Tuesday, February 11, 2025
4:00 PM
City of Salinas
200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas, CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
SALINAS ROTUNDA
City Council
Mayor Dennis Donohue
Councilmembers:
Jose Luis Barajas, District 1 - Tony Barrera, District 2 Margaret D'Arrigo, District 3 - Gloria De La Rosa, District 4 Andrew Sandoval, District 5 - Aurelio Salazar, District 6 Rene Mendez, City Manager
Christopher A. Callihan, City Attorney
City Clerk’s Office: (831) 758-7381
Meeting Agenda - Final
February 11, 2025City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
NEW EMPLOYEE WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
CLOSED SESSION
Receive public communications from the audience on Closed session items.
The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to:
ID#24-721
a. Existing Litigation - Cal. Govt. Code section 54956.9(d)(1), conference with legal counsel regarding, Higashi Farms v. City of Salinas (Monterey County Superior Court Case No. 24CV001860).
b. Anticipated Litigation - Cal. Govt. Code section 54956.9(d)(4), conference with legal counsel regarding potential initiation of litigation.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN THE ROTUNDA AT 5:00 P.M.
PROCLAMATION
National Black History Month
National Engineers Week, February 16-22, 2025
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES
If you wish to make a general public comment or comment on a specific agenda item, you are encouraged to attend the City Council meeting in person. Public comment may also be submitted via email at [email protected] and will be entered into the record.
February 11, 2025City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME RESTRICTIONS
Public comments generally are limited to two minutes per speaker; the Mayor may further limit the time for public comments depending on the agenda schedule.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
Receive public communications on items that are not on the agenda and that are in the City of Salinas’ subject matter jurisdiction. Comments on Consideration, Public Hearing items, and the Consent Agenda should be held until the items are reached.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 - LEVINE ACT
Government Code § 84308. Parties to any proceeding involving a license, permit or other entitlement for use pending before the City Council must disclose any campaign contributions over $500 (aggregated) within the preceding 12 months made by the party, their agent, and those required to be aggregated with their contributions under Government Code § 82015.5. The disclosure must include the amount contributed and the name(s) of the contributor(s).
CONSENT AGENDA
Matters listed under the Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion unless a member of the Council requests a separate vote or discuss. Members of the public may comment on the Consent Agenda items collectively during their public comment.
ID#25-030
Minutes
Recommendation: Approve minutes of January 27, 2025.
ID#25-024 Financial Claims
Recommendation: Approve the financial claims report.
ID#25-027 Letter of Support for California Senate Bill 48 (Gonzalez): Immigration Enforcement: Schoolsites: Prohibitions on Access, Sharing Information, and Law Enforcement Collaboration
Recommendation:
Approve a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a letter on behalf of the City of Salinas in support of California Senate Bill 48 (Gonzalez).
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ID#25-021 Exception to the CalPERS 180-Day Wait Period
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution authorizing an exception to the 180-day wait period for hiring retired CalPERS member David B. Gonzalves as Interim Assistant Community Development Director.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
ID#24-727
2024 Permit Center Annual Report
Recommendation: No action required. Receive report regarding the 2024 Permit Center Annual Report.
February 11, 2025City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS, APPOINTMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Receive communication from Councilmembers on reports, appointments and future agenda items. Councilmember comments are generally limited to three minutes.
ADJOURNMENT
_____________________________
Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
AGENDA MATERIAL / ADDENDUM
Any addendums will be posted within 72 hours of regular meetings or 24 hours of special meetings and in accordance with Californian Government Code Section 54954.2 and 54956. City Council agenda reports and other writings distributed to the legislative body may be viewed at the Salinas City Clerk’s Office, 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, and are posted on the City’s website at www.cityofsalinas.org in accordance with California Government Code section 54597.5. The City Council may take action that is different than the proposed action reflected on the agenda.
Disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, may be requested by any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in the meeting. Language interpretation may be requested as soon as possible but by no later than 5 p.m. of the last business day prior to the meeting. Requests should be referred to the City Clerk’s Office At 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, 758-7381, as soon as possible but by no later than 5 p.m. of the last business day prior to the meeting. Hearing impaired or TTY/TDD text telephone users may contact the city by dialing 711 for the California Relay Service (CRS) or by telephoning any other service providers’ CRS telephone number.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
This agenda was posted on February 6, 2025 in the Salinas Rotunda and City's website.
Meetings are streamed live at https://salinas.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx, televised live on Comcast Channel 25 and on http://www.youtube.com/thesalinaschannel at 4:00 p.m. on the date of the regularly scheduled meeting and will be broadcast throughout the day on Friday, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday following the meeting. For the most up-to-date Broadcast Schedule for The Salinas Channel on Comcast 25, please visit or subscribe to our Google Calendar located at http://tinyurl.com/SalinasChannel25. All past City Council meetings may also be viewed on the Salinas Channel on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/thesalinaschannel.
City of Salinas
Legislation Text
200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas,
CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
File #: ID#24-721, Version: 1
a. Existing Litigation - Cal. Govt. Code section 54956.9(d)(1), conference with legal counsel regarding, Higashi Farms v. City of Salinas (Monterey County Superior Court Case No. 24CV001860). b. Anticipated Litigation - Cal. Govt. Code section 54956.9(d)(4), conference with legal counsel regarding potential initiation of litigation.
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City of Salinas
Legislation Text
200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas,
CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
File #: ID#25-030, Version: 1
Minutes
Approve minutes of January 27, 2025.
City of Salinas Printed on 2/6/2025Page 1 of 1
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200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas,
CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
City of Salinas
Meeting Minutes - Unofficial
City Council
Mayor Dennis Donohue
Councilmembers:
Jose Luis Barajas, District 1 - Tony Barrera, District 2 Margaret D'Arrigo, District 3 - Gloria De La Rosa, District 4 Andrew Sandoval, District 5 - Aurelio Salazar, District 6 Rene Mendez, City Manager
Christopher A. Callihan, City Attorney
City Clerk’s Office: (831) 758-7381
4:00 PM SALINAS ROTUNDAMonday, January 27, 2025
4:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Councilmember Jose Barajas
Councilmember Tony Barrera
Councilmember Margaret D'Arrigo
Councilmember Gloria De La Rosa
Councilmember Aurelio Salazar
Councilmember Jose Andrew Sandoval
Mayor Dennis Donohue
Present: 7 -
COMMENDATIONS
Salinas Fire Chief Samuel Klemek recognized Ryan Macoubrie as the 2024 Salinas Firefighter of the Year.
2024 Salinas Firefighter of the Year Award
4:10 P.M. STUDY SESSION
ID#24-726
General Plan Update and Economic Development Element
Received report from Jonathan Moore, Senior Planner regarding the General Plan Update and Economic Development Element study session. Since launching the General Plan Update in 2021, Community Development staff have presented quarterly progress reports to City Council and in 2024 conducted Study Sessions with City Council to review the draft policy on the key topics, including land use and circulation, health, and safety. This Study Session focused on economic development, shares engagement with stakeholders, and summarizes the draft policies of the proposed draft Economic Development Element. Staff continues to work on the preparation of a Public Review Draft General Plan for release in the spring of 2025 and is also working on the related Climate Action Plan and an Environmental Impact Report. It is anticipated that the Council will consider adoption of the updated General Plan on December 2025. Report filed with the City Clerk as the official record.
January 27, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes - Unofficial The following members of the public in attendance and on Zoom commented on the report:
Malcolm Mejia
Jose Guerra
Michael Lipe
Luis Xago Juarez, Building Healthy Communities
David Maisonneuve
No action required. Received report from staff.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
Received public comment.
Mayor Donohue left the meeting at 5:29 p.m. Councilmember Salazar served as Mayor Pro Tempore in his absence.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 - LEVINE ACT
No disclosures reported.
CONSENT AGENDA
ID#25-009
Minutes
Upon motion by Councilmember Barrera, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, the minutes of January 14, 2025 were approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember Barrera, Councilmember D'Arrigo, Councilmember De La Rosa, Councilmember Salazar and Councilmember Sandoval 6 -
Absent: Mayor Donohue1 -
ID#25-007
Financial Claims
Upon motion by Councilmember Barrera, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, the financial claims report was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember Barrera, Councilmember D'Arrigo, Councilmember De La Rosa, Councilmember Salazar and Councilmember Sandoval 6 -
Absent: Mayor Donohue1 -
ID#24-703
Acceptance of the Cesar Chavez Park DG Path Project
Upon motion by Councilmember Barrera, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, Resolution accepting the Cesar Chavez Park DG Path Project ("Project", CIP No. 9361) for maintenance and responsibility was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember Barrera, Councilmember D'Arrigo, Councilmember De La Rosa, Councilmember Salazar and Councilmember Sandoval 6 -
Absent: Mayor Donohue1 -
January 27, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes - Unofficial
Enactment No: RES 23193
ID#25-005 Williams Road Safe Street Corridor Project Grant Acceptance from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program
Upon motion by Councilmember Barrera, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, Resolution accepting and receiving grant funds from the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program for the Williams Road Safe Street Corridor Project; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute grant agreements and all documents necessary to effectuate the grant with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in an amount not to exceed $16,000,000 with supplemental City funding of $4,000,000; and authorizing the FY 24-25 Appropriation increasing the estimated revenue from the Federal Highway Administration by $16,000,000 was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember Barrera, Councilmember D'Arrigo, Councilmember De La Rosa, Councilmember Salazar and Councilmember Sandoval 6 -
Absent: Mayor Donohue1 -
Enactment No: RES 23194
ID#25-008
Amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Police Managers Association
Upon motion by Councilmember Barrera, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, Resolution approving amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Salinas and the Police Managers Association was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember Barrera, Councilmember D'Arrigo, Councilmember De La Rosa, Councilmember Salazar and Councilmember Sandoval 6 -
Absent: Mayor Donohue1 -
Enactment No: RES 23195
ID#24-725
2024 Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits
Upon motion by Councilmember Barrera, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, Resolution to establish speed limits as recommended by the 2024 Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember Barrera, Councilmember D'Arrigo, Councilmember De La Rosa, Councilmember Salazar and Councilmember Sandoval 6 -
Absent: Mayor Donohue1 -
Enactment No: RES 23196
ID#24-728
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Professional Services with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Williams Rd for Williams Road Safe Street Corridor Project
January 27, 2025City Council Meeting Minutes - Unofficial Upon motion by Councilmember Barrera, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for extra work for the Project Approval and Environmental Document Phase of the Williams Road Safe Street Corridor Project and increase the total compensation by $39,500, for a revised not to exceed amount of $418,365 was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember Barrera, Councilmember D'Arrigo, Councilmember De La Rosa, Councilmember Salazar and Councilmember Sandoval 6 -
Absent: Mayor Donohue1 -
Enactment No: RES 23197
ID#24-730
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Professional Service with SWA Group for the Alisal Vibrancy Plan: Streetscape Master Plan
Upon motion by Councilmember Barrera, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 with SWA Group for additional scope of work to complete the Alisal Vibrancy Plan: Streetscape Master Plan and increase the total compensation by $42,000, for a revised not to exceed amount of $441,900 was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Barajas, Councilmember Barrera, Councilmember D'Arrigo, Councilmember De La Rosa, Councilmember Salazar and Councilmember Sandoval 6 -
Absent: Mayor Donohue1 -
Enactment No: RES 23198
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS, APPOINTMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
City of Salinas
Legislation Text
200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas,
CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
File #: ID#25-024, Version: 1
Financial Claims
Approve the financial claims report.
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Number Date Status Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
481507 01/23/2025 Open Alameda County Sheriff's Office $1,383.00 481508 01/23/2025 Open Angeline Jennifer Anzini $58.50
481509 01/23/2025 Open Arjie Fernandez Laranjo $382.40
481511 01/23/2025 Open Blake Ziebell $263.50
481512 01/23/2025 Open Brenda Mendiola-Bedolla $110.00
481513 01/23/2025 Open Brianna Michelle Wilcox $179.50
481515 01/23/2025 Open Cesar Ayala $110.00
481516 01/23/2025 Open Chayene Garcia $332.50
481517 01/23/2025 Open Courtney R Grossman $58.50
481518 01/23/2025 Open David B Gonzalves $58.50
481519 01/23/2025 Open David Vigil Martinez $363.92
481520 01/23/2025 Open Devin Christopher Beatie $89.00
481521 01/23/2025 Open Eduardo Bejarano $435.50
481522 01/23/2025 Open Grant Leonard $58.50
481523 01/23/2025 Open James McGann $124.09
481524 01/23/2025 Open Jose Andres Sandoval $648.70
481525 01/23/2025 Open Jose Luis Barajas Sanchez $648.70 481526 01/23/2025 Open Joseph Santiago $435.50
481527 01/23/2025 Open Justin Heckman $263.50
481528 01/23/2025 Open Kirsten Ruth Zehring $58.50
481529 01/23/2025 Open Lisa Brinton $58.50
481530 01/23/2025 Open Lorenzo Sanchez $58.50
481531 01/23/2025 Open Margaret D'Arrigo $648.70
481532 01/23/2025 Open Selina Andrews $216.00
481533 01/23/2025 Open Sophia Rome $177.50
481534 01/23/2025 Open Tony Barrera $648.70
481535 01/23/2025 Open Victor Cortina $435.50
481536 01/23/2025 Open Vincent Carl Montgomery Sr $305.80 481537 01/23/2025 Open 72 Hour LLC dba Chevrolet of Watsonville/National $168.55 481538 01/23/2025 Open Ace Hardware $885.15
481539 01/23/2025 Open Ace High Designs, Inc. $27.31
481540 01/23/2025 Open Alameda Electrical Distributors $605.83 481541 01/23/2025 Open Alco Water $6,182.42
481542 01/23/2025 Open Alfredo's Concrete 1, Inc. $5,000.00 481543 01/23/2025 Open Alhambra and Sierra Spring DS Waters of America LP $181.06 481544 01/23/2025 Open All Pets Hospital $11.66
481545 01/23/2025 Open Amazon.Com $297.75
481546 01/23/2025 Open American Supply Company $653.56
481547 01/23/2025 Open American Textile and Supply Inc $613.00 481548 01/23/2025 Open Ana Rueda De Vidales dba JAV Language Solutions $180.00 481549 01/23/2025 Open Artistic HangUps $58.30
General Account - General Account
Check
City of Salinas
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 1 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
General Account - General Account
Check
City of Salinas
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481550 01/23/2025 Open AutoZone West Inc $77.02
481551 01/23/2025 Open Avolve Software Corp $101,160.00 481552 01/23/2025 Open B&N Motors, LLC dba Toyota Salinas $38,790.71 481553 01/23/2025 Open Bay Area Crime and Intelligence Analysts Assoc $60.00 481554 01/23/2025 Open Beatriz A Barajas - Petty Cash Custodian $27.00 481555 01/23/2025 Open Bella Bean Clean Inc dba Molly Maid of Monterey Co $780.00 481556 01/23/2025 Open BrightView Landscape Services, Inc $11,668.28 481557 01/23/2025 Open Cagwin & Dorward, LLC $1,033.00
481558 01/23/2025 Open California Marine Sanctuary Foundation $5,000.00 481559 01/23/2025 Open California Water Service $41,608.51 481560 01/23/2025 Open California Water Service $81.04
481561 01/23/2025 Open California Water Service $299.87 481562 01/23/2025 Open California Water Service $38.58
481563 01/23/2025 Open California Water Service $1,698.17 481564 01/23/2025 Open California Water Service $517.35 481565 01/23/2025 Open California Water Service $34.22
481566 01/23/2025 Open Canine Development Group Inc dba PACKTRACK $140.00 481567 01/23/2025 Open Carl Warren & Company, LLC $11,982.49 481568 01/23/2025 Open Cars California Auto Repair of Salinas $448.25 481569 01/23/2025 Open CDW Government LLC $146.20
481570 01/23/2025 Open Charles Murray Dba Jaeco Fire and Safety $25,214.16 481571 01/23/2025 Open Cintas $1,672.66
481572 01/23/2025 Open CMP-1 Llc dba The Pointe at Harden Ranch $1,516.79 481573 01/23/2025 Open CMP-1 Llc dba The Pointe at Harden Ranch $6,521.42 481574 01/23/2025 Open CMP-1 Llc dba The Pointe at Harden Ranch $3,839.81 481575 01/23/2025 Open CMP-1 Llc dba The Pointe at Westlake $4,364.06 481576 01/23/2025 Open Coalition of Homeless Services Providers $4,791.13 481577 01/23/2025 Open Coast & Valley Properties, Inc $2,527.67 481578 01/23/2025 Open Coast Automotive Warehouse Inc $965.68 481579 01/23/2025 Open Coast Counties Truck & Equipment Co dba Coast Coun $47.31 481580 01/23/2025 Open Coastal Tractor $348.57
481581 01/23/2025 Open Comcast (Business) $638.66
481582 01/23/2025 Open Comcast (Business) $573.13
481583 01/23/2025 Open Community Homeless Solutions $178,906.66 481584 01/23/2025 Open Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. $140.64 481585 01/23/2025 Open Cristina Gonzales Petty Cash Custodian $100.00 481586 01/23/2025 Open Crossroads Software Inc $2,500.00 481587 01/23/2025 Open CSG Consultants $774.00
481588 01/23/2025 Open Dataflow Business Systems Inc $11,067.16 481589 01/23/2025 Open Direct TV LLC $99.24
481590 01/23/2025 Open Don Chapin Inc $956.49
user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 2 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
General Account - General Account
Check
City of Salinas
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481591 01/23/2025 Open Downtown Streets, Inc $29,154.07 481592 01/23/2025 Open Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity $5,860.53 481593 01/23/2025 Open Edges Electrical Group, LLC $1,968.39 481594 01/23/2025 Open Edward Jones $9,866.07
481595 01/23/2025 Open Environmental Systems, Inc of Northern California $4,233.16 481596 01/23/2025 Open Envisio Solutions, Inc $31,500.00 481597 01/23/2025 Open ETS Digital LLC dba PSI Services LLC $1,400.00 481598 01/23/2025 Open Fastenal Company $1,469.02
481599 01/23/2025 Open First Alarm Security & Patrol Inc dba An Allied Un $10,494.70 481600 01/23/2025 Open Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts $107.13 481601 01/23/2025 Open Golden State Emergency Vehicle Service Inc $1,227.77 481602 01/23/2025 Open Golden State Truck and Trailer Repair $26,195.55 481603 01/23/2025 Open Green Line Liquid Waste $2,240.00 481604 01/23/2025 Open Green Rubber Kennedy Ag $100.58
481605 01/23/2025 Open Green Valley Industrial Supply $58.18 481606 01/23/2025 Open Griffin Structures, Inc $11,485.34 481607 01/23/2025 Open Harmony At Home $15,000.00
481608 01/23/2025 Open HD Supply White Cap Construction Supply $70.99 481609 01/23/2025 Open Herc Rentals Inc. $2,173.87
481610 01/23/2025 Open Housing Authority of the County of Monterey $387.00 481611 01/23/2025 Open Ingram Book Company $3,533.51
481612 01/23/2025 Open International Association for Property and Evidenc $65.00 481613 01/23/2025 Open International Association for Property and Evidenc $65.00 481614 01/23/2025 Open James Bradley Blesso dba 2-Eleven Shields $720.13 481615 01/23/2025 Open Jimenez Autobody Parts, Inc dba C & J Auto Parts $71.01 481616 01/23/2025 Open Johnson Associates $285.13
481617 01/23/2025 Open Jose Anaya $1,000.00
481618 01/23/2025 Open JS Inc dba Steinbeck Lodge $102,320.40 481619 01/23/2025 Open JT Hose & Fittings $492.45
481620 01/23/2025 Open Kysmet Security & Patrol $777.00 481621 01/23/2025 Open Landscape Maintenance of America dba CA Highway $900.00 481622 01/23/2025 Open Laurel Grove Evergreen SPE, Llc $2,765.00 481623 01/23/2025 Open Lawson Products, Inc $92.63
481624 01/23/2025 Open LAZ Karp Associates, LLC $76,900.38 481625 01/23/2025 Open Leon De Asis $2,000.00
481626 01/23/2025 Open LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc Accurint Acct $175.40 481627 01/23/2025 Open Magnet Forensics, LLC $34,760.00 481628 01/23/2025 Open Maze & Associates $40,160.00
481629 01/23/2025 Open MCSI Water Systems Management $815.65 481630 01/23/2025 Open Michael Spencer dba Tire & Wheel World $366.32 481631 01/23/2025 Open Mid-Peninsula New Communities, Inc $547.80 user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 3 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
General Account - General Account
Check
City of Salinas
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481632 01/23/2025 Open Midwest Tape, LLC dba Midwest Tape $116.29 481633 01/23/2025 Open Monterey County Bar Association $120.00 481634 01/23/2025 Open Monterey County Bar Association $120.00 481635 01/23/2025 Open Monterey County Bar Association $120.00 481636 01/23/2025 Open Monterey County District Attorney $1,355.98 481637 01/23/2025 Open Monterey County District Attorney $13,110.71 481638 01/23/2025 Open Monterey County District Attorney $3,300.76 481639 01/23/2025 Open Monterey County The Herald $1,999.19 481640 01/23/2025 Open MP Express, Inc $2,509.98
481641 01/23/2025 Open My Chevrolet $278.26
481642 01/23/2025 Open My Jeep $285.80
481643 01/23/2025 Open O'Reilly Auto Parts $376.49
481644 01/23/2025 Open Office Depot Business Service Division $694.28 481645 01/23/2025 Open Omega Industrial Supply Inc $1,225.20 481646 01/23/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $168,632.60 481647 01/23/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $189.78 481648 01/23/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $156.17 481649 01/23/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $2,835.24 481650 01/23/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $94.21 481651 01/23/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $91.08 481652 01/23/2025 Open Pacific Truck Parts Inc $2,513.90 481653 01/23/2025 Open PARS Retirement Services $707.96 481654 01/23/2025 Open Petsmart $719.88
481655 01/23/2025 Open Precision K9 LLC $17,000.00
481656 01/23/2025 Open Proactive Work Health Medical Center Inc dba Proac $155.00 481657 01/23/2025 Open Pure Gold Forensics, Inc $1,255.50 481658 01/23/2025 Open Pure Water $22.75
481659 01/23/2025 Open Rancho Cielo Youth Center $11,593.59 481660 01/23/2025 Open Raul Lozano dba ASAP Signs & Printing $55.28 481661 01/23/2025 Open Republic Services of Salinas $647.20 481662 01/23/2025 Open Republic Services of Salinas $3,117.19 481663 01/23/2025 Open Rexel USA, Inc dba Platt Electric Supply $597.98 481664 01/23/2025 Open Rhythm Engineering, LLC $18,000.00 481665 01/23/2025 Open Rugged Solutions America LLC dba Rugged Depot $1,187.31 481666 01/23/2025 Open Rutherford 17 Mile LP $500.00
481667 01/23/2025 Open S & L Investments dba Salinas Valley ProSquad $4,950.58 481668 01/23/2025 Open Salinas Bay Limited $1,872.00
481669 01/23/2025 Open San Lorenzo Lumber $147.25
481670 01/23/2025 Open Smith and Enright Landscaping $26,828.31 481671 01/23/2025 Open Star Sanitation Services $163.24 481672 01/23/2025 Open State of California Dept of Industrial Relations $675.00 user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 4 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
General Account - General Account
Check
City of Salinas
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481673 01/23/2025 Open State of California Dept of Industrial Relations $675.00 481674 01/23/2025 Open State of California Dept of Industrial Relations $675.00 481675 01/23/2025 Open Stephanie Morales-Bravo Petty Cash Custodian $16.45 481676 01/23/2025 Open Sturdy Oil Company $63,322.29
481677 01/23/2025 Open Target Pest Control $180.00
481678 01/23/2025 Open TechRx Technology Services Corporation $2,650.00 481679 01/23/2025 Open TEF Architecture & Interior Design, Inc dba TEF De $2,421.75 481680 01/23/2025 Open The Sherwin-Williams Co $1,522.79 481681 01/23/2025 Open Third Heaven Landscape $493.00
481682 01/23/2025 Open Tri County Fire Protection $150.00 481683 01/23/2025 Open Tringali Realty Company $2,650.00 481684 01/23/2025 Open True North Compliance Services, Inc $13,746.87 481685 01/23/2025 Open U.S. Bank National Association dba U.S. Bank Equip $313.50 481686 01/23/2025 Open U.S. Bank National Association ND $38,764.07 481687 01/23/2025 Open United Parcel Service $38.88
481688 01/23/2025 Open United States Postal Service $618.30 481689 01/23/2025 Open Vals Plumbing and Heating Inc $184.00 481690 01/23/2025 Open Veritiv Operating Company Formerly xpedx $486.70 481691 01/23/2025 Open Verizon Wireless $1,736.90
481692 01/23/2025 Open Verizon Wireless $5,481.77
481693 01/23/2025 Open Vestis Group, Inc dba Vestis Services, LLC $150.24 481694 01/23/2025 Open W W Grainger Inc $904.06
481695 01/23/2025 Open Walmart c/o Capitol One $615.14 481696 01/23/2025 Open WCDJR LLC dba Watsonville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram $1,618.50 481697 01/23/2025 Open William R Phelps dba Plaza Apartments $2,650.00 481698 01/23/2025 Open Blue Adobe Mortgage $200.00
481699 01/23/2025 Open Freddy Cabrera $149.66
481700 01/23/2025 Open Hector Uribe $795.88
481701 01/23/2025 Open Jonathan Renteria & Annissa Mancillas $3,600.00 481702 01/23/2025 Open Lewis Kaplan $1,015.00
481703 01/23/2025 Open MAPD PC $175.00
481704 01/23/2025 Open Miguel Jimenez $19.56
481705 01/23/2025 Open The National Steinbeck Center $411.34 481706 01/23/2025 Open Workbench $1,020.00
481707 01/30/2025 Open Andrea Liao $124.50
481708 01/30/2025 Open Devon McCauley $101.20
481709 01/30/2025 Open Earl Paisant $98.36
481710 01/30/2025 Open Ivan Zarate $98.36
481711 01/30/2025 Open Juan Jimenez $98.36
481712 01/30/2025 Open Matthew Nelson $98.36
481713 01/30/2025 Open Rene Mendez $795.70
user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 5 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
