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
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026
5:30 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 (will participate remotely from 2030 S Avenue 3E, Yuma, AZ, USA 85365), 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. If you wish to make either a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, please use the Raise Hand function. You will be allowed two minutes for your comments.
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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.
2. The City Council will recess to closed session to consider personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 (Evaluation- City Manager).
PRESENTATIONS
3. Introduction of New City Employee
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BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
4. 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.
5. Approve the Joint City Council and Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - February 2, 2026 Minutes
6. Approve Accounts Payable Warrants #53353-53415
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 Adding a Finance Manager Position to the Position Allocations for FY 2025-2026
14. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-03, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Accepting the 2025 Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation Project as Complete, Authorizing Staff to Record a Notice of Completion and Release Retention Monies to the Contractor
15. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-05, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the Execution of Amendment #1, Extension of Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Gonzales and the Gonzales Police Officers Association, for the Period Covering January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026; and Resolution No. 2025-06, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the Execution of Amendment #1, Extension of Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Gonzales and the Gonzales Police Supervisor Officers Association, for the Period Covering January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026
16. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-07, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the Execution of Amendment #1, Extension of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Gonzales and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 5388, for the period covering January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026
17. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-08, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing a One-Time Lump Sum Payment to the Unrepresented City staff Similar to the Public Safety 2026 MOU Extensions
REGULAR AGENDA
18. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-04, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Submitting to the Voters at the General Municipal Election to be Consolidated with the Statewide General Election Held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, a Measure That Would Implement a Special Parcel Tax to be Levied on Properties Within the City Based on Land Use to Fund Fire and Emergency Medical Services to be Provided in the City of Gonzales a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2026-04
GONZALES YOUTH COUNCIL UPDATES
19. Oral Communications
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BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
20. Appoint an Alternate Member to the South Salinas Valley Broadband Authority
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
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.
24. The City Council will recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(D)(2) to confer with Its Attorney- Significant Potential Exposure to Litigation.
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 Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 5:00p.m. 02/11/26
Mary Villegas Date