City Council
SALINAS ROTUNDA
Agenda — 34 items
- 1 TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
- 2 ZOOM WEBINAR PARTICIPATION
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- 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 5 ROLL CALL
- 6 CONSIDERATION
- 7 Consider approving an extended leave of absence for Council member Barajas pursuant to Charter Section 6.2.
- 8 CLOSED SESSION
- 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.
- 10 THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED IN THE ROTUNDA AT 4:40 P.M.
- 11 NEW EMPLOYEE WELCOME AND PROMOTIONS
- 12 PROCLAMATION
- 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 PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES
- 15 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
- 16 CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 - LEVINE ACT
- 17 PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 18 Annual Position Vacancy Update and Recruitment and Retention Efforts
- 18 MEETING CONTINUANCE AND ADJOURNMENT
- 19 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
- 20 Salinas Fire Department Annual Report 2025
- 21 CONSENT AGENDA - Continued to May 12, 2026.
- 22 Minutes
- 23 Acceptance of the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP No. 9981
- 24 Declaration and Disposal of Chinatown Navigation Center Surplus Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
- 25 Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Professional Services BFS Landscape Architects (BFS)
- 26 Peregrine Technologies Software Subscriptions
- 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
- 28 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Continued to May 12, 2026.
- 29 COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS, APPOINTMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - Continued to May 12, 2026.
- 30 ADJOURNMENT - 6:00 P.M.
- 31 _____________________________ Patricia M. Soratos, City Clerk
- 32 AGENDA MATERIAL / ADDENDUM
- 33 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
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