HomeMy WebLinkAboutAMENDED February 9, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting AgendaFebruary 9, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 1 of 7 City Council
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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETINGAMENDED
AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 7351
ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA 95020
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026 | 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
*The staff report for item 6.2 has been amended.
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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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STAFF AT (408) 846-0204.
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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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846-0204 o envíe un correo electrónico a la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad
a 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. Roll Call
1.3. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda
1.4. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.5. Invocation
1.6. Orders of the Day
1.7. Employee Introductions
2.PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
2.1. 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.
3.REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco – 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 – Gilroy Sister Cities, 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 – ABAG, CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Santa Clara County
Expressway Plan 2040 Advisory Board (alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA
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Board, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Policy Advisory Committee
Council Member Ramirez – ABAG (alternate), Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors (alternate),
Cities Association of Santa Clara County, Gilroy Youth Task Force (alternate), Santa Clara
Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation
Board, 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), Cities Association of Santa Clara County (alternate)
4.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.
4.1. Approve the minutes of the January 26, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting
4.2. Authorization for Council Member Travel to the League of California Cities 2026
City Leaders Summit
4.3. Award a Three-year On-call Services Contract to Maggiora Bros Drilling, Inc. for
Water Well and Pump Station Services for $420,000, with an Option to Extend for
Two Additional One-year Terms Subject to City Administrator Review and
Approval for $150,000/Year
4.4. Approve an Amendment to the Land Management Software Agreement with
Tyler Technologies for the Environmental Health Suite and Fire Prevention
Mobile Software and Three Years of Annual Maintenance and License Fees in the
Amount of $130,054
4.5. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Declaring Weeds a
Nuisance
4.6. Acceptance of the Cash and Investment Report as of December 31, 2025
5.PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.1. Consider Extending the Urgency Interim Ordinance Prohibiting the Issuance of
Tobacco Retailer Permits Citywide for a Period of Ten (10) Months and Fifteen
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(15) Days
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:
1.Determine this action is exempt from environmental review under
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines;
2.Direct the City Clerk to read the ordinance extending the Urgency
Interim Ordinance by title only and to waive further reading;
3.Review, approve and issue the 10-day report as required by
Government Code Section 65858(d) for the extension of the Urgency
Interim Ordinance; and
4.Adopt an ordinance extending the Urgency Interim Ordinance to
prohibit the issuance or approval of any new Tobacco Retailer Permit
Citywide for an additional ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days, with
the associated findings.
6.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6.1. Receive an Update and Provide Direction Regarding Transient Occupancy Tax
(TOT) Rate Increase Ballot Measure for the November 2026 Election
1.Staff Report:
Harjot Sangha, Finance Director
2.Public Comment
3.Possible Action:
1.Receive the update;
2.Direct staff to pursue a general-purpose TOT rate ballot measure;
3.Determine whether to conduct a community survey to gauge support;
4.Provide feedback on drafting the “Ballot Question”; and
5.Direct staff to pursue a not-to-exceed tax rate structure and determine
the not-to-exceed tax rate.
6.2. Appointment of Planning Commissioner to Fill One (1) Remaining Open Seat and
Selection and Appointment of Library Commissioner to Fill One (1) New Vacancy
1.Staff Report:
Kim Mancera, City Clerk
2.Public Comment
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3.Possible Action:
1.Appoint Payman Khodabandeh to the Planning Commission to fill the
existing vacancy; and
2.Select one of the two remaining candidates for appointment to the
Library Commission to fill the new vacancy.
7.INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
7.1. Abatement of Sixth Street Temporary Encampment on APN: 841-18-089
1.Staff Report:
Scot Smithee, Interim Police Chief
2.Public Comment
3.Possible Action:
Provide direction to staff regarding how the City should proceed with the
Sixth Street temporary encampment, located on City-owned property (APN:
841-18-089) on the south side of Sixth Street, west of Camino Arroyo Drive,
including one of the following options:
1. Direct staff to proceed with immediate abatement of the encampment,
affirming uniform enforcement of Ordinance No. 2023-07, establishing
Chapter 5 of the Gilroy City Code, banning the use of certain areas of public
right-of-way as sleeping or living accommodations; OR
2. Adopt a resolution suspending enforcement of Gilroy City Code Chapter
5 for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days, authorizing the City to
continue to provide sanitation-related services (portable restrooms and solid
waste removal) to the temporary encampment during the suspension and
abating the said encampment after the suspension period.
7.2. Pilot Below Market Rate (BMR) Preservation Program Update and Overall BMR
Housing Program Overview
1.Staff Report:
Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2.Public Comment
3.Possible Action:
Receive a report on the Pilot Below Market Rate (BMR) Preservation
Program and an overview of the BMR Housing Program.
8.FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
8.1. Request to Reopen the Wayland Parking Lot at Las Animas Veterans' Park
1.Staff Report:
Bryce Atkins, Deputy Director of Community Development
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2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council consideration of a future agenda item regarding the potential
reopening of the Wayland Parking Lot at the Las Animas Veterans' Park.
9. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
10. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
11. ADJOURNMENT