City Council Special Meeting Minutes
02/15/2022 City of Gilroy
City Council Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2022
1. OPENING
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Mayor Marie Blankley.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
Council Member Hilton led the pledge of allegiance.
2. Invocation
There was none.
3. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda
City Clerk Pham declared the posting of the agenda.
Attendee Name Title Status
Marie Blankley Mayor Present
Rebeca Armendáriz Council Member Present
Dion Bracco Council Member Present
Zach Hilton Council Member Present
Peter Leroe-Muñoz Vice Mayor Present
Carol Marques Council Member Present
Fred Tovar Council Member Present
2. PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE
AGENDA BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL
Mayor Blankley opened public comment period.
Joanne Fierro voiced her concern that Council is limiting the amount of input from speakers at City Council meetings and requested to do hybrid meetings for the public to participate.
There being no further speakers, the Mayor closed Public Comment.
3. NEW BUSINESS
3.1. Interactive Discussion Regarding Roles, Responsibilities and Obligations of Councilmembers to Ensure that the Peoples’ Business is Conducted Openly and Transparently
Mayor Blankley gave a short introduction prior to City Attorney Faber's staff presentation. City Attorney Faber responded to Council Member questions.
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2022
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
02/15/2022
Mayor Blankley opened Public Comment.
Ron Kirkish inquired about a hypothetical scenario would constitute a Brown Act violation. City Attorney Faber responded to the speaker’s inquiry.
Maria Aguilar inquired about if there was a distinction between the Mayor and Council Members within the Council Norms document. Mayor Blankley responded to the speaker’s inquiry.
There being no further public speakers, Mayor Blankley closed public comment.
3.2. Review of Council Norms adopted Jan. 25, 2021 and Consideration of Revisions to Council Norms
Mayor Pro Tempore Leroe-Muñoz and Mayor Blankley provided a short introduction about the item.
The Council went through the Gilroy City Council Norms document. Discussion ensued between them with regards to the changes in the language of the document. Revisions to the language were later accepted by the majority.
Mayor Blankley opened public comment.
Rebecca Scheel inquired about serial meetings, requested Council to reflect upon themselves about their demeanor during council meetings, and requested Council to follow their own rules for the sake of transparency.
Mayor Blankley and City Attorney Faber briefly responded to her public comment.
There being no further speakers, Mayor Blankley closed public comment.
Possible Action:
Adopt revisions to Council Norms or direct staff to propose revisions for later adoption.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:21 PM.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gilroy on February 28, 2022.
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Thai Pham, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk