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Votes at a glance — Gilroy City Council, Aug. 4, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken at the Aug. 4 Gilroy City Council meeting, including motions and outcomes for consent items, weed abatement, sidewalk funding, youth commission appointments, code introductions and labor agreements.
This is a concise list of formal motions and recorded votes taken by the Gilroy City Council on Aug. 4, 2025. For each item we list the motion, mover/second (when recorded) and the roll‑call result as recorded in the meeting.
1) Consent Calendar (Item 5.1) - Motion: Approve consent calendar item 5.1 (minutes). Mover: not specified in audio; Second: Councilmember Bracco recorded as second for the consent motion. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0 (Bracco, Klein, Fugazi, Hilton, Marks, Ramirez, Mayor Bozzo all ‘yes’).
2) Weed Abatement Report and Assessment Liens (Public Hearing Item 6.1) - Motion: Adopt resolution authorizing fee assessments for properties on the county weed-abatement list, minus any qualifying objections as reported by Santa Clara County. Mover: Councilmember Klein; Second: Councilmember Ramirez. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0.
3) Youth Commission Appointments (Unfinished Business Item 7.1) - Motion: Appoint selected applicants to 1‑year and 2‑year youth commission seats as tabulated during council roll calls. Mover: Councilmember Bracco; Second: Councilmember Hilton. Outcome: Appointments adopted, roll call 7–0. (Staff tracked votes and tie‑breakers for second‑round choices; council recorded names and tallies during meeting.)
4) FY26 Sidewalk Replacement Project Budget Amendment and Program Revisions (New Business Item 8.1) - Motion A: Adopt budget amendment resolution to appropriate $1,000,000 of unspent prior‑year funds for the FY26 sidewalk replacement project. Mover: Councilmember Bracco; Second: Councilmember Marks. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0. - Motion B: Approve recommended revisions to the city’s sidewalk replacement program (allow owner-funded repairs outside the program with waived permit fee, clarify prioritization, update payment process). Mover: Councilmember Klein; Second: Councilmember Hilton. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0.
5) Tobacco/Smoking Control Ordinance Update (Introductory discussion — Item 8.2) - No ordinance vote taken. Council provided direction to staff to use a $40,000 County public-health grant to analyze two measures — reducing tobacco outlet density and flavored-product restrictions — and to return with draft ordinance language and enforcement/cost options. No formal moratorium was enacted at the meeting.
6) 2025 California Building and Fire Codes (Items 8.4 and 8.5) - Motion (8.4): Read building-code ordinance by title, waive further reading, introduce and set public hearing for Aug. 18, 2025. Mover: Councilmember Hilton; Second: Councilmember Marks. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0. - Motion (8.5): Read fire-code ordinance by title, waive further reading, introduce and set public hearing for Aug. 18, 2025. Mover: Councilmember Klein; Second: Councilmember Ramirez. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0.
7) Gilroy Police Officers Association Memorandum of Understanding and Related Salary Resolutions (Item 8.6 and 8.7) - Motion A: Adopt FY26 budget amendments to implement terms of the GPOA MOU (3% COLA each year; step enhancements; master-officer incentive adjustments). Mover: Councilmember Bracco; Second: Councilmember Fugazi. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0. - Motion B: Approve MOU between City and GPOA for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2028. Mover: Councilmember Klein; Second: Councilmember Fugazi. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0. - Motion C: Adopt resolution approving salary schedules tied to the new MOU (effective 07/01/2025, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027). Mover: Councilmember Fugazi; Second: Councilmember Ramirez. Outcome: Passed, roll call 7–0.
8) Unrepresented/Exempt Employee Salary Resolutions (Items 8.6 & 8.7) - Motion: Adopt salary and benefit resolutions for various unrepresented employee groups (confidential/exempt mid-management, part-time temporary exempt, and at-will department heads) to align benefits and provide 3% increases (07/01/2025–07/01/2027). Mover: various (motions recorded in sequence); Outcome: All resolutions passed by roll call, each 7–0.
Notes on votes: The meeting transcript records roll‑call confirmations for each motion; when roll call was taken, every listed council member recorded an affirmative vote and the clerk announced each motion “passes 7 0.” The votes above match the roll‑call outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript.
