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Home My WebLink About2021-12-13 City Council Special Meeting Action MinutesDRAFT1 City Council Special Meeting Minutes 1213/2021 City of Gilroy City Council Special Meeting Minutes December 13, 2021 I.OPENING A.Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by Mayor Blankley 1.Pledge of Allegiance Council Member Armendáriz led the pledge of allegiance. 2.Invocation None. 3.City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda City Clerk Pham declared the posting of the agenda. Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Marie Blankley Mayor Present Rebeca Armendáriz Council Member Present Dion Bracco Council Member Present Zach Hilton Council Member Absent Peter Leroe-Muñoz Council Member Present Carol Marques Council Member Present Fred Tovar Council Member Present B.Orders of the Day There were none. C.Employee Introductions City Administrator Jimmy Forbis introduced Andrea Yanez, new Permit Technician,Lisa Hernandez, new Office Assistant, and Cindy McCormick, promoted toCustomer Service Manager from Senior Planner. II.CEREMONIAL ITEMS A.Proclamations, Awards and Presentations There were none. DRAFT City Council Special Meeting Minutes December 10, 2021 Page 2 of 6 III. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL Mayor Blankley opened the public comment period. The following speaker spoke on items not on the agenda: Teresa Perez requested an update on the timeline of the installation and implementation of the equipment that will allow hybrid meetings for members of the public to participate via online. She also requested an update on the South County Youth Task Force. Being no further public comment, Mayor Blankley closed public comment. 1. Annual Presentation from the Personnel Commission Personnel Commissioner Catherine Cummins provided a presentation about the board's annual accomplishments. Council accepted the report. IV. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Council Member Bracco had no report. Council Member Armendáriz reported on the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority noting the board is working to reach its gas reduction goals and replace power from Diablo Canyon set to close by 2026. She also noted that she attended the Historic Heritage Commission and that they are continuing to work on the work plan. She notified about two upcoming events: a health fair at the Neon Exchange on January 14th, and a Fentanyl Town Hall on January 18th at Old City Hall at 6 P.M. Council Member Marques reported on the Downtown Business Association noting that they were able to provide power to some of their buildings and they should be online in June at the latest. She also reported that new street benches from Jeff Orth were installed on the west side of Monterey Road between 5th and 6th Street. Council Member Tovar had no report. Council Member Leroe-Muñoz had no report. Mayor Blankley reported that the Gilroy Sister Cities Association is still engaging with Takko Machi, Japan, via Zoom. She also reported that Cities Association of Santa Clara had a one-on-one meeting with the upcoming chairperson for 2022, San Jose Vice Mayor Charles "Chappie" Jones, who shared his three priorities are local control, elected officials use of social media, and matters of racial and social justice. V. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS None. DRAFTCity Council Special Meeting Minutes December 10, 2021 Page 3 of 6 VI.CONSENT CALENDAR (ROLL CALL VOTE) Mayor Blankley opened the public comment. No public comment was provided. Mayor Blankley closed public comment. A motion was made by Council Member Bracco, seconded by Council MemberLeroe-Muñoz, to approve the consent calendar. The motion was carried by the following vote: RESULT: APPROVE [5 TO 1] MOVER: Dion Bracco, Council Member SECONDER: Peter Leroe-Muñoz, Council Member AYES: Blankley, Bracco, Leroe-Muñoz, Marques, Tovar NAYS: Rebeca Armendáriz ABSENT: Zach Hilton 1.Appointment of Peter Leroe-Muñoz to Position of Mayor Pro Tempore for2022 A motion was made to approve the appointment. 2. Mayoral Appointments of Council Members to Serve in RegionalRepresentative Seats and Seats on Local Boards and Committees A motion was made to approve the appointments. VII.BIDS AND PROPOSALS There were no Bid and Proposals listed. VIII.PUBLIC HEARINGS There were no Public Hearings listed. IX.UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1.Streamline Consolidation of the City's Boards and Commissions Senior Management Analyst Bryce Atkins gave the staff presentation and responded to Council Members questions. Mayor Blankley opened the public comment period. Gary Walton commented that consolidating the boards and commissions may notbe the best path forward and requested Council Members talk to committee members in ways to improve the recruitment and retention process. Patricia Bentson recommended that Council not to follow staff's recommendationfor Parks and Recreation Committee to meet quarterly. She also stated that thecommittee can also take on the development review and thereby inherit all of theduties of