TOWN OF MORAGA
REGULAR MEETING
March 8, 2023
Rovember, 191% MINUTES
6:30 p.m.
The following are minutes of the actions taken by the Town of Moraga Town Council.
A full video recording of the meeting is available on the Town's website at:
https://livestream.com/moraga
Council Chambers
335 Rheem Boulevard, Moraga, California 94556
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m. by Mayor Renata Sos.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Mayor Renata Sos, Vice Mayor Teresa Onoda, Councilmembers Kerry Hillis, David Shapiro, and Steve Woehleke
Councilmembers absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Vice Mayor Teresa Onoda led the Pledge of Allegiance.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. Donation from Moraga Community Foundation for the Commons Park Mr. David Trotter, President of Moraga Community Foundation, along with Board Members Lisa Mullins, Tim Culleton, and Bill Snyder, presented to the Town Council a check for $104,322.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
The following members of the public spoke:
Barry Behr
Bill Snyder
6. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA
A. Acceptance of Consent Items
6.1 Receive Accounts Payable Claims for: 2/22/23 ($118,657.38) and 2/24//23 ($104,484.71) Town Council Regular Meeting 1 March 8, 2023
6.2 Approve Minutes for the Special Council Meeting on February 15, 2023 (Commissions and Committees Interviews)
6.3 Approve Minutes for the Special Council Meeting on February 15, 2023
6.4 Approve Minutes for the Regular Council Meeting on February 22, 2023
6.5 Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation
6.6 Receive a Report on the Town's Cash and Investment Balances as of January 31, 2023
6.7 Adopt Resolution 17-2023 Accepting the 2022 Annual General Plan Implementation Report and Housing Element Annual Report and Authorizing Staff to Submit Reports to the State Department of Housing and Community Development and the State Office of Planning and Research; and Review and Accept Work Program Priorities Related to Implementation of the General Plan for the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Motion and second, Woehleke and Hillis, to approve the Consent Agenda, passed unanimously.
B. Consideration of Consent Items Removed for Discussion None.
ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
Mayor Sos recommended Item 10. B. Public Art Installations to be presented first.
Motion and second, Onoda and Hillis, to adopt Meeting Agenda as amended, passed unanimously.
8. REPORTS
A. Town Manager Update
Mr. Brian Dolan reported that the Public Works Department is in the process of interviewing candidates for two vacant positions.
B. Mayor's and Councilmembers' Reports
The Mayor and Councilmembers provided updates on meetings they attended, and events and activities in Moraga.
Councilmember Woehleke reminded everyone to follow precautions to be safe from coyotes.
Mayor Sos announced that the tri-city Lamorinda Joint Meeting is scheduled on March 15, 2023 and will be held at Saint Mary's College Soda Center at 7:00 pm. The topic is Smart Signals Project which is a fully grant-funded project to coordinate the traffic signals within the tri-city.
Mayor Sos reported that the Lamorinda Transportation Committee did a public outreach to get input to advance the eight-year Lamorinda Action Plan.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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None.
10. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ACTION
B. Consider Resolution 18-2023 Accepting Four Public Art Sculptures to be Placed on Town-Owned Property and Authorizing the Interim Town Manager to Execute Public Artwork Loan Agreements with Buddy Brodwin and the City of Orinda; and Consider and Authorize, By Motion, the Art in Public Spaces Committee to Move Forward on a Mural Selection Process for the Wall Outside the Public Works Corp Yard/Town Chambers Parks and Recreation Director Mackenzie Brady provided the staff report and responded to Council's questions.
There were no comments from the public.
Council discussion followed.
Motion and second, Onoda and Shapiro, to adopt Resolution 18-2023 accepting four public art sculptures to be placed on Town property and authorizing the Interim Town Manager to execute Public Artwork Loan Agreements with Buddy Brodwin and the City of Orinda, passed unanimously.
Motion and second, Onoda and Woehleke, to authorize the Art in Public Spaces Committee to engage the community in a mural selection process for the wall along the Public Works Corp Yard/Town Chambers and that the Committee will work with Public Works to ensure that it can be executed, passed unanimously.
Consider Resolution 19-2023 Appointing Scott Mitnick as Town Manager and Approving the Employment Agreement between the Town of Moraga and Scott Mitnick Mayor Sos provided the staff report.
The following members of the public spoke:
Barry Behr
Scott Mitnick gave remarks.
Council discussion followed. Town Attorney Michelle Kenyon provided clarification.
Motion and second, Woehleke and Onoda, to adopt Resolution 19-2023 appointing Scott Mitnick as Town Manager and approving the employment agreement as amended between the Town of Moraga and Scott Mitnick, passed unanimously.
11. DISCUSSION ITEMS
There were no Discussion items.
12. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no Council requests for future agenda items.
13. COMMUNICATIONS
14. ADJOURNMENT
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Mayor Sos adjourned the meeting at 8:07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Vali Abou
Yashin Abbas, Interim Town Clerk
Approved by the Town Council:
Renata M. Sos, Mayor
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