04/17/2023 City Council Regular Meeting (01 - Preliminary Agenda)
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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
REGULAR MEETING | 6:00 PM
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2023
MAYOR
Marie Blankley
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rebeca Armendariz
Dion Bracco
Tom Cline
Zach Hilton
Carol Marques
Fred Tovar
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 www.cityofgilroy.org 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 bit.ly/3NuS1IN.
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.
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.
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available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org subject to the 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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City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org.
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The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:
1. OPENING
1.1. Call to Order
1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
1.3. Invocation
1.4. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda
1.5. Roll Call
1.6. Orders of the Day
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1.7. Employee Introductions
2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards
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 – Cities Association Santa Clara County Board of Directors
(alternate), Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority, Santa Clara Valley Water
Commission, Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water Resources Commission, SCRWA
Council Member Armendariz – Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority, Santa
Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency
Implementation Board, Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board (alternate), South
County United for Health
Council Member Marques – ABAG, Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley
Habitat Agency Governing Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation
Board, SCRWA (alternate)
Council Member Hilton – CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Authority JPA Board, South County United for Health (alternate), VTA Policy Advisory
Committee
Council Member Cline – Gilroy Economic Development Partnership (alternate), Gilroy
Sister Cities Association, Gilroy Youth Task Force, Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability
Authority Board, VTA Policy Advisory Committee (alternate), Visit Gilroy California Welcome
Center Board
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Council Member Tovar – Gilroy Youth Task Force (alternate), Santa Clara County
Expressway Plan 2040 Advisory Board, Santa Clara Valley Water Commission, SCRWA,
South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Mobility Partnership
Mayor Blankley – ABAG (alternate), CalTrain Policy Group, Cities Association Santa Clara
County Board of Directors, Gilroy Economic Development Partnership, Gilroy Sister Cities
Association (alternate), Gilroy Youth Task Force, Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water
Resources Commission, SCRWA, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA
Board of Directors, VTA Mobility Partnership
5. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE
5.1. Adoption of Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 & Notice of June 7, 2023
LAFCO Public Hearing
6. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
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. Approval of the Action Minutes of the April 3, 2023 City Council Regular
Meeting
7.2. Memorandum of Understanding Among Local Public Agencies in Santa
Clara County for Food Recovery Program Costs
7.3. Resolution to Accept FEMA Funding for COVID-19 Vaccinator Overtime
Reimbursement
8. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9.1. Public Hearing to Establish a List of Properties Subject to the Weed
Abatement Program and Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Fire
Chief to Abate the Nuisance Arising Out of Weeds Growing and Refuse
Accumulating Upon Property in the City of Gilroy Pursuant to Section
12.51 of the Gilroy Code
1. Staff Report: Jim Wyatt, Fire Chief
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Possible Action:
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy authorizing the
Fire Chief to abate the nuisance arising out of weeds growing and refuse
accumulating upon property in the City of Gilroy, pursuant to Section 12.51
of the Gilroy City Code.
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10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10.1. Approval of the Santa Teresa Interim Fire Station Alternate Location at
Christmas Hill Park
1. Staff Report: Jim Wyatt, Fire Chief
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Approve the alternate location of the Santa Teresa Interim Fire Station which
is proposed to be located on the ranch side of Christmas Hill Park in the
Santa Teresa Fire Response District. 11. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
11.1. Report on Design Update for the Gourmet Alley and Railroad Pedestrian
and Bicycle Beautification Improvements Project
1. Staff Report: Daryl Jordan, Public Works Director
2. Open Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report. 11.2. Authorize the City Administrator to Enter into a Sole Source Purchasing
Agreement with Lenco Industries for the Replacement of an Armored
Rescue Vehicle for $360,497.
1. Staff Report: Pedro Espinoza, Police Chief
2. Open Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
a) Authorize the City Administrator to enter into a sole source purchasing
agreement with Lenco Industries for the purchase of an Armored Rescue
Vehicle for $360,497.
b) Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving a
Fiscal Year 2023 budget amendment for $150,000 in the Federal Asset
Seizure Fund towards the purchase of the Armored Rescue Vehicle.
11.3. Receive Report and Provide Direction on Mobile Vending and Sidewalk
Vending Rules and Requirements
1. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2. Open Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive Report and Provide Direction on Mobile Vending and Sidewalk
Vending Rules and Requirements.
11.4. Formation of the Downtown Committee
1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator
2. Open Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council approve the formation of the Downtown Committee.
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12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
14. CLOSED SESSION
15. ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION
Report of any action taken in Closed Session and vote or abstention of each Council
Member 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
May 2023
1 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
3 Capital Improvement Plan Workshop – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
15 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
22 Recommended Operating Budget Workshop – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
June 2023
5 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
19 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
July 2023
3 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. -CANCELED-
10 Special Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
August 2023
7 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
21 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
Meetings are webstreamed on the City of Gilroy’s website at gilroy.city/meetings.