Council Awards $915K Contract for Coloma-Ebbtide School Safety Project

The week's only Council meeting produced the week's biggest concrete action: a construction contract to Ghilotti Bros., Inc. for the Safe Pathways to School: Coloma St and Ebbtide Ave. project, covering the base bid plus two bid alternatives for a total of $915,093.75, with a $91,509 construction contingency layered on top.

Alongside the contract, staff sought a separate professional services agreement with Swinerton Management and Consulting for construction management, capped at $121,670, and asked the Council to find the project categorically exempt from CEQA review.

Resident Carolyn Revelle filed a public comment on the project ahead of the vote he exwhat she raised, but her filing is a reminder that neighbors are watching closely as the city moves from planning to pavement on Coloma and Ebbtide.

With the contract awarded, the pathway upgrades near the schools move from paperwork to construction ext milestone will be seeing crews on site.

A Clerical Fix Sends the Arts & Maritime Ballot Measure Back Through Council

The Arts, Industrial & Maritime Initiative, already headed to the November 3, 2026 ballot, hit an unglamorous snag this week: staff discovered a clerical error in the resolution the Council adopted back on June 16 (Resolution 30-2026) and asked members to rescind it and adopt a corrected version.

Nothing about the measure itself changes he initiative is still on track for November voters ut the do-over is a small, telling reminder of how much precision ballot language demands before it reaches the county elections office and printers.

No opposition or debate was noted; the correction passed as a routine fix rather than a fight.

Waterfront and Climate Spending Quietly Advances: Dunphy Park, Eel Grass, Sea Level Rise

Three separate items this week moved Sausalito's shoreline and climate work forward without much fanfare. The Council approved a $13,590 increase to Consor Inc.'s construction management contract for Dunphy Park Phase 2, bringing that agreement to $156,208 as the park project continues.

Members also appropriated an additional $39,948.44 from the Tidelands Fund to support the city's ongoing eel grass restoration study, and authorized a $111,500 engineering services agreement with Freyer and Laureta to provide localized analysis for the city's Sea Level Rise Adaptation Framework, funded through an existing grant.

None of these drew public comment or debate, but together they represent a steady, grant-supported push on resilience and open-space projects that will shape the waterfront for years.