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Minutes 2009/11/02 r City of Gilroy City Council Meetina Minutes November 2, 2009 I. OPENING A. Call to Order Mayor Pinheiro called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation was given by Frank Azad of the Gilroy Bahai Community. City Clerk Freels reported that the agenda had been posted on October 28, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. 9128 Roll Call Present: Council Member Peter Arellano, M.D.; Council Member Bob Dillon; Mayor Pro Tempore Dion Bracco; Council Member Craig Gartman; Council Member Cat Tucker; Council Member Perry Woodward; Mayor AI Pinheiro B. Orders of the Day There were no agenda changes. C. Proclamations, Awards and Presentations There were none. II. PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL A. PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL There were no public comments on items not on the agenda. III. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Pro Tempore Bracco shared an invitation to the community Veterans breakfast and events following on November 11 2009. Council Member Tucker A. Discussion of City Employee Morale Council Member Tucker spoke on the development of an ongoing employee morale program developed for city employees. There were no public comments. The Council agreed to have the City Administrator look into the issue of employee morale and return to the City Council with the item at the January Goal Setting Session. Council Member Arellano spoke on the ABAG general meeting he attended the previous week, sharing the goal of ABAG to address issues at the regional level. Council Member Woodward shared the VT A efforts to group Gilroy and Morgan Hill as the South County grouping on the VTA Board, which would move Milpitas to another grouping. Council Member Gartman A. Request for Action to Approve the Expense of $16,000 for City of Gilroy Employee Service Awards Council Member Gartman spoke on funding the 2008 and 2009 employee years of service awards in the amount of $10,000. - There were no public comments. Failed Motion on Item UI.A. Gartman Motion: to Approve the Expense of $10,000 for City of Gilroy Employee Service Awards Moved by Council Member Craig Gartman, seconded by Council Member Cat Tucker. Vote: Motion failed 2-5. Yes: Council Member Craig Gartman; Council Member Cat Tucker No: Council Member Peter Arellano, M.D.; Council Member Bob Dillon; Mayor Pro Tempore Dion Bracco; Council Member Perry Woodward; Mayor AI Pinheiro 9129 MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Pinheiro invited the community to apply for the open seats on City boards and commissions IV. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS There were none. V. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Minutes of October 19, 2009 Regular Meeting B. Appointment of Fred Tovar as GUSD Representative to the City Housing Advisory Committee with a Term Ending September 30, 2011 There were no public comments. Motion on Consent Calendar Items A and B Motion: to approve Consent Calendar items A and B Moved by Council Member Bob Dillon, seconded by Council Member Perry Woodward. Vote: Motion carried 7-0. Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano, M.D.; Council Member Bob Dillon; Mayor Pro Tempore Dion Bracco; Council Member Craig Gartman; Council Member Cat Tucker; Council Member Perry Woodward; Mayor AI Pinheiro VI. BIDS AND PROPOSALS There were none. VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS There were none. VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending the Gilroy City Code Article VI Entitled "Seismic Safety", Section 6.45, Extending the Deadline to Complete Mitigation Program for Unreinforced Masonry Buildings and the Imposition of Penalties to April 1, 2010 There were no public comments. Motion on Item VIII.A. Motion: to Adopt Ordinance 2009-05 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending the Gilroy City Code Article VI Entitled "Seismic Safety", Section 6.45, Extending the Deadline to Complete Mitigation Program for Unreinforced Masonry Buildings and the Imposition of Penalties to April 1, 2010 Moved by Council Member Bob Dillon, seconded by Council Member Cat Tucker. Vote: Motion carried 6-1. Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano, M.D.; Council Member Bob Dillon; Mayor Pro Tempore Dion Bracco; Council Member Cat Tucker; Council Member Perry Woodward; Mayor AI Pinheiro No: Council Member Craig Gartman IX. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS A. Report on the Various City Youth Recreational Programs The staff report was presented by Recreation Division Manager Deleon. There were no public comments. 9130 B. Report on Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Staff Roles and Responsibilities with Regards to City Permit Applications The staff report was presented by Interim Planning Division Manager Bischoff. There were no public comments. C. Update on Youth Center Building Unreinforced Masonry (URM) The staff report was presented by City Administrator Haglund. Public comment was opened. Santa Clara County Supervisor Gage spoke on the benefits of the Youth Center and his plans to raise money, along with the Rotary, for the new facility. He then suggested that the Council consider the option of using modular's to offer more space. Public comment was closed. Motion on Item IX.A. Motion: to appoint a sub-committee of Council for the Youth Center Project Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Dion Bracco, seconded by Council Member Perry Woodward. Vote: Motion carried 7-0. Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano, M.D.; Council Member Bob Dillon; Mayor Pro Tempore Dion Bracco; Council Member Craig Gartman; Council Member Cat Tucker; Council Member Perry Woodward; Mayor AI Pinheiro Acting City Attorney Faber reminded the Council that the sub-committee would be an ad-hoc committee, and would not fall under the requirements of the Brown Act. ~ Council Members Bracco, Tucker and Arellano volunteered to participate on the subcommittee. D. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Requesting Major League Baseball Act on the Issue of Territorial Rights in the County of Santa Clara The staff report was presented by City Administrator Haglund There were no public comments. Motion on Item IX.D. Motion: to Adopt Resolution 2009-41 a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Requesting Major League Baseball Act on the Issue of Territorial Rights in the County of Santa Clara Moved by Council Member Cat Tucker, seconded by Council Member Perry Woodward. Vote: Motion carried 7-0. Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano, M.D.; Council Member Bob Dillon; Mayor Pro Tempore Dion Bracco; Council Member Craig Gartman; Council Member Cat Tucker; Council Member Perry Woodward; Mayor AI Pinheiro X. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS ..... There was no report. -.......- XI. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS There was no report. 9131 The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.