RESOLUTION NO. 2026-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO WITHDRAW FUNDING DONATED FOR
THE DENNIS AND JANICE CAPRARA COMMUNITY CENTER COMPLEX
FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ACCOUNT
WHEREAS, as the City of Gonzales embarked on its Capital Campaign for the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex (Community Center), it was important to provide potential donors with the assurance that all monies donated for the Center would be held in one pot and would be used for the Community Center only; and
WHEREAS, to do that, we needed to find a reputable partner that understood our needs and supported the vision for the Community Center; and
WHEREAS, the Community Foundation for Monterey County was gracious enough to work with us and establish a fund in which such donations could be made to and held for the Community Center; and WHEREAS, today, the construction of the Community Center has been completed and we celebrated its Grand Opening on January 10, 2026; and
WHEREAS, it is now fully programmed and functioning with partners from the Monterey County Free Libraries, the Boys and Girls Club of Monterey County, the City’s Recreation Team, and Olinga Learning among others; and
WHEREAS, donations for the center were pledged over a period of a few years and donations continue to come in for its construction of Phase 1; and WHEREAS, to date, we have drawn down $5,904,662.31 million and have another $500,000 ready to be drawn down, which are needed to cover project costs and includes $30,000 from the AT&T grant that we were awarded for technology needs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Gonzales hereby authorizes the City Manager to withdraw $500,000 from the Community Foundation account and deposit it into the City’s Community Center Fund Balance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales at a regular meeting duly held on the 16
th day of March 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk