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AGENDA
PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026
NO CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION: 5:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – TOWN HALL
549 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
You are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken (3 minutes maximum) on items listed on the agenda when they are called.
Comments on items not on the agenda will be taken under Item 8. Comments must not be slanderous, and must relate to business within the jurisdiction of the City Council.
Advance Correspondence/Written Comments: You may submit your comments by e-mail to [email protected], or you may submit your comments to the Administration Department, 3101 Center Street, Placerville, CA 95667 by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
Advance Correspondence/Written Comments received by 12:00 p.m. the Tuesday preceding the Council meeting will be included in the agenda packet. Comments received after that time and by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting will be provided to the members of the City Council and, if relating to a staff report, immediately posted to the City’s website.
Copies of the comments will be placed on the back table for public inspection at the meeting.
These comments will not be read aloud but will be acknowledged. All comments will be available for inspection in the Administration Department during normal business hours.
The Brown Act: Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act) requires that a brief description of each item to be transacted or discussed be posted at least 72 hours prior to a regular meeting. The City posts the Agenda on the City Hall and Town Hall windows, and on the City’s website: www.cityofplacerville.org.
To ensure that matters are decided based on evidence made available publicly before and during the meeting, Councilmembers will not review or consider information received electronically while the meeting is in progress.
Reasonable Accommodations: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability and need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (530) 642-5531, (530) 642-5538 (fax), or [email protected]. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least two full business days before the start of the meeting. Some requests may be accommodated closer to the meeting.
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
NICOLE GOTBERG, MAYOR
JACKIE NEAU, VICE-MAYOR
RYAN CARTER
JOHN CLERICI
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
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NO CLOSED SESSION
____________________________________________________________________________________ 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 Acknowledge and file the Northern California Cities Self Insurance Fund Cash for Safety Culture Award Certificate, a $3,000 Grant, and Recognize Chief of Police, Joe Wren, for his submittal to the program. (Mr. Warren)
Att. A: NCCSIF Cash for Safety Culture Application
Att. B: Cash for Safety Culture Certificate
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – City Attorney Ebrahimi
5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
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6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC
6.1 Brief Comments by the City Council
6.2 Acknowledge and file the Worker’s Compensation
Trending/Stewardship Report as of December 31, 2025. (Ms.
Tornincasa)
Att. A: Worker’s Compensation Trending/Stewardship Report Presentation
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 Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting of January 13, 2026 (Ms. O’Connell)
7.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Register Dated January 21, 2026 (Ms.
Tornincasa)
7.3 Approve the Payroll Register for Pay Period 14 (Ms. Tornincasa)
7.4 Receive and File Public Records Requests (Ms. O’Connell)
7.5 Receive and File Councilmember Appointments to Other Agencies and Boards (Ms. O’Connell)
Att. A: Councilmember Committee Assignments for 2026
7.6 Second Reading and Adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) 26-01 amending Ordinance No. 1629, Chapter 7-1A (Mandatory Garbage Collection) (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Ordinance No. 1629
Att. B: Proposed Ordinance Amendment to Title 7, Chapter 1A Att. C: Memorandum Dated June 9, 2026, Regarding Mandatory Garbage Service
7.7 Second Reading and Adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) 25-04 adding Chapter 8-12 to the Placerville Municipal Code establishing a Vacant Parcel and Building Registration Program (12- Month Pilot) (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Draft Ordinance
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7.8 Second Reading and Adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) 25-01 – Accessory Dwelling Unit 2026 Update Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. __ Amending Title 10, Chapter 4, Section 12 of the Placerville Municipal Code Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Draft Ordinance
Att. B: Planning Commission Resolution
Att. C: Redlined Zoning Code (incorporating Planning Commission edits)
Att. D: Clean Version Zoning Code – Draft
Att. E: Addendum to the 2025 HCD ADU Handbook (January 2026) Att. F: HCD Technical Assistance Letter dated October 8, 2025
7.9 Acknowledge and file the quarterly investment report for the period ended June 30, 2025. (Ms. Tornincasa)
7.10 Acknowledge and file the Measure J Fund financial report for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 (Ms. Tornincasa)
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
Second reading and adoption of ordinances will be placed on the Consent Calendar unless separate discussion or action is requested by a Council Member or member of the public.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
12.1 Acknowledge and file the El Dorado County Community Wildfire Protection Plan and authorize the Mayor to execute the same as the final version. (Mr. Warren)
Att. A: Community Wildfire Protection Plan
12.2 Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a standard agreement and any other related documents for Competitive Permanent Local Housing Allocation (CPLHA) Grant in the amount of $1,050,000 for Middletown Apartments Affordable Housing Project and approving a budget appropriation in the amount of $1,050,000 for the said Grant. (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: CPLHA NOFA 2025
Att. B: CPHLA Application Submittal Resolution
Att. C: Award Letter dated December 22, 2025
12.3 To provide an update to the City Council of the City of Placerville regarding Community Special Events; including but not limited to Main Street Events with full street closures. (Mr. Nishihara)
12.4 Consider Authorizing the Director of Community Services to Negotiate and Execute a Contract for Mowing and Basic
Landscaping Services with Miguel A. Garcia Landscaping in the amount of $60,000. (Mr. Nishihara)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: MAG Cost Sheet
Att. C: Contract for Services
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)
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• Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors
(Carter)
• Placerville Fire Safe Council
(Gotberg)
• 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 Receive and File November & December 2025 Police Reports - Stats (Chief Wren)
Att. A: Stats – November & December 2025
15.2 Receive and File November & December Fire 2025 Station 25 Run Report (Chief Cordero)
Att. A: November 2025 Fire District Report
Att. B: December 2025 Fire District Report
15.3 Receive and File November 2025 Development Services Stats (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Stats - November 2025
15.4 Receive and File December 2025 Development Services Stats (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Stats – December 2025
16. UPCOMING ITEMS
Items tentatively scheduled for the next City Council meeting include: Special Meeting Minutes from 1/22, EID Water FCCs (Public Hearing), Special Meeting Minutes from 1/29, Historic City Hall Fundraiser Event (Discussion), CEQA Peer Review, Planning Fee Update, A-frame signs, Hosted STR’s, PD Fee Increase, Banner Fee, Solid Waste Agreement, TIM Fee Report, Click2Gov Business License Demonstration.
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17. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on February 10, 2026, 4:30 P.M. Closed Session, 5:00 P.M. Regular Meeting. _______________________________________________________________
CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING
I, Rachel Doig, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Placerville, declare that the foregoing Agenda for the January 27, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Placerville City Council was posted and available for review on January 22, 2026, 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