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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 4, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaAugust 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 1 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA CITY CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA 95020 MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 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. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will make reasonable 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 arrangements can be made. If you challenge any planning or land use decision made at this meeting in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing held at this meeting, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Please take notice that the time 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. A Closed Session may be called during this meeting pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the City on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org subject to the Staff’s ability to August 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 2 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting post the documents before the meeting. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, task forces, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, TO RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION STAFF AT (408) 846-0204. If you need assistance with translation and would like to speak during public comment, please contact the City Clerk a minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting at 408-846-0204 or e-mail the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org. Si necesita un intérprete durante la junta y gustaría dar un comentario público, comuníquese con el Secretario de la Ciudad un mínimo de 72 horas antes de la junta al 408- 846-0204 o envíe un correo electrónico a la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad a cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org. To access written translation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code or click this link: Para acceder a la traducción durante la reunión, por favor escanee el código QR o haga clic en el enlace: bit.ly/3FBiGA0 Choose Language and Click Attend | Seleccione su lenguaje y haga clic en asistir Use a headset on your phone for audio or read the transcript on your device. Use sus auriculares para escuchar el audio o leer la transcripción en el dispositivo. 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 August 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 3 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting 1.5. Roll Call 1.6. Orders of the Day 1.7. Employee Introductions 2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards 2.1. Centennial Wineries Proclamation 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 Center, VTA Mobility Partnership Committee Council Member Marques – ABAG, Downtown Committee, Santa Clara County Library Joint August 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 4 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting 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. 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. 5.1. Approve the Minutes of the July 24, 2025 Special Closed Session City Council Meeting, and the July 28, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6.1. Consideration of the Report of Abatement of Weeds and Refuse Within the City of Gilroy and Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the Imposition of Assessment Liens Against the Land 1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications 2. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director 3. Open Public Hearing 4. Close Public Hearing 5. Possible Action: Adopt a resolution allowing the assessment of fees, minus any qualifying objections, as reported by the Santa Clara County Weed Abatement August 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 5 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting Program. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7.1. Appointment of Members to the Youth Commission 1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: Council appoint members to fill available seats on the Gilroy Youth Commission. 8. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS 8.1. Update on the Consolidated FY26 Annual Sidewalk Replacement Project No. 25- PW-296 and Consideration of Minor Modifications and Clarifications on the Council-Approved Sidewalk Replacement Program and Adopt a Budget Amendment Resolution to Appropriate $1.0 million of Unspent Funds from Prior Years for the Project 1. Staff Report: John Doughty, Public Works Director 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: 1. Receive report on recommended repair locations as part of the Consolidated FY26 Sidewalk Replacement Project (No. 25-PW-296); 2. Adopt a budget amendment resolution to appropriate $1.0 million of unspent funds from prior fiscal years for the project, from the Sidewalk Repair Reserve Fund (200); and 3. Consider recommended revisions to the August 5, 2024 Sidewalk Replacement Program. 8.2. Initial Direction and Scope of Tobacco and Smoking Control Ordinance Update and Potential Moratorium 1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: Council provide direction regarding its desired revisions to the Smoking Control Ordinance, if any. 8.3. Six-Month Update on the Gilroy Police Department Therapy Dog Program 1. Staff Report: August 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 6 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting Ken Binder, Interim Police Chief 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: Receive the Gilroy Police Department's six-month update on the therapy dog program and provide direction on the program's future. 8.4. Introduce an Ordinance Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Building Codes with Amendments, and Set a Public Hearing on August 18, 2025, for Adoption of the Ordinance 1. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: 1. Move to read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading. 2. Introduce an ordinance amending Sections 6.1, 6.6, and 6.7 of Chapter 6 of the Gilroy Municipal Code adopting by reference the 2025 California Building Code, 2025 California Residential Code, 2025 California Electrical Code, 2025 California Mechanical Code, 2025 California Plumbing Code, 2025 California Energy Code, 2025 California Historical Building Code, 2025 California Existing Building Code, 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, and 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, with amendments. 3. Set a public hearing on August 18, 2025, for the adoption of the ordinance, pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.3. 8.5. Introduce an Ordinance Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Fire Codes with Amendments, and Set a Public Hearing on August 18, 2025, for Adoption of the Ordinance 1. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: 1. Move to read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading. 2. Introduce an ordinance amending Sections 10.9 and 10.10 of Chapter 10 of the Gilroy Municipal Code adopting by reference the 2025 California Fire Code and 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, with amendments. 3. Set a public hearing on August 18, 2025, for the adoption of the ordinance, pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.3. August 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 7 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting 8.6. Approval of Gilroy Police Officers Association Memorandum of Understanding and Adoption of Resolution Approving 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: 1. Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy amending the budgets for FY 26 and FY 27 to implement the terms of the Gilroy Police Officers Association Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for FY 26 and 27, appropriating proposed expenditure amendments, and authorizing the inclusion of appropriate funds in the future FY 28 budget for salary and benefit expenditures related to the implementation of the MOU. 2. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Police Officers Association for the period July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2028. 3. 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 Police Officers Association Memorandum of Understanding. 8.7. Approval of the July 1, 2025, July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027 Salary Schedules for Full-time/Unrepresented/Exempt/Mid-Management and Appointed Employees, Part-Time/Temporary/Unrepresented/Exempt Employees, and Full- Time/Unrepresented/At-Will/Department Head Employees 1. Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Assistant City Administrator/HR Director 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: 1. Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy of the City of Gilroy approving the July 1, 2025, July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027 salary schedules for Full- Time/Unrepresented/Confidential/Exempt/Mid-Management Employees and Full-Time/Unrepresented/Exempt/Mid- Management/Appointed Employees 2. Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy of the City of Gilroy approving the July 1, 2025, July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027 salary schedules for Part-Time/Temporary/Unrepresented/At- Will/Exempt Employees 3. Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy of the City of Gilroy approving the July 1, 2025, July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027 August 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 8 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting salary schedules for Full-Time/Unrepresented/Exempt/At- Will/Department Head Employees 9. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS 10. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS 11. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETING DATES August 2025 18 City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. September 2025 08 15 City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. October 2025 06 20 City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. Meetings are webstreamed on the City of Gilroy’s website at gilroy.city/meetings.