RESOLUTION NO. 2026-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN EASEMENT TO ENABLE
THE PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (PG&E) TO SERVE POWER TO A FREEWAY ORIENTED BILLBOARD ON CITY PROPERTY APN: 020-201-022-000 WHEREAS, on June 12, 2024, Legacy Signs applied for a Use Permit and Lease Agreement to build and operate an offsite advertising digital billboard sign off of 875 S. Alta Street, Gonzales, adjacent to Highway 101; and
WHEREAS, on September 4, 2024, the Planning Commission considered and approved the Conditional Use Permit for the sign in question, including a recommendation from a design review committee on the colors, materials, height and placement of the sign on the City-owned property; and WHEREAS, on September 7, 2024, the City Council Approved a base 25-year Lease Agreement with Legacy Sign Company for the construction and use of the offsite advertising billboard sign on a city-owned 6+acre parcel adjacent to Highway 101 on Assessor’s Parcel Number 020-201-022-000; and
WHEREAS, building permit No. BP2025-00023 was reviewed by the city and was approved on 04/16/2025; and
WHEREAS, PG&E currently has power lines and an easement traversing the City Property; and
WHEREAS, PG&E needs to place an additional pole and a transformer between and perpendicular to the existing PG&E line and easement to serve the new electronic billboard sign; and WHEREAS, Alpha Land Surveys, representing Legacy Signs has prepared a survey and an exhibit illustrating the additional easement across the city property to serve the new electronic billboard sign; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the new PG&E easement as shown in Exhibit A, measuring 150 feet in length and 10 feet in width perpendicular to the existing easement and PG&E power line crossing the city property to serve the city-approved electronic billboard sign; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales that the City Manager is authorized to execute the new PG&E easement as shown in Exhibit A, measuring 150-feet in length and 10-feet in width perpendicular to the existing easement and PG&E power Line crossing the City Property to serve the city-approved electronic Billboard sign.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gonzales duly held on the 20
th day of January 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk
EXHIBIT A