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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 AUGUST 2, 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
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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. Certificate of Achievement Valeria Rivera
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. Interviews for Open Seats on Boards, Commissions and Committees Vacant as of June,
2021 for Future Appointment August 16, 2021
1. Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Administrative Services/HR Director/Risk Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
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
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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)
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. 7-1-21 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
B. Approval of a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Lynx Technologies in the Amount of
$43,725 for Geographic Information System (GIS) Support and Maintenance
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C. Opening of Recruitment for Vacancy on Planning Commission
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Award a Contract for Tree Pruning and Maintenance Services Under a Cooperative
Purchase Agreement to West Coast Arborists, Inc. in the Amount Not-To-Exceed $395,045
for the Initial Period with Contract Extensions up to Five Additional Years
1. Staff Report: Ogarita Carranza, Management Analyst
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Adopt Resolutions Ordering The City Administrator To Abate, Or Cause To Be Abated,
Blight Conditions that Constitute a Public Nuisance At 402 Madison Court And 6860
Rosanna Street.
1. Staff Report: Scott Barron, Code Enforcement Officer
2. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy confirming the report of
the Chief of the Fire Department setting forth the description of property, naming the
owners thereof and the costs of abating the nuisance caused by the growing of
weeds and accumulation of refuse on the property, and providing that such costs
shall constitute assessments against the land.
B. Consideration of the Report of Abatement of Weeds and Refuse Within the City of Gilroy
and Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Confirming the
Imposition of Assessment Liens Against the Land
1. Staff Report: Jennifer Fortino, Management Analyst
2. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
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Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy confirming the report of
the Chief of the Fire Department setting forth the description of property, naming the
owners thereof and the costs of abating the nuisance caused by the growing of
weeds and accumulation of refuse on the property, and providing that such costs
shall constitute assessments against the land.
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Unhoused Ad Hoc Committee Priorities Implementation Report
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Un-housed Ad Hoc Committee Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Endorsing the
Community Plan to End Homelessness
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
B. Resolution Declaring the Gilroy Gardens Hillside Property as Surplus Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54221
1. Staff Report: Karen Garner, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
C. Review of City Clerk Job Description and Recruitment Process, and Establish a Council
Sub-Committee for the City Clerk Recruitment Process
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1. Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Administrative Services/HR Director/Risk Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
D. Approval of AFSCME, Local 101 (General & Supervisory Units), Gilroy Chapter,
Memoranda of Understanding and Salary Schedules for the Period July 1, 2021 Through
June 30, 2022 and Approval of the Unrepresented, Confidential, Non-Exempt Salary
Schedule for the Period Beginning July 1, 2021
1. Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Administrative Services/HR Director/Risk Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
E. Approval of a Declaration that Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Conditions Exist,
Implementing the Provisions of Ordinance No. 2016-15, Section III, D "Level 2 Water Supply
Shortage (21% - 35% reduction)"
1. Staff Report: Daryl Jordan, PE, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
F. Authorization to Request a Deferment in Releasing a Request for Offer from the Santa
Clara Valley Transportation Authority for a Transit Oriented Development Project
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Authorize the Mayor to state the City’s request to delay release of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Agency’s issuance of a Request for Offer of a portion of the
Gilroy Transit Center’s location for an affordable housing project for further impact
analysis.
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XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
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