the line, the city could actually, as it develops its parking program with Wayne, we could actually help clear out, could help turnover by changing the parking rules to encourage people to leave after they're fully charged. That would be probably done in cooperation with you to help make that happen. So yeah, I supported the program. I will note in lot two, just in terms of direction, I was exploring with the city attorney,
02:26:47.77	Councilmember Sobieski	the Bank of America lease, and it might be something for Wayne to look into. There is no mention of the current free spot that we have given to Bank of America in lot number two for ATM parking. So we may wish to recover that spot for revenue generating purposes.
02:27:04.90	Cox	I think our revenue generated by the ATMs goes up each year. And I think that was a content condition
02:27:13.18	Councilmember Sobieski	Not in the least. The ATM spot. The parking spot's not in the least as far as I can tell.
02:27:18.97	Cox	Okay, well, that's another matter for another day.
02:27:21.40	Cox	Okay, we ready to
02:27:22.97	Vice Mayor Woodside	I'm ready to vote yes, and I just want to point out an arcane fact that the Northwest Pacific Railroad right-of-way was abandoned in 1970 in Sausalito. It's no longer owned by the railroad.
02:27:36.40	Vice Mayor Woodside	Thank you.
02:27:36.42	Cox	All right.
02:27:36.66	Cox	I'll call the question. City clerk.
02:27:38.60	City Clerk	Councilmember Blastin.
02:27:41.06	Cox	Enthusiastic yes.
02:27:42.97	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman.
02:27:45.85	Cox	Council Member Hoffman. Oh, yes.
02:27:48.60	City Clerk	Councilmember Sobieski, Vice Mayor Woodside? Yes. And Mayor Cox.
02:27:54.24	Cox	Yes, that motion carries unanimously. Thank you again to staff.
02:27:57.55	Cox	All right, we'll move smartly on to item 5C, introduction by title and waiver of first reading of ordinance number 06-2025, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sausalito, enacting chapter.
02:28:08.63	Cox	15.14 Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program of Title 15, Vehicles and Traffic of the Sausalito Municipal Code.
02:28:17.42	Cox	Stacy Gregory is not here tonight, but I will welcome
02:28:21.98	Brandon Rogers	She is not here tonight.
02:28:23.13	Cox	policing.
02:28:23.53	Cox	Good evening.
02:28:23.58	Brandon Rogers	Good evening, Madam Mayor, Vice Mayor, Councilmembers and members of the public. My name is Brandon Rogers, Lieutenant for the Police Department. With me here tonight to talk to you about youth e-bike safety in Marin in Assembly Bill 1778 is Talia Smith, Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs for the County of Marin. I'm going to turn this over to Talia for a presentation.
02:28:46.15	Cox	Some of us up here on the dais just heard from Talia talking about Marin's electric bicycle safety pilot program at our Marin County mayors and council members meeting last week. So welcome. Welcome.
02:29:01.57	Talia Smith	Thank you, Mayor, and good evening, Mayor and Councilmembers. I have a relatively quick presentation today. I'm going to just go through it. I know.
02:29:10.30	Talia Smith	I want to thank your counsel in advance
02:29:14.14	Talia Smith	uh for some of the input and being a part of the process that has brought us here today just want to call it that council member blaustein actually served on our special committee for youth e-bike safety earlier in the fall um so i just wanted to start uh by saying what we have here today before your council's consideration of adopting a new ordinance this ordinance was uh passed and made possible under assembly bill 1778
02:29:38.27	Talia Smith	which was authored by Assembly Member Damon Connolly last year. And should your council move forward in adopting the ordinance, we are looking on track to actually have this adopted countywide by back to school in August. So next slide, please.
02:29:55.20	Talia Smith	Just want to just highlight kind of two key facts here of why we're here today.
02:29:59.00	Talia Smith	what this issue is in Marin County. I just want to start by saying,
02:30:02.89	Talia Smith	Uh, you know, where we, uh,
02:30:04.75	Talia Smith	got to around youth knee bike safety was actually not an issue that originated among policymakers. It was actually an issue that originated actually among, uh, emergency room doctors in Marin County started being,
02:30:17.78	Talia Smith	really vocal advocates because they were witnessing some very serious injuries.
02:30:22.11	Talia Smith	with particularly very young people that were involved
02:30:25.88	Talia Smith	on a very serious collision where 911 was called on an e-bike. So I want to note that we saw from 20...
02:30:33.37	Talia Smith	19 to 2022, a 110% increase just in 911 calls that were related to youth. That's 10 to 15 year olds among all bikes. And so then in 2023, Marin County is actually very proud to be one of the first jurisdictions in the country to actually start tracking that 911 data and saying,
02:30:53.62	Talia Smith	Was a conventional bike involved or an e-bike?
02:30:57.91	Talia Smith	And so what we saw when we started tracking that data, and thank you to Dr. Matt Willis, our public health officer at the time who really spearheaded this effort with our EMS providers countywide.
02:31:08.07	Talia Smith	was what we saw.
02:31:10.09	Talia Smith	is for conventional bikes, the 10 to 15-year-old age group has a slightly higher accident rate than all other age groups. But for e-bikes, the accident rate is five times as high. So knowing the prevalence of e-bikes in the community, what that means is that e-bikes pose a much higher accident rate
02:31:27.67	Talia Smith	or I should say risk to 10 to 15 year olds. And I just want to note that again, when we're talking about these accidents, these are 911 accidents. So these are very serious accidents.
02:31:38.81	Talia Smith	Um, and what we've noted again by our emergency room positions are very serious traumas that are actually typically linked with motor vehicle accidents. So you'd see in a motorcycle accident. Next slide.
02:31:49.98	Talia Smith	This is just illustrates on the dashboard, which you all can visit the data I just noted off. So next slide, please.
