City of Gonzales
PUBLIC WORKS / CITY ENGINEER DEPARTMENT
ACTIVITY REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: July 21, 2025
FROM: Patrick Dobbins, Public Works Director/City Engineer THROUGH: Carmen Gil, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Works/City Engineer Departments Activity Report
WASTEWATER
1. Industrial Wastewater Pipeline – Construction of the IW Pipeline began on 11/04/2024 and was completed on 6/30/2025. Staff will present the Notice of Completion at the 7/21/2025 Council Meeting.
2. Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility - The IW Treatment Facility contract was issued for public bid on 1/15/2025 and six bids were opened on 2/26/2025. The Award of Contract to Gateway Pacific Contractors (low bidder) was approved at the 5/19/2025 Council meeting. A preconstruction meeting was held on 6/17/2025 and field operations are expected to begin by 7/21/2025.
3. Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) – City staff provides Regional Board staff with updates on the operations and maintenance efforts at the WWTP and our progress on constructing the IW System.
Staff last met with the Regional Board regulator on 4/15/2025.
BUILDINGS
1. Community Center Complex Project – The project is on schedule to be completed by December 1, 2025. The construction team will provide an update at the 7/21/2025 Council meeting. The on-site project camera can be accessed at this link:
https://share.earthcam.net/GonzalesCommunityCenter/gonzales_community_center_complex/camera /view_1/timelapse
AGENDA
ITEM
12 STREETS
1. 2025 Slurry Seal Contract – Bid opening for this contract is 7/23/2025.
2. Fifth Street Truck Ban – Bid opening for a contractor to install traffic signs for the truck ban is 7/23/2025.
3. Fourth Street Pavement Rehab – Staff authorized Harris Assoc to prepare the construction documents to reconstruct the 100 Block of Fourth Street and the 400 block of Alta Minor. A Kick-off meeting and site walk were held on 5/6/2025. Funding is $636,150 in SB 1 funding.
4. TAMC Safe Routes to School Program - Staff engaged TL Engineering to design the Pedestrian Safety Improvements along Fifth Street from the Southbound Highway 101 on/off ramps. A site walk was held on 5/05/2025. Funding is a $250,000 RSTP grant from the TAMC.
5. Vision Zero Plan (TAMC) – Staff attended the South County Task Force meeting on 7/09/2025.
SOLID WASTE
1. Tri-Cities Franchise Agreement – The new 10-year contract with Tri-Cities Disposal was approved at the 6/16/2025 Council meeting and the new rates became effective 7/01/2025
2. REuse, REcycle & Cleanup Day event – Maury Treleven’s report on the 6/28/2025 clean-up event is attached.
OTHER PROJECTS
1. Emergency Preparedness – The City’s Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is being set-up in the space in the Old Medical Building in the space recently vacated by Sun Street Centers.
2. Geographic Information System (GIS) – City staff continues to work on the City’s GIS mapping system by inputting field data for water, sewer and storm drainage systems. Staff hold monthly meetings with ProWest (GIS consultant) to seek their assistance with our mapping efforts. Other mapping efforts include assessing sidewalks to map uplifted or missing sidewalk panels and performing a street sign inspection.
PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
WASTEWATER
Staff check the influent and effluent, run daily inspections and testing of Dissolved Oxygen levels, pH, and conductivity at the wastewater treatment plant on a daily basis.
Staff have been working with MNS Engineers to obtain quotes on repairing or replacing two old brick manholes on Fifth Street.
WATER
Staff tests for chlorine residual daily, and maintenance on the water system. Staff repairs chlorine leaks and performs maintenance on the wells.
Well Four is not being used at this time. The motor needs some rehab. Maggiora Bros. will be out in July to remove and rehab the pump.
For the month of June, all water samples taken at the sampling stations for the water system tested negative for coliform (see attached report from County Environmental Health Dept).
Staff addressed two inquiries regarding water leaks during June. There were no leaks on the City side of the meter.
There were forty-eight door tags this month, prior to shuts off. We had thirteen disconnects because of non-payment.
PARKS
Staff mows turf areas in the City parks regularly. Staff cleans restrooms, cleans trash, and make repairs to irrigation, facilities, and playgrounds in the parks.
Staff weed and clean Bio Swales and the redwoods regularly.
Staff removed the netting at Meyer Park and will put up the new netting as soon as the cables (needed for installation) arrive.
BUILDINGS
Staff clean the Vosti Center restrooms daily. Staff cleans the Council Chambers weekly. Staff orders all supplies for City buildings and disburses them appropriately.
STREETS
Staff have been painting street markings. Staff started on Alta Minor and Belden Streets and then moved to Fanoe and the neighborhoods off of Fanoe. Staff will begin painting crosswalks soon, prior to school starting.
EVENTS
Staff had a Kid Power enrichment day. Staff discussed water, wastewater, parks, streets, and traffic control with the students of Kid Camp. Staff gave demonstrations of several pieces of equipment that staff use on a regular basis. After the demonstrations, the kids got their pictures taken with the equipment.
Staff prepared for the 4th of July celebration by putting up the beer and kiddie corral. Staff placed “No Parking” signs 72 hours in advance. Staff cleaned up the park and removed all celebration props.
Attachments:
1. Gonzales Summer Cleanup Day Report
2. Monterey County Environmental Health Report - June