Gilroy City Council
March 17, 2025

City of Gilroy

STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item Title: Adoption 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)
Meeting Date: March 17, 2025
From: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
Department: Community Development
Submitted By: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director Prepared By: Melissa Durkin, Extra Help Planner
STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS Not Applicable

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt 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.

BACKGROUND
At the February 24, 2025 regular meeting of the Gilroy City Council, staff presented an ordinance to approve Zoning Map Amendment application Z 22-03, redesignating a

37.5-acre site from Agriculture (A1) Zone to Residential Hillside (RH) Zone, consistent with the 2040 General Plan. After deliberation, the City Council voted 6-1 to introduce the ordinance, waive further readings, and approve Zoning Map Amendment application Z 22-03.

ANALYSIS
The ordinance approving Zoning Map Amendment application Z 22-03 is attached for City Council consideration and adoption.

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FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE
This project has no fiscal impact to the City. All costs associated with processing of the applications have been paid by the developer, and future site development costs would also be borne by the developer, which would include payment of development impact fees.

PUBLIC OUTREACH
Legal notices were published and mailed for the Planning Commission and City Council hearings; two four-foot by eight-foot signs notifying passersby of the pending development have been posted on the site.

NEXT STEPS
If adopted, the ordinance would become effective in 30 days.

Attachments:

1. Proposed Ordinance

2. Ordinance Exhibit A

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ORDINANCE 2025-XX

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY

AMENDING THE ZONING MAP DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AS ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER 810-23-005, LOCATED

SOUTH OF SANTA TERESA BOULEVARD AND NORTH/NORTHEAST

OF MILLER AVENUE, FROM AGRICULTURE TO RESIDENTIAL
HILLSIDE, CONSISTENT WITH THE GILROY 2040 GENERAL PLAN

HILLSIDE RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE

PROPERTY
WHEREAS, pursuant to Gilroy City Code Section 30.3.40 (Zoning map), the official zoning map of the city delineates zoning and combining districts and is declared a part of Zoning Ordinance and shall constitute the official description of the location of each district in the city; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Gilroy City Code Section 30.52.10 (Amendments), the boundaries of the zones established by the Zoning Ordinance, the classifications of property uses therein, or other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance may be amended whenever public necessity, convenience and/or general welfare require; and WHEREAS, the subject site is located south of Santa Teresa Boulevard and north/northeast of Miller Avenue (APN 810-23-005); and
WHEREAS, Susan Wang on behalf of Ren JiZhong submitted an application requesting a tentative map to amend the zoning map designation of the approximate

37.54-acre site from Agriculture (A1) to Residential Hillside (RH); and WHEREAS, the Gilroy 2040 General Plan and Land Use Diagram designating the subject site as Hillside Residential was adopted by the City Council on November 2, 2020; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Gilroy City Code Section 30.1.40(b) (Relationship of the Zoning Ordinance and the general plan), the Zoning Ordinance shall be consistent with the general plan of the City of Gilroy. Where inconsistencies do exist, the general plan shall control the use and development of such land until such time as the city council revises the Zoning Ordinance to achieve consistency; and WHEREAS, the proposed Residential Hillside (RH) zoning designation is consistent with the Gilroy 2040 General Plan and Land Use Diagram; and WHEREAS, adoption of the Zoning Map amendment is necessary to implement the Gilroy 2040 General Plan land use designation for the property; and WHEREAS, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City completed an Initial Study to determine whether the proposed project may have a significant adverse effect on the environment. On the basis of that study, the City determined that in addition to contributing to the previously disclosed significant and unavoidable impacts in the Gilroy 2040 General Plan Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), the project could result in additional significant effects on the environment; however, there will not be any significant effect in this case because mitigation measures

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Ordinance No. 2025-XX
Zoning Map Amendment
City Council Regular Meeting | March 17, 2025

are included in the project, and therefore, this Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) has been prepared; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public meeting, at which time the Planning Commission received and considered the staff report as well as all evidence received including written and oral public testimony related to the proposed Zoning Map Amendment (Z 22-03); and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2025, the Planning Commission considered and recommended that the City Council adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopt an Ordinance approving Zoning Map Amendment Z 22-03; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on February 24, 2025, at which time the City Council received and considered the proposed Zoning Ordinance Map amendment, took and considered written and oral public testimony including the staff report, and all other documentation related to the proposed Zoning Map Amendment (Z 22-03); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with City of Gilroy Chapter 30 (Zoning), Article LII (Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance), the Planning Commission has recommended, and the City Council finds, that the proposed Zoning Ordinance Map amendment is necessary to carry out the general purpose of the Zoning Ordinance, and applicable General Plan goals and policies including: Gilroy 2040 General Plan Land Use Goal LU

1.2 (Residential Growth); Land Use Goal LU 1.8 (Vacant and Underutilized Sites); Land Use Goal LU 1.11 (Contiguous Development); Gilroy 2023-2031 Housing Element Goal 1 (Housing Production); and Housing Element Goal 2 (Removal of Governmental Constraints); and
WHEREAS, the location and custodian of the documents or other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the project approval is based is the office of the City Clerk.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I
The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

SECTION II
The amendments to the Gilroy City Code, Chapter 30 (Zoning) Zoning Map, set forth in Exhibit ‘A’, are hereby adopted.

SECTION III

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Ordinance No. 2025-XX
Zoning Map Amendment
City Council Regular Meeting | March 17, 2025

Pursuant to section 608 of the Charter of the City of Gilroy, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting duly held on the 17th day of March 2025 by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

APPROVED:

Greg Bozzo, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________
Bryce Atkins, Acting City Clerk
Attachment:

1. Exhibit ‘A’: Proposed amendments to Chapter 30 (Zoning) Zoning Map

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Ordinance No. 2025-XX
Zoning Map Amendment
City Council Regular Meeting | March 17, 2025

CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK
I, BRYCE ATKINS, Acting City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Ordinance No. 2025-XX is an original ordinance, or true and correct copy of a City Ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a Regular Meeting of said Council held on Monday, March 17, 2025, with a quorum present.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this Date.
____________________________________
Bryce Atkins
Acting City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)

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Ordinance No. 2025-XX
Zoning Map Amendment
City Council Regular Meeting | March 17, 2025
EXHIBIT “A”
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT - APN #810-23-005

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Ordinance No. 2025-XX
Zoning Map Amendment
City Council Regular Meeting | March 17, 2025
A1 (Agriculture District) RH (Residential Hillside)

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City of Gilroy

STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item Title: 2025 Christopher High School Aquatics Center Operator
Meeting Date: March 17, 2025
From: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
Department: Administration
Submitted By: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator Prepared By: Bryce Atkins, Assistant to the City Administrator STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS Not Applicable

RECOMMENDATION

1. Council selection of one of three options:
a. Swimming Swan one-year proposal at a higher cost ($383,894 for 2025 season).
b. Swimming Swan original three-year proposal but with 5% revenue share ($258,894 for 2025 season with 5% revenue share offset, 5% CPI each year thereafter).
c. Not enter into an agreement and postpone the next aquatics season to 2026.

2. Authorize the City Administrator to execute any and all agreement documents to effectuate the option selected by Council.

BACKGROUND
At the February 3, 2025 regular City Council meeting, staff brought to Council for consideration a three-year agreement with Swimming Swan to serve as the contracted pool operator for the next three years. That staff report and documents are attached to this report.

At that meeting, Council took action to award the contract for one year, at the rate of $258,998.39. Staff responded that we would approach the vendor to see if they would accept the one-year contract at the rate provided.

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2025 Aquatics Operation
City of Gilroy City Council Page 2 of 3 March 17, 2025

ANALYSIS
Staff entered discussions with Swimming Swan, based on Council direction, and Swimming Swan is not willing to provide a single year of service at the rate directed by Council. They expressed that certain costs were spread across the three-year period, and so a one-year agreement would carry a higher cost. After a few rounds of discussion, Swimming Swan is offering the following options:

1. One-year agreement for a total of $383,894.41, an increase of $125,000

2. Three-year agreement originally quoted, but now with a 5% revenue share with Gilroy based on the following:
a. Daily fees
b. Memberships
c. Group and private swim lessons
d. Private party rentals
Recreation staff are estimating, based on prior year attendance reported by the vendor and fee rates charged, that the revenue sharing option would generate approximately $18,000 per year in offsetting revenue. The fee rates do not necessarily match the CPI increases of 5%, so the projected cost below only considers $18,000 each year in offsetting revenue for a conservative projection:

Year Total Fee
Proposal
Revenue Share Net Cost
2025 $258,894.411 $18,000 $240,894.41
2026 $271,839.13 $18,000 $253,839.13
2027 $285,431.09 $18,000 $267,431.09
While negotiating with Swimming Swan, staff also reached out to the other proposing firm, which offered to maintain their quoted price for a one-year offer. Concerns are still present regarding their ability to provide a quality service based on their initial proposal.

Staff also contacted the YMCA. After their review, the YMCA did not feel that they could safely deliver services in time for the 2025 summer season.

ALTERNATIVES
Council may direct staff to enter into a contract with Swimming Swan for either of their provided options. Alternatively, Council may also choose not to enter into any agreement for pool operation, which would result in no aquatics season for 2025.

Whichever option Council determines to pursue, staff will conduct a comparative analysis during either the contract term or the pause in aquatics to present to Council a detailed analysis of the long-term aquatics options.
1 The original staff report had a deviation of approximately $100 extra in this initial amount, it was corrected for this report.

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2025 Aquatics Operation
City of Gilroy City Council Page 3 of 3 March 17, 2025

FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE
Depending upon which option is selected, the cost may be either $383,894.41 for the 2025 season only, or if the three-year option is selected, the amounts per season are estimated as follows:

Year Net Cost Estimate
2025 $240,894.41
2026 $253,839.13
2027 $267,431.09
Should Council determine not to select either option, there would be no associated costs with the lack of aquatics programming.

Any costs to provide aquatics programming will be charged to the Recreation Fund (290), which carries an annual investment of $1.5 million from the General Fund (100) for various recreation services in addition to charges for services received.

PUBLIC OUTREACH
This item was originally presented to the City Council at the February 3, 2025 City Council Meeting. This report was included on the publicly posted agenda for this meeting.

NEXT STEPS
Staff will proceed to implement Council’s direction.

Attachments:

1. Swimming Swan 2025 Proposal

2. February 3, 2025 Pool Operator Contract Staff Report

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City of Gilroy

STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item Title: 2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Meeting Date: March 17, 2025
From: Jimmy Forbis, City Administrator
Department: Community Development
Submitted By: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director Prepared By: Christie Thomas, Housing and Community Services Manager Melissa Durkin, Extra Help Planner
STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS Promote Safe Affordable Housing for All

RECOMMENDATION
Accept the report and direct staff to submit the 2024 Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, no later than April 1, 2025.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Each year, the City prepares the General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR) in compliance with State law which requires jurisdictions to document the implementation status of its General Plan and Housing Element and progress towards meeting regional housing needs over an eight (8) year planning cycle. For the 2023-2031 planning cycle, Gilroy’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) is 1,773 units over a range of affordability levels, based on Santa Clara County’s area median income. In 2024, the City issued building permits for 11 very-low income, 11 low-income, 11 moderate income, and 144 above-moderate (market rate) income units.

BACKGROUND
The General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR) fulfills the requirements of Section 65400 of the California Government Code, which requires all jurisdictions to document the implementation status of its General Plan and Housing Element programs and the

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jurisdiction’s progress in meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as determined by the State and the regional Council of Governments (i.e., Association of Bay Area Governments). The APR must also include the number, type, and location of residential units permitted or demolished in the calendar year that count towards the regional housing need. The Annual Progress Report for the 2024 calendar year must be forwarded to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), no later than the April 1, 2025 due date.

What is RHNA? Since 1969, the State of California has required that all local governments (cities, towns, and counties) adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in our communities. The Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process is used to determine how many new homes, and the affordability of those homes, each local government must plan for in its Housing Element. The current eight-year RHNA cycle runs from January 31, 2023 – January 31, 2031 (2023-2031).

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) uses five income categories to evaluate housing need based on the Area Median Income (AMI) for each metropolitan statistical area. The AMI is used for both funding and planning purposes. The categories and corresponding percentages of the AMI are as follows:
• Extremely low-income households: 0% – 30% of the AMI
• Very low-income households: 31% – 50% of the AMI
• Low-income households: 51% – 80% of the AMI
• Moderate-income households: 81% – 120% of the AMI
• Above moderate-income households: above 120% of the AMI In 2024, the Area Median Income (AMI) for a four-person household in Santa Clara County was $184,300, as defined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Based on the County AMI, the income limits for a family of four (4) within each income category are represented below:
• Extremely Low: $ 55,300 (30% AMI)
• Very Low: $ 92,150 (50% AMI)
• Low: $146,100 (80% AMI)
• Moderate: $221,150 (120% AMI)

ANALYSIS
General Plan Amendments (2024 Calendar Year)
The City did not process any General Plan amendments during the 2024 calendar year.

General Plan Implementation Action Progress (2024 Calendar Year) The attached Annual Progress Report describes notable activities in the 2024 calendar year that made progress toward implementing the Gilroy 2040 General Plan. Each year the City will report on subsequent activities that show additional progress. A complete

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list of implementation programs is included at the end of each General Plan Element chapter1. The attached Annual Progress Report summarizes the following General Plan activities in 2024, listed in the order presented in the various chapters of the General Plan.
• Land Use Element Highlight: Zoning Ordinance Update Status. Review and update the Gilroy Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map to be consistent with the Land Use Diagram and related policies of the General Plan. Consider rezoning areas inconsistent with the Land Use Diagram, as appropriate, and update the zoning district descriptions to reflect the updated land use designation descriptions.
• Mobility Element Highlight: Traffic Impact Fee and Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements. Maintain traffic impact fees for new development, with the funds used to finance roadway and trail improvements. The fees should be reviewed annually.

Review and update the Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan every five years to ensure it reflects the needs and current conditions in Gilroy. • Economic Prosperity Element Highlight: Inventory of Developable Sites.

Develop and maintain an inventory of developable sites to encourage the development of new industries.
• Public Facilities and Services Element Highlight: Civic Center Master Plan.

Review and update the Civic Center Master Plan as needed in keeping with the projections, goals, and policies of the General Plan.
• Parks and Recreation Element Highlight: Activity Guide. Maintain and implement an activity guide for recreation programs, leagues, and special events at a minimum of two times per year.
• Natural and Cultural Resources Element Highlight: Transportation Demand Management. Work with VTA and/or 511.org to develop and implement an outreach program targeting employers with fewer than 50 employees to encourage voluntary participation in TDM program activities, including pre-tax deductions for alternative travel mode expenses, transit pass subsidies, and new vanpool development; share best-practices in TDM programs with local businesses to identify options that have been successful at a small scale. Support regional efforts to implement SB 1339 commuter benefit requirements for employers with more than 50 employees. Partner with 511.org and employers to leverage new ridematching technologies and promote rideshare among employees. • Potential Hazards Element Highlight: Roundtable Discussion. Host a 1 http://www.cityofgilroy.org/274/2040-General-Plan

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roundtable discussion with large hot water users to identify potential City barriers to installation of solar thermal systems; work with City departments to remove or reduce identified barriers, where possible.
• Environmental Justice Element Highlight: Community Engagement Program. Provide opportunities for City Council, Planning Commission, and City staff and residents to communicate and engage throughout the year. Examples of such events include “coffee with city leaders” and community forums and meetings
Encourage and facilitate the establishment of farmer’s markets in Gilroy.

Encourage and help facilitate vendor acceptance of EBT payments. 2023-2031 Housing Element Implementation Progress (2024 Calendar Year) Housing Element Program Implementation
The attached Housing Element program matrix summarizes the City’s progress in 2024 towards implementing the adopted and certified 2023-2031 Housing Element programs.

RHNA Progress Report
As illustrated in the following table, the City’s total RHNA during the 2023-2031 planning cycle is 1,773 units. Only building permits issued for initial construction during the reported calendar year count towards RHNA. Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, the City issued building permits for 11 very-low income, 11 low-income, 11 moderate income, and 144 above-moderate (market rate) income units. The remaining unmet RHNA for the 2023-2031 planning cycle is illustrated in the following table. The “extremely low-income households” category is a subset of “very low-income households,” and is defined as 30 percent or less (0 – 30%) of the area median income.

No building permits for extremely low-income units were issued during the reporting period.

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GILROY 2023-2031 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION (RHNA) Income
Level
RHNA
Allocation
Projection
Period
(6/30/2022 –
1/30/2023)
Units
Permitted
(1/31/2023 –
12/31/2023)
Units
Permitted
(1/1/2024 –
12/31/2024)
Units
Permitted
(all years)
RHNA
Units
Remaining
Very Low
(31 – 50%
AMI)
669 -- 12 11 23 646
Low
(51 – 80%
AMI)
385 -- 12 11 23 362
Moderate
(81 – 120%
AMI)
200 7 11 11 29 171
Above
Moderate
(Above
120% AMI)
519 24 153 144 321 198
Total Units 1,773 31 188 177 396
Remaining
Units =
1,377

FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE
Other than staff time to produce the staff report and APR, no fiscal impact has been identified in conjunction with this report. However, many of the implementation actions contained within the General Plan will require funding during future budget cycles.

PUBLIC OUTREACH
This report was included on the City Council agenda packet for this meeting, which is available through the City’s webpage.

