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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025 | 6:00 PM
MAYOR
Greg Bozzo
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Dion Bracco
Tom Cline
Terence Fugazzi
Zach Hilton
Carol Marques
Kelly Ramirez
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The agenda for this meeting is outlined as follows:
1. OPENING
1.1. Call to Order
1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
1.3. Invocation
1.4. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda
1.5. Roll Call
1.6. Orders of the Day
1.7. Employee Introductions
2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards
3. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE (Informational Only)
4. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
4.1. PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE
AGENDA BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
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This part of the meeting allows public address on non-agenda topics
within the Council's jurisdiction. To speak, complete a Speaker's Card from
the entrances and give it to the City Clerk. Speaking time ranges from 1-3
minutes based on the Mayor's discretion. Extended discussions or actions
on non-agenda items are restricted by law. For Council action, the topic
may be listed on a future agenda.
Email written comments on non-agenda topics
to publiccomments@cityofgilroy.org or mail them to City Hall, 7351
Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020, by 1:00 p.m. on the meeting day. These
comments, available at City Hall, will be shared with the Council and
included in the meeting record. Late submissions will be shared as soon
as possible. A 10-page limit applies to hard-copy materials, but electronic
submissions are unlimited.
5. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco – Downtown Committee, Santa Clara County Library Joint
Powers Authority, Santa Clara Water Commission, Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water
Resources Committee, SCRWA
Council Member Fugazzi – Santa Clara Water Commission (alternate), Silicon Valley
Regional Interoperability Authority Board (alternate), SCRWA, Visit Gilroy California
Welcome Center, VTA Mobility Partnership Committee
Council Member Marques – ABAG, Downtown Committee, Santa Clara County Library
Joint Powers Authority (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board,
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, SCRWA (alternate)
Council Member Hilton – CalTrain Policy Group, Santa Clara County Expressway Plan
2040 Advisory Board (alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board, South
County Youth Task Force Policy Team (alternate), VTA Policy Advisory Committee
Council Member Ramirez – ABAG (alternate), Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors
(alternate), Gilroy Sister Cities, Gilroy Youth Task Force (alternate), SCRWA, Santa Clara
Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
Council Member Cline – CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Gilroy Sister Cities (alternate),
Gilroy Youth Task Force, Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Advisory Board,
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board (alternate), Silicon Valley Regional
Interoperability Authority Board, Visit Gilroy California Welcome Center (alternate), VTA
Mobility Partnership Committee, VTA Policy Advisory Committee (alternate)
Mayor Bozzo – Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water
Resources Committee, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Board of
Directors (alternate), Santa Clara Housing and Community Development Advisory
Committee (alternate)
6. BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
6.1. Interviews for Open Seats on Boards, Commissions, and Committees with
Future Appointment on January 27, 2025
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1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Possible Action:
Interview candidates for open seats on City of Gilroy boards, commissions,
and committees.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items under the Consent Calendar are deemed routine and approved with one motion. If a Council member or a member
of the public wishes for a separate discussion on an item, it must be requested for removal before the Council's approval
vote. If removed, the item will be discussed in its original order.
7.1. Approval of the Action Minutes of the December 9, 2024 City Council
Regular Meeting
7.2. Adopt a Resolution to Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement
for Maintenance of State Highways in the City of Gilroy and Authorize the
City Administrator to Execute the Amendment
7.3. Claim of James Hoey (The City Administrator recommends a "yes" vote
under the Consent Calendar shall constitute denial of the claim)
7.4. Authorization for Mayor and Council Member Travel to the League of
California Cities’ Mayors and Council Members Academy
8. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9.1. Introduce an Ordinance Approving the First Amendment to the
Development Agreement Between the City of Gilroy and Glen Loma
Corporation for the Glen Loma Ranch Project to Extend the Term of the
Development Agreement by Three Years
1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
2. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Council:
1. Determine that the First Amendment to the Glen Loma Ranch
Development Agreement does not require independent CEQA review,
beyond EIR Addendum #2, undertaken in connection with the adoption of
the Fourth Operating Memorandum.
2. Motion to read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading; and
3. Introduce an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving
the First Amendment to the Development Agreement between the City of
Gilroy and Glen Loma Corporation for the Glen Loma Ranch project to
extend the term of the Development Agreement by three years.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
11. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
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11.1. Appointment of Councilmembers to the Downtown Committee
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council appoint three members of the City Council to serve on the Downtown
Committee.
11.2. Cities Association of Santa Clara County Membership Renewal Request
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council consideration of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County's
invitation to re-join.
11.3. Appointment of a Council Member to the Gilroy Gardens Lease Ad Hoc
Committee
1. Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Council appoint a member of the City Council to the Gilroy Gardens Lease Ad
Hoc Committee.
12. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
12.1. Request for an Update on the Status of Staff's Work to Complete the
Housing Element Programs for 2024.
13. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
14. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
15. CLOSED SESSION
15.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.
Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (2) of
Subdivision (d) and Paragraph (3) of Subdivision (e) of Government Code
Section 54956.9 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 (3) (b), based upon
receipt of a written communication from Shenkman & Hughes, PC
(available for inspection upon request at the office of the City Clerk). One
case as defendant.
15.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION. Pending
Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government
Code Section 54956.9 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 (3) (a), Gandolfi
Investments, LLC v. City of Gilroy, et.al., Superior Court for the County of
Santa Clara, Case Number 24CV444165, filed July 26, 2024.
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15.3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to GC
Sec. 54956.8 and GCC Sec. 17A.8
Property: Gilroy Gardens Theme Park, 3050 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy,
CA (APN’s: 810-17-024, 810-17-026, 810-17-029, 810-17-030, 810-17-031,
810-18-002, 810-18-013, 810-19-005, 810-19-007, 810-19-010, 810-19-011,
810-19-014)
Negotiators: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator; Victoria Valencia,
Economic Development Manager
Other Party to Negotiations: Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, LLC
Under Negotiations: Price and terms of payment for sale or lease.
15.4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION. Pending
Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government
Code Section 54956.9 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 (3) (a), Timothy
Gavin v. City of Gilroy, Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara, Case
Number 24CV428673, filed January 5, 2024.
15.5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION. Pending
Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government
Code Section 54956.9 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 (3) (a), City of
Gilroy v. Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara & Law Foundation of
Silicon Valley v. Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara, Supreme
Court of California, Case Numbers S282937 and S282950, review granted
February 21, 2024.
16. ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION
Report of any action taken in Closed Session and vote or abstention of each Council
Member if required by Government Code Section 54957.1 and GCC Section 17A.13(b);
Public Report of the vote to continue in closed session if required under GCC Section
17A.11(5).
17. ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETING DATES
January 2025
27 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
February 2025
3 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
12 Strategic Planning Study Session – 8:30 AM
24 Regular Meeting/Joint Meeting with GUSD - 6:00 p.m
March 2025
3 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
17 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
Meetings are live streamed on the City of Gilroy’s website at gilroy.city/meetings
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Access the 2025 City Council Meeting Calendar at https://bit.ly/3LLzY1n.