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Amount
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Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481714 01/30/2025 Open Sonoma County Junior College District dba Santa Ro $65.50 481715 01/30/2025 Open Terra Pullum $69.00
481716 01/30/2025 Open Theresa Rodriguez $160.90
481717 01/30/2025 Open Zachary Dunagan $189.25
481718 01/30/2025 Open ABAG Power Purchasing Pool $44,779.19 481719 01/30/2025 Open Accounting Service Center Dispersing Office $5,000.00 481720 01/30/2025 Open Ace Hardware $155.25
481721 01/30/2025 Open Adrian Sanchez $125.00
481722 01/30/2025 Open Advanced Uniforms Dust Control & Linen LLC dba Adv $296.28 481723 01/30/2025 Open Alco Water $4,116.64
481724 01/30/2025 Open Alhambra and Sierra Spring DS Waters of America LP $193.36 481725 01/30/2025 Open Alhambra and Sierra Spring DS Waters of America LP $160.89 481726 01/30/2025 Open All Safe Security Alarm $949.00
481727 01/30/2025 Open Amazon.Com $843.63
481728 01/30/2025 Open American Process Group Inc $1,440,935.16 481729 01/30/2025 Open American Supply Company $4,897.41 481730 01/30/2025 Open Amerigas $930.28
481731 01/30/2025 Open Amsoil Inc $1,720.04
481732 01/30/2025 Open Andrew McLaughlin $100.00
481733 01/30/2025 Open Angel Armor, LLC $2,236.13
481734 01/30/2025 Open Aromas Firefighters Association $20.00 481735 01/30/2025 Open AT&T Mobility $120.95
481736 01/30/2025 Open AT&T Mobility $349.52
481737 01/30/2025 Open AT&T Mobility $21.99
481738 01/30/2025 Open AutoZone West Inc $126.54
481739 01/30/2025 Open B&N Motors, LLC dba Toyota Salinas $1,113.19 481740 01/30/2025 Open Balio Software US, Inc dba City Data Services LLC $6,450.00 481741 01/30/2025 Open Bruce Bush $100.00
481742 01/30/2025 Open Bryan Cupak $100.00
481743 01/30/2025 Open California Building Standards Commission $2,346.95 481744 01/30/2025 Open California Water Service $421.71 481745 01/30/2025 Open California Water Service $38.44
481746 01/30/2025 Open California Water Service $260.64 481747 01/30/2025 Open California Water Service $2,133.40 481748 01/30/2025 Open Carollo Engineers, Inc $10,023.35 481749 01/30/2025 Open Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey $12,371.05 481750 01/30/2025 Open CDW Government LLC $4,444.72
481751 01/30/2025 Open Central Coast YMCA $29,090.00
481752 01/30/2025 Open Chris Lane $100.00
481753 01/30/2025 Open Cintas $1,966.39
481754 01/30/2025 Open Click For Savings LLC $2,663.67
user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 6 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
Transaction
Amount
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Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481755 01/30/2025 Open Clifton Smith $4,843.75
481756 01/30/2025 Open Coast Automotive Warehouse Inc $411.27 481757 01/30/2025 Open Coast Counties Truck & Equipment Co dba Coast Coun $208.78 481758 01/30/2025 Open Community Human Services $170,904.04 481759 01/30/2025 Open CONCERN $6,135.08
481760 01/30/2025 Open Condor Security Of America Inc $5,533.01 481761 01/30/2025 Open Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. $464.31 481762 01/30/2025 Open Cristina Gonzales Petty Cash Custodian $92.29 481763 01/30/2025 Open CSC Of Salinas $169.26
481764 01/30/2025 Open CSG Consultants $7,634.00
481765 01/30/2025 Open Dana Cornelison $100.00
481766 01/30/2025 Open Daniel David Green $100.00
481767 01/30/2025 Open Dave Shaw $100.00
481768 01/30/2025 Open David L Crabill $100.00
481769 01/30/2025 Open David Poulin $100.00
481770 01/30/2025 Open Department Of Conservation $10,657.73 481771 01/30/2025 Open DGDG 22, LLC dba Salinas Honda $30,000.00 481772 01/30/2025 Open DGDG 22, LLC dba Salinas Honda $38,420.53 481773 01/30/2025 Open DP Trading dba The Pin Center $1,716.05 481774 01/30/2025 Open E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc $68,408.25 481775 01/30/2025 Open East Bay Tire Company $3,469.92
481776 01/30/2025 Open Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity $6,212.14 481777 01/30/2025 Open Environmental Systems, Inc of Northern California $600.10 481778 01/30/2025 Open Fabrisce De La Luz dba Rhino Linings of Salinas $645.00 481779 01/30/2025 Open Fastenal Company $1,049.47
481780 01/30/2025 Open FBD Vanguard Construction, Inc dba Vanguard Constr $459,908.00 481781 01/30/2025 Open First Alarm Security & Patrol Inc dba An Allied Un $5,745.00 481782 01/30/2025 Open Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts $262.61 481783 01/30/2025 Open Gerardo Garcia $125.00
481784 01/30/2025 Open Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc $750.00 481785 01/30/2025 Open Granicus LLC $10,234.55
481786 01/30/2025 Open Granite Construction Company $857.62 481787 01/30/2025 Open Granite Rock Co $7,976.54
481788 01/30/2025 Open Green Rubber Kennedy Ag $452.71
481789 01/30/2025 Open Greens Camera Shop $103.71
481790 01/30/2025 Open Harris and Associates $6,167.50
481791 01/30/2025 Open Heath Johnson $100.00
481792 01/30/2025 Open Hector Cortez $100.00
481793 01/30/2025 Open Henry Gomez $100.00
481794 01/30/2025 Open Hydro Turf $228.11
481795 01/30/2025 Open Interstate Battery System Inc $838.51 user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 7 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
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Amount
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Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481796 01/30/2025 Open Iteris Inc $29,131.30
481797 01/30/2025 Open Jacqueline Pacelli $100.00
481798 01/30/2025 Open James Knowlton $100.00
481799 01/30/2025 Open Jesse Pinon $100.00
481800 01/30/2025 Open John Wider $100.00
481801 01/30/2025 Open Johnson Associates $339.22
481802 01/30/2025 Open Jose Luis Corral dba Salinas Pizza $130.93 481803 01/30/2025 Open Joshua Lynd $100.00
481804 01/30/2025 Open JT Hose & Fittings $53.23
481805 01/30/2025 Open Kayshla Lopez $446.39
481806 01/30/2025 Open Keith Emery $100.00
481807 01/30/2025 Open Kimball Midwest $1,709.42
481808 01/30/2025 Open Kosmont & Associates, Inc. dba Kosmont Companies $4,574.70 481809 01/30/2025 Open Las Casas de Madera Cooperative, Inc $4,123.26 481810 01/30/2025 Open Law Enforcement Psychological Services $475.00 481811 01/30/2025 Open Liebert Cassidy Whitmore $836.00 481812 01/30/2025 Open Liebert Cassidy Whitmore $5,475.00 481813 01/30/2025 Open Luis Fernando Martinez-Vazquez $1,000.00 481814 01/30/2025 Open Mario Pineda dba Unique Autobody $2,202.50 481815 01/30/2025 Open Martin Sandoval dba Lock Stock N' Barrel $103.79 481816 01/30/2025 Open Matthew G Norton Co dba NWB Salinas LLC $345.00 481817 01/30/2025 Open Michael Groves $100.00
481818 01/30/2025 Open Miracle Playsystems, Inc. $59,862.93 481819 01/30/2025 Open MNS Engineers, Inc $2,520.00
481820 01/30/2025 Open Monterey County Health Department $6,208.00 481821 01/30/2025 Open Monterey County Weekly $148.50
481822 01/30/2025 Open Monterey County Women Lawyers Association $40.00 481823 01/30/2025 Open Monterey County Women Lawyers Association $40.00 481824 01/30/2025 Open Monterey County Women Lawyers Association $40.00 481825 01/30/2025 Open Monterey One Water $183,059.06
481826 01/30/2025 Open Municipal Maintenance Equipment dba MME $740.26 481827 01/30/2025 Open My Chevrolet $152.60
481828 01/30/2025 Open National Council for Community Development dba Gro $6,437.50 481829 01/30/2025 Open O'Reilly Auto Parts $137.32
481830 01/30/2025 Open Office Depot Business Service Division $814.00 481831 01/30/2025 Open Oscar Dydasco $100.00
481832 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $20,929.70 481833 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $125.89 481834 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $129.40 481835 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $630.30 481836 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $690.18 user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 8 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
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From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481837 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $127.79 481838 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $153.70 481839 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $86.00 481840 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $114.40 481841 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $707.54 481842 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $126.02 481843 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Gas and Electric Company $112.53 481844 01/30/2025 Open Pacific Truck Parts Inc $421.50
481845 01/30/2025 Open PARS Retirement Services $1,390.68 481846 01/30/2025 Open Patricia Barajas $1,000.00
481847 01/30/2025 Open Protel Communications, Inc dba Protelesis Corporat $153.35 481848 01/30/2025 Open Quality Water Enterprises Inc dba Culligan Water $154.34 481849 01/30/2025 Open Rarestep, Inc dba Fleetio $29,250.00 481850 01/30/2025 Open Raul Lozano dba ASAP Signs & Printing $255.48 481851 01/30/2025 Open RDO Equipment Company $3.25
481852 01/30/2025 Open Refrigeration Supplies Distributor $144.75 481853 01/30/2025 Open RELX Inc. dba LexisNexis, Division of RELX Inc. $1,251.31 481854 01/30/2025 Open Revenue Now Inc $1,215.20
481855 01/30/2025 Open Rexel USA, Inc dba Platt Electric Supply $922.57 481856 01/30/2025 Open Richard Maldonado $100.00
481857 01/30/2025 Open Robert Flynn $100.00
481858 01/30/2025 Open RRM Design Group, A California Corp dba RRM Design $9,947.50 481859 01/30/2025 Open Russell Auria Pest Control Services $170.00 481860 01/30/2025 Open Ryan Keating $4,653.29
481861 01/30/2025 Open Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. $227.00 481862 01/30/2025 Open Salinas Valley Ford Inc $224.08
481863 01/30/2025 Open San Lorenzo Lumber $1,514.58
481864 01/30/2025 Open Scott Houchin $100.00
481865 01/30/2025 Open Scott Myhre $100.00
481866 01/30/2025 Open Sean Valenzuela $336.00
481867 01/30/2025 Open Shannon Bryant $100.00
481868 01/30/2025 Open Shaw HR Consulting Inc $357.50
481869 01/30/2025 Open Shawn Miguel Russell dba Russell Investigations $7,657.51 481870 01/30/2025 Open Simon Jimenez $100.00
481871 01/30/2025 Open Simplot AB Retail Sub Inc $15,000.00 481872 01/30/2025 Open Smart and Final Iris $1,620.23
481873 01/30/2025 Open Smith and Enright Landscaping $112,420.08 481874 01/30/2025 Open Stanley Cooper $100.00
481875 01/30/2025 Open Stommel Inc dba Lehr $933.67
481876 01/30/2025 Open Sturdy Oil Company $105.32
481877 01/30/2025 Open Suthided Livingston $100.00
user: Josephine Fernandez Pages: 9 of 10 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Number Date Status Payee Name
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Amount
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Payment Register
From Payment Date: 1/21/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/4/2025 481878 01/30/2025 Open Suzanne Cottle-Gavalla $100.00
481879 01/30/2025 Open TALX UC Express $1,054.14
481880 01/30/2025 Open Target Pest Control $195.00
481881 01/30/2025 Open Terry Gerhardstein $100.00
481882 01/30/2025 Open The Bakery Station LLC $251.10
481883 01/30/2025 Open The Pun Group, LLP $99,125.00
481884 01/30/2025 Open The Sherwin-Williams Co $374.18
481885 01/30/2025 Open Tim Watson $100.00
481886 01/30/2025 Open Timothy Makanani $168.00
481887 01/30/2025 Open Todd Swinscoe $100.00
481888 01/30/2025 Open Toxic Substances Control, CA Department of $77.37 481889 01/30/2025 Open Tyler Business Forms $401.06
481890 01/30/2025 Open Tynan Affordable Housing Limited Partnership $1,914.00 481891 01/30/2025 Open U.S. Bank National Association dba U.S. Bank Equip $379.48 481892 01/30/2025 Open U.S. Bank National Association ND $21,004.17 481893 01/30/2025 Open United Parcel Service $40.64
481894 01/30/2025 Open Valley Fabrication Inc $171.30
481895 01/30/2025 Open Valley Restaurant and Catering Inc $14,989.77 481896 01/30/2025 Open Valley Saw Shop $1,256.36
481897 01/30/2025 Open Verizon Wireless $1,040.47
481898 01/30/2025 Open Verizon Wireless $40.01
481899 01/30/2025 Open Vestis Group, Inc dba Vestis Services, LLC $37.56 481900 01/30/2025 Open Voyager $130.72
481901 01/30/2025 Open W W Grainger Inc $664.46
481902 01/30/2025 Open W&M Marketing Group Inc dba B-Impressed Branding $1,146.77 481903 01/30/2025 Open WCDJR LLC dba Watsonville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram $508.80 481904 01/30/2025 Open Willdan Engineering $27,360.00
481905 01/30/2025 Open Woodside Park, LLC $2,550.17
481906 01/30/2025 Open Worldpac $310.00
481907 01/30/2025 Open Yessica Infante-Sanchez dba Yessica Infante Face P $262.50 481908 01/30/2025 Open YourMembership.com.Inc. $848.00
481909 01/30/2025 Open Salinas School of Dance $247.93
$4,490,793.39Type Check Totals:
General Account - General Account Totals
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Legislation Text
200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas,
CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
File #: ID#25-027, Version: 1
Letter of Support for California Senate Bill 48 (Gonzalez): Immigration Enforcement: Schoolsites:
Prohibitions on Access, Sharing Information, and Law Enforcement Collaboration Approve a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a letter on behalf of the City of Salinas in support of California Senate Bill 48 (Gonzalez).
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CITY OF SALINAS
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2025
DEPARTMENT: ADMINISTRATION
FROM: RENÉ MENDEZ, CITY MANAGER
BY: JOSE ARREOLA, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
TITLE: LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 4 8 (GONZALEZ); SCHOOLSITES: PROHIBITION ON ACCESS, SHARING
INFORMATION, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLABORATION
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
A motion to approve a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a letter on behalf of the City of Salinas in support of California Senate Bill 48 (Gonzalez).
BACKGROUND:
At the January 27, 2025, City of Salinas Council meeting Councilmember Jose Luis Barajas requested support from Council to direct staff to bring back a letter of support for California Senate Bill 48. Several Councilmembers expressed support for this request. Senate Bill 48, as introduced by Senator Gonzalez , establishes protocols regarding entry by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) into school sites . This bill would prohibit school districts, county offices of education, or charter schools and their personnel from granting ICE officers, and other federal officials engaging in immigration -related investigation or enforcem ent, permission to access a school campus without a judicial warrant. This bill would also prohibit a local educational agency and its personnel from disclosing or providing, in writing, verbally, or in any other manner, the education records of or any inf ormation about a pupil, pupil’s family and household, school employee, or teacher to an ICE officer, or any other federal official engaging in immigration - related investigation or enforcement, without a judicial warrant. And with respect to educational records or personal information, without the written consent of the pupil’s parent or legal guardian.
The City of Salinas recognizes its long and rich history of immigrants who have contributed to its local economy and become leaders in the community. Salinas is a diverse City with foreign-born residents comprising over 38% of the City’s total population. The City of Salinas values a community where all residents regardless of immigration status can access vital services with confidence. Therefore, the City of Salinas wants to assure immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers opportunities for economic security, empowerment, and civic engagement, which are Page | 2
safe and free from discrimination, oppression, and violence, including safety to attend and work at schools and to send children to daycare.
The attached letter of support for your review and approval is modeled after the County of Monterey’s letter of support. This includes a suggestion to Senator Gonzalez that the bill extend to include family childcare home s. Staff recommends approval of the letter of support for California Senate Bill 48.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project . The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
Effective and Culturally Responsive Government: Provide effective and culturally responsive government programs and services in a professional, customer -oriented manner that ensures equitable solutions to community challenges.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
Administration staff worked with the City Attorney to write the Letter of Support.
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 84308 APPLIES:
No.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact attached to this request.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
SB 48 (Gonzalez)
Letter of Support
1 RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF SALINAS TO SIGN A LETTER OF SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 48 (GONZALEZ)
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 48, as introduced by Senator Gonzalez , establishes protocols regarding entry by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) into school sites requiring that any such entry be predicated on the presentation of valid identification, a written statement of purpose, and a valid judicial warrant, along with prior appro val from designated educational officials; and
WHEREAS, the City of Salinas recognizes the importance of preserving the confidentiality, privacy, and safety of students, children, and their families by ensuring that educational and child care facilities re main secure and free from unauthorized enforcement actions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Salinas supports policies that promote safe, inclusive, and transparent practices in its schools and childcare centers, reinforcing the community’s commitment to protecting the rights of all its residents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the text and intent of Senate Bill 48 and finds that its provisions are consistent with the values and interests of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to formally express its support for Senate Bill 48 by approving the attached letter of support as an official statement of endorsement; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of Salinas hereby approves the attached letter of support for California Senate Bill 48 (as introduced by Senator Gonzalez), pertaining to entry requirements for immigration enforcement at school sites and authorizes the Mayor of Salinas to sign the letter on behalf of the City of Salinas; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the City Council directs the City Manager to forward copies of this Resolution and the attached letter of support to Senator Gonzalez, the California State Senate, and other relevant parties.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of February 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
2 APPROVED:
________________________
Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________
Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
February 11, 2025
Honorable Lena Gonzalez
California State Senate
Senate District 33
1021 O Street, Suite 8610
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: Senate Bill 48 (Gonzalez): Immigration Enforcement: Schoolsites: Prohibitions on Access, Sharing Information, and Law Enforcement Collaboration
Dear Senator Gonzalez:
On behalf of the City of Salinas, I write to express our support for your measure, Senate Bill (SB) 48. This bill would prohibit school officials and employees of a local educational agency from allowing an officer or employee of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enter a school for any purpose without providing valid identification, a written statement of purpose, and a valid judicial warrant, and receiving approval from the superintendent of the school district, the superintendent of the county office of education, or the principal of the charter school.
The City of Salinas recognizes its long and rich history of immigrants who have contributed to our local economy and become leaders in our community. We are a diverse city with foreign-born residents comprising over 38% of the City’s total population, and significant numbers of undocumented immigrants comprise our workforce in the agriculture, hospitality, and construction industries. The City of Salinas values a community where all residents—regardless of immigration status—can access vital services with confidence. Therefore, the City of Salinas wants to assure immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers opportunities for economic security, empowerment, and civic engagement, which are safe and free from discrimination, oppression, and violence, including safety to attend and work at our schools.
For these reasons, the City of Salinas supports Senate Bill. We urge our state legislature to give this vital measure the passage it deserves. We appreciate your leadership on this important issue and look forward to the positive impact SB 48 will have on the families of Salinas and communities across California.
Sincerely,
Dennis Donohue, Mayor
City of Salinas
cc: City Council
City Manager
City Attorney
SENATE BILL No. 48
Introduced by Senator Gonzalez
December 16, 2024
An act to add Section 234.8 to the Education Code, and to amend Section 7284.6 of the Government Code, relating to immigration enforcement, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
legislative counsel’s digest
SB 48, as introduced, Gonzalez. Immigration enforcement:
schoolsites: prohibitions on access, sharing information, and law enforcement collaboration.
Existing law prohibits, except as required by state or federal law or as required to administer a state- or federally supported educational program, school officials and employees of a school district, county office of education, or charter school from collecting information or documents regarding citizenship or immigration status of pupils or their family members.
This bill would prohibit school districts, county offices of education, or charter schools and their personnel from granting a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, or other federal official engaging in immigration related investigation or enforcement, permission to access a school campus without a judicial warrant. The bill would require a local educational agency and its personnel, to the extent possible, to have the denial of permission for access witnessed and documented. The bill would also prohibit a local educational agency and its personnel from disclosing or providing, in writing, verbally, or in any other manner, the education records of or any information about a pupil, pupil’s family and household, school employee, or teacher to a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, or any
99 other federal official engaging in immigration related investigation or enforcement, without a judicial warrant, and regarding a pupil’s educational records or personal information, without the written consent of the pupil’s parent or legal guardian. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law, the California Values Act, generally prohibits California law enforcement agencies from investigating, interrogating, detaining, detecting, or arresting persons for immigration enforcement purposes.
Existing law provides certain limited exceptions to this prohibition, including transfers of persons pursuant to a judicial warrant and providing certain information to federal authorities regarding serious and violent felons in custody.
This bill would prohibit California law enforcement agencies from collaborating with, or providing any information about a pupil, pupil’s family and household, school employee, or teacher in writing, verbally, on in any other manner, to immigration authorities regarding proposed or currently underway immigration enforcement actions when the actions could be or are taking place within a radius of one mile of any schoolsite.
To the extent this bill would impose additional duties on local law enforcement agencies or officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
V ote: 2⁄3.
Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
line 1 SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the line 2 following:
line 3 (1) Immigrant families are facing increased threats of line 4 deportation.