02:31:58.10	Talia Smith	I
02:31:59.18	Talia Smith	And sorry, I'm saying that. Is this clicker work? Okay, never mind.
02:32:03.23	Talia Smith	All right. So just quickly types of e-bikes in California. I just want to note that currently I'm going to start actually at the bottom. Class three e-bikes are the only e-bikes in California law that have an age restriction. Those are actually already restricted statewide in California law to 16 and up. And that's actually they are pedal assist only with the motor, but they actually can go up to 28 miles an hour.
02:32:24.91	Talia Smith	Class one and two before this assembly bill had no age restriction.
02:32:29.57	Talia Smith	Uh,
02:32:30.25	Talia Smith	However, class one and two, the motor can only assist up to 20 miles an hour. Again, these are legal e-bikes.
02:32:36.93	Talia Smith	Class one is pedal assist only and class two has a throttle, so no pedaling is required.
02:32:43.90	Talia Smith	I just want to note that these are California e-bike classifications. These are not nationwide. So if you're wondering how come I can order a bike online that might have a throttle that goes more than 20 miles an hour, that's because it could be sold from an out-of-state manufacturer.
02:32:56.98	Talia Smith	Next slide.
02:32:59.54	Talia Smith	And next slide, please.
02:33:03.15	Talia Smith	I just want to note just, you know, kind of how we brought this issue to your council today, how we got here. So I just want to note that you all probably are aware of last year's civil guard and jury report on this issue. But this actually, you know, really was preceded by a lot of...
02:33:18.75	Talia Smith	activism, both in the school community and parents and local officials that were really concerned around the safety risk.
02:33:25.11	Talia Smith	We did convene a special committee on youth e-bike safety that was meant to be countywide. We had members from, as I noted, Councilmember Blaustein, but other cities. We had school represented. We had bike shops represented.
02:33:38.20	Talia Smith	Uh, we had law enforcement represented and we really talked about two things. One.
02:33:42.47	Talia Smith	We need a countywide education campaign and two,
02:33:45.41	Talia Smith	If we're going to go forward in adopting 1778,
02:33:48.99	Talia Smith	needs to be done countywide. So next slide.
02:33:52.97	Talia Smith	What is Assembly Bill 1778? Your decision today, it would be to take those class two e-bites and put the same age restriction on them as class three. So that would mean 16 and up.
02:34:04.17	Talia Smith	Everything else is unchanged with California state law. You might ask, why did we need a state bill to do this? Because e-bikes and age limits on streets and roads is actually regulated by the state, California streets and highway code.
02:34:17.76	Talia Smith	And so we, or I should say you as a city council could not pass this law.
02:34:22.90	Talia Smith	without a state law actually changing that and allowing Marin County jurisdictions to do this.
02:34:27.39	Talia Smith	So that bill was a one county pilot.
02:34:30.40	Talia Smith	That meant it only applied to jurisdictions in Marin County, and it was opt-in each...
02:34:35.31	Talia Smith	Jurisdiction has to approve it.
02:34:37.47	Talia Smith	Next slide.
02:34:39.59	Talia Smith	I already talked about some of our countywide coordination. So the last thing I just want to touch on in the next slide is
02:34:47.27	Talia Smith	Uh, oops,
02:34:50.11	Talia Smith	Next slide.
02:34:51.68	Talia Smith	Sorry, zooming right through, is I just really wanna highlight, actually this is the first council meeting that I have had to present at where we have actually launched the campaign. So this is very exciting. I just wanna note you probably all got some notifications around this and we're gonna continue to push it out.
02:35:06.63	Talia Smith	But really, our special committee was focused on this cannot just be a law enforcement approach. We need public education and we need public education that works and that actually reaches both the teens and parents in Marin and is able to message to them.
02:35:20.95	Talia Smith	Not only what bike their child should be and now is allowed to be on,
02:35:26.67	Talia Smith	But also messages around safe riding, maintenance needs, e-bikes need to have brakes replaced much more than conventional bikes. And you need a repair shop that can service your e-bike if you cannot safely do the repairs yourself. A lot of repair shops will not service e-bikes that you've ordered online.
02:35:42.79	Talia Smith	Uh, and so we launched e bikers, uh, club campaign e dash bikers club.com. Next slide.
02:35:50.05	Talia Smith	There are some of the graphics. I will invite you to check it out yourself online. We are really, really proud of this campaign because we actually worked with a mural artist in Oakland to do a lot of the graphics. It was a very different kind of public information campaign. We didn't want people to actually see the materials and think that they were looking at a government campaign.
02:36:08.05	Talia Smith	And I just want to note that really uniquely, we actually involved Marin County teens in even selecting the firm and selecting the designs. And so we got a lot of great ideas from them around doing school mascots, around doing Marin County landmarks. And what I've showed you on the left here is a Sausalito poster because you see the floating homes in the bottom. But we have all we have actually 11 different posters with different Marin County landmarks.
02:36:32.05	Talia Smith	Next slide.
02:36:33.94	Talia Smith	So this brings us to today, which you will see this is a timeline since the fall, since we passed this bill, since we've discussed it with our committee, we're now in the process of bringing it to councils to consider for adoption.
02:36:47.14	Talia Smith	And what we have is really uniform messaging with August back to school.
02:36:51.94	Talia Smith	around what bikes kids should be on. And again, we are moving from a phase of, we strongly recommend your middle schooler is on a pedal assist e-bike if they are on an e-bike to they are only allowed to be on a pedal assist e-bike. And we've already been doing some focus groups with parents and it's really, really effective messaging because at the end of the day, it's a lot of the parents that are actually buying these bikes.
02:37:14.54	Talia Smith	Next slide, which I think is the last slide. How do we measure success? We got here today. I just want to note on this last bullet point.
