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AGENDA
PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025
CLOSED SESSION: 4:00 PM
OPEN SESSION: 5:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – TOWN HALL
549 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
JOHN CLERICI, MAYOR
NICOLE GOTBERG, VICE-MAYOR
RYAN CARTER
JACKIE NEAU
DAVID YARBROUGH
EXECUTIVE STAFF:
DAVE WARREN
City Manager
MONA EBRAHIMI
City Attorney
REGINA O’CONNELL
City Clerk
CAROLE KENDRICK
Director of Development
Services
DENIS NISHIHARA
Director of Community Services
MELISSA SAVAGE
City Engineer
NICK STONE
Director of Public Works
NATALIE TORNINCASA
Interim Director of Finance
JOSEPH WREN
Police Chief
TIM CORDERO
Fire Chief, El Dorado County
Fire Protection District
____________________________________________________________________________________ 4:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
Item 1: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9
Anstess v. City of Placerville et al, El Dorado Superior Court, Case No. 25CV0634
Item 2: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9
Hernandez-Orozco v. City of Placerville et al, Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2022-00329750-CU-PAGDS Item 3: Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
City Manager
Item 4: Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
City Attorney
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5:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
2. ROLL CALL: Carter, Clerici, Gotberg, Neau, Yarbrough
3. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
3.1 Introduce New Deputy Fire Chiefs (Chief Cordero)
3.2 A Proclamation Commemorating Debbie Miller’s Thirteen Plus Years of Distinct and Faithful Service to the City of Placerville (Mayor Clerici)
3.3 Employee Service Recognition (Mr. Warren)
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – City Attorney Ebrahimi
5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC
6.1 Brief Comments by the City Council
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTE: All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion by roll call vote unless any member of the Council wishes to remove an item for discussion. The reading of the full text of all Resolutions will be waived unless a Councilmember requests otherwise.
7.1 Approve the Minutes of the Rescheduled City Council Meeting of November 12, 2025 (Ms. O’Connell)
7.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Register dated November 19, 2025, and December 2, 2025. (Mr. Warren)
7.3 Approve the Payroll Register for Pay Periods 10 and 11 (Mr. Warren)
7.4 Receive and File Public Records Requests (Ms. O’Connell)
7.5 Acknowledge and File the Measure J Fund Financial Report for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 (Ms. Tornincasa)
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7.6 Notify the Media and Public by Approval of this Request that the Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting of December 23, 2025, is Cancelled (Ms. O’Connell)
7.7 Consider Approving and Affirming a New Part-Time Salary Schedule Effective December 20, 2025 (Mr. Nishihara)
Att. A: Draft Resolution
Att. B: Current vs. Proposed Part-Time Wage Scale
Att. C: Draft Salary Schedule
Att. D: MW-2026 Official Notice
7.8 Consider appointing Mica Raas as the Member at Large to the Placerville Economic Advisory Committee effective immediately with a term ending March 1, 2027 (Mr. Warren)
8. PUBLIC COMMENT – NON-AGENDA ITEMS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Council on any matter not on the Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.
State law prohibits the Council from acting on items not listed on the Agenda except by special action of the City Council under specified circumstances.
The Mayor reserves the right to limit the speaker’s time to three minutes. You are not allowed to make personal attacks on individuals or make comments which are slanderous or which may invade an individual’s personal privacy.
8.1 Oral Communication
8.2 Written Communication
9. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
10. ORDINANCES
10.1 Consider Amending Title 4, Chapter 1 of the Placerville Municipal Code to Adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Title 24, California Code of Regulations) and Remove Obsolete Provisions (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Draft Ordinance
Att. B: Proposed City Code (redlined)
Att. C: Proposed City Code (clean version)
10.2 Title 10, Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments to Address Required 2021-2029 Housing Element Implementation Programs B-2
(Supportive Housing) and B-8 (Residential Care Facilities) File: ZC 24-03 (Ms. Kendrick)
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Att. A: Draft Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments
Att. B: July 2, 2024 Planning Commission Staff Report
Att. C: July 2, 2024 Planning Commission Minutes
Att. D: March 26, 2024 City Council Resolution of Intent
10.3 Consideration of Adding a Vacant Parcel/Building Registration Program (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Draft Ordinance
Att. B: Vacant Parcel/Building Registration Application Form
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
12.1 Motion for the City Council to Adjourn the Meeting Sine-Die, and Appoint the City Manager as Temporary Chairperson (Mr. Warren) Recommendation to adjourn the meeting Sine-Die and to appoint the City Manager as Temporary Chairperson. Mayor Clerici will pass the gavel to the City Manager. At this time, the City Manager will call the meeting to order and request nominations from the Council for the election of Mayor.
