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City Council

May 5, 2026 ·4:00 PM Final

SALINAS ROTUNDA

Agenda — 34 items

  1. 1 TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
  2. 2 ZOOM WEBINAR PARTICIPATION
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  4. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  5. 5 ROLL CALL
  6. 6 CONSIDERATION
  7. 7 Consider approving an extended leave of absence for Council member Barajas pursuant to Charter Section 6.2. ID#26-191 approved Pass
  8. 8 CLOSED SESSION
  9. 9 a. Labor Negotiations - California Government Code Section §54957.6 with its designated labor representatives Rene Mendez, City Manager; Lisa G. Murphy, Assistant City Manager; Christopher A. Callihan, City Attorney; Katherine Hogan, Assistant City Attorney; Selina Andrews, Finance Director; Marina Horta-Gallegos, Human Resources Director; Sylvia Enriquez, Human Resources Manager; and Che Johnson, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, regarding labor relations with Service Employees International Union (SEIU), SEIU Supervisors, Salinas Municipal Employees Association/SEIU, Association of Management Personnel, Police Officers Association, Police Management Association, International Association of Firefighters, Fire Supervisors Association, Confidential Non-Management Employees, Confidential Management Employees, and Department Directors. ID#26-190
  10. 10 THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED IN THE ROTUNDA AT 4:40 P.M.
  11. 11 NEW EMPLOYEE WELCOME AND PROMOTIONS
  12. 12 PROCLAMATION
  13. 13 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 2026 National Military Appreciation Month, May 2026 Small Business Week, May 3-9, 2026
  14. 14 PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES
  15. 15 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
  16. 16 CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 - LEVINE ACT
  17. 17 PUBLIC HEARINGS
  18. 18 Annual Position Vacancy Update and Recruitment and Retention Efforts ID#26-159 presented
  19. 18 MEETING CONTINUANCE AND ADJOURNMENT
  20. 19 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
  21. 20 Salinas Fire Department Annual Report 2025 ID#26-163
  22. 21 CONSENT AGENDA - Continued to May 12, 2026.
  23. 22 Minutes ID#26-189
  24. 23 Acceptance of the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP No. 9981 ID#26-124
  25. 24 Declaration and Disposal of Chinatown Navigation Center Surplus Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment ID#26-168
  26. 25 Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Professional Services BFS Landscape Architects (BFS) ID#26-178
  27. 26 Peregrine Technologies Software Subscriptions ID#26-177
  28. 27 Reallocation and appropriation of Home-ARP, National Opioid Settlement, and General Funds for Salinas Outreach and Response Team, Fairview Homekey Project, and Chinatown Navigation Operations ID#26-186
  29. 28 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Continued to May 12, 2026.
  30. 29 COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS, APPOINTMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - Continued to May 12, 2026.
  31. 30 ADJOURNMENT - 6:00 P.M.
  32. 31 _____________________________ Patricia M. Soratos, City Clerk
  33. 32 AGENDA MATERIAL / ADDENDUM
  34. 33 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION