City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingPlacerville, CA · January 28, 2020
Minutes
CITY OF PLACERVILLE
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Regular City Council Meeting
January 28, 2020
City Council Chambers – Town Hall
549 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667
5:30 P.M. Closed Session
6:00 P.M. Open Session
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
Item 1: Conference with Labor Negotiators
Patrick Clark, Cleve Morris, Dave Warren
Government Code §54957.6
Bargaining Unit: Executive Management Unit
Item 2: Public Employment Performance Evaluation
Government Code § 54957
City Manager
6:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
The Mayor called the meeting to order and The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
was recited.
2. ROLL CALL: Present: Saragosa, Thomas, Acuna, Borelli
Absent: Taylor
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC
3.1 Year in Review (Councilmember Acuna)
Councilmember Acuna presented a Year in Review as Mayor for 2019.
3.2 Brief Comments by City Council
Brief comments were made by the City Council.
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3.3 Acknowledge and File the Worker’s Compensation Trending Report
as of June 30, 2019 (Mr. Warren)
Dori Zumwalt, Account Executive from Sedgwick, presented an update on
the City’s worker’s compensation claim performance over the past five
years. This item was for informational purposes only.
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – City Attorney Driscoll
The City Attorney stated that no reportable action was taken in Closed Session.
5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
It was moved by Councilmember Acuna and seconded by Councilmember Borelli
that the City Council adopt the agenda as presented. The motion was passed by
the following vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: Taylor
ABSTAIN: None
6. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
6.1 Proclamation for Combellack’s (Mayor Saragosa)
This item was tabled for the next regularly scheduled meeting.
6.2 Proclamation for M.O.R.E. (Mayor Saragosa)
The Mayor read the proclamation and presented it to Susie Davies,
M.O.R.E.’s Chief Executive Officer.
6.3 Proclamation for Randolph Jewelers (Mayor Saragosa)
The Mayor read the proclamation and presented it to Charlie Stevens.
6.4 Proclamation Declaring March 7, 2020, as EldoPOST Community
Day of Action for Human Trafficking Awareness (Mayor Saragosa)
The Mayor read the proclamation and presented it to Joy and Rich Martin.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT – BRIEF – NON-AGENDA ITEMS
7.1 Written Communication
The City Manager stated an email had been received from Susan Rodman
regarding Item 12.2 on tonight’s agenda.
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7.2 Oral Communication
Oral communication was received from Judy Puthuff, Kathi Lishman,
Peter Brown, Francois Hughes, Jonathan Gainsbrugh, Deanne Palmer,
Danny Palmer, Jane McGuiness, Tammy Danz, Ed Ingram, Ryan Norton,
Lana Schaefer, Maureen Delapp, and Rebecca Lancaster.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
8.1 Approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January
14, 2020 (Ms. O’Connell)
Approved the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 14,
2020.
8.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Registers dated January 22, 2020
(Mr. Warren)
Approved the Accounts Payable Register dated January 22, 2020.
8.3 Approve the Payroll Register for Pay Periods 15 (Mr. Warren)
Approved the Payroll Register for Pay Period 15.
8.4 Adopt a Resolution:
1. Acknowledge and File the Measure J Fund Financial
Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2019; and
2. Retroactively Approving and Affirming an $110,000
Fund Transfer from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to
the Measure J Fund Effective June 30, 2019 for Operating Cash
Flow Needs (Mr. Warren)
Resolution No. 8822
Adopted a resolution for the following actions:
1. Acknowledge and File the Measure J Fund Financial Report
for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2019; and
2. Retroactively Approving and Affirming an $110,000 Fund
Transfer from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to the Measure
J Fund Effective June 30, 2019 for Operating Cash Flow Needs
8.5 Adopt a Resolution Approving an Agreement for Distribution of
Retirement Obligations with Members of the Public Agency Risk
Sharing Authority of California (PARSAC) and Authorizing the City
Manager to Execute the Same (Mr. Morris)
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Resolution No. 8823
Adopted a resolution approving an agreement for distribution of retirement
obligations with members of the Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority of
California (PARSAC) and authorized the City Manager to execute the same.
No public comment was received on the Consent Calendar. It was moved by
Councilmember Acuna and seconded by Vice-Mayor Thomas that the City Council
approve the Consent Calendar as presented. The motion was passed by the following
vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: Taylor
ABSTAIN: None
9. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled from the Consent Calendar.
10. ORDINANCES
No ordinances were scheduled.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
No public hearings were scheduled.
