City of Gilroy
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 13, 2023 | 6:00 PM
1. OPENING
1.1. Call to Order
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Blankley at 6:00 PM.
1.2. Roll Call
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Rebeca Armendariz, Council Member
Dion Bracco, Mayor Pro Tempore
Tom Cline, Council Member
Zach Hilton, Council Member
Carol Marques, Council Member
Fred Tovar, Council Member
Marie Blankley, Mayor
Absent None
2. MAYOR'S OPENING REMARKS
Mayor Blankley provided brief opening remarks.
3. FISCAL YEAR 24 AND FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET PRIORITY WORKSHOP City Administrator Jimmy Forbis and City Staff provided staff presentation and responded to Council Member questions.
Mayor Blankley opened Public Comment.
Terence Fugazzi requested Council to give the City Administrator additional resources to enforce the city’s municipal code.
Ann Marie McCauley requested Council to work with non-profits to apply for grants from Destination Home to deal with homelessness within the City.
Ron Kirkish stated that Council should stay with the original program with regard to the lighting program for Downtown.
Angelica Bonifacio requested Council to add lighting to Downtown.
There being no further speakers, Mayor Blankley closed Public Comment.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:52 PM by Mayor Blankley.
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.
Thai Nam Pham, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk