Sausalito Daily — Saturday, August 22, 2026

City Council · meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1

City to study new financing district for Marinship infrastructure

The council will take up whether to evaluate forming an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) covering the Marinship area, a financing tool that could pay for infrastructure upgrades and support what staff calls "sustainable development" in the industrial waterfront district.

No staff recommendation or funding figures are attached to the item yet — this is a feasibility evaluation, not a formation vote. If the council directs staff to proceed, expect a longer process ahead involving district boundaries, projected tax-increment revenue, and eventually a public hearing before any EIFD is formally created.

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City Council · meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1

Drainage study for Gate 5 area comes back to council for direction

Staff will present the completed Gate 5 Area Drainage Management Study and ask the council to decide whether to move forward with design documentation for a recommended fix.

The agenda doesn't specify which alternative staff favors or what it would cost — that detail should surface in the staff report attached to the item. The council's direction here determines whether the drainage project moves into actual design work or stalls for further study.

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MarinaThe council goes into closed session Sept. 1 to negotiate Cass Giddley Marina lease terms and payment with the Sausalito Community Boating Center. Agenda PDF

Sign OrdinanceCouncil will introduce an ordinance amending the city's sign code, based on a Planning Commission recommendation, at the Sept. 1 meeting. Agenda PDF

City ManagerThe council will also meet in closed session Sept. 1 to discuss the City Manager position. Agenda PDF

Dunphy ParkStaff is asking council to accept the Dunphy Park Improvement Phase 2 project as complete and add up to $15,000 to a consultant contract for a final soil report. Agenda PDF

Coloma StreetA fourth contract amendment, worth $9,300, would extend BKF Engineers' work on the Coloma Street Sidewalk Project. Agenda PDF

ContractsCouncil is asked to approve a $213,060 amendment to Swinerton Management & Consulting's contract for city capital-project management, bringing the total to $522,790. Agenda PDF

Pocket InnA proposed license agreement would let Lincoln Lane Courtyard LLC use storage space beneath Excelsior Lane at the Pocket Inn. Agenda PDF

Emergency PrepMarin County will brief the council on its updated Emergency Operations Plan. Agenda PDF