08/01/2022 City Council Regular Meeting (01 - Preliminary Agenda)
July 25, 2022 4:00 PM City Council Regular Meeting Preliminary Agenda Page1 MAYOR
Marie Blankley
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rebeca Armendariz
Dion Bracco
Zach Hilton
Peter Leroe-Muñoz
Carol Marques
Fred Tovar
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
CITY OF GILROY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET
GILROY, CA 95020
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022
CITY COUNCIL PACKET MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.cityofgilroy.org
AGENDA CLOSING TIME IS 5:00 P.M. THE TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING
Due to COVID-19, it is possible that the planned in-person meeting may have to change to a virtual
meeting at any time and possibly on short notice. Please check the City of Gilroy website at
http://gilroyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/default.aspx for any updates to meeting information.
COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC WILL BE TAKEN ON AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY
THE CITY COUNCIL. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations, including but not
limited to time restrictions for each individual speaker. Please limit your comments to 3 minutes.
The amount of time allowed per speaker may vary at the Mayor’s discretion depending on the
number of speakers and length of the agenda.
Written comments on any agenda item may be emailed to the City Clerk’s Office at
cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org or mailed to the Gilroy City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna
Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1 p.m. on the day of a
Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to or at the meeting and available for
public inspection with the agenda packet located in the lobby of Administration at City Hall, 7351
Rosanna Street prior to the meeting. Any correspondence received will be incorporated into the
meeting record. Items received after the 1 p.m. deadline will be provided to the City Council as
soon as practicable. Written comments are also available on the City’s Public Records Portal at
https://bit.ly/3G1vihU.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Assembly Bill 361, the City will make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance
to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk a minimum of 72 hours prior to the
meeting at (408) 846-0204.
If you challenge any planning or land use decision made at this meeting in court, you may be
limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing held at this
meeting, or in written correspondence d elivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public
hearing. Please take notice that the time within which to seek judicial review of any final
administrative determination reached at this meeting is governed by Section 1094.6 of the
California Code of Civil Procedure.
A Closed Session may be called during this meeting pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9 (d)(2) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the City
on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a
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Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the
agenda packet are available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org
subject to Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the
public. Commissions, task forces, councils and other agencies of the City exist
to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are
conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's
review.
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ORDINANCE, TO RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A
VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT
COMMISSION STAFF AT (408) 846-0204
The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:
1. OPENING
1.1. Call to Order
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Invocation
3. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda
4. Roll Call
1.2. Orders of the Day
1.3. Employee Introductions
2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
2.1. Proclamations, Awards, and Presentations
3. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
3.1. Annual Arts and Culture Commission Presentation
3.2. PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT
ON THE AGENDA BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Council
on matters within the Gilroy City Council’s jurisdiction but not on the agenda.
Persons wishing to address the Council are requested to complete a Speaker’s
Card located at the entrances and handed to the City Clerk. Speakers are limited to
1 to 3 minutes each, varying at the Mayor’s discretion depending on the number of
speakers and length of the agenda. The law does not permit Council action or
extended discussion of any item not on the agenda except under special
circumstances. If Council action is requested, the Council may place the matter on
a future agenda.
Written comments to address the Council on matters not on this agenda may be e -
mailed to the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org or mailed to the
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Comments received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1:00pm on the day of a Council
meeting will be distributed to the City Counc il prior to or at the meeting and
available for public inspection with the agenda packet located in the lobby of
Administration at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, prior to the meeting. Any
correspondence received will be incorporated into the meeting record. Items
received after the 1:00pm deadline will be provided to the City Council as soon as
practicable. Written material provided by public members under this section of the
agenda will be limited to 10 pages in hard copy. An unlimited amount of material
may be provided electronically.
4. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco – Gilroy Sister Cities Association (alternate), Santa Clara Co.