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line 1 (2) According to estimates as recent as 2022, 46 percent of line 2 California’s 9 million children are part of immigrant families, 1 line 3 in 5 California children live in mixed-status families, and 93 line 4 percent of children in mixed-status families are United States line 5 citizens.
line 6 (3) California schools report that United States Immigration line 7 and Customs Enforcement agents have targeted and detained line 8 pupils’ parents as they transport the pupils to or from school. line 9 (4) A report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and line 10 Cultural Organization found that in the United States, deportation line 11 fears have an impact on school attendance.
line 12 (5) The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural line 13 Organization found that the fear is exacerbated if schools allow line 14 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to search the line 15 facilities or collect immigration information on pupils. line 16 (6) A report by the California Advisory Committee to the United line 17 States Commission on Civil Rights found that an increase in line 18 families’ fear of deportation has a “chilling effect on education line 19 for undocumented children and children of undocumented parents,” line 20 resulting in decreased school attendance and school funding, which line 21 is intended to support all pupils.
line 22 (7) Studies have also shown strong associations between line 23 increased immigration enforcement and increased absenteeism for line 24 Latinx pupils and children from immigrant families. This research line 25 also demonstrated that deportation threats have many effects on line 26 the academic success of Latinx pupils and pupils from immigrant line 27 families, including difficulties with concentration in school, lower line 28 achievement in mathematics, repeated grade levels, and an increase line 29 in dropout rates in some areas where intense immigration line 30 enforcement action takes place.
line 31 (8) Current law guarantees that all children have a right to free line 32 public education, regardless of their immigration status, and a right line 33 to be in a public school learning environment that is free of line 34 discrimination, harassment, bullying, violence, or intimidation line 35 based on ethnicity, shared ancestry, or national origin. line 36 (9) The California Constitution provides all pupils and school line 37 personnel, regardless of immigration status, the inalienable right line 38 to attend campuses that are safe, secure, and peaceful. 99 SB 48 — 3 —
line 1 (10) Increases in school absenteeism cause school revenue to line 2 decline in California, where school funding is connected to pupil line 3 attendance.
line 4 (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the line 5 following:
line 6 (1) Declare that California must take action to protect California line 7 pupils and ensure that guarantees in the law providing pupils with line 8 an education regardless of their immigration status are followed. line 9 (2) Protect needed school revenue that will be diminished as a line 10 result of immigration enforcement threats on or near school line 11 campuses. These deportation threats cause families, including line 12 families of citizens of the United States, to be afraid to send their line 13 pupils to school, thereby reducing school revenue and preventing line 14 pupils of all backgrounds from obtaining a quality education. line 15 (3) Assure families that California schools will not cooperate line 16 with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials line 17 who are or plan to be on or near a schoolsite. Pupils’ safety, line 18 well-being, and access to education are paramount. It is also critical line 19 to preserve school funding in the face of declining enrollment and line 20 other factors that reduce school revenue. By refraining from line 21 cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials line 22 who seek to access school campuses and communities surrounding line 23 school campuses, California will safeguard pupils, families, and line 24 school employees, and preserve schools’ attendance-based revenue. line 25 SEC. 2. Section 234.8 is added to the Education Code, line 26 immediately following Section 234.7 , to read:
line 27 234.8. (a) (1) A local educational agency and its personnel line 28 shall not grant a United States Immigration and Customs line 29 Enforcement officer, or other federal official engaging in line 30 immigration related investigation or enforcement, permission to line 31 access a school campus without a judicial warrant. line 32 (2) A local educational agency and its personnel shall, to the line 33 extent possible, have the denial of permission for access pursuant line 34 to paragraph (1) witnessed and documented.
line 35 (b) A local educational agency and its personnel shall not line 36 disclose or provide in writing, verbally, or in any other manner, line 37 the education records of or any information about a pupil, pupil’s line 38 family and household, school employee, or teacher to a United line 39 States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, or any other line 40 federal official engaging in immigration related investigation or 99 — 4 — SB 48
line 1 enforcement, without a judicial warrant and, regarding a pupil’s line 2 education records or personal information, without the written line 3 consent of the pupil’s parent or legal guardian. line 4 (c) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” line 5 means a school district, county office of education, or charter line 6 school.
line 7 SEC. 3. Section 7284.6 of the Government Code is amended line 8 to read:
line 9 7284.6. (a) California law enforcement agencies shall not:
line 10 (1) Use agency or department moneys or personnel to line 11 investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for line 12 immigration enforcement purposes, including any of the following:
line 13 (A) Inquiring into an individual’s immigration status. line 14 (B) Detaining an individual on the basis of a hold request. line 15 (C) Providing information regarding a person’s release date or line 16 responding to requests for notification by providing release dates line 17 or other information unless that information is available to the line 18 public, or is in response to a notification request from immigration line 19 authorities in accordance with Section 7282.5. Responses are never line 20 required, but are permitted under this subdivision, provided that line 21 they do not violate any local law or policy.
line 22 (D) Providing personal information, as defined in Section 1798.3 line 23 of the Civil Code, about an individual, including, but not limited line 24 to, the individual’s home address or work address unless that line 25 information is available to the public.
line 26 (E) Making or intentionally participating in arrests based on line 27 civil immigration warrants.
line 28 (F) Assisting immigration authorities in the activities described line 29 in Section 1357(a)(3) of Title 8 of the United States Code. line 30 (G) Performing the functions of an immigration officer, whether line 31 pursuant to Section 1357(g) of Title 8 of the United States Code line 32 or any other law, regulation, or policy, whether formal or informal. line 33 (2) Place peace officers under the supervision of federal agencies line 34 or employ peace officers deputized as special federal officers or line 35 special federal deputies for purposes of immigration enforcement. line 36 All peace officers remain subject to California law governing line 37 conduct of peace officers and the policies of the employing agency. line 38 (3) Use immigration authorities as interpreters for law line 39 enforcement matters relating to individuals in agency or department line 40 custody.
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line 1 (4) Transfer an individual to immigration authorities unless line 2 authorized by a judicial warrant or judicial probable cause line 3 determination, or in accordance with Section 7282.5. line 4 (5) Provide office space exclusively dedicated for immigration line 5 authorities for use within a city or county law enforcement facility. line 6 (6) Contract with the federal government for use of California line 7 law enforcement agency facilities to house individuals as federal line 8 detainees for purposes of civil immigration custody, except line 9 pursuant to Chapter 17.8 (commencing with Section 7310). line 10 (b) Notwithstanding the limitations in subdivision (a), this line 11 section does not prevent any California law enforcement agency line 12 from doing any of the following that does not violate any policy line 13 of the law enforcement agency or any local law or policy of the line 14 jurisdiction in which the agency is operating:
line 15 (1) Investigating, enforcing, or detaining upon reasonable line 16 suspicion of, or arresting for a violation of, Section 1326(a) of line 17 Title 8 of the United States Code that may be subject to the line 18 enhancement specified in Section 1326(b)(2) of Title 8 of the line 19 United States Code and that is detected during an unrelated law line 20 enforcement activity. Transfers to immigration authorities are line 21 permitted under this subsection only in accordance with paragraph line 22 (4) of subdivision (a).
line 23 (2) Responding to a request from immigration authorities for line 24 information about a specific person’s criminal history, including line 25 previous criminal arrests, convictions, or similar criminal history line 26 information accessed through the California Law Enforcement line 27 Telecommunications System (CLETS), where otherwise permitted line 28 by state law.
line 29 (3) Conducting enforcement or investigative duties associated line 30 with a joint law enforcement task force, including the sharing of line 31 confidential information with other law enforcement agencies for line 32 purposes of task force investigations, so long as the following line 33 conditions are met:
line 34 (A) The primary purpose of the joint law enforcement task force line 35 is not immigration enforcement, as defined in subdivision (f) of line 36 Section 7284.4.
line 37 (B) The enforcement or investigative duties are primarily related line 38 to a violation of state or federal law unrelated to immigration line 39 enforcement.
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line 1 (C) Participation in the task force by a California law line 2 enforcement agency does not violate any local law or policy to line 3 which it is otherwise subject.
line 4 (4) Making inquiries into information necessary to certify an line 5 individual who has been identified as a potential crime or line 6 trafficking victim for a T or U Visa pursuant to Section line 7 1101(a)(15)(T) or 1101(a)(15)(U) of Title 8 of the United States line 8 Code or to comply with Section 922(d)(5) of Title 18 of the United line 9 States Code.
line 10 (5) Giving immigration authorities access to interview an line 11 individual in agency or department custody. All interview access line 12 shall comply with requirements of the TRUTH Act (Chapter 17.2 line 13 (commencing with Section 7283)).
line 14 (c) Notwithstanding the exceptions in subdivision (b), California line 15 law enforcement agencies shall not collaborate with, or provide line 16 any information about a pupil, pupil’s family and household, school line 17 employee, or teacher in writing, verbally, or in any other manner, line 18 to immigration authorities regarding proposed or currently line 19 underway immigration enforcement actions when the actions could line 20 be or are taking place within a radius of one mile of a schoolsite. line 21 (c)
line 22 (d) (1) If a California law enforcement agency chooses to line 23 participate in a joint law enforcement task force, for which a line 24 California law enforcement agency has agreed to dedicate line 25 personnel or resources on an ongoing basis, it shall submit a report line 26 annually to the Department of Justice, as specified by the Attorney line 27 General. The law enforcement agency shall report the following line 28 information, if known, for each task force of which it is a member:
line 29 (A) The purpose of the task force.
line 30 (B) The federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies line 31 involved.
line 32 (C) The total number of arrests made during the reporting period. line 33 (D) The number of people arrested for immigration enforcement line 34 purposes.
line 35 (2) All law enforcement agencies shall report annually to the line 36 Department of Justice, in a manner specified by the Attorney line 37 General, the number of transfers pursuant to paragraph (4) of line 38 subdivision (a), and the offense that allowed for the transfer line 39 pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a).
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line 1 (3) All records described in this subdivision shall be public line 2 records for purposes of the California Public Records Act (Division line 3 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000)), including the line 4 exemptions provided by that act and, as permitted under that act, line 5 personal identifying information may be redacted prior to public line 6 disclosure. To the extent that disclosure of a particular item of line 7 information would endanger the safety of a person involved in an line 8 investigation, or would endanger the successful completion of the line 9 investigation or a related investigation, that information shall not line 10 be disclosed.
line 11 (4) If more than one California law enforcement agency is line 12 participating in a joint task force that meets the reporting line 13 requirement pursuant to this section, the joint task force shall line 14 designate a local or state agency responsible for completing the line 15 reporting requirement.
line 16 (d)
line 17 (e) The Attorney General, by March 1, 2019, and annually line 18 thereafter, shall report on the total number of arrests made by joint line 19 law enforcement task forces, and the total number of arrests made line 20 for the purpose of immigration enforcement by all task force line 21 participants, including federal law enforcement agencies. To the line 22 extent that disclosure of a particular item of information would line 23 endanger the safety of a person involved in an investigation, or line 24 would endanger the successful completion of the investigation or line 25 a related investigation, that information shall not be included in line 26 the Attorney General’s report. The Attorney General shall post the line 27 reports required by this subdivision on the Attorney General’s line 28 internet website.
line 29 (e)
line 30 (f) This section does not prohibit or restrict any government line 31 entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, federal line 32 immigration authorities, information regarding the citizenship or line 33 immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an individual, or from line 34 requesting from federal immigration authorities immigration status line 35 information, lawful or unlawful, of any individual, or maintaining line 36 or exchanging that information with any other federal, state, or line 37 local government entity, pursuant to Sections 1373 and 1644 of line 38 Title 8 of the United States Code.
line 39 (f)
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line 1 (g) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a California law line 2 enforcement agency from asserting its own jurisdiction over line 3 criminal law enforcement matters.
line 4 SEC. 4. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that line 5 this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to line 6 local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made line 7 pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division line 8 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
line 9 SEC. 5. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the line 10 immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within line 11 the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall line 12 go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
line 13 To ensure that schools continue to provide children and their line 14 families guaranteed access to school campuses without fear of line 15 deportation, harassment, or intimidation by Immigration and line 16 Customs Enforcement officials and to retain critically needed line 17 attendance-based funding, it is necessary that this act take effect line 18 immediately.
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City of Salinas
Legislation Text
200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas,
CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
File #: ID#25-021, Version: 1
Exception to the CalPERS 180-Day Wait Period
Approve a Resolution authorizing an exception to the 180-day wait period for hiring retired CalPERS member David B. Gonzalves as Interim Assistant Community Development Director.
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CITY OF SALINAS
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2025
DEPARTMENT: HUMAN RESOURCES
FROM: MARINA HORTA-GALLEGOS, DIRECTOR
BY: PATRICIA PEÑALOZA, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
TITLE: EXCEPTION TO THE CALPERS 180-DAY WAIT PERIOD
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
A motion to approve a Resolution authorizing an exception to the 180-day wait period for hiring retired CalPERS member David B. Gonzalves as Interim Assistant Community Development Director.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Assistant Community Development Director (ACDD) David B. Gonzalves has announced he will retire on March 12, 2025. Pursuant to Government Code sections 7522.56 and 21221(h), the City Council may authorize an exception to the 180 -day wait period for hiring a retired annuitant by Resolution. Staff recommend the Council grant the 180 -day exemption to allow so that Mr.
Gonzalves may temporarily perform the duties as Interim ACDD.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) made subs tantial changes to the public employee pension laws in California. One of those changes required retired annuitants to be separated from employment for at least 180 days before returning to work for an employer in the same retirement system from which they receive a pension. An exception may be made if the governing body approves a resolution to waive the waiting period for separation. The waiver allows an employer to hire a retired annuitant to perform work requiring specific skills for a period of limited duration during the recruitment for a permanent position.