02:37:22.39	Talia Smith	because of the really disproportionate e-bike accident rate for 10 to 15 year olds. We have been tracking the data of what types of bikes were involved in that. We know the vast majority were these throttle class two e-bikes. So we are looking and hoping that that accident rate goes down as fewer 10 to 15 year olds are on
02:37:41.25	Talia Smith	Class two throttle e-bikes.
02:37:43.21	Talia Smith	But that being said,
02:37:45.20	Talia Smith	We know that the impact and reach of the public messaging campaign
02:37:49.18	Talia Smith	We're seeing it more as a public health campaign. This is about behavior change.
02:37:53.30	Talia Smith	and get it.
02:37:53.69	Talia Smith	getting students and kids to actually understand
02:37:56.25	Talia Smith	really the power of the bikes that they're on.
02:37:59.68	Talia Smith	and how you really do need to be
02:38:01.57	Talia Smith	uh, riding different, riding more safely. And another really strong messaging is you should be a competent writer of a conventional bike before you get on one of these bikes. They're powerful. They're heavy.
02:38:11.83	Talia Smith	And I think that that concludes my presentation.
02:38:14.55	Talia Smith	So we're ready to answer any questions.
02:38:14.82	Cox	Great.
02:38:16.32	Cox	Thank you so much. Any questions?
02:38:18.44	Cox	Yes, Councilmember Sobieski.
02:38:20.76	Councilmember Sobieski	I'm just wondering about enforcement and maybe it's a question actually for our police force. I see plenty of people speeding.
02:38:27.54	Councilmember Sobieski	with their cars not getting tickets, including me sometimes, though I tried my best. So with our police force, how are we going to actually enforce this?
02:38:38.04	Brandon Rogers	We're going to follow the California vehicle code, right? For speeding on an e-bike, we will...
02:38:43.42	Brandon Rogers	Scott DeRue, M.D.: about them, you know when we observed it, but essentially it's going to be all based off of vehicle code, you know reckless driving speeding this issue would become a secondary issue like let's say we pull over a. Scott DeRue, M.D.: ebike for speeding they happen to be under the 16 years old on the class to then they would be issued the $25 citation from the ordinance.
02:39:06.54	Councilmember Sobieski	Okay, thank you.
02:39:08.90	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
02:39:08.92	Cox	Any other questions?
02:39:10.89	Cox	All right, I'll open it up for public comment. I have no speaker cards, city clerk.
02:39:18.92	Cox	City clerk, anyone on the line?
02:39:20.29	City Clerk	Yeah, we have a Bette McDougal.
02:39:20.34	Cox	you.
02:39:25.78	Babette	Well, all right, here I am again, thank you.
02:39:28.24	Babette	And actually, I really wholeheartedly support this program.
02:39:32.19	Babette	I have to say I'm really glad that we're paying attention to how children behave.
02:39:36.98	Babette	on these very powerful machines.
02:39:39.83	Babette	A day, it was yesterday, it was not in Sausalito,
02:39:43.95	Babette	I happen to be somewhere
02:39:46.58	Babette	And
02:39:47.87	Babette	Kids, I'm talking 12-year-olds, they had to be.
02:39:51.63	Babette	were popping wheelies on these vehicles.
02:39:55.75	Babette	That has got to be dangerous.
02:39:58.28	Babette	And they're wearing the kind of bike helmets that, frankly, I don't know that they're going to protect their skulls all that well if they go crashing down. So it's a little...
02:40:07.83	Babette	It's a little unnerving, and I love to see new things, and I love to see people having a great time.
02:40:13.62	Babette	But when I saw three or four boys
02:40:19.86	Babette	trying to impress each other with those wheelies on those heavy bikes. That really took my breath away.
02:40:24.86	Babette	So I'm glad that we are taking this proactive action. I believe Damon Connolly has something to do with this.
02:40:30.95	Babette	which is all good. And I yield back the balance of my time. Thank you very much.
02:40:35.60	Babette	See you.
02:40:35.69	Cox	THE END OF THE END OF THE
02:40:36.31	City Clerk	No further public comment.
02:40:37.53	Cox	All right, I'll close public comment and bring it up here for discussion, and I'll allow Councilmember Blaustein to lead off.
02:40:44.85	Councilmember Blaustein	Yeah, I was really honored to serve on the special committee on youth e-bike safety. And thank you so much, Talia, for all of your hard work on this. And also Supervisor Sackett, who has just from the beginning been working so hard in partnership with Assemblymember Connolly to make Marin County the first county.
02:41:01.90	Councilmember Blaustein	to fully adopt this ordinance and we will potentially, I think, beat San Diego and be the most municipalities and the first county in a region to fully adopt and comply with this ordinance. So it's a really big deal and really proud of the work that's being done and also the ad campaign, which is very cool. There's a really cool eBikers Club video that I recommend all of you check out and I hope we will be putting the eBikers Club's
02:41:26.08	Councilmember Blaustein	campaign stuff around town and in currents and at jazz and blues. And I just want to go ahead and make a motion to adopt the ordinance.
02:41:34.03	Cox	it's,
02:41:35.50	Cox	All right, I'm going to formalize your motion, which is to introduce by title and waiver first reading of ordinance number oh six dash two oh two five and ordinance of the city council of the city of Sausalito and acting chapter. One 5.1 for Marin electric bicycle safety pilot program of title 15 vehicles and traffic of the Sausalito municipal code so is that your motion Council Member.
02:41:57.04	Cox	It sure is. Thank you, Mayor.
02:41:59.02	Vice Mayor Woodside	I'd like to second it.
02:42:01.72	Cox	City Clerk.
02:42:04.28	Councilmember Hoffman	Oh.
