Resolution 2020-45RESOLUTION NO. 2020-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY APPROVING THE SPORTS PARK PHASE III
AMENDMENTS TO THE GILROY SPORTS PARK MASTER
PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy City Council ce1iified the Gilroy Spmis Park and
Urban Service Area Amendment (USA 98-03) Environmental Impact Repmi ("EIR") on June 7,
1999 and adopted the Gilroy Spmis Park Master Plan on that same date; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy City Council ce1iified the Gilroy Urban Service Area
Amendment (USA 98-03) Subsequent EIR on March 18, 2002, in anticipation of adoption of the
Gilroy 2020 General Plan, which proposed new General Plan land use designations on properties
outside the City-owned Spmis Park but within the proposed w-ban service area amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy City Council ce11ified the Barbe1i Urban Service
Area Amendment (USA 04-02) Subsequent EIR on December 19, 2005, for a smaller urban service
area amendment and conceptual review of a residential development south of West Luchessa
Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy City Council, at these p1ior heatings, adopted
findings pursuant to the California Enviromnental Quality Act Guidelines ("CEQA Guidelines")
Section 15091, and adopted Statements of Oveniding Considerations pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15093; and
WHEREAS, the Gilroy Sports Park Master Plan establishes a nine-phase
development plan for the Gilroy Spmis Park, and constmction of Phase I (utility improvements,
entry road, and rough grading) and Phase II (premier little league fields, parking lot, and a trail
connection to West Luchessa A venue) have been completed; and
WHEREAS, Phase III of the Gilroy Spo1is Park Master Plan includes a commercial
recreation, tent-shaped building (estimated size of 41,000 square feet) and a dual use soccer/baseball
field and parking lot; and
WHEREAS, amendments (the "Spotis Park Phase III Amendments" attached hereto
as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference) to the Gilroy Spmis Park Master Plan
have been proposed, which would accommodate constmction and leasing of an approximately
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100,000 square-foot building as part of Phase III of the Gilroy Sp01ts Pai-k to acconunodate indoor
sp01ts and other conunercial and recreational uses; and
WHEREAS, the approp1iate level of review for the Spo1ts Park Phase III
Amendments is an EIR supplemental to the three prior ce1tified EIR.s pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15163; and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2020 , the Planning Commission reviewed and considered
the Spo1ts Park Phase III Amendments and a Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Repo1t (the
"SEIR") for the Spo1ts Park Phase III Amendments; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2020, the City Council reviewed and considered the Spo1ts
Park Phase III Amendments and the SEIR and ce1tified the SEIR as having been completed in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby approve the Spo1ts Park Phase
III Amendments to the Gilroy Sp01ts Park Master Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15 th day of June, 2020, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BLANKLEY, LEROE-MUNOZ, MARQUES,
TOVAR,TUCKERandVELASCO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BRACCO R D_:_
Roland Velasco, Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-45
I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2020-45 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 15 th day of June, 2020, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
Gilroy this I 5th da of June, 2020.
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)