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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CITY CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025 | 6:00 PM
MAYOR
Greg Bozzo
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Dion Bracco
Tom Cline
Terence Fugazzi
Zach Hilton
Carol Marques
Kelly Ramirez
CITY COUNCIL PACKET MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.cityofgilroy.org
AGENDA CLOSING TIME IS 5:00 P.M. THE TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING
COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC WILL BE TAKEN ON AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE CITY
COUNCIL. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations, including but not limited to time restrictions
for each individual speaker. **Please limit your comments to 3 minutes.** The amount of time allowed per
speaker may vary at the Mayor’s discretion depending on the number of speakers and length of the agenda.
Written comments on any agenda item may be emailed to the City Clerk’s Office at
publiccomment@cityofgilroy.org or mailed to the Gilroy City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street,
Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1 p.m. on the day of a Council meeting will
be distributed to the City Council prior to or at the meeting and available for public inspection with the agenda
packet located in the lobby of Administration at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street prior to the meeting. Any
correspondence received will be incorporated into the meeting record. Items received after the 1 p.m. deadline
will be provided to the City Council as soon as practicable. Written comments are also available on the City’s
Public Records Portal at bit.ly/3NuS1IN.
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arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance to
participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to the
meeting at (408) 846-0204 or cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org to help ensure that reasonable
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only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing held at this meeting, or in written
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within which to seek judicial review of any final administrative determination reached at this meeting is governed
by Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.
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point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the City on the advice of its legal counsel,
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post the documents before the meeting.
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The agenda for this regular meeting is outlined as follows:
1. OPENING
1.1. Call to Order
1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
1.3. Invocation
1.4. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda
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1.5. Roll Call
1.6. Orders of the Day
1.7. Employee Introductions
2. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE (Informational Only)
2.1. Recommendation by the Parks and Recreation Commission to Secure an
Architect to Design the Downtown Pop-Up Park.
2.2. Gilroy Gardens Report
3. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
3.1. PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE
AGENDA BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the
Council on matters within the Gilroy City Council’s jurisdiction but not on the
agenda. Persons wishing to address the Council are requested to complete a
Speaker’s Card located at the entrances and handed to the City Clerk. Speakers
are limited to 1 to 3 minutes each, varying at the Mayor’s discretion depending
on the number of speakers and length of the agenda. The law does not permit
Council action or extended discussion of any item not on the agenda except
under special circumstances. If Council action is requested, the Council may
place the matter on a future agenda.
Written comments to address the Council on matters not on this agenda may be
e-mailed to the City Clerk’s Office at publiccomment@cityofgilroy.org or mailed
to the Gilroy City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA
95020. Comments received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1:00 pm on the day of a
Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to or at the meeting
and available for public inspection with the agenda packet located in the lobby
of Administration at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, prior to the meeting. Any
correspondence received will be incorporated into the meeting record. Items
received after the 1:00pm deadline will be provided to the City Council as soon
as practicable. Written material provided by public members under this section
of the agenda will be limited to 10 pages in hard copy. An unlimited amount of
material may be provided electronically.
4. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco – Downtown Committee, Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers
Authority, Santa Clara Water Commission, Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water Resources
Committee, SCRWA
Council Member Fugazzi – Santa Clara Water Commission (alternate), Silicon Valley
Regional Interoperability Authority Board (alternate), SCRWA, Visit Gilroy California Welcome
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Center, VTA Mobility Partnership Committee
Council Member Marques – ABAG, Downtown Committee, Santa Clara County Library Joint
Powers Authority (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, Santa
Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, SCRWA (alternate)
Council Member Hilton – CalTrain Policy Group, Santa Clara County Expressway Plan
2040 Advisory Board (alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board, South
County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Policy Advisory Committee
Council Member Ramirez – ABAG (alternate), Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors (alternate),
Gilroy Sister Cities, Gilroy Youth Task Force (alternate), SCRWA, Santa Clara Housing and
Community Development Advisory Committee
Council Member Cline – CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Gilroy Sister Cities (alternate),
Gilroy Youth Task Force, Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Advisory Board, Silicon
Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board (alternate), Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability
Authority Board, Visit Gilroy California Welcome Center (alternate), VTA Mobility Partnership
Committee, VTA Policy Advisory Committee (alternate)
Mayor Bozzo – Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water
Resources Committee, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Board of Directors
(alternate), Santa Clara Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
(alternate)
5. BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
5.1. Interviews for Open Seats on the Youth Commission with Future Appointment
on August 4, 2025
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine
and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless
a request is made by a member of the City Council or a member of the public. Any person
desiring to speak on any item on the consent calendar should ask to have that item removed
from the consent calendar prior to the time the City Council votes to approve. If removed, the
item will be discussed in the order in which it appears.
