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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CITY CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 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.
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are available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org subject to the Staff’s ability to
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post the documents before the meeting.
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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.
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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.
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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. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards
2.1. Recognition of Aryan Ganesh, STEM Winner at the Santa Clara County 2024
Synopsys Championship Science Fair
2.2. National Emergency Management Awareness Month Proclamation
2.3. Resource Parent Appreciation Month
3. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE (Informational Only)
4. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
4.1. 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.
5. 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
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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
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)
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. Acceptance of Cash and Investment Report as of June 30, 2025
6.2. Approve the minutes of the August 4, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting
6.3. Adopt and Issue Publicly the Report Entitled City of Gilroy Transition from At-
Large to By-District Elections: Adopted Map Final Report Pursuant to Elections
Code Section 21130(f)
7. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
7.1. Award a contract to Griffin Structures, Inc. for Construction Management with
Master Architectural Services for the Santa Teresa Fire Station Design-Build
Project
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1. Staff Report:
John Doughty, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Award a contract to Griffin Structures, Inc. in the amount of
$1,108,300 and Reimbursable Costs in the amount of $54,700, with a
total project cost of $1,163,000 for Construction Management with
Master Architectural Services for the Santa Teresa Fire Station
Design-Build Project; and
2. Authorize the Interim City Administrator to execute the agreement and
all other related documents.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.1. Adopt an Ordinance Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Building Codes
with Amendments
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 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.
8.2. Adopt an Ordinance Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Fire Codes with
Amendments
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:
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Adopt an ordinance amending Sections 10.9 and 10.10 of Chapter 10 of the
Gilroy Municipal Code adopting by reference the 2025 California Wildland-
Urban Interface Code and 2025 California Fire Code, with amendments.
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9.1. Mobile Food Vending on Private Property - Pilot Program Clarification
1. Staff Report:
Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council provide clarification regarding food truck prohibitions on private
property along Monterey Road.
10. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
10.1. Creation of an Ice Center Ad Hoc Committee
1. Staff Report:
Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council create a Gilroy Ice Center ad hoc committee.
11. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
14. CLOSED SESSION
14.1. THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957; Gilroy City Code Chapter 17 A
Consultation with Gilroy Police Department and Interim Chief Ken Binder Gilroy
City Code Section 17 A.11 (1)
14.2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to GC Sec.
54956.8 and GCC Sec. 17 A.8
Property: Gilroy Gardens Theme Park, 3050 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy, CA
(APN's: 810-17-024, 810-17-026, 810-17-029, 810-17-030, 810-17-031, 810-18-002,
810-18-013, 810-19-005, 810-19-007, 810-19-010, 810-19-011, 810-19-014)
Negotiators: Brad Kilger, Interim City Administrator; Victoria Valencia, Economic
Development Manager
Other Party to Negotiations: Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, LLC Under
Negotiations: Price and terms of payment for sale or lease.
15. ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION
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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).
16. ADJOURNMENT