City Council
Regular MeetingSalinas, CA · May 13, 2025
Agenda
City of Salinas
200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas, CA 93901
www.cityofsalinas.org
Meeting Agenda - Final
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
4:00 PM
SALINAS ROTUNDA
City Council
Mayor Dennis Donohue
Councilmembers:
Jose Luis Barajas, District 1 - Tony Barrera, District 2
Margaret D'Arrigo, District 3 - Gloria De La Rosa, District 4
Andrew Sandoval, District 5 - Aurelio Salazar, District 6
Rene Mendez, City Manager
Christopher A. Callihan, City Attorney
City Clerk’s Office: (831) 758-7381
City Council Meeting Agenda - Final May 13, 2025
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PROCLAMATIONS
National Historic Preservation Month
National Emergency Medical Services Week
National Public Works Week
CITY OF CHAMPIONS
Johnny Gonzalez, District 2 Resident
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES
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you are encouraged to attend the City Council meeting in person. Public comment may
also be submitted via email at PublicComment@ci.salinas.ca.us and will be entered into
the record. Public comments generally are limited to two minutes per speaker; the Mayor
may further limit the time for public comments depending on the agenda schedule.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
Receive public communications on items that are not on the agenda and that are in the
City of Salinas’ subject matter jurisdiction. Comments on Consideration, Public Hearing
items, and the Consent Agenda should be held until the items are reached.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 - LEVINE ACT
Government Code § 84308. Parties to any proceeding involving a license, permit or other
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entitlement for use pending before the City Council must disclose any campaign
contributions over $500 (aggregated) within the preceding 12 months made by the party,
their agent, and those required to be aggregated with their contributions under
Government Code § 82015.5. The disclosure must include the amount contributed and
the name(s) of the contributor(s).
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ID#25-155 Conduit Financing for the Franciscan / Towne & Country Mobile Home Park
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution approving the issuance of bonds by the California Municipal
Finance Authority, a joint exercise of powers authority and public entity of the State of
California ("CMFA") for the benefit of one or more California limited liability companies
("LLCs"), whose sole member is or will be Caritas Affordable Housing, Inc. (the
"Corporation" and, together with the LLCs, the "Borrower"), a California nonprofit public
benefit corporation and an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to provide for the financing of the
Project (the acquisition and improvement of apartment complexes and mobile home
parks), such adoption is solely for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of TEFRA,
the Code and the California Government Code Section 6500 (and following).
ID#25-132 Republic Services Garbage and Recycling Rates FY 25-26
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution finding the proposed annual adjustments to Republic Services of
Salinas' (Republic Services) Schedule of Service Fees and Schedule of Rates for
Residential and Commercial Customers effective July 1, 2025, to be within the terms of
the Collection Services Agreement.
CONSENT AGENDA
Matters listed under the Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion unless a
member of the Council requests a separate vote or discuss. Members of the public may
comment on the Consent Agenda items collectively during their public comment.
ID#25-187 Minutes
Recommendation: Approve minutes of May 6, 2025.
ID#25-085 Setting Public Hearing Date for the Landscape and Maintenance Assessment
Districts’ Annual Levy
Recommendation: Approve Resolutions initiating the proceedings for the annual levy of assessments,
declaring the intention to levy and collect an assessment and set a public hearing date
for July 1, 2025, and preliminarily approving the Engineer's Reports for the landscape and
maintenance assessment districts.
ID#25-161 Rejection of Bids for the On-Call Services for Traffic Control Devices
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution rejecting bids received for the On-Call Services for Traffic Control
Devices.
ID#25-162 2025 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project, CIP No. 9720
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Recommendation: Approve a Resolution approving the plans and specifications for the 2025 Citywide
Sidewalk Repair Project, CIP No. 9720; and awarding a contract to Coastal Paving &
Excavating Inc. in the amount of $1,572,759.19; and approving a 10% contingency in the
amount of $157,276 for a total not to exceed $1,730,035.19; and authorizing the City
Manager to execute any and all contract change orders related to this project; and
authorizing a transfer of $661,972.14 of Measure X funds from CIP 9981 to CIP 9720.
ID#25-179 Acceptance of SPC Recardo Cerros Jr. bust statue to be installed at the
Central Park Memorial Rose Garden
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution accepting the SPC Ricardo Cerros Jr. bust statue as public art to
be installed at the Central Park Memorial Rose Garden and authorizing staff to add the
statue to the Municipal Art Collection.
CONSIDERATION - 6:00 P.M. APPROXIMATELY
ID#25-188 Consider adopting an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 2663 (Residential
Rental Registration), Ordinance No. 2861 (Rent Stabilization), Ordinance No,
2862 (Tenant Protection and Just Cause Eviction), and Ordinance No. 2863
(Tenant Anti-Harassment)
Recommendation: Consider adopting an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 2663, Residential Rental
Registration; Ordinance No. 2861, Rent Stabilization; Ordinance No. 2862, Tenant
Protection and Just Cause Eviction; and Ordinance No. 2863, Tenant Anti-Harassment.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
ID#25-184 Report on Rental Assistance Programs and Housing Production Tracking
Recommendation: Receive an administrative report on rental assistance programs and housing production
tracking and provide staff direction.
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS, APPOINTMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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ADJOURNMENT
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
AGENDA MATERIAL / ADDENDUM
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meetings and in accordance with Californian Government Code Section 54954.2 and
54956. City Council agenda reports and other writings distributed to the legislative body
may be viewed at the Salinas City Clerk’s Office, 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, and are
posted on the City’s website at www.cityofsalinas.org in accordance with California
Government Code section 54597.5. The City Council may take action that is different
than the proposed action reflected on the agenda.
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