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, FEBRUARY 18, 2026
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 Ansaldo-Sánchez
Councilmember Fernando Cabrera
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. COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes
2. Warrants
3. Resolution No. 6326, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Declaring Surplus Equipment and Authorizing the Sale, Donation or Disposal of Such Property
4. Resolution No. 6327, A Resolution of the City council of the City of Soledad Approving a Contract Change Order for Construction Services with Monterey Peninsula Engineering (MPE) for the Amount of $33,302.30 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $957,089.19 for the Soledad Fire Department Aerial Apparatus Bay (Phase 2) Sitework Project, and Approving the Respective Budget Amendments and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute said Contract Change Order on Behalf of the City of Soledad
Resolution No. 6328, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Accepting the Soledad Fire Department Aerial Apparatus Bay (Phase 2) Sitework Project as Complete by Monterey Peninsula Engineering (MPE) and Authorizing the Release of Retention in the Amount of $47,854.46
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. A Certificate of Recognition will be presented to Mr. Tony Virrueta.
2. A Certificate of Achievement will be presented to Soledad High School Student Heriberto Hernandez.
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 02/04/2026
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
01/29/2026 - 02/12/2026
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6326
Exhibit A - Dance Floor Surplus
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
2 VIII. PUBLLIC HEARING NO. 1
1. Waiver of Reading, Adoption and Read by Title Only of Ordinance No. 774, Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Soledad Amending the Downtown Specific Plan Section 2.0- Zones of Chapter 5.0- Development Code and Chapter 10.0- Definitions, to Establish Separate Veterinary Services and Animal Boarding Uses and to Conditionally Allow SmallScale Veterinary Services in the Downtown Core District IX. BUSINESS
1. Resolution No. 6329, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Soledad Considering Adoption of “A Resolution Submitting to the Voters at the General Municipal Election to Be Consolidated With the Statewide General Election Held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, A Measure That Would Implement A Special Parcel Tax to be Levied on Properties Within the City Based on Land Use to Fund Fire and Emergency Medical Services to be Provided by the City of Soledad.” X. MAYOR'S REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XI. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
XII. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
XIII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XIV. ADJOURNMENT
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6327
Resolution No. 6328
Exhibit A
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
Receive the Staff Report
Open the Public Hearing
Close the Public Hearing
CouncilAction
Attachments:
Staff Report
Ordinance No. 774
Attachment No. 1
Map 1- Downtown Specific Plan Boundary
Presentation 1 - Ordinance No 774- Final
Attachments:
Staff Report
Resolution No. 6329 and Exhibit A - Ordinance No. 780
Exhibit B - 2026 Service Agreement
COUNCIL ACTION: _______________________________
3 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, February 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Megan Hunter, City Clerk/Manager