Meeting


			CITY COUNCIL AGENDA City Council Chambers, City Hall 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020 REGULAR MEETING \| 6:00 PM MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023	MAYOR Marie Blankley COUNCIL MEMBERS Rebeca Armendariz Dion Bracco Tom Cline Zach Hilton Carol Marques Fred Tovar

CITY COUNCIL PACKET MATERIALS are available ONLINE at www.cityofgilroy.org AGENDA CLOSING TIME IS 5:00 P.M. THE TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING

Due to COVID-19, it is possible that the planned in-person meeting may have to change to a virtual meeting at any time and possibly on short notice. Please check the City of Gilroy website www.cityofgilroy.org for any updates to meeting information.

COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC WILL BE TAKEN ON AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations, including but not limited to time restrictions for each individual speaker. Please limit your comments to 3 minutes. The amount of time allowed per speaker may vary at the Mayor’s discretion depending on the number of speakers and length of the agenda.

Written comments on any agenda item may be emailed to the City Clerk’s Office at [email protected] or mailed to the Gilroy City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1 p.m. on the day of a Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to or at the meeting and available for public inspection with the agenda packet located in the lobby of Administration at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street prior to the meeting. Any correspondence received will be incorporated into the meeting record. Items received after the 1 p.m. deadline will be provided to the City Council as soon as practicable. Written comments are also available on the City’s Public Records Portal at bit.ly/3NuS1IN.

	In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, 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’s Office at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 846-0204 or [email protected] to help ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made.

If you challenge any planning or land use decision made at this meeting in court, you may be limited 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 the Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.

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.

If you need assistance with translation and would like to speak during public comment, please contact the City Clerk a minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting at 408-846-0204 or e-mail the City Clerk’s Office at [email protected]. Si necesita un intérprete durante la junta y gustaría dar un comentario público, comuníquese con el Secretario de la Ciudad un mínimo de 72 horas antes de la junta al 408-846-0204 o envíe un correo electrónico a la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad a [email protected].

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The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:

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

CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards

2.1.

Proclamation – Proclaiming March 2023 as American Red Cross Month

PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL

3.1.

Presentation from Community Agency for Resources, Advocacy and Services (CARAS) - Gilroy Youth Center

3.2.

PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Council on matters within the Gilroy City Council’s jurisdiction but not on the agenda. Persons wishing to address the Council are requested to complete a Speaker’s Card located at the entrances and handed to the City Clerk. Speakers are limited to 1 to 3 minutes each, varying at the Mayor’s discretion depending on the number of speakers and length of the 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 comments to address the Council on matters not on this agenda may be e-mailed to the City Clerk’s Office at [email protected] or mailed to the Gilroy City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by the City Clerk’s Office by 1:00pm on the day of a Council meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to or at the meeting and available for public inspection with the agenda packet located in the lobby of Administration at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, prior to the meeting. Any correspondence received will be incorporated into the meeting record. Items received after the 1:00pm deadline will be provided to the City Council as soon as practicable. Written material provided by public members under this section of the agenda will be limited to 10 pages in hard copy. An unlimited amount of material may be provided electronically.

REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS

Council Member Bracco – Cities Association Santa Clara County Board of Directors (alternate), Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority, Santa Clara Valley Water Commission, Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water Resources Commission, SCRWA

Council Member Armendariz – Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board (alternate), South County United for Health

Council Member Marques – ABAG, Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, SCRWA (alternate)

Council Member Hilton – CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board, South County United for Health (alternate), VTA Policy Advisory Committee

Council Member Cline – Gilroy Economic Development Partnership (alternate), Gilroy Sister Cities Association, Gilroy Youth Task Force, Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority Board, VTA Policy Advisory Committee (alternate), Visit Gilroy California Welcome Center Board

Council Member Tovar – Gilroy Youth Task Force (alternate), Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Advisory Board, Santa Clara Valley Water Commission, SCRWA, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Mobility Partnership

Mayor Blankley – ABAG (alternate), CalTrain Policy Group, Cities Association Santa Clara County Board of Directors, Gilroy Economic Development Partnership, Gilroy Sister Cities Association (alternate), Gilroy Youth Task Force, Santa Clara Valley Water Joint Water Resources Commission, SCRWA, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Board of Directors, VTA Mobility Partnership

COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE

5.1.

City Council Member Meeting Attendance

5.2.

Support for the City of Gilroy’s 2023 RAISE Application – 10th Street Bridge

FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS

CONSENT CALENDAR

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.

7.1.

Approval of the Action Minutes of the February 27, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

7.2.

Time Extension Request No. 4 for Tentative Map and Architectural and Site Review Permit Approvals for Development of 202 Townhouse Units at the Southeast Corner of Santa Teresa Boulevard and First Street, APNs 808-01-21, 808-01-22 and 808-01-23; filed by Eagle Garden, LLC (TM 13-11 & AS 18-20)

BIDS AND PROPOSALS

8.1.

Award a Contract to McKim Corporation for the FY23 Annual CDBG Sidewalk/Curb Ramp Project No. 23-PW-279 and Approve a Project Expenditure of $271,205

1. Staff Report: Daryl Jordan, Public Works Director

2. Public Comment

3. Possible Action:

Award a contract to McKim Corporation in the amount of $246,550 for the construction of the FY23 Annual CDBG Sidewalk/Curb Ramp Project No. 23-PW-279 and authorize the City Administrator to execute the contract and associated documents; and
Approve a contingency amount of $24,655 to be expended only with approved change orders for a maximum project expenditure of $271,205.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

9.1.

Architectural and Site Review Permit to amend the Plaza Allium sign program, located on property at the northeast corner of Tenth Street and Chestnut Street, Application No. AS 22-24

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:

Staff has analyzed the proposed project and recommends that the City Council take the following actions:

Determine pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, that the proposed amendment to the approved sign program is adequately assessed by the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (SCH # 2021060521) adopted for the commercial development project on September 20, 2021, and that no subsequent environmental review shall be required, based on its independent analysis; and
Adopt a resolution to approve the proposed sign program amendment AS 22-24.

10.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

11.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS

11.1.

Approval of the Updated City of Gilroy Purchasing Policy

1. Staff Report: Harjot Sangha, Finance Director

2. Public Comment

3. Possible Action:

Approve the updated City of Gilroy Purchasing Policy.

11.2.

Update on the Status of Council and Departmental Workplans

1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator

2. Public Comment

3. Possible Action:

Council receive the update.

12.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS

13.

CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS

14.

CLOSED SESSION

14.1.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 (2);

Employee Name/Title: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator

15.

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 (a); Public Report of the vote to continue in closed session if required under GCC Section 17A.11 (e).

16.

ADJOURNMENT

FUTURE MEETING DATES

March 2023
13	Council Goal / Priority Setting Workshop - 6:00 p.m
20	Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m

April 2023
3	Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m
17	Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m

May 2023

Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m

Capital Improvement Plan Workshop – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m

Recommend Operating Budget Workshop – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Meetings are webstreamed on the City of Gilroy’s website at gilroy.city/meetings.

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