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At a glance: Council votes on meeting calendar, parade street closure, Front Street closeout and 2025 proclamations
Summary
Council approved an amended 2026 meeting calendar, sponsorship and street closures for the Christmas parade, final contract close‑out for the Front Street maintenance project, and an edited list of 2026 proclamations; the council also reported a unanimous closed‑session vote to reject a pending claim.
The Soledad City Council took these formal actions during its Nov. 7 meeting. Each item below summarizes the motion, outcome and key details recorded in the meeting minutes.
1) Resolution 62 96 — 2026 council meeting dates (item 9) - Action: Adopted a resolution setting the 2026 City Council meeting calendar with an amendment moving the first January meeting to Jan. 14 (from Jan. 21). - Outcome: Approved by roll‑call vote. - Notes: Council asked staff to ensure that urgent items would be scheduled prior to extended calendar gaps.
2) Resolution 62 97 — 39th annual Christmas parade; street closures and sponsorship (item 10) - Action: Approved a sponsorship and a street‑closure plan for Front Street (parade and lighting events) with exhibit references included in the resolution; staff to use Exhibit A map for closures and limit closures to event windows as described in staff presentation. - Outcome: Approved; one abstention recorded (abstention reported by council). The resolution authorized the city manager to sign the application amendments and agreements with the committee. - Notes: Council requested staff ensure coordination with police and public works for traffic control and event safety.
3) Resolution 62 99 & 63 00 — Front Street maintenance project: contract change order and project acceptance (business item 1) - Action: Approved a contract change order for additional quantities, utility conflict resolution work and miscellaneous extras; accepted the Front Street maintenance project as complete and authorized release of contract retention. - Outcome: Approved by roll‑call vote. Staff reported the contractor completed punchlist items and construction management accepted the work. - Clarifying detail provided in the staff report: the contract change order covered additional asphalt, T&M items related to utility conflicts on parcels intended for future container‑village work, and other extra work encountered in construction.
4) Resolution 62 98 — List of 2026 proclamations (item 11) - Action: Council considered a staff spreadsheet of routine proclamations and, after discussion, directed staff to convert some proclamations to web posts, retain others on the formal agenda or present them at partner events, and remove a small set of low‑priority items. The list was amended and approved. - Outcome: Approved by roll‑call vote with edits and assignments for some items to individual council members or staff leads.
Other reportable action - Closed session (earlier in the meeting): The city attorney reported the council met in closed session regarding a pending claim ("Claim of Chavez"); council voted unanimously to reject the claim and provided direction to staff (no other reportable action).
How council voted - Most roll calls were unanimous where noted in the minutes. One event (parade) included a recorded abstention; staff will publish the official roll‑call tallies in the adopted minutes.
Where to find the documents - Staff presentations, the adopted resolutions and exhibits (maps for street closures, the contract change order) will be posted with the adopted meeting minutes on the city web site.
