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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 MARCH 16, 2020
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
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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
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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
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: shawna.freels@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.)
IV. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco – Gilroy Downtown Business Association Board (alternate), Gilroy
Sister Cities Association (alternate), Santa Clara Co. Library JPA, SCVWD Joint Council-
SCRWA-Board Water Resources Committee, South County Joint Planning Advisory
Committee (alternate), South County Regional Wastewater Authority Board, South County
Youth Task Force Policy Team (alternate), Street Naming Committee
Council Member Tucker –CalTrain Policy Group, Cities Association of Santa Clara Co. Board
of Directors, General Plan Advisory Committee, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency
Governing Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, Street Naming
Committee, Visit Gilroy Board
Council Member Blankley - ABAG (alternate), Cities Association of Santa Clara Co. Board of
Directors (alternate), Economic Development Corporation Board, Gilroy Sister Cities
Association, Gilroy Youth Task Force (alternate), SCVWD Joint Council-SCRWA-Board
Water Resources Committee, South County Regional Wastewater Authority Board, VTA
Board of Directors Alternate, VTA Policy Advisory Committee, VTA South County City Group
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Council Member Marques - Gilroy Downtown Business Association Board, Gilroy Gardens
Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board (alternate), Santa
Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board (alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy
JPA Board (alternate), URM Task Force Sub-Committee, VTA Committee for Transit
Accessibility (alternate)
Council Member Tovar –Santa Clara Co. Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board,
Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, Santa Clara Co. Library JPA (alternate),
SCVWD Water Commission (alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy JPA Board, South
County Regional Wastewater Authority Board, South County United for Health, Street
Naming Committee, VTA Committee for Transit Accessibility, VTA Policy Advisory Committee
(alternate)
Council Member Leroe-Muñoz - ABAG, CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Gilroy Youth Task
Force, Historic Heritage Committee, SCVWD Water Commission, Silicon Valley Regional
Interoperability Authority Board, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Mobility
Partnership
Mayor Velasco - Economic Development Corporation Board, General Plan Advisory
Committee, Historic Heritage Committee (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency
Governing Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, South County
Joint Planning Advisory Committee, South County Regional Wastewater Authority Board
(alternate), URM Task Force Sub-Committee, VTA Mobility Partnership, VTA South County
City Group (alternate)
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 March 2, 2020 Regular Meeting
B. Proclamation Recognizing the 150th Anniversary of the City of Gilroy
C. Acceptance of the 2019 General Plan Annual Report
D. Approval of the Transfer of $997.56 of Interest Income From the Museum Vase
Endowment Trust Fund 814 to the Gilroy Museum Fund 801
E. Claim of CSAA ASO Charles Torrecillas (The Interim City Administrator recommends a
“yes” vote under the Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
F. Approval of a Letter in Support for the Expedited Dam Safety for Silicon Valley Act (AB
3005)
G. City Council Consent to the Appointment Bryce Atkins as Interim Finance Director
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H. City Council Consent to the Appointment of Bryce Atkins as City Treasurer
I. Claim of Frontier Communications - CMR Claims Department (The Interim City
Administrator recommends a “yes” vote under the Consent Calendar shall constitute the
denial of the claim)
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Award of a Contract to EF&S Concrete, Inc. in the Amount of $344,792 with a
Contingency of $34,480 for the Construction of the FY20 Spalling Concrete Repair Project,
Project No. 20-PW-255
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ratifying the
proclamation of the existence of a local emergency issued by the Director of
Emergency Services.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Approval of the Proposed Draft 2040 General Plan Policy Text for Analysis in the General
Plan Environmental Impact Report
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:
Read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading. Introduce an ordinance
of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving zone change application Z 19-03
to remove a Planned Unit Development overlay district designation from a single-
family residential (R-1) zoned parcel. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Gilroy approving tentative map application TM 19-01 to create three new
vacant residential lots and one remainder parcel containing an existing single family
residence.
