Regular Meeting Agenda
City Council
Mark Turner - Mayor
Rene Spring - Mayor Pro Tem
Gino Borgioli - Council Member
Marilyn Librers - Council Member
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán - Council Member
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 6:00 PM
Council Chamber Building
17555 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Morgan Hill City Council meetings are held in person with the option for the public to attend in-person or view by teleconference/video conference. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting is located below.
MEETING PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT
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Those members of the community that would like to view the meetings remotely may do so by joining virtually at: https://bit.ly/MHCityCouncilMeeting, by calling (669) 900-9128, then enter the webinar id: 873 3200 8380# or on our website at https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/2101/Agendas-Minutes.
Public comment may only be provided in the following ways:
• In-person at the City Council Meeting;
• In writing
o Via email to [email protected]; or
o Hard copy hand delivered or by mail to the City Clerk at 17575 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.
Please email your comments to the City Clerk no later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday (the day before the City Council meeting) for your comments to be submitted to the members of the City Council with sufficient time to review the comments. You may continue to provide written comments up to noon on Wednesday (the day of the November 1, 2023
2 meeting) although Council Members may not have sufficient time to review them before the meeting. Public comments submitted to the City Clerk after 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting will be provided to the City Council as time allows.
Written comments WILL NOT be read aloud during the City Council Meeting. Please note that written comments are posted on the City’s website. It is recommended that you do not include any personal information that you do not want to be posted on the web.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE
DECLARATION OF POSTING AGENDA
SILENT INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS
Proclaiming the month of November as Native American Heritage Month
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Council Member Martinez Beltran
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
OTHER REPORTS
PUBLIC COMMENT
November 1, 2023
3 This opportunity for public comment is for items that are not on the agenda. If you would like to make comments on an item that is on the agenda, please wait until we get to that item to offer your comments. Members of the public are entitled to address the City Council concerning any item within the Morgan Hill City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. Public comments are limited to no more than three minutes. Except for certain specific exceptions, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not appearing on the posted agenda. Public comment is intended for comments. Questions posed during public comment are not generally answered. If you have questions, please send them to the City Clerk at [email protected] to receive a response. (See additional noticing at the end of this agenda)
Public Comment Supplement
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
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.
1. ACCEPT GRANT FROM THE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SVCF) ON BEHALF OF DESTINATION HOME
Recommendation:
Accept a $13,000 Grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation on behalf of Destination Home to support a public awareness campaign promoting the needs and opportunities of Morgan Hill residents regarding jobs, housing, and a sense of belonging.
2. ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY,
SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (STEP) GRANT FOR DUI
ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION & EQUIPMENT
Recommendation:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with the California State Office of Traffic Safety accepting grant funds from the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program in the amount of $60,000, and
2. Amend the FY 2023-24 budget to recognize grant revenue and appropriate $60,000 in grant fund expenditures.
3. APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH AKEL ENGINEERING
GROUP FOR ON-CALL WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the November 1, 2023
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4. APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT TO BATTALION ONE FIRE
PROTECTION MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR FIRE
PROTECTION SPRINKLER INSPECTIONS, TESTING, MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIR SERVICES AT CITY FACILITIES
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Second Amendment to the maintenance service agreement with Battalion One Fire Protection, Inc. for an additional year of services for $22,049, for a total contract amount of $82,228 including the addition of the El Toro and Dunne Hill Fire Stations to the scope of work; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer two additional oneyear extensions of the maintenance service agreement.
5. APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 MID-YEAR GOAL REVIEW
WORKSHOP MINUTES AND THE OCTOBER 4, 2023 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve Minutes.
6. APPROVE REFINANCING FOR ROYAL COURT ASSOCIATES (EDEN
HOUSING) AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
Recommendation:
1. Authorize the City Manager to approve the re-subordination of an existing City loan in the principal amount of $2,650,000 for Royal Court Associates, L.P., a 55-unit EDEN Housing Affordable Housing Apartment Community, subject to an agreement negotiated by the City Attorney; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to accept a payment of $50,000 towards the accrued interest of the existing City Loan.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. INTRODUCE ORDINANCE TO RENEW THE MORGAN HILL TOURISM
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (MHTBID)
Recommendation:
1. Open and close public hearing;
2. Waive the first and second reading of the ordinance; and November 1, 2023
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OTHER BUSINESS
8. RECEIVE MONTHLY BUDGET UPDATE; SEPTEMBER 2023 FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORTS; AND CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY REPORT Recommendation:
Accept and file report.
FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
Note: in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a), there shall be no discussion, debate and/or action taken on any request other than providing direction to staff to place the matter of business on a future agenda.
CLOSED SESSION
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; Dat Nguyen, Finance Director; Edith Ramirez, Assistant City Manager, Development Services
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
ADJOURNMENT
November 1, 2023
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Any documents produced by the City and distributed to the majority of the City Council less than 72 hours prior to an open meeting, will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Counter at City Hall located at 17575 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA, 95037 and at the Morgan Hill Public Library located at 660 West Main Avenue, Morgan Hill, California, 95037 during normal business hours. (Pursuant to Government Code 54957.5)
PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the Public are entitled to directly address the City Council concerning any item that is described in the notice of this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the Council on any issue that is on this agenda, please complete a speaker request card located in the foyer of the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Minutes Clerk prior to discussion of the item. You are not required to give your name on the speaker card in order to speak to the Council, but it is very helpful. When you are called, proceed to the podium and the Mayor will recognize you. If you wish to address the City Council on any other item of interest to the public, you may do so during the public comment portion of the meeting following the same procedure described above. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less.
Please submit written correspondence to the Minutes Clerk, who will distribute correspondence to the City Council.
Persons interested in proposing an item for the City Council agenda should contact a member of the City Council who may request an item on the agenda for a future City Council meeting. Council discussion or action may not be taken until your item appears on an agenda. This procedure is in compliance with the California Public Meeting Law (Brown Act) Government Code §54950.
City Council Policies and Procedures (CP 03-01) outlines the procedure for the conduct of public hearings.
Notice is given, pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, that any challenge of Public Hearing Agenda items in court, may be limited to raising only those issues raised by you or on your behalf at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to the Public Hearing on these matters.
The time within which judicial review must be sought of the action by the City Council, which acted upon any matter appearing on this agenda is governed by the provisions of Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.
For a copy of City Council Policies and Procedures CP 97-01, please contact the City Clerk’s office (408) 779-7259, (408) 779-3117 (fax) or by email [email protected].
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (408)779-7259, (408)779-3117 (fax) or by email [email protected]. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least two-full business days before the start of the meeting.
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