City Council Meeting

AGENDA PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026 NO CLOSED SESSION SCHEDULED OPEN SESSION: 5:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – TOWN HALL 549 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION 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. Comments on items not on the agenda will be taken under Item 8. Comments must not be slanderous and must relate to business within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Advance Correspondence/Written Comments: You may submit your comments by e-mail to pv.citycouncil@cityofplacerville.org, or you may submit your comments to the Administration Department, 3101 Center Street, Placerville, CA 95667 by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Advance Correspondence/Written Comments received by 12:00 p.m. Tuesday preceding the Council meeting will be included in the agenda packet. Comments received after that time and by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting will be provided to the members of the City Council and, if relating to a staff report, immediately posted to the City’s website. Copies of the comments will be placed on the back table for public inspection at the meeting. These comments will not be read aloud but will be acknowledged. All comments will be available for inspection in the Administration Department during normal business hours. The Brown Act: 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 and Town Hall windows, and on the City’s website: www.cityofplacerville.org. To ensure that matters are decided based on evidence made available publicly before and during the meeting, Councilmembers will not review or consider information received electronically while the meeting is in progress. Reasonable Accommodations: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability and need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (530) 642-5531, (530) 642-5538 (fax), or roconnell@cityofplacerville.org. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least two full business days before the start of the meeting. Some requests may be accommodated closer to the meeting. ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of July 14, 2026 1 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org  CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS NICOLE GOTBERG, MAYOR JACKIE NEAU, VICE-MAYOR RYAN CARTER JOHN CLERICI DAVID YARBROUGH EXECUTIVE STAFF: JOE WREN MONA EBRAHIMI REGINA O’CONNELL Interim City Manager City Attorney City Clerk CAROLE KENDRICK DENIS NISHIHARA MELISSA SAVAGE Director of Development Director of Community Services City Engineer Services NICK STONE NATALIE TORNINCASA DAN MACIEL Director of Public Works Director of Finance Acting Police Chief BRAD GATES Fire Chief, El Dorado County Fire Protection District ____________________________________________________________________________________ NO CLOSED SESSION SCHEDULED ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION 1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 2. ROLL CALL: Carter, Clerici, Gotberg, Neau, Yarbrough 3. CEREMONIAL MATTERS 3.1 A Proclamation Declaring July 2026 as Parks and Recreation Month (Mayor Gotberg) 3.2 A Proclamation Declaring August 4th, 2026 as National Night Out 2026 (Mayor Gotberg) 3.3 Swearing-In of Newly Appointed Police Staff (Acting Police Chief Maciel) 4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – City Attorney Ebrahimi ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of July 14, 2026 2 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org 5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC 6.1 Brief Comments by the City Council 7. 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. 7.1 Approve the Minutes of the Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting of June 23, 2026 (Ms. O’Connell) 7.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Register (Ms. Tornincasa) 7.3 Approve the Payroll Register (Ms. Tornincasa) 7.4 Receive and File Public Records Requests (Ms. O’Connell) 7.5 Consider Ratifying Utility Agreements with the El Dorado Irrigation District and PG&E for the Placerville Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Project (CIP #41816), Ratifying Purchase Agreements for Acquisition from 20 Properties, and Authorizing the Engineering Department to Prepare and Release a Request for Proposals for Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Said Project (Ms. Savage) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: PG&E Utility Agreement Att. C: EID Utility Agreement 7.6 Consider Approving the 2026 City of Placerville Quality Assurance Program (QAP) and Authorizing the City Engineer to Execute the Same (Ms. Savage) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: City of Placerville Quality Assurance Program 7.7 Consider Ratifying an Agreement for Consulting Services with Wood Rodgers, Inc., Finding the Project is Exempt from CEQA, and Authorizing Staff to Advertise Plans, Specifications, and Construction Contract Documents for Informal Public Bidding for the Highway 50 Corridor Intersection Pedestrian Safety Project (CIP #42247) (Ms. Savage) ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of July 14, 2026 3 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org  Att. A: Resolution 7.8 Consider Approving 2.0 FTE Water Reclamation Facility Senior Operator Positions; Abolishing 2.0 FTE Water Reclamation Facility Operator III Positions; Approving Job Specifications for the Water Reclamation Facility Operator I-II-III, Senior Operator, and Lead Operator IV; and Approving the Salary for the Senior Operator Position and a Salary Adjustment for the Lead Operator IV Position; and Approving and Affirming a New Salary Schedule Effective July 18, 2026 (Ms. Savage) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: Water Reclamation Facility Operator I-III Job Specification Att. C: Water Reclamation Facility Senior Operator Job Specification Att. D: Water Reclamation Facility Lead Operator IV Job Specification Att. E: Salary Schedule 7.9 Acknowledge and File the Measure J Fund Financial Report for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 (Ms. Tornincasa) 7.10 Acknowledge and File the Quarterly Investment Report for Period Ended March 31, 2026 (Ms. Tornincasa) 7.11 Consider Approving the City’s Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 as Presented (Ms. Tornincasa) Att. A: Resolution and Investment Policy 7.12 Consider Approving a Job Description for the New Deputy Director of Public Works Position, Approving a Salary Adjustment for the Deputy Director of Public Works, and Approving and Affirming a New Salary Schedule Effective July 18, 2026 (Mr. Stone) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: Job Description Att. C: Salary Schedule 8. PUBLIC COMMENT – 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. 