B. Consideration of a Zoning Amendment to Remove a Planned Unit Development Overlay
From a Single-Family Residential (R-1) Zoned and Developed Parcel and Approval to
Subdivide the 43,592 Square Foot Parcel intoThree Vacant Residential Lots With the
Remainder of the Property for the Existing Single-family Residence, and a 7,801 Square
Foot Right of Way Dedication at a Property Located at 95 Farrel Avenue, APN 790-07-
007,Applicant Michael Kuang (Z 19-03) (TM 19-01)
1. Staff Report: Karen Garner, Community Development Director
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2. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading. Introduce an ordinance
of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving zone change application Z 19-03
to remove a Planned Unit Development overlay district designation from a single-
family residential (R-1) zoned parcel. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Gilroy approving tentative map application TM 19-01 to create three new
vacant residential lots and one remainder parcel containing an existing single family
residence.
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - NONE
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2019 Federal Single Audit for the City for the Reporting
Period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, Interim City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ratifying the
proclamation of the existence of a local emergency issued by the Director of
Emergency Services.
B. Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Mid-Year Budget Update and Approval of Increasing Revenue and
Appropriations by $423,352 in the Measure B Fund 216, Community Development Block
Grant Fund 254 and Housing Trust Fund 259
1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Interim Finance Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ratifying the
proclamation of the existence of a local emergency issued by the Director of
Emergency Services.
C. Approval of an Extension of Water and Sewer Utility Service to the Christopher Ranch
Located at 935 Southside Drive (Former Rodriguez Ranch Site) and Approval of an
Agreement Between the City and Christopher Ranch, LLC. for the Provision of Limited
Municipal Services
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
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3. Possible Action:
Adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ratifying the
proclamation of the existence of a local emergency issued by the Director of
Emergency Services.
D. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Ratifying and Continuing the
Emergency Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency Issued by the Director of
Emergency Services Related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, Interim City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ratifying the
proclamation of the existence of a local emergency issued by the Director of
Emergency Services.
XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION; Pursuant to Paragraph
(1) of Subdivision (d) of GC 54956.9 and GCC Section 17A.11(3)(a); Name of Case: Alvarez
v. City of Gilroy, et al.; Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of
California; Case 19-cv-02554-EJD, Filed May 13, 2019
B. CONFERENCE WITH NEGOTIATOR - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT Pursuant to
GC Section 54957.6 and GCC Section 17A.11 (4); Collective Bargaining Unit: Local 2805,
IAFF Fire Unit Representing Gilroy Fire Fighters; City Negotiators: Jimmy Forbis, Interim City
Administrator, LeeAnn McPhillips, HR Director, Charles Sakai, Labor Counsel; Anticipated
Issues(s) Under Negotiation: Wages, Hours, Benefits, Working Conditions; Memorandum of
Understanding: City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Fire Fighters Local 2805
C. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to GC Section
54956.8 and GCC Section 17A.8 (a) (2) Property: 3050 Hecker Pass Highway, APN’s 783-
05-011; 783-05-012; 783-05-013;810-17-014;015; 021; 024; 025;026; 029; 810-18-002; 010;
011;801-19 -005;007; 010; 011; 014 (Gilroy Gardens Property); Negotiators: Jimmy Forbis,
Interim City Administrator, LeeAnn McPhillips, HR Director; Other Party to Negotiations: Greg
Edgar; Under Negotiation: Lease Price and Terms
D. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to GC Section
54956.8 and GCC Section 17A.8 (a) (2) Property: APN's 808-18-022, 799 30 001 (Christmas
Hill Park); Negotiators: Jimmy Forbis, Interim City Administrator, LeeAnn McPhillips, HR
Director; Other Party to Negotiations: Tom Cline, Garlic Festival Associtaion; Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms
1. Public Comment on Closed Session Items
2. City Attorney’s Advice Re: Entering into Closed Session
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3. Adjourn to Closed Session
ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION
Report of any action taken in Closed Session and vote or abstention of each Councilmember
if required by Government Code Section 54957.1 and Gilroy Code Section 17A.13 (a); Public
Report of the vote to continue in closed session if required under Gilroy Code Section 17A.11
(5)
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