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Resolution 2009-22 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-22 RESOLUTION APPROVING A SIDE LETTER CONCESSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GILROY AND THE GILROY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (GMA) The City Council of the City of Gilroy hereby resolves as follows: WHEREAS, the City is experiencing revenue losses for a sustained period of multiple years, therefore, revenues are not keeping pace with expenditures; and WHEREAS, the local, state, and national economy is seeing unprecedented economic losses, substantially declining property values, and declining sales tax revenue as consumers curtail spending. As a result, the City has experienced significant revenue losses and expects these losses to continue for multiple years; and WHEREAS, the City has made over $8.0 million in cuts through spending reductions, a hiring freeze, and layoffs; and WHEREAS, the City requested to meet and confer with all bargaining units, including Gilroy Management Association, in an effort to find solutions to the City's financial situation; and WHEREAS, Gilroy Management Association agreed to meet and confer and discuss possible cost saving measures; and WHEREAS, Gilroy Management Association concluded their discussions with the City; and WHEREAS, a Side Letter of Agreement outlining cost saving measures for Gilroy Management Association was ratified by the Gilroy Management Association membership; and WHEREAS, Gilroy Management Association has made a contribution of approximately $343,000 through concessions from the 23 Gilroy Management Association members; and WHEREAS, details of the Side Letter Agreement between the City and Gilroy Management Association are included in Exhibit A to this resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy approves the Side Letter of Agreement and agrees that the City Administrator has the authority to implement the Side Letter of Agreement and to create administrative procedures for the implementation of the agreed upon unpaid furloughs. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of June, 2009 by the following vote: RESOLUTION NO. 2009-22 AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: PINHEIRO NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: oJ S ARELLANO, BRACCO. DILLON and GARTMAN, TUCKER, WOODWARD NONE APPROVED: RESOLUTION NO. 2009-22 I, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2009-22 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 8th day of June, 2009, at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 11 th day of June, 2009. (Seal)