City Council
Meeting Minutes
Mark Turner - Mayor
Rene Spring - Mayor Pro Tem
Gino Borgioli - Council Member
Marilyn Librers - Council Member
Yvonne Martinez Beltran - Council Member
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 5:00 PM
Council Chamber Building
17555 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
SPECIAL/REGULAR MEETING
A special meeting of the City Council is called at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of conducting a closed session.
SPECIAL MEETING
5:00 p.m. closed session
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Turner called the City Council meeting to order at 5:00 pm.
ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE
City Clerk Michelle Bigelow called the roll.
PRESENT Rene Spring, Gino Borgioli, Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Mark Turner, Marilyn Librers
DECLARATION OF POSTING AGENDA
City Clerk Michelle Bigelow declared the posting of the agenda.
CLOSED SESSION
April 19, 2023
2 City Attorney Don Larkin announced the closed session items.
Threat to Public Services or Facilities
Authority: Pursuant Government Code Section 54957
Consultation with: Morgan Hill Police Department, Chief of Police Conference with Labor Negotiators
Authority: Pursuant Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiators: Christina Turner, City Manager; Donald Larkin, City Attorney; Michael Horta, Human Resources Director; Edith Ramirez, Assistant City Manager, Development Services
Employee Organization: Morgan Hill Police Officers Association; AFSCME Local 101 Morgan Hill; Community Service Officers Association; Employees Covered under Management Resolution #21-050
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment opened at 5:01 pm. There being no requests to speak, public comment closed.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
The meeting adjourned to closed session at 5:03 pm.
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 P.M.
SILENT INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS
Proclaiming April 22, 2023, as Earth Day
Proclaiming April 16 - 23, 2023, as the Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust
PRESENTATIONS
YAC Presentation - Asset #9 - Service to Others
April 19, 2023
3 New Hire/Retired Teammate Recognitions
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Mark Turner provided an update on the Cal Cities conference that he and Council Member Yvonne Martinez Beltran attended. He also provided an update on LAFCO and noted that the South County representative is retiring and they have appointed someone new to fill her seat. Lastly, he spoke about the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit he attended where they discussed transportation and water issues.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Christina Turner announced that the City of Morgan Hill was selected as one of ten cities in the Nation and the only city in California to join the ICMA Economic Mobility Cohort to advance programs that support economic prosperity in our community. The City will specifically look for opportunities to connect people to jobs and housing resources. The City will receive technical assistance in addition to a $30,000 implementation grant.
She also gave a presentation to announce all of the City's new and promoted employees.
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
City Attorney Don Larkin announced that there was no reportable action from the closed session items.
OTHER REPORTS
Council Member Yvonne Martinez Beltran congratulated the Economic Development team for the Economic Mobility Grant. She requested to adjourn in honor of Shirlee Locicero.
Council Member Gino Borgioli provided an update on the Legislative Summit meeting that he attended in Gilroy.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment opened at 6:26 pm. There being no requests to speak, public comment closed.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
MOTION:
April 19, 2023
4 Adopting the agenda as posted.
RESULT: Passed
MOVER: Council Member Martinez Beltran
SECONDER: Mayor Pro Tem Spring
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Spring, Council Member Borgioli, Council Member Martinez Beltran, Mayor Turner, Council Member Librers
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items appearing on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one motion. Pursuant to City Council Policies and Procedures (CP 97-01), any member of the Council or public may request to have an item removed from the Consent Calendar for comment and action.
Time Estimate for Consent Calendar: 1 - 10 Minutes
MOTION:
Approving consent calendar items 1 through 6
RESULT: Passed
MOVER: Council Member Martinez Beltran
SECONDER: Mayor Pro Tem Spring
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Spring, Council Member Borgioli, Council Member Martinez Beltran, Mayor Turner, Council Member Librers
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
1. ADOPT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY’S COUNTYWIDE SOLID
WASTE BUDGET FOR ADMINISTRATION AND CONTRACTING SERVICES Recommendation:
Adopt resolution appropriating an additional $37,680 to the City's fiscal year 2022-2023 budget in the General Fund (010) and the Countywide Solid Waste Administration Fund (246).
