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CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Greg Bozzo REGULAR MEETING AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBERS Dion Bracco Tom Cline CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL Terence Fugazzi 7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA Zach Hilton 95020 Carol Marques Kelly Ramirez AMENDED AGENDA Amended closed session to reflect 2 cases 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL PACKET MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.cityofgilroy.org AGENDA CLOSING TIME IS 5:00 P.M. THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING Remote Participation Gilroy City Council meetings are held in person. The community may attend in person or via Zoom (video/teleconference). The meetings are also live-streamed on the City's website and YouTube. Those wishing to participate in the meetings remotely may join using the following link: https://bit.ly/GilroyCityCouncilMeetings. Additionally, Zoom participants must be running the latest version or will be required to update to it before joining the meeting remotely. Remote participation is also available by calling (669) 900-6833 and entering webinar ID: 930 2066 6240#. Dial *9 to raise your hand, and be called upon to speak for up to 3 minutes. Dial *6 to unmute. Public Comment 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. Public comment will be heard first from those attending in person, with the submission of a speaker card. Once that is complete, we will move to those on Zoom who have their virtual hand raised. Following public comment from Zoom, we will close the public comment period for that item. August 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 1 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting Please note: Once the third speaker has provided comment on an item, there will be no further speaker cards or virtual raised hands taken for that item. Written comments on any agenda item may be emailed to the City Clerk’s Office at publiccomment@cityofgilroy.org 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 cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org 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 cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org. 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 cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org. August 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 2 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting  To access written translation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code or click this link: Para acceder a la traducción durante la reunión, por favor escanee el código QR o haga clic en el enlace: www.cityofgilroy.org/translate Choose Language and Click Attend | Seleccione su lenguaje y haga clic en asistir Use a headset on your phone for audio or read the transcript on your device. Use sus auriculares para escuchar el audio o leer la transcripción en el dispositivo. 1. CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 PM 1.1. Call to Order 1.2. Roll Call 1.3. CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 and Gilroy City Code Section 17A.11 Subdivision (3); Two Cases 2. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION 3. ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION The agenda for this regular meeting is outlined as follows: 4. REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 PM 4.1. Call to Order 4.2. Roll Call 4.3. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda 4.4. Pledge of Allegiance 4.5. Invocation 4.6. Orders of the Day 4.7. Employee Introductions 5. CEREMONIAL ITEMS - Proclamations and Awards August 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 3 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting  5.1. Screen-Free Week Proclamation 6. PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL 6.1. 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 publiccomment@cityofgilroy.org 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 1:00 pm 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. 7. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Council Member Bracco – 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 – Gilroy Sister Cities, 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 – ABAG, CalTrain Policy Group (alternate), Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Advisory Board (alternate), Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board, South County Youth Task Force Policy Team, VTA Policy Advisory Committee Council Member Ramirez – ABAG (alternate), Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors August 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 4 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting  (alternate), Cities Association of Santa Clara County, Gilroy Youth Task Force (alternate), Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, 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), Cities Association of Santa Clara County (alternate) 8. 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 City Council votes to approve. If removed, the item will be discussed in the order in which it appears. 8.1. Approve a Professional Service Agreement with Visit Gilroy/Gilroy Welcome Center for Tourism Business Improvement District management 8.2. Adopt a Resolution Approving the West Santa Clara Landscape Resiliency Project Project-Specific Analysis and Addendum to the California Vegetation Treatment Program Environmental Impact Report, Adopting CEQA Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Authorizing Filing of a Notice of Determination 8.3. Approval of City's Response to 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury Final Report "Pothole Damage: Improving Claims Processes within Santa Clara County" 8.4. Approval of City's Response to 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury Final Report "VTA’s Management and Oversight of BART Silicon Valley Phase II" 9. BIDS AND PROPOSALS 9.1. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Kimley-Horn for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $237,117 for the Development of the City of Gilroy Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan, Add the Project to the Capital Improvement Program, and Adopt a Budget Amendment Resolution to Appropriate Grant and Gas Tax Funds to the Project 1. Staff Report: John Doughty, Public Works Director August 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 5 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting  2. Public Comment 3. Recommended Action: 1. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Kimley-Horn for an amount not to exceed $237,117.25 for the development of the City of Gilroy Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan (Project) No. 26- RFP-PW-529, and authorize the City Administrator to execute the contract and associated documents; 2. Add the Project to the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Capital Improvement Program (CIP) with Project Number 801180; and 3. Adopt a resolution amending the FY26 budget within Gas Tax Fund (205) to appropriate $189,693.80 in FY 2024 SS4A Grant Funds to the Project, along with $47,423.45 in local match from the Gas Tax Fund balance, for a total of $237,117.25. 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS 10.1. Public Hearing on Downtown Gilroy Street Banner Policy and Program Guidelines and Fee Schedule Amendment 1. Staff Report: John Doughty, Public Works Director 2. Public Comment 3. Recommended Action: 1. Open Public Hearing 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Adopt a Resolution: a. Approving the Downtown Gilroy Street Banner Policy and Program Guidelines; and b. Approving the updated fee schedule to include a new fee for installation (and removal) of Downtown Streetlight-Pole Banners. 10.2. Consideration of the Report of Abatement of Weeds and Refuse within the City of Gilroy and Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the Imposition of Assessment Liens against the Land 1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications 2. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director 3. Open Public Hearing 4. Close Public Hearing August 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 6 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting  5. Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution allowing the assessment of fees, minus any qualifying objections, as reported by the Santa Clara County Weed Abatement Program. 10.3. Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Issuance of New Tobacco Retailer Permits Citywide Through December 31, 2026 1. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications 2. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director 3. Open Public Hearing 4. Close Public Hearing 5. Recommended Action: Adopt an Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy establishing a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new Tobacco Retailer Permits Citywide through December 31, 2026. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 11.1. Consideration of Tobacco Retailer Permit Prohibited Areas Around Youth- Oriented Facilities 1. Staff Report: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director 2. Public Comment 3. Recommended Action: Council provide direction regarding the definition of youth-oriented facilities and its desire to prohibit new tobacco retailers from opening in those areas. 12. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS 12.1. Report on GilroyConnect/SeeClickFix: Service Level Agreement Performance Update, Benchmarking Comparison, and Communication Protocols 1. Staff Report: Bryce Atkins, Deputy Director of Community Development 2. Public Comment 3. Recommended Action: Council receive the report. 12.2. Consider Recommended Actions Before Adopting a Zoning Code Amendment to Section 30.41.31 (Specific Provisions – Noise) (FAIR Memo – Hilton) 1. Staff Report: August 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 7 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting  Sharon Goei, Community Development Director 2. Public Comment 3. Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize both of the following actions concurrently before final adoption of any Zoning Code amendment to Section 30.41.31 (Specific Provisions – Noise): 1. Direct staff to prepare a Zoning Code amendment to Section 30.41.31; and 2. Direct staff to retain the services of a qualified acoustical engineer to conduct a technical analysis of the proposed amendment, quantify the actual reduction in noise levels experienced at residential property lines, and evaluate the feasibility of achieving the proposed standard without materially impacting commercial, industrial, and mixed-use development. 13. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORTS 14. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS 15. ADJOURNMENT August 3, 2026 | 6:00 PM Page 8 of 8 City Council Regular Meeting