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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025
6:00 PM (APPROXIMATE)
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. CLOSED SESSION
2.1. 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.
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3. 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). 4. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards
4.1. A Proclamation Declaring the Month of March 2025 as American Red Cross
Month
4.2. A Proclamation Declaring the Month of March 2025 as Youth Arts Month
5. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE (Informational Only)
5.1. Civic Center Master Plan Public Workshops Flyer
6. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
6.1. Annual Presentation from the City Historian, Toby Echelberry
6.2. PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE
AGENDA BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
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.
7. 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)
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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) 8. 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. 8.1. Approval of the Action Minutes of the January 27, 2025 and February 3,
2025 City Council Regular Meeting.
8.2. Acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year-
Ended June 30, 2024
8.3. Acceptance of the City’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 Federal Single Audit
8.4. Acceptance of an Office of Traffic Safety Motorcyclist Safety Education
and Training Program Grant in the Amount $15,000 and Adoption of a
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving a Fiscal Year
2024-2025 Budget Amendment
8.5. Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Ruggeri-Jensen-
Azar for the Sharks Ice Gilroy Street Improvements and Traffic Signal
Project and Authorize the City Administrator to Execute the Second
Amendment
8.6. Approval of a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Circlepoint, Inc. for
the Gilroy Data Center Project Environmental Impact Report in the amount
of $40,452.90 for a total project cost of $284,462.20 (paid by the applicant)
8.7. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Declaring
Weeds a Nuisance
8.8. Adoption of the Amended 2025 City Roster of County, Regional, and
Statewide Bodies
9. BIDS AND PROPOSALS
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10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.1. Consider the Adoption of a Resolution Declaring an Intent to Transition
from an At-Large Election System to a District-Based Election System
Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10010, with the Transition
Taking Effect in time for the November 2026 and 2028 Elections
1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
2. Staff Report: Andy Faber, City Attorney
3. Open Public Hearing
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Possible Action:
Council consider adopting the resolution. 10.2. Introduction of an Ordinance Approving a Zoning Map Amendment
Application to Rezone an Undeveloped Property (APN # 810-23-005) to
Residential Hillside, Consistent with the 2040 General Plan Hillside
Residential Land Use Designation (Z 22-03), and Adopt a Resolution
Approving a Tentative Map Application to Subdivide an Approximately
37.54-Acre Site into 54 Single-Family Residential Lots (TM 22-02)
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:
1. Adopt, by resolution, the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for
the Ren Fu Villa Residential Project, dated January 2025.
2. Motion to read the ordinance by title only and waive further reading (Z
22-03).
3. Introduce an ordinance of the City Council approving Zoning
Amendment application Z 22-03 to redesignate a 37.5-acre site from
Agriculture (A1) Zone to Residential Hillside (RH) Zone, consistent with
the 2040 General Plan.
4. Adopt a resolution approving Tentative Map application TM 22-02 to
subdivide the property into 54 single family residential lots. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS
13. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
14. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS
14.1. Santa Teresa Fire Station Update
15. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
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16. CLOSED SESSION
16.1. 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.
16.2. 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.
17. 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). 18. ADJOURNMENT
FUTURE MEETING DATES
March 2025
3 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
17 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
April 2025
7 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
21 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
May 2025
5 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
19 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
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Access the 2025 City Council Meeting Calendar at https://gilroy.city/2025.