04/14/2021 Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee Regular Meeting Adopted 05/12/2021
City of Gilroy
Housing Division
7351 Rosanna Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee (HNRC) Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 – 6:00 p.m.
I. Call to Order - Welcome
The meeting was called to order by Chair Vanessa Ashford at 6:00 p.m.
Roll call: Chair Vanessa Ashford, Greg Bozzo, Makhan (Mak) Gupta, Vice-Chair Jasmine Ledesma,
Laraine Spencer
Absent: Danny Van, Janel Valenzuela
City staff participating: Maria De Leon, Program Administrator, Sandra Nava, HCD Technician II, Robert
Carrera, Management Analyst, Cindy McCormick, Senior Planner
II. Report on Posting of the Agenda
Liaison Nava announced that the agenda was posted on April 8, 2021 at 9:05 a.m.
III. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda:
There were no public comments.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
There were no public comments.
Motion to approve the minutes from the March 10, 2021 Meeting was made by Chair Ashford, seconded by
Member Gupta and carried 5-0.
There were no public comments.
V. Housing Update
Cindy McCormick, Senior Planner, presented on housing related updates, including City Council’s interest in
the preparation and implementation of an affordable housing ordinance that would be adopted as part of the
City’s 2023-2031 Housing Element Update, following community outreach.
There were no public comments.
VI. Review Approved Committee Work Plan
Maria De Leon, Program Administrator, reviewed the approved FY 2020-2021 Work Plan and Mission,
Vision and Values statements. Motion to potentially amend the Work Plan at the May 12, 2021 HNRC
meeting was made by Member Bozzo, seconded by Chair Ashford and carried 5-0.
There were no public comments.
VII. Preparation for June 21, 2021 Annual Council Presentation
Maria De Leon, Program Administrator, presented on the logistics for the annual advisory body presentation
to City Council and requested the formation of a subcommittee to develop a draft presentation. Vice-Chair
Ledesma and Member Bozzo volunteered to be on the subcommittee.
There were no public comments.
City of Gilroy
Housing Division
7351 Rosanna Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
VIII. Staff Updates
Maria De Leon reported on the final HNRC FY 2021-22 CDBG and HTF public service grant funding
allocation recommendations that will be presented to Council. Chair Ashford and Vice-Chair Ledesma
volunteered to represent the committee at the May 3, 2021 public hearing to address any questions on the
committee’s recommendation decisions.
Maria De Leon informed members about the 30-Day Public Comment Period for the Draft FY 2021-2022
Annual Action Plan and shared the link to view the document and the public notices.
Maria De Leon informed members that Council will consider approval of the Draft FY 2021-2022 Annual
Action Plan at its May 3, 2021 public hearing and provided a link to view agenda instructions on how to
provide public comments during the meeting.
There were no public comments.
IX . Informational Items
There were no public comments.
X. Future Agenda Items
• May 12, 2021-Potential Amendment to Work Plan
• May 12, 2021-Subcommittee Report on Draft Advisory Body Presentation
XI. Adjournment
Chair Ashford adjourned the meeting at 7:03 p.m.
The next Regular Meeting is May 12, 2021.