6.1. Approve the Minutes of the June 16, 2025 Special City Council Meeting, and the
June 16, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting
6.2. Approval of the Declaration of Vehicles and Equipment as Surplus and Authorize
the Disposition of the Surplus Through Auction
6.3. Acceptance of a $275,692.08 Grant from the Department of California Highway
Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program for Driving Under the Influence
Enforcement Activities and Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Gilroy Approving a Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment
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6.4. Approval of the FY 25 Annual Evaluation Report for the Santa Clara County
Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information Associated with the
Community Rating System of the National Flood Insurance Program
6.5. Approve Notice of Acceptance of Completion, and Reduction of the Faithful
Performance and Payment Security Bonds for Property Improvement Agreement
No. 2022-03, The Cottages - Tract 10582
6.6. Approve the Final Map and Property Improvement Agreement No. 2025-02 for
Royal Way Development, Tract 10634
6.7. Approval of a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Circlepoint, Inc. for the
Gilroy Data Center Project Environmental Impact Report in the Amount of
$25,000.00 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount of $309,462.20 (Paid by
the Applicant)
6.8. Approve the Final Map for Greenfield Development, Tract 10666
6.9. Approve a Fifth Amendment to the Contract for CSG Consultants, Inc.,
Increasing the Contract Amount by $25,000, for On-Call Engineering Plan Review
and City Surveyor Services, for a Contract Total of $480,000
6.10. Claim of Nancy Cruz (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote under the
Consent Calendar shall constitute denial of the claim)
7. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
7.1. Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Cal-West Lighting & Signal
Maintenance, Inc. for Streetlight and Traffic Signal Maintenance Services
1. Staff Report:
John Doughty, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Approve the first amendment to the agreement with Cal-West Lighting &
Signal Maintenance, Inc. to add $77,196.31 for Streetlight and Traffic Signal
Maintenance Services and authorize the City Administrator to execute the
amendment and associated documents.
7.2. Award a Contract to CSG Consultants, Inc. for On-Call Engineering Plan Review
and City Surveyor Services, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028
1. Staff Report:
John Doughty, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Award a Contract to CSG Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $450,000 over
three fiscal years for engineering plan review city surveyor services and
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authorize the City Administrator to execute the agreement.
8. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
8.1. Purchase of Real Property Located at 6601 Cameron Boulevard (APN 841-84-009)
and Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY26) Budget to
Appropriate $1,185,000 for the Purchase from the Water Development Impact
Fund (435)
1. Staff Report:
Heath McMahon, Public Utilities Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Approve the purchase of real property located at 6601 Cameron
Boulevard (APN 841-84-009) for $1,185,000 and associated
transaction costs.
2. Authorize the City Administrator to execute the Purchase and Sale
Agreement and related documents.
3. Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (FY26)
budget to appropriate $1,185,000 for the purchase of the property.
8.2. Approval of Gilroy Management Association Memorandum of Understanding and
Adoption of a Resolution Approving Associated Salary Schedules for the Period
of July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2028
1. Staff Report:
LeeAnn McPhillips, Assistant City Administrator/HR Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
a. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and
Gilroy Management Association for the period July 1, 2025 - June 30,
2028.
b. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving
the July 1, 2025, July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027 salary schedules
associated with the Gilroy Management Association Memorandum of
Understanding.
8.3. Consent the Appointment of Brad Kilger (CalPERS Retired Annuitant) as the
Interim City Administrator and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the
Appointment and Employment Agreement
1. Staff Report:
Greg Bozzo, Mayor
2. Public Comment
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3. Possible Action:
a) Appoint Brad Kilger (CalPERS Retired Annuitant) as Interim City
Administrator.
b) Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving the
appointment of Brad Kilger (CalPERS Retired Annuitant) as Interim City
Administrator pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h) and
authorizing the Mayor to execute the employment agreement
9. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
10. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
11. CLOSED SESSION
11.1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54957 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11(2) Name/Title: Jimmy
Forbis, City Administrator
11.2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54957 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11(2) Name/Title: Interim
City Administrator
12. ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION
Report of any action taken in Closed Session and vote or abstention of each Council Member
if required by Government Code Section 54957.1 and GCC Section 17A.13(b); Public Report
of the vote to continue in closed session if required under GCC Section 17A.11(5).
13. ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETING DATES
August 2025
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September 2025
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October 2025
06
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