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CITY OF GILROY
ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 | 6:30 PM
CITY CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA 95020
Chair: Melanie Reynission Vice Chair: Ruben Dario Villa
Commissioners: Camille McCormack, Adilene Moreno, Steven Porter, Steven Taylor &
Wendy Zamora
Staff Liaison: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator
Kylie Katsuyoshi, Management Analyst Trainee
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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
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Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City of Gilroy Arts and Culture Commission
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 post the documents before the meeting.
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Arts and Culture Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 2 May 13, 2025 | 6:30 PM
Secretary BEFORE the Commission takes action on the item.
The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. SECRETARY'S REPORT
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
6. OLD BUSINESS
6.1. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Work Plan
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1. Presentation of the Preferred Option for the Civic Center Master Plan
Update
8. GILROY ART-RELATED COMMUNITY EVENT UPDATES
9. COMMISSION COMMENTS
10. STAFF COMMENTS
11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
12. ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETING DATES
June 10, 2025 – Gilroy City Council Chambers – 6:30 PM
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City of Gilroy
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item Title:Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Work Plan
Meeting Date:May 13, 2025
From: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator
Department:Administration
STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS:Not Applicable
RECOMMENDATION
Commissioners and sub-committees update the Commission on plans and progress of
workplan items.
BACKGROUND
At the February 11, 2025 regular meeting of the Arts and Culture Commission
(Commission), the Commission adopted a work plan for FY26 and FY27. At their
regular meeting on March 11, 2025, the Commission further refined the work plan and
appointed committees. The work plan is attached to this staff report.
ANALYSIS
This will be an ongoing agenda item to discuss the work plan items, and to receive
updates from any commissioner or committee.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
This item was first discussed at the February 11, 2025 regular meeting of the
Commission. This item was on the publicly posted agenda for this meeting, and has
been discussed at each Commission meeting since the first date mentioned above.
Attachments:
1. Arts and Culture Commission Workplan - FY26 and FY27
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2026 and 2027 Arts and Culture Commission Work Plan
Project Name Work Lead
Commissioner
Sub-Committee
Members
City Council
Priority Status
For the Love of Gilroy
Event
Continue the successful pilot program into
an annual event each year.
Reynisson, Villa, Porter N/A
Multicultural Community
Days
Explore hosting an event series featuring
arts and culture presentations and displays
of various cultures in the community,
consisting of up to two events per fiscal
year as a pilot program.
Zamora, Reynisson, Taylor Neighborhood
Equity
Fundraising Gala Explore the opportunity to host a
fundraising gala, aiming at one event
during the workplan period.
Taylor, Reynisson,
McCormack
Financial Resilience
Update the Arts and
Culture Strategic Plan
Update the strategic plan to identify
strategies and goals for Gilroy's arts and
culture into the future.
Villa, Zamora, Porter Neighborhood
Equity
Public Art Resource
Document
Explore the viability of creating a public art
resource document for future
development, in conjunction with the
Community Development Department.
N/A Neighborhood
Equity
Updated April 9, 2025
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