02:42:04.59	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
02:42:04.62	Cox	Thank you.
02:42:04.67	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
02:42:04.69	Cox	Go ahead, Councilmember Hoffman.
02:42:04.70	Councilmember Hoffman	Go ahead, Councilmember Hoffman.
02:42:05.78	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you. And Talia, thank you for giving your presentation again. That was a great presentation. We saw MCCMC the other night. It was a great crowd in the room at MCCMC. We all supported it. And as a person who's been riding e-bike for a long time, I've seen the change on the e-bike trails and on the e-bike paved roads of the difference in the kids that are riding the bikes just in the five or six years that I've been riding. Thank you.
02:42:35.22	Councilmember Hoffman	I fully, fully support this and totally support this. And thanks to Assemblymember Connolly for bringing this forward. And we fully support his efforts as well in Marin County's out in front on this. And mainly because of you. And so thank you for that. And anyway.
02:42:52.88	Councilmember Hoffman	Yes.
02:42:53.95	Councilmember Hoffman	Mm-hmm.
02:42:54.54	Councilmember Hoffman	Anyone else?
02:42:55.23	Cox	Thank you.
02:42:56.26	Vice Mayor Woodside	All right. I add thanks on behalf of my grandkids and future generations that hopefully will benefit from this. But I also just want to comment that this is a great example of how when the county takes the lead and cities take the lead and you work together along with our representatives in Sacramento, we can get something done. And I'm proud of that fact and happy to vote for this.
02:43:19.58	Vice Mayor Woodside	All right, city clerk.
02:43:22.09	City Clerk	Councilmember Blaustein.
02:43:24.14	Vice Mayor Woodside	Yes.
02:43:24.59	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
02:43:25.37	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman.
02:43:26.62	City Clerk	Thank you.
02:43:26.63	Councilmember Hoffman	Yes.
02:43:26.95	City Clerk	Councilmember Sobieski.
02:43:29.84	City Clerk	Vice Mayor Woodside. Yes. And Mayor Cox.
02:43:32.73	Cox	Yes, that motion carries unanimously. Thank you again, Talia, and also thank you, Lieutenant Rogers.
02:43:40.88	Cox	Yes, absolutely.
02:43:42.85	Cox	All right, we will now turn to former consent item 3B. I'm going to invite Wayne Kwan back up to the podium. We pulled this off consent to consider the vice mayor's request that in the first resolution attached to the staff report that we confine the two-hour parking time limit from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. instead of from Caledonia Street from Johnson Street to Napa Street, instead to...
02:44:12.77	Cox	from Johnson Street to B Street. And so...
02:44:17.02	Cox	Officer Kwan, you heard public comment. You explained to us what your response to that public comment is. I'm going to ask you to respond directly to the vice mayor's request. I know he discussed that with Chief Gregory, who's not able to be here tonight.
02:44:36.26	Wayne Kwan	Of course.
02:44:37.48	Wayne Kwan	So first of all, thank you for the question. Thank you for your comment, Vice Mayor. So let me start by providing some context of how the police department arrived at the proposal that we
02:44:48.90	Wayne Kwan	propose.
02:44:50.75	Wayne Kwan	So we met with merchants on two different separate occasions. So first of all, there's a lot of moving parts, right? In this whole resolution. Let's talk about, I want to start by talking about the employee parking.
02:45:03.11	Wayne Kwan	So what we have learned in our outreach with the merchants is, um,
02:45:08.64	Wayne Kwan	Many of the employees that work in the restaurants that emerge along Caledonia Street come from
02:45:15.65	Wayne Kwan	far away from South Korea. They come from the East Bay. They, you know, they come from as far as, you know, um,
02:45:22.57	Wayne Kwan	I don't remember to say, but they come from a far away to come work here.
02:45:28.30	Wayne Kwan	And they, um,
02:45:30.61	Wayne Kwan	We also learned through the merchants, they don't make a lot of money. Their wages are low.
02:45:36.82	Wayne Kwan	the employees will always look for free parking before paid parking. And so what's happening right now with the current situation, the two-hour zone from 9 to 6, what a lot of savvy employees are doing is they come early, they try to find a spot a little bit after 4 o'clock, and they sit there all day. So once you park at 4 o'clock,
02:46:03.07	Wayne Kwan	reinforce to six that's still under two hours and they can just work their entire shift up until whatever time they get off 10 p.m 11 p.m and um
02:46:14.22	Wayne Kwan	So that was one of the reasons why we felt like we had to do the entire zone all the way from John Centineppa.
02:46:22.67	Wayne Kwan	Um,
02:46:23.72	Wayne Kwan	So that was the reason behind that.
02:46:25.71	Wayne Kwan	And
02:46:27.31	Wayne Kwan	The art piece is...
02:46:30.15	Wayne Kwan	By...
02:46:30.86	Wayne Kwan	By including the entire California corridor, we are able to help incentivize with a lower cost for employee parking by reducing it to $5 per day. We also added some additional options with the one month option. So now employees can choose by paying it by the day.
02:46:52.10	Wayne Kwan	by the month or multiple months.
02:46:55.70	Wayne Kwan	And because what we learned is many different employees, they have a variety of different schedules. Some may only work one or two days a week. Some work up to six days a week.
02:47:05.72	Wayne Kwan	So, you know, and the math apps would be more economical on a variety of different permits. So what we've done is we took the L permit, which is the employee quarterly parking permit. Now they have additional options to purchase a month instead.
02:47:23.39	Wayne Kwan	And...
02:47:24.25	Wayne Kwan	One of the concerns with the Vice Mayor's proposal of stopping at B Street instead of Napa, so now you have the 500 block of...