8.1 Oral Communication ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of July 14, 2026 4 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org  8.2 Written Communication 9. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR 10. ORDINANCES Second reading and adoption of ordinances will be placed on the Consent Calendar unless separate discussion or action is requested by a Council Member or member of the public. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11.1 General Plan Amendment GPA26‑03 and Zone Change ZC26‑03 to Apply the Housing Opportunity (HO) Overlay to 2752 Coloma Street (APN 001‑092‑027); and Recommendation to Decline Adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (Ms. Kendrick) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: Planning Commission Resolution No. XX Att. C: Planning Commission Staff Report dated June 16, 2026 - Includes full analysis, findings, and staff recommendations for GPA26-03 and ZC26-03 12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS 12.1 Consider Abolishing the Assistant Engineer Position, Amending the City Engineer Title and Job Specification to City Engineer/Director of Engineering Approving Salary Adjustments for Three Engineering Department/Engineering Division Positions, Approving and Affirming a New Salary Schedule Effective July 18, 2026 (Ms. Savage) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: Salary Survey Analysis Att. C: City Engineer/Director of Engineering Job Specification Att. D: Salary Schedule 12.2 Consider Approving a Budget Appropriations Totaling $300,000 for the Storm Drain Replacement-Upper Broadway and Point View Drive Project (CIP #42320), Approving Task Order 10 for Construction Management Services with Dewberry Engineers, Inc., Approving a Construction Contract with C.E. Cox General Engineering, Inc., and Authorizing the City Manager Contract Change Order Authority up to $25,000 per Change Order (Ms. Savage) Att. A: Resolution ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of July 14, 2026 5 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org  Att. B: Bid Tabulation 12.3 Consider Approving A Budget Appropriation of $300,000 for the Giovanni Road Sewer Line Replacement Project (CIP #42224), Ratifying a Purchase Agreement for the Acquisition of an Easement, Approving an Agreement for Materials Testing Services with Geocon Consultants, Inc., Approving Task Order 9 for Construction Management Services with Dewberry Engineers, Inc., Approving a Construction Contract with C.E. Cox General Engineering, Inc., and Authorizing the City Manager Contract Change Order Authority up to $25,000 per Change Order (Ms. Savage) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: Bid Tabulation 12.4 Acknowledge and File the Annual Financial Report and Independent Auditors’ Reports and Single Audit and Independent Auditors’ Reports for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 (Ms. Tornincasa) Att. A: Annual Financial Report Att. B: Single Audit Report Att. C: AU-C 260 Letter Att. D : Audit Presentation 12.5 Authorization for the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Waste Connections of California, Inc. dba El Dorado Disposal for SB 1383 Compost Procurement Compliance (Ms. Kendrick) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: Memorandum of Understanding 12.6 Adoption of a Resolution Retroactively Approving Temporary Upgrade Pay (Acting Pay) for Unrepresented Executive Management, Confidential, and Supervisory Employee Classifications, Effective January 2022 (Ms. Tornincasa) Att. A: Resolution Att. B: Resolution No. 9100 13. COUNCIL REPORTS FROM OTHER AGENCY MEETINGS • El Dorado County Transit Authority (Neau, Yarbrough) • El Dorado County Transportation Commission (Clerici, Neau, Yarbrough) ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of July 14, 2026 6 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org  • LAFCO (El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission) (Carter) • SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) (Clerici) • Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors (Carter) • Placerville Fire Safe Council (Gotberg) • Opportunity Knocks/Continuum of Care (Carter) 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 include: Acknowledge and File the HDL Sales Tax and Economic Reports for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026, PPOA Side Letter Agreement, Arizona Fire Gate, ZOA Minimum Densities 2nd reading, ZOA Low Barrier Navigation Center 2nd reading, Amendment to RBI’s Agreement for MS4 Permit Services, and Mallard Assessment District Public Hearing. 17. ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on August 11, 2026, at 4:30 P.M. Closed Session, 5:00 P.M. Regular Meeting. ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of July 14, 2026 7 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org  _______________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING I, Regina O’Connell, City Clerk of the City of Placerville, declare that the foregoing Agenda for July 14, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Placerville City Council was posted and available for review on July 10, 2026, at City Hall, 3101 Center Street, Placerville, CA 95667 and at Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667. The Agenda, including all staff reports and attachments, is available on the City website at www.cityofplacerville.org Attest: ______________________________________ Regina O’Connell, CPMC, City Clerk ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of July 14, 2026 8 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org