City Council Regular Meeting 09/21/2026 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 September 21, 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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CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 PM

1.CALL TO ORDER

2.ROLL CALL

3.PUBLIC COMMENTS

4.ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION

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.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

11.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.

12.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.Receive the Ceremonial Swearing-In of the City’s New Director of Administrative Services Elizabeth Peterson; Nicole McCutchen, Administrative Services Officer/City Clerk.

  2. B.Receive a Presentation of the Proposed Scope of Work from Visit Tuolumne County for Tourism Marketing Services Effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; Lisa Mayo, President and CEO; Myrka Cringle Marketing and Communications Manager, Visit Tuolumne County.

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.

  1. A.Consider Approval of the Meeting Minutes from September 8, 2026; Stacy Enos-Del Razo, Deputy City Clerk.

  2. B.Consider Acceptance of Disbursements in the Amount of $207,940.11 and $203,903.98 for Payroll, Including Employee Salaries, Employer and Employee Taxes, Retirement Contributions, Miscellaneous Voluntary Employee Deductions, Holiday Pay, and Other Adjustments, Including Retro-Pay; Nicole McCutchen, Administrative Services Officer/City Clerk.

  3. C.Consider Giving  Direction to Staff to Submit a Notice of Exemption, Utilizing Class 1 and 11 Exemptions,  with the Office of Planning and Research and the County Clerk as the Appropriate Level of Environmental Document for the City of Sonora Parking Lots Improvement Project; Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.

  4. D.Amendment No. 1 to the Tourism Marketing Agreement with Visit Tuolumne County, Removal of the $150,000 Compensation Cap and Restoration of Compensation at 25% of Transient Occupancy Tax; Chris Gorsky, City Administrator

14.PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. A.Consider Adoption of the following:

    City Council Resolution 09-21-2026-A to Approve the Formal Vacation of the Right-of-Way Area at the Intersection of Old Wards Ferry Road and Sanguinetti Road; and

    City Council Resolution 09-21-2026-B to Approve an Agreement to Transfer the Land to the Adjacent Landowner and Subject to the Provisions Contained Therein; and

    Introduce City Council Ordinance No. 917 to Rezone a Portion of the Area from Open Space to General Commercial.

    Tyler Summersett, Community Development Director.

15.COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS

16.ADJOURNMENT