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 AND
GONZALES SUCCESSOR AGENCY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 117 FOURTH STREET
GONZALES, CA 93926
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2023
6:00 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
Successor Agency Item
PUBLIC NOTICE
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PRESENTATIONS
2. Update from Blue Zones Project
3. Fourth of July Fire Update
BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
4. 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. *
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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.
5. Approve the Joint City Council and Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - September 18, 2023 Minutes
6. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #49162-49241
7. Consider Closure of City Offices from December 25, 2023 through January 1, 2024
8. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2023-62, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving the Community Action Grants for FY 2023-2024 funded with Measure K Allocations
9. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2023-63, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving the Water Supply Assessment for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan, per the Requirements of SB610
10. Consider Approval and Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Reimbursement Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and D’Arrigo Bros. of California for all Work Related to the Permit Process and Application for the Construction of a 137-Unit H2A Housing Project Along the Eastside of Fanoe Road
REGULAR AGENDA
11. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2023-64, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Rejecting All Proposals Received by the Cities of Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield, and King (Cities) to Select a Qualified Contractor to Collect Solid Waste, Recyclables, and Organic Waste within the Boundaries of Each City as a Single Franchise Collection Zone a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2023-64, and direct staff to enter into discussions with the South Monterey County incumbent waste haulers, Tri-Cities Disposal & Recycling and Waste Management, for an extension of their current franchise agreements
12. Consider a Parcel Tax to Support Fire Services
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive the report and provide direction to staff regarding a potential Parcel Tax to support fire services in the City of Gonzales
13. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-141, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the Purchase and Use of an Unmanned Aerial System (Drone) and Making Findings in Compliance with Gonzales Police Department Policy Manual 709- Military Equipment
a) Staff Report
b) Public Hearing
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Waive second reading, read by title only, and Adopt Ordinance No. 2023-141
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GONZALES YOUTH COUNCIL UPDATES
14. Oral Communication
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
15. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. Transportation Agency for Monterey County
b. Mayor Selection Committee
c. Salinas Valley Recycles
d. Central Coast Community Energy
16. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
17. Oral Communications
ADJOURNMENT
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