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City Council establishes Pilot Rental Assistance Program; approves land agreement and software renewals

SalinasDec 2, 20253 min read

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The Salinas City Council (6 present, Councilmember Gloria De La Rosa absent) on December 2, 2025 approved a Pilot Rental Assistance Program with $750,000 in Family Homeless Challenge funds including authorization for up to $250,000 in subrecipient funding to Monterey County Office of Education, adopted an ordinance for a land disposition and development agreement with Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. for city-owned parking lots, and authorized two renewals for the ProjectDox ePlan software subscription.

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Approved Resolution establishing a Pilot Rental Assistance Program (RAP); appropriated $750,000 of Family Homeless Challenge (FHC) grant funds for rental assistance; authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a subrecipient agreement with Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) to provide rental assistance for families with school-age children for an amount not to exceed $250,000 of the $750,000 FHC grant funds; and authorized the City Manager to promulgate RAP Program Guidelines and execute related agreements (Enactment No: RES 23364).
Approved minutes of the November 18, 2025 City Council meeting.
Approved Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute fifth and sixth renewals with Avolve Software, Inc. for the ProjectDox ePlan software subscription and increase the contract amount by $162,101 for a total not to exceed $569,468 (Enactment No: RES 23365).
Adopted an Ordinance approving a Land Disposition and Development Agreement between the City of Salinas and Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. related to city-owned parking lots located at Lincoln Avenue and West Gabilan Street (2nd Reading; Enactment No: ORD 2692).

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Dec 2, 2025, 12:00 AMSALINAS ROTUNDAscheduled

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION
a. Labor Negotiations - California Government Code Section §54957.6 with its designated labor representatives Rene Mendez, 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. b. Public Employee Performance Evaluation - California Government Code section 54957(b)(1), City Manager. c. Existing Litigation - California Government Code Section 54956.9, conference with legal counsel regarding, Anthony Parker vs. City of Salinas, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Case Number(s): ADJ13250786, ADJ19245337, and ADJ12630844.
THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED THE ROTUNDA AT 5:09 P.M.
NEW EMPLOYEE WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 - LEVINE ACT
PRESENTATION
Salinas Youth Council Updates and Comments
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Zoning Code Update: Draft Public Engagement Plan
Report on Residential Rental Registration and Rent Stabilization Program
CONSIDERATION
Establishment of a Pilot Rental Assistance Program
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes
Fifth and Sixth Renewal with Avolve Software, Inc. for ProjectDox ePLAN
Land Disposition and Development Agreement Between the City of Salinas and Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc., Related to the City-Owned Parking Lots Located at Lincoln Avenue and West Gabilan Street (Parking Lot 8 and Parking Lot 12)
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS, APPOINTMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
_____________________________ Alexis Mejia, Assistant City Clerk
AGENDA MATERIAL / ADDENDUM
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

City Council establishes Pilot Rental Assistance Program; approves land agreement and software renewals

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