The Community Development Department currently has a vacancy at the Assistant Community Development Department Director level and anticipates another vacancy with the upcoming retirement of Mr. Gonzalves. T o ensure continuity during the recruitment process to fill both vacancies, t he City requires a qualified person to temporarily perform the duties of Assistant Community Development Director on a limited basis. Mr. Gonzalves will retire on March 12, 2025, after which time he will be appointed Interim Assistant Community Development Director until no later than December 31, 2025.
As a retired annuitant, Mr. Gonzalves will be limited to no more than 960 work hours per fiscal year.
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CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project . The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES:
No.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
The proposed action meets the Effective and Culturally Responsive Government Council goal.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
The Human Resources Department coordinated with the Community Development Department.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
No impact on the approved fiscal year operating budget is anticipated.
Fund
Appropriation
Appropriation
Name
Total
Appropriation
Amount for
recommendation
FY 24-25
Operating
Budget Page
Last Budget
Action (Date,
Resolution)*
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
* The FY 24-25 Adopted Budget was adopted on June 11, 2024.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
Exhibit A - Classification – Salary Schedule
Exhibit B - Appointment Letter
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RESOLUTION NO. _________ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION APPROVING EXCEPTION TO THE 180-DAY WAITING PERIOD
TO HIRE A CALPERS RETIRED ANNUITANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 7522.56 and 21221(h)
WHEREAS, in compliance with Government Code Section 7522.56 , the City of Salinas must provide CalPERS this certification resolution when hiring a retiree before 180 days has passed since his or her retirement date; and
WHEREAS, David B. Gonzalves, CalPERS ID 5399155096, will retire from the City of Salinas, Community Development Department , from the position of Assistant Community Development Director, effective March 12, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Section 7522.56 requires that post -retirement employment commence no earlier than 180 days after the retirement date, which is September 9, 2025 , without this certification; and
WHEREAS, Section 7522.56 provides that this exception to the 180 -day waiting period shall not apply if the retiree accepts any retirement-related incentive; and WHEREAS, the City Council, the City of Salinas and David B. Gonzalves certify that David B. Gonzalves has not and will not receive a Golden Handshake or any other retirement related incentive; and
WHEREAS, an appointment under Gov. Code section 21221(H) requires the retiree is appointed into the interim appointment during recruitment for a permanent appointment; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has commenced the search for a permanent appointment on (date); and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby appoints David B. Gonzalves as an interim appointment retired annuitant to the vacant position of Assistant Community Development Director, for the City of Salinas Community Development Department under Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21221(h), effective March 17, 2025; and WHEREAS, this Government Code section 21221(h) appointment shall only be made once and therefore will end on December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the entire employment agreement, contract or appointment document between David B. Gonzalves and the City of Salinas has been reviewed by this body and is attached herein; and
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WHEREAS, the employment shall be limited to 960 hours per fiscal year for all CalPERS employers; and
WHEREAS, the compensation paid to retirees cannot be less than the minimum nor exceed the maximum monthly base salary paid to other employees performing comparable duties, divided by 173.333 to equal the hourly rate; and
WHEREAS, the maximum monthly base salary for this position currently is $15,322 and the hourly equivalent is $88.3933, and the minimum monthly base salary for this position currently is $12,004 and the hourly equivalent is $69.2542; and
WHEREAS, the hourly rate paid to David B. Gonzalves will be $84.1892; and WHEREAS, David B. Gonzalves has not and will not receive any other benefit, incentive, compensation in lieu of benefit or other form of compensation in addition to this hourly pay rate; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby certifies the nature of the appointment of David B. Gonzalves as described herein and detailed in the attached appointment document and that his appointment is necessary to fill the critically needed position of Assistant Community Development Director for the City of Salinas by March 17, 2025, and through December 31, 2025.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of February, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
_______________________
Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________
Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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Exhibit A – Classification Salary Schedule
AMPS
Benefit
Group Grade Position
Step 1
Hourly
Step 1
Monthly
Step 2
Hourly
Step 2
Monthly
Step 3
Hourly
Step 3
Monthly
Step 4
Hourly
Step 4
Monthly
Step 5
Hourly
Step 5
Monthly
Step 6
Hourly
Step 6
Monthly
15 15.1717 Asst Community Development Dir 69.2542 12,004 72.7210 12,605 76.3610 13,236 80.1810 13,898 84.1892 14,593 88.3933 15,322 Exhibit B
City of Salinas
HUMAN RESOURCES ● 200 Lincoln Avenue ● Salinas, California 93901
(831) 758-7254 ● (831) 758-7941 (fax) ● www.cityofsalinas.org
February 11, 2025
To: David B. Gonzalves, Retired Annuitant
From: Marina Horta-Gallegos, Human Resources Director
Re: Retired Annuitant appointment as Interim Assistant Community Development Director
This letter confirms your upcoming appointment as a Retired Annuitant – Interim Assistant Community Development Director . You may commence work as a Retired Annuitant on March 17, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practical. Your hourly rate will be $84.1892.
As a CalPERS retired annuitant, you may fill this temporary, non -benefited position, as you have specialized skills needed in performing work of limited duration. Temporary part-time positions with the City are “at -will” and, as a CalPERS retired annuitant, you may not work more than 960 hours in a fiscal year. The maximum 960 hours apply to all hours worked for all CalPERS employers combined. You are responsible for monitoring compliance with this work limit. Retiree employmen t found to be in violation of CalPERS laws and regulations (unlawful employment) can result in mandatory reinstatement from retirement, reimbursement of retirement allowances, contributions for post -retirement earnings, and administrative penalties.
A CalPERS retiree can work for CalPERS employer under certain circumstances. Please refer to the CalPERS publication titled, “A Guide to CalPERS Employment After Retirement” available on the CalPERS website California Public Employees' Retirement System - CalPERS.
You are encouraged to review the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (Government Code section 20000 et seq.) and the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (Government Code section 7522 et seq.). If y ou require further clarification, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377.
Please sign and return this document to City of Salinas Human Resources no later than March 17, 2025.
CERTIFICATION of CalPERS retired Annuitant:
I understand that I may only accept a temporary appointment by a CalPERS employer as a CalPERS retired annuitant as specifically allowed by law.
Reviewed and Acknowledged:
______________________________________ ______________________________________ David. B Gonzalves (Signature) Date
City of Salinas
Legislation Text
200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas,
CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
File #: ID#24-727, Version: 1
2024 Permit Center Annual Report
No action required. Receive report regarding the 2024 Permit Center Annual Report.
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CITY OF SALINAS
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2025
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FROM: LISA BRINTON, DIRECTOR
WITH: DAVID GONZALVES, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ANGELINE ANZINI, CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL
CRISTINA SIFUENTES, PERMIT ANALYST
TITLE: 2024 PERMIT CENTER ANNUAL REPORT
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
No action required. Receive report regarding the 2024 Permit Center Annual Report.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The 2024 Annual Report covers the past calendar year and consists of this staff report, the attached 2024 Permit Center Annual Report Dashboard, and the 2024 Permit Center Key Actions Taken , and 2023/24 Organizational Assessment Findings, Recommendations, and Actions. Th e staff report discusses the ongoing implementation of the 2023 Community Development Organizational Assessment Key Actions, analyzes performance measure data, and highlights current and future development projects. The Dashboard presents the performance measure data visually and shows year over year (2022-2024) comparisons for Permit Services and other Community Development divisions and City departments (Current Planning, Code Enforcement, Development Engineering, Fire and Small Business Support), which are integral to Permit Center activities and processes.
The 2024 Key Actions Taken and 2023/24 Organizational Assessment Findings, Recommendations, and Actions attachments present the changes made to improve staffing, workflow, communication, and training in more detail.
BACKGROUND:
2024 Permit Center Activity
During the past year, the Permit Center continued to see an increase in workload across most areas of service. Transactions at the front counter increased by 12%, phone calls rose by 10%, the number of permits applied for grew by 30%, plan reviews increased by 4%, and inspections went up 23%. Residential permits made up 80% of total permits applied for and 78% of all inspections.
Applications and permits for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) continued to increase and accounted for 39% of all inspections. Additionally, there has been a notable rise in the complexity of the projects being processed, including submittals for a large distribution warehouse, me dical office building, city facility projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA ), and Page | 2
commercial mercantile tenant spaces. To manage these increases and maintain high customer service levels, a primary focus in 2024 was increasing staffing resources, improved workflow and data monitoring, and communication and training.
2023 Organizational Assessment Implementation – Key Actions in 2024 In May 2023, the Permit Center’s organizational structure, policies, and workflow between divisions and departments was revisited with a focus on increasing productivity and improving customer service at the Permit Center. A summary of 2024 Key Actions is provided below and is described in more detail in Attachments 3 and 4 . Actions centered around the continued development and implementation of an Action Plan to address Assessment findings and recommendations to increase staffing, formalize workflow, and improve communication.
Staffing: Filling vacancies and adding staffing resources was a priority in 2024. Two full-time and two part-time temporary Permit Clerks and a Permit Analyst were added and filled to support customer service and simple permit processing. In addition, t wo Building Combo I Inspector vacancies were filled. Currently, Permit Services has four key vacancies: a Management Analyst, two plan review positions, and a Building Combo I inspector. Recruitment for the two plan review positions has been unsuccessful, and these positions have been vacant for the past 18 months .
Identified barriers include competition with private sector firms that offer higher compensation and the option of remote work. Staff has worked collaboratively with Human Resources on multiple recruitments for th ese positions , thinking creatively about required certifications , compensation, and alternatives such as filling the positions at a lower level with a commitment to train up to the desired level. In the interim, to manage the increasing volume of applications and plan review, five (5) plan review consultants were contracted. The total not to exceed contract amount for all five consultant is $3,750,000. Filling plan review vacancies will continue to be top priority in 2025 for workflow and cost efficiency.
In June and September of 2024, MRG returned to perform an assessment of Current Planning division. The Assessment found that the division needed additional staff with technical expertise to process the more complex applications received and projected. It was recommended that the division needed 1 full -time and 1 part -time Senior Planner. Council approved the workforce modification in December 2024, and recruitment is in process.
Workflow: Permit Center functions cross multiple departments and divisions. A proposed project may begin with an entitlement application that requires either discretionary or administrative approval and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance. The focus of Planning, Housing, Development Engineering and Fire review at this stage is on compliance with the General Plan, Zoning Code, and other regulations at the site plan level. A discretionary project requiring the preparation of CEQ A documents may tak e 6 to 12 months to obtain discretionary permits before moving to the building permit phase , which depending on the complexity of the construction, could take an additional 6 to 12 months including the design professional’s time. If there are delays durin g the entitl ement process, this frustration can carry over into the building permit process, regardless of review time and number of rounds of comments. Although consultants have been utilized to help with the plan review workload, turnaround times have been forced to align with a slower industry standard. As a result of the plan review staff vacancies and use of outside professional services, the percentage of on-time plan reviews dropped from 72% to Page | 3
61% in 2024. To address this decline in service, staff have worked closely with Human Resources to undertake multiple recruitments to fill the two plan review vacancies and to make the workflow modifications described below. The Comprehensive Zoning Code Update the City will undertake in 2025, also provides an opportunity to streamline regulations, standards, and process, all of which expedite permit processing. More detail regarding the Zoning Code Update is provided below.
Workflow: In 2024, staff continued to establish and refine policies, procedures, and checklists to track processing review times. This included s hifting job duties between Permit Clerks and Technicians to create more efficient workflow and data collection, analysis, and response. While data shows that approximately 80% of plans are approved by the 3rd review, the number of rounds of review of the remaining 20% ranges from 4 to 9 before receiving approval. With target goal of all applications being approved within 3 reviews, , Permit Center divisions and departments (Building, Plannin g, Engineering, Fire and Code Enforcement) weekly review a list of permit applications on their 4th review cycle or higher (“Hotlist”). Staff work as a team to remove barriers and to find ways to help applicants identify a path forward to obtain a permit c ompliant with regulations. Meetings are scheduled with applicants entering a 4 th review to streamline communication and establish options for moving forward. Staff also continues to update Permit Center software systems such as Trakit and the Paperless Pe rmit Portal, while seeking out and researching other new technology to improve efficiency.
Communication and Training: Based on the 2023 Assessment , an Assistant Community Development Director was hired in January 2024. This position filled the identified void in leadership. The Assistant Community Development Director has been instrumental in facilitating both internal and external communication to clarify roles and responsibilities, streamline workflow, and facilitate resolution when applications hit a barrier in the process. This includes facilitating communication between departments and divisions to address workflow or specific application barriers at weekly Permit Center Coordination meetings, working with staff to identify pathways forward prior to meeting with the applicant to ensure staff are speaking with one voice, and updating checklists and workflow assignments between Permit Clerks and Permit Technicians.