02:47:33.80	Wayne Kwan	between Caledonia between B and Napa,
02:47:37.65	Wayne Kwan	With the current situation, the employees
02:47:40.26	Wayne Kwan	Shit, if I had a Marit Ball, I think the employee would just shift down there and start parking at 4 o'clock and just sit down there all day.
02:47:47.59	Wayne Kwan	But
02:47:49.23	Wayne Kwan	We proceed to change it to 9. Now they can no longer do that. And most employees shift starts before 6. Because of the dinner hour.
02:48:01.24	Wayne Kwan	So that's how the police department came to the conclusion of why we decided to propose the entire career of Caledonia Street.
02:48:11.03	Wayne Kwan	I hope that helps.
02:48:12.33	Cox	I think that helps a lot. And so the point you made earlier is that by keeping it until nine for the entire block, there's higher levels of turnover up until nine o'clock.
02:48:24.90	Cox	because there's a two hour time limit, which actually gives residents with their Class C permit
02:48:30.72	Cox	more of an opportunity to find a spot between 6 and 9 p.m.
02:48:35.04	Cox	than they would have if the
02:48:37.94	Cox	if the regulation ended at 6 p.m.
02:48:41.28	Wayne Kwan	We do believe so, but
02:48:44.36	Wayne Kwan	The other piece is the customer parking for the merchants. Now you have customers,
02:48:51.11	Wayne Kwan	that come
02:48:53.94	Wayne Kwan	come to visit for dinner.
02:48:55.48	Wayne Kwan	So and the idea from the what we learned from the merchants is that, you know, because the employees are taking a lot of parking and the potential of losing more parking to AB 413.
02:49:07.20	Wayne Kwan	Uh.
02:49:07.80	Wayne Kwan	that your customers are going to struggle and they're afraid that
02:49:10.85	Wayne Kwan	If their customers struggle for parking, then, you know, customers may not come back. So that's the idea of the proposal that we extended at 9 p.m. Now the turnover is a little bit more frequent to help accommodate the customers of the merchants.
02:49:27.37	Cox	And when you make reference to AB 413, you're referring to the daylighting rules. And we've already given direction, as you're probably aware, to our public works director to come back to us with some traffic calming measures in order to reduce the number of spots that we lose to the daylighting rule. Yes, I heard about that as well. Right. OK. All right, those are my questions.
02:49:45.82	Wayne Kwan	Yes, I hear it, Herb.
02:49:50.54	Cox	Just a re-internative.
02:49:50.67	Councilmember Sobieski	Just to reiterate, so the C permit, now you can park in the 500 block?
02:49:56.58	Wayne Kwan	Yes, there is a there's a pipe program. So if you have a seat permit, residential or the guest hang tag, you can park on the 500 block of Caledonia and be exempt from the two hours.
02:50:09.96	Councilmember Sobieski	that's the new information that maybe I went under on it. It was new to me here tonight.
02:50:14.86	Councilmember Sobieski	is the big change here and I think it might even be new to the resident who's still here is that she can now park on the 500 block of Caledonia Street with her sea permit
02:50:26.80	Mark Glick	Thank you.
02:50:26.84	Wayne Kwan	Yes.
02:50:27.90	Councilmember Sobieski	And...
02:50:28.04	Wayne Kwan	And be exempt from the two-hour restrictions. Exempt from the two-hour restrictions.
02:50:31.73	Vice Mayor Woodside	Correct. The problem is I see it is that the resolution doesn't reflect that. It's a pilot project.
02:50:37.10	Vice Mayor Woodside	Not everyone is aware. There's no sign that says, as it does elsewhere, sea permit is a second sign. Says sea permit is exempt from the two hour limit. And I take it the pilot project was designed to address and consider whether you would extend the sea permit to that block.
02:50:57.33	Vice Mayor Woodside	And the pilot's not run its course. In the meantime, I think there's confusion because there's no sign that allows sea permits in that one block.
02:51:07.30	Vice Mayor Woodside	Can you put a sign up?
02:51:08.23	Cox	Yeah, can we put a sign up?
02:51:10.90	Vice Mayor Woodside	I think if you did that, you probably should change the resolution to say, would the sea permit exception for the 500 block of Caledonia Street?
02:51:21.48	Sergio	Yeah, I'll agree. I think that if there is an exception to parking limits, it should be stated in the resolution.
02:51:28.77	Cox	The reason it wasn't stated in the resolution is it is a pilot program undertaken by the police force in response specifically to questions and comments from...
02:51:39.15	Cox	folks in that 500 block of Caledonia Street.
02:51:42.45	Councilmember Sobieski	stuff.
02:51:43.10	Councilmember Sobieski	Could you kind of do the pilot the other way to riff on the vice mayor suggestion, which is change the resolution, make it see parking on the 500 block.
02:51:53.24	Councilmember Sobieski	and then it's in four months, and if it's not working, ask us to change the resolution back.
02:51:53.34	Wayne Kwan	Yes.
02:51:56.88	Cox	Bye.
02:51:56.97	Wayne Kwan	you
02:51:57.07	Wayne Kwan	Thank you.
02:51:57.42	Wayne Kwan	If that's your direction, yes, we can change the language.
02:52:00.56	Cox	Yeah, I think that makes sense.
02:52:02.23	Vice Mayor Woodside	I'd be happy with that, yeah. And I think the residents would at least have clarity for the time being.
02:52:07.19	Councilmember Sobieski	you
02:52:07.24	Councilmember Hoffman	Yeah.
02:52:07.48	Councilmember Sobieski	And you'll just, if it doesn't work,
02:52:10.21	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
02:52:10.30	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
02:52:10.48	Councilmember Sobieski	Change your back.
02:52:11.04	Councilmember Hoffman	Or Wayne, would you feel more comfortable if you just put a limitation on the pilot program and the resolution instead of, say, a pilot program is going to last for two months and it expires?
