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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 OCTOBER 15, 2018
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. Presentation of the Flags and Pledge of Allegiance Led by Boy Scout Cub Pack 794
Webelos
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. Certificate of Recognition for Retiring Employee Susan Voss
2. Proclamation Recognizing October 15-19, 2018 as Chamber of Commerce Week
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.)
IV. 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
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
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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
TaskForce 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 October 1, 2018 Regular Meeting
B. Appointment of Council Member Tucker as City Representative Member on the Caltrain
Policy Group and Council Member Leroe-Munoz as Alternate
C. Consideration of the Approval of a Mills Act Agreement for a Property Located at 222
Martin Street (MA 18-01)
D. Approval of a Final Map and Property Improvement Agreement 2018-06 for the Hecker
Pass Heartland Triangle Project, Tract 10482, APN 810-20-029
E. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Establishing a Multiway Stop Control
at the Intersection of Sixth Street and Eigleberry Street in the City of Gilroy Pursuant to
Section 15.40 of the Gilroy City Code
F. Opening of a Recruitment Period to Fill the Vacant Volunteer Position of City Historian
G. Claim of Rhiannon Labrie (The City Administrator recommends a “yes” vote under the
Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS - NONE
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Introduction of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Adding a New Section
30.38.270 to the Gilroy City Code Entitled "Protected Tree Removal" (Z16-05)
1. Staff Report: Kristi Abrams, Community Development Director
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2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Possible Action:
Adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy adopting a mitigated
negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program and
approving Tentative Map TM 16-02 creating 14 single-family residential lots, two
common parcels and one public park parcel located at the northerly terminus of
Greenfield Drive and south of Uvas Creek; APN 808-20-008, filed by James Suner.
B. Tentative Map Request to Subdivide a 8.36 Acre Site into 14 Single-family Residential
Lots Ranging From 6,660 Square Feet to 21,890 Square Feet,With Two Common Parcels
and Dedication of 3.7 Acres to the Uvas Creek Park Preserve, on a Property Located
Between the Northern End of Greenfield Drive and Uvas Creek, APN 808-20-008, The
James Group c/o James Suner, Applicant
1. Staff Report: Kristi Abrams, Community Development Director
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Possible Action:
Adoption of a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy adopting a mitigated
negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program and
approving Tentative Map TM 16-02 creating 14 single-family residential lots, two
common parcels and one public park parcel located at the northerly terminus of
Greenfield Drive and south of Uvas Creek; APN 808-20-008, filed by James Suner.
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Report on Oversized Recreational Vehicle Enforcement
1. Staff Report: Scot Smithee, Police Chief
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Provide direction to staff to draft a Memorandum of Understanding between the City
of Gilroy and Garlic City BMX so that Garlic City BMX can proceed with site
evaluation, project development and fundraising activities for the construction of a
proposed dirt pump track at Christmas Hill Park.
B. Report on Illegal Fireworks Enforcement on July 4, 2018
1. Staff Report: Scot Smithee, Police Chief
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
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Provide direction to staff to draft a Memorandum of Understanding between the City
of Gilroy and Garlic City BMX so that Garlic City BMX can proceed with site
evaluation, project development and fundraising activities for the construction of a
proposed dirt pump track at Christmas Hill Park.
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Consideration of a Proposal from Garlic City BMX to Develop a +/-1.3-Acre Dirt Pump
Track (Bicycle Skills Area) Within a Vacant Portion of Land at Christmas Hill Park
1. Staff Report: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Provide direction to staff to draft a Memorandum of Understanding between the City
of Gilroy and Garlic City BMX so that Garlic City BMX can proceed with site
evaluation, project development and fundraising activities for the construction of a
proposed dirt pump track at Christmas Hill Park.
XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
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