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AGENDA
PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026
CLOSED SESSION: 4:15 P.M.
OPEN SESSION: 5:00 P.M.
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.
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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.
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
NICOLE GOTBERG, MAYOR
JACKIE NEAU, VICE-MAYOR
RYAN CARTER
JOHN CLERICI
DAVID YARBROUGH
EXECUTIVE STAFF:
JOE WREN
Interim 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
Director of Finance
DAN MACIEL
Acting Police Chief
BRAD GATES
Fire Chief, El Dorado County
Fire Protection District
____________________________________________________________________________________ 4:15 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:
At 4:15 p.m., before the City Council convenes in Closed Session, members of the public may address the City Council regarding any item listed on the Closed Session agenda.
Item 1: Public Employment Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Position: City Manager
Item 2: Public Employment Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Position: City Attorney
Item 3: Conference with Real Property Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8
Property: 5 properties (3 property owners) within the limits of Canal Street Phase 1A - the Combellack Road Sidewalk Project, CIP #42403
Agency Negotiation: Melissa Savage
Negotiating Parties: Debra S. Liles (APN 050-630-014), Coleman Alton Johns (APN 050-630-015), and the D. Allen Downs
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Homeowners Association (APNs 050-552-008, 050-572-021, and 050-521-012)
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Agreement
Item 4: Conference with Legal Counsel – Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2): (One potential case)
____________________________________________________________________________________ 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 El Dorado County Hometown Heros Presentation (Troop 117) (Mr.
Nishihara)
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 A. Approve the Minutes of the Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting of July 14, 2026 (Ms. O’Connell)
B. Approve the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of July 28, 2026 (Ms. O’Connell)
7.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Register dated July 21, 2026, and August 4, 2026 (Ms. Tornincasa)
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7.3 Approve the Payroll Registers for Pay Periods 1 and 2 (Ms.
Tornincasa)
7.4 Receive and File Public Records Requests (Ms. O’Connell)
7.5 Second Reading and Adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) 26-03 – Amendments to Title 10 (Zoning) of the Placerville Municipal Code to Establish Minimum Densities, Modify Minimum Parcel Areas, and Amend Conditional Use Provisions in Multi-Family Residential Zones (R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5) to Implement Housing Element Program A-5 (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Ordinance
Att. B: Planning Commission Resolution PC 2026-08
Att. C: Supporting Housing Element and HCD documents (as provided at first reading)
7.6 Second Reading – Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA 26‑04) Amending Title 10 (Zoning) of the Placerville Municipal Code to Establish Regulations and Permitted Uses for Low‑Barrier Navigation Centers in Compliance with State Law (AB 101) (Ms. Kendrick) Att. A: Ordinance
Att. B: Planning Commission Resolution 2026‑06
Att. C: Supporting Housing Element and HCD Documents
7.7 Consider Approving an Agreement for Consulting Services with Dewberry Engineers Inc. for Engineering Services for the Belt Filter Press Building Improvements Project (CIP#42233) and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Same (Ms. Savage)
Att. A: Resolution
7.8 Consider Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Consulting Services Agreement with Robertson-Bryan, Inc. in an Amount Not-to-exceed $20,045 for the City’s Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Same (Ms. Savage)
Att. A: Resolution
7.9 Consider Approving Construction Contract Change Order No. 1 with MP Environmental Services, Inc. in the Amount of $11,224.62 for the Water Reclamation Facility Digester No. 1 Servicing Project (CIP #42109), and Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute the Same, and Approving a $25,000 Budget Appropriation from the Measure H Construction Reserve (Ms. Savage)
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Att. A: Resolution
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
11.1 Declaring the Results of the City of Placerville Mallard Apartments Maintenance Assessment District No. 2026-1 Ballot Proceeding, Ordering the Formation of the District and Levying of Assessments, and Approving Related Actions (Ms. Tornincasa)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: Final Engineer’s Report, Mallard Apartments Maintenance Assessment District No. 2026-1
11.2 Consider Approving an Updated Water Shut Off Policy and Fee Schedule for Nonpayment of Water Service in Accordance with Senate Bill 998 (Mr. Stone)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: Senate Bill 998
Att. C: City of Placerville Water Shut Off Policy
Att. D: Fee Schedule
12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
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12.1 Adopt a Resolution Retroactively Approving and Affirming a Side Letter to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Placerville Police Officers’ Association for the Period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and Authorizing the Mayor, City Manager, and the City’s Labor Representative to Execute the Same (Ms. Tornincasa) Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: PPOA Side Letter
12.2 Consider Approving the Implementation of a 3.5% Convenience Fee for all Electronic Debit and Credit Payment Transactions for Business Licenses (Ms. Tornincasa)
Att. A: Resolution
12.3 Fourth Amendment to the Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement — SB 1383 Compliance (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: Fourth Amendment to Franchise Agreement (Waste
Connections/City of Placerville)
Att. C: CalRecycle Notice of Violation (April 15, 2026) Att. D: CalRecycle Compliance Evaluation Findings Report (April 1, 2026)
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)
• Opportunity Knocks/Continuum of Care
(Carter)
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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 March 31, 2026 (Ms. Tornincasa)
Att. A: Sales Tax Reports for the Quarter Ended 03/31/26
16. UPCOMING ITEMS
Items tentatively scheduled for the next City Council meeting include: Swearing in of Police Dispatcher Kraus, Police Stats, Arizona Fire Gate, Approval of the revised Electrical Facilities Cost Sharing Agreement with Caltrans, TIM Fee Program Update - GHD Amendment No. 3, Memorandum of Understanding with the Special Districts Risk Management Authority for employee medical insurance benefits, acknowledge and file the Measure J Fund Financial Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2026, and acknowledge and file the Quarterly Investment Report for Period Ended June 30, 2026.
17. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on August 25, 2026, at 4:30 P.M. Closed Session, 5:00 P.M. Regular Meeting. _______________________________________________________________
CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING
I, Regina O’Connell, City Clerk of the City of Placerville, declare that the foregoing Agenda for August 11, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Placerville City Council was posted and available for review on August 7, 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: ______________________________________
Regina O’Connell, CPMC, City Clerk