City Honors Sobieski and Kellman for Service to the Community
Post Date:12/20/2024 1:45 PMCity Manager Chris Zapata, residents, and fellow councilmembers celebrated the accomplishments of departing Councilmember Janelle Kellman and outgoing Mayor Ian Sobieski at the City Council's final meeting of the year on Tuesday, December 17.
In remarks honoring Councilmember Kellman, Zapata praised her rigorous but kind approach to problem solving and accomplishments that included the "compassionate and successful resolution of the homeless encampment" while mayor in 2022, leading the charge to create an annual Sausalito Pride celebration, and her efforts to prepare Sausalito for sea level rise, including securing $1 million in grant funds from the state for planning and mitigation.
Zapata celebrated Sobieski's term as mayor in 2024 by recounting the City's many accomplishments during the year, which included the formation of a Downtown Business Improvement District, the nearly finished grant-funded improvement project at the Sausalito Ferry Landing, the launch of a new Fix-It App for residents to report infrastructure problems, and the restoration of Sausalito's iconic sea lion sculpture to its perch on the southern waterfront.
Zapata's presentations and remarks from residents and fellow councilmembers were followed by swearing-in ceremonies for the three councilmembers elected to four-year terms in November 2024: Steven Woodside, Melissa Blaustein, and former Mayor Sobieski.
