11/07/2022 City Council Regular Meeting (01 - Preliminary Agenda)
October 31, 2022 12:00 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, NOVEMBER 7, 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, 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’s Office at least 72 hours prior to the
meeting at (408) 846-0204 or cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org to help ensure
that reasonable arrangements can be made.
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 delivered 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.
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11/7/2022 Page2 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 significant
exposure to litigation against the City.
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.
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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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comment, please contact the City Clerk a minimum of 72 hours prior to the
meeting at 408-846-0204 or e-mail the City Clerk’s Office at
cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org.
Si necesita un intérprete durante la junta y gustaría dar un comentario público,
comuníquese con el Secretario de la Ciudad un mínimo de 72 horas antes de la
junta al 408-846-0204 o envíe un correo electrónico a la Oficina del Secretario
de la Ciudad a cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org.
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
2.1.1. Proclamation - United Against Hate Week
2.1.2. Proclamation - Arbor Day
2.1.3. Proclamation - Lung Cancer Awareness Month
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2.1.5. Annual Library Commission Presentation
2.1.6. Annual Open Government Commission Presentation
3. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
3.1. 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 Gilroy
City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments
received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1:00pm 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 1:00pm 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 (alternate), 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.
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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, Gilroy 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 Board, VTA
Board of Directors Alternate, VTA Mobility Partnership, VTA Policy Advisory Committee,
VTA South County City Group
5. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE
5.1. Council-initiated Request for an Inventory of Youth Program and
Facilities
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. Action Minutes of the City Council - Regular Meeting - Oct 17, 2022
6:00 PM
7.2. Action Minutes of the City Council - Special Meeting - Study Session
- Oct 24, 2022 6:00 PM
7.3. Approve Amendments to the 2023 City Council Meeting Schedule
7.4. City of Gilroy Recognition of Cesar Chavez Day (March 31) as an
Observed Holiday
7.5. Authorize the City Administrator, or Designee, to Execute an
Easement Deed to PG&E for a Relocated Joint Guy Stub Pole and
Anchor within APN 799-08-051 for the Downtown Gourmet Parking
Lot
7.6. First Amendment to the Agreement for Services with Luhdorff &
Scalmanini Consulting Engineers (LSCE) to Extend Design and
Construction Engineering Services through June 30, 2024 and
Increase Existing Agreement by $99,502
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9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9.1. Proposed Tentative Map to Divide 778 First Street Into Two Parcels
1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
2. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Adopt a Resolution approving a Tentative Map to subdivide the property located
at 778 First Street (APN: 808-12-035 & 808-12-036) into two parcels (File
Number TM 22-04).
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
11. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
11.1. Annual Review and Adoption of the City's Investment Policy
1. Staff Report: Harjot Sangha, Finance Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Adopt the City’s updated Investment Policy.
11.2. Introduce an Ordinance Adopting by Reference the 2022 California
Building Codes with Amendments, and Set a Public Hearing on
November 21, 2022, for Adoption of the Ordinance
1. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Move to read the Ordinance by title only and waive the first reading beyond
the title.
2. Introduce an Ordinance amending Sections 6.1, 6.6, and 6.7 of Chapter 6 of
the Gilroy Municipal Code adopting by reference the 2022 California Building
Code, 2022 California Residential Code, 2022 California Electrical Code,
2022 California Mechanical Code, 2022 California Plumbing Code, 2022
California Energy Code, 2022 California Historical Building Code, 2022
California Existing Building Code, 2021 International Property Maintenance
Code, and 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, with
amendments.
3. Set a public hearing on November 21, 2022, for adoption of the Ordinance,
pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.3.
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11.3. Introduce an Ordinance Adopting by Reference the 2022 California
Green Building Standards Code with Amendments, and Set a Public
Hearing on November 21, 2022, for Adoption of the Ordinance
1. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Move to read the Ordinance by title only and waive the first reading beyond
the title.
2. Introduce an Ordinance amending Sections 6.6 and 6.7 of Chapter 6 of the
Gilroy Municipal Code adopting by reference the 2022 California Green
Building Standards Code with amendments.
3. Set a public hearing on November 21, 2022, for adoption of the Ordinance,
pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.3.
11.4. Introduce an Ordinance Adopting by Reference the 2022 California
Fire Code with Amendments, and Set a Public Hearing on November
21, 2022, for Adoption of the Ordinance
1. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Move to read the Ordinance by title only and waive the first reading beyond
the title.
2. Introduce an Ordinance amending Sections 10.9 and 10.10 of Chapter 10 of
the Gilroy Municipal Code adopting by reference the 2022 California Fire
Code with amendments.
3. Set a public hearing on November 21, 2022, for adoption of the Ordinance,
pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.3.
12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
14. CLOSED SESSION
15. ADJOURNMENT
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FUTURE MEETING DATES
NOVEMBER 2022
21* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2022
5* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
19* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2023
9* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
23* Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
Strategic Planning Workshop – Date and Time To Be Determined
*Meeting is webstreamed