AGENDA
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
117 FOURTH STREET, GONZALES, CA 93926
MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026
5:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CLOSED SESSION
4.1 The City Council will recess to closed session to consider personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 (Evaluation- City Manager).
4.2 The City Council will recess to Closed Session to meet with its designated representatives regarding labor relations matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. The Employee Groups are Gonzales Police Officers Association, Gonzales Police Supervision Association, International Fire Fighters Local 5388, Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36, and Unrepresented Employees.
5. PRESENTATIONS
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.
You will be allowed two minutes for your comments.
If you choose not to attend the City Council meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment limited to 250 words or less by 12:00p.m. on the day of the meeting to the City Clerk at [email protected]
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. 1 5.1 Introduction of New Finance Manager
6. BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
7. CONSENT AGENDA
7.1 Approve Accounts Payable Warrants #54132-54213
8. BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL
9. BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER
10. REGULAR AGENDA
10.1 Proclamation No. 2026-08 Honoring Lorraine P. Worthy
11. CLOSED SESSION 2
11.1 The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with its Attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party: Claim of Jose Guzman Perez.
11.2 The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with its Attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party: Duran v. City of Gonzales.
12. ADJOURNMENT
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.
Warrants #54132-54213
8.1 Board/Committee Reports
Transportation Agency for Monterey County
Mayor Selection Committee
Salinas Valley Recycles
8.2 Oral Communications
Proclamation No. 2026-08
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 2 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 July 30, 2026, at 5:00pm.
Mary Villegas 7/30/26
Mary Villegas Date
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AGENDA
ITEM
7.1 STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: August 3, 2026
FROM: Carmen Gil, City Manager
THROUGH: Carmen Gil, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approve Accounts Payable Warrants #54132-54213
CITY MANAGER
ATTACHMENTS:
Warrants #54132-54213
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CITY OF GONZALES
AGENDA
ITEM
10.1 STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: August 3, 2026
FROM: Carmen Gil, City Manager
THROUGH: Carmen Gil, City Manager
SUBJECT: Proclamation No. 2026-08 Honoring Lorraine P. Worthy
CITY MANAGER
ATTACHMENTS:
Proclamation No. 2026-08
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Lorraine P. Worthy has been a dedicated resident of the Gonzales community for 35 years; and
WHEREAS, she served alongside her husband when he served as a member of the Gonzales City Council from 2000 to 2006, and as Mayor from 2006-2008; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Worthy professionally was a small business owner and former Winery Manager, and decided to engage herself in civic duty by becoming a member of the Gonzales Planning Commission from 2002-2004; and
WHEREAS, after identifying other improvement areas she was passionate about, she decided to run for City Council in 2018 and was elected for two terms; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Worthy has dedicated her time to the betterment of her community by also serving on the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 81 in a variety of roles, and at the Community Presbyterian Church Food Pantry; and
WHEREAS, she currently represents Gonzales on the MST Board of Directors, the Gonzales Measure K Committee, and is an Alternate Member for TAMC and AMBAG; and WHEREAS, during her tenure on the Gonzales City Council, she has provided the oversight necessary to assure that projects like the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility, the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex, the Electronic Billboard and the Vista Lucia housing subdivision were advanced; and
WHEREAS, her selfless dedication and tireless energy have helped make Gonzales a better place to live, work and play; and
WHEREAS, her tenacity to pursue services for the Salinas Valley has earned her praise and respect from many regional officials; and
WHEREAS, she has served the residents with the highest level of integrity, dignity, honesty and accountability.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the City Council of the City of Gonzales hereby extends to Mrs. Lorraine P. Worthy its highest and humblest expression of thanks, gratitude and appreciation for serving the City faithfully and well, and offers its best wishes for good health, success, and prosperity for many years to come.
Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
August 3, 2026
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