NEXT STEPS
After acceptance of the report by the City Council, staff will transmit the report to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

Attachments:

1. 2024 General Plan & Housing Element Annual Progress Report

2. 2023-2031 General Plan Program Progress Table

3. 2023-2031 Housing Element Program Progress Table

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City of Gilroy
2040 General Plan
and
2023 – 2031 Housing Element
Annual Progress Report
for the 2024 Calendar Year

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2 BACKGROUND
Gilroy 2040 General Plan: Every city and county in California must have a General Plan, which is the local government’s long-term framework or “constitution” for future growth and development. The General Plan represents the community’s view of its future and expresses the community’s development goals. The General Plan consists of policy text that contains goals, policies and implementation programs, and a land use diagram that illustrates the planned future land uses and pattern of development. All land use decisions by City staff, the Planning Commission, and the City Council must be consistent with the adopted General Plan. Typically, a General Plan is designed to address the issues facing a jurisdiction for the next 15-20 years. Under California law, the City is required to address eight (8) issue areas or “elements” in the General Plan: circulation, conservation, environmental justice1, housing, land use, noise, open space, and safety. The State allows considerable flexibility in how these elements are titled and organized and encourages the inclusion of additional “elements” to ensure that plans are truly comprehensive and effective in addressing locally identified issues.

The Gilroy 2040 General Plan was adopted on November 2, 2020, approximately 18 years after the City adopted the 2020 General Plan. The 2040 General Plan includes an Introduction chapter, an Implementation chapter, and nine (9) elements: Land Use; Mobility; Economic Prosperity; Housing; Public Facilities and Services; Parks and Recreation; Natural and Cultural Resources; Potential Hazards; and Environmental Justice.

Gilroy 2023-2031 Housing Element: The Housing Element is one of eight (8) required chapters (“elements”) in the General Plan. State law (Government Code Sections 65580- 65589.8) requires that every city and county in California adopt a Housing Element, approximately every eight years. In addition, HCD reviews and certifies Housing Elements to ensure they meet all requirements of the law. The City of Gilroy’s 2023 – 2031 Housing Element goals, policies, and programs aim to: encourage the development of a variety of housing opportunities and provide adequate sites to meet the 2023 – 2031 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); assist in the development of housing to meet the needs of lowerand moderate-income households; address and, where appropriate and legally possible, remove governmental constraints to housing development; conserve, preserve, and improve the condition of the existing affordable housing stock; and promote equal housing opportunity for all residents to reside in the housing of their choice. These objectives are required by and delineated in State law (California Code Section 65583 [c][1]).

The 2023-2031 Housing Element was adopted by the City of Gilroy City Council on May 1, 2023, in substantial compliance with California State Housing Element Law (Article 10.6 of the Government Code (Gov. Code § 65580 et seq)). On August 21, 2023, the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD") certified the City's 2023- 2031 Housing Element.
1 Cities and counties that have identified disadvantaged communities must include an environmental justice element in their general plans.

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3 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports: Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 mandates that all cities and counties submit an Annual Progress Report (APR) on the status and implementation progress of the jurisdiction’s General Plan.

State law further requires that the APR describes that community’s progress toward implementing their Housing Element. The APR fulfills statutory requirements to report certain housing information, including: the local agency's progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs (i.e., applications, entitlements, permits, and certificates of occupancy), certain rezoning activities, actions taken towards completion of housing element programs, and local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the development of housing (Government Codes Sections 65584.3(c) and 65584.5(b)(5)).

The General Plan and Housing Element APR is presented to the Gilroy City Council and then sent to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on or before April 1st of each year. The APR covers progress made in the previous calendar year. 2040 GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS (2024 Calendar Year) For the City’s General Plan to serve its purpose effectively, it must be reviewed, maintained, modified as necessary, and implemented in a systematic and consistent manner. The General Plan contains a Vision Statement and Guiding Principles to ensure that the goals, policies, and implementation programs in the General Plan reflect the community’s shared vision for Gilroy. Gilroy implements the General Plan through the City’s ordinances and regulations, policy decisions, and actions and is responsible for tracking, reporting and evaluating its progress in implementing the General Plan. The APR helps to ensure the City is moving forward to achieve the General Plan’s vision.

The General Plan contains a vision and set of goals that are desirable for the community to achieve, even though everything will not be accomplished immediately. The subsections below describe notable activities in 2024 that made progress towards implementing 2040 General Plan programs. The pace and timing of activities is largely dependent on City Council priorities, budget allocations, staff capacity, and department workplans that determine which programs are implemented in a particular year. Implementation progress on any remaining programs will be reported on in subsequent years. The list below does not generally include activities that are considered “on-going” or “annual” (e.g., daily processing of entitlement permits) unless the activity was notable or unique compared to a typical calendar year (e.g., processing an Urban Service Area amendment or annexation). A complete list of implementation programs and the status of each program is attached to this report as Attachment 1.

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS (2024 CALENDAR YEAR)
The City did not approve any General Plan amendments during the 2024 calendar year.

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4 LAND USE
The Land Use Element plans for future growth and change while preserving and enhancing the qualities that make Gilroy a great place to live and work. The goals, policies, and programs of the Land Use Element are designed to enhance Gilroy’s neighborhoods and districts with an attractive mix of uses and amenities that expand the local economy, protect environmental resources, and improve the overall quality of life of residents. The Land Use Element also contains a map of land uses within the City and a description of the land use designations.

Land Use Element Highlight: Zoning Ordinance Update Status. Review and update the Gilroy Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map to be consistent with the Land Use Diagram and related policies of the General Plan. Consider rezoning areas inconsistent with the Land Use Diagram, as appropriate, and update the zoning district descriptions to reflect the updated land use designation descriptions.

City staff has made significant progress toward completing the draft updated Zoning Ordinance. Staff has presented some articles of the Ordinance to the Planning Commission and will continue presentations to the Planning Commission in 2025. Staff will also begin stakeholder outreach in 2025. Staff expects to present the Zoning Ordinance to the City Council for adoption by summer 2026. Many of the programs contained within the General Plan will be implemented via Zoning Ordinance adoption or after Zoning Ordinance adoption. Staff will provide updates on those programs in future years.

MOBILITY
The Mobility Element provides the framework for decisions in Gilroy concerning the citywide transportation system. It seeks to create a balanced transportation network that supports and encourages walking, bicycling, and transit ridership. The goals and policies address a variety of topics, including multimodal transportation, complete streets, pedestrian facilities, bikeways, public transit, vehicular transportation, parking, and goods movement. The Mobility Element is drafted to be consistent with State mandates regarding complete streets
Mobility Element Highlight: Traffic Impact Fee and Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements. Maintain traffic impact fees for new development, with the funds used to finance roadway and trail improvements. The fees should be reviewed annually.

Review and update the Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan every five years to ensure it reflects the needs and current conditions in Gilroy.

In 2024, the City began the process to develop a new Transportation Master Plan and associated nexus study for new traffic impact fee program. The Transportation Master Plan

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5 will identify needed bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The Master plan and nexus study are expected to be complete by spring 2026.

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
Gilroy has a rich history as an agricultural community and is widely recognized as the garlic capital of the world. Gilroy continues to be the home of major agricultural industries including Olam, Christopher Ranch, Syngenta, International Paper, Monterey Gourmet Foods, and others. Gilroy is located at the crossroads between the Bay Area, the Central Coast and the Central Valley, an important strategic location for many industries. The City’s retail base is extensive and serves as a visitor attraction. Gilroy Gardens Theme Park and local wineries contribute to local tourism. The Economic Prosperity Element contains goals, policies, and programs that aim to improve the balance between jobs and Gilroy’s workforce, grow businesses within Gilroy, and attract new businesses and industries.

Economic Prosperity Element Highlight: Inventory of Developable Sites. Develop and maintain an inventory of developable sites to encourage the development of new industries.

In 2024, Staff City began preparing a list of developable sites, beginning with residential sites. Staff will prepare an inventory of developable and underdeveloped commercial and industrial sites by the end of 2026.

PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Gilroy residents, workers, and visitors rely on the public facilities and services provided by the City and other agencies and organizations to keep them safe; provide water, energy, and communication services; and remove wastewater, stormwater and solid waste. Gilroy businesses rely on these facilities and services as well. State-of-the art facilities and services (e.g., fiber-optic internet) can help grow Gilroy’s economy. The Public Facilities and Services Element establishes goals and policies to guide the overall provision of municipal and educational facilities and services in Gilroy. They ensure Gilroy’s public facilities and services are efficient and adequate for today and tomorrow.

Public Facilities and Services Element Highlight: Civic Center Master Plan. Review and update the Civic Center Master Plan as needed in keeping with the projections, goals, and policies of the General Plan.

The City has begun the process of updating the Civic Center Master Plan. An RFP was issued in Fall 2024 to update the Master Plan. Community meetings will be scheduled throughout 2025.

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6 PARKS AND RECREATION
The City provides high-quality facilities and services that help residents lead healthier, happier lives. Gilroy residents can walk, bike, hike, play, and learn in one of Gilroy’s many parks or recreation facilities. Gilroy has won several park design awards from the California Park and Recreation Society, including awards for Christmas Hill Park (home of the Garlic Festival), Las Animas Park, San Ysidro Park, and El Roble Park. In 2013 the City of Gilroy Recreation Department received an Award of Excellence from the California Park and Recreation Society for the Christopher High School Aquatic Center, which was a joint project between the City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Unified School District. The Parks and Recreation Element builds on this legacy of excellence and plans for the future of Gilroy’s park and recreation facility system and recreation and cultural program offerings.

Parks and Recreation Element Highlight: Activity Guide. Maintain and implement an activity guide for recreation programs, leagues, and special events at a minimum of two times per year.

The Recreation Division publishes a recreation guide three times each year.

NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Gilroy’s location in the southern Santa Clara Valley, surrounded by hills, streams, and agriculture, is one of the many reasons that residents love living here. Gilroy has a proud, multi-cultural heritage that spans centuries. These sensitive natural and cultural resources are critical to Gilroy’s vibrancy and prosperity and therefore deserve protection. The Natural and Cultural Resources Element establishes goals, policies, and programs to preserve and enhance Gilroy’s natural areas, plant and wildlife habitats, wetlands and streams, scenic views, and historic or culturally significant resources.

Natural and Cultural Resources Element Highlight: Transportation Demand Management. Work with VTA and/or 511.org to develop and implement an outreach program targeting employers with fewer than 50 employees to encourage voluntary participation in TDM program activities, including pre-tax deductions for alternative travel mode expenses, transit pass subsidies, and new vanpool development; share best-practices in TDM programs with local businesses to identify options that have been successful at a small scale. Support regional efforts to implement SB 1339 commuter benefit requirements for employers with more than 50 employees. Partner with 511.org and employers to leverage new ride-matching technologies and promote rideshare among employees.

In late 2024, City staff met with VTA to discuss a regional mitigation program (Equitable VMT Mitigation Program) focused on reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Ongoing program refinement is underway by VTA and discussions will continue through 2025. In addition, the City is beginning the process of securing a consultant to prepare the City’s GHG/VMT (Greenhouse Gas/Vehicle Miles Traveled) Reduction program which will include close

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7 coordination with VTA and other local and regional stakeholders. Staff expects to complete this study by Fall 2026 or Winter 2027.

POTENTIAL HAZARDS
Gilroy faces the potential for several types of natural and manmade disasters, in part due to its location. The Bay Area is one of the most earthquake-prone regions in the United States.

Severe winter and spring storms can cause landslides in hillside areas and flooding along stream corridors. Dry weather during spring and summer months can create hazardous wildfire conditions. Manmade hazards such as noise and hazardous materials also pose a threat to the well-being of residents. While it is impossible to completely avoid natural and manmade hazards, the Potential Hazards Element establishes goals, policies, and programs to protect life and minimize property damage during future disasters and emergencies. The goals and policies address regional hazards mitigation, seismic and geologic hazards, flood hazards, wildfires, hazardous materials, and noise.

Potential Hazards Element Highlight: Roundtable Discussion. Host a roundtable discussion with large hot water users to identify potential City barriers to installation of solar thermal systems; work with City departments to remove or reduce identified barriers, where possible.

In the summer of 2024, City staff began working with Silicon Valley Clean Energy to streamline the process of educating residents on the benefits of equipment replacement and other energy efficient products that encourage cost savings and reduce energy usage.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Environmental justice is “…the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.” Environmental justice objectives and policies seek to reduce the unique or compounded health risks in disadvantaged communities through strategies such as: reducing pollution exposure, improving air quality, and promoting public facilities, food access, safe and sanitary homes, and physical activity; promoting civil engagement in the public decision-making process; and prioritizing improvements and programs that address the needs of disadvantaged communities3.

Environmental Justice Element Highlight: Community Engagement Program. Provide opportunities for City Council, Planning Commission, and City staff and residents to communicate and engage throughout the year. Examples of such events include “coffee with city leaders” and community forums and meetings
3 “Disadvantaged communities” refers to the areas throughout California which most suffer from a combination of economic, health, and environmental burdens. These burdens include poverty, high unemployment, air and water pollution, presence of hazardous wastes as well as high incidence of asthma and heart disease.

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8 Encourage and facilitate the establishment of farmer’s markets in Gilroy. Encourage and help facilitate vendor acceptance of EBT payments.

The City engages with the community through the following methods:
• The Mayor holds monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” events. • The Gilroy Police Department holds quarterly “Coffee with a Cop” events. • Regular Community Outreach events are held for projects that have wide interest or impact, though the cadence is determined by the projects. For example, in 2024, multiple community meetings were held for the Gourmet Alley project and VTA/HSR (High Speed Rail) projects.
• The City regularly uses surveys to solicit feedback on a variety of projects and initiatives. For example:
o Customer service survey provided after receiving services in-person at City Hall
o Gilroy Community Service survey sent to the entire community in 2024 • Multiple departments have participated in tabling at events throughout the year including:
o Water department tabling at Downtown Music Live series and Arbor Day tree planting event
o Communication & Engagement tabling at San Ysidro Park (3-4 times each year)
o Multiple departments tabling at National Night Out
City staff also engages with the community by facilitating farmer’s market operations, which can bring fresh food and produce to disadvantaged portions of the community. In addition to farmer’s markets, the City works with community-based organizations to provide services to Gilroy residents through other venues. These include:
• Second Harvest Food Bank, which provides free groceries at San Ysidro Park weekly.
• The Santa Clara County Public Health Department, which launched their $2.5 million Caltrans ATP grant in East Gilroy in 2024. This program is called Gilroy Moves. This grant is focused around physical activity and promoting public facilities. • A free community garden that was established on Google's Tree Farm in Gilroy and featured in a GMH Today article last year.
• The Berkeley Food Institute, in partnership with Nueva Vida Community, held a Food Justice Vision event at Gilroy Unified School District in March 2024.

Staff will continue to assess other opportunities to participate with Community-Based Organizations to meet the goal of providing fresh food and health-based education to Gilroy residents.

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9 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS (2024 Calendar Year) Each year, the City is required to submit a report to the State on its implementation of adopted housing programs and Gilroy’s annual progress towards meeting regional housing needs over an eight (8) year planning cycle. In 2023, the City entered its first year of the 2023-2031 Housing Element’s eight (8) year planning cycle. Gilroy’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the 2023-2031 planning cycle is 1,773 units over a range of affordability levels, based on Santa Clara County’s area median income.

Housing Element Program Implementation
The Housing Element Annual Progress Report includes the City’s progress towards implementing the City’s adopted and certified Housing Element programs. Each program describes specific actions the City will carry out over the eight-year Housing Element cycle to satisfy the community’s housing needs and meet the requirements of State law. The Gilroy 2023-2031 Housing Element programs are organized into seven major housing goals:

Housing Production; Removal of Governmental Constraints; Housing Preservation and Improvement; Housing Assistance; Special Housing Needs; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; and Education and Outreach. Table 58 in the Housing Element’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Chapter provides additional details on the programs that are aimed at affirmatively furthering fair housing and separates the actions by their identified fair housing issue. Table 58 summarizes the specific commitment, timeline, geographic targeting, metric, and AFFH theme for each program.

The attached housing program matrix summarizes the City’s progress towards implementing the programs in the Gilroy 2023 – 2031 Housing Element. Programs that were not completed in 2024 will be reported in subsequent years.

RHNA Progress Report
Since 1969, the state has mandated that all California jurisdictions must plan for our resident’s housing needs—regardless of income. This state mandate is called the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). As part of RHNA, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), determines the total number new homes and affordability level of those homes that the Bay Area needs to build. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) then distributes a share of the region's housing need to each jurisdiction in the region.

As illustrated in the following table, the City’s total RHNA during the 2023-2031 planning cycle is 1,773 units. Only building permits issued for initial construction during the reported calendar year count towards RHNA. Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, the City issued building permits for 11 very-low income, 11 low-income, 11 moderate income, and 144 above-moderate (market rate) income units. The remaining unmet RHNA for the 2023-2031 planning cycle is illustrated in the following table. The “extremely low-income households” category is a subset of “very low-income households,” and is defined as 30

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10 percent or less (0 – 30%) of the area median income. No building permits for extremely lowincome units were issued during the reporting period.

GILROY 2023-2031 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION (RHNA) Income Level RHNA
Allocation
Projection
Period
(6/30/2022 –
1/30/2023)
Units
Permitted
(1/31/2023 –
12/31/2023)
Units
Permitted
(1/1/2024 –
12/31/2024)
Units
Permitte
d (all
years)
RHNA
Units
Remaining
Very Low
(31 – 50%
AMI)
669 -- 12 11 23 646
Low
(51 – 80%
AMI)
385 -- 12 11 23 362
Moderate
(81 – 120%
AMI)
200 7
11 11 29 171
Above
Moderate
(Above 120%
AMI)
519 24 153 144 321 198
Total Units 1,773 31 188 177 396
Remaining
Units =
1,377

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2023 – 2031 GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
Policy
Implemented Program Name Program Summary / Quantified Objectives Implementation Timeline Implementation Status
(2024 Calendar Year)
Department Responsible for
Implementation
Zoning Ordinance
Review and update the Gilroy Zoning Ordinance
and Zoning Map to be consistent with the Land Use
Diagram and related policies of the General Plan.

