Mission Statement: To foster a safe, vibrant, and prosperous community that enhances the quality of life for all
Vision Statement: With leadership and integrity, the City of Sonora commits to excellent service through collaboration and innovation
CITY OF SONORA
City Council Regular Meeting
Agenda
Monday, June 17, 2024
5:00 PM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sonora City Council will have their regular meeting on June 17, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the City of Sonora Council Chambers located at 94 N. Washington Street Sonora, CA 95370.
This meeting is physically open to the Public and citizens who wish to provide public comment during the meeting will be invited to do so by the Mayor.
Written comments can be submitted to be included as part of the administrative record; they will not be read during the meeting. All comments must be received by 3:00 pm on the day of the noticed meeting and can be submitted to the City Clerk at 94 N. Washington Street Sonora, CA 95370, or via email to [email protected].
Public Access Audio and Video Live Streaming
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Remote viewing of the meeting via live streaming is provided to members of the public as a courtesy. If the live streaming connection malfunctions for any reason and no Council Members are attending via teleconference, the City Council will continue the public meeting in Chambers without remote access.
CITY COUNCIL appreciates your interest and encourages participation. Regularly scheduled meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.
The numerical order of the items on this agenda is for convenience of reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Council Members. All questions shall be directed to the Mayor who, at their discretion, will refer to Staff.
Mayor Mark Plummer
Mayor Pro-Tempore Ann Segerstrom
Council Members Suzanne Cruz, Matt Hawkins, Andy Merrill City Administrator Melissa Eads
City Attorney Douglas White
Mission Statement: To foster a safe, vibrant, and prosperous community that enhances the quality of life for all
Vision Statement: With leadership and integrity, the City of Sonora commits to excellent service through collaboration and innovation
OPEN SESSION - 5:00 PM
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. CITY CLERK’S REPORT ON AGENDA POSTING
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
The public may address the Council on any item of public interest not otherwise on the agenda that is within the jurisdiction of the City. No action may be taken. Matters to be addressed may be referred to City Staff or placed on a subsequent meeting Agenda. Speakers are limited to a three (3) minute presentation.
5. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be voted on in one motion unless a Council member or member of the public has a question or wishes to discuss an item. In that case, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.
A. Consider Approval of Disbursements in the Amount of $176,981.08 for Payroll, Including Employee Salaries, Employer and Employee Taxes, Retirement Contributions, Miscellaneous Voluntary Employee Deductions, Holiday Pay, and Other Adjustments, Including Retro-Pay; Tracy Skelly, Administrative Services Officer.
B. Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 898 Amending Chapter 17.64 - Transient Use Permit Under Title 17 Zoning, of the Sonora Municipal Code; Tyler Summerset, Community Development Director.
C. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 06-17-2024-G Authorizing the City of Sonora to Continue the Imposition of an Annual One-Dollar ($1.00) Vehicle Registration Fee for Vehicle Abatement Purposes; Turu VanderWiel, Police Chief.
D. Ratify the City Administrators Approval of Task Order No. 3 in the Amount of $30,000 for Dewberry Engineers, Inc. to Prepare a 2025 Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 Grant Application for the Development of the Sonora Moves – Downtown Plaza and Regional Connectivity Project; Mike Pugh, City Engineer, Melissa Eads, City Administrator
E. Consider Approval of Task Order No. 4 in the Amount of $50,000 for Dewberry Engineers, Inc. Phase 1 Transition of the City’s Engineering Files from Paper Hard Copies Stored at an Offsite Location to Digital Files Stored at City Hall; Mike Pugh, City Engineer, Melissa Eads, City Administrator.
Mission Statement: To foster a safe, vibrant, and prosperous community that enhances the quality of life for all
Vision Statement: With leadership and integrity, the City of Sonora commits to excellent service through collaboration and innovation
F. Consider Approval of Task Order No. 5 in the Amount of $30,000 for Dewberry Engineers, Inc. to Provide Project Oversight Services for the Project Approval / Environmental Document (PA/ED) Development of the Gold Rush Multi-Use Path Phase 1 Project; Mike Pugh, City Engineer, Melissa Eads, City Administrator.
G. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 06-17-2024-H Approving a List of Projects to Receive Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funding (RMRA); Carlye Buchholz, City Engineer.
H. Consider Re-adoption of Ordinance No. 895, Amending the Zoning Map Through the Rezoning of Assessor’s Parcel Number 001-216-011-000 from Multifamily Residential (R-3) and Commercial (C) to Multifamily Residential (R-3); Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 06-17-2024-E Establishing a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan in Accordance with California Senate Bill 553 (SB553); Tracy Skelly, Administrative Services Officer.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Consider Approval of the FY24/25 Proposed Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets as Presented; Melissa Eads, City Administrator, Chris Gorsky, Administrative Services Director. https://city-sonora-ca-budget-book.cleargov.com/10840
1. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 06-17-2024-A Creating and Approving New Job Descriptions and Direct the City Administrator to Meet with the Affected Employee Associations; Chris Gorsky, Administrative Services Director.
2. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 06-17-2024-B Approving the Sonora Management Employee Association (SMEA) and the Sonora Confidential Employee Association (SCEA) Salary Schedules as Presented; Chris Gorsky, Administrative Services Director.
3. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 06-17-24-F Approving the Tentative Agreements with the Sonora Police Officers’ Association (SPOA), the Sonora Management Employees’ Association (SMEA), and the Sonora Confidential Employees’ Association (SCEA) and Authorize the City Administrator to Finalize the Memorandums of Understandings; Melissa Eads, City Administrator; Chris Gorsky, Administrative Services Director.
4. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 06-17-24-D Adopting and Amending a City of Sonora Fee Schedule as Set Forth in Exhibit “A,” Effective July 1, 2024; Chris Gorsky, Administrative Services Director.
5. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 06-17-2023-C Establishing the GANN Appropriations Limit for FY24/25 for the City of Sonora; Chris Gorsky, Administrative Services Director.
Mission Statement: To foster a safe, vibrant, and prosperous community that enhances the quality of life for all
Vision Statement: With leadership and integrity, the City of Sonora commits to excellent service through collaboration and innovation
B. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 06-17-24-_, to Uphold the May 13, 2024, Decision of the Sonora Planning Commission Approving, Based on the Identified Findings and Conditions, the Design Review, Site Plan, and Use Permit to Allow a 40-foot Residential and Commercial Mixed-Use Building at 956 Oregon Street (APNs: 056-106-004 and 056-108-015); Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Waive First Reading, Read By Title Only, and Introduce Ordinance 899, Amending Chapter 1.16, Elections, of Title One, General Provisions, to Change the Date of General Municipal Elections to Coincide with Statewide General Elections; Doug White, City Attorney.
10. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
11. ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at City Hall (209) 532-4541, [email protected]. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR
35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Administrator’s Office at 94 N. Washington Street, Sonora, CA 95370 during normal business hours (8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays). The agenda and supporting public documents are also available on our City website www.sonoraca.com listed under the agenda/minutes link on the Government page.