City Council Regular Meeting 08/03/2026 05:00 PM 94 N. Washington Street, Sonora, CA 95370

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sonora City Council will have their regular meeting on August 3, 2026, 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 nmccutchen@sonoraca.com.

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.

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Mayor Ann Segerstrom

Vice Mayor Andy Merrill

Council Members  Bess Levine, Stephen Opie, Mark Plummer

City Administrator  Christopher Gorsky

City Attorney  Douglas White

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OPEN SESSION - 5:00 PM

1.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2.ROLL CALL

3.CITY CLERK’S REPORT ON AGENDA POSTING

4.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

5.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.

6.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.Receive an Update from Tuolumne County District 1 Supervisor Mike Holland; Chris Gorsky, City Administrator.

7.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.

  1. A.Consider Approval of the Meeting Minutes from July 20, 2026; Stacy Enos-Del Razo, Deputy City Clerk.

  2. B.Consider Adoption of Resolution 08-03-2026-A Ratifying the Director of Emergency Services' July 27, 2026, Proclamation of Local Emergency due to the Dove Fire and Authorize the Continuation of all Appropriate Emergency Response and Recovery Activities; Chris Gorsky, City Administrator. 

8.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Consider Approval to Advertise and Solicit Bids for the FY 25/26 Parking Lot Improvement Project; and Consider Approval of a Contract Amendment to Dewberry’s Task Order 26-08 to Complete Final Design, Including the Addition of Bradford Street and the Associated Improvements to the Scope of Work; Carlye Buchholz, City Engineer.

  2. B.Consider Selecting a Locally Preferred Project Alternative for the Tuolumne Heritage Trail (Gold Rush Path) Project; Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.

9.QUARTERLY REPORTS

10.COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS

11.ADJOURNMENT