Agenda Item # 4 - Marie Blankley | Received 12/01/2023From: Mayor Marie Blankley <Marie.Blankley@ci.gilroy.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 7:38 AM
To: Planning Commissioner Kelly Ramirez <Kelly.Ramirez@ci.gilroy.ca.us>; Planning Commissioner
Manny Bhandal <Manny.Bhandal@ci.gilroy.ca.us>; Planning Commissioner Joan Lewis
<Joan.Lewis@ci.gilroy.ca.us>; Planning Commissioner Annedore Kushner
<Annedore.Kushner@ci.gilroy.ca.us>; Planning Commissioner Adriana Leongardt
<Adriana.Leongardt@ci.gilroy.ca.us>; Commissioner Terence Fugazzi
<Terence.Fugazzi@ci.gilroy.ca.us>; Planning Commissioner Stefanie Elle
<Stefanie.Elle@ci.gilroy.ca.us>
Cc: Ariana Fabian <Ariana.Fabian@ci.gilroy.ca.us>; Sharon Goei <Sharon.Goei@ci.gilroy.ca.us>;
Jimmy Forbis <Jimmy.Forbis@ci.gilroy.ca.us>
Subject: Council policy and norms
Dear commissioners,
Some of you have forwarded to me an email you received from councilmember Hilton attempting to
give you his own direction, interpretation of and influence over your role and responsibilities as
planning commissioners. The Gilroy City Council’s adopted policy and norms specifically denounce
such action from an individual council member circumventing the authority and policy of the Council
body and city staff. I write to you on behalf of the Gilroy City Council to assure you that the
councilmember has no authority to dictate your roles and responsibilities on his own, or to direct or
otherwise attempt to influence your actions. Thank you for calling this to my attention and to the
attention of city staff.
I ask that my response here be included as official correspondence under item 4 of your 12/7/23
agenda. I would speak to it in person if not for a VTA board meeting that evening.
Respectfully,
Mayor Marie Blankley, CPA
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