2. APPROVE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH PACIFIC UNDERGROUND April 19, 2023
5 CONSTRUCTION AND WEST VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INCREASING CONTRACT AMOUNTS FOR ON-CALL UNDERGROUND
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer contract amendments to Pacific Underground Construction, increasing compensation to $450,000, and West Valley Construction Company, increasing compensation to $300,000.
3. APPROVE THE APRIL 5, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Recommendation:
Approve the April 5, 2023 City Council meeting minutes.
4. APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH MONTEREY BAY OFFICE PRODUCTS INC.
FOR PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY'S MULTI-FUNCTION
PRINTERS
Recommendation:
1. Approve a Service Agreement with Monterey Bay Office Products, Inc. for $212,005.73 for the purchase, maintenance, and repair of the City’s multifunction printers (MFPs); and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the Service Agreement with Monterey Bay Office Products, Inc. through June 30, 2028 with the option to extend five one-year periods.
5. AWARD 2023 INFLOW AND INFILTRATION SANITARY SEWER PROJECT Recommendation:
1. Approve 2023 Inflow and Infiltration Sewer Repair Project plans and specifications;
2. Award contract to Pacific Underground Construction for the 2023 Inflow and Infiltration Sewer Repair Project in the amount of $2,387,620;
3. Authorize expenditure of construction contingency funds not to exceed $250,000; and
4. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the construction contract with Pacific Underground Construction.
6. AWARD 2023 SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT TO VILLALOBOS &
ASSOCIATES
Recommendation:
1. Award contract to Villalobos & Associates in the amount of $123,760.50; and authorize the expenditure of 40% construction contingency funds not April 19, 2023
6 to exceed $49,504.20 for a total authorization of $173,264.70; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer that certain construction contract with Villalobos & Associates.
ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
7. RATIFY CITY POSITIONS ON PENDING LEGISLATION
Recommendation:
1. Ratify the City’s position on pending legislation, Assembly Bill 1708 (Muratsuchi) Theft;
2. Ratify the City’s position on pending legislation, Assembly Bill 480 (Ting) Surplus Land; and
3. Ratify the City's position on pending legislation, Senate Bill 423 (Wiener) Land use: streamlined housing approvals: multifamily housing developments.
Public comment opened at 6:28 pm.
Joe Baronowski was called to speak.
There being no further requests to speak, public comment closed.
MOTION:
Approving the recommended action.
RESULT: Passed
MOVER: Council Member Borgioli
SECONDER: Council Member Librers
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Spring, Council Member Borgioli, Council Member Martinez Beltran, Mayor Turner, Council Member Librers
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
8. RECEIVE UPDATE REGARDING PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PLANNING Recommendation:
Receive update on pavement rehabilitation planning.
Public comment opened at 6:41 pm.
Doug Muirhead was called to speak
There being no further requests to speak, public comment closed.
April 19, 2023
7 Public Services Director Chris Ghione provided the report.
Report received.
OTHER BUSINESS
9. APPROVE LEADERSHIP MORGAN HILL RENOVATION AND ART PROJECT
AT THE STAGE PICNIC AREA OF COMMUNITY PARK
Recommendation:
1. Approve Leadership Morgan Hill - Class of 2023 project for the renovation and installation of artwork at the Stage Picnic Area of Community Park; and
2. Delegate final approval of artwork to Leadership Morgan Hill and a subcommittee of the Library, Culture and Arts Commission.
Jeff Schumacher with Leadership Morgan Hill Class of 2023 provided a presentation.
Public comment opened at 7:16 pm.
Brian Sullivan was called to speak.
There being no further requests to speak, public comment closed.
MOTION:
Approving the recommended action.
RESULT: Passed
MOVER: Mayor Turner
SECONDER: Mayor Pro Tem Spring
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Spring, Council Member Borgioli, Mayor Turner, Council Member Librers
NAYS: Council Member Martinez Beltran
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Turner adjourned the meeting in honor of Shirlee Locicero at 7:29 p.m.
Minutes Prepared by:
April 19, 2023
8 Michelle Bigelow, City Clerk