Consider rezoning areas inconsistent with the Land
Use Diagram, as appropriate, and update the
zoning district descriptions to reflect the updated
land use designation descriptions
2023 to 2026
Staff has completed a draft Zoning Ordinance and
draft Zoning Map. Staff has presented some articles
of the Ordinance to the Planning Commission and
will continue presentations to the Planning
Commission in 2025. Staff will begin stakeholder
outreach in 2025. Staff expects to present the
Zoning Ordinance to the City Council for adoption
by summer 2026.

Community Development
Neighborhood
District Policy
Review and update the Neighborhood District Policy
based on the approved General Plan. As a part of
this review, the City will convene a meeting of
property owners in the Neighborhood District areas
to inform them about the specific plan process and
limitation of new development pending completion
of a Neighborhood District specific plan.

By June 2026.

The City is working on a revision to the
Neighborhood District Policy by Fall 2025 to remove
reference to the Residential Development
Ordinance (RDO) and to update the target densities
to be consistent with the 2040 General Plan. The
City is working with the Santa Clara County
Planning Collaborative and Strategic Economics to
complete a Grand Nexus Study including an
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and In Lieu
Housing Fees. Upon completion of the study and
implementation of inclusionary housing standards,
the City will remove Section 4.0 (Relationship of the
Neighborhood District to the Residential
Development (RDO) Process) from the
Neighborhood District Policy. The City will also
update the policy to include relevant inclusionary
housing standards adopted by the Council. The
Grand Nexus Study is estimated to be completed by
fall 2025, and implementation of suggested
inclusionary housing standards is to occur by June
of 2026.

Community Development
Neighborhood
District Zoning
Designation
Review and update the Neighborhood District
Zoning Designation based on the approved General
Plan.

By Summer 2026 Standards will be developed as part of the updated Zoning Ordinance, expected to be adopted in 2026.

Community Development
LU 1.7
Vacant and
Underutilized
Sites
Develop and maintain a citywide database of vacant
and underutilized sites to monitor the city’s growth
and change. Prepare an annual report to the
Planning Commission and City Council on the
number of vacant sites and underutilized sites that
were developed during the previous year
Residential Sites
Inventory Complete.

Industrial and
commercial sites to be
inventoried by the end
of 2026.

The residential sites inventory has been posted on
the City’s Planning Division webpage:
https://www.cityofgilroy.org/DocumentCenter/View/1
4445/Gilroy-Opportunity-Sites-Map-List-adoptedcertified. A link to the document is provided to applicants interested in residential development in
Gilroy. Planning staff will update the inventory
annually, as needed. Listed as the Gilroy
Opportunity Sites list.

Community Development
LU 1.9, LU

1.11 Urban Service
Area
Consider applications for inclusion of additional land
in the Urban Service Area (USA) on an annual
basis, and review applications. Ongoing
Staff reviews and processes all USA applications as
they are submitted. Urban service area amendment
application USA 12-01 received partial approval in
November 2023.

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2023 – 2031 GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
Policy
Implemented Program Name Program Summary / Quantified Objectives Implementation Timeline Implementation Status
(2024 Calendar Year)
Department Responsible for
Implementation
LU 2.4
Downtown
Specific Plan
Update
Update and implement the Downtown Specific Plan.

The update should address the proposed High
Speed Rail station, offer recommendations to
resolve parking and transportation issues, continue
to plan for growth and revitalization, and propose
locations for downtown amenities (e.g. a downtown
park/plaza and cultural center)
High Speed Rail
Visioning Study
complete Fall 2025;
High Speed Rail
Station Area Plan to
start 2026
Staff is collaborating with VTA to prepare a Station
Area Visioning Study. This study is expected to be
completed by fall 2025. VTA received a grant to
prepare a Station Area Plan. VTA will collaborate
with staff to prepare this plan, which is expected to
get underway in 2026. These plans will inform the
Downtown Specific Plan update, which is currently
unfunded.

Community Development
LU 3.7 Multi-Family
Residential
Design Policy
Revise and implement the Multi-Family Residential
Design Policy to provide updated standards for the
design of multi-family development
Complete
The city adopted the “Gilroy Mixed-Use Residential
and Multi-Family Residential Objective design
Standards Policy” on October 18, 2021.

Community Development
LU 3.9, LU

3.10 Hillside
Development
Guidelines
Review and update the Residential Hillside zoning
district and continue to enforce the Hillside
Development Guidelines to regulate future
development in hillside areas.

By Summer 2026
Standards will be developed as part of the updated
Zoning Ordinance, expected to be adopted in 2026. Community Development LU 4.4
Commercial
Design and
Development
Standards
Update the design and development standards for
commercial areas every five years to provide an
effective tool for achieving vision, goals, and policies of the General Plan, and continue to review and
evaluate commercial development proposals based
on these standards
The standards will be
developed after
adoption of the
updated Zoning
Ordinance.

The standards will be developed after adoption of
the updated Zoning Ordinance. The timing will
depend on City funding and prioritization for
development of the standards.

Community Development
LU 4.4 Use Controls and
Design Guidelines
for
Neighborhood
Commercial
Developments
Develop guidelines for architectural design,
landscaping, buffering, and signage in
neighborhood commercial areas to ensure
compatibility with adjacent residential uses. The
guidelines shall be consistent with the Zoning Code.

The guidelines will be
developed after
adoption of the
updated Zoning
Ordinance.

The guidelines will be developed after adoption of
the updated Zoning Ordinance. The timing will
depend on City funding and prioritization for
development of the guidelines.

Community Development
LU 4.11
Freeway Signage
Seek partnership with Caltrans to increase
directional signage for commercial uses at U.S. 101
interchanges.

Ongoing Staff seeks directional signage as needed. Public Works LU 5.1
Industrial Design
Guidelines
Update and strengthen the existing Industrial
Design Guidelines, including landscaping
requirements, to promote attractive and efficient
industrial developments. Review and update the
guidelines every five years to ensure their continued
relevance in applying the vision, goals, and policies
of the General Plan to the review and approval of
industrial development proposals
The guidelines will be
developed after
adoption of the
updated Zoning
Ordinance.

The guidelines will be developed after adoption of
the updated Zoning Ordinance. The timing will
depend on City funding and prioritization for
development of the guidelines.

Community Development
LU 5.3
Design Standards
for High Impact
Uses
Develop and implement standards for the design,
landscaping, and screening of junk yards, salvage
yards, and auto wrecking yards. Review and update
the standards every five years to ensure that they
are
Adequate.

Standards will be
developed as part of
the updated Zoning
Ordinance.

Standards will be developed as part of the updated
Zoning Ordinance, expected to be adopted in 2026.

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2023 – 2031 GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
Policy
Implemented Program Name Program Summary / Quantified Objectives Implementation Timeline Implementation Status
(2024 Calendar Year)
Department Responsible for
Implementation
LU 6.7
Agricultural
Mitigation
Program
Review the Agricultural Mitigation Program every
five years to ensure that the requirements of
applicants and the preferred preservation areas
remain effective and consistent with Gilroy’s vision
for agricultural land preservation
The program will be
reviewed after
adoption of the
updated Zoning
Ordinance.

The program will be reviewed after adoption of the
updated Zoning Ordinance. The timing will depend
on City funding and prioritization for review of this
program.

Community Development
LU 7.2
Mixed-Use
Development
Design Guidelines
Develop and implement mixed-use development
design guidelines to ensure new developments will
adhere to the design and construction requirements
as set forth by the City.

The guidelines will be
developed after
adoption of the
updated Zoning
Ordinance.

The guidelines will be developed after adoption of
the updated Zoning Ordinance. The timing will
depend on City funding and prioritization for
development of the guidelines.

Community Development
LU 7.4 Work/Live,
Live/Work
Regulations
Amend the Zoning Code to include new regulations
for work/live and live/work development.

Standards will be
developed as part of
the updated Zoning
Ordinance.

Standards will be developed as part of the updated
Zoning Ordinance, expected to be adopted in 2026.

Community Development
LU 7.5, LU

2.7, LU

2.3 First Street Mixed
Use Corridor Plan
Consider preparation of a specific plan or other
areawide plan to coordinate and guide future growth
in the First Street Mixed Use Corridor.

The city council will
consider funding a
Specific Plan after
adoption of the
updated Zoning
Ordinance.

The city council will consider funding a Specific Plan
after adoption of the updated Zoning Ordinance.

The timing will depend on City funding and
prioritization for preparation of the specific plan.

Community Development
LU 8.4
Tree Program
Develop and implement a street tree ordinance that
ensures street trees are planted along all newly
constructed streets. Completed
Trees are planted in accordance with adopted
standards. Development of a separate ordinance
may not be necessary.

Community Development
LU 8.4
Tree Preservation
Develop and implement a tree removal process in
the Zoning Ordinance, including penalties for
removal without City permission and tree
replacement mitigation.

Completed A protected tree removal ordinance was adopted in 2018 (Ordinance 2018-15).

Community Development
LU 8.4
Heritage Tree List Consider preparation of a formal heritage tree list and heritage tree designation process
This list will be
considered after
adoption of the
updated zoning
Ordinance.

The city council will consider funding creation of a
heritage tree list after adoption of the updated
Zoning Ordinance. The timing will depend on City
funding and prioritization for preparation of this list.

Community Development
M 1.3, M 2.2,
M 3.8
NACTO Design
Guidelines
Evaluate the National Association of City
Transportation Officials (NACTO) design guidelines
to determine if the city should use them as a more
current, context-sensitive roadway classification
system.

By early 2027.

As of 2024 no NACTO guidelines have been
formally adopted. These guidelines are under
consideration and will be considered after further
discussion with Council.

Public Works
M 1.10 Traffic Impact Fee
Maintain traffic impact fees for new development,
with the funds used to finance roadway and trail
improvements. The fees should be reviewed
annually.

Spring 2026
In 2024, the City began the process to develop a
new Transportation Master Plan and associated
nexus study for new traffic impact fee program. The
Master plan and nexus study are expected to be
complete by spring 2026.

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2023 – 2031 GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
Policy
Implemented Program Name Program Summary / Quantified Objectives Implementation Timeline Implementation Status
(2024 Calendar Year)
Department Responsible for
Implementation
M 3.5
Bicycle and
Pedestrian
Transportation
Plan
Review and update the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation Plan every five years to ensure it
reflects the needs and current conditions in Gilroy.

Ongoing through 2030
Elements of this program will be included in the High
Speed Rail Visioning study and Station Area Plan,
the Gilroy Civic Center Master Plan, and the
Transportation Master Plan.

Public Works
M 3.10
Bicycle and
Pedestrian
Improvements
Implement the following bicycle-related
improvements from the recommendations of the
Bay Area Air Quality Management District:
a) Establish and maintain a bicycle and pedestrian
advisory committee.
b) Designate a staff person as a Bicycle Program
Manager.
c) Designate a staff person as a Pedestrian
Program Manager.
d) Provide bicycle safety education.

Ongoing through 2030
and dependent on
funding
The Planning Commission currently serves as the
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.

The City Council will consider funding the
development of a bicycle and pedestrian program.

The timing to develop this program will depend on
City funding and prioritization.

Community Development/Public
Works
M 5.4
Transportation
Performance
Metrics
Conduct a study, based on the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines
amendments adopted for the implementation of SB
743 (Steinberg, 2013) or other future state legislation, to analyze the potential for implementing vehicle
miles traveled (VMT) congestion standards, while
also considering the continued use of level of service
(LOS) standards to require necessary public
improvements from private development. The study
should: 1) consider the applicability of using
transportation performance metrics and thresholds
for measuring transportation system impacts
provided in the approved guidelines amendments, as
well as for making General Plan consistency
determinations and developing transportation
financing program, and 2) evaluate the appropriate
timing for this action, taking into consideration the
need to better understand the necessary procedures
for and likely effects of such a change. Based on this
consideration, review, and update if needed, the
General Plan LOS standards and policies to be
consistent with the approved CEQA
Guidelines amendments.

Fall 2026/Winter 2027
In 2024, the City received a grant to develop a
GHG/VMT Reduction Program. The program will
help implement Senate Bill 743, Caltrans Strategic
Plan, Plan Bay Area 2050, California Transportation
Plan 2050 and include transportation objectives to
reduce vehicle miles traveled and measures to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

The program is expected to be completed by Fall
2026/Winter 2027
Community Development/Public
Works
M 5.5 Signal Timing
Maintain and expand its local signal timing
programs, in accordance with the recommendations
of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

Spring 2026
There are no updates on the expansion of signal
timing programs to report for 2024. The signal at the
Third Street/Wren Avenue intersection was updated
in January 2025. Ongoing maintenance will continue
through the reporting year in response to customer
requests.

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2023 – 2031 GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
Policy
Implemented Program Name Program Summary / Quantified Objectives Implementation Timeline Implementation Status
(2024 Calendar Year)
Department Responsible for
Implementation
M 5.5 Signal Preemption
for Buses
Conduct a study of signal pre-emption for buses on
arterial streets with a high volume of bus traffic in
coordination with VTA and other transit providers
and in an effort to improve on-time performance and
attract new riders.

Spring 2026
There is an existing pre-emption system in place for
safety vehicles at major intersections throughout the
City. Expansion of a pre-emption system to include
buses will be considered with the City’s Master
Transportation Plan.

Public Works
M 5.7 Traffic Calming
Prepare and adopt a traffic calming policy that
discourages speeding and cut-through traffic in
neighborhoods. The adopted policy should establish
thresholds, have a list of acceptable traffic calming
measures, and outline an implementation process
for new and existing neighborhoods.

Completed
The policy has been adopted; implementation is
ongoing. In 2024, four-way stops were added at the
Church/7th Street intersection and Eigleberry/3rd
Street intersection for traffic calming. Traffic calming measures are evaluated throughout the year based
on resident input. The adopted policy will be
updated as necessary.

Public Works
M 5.10, M

5.11, M

5.12 Parking Standards
Review and update parking standards as necessary
to reduce the amount of land devoted to parking and
encourage shared parking arrangements,
particularly in mixed-use developments
By Summer 2026 Standards will be developed as part of the updated Zoning Ordinance, expected to be adopted in 2026. Community Development/ M 6.1 Commercial Truck
Routes
Review and update commercial truck routes on
Mobility Diagram M-4 to minimize the impacts of
truck traffic, deliveries, and staging in residential and mixed-use areas while recognizing the needs of
commerce.

Ongoing.

A truck route is designated in the General Plan and
the City will update this route as needed. Routes are
reviewed on a bi-annual basis.

Public Works
M 1.12 Average Vehicle
Ridership Goals
Update the average vehicle ridership goal for Gilroy
for the year 2040 to achieve and measure progress
towards a net increase in the use of commute
alternatives and a reduction in vehicle trips.

Fall 2026/Winter 2027
The City received a grant from Caltrans in July 2024
to conduct a GHG/VMT Reduction program which
will assess measures towards reducing vehicle trips
and commute alternatives.

Community Development/Public
Works
M 1.12, M

1.14 Update Municipal
Code
Update Municipal Code Chapter 25B to provide
guidance to project applicants in identifying possible
project-specific Transportation Demand
Management measures that can be implemented to
reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled and increase bicycle
and pedestrian opportunities and vehicle ridership
as part of the development review process, list
Transportation Demand Management services and
incentives that can be implemented by employers
that reduce trips, and establish a five-year review
cycle to measure the efficacy of program objectives
and adjust the program as needed
Fall 2026/Winter 2027
Consultation with applicants occurs on an ongoing
basis. This policy will be included in the City’s
GHG/VMT Program which will include guidance for
reducing vehicle miles traveled as well as
opportunities for employers to implement programs
to reduce employee vehicle trips. Any updates to
the Municipal Code will be conducted after adoption
of the GHG/VMT Program, as needed.

Community Development/Public
Works
M 5.1 Traffic Impact Fee
Study
Because the revenues derived from the
Transportation Fee Ordinance offset only a small
portion of the total costs of roadway improvements
and are typically used to pay for the less substantial
Through 2030
In 2024, the City began the process to develop a
new Transportation Master Plan and associated
nexus study for new traffic impact fee program. The
Master plan and nexus study are expected to be
complete by spring 2026.

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mitigations, the City will prepare a Traffic Impact
Fee study to explore options for making up the
deficit in situations where a proposed new
development project is determined to cause a level
of service degradation below the City’s goal.

Options may include a requirement that the new
development pay the full cost of off-site traffic
improvements through the level of service
assessment process, in addition to paying the
impact fee, with a possible provision for
reimbursement by the City.

EP

2.1,E
P 2.2
Jobs in Gilroy Maintain a tabulation of the number and types of jobs in the City of Gilroy Ongoing The Finance Department reports top employers annually as part of its audited financial report. Finance EP

2.5 Business
Development
Targets
Develop quantifiable business development and
attraction targets that consider the skills and
education levels of the workforce. Collect data
annually to compare actual business development
and attraction levels to the developed targets. Use
the results to guide future business development
efforts.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for
preparation of a
business development
program.

The city council will consider funding a business
development program as part of its annual budget
review process.

Administration
EP 2.6
Entrepreneur
Recruitment
Program
Develop and implement a strategy to target
marketing efforts to existing or potential
entrepreneurs and business executives who could
be attracted to live in Gilroy. Coordinate the City’s
effort with the Gilroy Economic Development
Corporation and other local organizations.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for
preparation of an
entrepreneur
recruitment program.

The city council will consider funding an
entrepreneur recruitment program as part of its
annual budget review process.

The Economic Development Manager held a small
business tax workshop for Spanish-speaking
businesses in December 2024.

Administration
EP 2.10 Emerging
Industries
Develop a study that identifies emerging industries
that can be attracted to locate in Gilroy. The basis
for this study shall be the industries outlined in the
Economic Development Strategic Plan. Based on
the results of the study, develop detailed strategies
for supporting and attracting businesses in those
emerging industries. Continue to monitor industry
trends and evaluate what industries, including
emerging industries, are best suited for business
development and attraction targets.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for
preparation of an
emerging industries
study.

