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, SEPTEMBER 15, 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
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. Introduction of New Development Services Technician/Administrative Analyst
3. Presentation of Blue Zones Community Certification to the City of Gonzales.
4. FY 2025-2026 Gonzales Youth Council Presentation
5. Emergency Alert System
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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.
BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
6. 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.
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.
7. Approve the Joint City Council and Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - September 2, 2025 Minutes
8. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #52595-52635
9. City Manager’s Report
10. Community Development Department Activity Report
11. Community Engagement & Recreation Departments Activity Report
12. Fire Department Activity Report
13. Police Department Activity Report
14. Public Works/City Engineer Department Activity Report
15. Consider Approval of an Agreement with the State of California – Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for work and materials in the amount of $30,000 for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP); and authorize the City Manager to Sign it
16. Consider Approval of a Consulting Services Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and Michelle Slade, C4 Consulting LLC. for Rendering Services that Support Youth Leadership Development; and Authorize the City Manager to Sign it
17. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-69, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Awarding the Fifth Street Truck Ban Project to Chrisp Company and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Chrisp Company in the Amount of $130,000 which Includes a $8,564 Contingency for Unforeseen Field Conditions
18. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2025-70, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Consultant Services Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and EMC Planning Group for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Puente Del Monte Specific Plan
19. Consider Approval of Resolution No.2025-71, 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 Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36 on behalf of Local Union #1991 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades AFL/CIO, for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026
REGULAR AGENDA
20. Consider 1) Waiver of Second Reading, Read by Title Only, and Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-148, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving the Pre-Zoning of the Vista Lucia Project Area to Zoning Districts as Designated in the Vista Lucia Specific Plan; and 2) Waiver of Second Reading and Read by Title Only Ordinance No. 2025-149, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving a Development Agreement by and Between the City of Gonzales and Cielo Grande Ranch, LLC Relative to the Development Known as Vista Lucia a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-148 and Ordinance No. 2025-149
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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.
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
21. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. League of California Cities Monterey Bay Division
b. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
c. Monterey Salinas Transit
22. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
23. 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, September 11, 2025, at 5:00p.m. 09/11/25
Mary Villegas Date