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Regular Meeting
1/28/2011 3:00 PM
City Council Chambers, City Hall
7351 Rosanna Street Gilroy, CA 95020
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I. Call to Order by Mayor
II. Mayors Opening Remarks
III. Goal Setting Agenda Topics
A. Council Goal: Provide for Public Safety through crime prevention, enforcement of laws and life safety
services
1. Downtown law enforcement
a. Educate regarding crime statistics - Monthly crime stats for Downtown
b. Distinctive Identity for Downtown
c. Main Street Program
d. Discuss Problem Oriented Policing (POP) program
2. Reorganize Gang Task force
a. School District involvement in resolving gang issues
b. School District representative on gang task force
c. Lucky 7 Program
d. Felons in possession of firearms - focus on prosecution
e. Gang prevention programs - integrated through city departments.
f. Review ACT resources
g. Tagging/Graffiti in neighborhoods/parks
h. Curfew enforcement
3. Homelessness issues - fair share of funding
4. Regional Fire services
a. Alternative Fire service models
5. State legislation on scrap metal
6. Incentive for police officers to live in town
B. Council Goal: Offer Recreation for citizens to celebrate life and community through people, parks and
programs
1. Consider day care program offered by Recreation
2. Non-traditional recreation programming
a. Collaborative youth programs with companion agencies
b. Organizing community resources to provide programming
3. Christopher High School Pool and Gym
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4. Sunrise Park - Further Development
5. Neighborhood Youth Centers/Programming (Del Buono)
6. Bocce Ball Court at a Park
7. Encourage non-profit funded development of Arts and Culture facility/programming
a. Consider economic development aspects of Arts & Culture
b. Arts & Culture opportunities for youth
c. Farmers market/downtown events
C. Council Goal: Provide Quality City Services including community development, public works, water
and sewer services, finance and administration efficiently for the benefit of the community
1. Review capital projects
2. Upcoming parks projects
3. Water/sewer rate policy - evaluate annually
4. High Speed Rail issues as a focus for FY 12 & 13
5. Further development application streamlining
6. Review shovel ready RDO program
B. Continued. Council Goal: Offer Recreation for citizens to celebrate life and community through
people, parks and programs
C. Continued. Council Goal: Provide Quality City Services including community development, public
works, water and sewer services, finance and administration efficiently for the benefit of the
community
7. Expired Residential Development Ordinance (RDO) allotments - infrastructure implications
8. RDO conflicts with Neighborhood District ordinance provisions
9. Bicycle and pedestrian projects
D. Council Goal:Ensure Building Safety and Preservation through enforcement of regulations and
modern building standards
1. Code enforcement program (proactive versus reactive)
2. Street sweeping parking restrictions
E. Council Goal: Serve as a model of Environmental Stewardship
1. Plastic bag use ordinance
F. Council Goal: Maintain Sustainable Financial Structure and Promote Economic Development
1. Balanced budget FY 12 & FY 13
2. Review opportunities for revenue
3. Reduce/eliminate furloughs
4. Establish minimum dollar amount for general fund reserve
5. Evaluate economic development programs
a. City Council economic development strategic plan - set the vision
b. Economic development manager/ombudsman
c. Business retention program
d. City’s relationship with downtown organization
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6. Review development impact fee program
7. Downtown discussion
8. Organizational planning
G. Discussion of Council Agreements
a. Bringing settled issues back
IV. Adjournment
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