The city council will consider funding an emerging
industries study as part of its annual budget review
process.

Administration
EP 2.11 Inventory of
Developable Sites
Develop and maintain an inventory of developable
sites to encourage the development of new
industries
Industrial and
commercial sites to be
inventoried by the end
of 2026.

Staff will prepare an inventory of developable and
underdeveloped sites by the end of 2026. Administration EP 3.3 Regulation
Updates
Update regulations and policies on a regular basis
to promote a business-friendly environment. Ongoing City Regulations are updated on an ongoing basis at the direction of the City Council, as needed. All

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EP 8.2 Employment
Monitoring
Monitor the city’s jobs to employed resident ratio as
one indicator of the fiscal health of Gilroy. Ongoing
The Finance Department reports top employers
annually as part of its audited financial report. The
Economic Development Manager monitors
employment data from the state Economic
Development Department quarterly.

Finance and Administration
PFS 1.3
Capital
Improvement
Budget
Update the Capital Improvement Budget biannually
to prioritize facility improvements for water,
wastewater, stormwater, traffic, and public facilities
based on facility master plans.

Ongoing The City Council reviews and adopts budgets on an ongoing annual basis. Public Works
PFS 1.11 Impact Fees
Review and update the water, wastewater,
stormwater, traffic, and public facilities nexus
studies and impact fee schedules when master
plans are updated, to ensure that public facilities
and services required by new development are paid
for by those developments.

Summer 2028 The City is considering a nexus study in Fiscal Year 26/27. Refer to M 1-10 for traffic related fees. Public Works PFS 1.12 Civic Center
Master Plan
Review and update the Civic Center Master Plan as
needed in keeping with the projections, goals, and
policies of the General Plan
Through 2026
An RFP was issued in Fall 2024 to update the
Master Plan. Community meetings will be scheduled
throughout 2025. In process. Public Works
PFS 3.2 Urban Water
Management Plan
Review and update the Urban Water Management
Plan at least every five years, as required by the
Urban Water Management Planning Act
Ongoing
The City adopted a Water System Master Plan in
2023. Utilities Department
PFS 4.1
Long-Term
Wastewater
Planning
Provide information to the SCRWA for annual
monitoring reports to reflect current conditions and
flow projections. Use the monitoring reports to guide
service expansion and improvements.

Ongoing Monitoring reports are provided to SCRWA on an
ongoing basis. Utilities Department
PFS 8.6 Communications
Master Plan
Create and implement a Communications Master
Plan.

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
and funding for this
master plan.

The city council will consider adding this master plan
to the Administration workplan as part of its annual
budget review process. Administration
PFS 9.1 Police Strategic
Plan
Review and update the Police Strategic Plan as
needed to reflect current conditions and projections.

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
and funding for this
strategic plan.

The city council will consider adding this strategic
plan to the Police Department workplan as part of its
annual budget review process. Police
PFS

9.5 Anti-Graffiti
Program
Eliminate graffiti by providing recycled paint for
abatement, organizing volunteers to paint over
graffiti, and providing a phone number for reporting
graffiti.

Ongoing
This is an ongoing Police Department program.

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PFS

9.6 Neighborhood
Resource Unit
Continue to implement the Stop Trespassing on
Public/Private Property (STOP) program and assist
neighborhood groups in grant applications for
community building and quality of life projects
Ongoing
This is an ongoing Police Department program.

Police
PFS

9.7 Police Explorers
Offer opportunities for youth ranging in age from 14
to 20 years to gain the information and experience
necessary to determine if a career in law
enforcement is right for them. Activities include ridea-longs with officers and assistance in records, crime analysis, communications, and other areas of
the department.

Ongoing
This is an ongoing Police Department program.

Police
PFS 11.5
Meetings with
Educational
Organizations
Facilitate an annual meeting with representatives
from the Gilroy Unified School District, Gavilan
College, Santa Clara County, and other educational
organizations as necessary to achieve the goals
and policies of the General Plan.

Ongoing
This is an ongoing Police Department program.

Police
PFS 10.2 Fire Strategic Plan
Develop, maintain, and implement the fire strategic
plan to ensure contemporary practices are being
employed to meet existing and future community
emergency services needs.

A Fire Strategic Plan is
tentatively planned to
be developed in FY
26/27.

Implementation of
contemporary
practices is ongoing
A temporary fire station was constructed at
Christmas Hill Park. A new fire station is under
review for the Glen Loma Ranch Specific Plan area.

The city adopted the California Fire Code with Gilroy
amendments, effective January 2023. This code is
consistent with the other jurisdictions in Santa Clara
County. The Fire Department is updating all
policies. Expected completion is by the end of 2025.

Fire
PFS 10.1
Standards of
Cover
Performance
Measures
Continue to improve compliance and measure
performance with Standards of Cover deployment
methodologies for fire distribution, unit utilization,
and concentration for an Effective Response Force
(ERF).

Ongoing
Fire Department staff monitors and analyzes
response times, types of calls, and call volume for
each response district every month. The Fire
department has provided staff to the Santa Teresa
Fire station based on need. Construction of the
permanent Santa Teresa Fire Station is tentatively
planned for early 2026. The staffing model will be
determined at that time.

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PFS 10.5
Emergency
Preparedness
Implementation
Continue to work with the Community Development
Department to implement a vision for fire safe
construction, emergency vehicle travel and access,
occupant egress, and fire protection systems
placement that maximizes current staffing levels.

Ongoing
Both Fire Prevention and Fire Operations review
new development projects for adherence to current
code standards, emergency vehicle access,
occupant egress, and fire protection systems. Staff
has participated in the Santa Clara County
Community Wildfire Protection Plan and will
continue to participate in this program, including
sensitive habitat areas in Gilroy that contain
combustible vegetation. This plan is implemented
on an ongoing basis.

Community Development/Fire
PFS 10.9
Community
Engagement and
Outreach
Work with the community on safety education in
support of Community Emergency Response
Teams (CERT), citizens/youth academies or
Explorer programs.

Ongoing
The city has integrated wildfire and general fire
awareness, safety, and preparedness into our
community outreach and education initiatives. The
city’s CERT class includes a dedicated unit on fire
safety, featuring a skills session where participants
learn about electric, water, and gas utilities. They
are training on extinguishing small fires and practice
extinguishing a live fire with our fire extinguisher
training system.

Fire-related outreach materials are always available
at our tabling and educational events, as well as
near the information desk at City Hall. Additionally,
our website offers emergency preparedness
resources, including links to our fire department and
fire prevention pages.

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
collaborates closely with Fire Prevention, the Fire
Department, and our Communications and
Engagement team to review, update, and distribute
fire-related awareness and preparedness
community messaging via our website, weekly
emails, and social media.

We have also conducted public outreach for our
Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and
Community Wildfire Protection Plan in the last
couple of years. These efforts helped us gather
community input, assess current preparedness, and
raise awareness about wildfire hazards in our area.

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PR 1.3
Parks and
Recreation
System Master
Plan
Review and update the Parks and Recreation
System Master Plan every ten years to reflect
current conditions and community needs. Use the
Parks and Recreation System Master Plan to guide
the maintenance and addition of parks and
recreation facilities and services
The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization to update
the Parks and
Recreation System
Master Plan
The city council will consider funding an update to
the Parks and Recreation System Master Plan as
part of its annual budget review process.

Administration
PR 2.5 Recreation
Activity Guide
Maintain and implement an activity guide for
recreation programs, leagues, and special events at
a minimum of two times per year.

Ongoing.

The Recreation Division publishes a recreation
guide three times each year. Administration
NCR 3.1
Individual MultiFamily and MultiTenant Meters
Following regional conversations regarding building
ordinance revisions, adopt an ordinance that
requires existing multi-family and multi-tenant
commercial buildings to install individual electricity
and natural gas meters for each unit/space at pointof-sale; alternatively, develop educational information on benefits of sub-metering and work
with the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce to share with
the local business community.

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this ordinance.

The city council will consider adding this ordinance
to the Community Development workplan as part of
its annual budget review process.

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NCR 3.2
Property
Assessed Clean
Energy
Continue to participate in HERO and similar
programs to make PACE financing available to
commercial, industrial, multi-family residential (5+
units), and non-profit-owned buildings. Work with
other Santa Clara County local governments to
establish PACE financing districts available for
residential property owners (could also provide other
sources of residential or commercial financing to
compliment the HERO and similar programs). Work
with PACE financing providers to educate local
realtor and contractor community about PACE
offerings, process, and benefits to increase
participation.

Ongoing. Additional
fliers to be created by
the end of 2025.
• Staff is working with Silicon Valley Clean
Energy’s (SVCE) consultant, Blue Point, to
create fliers educating the public about
green energy.
o A flier advising the community how
to obtain electrification rebates is in
production and will be completed
by fall 2025.
• Building staff has updated the Building
Division website to provide information
about pre-wiring for electric appliances.
• SVCE recently approved $12 million of
program funding for the Multi-Family Direct
Install Program, which assists with building
electrification, energy efficiency and the
provision of electric vehicle supply
equipment in affordable multi-family homes.

Tenant protections to prevent "renovictions"
have been built into the program. Staff will
work with SVCE to educate owners of
smaller multi-family developments about the
availability of this program by the end of
2025.
• The HERO and PACE programs are
available on an ongoing basis to residents.

Community Development
NCR 3.1
Parking Lot
Lighting
Efficiency
Develop a parking lot lighting retrofit ordinance
requiring property owners or managers to replace
inefficient parking lot or parking structure lighting
with high-efficiency lighting technologies, where
feasible
The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this campaign.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Community Development workplan as part of
its annual budget review process. Community Development NCR 3.1 Parking Lot Light
Retrofit
Work with regional partners to develop and adopt
local ordinances that require non-residential and
multi-family property owners to retrofit inefficient
parking lot or parking structures lighting with highefficiency lighting technologies at point-of-sale or point-of-lease; adopt ordinance.

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this campaign.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Community Development workplan as part of
its annual budget review process. Community Development NCR 3.1
Lighting
Improvements
Payback Period
Outreach
Materials
Develop outreach materials explaining simple
payback period for lighting improvements and
available funding sources (e.g., PG&E lighting
rebates, energy performance contracts).

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this campaign.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Community Development workplan as part of
its annual budget review process. Community Development

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NCR 3.2 Shade Tree
Program
Adopt an ordinance that requires new residential
projects to incorporate properly selected and
located shade trees on per unit basis. Develop a
shade tree planting guide to facilitate proper tree
selection and installation. Work with local
environmental and conservation groups to advertise
the various benefits of planting shade trees near
existing buildings
Standards will be
developed as part of
the updated Zoning
Ordinance.

Standards will be developed as part of the updated
Zoning Ordinance, expected to be adopted in 2026.

Community Development
NCR 3.4
Remove Solar
Regulatory
Barriers
Review/Revise all applicable building, zoning and
other codes and ordinances to identify and remove
remaining regulatory barriers to installation of solar
PV or solar hot water systems in residential and
nonresidential construction; consider opportunities
to reduce permitting fees related to renewable
energy installations
Completed early 2023.

Created an online program to streamline solar PV
permit issuance. Gilroy was the first City to adopt
this program within Santa Clara County.

Community Development
NCR 3.4
Solar Benefits
Education
Program
Conduct an outreach program to educate residents
and businesses about potential benefits of solar
service providers’ power purchase agreements and
opportunities for community shared solar PV
systems and invite neighborhood
groups/organization to help identify potential
interest; work with PG&E to share information about
PG&E’s Community Solar Program.

Completed early 2023.

Created an online program to streamline solar PV
permit issuance. Gilroy was the first city to adopt
this program within Santa Clara County and during
2024 successfully issued 493 solar permits.

Community Development
NCR 3.4
Solar Service
Provider
Workshop
Host a workshop with area solar service providers to
identify opportunities to further streamline the
installation of solar PV systems; pending the results
of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) workshop,
remove identified barriers to wide-scale solar
installation throughout the city.

Completed early 2023.

Created an online program to streamline solar PV
permit issuance. Gilroy was the first City to adopt
said program within Santa Clara County.

Community Development
NCR 3.4 Roundtable
Discussion
Host a roundtable discussion with large hot water
users to identify potential City barriers to installation of solar thermal systems; work with City
departments to remove or reduce identified barriers,
where possible.

By early 2026.

In the summer of 2024, the City began working with
Silicon Valley Clean Energy to streamline the
process of educating residents on the benefits of
equipment replacement and other energy efficient
products that encourage cost savings and reduce
energy usage. Program is part of the Gilroy Action
Plan.

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NCR 3.5
Community
Choice
Aggregation
Partner with other Santa Clara County jurisdictions
to conduct a study to determine the feasibility for
development of a regional CCA program, including
the identification of the geographic scope, potential
costs to participating jurisdictions and residents, and potential liabilities. If the study determines a CCA to be feasible and advantageous to Gilroy residents
and businesses, work with Santa Clara County
partners to prepare necessary additional study
reports, informational materials, and any other
supporting research and/or documents to help
pursue development of a CCA program
Completed. Gilroy receives energy from Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Administration
NCR 3.6
Update Bicycle
and
Pedestrian/Trail
Master Plan
Update the existing Bicycle Master Plan to continue
to serve as guidance document for bicycle network
improvements and a programmatic strategy; update
the plan every five years. Re-prioritize bicycle
network enhancements as necessary, based on
community input regarding problematic or unsafe
routes, bicycle accommodation limitations (e.g.,
secure parking, commuter facilities), and focused
outreach
strategies.

Through 2030.

This program will be considered with the City’s
Master Transportation Plan. Refer to Policy M 5.10
above. Refer to NCR 3.6 below for funding. Public Works NCR 3.6 Bicycle Planning
Funding Sources
Update the list of identified primary funding sources
and preliminarily identify additional local funding
sources by which to provide the City’s match for
grant-funded project planning, design, and
construction.

Through 2030.

Available funding includes gas tax, SB1 funds, and
Measure B to implement the program. In addition,
highway safety improvement grant funds as well as
the Lions Creek bicycle trail. Staff is continuing to
seek funding opportunities. Church and 1st
sidewalks) 75 Curb ramps
Public Works
NCR 3.6 Removal of
Bicycle Barriers
Identify and work to remove physical barriers or
safety concerns that could inhibit cyclists from
accessing various transit stations/stops; partner with
VTA, as necessary.

Through 2030.

This program will be considered with the City’s
Master Transportation Plan. Refer to Policy M 5.10
above. Refer to NCR 3.6 below for funding. Public Works NCR 3.6 Maximize Bicycle
Separation
Review Complete Streets street cross sections and
development specifications to encourage bicycling
by maximizing bike lane widths or establishing
physical separation between vehicle travel lanes
and bicycle lanes on high-volume roadways, to the
extent feasible.

Through 2030.

This program will be considered with the City’s
Master Transportation Plan. Refer to Policy M 5.10
above. Refer to NCR 3.6 below for funding. Public Works

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NCR 3.8
Community-Wide
Alternative Fuel
Vehicles
Continue to explore cost-effective ways to increase
alternative vehicle charging/refueling infrastructure
within the city for public use, including installations at municipal facilities and partnerships with
technology providers. Revise the Municipal Code to
require pre-wiring for at-home electric vehicle
charging ports in new single family and multi-family
construction. Work with regional partners to develop
information brochures and technical support for
developers/contractors interested in providing
electric vehicle charging ports in new projects.

Ongoing.

EV stations are planned for implementation in 2025
funded by grants attained from solar installation
companies,. In 2024, six (6) EV parking charging
stations were installed in Gilroy (7th Street parking
lot). The City will continue to identify sites on an
ongoing basis.

The Municipal Code requires pre-wiring for at-home
electric vehicle charging ports in new single family
and multi-family construction. This code was
adopted in 2023 as part of the City’s REACH code.

Administration/Public
Works/Community Development
NCR 4.9 Drought-Tolerant
Landscaping
Develop a public information campaign that
highlights City projects and landscaping practices
that conserve water at public buildings and
parks/landscaped areas (e.g., drought tolerant
landscaping, efficient irrigations systems, indoor
plumbing retrofits). Partner with
community/neighborhood groups to promote
existing water conservation programs and
participation in voluntary landscaping retrofit
programs. Identify opportunities for water use data
tracking and reporting
The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
campaign.

The city council will consider funding this campaign
as part of its annual budget review process.

Administration
NCR 3.9
Food Scrap and
Yard Waste
Diversion
Program
Implement a residential food scrap and compostable
paper collection program and outreach campaigns;
provide information to local elementary schools on
existing food scrap diversion programs for
incorporation into on-going recycling curriculum.

Work with the franchise waste hauler to develop
new outreach programs or strategies that address
solid waste diversion opportunities identified in
Residential Waste Characterization Study. Work
with the franchise waste hauler, the Gilroy Chamber
of Commerce, and other local business
organizations to develop and encourage
participation in voluntary commercial food scrap
collection pilot program; identify opportunities to
share best-practices and lessons learned with other
cities in Santa Clara County
that have implemented similar programs.

Completed.

The City has mandated organics recycling for
residential, commercial, and multi-family properties
in 2021. The City partners with Santa Clara County
Food Recovery Programs for edible food recovery.

The City required commercial tier 1 edible food
generators to recover the maximum amount of
edible food by January 1, 2022, and tier 2 by
January 1, 2024. Refer also to NCR 3.13.

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NCR 3.13
Construction and
Demolition Waste
Diversion
Continue to implement the Construction and
Demolition Waste Ordinance requiring 50 percent
diversion from applicable construction and
renovation projects. Work with the franchise waste
hauler to evaluate the capability of area landfill
operators to maximize construction and demolition
waste diversion and consider increasing diversion
requirements to 75 percent diversion by 2035.

Alternatively, only target scrap lumber with 75
percent diversion requirements.

Completed 2019.

As of January 2019, the Construction and
Demolition Waste Ordinance City’s waste reduction
program requires a 65% reduction, exceeding the
General Plan goal of 50%.

