Salinas City Council approves fire equipment purchase, homelessness code amendments, transportation grants and multiple contract amendments
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At the February 3, 2026 City Council meeting in the Salinas Rotunda the Council approved a fire apparatus purchase and lease financing, introduced ordinances and adopted procedures addressing unlawful camping and storage of personal property, accepted transportation grant funds for the Boronda Road project, approved a vehicle lease with Enterprise Fleet Management, and authorized several contract amendments; presentations included the Hitchcock Road Animal Services Strategic Plan and a Salinas Youth Council update.
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- Approved Equipment Lease/Purchase Agreement and related escrow/account control agreements for 2026 fire equipment and appropriated $1,477,678 to the Vehicle Replacement Fund for direct purchase of two apparatuses (Enactment No: RES 2026-019).
- Introduced ordinances amending Article XIV and Article XIII of Chapter 16 of the Salinas Municipal Code to update regulations prohibiting camping on public property and regulating storage of personal property; directed staff to coordinate an intergovernmental summit on homelessness (ordinance to return for 2nd reading).
- Adopted Resolution approving updated Administrative Procedures for the Removal of Unlawful Campsites, Bulky Items, and Personal Belongings (Enactment No: RES 2026-013; Councilmember Sandoval voted no).
- Rescinded prior resolution and authorized the City Manager to enter into a Master Equity Lease Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management for ten vehicles (Sept 9, 2025–Dec 9, 2030) at $105,600/year, total $658,000 (Enactment No: RES 2026-014).
- Authorized Amendment No. 4 to the TEF Architecture and Interior Design, Inc. professional services agreement, increasing compensation by $473,610 (maximum not to exceed $1,314,499) (Enactment No: RES 2026-015).
- Authorized Amendment No. 2 to the services agreement with California Premier Restoration for emergency clean-up and stabilization of 37 and 39 Soledad Street, increasing the maximum compensation by $135,000 (Enactment No: RES 2026-016).
- Approved an $8,000 increase to Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) local match commitment for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant (total local match $28,000) (Enactment No: RES 2026-017).
- Accepted $1,721,723.75 (fair share) and $1,000,000 (mid-cycle competitive) from the Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) and increased RSTP appropriations by $2,721,723.75 for Boronda Road Congestion Relief Project, Phase 1 contingencies (CIP No. 9510) (Enactment No: RES 2026-018).
- Delegated authority to the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 with Smith & Enright Landscaping, Inc. to increase annual unscheduled/extra work amounts for citywide landscape services (Enactment No: RES 2026-020).
- Continued the public hearing on establishing a Zone of Benefit in the Central Area of the North of Boronda Future Growth Area indefinitely (ID#25-607).
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