12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
12.1 Consider Participating in Comstock Magazine Advertising Insert at a
Cost of $2000 (Mr. Morris)
The City Manager explained the special promotional advertising
opportunity. No public comment was received. Following Council
discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Acuna and seconded by Vice-
Mayor Thomas that the City Council approve the funding for the City’s
participation in the marketing piece, keeping the advertising focus on the
Central Business District. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: Taylor
ABSTAIN: None
12.2 Provide Direction to Staff on How to Proceed With the Main Street
Holiday Lighting (Mr. Morris)
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The City Manager presented the item and responded to Council questions.
Public comment was received from Tammy Danz and written comment was
received from Sue Rodman. Councilmember Taylor also submitted written
comments. Following Council discussion, it was moved by Vice-Mayor
Thomas and seconded by Councilmember Acuna that the City Council
direct Staff to work with volunteers to take the Main Street holiday lighting
down to perform necessary painting and maintenance on fixtures and
reinstall the lights in September. The motion was passed by the following
vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: Taylor
ABSTAIN: None
13. COUNCIL REPORTS FROM OTHER AGENCY MEETINGS
• El Dorado County Transit Authority
Councilmember Acuna, Councilmember Taylor
No meeting.
• El Dorado County Transportation Commission
Councilmember Borelli, Councilmember Taylor, Vice-Mayor Thomas
No meeting.
• LAFCO (El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission)
Councilmember Acuna
Fire Department consolidations were discussed as well as municipal service
reviews (MSRs). LAFCO will not be the initiating agency for fire consolidation
proposals, and will be allowing those proposals to come in on their own.
• SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments)
Mayor Saragosa
Mayor Saragosa was appointed to Vice-Chair for the Commercial Corridor
Task Force, which will meet quarterly.
Placerville Fire Safe Council
Councilmember Borelli
The next meeting will be February 20th at the Veterans’ Hall in Placerville.
The Council is currently working on the Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
14. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – (Requests for Future Agenda
Items Requires a Majority Concurrence of the Council)
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No items were requested.
15. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS
The City Manager stated a letter from the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.)
had been received regarding a speed survey that was performed on Highway 50
thru Placerville. Based on that survey, the D.O.T. will be raising the speed limit
to 50mph. The City Manager is requesting the City have the opportunity to hold
a Public Hearing, first. Consideration for changes to this decision will be made
only by factual data. A public hearing will be tentatively scheduled for February
25, 2020 at 5:30 p.m., prior to the regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
16. UPCOMING ITEMS
Items tentatively scheduled for the next City Council meeting of February 11,
2020 include: Summer Parking Fee Increase Near Aquatics Center, Marshall’s El
Dorado Bridge Program Presentation, Release of Cedar Ravine Sewer Feasibility
Report, Release Spring Street and Mosquito Road for Public Bidding, Western
Placerville Interchange, Phase 2 Change Orders 32 & 43, Broadway Sidewalks
HSIP Funding Allocation, Placerville Drive Scope Change, TIM Fee Inflationary
Increase, Recognition of Festival of Lights Contributors, Zone Change 10-02,
MOU/Joint Public Safety Building, and Local 39 MOU.
17. ADJOURNMENT @ 8:47 p.m.
The next regularly scheduled Council meeting will be held on February 11,
2020, 5:30 P.M. Closed Session, 6:00 P.M. Regular Meeting.
Regina O’Connell, City Clerk
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Agenda
CITY OF PLACERVILLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular City Council Meeting
January 28, 2020
City Council Chambers – Town Hall
549 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667
5:30 P.M. Closed Session
6:00 P.M. Open Session
2020
Michael Saragosa, Mayor
Dennis Thomas, Vice-Mayor
Mark Acuna, Councilmember
Patricia Borelli, Councilmember
Kara Taylor, Councilmember
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
You are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is
taken (3 minutes maximum) on items listed on the agenda when they are called.
Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda will be heard as noted on the
agenda. Comments on controversial items may be limited and large groups are
encouraged to select 3-5 speakers to represent the opinion of the group.
Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act) requires that a brief description of each
item to be transacted or discussed be posted at least 72 hours prior to a regular
meeting. The City posts the Agenda on the City Hall window and on the City’s
website: www.cityofplacerville.org.
The City of Placerville wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the
public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative
formats to persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a
modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct
such request to the City Clerk (530)642-5531 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if
possible.
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Courtesy Announcement
Before we proceed, please turn off all cellular telephones, personal pagers, and other
communication devices, as a courtesy to others, and to limit interference with our
audio and video broadcast equipment. Thank you for your cooperation.
