I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. ADDITIONS/MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
V. PUBLIC COMMENT
VI. YOUTH COUNCIL REPORT
CITY OF SOLEDAD
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/HOUSING AUTHORITY AND SUCCESSOR
HOUSING AGENCY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:30 PM
The public meeting will open at 6:30 p.m.
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Welcome to your City of Soledad City Council/Successor Agency Meeting. Your City Councilmembers/Agencymembers are:
Mayor Anna Velazquez
Mayor Pro Tem Fernando Cabrera
Councilmember Fernando Ansaldo-Sánchez
Councilmember Evarista Bañuelos
Councilmember Ben Caldera
At this time any member of the public may address the City Council on items not appearing on the agenda and items of interest to the public that are within the jurisdiction of the Council. A public comment card should be filled out completely to ensure the speaker is called upon to give comment. Public comments are generally limited to three (3) minutes; the mayor may further limit the time for public comments depending on the agenda schedule. Please be brief and to the point.
No action or discussion shall be taken on an item not appearing on the agenda. 1 1. Soledad Youth Council Update
VII. COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes
2. Warrants
3. Human Resources Activity Report
4. Parks and Recreation Activity Report
Attachments:
Staff Report
1. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming September 15th through October 15th, 2025 as National Hispanic Heritage Month.
2. A proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming September 2025 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
3. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming September 2025 as National Recovery Month
4. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming September 13th - 21st, 2025, as Latino Conservation Week
5. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming the Third Tuesday of September, 2025, as National Voter Registration Day
6. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Declaring the City of Soledad as an Official Supporter of the Salinas Valley Relay For Life Attachments:
Staff Report
Minutes of 08/20/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
08/09/2025 - 08/25/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
July 2025.pdf
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
2 5. Public Works Activity Report
6. Community and Economic Development Department Activity Report
7. Police Department Activity Report
8. Fire Department Activity Report - August 2025
9. Resolution No. 6280, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Benitez Security Services, Inc., Extending the Contract Term Through October 31, 2025, and Increasing the Total Contract Amount to an Amount Not to Exceed $127,792
10. Resolution No. 6282, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving the Classifications and Establishing Salary Ranges for the Information Technology Manager and Project Manager Positions
Attachments:
Staff Report
PW Activity Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Building Permits Issued 08/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Police Department Activity Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Call Volume 08/2025
Activity Report 08/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6280
Exhibit A
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
3 IX. BUSINESS
1. Resolution No. 6279, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a License Agreement Between the City of Soledad and Specialty Construction, Inc. for the use of 540 Gabilan Drive (APN: 022-441-016) as the Construction Staging Yard for the Soledad Recycled Water Conveyance Project
2. Resolution No. 6281, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Adopting the 2025 Revised Soledad Personnel Rules and Regulation Manual
3. Presentation on the Talk to Me Technologies Communication Boards
4. Discussion on City Council Miramonte Advisory Committee X. MAYOR'S REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XI. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XII. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
XIII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6282
Attachment No. 1 - Draft IT Manager Job Description
Attachment 2 - Draft Project Manager Job Description - Engineering COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6279
Exhibit A
Attachment 1 - Proposed Staging Yard Reference Map
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6281
Exhibit A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
4 XIV. ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Deputy City Clerk Darlene Noriega at (831) 223-5014. Notification of at least 48hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (RCRF 35.102-35.104).
Any writing or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at City Hall located at 248 Main Street, Soledad, California during normal business hours.
En caso que usted necesite ayuda en leer o en entender este aviso de Junta Publica, usted puede ponerse en contacto con la oficina del Edificio Municipal en 248 Calle Main o llamar al número (831) 223-5014, y el aviso será traducido para usted.
Cualquier escrito o documento proporcionado a la mayoría del Concejo Municipal con respecto a cualquier asunto en esta agenda se pondrá a disposición para inspección pública en el Ayuntamiento ubicado en 248 Main Street, Soledad, California durante el horario laboral.
Advanced submittal of public comments via email are due by 2:00 P.M. on the day of the scheduled meeting to the Deputy City Clerk at [email protected] Comments are limited to 250 words or less and effort will be made to read your comment into the record, but some comments may not be read due to time limitations. The City Clerk will read email comments, provided that the reading shall not exceed three (3) minutes. The email comments submitted shall become part of the record.
La entrega anticipada de comentarios públicos por correo electrónico debe presentarse antes de las 2:00 p.m. del día de la reunión programada a la Secretaria Municipal al email [email protected]. Los comentarios están limitados a 250 palabras o menos y se hará un esfuerzo para leer su comentario en el registro, pero es posible que algunos comentarios no se lean debido a limitaciones de tiempo. La Secretaria Municipal leerá los comentarios del correo electrónico, siempre que la lectura no exceda los tres (3) minutos. Los comentarios enviados por correo electrónico pasarán a formar parte del registro.
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CERTIFICATION
I, Megan Hunter, City Clerk of the City of Soledad, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Joint City Council/Successor Agency Regular Meeting Agenda was posted at City Hall by Friday, August 29, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Megan Hunter, City Clerk/Manager