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, JANUARY 13, 2025
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
This meeting is being conducted consistent with State of California Executive Order N-29-20 dated March 17, 2020, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The public may participate in person or online via zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87020263943 or call 1 (669) 900-6833 and use Meeting ID: 870 2026 3943.
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PRESENTATIONS
2. Certificate of Recognition to Gonzales High School Cross Country Participant Giovanni Ochoa
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.
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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.
4. Approve the Joint City Council & Planning Commission - Special Meeting - November 12, 2024 Minutes
5. Approve the Joint City Council & Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - December 2, 2024 Minutes
6. Approve the City Council - Special Meeting - December 11, 2024 Minutes 7 Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #51131-51367
8. Consider Approval of Resolution No. SA-2025-01, A Resolution of the Successor Agency to the Former Gonzales Redevelopment Agency Approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule 2025- 2026 for the Period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026
9. Consider Approval of Documents Supporting the City’s Reimbursement Claim For the 2023 Winter Storm Expenses Submitted to FEMA/CalOES
10. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-01, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing an Amendment to Task Order No. 1 Under a Master Service Agreement with Dudek to Continue Providing Design Services on the Industrial Wastewater System in the Amount of $59,805
11. Consider Approval of a) Resolution No. 2025-02, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Gonzales and the Gonzales Police Officers Association, for the Period Covering January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and b) Resolution No. 2025-03, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Gonzales and the Gonzales Police Supervision Association, for the Period Covering January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
12. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-04, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving Amendment #1 to the City of Gonzales Classification Plan for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025
REGULAR AGENDA
13. Oaths of Allegiance by City Clerk
a) Jose L. Rios
b) Scott Funk
14. Reorganization of City Council - Election of Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair/Vice President a) Hold Election
15. Public Hearing to Consider Waiver of Second Reading, Adoption, and Reading by Title Only Ordinance No. 2024-147, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Amending Chapter 1.20- City Council of Title 1- “Administration” of the Gonzales City Code to Allow Time Allocated to Public Speakers to be Established by Resolution a) Staff Report
b) Public Hearing
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Ordinance No. 2024-147
16. Update on the Wastewater Treatment Plant Emergency - New Disposal Pond a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive report
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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.
GONZALES YOUTH COUNCIL UPDATES
17. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
18. Consider Council Appointments to Boards and Committees
19. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. Transportation Agency for Monterey County
b. Mayor Selection Committee
c. Salinas Valley Recycles
20. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
21. 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.
22. The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) to confer with its attorney- significant potential exposure to litigation.
23. The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)(d)(1) to confer with its attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party- Claim of Thompson.
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 Regular Meeting Agenda was posted at City Hall, Council Chambers, and on the City’s website by Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 5:00p.m. 01/09/25
Mary Villegas Date