Community Development
NCR 3.13
Construction and
Demolition
Diversion Deposit
Develop a Construction and Demolition Debris
Diversion Deposit Program to help enforce the
Construction and Demolition Waste Ordinance, in
which the deposit is paid to City prior to issuance of
building permit and refunded to the applicant
following submittal/approval of applicable waste
diversion documentation.

Completed 2019.

As of January 2019, a Construction and Waste
Management Plan (CWM) Form must be completed
prior to issuance of demolition permits. This form
requires acknowledgement of compliance with the
City’s Waste and Diversion Plan.

Community Development
NCR 3.11 Urban Forest
Partner with neighborhood groups, community
organizations, and business community to
encourage voluntary tree planting on private
property within Gilroy, identify opportunities for such organizations to assist the City with the
maintenance of street trees planted within public
rights-of-way, develop a strategic, long-range plan
to identify policies and strategies to proactively
manage and grow City’s street tree population, and
prepare a tree protection ordinance that requires the
replacement of removed street trees, including
planting site selection criteria.

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this campaign.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Public Works workplan as part of its annual
budget review process.

Public Works
NCR 3.14
Home and
Business Area
Network
Work with PG&E to facilitate aggressive
implementation of the Home and Business Area
Network (HAN) program and similar programs within
Gilroy; develop a community outreach program to
encourage participation in the programs.

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this program.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Public Works workplan as part of its annual
budget review process.

Administration
NCR 3.1
Advanced
Metering and
Analytics
Partner with PG&E, other Santa Clara County local
governments, third-party service providers, and local
businesses to establish a regional advanced
metering and analytics implementation program for
commercial and residential buildings; leverage
existing PG&E education materials, including the
description of the O-Power Program, and make
information available at the Building and Safety
Division counter.

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this program.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Administration workplan as part of its annual
budget review process.

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NCR 3.1
Advanced
Analytics
Education
Program
Collaborate with other Santa Clara County local
governments to develop an outreach program that
communicates the benefits of using advanced
analytics to improve energy efficiency and reduce
energy bills; provide links to available rebates for
smart-grid compatible appliances and systems on
the City's Energy Conservation website
The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this program.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Administration workplan as part of its annual
budget review process.

Administration
NCR 3.1
Business Energy
Performance
Program
Develop a business energy performance contracting
market aggregation program that identifies
interested commercial and industrial properties and
aggregates them into a market of sufficient scale to
attract energy service companies (ESCOs) or
energy service agreement (ESA) providers.

The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this program.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Administration workplan as part of its annual
budget review process. Administration
NCR 3.1
Mortgage Lender
Limitations
Reduction
Work with commercial banks to reduce mortgage
lender limitations on external financing that limit
energy service company (ESCO) and energy
service agreement (ESA) contracts
The timing will depend
on City prioritization
for this program.

The city council will consider adding this campaign
to the Administration workplan as part of its annual
budget review process. Administration
NCR 3.4 Collaborate with
PG&E
Collaborate with PG&E and California Solar Initiative
Thermal Program to develop an outreach program
to maximize installation of solar hot water systems
and leverage existing funding opportunities. Work
with PG&E to identify businesses and multi-family
residential building owners with high hot water use,
and provide targeted outreach with promotional
materials for participation in the California Solar
Initiative (CSI)-Thermal Program.

N/A Program closed in 2020. N/A
NCR 3.7
Transportation
Demand
Management
Work with VTA and/or 511.org to develop and
implement an outreach program targeting
employers with fewer than 50 employees to
encourage voluntary participation in TDM program
activities, including pre-tax deductions for alternative travel mode expenses, transit pass subsidies, and
new vanpool development; share best-practices in
TDM programs with local businesses to identify
options that have been successful at a small scale.

Support regional efforts to implement SB 1339
commuter benefit requirements for employers with
more than 50 employees. Partner with 511.org and
employers to leverage new ride-matching
technologies and promote rideshare among
employees.

Fall 2026/Winter 2027
In late 2024, City staff met with VTA to discuss a
regional mitigation program (Equitable VMT
Mitigation Program) focused on reducing vehicle
miles traveled. Ongoing program refinement is
underway by VTA and discussions will continue
through 2025. In addition, the City is beginning the
process of securing a consultant to prepare the
City’s GHG/VMT Reduction program which will
include close coordination with VTA and other local
and regional stakeholders.

Community Development/Public
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NCR 3.12 Municipal
Building Retrofit
Prepare and implement a comprehensive municipal
building retrofit program that includes:
• A municipal energy plan to guide future
energy retrofit projects.
• A retrofit opportunity tracking framework
that identifies building/facility, retrofit project
components, and energy use reduction
estimates by energy source.
• A program that requires all major systems
(e.g., HVAC) in existing buildings/facilities to
be retrocommissioned at five year intervals.
• Facility manager training on existing (EMS)
in order to maximize effectiveness of City’s
building systems.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
retrofit program.

The city council will consider funding this retrofit
program as part of its annual budget review
process.

Administrative Services
NCR 3.12
Public Realm
Lighting
Efficiency
Prepare and implement a lighting efficiency program
that includes:
• A funding and implementation strategy to
convert all City-owned street and traffic
lights to high efficiency technologies (e.g.,
LED).
• A revised set of public lighting standards to
establish minimum efficiency thresholds
consistent with LED or similar prevalent
technologies.
• Park lighting (e.g., pathways, restroom
facilities, area lighting, sport field lighting)
that has not yet been converted to LED,
magnetic induction, or similar highlyefficient technology. • Appropriate energy-efficient lighting
technologies for sports fields/courts that still
provide lighting levels required for
applicable sporting use.
• Energy efficient lighting in all new public
parks and recreational facilities, as
appropriate
The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing this program as part of its annual budget
review process.

Public Works

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NCR 3.12
Municipal
Renewable
Energy Facilities
Develop additional renewable energy facilities on
City buildings, parking lots, or property:
• Continue to operate solar PV system at the
Gilroy library.
• Identify opportunities for additional solar PV
installations on municipal buildings and/or
property.
• Consider opportunities for solar thermal
installations to reduce municipal natural gas
consumption.
• Discuss renewable energy financing options
with solar service providers to minimize upfront and operational costs.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing this program as part of its annual budget
review process.

Administrative Services
NCR 3.8 Low Emissions
Vehicles
Transition the municipal fleet to fuel efficient and
alternative-fuel vehicle models, including:
• Expand Green Fleet inventory data
collection to include annual mileage use by
vehicle, vehicle age/lease expiration dates,
and kWh to charge electric vehicle models.
• Define the vehicle fleet transition pathway
to implement the Green Fleet policy goal
that reflects market conditions and existing
vehicle fleet lifespan.
• Replace passenger vehicles with EV,
biofuel, CNG, or hybrid models.
• Explore joint procurement options with other
area jurisdictions to lower costs
The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing this program as part of its annual budget
review process.

Administrative Services
NCR 3.1 Green Products
Handbook
Develop a staff handbook to serve as a user-friendly
resource to guide City purchases of "green"
products, such as furniture, carpeting/flooring,
paints, packaging materials, energy-efficient
appliances, etc.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing this program as part of its annual budget
review process. Administrative Services
NCR 3.13 Waste Audits
Establish the practice of performing regular waste
audits at City facilities to: § Determine type/quantity of waste being produced. § Measure effectiveness
of existing waste diversion practices § Identify
opportunities for new waste diversion practices. §
Establish baseline data for measuring progress
towards waste reduction and diversion goals
Ongoing
An audit program was established prior to 2024 and
continued through the reporting year. Administrative Services

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NCR 3.13 Paper Use
Reduction
Install printer-tracking software that allows printer
analytics; identify third-party, paperless office
solutions providers to help develop a municipal
strategy for increased use of electronic forms/files,
as well as file management practices.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing printer-tracking software as part of its
annual budget review process.

The city has invested in software programs that
have enabled the Community Development and
Finance Departments, and the Recreation Division
to transition to paperless processing.

Administrative Services
NCR 3.13 Food Waste
Contract with a franchise waste hauler to provide
organics collection services at City
buildings/facilities; establish food recovery
programs.

Completed in 2021. Service was required by 2021 by Ordinance. This program is ongoing. Public Works
NCR 3.14 Qualified GHG
Reduction Plan
Prepare and adopt a qualified GHG reduction plan
within years of the date the Gilroy 2040 General
Plan is adopted. When drafting the Climate Action
Plan / Qualified Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction
Strategy, the City will consider recommendations
outlined in BAAQMD’s CEQA Guidelines, and any
requirements of AB 32, SB 32, Executive Order B55-18, and SB 100 Fall 2026/Winter 2027
A Caltrans grant for a VMT/GHG Reduction
Program was awarded to the City on July 9, 2024.

The City engaged the formal selection process in
the Fall of 2024 and the final contract phase for this
award will continue into early 2025. The program is
expected to be considered by City Council in the
Fall 2026/Winter 2027.

Community Development/Public
Works
NCR

3.17,
NCR

3.18,
NCR

3.19 Maps Areas for
Toxic Air
Contaminant
(TAC)
Emission
Modeling
Identify and map areas in the city subject to TAC
emission modeling requirements, including areas
within 500 feet of: U.S. 101, designated heavy
industrial uses, designated residential uses,
Neighborhood District designations, and the
Downtown Specific Plan area.

Fall 2026/Winter 2027
As of the September 2024 Bay Area Quality District
Annual Report, the City did not contain any sites
listed as a Toxic Air Contaminant site.1 Five sites in
the City of Gilroy were identified as facilities with
cancer risks but non-cancer health impacts
according to their Health risk thresholds and risk
reduction actions for existing facilities, as specified in Regulation 11, Rule 18. The VMT/GHG Program
will utilize said updates from the Air District along
with other tools to assist with the development of a
comprehensive Program to reduce vehicle miles
traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in Gilroy which will guide development
and projects while advancing equity in the City’s
most vulnerable disadvantaged communities.

Community Development/Public
Works
PH

2.9 Seismic Retrofit
Feasibility Study
for City Facilities
Prepare a study to identify all existing City facilities that do not meet current building code seismic
standards. The City will use the study to prioritize
the funding of capital improvement projects.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing this program as part of its annual budget
review process. Administrative Services
1 Bay Area Air Quality District. TAC Control Program Annual Report 2024. https://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/files/engineering/air-toxics-annual-report/2022/tac-control-program-annual-report-2024-finalpdf.pdf?rev=37a235e22c8c4ed38eda5d4e9e685210&sc_lang=en accessed February 26, 2025

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Implementation
PH 3.1 Flood Control
Ordinance
Review and maintain the City’s Flood Control
Ordinance as needed to regulate construction within
flood zones. The ordinance should be reviewed if
there are significant changes to the FEMA flood
zones map
Ongoing. The Flood Control Ordinance is reviewed on an
ongoing basis, as needed. Public Works
PH 6.1 Zoning Ordinance
Noise Standards
Revise the City’s Zoning Ordinance to incorporate
noise/land use compatibility standards as a basic
requirement of new development, and to prohibit
new noise-sensitive uses in areas where the noise
level exceeds the relevant standard and cannot be
adequately mitigated.

By Summer 2026 Standards will be developed as part of the updated Zoning Ordinance, expected to be adopted in 2026.

Community Development
PH 5.7
Hazardous Waste
Education
Program
Provide education to the public on the dangers of
and ways to properly dispose of hazardous waste.

Develop a coordinated, visually-appealing outreach
campaign. Provide the information in the City’s
quarterly newsletter, on public access television,
and through other venues to educate the public.

Ongoing.

In 2024, the City participated in events such as
National Night Out with public education information
on a variety of topics including hazardous waste. In
addition, outreach through the Gilroy Email Express
was used to circulate information on current
environmental concerns and issues such as not
dumping into storm drains, household hazardous
waste, expired medications, etc. The City also
maintains information such as brochures and
handouts at City Hall on Household Hazardous
Waste and other items related to water resource
protection that are made available to the public.

Community Development
PH 1.6, PH

1.8 Post Disaster
Recovery Plan
The City shall prepare a Post-Disaster Recovery
Plan following the County’s adoption of their
Recovery Framework.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing this program as part of its annual budget
review process.

The County adopted their cost recovery plan in
2017 and most recently revised it in 2024.

Administration
PH

3.1,
PH

3.8 Maintain National
Flood Insurance
Program
Compliance
The City shall maintain good standing and
compliance under the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) through the implementation of
floodplain management programs that will, at a
minimum, meet the requirements of the NFIP,
including enforcement of the flood damage
prevention ordinance, participate in floodplain
identification and mapping updates, and provide
public assistance/information on floodplain
requirements and impacts.

Ongoing. This program is updated as needed. Public Works PH 2.5 Map Abandoned
Oil and Gas Wells
Identify and map in the City GIS abandoned oil and
gas wells
N/A The City does not maintain a list of abandoned oil
and gas wells.

N/A

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Implementation
EJ 1.1,
EJ1.2 Translation
Develop a program of phased implementation of
Spanish translation of public meeting notices and
translation provided at public meetings.

Ongoing
The city implemented translation services at all City
Council and Planning Commission meetings
through Wordly in 2022. This service provides
translation and audio translation services in over 60
different languages.

Additionally, the city offers translation services at all other public meetings upon request.

All city messaging, including community meeting
materials, are provided in English and Spanish.

Administration

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Implementation
EJ 1.3
Community
Engagement
Program
Provide opportunities for City Council, Planning
Commission, and City staff and residents to
communicate and engage throughout the year.

Examples of such events include “coffee with city
leaders” and community forums and meetings
Ongoing
• The Mayor holds monthly “Coffee with the
Mayor” events.
• Gilroy PD holds quarterly “Coffee with a
Cop” events.
• Regular Community Outreach events are
held for projects that have wide interest or
impact, though the cadence is determined
by the projects. For example:
o in 2024, multiple community
meetings were held for the
Gourmet Alley project and
VTA/HSR projects
o in 2023, community meetings were
held for PBID and 10th Street
Bridge projects
• The city regularly uses surveys to solicit
feedback on a variety of projects and
initiatives. For example:
o Customer service survey provided
after receiving services in-person at
City Hall
o Gilroy Community Service survey
sent to the entire community in
2024
o Justice, Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusion Survey sent to the entire
community in 2023
o 10th Street Bridge Survey sent to
neighborhood in 2023
• Multiple departments have participated in
tabling at events throughout the year
including:
o Water department tabling at
Downtown Music Live series
o Communication & Engagement
tabling at San Ysidro Park (3-4
times each year)
o Multiple departments tabling at
National Night Out
Administration

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Implementation
EJ 1.4 Maintain List of
Meeting Facilities
Create and periodically update the City’s website to
maintain a current list of meeting facilities located
throughout Gilroy
Completed.

The city website has a list of park & facility rentals
available on the
website. https://www.cityofgilroy.org/538/ParkFacility-Rentals Administration EJ 2.3,

2.4 Farmer’s Market
Vendor
Resources
Encourage and facilitate the establishment of
farmer’s markets in Gilroy. Encourage and help
facilitate vendor acceptance of EBT payments.

Ongoing
City staff has facilitated several farmer’s market
operations and continues to look for opportunities to
facilitate future markets.

In addition to farmer’s markets, the city works with
community-based organizations to provide services
to Gilroy residents through other venues. These
include:
• Second Harvest Food Bank provides free
groceries at San Ysidro Park weekly.
• In 2024, the Santa Clara County Public
Health Department launched their $2.5
million Caltrans ATP grant in East Gilroy
called Gilroy Moves. This grant is focused
around physical activity and promoting
public facilities.
• A free community garden was established
on Google's Tree Farm in Gilroy that was
featured in a GMH Today article last year.
• In March 2024 Berkeley Food Institute, in
partnership with Nueva Vida Community,
held a Food Justice Vision event at Gilroy
Unified School District.

Staff will continue to assess other opportunities to
participate with Community-Based Organizations to
meet the goal of providing fresh food and healthbased education to Gilroy residents.

Administration/Community
Development
EJ 3.1,

3.2 Home Retrofit
Program
Study the potential of a program to provide
residents the resources and financing mechanisms
to retrofit their home to filter out air contaminants
and excessive noise. Actively seek and apply for
grants that can provide financing for a feasibility
study and for implementation of this program.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing this program as part of its annual budget
review process. Community Development

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Implementation
EJ

3.3 Sound Wall
Feasibility
Analysis
Coordinate with Caltrans and Valley Transportation
Authority to conduct a feasibility analysis on building sound walls along U.S. Highway 101 adjacent to
sensitive receptors, e.g., residences and parkland.

Actively seek and apply for grants that can provide
financing for a feasibility study and for
implementation of this program.

The timing will depend
on City funding and
prioritization for this
program.

The City Council will consider funding and
prioritizing this program as part of its annual budget
review process.

Community Development
EJ 4.2 Career and Job
Fair
Coordinate with the Chamber of Commerce,
Gavilan College and other organizations to organize
an annual career and job fair with local employers to
highlight local employment and employment training
opportunities for Gilroy residents
Ongoing. The City continuously participates in local job fairs.

This program is ongoing.

Administrative Services
Department

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2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Program
Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) A – 1 No Net Loss Inventory and
Monitoring
Develop a procedure to track sites inventory projected unit count and affordability level for both pipeline and opportunity sites, actual constructed units and affordability level, and net change between projected and actual. If there is a net loss in capacity, the City will identify alternative sites to accommodate the RHNA.

Quantified Objective: No net loss of capacity below the RHNA requirement during the planning period.

Adopt procedure and create No Net Loss Inventory
by end of 2024 calendar year.

Review RHNA site status twice yearly and update No
Net Loss Inventory as necessary to maintain
adequate RHNA sites.

Procedures will be created by the end of the 2025
calendar year. In the meantime, the City has a list of
all properties in Gilroy including their size, Zoning
designation, General Plan designation, and density
allowance. The City can utilize this list to select
properties that could be added to the no net loss
inventory if necessary.