02:52:12.26	Unknown	actually.
02:52:12.71	Unknown	Thank you.
02:52:12.73	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
02:52:22.97	Cox	So before we give that direction, I want to go ahead and open it to public comment and then we can give that direction.
02:52:27.80	Cox	All right, I'm going to open to public comment. Yes, please step forward.
02:52:32.44	Cox	Please don't speak until you get to the microphone so that everybody can hear you. No worries. And thank you for staying here for the duration.
02:52:37.06	Lori Felton	And thank you for staying here.
02:52:40.01	Lori Felton	Thank you.
02:52:41.48	Lori Felton	Thank you.
02:52:41.50	Cox	So you can hear me?
02:52:42.29	Lori Felton	Thank you.
02:52:42.58	Cox	You get to see us in action.
02:52:43.91	Lori Felton	Okay, thank you.
02:52:45.62	Lori Felton	Hi, you can hear me? Yeah. Okay. So the only thing about this six to nine at, you know, it sounds like it makes more opportunities for parking. But the reality is, is that people who live in the neighborhood will come home from work at the end of the day. And then if it goes on until nine o'clock.
02:53:07.07	Lori Felton	It means that there are, well, I guess I'm a little not sure about that, because if there is a C and it's clearly exempt, then it takes care of it. Right. Okay. So...
02:53:20.60	Lori Felton	Yeah, that would be great.
02:53:22.10	Councilmember Sobieski	I think you should have a champagne.
02:53:24.25	Lori Felton	Thank you.
02:53:24.48	Lori Felton	What'd you say?
02:53:25.22	Councilmember Sobieski	I think you can.
02:53:25.76	Cox	Thank you.
02:53:25.80	Lori Felton	I'm thinking.
02:53:26.07	Cox	TODAY.
02:53:26.12	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you for champagne.
02:53:27.97	Cox	Thank you.
02:53:28.08	Lori Felton	I don't know.
02:53:29.09	Lori Felton	Thank you.
02:53:30.18	Cox	All right, thank you so much. Any other public comment? Seeing none. All right, we'll close public comment. So I think the direction to the city attorney and Wayne Kwan is that this resolution, the first resolution in our packet, in addition to the CEQA provision that we enunciated earlier,
02:53:53.41	Cox	will specify that residents with a C permit are able to park in the 500 block of Caledonia Street and that this resolution will end
02:54:10.04	Cox	Um,
02:54:12.51	Cox	at
02:54:13.45	Sergio	Mayor Mrakas- And mayor I would recommend that we not put a termination date in part because.
02:54:17.87	Sergio	If city staff do not come back to the council in a timely manner, my concern would be what parking regulations do exist in the city if this resolution has an expiration.
02:54:27.91	Cox	I think what we'll do is we'll make the revision to the resolution that I just described and we'll give direction to staff to return and report back to us as already promised by Officer Kwan.
02:54:41.33	Vice Mayor Woodside	That's great.
02:54:42.04	Cox	you
02:54:42.16	Vice Mayor Woodside	Bye.
02:54:42.26	Cox	All right. So that is my so I am making a motion that we adopt all three resolutions attached to our packet with the addition of the secret provision that I enunciated earlier for each of the resolutions and that we revise the first resolution. and I'm sorry, I don't have a number. There's no number on it, but it's the resolution that concerns parking on Caledonia between Napa and Johnson to reflect that holders of a C permit will be able to, will be, have the exemption available to them in the 500 block of Caledonia Street.
02:54:42.33	Vice Mayor Woodside	All right.
02:55:27.40	Councilmember Sobieski	Second.
02:55:28.73	Cox	Will you call the roll, city clerk?
02:55:31.92	City Clerk	Councilmember Blaustein.
02:55:34.91	Cox	Yes.
02:55:35.19	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
02:55:35.90	City Clerk	Councilmember Hoffman?
02:55:36.97	City Clerk	Thank you.
02:55:36.98	Cox	Yes.
02:55:37.34	City Clerk	you
02:55:37.57	City Clerk	Thank you.
02:55:37.96	City Clerk	Councilmember Sobieski? Yes. Vice Mayor Woodside? Yes.
02:55:41.47	Vice Mayor Woodside	Yes.
02:55:41.61	City Clerk	Mary Cox.
02:55:42.62	Cox	Yes, that motion carries unanimously. Thank you to our police force for staying late to hear this item so that we could re we could.
02:55:53.32	Cox	discuss a reasonable resolution of the vice mayor's concerns. With that, we'll move on to item six, City Manager reports, Council Member reports, City Council appointments and other council business.
02:56:04.39	Cox	We're only 30 minutes behind schedule. 6A, City Manager Information for Council.
02:56:09.25	Jeffrey Jackson	Thank you, Mayor, members of the council members of the public that are still with us. I do have some reporting to do. I'd like to first acknowledge the current article that was in this past Friday's edition, where we highlighted a new city librarian, Jeffrey Jackson, a new police captain, Brian Mather,
02:56:26.83	Jeffrey Jackson	a new community service director, Brian Vitelli, and an assistant city manager, Brandon Phipps. So that's something that we want to do more of in Currents is to get the word out on who and how our public servants work for our community. I'd also like to provide some finance information. Today is New Year.
