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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 JULY 1, 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 Retiring Employee Rachel Munoz
2. Proclamation Recognizing Retiring Employee Steve Ynzunza
3. Proclamation Naming July Parks Make Life Better 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 (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. Presentation on the Single Family Affordable Solar Homes Program by GRID Alternatives
B. Parks and Recreation Commission 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 17, 2019 Regular Meeting
B. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Setting the Tax Rate for
Fiscal Year 2019-2020 (FY20) for the Gilroy Community Library Project Bonds
C. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving the Application
for Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Grant Funds for the
San Ysidro Park - Healthy Living Enhancement Project
D. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Authorizing the Adoption
of the City of Gilroy Annex 12 into the Santa Clara County Community Wildfire Protection
Plan (CWPP)
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E. Approval of the Proposed Downtown Facade Improvement Pilot Program for Fiscal Year
2019-2020
F. Appointment of Jimmy Forbis and LeeAnn McPhillips to Serve as City Administrator Pro
Tempore
G. Approval of Amendments to the Economic Development Incentive Policy with the Addition
of a Downtown Commercial Corridor Development Incentive
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Award of a Contract in the Amount of $306,210 to Cal-West Lighting and Signal
Maintenance, Inc. for Street Light and Traffic Signal Maintenance
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
B. Approval of a Contract Amendment with Lynx Technologies, Inc. in the Amount of $89,600
for On-Call Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Support Services
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
C. Approval of Contract Amendment With 4Leaf, Inc. in the Amount of $200,000 for Building
and Fire Plan Check and Inspection Services
1. Staff Report: Greg Larson, Interim Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
D. Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget for the Sewer Fund Increasing
Appropriations in the Amount of $215,000 and Award of Contract in the Amount of
$214,922.21 to Jack Doheny Companies for the Purchase of a Closed Circuit TV (CCTV)
Mainline Sewer Inspection Unit
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
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E. Approval of a Cost Sharing Agreement With the City of Morgan Hill in the Amount of
$150,642 with a Contingency of $15,000 (10%) for the Condition Assessment of a Joint
Sewer Trunk Line from Morgan Hill to the South County Regional Wastewater Authority
(SCRWA) Wastewater Treatment Plant
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Interim Update to the City Traffic Impact Fee Fund (TIF) Program, Conceptual Revised
TIF Reimbursement Amounts for the Harvest Park II Project Under Property Improvement
Agreement No. 2015-06 and Presentation of a Draft TIF Reimbursement Policy and
Procedures
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Provide Direction Regarding the Disposition of Delinquent Unreinforced Masonry Building
Code Enforcement Fines and Penalties
1. Staff Report: Greg Larson, Interim Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
B. Selection of Gilroy 150th Anniversary Logo Design Contest Winner
1. Staff Report: Maria De Leon, Recreation Department Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
C. Approval of the Gilroy Historical Society’s Application for a County of Santa Clara Historic
Grant and Use of the Gilroy Museum for the Proposed Non-capital Improvement Project on
the Basis That Certain Specified Conditions are Met
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1. Staff Report: Maria De Leon, Recreation Department Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
D. Approval of the 2019 Engineering and Traffic Survey and Establishing Speed Limits on
Various Streets Within the City in Accordance with Those Surveys Consistent With Prevailing
Speed Survey Data and in Accordance with the California Vehicle Code and Gilroy City Code
Sections 15.11 and 15.12
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
E. Approval of the Miller Red Barn Association’s Application for a County of Santa Clara
Historical Heritage Grant for Capital Improvements at the Miller Red Barn Located at
Christmas Hill Park, APN 808-18-022.
1. Staff Report: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
A. Presentation of the Proposed Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems in Public Safety
(continued from June 17, 2019)
1. Staff Report: Scot Smithee, Police Chief
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
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A. CONFERENCE WITH NEGOTIATOR – COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6, GCC Section 17A.11 (4) (a) Collective Bargaining Unit:
AFSCME Local 101 Representing Employees Affiliated with AFSCME, Local 101 City
Negotiators: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator; LeeAnn McPhillips, Human Resources
Director; Charles Sakai, Labor Counsel Anticipated Issues(s) Under Negotiation: Wages,
Hours, Benefits, Working Conditions.
B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.8 (a) (2) Property:7070 Chestnut Street,
Gilroy (Gilroy Fire Station), APN 841 66 012; Negotiators: Gabriel Gonzalez, City
Administrator; Other Party to
Negotiations: Rogg Collins of Evergreen; Under Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
1. Public Comment on Closed Session Items
2. Adjourn to Closed Session
ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION
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