TOWN OF MORAGA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
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 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Teresa Onoda.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Mayor Teresa Onoda, Vice Mayor Steve Woehleke and Councilmembers Kerry Hillis and David Shapiro
Councilmembers absent: Councilmember Renata Sos
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no Special Announcements.
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. Moraga Citizens Network
Ellen Beans and Ann Walgenbach provided a PowerPoint presentation on Moraga Citizens Network (MCN) and responded to questions from the Town Council.
There were no comments from the public.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
There were no comments from the public.
ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA
A. Acceptance of Consent Items
6.1 Receive Accounts Payable Claims for: 11/02/23 ($6,233.46); 12/11/23 ($25,964.96); 01/04/24 ($29,861.89); 01/26/24
($446,023.13); 02/09/24 ($155,526.93); 02/13/24 ($353.94); 02/13/24 ($508.81); 02/13/24 ($960.26) and 02/15/24 ($1,875.00)
6.2 Approval of Minutes for the February 14, 2024 Regular meeting of the Moraga Town Council.
Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 1 February 28, 2024
6.3 Adoption of Resolution 07-2024 approving the Sixth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Harris and Associates for the 2022 and 2023 Pavement Rehabilitation Projects (CIP 22-401 & 23-401); increasing the contract amount for an additional $26,970 for a total amount not to exceed $918,611; extending the time of performance to November 30, 2025; and authorizing the Town Manager to execute the Sixth Amendment to the Agreement. (CEQA Status: Categorically Exempt).
ACTION:
Motion: Woehleke / Hillis
Approve Items 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3
Vote: (4-0-1)
B. Consideration of Consent Items Removed for Discussion No items were removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
7. ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
There were no comments from the public.
ACTION:
Motion: Woehleke / Hillis
Adopt meeting agenda.
Vote: (4-0-1)
8. REPORTS
A. Town Manager Update
Town Manager Scott Mitnick and the Town Council expressed their appreciation to Interim Administrative Services Director Lisa Malek-Zadeh for her services to the Town of Moraga and welcomed new Administrative Services Director Katie Bruner. Both thanked the Town Council and the Town Manager for the recognition.
B. Mayor's and Councilmembers' Reports
The Mayor and Councilmembers provided updates on meetings they had attended along with events and activities in Moraga.
Vice Mayor Woehleke reported he had attended Special Meetings of the Town Council to interview candidates for Town Commissions/Committees and two Closed Sessions.
Councilmember Hillis reported he had attended meetings of the Marin Clean Energy (MCE) Board of Directors and the RecycleSmart Board of Directors and Franchise Vendor Selection Ad-Hoc Committee and briefed the Council on all discussions. He had also voted by-mail and reminded everyone that March 5, 2024 was the deadline, with the official drop off location for mail-in ballots in Moraga at the Moraga Library. In addition, the deadline for submittal of recipes for the cookbook in recognition of the Town's 50th anniversary of Incorporation was February 28, 2024 and he reported his wife had submitted a pie recipe.
Councilmember Shapiro reported he had spoken with the Program Director for the Lamorinda School Bus Program about the need for additional funding and had attended the Special Meetings Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 2 February 28, 2024 of the Town Council to interview candidates for Town Commissions/Committees and Closed Sessions.
Mayor Onoda reported there was no report from the Town Council Special meetings that had been held on February 27 and 28, 2024. She also reported she had attended the Moraga Chamber of Commerce Mixer, which had been hosted by Wedgewood Weddings at the Hacienda de las Flores and encouraged everyone to welcome new businesses to the Town. She too had submitted recipes for the cookbook in recognition of the Town's 50" anniversary of Incorporation.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no public hearings.
10. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ACTION
A. Adopt Resolution Authorizing an Addition of One Full-Time Senior Engineer Position and Revising the Senior and Associate Engineer Job Descriptions and Other Related Actions
Public Works Department Director/Town Engineer Sean Knapp presented the item and responded to questions from the Town Council.
Council discussion followed.
There were no comments from the public.
ACTION:
Motion: Woehleke / Hillis
Adopt Resolution 08-24 authorizing the job titles from Senior Civil Engineer and Associate Civil Engineer to Senior Engineer and Associate Engineer; revising the job licensing requirements ir each to include the Traffic Engineer registration issued by the California State Board of Registration for Traffic Engineers as a qualified license for a Senior or Associate Engineer; and authorized an additional full-time Senior Engineer position, effective February 28, 2024.
Vote: (4-0-1)
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
There were no communications.
14. TOWN MANAGER FOLLOW-UP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Town Manager Mitnick thanked the Town Council for the approval of Item 10A. He reported the City had received a check from the Moraga Community Foundation (MCF) in the amount of $45,680 as part of the pledge to the Moraga Commons Enhancement Program, with the restroom project to be completed in mid-April.
Town Manager Mitnick also reported the Bunnies and Brews event at the Hacienda would be held on Sunday, March 10, 2024 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m., with more information on the Town website; Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3 February 28, 2024 and Lamorinda City Managers were acutely aware of needed funding for the school bus program and he would speak with Moraga School District (MSD) Superintendent Dr. Julie Parks about that topic. Future events included a Little League parade on Camino Pablo on March 2, 2024 with a larger athletic event planned the same evening at Saint Mary's College (SMC), at which time the SMC Basketball Team was scheduled to play Gonzaga as part of the West Coast Conference.
The Town was aware of the need for crowd control and staff had spoken with both the Moraga Police Department and SMC. Also, Community Service Day would be held on May 11, 2024 with upwards of 350 student athletes and a youth group to partner with the Town on projects at Commons and Rancho Laguna Parks.
The next City Council meeting had been scheduled as a Special Meeting on March 6, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. to complete interviews for the vacancies on Town Commissions/Committees and a study session would be held at 5:30 p.m. an hour prior to the Regular Town Council meeting on March 13, 2024, to discuss the Town Council Goals and Objectives.
Mayor Onoda asked whether banners would be installed in Town in recognition of the SMC basketball game scheduled for March 2 and Town Manager Mitnick advised if staff was able to mobilize in time it would be done.
Public Works Director/Town Engineer Knapp reported the Town's electronic sign could also be used to advertise the game.
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Onoda adjourned the meeting back into Closed Session at 7:12 p.m.
Mayor Onoda adjourned the Closed Session meeting at 7:55 p.m.
There were no closed session items to report.
Respectfully submitted
Teresa Onoda
Amy Heavener, CMC
Town Clerk
Approved by the Town Council:
ANeuvener
Teresa Onoda,
Mayor
Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 4 February 28, 2024