City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingPlacerville, CA · May 26, 2020
Minutes
MINUTES
PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020
5:30 Closed Session
6:00 P.M. Open Session
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – TOWN HALL
549 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Consistent with Executive Orders No. N-25-20 and No. N-29-20 from the Executive
Department of the State of California and the El Dorado County Health Official’s March 19,
2020 Shelter in Place Order, the City Council Chamber will not be physically open to the
public and City Councilmembers will be teleconferencing into the meeting via Zoom Video
Communications.
5:30 CLOSED SESSION
Item 1: Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Government Code § 54956.8
Properties: 515 and 525 Main Street
Negotiating Parties: El Dorado County and City of Placerville
Under Negotiation: Purchase and terms
Item 2: Conference with Labor Negotiator
Government Code § 54957.6
Agency negotiator(s): Cleve Morris, Dave Warren, Patrick Clark
Employee organizations: Local 39, PPOA, UCASE, and Executive
Management
6:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. and The Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag was recited.
2. ROLL CALL: Present (Virtually): Saragosa, Thomas, Acuna, Borelli, Taylor
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC
3.1 COVID-19 Update (Mr. Morris)
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The City Manager provided a verbal update on the current COVID-19
situation, explaining which types of businesses could re-open under the
state’s industry guidelines. Public comment was received from Mandi
Rodriguez.
3.2 Receive and File Update on Public Records Requests (Ms. O’Connell)
The City Clerk updated the Council on recent public records requests.
Public comment was received from Jennifer Chapman.
3.3 Brief Comments by City Council
Brief comments were made by the City Council.
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – City Attorney Driscoll
The City Attorney stated no reportable action was taken in Closed Session.
5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
It was moved by Councilmember Borelli and seconded by Vice-Mayor Thomas
that the City Council adopt the agenda as presented. The motion was passed by
the following vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Taylor, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
6. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
No ceremonial matters were scheduled.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT – BRIEF – NON-AGENDA ITEMS
7.1 Written Communication
Written communication was received for Items 12.1 and 12.2, which the
City Clerk later read into the record.
7.2 Oral Communication
Oral communication was received from Jennifer Chapman and John
Clerici.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
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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
May 12, 2020 (Ms. O’Connell)
Approved the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of May 12,
2020.
8.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Register (Mr. Warren)
Approved the Accounts Payable Register.
8.3 Approve the Payroll Register (Mr. Warren)
Approved the Payroll Register.
8.4 Adopt a Resolution Approving a Maintenance Agreement with the
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Construction of the
Upper Broadway Bike Lanes Project (CIP #41508); and Authorizing
the City Manager to Execute the Same (Ms. Neves)
Resolution 8855
Adopted a resolution approving a maintenance agreement with the
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the construction of the Upper
Broadway Bike Lanes Project (CIP #41508); and authorizing the City
Manager to execute the same.
8.5 Adopt a Resolution:
1. Approving a Funding/Reimbursement Agreement with El
Dorado County for Homeland Security Grant for Security Cameras
at the Police Department Building (CIP #42018) in the Amount of
$21,103 and Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk/Human
Resource Officer to Execute the Same; and
2. Ratifying an Agreement with Network Technologies in
the Amount of $21,103.35 to Install Security Cameras at the Police
Department (CIP #42018); and
3. Approving a $21,103 Budget Appropriation for the
Homeland Security Grant for the Said Project (Interim Chief Wren)
Resolution 8856
Adopted a resolution for the following actions:
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1. Approving a Funding/Reimbursement Agreement with El
Dorado County for Homeland Security Grant for Security Cameras at the
Police Department Building (CIP #42018) in the Amount of $21,103 and
Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk/Human Resource Officer to
Execute the Same; and
2. Ratifying an Agreement with Network Technologies in the
Amount of $21,103.35 to Install Security Cameras at the Police
Department (CIP #42018); and
3. Approving a $21,103 Budget Appropriation for the Homeland
Security Grant for the Said Project
8.6 Acknowledge and File the Report Regarding the Implementation of
the New Bi-monthly Water and Wastewater Rates Recommended by
Bartle Wells Associates Effective June 16, 2020 (Mr. Warren)
This item was pulled for discussion. The Assistant City Manager/Director
of Finance explained the report and responded to Council questions.
Public comment was received from Sue Taylor. Following Council
discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Acuna and seconded by
Councilmember Borelli that the City Council acknowledge and file the
report regarding the implementation of the new bi-monthly water and
wastewater rates recommended by Bartle Wells Associates effective June
16, 2020. The motion was passed by the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Taylor, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
8.7 Acknowledge and File the Measure J Fund Financial Report for the
Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Mr. Warren)
Acknowledged and filed the Measure J Fund Financial Report for the
quarter ended September 30, 2019.
It was moved by Councilmember Taylor and seconded by Councilmember Borelli that
the City Council pull Item 8.6 from the Consent Calendar and approve the Consent
Calendar as modified. Public comment was received from Sue Taylor on Item 8.6.
9. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 8.6 was pulled from the Consent Calendar.
10. ORDINANCES
No ordinances were scheduled.
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11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
No public hearings were scheduled.
12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
12.1 By Minute Order Select a Date and Approve the Procedure for the
Cannabis Commercial Business Permit Appeal Hearings (Mr. Morris)
The City Attorney summarized the item and responded to Council
questions. Public comment was received from Annie Aubrey, Max Del
Real, John Clerici, and Kelly Chiusano. Following Council discussion, it
was moved by Vice-Mayor Thomas and seconded by Councilmember
Borelli that the City Council direct Staff to poll the council members for
their availability to hold the cannabis appeals either the week of July 13 th
or July 20th and approve the procedure for the cannabis commercial
business permit appeal hearings. The motion was passed by the following
roll-call vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Taylor, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
12.2 Adopt a Resolution Approving Contract Amendment No. 4 with
Dewberry | Drake Haglan in the Amount of $65,708.22 for the Clay
Street Bridge Replacement Project (CIP #40617), and Authorizing
the City Manager to Execute the Same (Ms. Neves)
Resolution 8857
The City Engineer presented the report and responded to Council
questions. Public comment was received from Jennifer Chapman, Michael
Drobesh, Sue Taylor, Lisa Perdichizzi, Steve Neau, John Clerici, and Kirk
Smith. The City Manager noted two items of written communication,
received from Carl Hagen and Marian Washburn, were in support of the
project. Following Council discussion, it was moved by Councilmember
Acuna and seconded by Councilmember Borelli that the City Council adopt
a resolution approving Contract Amendment No. 4 with Dewberry / Drake
Haglan in the amount of $65,708.22 for the Clay Street Bridge
Replacement Project (CIP #40617), and authorize the City Manager to
execute the same.
The motion was passed by the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Taylor, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ABSTAIN: None
12.3 Provide Direction to Staff on Potential Options for Sidewalk Dining
on Main Street Amidst Stage 2 Guidelines for COVID 19 (Mr. Rivas)
The Director of Development Services explained the item and responded to
Council questions. Public comment was received from Sue Rees, Michael
Drobesh, Sue Taylor, Kirk Smith, and John Clerici. Following Council
discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Acuna and seconded by
Councilmember Taylor that the City Council direct Staff to not allow any
additional Main Street closures, direct Staff to institute a temporary
sidewalk dining emergency program that would run until December 1,
2020, or Stage 4, whichever occurs sooner; require a simple-design dining
area to be adjacent to the restaurant’s building; and allow a no-cost
encroachment permit to be obtained by the restaurant operator to construct
a pedestrian path in the parking area adjacent to the building.
Councilmember Acuna amended his motion to include the provision that
any design must be approved by the Director of Development Services.
Councilmember Taylor stood her second. The motion was passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Acuna, Borelli, Saragosa, Taylor, Thomas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
13. COUNCIL REPORTS FROM OTHER AGENCY MEETINGS
• El Dorado County Transit Authority
No meeting.
• El Dorado County Transportation Commission
No meeting.
• LAFCO (El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission)
No meeting.
• SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments)
Mayor Saragosa said the continuous resolution budget was approved; an
assessment of the Executive Director took place; and SACOG is continuing to
seek funding at the State Capitol for the Green Means Go program.
• Placerville Fire Safe Council
Councilmember Borelli said the board discussed enhancing outreach to the
community and had discussion on the City’s vegetation management
ordinance. The board is requesting the public to send in proof of expenses
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paid for the cost to clear vegetation from their properties, which could help in
the receipt of grant funding.
14. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – (Requests for Future Agenda
Items Requires a Majority Concurrence of the Council)
An update on code enforcement activities was requested as well as a report
regarding temporary use permits for businesses outside Main Street for outdoor
dining.
15. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS
15.1 Update on Budget Process - Verbal Report (Mr. Warren)
The Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance provided an update on the
current budget process.
16. UPCOMING ITEMS
Items tentatively scheduled for the next City Council meeting of June 9, 2020
include: Budget Open Hearing, Process for Parklet, Sidewalk Dining, Placerville
Armory, Storm Water Resources Plan Certification, Western Placerville
Interchange Phase 2 Memorial/Trailhead Plaque, Real Estate and Survey
Services and New CIP Giovanni Sewer Improvement Project, and Mosquito Road
Contract Change Order.
