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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 SEPTEMBER 16, 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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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
1. Proclamation Naming October 4, 2019 as Manufacturing Day
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. Library Commission Annual Presentation to Council
B. Presentation of Vision Plan by Gilroy Chamber of Commerce
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
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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. Approval of Notice of Acceptance of Completion for the Large Meter Replacement Project
No. 18-PW-251
B. Approval of the 2020 City Council Regular Meeting Schedule
C. Approval of a Funding Agreement with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Through March 31, 2047 for 2016 Measure B Bicycle Pedestrian Education and
Encouragement Funding
D. Approval of the Declaration of 26 Vehicles and Equipment as Surplus and Authorize the
Disposition of the Surplus Through Auction
E. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Proclaiming the Termination of the
Period of a Local Emergency for the Gilroy Garlic Festival Incident
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VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Approval of a Contract with Dewberry Architects Inc. in the Amount of $215,423 with a
Project Contingency of $43,085 (20%) for the Design of the One Stop Development Review
Center, Project No. 19-RFP-PW-429
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff
B. Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget in the Amount of $177,800 and Approval
of a Contract with Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers in the Amount of$562,145
with a Project Contingency of $56,214 (10%) for Design and Construction Engineering
Services of Potable Water Well Number 9 (McCarthy Well); Project No. 19-RFP-PW-420
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public Hearing Under the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act ("TEFRA") and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the Issuance of California Municipal Finance Authority
Bonds for the Benefit of Gilroy Lewis Street, L.P. to Provide Financing for the Cannery
Apartments Project
1. Staff Report: Greg Larson, Interim Community Development Director
2. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Adopt the resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving the issuance
of the Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority (“CMFA”) for the benefit
of Meta Housing Corporation (the "Developer") a California nonprofit corporation
and an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof (the "Borrower"), to provide for the financing
of the Project, such adoption is solely for the purposes of satisfying the
requirements of TEFRA, the Code and California Government Code Section 6500.
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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A. Update on Providing City Water Service to a Property Located at 935 Southside Drive
Known as the Former Site of the Rodriguez Labor Camp
1. Staff Report: Greg Larson, Interim Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Presentation of Research from Other Municipalities on the Deployment of Motorized
Scooters
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff
B. Policy Discussion and Direction Concerning the City's Unfunded Pension Liabilities and
Establishment of a IRS Section 115 Trust
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, Finance Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff
C. Approval of Gilroy Management Association Memorandum of Understanding and Adoption
of a Resolution Approving Associated Salary Schedules for the Period of July 1, 2019
Through June 30, 2021
1. Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Human Resources Director/Risk Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff
D. Consideration of a Potential Firearms Buyback Event
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
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
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