Minutes 2014/05/05City of Gilroy
City Council Meeting Minutes
May 5. 2014
I. OPENING
A. Call to Order
Mayor Gage called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
The pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Tucker.
The invocation was given by Frank Azad of the Bahai Faith Community.
City Clerk Shawna Freels announced that the agenda had been posted on April 30,
2014 at 10:45 a.m.
Roll Call
Present: Council Member Terri Aulman; Council Member Dion Bracco; Council
Member Cat Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
Absent: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Peter Leroe -Munoz
B. Orders of the Day
Mayor Gage announced that the Eagle Scout letter of commendation would be
presented later in the meeting.
C. Introductions
There were none.
II. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
A. Proclamations, Awards and Presentations
Presentation of Letter of Commendation to Eagle Scout Connor Burke- McConkie
Proclamation Recognizing May 8, 2014 as Bike to Work "Curt Hentschke" Day
Mayor Gage presented the Bike to Work proclamation and Commissioner Tony
Marandos of the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission spoke on the dedication of the day to
Mr. Hentschke.
Presentation of Recology South Valley Recycler of the Year Award to Creative
Labels
Julie Alter of Recology South Valley presented the award to recycler of the year
Creative Labels.
Council Member Peter Arellano joined the meeting at 06:03 p.m.
I. INTERVIEWS
A. Interviews for Open Seats on the Planning Commission and Personnel
Commission
III. PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL
A. PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE
AGENDA, BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL
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There were none.
B. Presentation by Rebekah Children's Services
Dr. Emery gave a presentation on Rebekah Children's Services.
C. CMAP Annual Presentation to the City Council
Executive Director of CMAP Kathy Bisbee gave the presentation.
Council Member Peter Leroe -Munoz joined the meeting at 06:25 p.m.
D. Youth Commission Annual Presentation to the City Council
The presentation was given by the Commissioners.
IV. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Leroe -Munoz spoke on the Santa Clara Cities Association general
membership meeting the following Thursday.
Council Member Aulman announced that the Exchange Club's annual blue and gold
luncheon would be held on June during public safety week.
Mayor Pro Tempore Woodward stated that County Supervisor and LAFCO member
Cindy Chavez had toured the city the previous week to look at various locations in
proximity to Gilroy that could be brought into the city limits.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Gage stated that the URM Task Force would be meeting the following day and
was continuing to work with property owners with URM buildings in the downtown.
V. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes of the April 21, 2014 Regular Meeting
B. Notice of Acceptance of Completion of the Installation of an Ironclad Archway
Gate, Fence and Vertical Curb Median Island on Roundstone Drive
(Creekside), Tract 9701, APN 810 -20 -016
C. Letter to Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services Requesting
AlertSCC Emergency Programming in Multiple Languages
Motion on the Consent Calendar
Motion: to approve consent calendar items A, B, C
Moved by Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz, seconded by Council Member Cat
Tucker.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Information Technology (IT) Storage, Servers and Networking Equipment
Project Bid Award
The staff report was presented by Finance Director Turner.
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There were no public comments.
Motion on Item VII.A.
Motion: to Award a Bid to Vology Inc. in the Amount of $235,000.00 for the
Purchase of Hewlett Packard IT Storage, Servers, and Network Equipment
Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member
Terri Aulman.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Continued Public Hearing on the 2014 -2015 Annual Action Plan for Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Dollars of
the 2014 Action Plan and Associated CDBG and HTF Funding Allocations
The staff report was presented by Housing and Community Development Grant
Coordinator Murillo.
The public hearing was opened.
Gary Walton was called to speak sharing his interests in the downtown and
neighborhood revitalization strategy area asking various questions about the decision
making process at the staff level and outcomes of public outreach and process. He
recommended that the Council create an oversight committee of citizens and
community stakeholders to work with staff to prioritize goals and monitor the
consolidated policies and procedures and accounting list of the results of the defined
goals of previous plans.
The public hearing was then closed.
Motion on Item VIII.A.
