City Council Minutes
June 23, 2026
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MEETING OF JUNE 23, 2026
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor White, Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez Councilmembers Ortiz, Moreno-Mares and Garcia
ABSENT: None
STAFF: City Manager Wood, Chief Mixer, Captain Paredes, Public Works Director Tugel, IT Director Espinosa, Science Workshop Director Sanchez, Executive Assistant Aguayo, City Attorney Thompson, City Clerk Rathbun
GUESTS: Gail Stewart White, Linda Castillo, Gene Plaskett, Mildred Villarreal, Jose Villarreal, Elena Vasquez, Armando Vasquez, Alfonso Hernandez
INVOCATION BY PASTOR GENE PLASKETT
Invocation by Pastor Gene Plaskett.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
All recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
AGENDA REVIEW
City Manager Wood asked that Closed Session be removed from the agenda. City Council concurred.
PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Jose Villarreal asked who came up with limiting the garage sales to two times a year. He stated that a little extra money was always good, especially in these times. He asked that Council reconsider having more than two a year.
COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Moreno-Mares announced the summer school free breakfast/lunch program. She stated that breakfast was served between 8 and 9 and lunch between 12:30 and 1:30 at Vista Verde and Arroyo Seco Academy Schools.
Councilmember Garcia stated that she would look into the garage sales. She stated that she attended the LULAC Scholarship dinner and congratulated all the participants that received a scholarship. She stated that she also attended the Chamber of Commerce lunch at La Plaza Bakery. She stated that she liked the color of the La Plaza Bakery and stated that the Council should reconsider the color scheme for downtown.
Councilmember Ortiz stated that she had been hearing comments about the Rite Aide building and asked if anyone had asked about it. She stated that she attended the Chamber Mixer last Saturday at 20 City Council Minutes
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the La Plaza Bakery. She stated that the owners of the bakery told her the story of the color and stated that the color was growing on her. She announced that Monterey County Housing Authority was opening their list for Section 8 for the housing choice voucher and that it would open July 1st and close July 12th.
She stated that yesterday City Manager Wood and she sat in a phone conversation for Relay for Life.
She stated that this year they would be doing something different and would actually be doing a torch run from King City to Gonzales. She stated that they were not asking the City for anything other than to think of something to do while they were in town and stated that it would be here on August 8, 2026. She stated that she would like the City to spread the news and get survivors to come out that day in order to celebrate and honor them. She stated that she attended the Greenfield Rotary meeting today and the guest speaker was from Mujeres Adelante. She stated that she was happy she attended and was able to hear the presentation and stated that these services were needed in our community. She thanked the police department for doing what they could regarding the tragedy that occurred and stated that the City needed to recover and move forward and asked that the police department be careful.
Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez stated that regarding the violence that happened last night, she understood that everyone wanted answers and stated that we definitely needed to have trust in our law enforcement officers. She stated that they were making sound calls on what was being shared and what was not because above all, the officers need to lead an investigation and make sure that justice was served to this horrible event. She addressed the people that were filming and posting videos and asked that they think about what they were posting because it could be jeopardizing somebody else’s safety. She asked that the people think about the comments that were being posted because the families of the victims of violence also read those comments.
Mayor White stated that he attended the LULAC scholarship dinner and thanked LULAC for the invitation and congratulated the scholarship winners, Santiago Torres and Aaliyah Ortiz. He stated that he noticed that the Walnut Avenue Pedestrian Crossing was almost complete and this would definitely improve the safety of the pedestrians. He stated that the southbound lights on the City of Greenfield Welcome Sign were not working. He stated that he attended the Chamber of Commerce Mixer on Saturday. He announced and reminded everyone of the 4th of July event at Patriot Park - 5 to 9 p.m.
CONSENT ITEMS
A MOTION by Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez, seconded by Councilmember Ortiz to approve the consent items including Warrants #327365 through #327434 and Bank Drafts #7289 through #7328 in the amount of $456,281.61; approve Minutes of the June 9, 2026 City Council Meeting; and Receive and File Monthly Departmental Reports – Police; and Denial of Claim Against the City – Juan Manuel Cabrera Munguia. All in favor. Motion carried.
MAYOR’S PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, RESOLUTIONS PRESENTATION – RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION REGARDING CITY OF GREENFIELD VACANCIES PURUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 3502.4
Presentation was given by Executive Assistant Aguayo.
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 FUNDED BY SB1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
RESOLUTION #2026-67
Staff report was given by Public Works Director Tugel.
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A MOTION by Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez, seconded by Councilmember Ortiz to adopt Resolution #2026-67, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017”. All in favor. Motion carried.
ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD APPROVING
THE REALLOCATION OF BUDGETED SALARY, BILINGUAL PAY, OVERTIME AND ON-CALL PAY
SAVINGS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS RESOLUTION #2026-68
Staff report was given by Public Works Director Tugel.
A MOTION by Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez, seconded by Councilmember Ortiz to adopt Resolution #2026-68, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield Approving the Reallocation of Budgeted Salary, Bilingual Pay, Overtime and On-Call Pay Savings to the Public Works Operational Expenditure Accounts”. All in favor. Motion carried.
ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD TO INCREASE
THE FIRE AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY PARCEL TAX
RESOLUTION #2026-69
Staff report was given by City Attorney Thompson.
A MOTION by Mayor Pro-tem Rodriguez, seconded by Councilmember Garcia to adopt Resolution #2026-69, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Greenfield to Increase the Fire and Medical Emergency Parcel Tax”. All in favor. Motion carried.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
No report.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Wood asked the Council to look toward the back of the room at the screen. He stated that , IT Director Espinosa and his staff had been looking at a product that would transcribe, in English and Spanish, everything that was going on in the meeting in real time. He stated that the program came with an app that an individual could download to their phones and they could listen to the meeting in Spanish or English or they could still use the headsets. He stated that this would be an improvement of service and a reduction of costs.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor White adjourned the meeting in memory of Salvador Zavala Chavez and Leon Clark.
Meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
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Mayor of the City of Greenfield
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City Clerk of the City of Greenfield
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