Any writing or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at City Hall located at 147 Fourth Street, Gonzales, California, during normal business hours.
A G E N D A
JOINT MEETING OF THE
GONZALES CITY COUNCIL,
GONZALES SUCCESSOR AGENCY,
AND
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 117 FOURTH STREET
GONZALES, CA 93926
MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2023
5:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. ROLL CALL- City Council/Successor Agency
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Scott Funk, Council/Agency Member Liz Silva, Council/Agency Member Lorraine Worthy, Council/Agency Member Maria Orozco, Mayor/Chair Jose L. Rios
Planning Commission
Chair Gloria Velasquez, Chair Pro Tem Ernesto Mancera, Commissioner Myrna Morales, Commissioner Adrian Paco, Commissioner Tencia Vargas Youth Commissioners
Luke Naegle and Aliyah Castillo
Successor Agency Item
PUBLIC NOTICE
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Any writing or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at City Hall located at 147 Fourth Street, Gonzales, California, during normal business hours.
JOINT ITEM WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION
2. 2022 Draft General Plan Annual Progress Report to be Submitted to the State of California Housing and Community Development Department
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council/Commission Discussion
d) Council/Commission Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive report and provide comments and direction
3. 2023 Housing Element Strategy
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council/Commission Discussion
d) Council/Commission Action
Staff Recommended Action-Provide direction to staff and consultants on the most favorable strategies to address the City’s housing needs and statutory requirements
ADJOURN TO REGULAR COUNCIL-SA MEETING
PRESENTATIONS
4. Wings of Knowledge Update
BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
5. Business from the Public not on the Agenda; any member of the Public may address the Council/Agency for a period not to exceed three minutes on any subject not on the Agenda. The Council/Agency will listen to all communications but may take no action.
CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be adopted by one action of the Council unless any Council Member has a question or wishes to make a statement or discuss an item. In that event, the Mayor will remove the item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
6. Approve the Joint City Council and Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - August 7, 2023 Minutes
7. Approve Successor Agency Accounts Payable Warrant #1681
8. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #48969-49058
9. City Manager’s Report
10. Community Development Department Activity Report
11. Community Engagement & Recreation Departments Activity Report
12. Fire Department Activity Report
13. Police Department Activity Report
14. Public Works/City Engineer Department Activity Report
15. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Monterey’s Assessor Office for the City to Receive Parcel Records for Use in the City’s GIS Program
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Any writing or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at City Hall located at 147 Fourth Street, Gonzales, California, during normal business hours.
REGULAR AGENDA
16. Consider Approval of an Encroachment Permit to Allow Valdez Auto Sales to Use a Portion of Alta Street Right-of-Way to Display Additional Vehicles for Sale and Determine the Cost for the Annual Encroachment Permit, and the Cost Sharing for Installation of the Appropriate Traffic Control Measures
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Approve the Encroachment Permit
17. Progress Report on the Community Center Complex Project a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive report and provide feedback
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
18. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. League of California Cities Monterey Bay Division
b. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
c. Monterey Salinas Transit
d. City & School Joint Steering Committee
19. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
20. Oral Communications
CLOSED SESSION
Any member of the public may address the Council on a closed session item appearing on the agenda.
Speakers shall have a limited time of three (3) minutes. Please be brief and to the point.
21. The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(A) to confer with its Attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party: Claim of Doughty.
22. The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(A) to confer with its Attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party: Claim of McCormick.
ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (831) 675-5000. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (CFR 35.102-
35.104 ADA Title II). This is a public meeting and as such, can be seen live by people present or online and is being recorded; therefore; anything you say or do here is public information. The recordings are available online.