Motion: to Approve the 2014 -2015 Annual Action Plan for CDBG and HTF Funding
and create an expanded citizen oversight committee for future years
Moved by Council Member Cat Tucker, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry
Woodward.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor
Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
B. Public Hearing to Consider Entering into an Energy Services Contract with
PG &E for Energy Efficiency Measures Under the Sustainable Solutions
Turnkey (SST)Program to Convert 3600 Existing Cobra -head Street Lights to a
Light Emitting Diode (LED) Source
The staff report was presented by Traffic Engineer Sevin and Engineer I Yu.
The public hearing was opened.
Ron Kirkish explained that the Council should think about the safety aspect for the
public asking if the lower lighting would be sufficient.
The public hearing was then closed.
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Motion on Item VI11.B.
Motion: to Adopt Resolution 2014 -16 of the City Council of the City of
Gilroy Approving Participation in the PG&E Sustainable Solutions Turnkey
Program for Energy Efficiency Measures with Council review of the lighting
intensity
Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member
Peter Leroe- Munoz.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
Second Motion on Item VIII.B.
Motion: to Authorize the City Administrator to Execute the California
Energy Commission Loan Agreement and PG & E Agreement
Moved by Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore
Perry
Woodward.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe - Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
C. A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Gilroy City Code Sections 30.50.60
(b)(2) k. and 30.50.60 (b) (2) I., "RDO Interim Exemption" to Extend the Date by
Which Planning Applications Must be Submitted and Deemed Complete for
Processing to April 3, 2015, and to Make Minor Clarifications to the Text, City
of Gilroy Applicant
The staff report was presented by Planning Division Manager Martin who requested that
the public hearing be continued to the June 2, 2014 City Council meeting.
There were no public comments.
Motion on Item VIII.C.
Motion: to Continue the Item to the June 2, 2014 Regular Meeting
Moved by Council Member Cat Tucker, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry
Woodward.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. A Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Section 30.19.13 (b) of the Gilroy City
Code to Allow Ground Floor Offices in the Downtown Historic District Without
a Conditional Use Permit for a Period of Three (3) Years
There were no public comments.
Motion on Item IX.A.
Motion: to Adopt Ordinance 2014 -05 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy
Amending Section 30.19.13 (b) of the Gilroy City Code to Allow Ground Floor
Offices in the Downtown Historic District Without a Conditional Use Permit for a
Period of Three (3) Years
Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member
Terri Aulman.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
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B. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending Various
Provisions of Chapter 30 of the Gilroy City Code Regarding Emergency
Shelters, Supportive and Transitional Housing, Reasonable Accommodation
and Density Bonus
There were no public comments.
Motion on Item IX.B.
Motion: to Adopt Ordinance 2014 -06 Amending Various Provisions of Chapter 30
of the Gilroy City Code Regarding Emergency Shelters, Supportive and
Transitional Housing, Reasonable Accommodation and Density Bonus Moved by
Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member Cat Tucker.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
C. Introduction of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving
Zone Change Z 14-01, a Planned Unit Development Zoning Amendment to
Revise the Adopted Glen Loma Ranch Specific Plan, Filed by the Glen Loma
Corporation, 7888 Wren Avenue, Suite D -143, Gilroy, CA 95020
There were no public comments.
Motion on Item IX.C.
Motion: Approve Motion to Read the Ordinance by Title Only and Waive Further
Reading
Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member
Cat Tucker.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
City Clerk Freels read the ordinance title.
Second Motion on Item IX.C.
Motion: to Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy for a
Planned Unit Development Zoning Amendment to Revise the Glen Loma Ranch
Specific Plan for a Property Located Northeast of Santa Teresa Boulevard, West
of Greenfield Drive, and Southwest of Uvas Creek on Approximately 309 acres
Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member
Cat Tucker.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
D. Hecker Pass Specific Plan Development Phase I and Village Green Senior
Residential Community Traffic Calming Plan
The staff report was presented by Transportation Engineer Servin.
Council Member Aulman announced that she lived within 500 feet of the subject site
and would be recusing herself from deliberations on the item. She then left the dais.
There were no public comments.
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Motion on Item IX.D.
Motion: to Receive Report
Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member
Cat Tucker.
