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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 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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your comments to 3 minutes. Time restrictions may vary based on the Mayor's discretion.
Send written comments on any agenda item to publiccomments@cityofgilroy.org or City Hall, 7351 Rosanna
Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by 1 p.m. on the meeting day will be distributed to the City Council
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The agenda for this meeting is outlined 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
2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards
3. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
3.1. Annual Presentation by the Arts and Culture Commission
3.2. PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE
AGENDA BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
This part of the meeting allows public address on non-agenda topics within the Council's
jurisdiction. To speak, complete a Speaker's Card from the entrances and give it to the City
Clerk. Speaking time ranges from 1-3 minutes based on the Mayor's discretion. Extended
discussions or actions on non-agenda items are restricted by law. For Council action, the topic
may be listed on a future agenda.
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Email written comments on non-agenda topics to publiccomments@cityofgilroy.org or mail to City
Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020, by 1:00 pm on the meeting day. These comments,
available at City Hall, will be shared with the Council and included in the meeting record. Late
submissions will be shared as soon as possible. A 10-page limit applies to hard-copy materials,
but electronic submissions are unlimited.
4. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco – 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 (alternate), 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
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, 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
6. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items are routinely approved with one motion. For separate discussion, a Council member
or public member must request its removal before the approval vote. If removed, it's discussed in its original
order. 7.1. Approval of the Action Minutes of the October 2, 2023 City Council Regular
Meeting
7.2. Acceptance of an Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement
Program Grant in the Amount of $111,000 and Adoption of a Resolution of
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the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving a Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Amendment
7.3. Acceptance of an Office of Traffic Safety Traffic Records Improvement
Program Grant for $24,800 and Adoption of a Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Gilroy Approving a Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Amendment
7.4. Acceptance of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for
$19,822 for the Police Department and Adoption of a Resolution of the City
Council of the City of Gilroy Approving a Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Amendment
7.5. Approval of a Notice of Acceptance of Completion for the Gilroy Sports
Park Playground Surface Repair Project No. 23-PW-276 and Approval of a
Final Contract Amount with Itech Solution of $144,098.78
8. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9.1. Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed Water and Wastewater Rate
Increases
1. Staff Report: Harjot Sangha, Finance Director
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Possible Action:
1. Adopt as final the August 2023 Comprehensive Water and Wastewater
Utility Rate Study Report prepared by NBS.
2. Adopt a resolution approving water and wastewater rate adjustments.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10.1. Recommendations for Updates/Improvements to the Gilroy Garlic Festival
Memorial at Christmas Hill Park
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Discussion and direction regarding proposed updates/improvements to
the Gilroy Garlic Festival Memorial at Christmas Hill Park.
11. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
11.1. Authorize the City Administrator to Enter into a Three-Year Service
Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for Animal Sheltering Services
for the Period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026
1. Staff Report: Pedro Espinoza, Police Chief
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the City Administrator to sign a three-year service agreement with
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the County of Santa Clara for Animal Sheltering Services from July 1, 2023,
through June 30, 2026. 11.2. Annual Review and Adoption of the City's Investment Policy
1. Staff Report: Harjot Sangha, Finance Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adopt a resolution establishing the City’s updated Investment Policy.
12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETING DATES
November 2023
6 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
20 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
December 2023
4 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
11 Special Meeting - 6:00 p.m
18 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m -CANCELED-
January 2024
8 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
22 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
Meetings are webstreamed at gilroy.city/meetings.
Access the 2024 City Council Meeting Calendar at https://bit.ly/3LLzY1n.