Any Councilmember may make or second a nomination. A roll-call vote will be taken. Following a majority vote by the Council, The City Manager will pass the gavel to the newly elected Mayor. Once seated, the Mayor will call for nominations for Vice-Mayor. The Mayor’s term of office will be for one year.
12.2 The Mayor Calls for Nominations for Vice-Mayor (Mr. Warren) The newly elected Mayor will call for a motion and a second to nominate candidate(s) within the Council for the position of Vice-Mayor. The ViceMayor will serve a one-year term. A roll-call vote will be taken, and following a majority vote for the election of Vice-Mayor, the regular order of business will resume.
12.3 Consider Ratifying an Agreement for Consulting Services with Webster Engineering, Inc., Ratifying Task Order No. 1 with Webster Engineering, Inc. in an Amount not to Exceed $20,000, and Approving Task Order No. 2 in an Amount not to Exceed $168,235 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Same for the Broadband Fiber Optics, Phase 1 Project (CIP #425091). (Ms.
Savage)
Att. A: Draft Resolution
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12.4 Consider Approving New Building Services Fees and Water Meter Installation Fee Effective February 9, 2026 (Ms. Kendrick) Att. A: Draft Resolution
Att. B: Fee Schedule
Att. C: ICC Building Valuation Data Table
Att. D: Fee Survey
12.5 Consider Approving Increases to Adult Sports League Fees Effective February 9, 2026 (Mr. Nishihara)
Att. A: Draft Resolution
12.6 Consider Approving a 0.22 FTE Temporary Part-time City Planner Position and Approving a Budget Appropriation in the Amount of $23,432 from the 1993 STBG-690 Fund to Pay for the said Position through June 30, 2026 (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Draft Resolution
12.7 Consider Increasing the Youth NFL Flag Football Early Bird Player Registration Fee by $2.00 from $187.00 to $189.00 Per Player Effective February 9, 2026, and Increasing the Youth NFL Flag Football Post Early Bird Player Registration Fee by $2.00 from $197.00 to $199.00 Per Player Effective February 9, 2026 (Mr.
Nishihara)
Att. A: Draft Resolution
13. COUNCIL REPORTS FROM OTHER AGENCY MEETINGS
• El Dorado County Transit Authority
(Neau, Yarbrough)
• El Dorado County Transportation Commission
(Clerici, Neau, Yarbrough)
• LAFCO (El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission)
(Carter)
• SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments)
(Clerici)
• Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors
(Carter)
• Placerville Fire Safe Council
(Gotberg)
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• Opportunity Knocks/Continuum of Care
(Carter)
14. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – (Requests for Future Agenda Items Requires a Majority Concurrence of the Council)
15. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS
15.1 Acknowledge and File the HDL Sales Tax and Economic Reports for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2025 (Ms. Tornincasa)
Att. A: Sales Tax Reports for the Quarter Ended 06/30/25
16. UPCOMING ITEMS
Items tentatively scheduled for the next City Council meeting include: State of the City, Park Mowing Contract, Officials Contract, CEQA Peer Review, Rental Property Solid Waste Collections Ordinance, Revisions to ADU Ordinance (HCD), Planning Fee Update, Code Enforcement Officer Job Description, CPLHA Resolution, Canal Street Phase 1A, Phase 1B, and Phase 2 CEQA CE approval, Budget appropriations, Dokken Amendment and NTPs.
17. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on January 13, 2026, 4:30 P.M. Closed Session, 5:00 P.M. Regular Meeting, pending action on Item 7.6 on tonight’s agenda.
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CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING
I, Rachel Doig, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Placerville, declare that the foregoing Agenda for the December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Placerville City Council was posted and available for review on December 5, 2025, at City Hall, 3101 Center Street, Placerville, CA 95667 and at Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667.
The Agenda, including all staff reports and attachments, is available on the City website at www.cityofplacerville.org
Attest: ______________________________________
Rachel Doig, Deputy City Clerk