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, NOVEMBER 19, 2025
248 MAIN STREET, SOLEDAD CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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
Items of business may be added to the agenda upon a motion adopted by a minimum 2/3 vote finding that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the City subsequent to the agenda being posted. Items may be deleted from the agenda upon request of staff or upon action of the Council.
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 1 VI. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes
2. Warrants
3. Resolution No. 6302, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with Benitez Security Services, Inc., Extending the Contract Term Through January 25, 2026, and Increasing the Total Contract Amount to an Amount Not to Exceed $195,750 VII. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public Hearing for Resolution No. 6303, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Approving the Submittal of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application under the 2025 Funding Cycle
agenda schedule. Please be brief and to the point. No action or discussion shall be taken on an item not appearing on the agenda.
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 11/05/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
10/29/2025 - 11/13/2025
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6302
Exhibit A- Benitez Security Amendment No.4
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Receive the Staff Report
Open the Public Hearing
Close the Public Hearing
Council Action
Attachments:
Staff Report
A. Soledad 2025 CDBG Application Resolution No. 6303
B. CDBG Public Hearing Notice No 2. 110525
2 VIII. BUSINESS
1. Introduction, Waiver of Reading, and First Reading by Title Only of Ordinance No. 779, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Soledad Repealing Chapter 15.08 of the Soledad Municipal Code Entitled “Adoption of California Building Code,” and Adopting New Chapter
15.08 Entitled “Adoption of California Building Code,” and Adopting by Reference the “2025 California Building Standards Codes (Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Parts 1 through 12),” the “1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,” and the “2024 International Property Maintenance Code.”
IX. MAYOR'S REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
X. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XII. ADJOURNMENT
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Ordinance No. 779
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 3 [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, November 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Megan Hunter, City Clerk/Manager