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Regular Meeting
8/21/2017 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers, City Hall
7351 Rosanna Street Gilroy, CA 95020
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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
Roll Call: 8 members Present, 1 members Absent, 0 members Excused.
B. Orders of the Day
C. Employee Introductions
1. Introduction of Newly Appointed Public Works Director Girum Awoke
2. Introduction of Newly Appointed Employees
II. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
A. Proclamations, Awards, and Presentations
1. Certificates of Appreciation to Retiring Personnel
2. Proclamation Declaring September, 2017 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Proclamation
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
B. Housing Advisory Committee Annual Presentation to Council
III. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
IV. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. Mayor Pro Tempore Bracco -Santa Clara Co. Library JPA, SCRWA Board, Street Naming Committee,
South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, URM Task Force
2. Council Member Tucker - Caltrain Citizen's Advisory Committee, Gilroy Welcome Center, General
Plan Advisory Committee, Santa Clara Co. Recycling & Waste Reduction Commission, Santa Clara
Valley Habitat Agency Governing and Implementation Boards
3. Council Member Kloecker - Gilroy Youth Task Force, Historic Heritage Committee, HSR Sub-
Committee, SCRWA Board, South County United for Health, Street Naming Committee
4. Council Member Harney - Gilroy Gardens Board, Santa Clara Co. Expressway Plan Advisory Board,
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing and Implementation Boards, Santa Clara Valley Clean
Energy Authority, South County Joint Planning Advisory Committee VTA Board (Alternate, VTA Policy
Advisory Committee
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5. Council Member Tovar - Gilroy Downtown Business Association, Gilroy Sister Cities Association,
SCRWA Board, Street Naming Committee, VTA Committee for Transit Accessibility
6. 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., Valley Regional Interoperability Authority (SVRIA)
7. Mayor Velasco - Economic Development Corporation Board, General Plan Advisory Committee, VTA
South County City Group, URM Task Force
V. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
V. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR (ROLL CALL VOTE)
A. Minutes of the August 7, 2017 Regular Meeting
Minutes of 8/7/10
B. Approval of Changes to Council Representative Seats on the VTA Mobility Partnership and the Joint
Water Resources Committee
VTA Mobility Partnership & Joint Water
C. A Resolution 2017- 32 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Releasing Specified Unclaimed Checks
to the City's General Fund in Accordance with California Government Code Section 50055.
Unclaimed checks, Code Section 50055
D. A Resolution 2017-33 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Releasing Specified Unclaimed Checks
to the City's General Fund in Accordance with California Government Code Section 50053.
Unclaimed checks, Section 50053
E. A Resolution 2017-34 to Set the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2017-18 for the Gilroy Community Library
Project Bonds
Tax Rate for the Gilroy Community Library Project Bonds
F. Approval of Final Maps for Heartland Gardens Tract 10379, Tract 10398 and Tract 10399
Heartland Gardens
G. Claim of Maria Barrera (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote under the Consent
Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
Claim of Maria Barrera
H. Claim of Nancy Bourquin (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote under the Consent
Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
Claim of Nancy Bourquin
I. Claim of Raul Munoz (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote under the Consent Calendar
shall constitute the denial of the claim)
Claim of Raul Munoz
Motion to Approve VI. CONSENT CALENDAR Items A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I Moved by Mayor Pro
Tempore Dion Bracco, seconded by Council Member Fred Tovar.
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS - NONE
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - NONE
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
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A. Consideration of of a Financial Contribution of an Amount Not to Exceed $1,500 for the Leadership
Gilroy Downtown Mural Project
Mural Project
Motion to Approve Approval of a financial contribution of $1,500 for the Leadership Gilroy downtown
mural project; and direction to staff to research and develop a contribution policy with a framework
of criteria for evaluating outside organization requests for funding. Moved by Council Member Fred
Tovar, seconded by Council Member Daniel Harney.
B. Refinancing of the 2002 and 2006 Highway 152 Community Facilities District Bonds
Highway 152 Facilities District Bonds
Motion to Approve Receive report and provide direction to staff to move forward with the resolution
for the refinancing with options available. Moved by Council Member Peter Leroe-Munoz, seconded by
Council Member Daniel Harney.
C. Report on the Status of Illegal Fireworks in Gilroy
Illegal Fireworks in Gilroy
Motion to Approve Provide direction to staff to review the fee structure, compile information on best
practices from the League of California Cities conference, involve Firefighters in the response to
illegal fireworks, and research the use of technology used, and return to Council with enough time to
implement changes prior to July, 2018 Moved by Mayor Roland Velasco, seconded by Council Member
Fred Tovar.
D. Consideration and Direction to the City of Gilroy's Voting Delegate Regarding the 2017 League of
California Cities Resolutions
2017 League of CA Cities Resolutions
Motion to Approve Direction to the City's Voting Delegate Council Member Fred Tovar to vote in
support of the two resolutions being considered at the 2017 League of California Cities Annual
Conference. Moved by Council Member Peter Leroe-Munoz, seconded by Council Member Cat Tucker.
XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to GC Section 54956.8 and GCC
Section 17A.8 (a) (2) Property: 3050 Hecker Pass Highway, APN's 783-05-011; 783-05-012; 783-05-
013;810-17-014;015; 021; 024; 025; 026; 029; 810-18-002; 010; 011;801-19 -005;007; 010; 011;
014 (Gilroy Gardens) Negotiators: Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator, Jimmy Forbis, Finance
Director; Other Party to Negotiations: Bryson Heezen, Great Wolf Resorts; Cecily Barclay, Attorney.
Negotiating Price and Terms
B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and
Gilroy City Code Section 17A.8 (a) (4) Name/Title Gabriel Gonzalez, City Administrator
Motion to Approve ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION Moved by Council Member Daniel Harney, seconded
by Council Member Cat Tucker.
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