CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Angels Fire House - 1404 Vallecito Road
FOUNDED 188° APPROVED MINUTES
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 Alvin Broglio (PRESENT), Kara Scott (ABSENT), and Scott Behiel (PRESENT) Interim City Administrator Scott Ellis (PRESENT) | City Attorney (PRESENT) 5:00PM CLOSED SESSION
1. ROLL CALL
2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiators, Ca Gov Code Section 54956.8 Property: APN - 062-004-043 Takahashi - 0.07 acre
Negotiating Parties: Amy Augustine, City Planner
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
B. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation, Ca Gov Code Section 54956.9(d)(2):
1 Matter - Will Creger, City Attorney
C. Public Employee Appointment, Ca Gov Code Section 54957(b)(1) Title: City Administrator - Steve Williams, Interim City Administrator 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
3. ROLL CALL
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
No action was taken and direction was given to staff
6. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS
A. Presentation - Caltrans Update on 1H700 Project on Main Street (Steve Williams, Interim City Administrator)
Caltrans representatives provided an update on the Highway 49 Complete Streets Project. There was extensive discussion and several questions from the public.
7. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS POSTED (OR AMENDED)
ACTION: MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEHIEL, SECONDED BY COUNICL MEMBER BROGLIO, PASSED 4 YES 1 ABSENT
8. PUBLIC COMMENT
• Concerns were expressed by business owners in Downtown Angels regarding the New Geneva School. Legal counsel stated that these comments will need to be presented again at the Public Hearing on November 18, 2025, in order to be considered. • Julie Douglas of Crafty Chicks Downtown Angels read a statement on behalf of Gretel Tiscornia.
• Erin Montoya, owner of The Salon, read a statement.
• Patricia Harkkins requested that the City work with Caltrans to install the Frog Plaques featuring winners of the Frog Jump while Caltrans is working on the Complete Streets Project. • Erin Montoya and Marin Soldano inquired about the Wayfinding signs and their locations.
9. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approve Draft Minutes of October 7, 2025 (Michelle Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk) B. Approve corrected Minutes of July 01, 2025 originally approved on July 15, 2025 (Michelle Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk)
C. AP Checks and Treasurer Report September 2025 (Michelle Gonzalez, Finance Director) ACTION: MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A, B, AND C BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEHIEL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROGLIO, PASSED 4 YES 1 ABSENT
10. ACTION ITEMS
A. Resolution 25-84 - Accept the Purdy Road Water and Sewer Improvements Project as complete, authorize release of retention, and authorize a contract completion notice to be filed with the County of Calaveras (Dave Richard, Dewberry Engineers) ACTION: MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 25-84, BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROGLIO, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR SCHIRATO, PASSED 4 YES 1 ABSENT
B. Resolution 25-85 - Awarding a Contract to CSG to prepare the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Environmental Document for the City of Angels Draft Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan and Authorizing the City Administrator to sign all related documents and approve change orders not to exceed a total contract amount of $45,000 (Amy Augustine, City Planner)
ACTION: MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 25-85, BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROGLIO, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEHIEL, PASSED 4 YES 1 ABSENT C. Ordinance 549: Re-introduce, waive the second reading by substitution oftitle, hold a public hearing and consider adopting an ordinance to address appointments to, and vacancies on, the Planning Commission (Amy Augustine, City Planner)
ACTION: MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 549, BY VICE MAYOR SCHIRATO, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEHIEL, PASSED 4 YES 1 ABSENT D. Agreement - Approve an Agreement Between the City of Angels and CSG for certain on-call, as needed services. (Steve Williams, Interim City Administrator) ACTION: MOTION TO APPROVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANGELS AND CSG
FOR CERTAIN ON-CALL, AS NEEDED SERVICES, BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROGLIO, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR SCHIRATO, PASSED 4 YES 1 ABSENT
E. Resolution 25-83 - Approving a Side Letter Agreement to Include Out-of-Class pay for the Exempt Employee Group (Steve Williams, Interim City Administrator) ACTION: MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 25-83, BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEHIEL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROGLIO, PASSED 4 YES 1 ABSENT
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
11. ADMINISTRATION REPORT - REPORT GIVEN
12. COUNCIL REPORT - ALL REPORTED OUT
CORRESPONDENCE
13. CALENDAR - REVIEWED
A. 2025 City Council Calendar - October - December
14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - UTICA FULL JPA MEETING TOPICS, STANDING UPDATE FROM CALTRANS - REPORT BACK AT EVRY MEETING.
15. ADJOURNMENT
ACTION: MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:55 PM BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEHIEL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROGLIO, PASSED 4 YES 1 ABSENT MochalfChinete
Michael S. Chimente, Mayor
Michelle Gonzale
Michelle Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk