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Home My WebLink About06 01 2026 - Item 7.9 - Akemi Flynn1 Stefan Mercer From:Akemi Flynn <aflynn@amigosdeguadalupe.org> Sent:Monday, June 1, 2026 7:57 AM To:Public Comments; Mayor Greg Bozzo; Council Member Dion Bracco; Council Member Tom Cline; Council Member Terence Fugazzi; Council Member Zachary Hilton; Council Member Carol Marques; Council Member Kelly Ramirez Subject:EXTERNAL - Agenda Item 7.9 Resolution + No Staging Zone Policy Dear Mayor Bozzo, Mayor Pro Tempore Hilton, and City Councilmembers - Thank you for your leadership for the Resolution Opposing the Development of a Federal Detention Facility in South Santa Clara County on the June 1st agenda of the City Council! An ICE facility and increased enforcement is bad for business and harms our community! We would like to ask you to use this occasion to: a) Commit to participating in litigation so that Gilroy is ready to join Amicus briefs when they are ready. We need to move quickly to challenge this unlawful development. b) Introduce a related policy that will provide concrete protections for the community - “No staging” or "No enforcement” policies prohibit the use of city property for civil immigration enforcement to protect the safety and well-being of community members and City employees. Essentially, city property should be used for city purposes. We hope Gilroy will join Campbell, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose, Santa Clara County, and VTA and other jurisdictions outlined below to adopt this policy right away. Gilroy can move quickly - just as other cities have - by using the policies from the County and Cities of San Jose and Santa Clara as models. (see below) These policies were developed with thorough review by County Counsel and the San Jose City Attorney. Gilroy will benefit from this earlier work, and City Council and Gilroy administrative leaders can be assured that the policy has solid legal standing and minimizes risk. We would like to support this process. Our county-wide, cross-sector Immigrant Protection & Empowerment Network (IPEN) worked with the County BOS and City Councils in San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Campbell and the VTA Board on their policies (see below). We are also working with Mountain View right now and our goal is to have consistent policies across the county and region to provide strong protections for the community, including Gilroy. Thank you very much for your consideration and leadership for the community. Akemi Flynn (she/her) Immigrant Protection & Empowerment Network (IPEN) County-wide, cross-sector collaborative 408-504-8030 CAUTION: This email originated from an External Source. Please use proper judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding to this email. 2 Local examples of restricting use of local government property and safe site protocols : 1) Santa Clara County policy adopted 12/9/25 2) City of San Jose policy adopted 1/13/26 - City of San Jose FAQ - City of San Jose signage - CSJ Safe Site Protocols FAQ 3) City of Santa Clara policy adopted 2/3/26 - CSC webpage: KYR and Enforcement-Free Zones 4) City of Sunnyvale policy adopted 4/7/26 5) City of Campbell policy adopted 5/5/26 6) VTA policy affirmed on 5/7/26 Beyond SCC, these CA jurisdictions have also adopted similar policies:    Santa  Cruz County,  City of Santa Cruz     City of Watsonville     San Mateo County     San Francisco County     Alameda County, Oakland, Berkeley     Richmond (Contra Costa County)     LA County 