Agenda Item # 10.1 - Gregory Bumb | Received 03/18/2023
303 E. 10th Street – Gilroy, CA 95020
www.gilroymotorcyclecenter.com
(408) 842-9955
March 18, 2023
Gregory Bumb
Gilroy Motorcycle Center
303 E 10th Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
Mayor Marie Blankley & City Council Members
City Council Chambers, City Hall
7351 Rosanna Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
RE: APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSIONS DENIAL OF APPLICAION TO AMEND GILROY CITY CODE 30.37.30
Mayor Blankley and Council Members:
I am the owner and General Manager of Gilroy Motorcycle Center - an establishment that has been doing business in
Gilroy for fifty (50) years.
I am writing to communicate my support for the new digital sign project in Gilroy. I believe the proposed design, with
the city logo, is sleek and professional which will make a beautiful display for visitors. Furthermore, the sign would
provide a much-needed opportunity for local businesses, such as Gilroy Motorcycle Center, to promote their local goods
and services: something currently not available in Gilroy. Additionally, I understand these signs will be available to the
city for local events providing an invaluable tool for local awareness and support. More importantly, these signs would
provide an extremely vital tool for emergency communications, e.g., Amber Alerts, and essential announcements that
need to reach as many people as quickly as possible: something only a sign of this caliber can achieve. Moreover, this
project will come at a zero cost to the city and its residents, meaning there is no downside to the city - and I strongly
encourage you to approve this program. I urge you to vote in favor of the appeal and introduce Ordinance (Z 18-04)
amending the Gilroy City Code and creating a new Zoning Ordinance Article LV (Electronic Billboards).
Sincerely,
Greg Bumb
Owner & General Manager
Gilroy Motorcycle Center
303 E. 10th Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
Office: (408) 842-9955 ext. 102