CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2024
THIS MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN-PERSON AT 33 CHURCH STREET, THE PUBLIC WAS ABLE TO VIEW FROM HOME:
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6:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR REGULAR MEETING Council members present:
Feist, Sierk, Swift and Gunselman (via Zoom)
Vicky Runquist, City Treasurer
Absent: Riordan
Staff Present:
Derek Cole, City Attorney
Karen Darrow, City Clerk
Dan Lafontaine, Public Works Director
Mason Peters, Finance Supervisor
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3. PUBLIC FORUM – None.
4. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT – None.
5. PRESENTATIONS
A. Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency
Executive Director Joseph Bors gave a presentation outlining the history of the agency and the services that ATCAA provides.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. City Council Minutes of March 18, 2024.
Recommendation: By motion approve minutes as presented.
M/S Council member Swift/Feist to approve the City Council Minutes of March 18, 2024, as presented.
AYES: Feist, Swift and Gunselman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Sierk
ABSENT: Riordan
MOTION CARRIED
7. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Amador County Wine Heritage District
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 23-24-* Granting consent to the county of Amador to form the Amador County Wine Heritage District (ACWHD) This item was pulled for discussion.
Dion Dwyer of MMS Strategies answered questions about the purpose of the Amador County Wine Heritage District and under what guidelines it would operate.
M/S Council member Sierk/Swift to Adopt Resolution 23-24-25 Granting consent to the county of Amador to form the Amador County Wine Heritage District (ACWHD), as presented.
AYES: Feist, Sierk, Swift and Gunselman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Riordan
MOTION CARRIED 4-0
8. ORDINANCES & PUBLIC HEARING – None.
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA
A. Annual Wastewater Treatment Plant Report
Public Works Director Dan Lafontaine presented the annual report and gave a presentation outlining the details of the WWTP.
B. Pool repair update
Public Works Director Dan Lafontaine provided an update on the status of the pool repair, noting that it would cost $5,200 and that the school district will pay for the entire repair.
C. Parks Impact Fee
Recommendation: Direct staff to increase the Parks Impact Fee to be current with inflation since 2009.
M/S Council member Sierk/Feist to bring the Parks Impact Fee in line with the current inflationary rate.
AYES: Feist, Sierk, Swift and Gunselman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Riordan
MOTION CARRIED 4-0
D. Impact Fee ENR Adjustment
Recommendation: Direct staff to provide notice of a public hearing to hear public comments regarding a proposed impact fee adjustment to be effective July 1, 2024.
M/S Council member Swift/Feist Direct staff to provide notice of a public hearing to hear public comments regarding a proposed impact fee adjustment to be effective July 1, 2024.
AYES: Feist, Sierk, Swift and Gunselman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Riordan
MOTION CARRIED 4-0
E. Approve a comment letter opposing AT&T’s application to the CPUC to have their carrier of last resort obligation removed.
Sutter Creek resident Georgia Fox noted her concern about losing her landline.
M/S Council member Swift/Feist to approve the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) opposing AT&T's application to have its Carrier of Last Resort Obligation removed.
AYES: Feist, Sierk, Swift and Gunselman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Riordan
MOTION CARRIED 4-0
10. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Council member Sierk reported that the Bike/Ped committee met and decided to abandon the large project at Turner and Amador roads and turn their attention towards a route down Spanish Street. She noted that she will be meeting with Council member Riordan and staff for alternate options.
Council member Feist noted that she would like to reach out to the Monteverde store board to explore some ideas for the Monteverde Store.
11. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT – None.
12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Bike Ped project.
13. 14.
INFORMATION/CORRESPONDENCE - None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned into closed session at 7:47 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Gov. Code Section 54956.9) SEIU Local 1021 v. City of Sutter Creek, Pub. Emp. Rel. Bd.
Case No. SA-CE-1244-M
15. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
No reportable action.
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Claire Gunselman, Mayor
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Karen Darrow, City Clerk
Date Approved: April 15, 2024