the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission. DRAFT City Council Special Meeting Minutes December 10, 2021 Page 4 of 6 Carolyn Schimandle hoped that items currently being worked on by the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission will continue to be worked on after the consolidation process. Vanessa Ashford agreed with Mr. Walton that city staff should receive feedback from current and past committee members. Mayor Blankley closed Public Comment. Possible Action: Council: a) Adopt A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Consolidating the Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee, Historic Heritage Committee, and the Street Naming Committee, and Placing Their Associated Board Functions Under the Authority of the Planning Commission. b) Motion to read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading. c) Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Consolidating the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission and Placing Their Associated Board Functions for Infrastructure Planning and Development Review Under the Authority of the Planning Commission, and the Associated Board Functions for Education and Encouragement Activities Under the Authority of the Parks and Recreation Commission. d) Direct all boards and commissions, except the Planning Commission, to meet on a quarterly basis, not to exceed quarterly meetings without compelling reasons as determined by the respective board chair and appointed staff liaison. A motion was made by Mayor Blankley, seconded by Council Member Bracco, to approve Actions A, B, and C. The motion failed by the following vote: RESULT: FAILED [3 TO 3] MOVER: Marie Blankley, Mayor SECONDER: Dion Bracco, Council Member AYES: Marie Blankley, Dion Bracco, Peter Leroe-Muñoz NAYS: Rebeca Armendáriz, Carol Marques, Fred Tovar ABSENT: Zach Hilton A motion was made by Council Member Tovar, seconded by Mayor Blankley, to continue this item in January with staff providing information on committees’ attendance, resignation, and the frequency of the meetings from 2021. The motion was carried by the following vote: DRAFT City Council Special Meeting Minutes December 10, 2021 Page 5 of 6 RESULT: CONTINUE THE ITEM [5 TO 1] MOVER: Fred Tovar, Council Member SECONDER: Marie Blankley, Mayor AYES: Blankley, Bracco, Leroe-Muñoz, Marques, Tovar NAYS: Rebeca Armendáriz ABSENT: Zach Hilton X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS 1. Update by City Attorney on Recent Housing Legislation (Including SB9) Presentation: Andrew L. Faber, Esq., City Attorney City Attorney Faber gave the staff presentation and responded to Council Member questions. 2. Gilroy Senate Bill 9 Objective Design Standards Policy Senior Planner Cindy McCormick gave the staff presentation and responded to Council Members questions. Mayor Blankley opened Public Comment. Gary Walton encouraged Council to raise the standards on the Objective Design Standards to improve neighborhoods. Mayor Blankley closed Public Comment. Possible Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: a) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy adopting the Gilroy SB9 2-Unit Residential Objective Design Standards Policy; and RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Rebeca Armendáriz, Council Member SECONDER: Dion Bracco, Council Member AYES: Blankley, Armendáriz, Bracco, Leroe-Muñoz, Marques, Tovar ABSENT: Zach Hilton Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2021-67 b) Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy adopting the Gilroy SB9 Residential Lot Split Objective Design Standards Policy RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Rebeca Armendáriz, Council Member SECONDER: Dion Bracco, Council Member AYES: Blankley, Armendáriz, Bracco, Leroe-Muñoz, Marques, Tovar ABSENT: Zach Hilton Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2021-68 DRAFTCity Council Special Meeting Minutes December 10, 2021 Page 6 of 6 3.1st Quarter Update on the City's Departmental and Legislative Work Plan City Administrator Jimmy Forbis gave staff presentation and responded to CouncilMembers questions. Mayor Blankley opened Public Comment. No public comment was provided. Council received the report. XI.CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS 1.Update on Sidewalk Assessment Project No report was given. 2.Update on Illegal Activity at Unhoused Encampments Police Chief Espinoza provided an update on the item and responded to CouncilMembers questions. Mayor Blankley opened public comment. Vanessa Ashford wanted to reiterate that out of the work plan discussed in ChiefEspinoza's update to Council, very few resources were attainable to thoseexperiencing homelessness. Mayor Blankley closed public comment. Council received the report. 3.Presentation of 2021 City Accomplishments A video presentation was provided. XII.CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS There were no City Attorney's Reports listed. XIII.CLOSED SESSION There were no Closed Session items listed. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gilroy. /s/Thai Nam Pham Thai Nam Pham, CMC, CPMC City Clerk