02:56:47.45	Jeffrey Jackson	cities start their fiscal years on July 1st, end them on June 30th. So today is our new year. I want to pass on some very good information. I want to thank the city council and the Saucyote-Marin County Sanitary District Board, our staff, our committees that worked on the sewer transfer. One of the byproducts of that transfer was the action that our finance department took at my instructions in your direction was to eliminate the 2015 sewer bond and pay off the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund loan. That cost of 5.2 million and change that the city paid off took those off our books books, and it also created for the rate payers, which are residents and businesses of Sausalito, $1,917,860 in savings because you took 20 years of interest payments off the sewer bond and eight years off the revolving loan fund. So congratulations to you on that. That's only good news. I also want to talk about the work that we're doing that's really important. We have a CalPERS, or state retirement cost payment. Our finance staff is making that payment this month. That's a prepayment of $3.4 million, which then returns the savings of the city of about $300,000. We also received our 100% standing and good standing as a new member of PRISM, our insurance provider. So we're doing that renewal as well this month. So all of those things are really big, big items for the finance department and the city council and the public to be aware of. This is also the 10-year anniversary of our 115 trust. We still have some work to do in that regard in terms of the direction the council gave us. There is a new monthly report out that shows there's $4 million that the city has saved for pension obligations that it can spend only on pension obligations, and $2 million on post-employment benefit obligations, so a total of $6 million in the 115 trust funds, which we will work to transfer. We begin the discussions about our 10-year financial planning tool, which needs to happen. And most importantly, it's audit season for the city of Sausalito. The city of Sausalito has a three-year agreement with Badawi and Associates to do our audit. They're a certified independent firm of the city. This is a legal requirement. and their role is to look through all of our books and provide an assessment of if the cities managing the public treasury properly. And in that process, I want to kind of walk you through some of the steps involved. The interim finance director received 17 pages of instructions in the areas of looking at and reviewing conflicts of interest, Form 700s for the city council and city manager,
02:59:56.49	Jeffrey Jackson	cash and cash handling
02:59:58.28	Jeffrey Jackson	Investments.
02:59:59.58	Jeffrey Jackson	payments that are receivable, lease payments that are receivable, capital assets, our payroll, our long-term debt, our risk management claims and all legal costs, our computer controls, our revenue review,
03:00:12.94	Jeffrey Jackson	our expenditure and procurement review
03:00:15.67	Jeffrey Jackson	our pensions, our post-employment benefits, our single audit act compliance, and our GAN limit compliance. Those are some of the headings within those 17 pages or multiple instructions. And I want to point out that our interim finance director is winding down his time, but he's still with us. And we're pleased that Mr. Nava is working with us as we transition to a finance director. We have been through interviews. We will continue to go through interviews till we bring the right person on board. But in the interim, I want the council to be aware of, we have three people in the finance department and an interim finance director and one vacancy. So it's a very lean, lean operation that's got a lot of responsibility and a lot of work to do.
03:00:58.86	Jeffrey Jackson	That concludes my report mayor and Council.
03:01:01.15	Cox	Thank you, City Manager.
03:01:03.01	Jeffrey Jackson	Could I ask you just a...
03:01:04.68	Councilmember Sobieski	Could you go over those numbers again, City Manager, at the beginning? Because there's a lot of information there. But because we paid off the sewer bond early, how much will the taxpayers save?
03:01:16.04	Jeffrey Jackson	as a result. Thank you for the question again. We paid off $5,352,721.08 in total, of which the majority or most of that was the sewer bond from 2015. As a result of that, you lose 20 years of interest payments from the sewer bond, and we paid off the state revolving loan fund as well, and you lose eight years of interest payments on that, and that totals $1,917,860 in interest costs abated by these payments.
03:01:48.55	Councilmember Sobieski	Thank you.
03:01:50.50	Jeffrey Jackson	Thank you.
03:01:51.39	Cox	City Attorney, do you have any information for the council?
03:01:54.98	Sergio	No.
03:01:56.23	Cox	Thank you. We'll turn to council member.
03:01:56.43	Sergio	keep going.
03:01:58.83	Cox	Committee reports, the first thing is a bit mislabeled, and apologies for that. So what we are proposing and will bring back to you at our next meeting is a letter requesting an amendment to SB 79 to designate our historic... Actually, I'm going to let Melissa Blaustein enunciate it, but essentially it's to...
03:02:28.04	Cox	Exclude.
03:02:28.97	Councilmember Blaustein	It was a request to historic districts from the implications surrounding SB 79, but we haven't actually had an opportunity to fully review or vet or discuss it was kind of prematurely added on so.
03:02:41.03	Councilmember Blaustein	that that was added in error so I apologize I don't know how it ended up on the agenda since it was something Mayor Cox and I were discussing but
03:02:48.75	Cox	Anyway, I acted precipitously.
03:02:48.76	Councilmember Blaustein	Anyway, just one question.
03:02:51.50	Cox	Um,
03:02:52.51	Cox	I spoke with Nancy Hall Bennett about this today. She's requesting that we say that we oppose unless they, which we've already previously opposed SB 79, that we continue to oppose unless there's this amendment that we're requesting. And at that point that we simply withdraw our opposition rather than
03:03:15.12	Cox	actively supporting because, you know, we will no longer be adversely impacted by it if our exemption is...
03:03:24.94	Cox	adopted, but many of our fellow cities will be. And so her request was that we oppose unless the exemption is granted.
03:03:34.46	Cox	So I'm looking for a consensus on that approach. And if so, we'll bring it back a letter at the next meeting.
03:03:42.26	Councilmember Hoffman	I think I would want to see the language in the letter, and I would also want to confer with our elected representatives in the assembly.
03:03:50.32	Cox	That's fantastic.
03:03:50.58	Babette	here.
03:03:50.71	Cox	Thank you.
03:03:51.32	Vice Mayor Woodside	And the way you've described it sounds good to me.
03:03:54.86	Cox	Well, it came from Nancy Hall Bennett. I don't take credit. So, all right. Um,
03:04:01.75	Cox	Any other council member reports? We have the TAM sea level rise report.
03:04:06.79	Councilmember Blaustein	Yeah, I, I, I, there's a lot of updates from Tam, but one thing that I just really wanted to be sure to highlight is that after almost two years of a process, the transportation authority released a sea level rise report.