A – 2 Surplus Lands/Affordable
Housing on City-Owned Sites
Implement the Surplus Lands Act and proactively advertise surplus land opportunities for affordable housing. Report any City-owned surplus land in the Annual Progress Report and consider adding City owned parcels to the No Net Loss Inventory, as needed.

Quantified Objective: The City will contact affordable housing developers regarding any surplus lands, with the goal of developing at least 21 lower-income units during the planning period.

Report surplus lands in conjunction with the Annual
Progress Report. Advertise surplus land
opportunities to affordable housing developers, as
they become available. Review all City owned sites
by the end of 2025 calendar year to determine which
additional sites could be declared as surplus.

Surplus lands are documented in the Annual Progress
Report being presented to the City Council in March
and subsequently provided to HCD on or before April
1 st. City staff has began the process to determine if
additional city owned sites could be declared as
surplus and will complete the process by the end of
the 2025 calendar year.

A – 3
By-Right Approval of Projects
with 20 Percent Affordable
Units on “Reused” RHNA Sites
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to require by-right approval of any “reuse” 4th and 5th Cycle sites being used to meet the 6th Cycle RHNA, if 20 percent of the units in the development are affordable to lower-income households.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

By end of 2023 calendar year.

A Zoning Amendment implementing this program was
adopted on June 3, 2024. (Ordinance No. 2024-01)
A – 4 Publicize Residential Sites
Inventory
The City shall make the residential sites inventory available to developers by publicizing it on the City website and providing copies of the inventory to developers. The City shall update the list of sites annually, or as projects are approved on the sites.

Quantified Objective: Maintain accurate and publicly available residential sites inventory throughout the planning period.

Post on website by end of 2023 calendar year;
update annually.

The Sites Inventory is posted on the City’s Planning
Division webpage:
https://www.cityofgilroy.org/904/Housing-Element
under Gilroy Opportunity Sites Map, List. Planning
staff will update the inventory annually, as needed.

A – 5 Revise Neighborhood District
Policy
The City will revise the Neighborhood District Policy, so it does not rely on the Residential Development Ordinance (RDO) and is consistent with Neighborhood District target densities in the 2040 General Plan.

The Policy will also implement inclusionary housing standards adopted by the City, including levels and terms of affordability.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

By end of 2024 calendar year.

In Process - The City is working on revising the
Neighborhood District Policy by Fall 2025 to remove
reference to the Residential Development Ordinance
(RDO) and update target densities in the 2040
General Plan. The City is working with the Santa
Clara County Planning Collaborative and Strategic
Economics to complete a Grand Nexus Study,
including a Residential Feasibility Study and
Inclusionary Analysis, A Residential Nexus Analysis
(small developments), and a Commercial Nexus
Study and Feasibility Analysis. Upon completion of the
study and implementation of prescribed inclusionary
housing standards, the City will update the
Neighborhood District policy to include relevant
inclusionary housing standards adopted by the
Council. The Grand Nexus Study is estimated to be
completed by fall 2025, and implementation of
prescribed inclusionary housing standards will occur
by June 2026.

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) A – 6 ADU Tracking and Monitoring
The City will track the number and location of building permits issued for ADUs. If the 3-year average is less than 25 units in 2025, the City will hold a focus group with local stakeholders and update the ADU strategy by the end of 2026, with the intent of increasing production. If necessary, the City will identify additional RHNA sites in No Net Loss Inventory.

Quantified Objective: Increase the number of new ADUs permitted in the City from an average of approximately 15.75 (2018-2021) to an average of approximately 25.

Geographic Targeting: 30 percent of annual ADU production in high resource areas, RCAAs, and areas with relatively higher income.

Disproportionate Housing Needs
In process - As of July 2024, staff has tracked the
application, issuance, and finaled status of ADU's. In
FY 23 there were 40 ADU permits issued, and in FY
24 there were 38 ADU permits issued. The 3-year
average ADU unit count will be calculated at the end
of the 2025 calendar year.

A – 7 ADU Pre-Designed Plans
The City will develop an ADU program that includes pre designed “model” plans for ADUs that meet zoning, building, and fire codes.

Quantified Objective: Increase the number of new ADUs permitted in the City from an average of approximately 17.5 (2018–2021) to an average of approximately 25.

By end of 2024 calendar year.

Complete - The City's ADU program, which includes
pre-designed "model" plans for ADUs that meet
zoning, building, and fire codes, was implemented in
December 2024. As of February 2025, the city has 13
pre-approved plans on its new ADU program website.

The average number of permits issued in FY's 23 and
24 average 31 per year, exceeding the goal of
approximately 25 permits issued per year.

A – 8 Financial Incentives for
Affordable ADUs
Upon securing funding, the City will develop a financial assistance program for homeowners who build ADUs with an affordability restriction or commitment to offering housing choice vouchers. The City will utilize in-lieu fees to facilitate development of ADUs affordable to lower-income households in high-resource areas of the City. If ADU production is lower than anticipated, the City will evaluate reducing ADU impact fees as a potential incentive for affordable housing.

Geographic Targeting: 30 percent of annual ADU production in high resource areas, RCAAs, and areas with relatively higher income.

After program funding is secured and sufficient for
the intended purpose. Evaluate the effect of impact
fees on ADU development by Q4 end of 2026 if ADU
production is lower than anticipated in year 2025
In- process - The city has joined the Santa Clara
County Office of Supportive Housing BMR Partnership
Program, which has an ADU and JADU loan
component. The program will allow borrowers to use
the funding to purchase a home with an ADU or
JADU, to construct a new ADU or JADU, or to repair,
reconstruct, or rehabilitate and existing ADU or JADU,
which may include converting existing space to add to
ADU or JADU. City Staff will promote the County
program in high resource areas in Gilroy. In FYs 23
and 24, the city promoted the Cal HFA Accessory
Dwelling unit grant program. The city program
implementation status will be updated in future years
in accordance with this Program.

A – 9
Monitor Permit Requirements,
Processing Procedures, and
Land Use Controls
Implement the Land Management System in 2023, hold an outreach meeting to educate users on how to use the new permitting system, survey users six months after its launch to assess the effectiveness of the new system, create metrics that track the time to process permits, and engage with developers, builders and other stakeholders to identify potential constraints in the City’s permit requirements, processes, procedures, and land use controls. Analyze potential streamlining where feasible.

Quantified Objective: Increase the percentage of permits that are processed online. Decrease the time it takes to process permits.

Survey six months after “go-live” date.

Annual outreach to builders and developers, such as
through the City’s annual developer’s roundtable
meetings.

The “GO Permit” Land Management System was
launched in June 2023. In addition to helping
customers in person, over the phone, and via email,
the City created manuals to educate users on how to
use the new permitting system. City staff continually
receive feedback from customers on the effectiveness
of the system and have implemented improvements
based on that feedback. The City also generates
reports that track permit issuance. - update from
Building Dept.

A – 10 Facilitate Missing Middle /
Middle Income Housing
Amend the City Code to allow triplexes, and fourplexes to be approved ministerially on corner lots with a minimum 8,000 sf lot size in the R1 and R2 zones so long as the project complies with objective design standards and the lot was created prior to May 1, 2023. Create By end of 2024 calendar year. A Zoning Amendment implementing this program was adopted on June 3, 2024. Ordinance No. 2024-01

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) informational pamphlets and update the City’s SB 9 policy and website to reflect the changes allowed under this program.

Quantified Objective: Increased production and reduced permitting time and cost for triplexes and fourplexes. Facilitate construction of 100 missing middle (duplex, triplex, quadplex) housing units over the 6th Cycle planning period (approximately 10 percent of qualifying lots).

A – 11 Inclusionary Housing Policy
Conduct an inclusionary housing feasibility study and reference the City’s existing Neighborhood District Policy and former RDO Exemption Policy as a benchmark for developing an affordable housing policy. The policy will include inclusionary requirements, such as resale controls, minimum term, minimum percentage of units that must be restricted as affordable, minimum percentage within each affordability category, and alternative compliance such as an in-lieu fee for projects below the feasible threshold for requiring built units. The inclusionary housing ordinance will include a requirement that the developer market the below market-rate units and accessible/adaptable units.

Quantified Objective: Increased production of affordable housing within the City, including housing choice and mobility for lower-income households. Prioritize use of in-lieu fees to develop affordable housing options in higher resource areas of the City.

By end of 2024 calendar year.

In-process - In 2023, the City hired a consultant that
conducted an Inclusionary Housing Feasibility
Analysis and recommended an Inclusionary Housing
Policy for both ownership and rental projects should
be future tested and planned for improved economic
conditions in the future. The city pivoted and joined
the Santa Clara Community Planning Collaborative's
Grand Nexus study to work on a Commercial Nexus
Study and Feasibility Analysis with hopes of collecting fees for affordable housing. With changing economic
times, the city has now added the Residential
Feasibility Study and Inclusionary Analysis and
Residential Nexus Analysis (small developments) to
the work. The Grand Nexus Study is estimated to be
completed by fall 2025, and the implementation of
prescribed inclusionary housing standards, etc. is
estimated be implemented by the city by June 2026.

A – 12 Incentives Beyond Density
Bonus State Law
Study and consider adopting an affordable housing incentives policy above and beyond the minimum requirements of density bonus state law. Specifically consider additional incentives for households with special housing needs such as large households, extremely low-income households, farmworkers, and households with members with intellectual or developmental disabilities. In lieu of adopting a separate incentives / density bonus policy, the City could structure the Inclusionary Policy (A - 11) like a density bonus program with incentives that are tiered by level of affordability provided.

Quantified Objective: Increased housing choice and mobility for special needs households.

By end of 2025 calendar year.

In-process - In 2023, the City hired a consultant that
conducted an Inclusionary Housing Feasibility
Analysis (this policy was expected to implement
affordable housing incentives beyond the minimum
requirements of density bonus state law) and
recommended an Inclusionary Housing Policy for both
ownership and rental projects should be future tested
and planned for improved economic conditions in the
future. The city pivoted and joined the Santa Clara
Community Planning Collaborative's Grand Nexus
study to work on a Commercial Nexus Study and
Feasibility Analysis with hopes of collecting fees for
affordable housing. With changing economic times,
the city has now added the Residential Feasibility
Study and Inclusionary Analysis and Residential
Nexus Analysis (small developments) to the work. The
Grand Nexus Study is estimated to be completed by
fall 2025, and the implementation of prescribed
inclusionary housing standards, etc. is estimated be
implemented by the city by June 2026.

A – 13 Coordination with California
High Speed Rail Authority
Continue to coordinate with the California High Speed Rail Authority so that the Station Area Plan includes the development of a mix of affordable and market-rate housing and commuter parking on the parcels associated with the High Speed Rail Station.

Immediately and throughout the planning period until
the Station Area Plan is complete.

Continuous - City staff continued to meet monthly with
California High Speed Rail Authority staff and their
consultants on developing a Station Area Visioning
Study to prepare for the future Station Area Plan. City staff in collaboration with the High Speed Rail

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) Quantified Objective: Develop a specific commitment to housing development; set objective targets for the development of affordable and market-rate housing on the High Speed Rail site.

Authority and Valley Transportation Authority, held 2
community outreach meetings, referred HSPA staff to
local stakeholders, and conducted walking tours for
HSPA staff.

A - 14
Coordination with Santa Clara
County Office of Supportive
Housing
The City will continue its partnership with Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing regarding development of affordable housing at the property at 8th and Alexander. This includes the offer of impact fee waivers through a memorandum of understanding approved by the Gilroy City Council and the County Board of Supervisors in September 2022. Next steps include community engagement and working on the City’s priorities for the site (e.g., targeted income / special needs groups).

Quantified Objective: Development of affordable housing on the 8th and Alexander property by the end of 2028.

Continual partnership throughout the planning period.

Anticipated project completion by end of 2028
calendar year.

In process - During FY 24, city staff continued monthly meetings and collaboration with Santa Clara County
Office of Supportive Housing (OSH) staff regarding
the development of affordable housing at the property
at 8th and Alexander. After city and county staff
drafted an RFP to be presented to Affordable Housing
developers, the Santa Clara County Housing Authority
approached the county about developing the property.

As of December 2024, the Santa Clara County
Housing Authority (SCCHA) will begin the process to
develop affordable housing at 8th & Alexander. The
SCCHA will continue to collaborate with OSH and the
City to see the project to fruition. Additional community outreach and stakeholder meetings are planned to
occur when project plans are submitted to the city.

A - 15 ADU Ordinance Updates
To incentivize ADU production, the City will replace the ADU deed restriction requirement with an owner affidavit form that does not require recordation at the County. The City will use the affidavits to track the number of ADUs to ensure they are being built at the assumptions in the Housing Sites and Resources section.

Quantified Objective: Increase the number of new ADUs permitted in the City from an average of approximately 17.5 (2018–2021) to an average of approximately 25 over the 6th Cycle planning period.

By end of 2023 calendar year.

In progress - In December 2023, the City of Gilroy
adopted amendments to the City’s ADU Ordinance
that implement the requirements of state law and
removed standards that do not comply with state law.

A draft zoning ordinance that implements the Housing
Element is being presented to the Planning
Commission and City Council between 2024-2025
with adoption anticipated by the end of the 2025
calendar year.

A - 16 Senate Bill (SB) 9 Processing
The City will update its SB 9 webpage to highlight the streamlined process for approving SB 9 applications, create and post step-by-step, user friendly instructions for processing SB 9 units and lot splits, and hold informational meetings with the building division and engineering/land development division to review the streamlined process to ensure the City complies with state law.

Quantified Objective: Process ten (10) SB 9 applications in the 6th Cycle planning period.

By end of 2024 calendar year.

During FY 2024, city Planning staff updated the SB9
webpage to highlight the streamlined process for
approving SB9 applications, created a user friendly
"SB 9 Eligibility Checklist", provided information on
Junior ADU's in regards to SB9, and posted the ABAG
"Senate Bill 9 (SB 9): An Overview" to help guide
residents about what the bill is and how it impacts
residential land use. Website is updated as state law
is updated.

B - 1 Residential Development
Ordinance (RDO) Removal
The RDO (made null and void by SB 330) will be repealed as a part of the City's comprehensive zoning update. Portions of the policy related to affordability requirements may be used as a benchmark for the City’s proposed Inclusionary Policy.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

Concurrent with the comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance update, end of 2023 calendar year.

In progress - The RDO will be removed with a draft
zoning ordinance that implements the Housing
Element being presented to the Planning Commission
and City Council between 2024-2025 with adoption
anticipated by the end of the 2025 calendar year.

B – 2 Zoning and General Plan
Densities
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to ensure that Gilroy 2040 General Plan maximum densities are achievable. Changes include increasing density Concurrent with the comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance update, end of 2023 calendar year.

In Progress - A draft zoning ordinance that
implements this program is being presented to the

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) in the R3 zone from 16 to 20 dwelling units per acre, removing the maximum density in the R4 zone, creating a zoning district for the mixed-use First Street corridor with a density range of 20–30 dwelling units per net acre, and creating Neighborhood District High and Low zoning designations and density allowances per the 2040 General Plan.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

Planning Commission and City Council between
2024-2025 with adoption anticipated by the end of the
2025 calendar year. Regardless, submitted projects
will be processed in compliance with state law prior to and following the code amendment adoption.

B – 3
Senate Bill (SB) 35 Permit
Processing and SB 330
Compliance
Implement expedited permit processing for SB 35 and SB 330. Create SB 35 and SB330 checklists and instructions for reviewing and approving projects and post the checklists to the City’s website.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

By end of 2024 calendar year.

In Process - An SB 35 eligibility checklist and approval process guidelines and associated documents are
posted on the City website. The Planning Division will
also update the website with information on SB 330
prior to the end of the 2025 calendar year.

B – 4 Public Fees, Standards, and
Plans Online
The City will compile all development standards, plans, fees, and nexus studies in an easily accessible online location. The City will also provide a high-quality, parcel-specific zoning map and General Plan map online.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2023 calendar year.

Ongoing - The City’s website includes development
standards, adopted Plans, fees, and high-quality,
parcel-specific Zoning and General Plan maps in an
easily accessible location.

B - 5 Permit Streamlining
As a part of the 2023 Zoning Ordinance update, the City will create a ministerial use permit process and a more transparent and streamlined process for reviewing and approving applications involving a historic resource (e.g., residential addition). The City will also adhere to newly passed legislation surrounding permit streamlining, such as AB 2234.

Quantified Objective: Decreased permit processing time.

Concurrent with the comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance update, end of 2023 calendar year.

In Progress - A draft zoning ordinance that
implements this program is being presented to the
Planning Commission and City Council between 2024
- 2025 with adoption anticipated by the end of the
2025 calendar year. The Building Division website
includes example residential permit in compliance with
AB2234.

B – 6 Objective Standards
Revise development standards, design guidelines, and findings of approval to ensure they are objective and facilitate development of properties at their maximum densities.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

By end of 2026 calendar year.

In process - A draft zoning ordinance that includes
objective development standards and findings of
approval is being presented to the Planning
Commission and City Council between 2024 - 2025
with adoption anticipated by the end of the 2025
calendar year. The City will also evaluate design
guidelines per this program prior to the end of the
2026 calendar year. Affordable Housing project
objective standards will be updated upon adoption of
an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance by June of 2026.

B – 7 Zoning Ordinance Update
As part of the Zoning Code update, the City will evaluate development standards for all zones for potential governmental constraints, ensure that residential density is not constrained, clarify that the residential portions of mixed-use projects are not subject to any FAR restrictions, revise the definition of “townhouse” to be consistent with state law, and require that any demolished residential units on the Sites Inventory be replaced pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(g).

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

By end of 2023 calendar year.

