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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 APRIL 1, 2019
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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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 (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.) Item-A. Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Presentation of
NewTransit Service Plan
B. Annual Presentation by Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park
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, South County Youth
Task Force Policy Team (alternate), Street Naming Committee
Council Member Tucker –CalTrain Policy Group, 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, 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, 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, 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,
Santa Clara Co. Library JPA (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing
Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, SCVWD Water Committee
(alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy JPA Board, South County Regional
WastewaterAuthority, South County United for Health, Street Naming Committee, VTA
Committee for Transit Accessibility, VTA Policy Advisory Committee (alternate)
Council Member Leroe-Muñoz - ABAG (alternate), CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Gilroy
Youth Task Force, Historic Heritage Committee, SCVWD Water Committee, Silicon Valley
Regional Interoperability Authority Board, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA
Mobility Partnership
Mayor Velasco - Cities Association of Santa Clara Co. Board of Directors, Economic
Development Corporation Board, General Plan Advisory Committee, Gilroy Gardens Board
of Directors, Historic Heritage Committee (alternate), South County Joint Planning Advisory
Committee, South County Regional Wastewater Authority (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 18, 2019 Regular Meeting
B. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy to Remove On-street
Parking Along Portions of State Route 152 (First Street and Monterey Street) in Conjunction
with the Caltrans Paving Project
C. Approval of Notice of Acceptance of Completion for the Fire Hydrant Painting and
Identification Tags Project No. 18-PW-243-2
D. Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Rezoning a +/-103-acre
Site Located Northeast of Bolsa Road, Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 841-31-003, 841-
31-019, and 841-31-022, from Open Space (OS) to Commercial Industrial (CM) (introduced
3/18/19 with a 7-0 vote)
E. Claim of Rosa Olivia Dominguez Conde (The City Administrator recommends a “yes” vote
under the Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
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F. Claim of Roy Swenson (The City Administrator recommends a “yes” vote under the
Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
G. Proclamation Honoring Doeri Welch During the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
H. Proclamation for Retiring Firefighter Paramedic Jim Dempsey
I. Acceptance of the 2018 General Plan Annual Report
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Amendment to the Agreement with Granite Rock Company for the Ronan Channel Trail
West Branch Llagas Creek Trail Construction Project Number 15-PW-228, and Approval of
Budget Amendment in the Amount of $185,000
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report.
B. Amendment to the Agreement with TRC Solutions, Inc. in the Amount of $192,319 for
Construction Management Services for Ronan Channel Trail, Project No. 15-PW-228, and
Approval of Budget Amendment in the Amount of $192,319
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report.
C. Award of a Contract in the Amount of $150,998 to 4LEAF, Inc. for Construction
Management Services for the Citywide Pavement Maintenance Phase II Project No. 19-RFP-
PW-422 and Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Amount of $57,695
1. Staff Report: Nirorn Than, Engineer 1
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public Hearing to Establish a List of Properties Subject to the Weed Abatement Program
and Adoption of a Resolution Ordering the Fire Chief to Abate the Nuisance Arising Out of
Weeds Growing and Refuse Accumulating Upon Property in the City of Gilroy Pursuant to
Section 12.51 of the Gilroy Code
1. Staff Report: Kristi Abrams, Community Development Director
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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 ordering the Fire Chief to
abate the nuisance arising out of weeds growing and refuse accumulating upon
property in the City of Gilroy, pursuant to Section 12.51 of the Gilroy City Code.
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Mid-Year Budget Update and Approval of Increasing
Appropriations from the Public Facilities Impact Fee Fund by $1.5 million and Water and
Wastewater Funds by $55,444
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, Finance Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report.
B. Presentation of the Draft 2019 Strategic Plan
1. Staff Report: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report.
C. Presentation By EMC Research to Initiate Community-Wide Polling to Measure Resident
Satisfaction of City Services
1. Staff Report: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report.
XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to GC Sec. 54956.8
and GCC Sec.17A.8 (a) (2) Property: 3050 Hecker Pass Highway, APN’s 783-05-011; -012;
-013;810-17-014;-015; -021; -024; -025; - 026; -029; 810-18-002; -010; -011;801-19-005;
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-007; -010; -011; -014 (Gilroy Gardens) Negotiators: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator;
Other Party to
Negotiations: Greg Edgar; Negotiating Price and Terms
B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to GC Sec. 54956.8
and GCC Sec.17A.8 (a) (2) Property: 140 Fifth Street, Gilroy (Willey House) Negotiators:
Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator; Other Party to Negotiations: Gary Walton; Negotiating
Price and Terms
1. Public Comment on Closed Session Items
2. 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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