HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-10-05 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda PacketApril 9, 2021 4:26 PM City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page1MAYOR
Marie Blankley
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rebeca Armendariz
Dion Bracco
Zach Hilton
Peter Leroe-Muñoz
Carol Marques
Fred Tovar
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
CITY OF GILROY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET
GILROY, CA 95020
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE www.cityofgilroy.org
VIEW THE MEETING LIVE ON THE CITY WEBSITE www.cityofgilroy.org.
THE APRIL 19, 2021 MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20
In order to minimize the spread of the COVID 19 virus the City Council is conducting
this meeting by web conference and will be offering alternative options for public
participation. You are encouraged to watch the City Council meeting live on the City of
Gilroy’s website at www.cityofgilroy.org or on Cable Channel 17. To view from the
website, select the City Council Meetings section on the home page.
PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN ON AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE
CITY COUNCIL. DURING THE MEETING: TO PROVIDE VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AN
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Mayor may decide, consistent with the time limit for all other speakers for the particular agenda
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COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE EMAILED TO THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE AT
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HALL 7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA. 95020, PRIOR TO THE MEETING START, TO BE
DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE MEETING
RECORD.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Governors Order N-29-20, the City will
make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special
assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk a minimum of 2 hours prior
to the meeting at (408) 846-0204.
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City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
10/5/2020 Page2limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing held at this
meeting, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public
hearing. Please take notice that the time within which to seek judicial review of any final
administrative determination reached at this meeting is governed by Section 1094.6 of the
California Code of Civil Procedure.
A Closed Session may be called during this meeting pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9 (d)(2) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the City
on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a
significant exposure to litigation against the City.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the
agenda packet are available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org
subject to Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
The City Council meets regularly on the first and third Monday of each month, at 6:00 p.m. If a
holiday, the meeting will be rescheduled to the following Monday, with the exception of the single
meeting in July which lands on the first day of the month not a holiday, Friday, Saturday or
Sunday.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.
Commissions, task forces, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the
people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the
people and that City operations are open to the people's review.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE OPEN
GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, TO RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE
OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE OPEN
GOVERNMENT COMMISSION STAFF AT (408) 846-0204 or
shawna.freels@cityofgilroy.org
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.Recognition of Retiring Employee Scot Smithee
2.Recognition of Retiring Employee Joe Hall
3.Recognition of Retiring Employee Irma Navarro
4.Recognition of Retiring Employee Joshua Valverde
5.Recognition of Retiring Employee Brent Hughes
6.Recognition of Retiring Employee Bill Richmond
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
10/5/2020 Page37.Recognition of Retiring Employee Misty Sampaolo
8.Recognition of Retiring Employee Miguel Trujillo
9.Recognition of Retiring Employee Rubil Diaz
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 PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO:
shawna.freels@cityofgilroy.org, (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.)
A."Support Gilroy" Media Campaign Final Report
1.Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2.Public Comment
3.Possible Action:
Receive and accept report from the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce/Visit Gilroy on
the recently completed "Support Gilroy" Strategic Marketing Plan.
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10/5/2020 Page4IV.REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Bracco – Gilroy Sister Cities Association (alternate), Santa Clara Co.
Library JPA, SCVWD Joint Council-SCRWA-Board Water Resources Committee, South
County Regional Wastewater Authority Board, South County Youth Task Force Policy
Team, Street Naming Committee, URM Task Force Sub-committee
Council Member Armendariz – ABAG (Alternate), CalTrain Policy Group, Gilroy
Downtown Business Association Board (alternate), Historic Heritage Committee, Santa
Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Authority JPA Board (Alternate), Street Naming Committee, VTA Committee for Transit
Accessibility (Alternate)
Council Member Marques - Gilroy Downtown Business Association Board, Gilroy
Gardens Board of Directors, Historic Heritage Committee (Alternate), Santa Clara
Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency
Implementation Board (alternate), South County Regional Wastewater Authority
(Alternate), URM Task Force Sub-Committee
Council Member Hilton – Gilroy Economic Development Partnership, Silicon Valley
Clean Energy Authority JPA Board, South County United for Health, Visit Gilroy
California Welcome Center Board
Council Member Tovar – Economic Development Corporation Board, Recycling and
Waste Reduction Commission, Santa Clara Co. Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory
Board, Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, Santa Clara Co. Library JPA
(alternate), SCVWD Water Commission (alternate), South County Regional Wastewater
Authority Board, Street Naming Committee, VTA Committee for Transit Accessibility
Council Member Leroe-Muñoz - ABAG, CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Cities
Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors (alternate), Economic
Development Corporation Board, Gilroy Youth Task Force, SCVWD Water Commission,
Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority Board, South County Youth Task Force
Policy Team (alternate), VTA Mobility Partnership, VTA South County City Group, VTA
Policy Advisory Committee
Mayor Blankley - Cities Association of Santa Clara Co. Board of Directors, Gilroy
Economic Development Partnership, Gilroy Sister Cities Association, Gilroy Youth Task
Force (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, SCVWD Joint
Council-SCRWA-Board Water Resources Committee, South County Regional
Wastewater Authority Board, VTA Board of Directors Alternate, VTA Mobility
Partnership, VTA Policy Advisory Committee, VTA South County City Group
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.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
10/5/2020 Page5A.Minutes of the September 14, 2020 Regular Meeting
VII.BIDS AND PROPOSALS - NONE
VIII.PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE
IX.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A.Standing Report on Operational Impacts and City/Community Efforts
Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
1.Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2.Public Comment
3.Possible Action:
Receive report.
X.INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
A.Designation of California Highway 152 in Gilroy from Monterey Road to
Santa Teresa Boulevard (1st Street) as "Veterans Memorial Highway"
1.Staff Report: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
2.Public Comment
3.Possible Action:
Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy approving the
designation of California Highway 152 in Gilroy from Monterey Road to Santa
Teresa Boulevard (1st Street) as "Veterans Memorial Highway".
B.Appointment of Jimmy Forbis to the Position of City Administrator
1.Staff Report: Roland Velasco, Mayor
2.Public Comment
3.Possible Action:
Appoint Jimmy Forbis to the position of City Administrator effective October 6,
2020.
C.Approval of an Employment Agreement With City Administrator Jimmy
Forbis as Recommended by City Council Sub-Committee Members Marie
Blankley, Dion Bracco and Peter Leroe-Munoz
1.Staff Report: LeeAnn McPhillips, Human Resources Director/Risk Manager
2.Public Comment
3.Possible Action:
Approve an employment agreement with City Administrator Jimmy Forbis setting
forth the compensation, benefits and terms associated with the appointment as
recommended by City Council sub-committee members Marie Blankley, Dion
Bracco and Peter Leroe-Muñoz. (Mayor Velasco will orally report the specifics of
the salary and benefits of the employment agreement).
XI.CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
XII.CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
XIII.CLOSED SESSION - NONE
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
10/5/2020 Page6ADJOURNMENT
MEETING DATES
OCTOBER, 2020
5*Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
19*Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER, 2020
2*Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
16*Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER, 2020
7*Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
14*Special Meeting/Interviews - 6:00 p.m.
* meeting is webstreamed and televised