AGENDA
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
117 FOURTH STREET, GONZALES, CA 93926
MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026
6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.1 Introduction and Appointment of New Gonzales Youth Council Commissioners
5. BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
6. CONSENT AGENDA
6.1 Approve the Joint City Council/Successor Agency Regular Meeting Minutes of June 15, 2026
City Council/Successor Agency Members:
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
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.
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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.
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. 1 6.2 Approve Accounts Payable Warrants #54018-54131
6.3 City Manager Report
6.4 Community Development Department Activity Report
6.5 Community Engagement & Recreation Activity Report
6.6 Fire Department Activity Report
6.7 Police Department Activity Report
6.8 Public Works/City Engineer Department Activity Report
6.9 Accept the 2025 Draft General Plan Annual Progress Report to be Submitted to the State of California Housing and Community Development Department.
6.10 Resolution No. 2026-38, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving a Master Funding Agreement with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) for Funding Allocations Approved by the Transportation Agency Board of Directors from July 20, 2026, through June 31, 2029
6.11 Resolution No. 2026-39, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Declaring Canvass of Returns and Results of the Statewide Direct Primary Election Held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026
6.12 Resolution No. 2026-40, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Legal Services Contract with Grossman Kelly PLLC to Prosecute on a Contingency Basis Legal Claims for Harm and Property Damage from Soil and Water Contamination
7. REGULAR AGENDA
7.1 Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 2026-41, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Approving and Accepting the Gonzales Police Department’s AB 481 Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Military Equipment Report Pursuant to Government Code Section 7071(d) and Renewing City of Gonzales Ordinance No. 2022-131 “Approving Gonzales Police Department Policy Manual Policy 709-Military Equipment” Staff Report
Public Hearing
Council Discussion
June 15, 2026 CC/SA Minutes
Warrants #54018-54131
City Manager Report - June 2026
Activity Report Pictures
Activity Report Pictures
2025_GP APR
Resolution No. 2026-38
Agreement with TAMC - Master Funding Agreement
Resolution No. 2026-39
Resolution No. 2026-40
Exhibit A - Contract with Grossman Kelly PLLC
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7.2 Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 2026-42, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagrams and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - California Breeze Benefit Assessment District, Phase Nos. 1, 2 and 3; and Resolution No. 2026-43, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - California Breeze Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District, Phases 1, 2 & 3 Staff Report
Public Hearing
Council Discussion
Council Action
7.3 Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 2026-44, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagrams and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - Canyon Creek Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3; and Resolution No. 2026-45, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagrams and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3
Staff Report
Public Hearing
Council Discussion
Council Action
7.4 Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 2026-46, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagrams and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - Gonzales Industrial Park Benefit Assessment District; and Resolution No. 2026-47, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagram and Public Hearing Notice
Resolution No. 2026-41
Exhibit A - AB 481 Annual 2025-2026 Military Equipment Rept Exhibit B - Ordinance No. 2022-131
Public Hearing Notice
Resolution No. 2026-42
California Breeze Benefit AD Report
Resolution No. 2026-43
California Breeze P&OS AD Report
Public Hearing Notice
Resolution No. 2026-44
Canyon Creek Benefit AD Report
Resolution No. 2026-45
Canyon Creek P&OS AD Report
3 Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - Gonzales Industrial Park Landscape Maintenance Assessment District
Staff Report
Public Hearing
Council Discussion
Council Action
7.5 Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 2026-48, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - Cipriani Estates Benefit Assessment District; and Resolution No. 2026-49, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gonzales Confirming Diagram and Assessments and Levying Annual Assessments Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - Cipriani Estates Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District
Staff Report
Public Hearing
Council Discussion
Council Action
7.6 Request for Direction Regarding City Council Term Limits Staff Report
Public Comment
Council Discussion
Council Action
7.7 Surplus Land Act (SLA) Update
Staff Report
Public Comment
Council Discussion
Council Action
Public Hearing Notice
Resolution No. 2026-46
Industrial Park Benefit AD Report
Resolution No. 2026-47
Industrial Park Landscape AD Report
Public Hearing Notice
Resolution No. 2026-48
Cipriani Estates Benefit AD Report
Resolution No. 2026-49
Cipriani Estates P&OS AD Report
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4 8. BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
9. BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
10. CLOSED SESSION
10.1 The City Council will recess to closed session to consider personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 (Evaluation- City Manager).
11. ADJOURNMENT
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8.1 Board/Committee Reports
League of California Cities Monterey Bay Division
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Monterey Salinas Transit
8.2 Oral Communications
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.
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.
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.
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, July 16, 2026, at 5:00pm.
Mary Villegas 07/16/26
Mary Villegas Date
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