CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 06, 2025 at 5:00 PM Closed Session 6:00PM Regular Session Angels Fire House - 1404 Vallecito Road
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In person public attendance will be available with limited seating. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Members of the public shall have the right to observe and offer public comment at the appropriate time.
CITY COUNCIL appreciates your interest and encourages your participation. Regularly scheduled meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. The Agenda is divided into two sections:
CONSENT AGENDA: These matters include routine financial and administration actions and are usually approved by a single majority vote.
REGULAR AGENDA: These items include significant financial and administration actions of special interest, hearings and work sessions. The numerical order of the items on this agenda is for convenience of reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Council Members. All questions shall be directed to the Mayor who, at his/her discretion, will refer to Staff.
Mayor Michael Chimente (PRESENT) | Vice Mayor Caroline Schirato (PRESENT) Council Members Isabel Moncada, Alvin Broglio, Scott Behiel (ALL PRESENT) City Administrator Pamela Caronongan (PRESENT) | City Attorney Doug White (PRESENT ONLINE) CLOSED SESSION 5:00PM
1. ROLL CALL as noted above
2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
A. Personnel - Salary Discussion (Non-Negotiation per Gov't Code Section 54957.6) Employee Organization: City of Angels Employee Association (Miscellaneous) and City of Angels Employee's Association (Exempt)
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
3. ROLL CALL as noted above
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Chimente led the Pledge of Allegiance
5. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
A. Personnel - Salary Discussion (Non-Negotiation per Gov't Code Section 54957.6) Employee Organization: City of Angels Employee Association (Miscellaneous) and City of Angels Employee's Association (Exempt)
City Council provided direction to staff.
6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS POSTED (OR AMENDED)
Pamela Caronongan, City Administrator, pulled item 9E.
Motion made by Council Member Broglio, seconded by Council Member Moncada, Motion passed to approve the amended agenda by roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
Two (2) public comments were received.
CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approve Draft Minutes of April 15, 2025 (Rose Beristianos, City Clerk) B. Consideration of Resolution 25-19 Declaring the Intention to Continue Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26, Preliminarily Approving Engineer's Report, and Providing for Notice of Hearing on June 17, 2025, for the Landscaping & Lighting District No. 2 - Greenhorn Creek Assessment (Pamela Caronongan, City Administrator) Council Member Behiel pulled item B.
Motion made by Council Member Broglio to approve item A, seconded by Council Member Behiel. Motion passed to approve item A, by roll call vote AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Discussion on item A regarding Council Member Behiel to recuse himself. Legal was having technical difficulties. Council Member Behiel decided to recuse himself and asked for clarification for future items.
Motion made by Council Member Broglio to approve item B, seconded by Council Member Moncada. Motion passed to approve item B, by roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
9. ACTION ITEMS
A. Rural Recreation and Tourism Program - Utica Park Lightner Mine Expansion Project Update (Amy Augustine, City Planner)
City Planner Augustine provided an update before City Council and responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council and the public.
Two (2) public comments were received
No motion was taken for this agenda item.
B. Waive Second Reading, Hold Public Hearing and Consider Adoption of Ordinance 543 - an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Angels Adopting a New Chapter 15.30 [Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control) for the Angels Camp Municipal Code (Amy Augustine, City Planner)
City Planner Augustine provided an update before City Council and responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council and the public.
One (1) public comment received
Motion made by Council Member Broglio, seconded by Mayor Chimente. Motion passed to approve by roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, NOES: Council Member Behiel
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
C. Introduce, waive the first reading by substitution of the title, and hold a public hearing and set May 20, 2025 to consider Ordinance 544 Updating the City of Angels Municipal Code Chapter 15.20, Floodplain Management and Flood Damage Prevention (Amy Augustine, City Planner)
City Planner Augustine provided the report before City Council and responded to requests for clarification and inquiries from City Council.
Zero (0) public comments were received.
Ordinance 544 was introduced. Second hearing is set for May 20, 2025.
D. Introduce, waive the first reading by substitution of the title and hold a public hearing and set May 20, 2025, to consider Ordinance 545 amending Angels Municipal Code Section 17.09.120 adding a definition of "large format retail," Revising Angels Camp Municipal Code Section 17.30.030 to allow Large Format Retail in excess of 80,000 square feet as a conditional use in the Shopping Center Commercial (SC) zoning district and amending Section 17.27.020 to allow large format retail establishments as a Conditional Use in the Community Commercial (CC) zoning district-both amendments subject to the same Large Format Retail requirements established in Section 17.30.050 (Amy Augustine, City Planner)
City Planner Augustine provided the report before City Council and responded to requests for clarification and inquiries from City Council and the public.
Zero (0) public comments were received.
Ordinance 545 was introduced. Second hearing set for May 20, 2025 E. Adopt Resolution No. 25-21, thereby adding the Foothill Village Water Supply Project to the Approved Five-Year (5-Year) Water-Wastewater Capital Improvement Project List with the Project Scheduling for the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 (Dave Richard, City Water/Wastewater Engineer)
Item pulled when the agenda was approved.
F. Adopt Resolution No. 25-22, thereby ratifying the Construction Services Agreement Between the City of Angels and Njirich & Sons, Inc for the Mark Twain Water System Improvement Project and authorizing execution of the Agreement by the City Administrator with an amount not to exceed, $787,955.00 Dave Richard, City Water/Wastewater Engineer)
David Richard, consulting engineer from Dewberry Engineering, gave the presentation before City Council. Consulting Engineer Richard and Public Works Superintendent Chris O'Flinn responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Zero (0) public comments were received.
Motion made by Vice Mayor Schirato, seconded by Council Member Moncada. Motion passed by a roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
G. Adopt Resolution No. 25-25, thereby approving the First Amendment to Task Order No. 20 which would increase the budget for Task Order #20 by $25,423 to fund additional work effort requested by the City for 2024-25 Transportation Funding and City Project Engineering (Aaron Brusatori, City Engineer)
City Engineer Brusatori provided the presentation as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
One (1) public comment was received.
Item was tabled, and will be continued in a future meeting.
H. Authorization to Advertise Request for Proposals (RFP) for Grazing Lease of City Owned Property at 2600 South Main Street (Chris O'Flinn, Public Works Superintendent) Public Works Superintendent O'Flinn provided the presentation as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
One (1) public comment was received.
Motion made by Council Member Behiel, seconded by Council Member Moncada, Motion passed by a roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I. Approve Resolution No. 25-20 to Retain Revenue in Excess of Estimates Pursuant to Section 3.5709(E), Measure A Fire Sales Tax Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Michelle Gonzalez, Finance Director)
City Administrator Caronongan provided the presentation as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Zero (0) public comment was received.
Motion made by Mayor Chimente seconded by Council Member Behiel. Motion passed by a roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Discuss and Consider Request from Altaville Cemetery District to Waive Meter Evaluation Fees for the Catholic Cemetery and Protestant Cemetery with a Total Amount of $600 (Pamela Caronongan, City Administrator)
City Administrator Caronongan provided the presentation as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council along with Altaville Cemetery District Administrative Manager Debbie Ponte.
Received two (2) public comments
Motion made by Council Member Behiel to waive the meter evaluation fee of $600 for the Altaville Cemetery district, seconded by Council Member Moncada. Motion passed by a roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
K. Approve Maintenance Agreement Between the City of Angels and The California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) for Radar Feedback Signs on Highway 49 (Pamela Caronongan, City Administrator)
City Administrator Caronongan provided the presentation as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Received three (3) public comments.
Motion made by Council Member Moncada to approve agreement, seconded by Council Member Behiel. Motion passed by roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (Pamela Caronongan, City Administrator and Michelle Gonzalez, Finance Director)
City Administrator Caronongan provided the presentation as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Motion made by Council Member Broglio to approve, seconded by Council Member Behiel.
Motion passed by roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
None
11. ADMINISTRATION REPORT
City Administrator Caronongan provided her report
12. COUNCIL REPORT
All members of the City Council provided respective reports.
13. CORRESPONDENCE
A. California Advanced Services Fund, California Public Utilities Commission Correspondence noted above were reviewed and accepted "as is" by City Council
14. CALENDAR
A. May - December 2025
The Calendar noted above was reviewed and accepted.
15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
The following future agenda items were requested via consensus of City Council:
1. Light poles adding Flags to them once discussed
2. Vehicle marking policy
3. Update regarding grant possibilities and identification for a redundant water source for the City
16. ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Council Member Broglio to adjourn the meeting at 8:04pm, seconded Council Member Behiel. Motion passed by roll call vote.
AYES: Mayor Chimente, Vice Mayor Schirato, Council Members Moncada, Broglio, Behiel NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Michael Chin
Michael S. Chimente, Mayor
aunty setene
Caytlyn Schaner, Deputy City Clerk