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City Council
MAYOR
Marie Blankley
Agenda
CITY OF GILROY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET
GILROY, CA 95020
CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING 6:00 PM
MONDAY MAY 3, 2021
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rebeca Armendariz
Dion Bracco
Tom Cline
Zach Hilton
Carol Marques
Fred Tover
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT
ORDINANCE
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
Due to COVID-19, it is possible that the planned in-person meeting may have to change to a
virtual meeting at any time and possibly on short notice. Please check the City of Gilroy
website at http://gilroyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/default.aspx for any updates to meeting
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TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations,
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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.
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Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1 p.m.
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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.
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final administrative determination reached at this meeting is governed by Section 1094.6 of
the California Code of Civil Procedure.
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54956.9 (d)(2) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the
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significant exposure to litigation against the City.
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The agenda for this City Council - Regular Meeting is as follows:
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I. OPENING
A. Call to Order
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Invocation
3. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda
4. Roll Call
B. Orders of the Day
C. Employee Introductions
II. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
A. Proclamations, Awards, and Presentations
1. Recognition of Retiring Communications 911 Operator Bonnie Snyder
2. Recognition of Retiring Police Officer Michael Bolton
3. Proclamation Naming the Month of May Building Safety Month
III. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC
COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO:
cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org, (This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to
address the Council on matters not on this 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
material provided by public members for Council agenda item “public comment by Members
of the Public on items not on the agenda” will be limited to 10 pages in hard copy. An
unlimited amount of material may be provided electronically.)
A. Youth Commission Annual Presentation to Council
IV. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco – Gilroy Sister Cities Association (alternate), Santa Clara Co.
Library JPA, SCVWD Joint Council-SCRWA-Board Water Resources Committee, South
County Regional Wastewater Authority Board, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team,
Street Naming Committee, URM Task Force Sub-committee
Council Member Armendariz – ABAG (Alternate), CalTrain Policy Group, Gilroy Downtown
Business Association Board (alternate), Historic Heritage Committee, Santa Clara Valley
Habitat Agency Implementation Board, Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board
(Alternate), Street Naming Committee, VTA Committee for Transit Accessibility (Alternate)
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Council Member Marques - Gilroy Downtown Business Association Board, Gilroy Gardens
Board of Directors, Historic Heritage Committee (Alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat
Agency Governing Board (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation
Board (alternate), South County Regional Wastewater Authority (Alternate), URM Task Force
Sub-Committee
Council Member Hilton – Gilroy Economic Development Partnership, Silicon Valley Clean
Energy Authority JPA Board, South County United for Health, Visit Gilroy California Welcome
Center Board
Council Member Tovar – Economic Development Corporation Board, Recycling and Waste
Reduction Commission, Santa Clara Co. Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory
Board,Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, Santa Clara Co. Library JPA (alternate),
SCVWD Water Commission (alternate), South County Regional Wastewater Authority Board,
Street Naming Committee, VTA Committee for Transit Accessibility
Council Member Leroe-Muñoz - ABAG, CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Cities Association
of Santa Clara County Board of Directors (alternate), Economic Development Corporation
Board, Gilroy Youth Task Force, SCVWD Water Commission, Silicon Valley Regional
Interoperability Authority Board, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team (alternate), VTA
Mobility Partnership, VTA South County City Group, VTA Policy Advisory Committee
Mayor Blankley - Cities Association of Santa Clara Co. Board of Directors, Gilroy Economic
Development Partnership, Gilroy Sister Cities Association, Gilroy Youth Task Force
(alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, SCVWD Joint Council-
SCRWA-Board Water Resources Committee, South County Regional Wastewater Authority
Board, VTA Board of Directors Alternate, VTA Mobility Partnership, VTA Policy Advisory
Committee, VTA South County City Group
V. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR (ROLL CALL VOTE)
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 Council votes to approve. If
removed, the item will be discussed in the order in which it appears.
A. Minutes of the April 19, 2021 Regular Meeting
B. Opening of a Recruitment Period for Four (4) Seats on the Youth Commission With Terms
Ending September 30, 2023
C. Transfer of Interest Income From the Museum Vase Endowment Trust to the Gilroy
Museum Fund
D. Claim of Liliana Quintanilla (The City Administrator recommends a “yes” vote under the
Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
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VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Approval of the Community Development Block Grant and Housing Trust Fund Public
Service Grant Allocations and Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan for
Fiscal Year 2021-2022
1. Staff Report: Maria De Leon, Program Administrator
2. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 CDBG Annual Action Plan for
supplemental funding established by the CARES Act to provide rental assistance,
support to small business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and meals for
seniors.
B. Consideration of Amendments to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan for Funding Received
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (CV-3 Part A)
Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Amount of $422,085
1. Staff Report: Karen Garner, Community Development Director
2. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 CDBG Annual Action Plan for
supplemental funding established by the CARES Act to provide rental assistance,
support to small business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and meals for
seniors.
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Interim Objective Design Standards
1. Staff Report: Karen Garner, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy to extend the temporary
suspension of the enforcement of certain sections of the Gilroy City Code in an
effort to support businesses and development activity and aid in the economic
recovery of the City resulting from the impacts of COVID-19.
B. Council Unhoused Ad Hoc Committee Update
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1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy to extend the temporary
suspension of the enforcement of certain sections of the Gilroy City Code in an
effort to support businesses and development activity and aid in the economic
recovery of the City resulting from the impacts of COVID-19.
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolution Proclaiming the Month of June 2021 as LGBTQ Pride Month
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy to extend the temporary
suspension of the enforcement of certain sections of the Gilroy City Code in an
effort to support businesses and development activity and aid in the economic
recovery of the City resulting from the impacts of COVID-19.
B. Authorization for the City Administrator to Execute the Countywide AB 939 Fee Agreement
and the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Agreement.
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy to extend the temporary
suspension of the enforcement of certain sections of the Gilroy City Code in an
effort to support businesses and development activity and aid in the economic
recovery of the City resulting from the impacts of COVID-19.
C. Adoption of a Resolution to Extend Temporary Suspension of Enforcement of Sections of
the Gilroy City Code to Implement a Business Stimulus Package to Support and Assist
Businesses Affected by COVID-19
1. Staff Report: Karen Garner, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy to extend the temporary
suspension of the enforcement of certain sections of the Gilroy City Code in an
effort to support businesses and development activity and aid in the economic
recovery of the City resulting from the impacts of COVID-19.
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XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS
Pursuant to GC Section 54957.6 and GCC Section 17A.11 (4); Collective Bargaining Units:
AFSCME Local 101 Representing Employees Affiliated with AFSCME, Local 101; City
Negotiators: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator, LeeAnn McPhillips, HR Director; Anticipated
Issues(s) Under
Negotiation: Wages, Hours, Benefits, Working Conditions; Memorandums
of Understanding: City of Gilroy and AFSCME Local 101 Representing Employees Affiliated
with
AFSCME, Local 101.
ADJOURNMENT
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