Library JPA, SCVWD Joint Council-SCRWA-Board Water Resources Committee, South
County Regional Wastewater Authority Board, Street Naming Committee
Council Member Armendariz – ABAG (Alternate), CalTrain Policy Group, Gilroy
Downtown Business Association Board (alternate), Gourmet Alley Ad Hoc Committee,
Historic Heritage Committee, Santa Clara Co. Library JPA (a lternate), Santa Clara
Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
JPA Board (Alternate), Street Naming Committee, VTA Committee for Transit
Accessibility (Alternate)
Council Member Marques – Gilroy Downtown Business Association Board, Gilroy
Gardens Board of Directors, Gourmet Alley Ad Hoc Committee, Historic Heritage
Committee (Alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, Santa
Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, South County Regional Wastewater
Authority (Alternate)
Council Member Hilton – Gilroy Economic Development Partnership, Silicon Valley
Clean Energy Authority JPA Board, South County United for Health, Visit Gilroy
California Welcome Center Board
Council Member Tovar – Economic Development Corporation Board, Gourmet Alley
Ad Hoc Committee, Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, Santa Clara Co.
Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board, SCVWD Water Commission (alternate),
South County Joint Recycled Water Advisory Committee, South County Regional
Wastewater Authority Board, Street Naming Committee, South County Youth Task
Force Policy Team (alternate), VTA Committee for Transit Accessibility
Council Member Leroe-Muñoz – ABAG, CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Cities
Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors, Economic Development
Corporation Board, Gilroy Youth Task Force, SCVWD Water Commission, Silicon
Valley Regional Interoperability Authority Board, South County Youth Task Force Policy
Team, VTA Mobility Partnership, VTA South County City Group (alternate), VTA Policy
Advisory Committee (alternate)
Mayor Blankley – Cities Association of Santa Clara Co. Board of Directors (alternate),
Gilroy Economic Development Partnership, Gilroy Sister Cities Association, Gil roy
Youth Task Force (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board,
SCVWD Joint Council-SCRWA-Board Water Resources Committee, South County Joint
Recycled Water Advisory Committee, South County Regional Wastewater Authority
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Committee, VTA South County City Group
5. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE
6. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
7. CONSENT CALENDAR (ROLL CALL VOTE)
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine
and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a
request is made by a member of the City Council or a member of the public. Any person desiring
to speak on any item on the consent calendar should ask to have that item removed from the
consent calendar prior to the time the Council votes to approve. If removed, the item will be
discussed in the order in which it appears.
7.1. City Council - Regular Meeting - Jul 5, 2022 6:00 PM
7.2. Approval of a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Lynx
Technologies in the Amount of $25,490 for Geographic Information
System (GIS) Support and Maintenance
7.3. Emergency Sewer Line Repairs at Old City Hall Restaurant
7.4. Argument for the Public Projects Bidding, Contracting, and
Notification Charter Amendment Ballot Measure
8. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9.1. Consideration of the Report of Abatement of Weeds and Refuse
Within the City of Gilroy and Adoption of a Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Gilroy Confirming the Imposition of
Assessment Liens Against the Land
1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
2. Staff Report: Jonathan Crick, Deputy Fire Marshal
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
It is recommended that Council adopt a resolution allowing the assessment of
fees, minus any qualifying objections, as reported by the Santa Clara County
Weed Abatement Program.
9.2. Tentative Map, Planned Unit Development Zoning Amendment, and
Architectural and Site Review Permit for 4-unit Townhome
Development on Gurries Drive
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2. Staff Report: Cindy McCormick, Customer Service Manager
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
a) Adopt an Ordinance approving a Planned Unit Development Zoning
Amendment on property currently located on Gurries Drive, identified as
assessor parcel numbers 790-35-038, 039, and 054 (file number Z 21-04);
and
b) Adopt a Resolution approving a Tentative Map to adju st the lot lines and
subdivide three (3) parcels on Gurries Drive (APN: 790-35-038, 039, &
054) into a total of four (4) parcels (file number TM 21-03); and
c) Adopt a resolution approving an Architectural and Site Review Permit to
allow construction of four (4) townhomes on the subject property (file
number AS 21-14), following approval of the associated PUD Zoning
Amendment and Tentative Map.
