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Gonzales council proclaims Juneteenth, donates vehicle to Sorrento and hears engineering and DPW reports
Summary
The council added and read a Juneteenth proclamation, approved a National Garden Club Week proclamation, declared a 2015 F-250 surplus and donated it to Sorrento, and received updates on Kennedy Heights and city maintenance; several motions and votes were recorded and are listed below.
The Gonzales City Council amended its agenda to add a Juneteenth proclamation and the mayor read proclamations recognizing June 19, 2026 as Juneteenth Day and June 7–13, 2026 as National Garden Club Week.
Council declared a 2015 Ford F-250 (VIN 1FT7X2A66FEC55935) surplus and approved a cooperative endeavor agreement to donate and transfer full ownership of that vehicle to the town of Sorrento. Council members asked staff to confirm that the cooperative agreement’s language donates full ownership rather than sharing vehicle use before approving; staff confirmed the donation language and the council approved the transfer.
Engineering reported that the Kennedy Heights contract to CM Construction (about $1.3 million) has been awarded and a notice to proceed was issued June 1; the project includes an 80/20 state grant split, Entergy switchover is pending and Wagner was expected to compile master-plan comments. The Department of Public Works reported routine utility, parks and sewer work and said crews collected 78 bags of litter.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to add Juneteenth proclamation to the agenda: passed (roll-call unanimous). - Approval of public hearing minutes (May 26, 2026): passed (roll-call unanimous). - Defer approval of regular meeting minutes (to correct attached budget page showing a $680,000 reduction): passed (roll-call unanimous); minutes deferred to next meeting. - Declare 2015 Ford F-250 surplus: passed (roll-call unanimous). - Approve cooperative endeavor agreement donating 2015 Ford F-250 to Sorrento: passed (roll-call unanimous).
The council adjourned after the Department of Public Works report. Items requiring follow-up include corrected minutes paperwork and planning staff clarifications for certain land-use questions raised during public comment.
