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Regular Meeting
1/6/2014 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. Introductions
II. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
A. Proclamations, Awards and Presentations
1. Proclamation Naming January 26 through Sunday, January 31, 2014 Catholic Schools Week
Item II.A.1. Proclamation
A. INTERVIEWS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES * Arts & Culture Commission - 3
seats * Bicycle Pedestrian Commission - 1 seat * Building Board of Appeals - 1 seat * Historic Heritage
Committee- 2 seats * Housing Advisory Committee- 4 seats * Library Commission - 1 seat * Open
Government Commission - 2 seats * Parks & Recreation Commission - 2 seats * Personnel Commission
- 2 seats * Physically Challenged Board of Appeals - 2 seats * Planning Commission - 2 seats * Publ
Interviews
III. PRESENTATIONS TO 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 Please limit your comments to 3
minutes.
Item III.A. Public Comment
IV. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Item IV Reports of Council Members
1. Council Member Bracco
2. Council Member Tucker
3. Council Member Arellano
4. Council Member Leroe-Muñoz
5. Council Member Aulman
6. Mayor Pro Tempore Woodward
7. MAYOR'S REPORT
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V. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
A. INTERVIEWS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES * Arts & Culture Commission - 3
seats * Bicycle Pedestrian Commission - 1 seat * Building Board of Appeals - 1 seat * Historic Heritage
Committee- 2 seats * Housing Advisory Committee- 4 seats * Library Commission - 1 seat * Open
Government Commission - 2 seats * Parks & Recreation Commission - 2 seats * Personnel Commission
- 2 seats * Physically Challenged Board of Appeals - 2 seats * Planning Commission - 2 seats * Publ
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes of the December 2, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting
Item VI.A. Minutes of December 2, 2013
B. Minutes of the December 9, 2013 Special City Council Meeting
Item VI.B. Minutes of December 9, 2013
C. A Resolution 2014-01 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving RDO-HE 13-02, An
Application for a Housing Exemption from the Residential Development Ordinance for a Property
Located West of Monterey Street, and North and South of the Future Cohansy Avenue Extension,
APN'S 790-06-029 and 030, The James Group Applicant (Item heard 12/2/2013 with a 7-0 vote)
Item VI.C. Resolution Approving RDO-HE 13-02
D. A Resolution 2014-02 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving TM 13-06, a Tentative Map
of the Harvest Park Phase II Residential Subdivision, Creating 57 Single-Family Residential Lots, One
Multi-Family Lot, One Commercial Lot and 3+/- Acres of Common Area, for a Property Located Within
the Harvest Park Development, West of Monterey Street and North and South of Cohansey Avenue,
APN'S 790-06-029 and 030, The James Group Applicant (Item heard 12/2/2013 with a 7-0 vote)
Item VI.D. Resolution Approving TM 13-06
E. A Resolution 2014-03 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving A/S-PUD 13-26, an
Application for Architectural and Site Approval of the Harvest Park Phase II Subdivision on
Approximately 17 of Monterey Street and North and South of Cohansey Avenue, APN's 790-06-029
and 030, The James Group Applicant (Item heard 12/2/2013 with a 7-0 vote)
Item VI.E. Resolution Approving AS PUD 13-26
F. Claim of Mercury Insurance (Tesia Dechutkowski) (the City Administrator Recommends a "yes" vote
under the Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim)
Item VI.F. Claim of Mercury Insurance
G. Approval of Amendments to the 2014 Regular City Council Meeting Schedule
Item VI.G. Amendments to 2014 Regular City Council Meeting Schedule
Motion to Approve Motion to Approve Consent Calendar Items A, B, C, D, E, F and G Moved by Council
Member Peter Leroe-Munoz, seconded by Council Member Peter Arellano.
VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
A. Selection of Hydroscience Engineers, Inc. and NV5, Inc. as Consultants for Water and Storm Drain
Engineering Design Services
Item VII.A. Consultants for Water and Storm Drain Engineering Design Services
Motion to Approve Motion to Award Design Contracts to Hydroscience Engineers, Inc.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Appeal of the Planning Commissions Denial of a Variance Request from Gilroy Code Section 37.58
(a) (2) to Allow for a Total of 359 Square Feet of Sign Area to an Existing Freestanding, Freeway-
Oriented Sign at a Property Located at 6980 Chestnut Street, South Valley Plaza (V13-01)
Item VIII.A. Appeal of Planning Commission Denial of V13-01
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Motion to Approve Motion to Adopt a Resolution 2014-04 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy
Granting an Appeal of the Planning Commission's Denial of Variance V 13-01 and Approving Said
Variance to Allow Additional Sign Area on an Existing Freeway-Oriented Sign, South Valley Plaza
Shopping Center, APN 841-66-031 for 10 years Moved by Council Member Peter Arellano, seconded
by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward.
B. A Zone Change from A1 (Agriculture) to R2-PUD (Two-Family Residential, Planned Unit
Development) for a 5.31-Acre Property Located at the Terminus of Babbs Creek Drive, Generally
Bounded by Santa Teresa Boulevard to the South, Babbs Creek to the North, and Starling Drive to the
East; APN 808-20-001; The James Group Applicant (Z 13-01)
Item VIII.B. Masoni Subdivision
Motion to Approve Motion to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration Finding That on the Basis of the
Full Record There is no Substantial Evidence that the Project Will Have a Significant Effect on the
Environment, and That the Mitigated Negative Declaration Reflects the Independent Judgment and
Analysis of the City Moved by Council Member Peter Leroe-Munoz, seconded by Council Member Cat
Tucker.