17. ADJOURNMENT @ 9:39 p.m.
The next regularly scheduled Council meeting will be held on June 9, 2020,
5:30 P.M. Closed Session, 6:00 P.M. Regular Meeting.
Regina O’Connell, City Clerk
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Agenda
AGENDA
PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020
5:30 Closed Session
6:00 P.M. Open Session
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – TOWN HALL
549 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Consistent with Executive Orders No. N-25-20 and No. N-29-20 from the Executive
Department of the State of California and the El Dorado County Health Official’s March 19,
2020 Shelter in Place Order, the City Council Chamber will not be physically open to the
public and City Councilmembers will be teleconferencing into the meeting via Zoom Video
Communications.
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MICHAEL SARAGOSA, MAYOR
DENNIS THOMAS, VICE-MAYOR
MARK ACUNA
PATRICIA BORELLI
KARA TAYLOR
M. CLEVE MORRIS JOHN DRISCOLL REGINA O’CONNELL
CITY MANAGER CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK
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5:30 CLOSED SESSION
Item 1: Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Government Code § 54956.8
Properties: 515 and 525 Main Street
Negotiating Parties: El Dorado County and City of Placerville
Under Negotiation: Purchase and terms
Item 2: Conference with Labor Negotiator
Government Code § 54957.6
Agency negotiator(s): Cleve Morris, Dave Warren, Patrick Clark
Employee organizations: Local 39, PPOA, UCASE, and Executive
Management
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 COVID-19 Update (Mr. Morris)
3.2 Receive and File Update on Public Records Requests (Ms. O’Connell)
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3.3 Brief Comments by City Council
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – City Attorney Driscoll
5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
6. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
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. 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.
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
May 12, 2020 (Ms. O’Connell)
8.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Register (Mr. Warren)
8.3 Approve the Payroll Register (Mr. Warren)
8.4 Adopt a Resolution Approving a Maintenance Agreement with the
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Construction of the
Upper Broadway Bike Lanes Project (CIP #41508); and Authorizing
the City Manager to Execute the Same (Ms. Neves)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: Exhibit
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Att. C: Maintenance Agreement
8.5 Adopt a Resolution:
1. Approving a Funding/Reimbursement Agreement with El
Dorado County for Homeland Security Grant for Security Cameras
at the Police Department Building (CIP #42018) in the Amount of
$21,103 and Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk/Human
Resource Officer to Execute the Same; and
2. Ratifying an Agreement with Network Technologies in
the Amount of $21,103.35 to Install Security Cameras at the Police
Department (CIP #42018); and
3. Approving a $21,103 Budget Appropriation for the
Homeland Security Grant for the Said Project (Interim Chief Wren)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: Agreement
8.6 Acknowledge and File the Report Regarding the Implementation of
the New Bi-monthly Water and Wastewater Rates Recommended by
Bartle Wells Associates Effective June 16, 2020 (Mr. Warren)
8.7 Acknowledge and File the Measure J Fund Financial Report for the
Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Mr. Warren)
9. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
10. ORDINANCES
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
12.1 By Minute Order Select a Date and Approve the Procedure for the
Cannabis Commercial Business Permit Appeal Hearings (Mr. Morris)
12.2 Adopt a Resolution Approving Contract Amendment No. 4 with
Dewberry | Drake Haglan in the Amount of $65,708.22 for the Clay
Street Bridge Replacement Project (CIP #40617), and Authorizing
the City Manager to Execute the Same (Ms. Neves)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: Project Exhibit
12.3 Provide Direction to Staff on Potential Options for Sidewalk Dining
on Main Street Amidst Stage 2 Guidelines for COVID 19 (Mr. Rivas)
Att. A: Conceptual Sketches for Pedestrian Decking Approach
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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
• 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
15.1 Update on Budget Process - Verbal Report (Mr. Warren)
16. UPCOMING ITEMS
Items tentatively scheduled for the next City Council meeting of June 9, 2020
include: Budget Open Hearing, Process for Parklet, Sidewalk Dining, Placerville
Armory, Storm Water Resources Plan Certification, Western Placerville
Interchange Phase 2 Memorial/Trailhead Plaque, Real Estate and Survey
Services and New CIP Giovanni Sewer Improvement Project, and Mosquito Road
Contract Change Order.
17. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled Council meeting will be held on June 9, 2020,
5:30 P.M. Closed Session, 6:00 P.M. Regular Meeting.
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.
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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 May 26, 2020, Regular Meeting of the Placerville City
Council was posted and available for review on May 22, 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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