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, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND
GONZALES PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 117 FOURTH STREET
GONZALES, CA 93926
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. ROLL CALL- City Council/Successor Agency/Public Financing Authority Board Members Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair/Vice President Liz Silva, Council/Agency/Board Member Scott Funk, Council/Agency/Board Member Lorraine Worthy, Council/Agency/Board Member Maria Orozco, Mayor/Chair/President Jose L. Rios Successor Agency Item
Financing Authority 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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PRESENTATIONS
2. Certificates of Recognition to the Gonzales High School Girls Soccer Team
3. Boys & Girls Club Programming at the Community Center
BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
4. Business from the Public not on the Agenda; any member of the Public may address the Council/Agency/Board for a period not to exceed two (2) minutes on any subject not on the Agenda. The Council/Agency/Board will listen to all communications but may take no action.
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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.
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 & Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - February 17, 2026 Minutes
6. Approve Accounts Payable Warrants #53416-53488
7. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-09, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Honoring Daniel Baldwin Upon His Selection as the Recipient of the 2025 Community Impact Award
8. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-11, A Resolution of the Council of the City of Gonzales Approving Six (6) Community Action Grants for FY 2025-2026 with Funding Allocations to Implement a Variety of Qualified Civic-Minded Community Activities
9. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-12, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Honoring Baker’s Bacon Upon its Selection as the Recipient of the 2025 Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award
REGULAR AGENDA
10. Consider Approval of:
1) Resolution No. 2026-10, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Authorizing the Amendment to the Indenture in Connection with the Gonzales Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A, Approving the Execution and Delivery of Such Amendment and Authorizing the Execution of Necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions; and 2) Resolution No. FA-2026-01, A Resolution of the Gonzales Public Financing Authority Authorizing the Amendment to the Indenture in Connection with the Gonzales Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2024A, Approving the Execution and Delivery of such Amendment and Authorizing the Execution of Necessary Documents and Certificates and Related Actions a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council/Board Discussion
d) Council/Board Action
Staff Recommended Action-Adopt Resolution No. 2026-10, and Resolution No. FA-2026-01
11. Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Audited Financial Statements and Management Report a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council/Agency Discussion
d) Council/Agency Action
Staff Recommended Action-Accept the City and Successor Agency’s Audited Financial Statements and Management Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025
GONZALES YOUTH COUNCIL UPDATES
12. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
13. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. Transportation Agency for Monterey County
b. Mayor Selection Committee
c. Salinas Valley Recycles
d. Measure K Oversight Committee
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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.
14. Oral Communications
BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
15. Oral Communications
ADJOURNMENT
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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/Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting Agenda was posted at City Hall, Council Chambers, and on the City’s website by Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 5:00p.m.
02/26/26
Mary Villegas Date