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
Item 1: Conference with Labor Negotiators
Patrick Clark, Cleve Morris, Dave Warren
Government Code §54957.6
Bargaining Unit: Executive Management Unit
Item 2: Public Employment Performance Evaluation
Government Code § 54957
City Manager
6:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
2. ROLL CALL: Saragosa, Thomas, Acuna, Borelli, Taylor
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC
3.1 Year in Review (Councilmember Acuna)
3.2 Brief Comments by City Council
3.3 Acknowledge and File the Worker’s Compensation Trending Report
as of June 30, 2019 (Mr. Warren)
Att. A: Presentation
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – City Attorney Driscoll
5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
6. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
6.1 Proclamation for Combellack’s (Mayor Saragosa)
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6.2 Proclamation for M.O.R.E. (Mayor Saragosa)
6.3 Proclamation for Randolph Jewelers (Mayor Saragosa)
6.4 Proclamation Declaring March 7, 2020, as EldoPOST Community
Day of Action for Human Trafficking Awareness (Mayor Saragosa)
Att. A: Human Trafficking Hotline Poster
7. PUBLIC COMMENT – BRIEF – NON-AGENDA ITEMS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the
Council on any matter not on the Agenda that is within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the City Council. State law prohibits the Council from acting on
items not listed on the Agenda except by special action of the City Council
under specified circumstances. The Mayor reserves the right to limit the
speaker’s time to three minutes. The Mayor will recognize you and when you
come to the microphone, please state your name for the record. You are not
allowed to make personal attacks on individuals or make comments which are
slanderous or which may invade an individual’s personal privacy.
PLEASE GIVE ANY WRITTEN MATERIAL PRESENTED AT THE MEETING
TO THE CITY CLERK FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD.
7.1 Written Communication
7.2 Oral Communication
Materials related to an item on this Agenda, submitted to the City Council
either with or after distribution of the agenda packet, are available for public
inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 3101 Center Street during
normal business hours.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTE: All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine
and will be enacted by one motion by roll call vote unless any member of the
Council wishes to remove an item for discussion. The reading of the full text of
all Resolutions will be waived unless a Councilmember requests otherwise.
8.1 Approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January
14, 2020 (Ms. O’Connell)
8.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Registers dated January 22, 2020
(Mr. Warren)
8.3 Approve the Payroll Register for Pay Periods 15 (Mr. Warren)
8.4 Adopt a Resolution:
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1. Acknowledge and File the Measure J Fund Financial
Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2019; and
2. Retroactively Approving and Affirming an $110,000
Fund Transfer from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to
the Measure J Fund Effective June 30, 2019 for Operating Cash
Flow Needs (Mr. Warren)
Att. A: Resolution
8.5 Adopt a Resolution Approving an Agreement for Distribution of
Retirement Obligations with Members of the Public Agency Risk
Sharing Authority of California (PARSAC) and Authorizing the City
Manager to Execute the Same (Mr. Morris)
Att. A Resolution
Att. B Agreement
9. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
10. ORDINANCES
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
12.1 Consider Participating in Comstock Magazine Advertising Insert at a
Cost of $2000 (Mr. Morris)
12.2 Provide Direction to Staff on How to Proceed With the Main Street
Holiday Lighting (Mr. Morris)
13. COUNCIL REPORTS FROM OTHER AGENCY MEETINGS
• El Dorado County Transit Authority
Councilmember Acuna, Councilmember Taylor
• El Dorado County Transportation Commission
Councilmember Borelli, Councilmember Taylor, Vice-Mayor Thomas
• LAFCO (El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission)
Councilmember Acuna
• SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments)
Mayor Saragosa
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• Placerville Fire Safe Council
Councilmember Borelli
14. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – (Requests for Future Agenda
Items Requires a Majority Concurrence of the Council)
15. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS
16. UPCOMING ITEMS
Items tentatively scheduled for the next City Council meeting of February 11,
2020 include: Summer Parking Fee Increase Near Aquatics Center, Marshall’s El
Dorado Bridge Program Presentation, Release of Cedar Ravine Sewer Feasibility
Report, Release Spring Street and Mosquito Road for Public Bidding, Western
Placerville Interchange, Phase 2 Change Orders 32 & 43, Broadway Sidewalks
HSIP Funding Allocation, Placerville Drive Scope Change, TIM Fee Inflationary
Increase, Recognition of Festival of Lights Contributors, Zone Change 10-02,
MOU/Joint Public Safety Building, and Local 39 MOU.
17. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled Council meeting will be held on February 11,
2020, 5:30 P.M. Closed Session, 6:00 P.M. Regular Meeting.
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CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING
I, Regina O’Connell, City Clerk of the City of Placerville, declare that the
foregoing Agenda for the January 28, 2020, Regular Meeting of the Placerville City
Council was posted and available for review on January 24, 2020 at the City Hall of
the City of Placerville, 3101 Center Street, Placerville, CA 95667.
The Agenda is also available on the City website at www.cityofplacerville.org
Attest: __________________________________
Regina O’Connell, City Clerk
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