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, MAY 19, 2025
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. ROLL CALL- City Council/Successor Agency
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Liz Silva, Council/Agency Member Scott Funk, 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. Certificates of Recognition to Fairview Middle School Students Essay Contest Winners
3. Consider Approval of, and Present Resolution No. 2025-24, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Honoring the Gonzales Customs Car Club for Their Collaboration on the City’s Third Annual Show and Shine Car Show of April 5, 2025
4. Consider Approval of, and Present Resolution No. 2025-25, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Honoring the Street Life Car Club for Their Collaboration on the City’s Third Annual Show and Shine Car Show of April 5, 2025
5. Consider Approval of, and Present Proclamation No. 2025-03, A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Proclaiming May 18 - 24, 2025 as National Public Works Week *
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.
6. Community Center Complex Progress Report
BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
7. 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.
8. Approve the Joint City Council and Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - May 5, 2025 Minutes
9. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #51977-52046
10. City Manager’s Report
11. Community Development Department Activity Report
12. Community Engagement & Recreation Departments Activity Report
13. Fire Department Activity Report
14. Police Department Activity Report
15. Public Works/City Engineer Department Activity Report
16. Consider Approval of 1) Resolution No. 2025-19, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Reimbursement Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and Jackson Family Investments for the Revised Puente Del Monte Specific Plan, and Annexation Proposal Submitted to the City of Gonzales, April 7, 2025; and 2) Resolution No. 2025-27, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Consulting Services Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and Brent Slama Consulting to Provide Project Management and Planning Product Production for the Revised Puente Del Monte Specific Plan and Annexation Proposal Submitted to the City of Gonzales, April 7, 2025
17. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-20, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving the Reappointment of Gloria Velasquez, Tencia Vargas and Adrian Paco to the Gonzales Planning Commission, and Setting the Term of the Commissioners to Expire Four (4) Years from Their Current Term Ending Date
18. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-21, 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 International Association of Fire Fighters Local 5388 Memorandum of Understanding, for the period covering January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
19. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-23, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving the Purchase of a Trailer Mounted Trash Pump for the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Amount of $95,000
20. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-26, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Regarding Local Safety Member Industrial Disability Retirement
REGULAR AGENDA
21. Gonzales Police Department’s AB 481 Annual Report
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Accept report and direct staff to post it on the Police Department and the City’s website, and direct that the meeting to allow public questions and input on the Report be appropriately publicized before the July 21st meeting *
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.
22. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-22, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Awarding a Contract to Gateway Pacific Contractors to Construct the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility on the Amount of $23,584,000 Including a Contingency Budget of $1,646,000
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2025-22
23. Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Audited Financial Statements and Management Report a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council/Agency Discussion
d) Council/Agency Action
Staff Recommended Action-Accept the City and Successor Agency’s Audited Financial Statements and Management Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024
GONZALES YOUTH COUNCIL UPDATES
24. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
25. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. League of California Cities Monterey Bay Division
b. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
c. Monterey Salinas Transit
26. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
27. 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 Regular Meeting Agenda was posted at City Hall, Council Chambers, and on the City’s website by Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 5:00p.m. 05/15/25
Mary Villegas Date
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