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AMENDED
AGENDA
PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026
CLOSED SESSION: 4:30 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.
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.
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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.
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 ________________________________________________________________________ Regular Meeting of the City Council of August 25, 2026 2 Visit us on “The Web” at www.cityofplacerville.org
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.
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
____________________________________________________________________________________ 4:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:
At 4:30 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 Appointment Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Position: Chief of Police
Item 2: Conference With Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Representatives: Joe Wren, Natalie Tornincasa, and Patrick Clark
Bargaining Unit: Local 39 Stationary Engineers
____________________________________________________________________________________ 5:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
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2. ROLL CALL: Carter, Clerici, Gotberg, Neau, Yarbrough
3. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
3.1 Swearing-In of Newly Appointed Police Staff (Acting Chief Maciel)
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 Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting of August 11, 2026 (Ms. O’Connell)
7.2 Approve the Accounts Payable Register (Ms. Tornincasa)
7.3 Approve the Payroll Register (Ms. Tornincasa)
7.4 Receive and File Public Records Requests (Ms. O’Connell)
7.5 Consider Approving Amendment No. 3 to the Consulting Services Agreement with GHD for the Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Update Project (CIP #41701) and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Same, and a $25,000 Budget Appropriation (Ms. Savage) Att. A: Resolution
7.6 Adopt a Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Special Districts Risk Management Authority for Employee Medical Insurance Benefits and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Same (Ms. Tornincasa)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: SDRMA MOU Red-Lined
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Att. C: SDRMA MOU Final
7.7 Acknowledge and File the Measure J Fund Financial Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 (Ms. Tornincasa)
7.8 Acknowledge and File the Quarterly Investment Report for Period Ended June 30, 2026 (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
12. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
12.1 Consider Abolishing the Code Enforcement Official and One (1) Police Services Assistant Position, Approving a Full‑time Associate Planner position, Approving a Full‑time Building Official Position that Absorbs Code Enforcement Duties, and Authorizing an Amendment to the Urban37 Contract for Architectural and Interim Code Enforcement Services (Ms. Kendrick)
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: Updated Building Official Job Description
Att. C: Draft Urban37 Contract Amendment
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12.2 Adoption of a Resolution appointing Joseph Wren as City Manager and approving a proposed Employment Agreement establishing the terms and conditions of employment and salary and benefits of said appointment
Att. A: Resolution
Att. B: Employment Agreement
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)
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 May, June, and July 2026 Police Report - Stats (Acting Chief Maciel)
Att. A: Stats – May, June, and July 2026
15.2 Receive and File the July 2026 Fire Station 25 Run Reports (Chief Gates)
Att. A: July Fire District Report
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16. UPCOMING ITEMS
Items tentatively scheduled for the next City Council meeting include: Approval of the revised Electrical Facilities Cost Sharing Agreement with Caltrans.
17. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on September 8, 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 25, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Placerville City Council was posted and available for review on August 20, 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