I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. ADDITIONS/MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
V. PUBLIC COMMENT
VI. PRESENTATIONS
CITY OF SOLEDAD
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/HOUSING AUTHORITY AND SUCCESSOR
HOUSING AGENCY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 248 MAIN STREET, SOLEDAD, CA 93960 6:00 PM
The public meeting will open at 6:00 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 VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes
2. Warrants
3. 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
4. Resolution No. 6291, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving a Purchase of 300 Trojan Ultraviolet (UV) Lamps from Trojan Technologies in the Amount of $133,455.45
5. Resolution No. 6292, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Benitez Security Services, Inc., Extending the Term Through December 5, 2025, and Increasing the Total Contract Amount to Not Exceed $155,520
Cemetery Boardmember Desiree Barba will present a verbal update on the Soledad Cemetery District.
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 10/01/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
09/25/2025 - 10/07/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6285
Attachment A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6291
Request for Purchase
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
2 6. Resolution No. 6293, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving a Contract Change Order No. 2 for Construction Services with Zara Construction for the Amount of $106,902.60 for a Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $327,890.60 for Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project (HSIP 10) and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute said Contract Change Order on Behalf of the City of Soledad
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public Hearing to Consider Waiver of Reading, Adoption, and Read by Title Only Ordinance No. 773, 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) IX. BUSINESS
1. Discussion and Direction Regarding Retail and Commercial Map and Storefront Marketing Initiative
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6292
Exhibit A
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6293
Exhibit A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Receive the Staff Report
Open the Public Hearing
Close the Public Hearing
Council Action
Attachments:
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 773
Attachment 2 - 10/15/25 - Parcel B Staff Report
Exhibit A - PUD-23001 & TM-23002 Conditions of Approval Exhibit B - VTM Civil Plan Set
Exhibit C - Entitlement Packet
Presentation
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
3 2. Receive a Presentation on the Soledad Wastewater Reclamation Facility (WRF) Assessment and Improvements Project
3. Resolution No. 6294, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Accepting a Water & Energy Efficient Grant (WEEG) Grant No. R24AP00470-00 in the Amount of $1,402,531 from the United States Bureau of Reclamation for Soledad’s Smart Metering and Water Use Efficiency Project
4. Resolution No. 6295, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Soledad and the Soledad Chamber of Commerce
5. Receive a Report and Provide Direction an a Possible Downtown Specific Plan Amendment to Allow Veterinary Clinic Services
X. MAYOR'S REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XI. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XII. COUNCILMEMBERS' PRAISES
XIII. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Staff Report
Retail Map Presentation
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
WRF Asessment Presentation October 2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6294
Exhibit A - NOA
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6295
Exhibit A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Attachment 1- DSP Amendment- Zones
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
4 XIV. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XV. 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, October 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Megan Hunter, City Clerk/Manager