On the First Friday morning of the month, the Community Development Department conducts training and teambuilding activities. Department wide training topi cs in 2024 included customer service/communication, Finance Department policies, and insurance requirements for contracting.
In 2024, Permit Services staff earned 13 certifications, boosting their technical skills.
2024 Major Projects
In 2024, construction valuation of submitted applications was just over $565 .3 Million, up over 500% from 2023. Fees collected increased nearly 300% year over year ($1.38M to $4M). This dramatic increase in valuation and fees collected is tied primarily to the major project s listed in Table 3 below.
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Table 3: Highlighted 2024 Major Projects
Project Name Address Status
36-unit 100% Affordable
Senior Housing Project
98 Kip Dr. Salinas, CA
93906
Planning Entitlement Approved
14 lot subdivision at John and
Abbott Street
John St. and Abbott St.
Salinas, CA 93901
Planning Entitlement Approved
437 lot Tentative Subdivision
Map in Central Area Specific
Plan
Central Area Salinas, CA
93901
Planning Entitlement Approved
Kaiser Permanente Medical
Offices
1930 N. Davis Rd. Salinas,
CA 93907
Building Permit Finaled
3.5 million sq. ft. Amazon
Fulfillment Center
200 Harris Rd. Salinas, CA
93908
Building Permits issued and
under review.
Closter Park Improvements 401 Towt St. Salinas,
CA93905
Building Permit Issued
Hebbron Family Center 683 Fremont St. Salinas, CA
93905
Building Permit Issued
Raising Cane’s Restaurant Northridge Mall Salinas, CA
93906
Building Permit Approved
Palma High School, Gym
Remodel and New Athletic
Field House
919 Iverson St. Salinas, CA
93901
Building Permit Issued
2025 Key Action Plan
Staffing: At the end of 2023, litigation was resolved for both the West and Central Areas and their Environmental Impact Reports. Applications for parcel and tentative maps have been submitted and are expected to increase in 2025. The West and Central Area s of the F uture Growth Area (FGA) will construct between 6,827 and 8,251 residential units and 1,061,200 square feet of commercial space. The permitting work for these FGA areas will likely more than quadruple the average number of building permits processed by the Permit Center in a single year. In 2025 additional Administrative, Plan Review and Inspection staffing and/or consultant support will be needed by all Permit Center divisions to keep pace with the increased workload and meet customer expectations.
Workflow: Residential permits make up approximately 80% of total permits applied for and 78% of all inspections. To continue to improve workflow in 2025, staff will work towards c reating specialized residential teams to improve delivery of residential projects. In addition, staff will also endeavor to establish over the counter plan check days for limited permit review and issuance.
Implementation of both these activities will requi re that the two currently vacant plan check positions are filled.
Zoning Code Update: The City of Salinas is embarking on a comprehensive update to its Zoning Code (ZCU), which has the potential to significantly shape the city’s growth and the operations of the Community Development Department (CDD). The primary goal of the ZCU is to create a Page | 5
user-friendly, clear, and concise Zoning Code that will simplify the entitlement process for all stakeholders through objective development and design standards . This is an opportun ity to improve how entitlement applications are processed, providing greater clarity regarding project requirements. The current Zoning Code is often complex and difficult for both staff and applicants to navigate. Streamlining the Zoning Code will establi sh more straightforward pathways for project approvals, potentially accelerating timelines for hearings and determinations, and enhancing the overall experience for those seeking to develop in Salinas. Community stakeholders including professionals, desig ners, contractors, business associations, business and property owners, and residents will be actively engaged in the ZCU process.
Legislative Compliance: The City will adopt the new 2025 California Building Standards this year which will go into effect January 1, 2026. In addition, the state legislature continues to create large quantities of new laws which impact development, construction, and permitting requirements.
Many of these laws require the creation of new processes, the development and purchas e of technology, and education of the public , in addition to the regular triennial California Building Standards. The City will need to become compliant with the f ollowing laws that impact permit processing.
o AB 42 Tiny homes: temporary sleeping cabins: fire sprinkler requirements o AB1046 Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act: exemptions o AB 1132 Solar energy systems: permit fees.
o AB 1332 Accessory dwelling units: preapproved plans
o AB 1738 Building standards: installation of electric vehicle charging s tations:
existing buildings.
o AB 2234 Planning and zoning: housing: post-entitlement phase permits o AB 970 Planning and zoning: electric vehicle charging stations: permit application:
approval.
o SB 379 Residential solar energy systems: permitting.
o SB 897 Accessory dwelling units: junior accessory dwelling units o SB 1194 Public restrooms: building standards.
Community Development is committed to enhancing productivity and reducing permit processing timelines for our residents. The attached 2024 Dashboard and PowerPoint presentation provide a detailed overview of the data analyze d by staff to understand and improve our work processes.
The highlighted data sets illustrate key areas of impact, showcasing the positive outcomes of changes implemented in 2023 and 2024. The Permit Center team remains dedicated to continuous evaluation and improvement, with a strong focus on delivering exceptional customer service. Staff invites the City Council to review and provide feedback on the information provided to further Permit Center improvements and advancements to serve the community efficiently and effectively.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project. The City of Salinas has determined that this administrative report is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
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CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES:
No.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
Permit Center operations support City Council 2022 -2025 Goals and Strategies of Economic Development and Housing/Affordable Housing through the entitlement and permitting of commercial and residential uses that generate jobs, revenue, and a variety of housing types for the community. Continuous focus on workflow improvements and the use of technology for electronic application submission, review, and permit issuance furthers the Council’s goal of Effective and Culturally Responsive Government.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
Permit Center operations span multiple Community Development divisions and City departments including Permit Services, Current Planning, Code Enforcement, Economic Development (Small Business Support), Housing and Community Development and Public Works, Fire, and Finance Departments. Effective coordination of all Permit Center functions is vital to streamline permitting processes to provide quality customer service and economic growth through development.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this administrative report. The Permit Services Division is an Enterprise Fund (6900). Fees for service and surcharge s are collected to cover cost of operations.
Fund
Appropriation
Appropriation
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Total
Appropriation
Amount for
recommendation
FY 24-25
Operating
Budget Page
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Action (Date,
Resolution)
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ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: 2024 Permit Center Annual Report Dashboard Attachment 2: 2024 Permit Center Key Actions Taken
Attachment 3: 2023/24 Organizational Assessment Findings, Recommendations, and Actions Attachment 4: 2024 Permit Center Annual Report PowerPoint Presentation
Dashboard Permit
Center Update
2024
Januar y 27,2025
Lisa Brinton
Community Development Director
2024 Permit Center
Annual Report Contents
2024 Permit Center Staff Report
2024 Permit Center Annual Report Dashboard
2024 Permit Center Key Actions Taken
2024 Permit Center Annual Report PowerPoint
Presentation
Dashboard
Table of Contents
Permit Services
• Calls Received by the Permit Center General Line by Year (2022-2024) • Counter Transactions Per Division for 2024
• Counter Transactions by Year (2022-2024)
• Permit Center Customer Feedback Survey for 2024
• City Reports Completed by Year (2022-2024)
• Building Plan Reviews Completed by Time
• Building Permits by Year (2022-2024)
• Permits Applied by Year (2022-2024)
• Permits Applied by Permit Type for 2024
• Permits Approved by Review Cycle for 2024
• Accessory Dwelling Unit Permits by Year (2022-2024)
• Building Permit Inspections Completed by Year (2022-2024) • Building Permit Inspections Completed by Permit Type for 2024 Other Services
• Current Planning - Performance Measures by Year (2022-2024) • Current Planning – Application Intake by Year (2022-2024) • Current Planning – Application Intake for 2024
• Current Planning – Application Approvals for 2024
• Fire Overview for 2024
• Fire Inspection Cases and Inspections by Year (2022-2024) • Fire Prevention – Total Number of Permits Issued for 2024 • PermitTRAK: Types of Inspections Conducted for 2024
• CodeTRAK: Types of Inspections Conducted for 2024
• Development Engineering Overview for 2024
• Development Engineering – Total Number of Permits Issued for 2024 • Development Engineering – Reviews Completed by Permit Type for 2024 • Development Engineering – Inspections Completed by Permit Type for 2024 • Code Enforcement Cases & Inspections by Year (2022-2024) • Code Enforcement Case Opened by Type for 2024
• Small Business Support - Services for 2024
Permit Services
• Administration
• Plan Review
• Inspection
10% increase
Calls Received
by the Permit Center General Line by Year
Total: 6,603
Counter Transactions Per Division for
2024
City Reports Completed by Year
73%
24%
3%
"The process was incredibly easy and the
person who helped me was very friendly
and helpful! Great experience!"
They took the time to explain and answer
all of my questions. I was extremely
nervous due to my limited knowledge on
how things are processed but they were
able to assist me. A HUGE THANK YOU!!!"
"Friendly and spoke clear and explained
very well."
English Español
2024 Customer Survey Responses
172 Surveys
76% 72% 61%
Building Plan Reviews Completed On
Time
Building Permits by Year
12% Increase
Counter Transactions by Year
Permits Applied by Permit Type for
2024
Permits Approved by Review Cycle for
2024
Total: 2731
Total: 2768
Total: 3601
Permits Applied by Year
Accessory Dwelling Unit Permits by
Year
23% Increase
Building Inspections Completed by
Year
17866
1450214573
Building Permit Inspections
Completed by Permit Type for 2024
Other Services
• Current Planning
• Fire Prevention
• Developmental Engineering
• Code Enforcement
• Small Business Support
Customers Served at the Public Counter
in 2024:
1,835
Performance Measure 2022 2023 2024
Number
of discretionary
and administrative per
mits processed
547 471 563
Number of
building permit reviews conducted 1,666 2,251 2,647
Percent of
building permit reviews processed with
in prescribed timeframes
90% 93% 92%
Average # days
to Approval from Completeness for Sit
e Plan Reviews
31 38 39
Current Planning –Performance Measures by
Year
Highlights of the 602 applications
received in 2024:
1. 73 Conditional Use Permits
2. 25 Site Plan Reviews
3. 2 Tentative Maps
4. 9 Commercial Cannabis Permits
5. 12 Prelim Project Review
Current Planning –Application Intake 2022 -
2024
Current Planning –Application Intake 2024
Project intake included the following 6 of 12 applications for Preliminary Project Review for future development of land located within the City’s North of Boronda Future Growth Area (FGA):
PROJECT_NO PROJECTTYPE PROJECT_NAME
PRE2024-002 PRELIM PROJ
REVIEW
Tentative map for 343 lot -
Mortenson Tract
343 Lots
PRE2024-004 PRELIM PROJ
REVIEW
Prelim. Project Review for WASP
Tentative Map
292 Lots, 457 Units
PRE2024-008 PRELIM PROJ
REVIEW
Preliminary App. for 415-lot
subdivision in the CASP
415 Lots
PRE2024-009 PRELIM PROJ
REVIEW
SB 330 App
for Madolora (WASP)
649 Units
PRE2024-011 PRELIM PROJ
REVIEW
SB 330 APP for Mortensen
(WASP)
351 Units
PRE2024-012 PRELIM PROJ
REVIEW
Prelim. Rev. for 117 Unit
Multifamily Bldg - Dens. Bonus
117 Units
Current Planning –Application Intake 2024
Current Planning –Application Approvals 2024
Current Planning –Approved Projects for 2024
o 3,258,084 square-foot warehouse and distribution facility (Amazon) o Conversion of medical office building into 13 multifamily residential units o 36-unit, 100% affordable senior housing project at 98 Kip Drive o Commercial Cannabis Business at 1228 South Main Street o Warehousing and Storage, Limited use at 1 and 3 Bridge Street o Multi-phased Mixed-use PUD development, Extended Stay Hotel, and a 14- lot Tenta
tive Map at the southeast corner of John and Abbott Streets o 437-lot Tentative Map (including 427 residential lots) in the Central
Area Specific Plan (CASP)
o PUD Amendment to create multiple tenants at the former Sears store at Northridge Mall o 7,773 square-foot wholesale distribution and warehouse at 155 Griffith Street o Exterior modifications to site improvements, building elevations, and authorization of outdoor st
orage for a proposed Building Materials and Services use at 355 East Market Street
o Site improvements for Closter Park
o 3,501 square-foot restaurant with two adjacent drive-through lanes for Raising Cane’s located at
1700 North Main Street (Northridge Mall)
Customers Served at Counter: 961
Encroachment Permits Issued: 765
Vendor Permits Issued: 146
Encroachment Permit Reviews: 1,428
Building Permit Reviews: 1,246
Planning Permit Reviews: 231
Inspections Completed: 5,071
Development Engineering Overview for 2024
Code Enforcement Cases & Inspections by
Year
2024 Calendar year data.
Yearly Comparison 2022 2023 2024
DANGEROUS BUILDING 2 2 3
ILLEGAL AUTO REPAIR 34 34 23
ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY 120 116 154
INOPERABLE VEHICLE 86 65 44
OTHER 557 740 181
PROHIBITED VEHICLES 29 3 68
PUBLIC NUISANCE 71 95 5
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE 52 12 96
REFUSE PROHIBITED 91 100 66
SUBSTANDARD HOUSING 42 69 94
WEEDS PROHIBITED 80 74 212
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT 119 217 162
ZONING VIOLATIONS 64 164 452
BLD WWP - - 124
PROHIBITED ANIMALS - - 1
PROHIBITED SIGNS - - 6
UNPERMITTED VENDOR - - 12
Totals 1347 1691 1703
Percentage Increases 26% 0.7%
Code Cases Open by Type 2024
Small Business Support - Services for 2024
Questions?
