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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026 | 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. 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. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards
2.1. Proclamation for Earth Day and Arbor Day
3. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE (Informational Only)
4. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
4.1. Sister Cities Annual Presentation
4.2. Visit Gilroy Annual Presentation
4.3. 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. Approve the minutes of the March 25, 2026 and April 2, 2026 City Council Special
Study Sessions, the April 4, 2026 Coffee with the Mayor, and the April 6, 2026
City Council Regular Meeting
6.2. Approve a School Resource Officer Memorandum of Understanding for Fiscal
Year 2026-2027
6.3. Approve the Second Amendment for HydroScience Design Services Contract for
Water Utility Improvements to increase by $175,395, for a New Total Not-to-
exceed Amount of $1,112,985
6.4. Resolution of Intention to Renew the Gilroy Tourism Business Improvement
District (GTBID)
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6.5. Approval of a Purchasing Contract With RDO Equipment Co. of Hayward in the
Amount of $104,967 for the Purchase of a Vermeer BC1500 Wood Chipper Under
a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Sourcewell, Contract# 010925-VRM
6.6. Approval of the Gilroy Tourism Business Improvement District (GTBID) Annual
Reports as Submitted by Visit Gilroy/Gilroy Welcome Center for the Period of
January 1, 2022 Through December 31, 2025
6.7. Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Dewberry Engineers Inc.
to Add $187,766.15 for the Design of the Lions Creek Trail and Santa Teresa
Blvd/Day Rd East Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements and Adopt a Budget
Amendment Resolution for CIP Project No. 800270
6.8. Approval of a Purchasing Contract With Papé Machinery of Gilroy in the Amount
of $352,595 for the Purchase of a John Deere 320 P-Tier Backhoe Loader, a John
Deere 60 P-Tier Compact Excavator, and a TKT24LP Tilt Trailer Under a
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Sourcewell, Contract# 011723-JDC and
092922-TKI
6.9. Consent the City Administrator's Recommendation to Appoint Cindy Murphy to
the Department Head Position of Finance Director
6.10. Claim of Farmers Insurance Exchange a/s/o Armando Flores (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 Two-Year Contract to Hello Housing to Administer the City's Below
Market Rate Housing Program with Three, One-Year Extension Options in a Total
Amount Not to Exceed $973,689 and Adopt a Resolution Amending the Budget in
the Housing Trust and Los Arroyos Funds
1. Staff Report:
Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Award a contract to Hello Housing to administer the Below Market
Rate (BMR) Housing Program from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028,
with three, one-year extension options, and authorize the City
Administrator to execute the contract and associated documents; and
2. Adopt the resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to
increase appropriations in the Housing Trust Fund by $6,240 and the
Los Arroyos Fund by $5,760 for the Fiscal Year 2027 services of this
contract.
7.2. Award a contract to 17 Mile Construction in the amount of $198,900 for tenant
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improvements at 641 Old Gilroy St (Jessup Property); Approve a project
contingency of $19,100, and Approve a total project expenditure of $218,000
1. Staff Report:
Karl Bjarke, Interim Public Utilities Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Award a Public Works contract in the amount of $198,900 to 17 Mile
Construction for the tenant improvement project at 641 Old Gilroy St.;
2. Approve a project contingency of $19,100 for a total project
authorization of $218,000; and
3. Authorize the City Administrator to execute the contract documents
and approve any future change orders within the project contingency.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.1. Public Hearing to Establish a List of Properties Subject to the Weed Abatement
Program and Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Fire Chief to Abate the
Nuisance Arising Out of Weeds Growing and Refuse Accumulating Upon
Property in the City of Gilroy Pursuant to Section 12.51 of the Gilroy Code
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 a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy authorizing the
Fire Chief to abate the nuisance arising out of weeds growing and refuse
accumulating upon property in the City of Gilroy, pursuant to Section 12.51
of the Gilroy City Code.
8.2. Amend Chapter 15, Section 15.11 of the Gilroy City Code by Adding Reference to
California Vehicle Code Section 22358 et seq. Allowing the City Council to
Reduce Prima Facie Speed Limits in School Zones from 25 mph to 15 mph or 20
mph per Assembly Bill 382
1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
2. Staff Report:
John Doughty, Public Works Director
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
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5. Possible Action:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing;
2. Introduce and waive the first reading of the Ordinance amending
Chapter 15, Section 15.11 of the Gilroy City Code adding reference to
California Vehicle Code Section 22358 et seq. allowing the City
Council to reduce prima facie speed limits in school zones from 25
mph to 15 mph or 20 mph per Assembly Bill 382;
3. Direct staff to place the Ordinance for adoption at the May 18, 2026
meeting; and
4. Adopt a resolution approving a budget amendment adding $150,000
from Fund 220 (Vehicle Registration Fee) to Capital Project Number
801120 (Citywide Safety Improvements).
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9.1. Receive an Update on Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Services Cost
Escalation and Service Delivery Evaluation, and Approval of a Two-year
Agreement with the Santa Clara County Communications Department for EMD
services, in the Amount of $170,256 for Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY27) and $329,803
in FY28
1. Staff Report:
Jennifer Fortino, Management Analyst
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Receive an update; and
2. Approve a two-year agreement with Santa Clara County
Communications Department for Emergency Medical Dispatch
services, in the amount of $170,256 in FY 27 and $329,803 in FY 28,
and authorize the City Administrator to execute the contract and
associated documents.
10. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
10.1. Approve the Establishment of a City Council Homelessness Ad Hoc
Subcommittee and Appoint up to Three City Councilmembers to Serve on the
Subcommittee, and Provide Direction on the Homebase Proposal and Option
1. Staff Report:
Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
1. Approve the establishment of a City Council Homelessness Ad Hoc
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Subcommittee and appoint up to three City Councilmembers to serve
on the Subcommittee; and
2. Proceed with the Homebase proposal and option of facilitation of six
(6) monthly meetings with four (4) virtual and two (2) in-person
meetings.
11. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
11.1. Request to Consider Amending City Zoning Code Section 30.41.31 regarding
Performance Standards for Commercial and Industrial Noise Impacting
Residentially Zoned Properties (FAIR Memo - Hilton)
1. Staff Report:
Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council consideration of a future agenda item directing staff to amend
Zoning Code Section 30.14.31 (Specific provisions – Noise).
12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
14. ADJOURNMENT