___________________________________________________________________________________ Town Council, Regular Meeting 1 February 25, 2026
TOWN OF MORAGA
REGULAR MEETING
TOWN COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026
MINUTES
5:30 PM
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
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBER
335 RHEEM BOULEVARD
MORAGA, CA
1. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM by Mayor, Kerry Hillis.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Steve Woehleke, Vice Mayor Kerry Hillis Councilmembers Brian Dolan, Lisa Maglio and Graham Thiel Councilmembers Absent: None
Staff Present: Town Manager, Scott Mitnick; Asst Town Attorney, Denise Bazzano; Planning Director, Sonia Urzua, Police Chief Jon King, Interim Public Works Director, Nate Levine
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PRESENTATIONS
3A. Proclamation – Spring Festival/Lunar New Year Celebration Council read the Proclamation aloud.
3B. Presentation – EBMUD Update
Present: Joe Voelker, Community Affairs Representative; Marguerite Young, Ward 3 Board Director
Marguerite Young gave an update on EBMUD services via Powerpoint presentation.
Councilmembers commented and asked clarifying questions. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Town Council, Regular Meeting 2 February 25, 2026
4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Public comments were offered by:
1 Ron Schumacker
2 Mark Orcutt
3 Michael Gaffney
4 Ellen Beans
5 Renee Zeimer
6 Arica Gately
7 Rob Pierson
8 Andrew Michaud
5. ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
ACTION:
Motion: Woehleke / Second: Maglio
The meeting agenda was adopted as presented.
Vote: (5-0)
There were no public comments.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
6.1 - Approval of Minutes for the February 11, 2026, Regular meeting of the Moraga Town Council.
6.2 - Waive the Second Reading and Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 2.12, “Planning Commission” and Chapter 2.16, “Parks and Recreation Commission” to Revise Terms of Office and Reappointment Processes to be Consistent with the Town’s Interview and Appointment Policy.
6.3 - Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for California State Senate Bill 959, which seeks to ensure that public school districts will receive “Average Daily Attendance” funding when a local fire agency makes the decision to close a school during a fire incident, imminent safety hazard or extreme fire danger.
ACTION:
Motion: Woehleke / Second: Dolan
Consent Calendar items were approved as presented.
Roll Call Vote: (5-0)
There were no public comments.
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7. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES
Councilmember Thiel: Attended the Moraga Clean Energy meeting on Feb 19; if there are any general questions or concerns regarding MCE, please contact him. On Art in Public Spaces, on February 17 attended a portion of a special committee meeting at Saint Mary’s College Art Museum. On Feb 20, with Art in Public Spaces and Parks and Recreation Department, installed the newest sculpture by Doug Heinz on the Moraga Commons Trail opposite the Moraga Library. Finally, Councilmember Thiel announced that on Feb 13 the Maryland lacrosse team lost to Syracuse.
Councilmember Maglio: No activities to report. Regarding the economic status of the Town, Councilmember Maglio listed the accomplishments made thus far. She thanked the public for their comments in person and via email.
Councilmember Woehleke: Attended Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s press conference on February 13, introducing the E-Bike Accountability Act; noted the Virginia Tech University website for helmet safety. Regarding Black History Month, noted the Port Chicago Disaster on July 17,1944, during World War II, which killed 320 sailors and injured 380; attended the 75th anniversary of the explosion. Referring to the email communications from the public this week, especially regarding development, Councilmember Woehleke noted these mainly affirmed Town Council actions.
Vice Mayor Dolan: Spoke to a troop of 4th grade Cub Scouts during their government session about what Town Councilmembers do and the process for getting elected. He filled in for the Mayor by attending the Monthly Moraga Liaison Meeting on Friday at the Library; one notable item is that the Chamber of Commerce offers a non-profit business of the year award, which is accepting nominations now.
Mayor Hillis: the variety of activities included: meeting with Saint Mary’s College leadership on topics which will fit with the Town’s economic development initiative, and connected them with Senator Tim Grayson’s office to resolve concerns over signage on Highway 24; met with Micromobility Program Managers at the Metropolitan Transportation Committee; met with representatives from Moraga Education Foundation to discuss the policy framework for the parcel tax for the Moraga School District; attended the County Connection Board of Directors meeting on Thursday; met with the consultant who manages Moraga GHAD; met with Vibrant Moraga, focused on economic development and walkable solutions in our community.
8. PUBLIC HEARING
None.
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
9A. Appoint Members to the following Committee and Commission positions:
• Art in Public Spaces Committee (two positions with three-year terms) o Teresa Onoda
o Suzanne Darcy
• Parks & Recreation Commission (three positions with two-year terms) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Town Council, Regular Meeting 4 February 25, 2026
o Michelle Barar
o Rob Pierson
o Scott Parker
• Planning Commission (three positions with two-year terms) o Ben Helber
o Dustin Moore
o Nick Polsky
Steve Woehleke presented the item.
There were no public comments.
ACTION:
Motion: Woehleke / Second: Thiel
Department Report item 9A was approved as presented.
Vote: (5-0)
9B. Receive an update on the revised Livable Moraga Road Project concept and authorize staff to commence community outreach to obtain additional public input.
Mayor Hillis and Councilmember Maglio recused themselves from discussion on the topic due to conflict of interest given their residences’ locations to the project.
Councilmember Maglio left the room; Mayor Hillis observed from the audience.
Interim Public Works Director, Nate Levine, presented an update on the project via Powerpoint presentation.
Councilmembers Woehleke, Thiel and Dolan asked clarifying questions.
Ron Schumacker and Kerry Hillis (as a Moraga resident) provided public comments.
Council provided final comments.
ACTION:
Motion: Woehleke / Second: Thiel
Department Report item 9B was approved as presented.
Vote: (3-0)
Recused: Hillis and Maglio
9C. Adopt a resolution authorizing and approving a First Amendment to Agreement for Town Attorney Services between the Town of Moraga and Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP; and authorizing the Town Mayor to execute the First Amendment.
Town Manager Scott Mitnick presented the item.
Councilmember Maglio made clarifying comments.
There were no public comments.
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Council provided final comments.
ACTION:
Motion: Maglio / Second: Dolan
Department Report item 9C was approved as presented.
Vote: (5-0)
10. COUNCILMEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
None.
12. TOWN MANAGER FOLLOW-UP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Town Manager Mitnick noted the next Council meeting will be March 11th with a food truck regulation update.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hillis adjourned the Town Council Regular meeting at 7:56 PM.
Respectfully submitted by:
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Melisa Melcher,
Deputy Town Clerk
Approved by the Town Council:
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Kerry Hillis, Mayor