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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 JUNE 17, 2019
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rebeca Armendariz
Dion Bracco
Tom Cline
Zach Hilton
Carol Marques
Fred Tover
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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. Proclamation Recognizing SCRWA as 1st Place Plant of the Year and Plant Operator
of the Year by the California Water Environment Association
INTERVIEWS
Interviews for One Open Seat on the Personnel Commission
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.)
A. Gilroy Downtown Business Association Annual Presentation to Council
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
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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
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 Wastewater
Authority, 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 June 3, 2019 Regular Meeting
B. Approval of a First Amendment to the Agreement with Santa Clara County for Countywide
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
C. First Amendment to the Agreement with City of Morgan Hill for Providing Staff Services for
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Compliance and Environmental Services
D. Approval of Property Improvement Agreement No. 2019-02 and Final Map for Eagle Ridge
Kroeger Development Tract 10401, Assessor Parcel Numbers 810-41-001 and 841-72-036
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E. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving a Fiscal Year
2019-2020 Budget Amendment to Memorialize Funding From the County of Santa Clara
Probation Department for the South County Youth Task Force and Neighborhood Safety Unit
Funding, Fund 227
F. Fiscal Year 2019 Third Quarter Budget Update
G. Approval of a Master Agreement and Program Supplement Agreement with the State of
California Department of Transportation for Federal Aid Projects for the Downtown Monterey
Road Rehabilitation Project, 18-PW400, Federal Aid Project No. STPL-5034(027); and
Authorize the City Administrator to Execute the Agreement.
H. Acceptance of a Board of State and Community Corrections Grant in the Amount of
$81,099 and Addition of Grant Monies into the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget in Fund 249-1400-
6315
I. Approval of Reestablishing the Use of the Residential Development Ordinance Interim
Exemption, Gilroy City Code Section 30.50.60 (b) (2) l Entitled “RDO Interim Exemption for
Projects on Properties without Previously Awarded Allocations”
J. Approval of the Transfer of $571.77 of Interest Income From the Museum Vase
Endowment Trust Fund 814 to the Gilroy Museum Fund 801
K. Approval of a Proposed City Council Policy for the Submittal of General Plan Amendment
Applications
L. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Opposing Assembly Bill
No. 516 Which Would Override the Cities Authority to Remove Vehicles from the Public
Right-of-Way
M. Approval of an On-Call Consultant Selection List for Land Surveying, Plan Review, and
Project Management Services, Project No. 19-RFQ-PW-425
N. Claim of Michelle Lynn Diaz (The City Administrator recommends a “yes” vote under the
Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Approval of a Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget Amendment in the Amount of $193,603 in
Gas Tax Fund 213 and Approval of a Second Amendment to the Agreement With BKF
Engineers in the Amount of $38,500 for Project Management, Construction Engineering
Services, and Public Outreach Support for the Monterey Road Rehabilitation Project No. 18-
RFP-PW-400
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
B. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending the Fiscal Year
2018-2019 Budget in the Amount of $1,717,044, and Approval of a Contract in the Amount of
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$1,560,949 with a Project Contingency of $156,095 (10%) with Granite Rock Company for
Construction of the Downtown Monterey Road Rehabilitation Project No. 18-PW-400,
Federal Project No. RSTP/STPL-5034 (027)
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
C. Approval of an Agreement in the Amount of up to $442,251 for Services with Innovative
Claims Solutions, Inc. for Workers Compensation Program Claims Administration
1. Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Human Resources Director/Risk Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
D. Approval of the Proposed Scope and Schedule for the Completion of the General Plan
Update, Zoning Code Update, and Infrastructure Master Plan Updates, Adoption of a
Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Operating Budget in the Amount of
$132,397, and Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement With Mintier Harnish in the
Amount of $386,723
1. Staff Report: Greg Larson, Interim Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Acceptance of the of the Public Health Goal Report for Gilroy Drinking Water System in
Accordance with California Health and Safety Code 116470
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
a) Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ordering the City
Administrator to abate or cause to be abated, blight conditions which constitute a
public nuisance on 10 West Seventh Street.
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b) Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ordering the City
Administrator to abate or cause to be abated, blight conditions which constitute a
public nuisance on 7574 Monterey Street.
c) Continue the public hearing for the abatement of blight conditions which
constitute a public nuisance for 7568 Monterey Street.
B. Public Hearing for the Abatement of Blight Conditions Which Constitute a Public Nuisance
on Properties Located at 10 West Seventh Street, 7574 Monterey Street and 7568 Monterey
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:
a) Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ordering the City
Administrator to abate or cause to be abated, blight conditions which constitute a
public nuisance on 10 West Seventh Street.
b) Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy ordering the City
Administrator to abate or cause to be abated, blight conditions which constitute a
public nuisance on 7574 Monterey Street.
c) Continue the public hearing for the abatement of blight conditions which
constitute a public nuisance for 7568 Monterey Street.
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Appointment of Member to the Personnel Commission with a Term Ending December 31,
2022
1. Staff Report: Shawna Freels, City Clerk
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
B. Consideration of an Amendment to the Economic Development Incentive Policy with the
Addition of a Downtown Commercial Corridor Development Incentive
1. Staff Report: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
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C. Consideration of a Proposed Downtown Facade Improvement Pilot Program for Fiscal
Year 2019-2020
1. Staff Report: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Adoption of Resolutions Authorizing the Gilroy Historical Society to Apply for Grants
Through the Historic Grant Program of Santa Clara County
1. Staff Report: Maria De Leon, Recreation Department Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
B. Council Consent to the Appointment of Greg Larson as Interim Community Development
Director
1. Staff Report: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
C. Approval of a 2% Salary Increase for City Clerk Shawna Freels
1. Staff Report: Mayor Roland Velasco, Mayor
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
D. Approval to Enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement with SAIC Innovation Center, LLC to
Conduct Due Diligence for the Purpose of Exploring the Feasibility of an Autonomous Vehicle
Test Pilot Program in the City of Gilroy
1. Staff Report: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
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XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
A. Presentation of the Proposed Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems in Public Safety
1. Staff Report: Scot Smithee, Police Chief
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
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