City Council
Special/Regular Meeting Agenda
Mark Turner - Mayor
Marilyn Librers - Mayor Pro Tem
Soraida Iwanaga - Council Member
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán - Council Member
Miriam Vega - Council Member
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
5:00 p.m. Closed Session
6:00 p.m. Regular Session
Council Chamber Building
17555 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Mayor Turner will participate remotely as follows:
Newport Marriott Hotel
25 America’s Cup
Newport, RI 02840
Public comment shall be allowed from this location.
______________________________________________________________________ Morgan Hill City Council meetings are held in person with the option for the public to attend in-person or participate by teleconference/video conference. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting is below.
MEETING PARTICIPATION
Morgan Hill City Council meetings are held in person. The community may attend in person or via Zoom (video/teleconference). The meetings are also live-streamed on the City’s website and Facebook page.
As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may attend online.
However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Unless required by October 15, 2025
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Those wishing to participate in the meetings remotely must register in advance at https://bit.ly/CityCouncilZoomRegistration. Additionally, Zoom participants must be running the latest version or will be required to update to the latest version before being able to join the meeting remotely.
Remote participation is also available by calling (669) 900-9128 and entering webinar id: 873 3200 8380#. Dial *9 to raise your hand, and be called upon to speak for up to 3 minutes. Dial *6 to unmute.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment may be offered verbally at the meeting or in writing before the meeting.
Public comment is limited to three minutes, but the Mayor may adjust time limits for individual or total comments while ensuring all viewpoints are heard, encouraging speakers to avoid repetition, and allowing a designated spokesperson for organized support or opposition to present longer if needed.
Those attending remotely may only offer public comment for items on the agenda in one of four categories:
• Consent Calendar
• Other Business
• Public Hearings
• Closed Session
Public comment will be heard from those attending in person first with the submission of a speaker card. Once that is complete, we will move to those on Zoom that have their hand raised. Following public comment from Zoom, we will close the public comment period for that item.
Remote public comment for items not on the agenda will not be accepted.
Written public comment may be submitted to the City Clerk:
• In person at the City Council Meeting;
• Via email to [email protected]; or
• Hand delivered or mailed 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) so that your comments can be submitted to the members of the City Council with sufficient time to review them. You may continue to provide written comments up to noon on Wednesday (the day of the meeting), although Council Members may not have sufficient time to review them before the meeting.
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3 Public comments submitted to the City Clerk after noon (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. Please be advised that communications directed to the City Council are public records and are subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act and Brown Act unless exempt from disclosure under the applicable law. Communications will NOT be edited for redactions and will be printed/posted as submitted.
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 or by email at [email protected]. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least two full business days before the start of the meeting.
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
DECLARATION OF POSTING AGENDA
ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE
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; Chris Ghione, Assistant City Manager, Public Services
Employee Organization: Morgan Hill Police Officers Association; AFSCME Local 101 Morgan Hill; Community Service Officers Association; Employees Covered under Management Resolution #23-051
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4 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of case: Martha Leticia Valdes, Claim No. 3108548
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 p.m.
SILENT INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS
Proclaiming the month of October as Brain Health and Dementia Awareness Month
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Pro Tem Librers
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
OTHER REPORTS
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
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)
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5 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. APPROVE THE SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY'S 457(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PLAN WITH SHUSTER ADVISORY GROUP
Recommendation:
1. Approve the service provider agreement related to the administration of the City's 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan with Shuster Advisory Group; and
2. Appoint the City Manager as the Plan Administrator; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the related agreements.
2. APPROVE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2025-26 COUNTYWIDE SOLID
WASTE SERVICES FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM CONTRACT WITH JOINT
VENTURE SILICON VALLEY
Recommendation:
1. Approve the first amendment to the FY 2025-26 Joint Venture Silicon Valley consultant agreement to extend the effective date of services from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026 and increase the agreement amount by $296,801; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the first amendment to the agreement with Joint Venture Silicon Valley.
3. APPROVE A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH MAGGIORA BROS
DRILLING, INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 FOR ON-CALL ROUTINE
AND EMERGENCY REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND REHABILITATION OF THE CITY’S WATER WELLS AND BOOSTER STATIONS
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year agreement with Maggiora Bros Drilling, Inc. in the total not-to-exceed amount of $750,000 for oncall routine and emergency repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation of the City’s water wells and booster stations.
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DESIGN PROFESSIONALS WITH HYDROSCIENCE ENGINEERS FOR
DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO THE SEWER TRUNK LINE BETWEEN
MORGAN HILL AND GILROY
Recommendation:
1. Approve Amended and Restated Consultant Agreement for Design Professionals with HydroScience Engineers, Inc. to provide additional services for the New Sewer Trunk Line to Gilroy project for a total not-toexceed amount of $654,238; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the amended and restated consultant agreement.
5. APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT TO DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH SCHAAF & WHEELER CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERS FOR THE
BUTTERFIELD BASIN ONLINE CONVERSION PROJECT FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $293,352
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Second Amendment to the Consultant Agreement with Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers to provide additional services for the Butterfield Basin Online Conversion Project for a total not-to-exceed amount of $293,352; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the amended consultant agreement.
6. APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH GEOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES GROUP FOR GIS SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $238,173
Recommendation:
Approve an agreement with Geographic Technologies Group for GIS Services in the amount of $238,173.
7. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE THREE
UTILITIES DIVISION REPLACEMENT VEHICLES
Recommendation:
1. Approve the purchase of a Ford T-350 E Transit Cargo Van from Rush Truck Center in the amount of $75,323 to replace vehicle W18163;
2. Approve the purchase of a Ford F-550 Truck with a Wachs valve turner up-fit from Rush Truck Center in the amount of $254,753 to replace vehicle W15117;
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4. Authorize the disposal of surplus vehicles in accordance with Section 3.04.400 of the City of Morgan Hill Municipal Code.
8. APPROVE OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CONCESSION AND WAIVER REQUESTS FOR THE MYRTLE – MYRTLE INVESTMENTS
RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution approving the applicant’s request for one concession to the City’s undergrounding requirement and four waivers to the City’s Objective Residential Development Design and Development Standards pursuant to California Density Bonus Law (Gov. Code §65915).
9. APPROVE SEPTEMBER 17, 2025, CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Recommendation:
Approve the September 17, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes.
10. AWARD MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER AND MULCH TO JET MULCH, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,000
FOR THE INITIAL TWO-YEAR TERM
Recommendation:
1. Award a maintenance service agreement to JET Mulch, Inc. in the amount of $120,000 for a two-year term, with the option to extend up to three additional consecutive one-year terms; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the agreement and amendments.
11. RECEIVE MONTHLY BUDGET UPDATE AND AUGUST 2025 FINANCIAL
AND INVESTMENT REPORTS
Recommendation:
Receive and file reports.
OTHER BUSINESS
12. INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORGAN HILL AMENDING CHAPTERS 15.08 (BUILDING CODE), 15.12 (ELECTRICAL CODE), 15.16 (MECHANICAL CODE), 15.20 (PLUMBING CODE), 15.44 (FIRE CODE) AND TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING
STANDARDS CODES KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24
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1. Waive reading;
2. Introduce the ordinance by title; and
3. Set November 19, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance.
13. ACCEPT MORGAN HILL TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (MHTBID) OWNERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT (DBA VISIT
MORGAN HILL)
Recommendation:
Accept and file the Visit Morgan Hill Annual 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.
ADJOURNMENT
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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 described in the notice of this meeting during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the Council on any item on this agenda, please complete a speaker request card located in the foyer of the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Minutes Clerk before the City Council discussion on the item. You are not required to give your name on the speaker card 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].
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