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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 17, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaNovember 17, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 1 of 7 City Council Regular Meeting CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA CITY CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA 95020 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 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 November 17, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 2 of 7 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. Roll Call 1.3. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda 1.4. Pledge of Allegiance November 17, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 3 of 7 City Council Regular Meeting 1.5. Invocation 1.6. Orders of the Day 1.7. Employee Introductions 2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards 2.1. Open Government Week Proclamation 3. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL 3.1. Annual Presentation by the Planning Commission 3.2. 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 November 17, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 4 of 7 City Council Regular Meeting 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. 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 November 3, 2025 City Council Study Session and the November 3, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting 5.2. Authorization to Deaccession Artifacts from the Collection Managed by the Gilroy Museum 5.3. Acceptance of the Cash and Investment Report as of September 30, 2025 5.4. Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending Chapter 30, Article LIV of the Gilroy City Code Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units (Z 25-02) 5.5. Claim of Curtis Crackel (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote under the Consent Calendar shall constitute denial of the claim) 5.6. Claims of Yolanda Alanis and Tony Jose Alanis (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote under the Consent Calendar shall constitute denial of November 17, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 5 of 7 City Council Regular Meeting the claims) 5.7. Consider the Approval of Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to Proceed with a Habitat Plan Amendment 6. BIDS AND PROPOSALS 6.1. Award Two Opioid Remediation Grants, not-to-exceed $118,675 to Carry the Vision and $118,676 to Youth Alliance, for Opioid Remediation Services; Adopt a Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget in the Opioid Settlement Fund by $237,352; and Authorize the City Administrator to Negotiate and Execute Final Grant Agreements 1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: Council: 1. Award two opioid remediation grants, reimbursement-based and not to exceed $118,675 to Carry the Vision and $118,676 to Youth Alliance, for opioid remediation services; 2. Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget in the Opioid Settlement Fund by $237,352; and 3. Authorize the City Administrator to negotiate and execute final grant agreements. 6.2. Award the Interim Aquatics Center Operator Contract to Swan Swimming, LLC for an Amount Not to Exceed $266,662 and Authorize the City Administrator to Complete Negotiations and Execute the Agreement 1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: Award the interim aquatics center operator contract to Swan Swimming, LLC for an amount not to exceed $266,662 and authorize the City Administrator to complete negotiations and execute the agreement. 7. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS 7.1. Introduce for First Reading by Title Only An Ordinance to Amend Board and Commission Terms and Appointment Processes 1. Staff Report: Kim Mancera, City Clerk 2. Public Comment November 17, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 6 of 7 City Council Regular Meeting 3. Possible Action: 1. It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance extending the current terms of all Board and Commission members whose terms are set to expire in even-numbered years by one year, thereby aligning all future term expirations with odd-numbered years; 2. Motion to read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading of the ordinance; and 3. Introduce the ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy to reflect all future terms will expire in odd-numbered years. 7.2. Receive Budget Report for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY26) and Adopt a Budget Amendment Resolution 1. Staff Report: Harjot Sangha, Finance Director 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: 1. Receive Budget Report for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY26); and 2. Adopt a budget amendment resolution. 8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS 9. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS 10. CLOSED SESSION 10.1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.8 Property: 7491 Railroad Street, APN 841-06-001 Negotiators: LeeAnn McPhillips, Assistant City Administrator, Administrative Services & Human Resources Director/Risk Manager; Sharon Goei, Community Development Director; Victoria Valencia, Economic Development Manager Under Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment for Purchase and/or Lease 10.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Paragraph (4) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 Subdivision (3): One Case 11. 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). November 17, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 7 of 7 City Council Regular Meeting 12. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETING DATES December 2025 08 City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. January 2026 05 26 City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. February 2026 09 23 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.