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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 19, 2018
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
CITY COUNCIL PACKET MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.cityofgilroy.org
AGENDA CLOSING TIME IS 5:00 P.M. THE TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING
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
website at http://gilroyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/default.aspx for any updates to meeting
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TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations,
including but not limited to time restrictions for each individual speaker. Please limit your
comments to 3 minutes. The amount of time allowed per speaker may vary at the Mayor ’s
discretion depending on the number of speakers and length of the agenda.
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Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1 p.m.
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meeting and available for public inspection with the agenda packet located in the lobby of
Administration at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street prior to the meeting. Any correspondence
received will be incorporated into the meeting record. Items received after the 1 p.m.
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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. Proclamations Recognizing Eagle Scouts Samuel Blawski, Caleb Southard and
Mason Adams
2. Proclamation Naming the Month of March Red Cross Month
3. Proclamation Recognizing the Gilroy High School Mustangs Wrestling Team as 2nd
Place Winners of the 2018 California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling
Championship
III. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
A. 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.)
V. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco –Santa Clara Co. Library JPA, SCRWA Board, Street Naming
Committee, SC Valley Joint Water Resources Committee, URM Task Force
Council Member Tucker – Caltrain Citizen's Advisory Committee, Gilroy Welcome Center,
General Plan Advisory Committee, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing and
Implementation Boards, Recycling and Waste Commission
Council Member Blankley - Gilroy Sister Cities Association, HSR Sub-Committee, SC Valley
Joint Water Resources Committee, SCRWA Board, South County United for Health, Street
Naming Committee
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Mayor Pro Tempore Harney – Gilroy Downtown Business Association, Gilroy Gardens Board,
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing and Implementation Boards, Santa Clara
Valley Clean Energy Authority, VTA Board (Alternate), VTA Policy Advisory Committee
Council Member Tovar – Santa Clara Co. Expressway Plan Advisory Board, SCRWA Board,
Street Naming Committee, VTA Committee for Transit Accessibility
Council Member Leroe-Muñoz - ABAG, Economic Development Corporation Board, Cities
Association of Santa Clara Co. Board, HSR Station Area Planning Advisory Committee &
HSR Sub-Committee, Santa Clara Valley Water Dist. Water Comm., Silicon Valley Regional
Interoperability Authority (SVRIA), VTA Mobility Partnership
Mayor Velasco – Gilroy Youth Task Force, Economic Development Corporation Board,
General Plan Advisory Committee, Historic Heritage Committee, South County Youth Task
Force Policy Team, South County Joint Planning Advisory Committee , VTA South County
City Group, URM Task Force
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 February 26, 2018 Regular Meeting
B. Minutes of the March 5, 2018 Regular Meeting
C. Appointment of One Member to the Open Government Commission to a Vacant Seat With
a Term Ending 12/31/2018
D. Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Removing Article 30.38
"Landscaping" in its Entirety and Replacing it With a New Article 30.38 Entitled
"Landscaping, Water Efficiency and Stormwater Retention and Treatment" Relating to the
Installation and Maintenance of Landscaping in Existing and New Development (introduced
2/26/18 with a 7-0 vote)
E. Notice of Acceptance of Completion for City Wide Pavement Improvement Project No. 17-
PW-237
F. Reduction of the Faithful Performance and Payment Security Bonds for InTract
Improvements, Property Improvement Agreement No. 2014-01, Hecker Pass East Cluster
Tract 10220
G. Notice of Acceptance of Completion of Property Improvement Agreement 2014-07,
Silveira Tract 10230
H. Notice of Acceptance of Completion of San Ysidro Park Pathway Phase II, Project No. 17-
PW-240
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I. Claim of Joe Rodriguez (The City Administrator recommends a “yes” vote under the
Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Contract Bid Awards to CSG, WC3, 4 Leaf Inc., Bureau Veritas, and TRB Associates for
On-Call Standard and Expedited Building, Fire Plan Check and Inspection Services
1. Staff Report: Kristi Abrams, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adoption of Parks and Amenities Design Guidelines
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS-NONE
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Consideration of Proposed Parks and Amenities Design Guidelines
1. Staff Report: Girum Awoke, Public Works Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adoption of Parks and Amenities Design Guidelines
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Presentation of 2017 General Plan Annual Report
1. Staff Report: Kristi Abrams, Community Development Director
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adoption of Parks and Amenities Design Guidelines
Acceptance of the 2017 General Plan Annual Report and direction to staff to transmit the
report to the State.
XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.8 (a) (4) Name/Title: Shawna Freels, City
Clerk
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ADJOURNMENT
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