For more information, contact Permit Services
(831) 758-7251
https://www.cityofsalinas.org/Your-Government/Departments/Community-Development 2024 Permit Center Key Actions Taken
In 2024, key actions were undertaken by the Permit Services, Current Planning, and Code Enforcement divisions to address essential improvements in Training, Staffing, Workflow, and Communication. These initiatives were instrumental in the continued success of the Permit Center to meet growing demands. The actions outlined below highlight measures implemented to strengthen our operations and long-term effectiveness.
Training
Plan Check staff obtained Residential Plans Examiner Certification and Building Plans Examiner Certification.
Inspection staff in obtained eleven inspection certifications from the International Code Council and the State
Coordinated a customer service and communication training with Human Resources.
Staffing
Finalized updated job descriptions to create a promotional ladder for plan check positions.
Created and filled two full-time and two part-time Permit Clerks to be first point of contact for customers via phone, email, and front counter, and to assist processing the increased volume of permits.
Created and filled the Permit Analyst position to oversee Permit Clerks, front counter services, and Permit Center performance data analysis.
Contracted with five external consulting firms to expand plan review capacity. Filled two Building Combo Inspector I vacancies.
In December 2024, City Council approved a Workforce Allocation modification to add 1 full-time and 1 part-time Senior Planner in the Current Planning Division Created clear, flexible job descriptions for Code Enforcement (e.g., Code Enforcement Officer I/II).
Hired a dedicated Code Enforcement consultant team for unpermitted vendor enforcement, reducing complaints by 70%.
Workflow/Procedures
Shifted duties such as issuing simple permits and assisting customers at the counter from Permit Technicians to Permit Clerks allowing the three existing Permit Technicians to focus on complex permit intakes.
Implemented new tools (checklists) and simplified workflows to clarify roles and responsibilities.
Generated a “Hot List” of any applied permit past 3rd review. Prioritized high-cycle review projects and implemented accountability measures. Created a separate tracking of City facility projects and prioritized a cross-departmental collaborative approach.
Focused on improved Planning Commission and City Council presentation format and delivery.
Addressed a 28% increase in Code Enforcement inspections through streamlined processes.
Researched future technology to provide better service to the public which included AI plan review and Inspection scheduling apps.
Tested upgrades to the Paperless Permits Portal viewer and overall system performance, which will be implemented in the beginning of 2025.
Communication
Boosted staff morale through team-building initiatives and training during monthly First Fridays.
Focused on recognizing individual contributions, ensuring accountability and customer focus.
Identified and discussed permits that have exceeded three plan review cycles during weekly Permit Center Coordination meetings and scheduled meetings with applicant teams to work collaboratively to develop a path forward. Streamlined Planning Commission staff report templates to enhance processing and transparency.
2023/24 Organizational Assessment Findings, Recommendations, and 2024 Actions The tables below provide a visual representation of Assessment findings, recommendations, and actions taken during 2024.
Table 1: Permit Services Assessment
Findings Recommendations Actions Taken in 2024
Need for increased
staffing
Increase Permit Services
staffing resources and
capacity.
-Filled vacancies for Two Combo
Building Inspectors, a Permit Analyst
and two new full -time Permit Clerks
positions.
-Updated multiple job descriptions with
the goal of creating promotional ladders
to aid in staff advancement.
-Entered agreements with five
consulting firms to provide plan review
services.
Confusion between
division regarding
roles, responsibilities,
and workflow
Clarify roles and
responsibilities.
Standardize workflow and
data collection.
-Continued to establish and refine
policies, procedures, and checklists to
track processing review times
-Shifted job duties between Permit
Clerks and Technicians to create more
efficient workflow.
Strained intra-
departmental working
relationships
Establish clear
communication procedures
-Staff participated in customer service
trainings.
- Reviewed Hot list with all divisions
and departments weekly with an
emphasis on customer service -oriented
solutions.
Lack of leadership and
a need for team
building
Add an Assistant
Community Development
Director position
-Hired an Assistant Community
Development Director in January 2024.
-Conduct department training and team
building the First Friday of each month.
2024 Continued Community Development Organizational Assessment (Current Planning)
In June and September of 2024, MRG returned to perform an assessment of Current Planning and Housing and Commun ity Development divisions in Community Development. MRG followed the same process of reviewing division organization and workflow and conducting interviews with staff. Key findings, recommendations, and actions for Current Planning are shown in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Current Planning Assessment
Findings Recommendations Actions Taken in 2024
Need for increased staffing
with technical expertise
-Add 1 full -time Sr. Planner
and 1 part-time Sr. Planner
Opened recruitment and
conducting interviews.
Findings Recommendations Actions Taken in 2024
Need to address workflow
and project processing
- Create discretionary,
administrative, and special
projects teams.
- Update plan review
checklists to provide
guidance
- Update development codes
as part of Zoning Code
update to streamline process
-Revised Planning
Commission staff report and
PowerPoint templates
-Participating in Zoning Code
Update scope and consultant
selection
Need for Training Provide technical and
professional development in
the areas of CEQA, writing,
and technical planning skills
Developing training plan for
2025
Permit Center
2024 Annual
Report
January 27, 2025
Community Development
Lisa Brinton, Director
David Gonzalves,
Assistant Director
2024 Permit Center
Annual Report Contents
2024 Permit Center Staff Report
2024 Permit Center Annual Report Dashboard
2024 Permit Center Key Actions Taken
2023-2024 Organizational Assessment Findings, Recommendations, and Actions 2024 Permit Center Annual Report PowerPoint Presentation Who is at the Permit
Center?
Community Development
Permit Services
Current Planning
Code Enforcement
Fire
Fire Administration
Fire Prevention
Public Works
Developmental
Engineering
Administration
Calls Received: 26,034
10% increase from 2023
Counter Transactions: 6,603
12% increase from 2023
City Reports: 501
Building – Plan Review
Plan Reviews: 7,256
On time Plan Reviews: 4,443
Permit Applications: 3,601
Permits Approved: 2,955
30% increase from 2023
Building Inspection
Completed Inspections: 17,866
◦ Field: 16,850
◦ Virtual: 1,016
24% increase from 2023
2024 Permit Services Activity
Front Counter
Customers: 1,835
Current
Planning
Fire
Prevention
Small
Business
Support
Code
Enforcemen
t
Developmen
t
Engineering
Front Counter
Customers: 256
Permits Issued: 280
Plans Checked: 542
Completed
Inspections: 2,129
Fireworks Citations:
121
Front Counter
Customers: 961
Permits Issued: 916
Plans Checked: 2,908
Completed
Inspections: 5,071
Building Permits
Reviewed for
Compliance: 227
Opened cases: 1,703
Completed
Inspections: 4,829
Closed cases: 1,586
Customer Assistance
Interactions: 482
Approved Planning
Applications: 533
2024 Division Highlights
Exceeded My Expectations Met My Expectations Did Not Meet My Expectations 73%
24%
3%
"The process was incredibly easy and the
person who helped me was very friendly
and helpful! Great experience!"
They took the time to explain and answer
all of my questions. I was extremely
nervous due to my limited knowledge on
how things are processed but they were
able to assist me. A HUGE THANK YOU!!!"
"Friendly and spoke clear and explained
very well."
English Español
2024 Customer Survey Responses
172 Surveys
Building Permits by Year
2733 2768
3601
2399 2244
2955
2413
2199
2892
2114
1743
2152
2022 2023 2024
APPLIED APPROVED ISSUED FINALED
30% Increase
from 2024
31% Increase
from 2024
32% Increase
from 2024
24% Increase
from 2024
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Permits
by Year
130
245 242
270
120
139
205
227
110
134
197
216
30 76
96 114
2021 2022 2023 2024
APPLIED APPROVED ISSUED FINALED
Finaled Buildings &
Facilities
32 John St -31st Grill
1264 De La Torre - Loves
1207 Abbot St. A - Employee Services
27 John St - Starbucks
32 John St - 31st Grill
245 West Rossi – Frito Lay
918 Iverson (Palma Field House)
1930 N. Davis - Kaiser
1816 North Davis – Angry Chickz
Finaled Buildings &
Facilities
200 Harris Road Salinas Ag Industrial Center - Amazon Gabilan Creek Apartments - 1487 Constitution Blvd. 1440 Constitution Blvd – Salinas Soccer Complex
1300 Abbott (QRS under TCO)
Permits Issued
618 Sherwood – Ensen Community Park
284 Calle Cebu – Housing
919 Iverson – Palma High School
Permits Issued
2023 Organizational Assessment
Findings Recommendations Actions Taken 2023
Need for increased staffing Increase Permit Services
staffing resources Updated job descriptions
Confusion between divisions
regarding roles, responsibilities, and
workflow
Clarify roles and responsibilities
Established a centralized location
for manuals, policies, procedures,
and checklists
Strained intra-
departmental working
relationships
Establish clear communication
procedures
Formalized an agenda reviewed
weekly to discuss workflow
Lack of leadership and a need for
team building
Add an Assistant Community
Development Director
Hired a Chief Building Official and
an Assistant Community
Development Director
Staffing – Permit Services Org Chart*
Asst. Community
Development
Director
Management
Analyst*
Administrative
Analyst
Permit Center
Coordinator
Permit Analyst
Permit Clerk (2) Permit Tech (3)
Permit Services
Chief Building
Official
Inspection Services
Manager
Combo Building
Inspector II
Combo Building
Inspector I (4)
(1 Vacancy)*
Senior Plan Check
Engineer*
Plan Check
Engineer*
Plan Checker II
Building Permit
Specialist
*Represents vacant positions
Salinas Plan Review Timelines:
Permits Approved by Review Cycle for
2024
749
498
236
154
98 46 42
4 6
1ST REVIEW 2ND REVIEW 3RD REVIEW 4TH REVIEW 5TH REVIEW 6TH REVIEW 7TH REVIEW 8TH REVIEW 9TH REVIEW 81% Approved by 3rd Review
41%
27%
13%
Identify Permits with High
Review Cycle Discuss Issues Internally Provide Guidance Workflow Coordination
Future Growth
Area
West Area
Central Area
Impact on Staffing
3,553 minimum to 4,340 maximum Residential Units
571,500 Square Feet of Commercial Floor Area
3,274 minimum to 3,911 maximum Residential Units
489,700 Square Feet of Commercial Floor Area
The permitting work for these areas more than
quintuples the average number of building permits
processed in a single year.
2025 Action Plan
Staffing
Fill vacant positions
Ensure staffing/consultant
resources are in place to manage
anticipated
FGA permitting
volume.
Workflow
Create specialized residential
teams to improve delive
ry of
residential projects.
Endeavor to establish over the
counter plan chec
k days for
limited permit review and
issuance.
Legislative
Compliance
Initiate Zoning Code Update
Adopt the new 2025 California
Building Standar
ds.
Ensure compliance with new
legislation aff
ecting permitting.
Questions?
For more information, contact Permit Services
(831) 758-7251
https://www.cityofsalinas.org/Your-Government/Departments/Community-Development