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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CITY CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 | 6:00 PM
MAYOR
Greg Bozzo
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Dion Bracco
Tom Cline
Terence Fugazzi
Zach Hilton
Carol Marques
Kelly Ramirez
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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
1.5. Roll Call
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1.6. Orders of the Day
1.7. Employee Introductions
2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards
2.1. Presentation of Retirement Proclamation to Randy Carpenter
2.2. Presentation of Retirement Proclamation to Jason Smith
2.3. Proclamation Declaring May 2025 as Affordable Housing Month
2.4. Proclamation Declaring May 2025 as Building Safety Month
3. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE (Informational Only)
4. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
4.1. Youth Commission Annual Presentation
4.2. 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.
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
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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
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. Approval of the Action Minutes of the April 21, 2025 City Council Special Meeting
and the April 21, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
6.2. Gilroy Museum's Request for Commission Approval to Transfer $1,985.04 in
Interest Income from the Gilroy Museum Endowment Trust to the Museum
Donations Fund
6.3. Approval of a Notice of Acceptance of Completion for the Gourmet Alley
Improvement Project 24-PW-287 and Approval of a Final Contract Amount of
$3,473,203.90
6.4. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
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Gilroy Amending Chapter 16.6-1(p) Cardroom, Table Restrictions
6.5. Claim of Roselyn Bowers (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote
under the Consent Calendar shall constitute denial of the claim)
6.6. Claim of Tony Romero Huerta III (The City Administrator recommends a "yes"
vote under the Consent Calendar shall constitute denial of the claim)
6.7. Claim of Miriam Villarial Luna (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote
under the Consent Calendar shall constitute denial of the claim)
7. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
7.1. Award a contract to William Duff Architects, Inc. for Fire Station Renovations
Architectural Services in the Amount of $243,076.
1. Staff Report: John Doughty, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Award a contract to William Duff Architects, Inc. in the amount of
$243,076.
2. Authorize the City Administrator to execute the agreement and all
other related documents.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.1. Appeal of the Planning Commission's Determination for Architectural and Site
Review and Variance Application for Removal of an Existing 35-foot Monopole
and Installation of a 65-foot Monopole and Related Equipment Located at 401
First Street, Application No. AS 24-14 and V 24-01
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:
Staff recommends that the City Council grant the appeal of the Planning
Commission’s 3-3 tie vote, which resulted in denial of variance application V
24-01 and Architectural and site review application AS 24-14, and approve
AS 24-14 and V 24-01 to allow the removal of an existing 35-foot monopole
and installation of a 65-foot monopole and related equipment located at 401
First Street, APN 790-32-004.
8.2. Hold the Fifth Public Hearing Regarding the City's Transition from an At-Large to
a District-Based Elections System for the Purpose of Receiving the
Demographer’s Presentation on the Transition Process, the Information
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Received Regarding Communities of Interest in the City, the Possible Contours
of Six Districts, the Drawing of Maps by Redistricting Partners, the Review of
Maps Submitted on the City’s Website and by Other Means, and the Presentation
of Legally Compliant Draft Maps to the City Council for the Six New Districts, as
well as the Order of Elections for the 2026 and 2028 Elections
1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
2. Staff Report: Andy Faber, City Attorney
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Hold a Public Hearing and receive public input and a presentation from the
City of Gilroy's consulting Demographer, Redistricting Partners, regarding
the process and criteria for establishing boundaries for district elections
pursuant to the California Voting Rights Act for the City Council. This could
include discussion of the following topics:
1. The Communities of Interest within the City that should define the
boundaries and composition of districts.
2. Review of additional draft maps submitted by Redistricting Partners
and the public, including requests for changes to existing draft maps
or requests to prepare new draft maps.
3. Provide direction regarding the final draft map for adoption at a Public
Hearing on May 19, 2025.
4. Consideration of the Order of Elections, that is, which three districts
will be on the ballot in 2026, and which three districts will be on the
2028 ballot.
5. Consideration of the period of time candidates for City Council must
be residents and electors of the district in which they seek election
prior to filing their nomination papers and declaring their intent to run.
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9.1. Food Truck Ordinance Update
1. Staff Report: Victoria Valencia, Economic Development Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Receive the report, review the proposed amendments to Chapter 16A
Article II, and provide direction.
2. Adopt a resolution for a pilot program allowing food trucks to operate
in specified downtown zones (Fifth Street Lot, portions of Eigleberry
Street, and/or designated parking lots adjacent to Gourmet Alley),
subject to the regulations identified herein.
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10. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
10.1. Receive Draft Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2025-2030
Consolidated Plan and Program Year (PY) 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan and
Provide Direction on PY 2025-2026 Funding Allocations
1. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Receive report and public comments on the draft CDBG 2025-2030
Consolidated Plan and PY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan.
2. Provide direction on CDBG PY 2025-2026 funding allocations.
11. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
12.1. Santa Teresa Fire Station/Fire Service Update
12.2. Sharks Ice Update
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
14. CLOSED SESSION
14.1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to GC Sec.
54956.8 and GCC Sec. 17A.8
Property: 7257 Monterey Street (APN 799-09-059)
Negotiators: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator; Sharon Goei, Community
Development Director
Other Party to Negotiations: RIG I LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
14.2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT: Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54957 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11(2)
Name/Title: Police Chief
15. 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).
16. ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETING DATES
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May 2025
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Budget Study Session - 6:00 p.m.
City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
June 2025
02
16
City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
July 2025
28 City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
Meetings are webstreamed on the City of Gilroy’s website at gilroy.city/meetings.