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, July 01, 2024
5:00 PM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sonora City Council will have their regular meeting on July 1, 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
The Public will not have access to give public comments via public access audio and video live streaming; they are available for audio and visual only; and can be accessed via our website at www.sonoraca.com.
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
CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
4. ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation - Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d): (1 case); Melissa Eads, City Administrator, Doug White, City Attorney.
5. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
OPEN SESSION - 5:00 PM
6. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
7. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
8. ROLL CALL
9. CITY CLERK’S REPORT ON AGENDA POSTING
10. 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.
11. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
12. UNFINISHED 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.
B. Introduce By Title Ordinance No. 896 and Waive First Reading, Amending the Zoning Map Through the Rezoning of Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 056-106-004 and 056-106-001 from General Commercial (CG) to Commercial (C); Tyler Summersett, Community Development 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
13. 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 $192,599.35 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. Consider Approval of the City Council Meeting Minutes from July 03, 2023; July 17; 2023; March 20, 2023; and March 12, 2024; Stacy Enos-Del Razo, Deputy City Clerk C. Consider Approval of Resolution 07-01-2024-A Designating the Assistant City Administrator to Sign Documents on Behalf of the City Administrator; Tracy Skelly, Administrative Services Officer.
D. Consider Approval of Dewberry Engineers Inc. Task Order #25-1 Scope and Fee to Continue to Provide City Engineer Services for Fiscal Year 24/25; Mike Pugh, City Engineer, Melissa Eads, City Administrator.
14. NEW BUSINESS
A. Receive the Administration of the Oath of Office for Elected City Officials; Judge Donald Segerstrom.
1. Ann Segerstrom - Councilmember
2. Bess Levine - Councilmember
3. Stephen Opie - Councilmember
15. BREAK
16. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION - SEATING OF NEW COUNCIL
17. CALL TO ORDER
18. ROLL CALL
19. PUBLIC COMMENTS
20. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
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
21. PRESENTATIONS
A. Receive a Presentation from Pioneer Community Energy, a Community Choice Aggregator, About the Benefits of Joining and Authorizing the City Administrator to Commission an Impact Assessment Study; Robbie Bergstrom, Tuolumne County Economic Development Senior Administrative Analyst, Melissa Eads, City Administrator. (15 minutes)
B. Receive an Update from Tuolumne County District 1 Supervisor David Goldemberg.
22. NEW BUSINESS
A. Appointment of Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tempore; Tracy Skelly, City Clerk.
B. Receive Proclamations Honoring Councilmember Mark Plummer, Councilmember Matt Hawkins, and City Engineer Gerard Fuccillo; Tracy Skelly, City Clerk.
C. Receive the State of the City Address Report from the Newly Appointed Mayor.
D. Consider Mayor's Appointment of Commission/Committee Assignments; Tracy Skelly, City Clerk.
E. Consider the Mayor’s Appointment of Thad Waterbury to Serve as a City of Sonora Planning Commissioner for a One-Year Term Expiring on July 1, 2025; Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.
Consider the Mayor’s Appointment of Linda Emerson to Serve as a City of Sonora Planning Commissioner for a Two-Year Term Expiring on July 1, 2026; Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.
Consider the Mayor’s Appointment of Thomas Miller to Serve as a City of Sonora Planning Commissioner for a Four-Year Term Expiring on July 1, 2028; Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.
23. MONTHLY REPORTS
A. Receive the City of Sonora Administrative Services Department Monthly Report for April 2024 (FY23/24); Chris Gorsky, Administrative Services Director.
B. Receive the City of Sonora Community Development Department Monthly Report for May 2024; Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.
C. Receive the City of Sonora Fire Department Monthly Report for May 2024; Aimee New, Fire Chief.
D. Receive the City of Sonora Police Department Monthly Report for May 2024; Turu VanderWiel, Chief of Police.
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
E. Receive the City of Sonora Public Works Department Monthly Report for May 2024; Mike Lagomarsino, Public Works Supervisor
24. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
25. 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.