Remarks by Zach Hilton
121 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 5
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“Thank you. From Silicon Valley Clean Energy, to adjust a plan change in the SVCE fiscal year, the board reviewed and approved a stub budget to close out 2026. SVCE is shifting from an October to September fiscal year to a January to December fiscal year. This shift required a stubbed budget to cover the period of October through December for this year. While SVC ends the 2025-2026 fiscal year in a strong position with adequate reserve balances, the stubbed budget anticipates drawing $27.6 million in reserves as revenues decline due to lower energy costs. Staff projects no major changes for…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I just, I wanted to start it off before my question, just say thank you. This is a long process. We have a lot of newly engaged folks in the city that might be watching us or joining us. And for some, this might be like a big, huge deal. And if they don't see us reacting like that, it's because of all you've mentioned before, the 500 comments and the true community outreach that you all did with this to gain those. I just appreciate it and for the consultants too. Speaking about what Council Member Ramirez said, you know, we deal with the master plan process across all spectrums, like sports…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So I agree with the commenter. I really enjoyed this master planning process. I've been through a couple different master plans. This one was the most fun for me because it kind of brings along the hopes and dreams of the community, the hopes and dreams of us. I really appreciated, and this is something for our new city administrator to hear, I APPRECIATED LAST YEAR WHEN THIS COUNCIL GOT TOGETHER THAT SEVERAL OF US HAD ISSUES THAT WE WERE HAD IN COMMON AND SO WE MET IN SMALL GROUPS. AND WE WOULD EXPLORE IN THOSE SMALL GROUPS AND THAT SMALL GROUP MENTALITY LED US INTO THIS WORK, RIGHT? AND…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I only have one sentence of it. Do you have more?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“SO NUMBER TWO WOULD BE ADOPTING THE 2026 UPDATE OF THE CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I think what he's trying to say is that we already did that. We already provided that direction. We already voted on it so that it would be here tonight to approve it.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“And I have one additional thing that I want to try to add to you, but let's summarize again. Thank you. Yeah.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“And I'll second that, and I have a friendly amendment. Just one additional thing that I'd like to add.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So the only thing I want to add is under number eight, duration of display, we ran into a couple of issues where staff interprets the raising of the flag in the morning of not coordinating with whoever has the application. And I think one of the things that we talked about last time around was to try to get other nonprofits or community organizations to take a part in this. And a lot of times that ends up being, you know, they wanna have like a little celebration or something when the flag is raised, right? Not just sort of like, I'm not quite sure when it's gonna be raised. So I'd like to…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yeah, just a good customer service interaction. Like, hey, you guys want to come at 9, you want to come at 10, 1. I think that that would be much, much better than someone trying to chase around when that might may or may not happen.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“is if I'm the applicant and I'm going to raise the sister city's flag for the month of, let's just say, Takamachi, I'm going to say, like, you know, hey, my group is going to come. I don't need you guys at all. My group's going to come at 8 a.m. Is there someone from facilities that can raise it at 8 a.m.? Sure. That doesn't mean that they have to stick around there for hours.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Because, so I don't know if that's the best customer service thing because the reason why is the same reason on why on Thursday we're having two different parks and trail master plan customer feedback things. One in the morning time because there's a group in this community that's up and available in the morning time. But then there's also students that have to go to school and maybe they want to participate in it. And so those organizations. One thing is raising a flag. Another thing is an event.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT AN EVENT. I'M SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY WHETHER IT'S ONE PERSON THAT WANTED TO RAISE THE FLAG BUT TO COORDINATE WITH STAFF AT THAT TIME OF WHEN TO DO IT.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“THAT'S ALREADY IN THE POLICY. IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT. THAT'S ALREADY IN THE POLICY. IF IT COMES ON A WEEKEND, IT'S THE FIRST MONDAY.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“But isn't customer service normally a two-way street?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Hey, we can't be there at 7. Yeah, there you go.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Staff to coordinate flag-raising time with applicants. Why can't we coordinate that? You can make appointments with staff.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“If I'm a developer and I'm scheduling an appointment with staff, they don't tell me they're going to attempt. What time do you work for you?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“My friendly amendment would be under Section 8, Duration of Display Add. This is the language. Staff to coordinate flag-raising time with applicants. That's good.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“100%. The same way they do in City Hall with everything else.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“All right, so my motion would be to receive the report of the Gilroy Sports Park ice skating facility ad hoc committee with the finding that no economically feasible path currently exists to construct the Gilroy Sports Park ice skating facility, discontinue active pursuit of the project, and sunset the ad hoc committee, reaffirm annexation of the Gilroy Sports Park property as a standing council priority and direct staff to continue processing the annexation through the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission, or LAFCO, so that the site remains positioned for future development…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you. So you know Mayor I appreciate you letting everybody know the actions that you've taken since you've been in office because the work you did around talking with the community also was last year too and I joined you on on several of those those community panels and you know one of the reasons why I came out January 1st, I think is what it was, in 2025 to really talk about the services of the community here, police department, fire department, city hall. We don't ask for your immigration status. Services are for everybody that's here. And I really wanted to make sure that I was there…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Well, if I can interject here, I think it goes back to what you were talking about before, too. What's the imminent threat? Right. And we know from the staff report that came out of that attorneys, but also briefings that I've been in with members of Congress that and them and their staffers are back in D.C. stating specifically exactly what Andy Faber said earlier, that they are imminently looking to expand. We know that the Sheriff's Department is not imminently looking to expand. The city of Gilroy is not imminently looking to expand, and the state isn't either. We actually have facts that…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I THINK OUR STATE AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH HAVE NOT INDICATED ON ANY”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“But we're doing something that is urgent, and that's what you talked about before.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026