I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. ADDITIONS/MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
V. PUBLIC COMMENT
CITY OF SOLEDAD
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/HOUSING AUTHORITY AND SUCCESSOR
HOUSING AGENCY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 248 MAIN STREET, SOLEDAD, CA 93960 6:00 PM
The public meeting will open at 6:30 p.m.
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1-669-900-6833 and use Meeting ID: 845 2080 3290
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
*Mayor Pro Tem Fernando Cabrera will attend the meeting from a remote location: 730 Andalucia Dr. Soledad, CA 93960 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 VI. YOUTH COUNCIL REPORT
1. Soledad Youth Council Update
VII. COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes
2. Warrants
3. Human Resources Activity Report
Attachments:
Staff Report
1. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming October 2025 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
2. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming October 2025 as Substance Use Prevention Month
3. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
4. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming October 13th, 2025, as Indigenous Peoples' Day
5. A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Soledad Proclaiming October 2025 as LGBTQ History Month
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and will be adopted by one action of the Council unless any Councilmember has any questions or wishes to make a statement or discuss an item. In that event, the Mayor will remove the item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
Attachments:
Staff Report
Minutes of 08/20/2025
Minutes of 09/03/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
08.26.2025 - 09.24.2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
2 4. Public Works Activity Report
5. Parks and Recreation Activity Report
6. Police Department Activity Report
7. Fire Department - September Activity Report
8. Community & Economic Development Activity Report
9. Resolution No. 6283, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Adopting Paid Holidays for Calendar Year 2026
10. Resolution No. 6285, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving the Purchase of One (1) Pre-Owned Tractor for the Water Reclamation Facility from Pacific Ag Rental in the Amount of $152,950 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Purchase Attachments:
Staff Report
PW Activity Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
August 2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
September-Department Activity Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Soledad Activity Report 09/2025
Call Volume 09/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Building Permits Log - 09/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6283 and Exhibit A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
3 11. City Hall Holiday Office Closure from December 24, 2025 through January 1, 2026
12. Resolution No. 6286, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Dispensing with Bidding Procedures Pursuant to Soledad Municipal Code Section 3.24.04A and Authorizing the Purchase of Two (2) Poweredge R670 Smart Selection Servers from BlueAlly in the Amount Not to Exceed $60,000 to Support Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Software for Water and Wastewater Systems and Facilities
13. Resolution No. 6287, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving Sponsorship and Street Closure of Front Street Between Main Street and Soledad Street for the 6th Annual Spook Fest
14. Resolution No. 6288, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving the Consulting Services Agreement with Wallace Group for Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Front Street Landscape Project and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute said Agreement in an Amount not to Exceed $65,450
15. Resolution No. 6289, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Declaring Surplus Equipment and Authorizing the Sale, Donation or Disposal of Such Property Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6285
Attachment A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6286
Exhibit A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6287
2025 Spookfest Map
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6288
Exhibit A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
4 IX. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Resolution No. 6284, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Adopting the Soledad Parks and Recreation Master Plan
X. BUSINESS
1. Introduction, Waiver of Reading, and First Reading by Title Only of Ordinance No. 733, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Soledad Announcing Findings and Approving a Planned Unit Development (PUD-23001) and Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map (TM-23002) to Allow a 4.05 Acre Subdivision Located on the East Side of Orchard and Cedar Lane in the R-3 Residential High Density Zoning District (APN 022-522-037)
2. Referral from Mayor Velazquez Requesting that City Council Consider Supporting Proposition 50, the Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6289
Exhibit A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Receive the Staff Report
Open the Public Hearing
Close the Public Hearing
Council Action
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6284
Exhibit A - Parks and Rec Master Plan 2025 Final Draft
Attachment 1 - PC Reso No. 2025-04
Attachment 2 - Parks and Recreation Master Plan Goals and Implementation Table Attachment 3 - Council Presentation 100125
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Exhibit B - VTM Civil Plan Set to Reso 2025-05
Exhibit A - PUD-23001 & TM-23002 Conditions of Approval Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 773
Exhibit C - Entitlement Packet
Attachment 2 - CC Presentation - Parcel B
Attachment 3 - PC Reso 2025-05
Attachment 4- Option 1
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
5 XI. MAYOR'S REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XII. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XIII. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
XIV. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XV. ADJOURNMENT
Resolution No. 6290
Attachment 1 - LAO Report on Prop 50
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
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, September 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Megan Hunter, City Clerk/Manager