Vote: Motion carried 6- 0 -0 -1.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Dion Bracco; Council
Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore
Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
Abstain: Council Member Terri Aulman
Council Member Aulman returned to the dais.
E. Property Improvement Agreement No. 2014 -01, Hecker Pass East Cluster -
Tract 10220, Meritage Homes Corp., APN's 810 -20 -001, 003 and 007
Mayor Pro Tempore Woodward recused himself from deliberations on the item
explaining that he represented a client who was in litigation with Meritage Homes. He
then left the dais.
The staff report was presented by Public Works Director Smelser who explained that
parcel maps had been divided and new parcel numbers, and the improvement
agreement numbers were all now 810 -21, and no longer 810 -20 APN's.
There were no public comments.
Motion on Item IX.E.1
Motion: to Approve Property Improvement Agreement No. 2014 -01, Hecker Pass
East Cluster - Tract 10220, Meritage Homes Corp., APN's 810 -20 -001, 003 and 007
with amendments to APN Nos. to 810-21 -
Moved by Council Member Cat Tucker, seconded by Council Member Peter Leroe
Munoz.
Vote: Motion carried 6- 0 -0 -1.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Don Gage
Abstain: Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward
Mayor Pro Tempore Woodward returned to the dais.
F. Mesa Road Project Landscape Review, Tract 9649
The staff report was presented by Public Works Director Smelser.
There were no public comments.
Motion on Item IX.F.
Motion: to Approve Landscape Plans for Mesa Road Project, Tract 9649
Moved by Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz, seconded by Council Member
Peter Arellano.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Approval of Public Art Sculptures in Residential Developments
The staff report was presented by Recreation Director DeLeon.
There were no public comments
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Motion on Item X.A.
Motion: to Approve Proposed Public Art Sculptures for the Harvest Park
Development
Moved by Council Member Cat Tucker, seconded by Council Member Peter Leroe-
Munoz.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
Second Motion on Item X.A.
Motion: to Approve Proposed Public Art Sculptures for the Monterey Manor
Development
Moved by Council Member Peter Leroe - Munoz, seconded by Council Member Cat
Tucker.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe - Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
B. Property Improvement Agreement No. 2014 -02, Phase 1A Glen Loma Ranch,
APN's 808 -19 -016, 018 and 019
The staff report was presented by Public Works Director Smelser.
There were no public comments
Motion on Item X.B.
Motion: to Approve Property Improvement Agreement No. 2014 -02, Phase 1A
Glen Loma Ranch, APN's 808-19-016,018 and 019
Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member
Terri Aulman.
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
There were none.
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
There were none.
Council Member Tucker asked the City Administrator to look into the agriculture
mitigation policy.
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (d) of
Government Code Section 54956.9, and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 (3) (b)
One (1) Case as Defendant
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B. CONFERENCE WITH NEGOTIATOR - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11
(4)
Collective Bargaining Unit:
Local 2805, IAFF Fire Unit Representing Gilroy Fire Fighters
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City Negotiators: Thomas Haglund, City Administrator; LeeAnn McPhillips, City Human
Resources Director
Anticipated Issues(s) Under Negotiation: Wages, Hours, Benefits, Working Conditions
Memorandum of Understanding:
MOU between the City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Firefighters Local 2805
C. CONFERENCE WITH NEGOTIATOR - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 (4)
Collective Bargaining Unit: Gilroy Police Officers Association, Inc. Representing Gilroy
Police Officers City Negotiators: Thomas Haglund, City Administrator; LeeAnn
McPhillips, City Human Resources Director Anticipated Issues(s) Under Negotiation:
Wages, Hours, Benefits, Working Conditions Memorandums of Understanding: MOU
Between the City of Gilroy and Gilroy Police Officers Association, Inc.
Mayor Gage announced that the Council would not be hearing Item XIII.A.
The Council adjourned to closed session at 8:09 p.m.
Motion on Closed Session
Motion: to remain in closed session on items XIII. B and C
Vote: Motion carried 7 -0.
Yes: Council Member Peter Arellano; Council Member Terri Aulman; Council
Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Peter Leroe- Munoz; Council Member Cat
Tucker; Mayor OrojTempore Perry Woodward; Mayor Don Gage
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