In Progress - The Zoning amendment adopted by the
City Council on 6/3/2024 (Ordinance No. 2024-01)
includes a requirement for the replacement of
demolished units on RHNA site units and a
clarification regarding FAR in mixed-use projects. The
remaining items will be considered by the City Council
in 2025.

B – 8 Entitlement Roadmap
Webpage
The City will create an Entitlement Roadmap webpage that clearly spells out the City’s permitting process for residential development, By end of 2024 calendar year. Completed - Complete and posted on city website.

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) including application forms, a flow chart outlining the development process, FAQs, and live links to other necessary pages and resources.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

B – 9 Building Department Webpage
The City will update the Building Department webpage with information required pursuant to AB 2234, including specific information required for an application to be considered complete; example of a complete, approved application; and example of a complete set of post-entitlement phase permits for accessory dwelling units, duplexes, multifamily projects, mixed-use projects, and townhomes.

Quantified Objective: Updated website by end of 2023 calendar year.

By end of 2023 calendar year.

The Building Division website was updated in 2023 to
include example residential permits in compliance with
AB2234. The website includes plan submittal
checklists (for application completeness), and
example permits that received a final building permit
approval. The example permits include accessory
dwelling units, duplexes, multifamily / mixed-use
projects, townhomes, custom single-family home, and
single-family tract home.

B - 10 Zoning Code Annual Updates
The City will establish a process to update City policies, codes and ordinances to comply with State laws affecting housing and land use.

Quantified Objective: Following passage of new state legislation, Community Development Department staff will develop a list of laws that require updates to the City’s policies, codes and ordinances.

The City will update City policies, codes and
ordinances annually, or as needed to comply with
new state laws.

In Progress - The City updated the Accessory
Dwelling Unit Ordinance in 2023, created a webpage
with a list of properties that can be approved
ministerially pursuant to Government Code Section
65583.2, and will be completing a comprehensive
update of the entire Zoning Ordinance in 2025 to
implement state laws described in other Housing
Element programs.

B - 11 General Plan Consistency
General Plan consistency will be reviewed as part of the Annual Progress Report, pursuant to Government Code Section 65400. As amendments are made to the General Plan, the City will also review the Housing Element for ongoing consistency.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

Consistency between the General Plan and Housing
Element will be reviewed as part of the annual
progress report prior to April 1st of each year.

The 2023-2031 Housing Element was drafted in
compliance with the 2040 General Plan. No General
Plan amendments were made that conflict with the
2023-2031 Housing Element.

B - 12 Density Bonus Procedures
The City will amend its Density Bonus ordinance to add implementing procedures such as application and review requirements and decisionmaking criteria.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

By end of 2024 calendar year In process - Planning Commission will review in fall of 2025.

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) C – 1 Monitoring of Units At Risk of
Converting to Market Rate
The City and BMR Program Administrator will monitor deed-restricted units that have the potential of converting to market rate and implement strategies to preserve at-risk projects.

Quantified Objective: Preservation of below market-rate units.

Annually review affordable housing term expirations.

Noticing as needed with the expiration of covenants.

Ongoing - The City reviews affordable housing term
expirations as part of its annual monitoring program.

In the Fall of 2024, the city began collaboration with
the County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive
Housing to implement a Pilot Below Market Rate
Preservation Program. The SCCBOS has approved
its portion of the pilot, and the City of Gilroy Council approved the program in March of 2025. The City is
working with the SCCPC and Strategic Economics to
complete a Grand Nexus Study, including a
Residential Feasibility Study and Inclusionary
Analysis, a Residential Nexus Analysis (small
developments), and a Commercial Nexus Study and
Feasibility Analysis. The Grand Nexus study is
estimated to be completed by fall 2025, and the
implementation of the prescribed inclusionary
housing standards will occur by June 2026. The city
of Gilroy continues to be open to allocating city
CDBG funding towards the rehabilitation of naturally
occurring affordable housing for low-income
residents and for the rehab of and continued
affordability of 100% affordable units.

C – 2 Housing Rehabilitation
The City will utilize Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, as available, to assist in the improvement of substandard housing. The City will facilitate Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearings to allow for the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing units throughout the City.

Quantified Objective: Provide assistance to 100 households. Target 25% in the Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Area of Poverty (R/ECAP) and DTSP area.

Annually evaluate progress and review contract.

Following each contract renewal, hold informational
meetings to alert the community about the availability
of programs such as Rebuilding Together
rehabilitation loans.

Ongoing - In FY 22-23 Rebuilding Together Silicon
Valley was awarded a CDBG grant for $140,000. In
FY 23-24 Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley was
awarded a CDBG grant for $258,000. In FY 24-25
Rebuilding Together was awarded a CDBG grant for
$179,942.32. The City will facilitate TEFRA hearings,
as needed.

C – 3 Code Enforcement Program
Within current staffing limits and AFFH standards, the City shall contact owners of units identified as substandard, offering inspection services and providing information on the Rebuilding Together Program (or similar) and landlord/tenant information and mediation services.

Quantified Objective: Provide information regarding the Rebuilding Together (or similar) and landlord/tenant information and mediation services to 240 households.

Ongoing throughout the planning period.

Ongoing - Code Enforcement and Housing staff met
with Rebuilding Together in 2023 to receive program
updates on home repairs and safety modifications for
low-income households. Code Enforcement staff
continue to disseminate information during site visits
and inspections. When they are made aware of noncompliant substandard housing conditions, they will inspect the property and offer the property owner
information on available programs when applicable.

Code Enforcement staff carry Rebuilding Together
flyers with them to distribute as necessary. City Staff and Rebuilding Together present to the Seniors at the
Gilroy Senior Center annually in May.

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) C – 4
Resale Control on OwnerOccupied Below Market- Rate
Units
The BMR Program Administrator shall continue to implement resale controls on owner-occupied BMR units to ensure that affordable units provided through public assistance or public action are retained per the terms specified in the affordable housing agreement (e.g., 30 years) as affordable housing stock.

Quantified Objective: Maintain all affordable units throughout the planning period or as specified in the affordable housing agreement.

Annual assessment of units at risk of conversion.

Ongoing - Annually the BMR Program Administrator
sends information to BMR homeowners on resale
restrictions outlined in their BMR Agreement. In FY
24, the city BMR Administrator and city staff
conducted a community meeting to answer questions
and explain resale restriction agreements to current
homeowners. In Fy 24, the city BMR Program
Administrator conducted a compliance certification via
mail to confirm that residents were complying with
their resale agreement and restrictions. City staff has collaborated with the Santa Clara County Office of
Supportive Housing to create a Pilot BMR
Preservation Program - see C-1 above.

C – 5 Resale Control on Rental
Below Market-Rate Units
The BMR Program Administrator shall continue to implement resale controls on renter-occupied BMR units to ensure that affordable units provided through public assistance or public action are retained per the terms specified in the affordable housing agreement (e.g., 30 years) as affordable housing stock.

Quantified Objective: Maintain all affordable units throughout the planning period or as specified in the affordable housing agreement.

Annual assessment of units at risk of conversion.

Ongoing - For renter-occupied units in 100%
Affordable developments, the BMR Program
Administrator sends information to property owners on
resale restrictions outlined in their Regulatory, Loan, or Density Bonus Agreements and conducts and
annual compliance audit. In January 2024, the city
BMR Administrator completed outreach and
administered the annual re-certification procedures for 100% Affordable Housing developments to confirm
compliance with city and other regulatory agreements.

C – 6 Identification and Preservation
of At-Risk Units
The City will create an inventory of BMR units. For units with expiring restrictive covenants, the City will contact property owners and encourage them to extend or renew the rent or sales price restrictions.

The City will also help ensure that tenants are notified if restrictions will end.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2024 calendar year.

Ongoing - The City’s BMR Program Administrator
continues to update the City’s inventory of BMR units.

City staff has collaborated with the Santa Clara
County Office of Supportive Housing to create a Pilot
BMR Preservation Program (see C-1 above) This
process is an opportunity to allow 1 currently for-sale (as of October 2024) low-income BMR unit to remain
in the program and to remain affordable for an
additional 30 years.

D – 1 Permanent Local Housing
Allocation Fund
The City will utilize Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds for eligible activities, including new construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, home buyer assistance, homeless assistance, public services related to housing, and preservation of affordable housing. The City will inform nonprofit organizations of funding availability through the City’s website and informational packets at City Hall.

Quantified Objectives: Through various eligible funding programs, assist 80 households annually.

The PLHA funds span a 5-year basis. Conduct
outreach and allocate funding every two years.

Ongoing - The City collaborates with Santa Clara
County Office of Supportive Housing to administer and
allocate State PLHA funding, which provided $237,000
in funding each year during the FY 22-23 and FY 23-
24, and currently up to $600,353 for FY's 24-28 funding periods for homelessness prevention services, fair
housing, unhoused case management, and basic
needs (e.g., meals on wheels).

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) D – 2 Funding Sources to Assist
Homeownership
The City will identify funding resources for homeownership assistance (e.g., down payment assistance) and provide the information to the public at workshops and other outreach events.

Quantified Objectives: The City will conduct public outreach to inform the community of existing resources, assistance programs, and funding opportunities, and annually pursue funding for down payment assistance and increase awareness as new funding is available.

Conduct public outreach on existing housing
resources and pursue funding and conduct research
annually.

Ongoing - The City’s Housing and Community
Services webpage includes information on homebuyer
assistance, including Santa Clara County Empower
Homebuyers Down Payment Assistance Program,
California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) First
Mortgage Programs and Down Payment Assistance
Programs, and CalHFA’s Accessory Dwelling Unit
(ADU) Grant Program. In FY 24, the City conducted
workshops in English and Spanish with over 150
attendees to inform the community of these
resources. The city has BEGIN and CalHome ReUse
Down Payment Assistance available for low-income
households and is planning to use a portion of this
assistance for the Pilot BMR Preservation Program -
see C-1 above.

D – 3 Housing Choice Voucher
Referrals
The City will provide information and technical assistance to City residents on the Santa Clara County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The City shall refer residents that experience discrimination based on source of income (including vouchers) to Project Sentinel.

Quantified Objective: Assist or refer 40 individuals annually.

Immediately upon opening of HCV waitlist. Technical
assistance to residents as needed. Annual education
and outreach to landlords.

Ongoing - Information on the Project Sentinel and the
Santa Clara County Housing Authority Housing
Choice Voucher (HCV) program is included on the
City’s Housing and Community Services webpage, in
the lobby at city hall, the senior center, the San Ysidro community center, and the Library. City Housing and
Community Services staff and Project Sentinel host
annual community meetings each May during
affordable housing month.

D – 4 Pursue Funding for Affordable
Housing
The City shall pursue funding from state, federal, and regional sources (e.g., PLHA funds) and support applications for funding to help increase the supply of affordable housing. The City will meet with affordable housing developers to identify development opportunities, provide support for funding applications, consider incentives and concessions beyond SDBL, and provide priority processing.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

Pursue funding sources annually.

Ongoing - Permanent Local Housing Allocation
(PLHA) funding from the State through application and
partnership with Santa Clara County will be applied for in Fall of 2025 and 40% of the funding will be
allocated towards affordable homeownership
activities. The city continues to receive annual CDBG
funding and support 2 (two) 100% affordable
developments with 0% CDBG loans so that they were
able to refinance and rehabilitate the properties. The
City Housing and Community Services Manager will
apply for Federal Housing Trust Fund funding in fall of 2025 and is in the process of participating in the
SCCPC Grand Nexus Study that may subscribe
Housing In Lieu fees as part of and Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance. See A-11 above. City has been
working in collaboration with SCC Office of Supportive
Housing and the Santa Clara County Housing
Authority to plan the potential affordable housing
development at 8th and Alexander Streets in Gilroy.

City staff directs developers to the citys opportunity
sites and will host a Developer Roundtable in May of
2025.

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) D – 5 Community Development
Block Grant Program
The City will utilize CDBG funds for eligible activities, including acquisition, rehabilitation, home buyer assistance, economic development, homelessness assistance, public services, and public improvements. The City will inform nonprofit organizations of available funding through the City’s website and email, and advertise public assistance programs on its website and informational brochures.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

Administer funds annually.

Each fiscal year, the City allocates CDBG funding to
eligible programs and activities. City staff contacts its list of non-profits and conducts outreach to the
broader community to let them know about the
upcoming funding cycle. The City’s website, City
Email Express, and the Gilroy Dispatch advertises a
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds, including
application packets. The City also advertises
upcoming public hearings for CDBG grant allocations.

Brochures and flyers are also provided in customer
lobby areas. In FY 2023-24, the City allocated
$368,433 and in FY 2024-25, the City allocated
$359,885.65 in CDBG funding to eligible programs.

The city estimates that the CDBG funding available for
the FY 25-26 will be $400,000.

E – 1
Priority Water and Sewer
Service for Affordable Housing
Developments
The City will update, as necessary, the Water and Sewer Service Priority Policy, and work with public service providers to ensure prioritization of services to housing developments serving lower-income households. The Housing Element will be provided to water and sewer service providers upon adoption.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2026 calendar year.

Ongoing - This policy is currently in place and used in standard practice. The City has not identified a need
to update the Policy. The City of Gilroy provides sewer and water services to all residents. The 2023-2031
Housing Element has been posted on the City’s
website. The City’s water and sewer service website
also provides information on the Low-Income
Household Water Assistance Program.

E – 2
Zoning to Encourage and
Facilitate Single-Room
Occupancy Units
As a part of the comprehensive Zoning Ordinance update, the City shall revise the Zoning Ordinance to establish explicit definitions for and regulatory standards addressing single-room occupancy units.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

Concurrent with the comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance update, end of 2023 calendar year.

A Zoning Amendment implementing this program was
adopted on 06/03/2024. Ordinance No. 2024-01
E – 3 Emergency Shelter Standards
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to modify the requirements for emergency shelters in compliance with Assembly Bill (AB) 2339, AB 139, and Government Code Section 65583(a)(4).

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

At the time of Housing Element adoption.

In May 2023, the City adopted code amendments in
compliance with state law regarding emergency
shelters. Ordinance No. 2023-04
E – 4 Low Barrier Navigation
Centers
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow low-barrier navigation centers, meeting specific objective requirements, by-right in areas zoned for nonresidential uses.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

By end of 2023 calendar year.

In Progress - A draft zoning ordinance that
implements this program is being presented to the
Planning Commission and City Council between
2024-2025 with adoption anticipated by the end of the
2025 calendar year. Regardless, submitted projects
will be processed in compliance with state law prior to and following the code amendment adoption.

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Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) E – 5 Incentivize Micro-Units
Ensure provisions for efficiency units in the updated Zoning Code are consistent with AB 352. Revise the Zoning Ordinance to establish development standards for micro-units, and create incentives and remove barriers to micro-unit development by the end of 2025.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2023 calendar year and 2025.

In Progress - A draft zoning ordinance that amends
regulations for efficiency units is being presented to
the Planning Commission and City Council between
2024-2025 with adoption anticipated by the end of the
2025 calendar year. Regardless, submitted projects
will be processed in compliance with state law prior to and following the code amendment adoption.

E – 6
Reduced Parking
Requirements for Senior
Housing
The City shall conduct a study to determine if reduced parking standards for senior housing are appropriate in Gilroy. Based on the findings of the study, the City may revise the Zoning Ordinance.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2026 calendar year.

In Progress - There is nothing to report for the 2024
calendar year. The city will conduct a study by the end of 2025 to determine if updated senior parking
standards should be included in the Zoning Ordinance
update. The implementation status will be updated in
future years in accordance with this Program.

E – 7
Development and
Conservation of Housing for
Farmworkers
The City will pursue a variety of proactive actions to encourage and facilitate development and conservation of farmworker housing, including coordination with nonprofit developers, employers, and other related organizations to explore funding and incentives and to identify specific development opportunities. At least once a year, the City will forward information about surplus City-owned land and other development opportunities to developers and service providers who may be interested in developing more farmworker housing in Gilroy.

The City will also provide this information at the annual developer roundtable and to individuals on the housing developer list.

Quantified Objective: Preserve and maintain the 3 farmworker housing developments (56 units) located in Gilroy. Development of one new project with farmworker housing (50 units/beds), which is a 35% increase over existing units.

Ongoing throughout the planning period.

Ongoing - In 2022, the City partnered with the Santa
Clara County Office of Supportive Housing (OSH), to
facilitate lower-income housing on a County owned
property by waiving development impact fees for the
project. Throughout 2023 and 2024 the City continued
to partner with the Santa Clara County Office of
Supportive Housing on the development of 100%
Affordable Housing at 8th & Alexander which will
include 50% of the units as Farmworker housing units.

In 2024, the Santa Clara Housing Authority took on
the role as the developer of the 8th & Alexander
development. The new Housing and Community
Services Manager (HCSM) continues to build
relationships with current farm worker housing
developers and other affordable housing developers
to create new and preserve current farmworker units,
including working with OSH and local mobile home
park owners to inform local farmworkers about the
county’s new Farmworker Manufactured Home
program. The HCSM is currently looking for funding
for infrastructure updates to local Mobile Home parks
in order to allow for additional units in the program.

E – 8 Consistency with the
Employee Housing Act
The City will update the Zoning Ordinance to be consistent with the Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Section 17021).

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

Concurrent with the comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance update, end of 2023 calendar year.

A Zoning Amendment implementing this program was
adopted on 06/03/2024. Ordinance No. 2024-01.

E – 9 Priority for Gilroy
The City will develop a system to prioritize occupancy of affordable housing units in Gilroy for income-eligible Gilroy residents and/or Gilroy’s labor force, while affirmatively furthering fair housing.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2024 calendar year.

In Progress - See Grand Nexus study info above A11. Housing and Community Services Manager resides on the steering panel for the Santa Clara
Community Planning Collaborative Local Preference
Study and a Regional Local Preference/Disparate
Impact Study group.

