06/05/2023 City Council Regular Meeting (02 - Final Agenda)
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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023 | 6:00 PM
MAYOR
Marie Blankley
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rebeca Armendariz
Dion Bracco
Tom Cline
Zach Hilton
Carol Marques
Fred Tovar
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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
1.7. Employee Introductions
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2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards
2.1. Proclamation for Retiring GUSD Superintendent Dr. Deborah Flores 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 publiccomments@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 1:00 pm 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 1:00 pm 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), Downtown Committee, Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority,
Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water Resources Committee, SCRWA
Council Member Armendariz – Downtown Committee, 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, Downtown Committee, 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, VTA Mobility Partnership Committee
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Council Member Tovar – Downtown Committee, 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
Mayor Blankley – ABAG (alternate), CalTrain Policy Group, Cities Association Santa Clara
County Board of Directors, Downtown Committee, Gilroy Economic Development
Partnership, Gilroy Sister Cities Association (alternate), Gilroy Youth Task Force, Santa
Clara Valley Water Joint Water Resources Committee, SCRWA, South County Youth Task
Force Policy Team, VTA Board of Directors, VTA Mobility Partnership Committee
5. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE
5.1. City Council Member Meeting Attendance
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 May 15, 2023 City Council Regular
Meeting
7.2. Approval of the Action Minutes of the May 22, 2023 City Council
Recommend Operating Budget Workshop
7.3. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Setting the Tax
Rate for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (FY24) for the Gilroy Community Library
Project Bonds
7.4. Approval of Final Map and Property Improvement Agreement for Glen
Loma Ranch McCutchin Creek/Palomino Development, Tract 10426, Tract
10613, and McCutchin Creek Re-Alignment APN’s 808-43-008 and 808-43-
010
7.5. Approval of a Notice of Acceptance of Completion for the FY23 Annual
CDBG Sidewalk/Curb Ramp Project No. 23-PW-279
7.6. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving the
Application for Grant Funds from the Recreational Trails Program
7.7. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving the
Application for Grant Funds from the Habitat Conservation Fund Program
7.8. Transfer of Interest Income from the Museum Vase Endowment Trust to
the Gilroy Museum Fund
7.9. Claim of Jesse Perez (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote
under the Consent Calendar shall constitute denial of the claim)
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8. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
8.1. Purchase of Three 2023 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck Crew Cab Vehicles
in the Total Amount of $103,350 for Community Development and Public
Works Engineering
1. Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Assistant City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
a) Award the purchase of three 2023 Chevrolet Colorado Work Truck
Crew Cab Trucks for the total cost of $103,350 to Gilroy Chevrolet;
and
b) Authorize the City Administrator to execute purchase documents.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9.1. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the
City of Gilroy Adding Chapter 5 to the Gilroy City Code Relating to Banning
the Use of Certain Public Rights-of-Way as Sleeping or Living
Accommodations
1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Possible Action:
a) Motion to read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading of
the ordinance; and
b) Introduce an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy adding
Chapter 5 to the Gilroy City Code relating to banning the use of certain
public rights-of-way as sleeping or living accommodations.
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9.2. Adopt Fiscal Years 2024 (FY24) and 2025 (FY25) Operating and Capital
Budgets, Position Control List, Departmental Work Plans, Boards &
Commissions Work Plans, and the GANN Appropriation Limit for Fiscal
Year 2024
1. Staff Report: Harjot Sangha, Finance Director
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Possible Action:
a) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy setting the
Appropriation Limit for FY24;
b) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy adopting
the Operating and Capital Improvement Program budget for FY24 and
FY25 and appropriating expenditures for the purposes set forth in the
budget;
c) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy establishing
the Position Control List for FY24 and FY25;
d) Approve the City Goals, Priorities, Legislative Agenda, and
Departmental Workplans for FY24 and FY25; and
e) Approve the Boards and Commissions Workplans for FY24 and FY25. 9.3. Gilroy Square Project – Gilroy Crossings Phase II Planned Unit
Development Zoning Amendment, Tentative Map, and Architectural and
Site Review for Property Located at 6970 Camino Arroyo (File No: Z 22-02,
TM 21-02, AS 21-13)
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:
Staff has analyzed the proposed project and recommends that the City
Council:
a) By resolution, adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the
Gilroy Square project, based on the independent analysis of the City
Council and in accordance with the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA);
b) Motion to read an ordinance by title only and waive further reading;
c) Introduce an ordinance of the City Council approving Planned Unit
Development Zoning Amendment Z 22-02 for Gilroy Crossings Phase
II;
d) Adopt a resolution approving Tentative Map TM 21-02; and
e) Adopt a resolution approving Architectural and Site Review AS 21-13
for the Planned Unit Development.
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10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10.1. Approval of the Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2024
Through Fiscal Year 2028
1. Staff Report: Daryl Jordan, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Approve the Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2024 through
2028.
11. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
11.1. Adopt a Resolution Declaring Four City-Owned Properties as Surplus
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54221 and Find that the Council’s
Action in Doing So is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3)
1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council adopt the resolution.
12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
12.1. Community Development Department and Public Works Engineering
Division Temporary Closure (One Week)
12.2. Sharks Ice Update
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETING DATES
June 2023
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
September 2023
11 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
18 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
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