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, JULY 21, 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. Community Center Complex Progress Report
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 two (2) minutes on any subject not on the Agenda.
The Council/Agency will listen to all communications but may take no action. *
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 and Successor Agency - Budget Meeting – June 16, 2025 Minutes
5. Approve the Joint City Council/Successor Agency/Successor Housing Agency/Gonzales Electric Authority Board/Gonzales Municipal Electric Utility Board - Regular Meeting – June 16, 2025 Minutes
6. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #52184-52329
7. City Manager’s Report
8. Community Development Department Activity Report
9. Community Engagement & Recreation Departments Activity Report
10. Fire Department Activity Report
11. Police Department Activity Report
12. Public Works/City Engineer Department Activity Report
13. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-48, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales accepting the Industrial Wastewater Pipeline Project as complete and directing staff to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder
14. Consider Approval of Resolution 2025-49, A resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving the Purchase of Two Trailer Mounted Trash Pumps for the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the amount of $100,527 from Thompson Pump through the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program
15. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-50, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing Task Order No. 4 under a Master Service Agreement with Dudek Consulting for Preparation of a Preliminary Design Report for Rehabilitation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the amount of $234,959
REGULAR AGENDA
16. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-54, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Dispensing with Bidding Procedures Pursuant to Gonzales City Code Section 3.16.050 and Authorizing the Purchase of a Type 1 Fire Engine From Fire Apparatus Solutions for an Amount Not to Exceed $750,000
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2025-54
17. AB 481 Annual Report Public Hearing
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Reschedule the hearing and consideration of this item to August 18, 2025
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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.
18. Traffic Calming Policy
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive report and provide direction to staff
19. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-55, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagrams and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - California Breeze Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3; and Resolution No. 2025-56, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - California Breeze Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District a) Staff Report
b) Public Hearing
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2025-55 and Resolution No. 2025-56
20. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-57, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagrams and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Canyon Creek Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3; and Resolution No. 2025-58, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagrams and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3 a) Staff Report
b) Public Hearing
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2025-57 and Resolution No. 2025-58
21. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-59, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagrams and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Gonzales Industrial Park Benefit Assessment District; and Resolution No. 2025-60, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Gonzales Industrial Park Landscape Maintenance Assessment District a) Staff Report
b) Public Hearing
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2025-59 and Resolution No. 2025-60
22. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-61, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Cipriani Estates Benefit Assessment District; and Resolution No. 2025-62, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Cipriani Estates Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance 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.
a) Staff Report
b) Public Hearing
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2025-61 and Resolution No. 2025-62
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
23. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. League of California Cities Monterey Bay Division
b. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
c. Monterey Salinas Transit
24. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
25. 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 two (2) minutes. Please be brief and to the point.
26. The City Council will recess to closed session to consider personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(B)(1) - City Manager Evaluation.
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.
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, July 17, 2025, at 5:00p.m. 07/17/25
Mary Villegas Date