MINUTES
City of Guadalupe
Regular Meeting of the Guadalupe City Council
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 6:00 pm
City Hall, Council Chambers, 918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe CA 93434
1. ROLL CALL:
Council Member Eugene Costa Jr.
Council Member Whitney Furness
Council Member Amelia M. Villegas
Mayor Pro Tempore Christina Hernandez
Mayor Ariston Julian
Mayor Julian called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
All present
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. MOMENT OF THANKS, APPRECIATION OR CONDOLENCES
Council Member Costa Jr. gave condolences, thoughts and prayers to the family, his fiancé and children of Mario Cuevas a long-time resident of Guadalupe.
4. AGENDA REVIEW
At this time the City Council will review the order of business to be conducted and receive requests for, or make announcements regarding, any change(s) in the order of business.
No changes were made to the agenda.
5. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FORUM
Each person will be limited to a discussion of three (3) minutes or as directed by the Mayor. Pursuant to the provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on these matters unless they are listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. City Council may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future City Council meeting.
Public Comment:
1. Jose Limon Jr.
Mr. Limon spoke about a water meter violation he received.
2. Mr. Nunez gave announcements for the cemetery's Memorial Day Celebration scheduled for May 25th at 11:00 a.m. He also mentioned the operating hours close at sunset, the new website and a board vacancy.
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6. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
A. National Day of Prayer Proclamation
Beverly Taylor, a local organizer for the National Day of Prayer announced there will be a noon gathering, various Good News Clubs will gather around the school flagpoles and Council Member Villegas will be the city representative.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR (A-D)
The following items are presented for City Council approval without discussion as a single agenda item in order to expedite the meeting. Should a Council Member wish to discuss or disapprove an item, it must be dropped from the blanket motion of approval and considered as a separate item.
A. Waive the reading in full of all Ordinances and Resolutions. Ordinances on the Consent Calendar will be adopted by the same vote cast as the first meeting unless City Council indicates otherwise.
B. Ratify payment of warrants for the period ending April 3, 2026, and April 10, 2026.
C. Approve the Minutes of the City Council regular meeting of April 14, 2026.
D. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-17 approving Amendment No. 6 to the agreement for services between the City of Guadalupe and Andrew Goodwin Designs (AGD) to retroactively approve preparation of 90% construction design cost estimate and to revision design plans for reconstruction of the front wall design due to water and fire damage, and also, to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2027.
Council Member Villegas pulled item 7D, and Mayor Julian pulled item 7B.
Mayor Julian questioned the PG&E costs in the amount of $25,679.84 and $107,760.00. City Administrator David Trujillo responded the costs included two specific non-recurring projects fees associated with Highway 1 and general project costs.
Council Member Villegas had a question regarding Andrew Goodwin Designs and asked for an explanation for the expired contract. City Attorney Phil Sinco responded there was a mess - up with the contract process.
The staff had not determined how the error occurred, and the paperwork did not reach the correct destination for approval. The documents were not sent to Tom Brandeberry, the Project Manager, who would have processed them correctly if received, instead the documents were improperly routed to the City Administrator's office. Mr. Sinco's stated that this was the only time this had happened and guaranteed it would not happen again.
Motion was made by Council Member Furness and seconded by Council Member Villegas to approve the balance of the consent calendar. Motion passed. 5-0
Motion was made by Council Member Costa Jr. and seconded by Council Member Hernandez to approve items 7D and 7B. Motion passed. 5-0.
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MANAGEMENT REPORTS
8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR: (Information Only)
A. City Administrator's report for April 28, 2026
9. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY: (Information Only)
A. Director of Public Safety report for April 28, 2026
B. Police Department report for March 2026
C. Fire Department report for March 2026
D. Code Compliance report for March 2026
10. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER: (Information Only)
A. Human Resources report for March 2026
11. RECREATION SERVICES MANAGER: (Information Only)
A. Recreation and Parks report for March 2026
REGULAR BUSINESS
12. Change in Primary Representative Member to the Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) Board.
Written report: David Trujillo, City Administrator
Recommendation: That the Mayor nominate, and the City Council ratify the Mayor's nomination of a primary representative to the Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) Board to fill the vacancy until the new election cycle.
Motion was made by Council Member Costa Jr and seconded by Council Member Furness to Appoint Council Member Villegas as the primary representative to the Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) Board to fill the vacancy until the new election cycle. Motion passed. 5-0.
13. Establishing the Classification and Job Description for Maintenance Supervisor.
Written report: Sylvia Estrada, Human Resources Manager Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-18 establishing the classification and job description for Maintenance Supervisor position within the Public Works Department.
Motion was made by Council Member Villegas and seconded by Council Member Costa Jr. to adopt Resolution No. 2026-18 establishing the classification and job description for Maintenance Supervisor position within the Public Works Department. Motion passed. 5-0.
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14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Street Renaming
15. ANNOUNCEMENTS - COUNCIL ACTIVITY/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Member Hernandez
Attended the Guadalupe Mckenzie Jog-A-Thon
The Kiwanis have upcoming events
Mayor Julian
Community Clean Up
16. ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Council Member Costa Jr. and seconded by Council Member Furness to adjourn.
Motion passed. 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Approved by.
Ariston Julian Mayor
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