Resolution 2020-14RESOLUTION NO. 2020-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY APPROVING THE GILROY 2040 GENERAL
PLAN POLICY TEXT AS REVISED FOR PURPOSES OF
DEFINING THE PROJECT TO BE EVALUATED IN THE
DRAFTENVIRONMENATL IMPACT REPORT
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65300 mandates that each city and county
adopt "a comprehensive, long-tenn general plan" for '~he physical development of the county
or city, and any land outs ide its boundaries which bears relation to its planning"; and
WHEREAS, on May 21 , 2012, the City Council authorized the preparation of a new
General Plan for the city of Gilroy; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appointed the General Plan Advisory Committee
(GPAC) to gu ide the preparation of the new General Plan; and
WHEREAS; on January 23 , 2020, the GPAC completed preparation of the Gilroy
2040 General Plan Policy Text for reconunendation to the Planning Conunission and City
Council; and
WHEREAS; the General Plan Policy Text contains the goals and policies that will
guide future dec isions within the city and identifies implementation progra ms designed to
support the achievement of the goals and polic ies in the General, and
WHEREAS ; on Febrnary 6, 2020 the Planning Conunission of the City of Gilroy
r ecommended approval of the General Plan Policy T ext, as revised, to the City Council; and
WHEREAS; the City Council held a duly noticed meeting on March 16, 2 020 at which
time the City Council considered public testimony a nd the staff report dated Ma re h 16, 2 0 2 0.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy
hereby approves the Gilroy 2040 General Plan Policy Text, included here as exhibit A , as revised
for purposes of defining the "project " to be evaluated in the draft environmental impact report.
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-14
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of March , 2020 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: BLANKLEY, BRACCO, LEROE-MUNOZ,
MARQUES, TOY AR, TUCKER and VELASCO
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-14
I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2020-14 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 held on
Council held on the 16th day of March, 2020, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WllNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the l (j ilroy this 16° day of March, 2020.
(Seal)