9.3. Approval of a Zoning Amendment and Tentative Map for 700 W 6th
St. Residential Subdivision Project
1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
2. Staff Report: Miguel Contreras, Planner I
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
a) Motion to read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading.
b) Introduce an ordinance to approve Zoning Amendment application Z 22-
01.
c) Introduce a resolution to approve Tentative Map application TM 22-01.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
11. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
11.1. Selection of Designated Voting Delegate and Alternate Voting
Delegates for the League of California Cities 2022 Annual Conference
1. Staff Report: Thai Pham, City Clerk
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Staff recommends the City Council authorize a Council Member as the
Designated Voting Delegate to attend the 2022 California Cities Annual
Conference on behalf of the City, and up to two alternate voting delegates
11.2. Clarification and Potential Amendment to Attendance Policy for City
Boards, Commissions and Committees
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2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council Discuss Issues Related to Current Attendance Policy for City Boards,
Commissions, and Committees and Consider Adoption of a Resolution to Amend
Policy
11.3. Consideration of a Council Correspondence Policy for Council
Agendas
1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Senior Management Analyst
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council provide direction on the draft Council Correspondence Policy for future
City Council meeting agendas.
11.4. Council Discussion and Direction Regarding Potential 2022 Reach
Codes
1. Staff Report: Hipolito Olmos, Building Official
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1) Consider staff’s recommendations concerning electric vehicle charging,
bicycle parking, and gas/electrical appliance requirements and their application to
new construction.
2) Council deliberate and edit/modify or leave intact staff recommendations.
3) Direct staff to return to a future City Council meeting for formal adoption of
final reach code language and incorporate such language into the adoption of the
2022 California Green Building Code Update.
11.5. Approval of Gilroy Management Association Memorandum of
Understanding and Adoption of a Resolution Approving Associated
Salary Schedules for the Period of July 1, 2022 Through June 30,
2025
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Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
a) Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy amending the
budget for FY 23 to implement the terms of the Gilroy Management
Association Memoranda of Understanding for FY 23 and authorizing the
inclusion of appropriate funds in the future FY 24 and FY 25 budgets for
salary and benefit expenditures related to the implementation of the MOUs.
b) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Gilroy
Management Association for the period July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2021.
c) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving the July
1, 2022, July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024 sala ry schedules associated with the
Gilroy Management Association Memorandum of Understanding.
11.6. Approval of July 1, 2022, July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024 Salary
Schedules for Unrepresented Confidential Exempt Employees,
Exempt Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal Employees and
Unrepresented Department Head Employees
1. Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Administrative Services/HR Director/Risk
Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
a) Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy amending the
budget for FY 23 to implement the terms of the salary resolutions for the
Unrepresented Exempt Employees, Unrepresented Part-
Time/Temporary/Seasonal Employees, and Unrepresented Department
Heads for FY 23 and authorizing the inclusion of appropriate funds in the
future FY 24 and FY 25 budgets for salary and benefit expenditures related
to the implementation of the salary resolutions.
b) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving the July
1, 2022, July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024 salary sche dules for Unrepresented
Exempt Employees, Unrepresented Exempt Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal
Employees, and Unrepresented Department Heads.
11.7. Authorize the City Administrator to Designate an Assistant City
Administrator
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council authorize the City Administrator to designate a member of the Executive
Team to serve as the Gilroy Assistant City Administrator and authorize an
compensation increase of 5% above their current salary while serving in that role.
12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
12.1. International City Management Association Economic Development
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14. CLOSED SESSION
14.1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957 and Gilroy City Code Section
17A.11 (2);
Employee Name/Title: Andy Faber, City Attorney
15. ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION
Report of any action taken in Closed Session and vote or abstention of each
Councilmember if required by Government Code Section 54957.1 and GCC Section
17A.13 (a); Public Report of the vote to continue in closed session if required under
GCC Section 17A.11 (e)
16. ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETING DATES
AUGUST 2022
15* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 2022
12* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
19* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
OCTOBER 2022
3* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
17* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER 2022
7* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
21* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2022
5* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
*Meeting is webstreamed