03:04:17.95	Councilmember Blaustein	during in which they determined areas of key vulnerability and Sausalito was the first community that was considered in this vulnerability assessment. And they not only present areas for concern, but also suggestions and recommendations in both the short term and longer term.
03:04:35.57	Councilmember Blaustein	So it's actually a really fantastic report that provides a lot of
03:04:39.90	Councilmember Blaustein	exciting potential solutions that we could consider.
03:04:42.70	Councilmember Blaustein	And I wanted to make sure all of the council members had the chance to review it. I have asked TAM staff what their next steps will be in terms of proceeding with
03:04:50.36	Councilmember Blaustein	recommendations from the report, assisting municipalities in taking steps to address sea level rise in light of these recommendations.
03:04:57.01	Councilmember Blaustein	They would like at some point to come forward to the council and give a presentation of the report and potentially
03:05:02.75	Councilmember Blaustein	things we might do. So I wanted to share it because it's a great resource and just note that going forward we will probably be hearing more from Tam about how we can partner to start moving forward some of these solutions.
03:05:15.75	Cox	All right. Thank you, Councilmember Blaustein.
03:05:18.14	Cox	Um,
03:05:20.77	Cox	We have an obligation to attend Marin Clean Energy meetings. I designated the vice mayor as our representative, but they don't allow remote meetings, and he has a conflict on the night that they routinely meet. So I'm asking for volunteers of anyone who might like to serve on Marin Clean Energy.
03:05:44.35	Cox	Thursdays.
03:05:45.28	Cox	Third Thursday. I have a board meeting the third Thursday of every month.
03:05:45.34	Vice Mayor Woodside	that they're not.
03:05:49.09	Cox	So do I. Yeah. So.
03:05:49.95	Vice Mayor Woodside	Yeah.
03:05:50.36	Vice Mayor Woodside	Yeah.
03:05:50.61	Vice Mayor Woodside	So.
03:05:55.35	Cox	All right, so Councilmember Hoffman will check our schedule. Thank you so much. We've had an empty position for several months, and I don't want us to lose our voice on that committee, so appreciate that.
03:06:06.74	Cox	Okay, and then next on our agenda is future agenda items. I've been discussing this in the agenda setting committee with the vice mayor, we are committed
03:06:16.93	Cox	Now that we've gotten through the first half of the year and we had many, many things that we really had to get done the first half of the year, but we are committed to calendaring in our future agendas the various agenda items that you all have raised and requested. And so we'll come back to you hopefully before our break with our plan for addressing, we'll come back with the matrix of future agenda items with dates that we would like to have some of those heard so that you have that for your information. And with that, we'll come back with the matrix of future agenda items with dates that we would like to have some of those heard so that you have that for your information. And with that, I'll open it up to see if there are any other future agenda items you would
03:06:50.03	Councilmember Hoffman	like to add.
03:06:50.63	Cox	you
03:06:50.87	Councilmember Hoffman	I'm going to suggest one because it's been brought up in the last week. And our city managers just mentioned our audit. And this would take the place of the audit, I believe. And that's a forensic audit. And so I'm putting it out there. We can discuss it.
03:07:08.99	Councilmember Hoffman	heading into the list.
03:07:10.50	Councilmember Hoffman	Thank you.
03:07:10.53	Cox	All right, thanks. And city manager, could you inquire into what a forensic audit would cost and what the timing would be? Certainly, Mary. Not for tonight, but for future discussion. Thank you.
03:07:18.27	Councilmember Sobieski	not
03:07:19.81	Councilmember Sobieski	DISCUSSION.
03:07:21.83	Cox	Any other future agenda items?
03:07:23.61	Cox	What?
03:07:24.55	Councilmember Sobieski	I don't know, just hearing that, it feels like such a distraction. I would appreciate if we're going to be having staff sending us information, then send everyone
03:07:32.91	Councilmember Sobieski	information about what a forensic audit actually is. Maybe I'm the only one who knows, but
03:07:38.71	Councilmember Sobieski	It makes no sense in our current situation, given that we had a clean audit and it feels.
03:07:41.75	Cox	Well,
03:07:41.97	Talia Smith	And it's...
03:07:43.23	Councilmember Sobieski	in
03:07:43.77	Councilmember Sobieski	It I mean so I mean anyone can say anything for a future agenda, but if we're asking for information to be passed to the Council and the public, I would request staff actually explain what a forensic audit is and why it makes no sense in our current environment.
03:07:56.80	Cox	All right, so we'll discuss at future agenda items how best to bring this to, we'll discuss at agenda setting committee how best to bring this issue back to the Council.
03:08:07.38	Cox	Any other future agenda items?
03:08:08.56	Vice Mayor Woodside	One other thing that we are now in the just now today beginning the last year of the strategic plan. And we need to, I think, at least identify a process if we are going to go forward with a similar plan of six year duration or some other duration. And I heard the city manager mention a five or excuse me, 10 year financial plan. So I think it would be wise for us to coordinate as much as we can.
03:08:25.71	Talia Smith	And I heard something.
03:08:34.36	Vice Mayor Woodside	And if we're going to have a strategic planning process that goes into effect when this one ends, that I think it would be wise to at least know how we would go about doing that in a timely way.
03:08:46.65	Vice Mayor Woodside	So we need to discuss it and have some recommendations, hopefully, from the city manager on and others on how to proceed.
03:08:54.28	Babette	Great.
03:08:55.68	Cox	Okay, if there are no other future agenda items, I will adjourn this meeting at 10, 17 p.m. and say Happy New Year.
03:09:06.16	Unknown	Ha ha ha.
03:09:09.82	Unknown	Bye.

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