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
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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
Successor Agency Item
PUBLIC NOTICE
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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.
2. The City Council will recess to closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2) and is hereby of the opinion that a significant exposure to litigation exists.
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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.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
3. 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.
4. Approve the Joint City Council and Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - February 5, 2024 Minutes
5. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #49772-49850
6. City Manager’s Report
7. Community Development Department Activity Report
8. Community Engagement & Recreation Departments Activity Report
9. Fire Department Activity Report
10. Police Department Activity Report
11. Public Works/City Engineer Department Activity Report
12. Authorize Execution of an Agreement between the City of Gonzales and Atlas Organics to Procure Organic Materials to the City in Compliance with SB 1383
13. Authorize the Purchase of a John Deere Skid Steer with Implements from RDO Equipment Company for $85,283, and Approve the Surplus Sale of the Existing John Deere Tractor
14. Authorize Execution of a Non-Exclusive Master Services Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and NV5 Consultants; and Approve Execution of Task #1 for Grant Management and Electric Vehicle Charging Station Design Services for a Not-to-Exceed Fee of $205,000
15. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2024-05, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Ratifying a Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency Due to Winter Storms/Atmospheric River
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
16. Consider Appointment to the Planning Commission
17. Consider the Creation of a Fireworks Committee
REGULAR AGENDA
18. Progress Report on the Emergency Repairs at the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive report
19. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2024-04, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing Execution of a Lease Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and Pisoni Farms for a City-Owned Parcel Adjacent to Canyon Creek Park
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2024-04
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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.
20. Authorize the Execution of a Consulting Services Agreement between the City of Gonzales and Harris & Associates to Provide Assessment Engineering Services for the California Breeze Benefit Assessment District and the California Breeze Parks and Open Spaces Assessment District, for a Not-to-Exceed Fee of $42,000, which Includes a Contingency Budget of $3,350 a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Authorize Execution of the Consulting Services Agreement
GONZALES YOUTH COUNCIL UPDATES
21. Oral Communication
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
22. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. League of California Cities Monterey Bay Division
b. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
c. Monterey Salinas Transit
23. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
24. 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.
25. The City Council will recess to closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2) and is hereby of the opinion that a significant exposure to litigation exists.
ADJOURNMENT
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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.