Sausalito moves toward renovation of donated house

Sausalito will hire an architect to undertake a $200,000 renovation of a residence bequeathed to the metropolis.

The Town Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to immediate city staff to come across an architect to develop renovation programs for the residence. The city will use reserve cash to finance construction.

The home’s former proprietor, Dorothy Gibson, gifted the one-bed room, 1-tub, 1,200-sq.-foot residence at 429 1/2 Johnson St. to the town soon after her death. The residence is deed restricted and ought to provide as minimal- or reasonable-earnings housing for comprehensive-time city staff, together with very first responders.

The council has also regarded furnishing at the very least a single home as portion of a pilot system to a person in transitional housing using the Marin Housing Authority voucher method. That individual also would be in an employment plan with the town.

Advancements getting thought of incorporate a to start with-ground restroom compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act the installation of a bedroom on the next floor and a feasible conversion of a downstairs garage to livable house. The city reported that with the improvements the residence could accommodate two or three small- to average-income flats. A person of the apartments may be considered an accessory dwelling device or a junior accent dwelling device.

Community Operates Director Kevin McGowan claimed the do the job could also include updating the electrical procedure and incorporating kitchenettes on the lower amount of the property. He reported ADA updates would also be expected on the outdoors stairs in get for occupancy to be authorized there.

A residence inspection carried out in April 2021 indicated that further get the job done could be essential on the roof, siding, furnace and deck.

The value of the development is estimated to be $167,812.50. The advancement of the plan is expected to acquire three to six months.

Councilmember Jill Hoffman explained she attained out to the Rotary Club, Lions Club and Sausalito Beautiful about how they could support with development.

“I would assume we would get assist from our community in purchase to provide construction expenditures down,” she claimed.

Vice Mayor Melissa Blaustein urged the council to seem into grants or other possibilities to guide with the funding.

The city’s serious estate supervisor, Mike Wagner, reported he explored financing alternatives as a result of banking companies, but the believed job value was too lower. He said expenses related with securing financing would be prohibitively high-priced.

The metropolis approximated industry-fee hire at $5,000 to $6,000 per month. Due to the fact the house will have to be small-earnings, the metropolis expects to acquire involving $1,650 to $1,980 for every month.

Gibson, an creator and social employee, died in 2019 at the age of 95.