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2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Program
Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) E – 10
Development and
Rehabilitation of Housing for
Persons with Disabilities
The City will review and revise, as necessary, regulations that act as potential constraints to accommodating persons with disabilities. The City will amend the findings of approval for reasonable accommodation permits, and the standards and permit procedures for residential care homes (6 or fewer residents) in medium- and higher-density residential zones and for residential care facilities (seven or more persons) in all residential zones with objective standards similar to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2023 calendar year.

A Zoning Amendment including streamlining the
permit process for residential care homes was
adopted on 06/03/2024. Ordinance No. 2024-01. The
modified reasonable accommodation findings will be
considered by the City Council in 2025.

E – 11
Housing for Extremely Low
Income and Special Needs
Households
The City will pursue funding sources (e.g., PLHA) and meet with affordable housing developers and homeless service providers to identify development opportunities, provide site information, assist in the entitlement processes, and explore incentives, specifically for special needs and low-income households.

Quantified Objective: Outreach to affordable housing developers at least bi-annually (4 times over the planning period) when PLHA funds become available.

As applications are received.

Annual developer roundtable. Pursue funding
sources as they are made available.

The City received Permanent Local Housing
Allocation (PLHA) funding from the State through
application and partnership with Santa Clara County.

The City Housing and Community Services Manager
will apply for Federal Housing Trust Fund funding in
fall of 2025 and is in the process of participating in the SCCPC Grand Nexus Study that may prescribe
Housing In Lieu fees as part of an Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance. See A-11 above. City has been
working in collaboration with SCC Office of Supportive
Housing and the Santa Clara County Housing
Authority to plan the potential affordable housing
development at 8th and Alexander Streets in Gilroy.

This development is anticipated to contain a minimum
of 57 units, with 100% of the units restricted to
occupants earning 80% or less of the area median
income (AMI), with 25% of the units restricted to
households earning 30% AMI or less and 25% of the
households earning 50% AMI or less. The fully
entitled ROEM 100% Affordable development will
provide at least 21 restricted to households earning
50% AMI or less. May 2025 will be the first Developer
Roundtable of the planning period. Developer
Roundtables are planned for a minimum annually
each May. The Pilot BMR Preservation program will
have the opportunity to provide housing for lowincome seniors and other low-income households.

E – 12
Downtown Expansion District
and First Street Mixed-Use
Corridor Flexibility
The City will develop a process to allow 100% residential projects in the Downtown Expansion District and allow flexibility in the type of nonresidential uses allowed in the new First Street Mixed-Use Corridor, in exchange for setting aside units for extremely low-income households, farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and special needs households.

Quantified Objective: Adopted zoning amendments. Facilitation of 100 units using the adopted process in the planning period.

Amendments by end of 2025 calendar year
In progress - There is nothing to report for the 2024
calendar year. The implementation status will be
updated in future years in accordance with this
Program. - update with zoning amend verbiage.

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2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Program
Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) E – 13 Permanent Supportive
Housing
The City will amend the code to allow supportive housing uses by-right in zones where multi-family and mixed-uses are permitted and permit transitional and supportive housing as a residential use in all zones allowing residential uses, subject to restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with city codes and policies.

By end of 2023 calendar year. A Zoning Amendment implementing this program was adopted on 06/03/2024. Ordinance No. 2024-01
F - 1 Source of Income Protection
Coordinate with Project Sentinel to conduct a meeting/workshop to inform residents of sources of income protection and state rent control laws such as AB 1482. Continue to coordinate outreach efforts to inform landlords and tenants of recent changes to state law that prevent source of income discrimination, including allowance of housing choice vouchers (HCVs) to establish a renter’s financial eligibility.

Quantified Objective: Outreach to 50 landlords or tenants annually.

Informational outreach by end of 2024 calendar year.

Annual education and outreach to landlords and
tenants.

Information on Project Sentinel is listed on the City’s Housing and Community Services website, and
information is distributed via flyers at Gilroy City Hall, the City Senior Center, San Ysidro Community
Center, and the Library. The City conducted tenantlandlord information and resource workshops in English and Spanish in 2023 and 2024, both in person
and virtual. Both tenants and landlords are notified of and encouraged to attend the workshops. In 2024, the
new Housing and Community Services Manager
began the efforts to gather data from the Santa Clara
Housing Authority and local 100% Affordable Housing
Development Property Managers regarding HCVs in
Gilroy. Currently, in Gilroy, there are a total of 195
HCVs throughout the 100% Affordable Housing
Developments and an additional 157 HCVs
throughout the remainder of housing units within
Gilroy city limits. City staff will continue to work to promote HCV acceptance within all housing types in
Gilroy.

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2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Program
Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) F – 2 Fair Housing Counseling
The City shall continue to provide funds to and contract with a non-profit agency to provide fair housing assistance including landlord/tenant counseling. The City shall disseminate information about fair housing assistance through pamphlets in City-owned buildings and other public locations (e.g., City Hall, Library, post office, other community facilities) and by posting information on the City website. Pamphlets will be made available in English and Spanish.

Quantified Objective: Work with Fair Housing Provider to track number of households assisted in Gilroy annually. Provide information to 30 households annually.

Annual or biennial award of funds. Provision of
pamphlets by end of 2024 calendar year.

On going - The City partnered with Santa Clara
County, received Permanent Local Housing Allocation
(PLHA) funding from the State, and provided Project
Sentinel $40,000 over two years for fair housing
services and another $40,000 over two years for
tenant-landlord counseling and dispute resolution
services. Approximately 28 persons were served by
fair housing and 46 households were served by
tenant/landlord services. The City conducted tenantlandlord information and resource workshops as well as fair housing workshops in English and Spanish in
2023, with 19 persons in attendance. The City
disseminated English and Spanish Project Sentinel
brochures about fair housing and tenant/landlord
assistance at the Gilroy City Hall, Senior Center, and
Gilroy Library. Information on Project Sentinel is
located on the City’s Housing and Community
Services website. During FY 24, $21, 487.47 in CDBG
Administration funding was allocated to Project
Sentinel. City continues to host Project Sentinel
workshops annually each May.

F – 3 Place-Based Improvements in
Downtown Gilroy
Develop programs and strategies to create place-based improvements through investments in the public right of way. The City will continue to prioritize CDBG funding in the downtown area and low-resource areas of the City as well as annually work with the City Council to prioritize other funding sources in these areas. Specific actions include improvements resulting from the $3.9 million Clean California Grant, a new downtown parking lot that will also serve as a community resource for a Farmers Market and community events in the downtown, CIP improvements including the Automall Parkway Pavement Rehabilitation program and pedestrian improvements downtown, the Downtown Façade Improvement and Blight Removal Program, and the Downtown Building and Planning Permit Fee Reduction Policy.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

Streetscape and infrastructure improvements will be
completed pursuant to the City’s CIP schedule.

The Clean California Grant project must be
completed by June 30, 2024 (or as approved for an
extension).

Construction of the parking lot with community event
space will be complete by the end of May 2023.

In 2024, the City continued progress with the $3.9
million Clean California Grant and installed the new
downtown parking lot. The CIP Annual Citywide Curb
Ramp Project has been funded to upgrade existing
pedestrian curb ramps and to install new pedestrian
curb ramps at high priority areas and locations with
high levels of pedestrian activity throughout the City, including downtown. CIP funding was used to activate
and upgrade a downtown alleyway - the Gourmet
Alley complete project - ribbon cutting was on
11/8/2024. In FY24, CIP CDBG funding in the amount
of $179,943.33 was allocated to the Citywide Curb
Ramp project to install and upgrade curb ramps in low
resource areas of the community.

F – 4 Housing Mobility and Choice
in Higher Opportunity Areas
Improve housing mobility and choice, especially in higher opportunity areas of the City by implementing Program A-10 (triplexes and quadplexes), Program A-11 (inclusionary housing policy), and Program A-12 (Adopt incentives beyond density bonus state law policy) Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2025 calendar year.

An update on each of these programs is identified
under their respective program number. See A-10, A11, and A-12 above

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2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Program
Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) F - 5 Displacement Prevention
Policy
Organize a focus group of organizations with experience in displacement prevention policies, complete an analysis of best practices in jurisdictions similar to Gilroy, and adopt a displacement prevention policy. The city will analyze potential strategies such as “tenant option to purchase agreements” for redevelopment projects meeting specified thresholds, a just cause eviction ordinance, and relocation agreements.

The displacement prevention policy will be reviewed for effectiveness and revised as necessary two years after its adoption.

Quantified Objective: 100% replacement of demolished affordable units as part of redevelopment of a site, consistent with state law.

Hold focus group and complete analysis by end of
2025 calendar year. Adopt policy by end of 2026
calendar year. Mid-term evaluation of policy two
years after adoption.

In 2024, City Housing and Community Services
Manager participated in the Santa Clara Community
Planning Collaborative Anti-Displacement and
Tennant Protections Steering Committee - this
committee work will continue through 2025. Further
analysis and request for council adoption will be
completed by 2026.

G - 1 Collaboration with
Development Community
The City will cultivate collaborative relationships with for-profit and nonprofit development companies working in the area of affordable housing, invite affordable housing developers and developers of housing for special needs households to the annual developer roundtable meeting, and create a list of housing developers, including developers of affordable and special needs housing. The list will be used for the annual developer roundtable meetings (or equivalent), and to advertise development opportunities, funding opportunities, and other educational and engagement efforts in the City.

Quantified Objective: Host an annual developer roundtable (or equivalent) meeting. Participation of at least four developers of affordable and special needs housing in the annual meeting.

Annual developer roundtable meeting.

Creation of developer interest list by end of 2024
calendar year.

In Progress - Community Development staff created a
list of Gilroy Developers over the 2023 & 2024 FY's
while conducting outreach for CDBG Consolidated
Plan, the initial Inclusionary Housing Feasibility Study, the Grand Nexus Study, and High Speed Rail
outreach and through permit applications with the
Building and Planning Department. The first
Developer Roundtable will be hosted in May of 2024
G – 2
Community Outreach and
Inclusion in the Decision
Making Process
The City will encourage involvement of all Gilroy neighborhoods in the public decision-making process through the use of various methods of delivery, such as print media, mailers, web-based information, accessible meetings, pop-up events, and other methods that consider economic and cultural considerations unique to the City of Gilroy.

Provide all pamphlets and communications in English and Spanish Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

Ongoing throughout General Plan implementation.

Ongoing - The City uses a variety of outreach
methods and community groups to engage Gilroyans
in the public decision-making process, including flyers, mailers, web-based information, accessible meetings,
pop-up events, and other methods that consider
economic and cultural considerations unique to the
City of Gilroy. The City also makes a concerted an
effort to translate communications into Spanish, both
written and spoken and both in person and virtually.

Bi-lingual city employees receive a 5% annual
incentive pay. Written communications include the use
of wordly at an community meeting held in the City
Council Chambers , translation of public noticing,
resource and event brochures, and NOFA's, etc.

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2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Program
Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) G – 3 ADU Education
Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing program, including educational pamphlets in both English and Spanish on the City website and at City Hall, to advertise the benefits of ADUs, the process for constructing ADUs, and basic responsibilities and legal requirements of being a landlord. The City will consolidate its two ADU webpages into a single page that has all relevant information for ADUs. To expand housing mobility and choice, the City will focus outreach and education in the City’s higher opportunity areas, and make adjustments as necessary if ADU construction is low in those areas.

Quantified Objective: Increase the number of new ADUs permitted in the City from an average of approximately 17.5 (2018-2021) to an average of approximately 25.

Develop marketing plan by end of June 2024.

Implement marketing program by end of 2025
calendar year. Biennial review of ADU geographic
distribution. ADU webpage consolidation by the end
of 2024 calendar year.

In progress - City ADU webpages have been
consolidated with a link to pre-approved ADU plans.

HCS staff track's ADU permit issuance and will create
an ADU marketing program and will encourage
residents to participate in the SCC ADU loan program
established February of 2025.

G – 4 Increased Outreach in
Downtown Areas
The City will consult with local community leaders in the Downtown Specific Plan Area to ensure community priorities are being addressed.

The City will consider the viewpoints and concerns of all neighborhoods within Gilroy when drafting the High Speed Rail Station Area Plan and when updating the Downtown Specific Plan.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

Upon receiving funding and availability of adequate
staffing resources to complete these area plans.

City HCS staff engaged community leaders in the
Downtown Area during outreach for the 2025-2031
CDBG Consolidated Plan and notifies them of
outreach events, resources, and opportunities for
engagement as available. Budget funding request has
been made for the update of the Downtown Specific
Plan. The implementation status will be updated in
future years in accordance with the Program timeline.

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2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Program
Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) G - 5 Housing Outreach and
Information
The City shall provide information about housing assistance, fair housing, housing resources, and housing programs through a wide variety of outreach methods such as workshops and webinars, disseminating information about fair housing on the City website and in City-owned buildings and other public locations, advertising housing assistance information on the City website, and coordinating with the City’s Fair Housing Service Provider to provide resources and information at a housing resources event in the DTSP area. Pamphlets will be made available in English and Spanish.

Geographic Targeting: Annual housing event in the DTSP area.

Quantified Objective: Provision of housing resources and information through at least three different mediums. All information made available in English and Spanish. Annual housing event in the DTSP. Outreach with 150 households annually.

Update the City website with housing information as
new resources become available. Annual housing
event in the DTSP area. Conduct community
outreach workshops on housing resources on a
monthly basis on average.

Ongoing - In 2023, the City created a Housing and
Community Services website, providing housing
resources in production, preservation, and protection,
and centralizing other webpage information. In
addition, in 2023, Gilroy held 12 workshops and in
2024 9 (nine) workshops, in both virtual and online
format to inform the Gilroy community of housing
resources an. The workshops covered topics including
the California Housing Finance Agency ADU Grant
Program, Santa Clara County Empower Homebuyers
Down Payment Assistance Program, Rebuilding
Together Silicon Valley’s free home repair program,
and Project Sentinel’s tenant/landlord and fair housing resources. The workshops were held in English and/or
Spanish, or English with Spanish interpretation. The
City also partnered with Santa Clara County to host a
housing and community resource fair with
representatives from new affordable apartments
(marketing their availability), health resources, and
other housing related and basic needs programs. The
City coordinated with SV@Home to promote
Affordable Housing Month and the workshops. Event
and workshop flyers were available in English and
Spanish. Workshop presentations were made
available on the Housing and Community Services
website. The City achieved outreach to 360 residents
over 12 workshops in 2023. City staff also advertised
on city website and beyond the 2025-2030 CDBG
Consolidated Plan survey - 591 residents responded
to the survey.

G – 6 Unhoused Population
Education and Outreach
The City will develop a program to educate the public on the unhoused population and homelessness through a variety of outreach methods, create a dedicated webpage with information on unhoused resources and efforts, and develop printed collateral for distribution at City Hall and by code enforcement officers in the field. The City will also revamp the monthly Unhoused Service Providers Network meeting, to coordinate with direct unhoused service providers in the area regarding the needs of the unhoused community, advertise and coordinate events, and collaborate on outreach efforts.

Quantified Objective: Minimum of 3 medium of outreach. Scheduled service provider meetings throughout the planning period.

By end of 2025 calendar year; monthly (or as
scheduled) meetings of the unhoused service
providers network.

In Progress - The City created a dedicated website on
the City’s unhoused resources and efforts, including
the City’s two Quality of Life Officers, Community Plan to End Homelessness, over a dozen unhoused
resources (e.g., the Gilroy Shelter), Emergency
Housing, and information on the monthly Unhoused
Service Providers Network (USPN), including links to
monthly USPN presentations. City continues to
coordinate and facilitate the monthly USPN meeting
and to connect service providers with one another so
that they are able to share and access new and
current resources for the unhoused population.

Durning May of 2025 Affordable Housing Month
outreach, city will host a Unhoused Educational forum
with Destination Home and other unhoused resource
service providers. HCS Manager represented the City
of Gilroy as the Jurisdictional lead in the 2025 Point in Time count.

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2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Program
Number Program Name Program Summary (condensed) / Quantified Objectives Housing Element Timeline Implementation Status(2024 Calendar Year) G – 7 Bilingual Engagement
Given the City’s large Hispanic population, the City will increase Spanish language engagement within city services and through translation of outreach materials and interpretation of housing opportunities. The City will advertise its collective bargaining unit bilingual pay benefits to attract new staff that can converse with the City’s Spanish speaking population.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

Immediately upon adoption of the Housing Element.

The City uses Wordly, an artificial intelligence
translation and captioning program with live two-way
translation for 50+ languages including Spanish, at
City Council, Planning Commission and any other
community meetings held in the council chambers.

Spanish interpretation is also provided at meetings
where the City anticipates a Spanish speaking
audience. The City consistently translates public
noticing, NOFA's, newsletters, and program and
resource flyers into Spanish. The City advertises
bilingual pay benefits in the amount of a 5% increase
in salary in employment recruitments and continues to
hire new bilingual staff to help communicate with the
City’s Spanish speaking population. 23 City Hall
employees receive the 5% bilingual pay.

G – 8 Help Center Webpage
In partnership with local nonprofit organizations, the City will develop a Housing Help Center webpage to provide a centralized resource for tenants and landlords to receive information on local laws, assistance to apply for rent relief, and legal aid. This webpage will consolidate existing information on the City’s website with additional information provided by local service providers to best serve the needs of the Gilroy community.

Quantified Objective: There are no quantified objectives associated with this program.

By end of 2024 calendar year
Complete and Ongoing - In 2023, the City created a
Housing and Community Services website, providing
housing resources in production, preservation, and
protection, and centralizing other webpage
information. The City’s Housing and Community
Services website includes several housing related
resources including Affordable Apartments, Below
Market Rate Home Ownership Program, Emergency
Housing, Home Modification, Homebuyer Assistance,
Rental Assistance, Tenant/Landlord Issues, and
Unhoused Resources & Efforts. The main HCS
webpage contains a library of Webinars and
Presentations on Housing Resources. The website is
updated as new housing resources are available.

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