B. A Zone Change from A1 (Agriculture) to R2-PUD (Two-Family Residential, Planned Unit
Development) for a 5.31-Acre Property Located at the Terminus of Babbs Creek Drive, Generally
Bounded by Santa Teresa Boulevard to the South, Babbs Creek to the North, and Starling Drive to the
East; APN 808-20-001; The James Group Applicant (Z 13-01)
Motion to Approve Motion to Direct Staff to Prepare an Ordinance Approving Z 13-01 Moved by Mayor
Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member Peter Leroe-Munoz.
B. A Tentative Map Request to Create 23 Single-family Residential Lots, 0.37 Acre of Private Open
Space and 1.38 Acres for Expansion of the Existing Babbs Creek Park Preserve (TM 13-01)
Motion to Approve Motion to Direct Staff to Prepare a Resolution Approving TM 13-01 Moved by
Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member Peter Leroe-Munoz.
B. An Architectural and Site Review for the Planned Unit Development of 23 Single-Family Residential
Homes (AS/PUD 13-22)
Motion to Approve Motion to Direct Staff to Prepare a Resolution Approving AS 13-22 with planning
commission Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member Peter
Leroe-Munoz.
C. A Tentative Map Request to Subdivide Approximately 15-Acres to Create 55 Single-Family
Residential Lots and 2-Acre Detention and Open Space Parcel (1.2 Acres Recommended by Planning
Commission) on a Property Located at the Southwest Corner of Day Road and Cougar Court, APN 783-
16-026; Glen Loma Group Applicant (TM 13-04)
Item VIII.C. TM 13-04
Motion to Approve Motion to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration Finding That on the Basis of the
Full Record There is no Substantial Evidence that the Project Will Have a Significant Effect on the
Environment, and That the Mitigated Negative Declaration Reflects the Independent Judgment and
Analysis of the City Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member
Peter Leroe-Munoz.
C. A Tentative Map Request to Subdivide Approximately 15-Acres to Create 55 Single-Family
Residential Lots and 2-Acre Detention and Open Space Parcel (1.2 Acres Recommended by Planning
Commission) on a Property Located at the Southwest Corner of Day Road and Cougar Court, APN 783-
16-026; Glen Loma Group Applicant (TM 13-04)
Motion to Approve Motion to Direct Staff to Prepare a Resolution Approving TM 13-04 Moved by
Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member Cat Tucker.
B. A Zone Change from A1 (Agriculture) to R2-PUD (Two-Family Residential, Planned Unit
Development) for a 5.31-Acre Property Located at the Terminus of Babbs Creek Drive, Generally
Bounded by Santa Teresa Boulevard to the South, Babbs Creek to the North, and Starling Drive to the
East; APN 808-20-001; The James Group Applicant (Z 13-01)
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Motion to Approve Motion to Direct Staff to Prepare an Ordinance Approving Z 13-01 Moved by Council
Member Peter Arellano, seconded by Council Member Cat Tucker.
B. An Architectural and Site Review for the Planned Unit Development of 23 Single-Family Residential
Homes (AS/PUD 13-22)
Motion to Approve Motion to Direct Staff to Prepare a Resolution Approving AS 13-22 without the pc
recommendations for front yard set backs Moved by Council Member Peter Arellano, seconded by
Council Member Cat Tucker.
IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. An Ordinance and a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Pertaining to Payday Lending
and Check Cashing Businesses in the City of Gilroy
Item IX.A. Payday Lending and Check Cashing Businesses
Motion to Approve Motion to Read the Ordinance by Title Only and Waive Further Reading Moved by
Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by Council Member Peter Leroe-Munoz.
A. An Ordinance and a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Pertaining to Payday Lending
and Check Cashing Businesses in the City of Gilroy
Motion to Approve Motion to Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy
Amending Gilroy City Code Chapter 30, Section 2.20 Entitled "Definitions" to Add Definitions of "Bank
and "Office" to Prohibit the Establishment, Expansion or Relocation of Payday Lending and Check
Cashing Businesses Within the City of Gilroy . Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward,
seconded by Council Member Cat Tucker.
A. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Pertaining to Payday Lending and Check
Cashing Business in the City of Gilroy
Motion to Approve Motion to Adopt a Resolution 2014-05 of the City Council of the City of Gilroy
Requesting the California State Legislature Enact Restrictions on Payday Loans Moved by Council
Member Cat Tucker, seconded by Council Member Peter Arellano.
B. Selection and Appointment of Members to City Boards, Commissions and Committees with Terms
Expiring September 30, 2014, December 31, 2014, September 30, 2015, December 31, 2015,
December 31, 2016, December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018
Item IX.B. Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Motion to Approve Motion to Appoint Members to the Arts and Culture Commission, Bicycle
Pedestrian Commission, Building Board of Appeals, Historic Heritage Committee, Housing Advisory
Committee, Library Commission, Open Government Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission,
Personnel Commission, Physically Challenged Board of Appeals, Public Art Committee, Planning
Commission and Youth Commission Moved by Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward, seconded by
Council Member Cat Tucker.
X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A. Silicon Valley Land Conservancy Presentation on Agriculture Mitigation Policy Implementation
Item X.A. Silicon Valley Land Conservancy Presentation
Motion to Approve Receive Report and continue working with staff. Moved by Council Member Cat
Tucker, seconded by Council Member Dion Bracco.
Motion to Approve approve the appointments Moved by Council Member Cat Tucker, seconded by
Council Member Dion Bracco.
B. City Council Member Annual Appointments to Representative Seats
Item X.B. City Council Member Annual Appointments to Representative Seats
XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
XII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
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XIII. ADJOURNMENT TO THE SPECIAL MEETING OF JANUARY 22, 2014
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