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, JUNE 2, 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 Gonzales High School Track and Field Athletes
3. Central Coast Community Energy Annual Update
4. Gonzales Youth Council FY 2024-2025 End of Year Presentation; and a) Consider Approval of Proclamation No. 2025-04 Commending Youth Commissioner Valeria Cardenas Pacheco; and b) Proclamation No. 2025-05 Commending Youth Commissioner Emily Mendez
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BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
5. 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.
6. Approve the Joint City Council & Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - May 19, 2025 Minutes
7. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #52047-52107
8. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-29, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Recognizing and Congratulating Carl G. Sedoryk on His 25-Year Anniversary with Monterey-Salinas Transit
9. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-30, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Establishing Public Comment Time Limits and Related Procedures
10. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-31, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Appointing Patrick Dobbins to the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board
11. Consider Approval of the Revised Job Description for the Community Development Services Technician/Administrative Analyst Position
12. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-32, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Designating Harris and Associates as Engineer of Work for Assessment Districts, and Directing the Filing of Engineer’s Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Reports Therefor; Designating Jarvis, Fay, & Gibson, LLP as District Counsel for Assessment Districts; and Authorizing Compensation for All Assessment District Work
13. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-33, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Declaring Intention to Confirm Diagrams and to Levy and Collect Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 - California Breeze Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2, and 3
14. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-34, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Providing Preliminary Approval of Engineer’s Report, Stating Intention to Confirm Diagram and to Levy and Collect Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 - California Breeze Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District
15. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-35, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales of Intention to Confirm Diagram and to Levy and Collect Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 - Canyon Creek Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 & 3
16. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-36, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Providing Preliminary Approval of Engineer’s Report, Stating Intention to Confirm Diagram and to Levy and Collect Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 - Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3
17. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-37, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales of Intention to Confirm Diagram and to Levy and Collect Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 - Gonzales Industrial Park Benefit Assessment District
18. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-38, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Providing Preliminary Approval of Engineer’s Report, Stating Intention to Confirm Diagram and to Levy and Collect Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 - Gonzales Industrial Park Landscape Maintenance Assessment District
19. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-39, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Declaring Intention to Confirm Diagram and to Levy and Collect Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 - Cipriani Estates Benefit Assessment District *
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. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-40, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Providing Preliminary Approval of Engineer’s Report, Stating Intention to Confirm Diagram and to Levy and Collect Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 - Cipriani Estates Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District
REGULAR AGENDA
21. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-28, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Establishing the Cost for Services Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 a) Staff Report
b) Public Hearing
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2025-28
22. Introduce, Waive Reading, and Read by Title Only Ordinance No. 2025-150, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Amending Ordinance No. 2019-115 of the Gonzales City Code (Tobacco Retailer License) to Prohibit the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products and to Prohibit Single Use Electronic Smoking Products
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Introduce, waive reading and read by title only Ordinance No. 2025- 150; and set a public hearing to solicit public comments on this ordinance for June 16, 2025
23. Introduce, Waive Reading, and Read by Title Only Ordinance No. 2025-151, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Amending Section 3.16.085- “Bidding Procedures for Public Construction Projects” of Chapter 3.16-Purchasing Procedures, of the Gonzales City Code a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Introduce, waive reading and read by title only Ordinance No. 2025- 151
GONZALES YOUTH COUNCIL UPDATES
24. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
25. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. Transportation Agency for Monterey County
b. Mayor Selection Committee
c. Salinas Valley Recycles
26. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
27. Oral Communications
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.
ADJOURNMENT
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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 29, 2025, at 5:00p.m. 05/29/25
Mary Villegas Date