Remarks by Greg Bozzo
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“Thank you very much. Moving on to item 2.4. A Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councilmember Fugazi. Please remain standing for the invocation by Pastor Malcolm McPhail.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Pastor McPhail. Jumping ahead to item 2.7, employee introductions. The first two employee introductions will be done by Police Chief Brandon Sanchez. Brandon Sanchez.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Chief. Next, we'll have Assistant City Administrator Hajo Tsengha for the next introduction.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you very much. Moving on to item number 3.1, proclamations and awards. We have a proclamation today for Emergency Management Awareness and National Preparedness Month, which will be received by Emergency Services and Volunteer Coordinator Andrew Young. Okay, City of Gilroy Proclamation. Whereas emergencies and disasters can occur at any time and affect the safety, well-being, and resilience of the Gilroy community, and whereas emergency management is a year-round effort encompassing mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, and depends on collaboration among city…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“All right, thank you very much, Andrew. Moving on to item number 4.1, Presentations to Council. Today we'll hear the annual presentation from the Arts and Culture Commission. Take it away, Ruben.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Any questions for Ruben? Yeah, go ahead.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I have a comment that you can comment on, please. Yes, of course. You talked about the ecosystem. You had that on one of your slides, the ecosystem.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“And most of what you talked about today was about the coordination, the collaboration you're doing locally. But could you talk a little bit about your relationship with SV Creates, what they do, and how that benefits Gilroy, even though they're not... Located in Gilroy.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Great comment. Thank you. Thanks a lot, Ruben. Thank you. All right, moving on to item number 4.2, public comment. This is the time for public comment by members of the public on items not on the agenda. So if you have an item that you would like to comment on this evening that's on the agenda, that time for you to do that would be a little bit later when that agenda item comes up. So this is a time to talk about things not on the agenda. And as a reminder, I've been doing this the last couple weeks. Just as a reminder to some folks that this might be new to them, during public…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“So at this point, we have three speakers. Correct?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Before Jan gets started, just a reminder to everybody, the reason why we ask folks not to clap, it's not because we don't want folks to clap against us. It's because we don't want other members of the audience to feel intimidated by clapping. So if you could please refrain from that. Thank you very much. Go ahead, Jan.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay, thank you very much. Okay, moving on to item number five, reports of council members. Council Member Bracco. That's in the report. Council Member Fugazi.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Council Member Ramirez. Nothing to report. Thank you. Councilmember Klein.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay, thank you very much. I'll move on to item number six, consent calendar. Any questions from council, for staff? Nothing. Any public comment, please?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay. I'm looking for a motion and a second to approve the consent calendar, item 6.1 through 6.5.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“We have a motion by Councilmember Klein. Need a second. Second. And a second by Council Member Hilton. Roll call, please.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yes, motion passes seven to zero. Thank you. Move on to item number seven, 7.1. Adopt, this is a long one. Bear with me, please. Adopt a resolution approving the plans and specification for the precast concrete fence replacement project, amending the fiscal year 26-27 capital improvement program to include the project, awarding a construction contract to Silicon Valley Paving Incorporated for an amount not to exceed $415,000 with a total construction cost including contingency of $456,500 and amending the fiscal year 26-27 capital improvement program budget by appropriating $456,500 of…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay, sorry. Additional questions? Comments? Go ahead, Councilmember Hilton.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“And I have a comment slash question. So the difference between now and then is then the developer chose the product. Although City Gilroy, or cities, not just Gilroy, does have an opportunity to encourage developers to use certain product. But in this particular case, it appears that we got a product that was defective, possibly. Compared to now, we're choosing a different product that has a long, you expect a much longer lifespan.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Got it. Further questions? And public comment, please.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay. Bring it back for deliberations. I HAVE NONE. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A COUPLE MOTIONS. AND THE FIRST ONE WILL BE A LONG ONE. SO BEAR WITH ME HERE. SO I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRECAST CONCRETE FENCE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE PROJECT NUMBER 801240. and awarding a construction contract to Silicon Valley Paving Incorporated for an amount not to exceed $415,000 for the precast concrete fence replacement project and establishing a construction contingency of $41,500…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Okay, I have a motion by Council Member Marks. Second. And a second by Council Member Fugazi. Thank you. Roll call, please.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yes, motion passes 7-0. And I have one more. Amending the fiscal year 26-27 capital improvement program budget by appropriating $456,500 of community facility district funds to the project. Need a motion? Motion. I got a motion by Council Member Bracco. Second. And a second by Council Member Klein. He went first. Roll call, please.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yes. Motion passes 7-0. Thank you very much. Moving on to item number 7.2. Pilot program seeking to award a contract to CityGuard Incorporated for city parks after our security... for $69,203 and a total not to exceed amount of $346,015 over a five-year period and approval of the second amendment to the agreement with Frank and Grossman Landscape Contractors Incorporated for park restroom cleaning and gate opening services for $129,841.60 and a revised not to exceed total of $1,711,718.20. Staff report, please.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I have a question. Did you talk a little bit about, and I don't know if the chief wants to get up and answer as well. I'm not sure. So what about the relationship between the city guard and PD when it comes to some of the engagement that the security team would be having with members of the community in the park after hours when the park's supposed to be closed? Can you give us an idea how that works?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026