Sausalito City Council Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1

CITY OF SAUSALITO
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
In the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 420 LITHO STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 Tuesday, September 1, 2020
6:00 PM
CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT: 6:00 PM
OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT: 7:00 PM

PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on March 17, 2020, the special meeting of the City Council for September 1, 2020 will be conducted telephonically through Zoom and broadcast live on the City’s Website and Cable TV Channel 27. Please be advised that pursuant to the Executive Order, and to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, the Council chambers will not be open for the meeting, Council members and the public will be participating telephonically and will not be physically present in the Council Chambers.

If you would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the meeting remotely:

Join from a PC, MAC, iPAD, iPhone, or Android device. Although your image will not be shown on the video conference, you will be able to listen and view the meeting on Zoom.

Please use this URL https://zoom.us/j/5421451805 Or join by digital phone or landline phone at: 1-669-900-6833

1-346-248-7799 1-253-215-8782 1-312-626-6799

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Note: Your phone number will appear on the screen unless you first dial *67 before dialing the numbers shown above.

If you want to comment during the public comment portion of the Agenda, you can use the “Raise Hand” function in Zoom or you can Press *9 if you are calling in. The City Clerk will select you from the meeting cue. Please be patient while waiting in the cue.

If you do not want to speak during the public comment portion of the Agenda, you are also encouraged to submit email correspondence to hscoble@sausalito.gov.

Email comments will be accepted up until 4:00 PM the day of the meeting and forwarded to the City Council, posted to the City website, and placed in the City’s permanent records. Email messages should be sent to hscoble@sausalito.gov. If you choose to submit an email, please note in the Subject Line the part of the Agenda your email pertains to. For example, you can type in the Subject Line, “Agenda Item 2- Communications” or “Agenda Item 6, Public Hearing”.

IF STARTING TIMES ARE LISTED FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A GUIDELINE ONLY. THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE ORDER OF DISCUSSION IN ORDER TO RUN AN EFFECTIVE MEETING. IF YOU WISH TO ASSURE YOURSELF OF HEARING A PARTICULAR DISCUSSION, PLEASE ATTEND THE ENTIRE MEETING. THE CITY VALUES AND INVITES WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS SET FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW ALL CORRESPONDENCE, PLEASE SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO STAFF AT LEAST FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. ANY WRITTEN OR ORAL COMMENTS PROVIDED WILL BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.

To give everyone an opportunity to be heard and to ensure the presentation of different points of view, the City Council requests that members of the audience who wish to speak, complete a Speakers’ Card and when called on: 1) Always address the Chair; 2) State your name; 3) State views succinctly; and 4) Limit presentations to three (3) minutes. However, if there is a large group present to speak on the same issue, the City Council has the discretion to limit speakers to less than three minutes.

I. CALL TO ORDER VIA ZOOM MEETING BROADCAST FROM THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET – 6:00 PM

1. I.A.  Mayor Cleveland-Knowles calls the meeting to order and requests that Roll Call be taken
2. I.B.  Mayor Cleveland-Knowles announces that item D1 will be discussed in Closed Session
3. I.C.  PUBLIC COMMENT on Closed Session items
4. I.D.  City Council adjourns to CLOSED SESSION to consider the following:

D1. CONFERENCEWITHLEGALCOUNSEL:ANTICIPATEDLITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (1 potential case)

II. OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 420 LITHO STREET – 7:00 PM

1. II.A.  Closed Session Announcements (if any)
2. II.B.  Approval of Agenda

1. BUSINESS ITEMS – 7:05 PMIn general, the following procedural order applies to items of business: •Presentation
   •City Council questions
   •PUBLIC COMMENT – limited to 3 minutes/person•City Council discussion/action
2. ADJOURNMENT – 8:05 PM
3. LEAD DEPARTMENT

Administration Department