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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND
GONZALES PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 117 FOURTH STREET
GONZALES, CA 93926
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. ROLL CALL- City Council/Successor Agency/Public Financing Authority Board Members 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
Financing Authority Item
PUBLIC NOTICE
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BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
2. 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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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.
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.
3. Approve the Joint City Council, Successor Agency, Successor Housing Agency, Electric Authority, and Municipal Electric Utility Boards - Regular Meeting - September 16, 2024 Minutes
4. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #50808-50911
5. Consider Closure of City Offices for the Winter Holidays
6. Accept the 2024 Annual Public Financing Authority Report
7. Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Property Access Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County for the Establishment, Access, and Upkeep of a Pollinator Garden at the Community Garden Site
8. Consider Renewal of a Three-Year Lease Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation for the Property Located at 225 Elko Street with an Option to Extend the Lease at a New Monthly Rate for an Additional Two-Year Term, Following Expiration of the Initial Term (October 31, 2027)
9. Consider Approval and Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Gonzales and Hartnell College Foundation for Support and Engagement in the Youth Ambassador Pilot Program – Student Opportunity and Achievement Rising Across the Salinas Valley (S.O.A.R); and Accept a $10,000 Grant to Offset Participation Costs
10. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2024-59, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing Task Order #3 Under a Master Service Agreement with MNS Engineers for Environmental Monitoring Services During Construction of the Industrial Wastewater System
11. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2024-60, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Agreements and/or Proceed with Services from Various Consultants to Secure an Interim Loan for Construction of the Industrial Wastewater System
12. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2024-61, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the City Manager or Public Works Director to Submit a Financial Assistance Application to the State Water Resources Control Board for the Planning and Design of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project
REGULAR AGENDA
13. Consider Approval of a 25-Year Lease Agreement with Legacy Sign Company for the Construction and Use of an Offsite Advertising Billboard Sign on a City-Owned 6+acre Parcel Adjacent to Highway 101 on Assessor’s Parcel Number 020-201-022-000 a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Approve the Lease Agreement
14. Possible New Regulations Concerning Encampments on Public Property a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Provide direction to staff with guidance on the preparation of desired regulations on encampments on public property in the City *
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.
15. Updated List of Parking Regulations
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Review the updated list of Parking Regulations and provide feedback and direction to staff
16. Street Maintenance Program Status Report
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive the report
GONZALES YOUTH COUNCIL UPDATES
17. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
18. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. Transportation Agency for Monterey County
b. Mayor Selection Committee
c. Salinas Valley Recycles
d. Measure K Oversight Committee
19. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
20. Oral Communications
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.
I, Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Gonzales, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Joint City Council/Successor Agency/Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting Agenda was posted at City Hall, Council Chambers, and on the City’s website by Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. 10/03/24
Mary Villegas Date